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Page 2ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis State audit blasts High-Speed Rail Authority New report finds flaws in agency’s oversight tor’s office released Thursday, iden- the colossal project; and has spent at scriptive title, “High-Speed Rail tifies a myriad of flaws in the Cali- least $4 million on invoices without Authority: It Risks Delays or an In- of contracts, management of risks fornia High-Speed Rail Authority’s receiving evidence that the work in complete System Because of Inad- by Gennady Sheyner effort to implement the 800-mile the invoices was performed. equate Planning, Weak Oversight, rail system, for which state voters “The report concludes that the and Lax Contract Management.” alifornia’s controversial high- charged with building the $43 bil- approved $9.95 billion in 2008. The High-Speed Rail Authority has Many of the audit’s findings echo speed-rail project risks major lion system, a new report from the audit found that the rail author- not adequately planned for the fu- the concerns recently expressed by C delays because of poor plan- California State Auditor Elaine ity has failed to carefully track the ture development of the program,” Legislative Analyst’s Office; by ning, a shaky business plan and Howle has found. work of its contractors; has not fig- Howle wrote in the cover letter of lax oversight by the state agency The audit, which the state audi- ured out exactly how it will pay for the report, which carries the de- (continued on page 13)

CITY BUDGET Pounding the pavement Property owners could be responsible for sidewalk repairs, liability by Sue Dremann he next time someone trips and falls on a raised or crum- T bling piece of sidewalk, Palo Alto property owners could be responsible for sidewalk repairs and potentially liability, if the city’s proposed budget for the fiscal year 2011 is passed. The Palo Alto Public Works De- partment is recommending cutting its annual sidewalk-replacement program, which would save $500,000, as part of the city’s effort to close an $8.3 million budget gap. Making property owners responsible for sidewalk upkeep is not new. The state Streets and High- ways code allows cities to pass on

Veronica Weber sidewalk costs — and liability — to property owners. Many cities, including Menlo Park and Mountain View, already assign responsibility to property owners. Menlo Park requires owners to Happy birthday, International School! maintain sidewalks, parking strips, International School of the Peninsula fourth graders Stephanie Blackburn, left, and Margot Rajkovic celebrate during the school’s 30th curbs, retaining walls and other in- birthday last Friday. The party included a masquerade-themed party with colorful costumes, school-wide games and cupcakes. frastructure between the property line and the street, unless the damage is caused by a city tree, accord- Board of Education for confirma- District for one year before returning to the city. EDUCATION tion May 11. ing to Palo Alto in 2008. In Mountain View, the city pays “I am extremely pleased to have She received her bachelor’s degree for emergency repairs, but sidewalks two great recommendations to bring in political science from UCLA and may not be replaced for years. Resi- Two Palo Alto veterans to the board, both of whom come her masters in public administration dents who want sidewalks replaced from our own talented administra- from Notre Dame de Namur Uni- earlier have paid 50 percent of costs, tive staff,” Superintendent Kevin versity. said Bob Kagiyama, the city’s prin- named high school principals Skelly said in a statement Thurs- “After all the administrative work cipal civil engineer. day. I just wanted to get back in the class- Palo Alto officials are in the be- Katya Villalobos to lead Gunn, “Ms. Villalobos and Mr. Winston room,” Villalobos said upon return- ginning stages of trying to figure Phil Winston to head Paly carry institutional history that is in- ing to Palo Alto two years ago. “I out how the program would work. valuable to the district as the orga- by Chris Kenrick love being around students.” As currently proposed, the city nization moves ahead.” Villalobos said she wanted to would still make temporary fixes wo veteran Palo Alto teach- and Winston will replace depart- Villalobos, who was born in El teach history for as long as she can for hazardous conditions, such as ers and administrators, Katya ing Principal Jacqueline McEvoy Salvador and moved to San Fran- remember. raised concrete, which would be T Villalobos and Phil Winston, at Paly. cisco when she was 4, began her “I have a fascination with old filled with asphalt or ground down have been named the new princi- Both nominees have worked most teaching career at Paly in 1996. stuff,” she said in a two-year-old to make concrete slabs meet. pals at Gunn and Palo Alto high recently at Gunn, where Villalobos She became the assistant principal school publication, “New Faces at But when old concrete needs re- schools. currently teaches history and Win- at Paly in 2002 and served as prin- Gunn. placement, the city could require Villalobos will replace retiring ston is an assistant principal. cipal at Capuchino High School in property owners to take responsibil- Principal Noreen Likins at Gunn, The two will be presented to the the San Mateo Union High School (continued on page 7) (continued on page 7) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 3

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor Who do they want to perform the Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor study, a shipbuilder? Chris Kenrick, Gennady Sheyner, Staff Writers — Tony Spitaleri, Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor president of the firefighters’ Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant union, on hearing Palo Alto officials scrapped a Fire Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer Department study when they learned the study was Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, Colin Becht, to be done by a firefighter. See story on page 3. Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, ‘‘ Sheila Himmel, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Renata Polt, Jeanie Forte Smith, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Contributors Martin Sanchez, Aimee Miles, Editorial Interns DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Raul Perez, Assistant Design Director Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, Around Town Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers Laura Don, Gary Vennarucci, Designers THE VISITOR ... Foothill College ROOM, WITH A VIEW ... Weary PRODUCTION math students were told in ad- wilderness explorers will now Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager vance a “special guest” would be have a new resting spot from Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, paying a visit last week, but they which to ponder nature’s intrica- Sales & Production Coordinators were stunned when software cies. On Saturday, the nonprofit ADVERTISING billionaire Bill Gates tiptoed into Committee for Green Foothills Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing Judie Block, Esmeralda Flores, Janice their classroom. Gates was there will dedicate a bench at Pearson- Hoogner, Gary Whitman, Display Advertising Sales to observe Foothill’s intensive Arastradero Preserve in honor Neil Fine, Rosemary Lewkowitz, Math My Way program, which of Joan Bruce, who taught el- Real Estate Advertising Sales David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, is designed to give previously ementary school in Palo Alto Inside Advertising Sales math-phobic students the skills from 1951 to 1993. Beginning in Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. and confidence to succeed at 1962, Bruce took students on Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Assistants Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. college-level math. Gates had yearly outdoor classroom trips to Pearson-Arastradero Preserve EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES heard about the program from Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator Linda Thor, the new chancellor and Foothills Park. “Joan always Molly Stenhouse, Online Sales Consultant of Foothill-De Anza Community felt that nature was a constant BUSINESS College District, who spent an and so reliable. She wanted chil- Mona Salas, Manager of Payroll & Benefits hour and a half with the Seattle dren to embrace it and feel the Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Sana Sarfaraz, Cathy Stringari, Susie Ochoa, Doris Taylor, philanthropist in March along wonders that surrounded them Business Associates with two other community colin the Foothills. She felt that in ADMINISTRATION lege leaders. At that time, Gates nature you could teach every les- Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher had expressed interest in how son necessary. 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CITY HALL Proposed plans to prevent flooding of San Francisquito Creek

Palo Alto dumps controversial

fire-staffing study

City to look for new consultant as it prepares for negotiations with the firefighters’ union # $% "" by Gennady Sheyner $ ! ! % & $ $ $ alo Alto officials have The union is currently circulating scrapped a much-anticipated a petition that would require Palo P study into staffing levels at Alto voters to approve any decision the Fire Department after learning to reduce Fire Department staff or that the consultant in charge of the close a fire station. The petition study is unlikely to give them the needs to garner 5,442 signatures by $ type of information they’re looking mid-June to qualify for the Novem- for, Assistant City Manager Pamela ber ballot. Antil said Wednesday. “They want someone to come in The city had hired the firm Emer- and say, ‘You have too many firefight- gency Services Consulting Inter- ers,’ so that they can take it into nego- Courtesy of San Franciscquito Creek Joint Powers Authority national in February to perform a tiations and hold it over our heads and The San Franciscquito Creek Joint Powers Authority is examining four plans to avert flooding in neighbor- “standards of coverage” study and tell us they have to reduce firefight- hoods along the waterway. The fixes include work on bridges, levees and channels that are blocked. to offer recommendations on staff- ers,” Spitaleri told the Weekly. “This ing levels in the department. The is a good example for why we think PUBLIC SAFETY study was scheduled to be completed the public should weigh in on whether in June and to help inform city of- public safety is adequate.” ficials in their negotiations with the Parrott was chosen by a com- Palo Alto Firefighters, Local 1319, mittee of high-level fire officials whose contract expires on June 30. and financial analysts from the Fixes eyed for flood-prone bridges But the city fired the consultant, Utilities Department and the Ad- Joe Parrott, last Friday, days after ministrative Services Department, Flood-control agency proposes bridge fixes, bottleneck removal a City Council committee heard a Fire Chief Nick Marinaro told the preliminary report on the study and committee. for neighborhoods around the San Francisquito Creek learned Parrott is affiliated with the With the city facing a projected by Gennady Sheyner International Association of Fire $8.3 million budget gap in fiscal Chiefs — a support network for fire year 2011, which begins July 1, coun- eeking to protect Palo Alto, would require. Some might have to field bridges would be modified. chiefs and emergency-response lead- cil members are preparing for tough East Palo Alto and Menlo be completely rebuilt, while others Estimated costs for the projects ers — and has never recommended negotiations with the firefighters’ S Park from the volatile San may require less drastic fixes. range from about $34 million (fix- a staffing reduction to any munici- union. Last week, the council passed Francisquito Creek, a regional The ambitious new proposal is the ing all four bridges and removing palities for whom he’s consulted. a resolution calling the proposal in flood-control agency has proposed latest attempt by the creek author- bottlenecks) to $82 million (two Antil said that after hearing the the petition “bad governance” and a new plan to fix up bridges and ity to protect the three cities from bridges, bottlenecks and a new un- overview last week, staff decided asking voters not to sign it. remove bottlenecks at some of the floods like the one in 1998, which derground bypass). that Parrott’s report wouldn’t give flood-prone areas along the water- damaged more than 1,700 proper- Materman called the “detention the council the type of in-depth way. ties and which is considered a 45- basin” solution one of the best op- analysis of staffing levels and over- ‘They want someone The proposal, which will be pre- year flood. The effort received a tions for preventing a flood, but the time that the city was hoping to see. to come in and say, sented to city councils and neighbor- major boost last July when the par- proposal has been a tough sell so far. She said staff is now proposing a hood groups in the next two months, ticipating cities agreed to modify an The most feasible location for such new study that would go beyond “You have too many calls for modifying at least two, and old levee and widen a downstream a structure would be on property the “standards of coverage” analy- firefighters,” so that possibly four, bridges along the channel in East Palo Alto, where the owned by Stanford University. So sis and focus on staffing levels and creek. This includes the Middlefield flood threat is most acute. far, Stanford has been reluctant to overtime expenditures, which have they can take it into Bridge and low-lying and trouble- The state Department of Trans- let the creek authority use its land soared in recent years. negotiations and hold some Pope-Chaucer Bridge, which portation is also working on its for flood control, though Palo Alto “The overview they gave at the Fi- it over our heads and was overwhelmed by water in the own major project — rebuilding the Mayor Pat Burt, who sits on the au- nance Committee did not give us any 1998 flood. section of U.S. Highway 101 over thority’s board of directors, said the preliminary analysis,” Antil said. tell us they have to Len Materman, executive director the creek. The Caltrans project is option is still “on the table.” The committee learned at its April reduce firefighters.’ of the San Francisquito Creek Joint expected to be completed in 2012 The ultimate goal of all the pend- 20 meeting that Parrott, who was Powers Authority, said modifying and improve water capacity between ing projects is to protect the com- hired for the $55,000 study, serves —Tony Spitaleri, president the bridges along the creek would Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. munities around the creek from a as a deputy fire chief in Salem, Ore., of the firefighters’ union be an important first step in protect- The creek authority’s plan would 100-year flood — a phenomenon and has never recommended reduc- ing property owners between U.S. supplement these projects. At last that the U.S. Army Corps of En- ing staffing. Councilman Larry Spitaleri said the petition has al- Highway 101 and Middlefield Road month’s meeting of the group’s gineer estimated would cause 25 Klein said he was concerned about ready garnered more than 3,000 from major floods. He is also pro- board of directors, Materman pre- times as much damage as the 1998 Parrott’s “institutional bias,” while signatures. posing to remove debris and other sented four upstream alternatives. flood. The Corps is in the midst of Vice Mayor Sid Espinosa said he Marinaro said the scope of Par- structures that decrease the amount The most rudimentary alternative its own flood-protection study for was “amazed” and “flabbergasted” rott’s staffing study didn’t meet the of water the creek can hold. involves modifying the Middlefield the San Francisquito Creek — an by the city’s decision to hire a con- intent of a 2003 city audit, which “There are several locations be- and Pope-Chaucer bridges along endeavor that has lagged because of sultant who has never recommended recommended a fresh analysis of tween Highway 101 and Crescent with the bridges at University Av- inadequate federal funding. shrinking the staff. staffing levels at the department. Park where there are structures in enue and at Newell Road and re- Art Kraemer, who lives in Cres- Tony Spitaleri, president of the The new scope will give more con- the channel,” Materman said. “In moving bottlenecks. The other three cent Park near the creek, said the firefighters’ union, accused the sideration to minimum-staffing and some cases these are rocks that were alternatives add flood-control mea- neighborhood’s board of directors city of killing the study because it overtime issues, he said. placed there a long time ago because sures that would enable the creek to discussed the creek authority’s lat- seemed unlikely to give the coun- “We just felt it was more prudent people thought that would stabilize handle a 100-year flood. est plans at a meeting last week and cil the conclusion it was seeking. to erase the slate and start over,” the creek.” These additional measures include agreed to support the most basic al- Spitaleri said the city’s decision to Marinaro said. N Materman estimated that these building floodwalls along the creek, ternative, which they hope can even- scrap the study only confirms the Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner measures alone would contain a between U.S. Highway 101 and the tually be coupled with an upstream union’s argument that the public can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ “50-year flood” — a flood that is Crescent Park neighborhood; con- detention basin. needs to have a greater say on its paweekly.com. projected to happen once every 50 structing an underground bypass “This alternative will solve the public-safety operations. years. channel for water between 101 and problem of 1998, but it won’t solve Spitaleri also disputed the city’s Materman, whose agency includes the eastern portion of Palo Alto; the problem of a 100-year flood,” assertion that Parrott’s status as a READ MORE ONLINE officials from Palo Alto, East Palo and building an upstream detention Kraemer said. “The only real solu- professional firefighter makes him www.PaloAltoOnline.com Alto, Menlo Park, the Santa Clara basin, which would hold surges in tion is for Stanford to allow the con- biased in any way. The Weekly’s original article about the Valley Water District and the San water volume, such as during heavy struction of a catch basin.” N “But who do they want to perform committee’s concern, ‘Council mem- Mateo County Flood Control Dis- rains. If all the participating cities Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner bers: Bias in fire-staffing study?’ was the study, a shipbuilder?” Spitaleri posted on April 21 and can be found on trict, said it’s not yet clear what agree to build a bypass channel, only can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ said. Palo Alto Online. types of modifications the bridges the Pope-Chaucer and the Middle- paweekly.com.

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EDUCATION EDUCATION Ravenswood to close Stanford charter school Trustees cite poor academics, but other factors may come into play by Chris Kenrick & Planning Architecture Aedis of Courtesy

n a stunning rebuke to Stanford to improve it sufficiently. Stanford Education School Dean University, the Ravenswood City The 3-1 vote to accept De La Ve- Deborah Stipek said. I School District Board of Trust- ga’s recommendation was conduct- Ravenswood’s decision to close ees last week voted to shut down ed in less than five minutes, with no the Stanford elementary school will a Stanford-run charter elementary discussion by board members.Trust- bring additional funds to the cash- school at the end of the school year, ees Victor Lopez, Larry Moody and strapped, declining-enrollment citing poor academic performance. Sharifa Wilson supported closure school district. The 3.5-year-old East Palo Alto and trustee Saree Mading opposed The district receives state funding Academy Elementary School will the motion. A fifth member who for each pupil attending a neighbor- close its doors to more than 200 previously had supported Stanford, hood school, so former Stanford students in June. John Bostic, was absent. students who return to their neigh- Stanford had argued the decision Trustees did offer some reprieve borhood schools this fall will bring The proposed expansion of Jordan Middle School includes a new 4,300- was made on skimpy data — barely to a Stanford-run charter high revenue with them. square-foot multi-use room, a 1,800-square-foot stage, relocating music more than two years’ worth of test school, the 8.5-year-old East Palo Indeed, just prior to the vote April classrooms and adding storage rooms for drama and PE. scores. Alto Academy High School. 22, trustees heard from their Chief Stanford officials said if given an- They agreed to extend the school’s Business Official Megan Curtis other year or two the school’s results charter until 2012 or until Stanford about a looming deficit. Jordan Middle School would begin to match or exceed finds another sponsoring agency for Curtis said staff members have those of two older high-performing the high school — whichever comes identified many potential cuts but expansion moves forward charter schools in the Ravenswood sooner. the district may have to consider district or the district’s own schools, Privately, Stanford officials ap- more drastic measures, including Plans call for new classroom building along Middlefield which recently have shown improve- peared stunned by Ravenswood’s school closures and furloughs, to Road, expanded cafetorium ment. decision to close the elementary close the budget gap. But Ravenswood trustees — who school. The 3,000-student district loses by Chris Kenrick oversee seven schools serving chil- Publicly, they said Stanford fac- about 40 percent of its potential en- dren in East Palo Alto and eastern ulty will continue to “work closely” rollment each year to charter schools xpansion of Jordan Middle Construction could begin in July Menlo Park — weren’t having it. with the teachers of the elementary or to the Tinsley desegregation pro- School, including a new 2011 under current projections, and They opted instead to accept the children, who will be transferred to gram, a 23-year-old court settlement E classroom building and an ex- last until April 2013. The funds closure recommendation of Super- other Ravenswood district elemen- that allows 160 of Ravenswood’s panded cafetorium, was discussed come from a $378 million facili- intendent Maria De La Vega. tary schools. non-white kindergartners each year by the Palo Alto Board of Educa- ties bond backed by 78 percent of De La Vega cited poor results on “Stanford has a long-term com- to enroll in neighboring Palo Alto, tion Tuesday. school district voters in June 2008. state tests and said visitors to the mitment to the students of East Palo Menlo Park and other area school The board unanimously approved The bond funds are being spent to school site had observed serious Alto. We are pleased that we will districts as far north as Belmont. N “schematic designs” for the $12 mil- upgrade all 17 of Palo Alto’s public problems with classroom behavior continue our partnership with the lion changes, planned to accommo- school campuses, and make way for management. She said the school’s Ravenswood school district, and Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can date projected enrollment growth at expected enrollment growth. current program was inadequate and that the board is supportive of our be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- Jordan from the current 960 students that Stanford was unlikely to be able successful high school program,” ly.com. up to 1,100. (continued on page 13)

HIGHER EDUCATION about 14 percent of the graduating private four-year institutions includ- class. There were 67 from Gunn ing Cornell University, Santa Clara and 54 from Paly. Fall 2007 fig- University and the University of San ures were nearly identical, and fall Francisco. Foothill College woos 2009 figures were not available, Minimum Foothill grade-point- according to Foothill-De Anza Di- average requirements for those pro- rector of Communications Becky grams range from 2.0 to 3.5. potential freshmen Bartindale. Foothill also has “priority admis- Another 18 Palo Alto district sion” partnerships with certain in- With talk of university-transfer guarantees, graduates matriculated at De Anza stitutions, including UCLA, Mills in the fall of 2008, she said. College and Whitman College in community college promises ‘world class’ experience In a session about transfer options Washington. by Chris Kenrick following a Foothill education, stu- “If you come to Foothill, we can’t dents learned they can lock in prior- wait to see you,” Elaine Piparo, ressed in a crisp blue shirt with the students, because there are college,” Gunn senior Suzanne ity, or even guaranteed, admission Foothill’s transfer director, said. and bow tie, the tall, lanky so many of them. MacPherson said. to various four-year institutions. “We want you in our school.” D Matais Pouncil was in re- “I’d expect them to act somewhat MacPherson plans to major in Mindy Sitzer accompanied her cruitment mode. stressed out, but they didn’t.” psychology and pursue a career as a Paly daughter, Mollie, to the Foot- “We’re not talking second-rate Sitzer, a graduate of Fairmead- therapist. She hopes to complete her ‘We’re not talking hill event. education here,” he said from the ow Elementary and JLS Middle undergraduate education at a UC or “It was very informative,” Sitzer stage of Foothill College’s Smith- schools, plans to study Japanese and a private four-year institution. second-rate education said Wednesday night. “I got a feel- wick Theatre. “We’re talking a first- illustration and pursue a career as a Gunn senior Danial Rahbar at- here. We’re talking a ing that everybody there is really class, world-class experience.” concept artist. tended the Day on the Hill with his supportive. They’re looking out for Pouncil, a Foothill administrator, Students attended workshops on mother, Afsaneh. Rahbar is a rela- first-class, world-class our best interests. They’re really spoke Wednesday to a hall full of financial aid, student services and tive newcomer to Palo Alto, having experience.’ supportive in helping the kids attain local high school seniors at “Day on the community college’s transfer attending school until 10th grade in —Matais Pouncil, their goals. the Hill,” an introduction to life on program, which allows a student Iran. Foothill administrator “I also got a sense of how crowded the Los Altos Hills campus. to contract with certain University After Foothill, Rahbar said he it’s going to be when Mollie needs to Several dozen seniors from Gunn of California and California State hopes to complete a degree in civil take classes,” Sitzer continued. “We and Palo Alto high schools, in the University campuses for guaranteed engineering at the University of Under “transfer admission guar- went to three breakout sessions, and midst of firming up their post-high junior-year admission if the student California. antee” agreements, Foothill students they were full. school plans, took time off from meets certain requirements at Foot- Foothill is the largest single re- who meet certain coursework and “Getting the classes you want and school to attend. hill. cipient institution of Paly and Gunn grade-point-average requirements need I think is going to be a chal- “I really liked it,” Paly senior “It was very informative, espe- graduates — not a well-understood can secure guaranteed admission to lenge.” N Mollie Sitzer said. “I was very cially since I’m going to be going fact in college-obsessed Palo Alto. UC campuses at Davis, Irvine, Mer- Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can pleasantly surprised at the commit- to Foothill for two to three years In the fall of 2008, 121 district ced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- ment the teachers seemed to have and then transferring to a four-year students enrolled at Foothill — Barbara and Santa Cruz, as well as ly.com.

