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COMMUNITY Tall Tree honorees announced Awards recognize citizens, organizations for community work alo Alto’s 2012 Tall Tree awards will recognize Ali- P son Cormack, John Barton, Whole Foods Market and the Foun- dation for a College Education in April. The awards, which are co-spon- sored by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce and the Palo Alto Weekly, honor community service and outstanding civic contributions in four categories: citizen volunteer, professional business person, busi- ness and nonprofit organization. The outstanding citizen award recognizes Cormack’s successful leadership of the $76 million library bond measure campaign in 2008 and the current, nearly completed effort to raise $4 million in private funds to furnish the city’s new and renovated libraries. Cormack and other library sup-
Veronica Weber porters achieved a near-miracle by passing the bond measure with a 69.5 percent margin in spite of the global economic collapse just weeks before the November election. Who can resist these smart cookies? When the new Mitchell Park li- Girl Scouts, including Leanna Colanino, left, and Sashinka Poor from Palo Alto’s Troop 61129 await cookie customers in front of Peet’s brary opens later this year, it will Coffee & Tea at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto Wednesday, Feb. 15. Not to worry, cookies will be available through March 18. be the first major new civic build- ing constructed in Palo Alto in de- cades. The Palo Alto Library Foundation LAND USE announced in December that it had raised $3.6 million in donations for furnishings— 90 percent of its goal. Downtown post office set to hit market in May The funds will be used to provide U.S. Postal Service plans to relocate to a smaller facility in Palo Alto furniture, new computers and other technology, and thousands of new by Gennady Sheyner books and electronic materials at Mitchell Park, the renovated Main alo Alto’s iconic downtown post As the Palo Alto Weekly first re- hearing on the sale at the City Council a preference to retain between 3,000 Library and the recently renovated office, a fixture on Hamilton ported in December, the U.S. Postal meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 21. and 3,500 square feet in the existing Downtown Library. PAvenue for the past 80 years, Service is looking to sell the Birge But even as it plans to sell the build- building. Barton is being honored with the will hit the real-estate market by the Clark-designed building at 380 Ham- ing, the U.S. Postal Service says it’s Another alternative is moving to Tall Tree for outstanding profession- U.S. Postal Service in May, according ilton Ave. as part of its plan to cut costs committed to keeping a post office another location in or near down- al due to his extensive contributions to a new report from the city. And Palo and adjust to changing consumer be- downtown. In the report Steven Turner, town Palo Alto. Diana Alvarado, the to the community as an architect Alto officials are eying the historic havior. Representatives from the cash- Palo Alto’s advanced-planning man- building for possible use by the city. strapped agency will host a public ager, notes the agency has expressed (continued on page 7) (continued on page 6)
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aging spouse or parent? 450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jocelyn Dong, Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor This is a personal crime. This feels Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Tom Gibboney, Spectrum Editor quite a bit more frightening. Sue Dremann, Chris Kenrick, Gennady Sheyner, Staff Writers — Karen White, president of the Duveneck/St. Eric Van Susteren, Editorial Assistant, Internship Francis Neighborhood Association, on this week’s Coordinator armed robbery. See story on page 3. There are daytime options! Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer Kelsey Kienitz, Photo Intern Dale F. Bentson, Colin Becht, ‘‘ Come discover more at an evening reception: Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, y Learn about our two levels of daytime care Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, y Hear experiences of other families Susan Tavernetti, Contributors y Enjoy refreshments Cristina Wong, Editorial Intern y Free gift and free parking DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Around Town Raul Perez, Assistant Design Director Thursday, Feb. 23, 7- 8:30 pm in Mountain View Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, LOST AND FOUND ... It took a na- new deli-bar — made possible by Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers tionwide manhunt, media exposure parents and the school district’s Lili Cao, Designer and the pluck of a conscientious Food Services group — comes PRODUCTION Long Island teacher, but the story atop a recently installed salad bar. Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager of the man who lost his camera The school hopes the expanded RSVP to (650) 289-5499 Dorothy Hassett, Samantha Mejia, Blanca Yoc, www.avenidas.org/care Sales & Production Coordinators during the Super Bowl is now set menu will address the students’ Quality Daytime Care for Older Adults for a picture-perfect ending. Mary long-standing complaints about ADVERTISING Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales & Advertising Ellen McFaul, a New York resident, available food options at Gunn. Judie Block, Adam Carter, Janice Hoogner, accidentally took possession of the Brent Triantos, Display Advertising Sales camera after its owner asked her SPINNING WHEELS ... Palo Alto’s Neal Fine, Carolyn Oliver, Rosemary Lewkowitz, Real Estate Advertising Sales to take a photo of him at the Feb. effort to encourage students to David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, 5 Super Bowl in Indianapolis. She walk and bike to school has been Inside Advertising Sales snapped several pictures with both one of the school district’s major Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Asst. his camera and his phone, and in success stories in the past decade Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. the post-game stadium craziness, thanks to a concerted effort by Wendy Suzuki, Advertising Sales Intern the two were separated. After school officials, parents and city EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES noticing she still had his camera, planners. Now, the city is looking Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator and no way to contact him, McFaul to kick the city’s Safe Routes to Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager examined the photos on his cam- School program into a higher gear. BUSINESS era for clues to his identity. One The City Council plans to approve Susie Ochoa, Payroll & Benefits a $400,000 contract with the firm Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Claire picture appeared to be a Palo Alto McGibeny, Cathy Stringari, Business Associates historic plaque, so she reached out Alta Planning + Design (the same ADMINISTRATION to the Palo Alto Weekly in hopes of consultant working on the upgrade # Janice Covolo, Doris Taylor, Receptionists locating the camera’s owner. She to the city’s bicycle and pedestrian Ruben Espinoza, Courier also created a YouTube video and master plan) at its Monday meet- EMBARCADERO MEDIA set up a special email address in ing. Most of the costs of expand- William S. Johnson, President her effort to find the owner. McFaul ing the Safe Routes program (a Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO also pitched a story to ABC’s news $660,000 effort that includes the Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales & Advertising Frank A. Bravo, Director, Information Technology affiliate in Chicago. There, the new study) will be covered by a & Webmaster owner’s son, Chris, saw the show grant from the Santa Clara Val- Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager and contacted McFaul to identify ley Transportation Authority. The Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing Services the camera’s owner, his father, county’s Vehicle Emission Reduc- Alicia Santillan, Circulation Assistant Tom (whose last name McFaul tions Based at Schools (VERBS) Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, declined to provide out of concern program is providing $528,000 Computer System Associates for his privacy). She said she plans for the program while the city is to meet Tom’s brother, who lives funding $132,000. The expanded The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, in New York, to return the camera. program is expected to supple- 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) “I spoke with Tom earlier, and he ment the “4 E’s” that make up the 326-8210. Periodicals postage paid at Palo Alto, said he had just about given up program — education, encourage- CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a hope and was very thankful that I ment, engineering and enforce- newspaper of general circulation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to pushed the story,” McFaul wrote in ment — with a fifth E: evaluation. homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola a Feb. 15 email to the Weekly. The The consultant is expected to help Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff house- Palo Alto plaque, it turned out, was the city evaluate and update the holds on the Stanford campus and to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not currently receiving in front of the famous HP Garage bicycle-safety curriculum in local the paper, you may request free delivery by calling on Addison Avenue. Tom, who is schools and evaluate the impact 326-8210. 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EDUCATION School board enthusiastic about new Paly classes Conceptual Physics, Sports Nutrition and Intro to Auto proposed for fall by Chris Kenrick
hree new classes proposed for “Any course that purports to teach Knight, who has taught auto shop " # $ Palo Alto High School next physics (or chemistry for that matter) for 20 years, said students frequently % &'( ) & Tyear are part of a larger effort without a strong problem-solving base discover a passion for mechanical en- to better align high school classes to is only really teaching physics appre- gineering in his class. * $ entrance requirements to California’s ciation,” Rosenberg said. “It’s not old-school auto,” he said. public four-year universities, Superin- But board member Melissa Baten “I’ve got one of the best shops around, tendent Kevin Skelly said this week. Caswell noted that many school dis- with the latest, up-to-date equipment. Board of Education members Tues- tricts across the country have switched “Don’t get me wrong — I love the +# , day reacted warmly to proposals for their high school science progression parents here. But you see they’re four- # & * -. courses in Conceptual Physics and In- to offer physics first, followed by biol- year college-driven, and they think troduction to the Automobile — both ogy and chemistry. ‘auto, grease monkey, dummies.’ aimed at freshmen — as well as a class “To me this is interesting,” Caswell “But it’s not like that at all anymore. / 01 2 3 * in Sports Nutrition. said. “There is research to show that, With new technology, a lot of stuff we 41 & A final vote is expected Feb. 28. developmentally, simple physics is do now is all computerized,” he said. Paly Principal Phil Winston easiest for kids to understand of the “And I have a lot of girls in my class, 51$ & 0 6 estimated the new physics class three sciences.” and they actually really excel.” — which would count toward the Winston said Paly has “some Tesla laboratory-science requirement for families, and a general interest among admission to the University of Cali- ‘They all want to be students to combine academics with fornia (UC) and California State active and healthy, and hands-on skills.” ! University (CSU) — would attract if you can tie it directly At the request of Winston, Doyle at least 90 ninth-graders. said he’s looking for ways to make The class is particularly aimed at to their lifestyle there’s the Intro to Auto class compliant with students who struggle with math. UC/CSU entrance criteria. Unlike Paly’s existing introductory more interest.’ Sports Nutrition would include guest physics class — which will be re- —Theresa McDermott, speakers such as athletes, trainers, nu- tained — Conceptual Physics will not foods teacher, tritionists and former student athletes. Santa Clara Convention Center require Algebra 1 as a prerequisite, but Palo Alto High School Paly foods teacher Theresa Mc- Santa Clara, CA students are expected to be taking it Dermott said she came up with the FEB simultaneously. Conceptual Physics would replace semester-long class as a way to spark 24-26 The class would lead to biology in Paly’s Integrative Science class, which more interest among the 65 percent of FRI•SAT•SUN the sophomore year, chemistry in the did not fulfill the UC/CSU lab science students who are athletes. junior year and a science elective in requirements. The idea of a general nutrition class the senior year. The traditional science Aimed at ninth-graders, Introduc- was met with relative indifference “but path at Paly, which will continue for tion to the Automobile would give if I said ‘sports nutrition,’ all of a sud- most students, has been to take biol- students “a chance to see how the au- den the interest level would come up. ogy in freshman year, chemistry in tomobile works and all the knowledge “They all want to be active and sophomore year, physics in junior year needed to diagnose and repair one,” healthy, and if you can tie it directly and a science elective senior year. Associate Superintendent Charles to their lifestyle there’s more interest,” Community member William Young said. McDermott said. Rosenberg said students would not For students with greater interest, School officials also will submit SHOPPING! have adequate problem-solving skills it would lead to more advanced Auto Sports Nutrition for UC/CSU prereq- without having taken Algebra 1 first 1 and Auto 2 classes, which currently uisite approval in the elective category, More yarn, needles, books & supplies and suggested that Conceptual Physics are off-limits to freshmen for safety Young said. N be offered sophomore year with Alge- reasons, according to auto teacher Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can be than you’ve EVER seen! bra 1 required ahead of time. Doyle Knight. emailed at [email protected].
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 5 Upfront Tall Tree Public Agenda (continued from page 3) News Digest A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week and business person. Palo Alto to sell bonds to residents He is director of Stanford Univer- Palo Alto residents will have a chance to buy city-issued bonds later CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in closed session to discuss sity’s Architectural Design Program existing litigation, Schmidlin v. City of Palo Alto. The council is also scheduled this month as part of the city’s effort to refinance the bonds it issued a and operates his own architectural decade ago to pay for downtown parking garages. to hold a hearing on the planned sale of the downtown post office and hear an firm. update on Sustainable Community Strategy and regional mandates for hous- The council on Monday, Feb. 13, authorized the sale to the public He was a founder of the Com- of $33.48 million in parking-assessment bonds, which were originally ing. The closed session will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Regular munity Working Group, the organi- issued in 2001 and 2002 to finance parking garages in and around Uni- meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). zation that proposed and built the versity Avenue. The city is refinancing these bonds to take advantage of Opportunity Center, which provides what staff called a “historic low” in interest rates. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans services to the homeless and people Joe Saccio, deputy director of the city’s Administrative Services Depart- to consider Lytton Gateway, a proposed five-story mixed-use building at 355 in transition and subsidized housing ment, wrote in a report that “based on current market interest rates, the net Alma St., site of a former Shell Station. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on for individuals and families. He was present value savings resulting from the refinancing could exceed 5 per- instrumental in the approval of the Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). cent of the outstanding principal amount of the 2011 and 2002 bonds.” 49-unit very-low-income housing The council voted 8-0 Monday, with Karen Holman absent, to autho- development now under construc- rize the bond sale. COUNCIL REGIONAL HOUSING MANDATE COMMITTEE ... The committee tion at Alma Street and Homer Av- plans to discuss the city’s response to Alternative Land Use Scenarios for the While the bonds will be available to the general public, Palo Alto resi- enue. dents will get first dibs. The bonds are expected to go on sale to investors Sustainable Communities Strategy. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. on Thurs- Barton served on the Palo Alto and the general public Feb. 28 at 8 a.m., but Palo Alto residents can place day, Feb. 23, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Unified School District Board of advance orders now. Education from 1997 to 2005, the The bonds are rated BBB by Standard & Poor’s and are tax exempt. LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss Palo Alto City Council from 2006 to Minimum investment is $5,000 and additional investment can be made the Service & Efforts Accomplishment Report, 2012 commissioner as- 2010, was president of the Palo Alto in $5,000 increments, according to Saccio. They will be sold by De La signments and commission priorities. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Chamber of Commerce and partici- Rosa & Co. and will have maturity dates from 2012 to 2030. pated in numerous community com- Thursday, Feb. 23, in the Downtown Library (270 Forest Ave.). Those interested in purchasing the bonds can get more information missions and working groups. by visiting www.cityofpaloalto.org/buypabonds or calling De La Rosa Whole Foods Market won the Tall at 1-866-361-3300. N Tree Award for outstanding busi- — Gennady Sheyner ness for providing downtown Palo Alto with a vibrant market at a time NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING when other markets had closed and City hopes to lure industry to East Meadow Circle for its extensive support of commu- After seeing a surge of housing in several south Palo Alto neighborhoods of the Palo Alto over the past decades, city officials are now poised to transform these areas Planning & Transportation Commission nity events and activities. Its community programs include near the Mountain View border into enclaves of industry and innovation. Nickels for Nonprofits, which rais- The city’s focus is on areas just west of U.S. Highway 101, including Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission the neighborhoods around East Meadow Circle and Fabian Way, a quilt of (P&TC) shall conduct a special public meeting at 6:00 PM, es around $9,600 each year, and Community 5 Percent Days, dur- small parcels along San Antonio Road and the area around San Antonio Wednesday, February 22, 2012 in the Council Chambers, Ground and Charleston roads, near the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life. Floor, Civic Center, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons ing which 5 percent of the day’s may appear and be heard on these items. net sales go to nonprofits, raising The city is putting together an “area concept plan” for the industrial around $24,000 each year. Whole and mixed-use neighborhoods as part of its effort to update the Com- Staff reports for agendized items are available via the City’s main Foods has been a strong supporter prehensive Plan, the city’s official land-use bible. The City Council on website at www.cityofpaloalto.org. and also at the Planning Division of the Downtown Streets Team, a Monday night, Feb. 13, expressed support for the staff proposal to bring Front Desk, 5th Floor, City Hall, after 2:00 PM on the Friday preceding nonprofit organization devoted to industry to East Meadow Circle and to lure large, revenue-generating the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Development businesses such as hotels or big-box stores east of San Antonio Road. Center should City Hall be closed on the 9/80 Friday. assisting the homeless that itself was awarded a Tall Tree in 2010, and Council members said they appreciated the plan, which would preclude helps many nonprofits by donating additional housing developments in an area that lacks parks, retail and UNFINISHED BUSINESS. other residential amenities. Public Hearing: catering for events. Nonprofit honoree Foundation for The East Meadow area is one of two in Palo Alto — along with the 1. 335 and 355 Alma Street*: Request by Lund Smith on behalf a College Education helps East Palo California Avenue Business District/Fry’s Electronics site — that city of Lytton Gateway LLC for Planning and Transportation Alto-area students of color from officials have identified as ripe for major land-use changes. N Commission review of a new Planned Community (PC) zone high school through college with — Gennady Sheyner district (335 and 355 Alma) and Comprehensive Plan land use tutoring and other support. It works designation amendment (335 Alma) to allow a mixed use, five with the students and their parents Palo Alto looks to strengthen massage law story building at a height of 64’ for enclosed floor area and 84’ to identify colleges that would be a Palo Alto is plowing ahead with its plan to firm up regulation of local mas- for the unenclosed corner tower