California IN BRIEF : RICHMOND : Quake Victim Home With Hero’s Jacket

Earthquake victim Julio Berumen, 6, a survivor of the Cypress Freeway collapse, was home in Richmond from the hospital sporting a green satin Oakland A’s jacket given him by pitcher Dave Stewart. Julio was released from Children’s Hospital in Oakland Friday, delaying his departure long enough to meet Stewart, his baseball hero, who showed up at a playroom to give out autographed caps and pictures. Stewart then gave Julio his own team jacket. Julio made headlines after the Oct. 17 earthquake when rescue workers at a section of the collapsed double-deck freeway worked six hours to free him from a car where his mother, Petra, 25, and another woman were crushed to death. His right leg was amputated in the process and workers had to saw in half a dead passenger, Yolando Orozco, 45, to free the boy. Julio’s sister, Cathy, 9, who was also pulled from the car and suffered head injuries, was released from the hospital a month ago and was expected to start school in January.