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The budget proposal does not in- COMMUNITY Sidewalks clude a transfer of liability to prop- (continued from page 3) erty owners, but that could change. A possible transfer has been dis- Palo Alto man dies after backward ity, according to Glenn Roberts, the cussed internally by city staff, city’s public works director. Baum said. How much responsibility, finan- Some residents said transferring fall from skateboard cially or legally, that a homeowner sidewalk maintenance to homeown- Services to be held this weekend for Tim Sullivan, 20, would take on is still uncertain, ers is a bad idea. Roberts said. Kay Schauer said the majority of a Gunn graduate and student in Santa Cruz “Some cities do 50-50; some do sidewalk damage she and her hus- by Chris Kenrick 100 percent,” he said. band encounter during their daily If Palo Alto requires a property walks is caused by roots from city ervices will be held this week- being out in the world,” his mother “You dodge so many bullets dur- owner to cover 100 percent of costs, trees. end for 20-year-old Timothy said. “He was just a very fun-loving, ing your parenting years where they the owner could receive a notice di- Schauer said it would be unfair S Sullivan, a lifelong Palo Al- open-hearted person.” survive a near miss,” said Cassedy, a recting them to hire a contractor. In to have to pay for the city-caused tan, who was pronounced brain Cassedy and Sullivan had visited longtime family lawyer and media- a 50-50 agreement, the city might damage if the crack washes out and dead Monday after he sustained with Tim, tor in Palo Alto. bill the owner for half the costs, he breaks up the pavement. head injuries in a skateboarding ac- the youngest “I think we just feel really blessed said. But cosmetic repairs are another cident in Capitola early Sunday. of their three to have had 20 years with him, and Roberts said the city pays $3 per matter. When someone wants to “For us as parents, it’s the mid- children, that’s what we want to really hold square foot on average for sidewalk match the color of the rest of the dle-of-the-night call we all dread,” Saturday onto and focus on. repair. A typical replacement area sidewalk or to raise the pavement his mother, Sherry Cassedy said of evening at “Sometimes you can sit and talk is 40 to 50 square feet, he said. But to the level of their driveway, the the predawn phone call that noti- his home in about it rationally, and then that he cautioned the $3 price is a dis- city should not be responsible, she fied them of the accident, involving Santa Cruz. all goes out the window and you’re counted rate to the city as part of a said. a backward fall off a skateboard “We spend hanging on by your fingernails and large contract. “Years ago City Council adopted while Sullivan was returning from some time it shifts again. The average consumer price to a wonderful goal for a very high a party. in Santa “We’re just putting one foot in replace a segment of the sidewalk, percentage of 50 percent shade on Sullivan, a sophomore at the Uni- Cruz since front of another until we can move excluding permit costs, is $1,250, roads and parking areas ... and com- versity of California, Santa Cruz, he’s been Timothy Sullivan into a future that until now seemed according to Dennis Turchet, owner mitted the resources to achieve that and a 2008 graduate of Gunn High there, and unimaginable.” of Peninsula Concrete Contractors, goal,” said Trish Mulvey, a former School, remained on life support at we stopped Cassedy and Sullivan said they Inc. in Redwood City. steering committee member for the Valley Medical Center in San Jose by their little house to say hi and hope to meet the recipients of their Additional permit fees vary from San Francisquito Creek Watershed until Wednesday night, when doc- chatted for a few minutes,” Cassedy son’s organs. The donation process about $250 to $350, according to Council. tors removed his healthy organs for said. is anonymous unless both recipients Palo Alto concrete contractor Mick “The proposal that sidewalk re- waiting recipients. “We went off to the movies, and and donor families choose to meet. Pellizzari of A. Pellizzari & Co. pair costs be shifted to residents “He’s a young, vibrant healthy they went off to a party later on. The family plans a memorial Inc. will inevitably lead to a loss of our body from the neck down and, “I think we’ve really instilled the mass today, Friday, at 7 p.m. at Our Sidewalk liability could also be urban forest as individual property hopefully, his healthy body will message that you don’t drink and Lady of the Rosary Church, 3233 a sticking point for many property owners opt to remove trees in lieu allow others to sustain their lives drive, so if you’re going to a party Cowper St. owners, although homeowners’ in- of maintenance costs — our own and he will live on in those people,” you don’t drive,” she said. A celebration of life will be held surance usually covers it, Roberts short-sighted ‘tragedy of the com- Cassedy said Monday. Sullivan’s roommate was on a Saturday at the amphitheater at said. mons,’” she said. Cassedy and Sullivan’s father, bicycle and Sullivan on his skate- Gunn High School, 780 Arastra- In January, the city paid $24,000 The City of Palo Alto will hold Matt Sullivan, spoke in an interview board, without a helmet, when the dero Road. Family and friends are to resident Paula Goldberg after a community meeting on proposed in the back yard of their Maureen accident occurred around 3 a.m. invited to gather at 2:30 p.m., with she tripped over a buckling slab of budget cuts on May 15 at 9:30 a .m. Avenue home, where Tim grew up Sunday, she said. eulogies beginning about 3:30 p.m. concrete on Waverley Street in 2006 at Lucie Stern Community Center, and attended Fairmeadow Elemen- “He had just come down a hill and ending by 6 p.m. and tore a ligament in her thumb. 1305 Middlefield Road.N tary, Jordan Middle and Gunn High in Capitola and was moving pretty In addition to his parents, Sullivan City Attorney Gary Baum said the schools. fast when the board came out from is survived by his brother, Tyler, of city has paid $50,000 to $350,000 a Staff Writer Sue Dremann Sullivan was taking upper-level under him. He fell backwards and Santa Cruz; his sister, Cassedy, of year for sidewalk-related injuries in can be e-mailed at sdremann@ math and German courses at Santa hit hard on the back of his head,” Portland; his grandmothers, Alma the last six years. paweekly.com. Cruz and had just learned he had Cassedy said. Sullivan of Woodside and Paddy been accepted to study at the Free He was airlifted to Valley Medi- Cassedy of San Jose; and many University of Berlin next fall, his cal Center. His roommate called aunts, uncles and cousins. mother said. Cassedy and Sullivan, who drove to Rather than flowers, the Sullivan “He was so excited about it. He the medical center, arriving at about family asks that memorial contribu- was trying to get his German to the the same time as their son. tions be made to the Timothy Sulli- level where he could study and take “From the first consultation we van Legacy Fund of the Silicon Val- classes in German in Berlin.” had with the emergency doctor, the ley Community Foundation, 2440 Sullivan was an athlete, hav- trauma doctor, he was not optimis- West El Camino Real, Suite 300, ing played soccer and baseball at tic about Timmy’s survival at all,” Mountain View, CA 94040. N Gunn. Cassedy said. Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can He loved skateboarding, Hacky Sullivan never regained con- be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- Sack, surfing and “just playing, just sciousness, his mother said. ly.com.

included de- who replace Principals veloping and retiring prin- (continued from page 3) monitoring cipals Lupe Look inside today’s the school Garcia of insert for savings. “I’d say my dad was my first his- budget, co- Palo Verde tory teacher. We were always play- ordinating Elementary ing games and having conversations campus su- School and relating to history. History is part of pervisors, Carmen me — it’s who I am.” discipline, Giedt of Ter- Winston began his teaching career field trips, man Middle in the Milpitas Unified School Dis- special test- School, re- trict where he taught for six years. In ing arrange- spectively. Katya Villalobos Phil Winston 2005 he joined the Palo Alto district ments, su- Also de- as a teacher at JLS Middle School. pervising parting in In 2006 he was named dean of stu- substitute teachers, monitoring at- June are Assistant Superintendent dents at Gunn, becoming an assis- tendance and tracking textbooks. Linda Common, Director of Student tant principal in 2007. Thursday’s announcement takes Services Carol Zepecki, Secondary Winston received his bachelor’s Skelly a step further in replacing Education Director Burton Cohen, degree in psychology from Califor- top leadership that have announced Curriculum Services Coordinator nia State University, Hayward, and departures from the financially Barbara Lancon and Paly Assistant Always great a master’s in special education and a stressed school district. Principal Todd Feinberg. N EVERYDAY PLUS Club Card e SAFEWAY CLUB Specials master’s in educational administra- The school board earlier this week Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can LOW PRICES tion from Santa Clara University. confirmed the appointments of be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- Winston’s duties at Gunn have Anne Brown and Katherine Baker, ly.com. NC

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0ALO!LTO3TANFORD(ERITAGEAND In the past week, the number of ballots returned 0ALO!LTO(ISTORICAL!SSOCIATION has gone from 12,000 to more than 16,000, accord- News Digest ing to Support Our Schools campaign co-chair Tracy Stevens, who is monitoring the number of ballots re- PAST’S Annual Davis up for New Orleans top cop turned to the county. East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis has been Measure A requires a two-thirds majority to pass. Heritage named one of three finalists for the job of New Or- It would replace the current $493-per-parcel an- leans police superintendent, less than a week after he nual tax with a $589-per-parcel annual tax, with Preservation announced he had made the semi-finalist list for the a 2 percent a year “escalation adjustment” and an Awards Seattle police chief position. optional exemption for seniors. Funds from the cur- Davis has been police chief in East Palo Alto for al- rent tax generate about $9.4 million a year, some 6 most five years, and spent 20 years with the Oakland percent of the school district’s operating budget. Hale Street Pumping Station Speaker: Police Department before that. The increased tax would yield an additional $1.8 Shiva Swaminathan East Palo Alto police Capt. Carl Estelle said Davis million a year. could find out within the week if he has been selected The proposed tax has a six-year sunset clause. There has been no organized opposition to Measure 3UNDAY -AY sPM as New Orleans’ top cop. He is also separately scheduled to interview with the Seattle Police Department A in the current campaign. N Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middleﬁ eld Road, Palo Alto on May 8 as one of 11 semi-finalists for that job. N — Chris Kenrick 2EFRESHMENTSs.OADMISSIONCHARGE — Bay City News Service Toys banned for ‘unhealthy’ meals Hospital CEO named a PIA ‘hero’ Tuesday was a sad day for the McDonald’s Happy Downtown Palo Alto has... Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of the Lu- Meal. cile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has been named a “community hero” for his long- voted to ban toys and other prizes from “unhealthy” 5 Rug Galleries time advocacy of children’s health, according to the children’s meals served at restaurants in unincorpo- Peninsula Interfaith Action (PIA) group that advo- rated areas of the county. 10 Banks cates for social justice, housing and health care for “We’re doing it now because the rates of childhood 12 Cell Phone Stores the Peninsula. obesity continue to skyrocket,” said Ken Yeager, The group also named Assemblyman Jerry Hill board president, who introduced the law. 29 Clothing Stores (D-San Mateo) a “public sector” hero for tackling A typical child’s meal at a fast-food restaurant can “some of the most pressing issues facing California, contain 650 calories, more than half a child’s daily 43 Restaurants including health care and economic development.” nutritional need, he said. The ordinance limits meals Hill, elected to the Assembly in 2008, chairs the to 485 calories before “incentive items” can be linked 0 Women‘s Centers... Health and Human Services Budget Subcommittee to purchase. (At McDonald’s, that means the burger Until Now! and the Select Committee on Biotechnology. or Chicken McNuggets with apple slices and either Dawes was named a “private sector” hero for his 1 percent milk, apple juice or Sprite is OK, but the leadership in health care and at the 312-bed children’s cheeseburger meals are out.) hospital. He was named CEO in 1999 after a decade “Many have called and said this isn’t a role govern- as chief operating officer. ment should play, but government has to pay the costs In addition to the major hero awards, PIA also pre- of problems created,” Yeager said. sented 15 “Community Hero Awards for PIA Con- Still, not all parents are supportive of the supervi- gregations.” The complete list is available at www. sors’ new law. Some accused the board at its meeting paloaltoonline.com. N Tuesday of “nannyism,” Supervisor Liz Kniss said. — Palo Alto Weekly staff A second reading of the ordinance, which passed Tuesday on a 3-2 vote with Supervisors Yeager, Kniss Event aims to get teens connected and Dave Cortese for it and Donald Gage, George Finding ways to support local youth will be the Shirakawa opposed, is scheduled for May 11. The topic Sunday at a public gathering organized by two ordinance would go into effect 90 days later. N members of the Palo Alto school board and Peninsula — Carol Blitzer Opening May 14, 2010 Interfaith Action. 555 Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 “Connecting and Caring: We Can Do Better for Jury deadlocked in Frost sit-lie case Our Youth,” is the title of the event to be held from Victor Frost, perhaps Palo Alto’s best-known pan- sWWWDEBORAHSPALMORG 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the parish hall of St. Mark’s Episco- handler, won a partial victory last Friday afternoon pal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. after a jury in his sit-lie ordinance violation trial re- Child care will be provided. turned “hopelessly” deadlocked. School board members Barbara Klausner and Barb The jury spent most of Friday deliberating wheth- Mitchell will join representatives from a range of lo- er Frost, 62, had violated the city’s sit-lie ordinance cal religious congregations to discuss ways to provide when he refused to move from his panhandling spot meaningful adult and peer connections, particularly in front of Whole Foods Market in downtown Palo Show Mom You Care! for students who have few or none. Alto. “There are a lot of kids who don’t really know any- Frost was cited 11 times after being warned by po- Join us for a one, don’t have a meaningful interaction on a regular lice, each citation carrying a potential $1,000 fine basis with adults,” said Greg Smitherman, a Palo Alto and up to six months in jail. The city dropped all but Mother's Day Tea at parent and St. Mark’s member involved in planning six citations, which Frost received between April 15 Avenidas Village! the event. and May 22, 2008. “They sit in class, take the tests, but don’t feel con- The judge declared a mistrial after polling each nected.” juror — eight voted in favor of conviction, four for Thursday, May 6 Smitherman cited JLS Middle School’s annual Pan- acquittal — on if they believed they were ever likely 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm ther Camp for incoming sixth graders as a possible to return with a unanimous verdict. model for community-building on other campuses. Palo Alto’s ordinance does not allow persons to 450 Bryant St, Palo Alto “We look at this meeting as the beginning of a pro- sit or lie on the sidewalk within 50 feet of a busi- cess of driving toward getting kids better connected ness in the downtown commercial area. But excep- so when they need to reach out to somebody, there’s tions are made for people with disabilities who are Enjoy afternoon tea with at least someone they can talk to. We think the school in wheelchairs and children in strollers, among other us as you learn more district is just one component of a much broader ef- provisions. about how we can help fort,” Smitherman said. Public Defender Marks Dames argued that Frost’s For more information, call Smitherman at 650-321- milk crate, which he sits on while panhandling, you keep your mom 2266. N should be considered an aid to his disability, since independent, safe and — Chris Kenrick Frost suffers from congestive heart failure and cannot stand for long periods of time. connected as she lives in Ballots due Tuesday on Measure A Dames said the case is likely to be reset for another her own home. Ballots for Measure A, the proposed $589-per- trial. But the judge could dismiss the case if he feels parcel annual school tax, mailed to voters earlier this there is not likely to be a verdict. A pretrial confer- month, must be received at the county Registrar of ence is set for June 8. N To RSVP for this Voters office by Tuesday, May 4, to be counted. — Sue Dremann free event, please call Last-minute voters also can drop their ballots off at Palo Alto City Hall Monday and Tuesday until 5 LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines (650) 289-5405. Your life, your way, in your home and talk about the issues at Town Square at p.m. www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Board of Education (April 27) School construction: The board approved “schematic designs” for a $12 million expansion of Jordan Middle School, including a new, six-classroom building along Middlefield Road and a large addition to the cafetorium along North California Av- enue. Yes: Unanimous Parks and Recreation Commission (April 27) Dog ordinance: The commission recommended directing staff to consider recreational opportunities for dog owners at new and existing city parks. Yes: Walsh, Crommie, Losch, Hetterly, Markevitch, Lauing No: Dykwel Planning and Transportation Commission (April 28) Stanford hospitals: The commission heard a presentation on the fiscal impacts of Stanford University’s proposed expansion of its hospital facilities. The commission also discussed the status of negotiations between the city and Stanford over a development agreement for the project. Action: None High-Speed Rail Committee (April 29) High-Speed Rail: The committee discussed pending rail-related legislation and the impact of high-speed rail on Caltrain operations. Action: None Guiding principles: The committee created a subcommittee composed of council members Klein and Price to consider the committee’s guiding principles. Yes: Unanimous

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Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week

CITY COUNCIL ... The City Council will present the Architectural Re- view Board 2010 Design Awards; hold a study session on the library construction projects; consider adopting a 10-year Energy Efficient plan; and consider entering into an energy contract with Ameresco. The meeting is scheduled for 5:45 p.m. on Monday, May 3, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

CITY COUNCIL ... City Manager James Keene will hold a public meeting to discuss his proposed budget for the fiscal year 2011. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 4, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

HIGH-SPEED RAIL SUBCOMMITTEE ... The subcommittee plans to discuss the proposed high-speed-rail system, pending rail-related legislation and impact of the project on Caltrain. The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, in the Council Confer- ence Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss a request by Courtney Laird of Keys School on behalf of First Chris- tian Church for a major architectural review, a conditional use permit and a variance for 2890 Middlefield Road, a request to add seven new classroom buildings and remove two existing classroom buildings to reduce size. The board also plans to consider a request by the city’s Utilities Department to construct an emergency water well in Eleanor Pardee Park. The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamil- ton Ave.).

FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the 2011 budget for the city manager’s, city clerk’s and city auditor’s offices; the Administrative Services Department; human resources and city libraries. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). 2010 Photo Contest Congratulations! Winners and Selected for Exhibition have been notified

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NeighborhoodsA roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

AROUND THE BLOCK

A-TUMBLIN’ DOWN ... Demoli- tion of Alma Plaza in Palo Alto began on Monday, as workers used heavy equipment to tear down the long-vacant building that once housed a Lucky’s, then an Albertsons, supermarket. The former shopping center in the 3400 block of Alma Street near East Meadow Drive once housed stores and restaurants in addition to the grocery store. Plans for Alma Plaza include 37 single-family homes, 14 below-market-rate apartments, a grocery store, retail space and a community room. It was approved in 2009.

WELL, WELL, WELL ... Some Barron Park residents huddled in a downpour on April 10 all for the sake of a few benches. Five Barron Park Association board members and eight neighbors were joined by Claire Elliott of the nonprofit

Acterra to discuss ideas for the Veronica Weber Matadero Well Site. The area is a favored spot by some residents because of its creekside location near Josina and Whit- sell avenues. Residents used to sit there on benches, which Deborah’s Palm, a nonprofit women’s center located in a Palo Alto Vic- were so well-used they crum- torian, is set to open May 14. The center will offer classes, counseling, bled. The City of Palo Alto had mentoring and volunteer opportunities. them removed, but no replace- ments were installed. The city has offered used benches in 2010 Photo Contest storage. Various ideas were put An oasis in the forth at the meeting, according to Lynnie Melena, association Congratulations! president: a neighborhood- neighborhood Winners and Selected for Exhibition wide design competition, public art and landscaping. New Lytton Avenue women’s center have been notified offers a place to gather, connect Watch for the June 4th Edition of the Weekly COLORFUL PARKS ... A pro- by Sue Dremann announcing all the winners! gram offered by Friends of the Palo Alto Parks aims to bring All those that entered but weren’t notified, please pick up your owntown North resident Ka- are open to women of all ranges of photos at 450 Cambridge Ave, M-F 8:30am - 5:30pm more hues to neighborhood tie Ritchey this week walked socio-economic, ethnic and racial open spaces. Through the Col- D through the well-appointed backgrounds. There are fees for the or Our Parks program, Rincon- ground floor of her new nonprof- classes, but counseling is open for ada Park has gained additional it for women, Deborah’s Palm, all women, regardless of economic plants; at Bol Park, work is pointing out the opportunities that standing, she said. There is no mem- The progressing on a native plant will be available to all who come bership fee, she said. Palo Alto garden. The Friends are col- through the door: a resource center, Ritchie and a group of friends Story laborating with the City of Palo game table, library, research nook, funded the center out of their own ‘What’s Project Alto and the Kiwanis Club. The kitchen and professional counseling pockets, taking two years to convert Friends can use their nonprofit offices, to name a few. the old Victorian at 555 Lytton Ave. your status to help other interested “It’s a gift,” said Ritchey, a Palo into what they hope will be a restor- neighborhood groups liven Alto native who has dreamt for ative gathering place for women. up their local parks, they said. years of creating a place for connec- The center will open with a rib- story?’ More information is available at tion for Palo Alto’s overly worked, bon-cutting ceremony by Mayor Pat stressed-out women. Burt on May 14 from noon to 6 p.m., www.friendsofpaparks.org. N Heard the one about the plane that crashed into a man’s car on Named after the Biblical prophet with live music, door prizes and gift Embarcadero Road? Did you know developers once eyed Arastradero Send announcements of and judge Deborah, who held court bags. Preserve as a place to build shopping centers and schools? neighborhood events, meet- under a palm tree, the center will Ritchey said she hopes women ings and news to Sue Dremann, offer educational and recreational working downtown will consid- These stories and other tales about Palo Alto, as told by local residents as part of the Palo Alto Story Project, are now posted on the Internet. Neighborhoods editor, at classes, brown-bag lunchtime lec- er Deborah’s Palm a destination [email protected]. Or tures, professional counseling and place. talk about your neighborhood community-service activities and Silicon Valley women face par- Watch them at news on Town Square at www. mentoring, she said. ticular challenges, despite the no- www.PaloAltoOnline.com PaloAltoOnline.com. A library, resource center and therapy with licensed counselors (continued on page 12)

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Katie Ritchey sits in front of Deborah’s Palm, a new women’s center in Palo Alto set to open May 14, at the former site of the Victorian on Lyt- Your Child’s Health University ton Bed and Breakfast. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes and seminars designed Deborah’s Palm and late in life, and it changed,” she to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. (continued from page 11) said. There was one constant. “Women are stressed and feel isolated,” she tion some hold that “rich Palo Alto said. CESAREAN BIRTH CLASS women have everything,” she said. It was the quality of the relation- Th is two-hour class is taught by a labor and delivery nurse/childbirth educator who But money can’t buy love — or ships and not the quantity of people, helps prepare families for cesarean delivery. Information about vaginal birth after friendship — or rid one of isolation, she added. Women who had deeper cesarean (VBAC) will also be discussed. she said. Bay Area women often live relationships were more satisfied. hectic lives, struggle with the in- “You can’t buy relationships. You - Wednesday, June 2: 7:00 - 9:00 pm creasing economic costs of the area can’t buy connection and restora- and pressure to “do it all,” raising tion. We’re providing an opportu- families, juggling careers and car- nity for that to happen organically INFANT MASSAGE WORKSHOP ing for aging parents, she said. ... and that just happens when you Learn techniques of infant massage along with tips to relieve gas, aid digestion and “Self-care is often put on the back get women together,” she said. soothe the soreness of vaccination sites on your baby. Class is recommended for infants burner, and we find ourselves thirsty Deborah’s Palm will eventu- from one month of age to crawling. and depleted,” she said. ally offer three types of mentoring: The germ for Deborah’s Palm cross-cultural, older and younger - Saturday, June 5: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm came in part out of Ritchey’s own women and experience-based, for experiences with uncertainty and women with similar situations, she isolation. A breast cancer survivor, said. SIBLING PREPARATION CLASS she also spent nearly four years car- Prints of famous and powerful Th is class for children two years of age and older will help prepare siblings for the ing for her ailing mother, who had women — Queen Victoria stands emotional and physical realities of the arrival of a newborn. had a debilitating stroke, she said. out — grace the walls. Persian rugs “I wanted to provide a place that’s and dark leather chairs provide a - Saturday, June 12: 10:30 am - 12:00 pm easy to access when you’re depressed cozy ambience for settling into. A and down. Often (in crises), you’re full-service kitchen is available for asking ‘Who do I go to?’ cooking classes or to make a pot of PEDIATRIC WEIGHT CONTROL PROGRAM “Even though we’re in a commu- tea. There’s a card table for Scrabble Join us for a family-based behavioral and educational weight management program nity rich with resources it’s a mys- and a computer for research. that promotes healthy eating and exercise habits for over-weight children and their families. tery how to access those resources if A separate building houses a More than 80% of children achieve long-term weight loss through this program — and you’re not attuned,” she said. class/art and recreation room. Am- parents lose weight too! Ritchey started thinking seriously bient light streams in, playing on about creating Deborah’s Palm while differently colored walls, from peri- - Call (650) 725-4424 for information on the next Open House. studying for her master’s degree in winkle to green to lipstick red. clinical psychology, which she re- Women can sun themselves in ceived last December. A former the landscaped garden with a bur- biologist with Syntex (now Roche), bling fountain or listen to lunchtime Call (650) 723-4600 or visit www.lpch.org to register or obtain more she has three grown children. She lectures under three mature palms, information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. returned to school after becoming gaining wisdom as they might have an empty-nester, she said. in Deborah’s time. She has been a mentor to teens, Deborah is chronicled as hav- a lay counselor teacher and trained ing roused her people out of deep LUCILE PACKARD to be a lay chaplain for Stanford despair to battle against their op- University Hospital, working in the pressors. In modern times, Ritchey CHILDREN’S bone-marrow transplant ward. hopes the center can do the same. Her masters’ thesis was on how “Everyone you meet is fighting HOSPITAL social support networks alleviate some kind of battle. You don’t know stress in women throughout their what it is,” she said. N lives. Staff Writer Sue Dremann CALL TODAY TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES ( 650) 723- 4600 “I examined what made up wom- can be e-mailed at sdremann @ en’s social networks in early, middle paweekly.com.

Page 12ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 regional contractors without docu- mittee have actually been appoint- CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT High-speed rail ACCESS CHANNEL 26 (continued from page 3) mented notification from the pro- ed. The auditor’s office also found gram manager. that members of this group have not (TENTATIVE) AGENDA-SPECIAL MEETING- In other cases, the rail author- been holding public meetings — COUNCIL CHAMBERS state Sens. Joe Simitian and Alan ity paid contractors for work or for which the auditor’s office believes MAY 03, 2010 - 5:45 PM Lowenthal; and by a multitude of items that were not part of their may violate the Bagley-Keene Act, 1. Proclamation and Presentation of Architectural Review Board 2010 rail watchdogs and project oppo- terms of agreement. In one case, it which governs open meetings. Design Awards by Mayor Burt to Recipient Architectural Firms nents. Chief among these is the con- reportedly spent $46,000 on furni- The audit recommends that the 6:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter cern that the rail authority’s business ture for its program manager. The rail authority produce “alternate 2. Closed Session: Legal Negociations plan has failed to identify the neces- payment was “based on an oral funding scenarios”; keep a better 7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter sary funding sources for the project agreement, despite the fact that its track of its expenditures; and make 3. Proclamation Recognizing Foster Care Month and to adequately consider some of written contract expressly states that sure it receives accurate reports on 4. Proclamation Recognizing TheatreWorks on Its 40th Anniversary the project’s biggest risks. oral agreements not incorporated in contractors’ progress. 5. Update on the Library Bond Measure Projects and the College The rail authority’s 2009 business the written contract are not bind- Curt Pringle, chair of the rail au- Terrace Library Infrastructure Renovation 6. Presentation of the City Manager’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2011 plan projected, for example, that the ing.” The written contract, the audit thority’s board of directors, wrote in 7. Adoption of a Resolution Amending Rules and Regulations Governing rail authority would receive $4.7 bil- notes, requires the program man- his response to the auditor’s office the Provision of Utility and Public Works Services, Including Rules and lion from the federal government as ager to “provide its own furniture, that the rail authority agrees with Regulations 1-11, 13, 15-18, 20-27, and 29; and Repealing Rules and part of the American Recovery and equipment and systems.” the auditor’s recommendations, but Regulations 12 and 14 Reinvestment Act. So far, the agency not the report’s title. 8. Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with All Day Electric has received only $2.25 billion. “We do believe, however, that the Company, Inc. in the Total Amount of $561,458 for a 4kV to 12kV “The program risks significant ‘The report concludes report’s inflammatory title is overly Conversion Capital Improvement Project in the Area Between Alma delays without more well-developed aggressive considering that the con- Street, Middlefield Road, Loma Verde Avenue and East Meadow Drive plans for obtaining or replacing that the High-Speed tents of the audit’s findings are not (CIP: EL-08002) federal funds,” the auditor’s report 9. Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract with URS Corporation in Rail Authority has not equally scathing,” Pringle wrote. the Total Amount of $662,065 for Professional Engineering Services for states. “While the Authority is apprecia- adequately planned for the Well Testing and Rehabilitation Design of Five (5) Existing Water The report also notes, however, tive that the report in its entirety Wells Project WS-08002 that the rail authority is working to the future development reflects more objectively the chal- 10. Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Plan for improve its approach to managing of the program.’ lenges of a state entity in transition Improvements to the Nolte Property Addition to Mitchell Park funding risks. The agency recently — Elaine Howle, from a planning body to one respon- 11. Adoption of a Resolution Summarily Vacating Public Access and Public hired a risk-insurance manager California state auditor sible for implementing a large-scale Recreation Access Easements at 600 and 620 Sand Hill Road and revised its risk-management infrastructure project, we also ap- 12. Adoption of Ordinance Amending Section 2.30.360 (Exemptions from process. The audit states that the preciate that not all Californians are Competitive Solicitation Requirements) of Title 2 (Administrative Code) authority “must ensure that these able to read each and every word in of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Regarding Contracts and Purchasing actions for managing risk are fully Procedures The audit also points out one the audit report and therefore may 13. 2nd Reading: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 18.08.040 implemented so it can respond ef- case in which the rail authority paid be misled by the title and headlines of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Change the Classification of Property fectively to circumstances that could a regional contractor more than contained within.” Located at 1700 Embarcadero Road from PC Planned Community 2378 significantly delay or even halt the $194,000 to subcontract for tasks The rail authority also wrote in and PC Planned Community 2491 to Service Commercial (CS) and program.” that were not included in the work its response to the audit that it is Site and Design (D) Review (First reading April 12, 2010 – Passed 8-0, The new report is particularly plan. The rail authority also re- already working to update its risk- Holman not participating) scathing in its review of the rail au- portedly paid its program manager management practices; clarify its 14. Approval of the Naming Recognition Plan for Significant Donations to thority’s oversight of contracts. The $53,000 for work on a federal grant efforts to secure private funds for the Palo Alto Library Foundation’s Capital Fundraising Campaign for auditor’s office found that the rail application — work that was also the rail project; and implement a Measure N Projects 15. Public Hearing: Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt the authority “does not generally en- not included in the work plan. database that tracks expenditures. N Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Draft 2010-15 Consolidated Plan, Draft 2010-11 Action Plan and sure that invoices reflect work per- The rail authority’s program man- Associated 2010-11 Funding Allocations and Adopt a Resolution formed by contractors.” Though the ager, not named in the audit, is the can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ Approving the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for rail authority’s program manager is firm Parsons Brinckerhoff. paweekly.com. Fiscal Year 2010-2011 required to review each invoice and The report also had major ques- 16. Public Hearing: Finance Committee Recommendation to Consider make sure the work was performed tions about the peer-review commit- READ MORE ONLINE Adoption of a Resolution Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-5 and before notifying rail authority staff tee, which was mandated by state www.PaloAltoOnline.com S-5 of the City of Palo Alto Utilities Rates and Charges Pertaining to to release money for the funds, that legislation and which is supposed Water and Wastewater Service Connection Fees procedure has not been followed. to be reviewing the rail authority’s The state audit report and a community 17. Adoption of Two Resolutions to Incorporate a Side Letter Agreement discussion about its findings are posted with the Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association (PAPOA) to Provide a In fact, the audit found that the rail plans. Auditors found that only five on Palo Alto Online. authority paid at least $4 million to of the eight members of the com- Supplemental Military Leave Benefit to Pay for the Differential Between Regular Salary and Military Pay to PAPOA Members Called to Involuntary Active Duty Amending: (1) Section 1601 of the Merit System Rules and Regulations Regarding the 2007-2010 Memorandum of Agreement, and (2) the Compensation Plan for Police Non-Management Personnel Middlefield entrance and parking (PAPOA) Adopted by Resolution No. 8779 Jordan lot area. 18. Approval of Utilities Public Benefit Three-Year Contract with OPOWER, (continued from page 6) ‘I’ve had only two or School board members expressed Inc. in the Total Amount of $574,083, $213,000 of Which Comes From three parents come to particular concern that neighbors Federal Stimulus Funds, for Administration and Delivery of Residential The Jordan project also includes me (about the Jordan and Jordan families be made aware Home Energy Reports drainage improvements and other of the plans. 19. Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve the 2010 Ten-Year changes to the school’s central expansion), so either “When something like this hap- Electric Energy Efficiency Plan 20. Colleagues‘ Memo from Mayor Burt, Vice Mayor Espinosa, Council amphitheater. The amphitheater it’s perfect, or folks pened on another campus I heard Members Yeh and Scharff Requesting the City Council Direct the Utilities is known as Hugh Center Court, aren’t yet engaged from parents, ‘Why didn’t you ask Advisory Commission to Make Recommendations to the City Council named for a popular typing teacher us about this? Why didn’t you tell on a Comprehensive Energy Efficiency and Renewables Procurement who drove a convertible with bull’s about it.’ us?’” board member Melissa Baten Strategy horns fixed to the front of the hood —Melissa Baten Caswell, Caswell said. 21. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation to City Council to and organized many student activi- Palo Alto school board member “I’ve had only two or three par- Adopt Two Resolutions: (1) Approving A Power Purchase Agreement ties. Center taught at Jordan from ents come to me (about the Jordan with Ameresco San Joaquin LLC for the Acquisition of Up to 52,000 1951 to 1982. A new “multi-use building” with a expansion), so either it’s perfect, or Megawatt-hours per Year of Energy Either Over Fifteen Years at a Cost The new classroom building, stage will be added onto the current folks aren’t yet engaged about it. I Not To Exceed $88.7 Million, or Over Twenty Years at a Cost Not to dubbed the “N Wing,” will occupy cafetorium along North California don’t know.” Exceed $122.4 Million, and (2) Approving A Power Purchase Agreement with Ameresco Crazy Horse LLC for the Acquisition of Up to 52,000 part of the parking lot along Middle- Avenue, and the music program will The project now moves into the so- Megawatt-hours per Year of Energy Either Over Fifteen Years at a Cost field Road, running parallel to the be moved into what is now the cafe- called “design development” phase, Not to Exceed $80.7 Million, or Over Twenty Years at a Cost Not to current bank of science classrooms torium. with submission to the Division of Exceed $111.3 Million; Finance Committee Recommendation to Direct there. School board members, who had State Architect — a state agency that Staff to Re-examine the Alternative Energy Program Policies and Goals It will contain six classrooms, plus seemed unsatisfied with a presenta- must approve all public school con- (TENTATIVE) AGENDA-SPECIAL MEETING-COUNCIL CHAMBERS offices and restrooms, with doors tion on the project in March, thanked struction — slated for October. The MAY 04, 2010 - 6:00 PM facing to the inside of the campus. designers from Aedis Architecture current timetable calls for construc- 1. City Council, Palo Alto Boards and Commissions, and Community Parking and drop-off circulation & Planning for providing far more tion bidding and award to take place Meeting to Receive Presentation from City Manager on the Proposed along Middlefield will be reconfig- detail and visuals on this round. in June and July of 2011. N Fiscal Year 2011 Budget ured, but architects said the current Many details remain to be re- Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS total of 90 parking spaces will be fined, including traffic circulation be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- maintained. and pedestrian spaces in the current ly.com. The High Speed Rail Committee Meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 06, 2010 The Finance Committee Meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 06, 2010 regarding: 1) Transmittal of 2011 General Fund Budget – Sign up today www.PaloAltoOnline.com CAO’s (except City Attorney), Council, ASD, ASD Internal Service Funds, Human Resources, Library

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He studied law at Columbia 1994 Rocky Mountain Mineral Law working as a counselor, or directly University, where he was a mem- Foundation’s Clyde O. Martz Teach- Transitions with individuals. ber of the law review and a Kent ing Award. Ma Boukaka and wrote The Parks of Palo Alto Loved ones recall his honesty and Scholar. He is survived by his son, Fred- Ma Boukaka, for the Palo Alto Historical Asso- peacefulness, which he shared with He was a U.S. Army major and erick Thompson Williams; one musician and ciation. As a member of the Board the people around him. saw active duty in Europe during granddaughter; and two great- former Stanford of Contributors of the Palo Alto He is survived by his brother Jo- World War II. granddaughters. employee, 76, Weekly, she wrote a monthly col- seph Quever; sister-in-law Jeanene From 1946 to 1951, he taught at A memorial service will be held died March 21. umn for years. Scott; and aunt Emily Chesley. the University of Texas Law School. May 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the First He was born She was the editor of The Tall Any donations can be made to a He was named to the Columbia Law United Methodist Church of Palo and raised in Tree, the Palo Alto Historical As- nonprofit substance abuse program School faculty in 1951. He moved Alto, 625 Hamilton Avenue, Palo The Republic sociation’s monthly bulletin; the or a hearing-impaired program of west to join the Stanford Law School Alto. of Congo. At a RSVP newsletter, published by the choice. faculty in 1963, where he taught un- Flowers may be sent to the Meth- young age he left his village to work Retired Senior Volunteer Program; til his retirement in 1985. odist Church for the service on May as a cook in Brazzaville. There he the Unitarian Church newsletter, Howard R. Williams He wrote more than 30 articles 22. Gifts may be donated to support met his first wife Makelola Louise and the American Jewish Women’s Howard Williams, 94, a Stanford and nine books in the areas of gas a student scholarship at Stanford and together they had a daughter. He ORT newsletter. Law School professor and authority and oil law, property, trusts, wills, Law School. moved to the United States in 1959 She loved hiking in the Sierra Ne- to work as a housekeeper and cook. vada. In the 1980s, the National Park He joined a church in San Mateo Service revamped the Yosemite park and eventually found a job at Stan- plan and she became concerned that 6)2').)!"3#(5,: ford Medical School in the depart- the park would be accessible only Virginia (Jinny) Brane ness School. ment of psychiatry working with to the young. She campaigned for research animals. He remained at access and facilities for seniors Schulz, age 76, 51-year Homemaker, and Educational Consultant for Stanford for 38 years until he retired and persons of limited mobility. resident of Palo Alto, Palo Alto schools and State programs. Later in 1999. She also supported the Mono Lake died on February 27, earned AAs from De Anza College, and MBA Most important to him was his Committee and was a Guardian of family, his culture and his mu- the Lake. 2010. Missed by chil- from UC-Berkeley. 20 years in IT at NASA/ sic. When he came to the U.S., he Marthe is survived by her spouse, dren Charles, Edward, Ames, HP, IBM, and Dialog. Retired in 2004. brought his talent and music to peo- Karl Paley Cohen of Palo Alto; ple by playing drums in the park, daughters Beatrix Cashmore, Mar- Virginia; grandson Mat- Long-time interests in parapsychology, leading drum circles and building tine LeBouc and Elisabeth Brown; thew; sister Barbara; healing, spiritualism, yoga, meditation, world Tanawa chairs. In 1976 he formed four grandchildren; and two great- nephew David, niece mysteries, travel, and turtle object collecting. the dance troupe “Fua Dia Congo.” grandchildren. When his daughter Regine came Katherine; ex-husband Memorial service Sunday May 2, 2:00 pm, Lu- to the U.S. later that year, she be- Carlberg Jones Charles; and many friends. cie Stern Community Center, Palo Alto. Fur- came lead dancer and together they Carlberg Born August 10, 1933. Raised in Yonkers, ther information at www.tributes.com/Virginia- helped bring East Palo Alto to the Jones, 67, a for- forefront of African culture in the mer Palo Alto NY. BA, Phi Beta Kappa, Smith College. Also Brane-Schulz

United States. resident, died in attended Cornell University and Harvard Busi- PAID OBITUARY In 1982 he began teaching weekly Aguascalientes, drum classes at Peninsula School in Mexico, April Menlo Park. He also formed a Con- 16, after a six- golese rock band, Bole Bantu. month battle He joined the Congolese Dance with cancer. $27),,)!-7%34%2,).!.$%23/. and Drum Workshop as cook and He was born in New York City. William W. Anderson ﬁrst Neurological private practices on the Peninsula, drum teacher, where he met his The family moved to Palo Alto in second wife, Nancy Edelson, with the early 1950s. He attended Palo was a devoted husband, initially in Redwood City, then in San Mateo. He was a whome he had two more daughters. Alto schools. He graduated from father and grandfather, Neurological Consultant at Tohushukai Hospital, Osaka, Loved ones recall him as upbeat, Cubberley High School and San a caring physician Japan and Chubu Hospital in Okinawa, Japan. William strong, forgiving, and loving. Francisco State University. who lovingly practiced also volunteered his medical services to Project Hope in He is survived by his wife, Nancy After playing in an orchestra in Edelson Boukaka; daughters Regine Chihuahua, Mexico, he served in Neurology and Musculo Sri Lanka and the Western Samoa Hospital. Boukaka Ndounda, Miayuku Bou- the U.S. Army, playing in the 28th Skeletal Medicine until William was a long time member of the local San kaka and Makela Boukaka; one Army Band. He then graduated from mid February, 2010 and Francisco Bay Area Swedish Club, the American grandchild; and many other rela- the Manhattan School of Music with was a long time resident Academy of Neurology, the San Francisco Neurological tives and friends. an master’s degree in music. of Hillsborough and San Society (a past President), and the Society of Clinical He taught at Colorado State Uni- Marthe-Hermance Cohen versity in Fort Collins, played horn Mateo. William passed Neurologists. He wrote and co authored articles for Marthe-Hermance Cohen, 95, in the S.F. Opera Orchestra in the away peacefully in Palo publications. Palo Alto Weekly Board of Con- 1970s, then opened New Pieces, a Alto on April 3rd; he was 85 years old. William was His passion for ongoing education especially for his tributors columnist, died March 20. quilting and music store in Berke- born to William Joseph and Marie Westerlin Anderson grandchildren, dedication to his work, beliefs, integrity, She was born in Vernon, France. ley. He then accepted a position in of Rockford, Ill on July 3, 1924. William graduated ethics and deep love of helping people continued till his As a child she a university-affiliated woodwind traveled with her quintet in Colima, Mexico. In 2007 from Augustana College, earning a Bachelor of Science short courageous battle with Leukemia/Lymphoma. His parents in North he began playing with the symphony degree in 1946 and graduated from Chicago Medical energy, enthusiasm for life and devotion to his family Africa with the orchestra in Aguascalientes. School in 1950. and assisting people was enormous. He will be greatly French cavalry, He was widely respected not only He left to serve his country in the Korean War, missed by those who knew and loved him. as chronicled in for his excellence as a player and stationed at United States Army Hospital as a Captain He is survived by his loving son Jon, his wife Tessie her 1988 book, teacher, but also for his expertise in “Mamie.” music theory and instrument repair, in Osaka, Japan where he received a Korean and United and their two children Erica and Steven, his daughter She received loved ones recall. Nation Service Medals. Elizabeth McManus, her husband Dennis and their a masters’ degree from the School He is survived by his daughter, While stationed in Japan William met his future wife children William and Mandy, his sister Sally Webb and of Journalism in Lille. In 1936, Lindsey Jones of Berkeley; son to be, Mary Elizabeth Franklin, a civilian Librarian with her husband Bob. He was predeceased by his wife, while attending the Sorbonne, in Ashley Jones of Oakland; brother Paris, she met American Karl Paley William Jones of Hickory, N.C.; and the Yokohama Command of the U.S Forces. William Mary (also known as Molly) Anderson, his sister Joanna Cohen. They married in 1938 and one grandchild. and Mary married in Kobe, Japan on July 4, 1952. After Berentson and his brother John Anderson. immediately sailed to New York to his tour of duty the devoted couple moved back to the A memorial celebration of his life will be held on May avoid the start of WWII. Donald Quever United States in 1953 where William completed his 1, 2010 @ 1PM at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950 In 1956 the family moved from Donald Quever, 61, a longtime residency training in Neurology at Charity Hospital and Santa Cruz Ave. Bayside, New York, to Palo Alto, Palo Alto resident, died January 29. California, when Karl took a job He was born in Lakewood, Ca- later University of Michigan. In lieu of ﬂowers, the family request that donations with General Electric in San Jose. lif., and moved to Palo Alto at age Weather motivated William and Mary to move to in his name be made to Palo Alto VA Inpatient Hospice She was chairperson and con- 9. He attended St Aloysius Catholic the Bay Area where he began his medical career at the Unit. Services entrusted to Roller Hapgood & Tinney tributing member of the Writers School and graduated from Cubber- University of California San Francisco as an Assistant Funeral Home. www.rollerhapgoodtinney.com Group of the Palo Alto branch of ley High School. Professor of Clinical Neurology. He started one of the the American Association of Uni- He enjoyed his job working for versity Women. She researched United Spirit Association, being di- PAID OBITUARY *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 15 In print and online, we’re #1

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Page 16ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Interfaith Communities United for Youth and Families The Communities of Compassion, Faith and Spirituality are committed to building strong communal and spiritual foundations for our youth and families.

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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 17 Editorial It’s home stretch for schools’ Measure A All-out ‘Yes on A’ effort aims to surpass two-thirds approval in mail-in campaign that effectively ends this week, with an exception SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions ith no organized opposition to a $96 annual increase in an existing parcel tax for Palo Alto schools, a new generation Bravo, M-A and Sequoia who showed utter contempt to the find essential tasks to be preformed W of campaign leaders has conducted a high-energy effort to Editor, concept. at all hours of the day and night. achieve the needed two-thirds approve for Measure A. Thank you for your front-page ar- Long live Frost and his positions, When they are on the job they “I’m overwhelmed by the energy and passion of the ticle, “Taking a Deep Breath” (April physical and intellectual. should be working. The fire engines campaign,” Superintendent Kevin Skelly commented this week. 9, 2010) addressing the troubling is- Chuck Atchison do not have to sit in the firehouse “You can’t control the results but you can control the effort, and sue of stress levels in high school Lincoln Avenue if nothing is going on. Just like go- it’s been all out.” students. Palo Alto ing to the store, essential personnel Campaign leaders warn that today is the final day for voters Let’s acknowledge Menlo-Ather- can be assigned to tasks as a group to mail in their ballots and be sure they get counted, although ton High School for its positive Firefighters outdated? and go out to the worksite with a fire Saturday mail might get there and there is a drop-off box at City approach. Scheduling final exams Editor, truck. They can jump on the truck Hall for late voters Monday and Tuesday. before winter break and converting The position of firefighter is re- there as quickly as they can from the The last days of the mail-in-only campaign have arrived after to a modified block schedule were ally somewhat archaistic. fire station. many months of effort involving literally hundreds of volunteers, two steps, even before involvement How many fires do they actu- There are probably hundreds of with a huge push during April to increase the vote. On Monday in Stanford’s Challenge Success ally fight these days? Cities facing ways that “public safety” personnel and Tuesday, those who don’t mail ballots can drop them off at program, taken toward alleviating budgeting realities need to reinvent can be deployed. the Palo Alto City Hall, in the city clerk’s office. They must be in stress. these positions as public-safety po- With looming budget cuts to by Tuesday — postmarks don’t count. For the past four years, M-A has sitions that include fire fighting, school police teams, they can take over the role of ensuring safety As we stated in early April, approval of this tax increase — also been involved in educating stu- emergency medical aide, emer- dents, parents and faculty about teen gency preparedness and other roles around school zones. They can from $493-per-parcel to $589 — will mean the Palo Alto Unified watch train tracks. They can train School District will be better able to maintain programs that sleep problems, which also relate deemed necessary for the good of the community. neighborhood leaders in emergency contribute to the nationally recognized excellence of our schools. directly to the stress issue. In fact, the Sequoia Union High School Dis- These new employees, replacing preparedness. At night they can be The need is severe. The district this year faces a gap between trict’s new directive mandating later the old firefighters, should come to extra eyes on the street. They can do revenues and expenditures of several million dollars, and unless school start times for the majority work, just like the police and other building inspections. They can help new revenues can be found the impacts on educational programs of its students seeks to address the city employees, do their assigned out on short-term projects — build- will be substantial — and damaging. relationship between lack of sleep jobs and go home when their shift ing, moving, cleaning. The increased tax will generate an estimated $1.8 million in and many emotional stressors. is finished. It is no longer reason- The possibilities are endless once additional revenues. The existing tax, approved by 74 percent of I hope those who worry about able to pay firefighters to sleep, gro- we dump the old system and require voters in 2005, has been generating about $9.4 million a year, the problems of making start-time cery shop, prepare meals and hang these city employees to work full about 6 percent of the district’s budget. It will expire next year changes recognize that many school around the firehouse. time. unless replaced with this new tax, which should produce about districts across the country have, We now live in a 24/7 world and Tina Peak $11.2 million. over the past decade, successfully there is no reason that the newly in- Palo Alto Avenue These are local funds that cannot be siphoned off by a state made the transition without great vented “public-safety job” cannot Palo Alto government desperate to close its own budget shortfall. difficulty. On balance, when you Like the 2005 tax, Measure A will also be a six-year tax, compared the stress reduction gen- continuing an exemption for senior homeowners who request erated by more sleep for our teens YOUR TURN one. to the logistical problems of start Unlike bond measures, which are limited to construction- time changes, I feel the scale tips The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on related costs, a parcel tax can be used for educational programs, easily to the side of more sleep. Let issues of local interest. equipment and staff. If approved, Measure A funds can be used me also mention the demonstrated for faculty and staff salaries, primarily to limit increases in class positive effects of more sleep on our What do you think? Should the old fountain at the end of California size, preserve “core programs,” reduce potential teacher layoffs, students’ academic and athletic per- Avenue business district be replaced with another traditional fountain formances. or a “work of art” fountain or sculpture? and help close a huge gap in the district’s budget. Finally, a bravo to the Sequoia Al Yuen, one of three co-chairs of the campaign, cited Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. Union High School District for its Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. the high-energy push by hundreds of volunteers, who mostly leadership in instituting later school We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel represent a new, younger generation of people getting involved in start times for the majority of stu- and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- the district. But there are older volunteers, also. dents this year. Let’s look forward cepted. People seem to realize that “the cornerstone of our Palo Alto You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town to better, less stressful school years Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read community is the strength of our schools,” he said. for our students. blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any The outcome of Measure A will extend beyond our schools Maggie Betsock time, day or night. to a broad cross-section of the community, even to homeowners 1160 Hermosa Way Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- with no children in school. Menlo Park mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish Real estate professionals have long reported that a significant it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. factor in the price of Palo Alto homes is the quality of education For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Online Editor Tyler Kudos to Victor Frost Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. our schools provide. Prospective buyers have even paid premium Editor, prices for homes within certain school-attendance areas based Kudos to Victor Frost, as he takes on relatively small differences in average test scores between his seat in contentious posture with schools. society. But the truly important reason to support this tax increase He insists, and is successful, on is all around us in our community, on foot and on bicycles, in living his life his own way while parks and playgrounds. It is our children and grandchildren, the testing the limits of public accep- next generation that is the collective responsibility of all of us, tance. He is far more a legitimate, whether or not we have school-age children or grandchildren trustworthy citizen than many po- of our own. We owe it to them to provide the best quality of litically correct inhabitants of our education and school experience we can, even (or especially) culture. during economically challenging times. I recall his platform in the race for a City Council seat decades back. Measure A is a key component of our being able to meet that One item he promoted was “citizens responsibility. As Skelly correctly observes, “The consequences personal votes” on all significant is- are great for our schools.” sues brought before the council for As with the campaign workers, voters should resist a natural enactment. Witnessing the power tendency to being overconfident in this important vote. Every of technology, where we can each vote will count. And now’s the time! represent ourselves, he promoted If you haven’t already done so, vote YES on Measure A — the ultimate form of representative right now — and head for the nearest post office. government. He displayed an intel- lect and a position surpassing that of many contenders, including one Page 18ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read the Editor’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!

Guest Opinions Getting things done around here Awesome kids build community by Alison Cormack of closing-for-construction ceremonies, choos- by Ray Bacchetti istrators and parents; co-creating have been asked, ing public art and finalizing color palettes for and Gail Price with businesses youth-friendly “What does it take the interiors of the buildings. hen we talk about how projects and spaces; and building I to get something It is heartening to see this steady progress good our schools and youth involvement into city com- done in this city?” and it will be exciting to see the construction W teachers are, isn’t that an- missions and programs. In Palo Alto, as any- fences go up and work begin this summer. other way of saying how great our In another venue the March 31st where, there’s a simple Three months from now, we will have kids are, too? “Growing Up Asian in Palo Alto” answer: It takes rea- closed two libraries, opened a temporary one, They participate in service proj- meeting of 200+ adults and youth- sonable people willing and started construction in two locations. The ects, serve on boards and commit- sóthe kaleidoscopic self-reports of to work for something, library has an electronic newsletter about the tees, study hard, pay attention to kids started unraveling the stereo- not against something. projects. You can sign up for it by clicking on inclusion as well as diversity, work type of a math/science dominated Reasonable people “Book Lists for Every Taste,” then “Custom after school, win prizes, show cre- adolescence. In these settings and willing to set aside what they want to get Bookletters,” then “Palo Alto Library Proj- ativity, caring, and a lively interest others, we’ve seen that young what works for everyone. Reasonable people ects.” in their several worlds of school, people have many thoughtful and willing to ask others for three things — time, While you’re there, sign up for some of the family, sports, clubs, electronic insightful comments if given a safe votes and money. other interesting BookLetters. You can get communication, and hanging out. and supportive environment to ex- It was my privilege to serve as the chair periodic e-mails on the topic of your choice, Their parents provide for, love, and press themselves. of the library bond campaign that passed in whether it’s business, teen novels or book club are proud of them. Communities around the Bay 2008. It’s worth remembering why that plan selections. And, of course, they’re not per- Area are building asset-based succeeded where two others had failed. I have also been asked, “What needs to be fect. (They are our kids, after all.) perspectives about kids. They’re I think it’s primarily because the plan itself done next?” Well, let’s review the three things But there’s something missing creating ways to engage them in was balanced. It fixed the 50-year-old build- we needed to be successful: time, votes and from this picture of typical kids community problem solving, mu- ings we have and use every day. I enjoyed money. We put in the time and we got the growing up in a favored commu- nicipal government, programs that the opportunity to be an advocate for getting votes. nity. We think it is the way many of help them meet their own and the something positive done when so much of us adults hold kids in our thoughts, especially community’s needs. what we read about is opposition to projects. teenagers. There’s an arm’s-length quality to They’ve shifted from “kids as a problem” I left my personal preferences (for at least Three months from it ... as if they are slightly hazardous. to kids as resources, as people who can be one large library) somewhere along the line now, we will have closed When did you last walk down University meaningfully present for each other and in 2006 and supported the branch-based two libraries, opened Avenue and smile at a kid you didn’t know in community affairs. Research is helpful bond campaign because it’s what works best and say “Hi”? We objectify or stereotype here, where it is frequently noted that young for everyone. The one-or-many debate stalled a temporary one, and them. Like all stereotypes, a lot is missing or people seek support, advice, solace and cel- progress on renewing our libraries for far too started construction in two wrong about the one labeled “kids.” To make ebration from their peers rather than adults long. that label authentically richer, let’s acknowl- in their lives. While this will naturally occur I had a dedicated team of more than 100 locations. edge in policy and practice the blooming, in person and via social media, communities people who gave their time to ask others for buzzing, exciting and talented reality that is should continue to find ways to provide safe votes and money to run the campaign. our kids. and nurturing settings — with clearly defined Where are we now? The city staff is work- In the recent set of three Youth Forums, ways of accessing services and adult counsel ing hard behind the scenes to get things done. But the job of library renewal isn’t done. roughly 100 people (kids and adults) attend- if needed. The monthly stakeholder meetings are filled Again, money is the key. The library bond that ed each one. They fashioned a list of actions Part of the impetus for the asset-based ap- with detailed schedules of contracts for mov- passed in 2008 cannot, by law, pay for any- that would shorten that arm’s-length distance. proach comes from Project Cornerstone and ing books, issuing bonds, getting myriad City thing except design and construction of the Some were about school surveys leading to its list of 41 “developmental assets.” These Council approvals, informing library patrons dialogue among teachers, students, admin- (continued on next page) (continued on next page) Streetwise What is your proudest achievement? Asked at the Palo Alto Public Library main branch. Interviews by Katia Savchuk. Photographs by Veronica Weber.

Stan Kazul Agnes Dado Steve Cabot Gary Melnick Debby Miller Retired lawyer and judge Registered nurse Engineer Medical records clerk Artist Iris Way, Palo Alto Clark Way, Palo Alto Sebastapol Avenue, Santa Rosa Coral Court, Los Altos Tasso Street, Palo Alto “Becoming a nurse. I’m very proud to “Starting a newspaper a long time ago “That I managed to hold down a job “I’ve been married for 32 years — “My family: three kids and living with have helped a lot of people in my ca- when I was in college. It’s what I really and stay employed for almost 20 that’s pretty nice. Two nice boys. And the same woman for over 40 years reer. I think that’s what counts.” wanted to do.” years — and try to give a little bit of I’m in graduate school — a Master of and knowing she’s the boss.” money to those less fortunate than Fine Arts.” myself.”

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FOR AVENIDAS ‘LIFETIMES OF ACHIEVEMENT’ HONOREES, THEIR TIME AND ENERGY ARE NOT JUST THEIR OWN hey have been the community’s guardians. The six people chosen by the nonprofit Aveni- Tdas to receive a “Lifetimes of Achievement” award this year have served community members who are poor, disabled, disenfranchised or simply needing an ounce of encour- agement. Each has made his or her mark in other ways, from physics to politics. But it is their desire to turn their abundance Lifetimes of into someone else’s gain that Achievement honorees include has earned them recognition. (clockwise from This year’s honorees are phi- left) Emery Rogers, Elizabeth successful traits of remaining lanthropist Elizabeth Wolf, ven- Wolf, Gordon active, involved and committed ture capitalist Gordon Russell, Russell, Marge Bruno and to the causes they care about, former Mayor Marge Bruno, Marcia and Fred Rehmus. helping to make a difference in physicist Emery Rogers and our community,” Avenidas CEO community volunteers Fred and Lisa Hendrickson said. Marcia Rehmus. A celebration of the honorees Avenidas, a Palo-Alto based will be held Sunday, May 16, organization serving local se- from 3 to 5 p.m. at 669 Mirada niors and their families, pres- Ave., Stanford. It is hosted by ents the annual awards, which Avenidas and co-sponsored by recognize outstanding contri- the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo butions made by people 65 and Alto Online. The party is the sole older. fundraiser for Avenidas. There were 39 nominees this Tickets, which are tax-deduct- year, according to Kari Martell, ible, are $75 and can be pur- Avenidas’ director of marketing chased by calling 650-289-5445 and communications. or visiting www.avenidas.org. ■ The honorees “exemplify the

Page 22ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Cover Story Veronica Weber Veronica Marcia and Fred Rehmus pause in the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden Center, where Marcia presided over the board and served on many committees. FRED AND MARCIA REHMUS Palo Alto couple exemplifies good citizenship with years of active involvement by Karla Kane “Don’t get on her list,” husband Fred joked of arried for nearly half a century, Fred and his wife’s recruitment abilities. “She’s indefati- Marcia Rehmus reckon that between gable.” M them they’ve racked up 94 combined Fred’s good humor is one of many characteristics years of volunteer experience. Just a bit short of that have made him a successful leading citizen in hitting the collective 100-year mark, Fred said his own right. With a professional background in he’s sure they’ll keep active enough to join the financial planning, the Stanford Graduate School

Veronica Weber “century club” soon. of Business grad has served in various capacities “One hundred years?” Marcia said with a grin. on Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center membership “I plan to have many more!” board, the board of the Oregon Shakespeare Com- That spirit of enthusiasm for community in- pany, several Stanford University alumni boards volvement has led to the Rehmuses’ longtime and parents’ organizations, and many more. participation in numerous local organizations in a A talented artist (his handmade birdhouses Emery Rogers, a retired physicist and philanthropy executive, stands in a play- range of fields, including art, education, garden- won a Sunset Magazine award), his love for the ground at the Children’s Health Council, where he served on the board. ing and health, benefiting everyone from kids to intricately carved artwork of native cultures of the college students to the elderly. Pacific Northwest has led him to become a major “I feel extremely fortunate to have lived in this advocate for and patron of the Cantor Arts Center, EMERY ROGERS area for a long time and gotten to know so many which now features the Rehmus Family Gallery people,” said Marcia, who moved out west from for Native American Art. Accomplished in physics and philanthropy, he prefers New England in the early 1960s. Volunteering “Cantor’s the most successful university mu- to give the spotlight to others “builds connections with people, organizations seum in the country,” he said, proudly. and community issues.” In 2002, Fred was instrumental in the gift of A 30-plus-year resident of Atherton (the Reh- the “Stanford Legacy” totem pole, decorated with by Martin Sanchez in World War II led Rogers and many of muses moved to Palo Alto’s Classic Residence by symbolic representations of the Stanford family hen retired physicist and phi- his classmates to graduate a year early to Hyatt senior residence four years ago, and spent story, installed on campus. lanthropy executive Emery join the war effort, he said. During the some early years in Denver and Seattle), Marcia’s “I wanted one at home in Atherton but Marcia W Rogers talks about his life, he war, Rogers put his physics knowledge to made her mark on the community in many ways. objected,” the avid collector said, smiling at the spends as much time complimenting the use in the Joint Army Navy Precipitation She’s served on boards in the Menlo Park and memory. While many pieces of art decorate their people he’s worked with as he does de- Static Project, which aimed to prevent Sequoia school districts, PTAs and parents’ clubs apartment, most of them are kept at Fred’s office. scribing his own experiences. airplanes from losing radio contact with at Stanford University; presided over Palo Alto’s Commissioning the artwork for Stanford was “a “Everywhere I’ve turned, I’ve met fas- their bases during storms. Gamble Garden board (and was involved with nu- joint effort with the university, the artist and us,” cinating people,” he said. The job involved “a lot of flying, but merous boards and committees there); served on he said. That statement is hard to deny. Rogers nobody was shooting at me,” he said. the Avenidas board and helped found the Aveni- And his artistic interests aren’t limited to craft- has, after all, worked with military sci- The project was successful, he said, das Village program; and currently serves on the ing, carving and Shakespeare. entists, Silicon Valley pioneers and even and its results can be seen to this day. Breast Cancer Connections board, to name a few “He cooks, too!” Marcia said. a Nobel Prize winner. Still, the breadth “Whenever you get on an airplane now, involvements. Though Fred and Marcia don’t tend to volunteer and depth of his charitable and profes- look out the window to see the little wick Marcia considers her work with her three chil- with the same groups, they enjoy other activities sional accomplishments indicate an intel- dischargers on the wingtips,” he said. dren’s schools, Gamble Garden and Breast Cancer together — annual trips to Maui and Lake Tahoe ligence, work ethic and moral strength at Rogers returned to Stanford in 1946 Connections especially meaningful. are favorites. They also love spending time with least as influential as a group of success- and found the once-barren physics de- “Being involved with the public schools was their six grandchildren. ful colleagues. partment flush with hundreds of new very important to me. And Gamble Garden is such “A grandparent — that’s just the greatest thing Rogers grew up in Beverly Hills and undergraduates due to the post-atomic- a wonderful, unique place,” she said, as she looked you can be,” Marcia said. enrolled at Stanford University in 1941. bomb prominence of nuclear technology, out upon her own lush patio garden. For the Rehmuses, a lifetime of working toward He originally planned to attend Harvard he said. He completed his doctorate in Marcia has found that true interest and passion community improvement and involvement has University but decided on Stanford after physics in 1951 after researching an early are required to be an effective volunteer. been a no-brainer. his stepfather, a Stanford alumnus, gave form of MRI technology under the No- “Volunteering is fun! It keeps you thinking and “To have the community you want, you have to the school a glowing review, he said. bel Prize-winning physicist Felix Bloch, creating. It keeps you young. I only get involved step up,” Fred said. “I’d never even seen it,” he said. Rogers said. with things I know I’m going to enjoy,” she said, “Money is one way, but time is even more im- He planned to study philosophy but “I never dreamed that someday you adding that one of the responsibilities of a com- portant,” Marcia added. soon switched to physics and never could fit a human body into one of those. munity leader is to find and inspire others to carry Quite simply, for the Rehmuses, “it is the core looked back. ... Whenever I will be wheeled into an on the work in the future. responsibility of a good citizen to be involved,” At the time, he was the university’s MRI, I can say, ‘I know you’,” he said. “I believe you should always be looking for your he said. N only undergraduate physics student, he Rogers worked at Varian Associates replacement and surrounding yourself with good Editorial Assistant Karla Kane can be e- said. (continued on page 26) people. I love to meet people and get them inter- mailed at [email protected]. The advent of America’s involvement ested in leadership roles,” she said. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 23 Cover Story Veronica Weber Veronica Weber

Elizabeth Wolf, a champion of causes benefiting children, sits on a planter bench in a garden behind Abilities United, where she serves on the board.

Venture capitalist and philanthropist Gordon Russell stands outside the main clinic at Ravenswood Family Health Center in East Palo Alto, where he serves as a trustee. ELIZABETH WOLF GORDON RUSSELL Longtime Palo Alto resident has made generosity a family project by Aimee Miles Venture capitalist and one-man philanthropic force ‘We felt that we or philanthropist Elizabeth Wolf, the by Monica Hayde Schreiber always volunteered, always helped people in business of helping others has been a ne day in the early 1980s, Gordon need. F family affair for as long as she can re- Russell opened his mail and every- A day later, Russell was standing in the had so much, member. thing changed. Parca offices with a large check and list of At 77, the cheerful, bespectacled Wolf is a O veteran of Palo Alto community service and He thumbed idly through the stack of let- questions about what he could do to help. and many had ters, still preoccupied by his busy day as a “It was an incredibly powerful experi- still helps run the family foundation she start- partner with the venture capital firm Sequoia ence,” said Russell, a Portola Valley resident ed with her husband decades ago, for which Capital. A newsletter caught his eye. It was who, at 77, has all the exuberance and en- so little, and we her children now serve as trustees. from Parca, a local provider of services for ergy you’d expect of a man who took up golf Wolf champions causes benefiting chil- people with developmental disabilities. He at 70 and wonders aloud at what additional wanted to make dren in underserved areas and still divides thought he’d take just a quick glance, but an projects he could fit into his schedule. her time between volunteering and managing article about a boy with Down Syndrome The former medical technology executive a commitment. the foundation, whose beneficiaries have in- drew him in. He sat down to read, his mind still gets a little choked up remembering that cluded arts and education programs, medical drifting back to his boyhood in Boston and day at Parca. and scientific research projects, and nature a neighbor boy, Brian, who had Down Syn- “I felt so good. To suddenly realize how We didn’t call it and environmental initiatives. drome. I could make a difference — it was truly a “I’m exhausted at the end of the day,” Wolf “My parents loved Brian,” he recalled catalyst.” “philanthropy,” said. “It takes a lot of energy to do it well.” with a smile. “He was always at our house. A catalyst indeed. Over the next two de- A Taunton, Mass., native, Wolf attended I remembered how welcoming and kind my cades, while running the go-go life of a VC Wheelock College in Boston, where she mother and father were to Brian and how and raising a son and two stepsons, Russell we called it “for trained to be a teacher. After graduating, she that was unusual then — in the 1940s — quietly became a one-man, philanthropic began teaching second- and third-graders in when children like him were often kept al- force of nature, providing superhuman levels helping others.”’ New Hampshire and Massachusetts. most in hiding.” of time and money to dozens of nonprofits A former minister’s wife introduced her to Memories of Brian turned to memories of and other organizations. Whether helping — Elizabeth Wolf Hans Wolf, who had completed his master’s his parents, people of modest means, neither Native American students find their way degree at Harvard Business School and was working for a metals fabrication company in of whom had more than a high school educa- (continued on page 26) tion. They both worked demanding jobs but Attleboro. They were engaged six weeks later Page 24ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Cover Story and married six months after their first date. “I think if any of my kids did that I would ‘Even in high school, if go crazy,” Wolf said, laughing. Though both had grown up frugally, the I thought someone was couple shared a passion for philanthropy and community service, which had been a part of their own family traditions. By 1966, the being unjustly mistreated Wolfs decided they had $1,000 in their yearly budget that they could set aside just for that or disciplined I would purpose. “We decided we’d be able to start a foundation,” Wolf said. “We felt that we had so intervene — even though much, and many had so little, and we wanted to make a commitment. We didn’t call it ‘phi- it was really none of my lanthropy,’ we called it ‘for helping others.’” The Hans and Elizabeth Wolf Foundation business.’ was born that year. The charity was tailored to support handpicked community-oriented nonprofits whose causes the Wolfs believed — Marge Bruno in. The couple later moved to Dallas, where A retirement community near their home, Pil- Hans had a job with Texas Instruments. Wolf grim Haven, was trying to expand and Bruno made good friends there, but she said the “ex- had become concerned. tremes of weather” didn’t suit her. “There was neighborhood opposition and I — In 1975, the family resettled in Palo Alto. I’m almost embarrassed to say it — was a part She found the weather, and the culture, quite of it,” said Bruno, who later went on to sit on agreeable. Pilgrim Haven’s board for a decade. “I liked the focus on community here,” she “I started going to planning commission said. meetings and city council meetings and, again, The couple continued to nurture their foun- I felt I could do that as well as they could.” dation while raising their four children. Once elected to the Los Altos City Council, Wolf’s Palo Alto home, where she has lived Bruno helped to form a stakeholder committee for 35 years, isn’t as crowded or bustling as that hammered out an acceptable plan, letting it once was. Wolf now enjoys taking quiet Pilgrim Haven expand while addressing neigh- dinners on the patio, where her meals are borhood concerns. complemented by a breathtaking view of the Bruno’s eight years on the council, including foothills and the Bay. two terms as mayor, led to regional posts in the In its heyday, the house served as a setting area of “paratransit” (federally mandated trans- for Valentine’s parties, church fundraising portation for people with disabilities) and air dinners and family gatherings. quality. A thin strip of wood secured to the kitchen Looking back, she said, the most gratifying wall serves as a testament to the comings and work she did had to do with air quality, com- goings of friends and family members over munity service and libraries. the years. The height chart, which displays “How do you regulate air quality without do- dozens of markings dated as early as 1977, ing terrible harm to business?” she said of her traces the upward progression of Wolf’s chil- work on the Bay Area Air Quality Management dren and grandchildren, along with measure- Kimihiro Hoshino Board in the early 1990s. ments of obliging visitors who often traveled “I felt as though we were doing really impor- long distances to visit them. They included tant work. It had a major impact, and many of the nephew of a homestay student, the son of these issues are ongoing.” Wolf’s minister, and her late husband’s former Board membership on the Community Ser- nanny in Germany. vices Agency of Mountain View, Los Altos and Marge Bruno, former Los Altos mayor and city councilmember, visits the Los Altos Wolf fondly remembers hosting graduate Los Altos Hills also left a major impression. Library at least twice a week. She helped the library get a large collection of books and exchange students from India, Germany, New “The need is so enormous, and it’s an agency DVDs through the Vision 21 Project. Zealand, France and China, many of whom that I think does really good work,” she said. are still in touch with her today. Residents And finally, helping to create an endowment were expected to help out around the house for the Los Altos Library — now more than $2 and take care of their laundry, which contrib- MARGE BRUNO million, used mostly for acquisitions — ranks uted to a sense of belonging, Wolf said. “They among her most gratifying experiences. felt part of the family,” she said. An energetic, self-described ‘busybody’ Growing up in a culture where girls weren’t After Hans died in 2004, Wolf continued necessarily expected to be educated, Bruno re- managing their foundation herself, scaling by Chris Kenrick But when the family migrated from Ohio calls some aunts and uncles teasing her parents back the number of grant recipients to a more wiry bundle of energy greets a ring to Los Altos in 1973, Bruno found herself for not putting limits on her or getting her “un- manageable 50 organizations. This year, her of the doorbell at the Los Altos with two sons in high school, few acquain- der control.” daughter Deborah took over as president. A home of Marge and Mike Bruno. tances and energy to spare. “Even in high school, if I thought someone Wolf still helps run the foundation with her Though long retired, Marge Bruno — in She went back to earn an MBA at San Jose was being unjustly mistreated or disciplined I children while balancing a hectic schedule the throes of preparing for a departure to State University and took a job in corporate would intervene — even though it was really that includes baby-sitting grandkids, singing China the next day — is dressed for success lending at Bank of America, where she got a none of my business,” she said. in the church choir, visiting grant recipients, as a banker or politician, two of the several first-hand view of Silicon Valley history. She recalled a friend of her brother’s, four and serving as a board member of Abilities careers she has had. She recalls seeing Steve Jobs — “just a years younger, who was being raised by a single United, an organization that provides train- “I don’t drink anything with caffeine ever, kid” — coming into the bank barefoot, back father from Mexico. ing and support services to people with physi- ever, ever,” said Bruno. “I’m just too wired in Apple’s pre-IPO days. “The father worked very hard in a restau- cal or developmental challenges. She and the on my own.” Bruno’s own accounts — ROLM, System rant. This was a poor area. The father worked children meet annually to discuss the founda- Bruno’s uncontainable energy has led Industries — were then Valley greats that nights. tion’s next funding cycle. her from a childhood in an Italian-Jewish since have been sold and absorbed by other “At one point this young man missed a final Recent grants have supported Stanford neighborhood of Queens to a varied life as a companies. exam because he didn’t wake up in time, and he pancreatic cancer research, the Eastside student, stay-at-home mom, banker, elected “Working with all these startups you start was going to fail the course. College Preparatory School, and the Klein- official and — in her own words — “busy- to think, ‘I could do that — why don’t I have “I knew he’d been working really hard and I mond School near Capetown, South Africa, body.” a business?’” thought, ‘This is really wrong. Yes, he did miss established to educate children orphaned by Often it was watching others — then de- So she left the bank with two others and the final, but he should be given a chance to AIDS. ciding she could do the same thing just as formed a mortgage brokerage business, Ado- take it.’” Despite juggling multiple commitments, well herself — that served as her jumping be Financial Group, lending on commercial Bruno took it upon herself to speak to the Wolf sees her demanding agenda as a gift. off points. properties. teacher. “I’ve sometimes said I’m the luckiest per- Bruno got married after studying econom- The Brunos had made a pact to retire at 55, “I said, ‘This kid doesn’t really have a chance. son I know,” she said. “One of the most excit- ics at Hunter College and in graduate school which they did in the early 1990s — Marge His father’s not home. There’s nobody there to ing things for my husband and me and for the at Cornell University. from banking and Mike from his career as an make sure he wakes up on time. Give him an- children is having the privilege to be able to “In those days, you stayed home and had organic chemist with Raychem. other chance.’ children, which was fine,” she recalled. By that time, Marge Bruno was on to other give. It’s very rewarding.” N “And he did. And that story just reinforces my “I never resented it — I loved it.” things, anyway. busybodiness,” she said. N

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tween the sciences and engineering Rogers and the arts,” he said. Such initia- (continued from page 23) ‘You see a lot tives included the development from 1949 to 1967 and HP from of subtitle technology for the San CUSTOM SOLUTIONS FOR EVERY 1967 to 1979, managing both of of scientists at Francisco Opera and the donation those companies’ analytical instru- of musical instruments to technical STYLE AND EVERY BUDGET ment departments. The companies high schools, he said. were “extremely exciting in those the front row at Rogers believes that this inter- days,” he said, and he developed disciplinary knowledge is still ex- a great respect for the companies’ the opera, but I tremely important. founders. “You see a lot of scientists at the In 1979, William Hewlett and front row at the opera, but I wish you David Packard — whom Rogers wish you would would see more arts in people in the called “the greatest managers of front row at science exhibitions.” all time” — asked Rogers to start a see more arts in The HP Company Foundation charitable foundation for the com- was not Rogers’ only charitable pany. He agreed and ended up run- people in the front effort. He has also served on the ning the foundation until 1986. boards of the Palo Alto United Way One of Rogers’ ideas was to al- (in the ‘50s), the Stanford Convales- low HP employees to champion row at science cent Hospital, the Children’s Health charitable causes of their own Council and Castilleja School. choosing and to have them funded exhibitions.’ Rogers has been married to his with company dollars. wife, Nancy, for 47 years. She is Hundreds of employees got in- — Emery Rogers “entirely capable of sitting here and volved, he said. receiving this award” given her own He also wanted to fund projects volunteer work, he said. that would “bridge the gap be- “I just cheer her on,” he said. Rogers receives time-consuming kidney dialysis treatments three times a week. Predictably, he described the people he sees during those sessions as “extraordinary Heating & Air Conditioning people ... patients and attendants alike.” He surfs the Internet, “talking to the world” during dialysis sessions, Great Rebates Available he said. He advises other dialysis patients to “never spend your time ( Low Flow Toilets ( watching the clock,” he said, echo- ing his attitude toward life in gen- 25% (Tank-Less Water Heaters ( eral. N OFF LIST PRICE (Furnaces ( About the cover: WITH THIS COUPON Avenidas’ Lifetime of Achieve- SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY (Air Conditioning ( ment 2010 honorees — back row, EXPIRES 6-30-2010 from left: Gordon Russell, Em- ery Rogers and Fred Rehmus; front row, from left: Elizabeth $20 DISCOUNT WITH AD! Wolf, Marge Bruno and Mar- OUR PENINSULA SHOWROOMS HAVE CONSOLIDATED. (One Discount Per Job) cia Rehmus — stand outside the Garden Court Hotel. Photo by VISIT US AT OUR NEWLY EXPANDED AND RENOVATED Veronica Weber. CAMPBELL SHOWROOM. THE BAY AREA’S LARGEST! “Don‘t Cuss...Call Us” CAMPBELL SHOWROOM # 1190 DELL AVENUE (650) 321-5500 WWW.VALETCUSTOM.COM 408.370.1041

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f Laurie Anderson ran a museum, the artists could come in at night and add new brushstrokes to their I paintings whenever they wanted. “Why not just change it?” she asked. “There’s some idea that a work must be finished.” The pioneering multimedia artist feels the same way about her new work, “Delusion.” So it’s hard to spell out exactly what her performance will be like in Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium next week. Described as “a meditation on life and language” with music, stories, songs and video, “Delusion” premiered in February at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and has been evolving ever since. During shows in London earlier this month, for instance, Anderson added refer- ences to British politics. At Stanford on May 5, she said, there will be “a whole new version.” “It’s always changing,” she said of the work during a phone interview. “It changes with the winds.” Anderson, too, seems oft-blown by the breezes. Especially the jet stream. The 62-year-old New York artist, who began her recording career in 1980 with the minimalist song “O Superman,” is living on the go these days, jetting around with various projects. She was just in Rio planning an exhibit of her films and musical instruments she designed. In Europe, the recent ash cloud tangled her travels (leading to “a long, exhausting bus ride through Portugal”), and she sounds a bit apprehensive about an upcoming trip to Iceland. For the moment, at least, she’s stateside. Anderson, who has also published six books, began writing “Delusion” as two plays for two people struggling with contradictory points of view that never re- solve. She wasn’t even going to be in the plays. But then she found the work going in different directions, as it is wont to do when you’re an artist schooled in so many media. “You start working on an opera and it turns into a potato print,” Anderson joked. “Which is fine, unless you’re the person who commissioned the opera.” In the middle of writing “Delusion,” Anderson wanted to include some images, and then some film, and then some music. Before long, it became a multimedia work with her songs, spoken-word passages and visual designs. She also plays violin, with guest horn players Colin Stetson and Doug Wieselman set to accompany on May 5. Still, stories remain the core; the work centers on 20-some short tales, many exploring the ways people’s minds spin, others branching off in different directions. Many were inspired by dreams. One, Anderson

says, gives a new take on the old carrot-and-stick tale Leland Brewster/Courtesy Stanford Lively Arts in which a human waves a carrot to get a donkey to do something. This particular donkey has had enough of carrots. Earlier incarnations of “Delusion” have included meditations on the space program — apropos for An- derson, who became NASA’s first artist-in-residence in 2002. An audio clip posted by London’s Barbican Theatre, where Anderson performed earlier this month, is a snip- Multimedia artist Laurie pet from the “Delusion” story “Who Owns the Moon?” In it, she muses on an international debate with gentle Anderson performs on humor: “The Russians said: ‘Wait a second. We were violin with her visual design there first.’ And the Americans said: ‘No, no, no, no, projected behind her.

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B7193BA(ZWdSZgO`baabO\T]`RSRcj$#% #/@BA The cast of “Rent” includes, from left, Brian Conway, Danelle Medeiros, David Saber, Scott Fish, Nicole Frydman and Victoria Morgan. Back to the heart of ‘Rent’ Palo Alto Players production reminds us why the original ’90s hit made it big by Chad Jones n 1996, as an audience member steam up the stage in their second- about to see “Rent” on Broad- THEATER REVIEW act duet, “Take Me or Leave Me,” I way, I knew several things. This and Frydman makes the most of was the hottest show on Broadway of Music.” But Palo Alto Players, Maureen’s silly performance piece, in a long, long time. Jonathan Lar- a troupe that seems to invite risk, “Over the Moon.” son, the composer and creative tackles the show courageously and Danelle Medeiros makes a sultry force behind the show, had died with no holds barred. Mimi, a young stripper whose affec- tragically the night before the show I will tell you that at intermission tion for Roger isn’t quite as strong as opened in its off-Broadway incarna- during last Sunday’s very senior her affection for white powder sold tion. And ‘80s pixie pop princess matinee, the older woman behind in tiny bags. Her big number, “Out Debbie Gibson was sitting directly me turned to her companion and Tonight,” generates some genuine in front of me. said, “The voices are fantastic, but heat, complete with glitter explod- Fourteen years ago, “Rent” blew this is the most god-awful show I’ve ing from her hair. my mind. Rock music had finally ever seen.” I will also tell you that Brian Conway’s take on tragic arrived on Broadway without any she came back for Act 2 and stood drag queen Angel benefits tremen- apology. For months after I saw the up at the end (and not because she dously from the costumes by Mary show, I listened almost exclusively was beating a hasty retreat). Cravens, who gets every detail spot- to the original cast album and rev- You can sell “Rent” as a boffo on, right down to the ruffled panties, eled in Larson’s attempt to blend Broadway hit based on Puccini’s and Tony Murillo Jr.’s Tom Collins Sondheim sophistication with the “La Bohème,” but the truth is that is believable as an MIT professor gritty, raw power of contemporary the show is a loud, flawed, difficult- smitten with an unlikely lover. pop rock. to-follow tale of self-indulgent art- Musical director Matthew Mattei Then, through no fault of its own, ists living and dying in New York’s and his five-piece band re-create the “Rent” became a spoof of itself. East Greenwich Village. original “Rent” sound with impres- For proof, look no further than the If the performers have charm and sive accuracy, though the sound de- marionette movie “Team America: charisma, all of that will cease to sign too often makes them sound like World Police” and its satirical ver- matter because the focus shifts to they’re playing a really good party sion of the show called “Lease.” Larson’s dynamic songs and the a few houses away. It’s also hard to Though “Rent” won the Pulitzer incredible spirit and energy the make sense of the larger group num- Prize and ran for more than a de- show exudes at its very best. That’s bers. For instance, during “Another cade on Broadway, it became a vic- where director/choreographer Joe Day,” which cuts to the heart of the tim of its own success. Duffy’s Palo Alto Players produc- show’s “no day but today” theme, the The movie version, which em- tion shines. sound of the main characters and the ployed almost all of the original Set designer Patrick Klein gets the ensemble become muddled. cast, was a flop both creatively and rough-hewn set just right — Christ- The amazing thing about “Rent” commercially thanks largely to di- mas lights adorning chain-link — in 1996 and today — is that in rector Chris Columbus’ limited vi- fences, scrappy fliers plastering the spite of its flaws (awkward lyr- sion of the show. Last year, a touring walls, urban junk littering the land- ics, some ineffective songs, logi- production of the show, featuring scape — and lighting designer Jim cal lapses in the story), it builds original stars Adam Pascal and An- Gross generates just enough flash an emotional momentum that has thony Rapp, limped through San (including some blinding bolts di- a big payoff at the end. Much like Francisco revealing “Rent” to be, rected to the audience) to make this “Hair” did 40 years ago and Green in spite of some lingering charms, more of a rock ‘n’ roll experience Day’s “American Idiot” is doing on a relic of the ‘90s. than traditional musical theater. Broadway today, “Rent” changed Way back in 1996, I did find my- From the opening number, it’s the musical-theater game. The show self wondering what the show, with clear the 15-member cast has the is dated, and it will never be every- its drug use, AIDS-support groups, requisite energy to carry the load body’s favorite musical, but there’s drag queens, gay relationships and of this imperfect but eminently still a big heart at its core — a heart unapologetic grittiness, would be loveable show. Scott Fish is Mark that the Palo Alto Players have no like when it started to play the com- Cohen, our guide into the world of trouble finding. N munity theater circuit. these latter-day bohemians, and he’s What I couldn’t have imagined a wonderful singer and actor. As What: “Rent” by Jonathan Larson then was that just such a communi- Mark’s roommate and best friend, (additional lyrics, original concepts by Billy Aronson), presented by Palo Alto ty theater production — the current Roger, David Saber is not the usual Players Palo Alto Players production, to be virile rock-star type frequently cast 2010 Photo Contest specific — would remind me why I in this role. He’s more sensitive and Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Congratulations! loved the show in the first place. insecure, which works well with the Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Certainly, not every small the- troubled character and makes his When: Through May 9, at 8 p.m. Winners and Selected for Exhibition have been notified ater group in the country is going powerful solo, “One Song Glory,” Thursday through Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sundays Watch for the June 4th Edition of the Weekly to jump at the chance to produce all the more effective. “Rent” and risk alienating audi- Nicole Frydman as performance Cost: Tickets are $30 with student, announcing all the winners! senior and educator discounts. All those that entered but weren’t notified, please pick up your photos at ences that are happy with a steady artist Maureen and Victoria Morgan Info: Go to www.paplayers.org or call 450 Cambridge Ave, M-F 8:30am - 5:30pm stream of “Annie” and “The Sound as Joanne, Maureen’s lawyer lover, 650-329-0891 Page 28ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Arts & Entertainment St. Elizabeth Lively Arts announces new season Performers explore the theme ‘Memory Forward’ through sound, video, sculpture by Rebecca Wallace he inventor and sound sculptor Trimpin can find music in T any object you can think of. Many of the items are pieces of the 15th annual past: typewriters, slide projectors, vintage toy monkeys. Still, there’s a modern thread running through his work. Trimpin is known for linking computers with traditional instruments: having a A Benefit MIDI-controlled player piano, for instance. Golf Tournament The artist’s unusual vision fits in with Stanford Lively Arts’ theme for for St. Elizabeth Seton School its new season, “Memory Forward.” Announced on Tuesday, the 2010-11 season has a new work by Trimpin as Stanford Golf Course its centerpiece. The season starts in Oc- Sankai Juku Courtesy tober and will conclude May 14, 2011, Monday, May 17, 2010 with the world premiere of Trimpin’s installation and performance work 11 AM Shotgun “The Gurs Zyklus (The Gurs Cycle),” For information, please call the Development Office said Jenny Bilfield, Lively Arts’ artistic and executive director. 650-326-1258 Trimpin, who goes by his sur- name, is a native of Germany who Above: The Japanese dance lives in Seattle. He is collaborating company Sankai Juku. Left: The with New York vocalist and direc- violinist Midori. tor Rinde Eckert to create the piece, *Sponsors needed - various levels available which will be steeped in memory. It St. Elizabeth Seton School is a Catholic Community will tell the story of the internment school that offers a realistic private school choice for camp Gurs, where many Jews from have its U.S. premiere on March 4, East Palo Alto and East Menlo Park families. Seton’s doors Trimpin’s hometown were sent dur- presented by the violin-cello-piano ing World War II. threesome Trio Voce. are open to all students regardless of their ethnic, Commissioned by Lively Arts, Other commissions and premieres religious and socio-economic background. “The Gurs Zyklus” will incor- include the West Coast premiere of porate speech and other sounds, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders “Life,” written by Dutch composer video and sculpture. Trimpin will Louis Andriessen and set to be per- be on the Stanford campus dur- formed Nov. 5 by Bang on a Can ing the months before the perfor- All Stars. The contemporary-music mance, working and teaching at ensemble calls itself “part rock PALO ALTO the Center for Research in Music band and part amplified chamber and Acoustics. group.” The Nov. 5 program also GRAND PRIX Lively Arts’ 41st season is a mix of includes music by Brian Eno and jazz, theater, Hindustani classical mu- Julia Wolfe. ROAD RACE SERIES sic, bluegrass, folk, dance, and cham- More classical strings music ber and vocal music. Opening night, nos Quartet and the Palo Alto-based also abounds. Violinist Midori Oct. 13, explores the memory theme Cantabile Youth Singers. will give a recital with pianist with “Awakening: 9/11 Meditation,” Stanford composer Jonathan Robert McDonald on Nov. 17, a program featuring composers from Berger also harks back with his 14 countries. Performers are the Kro- piece “Memory Slips,” which will (continued on page 30)

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FREE Seminar for Parents Leland Brewster Understanding Your Child’s Temperament Temperaments are inborn, not something we can teach Another performance photo features Anderson’s visual design. or instill. In this workshop, we will provide information that can help you gain a better understanding about your child’s can feel sad and not be sad. You don’t have to be what- temperament and we will discuss strategies for dealing Laurie Anderson (continued from page 27) ever you’re talking about.” with different types of temperament. Over the years, Anderson has often been praised for use of technology in the arts, which has included electroni- Tuesday, May 18 no. We had the first guys there.’ And the Italians said, cally altering her voice and building experimental musical 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. ‘Well, we saw it first.’” instruments. But she’s not averse to basic ink on paper. When asked whether this story will be in the next One of her projects that she sounds the most pleased about Bethany Lutheran Church performance of “Delusion,” Anderson responded, not is writing another book, gathering more of the stories she 1095 Cloud Avenue, Menlo Park unkindly, “We’ll see.” constantly absorbs from the people around her. Other topics Anderson explored in the London per- “To be able to build something out of words,” she said, Guest Speaker: Dr. Erica Pelavin formances included the war in Iraq, “Moby Dick” and “is so magic.” N Parents Place, Palo Alto the nature of happiness, Times reviewer Donald Hutera Erica Pelavin, L.C.S.W., Ph.D. is a family therapist and Organizational Psychologist wrote earlier this month. What: Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson presents her new specializing in relationship issues and work-life integration. A believer in individual “It’s up to us to connect the dots between her decep- work “Delusion,” through Stanford Lively Arts. and family resilience, she approaches her client’s family and school challenges from tively glib, loose musings,” he wrote. a strength-based perspective. In addition to her work with families, she facilitates sup- Where: Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University port groups in the areas of bereavement, chronic illness and learning differences. Hutera called the visual imagery on stage “dreamy and artificial,” with the music sometimes “harsh” and When: 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 5 Cost: $26-$60 for adults, $10 for Stanford students, with SEATING IS LIMITED AND IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. “dense” and sometimes filled with “gentler, almost folk- other discounts available for youth, groups and other RESERVATIONS REQUIRED loric melodies.” His conclusion: “It all adds up to a kind of lulling, questioning multimedia essay on the cosmos, students Go to www.bethany-mp.org/tempers to make your reservation! coupled with an elegy for unconditional love.” Info: Go to livelyarts.stanford.edu or call 650-725-ARTS. Or email [email protected] or call 650-854-5897, ext. 210. “Delusion” is also a sad piece, Anderson said, noting Anderson will also give a free talk at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May Please provide your name, phone number, email address, and number of people attending. that “a few people die” in it. She said: “I really enjoy 4, in Stanford’s Pigott Theater as part of the Art + Invention feeling sad. I’ve recently made the discovery that you Speaker Series.

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while the in-residence St. Lawrence String Quartet plans its customary series of three performances, including a May 1 West Coast premiere of a new Osvaldo Golijov work. The Bowman program builds Jazz remains an important element of the Lively Arts confidence, creativity and season, this year focusing on work from the bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus. Bassist Christian McBride academic excellence. returns to Lively Arts on Nov. 13, with other jazz events including the Mingus Big Band on April 13. Musicians from other corners of the world include +"#'$) Indian vocalist Shubha Mudgal on Oct. 20, singer Toshi Reagon with her American folk/blues band BIGLovely $$"#'$) on Oct. 29, and Israeli rock singer Berry Sakharof on Jan. 29. $$*-$)%$#$(& In dance, the hip-hop company Rennie Harris Pure- movement takes the stage Jan. 22 after a campus resi- !#'$#**)*$) dency, while the Japanese butoh company Sankai Juku comes to Lively Arts on Nov. 9. ))((#' In theater, the Word for Word Performing Arts Com-

pany brings Elizabeth Strout stories to the stage on Jan. Campbell Matthew "%'%#, 9, and then dramatizes work by writers from Stanford’s Stegner creative-writing fellowship program in a Feb. 26 show. +)*$#' Season subscriptions go on sale in mid-June, with single tickets on sale beginning in August. For details www.bowmanschool.org about the full season, go to livelyarts.stanford.edu or call 650-725-ARTS. N The sound sculptor Trimpin is set to perform at Stanford in May 2011.

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WorthAll programsa are Lookheld in the Palo the little theater company: Dragon Don’t allow Alto Art Center’s auditorium at 1313 Productions opens its production this to happen Parade Newell Road. Events are free, but of “Anton” tonight, April 30, at May Fête Children’s reservations are required. Call 650- its small house at 535 Alma St. in 329-2366. For a full schedule, go downtown Palo Alto. The show to your home! Parade to www.djerassi.org/lectureseries. runs through May 23, with perfor- Funny, it doesn’t look a day over html. mances Thursday through Satur- 87. This Saturday, Palo Alto’s an- day at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2. A nual May Fête Children’s Parade “talk-back” with the director and marches through downtown for the cast is scheduled for after the May Find out: 88th time. Theater 16 show. The May 1 parade starts at 10 ‘Anton in Show Busi- Theater veteran Stephen D. Mad- a.m. at the corner of Emerson dox, who most recently directed Street and University Avenue. ness’ Chekhov is downright great and “Kismet” at Lyric Theatre of San This year’s theme is “Free to be ... Jose, directs the Dragon produc- me!” with Palo Altan Terri Valenti all, but will he play in Texas? Jane Martin’s play “Anton in tion, and the all-female cast in- as grand marshal. Valenti is a pro- cludes Dragon executive producer fessional-football official who has Show Business” depicts a Texas theater company hoping to pack Meredith Hagedorn. worked with the United Football Tickets are $25 general and $20 League and officiated at various the house with a production of the iconic Russian playwright’s “Three for seniors and students on open- school levels. ing night, and $20/$16 thereafter. The parade features festive Sisters.” It’s a behind-the-scenes look at theater, auditions and all. Call 650-493-2006 or go to www. decorated floats, school march- dragonproductions.net. ing bands and oodles of children A little theater company portrays high-stepping, skating, tumbling Wednesday, May 5, 2010 2:00–3:00 p.m. and cycling. Youth groups have already signed up, but parade or- Menlo Park City Council Chambers ganizers say that kids who come 701 Laurel Street to the event by 9:30 a.m. can still march in one of three categories: #03&-13*7"5&#"/,53645$0.1"/: Menlo Park, CA 94025 kids with pets, kids in costume and kids on wheels. To Register E-mail: [email protected] After the parade ends at 1 p.m., (Events held in the Council are only sponsored by the organization indicated Partners in Education will host the and are not sponsored by the City of Menlo Park) annual PiE Fair with games, music and refreshments at Addison Elementary School, 650 Addison celebrates Ave. The May Fête Parade is presented by the City of Palo Alto’s Please join us for the Palo Alto Poverty Simulation— recreation division, with sponsors including the Weekly and the Palo a crash course into the day-to-day realities of life Alto Recreation Foundation, which will also present the city’s annual with a shortage of money and an abundance of stress. Black and White Ball on Oct. 2. For details about the parade, go to www.cityofpaloalto.org/recreation #BOLJOH XFUBLFJUQFSTPOBMMZ or call 650-463-4921. 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This year’s series runs Eileen Richardson, Downtown Streets Team: May 6 through Nov. 4, Thursdays DMJFOUTXIPTFMPZBMUZIBTDPOUSJCVUFEHSFBUMZUPPVSTVDDFTT (650) 462-1795 or [email protected] at 7 p.m. 8FMPPLGPSXBSEUPPVSDPOUJOVFETFSWJDFBOEDPNNJUNFOU Next week’s initial event is UPUIFDPNNVOJUZ Organizers: themed “Discovery and Remem- brance.” Three artists are scheduled to appear: Tokyo poet Mariko Na- gai, Vienna video and photography artist Jutta Strohmaier, and Mexico composer Edward Trevino. XXXCPSFMDPN Member FDIC Later evenings include “Engag- Sponsors: ing Perception” on June 10, with Texas playwright Timothy Braun 4"/."5&0•Ǻǿǹ#PWFU3PBE•ǿǾǹǼȀȁǼȀǹǹ and Rhode Island media artist Bun- harrington 1"-0"-50•ǻǽǾ-ZUUPO"WFOVF•ǿǾǹǽǿǼȁȀǹǹ design dith Phunsombatlert. 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“THIS IS THE BEST COMEDY“ ”SINCE ‘THE HANGOVER’!” Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES This time around, Freddy Krueger from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” is played by an Oscar-nominated actor, Jackie Earle Haley. A Nightmare on Elm — including Rooney Mara, Kyle notice reads like orders for a sui- Street -1/2 Gallner (“Veronica Mars”), Ka- cide mission, the movie puts the (Century 16, Century 20) Ol’ tie Cassidy and Kellan Lutz (from reviewer in the unenviable posi- Cuisinart Hand is back in “A that Midas-touched “Twilight”) tion of a) kicking Brendan Fraser Nightmare on Elm Street,” a — don’t have much personal- when he’s down and b) picking pointless, unimaginative “re- ity, and Bayer’s direction lacks apart a movie that will soon be imagining” of Wes Craven’s clev- compensatory verve. Worse, the the favorite of every 6-year-old on erly conceived slasher movie. picture blatantly repeats all of the your block. In eight films between 1984 most memorable visuals from the For Hollywood, it’s a win-win. and 2003, Freddy Krueger serial- original film instead of inventing The stats show that both Fraser killed, always sporting a bladed fresh ones. and anthropomorphized animals glove and an unfashionable red- There’s a bit of tweaker humor are catnip for the kiddies, and as- and-green-striped sweater, and as the kids scramble for pharma- saultive direct marketing to your always played by Robert Englund. ceutical aid, and though reigned tots likely means you won’t have Now Oscar-nominated actor Jack- in, Freddy still has a sick sense a choice about taking them. In ie Earle Haley (“Little Children,” of humor (his best line here is a gesture of “aw, shucks” grati- “Watchmen”) has taken on the cribbed directly from the origi- tude, the producers populate role, which requires him to spend nal). But the boogeyman from the margins with semi-familiar most of his screen time unrecog- the boiler room simply isn’t very comedians who can be had at CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES nizable due to burn makeup and a scary this time. The burn makeup bargain rates: Ken Jeong (“The heavily processed voice. has the appearance of a stiff rub- Hangover”), Angela Kinsey What always gave the “Night- ber Halloween mask (with space- (“The Office”), Toby Huss, Jim mare” films a bit of added ca- alien eyes), which hobbles Haley Norton, Patrice O’Neal, and Rob chet was how Craven bridged the more than necessary. Riggle and Samantha Bee from slasher genre with supernatural The narrative play with the “The Daily Show.” (Also Wallace horror. Having once been hunted idea of Krueger as a predatory Shawn, a far cry from “My Din- Solar Power Gardening and murdered, Freddy takes re- Pied Piper, the sins of the par- ner with Andre.”) venge from beyond the grave, ents, and repressed memories Not a one of them is able to Zero Emissions Lawn Care A Division of haunting the dreams of his vic- might have worked — especially wring a laugh out of the material, tims, typically teenage and con- with more Freudian dream imag- though Fraser will have kids in A Landscape Contractor Company ery — but this latest in Michael stitches as director Roger Kumble CA License 816176 spicuously nubile (Johnny Depp was among the first batch). Bay-produced horror remakes — best known for “Cruel Inten- What happens in dreams takes a mostly anti-creative ap- tions” — showers his star in hu- • Solar-charged electric landscape proach. As such, it’s conceivable man and animal waste products. maintenance equipment doesn’t stay in dreams. As Thom- as Dekker’s Jesse succinctly puts this “Nightmare” might put audi- Cruel intentions, indeed. In the ences to sleep. sort of brave performance that • All organic fertilizers and soil supplements it, “If you die in your dreams, you die for real.” Samuel Bayer’s re- never gets its due at Oscar time, Rated R for strong bloody hor- Fraser also lets his bulbous belly • Non-toxic weed and pest control boot adds one scientific innovation in the threat of involuntary ror violence, disturbing images, hang out as he scampers around terror and language. One hour, in a towel, tighty-whities and, yes, • Water conservation management “micro-naps,” which allow for mini-nightmare shocks between 35 minutes. nothing at all. more elaborate dream sequences. Oh, right. There is a plot: Fraser • New landscape construction Where Craven’s original delib- — Peter Canavese plays Dan Sanders, a supposed and renovations erately sidestepped making Fred- eco-developer who keeps getting dy a child molester (not wanting Furry Vengeance 1/2 talked into moral compromises • FREE consultation by his co-workers and bosses. with ad to exploit then-recent cases), the (Century 16, Century 20) Re- new film explores that possibility, member Yogi Bear? Imagine if When he blows up a beaver dam and what little suspense there is in he and Boo Boo and all of their in the interest of expediting his the screenplay by Wesley Strick animal friends were “maniacal, housing development in the Ore- (“Cape Fear”) and Eric Heisserer sociopathic” forest vigilantes gon timberland, the local raccoon concerns whether or not Freddy ticked off that someone built Jel- takes notice and begins listening is innocent of the crimes that ulti- lystone Park in their home. Throw in on his business calls. That’s mately got him killed in a fire. in Brendan Fraser, and you get right: The animals understand In backpedaling from the camp “Furry Vengeance.” English, though they don’t speak SolarPowerGardening.com of all those sequels, Bayer’s ver- I wish I were kidding. Look, it (whew!). sion winds up dour and draggy, reviewing the “animals attack In short order, the woodland 1-650-868-9896 seeming longer than its 95 min- Brendan Fraser” movie is a no- creatures make Dan’s life h-e- utes. The teens in this go-around win situation for a critic. Aside double-hockey-sticks, going after from the fact that the screening him when he’s alone and mak- Page 32ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ The MOVIE TIMES Palo Alto Story ‘What’s Project A Nightmare on Elm Street Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 12:40, 2, 3:10, 4:30, 5:40, 7, 8:10, 9:30 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 & (2010) (R) (1/2 11:55 a.m.; 12:40, 1:30, 2:25, 3:10, 4, 4:50, 5:40, 6:30, 7:20, 8:10, 9, 9:50 & 10:45 p.m. Sat. also at 10:15 a.m. your Alice in Wonderland (PG) (( Century 20: In 3D at 11:20 a.m.; 1:55, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:05 p.m. The Back-up Plan (PG-13) Century 16: 12:50, 3:40, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 1, 2:20, 3:40, 4:50, 6:15, 7:25, (Not Reviewed) 8:50 & 10 p.m. Sat. also at 10:25 a.m. story?’ Stories about Palo Alto, as told Fri Only 5/1: Harry Brown 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:40 City Island (PG-13) Century 16: 12:05, 2:40, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 2:15, 4:40, 7:10 & 9:40 The Square 2:00, 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 by local residents as part of the (Not Reviewed) p.m. Palo Alto Story Project, are Sat Only 5/1: Harry Brown 2:20, 4:45, 7:20, 9:40 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) (( Century 16: 1:45 & 6:45 p.m.; In 3D at 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 5:20, 8 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 1:35 & The Square 4:30, 7:15, 9:45 now posted on the Internet. 6:35 p.m.; In 3D at 11:50 a.m.; 2:25, 5:10, 7:40 & 10:25 p.m. 5/3-5/6: Harry Brown 2:20, 4:45, 7:20 Watch them at Date Night (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40 & 10:05 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Thu. also at 4:25 & 9:25 Sun thru Thurs The Square 2:00, 4:30, 7:15 www.PaloAltoOnline.com p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 12:20, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Thu. also at 4:10 & 9:05 p.m. Death At a Funeral (2010) Century 16: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:50 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 2:55, 5:35, 8 & 10:20 p.m. (R) (Not Reviewed) Sat. also at 10:10 a.m. Exit Through the Gift Shop Aquarius: 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. Wed. at 2:15 & 4:30 p.m. only. (R) (Not Reviewed) Furry Vengeance (PG) Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:10 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 1:50, 4:20, 7 & 9:25 (Half star) p.m. The Ghost Writer (PG-13) Century 16: 12:20, 3:30, 6:50 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 2, 4:55, 7:45 & 10:35 p.m. (((1/2 The Girl With the Dragon Guild: 1:15, 4:30 & 8 p.m. Tattoo (Not Rated) (((( Harry Brown (R) Palo Alto Square: 2:20, 4:45 & 7:20 p.m. Fri.-Sat. also at 9:40 p.m. (Not Reviewed) How to Train Your Dragon Century 16: 1, 3:25, 5:50 & 8:30 p.m.; In 3D Fri.-Sat. & Mon.-Wed. at 11:50 a.m.; 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 & (PG) ((1/2 9:45 p.m. Sun. at 4:50, 7:20 & 9:45 p.m. Thu. at 11:50 a.m.; 2:20 & 4:50 p.m. Century 20: 5:25 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Thu. also at 12:05 & 2:45 p.m. ; In 3D at 11:15 a.m.; 1:40, 4:15, 6:55 & 9:20 p.m. Iron Man (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 16: Thu 12:01 a.m. Iron Man 2 (PG-13) Century 16: Thu. at 12:05 a.m. Century 20: Thu. at 12:01 & 12:05 a.m. (Not Reviewed) Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D Century 16: Sun. at 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun. at 2 p.m. (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Kick-Ass (R) ((( Century 16: Noon, 1:20, 3, 4:20, 6, 7:15, 9 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 12:45, 2:10, 3:35, 5, 6:25, 7:50, 9:20 & 10:40 p.m. Sat. also at 10:05 a.m. La Mission (R) ((( Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. The Last Song (PG) Century 20: 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. (Not Reviewed) ! " The Losers (PG-13) (1/2 Century 16: 11:45 a.m.; 2:25, 4:55, 7:25 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:25, 2:50, 5:15, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m. "#! ! Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight Century 16: Sat. at 6 p.m. Century 20: Sat. at 6 p.m. (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) The Metropolitan Opera: Century 20: Sat. at 10 a.m. Palo Alto Square: Sat. at 10 a.m. Armida (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Oceans (G) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:10, 2:30, 5, 7:30 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:05 & 9:15 p.m. The Secret In Their Eyes Aquarius Theatre: 2:30, 5:30 & 8:30 p.m. (R) ((( $% The Square (R) (Not Reviewed) Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m. Fri.-Sat. also at 9:45 p.m. No 2 p.m. show Sat. ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain Palo Alto (493-3456) & View (800-326-3264) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) ' () Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Red- Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers wood City (800-326-3264) and more information about films playing, go to Palo Alto !& !& Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ " #% ON THE WEB: The most up-to-date movie listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com * # ing him appear insane to his col- Date Night --1/2 NOW PLAYING (Century 16, Century 20) Canned crises leagues, his wife (Brooke Shields) plague longtime marrieds in “Date Night,” and his teenage son (Matt Prokop Alice in Wonderland -- the hyped teaming of comedy stars Steve of “High School Musical 3”). The (Century 16, Century 20) A time jump and Carell and Tina Fey. “Date Night” con- critters infest a pic-a-nic basket convenient amnesia allow an older hero cerns “a boring married couple from New intended for his boss, hotbox his — in this case Mia Wasikowska’s 19-year- Jersey”: Phil and Claire Foster. Instead of old Alice — to rediscover the childhood another dinner at the local steak house, SUV with skunk spray and cli- adventures depicted in Lewis Carroll’s the Fosters put on their best and head to mactically cause mayhem at the “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and a New York City hotspot for a dinner they annual Forest Festival, just in time “Through the Looking-Glass.” This Alice hope will become aphrodisiacal. Things get to — well, I wouldn’t want to give is a runaway bride, escaping the marriage cra-zay when the Fosters are mistaken for proposal of a Victorian prig and tumbling a couple of crooks who have ticked off the anything away. down the ol’ rabbit hole. In the chamber district attorney (William Fichtner), the dirty Full disclosure to the politically below, she reenacts Carroll’s pre-feminist cops on his payroll (Common and Jimmi sensitive: The eco-friendly message puzzle of body consciousness to gain entry Simpson), and a local mobster (Ray Liotta). of “Furry Vengeance” is brought to into Wonderland. It’s all more tiresome than Rated PG-13 for sexual and crude content entertaining, especially with mind-numbing throughout, language, some violence and you by Participant Media, makers CGI exhaustion setting in. Rated PG for a drug reference. One hour, 28 minutes. — of “Food, Inc.” and “The Cove.” fantasy action/violence, and for a smoking P.C. (Reviewed April 9, 2010) Next time, guys, give a hoot and caterpillar. One hour, 48 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed March 5, 2010) The Ghost Writer ---1/2 don’t pollute the multiplex. Save the children. (Palo Alto Square, Century 20) Ewan Clash of the Titans -- McGregor plays this mystery’s dogged flatfoot, a ghost writer hired to rewrite the (Century 16, Century 20) Long before the Rated PG for some rude humor, Pegasus turns up in a raven hue, the new autobiography of a former prime minister mild language and brief smoking. remake of 1981’s “Clash of the Titans” is (Pierce Brosnan). The ghost’s predecessor One hour, 32 minutes. clearly a horse of a different color: darker. lately washed up on the shores of Cape It’s a gamble that could have paid off with Cod, not far from Lang’s seaside property. a sharper script, but the three screenwrit- The death is deemed an accident; still, no — Peter Canavese ers involved haven’t changed the original sooner does the new ghost arrive than a that much: “Titans” is still pretty dimwitted scandal involving Lang blows up. Suddenly and incoherent. The difference now is that facing war-crime charges, Lang appears To view the trailers for “A NIght- to have authorized the illegal use of British it’s lost its camp appeal. Rated PG-13 for mare on Elm Street” and “Furry fantasy action violence, some frightening Special Forces for a secret kidnap culmi- Vengeance images and brief sensuality. One hour, 46 nating in CIA torture. Rated PG-13 for lan- go to Palo Alto Online at www. guage, brief nudity/sexuality, violence and a PaloAltoOnline.com minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed April 2, 2010) (continued on next page) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 33 Movies

STANFORD THEATER

The Stanford Theatre is at 221 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Go to www.stan- fordtheatre.org or call 650-324-3700.

Lady for a Day (1933) A poor woman and her friends pretend to be rich in front of her daughter’s snooty future in-laws. Fri. at 7:30 p.m.

Flying Down to Rio (1933) Fred Astaire’s and Ginger Rogers’ first film together. Fri. at 5:50 and 9:15 p.m.

Gilda (1946) Rita Hayworth stars in a love triangle set in South America. Sat.-Tue. at 7:30 p.m. Sat. & Sun. also at 3:50 p.m.

Gun Crazy (1949) A rural boy is taken with guns. Sat.-Tue. at 5:30 and 9:30 p.m.

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) A British butler is transplanted to the American West. Wed.-Thu. at 7:30 p.m.

Twentieth Century (1934) A Broadway hotshot tries to get his ex- lover, now a Hollywood diva, to resurrect his career. Wed.-Thu. at Some of the many colorful characters from “Alice in Wonderland.” 5:45 and 9:10 p.m.

(continued from previous page) cup (Jay Baruchel). Hiccup laments, “Killing a dragon is everything around here,” in- drug reference. Two hours, eight minutes. cluding the way to get a girlfriend. Though — P.C. (Reviewed March 5, 2010) he lacks brawn, Hiccup is mechanically adept, and during a raid brings down the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ---- most fearsome of the dragons: Night Fury. (Guild) Henrik Vanger (Sven-Bertil Taube), Given his chance at last, Hiccup discovers the aging doyen of a giant industrial com- he’s not a killer. Instead he frees his catch, plex, opens an anonymous package con- only to discover its damaged tail renders it taining a pressed flower. Just as he has on flightless. Before you can say, “E.T., phone every birthday since his beloved niece Har- home,” Hiccup is designing a prosthetic to riet disappeared 40 years earlier. Vanger get his new friend back in the air. Rated PG hires journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael for sequences of intense action and some Nykvist) to make one last attempt to find scary images, and brief mild language. One the girl. Mikael is joined in his quest by the hour, 38 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed March punkish Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace), 26, 2010) the “girl with the dragon tattoo.” The results of their search are shocking but never Kick-Ass --- implausible. Not rated. Two hours, 32 min- (Century 16, Century 20) What a super- utes. — R.P. (Reviewed March 19, 2010) hero-loving teen took to the streets in his own homemade costume? That’s the “How to Train Your Dragon” is still taking flight in local theaters. How to Train Your Dragon --1/2 idea behind “Kick-Ass,” itself based on a (Century 16, Century 20) Based on fanboy-fave comic-book series by writer himself in the hospital, lucky to be alive. The Losers -1/2 The Secret in Their Eyes --- Cressida Cowell’s children’s book series, Mark Millar (“Wanted”) and illustrator John But that accomplished, the story spins (Century 16, Century 20) Jeffrey Dean (Aquarius) The story is about modes of “Dragon” concerns a Viking community Romita Jr. “With no power comes no wilder and wilder “what-if”s, throwing Dave Morgan is Clay, the leader of a special- seeing — including the passive watching beset by dragons of all shapes and sizes. responsibility,” Dave Lizewski muses, but (an appealingly nerdy Aaron Johnson) into ops squad known as “The Losers.” Clay is of could-be lovers whose hesitation spans Led by Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), the he’s wrong, of course. When he pulls on a world much broader than the walls of flanked by wisecracker Jensen (Chris Ev- decades. The man and woman are court Vikings are all capable dragonslayers, with his eBay-bought wetsuit and prowls the his high school. Rated R for strong brutal ans), ruffian Roque (Idris Elba), father-to-be investigator Benjamin Esposito (Ricardo one exception: Stoick’s scrawny son Hic- streets as “Kick-Ass,” he’s taking his very violence throughout, pervasive language, Pooch (Columbus Short) and soft-spoken Darin) and lawyer Irene Menendez-Hast- life into his hands. Lizewski quickly lands sexual content, nudity and some drug use sharpshooter Cougar (Oscar Jaenada). A ings (Soledad Villamil). The film begins in — some involving children. One hour, 57 misled mission in Bolivia forces the team 1999, with Benjamin retired and struggling minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed April 16, 2010) to feign death — and seek vengeance on against writer’s block to launch a second murderous government powerhouse Max career as a novelist. Concluding he must (Jason Patric). The group finds an unlikely get out of his system the defining story of “THE BEST MOVIE partner in mysterious femme fatale Aisha his erstwhile career, he visits his former (Zoe Saldana), whose animosity against colleague Irene, object of the great uncon- Max is fueled by personal motivation. Soon summated love of his life. Though she is NOW PLAYING! the gang is stealing helicopters and plan- now married with children, possibility still ning suicidal assaults in hopes of finally hangs in the air as the pair recall a murder putting the kibosh on Max’s war-monger- case from 25 years hence and the politics A MARVELOUS, ONE-OF-A-KIND CONTRAPTION, A SPINNING ing machinations. “The Losers” is harmless that hampered the investigation and pros- TOP OF A MOVIE. SO MUCH DAMN FUN.” — and mindless — entertainment. But at ecution. “The Secret in Their Eyes” doesn’t -Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Today’s news, $10 a ticket, you deserve better than that. hedge any bets, offering romance, mystery, Rated PG-13 for a scene of sensuality, prosecutorial tension and social critique. violence, sequences of intense action and Rated R for a rape scene, violent images, sports & hot picks language. 1 hour, 38 minutes. — T.H. (Re- some graphic nudity and language. Two viewed April 23, 2010) hours, seven minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed (HIGHEST RATING) -Joshua Rothkopf, TIME OUT NY -Elizabeth Weitzman, NY DAILY NEWS (HIGHEST RATING) - April 23, 2010) “GRADE ‘A’! AMUSING, PROVOCATIVE, AND ENORMOUS FUN!” -Gary Thompson, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS “JOYOUS! 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RESTAURANT REVIEW The treasures of Mi Pueblo New Latino market in East Palo Alto offers more than mere groceries by Sheila Himmel ou don’t have to speak Span- she says: “If we need cilantro, we ish to shop at Mi Pueblo go to Mi Pueblo. Apples, cheese: Y Food Centers. Nor do you Mi Pueblo. The produce is so fresh, need to be in the market for avoca- and they don’t sell cigarettes.” dos, warm tortillas or pickled pigs’ Tiled tables offer plenty of seat- feet. The rapidly growing San Jose- ing, and there is festive music and based chain focuses on its Latino Mexican village scenery. The menu core, but carries a multicultural is huge and adaptable. Have your inventory of packaged goods rang- carne asada (grilled beef) on a plat- ing from Allens Mustard Greens to ter, as a burrito or taco, or by the Zatarain’s Gumbo File. pound. A combo plate of chicken At the sparkling new East Palo or beef fajitas ($4.99) comes with Alto store, a former Circuit City beans and rice. across from Ikea, you walk in and The staff is friendly and helpful. immediately catch the welcoming Wondering if the earthy mole sauce scents of tamarind pods and taque- is too spicy for your palate? Ask for ria. a taste, as at an ice cream parlor. Cynthia Arroyo, 16, goes there Here are a few of my favorite for coffee every morning on her things: way to school. The Arroyo family 1. Deep, rich mole with tender lives nearby and has hardly been to chicken ($6.99 a pound) Veronica Weber Veronica Tiled tables offer plenty of seating at Mi Pueblo. Costco since mid-November, when 2. Chewy, sweet barbecued pork Mi Pueblo became East Palo Alto’s ribs ($6.49 a pound) first supermarket in 23 years. As (continued on next page)

DINNER BY THE MOVIES AT SHORELINE’S Recipe from Harry’s Bar in Venice Harry’s Bar opened in 1931 when Giuseppe Cipriani, an enterprising bartender at the Hotel Europa in Venice, got some fi nancial assistance from a rich, young American from Boston named Harry Pickering. According to Cipriani company history, Pickering had Pizzeria Venti been a customer at the Hotel Europa for some time, suddenly stopped frequenting the hotel bar. Cipriani saw Pickering one day and asked why he no longer patronized the bar. Pickering was broke, he explained to the bartender -- his family cut him off when it was discovered he had not curtailed his recklessness and fondness for drinking. So, Cipriani loaned his patron a chunk of cash -- about 10,000 lire, or $5,000 U.S.. Two years later, Pickering walked back into the Hotel Europa, ordered a drink at the bar, handed 10,000 lire to Giuseppe Cipriani – he then handed Cipriani more. “Mr. Cipriani, now accepting reservations thank you. Here’s the money. And to show you my appreciation, here’s 40,000 more, cateringfor your holiday available! party! enough to open a bar. We will call it Harry’s Bar,” Located on Calle Vallaresso, close to the Piazza San Marco, the bar -- as the Cipriani’s have always called it -- was fi rst conceived as a hotel bar, serving no food, and later transformed into a restaurant. catering available! There are many imitators, but only one Harry’s Bar. To honor this famous Italian culinary icon, we submit our version of one of Harry’s Famous recipes… Tagliolini with shrimp and zucchini from Harry’s Bar (TAGLIOLINI CON I GAMBERI E LA ZUCCHINA DALLA HARRY’S BAR) sPOUNDFRESHYOUNGZUCCHINICUTINTO s)POUNDDRIEDTAGLIOLINIORFETTUCCINEOR 1-inch by 1/4 inch strips fresh tagliatelle (egg pasta) sPOUNDABOUT MEDIUMSHRIMP sTABLESPOONSUNSALTEDBUTTER SOFTENED shelled, deveined and cut in half s3PLASHOFDRYWHITEWINE sTABLESPOONSOLIVEOIL sCUPFRESHLYGRATED0ARMIGIANO sGARLICCLOVES CRUSHED Reggiano cheese plus extra to pass at sTEASPOONDRIEDREDPEPPERmAKES the table sSALT To cook: Bring a large pot of water to boil before preparing the sauce. If using dry pasta salt boiling water and add pasta. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic, let it cook until golden, about 30 seconds, and discard it. Add the zucchini and cook for two minutes. Add the shrimp, the pepper fl akes, and some salt, the wine and cook for three minutes, tossing constantly, until the shrimp are bright pink and fi rm to the touch. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture for garnish. Set aside. If using fresh pasta, salt 1390 Pear Ave., Mountain View Hours: the boiling water, add the pasta, and cook until “al dente” (about 2-3 minutes). Drain (650) 254-1120 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday well in a colander. Toss the pasta with the zucchini-and-shrimp mixture, add the butter and the Parmesan, and toss well. Transfer to a heated serving platter dish and garnish www.mvpizzeriaventi.com 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Saturday with the reserved shrimp-and-zucchini mixture. Pass around a small bowl of grated 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday Parmigiano cheese.

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(continued from previous page) 6. Carne asada soft taco ($1.35) Spotting my group studying the 3. Chile relleno ($3.29) with pa- 7. Carnitas ($5.99 a pound) thirst-quenching aguas frescas, per-thin batter, in light tomato sauce, I didn’t love the tamales ($1.49 another counterperson offered us sprinkled with queso fresco each), with their high ratio of masa tastes. These fresh fruit drinks tamp 4. Tender cubes of beef tongue in to meat. The fish ceviche paled next down the heat and herbs of taqueria green salsa ($6.99 a pound) to the shrimp, and the grilled pork fare. 5. Shrimp ceviche tostada ($2.99) (al pastor) was a bit dry. Although cheery and fun, Mi ShopTalkby Daryl Savage Pueblo may not be where you want pp p p g p p g to dine. But when choosing food chocolate honey lavendar eggplant pomegranates plums cherry apricots to go, consider your travel time. URBAN OUTFITTERS AT STAN- MING’S OK’D TO BUILD HOTEL apriums pluots okra butter lettuce little gems escarole basil thyme Ceviche tostadas quickly get soggy. FORD? ... The on-again, off-again ... Ming’s Restaurant, at Embar- marjoramOpens parsley rosemary savory salmon beef Chiles rellenos may need reheating. rumors of Urban Outfitters coming cadero and Bayshore roads in pasture les If you aren’t going to eat right away, to town are on again. A year ago, Palo Alto, got the green light ear- berriesMay 8! males my advice is to buy the parts and the retailer was very close to mak- lier this month after unanimous s aus a r ead assemble your meal yourself. Such ing a deal in downtown Palo Alto City Council approval for the res- zucchi ggs as: a pack of crispy corn tortillas, on the corner of University Avenue taurant to build a four-story, 143- mea m ilk a quarter pound of shrimp cevi- and Emerson Street, in the former room, extended-stay hotel on the che, some house-made ranch-style cheese quash location of Magnolia Video and the current site. Plans call for an ap- guacamole, a little queso fresco to b ean aw- former, former location of Ross sprinkle on top. proximate two-thirds reduction in b erri as Stores. Although that deal fizzled, the 15,000-square-foot restaurant Or match your stews or carnitas it now looks as if Urban Outfitters pump a t o with a fresh-baked roll (20 cents!) when the hotel is completed. artich nuts is seriously eyeing the Stanford or a family pack of 50 corn torti- Shopping Center. Although com- t o ff nates llas ($2.49), still steaming. There GARDEN COURT RENOVATES ... asian pears plums apricots avocado cherry pluots okra butter pany officials are mum about the The Garden Court Hotel at 520 are green (jalapeño) tortillas, red possibility, and mall spokesperson llil lbilhj l Cowper St. in Palo Alto recently (chipotle), white and purple corn. Julie Kelly declined to comment, downtown completed a $9 million renova- PALO ALTO FARMER’S MARKET The leftover tortillas freeze nicely. reliable retail sources close to the tion. Its 62 guest rooms were Connecting food lovers and farmers since 1981 This is only the latest of many Mi negotiations say Urban Outfitters Pueblos around Northern Califor- could open at Stanford as early as redesigned by Spanish designer SATURDAYS 8a-12p | GILMAN ST @ HAMILTON nia. Best known to Mountain View Pablo Paniagua. The hotel has HTTP://WWW.PAFARMERSMARKET.ORG the fall. Further fueling this report residents is the much-loved and are job postings on several online long been known for opening much-visited store on South Reng- employment sites seeking store its meeting rooms and hall to storff Avenue, right near the train managers and sales associates community-based organizations, FREE tracks. N for Urban Outfitters, with the loca- under the leadership of General tion listed as Stanford, California. Manager Barbara Gross. “Non- DELIVERY Mi Pueblo Food Center Also in the rumor mill is Anthropol- profits are the foundation of the (with min. order) 1731 Bayshore Road, East Palo ogie, Urban Outfitters’ sister store community,” she said. The bou- Alto in the orange-red building at Alma tique hotel was built in 1986 and “THE BEST 650-248-2171 Street and Addison Avenue in Palo bought in 2006 by the Spanish PIZZA WEST www.mipueblofoods.com Alto. Sources reveal it may also be firm Vincci Hoteles. Hours: Daily 6 a.m.-10 p.m. mulling a move to the mall. 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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 37 drop ins. Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Planting a Summer Vegetable Garden Alma St., Menlo Park. Call 6503270759. Join Master Gardener Ann Burrell to learn Greek Dance Learn two or three dances how to plan s summer vegetable garden, from different areas in Greece. Wear how much to plant, how much to water comfortable clothing and sneakers or and when to harvest. May 1, 10-11 a.m. dance shoes. No previous experience Free. Master Gardener Palo Alto Demon- needed. May 2, 1:30-3 p.m. Free. Every stration Garden, 851 Center Drive, Palo Woman Health Club, 611 Jefferson Ave., Alto. Call 408-282-3105. mastergarden- Redwood City. www.everywomanhealth- ers.org/scc.html club.com Sounding for Self-Care Circles “Use your Healthy Eating Habits for Children Dis- voice, breath, and music to take better cussion will include information on fat, care of your whole self. Building com- sugar, protein, fiber, herbs, and supple- munity through sound. Led by a rotating ments in relation to children’s health, group of sound healing practitioners,” in- The best of what’s happening on the Midpeninsula along with strategies to avoid food battles structor Lisa Chu says. Thursdays, 7:30- Goings On with your child. May 6, 7 p.m. free. Ather- 8:30 p.m. $15/drop-in fee. The Cradle of ton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Manifestation, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Horses & Wild Things Rosemarie Gor- 2, 4-7 p.m. Suggested donation of $20, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422 . Ste 150, Mountain View. Call 650-325- Art Galleries $15 for students. No one turned away Lose Weight Mindfully “A radical in- 2914. themusicwithinus.com “Machines of Memory” Smith Andersen man, an award-winning local artist, ex- for lack of funds. Fellowship Hall, First novation leading to lasting weight loss Start a salad garden Class includes easy Editions hosts “Machines of Memory,” a hibits her collages and large watercolor Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., combining the power of Mindfulness planting, harvesting and kitchen prepa- show of sculptures and monotypes by paintings at Gallery 9 through May 2. Palo Alto. based stress reduction/developing a ration instructions, salad and dressing Joseph Zirker. The artist says his new Subject matter includes wild horses, riv- ers & canyons. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., concentrated and focused mind and demo. Snack and recipes will be pro- work was inspired by memories of liv- Classes/Workshops the cultivation of kindness towards self vided. May 1, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $31 ing in Southern California by an amuse- Los Altos. www.gallery9losaltos.com Silicon Valley Open Studios - Menlo Park “Starting Your Summer Garden” This and others,” organizers say. Led by Elad + $5 materials fee. Common Ground ment park and working the night shift at class focuses on creating healthy soil Levinson, LCSW. Wednesdays start- Garden Center, 559 College Ave., Palo a foundry. The exhibition runs through Five Peninsula artists — Marcia Enns, Frances Freyberg, Kim Holl, Julia Munger and harvests. Students will learn to direct ing May 5, 7-9 p.m. Free introduction to Alto. Call 650-493-6072. http://earthday- May 5, open Wednesday through Satur- sow seeds such as corn, lettuce, squash, eight-week class. High Health, 2251 High garden.eventbrite.com/ day, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Smith Ander- Seelos and Alice Weil — are among the many Bay Area artists showing work dur- beans and carrots, and learn transplant- St., Palo Alto. Call 650-269-9942. www. T’ai Chi for Beginners T’ai Chi Chuan sen Editions, 440 Pepper Ave., Palo Alto. ing techniques. (Plants easily trans- loseweightmindfully.com is a soft, internal energy martial art and Call 650-327-7762. www.smithandersen. ing the Silicon Valley Open Studios event. The five will exhibit paintings and fine-art planted include basil, chard, cucumbers, Manifest Through the Power of Yoga whole-body movement promoting bal- com tomatoes.) Class includes a tour of the Yoga class on Tuesdays, 7:30-9 p.m. $15 ance, health and relaxation. Tuesdays, “Seasons” The exhibition “Seasons” photography over the weekends of May 8-9 and May 15-16. Freyberg is donat- Common Ground Demonstration Garden. /class. Ananda Church, 2171 El Camino 7-8 p.m. $104 (nine classes). Community features five of The Main Gallery artists, Saturday, May 22, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Real, Palo Alto. Call 650-323-3363. www. Activities Building, 1400 Roosevelt Ave., Arup Biswas, Brandy Brune, Elizabeth ing her May 15-16 profits to Mission Hos- pice. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. SVOS Group $31. Common Ground Garden Center, anandapaloalto.org Redwood City. Call 650-780-7311. www. Noerdlinger, Erna Metzger and Robert 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-493- Nationhood and Nation-building in South redwoodcity.org/parks Terrebonne. Through May 30, 10 a.m.-3 Site #46, 856 Partridge Ave., Menlo Park. www.francesfreyberg.com 6072. summergarden.eventbrite.com Asia Since independence, the countries p.m. Free. The Main Gallery, 1018 Main Alternatives to Lawns Information on of South Asia have shared certain expe- Community Events Big Bear Run St., Redwood City. Call 650-701-1018. Benefits replacing lawns with lower-maintenance, riences that have shaped the way they 5K course winds through www.themaingallery.org ACS Spring Sounds Gala ACS in cele- drought-friendly landscaping. May 1, have imagined the individual nations and Atherton’s Lindenwood neighborhood. “Shore To Summit” “Shore to Summit”, brates 35 years of providing free and af- 10:30-12:30 a.m. $31. Common Ground the narratives of nationalism that have The race is open to children and adults an exhibit of fine art photography by Dan fordable mental health services to Penin- Garden Center, 559 College Ave., Palo emerged from such imagination. April 28- of all ages. Proceeds buy equipment and McLean, Bob Adler, and Jennifer Fraser, sula communities. This formal evening of Alto. Call 650-493-6072. http://www. 30, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Stanford Econom- pay tournament fees for M-A’s 50+ girls will be held through May 1, free. Gal- fine food and wine, live music and danc- commongroundinpaloalto.org/ ics, 579 Serra Mall, Galvez,, Stanford. Call and boys teams. Awards will be given lery House, 320 California Ave. (through ing, and live and silent auctions will raise Drip Irrigation This hands-on class, held 650-724-8932. http://southasia.stanford. for all age groups. May 2, 9 a.m. $25 Printers Inc. Cafe), Palo Alto. www.gal- funds to help sustain the services ACS at the Common Ground Demonstration edu/conferences adults/$10 kids. Menlo Atherton High School, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton. leryhouse2.com provides. Sat., May 1, 6-11 p.m. $175 per Garden, will teach the simplicity of install- Pilates Cardiocamp This is a Pilates (abs Call 650-218-6674. m-aboosters.org A Show of Our Own An independent Open ticket on or before March 15. $200 after ing and maintaining a drip system. May 8, and back) strength training and cardio Community Mental Health Conference Studio Exhibit. Work by artists Rachel March 15. Sharon Heights Golf & Country 2-4 p.m. $31. Common Ground Garden program. April 26-May 19, weekdays, 6-7 Tirosh, Julia Byun & Ruth-Anne Siegel Club, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call a.m. first week free/ $11.50-$16 a class. 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Sales revenues Roger Craig and Harris Barton, and try Feldenkrais Feldenkrais classes are OF NOTE from this show will be donated to Breast to win a Tesla Roadster. Mon., May 17, intended to help participants improve Cancer Research. Through May 31, 9 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $250 per person ($75 flexibility, coordination and strength. Fri- a.m.-9 p.m. Massage Therapy Center, for the dinner). Los Altos Golf & Country days, 11 a.m.-noon. $40 members/$45 368 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650- Club, 1560 Country Club Drive, Los Altos. nonmembers(4 classes). Little House fit- 329-0130. massagetherapypaloalto.com Call 650-543-5412. www.fcservices.org/ ness room, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Fine Art Photography Reception/Show news/events_golf-2010.html Call 650-327-9419. www.Umovebetter. “Shore to Summit”, an exhibit of fine art Romero Alive in His People A benefit for com photography by Dan McLean, Bob Adler, poor communities in El Salvador featur- Folk Dance Class Marcel Vinokur teach- and Jennifer Fraser, will be held at Gal- ing a presentation by the participants in er, Tuesdays, beginning April 6. Begin- lery House, through May 1, 6-8 p.m. a March delegation to El Salvador there ning teaching at 7, Intermediate teaching Free. Gallery House, 320 California Ave. to commemorate the 30th anniversary of at 7:30. No partners necessary. Featuring (through Printers Inc. Cafe), Palo Alto. Call Romero’s assassination. Students from dances from the Balkans and Israel. Free 650-326-166. www.galleryhouse2.com Stanford and other schools participated. refreshments. 7-10:15 p.m. $45 residents, A Salvadoran dinner will be served. May $60 nonresidents for 12 week quarter, $7

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Topics will include how fats, sugar, Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado video installations by contemporary art- protein, fiber, herbs and supplements re- a listing.” Listings are published in the papers on a space-available basis. Ave., Palo Alto. Call 415-248-1640. http:// ists living and working in Africa and the late to kids’ health. Thu., May 6, 7-8 p.m. diaspora addresses broad human issues www.sfchamberorchestra.org/concerts/ Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Sta- of humanity in moments of upheaval, NEWS. The online form is e-mail editor@paweekly. home-concert/ tion Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. fragmentation and transition. (Museum Stanford Choral Invitational The Stan- www.smcl.org for Calendar listings only. com; fax (650) 326-3928, open until 8 p.m. on Thursdays.) Through ford Memorial Church Choir hosts this June 26, 2011, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. free. Cantor Hot Chocolate Storytelling Book Swap To submit information for Attn: Editor; or mail to showcase of choral ensembles from Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. PA Children’s Theatre hosts Pajama’s and possible use elsewhere in Editor, Palo Alto Weekly, Stanford and the greater San Francisco Call 650- 724-3600. museum.stanford. Hot Chocolate Storytelling Book Swap. Bay Area. Appearing this year will be the the paper, send it the usual 450 Cambridge Ave., edu/news_room/sea_change.html Free and open to kids from preschool to Stanford Memorial Church Choir, Canta- 5th grade, participants are invited to wear way: Palo Alto, CA 94306. bile Vocalise, CSUEB Chamber Singers A Show of Our Own Work by artists Ra- chel Tirosh, Julia Byun and Ruth-Anne comfy clothes and partake in hot cocoa and more. April 30, 8 p.m. General $10 / provided by PACT while listening to stories QUESTIONS? If you have questions, call the reception desk at the student $5 / senior $9. Memorial Church, Siegel, including oil paintings, collages, one-of-a-kind artisan pieces and photog- read by Teen Art’s Council. Optional book Palo Alto Weekly between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays, (650) Stanford University, Stanford. music.stan- swap. May 8, 2 p.m. Palo Alto Children’s ford.edu/events/calendar.html raphy. May 2, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 759 326-8210. After hours, you may press zero and leave a message in the Talisman Ct., Palo Alto. www.mixsome. Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. general mailbox. Dance com Call 650-463-4930. www.cityofpaloalto. Ballroom Dancing Country Two Step will Museum Night at the Los Altos History org/depts/csd/activities_and_recreation/ For complete Calendar listings, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com be taught Fri., Apr. 30, 8 p.m. Lessons for Museum Hours extended to 7 p.m. on the attractions/childrens_theatre/ and click on “Master Community Calendar.” beginning and intermediate levels, no ex- third Thursday of each month. The latest Kids Otter Read Day The second annual perience and no partner necessary. Gen- exhibit is “Through Thick and Thin: A Tale Kids Otter Read Day Around the Bay is eral dance party 9 p.m.-midnight. Singles of Two Sisters” (the story of Sarah Win- Sat., May 1. Linden Tree will host five & couples welcome. Free refreshments. chester and Isabelle Merriman). Docent- authors for this event. Meet Katherine Dressy casual attire. $8. Cubberley Com- led tours of the J. Gilbert Smith House, Otoshi, Caren McCormack, Caryn Huber- munity Center Pavilion, 4000 Middlefield which was built in 1905. 4-7 p.m. Free. man Yacowitz, Laura Rennert and Dorina www.PaloAltoOnline.com Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-856-9930. Los Altos History Museum, 51 So. San Lazo Gilmore. May 1, Free. If it’s useful and local, it’s on Palo Alto Online! www.readybyte.com/fridaynightdance Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.losaltosh- NutrtureShock Come hear the author of English Country Dancing Peninsula istory.org NurtureShock, Po Bronson, give practical families have been impacted by mental “Die Lotusblume,” Mozart’s “Come Sco- English Country Dance welcomes all, Picture This! A History of Photography parenting tips based on what science re- illness and dispel associated stigmas and glio” and other selections. May 1, 2:30 from beginners to experienced danc- Exhibit showcases examples of how veals about commonly touted techniques inspire compassion and justice. May 8, p.m. Free. Campbell Recital Hall, Stanford ers. Live music, no partner needed, all photography has contributed to our and child development, including teens’ 9 a.m.-4 p.m. $25 (box lunch included). University, Stanford. music.stanford.edu/ dances taught. Wear comfortable clothes comprehension of life and history as the lying, adolescents’ sleep habits, praising Mental Health Conference, 950 Santa events/calendar.html and shoes. Dance meets first, third, fifth technology of making and preserving young children, and other issues. May 6, Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-323- Fortnightly Music Club Concert Fort- Wednesdays through June 2010. 8-10 images has been improved. An exhibit 7-9 p.m. Hay Market Theatre, 50 Embar- 8600. www.mppc.org/mentalhealthcon- nightly Music. Flute, vocal, piano and vio- p.m. $15 supporters, $9 non-members, highlight is “Capturing Light and Time”, a cadero, Palo Alto. ference lin works of Mozart, Larsen, Haydn, Liszt, $7 members, $5 students or pay what presentation of the photographic work of Randel McGee and Groark Ventriloquist Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners The Pen- Chausson, Wieniawsky, and Ysaye. Sun., you can. Flex-It Studio, 425 Evelyn Ave., Wayland Lee. Through Oct. 3, 11 a.m.-4 Randel McGee and his dragon Groark put insula Macrobiotic Community serves a May 2, 8 p.m. free. Palo Alto Art Center Mountain View. Call 650-493-6012. p.m. free. museum of American Heritage, on a show with silly stories and songs. gourmet vegetarian dinner every Monday Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Latin Dance Fusion Workout Steps from 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-321- Mon., May 10, 4-4:45 p.m. Free. Atherton (except holidays), 6:30 p.m. Full vegan www.fortnightlymusicclub.org many genres are folded into easy-to- 1004. www.moah.org Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane, Ather- meal includes soup, grain, beans or Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra follow combinations. Move to flamenco, Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future ton. Call 650-328-2422. www.smcl.org bean products, vegetables, dessert, and Concert David Ramadanoff directs MS- cha-cha, cumbia, swing, merengue, sal- Feb. 17, 2010-July 4, 2010. Tracing the Spring Farm Tours Docents lead small beverage. 6:30-8 p.m. $15. First Baptist CO’s final concert of the season in We- sa, samba, middle eastern, or other Latin Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink groups on tours of working homestead Church, 305 N California Ave., Palo Alto. ber’s Overture to Oberon, Beethoven’s dances. Wear athletic shoes/clothing and Painters in 20th-Century China. This exhi- farm. Visit animals in pens and meet new Call 650-599-3320. peninsulamacro.org Symphony No. 5, and two pieces with bring an exercise mat. Saturdays, 10-11 bition draws upon paintings and calligra- farm babies: cow and calf, sheep and Native Plant Sale Native plants, seeds acclaimed pianist Daniel Glover, Franck’s a.m. $10. Los Altos American Legion phy on loan from Chinese collections and lambs, goats and kids, pigs and piglets, and bulbs deemed suitable for Califor- Symphonic Variations, and Richard Hall, 347 First St., Los Altos. Call 650- highlights the works of four artists known chickens, rabbits, ducks, geese. Walk in nia gardens will be sold. Attendees can Strauss’s Burleske in D minor. Free re- 948-1484. in China as the “Four Great Masters of large vegetable garden and century-old speak to experts about lawn alternatives ception with the artists follows concert. Tanya and Vassil at Stanford Internation- Ink Painting.” 11 a.m.-5 p.m. free. Cantor barns. By Friends of Deer Hollow Farm. such as native perennials, wildflowers May 15, 8 p.m. $5-20. Valley Presbyterian al Dances Stanford International Dancers Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford. Third Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $5 each, and grasses. Native plant books, posters Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. presents an evening of dance and music Call 650-724-3600. museum.stanford. children under 2, free. Deer Hollow Farm, edu/index.html and note cards will be sold. Organized by www.mastersinfonia.org with Tanya Kostova, Vassil Bebelekov and Rancho San Antonio County Park, 22500 Maria Bebelekova on May 7, 8-11 p.m. the Santa Clara Valley Chapter, California Menlo Park Chorus Spring Concert The Cristo Rey Drive, Los Altos. Call 650-903- $12, students $6. Flex-it aerobics studio, Family and Kids Native Plant Society. Cash/check only. Menlo Park Chorus performs music from 6430. www.fodhf.org 425 W. Evelyn Ave., Mountain View. Call Banana Slug String Band Concert Songs Sat., May 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Hidden every continent, with composers ranging Spring Festival Little Acron School-An- 408-733-5529. dance.blochg.com performed by the Banana Slug String Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. from Aaron Copland to Rachmaninoff. The nual Spring Festival. All proceeds help www.cnps-scv.org Thursday Evening Dance Fox Trot, Waltz, Band include rock tunes, ballads, folk program spans liturgical, tribal and folk. songs and reggae and rap numbers. The fund programs for children’s learning and Ninth Annual Pathways Run/Walk The The City-sponsored chorus performs with Polka and more every Thursday evening. playing experience. May 8, 9 a.m.-noon. Light refreshments will be served. Come performance will also incorporate theater Pathways Run/Walk starts and finishes at Director April McNeely, accompanied by and puppetry elements. Sponsored by the Little Acorn School, 1667 Miramonte Ave., the Westwind Community Barn and runs John Iosefa. Refreshments served after alone or bring a partner. Thursdays, 7-10 Mountain View. p.m. $7 per person. PV Inc Little House, Palo Alto Child Care Advisory Committee. through the Byrne Preserve and extends performance. April 30, 7:30-9 p.m. $15 Toddler Storytime An interactive story- 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650- Mon., May 3, 10-11 a.m. $5 (age 10 & un- into the Los Altos Hills Pathways system. / $12 children under 12 free. St. Bede’s time for children ages 18-35 months and 326-2025. www.penvol.org der), $8 (over age 10). Cubberley Com- The run features a 5K/10K Pathways Run/ Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, munity Center Theatre, 4000 Middlefield a parent or caregiver. Stories, songs, fin- Walk at and a one-mile Fun Run at 10:30 Menlo Park. Call 650-325-8412. Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2280. ger plays and more. Tuesdays, 10:30-11 am. Parking is limited. May 8, 9-11:30 Environment Mother’s Day Celebration with Nancy Blossom’s Annual Mother’s Day Pam- a.m. free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel a.m. 5K/10K - $20, $25 on race day. One Acterra’s 40th Anniversary Party Cel- Cassidy Nancy Cassidy performs her pering Party Station Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328- mile - $10, $15 on race day. Westwind ebrating Acterra’s four decades of envi- Open house sessions are original music. Sun., May 9, 3-5 p.m. ronmental action in the Bay Area. May 1, free, taught by Blossom instructors. Sign 2422. www.smcl.org Community Barn, 27210 Altamont Road, $16 per person in advance; $20.00 per Los Altos Hills. Call 650-941-7222. www. 6-11 p.m. $90. Lucie Stern Center, 1305 up online to register. May 8, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. person at the door. Hidden Villa Ranch, Film lahpathways.org/ Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-704- Free. Blossom Birth, 299 S. California 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. Call Ave. Suite 120, Palo Alto. Call 650-321- “Trouble the Water” “Trouble the Water,” The Good Stuff Rummage Sale 3823. www.acterra.org/party St. Tim- 650-949-9704. www.hiddenvilla.org 2326. blossombirth.org/pamper/index. Academy Award nominee for Best Docu- othy’s church is hosting its annual “The Native Plant Nursery Workday Wednes- Music’s in the Air Benefit Concert with html mentary Feature, about the aftermath of Good Stuff” rummage sale Sat., May 8, day (Palo Alto) Volunteers will learn Bella Sorella, an award-winning soprano Hurricane Katrina. May 13, 7-8:30 p.m. 7 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Timothy’s Church, 2094 about local, native plants such as gum- Choral Fest at Shoreline Amphitheatre ensemble that combines classical and Free. Annenberg Auditorium, 435 Lausen, Grant Road, Mountain View. Call 408- plant, jaumea and salt grass as they sow “Everybody’s Got a Song to Sing,” the contemporary styles in melodic duets Stanford. Call 650-723-0997. http://eth- 530-0554. www.sttims.org the seeds for next years planting season 9th Annual Choral Fest featuring choirs spanning more than 300 years and seven at our on-site nursery. Due to the sensi- from all schools in the Mountain View icsinsociety.stanford.edu/ethics-events/ Concerts languages. Also featured are local chefs tive nature of the restoration site, space Whisman School District. Pre-show en- events/view/736/?date=2010-05-13 Bach’s “St. John Passion” by Califor- pairing food with fine wines. Proceeds is limited and RSVP is requested. Wed., tertainment by Graham & Crittenden Funny Movies Month April is Funny Mov- nia Bach Society A baroque orchestra, support music education in local schools. May 12, 1-4 p.m. Free. Palo Alto Baylands Middle School jazz bands. May 10, 5-8 ies Month. “Groundhog Day” April 2, “The including some of the Bay Area’s finest May 2, $75. Community School of Music Nature Preserve, Directions will be pro- p.m. Free. Shoreline Amphitheatre, One Out-of-Towners” April 9, “The Naked Gun” players, joins the 30-voice California and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Moun- vided upon registration., Palo Alto. Call Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. April 16, “Waiting for Guffman” April 23, Bach Society for this masterpiece. May tain View. Call 650-237-9130. www.mfm. 510-452-9261 ext. 109. www.savesfbay. www.arts4all.org/attend and ending with “What About Bob” April 1, 8-10 p.m. $10-$30. St. Mark’s Episco- org org/bayevents Cubes & Crayons: “Kids’ Night Out” 30. 2-3:30 p.m. $1 members/$2 non- pal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Palo Alto Two-Piano Club A concert held The Latest in Greywater and Rainwater Cubes & Crayons, which provides office members. Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Call 415-262-0272. www.calbach.org by the Palo Alto Two-Piano Club features Capture Deva Luna of EarthCare Land- space, childcare and family activities, is Alto. Call 650-289-2436. avenidas.org Clerestory: “Soul’s Light” The Bay Area’s duo-piano music by Mozart, Brahms, scaping discusses new innovations in hosting a “Kids’ Night Out” event. Parents male vocal ensemble performs music of Ravel, Milhaud, Gershwin, Piazzolla, Clark water-saving techniques for the home. can drop their kids off for children’s art Live Music Boyd and Wain Former Palo Alto resi- the spirit, from America to the Middle and others. Sat., May 8, 2 p.m. Free. Palo May 6, 5-6:30 p.m. Free. Redwood City activities and story time, along with pizza, East. May 8, 8-10 p.m. $17, $10 student/ Alto Art Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Council Chamber, 1017 Middlefield Road, snacks and games. Four Friday times are dents Boyd and Wain play folk and roots senior in advance, available online from Road, Palo Alto. Redwood City. Call 650-599-1485. www. planned: March 12, April 9, May 14, June music. April 30, 6-8 p.m. Angelica’s Bis- clerestory.org, or $20 at the door. All Ragazzi Boys Chorus at Sequoias Ra- tasteandtalk.eventbrite.com 11, each 5:30-8:30 p.m. $50 general, $40 tro, 863 Main St., Redwood City. Call Saints’ Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo gazzi choristers will sing “Songs from Wetland Weeding at San Francisquito for members. Cubes and Crayons, 154 650-924-3974. www.myspace.com/ katyboyd Alto. www.clerestory.org the Heart,” famous opera and Broadway Creek (Palo Alto) Help remove invasive E Dana St., Mountain View. www.cube- Compline: An Evening Service of Song numbers, with soprano soloist Jennifer weeds. Due to the sensitive nature of the sandcrayons.com Brandon Tyler Brandon Tyler performs A reflective 30-minute musical service of Cowgill. The boys will sing La Carita by restoration site, space is limited and RSVP live May 5, 7:30-9 p.m. Red Rock Coffee, hymns, chant and psalms sung in serene Rossini and the men will sing Standchen is requested. Sat., May 8, 9 a.m. to noon. Family Game Night Bring favorite board 201 Castro St., Mountain View. candle-lit ambiance. April 11: Trinity Lu- by Schubert. There will be dance songs Free. Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, games and a dessert to share. April 30, Colin Carthen CD release performance theran; April 18: Threshold Singers; April by both the Concert Group and the Young Directions will be provided upon registra- 6:30-9 p.m. Free. Valley Presbyterian for Colin Carthen. April 30, 8-10 p.m. Red 25: Christ Church Portola Valley; May 2: Men’s Ensemble. May 7, 7-8 p.m. free. tion., Palo Alto. Call 510-452-9261 ext. Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola Val- Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain Early Music Singers; May 16: All Saints Hanson Hall, The Sequoias, 501 Portola 109. www.savesfbay.org/bayevents ley. Call 408-851-8282. http://www.val- View. Episcopal Church; May 23: Stanford stu- Road, Portola Valley. Wild Quest Volunteer on May 2 at Wild leypreschurch.org Kathy Kallick Band CD Release “Be- dent ensemble. 9-9:30 p.m. Free. Stan- Sea to Shining Sea New Century Cham- Quest. This outdoor event is to help raise Free Docent-led Wildflower Walks To tween the Hollow & The High-Rise” is ford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall, ber Orchestra presents works by Barber, funds for Environmental Volunteers. Help spotlight spring wildflowers, Edgewood the new CD release by the Kathy Kal- Stanford. Call 650-723-1762. religiouslife. Copland, and the premiere of a com- with set-up, parking, safe road cross- Park and Natural Preserve docents offer lick Band. May 1, 8-11 p.m. $18-20. First stanford.edu mission from Bolcom, with music direc- ings, and break down. Three shifts need- free wildflower walks every Saturday and Presbyterian Church, 1667 Miramonte Elyse Hope, soprano: Love Songs This tor Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg. May 7, ed. Proceeds go to science and nature Sunday from mid-March through early Ave., Mountain View. Call 510-530-0839. senior recital will include Schumann’s 8 p.m. $32-54. 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Page 40ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports Shorts OF LOCAL NOTE . . . The national finalist Stanford womenís basketball team will be recognized in a pregame event at Friday nightís San Francisco Giants baseball game at AT&T Park as part of the teamís ìCollege Nightî promotion. Along with the team being recognized before the game, junior forward Kayla Pedersen will have the honor of throwing out the nightís ceremonial first pitch. The Giants will be taking on the Colo- rado Rockies at AT&T Park, with first pitch scheduled for 7:15 p.m.

RUGBY AT STANFORD . . . Stan- ford’s Steuber Stadium will be the site of the USA Rugby Collegiate National Championships on Fri- day and Saturday. The Cardinal women’s club team finished second to Penn State last year and hopes to regain the national title they won from the Nittany Lions two years back. Stanford opens against Brown University at 11 a.m. Friday, with Penn State and Army following at 1 p.m. The women’s Division I championship match is scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday. Stanford defeated Virginia, 43-5, in the Elite Eight to reach the Final Four. The Cardinal downed Northern Iowa, 62-0, in Allie Shorin the Sweet Sixteen. U.S. national team member Jessica Watkins leads the Cardinal, with support from Kasonni Scales, Amelia Vil- lines, Jamie Lawrence, Melanie Palo Alto seniors Joc Pederson (10) and Scott Witte had plenty to celebrate as the Vikings rallied to topple host Los Gatos, 13-8, on Wednesday to Nacouzi, Christina Mayberry, Ja- earn the team’s first SCVAL De Anza Division baseball championship since 1994. Pederson and Witte both hit solo home runs in the victory. nae Grijavela and Jennifer Coop- errider. The men’s Division I and Division II and women’s Division II championships will also be con- Paly’s long-awaited baseball title a blast tested at Stanford this weekend, with first day action at Steuber Vikings hit four home runs and rally from five runs down to and on Dan Elliott Field. The sec- beat Los Gatos for first De Anza Division title since 1994 ond-seeded Cal men (24-0) looks to win their 25th Division I title. by Keith Peters top of the sixth. And, Raich should The Bears open against Arkansas alo Alto baseball coach Erick have figured something was coming State at 5 p.m. Friday. Top-ranked Raich knows he is safe. There after watching his team blast four BYU takes on No. 4 Army in the P will be no water dumped on home runs. other semifinal at 3 p.m. BYU is him after Friday’s regular-season “Yeah, wow, what an amazing the defending national champion. home finale against Los Gatos. game to clinch a league champion- The men’s Division II semifinals That’s because the celebratory ship with,” said Raich, 27, in his features No. 9 Claremont Col- dunking took place Wednesday, first season at the helm. “We had leges and No. 4 Miami University moments after the Vikings clinched so many contributing players and in a 3 p.m. match, while third- their first SCVAL De Anza Divi- it was fitting that we came back seeded Temple plays No. 15 seed sion title since 1994 with a thrilling through some adversity to pull out Massachusetts-Amherst in the come-from-behind 13-8 triumph the win.” semifinals at 5 p.m. over the host Wildcats. The victory extends Paly’s win “Yes, I got the bucket of water streak to 16 consecutive games and dumped on me,” Raich said. “The gives the Vikings a 13-0 division ON THE AIR players got me good, and I didn’t mark (21-3 overall) heading into Friday even see it coming.” Friday’s game. College baseball: Stanford at Wash- Actually, Raich should have ex- “As for finishing the season un- Allie Shorin ington, 6 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) pected the water bath, especially beaten, it would be great,” Raich Paly’s Will Glazier (left) congratulates Christoph Bono on his three-run Saturday after the Vikings had rallied from homer in the seventh for the Vikings’ final runs in a 13-8 win. College baseball: Stanford at Wash- an 8-3 deficit with seven runs in the (continued on page 44) ington, 6:30 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) Sunday A return to NCAA polo tourney continues for Stanford, Eaton College baseball: Stanford at Wash- ington, noon, KZSU (90.1 FM) by Keith Peters has some other important things to Eaton’s first season of water polo at (16-12) at 1:30 p.m. Monday tanford senior water polo think about these days, like trying Stanford. In order to have a chance Stanford defeated ASU in league College baseball: Santa Clara at Stan- standout Kelly Eaton is a bi- to find a way to get herself (and her at that NCAA ring, the Cardinal play, 18-8, on April 18 in Tempe, ford, 5:30 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) S ology major who has been teammates) a national champion- first has to get to San Diego for the Ariz. The Cardinal enters the tour- Tuesday accepted into the master’s program ship ring. playoffs. nament looking for its first title since College baseball: San Jose St. at for the 2010-2011 school year. Thus, “We’ve come close the last three Stanford begins that quest on Fri- 2006. Since that crown, Stanford Stanford, 5:30 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) one decision already has been made years and it would be nice to finish day when it opens the Mountain Pa- has finished second twice (2007, for her. with a national championship,” she cific Sports Federation Tournament ‘09) and third once (2008). SPORTS ONLINE “So, I don’t have to think about said. at UCLA’s Spieker Aquatic Center. A victory in the tourney finale For expanded daily coverage of college getting a job for one more year,” she The Cardinal finished third at the The nationally No. 1-ranked Cardi- guarantees Stanford a berth in the and prep sports, please see our new site said. 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STANFORD ROUNDUP Cardinal women’s lacrosse can decide its own fate All team needs to do is win the MPSF title this weekend to qualify for the NCAA Play-In game coming up by Rick Eymer and Julie Christy. Lauren Schmidt he Stanford women’s lacrosse is an academic senior and a redshirt team felt like something was junior. On Thursday, Schmidt was T taken away from them last named the MPSF Player of the Year year when it was denied a spot in for the second straight year. the NCAA tournament despite its Second-year coach Amy Bokker, .778 winning percentage, which who on Thursday was named MPSF included a win over one of the top Coach of the Year for the second programs in the nation. straight season, inherited the upper- The No. 14 Cardinal (11-5) won’t classmen, which have helped make have to put its fate in anyone else’s a smooth transition with the new hands this year. It’s as simple as coach and still maintain a standard winning the Mountain Pacific of excellence. The senior leadership Sports Federation tournament and hails from places like Bryn Mawr, earning an automatic spot in the Pa, Lutherville, Md. and Wayland, NCAA Play-In game. Mass., where lacrosse is more of a Stanford has won the past six religion than a novelty and is fol-

MPSF tournament titles, but it hasn’t lowed closely at every level. Keith Peters been easy. California has been the There are two players, freshmen Stanford’s Jessica Steffens (left) blocked this shot attempt by USC while Annika Dries (right) helped defend for team to beat in the past and this time Anastasia Fullerton and Jacqueline goalie Amber Oland (in cage) during the Cardinal’s 7-6 overtime win over USC last weekend. it just may be Denver, not only the Candelaria, listed on the roster as top seed of the conference tourna- being from California. Sophomore ment but also the host site. Caroline Smith is from Dallas. Ev- Water polo The second-seeded Cardinal eryone else comes from the Eastern (continued from page 41) opened the tourney on Thursday af- Time Zone, with an emphasis on the ternoon with a 16-1 rout of seventh- east coast. NCAA playoffs, while a runnerup seeded Fresno State, in only its sec- Hubbard extends her school re- finish most likely sends the Cardi- ond season of play. Dana Lindsay cord for both season and all-time nal, as well. led Stanford with five goals. with every assist she records. Enter- Advancing to NCAA play It won’t be as easy in the semifi- ing Thursday’s contest, she had 35 shouldn’t be a problem for Stanford nals, nor the championship match, on the year and 82 for her career. if it plays like it did last weekend should both Stanford and Denver Most of those assists are for junior in a big 7-6 overtime victory over advance to Saturday’s final. Stan- Sarah Flynn, who leads the team then-No. 1 USC. ford will likely play California in with 36 goals, or Lindsay, who has It was Senior Day for Eaton, the Friday’s semifinals. The third-seed- 32. Schmidt (27) and junior Leslie final home match of her Stanford ed Bears play No. 6 St. Mary’s. Foard (26) are right behind. career. To make it even more special The Pioneers (12-4) beat Stan- Hubbard, one of five players with for the Menlo-Atherton High grad, ford, 17-12, on April 11 to claim the at least 36 points, ranks sixth in the members of her very own fan club MPSF regular-season title. Their nation in total assists and eighth — age-group water polo players only common opponents were on with her 2.19 per game average. she coaches — were in the stands their MPSF schedule. Stanford ranks 12th overall in at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Denver won at California in dou- scoring offense with 14.19 goals per Eaton couldn’t disappoint her fans, ble overtime while Stanford posted game. The Cardinal ranks 39th in now could she? a 12-7 win in Berkeley. The Pioneers scoring defense at 10.63. Of course not, so she didn’t. beat UC Davis by 10, while Stanford Junior goalie Annie Read ranks Eaton scored the winning goal in Keith Peters survived by three. 13th in the nation with 148 total the first of two overtimes to carry Stanford senior Kelly Eaton (5) from Menlo-Atherton High scored the The Cardinal is led by a group of saves, and 15th with a .492 save No. 2-ranked Stanford to a thrill- winning goal in a 7-6 overtime win over then-No.1 USC. seniors that includes Dana Lindsay, ing come-from-behind victory on Amanda Schwab, Claire Hubbard (continued on page 45) Saturday. pressure. time, Stanford was down only 4-3 The victory gave the Cardinal its “I’ve had some clutch goals in my heading into halftime. first MPSF regular-season title since career,” said Eaton, “so I’m used to “We started playing smarter on 2007 while handing the Trojans the pressure.” offense, which allowed us to play Local grads battle in polo (6-1, 20-2) their second defeat of the The pressure on was early as better defense,” Tanner explained. he Bucknell women’s water son of at least six points. Fellow season. Stanford also earned the top Stanford fell behind by 4-1 after one Once back in the game, Cardinal polo team is making some Palo Alto High grad Tara Murao, seed for the MPSF Tournament. period. But, the Cardinal had been goalie Amber Oland caught fire and T big waves on the East Coast, a freshman, came off the bench It was fitting that on Senior Day, there before — in its first meeting played one of the best games of her and the Bisons have sophomore and drew four of her team’s eight seniors Kelsey Holshouser and with the Trojans that ended in a 10-7 career for the Cardinal, making 13 Hallie Kennan from Palo Alto ejections. Eaton each scored twice to lead the win on Feb. 6. saves and holding USC, the MPSF’s High to thank for it. Bucknell jumped to a 4-1 first- Cardinal. Senior two-meter Alex “We were down 4-1 the last time most prolific scoring team, to just Kennan scored three goals and quarter lead and never trailed. Palo Koran drew a pair of five-meter we played them here,” Eaton said. six goals. After USC took a 4-1 lead added three assists to help Buck- Alto High grad Phoebe Champion penalties, which led to two Cardinal “In that one, we just decided to get by the five-minute mark of the sec- nell defeat Princeton, 11-9, as the scored a goal for Princeton (18-9), goals, while fellow two-meter senior one goal at a time, just chip away.” ond period, Oland stepped up and Bisons overcame the Tigers’ home- which was playing in its 10th Jessica Steffens made numerous key Stanford did that again Saturday made 11 of her 13 saves the rest of pool advantage to win their first- straight Southern Championships field blocks to deny a number of with Monica Coughlan, Kim Krue- the way and allowed just two goals ever Southern Championships on title match. Trojan shots. ger and Melissa Seidemann provid- over the final 27:17 of action. Sunday in Princeton, N.J. Despite its runnerup finish, Eaton got the deciding goal with ing additional goals. Coughlan’s Stanford finally took its first lead Bucknell (15-9) now has won Princeton will join Bucknell in 1:20 left in the first of two overtime goal in the second quarter trimmed of the game when Menlo School three straight games. Sunday’s the Eastern Championships. Coin- periods. Her second goal of the Stanford’s deficit to 4-2. Cardinal grad Kim Krueger found the net for triumph earned the Bisons an au- cidently, the two have been paired match gave her 159 in her career. coach John Tanner said it helped a 6-5 lead with 4:26 left to play. That tomatic berth into this weekend’s in the opening round of the tour- Eaton, however, didn’t take credit turn things around after a first quar- goal appeared to be the winner un- Eastern Championships in College nament on Friday after Bucknell for the victory. ter where “We were just inept on til the Trojans caught a break in the Park, Md. It will be Bucknell’s received a No. 4 seed and Princ- “I think our defense won the offense.” But, things changed when final seconds when Oland blocked a nine straight year in the event. The eton at No. 5 seed. Michigan is the game,” she said. “It just wasn’t one Coughlan finally broke the ice. shot by USC’s Patricia Jancso. The winner of the event will qualify No. 1 seed while Hartwick is No. goal.” “That was a really inspiring goal,” rebound found an unmarked Kristen for the NCAA Championships in 2 and Indiana No. 3. But, it was the deciding one on Tanner said, noting the combination Dronberger, who fired a shot past San Diego. Only one team east of Harvard, which earned an at- a very important day for her team- of that and two important stops on Oland with six seconds to play. the Mississippi will advance. large berth, features Palo Alto mates, who likely will earn the na- USC power play situations provided That set the stage for Eaton in Against Princeton, Kennan High grads Lizzie Abbott and tion’s No. 1 ranking heading into a spark. When Holshouser scored overtime, and her fan club couldn’t posted her fourth game this sea- Roxanne Pinto. N the final weeks of the season. No with 50 seconds left before half- have been happier. N Page 42ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports

PREP TENNIS PREP ROUNDUP A Menlo M-A boys make splash sweep in big swim showdown Bears take sole possession of first place by holding in finals off Burlingame, 86-84; SHP boys and girls win in WBAL by Keith Peters a season-best 48.71 to win the 100 Knights take singles, doubles he Menlo-Atherton boys’ free. at the WBAL tournament; swim team avenged last sea- In girls’ swimming, Sacred Heart M-A improves to 18-0 T son’s dual-meet loss to Bur- Prep swept aside the final contender lingame and took a step closer for WBAL dual-meet honors with a by Keith Peters toward an unbeaten PAL Bay Di- 96-74 victory over visiting Harker t wasn’t an all-Menlo tennis fi- vision mark with an 86-84 victory on Tuesday. The Gators (7-0, 7-3) nale at the West Bay Athletic over the Panthers on Tuesday. Both wrapped up the league dual-meet I League Individual Tournament teams came in undefeated, but only title with one final tri-meet left on Wednesday at Menlo. But, it was the Bears emerged with a 5-0 re- against beatable Mercy-Burlingame close enough and three Knights cord. Burlingame made it close at and Notre Dame-San Jose. walked off the courts as champi- the end by winning the 100 breast Harker had the first-place points ons. and 400 free relay. with seven victories, but SHP had Menlo senior Patrick Chase won Most of the races were close and the depth. Sophomore Erin Sheri- the singles title with a 6-1, 6-4 vic- most produced fast dual-meet times. dan sparked the Gators by winning tory over Pedro Robinson from In the 200 free, for example, Burl- the 100 free (55.06) and 200 free Sacred Heart Prep, while the tan- ingame’s Wyatt Butler (1:45.02) held (2:01.01) in addition to swimming a dem of junior Andrew Carlisle and off M-A’s Nick Henze (1:47.66). leg on the winning 200 free relay. sophomore Justin Chan claim the In the 50 free, the Bears went In Burlingame, Menlo-Atherton doubles crown with a 6-3, 6-2 tri- one-two with Max Wilder (23.37) and Burlingame may have battled to umph over teammates Kyle Sum, a and Graham McClelland (23.40). a tie in 2009 but it wasn’t that close junior, and freshman Daniel Mork- Wilder came back to win the 100 on Tuesday when the teams met ovine. free (51.03). Kei Masuda also was again in a PAL Bay Division show- An all-Menlo finale was prevent- a double winner in the 200 IM and down in the Panthers’ pool. While ed by, perhaps, the seeding. Menlo 100 fly (53.73). both teams came in undefeated, sophomore Jonathan Katzman In another key race, Scott Swartz Burlingame showed that the teams wound up in a semifinal opposite (57.62) and Eric Wright (58.85) aren’t that close by winning eight of Chase and dropped a 6-3, 6-4 deci- went one-three in the 100 back to the 11 events. sion. Otherwise, it was an all-Menlo help wrap things up. Wright, Wilder, M-A senior Sarah Winters broke day. Masuda and Henze finished second up the Panthers’ domination by win- “I thought Patrick did fine,” said in the 400 free relay, but sped to a ning the 200 free in a season best of Keith Peters Menlo coach Bill Shine. “Some- fast 3:20.58 clocking while Burl- 1:55.05 and doubling back to take times it’s hard to win when your’re ingame won in 3:18.89 — both ex- the 500 free in 5:12.19. Burlingame, a really, really heavy favorite to cellent dual-meet times. however, swept all three relays and win.” Menlo-Atherton surprisingly went lost only one other individual event And for his doubles team? Menlo sophomore Justin Chan (left) discussed strokes with junior An- one-two in the 200 medley relay to as M-A’s Becca Dorst won the 50 “Justin Chan and Andrew Carl- drew Carlisle during their doubles win in the WBAL finale. start the meet because Burlingame free in 26.44. The Bears fell to 4-1 isle are just an unbelievable doubles decided to stack the free relays. in league and now must finish ahead team,” Shine said. “They have great Had the Panthers gotten second in of Burlingame at the league finals chemistry and they really know the 200 MR, they would have won to either share or claim the overall each other. I didn’t think they would the meet. PAL title. have a problem going through the Alex Gow’s fourth-place finish in At the fifth annual Section Chal- tournament, which they didn’t.” the 100 back by 0.15 also was im- lenge last weekend at Palo Alto Perhaps the best outcome of the portant. If reversed, the meet would High, sophomores Jasmine Tosky day for Menlo was just getting in have ended in a tie. Other races that of Palo Alto and Kremer of Sacred the final matches. After rain delays had the same effect included the 100 Heart Prep made quite a splash in a on Tuesday and early Wednesday, breast, where M-A’s Emory Welton meet that brought together some of Shine was concerned the tourna- was fourth, and both the 100 fly and the top teams and swimmers from ment might get pushed back to a 100 breast where M-A’s Jed Spring- the Central Coast, North Coast and Thursday finish. Had that hap- er dropped three seconds off his PR San Joaquin sections. Tosky and pened, Shine would have had to in both races. If Springer had im- Kremer certainly were two of the cancel a dual match at Saratoga. proved by only two seconds in each standouts during a record-breaking “We really needed that match,” race, the meet was a tie. day. Shine said. “We really haven’t been In Atherton, senior David Cul- Tosky, along with junior Sarah Li- tested since nationals.” pan and sophomore Tom Kremer ang, each won two individual events The Knights (19-0) haven’t need- turned in some top Central Coast and swam legs on winning relays to ed to put their best lineup on the Section times as Sacred Heart Prep help the Paly girls successfully de- court since March 20, when they wrapped up the West Bay Athletic fend their title. Kremer, meanwhile, capped a four-victory performance League dual-meet title with a 111- won an event with a school record by winning their first-ever National Keith Peters 59 victory over visiting Harker on and took second in another in addi- Invitational championship in New- Tuesday. The Gators finished 6-0 in tion to contributing to a pair of run- port Beach. Since then, Menlo has league (7-1 overall) with their only nerup relays to help the SHP boys won eight straight and none of the loss a nonleaguer to St. Francis. finish third overall. matches have been close. Menlo senior Patrick Chase runs down a return during his 6-1, 6-4 win Culpan, better known as a water Tosky won the 200-yard free in The CCS seeding meeting will over Pedro Robinson of SHP in the WBAL singles final. polo player, continued his break- 1:50.12, her fastest high school time be Monday night, with first-round through swim season by winning ever, and captured the 500 free in matches starting on Wednesday, 6-2 victory over senior teammate the guys and we had our Bearathon the 200 free in 1:47.03 and taking 4:51.35 — again her fastest ever May 5. Menlo is the likely No. 1 Alden Mitchell. (fundraiser) on Saturday, so they the 500 free in a lifetime best of (non-club) time. Both times were seed while Saratoga should be No. Both players helped Menlo- were a bit burnt out. Once they got 4:46.52, which ranks him No. 4 in automatic All-American clock- 2, with Bellarmine probably the No. Atherton finished off its finest regu- going, they won handily.” school history. Kremer approached ings. Tosky also anchored two relay 3. The Knights and Falcons should lar season in program history with a Neither Aguilar nor fellow co- his personal best in the 200 IM teams to victory in CCS-leading get byes into the quarterfinals on 7-0 nonleague victory over host St. coach Tom Sorenson, however, had while winning in 1:57.27 in addition times to help the Vikings win the May 7. Francis at Cuesta Park on Monday. water dumped on them to celebrate to taking the 100 fly in 53.26, just team crown by 4 1/2 points. At the rain-delayed Peninsula The Bears finished 18-0, their first the perfect regular season. off his PR of 53.00 that ranks No. Tosky’s 200 free established a Athletic League tournament in unbeaten regular season ever. “Let’s just say there were smiles, 3 in school history. Both swam on meet record and improved her No. Burlingame, Menlo-Atherton senior “We got off to a slow start,” said but to their credit, they acted like the winning 200 free (1:29.75) and 2 rank in school history, trailing Alec Haley advanced to the singles M-A co-coach Carlos Aguilar. they’d been there before!” Aguilar 400 free (3:25.59) relays along with finale on Thursday with a 7-6 (7-1), “Monday matches are tough for said. “A very mature group!” N junior Andrew Savage, who clocked (continued on page 46) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 43 Sports Allie Shorin

Palo Alto’s Drake Swezey slides home with a run during the Vikings’ 13-8 win over Los Gatos on Wednesday. Swezey had a homer and 2 RBI. Prep baseball just came out like they expected to (continued from page 41) win and represented themselves like champions. “This was more than satisfying. said. “However, now that we have I am speechless. These players clinched first place, I want to allow are models of what it takes to be a our seniors to play on Friday and champion and how hard work and give them their due respect for all of dedication pays off.” their hard work through this season. The Paly seniors went 16-17 as

We have had great leadership from juniors, 14-13-1 as sophomores and Allie Shorin all of them and they deserve to be 7-17 for those who played as fresh- Palo Alto senior Scott Witte came on in relief and pitched the final two innings of the Vikings’ 13-8 victory sent off the right way.” men. This is only the program’s fifth over Los Gatos on Wednesday that clinched the SCVAL De Anza Division title. Witte allowed no hits or runs. The senior class includes Geoff winning season since 2001. Dodson, Jared Beeson, Wyatt Shaw, “I can’t thank all of the play- huge contributor,” Raich said. “We Conner Raftery plus starters Scott ers enough for how hard they have had eight different players with im- Witte, Joc Pederson and Wade worked this season, and have come portant RBI and everyone played a Hauser. They have helped compile in every day with a goal to get bet- key role in this quest for a champi- one of the most memorable seasons ter. I have never had as much fun onship.” in program history, which stretch- as I have this season coaching. I am Palo Alto jumped out to a quick es to 1899 when Paly won its first excited for what is in our future.” lead when Pederson ripped a lead- league title. That’s probably because Raich off homer over the right-centerfield Palo Alto won 10 league titles be- will return 14 of his current players fence. Witte followed with another tween 1899 and 1927 before expe- next season, many of whom con- solo blast in the top of the second riencing a drought until 1987. The tributed in a big way Wednesday for a 2-0 lead. Vikings won the De Anza crown in against Los Gatos. Juniors Drake The Vikings gave one back when 1994, took the El Camino Division Swezey and Christoph Bono, for Jason Shepardson, the half-brother title in 2002 and now have their 14th example, pounded home runs and of Raich, got into a pitch and sent it championship following Wednes- accounted for six RBI and four hits. over the fence in center. day’s long-awaited title. But, once again, the offense was Palo Alto went up 3-1 before the “All of the players reacted like spread around with everyone, it Wildcats broke it open in the fifth true champions,” Raich explained. seems, contributing. inning and took an 8-3 lead. The “They didn’t rush the field; they “The offense once again was a Vikings responded right away, tack- ing on seven runs of their own — highlighted by a two-run homer by Drake Swezey -- to take a 10-8 lead going into the final inning. Paly sent 13 batters to the plate in the sixth,

taking advantage of five walks, an Allie Shorin error and a hit batsman. Palo Alto’s Cory Tenanes gets into a pitch during his team’s 13-8 title- The Vikings padded their lead in clinching victory over host Los Gatos on Wednesday. the seventh when Cory Tenanes led off with a walk and Pederson fol- his fifth home run of the season. big showdown next Wednesday at lowed with a single. Bono then put Fellow sophomore Freddy Avis second-place Menlo. the decision out of the Wildcats’ added two hits and two RBI while In the SCVAL El Camino Divi- reach with a monster three-run senior Jackson Badger added three sion, Gunn pounded out 12 hits, homer that cleared the scoreboard hits and two RBI. Junior Phil An- including five for extra bases, in right field. derson contributed two hits. as the Titans romped past visit- In Atherton, it was Menlo’s youth Menlo blasted the game open ing Lynbrook, 11-1, on Tuesday. movement once again that made with 11 runs in the second inning, Graham Fisher picked up his four a difference in the Knights’ West highlighted by Mayer’s three- win on the season while allowing Bay Athletic League baseball vic- run homer. The Knights return to just two hits in four innings on the tory over visiting Crystal Springs WBAL action on Friday by hosting mound. Danny Luskin earned the on Wednesday, as the Knights re- Pinewood, which will be a tuneup save. mained within a game of first place for next Wednesday’s game against The Titans (6-4, 8-11-2) scored a with a 17-3 romp. Menlo improved first-place Sacred Heart Prep on the run every inning for the first time to 4-1 in league (15-6 overall). Knights’ field at 4 p.m. this season. Travis Bowers and Jake On the mound, it was sophomore Speaking of Sacred Heart, the Verhulp led the offense. Bowers had

Keith Peters lefthander Jake Batchelder, who ex- Gators rebounded from their first two doubles and three RBI while tended his scoreless inning streak to loss after seven straight victories Verhulp added two RBI on a triple 21 innings as he moved to 6-0 on and remained atop the WBAL and single. Tyler Harney and Jack the year by throwing five shutout standings with a 13-2 blasting of Hannan also had two hits for Gunn, innings. At the plate, it was sopho- visiting Harker on Wednesday. The which took advantage of runners in Menlo School sophomore Jake Batchelder improved to 6-0 and extended more Dylan Mayer, who went three Gators improved to 5-0 in league scoring position as by hitting five his scoreless inning streak to 21-0 in a win over Crystal Springs. for three with four RBI, including (11-9-1 overall) heading into their sacrifice flies. N Page 44ÊUÊ«ÀÊÎä]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports

coming perilously close to slipping Jonathan Kaskow and Tyler Gaff- Player of the Week on Monday, Gerhart won her 22nd game in Stanford roundup under the .500 mark overall. ney are in the forefront of the im- owns a .378 average (17-for-45) 26 decisions when she beat Oregon (continued from page 42) An eight-game winning streak, proved run production. Kaskow, over his past 11 games. He’s added State, 1-0, on April 10. She had a since snapped in Monday night’s whose season average is a team-best 10 RBI to his total of 27 over that 1.37 ERA afterward. percentage. 9-3 loss at Santa Clara, breathed .469, is hitting .559 over his past 11 span. Stanford pitchers were 0-7 with Defenders like junior Karen Nes- new life into the No. 22 Cardinal as games. Gaffney upped his average to Stanford enters the weekend in an 8.79 ERA from April 11 until bitt, sophomore Catherine Swanson it heads to Washington (alma mater .345 after he ignited his aluminum second place, a game behind Ari- Chinn’s gem, in which she did not and seniors Eleanor Foote and Char- of Tim Lincecum) for an important bat to the tune of .611 over the past zona State in a tightly-packed con- allow an earned run. The Cardi- ity Fluharty have helped to ease the conference series beginning Friday four games. He has 11 hits in his last ference race. nal was outscored 55-20 during its pressure on Read. night at 6 p.m. in Seattle. 18 at bats, scored six runs and driven worst losing streak in years. Gerhart Stanford has the appropriate cre- Saturday night’s 6:30 p.m. game in two. In his previous eight games Softball allowed 10 runs over her next 8 1/3 dentials on display for the NCAA is set for Safeco Field as part of a Gaffney was 8-for-35 (.211) with six Until junior pitcher Ashley Chinn innings before she was shut down. committee. Now all it has to do is day-night doubleheader with the Se- runs scored and one RBI. shut down San Jose State, 4-1, Stanford (4-8, 31-12) remains in win the MPSF tournament. attle Mariners. Stephen Piscotty, Colin Walsh Tuesday night, Stanford had trouble good shape for the postseason and Stanford’s recent streak of success and Menlo School grad Kenny stopping anybody over a seven- can improve its position in the Pac- Baseball can be traced to its run production, Diekroeger have also used the re- game losing streak that began when 10 conference during a visit from Stanford (10-5, 21-14) seemed to though a resurgent left-hander Brett cent winning streak to improve their freshman hurler Teagan Gerhart Arizona State (6-6, 37-10), in town be in trouble two weeks ago after Mooneyham is also part of the equa- batting averages. began experiencing soreness in her for a three-game set beginning Fri- losing a Pac-10 series to Oregon and tion. Diekroeger, named the Pac-10 right arm. day at 7 p.m. N COUPONCOUPON SAVINGSSAVINGS

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