feature, on the 21,713 square sage practices, but several City Council members said Tuesday night, Feb. 14, foot former Shell station site zoned CD-C (P) and CD-N (P); good fit, prepare for major events including seven Below Market Rate housing units among the 14 such as the SAT, navigate the appli- that the ordinance proposed by staff itself needs a little massaging. rental housing units. Concessions for building encroachment into cation process, attain financial aid The new law would require all massage practitioners in Palo Alto to the maximum height and daylight plane standards are requested and scholarships, and keep on track get certified in one of two ways — either by acquiring a city permit or pursuant to California Government Code 65915. Environmental to graduate. Many of the students in by earning a certificate from the California Massage Therapy Council, a Assessment: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration the program attend Palo Alto high nonprofit corporation that the state Legislature created in 2009 to better have been prepared. schools as part of the Voluntary regulate the industry. Transfer Program. The city permit would require practitioners to go through 200 hours of Other Items: Of the 122 students who have training. It would also require massage practices to keep logbooks listing customers and the services provided. After numerous massage therapists 2. Study Session to discuss the work of the PTC subcommittees graduated from Foundation for a on the Comprehensive Plan, Transportation, and Infrastructure College Education’s high school cried foul about the logbook requirement, the city agreed to specify that police and to define the role of the PTC in shaping the policies and program since 1999, 89 percent would need a court order to gain access to these records. programs for the Future Palo Alto. Ex-Planning Commissioners, have graduated from college or are The owner of Happy Feet, which provides reflexology services as well community leaders and the public are invited to attend and on track to graduate. East Palo Alto as fully clothed full-body massages, argued that the ordinance would provide comment. Mayor Laura Martinez, who went harm his business. to Whittier College, is a graduate of The council committee Tuesday agreed that the city should consider an * Quasi-Judicial Items subject to Council’s Disclosure Policy the foundation’s program. N exemption for reflexology establishments, much like other cities have done. — Eric Van Susteren Councilmen Sid Espinosa, Larry Klein and Greg Schmid directed staff to return at a later date with language pertaining to certifying these businesses. Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please contact the Planning Department at (650) 329-2441. The files relating But the committee also agreed with city staff that Happy Feet itself is more to these items are available for inspection weekdays between the than a reflexology practice, given that it also offers massages, and should not hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised live on be allowed an exemption. Government Access Channel 26. The ordinance is driven by two state laws: Senate Bill 731, the 2009 law that established the California Massage Therapy Council, prohibits cities and ADA. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals counties from regulating the practice of certificate holders, said police Lt. with disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, April Wagner. Another law, Assembly Bill 619, went into effect this month, services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn expanding the Therapy Council’s regulatory powers and adding new require- more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities ments for certificates to be displayed. Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at Today’s news, 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected]. The intent of the new law is to provide “uniform regulations statewide” *** and “eliminate the disparate treatment of massage establishments,” Wag- Curtis Williams, sports & hot picks ner wrote in a report. N Director of Planning and Community Environment — Gennady Sheyner
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Online This Week agency’s property manager, wrote in a These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout Dec. 26 letter to the city that the postal the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news service is looking for a smaller build- or click on “News” in the left, green column. ing within the city limits of Palo Alto. It would “house retail services within White House may decide fate of Hangar One the 94301 ZIP Code area.” “The highest levels” of the federal government are now deciding The Tuesday meeting will be whether to accept an offer from Google’s founders to restore Moffett followed by a 15-day comment pe- Field’s iconic Hangar One, NASA Ames Administrator Deb Feng riod to gather input from residents. said. (Posted Feb. 16 at 8:32 a.m.) Turner wrote in the new report that “staff expects USPS to put the site Man, 35, shot Wednesday in East Palo Alto up for sale on a competitive basis on
A 35-year-old man was shot Wednesday evening, Feb. 15, in East or after May 15.” Weber Veronica Palo Alto, police said. The shooter appeared to have fled in a silver While the building’s location near Palo Alto’s iconic downtown post office, a fixture on Hamilton Avenue Toyota RAV4 after the attack, according to police. (Posted Feb. 16 at City Hall and the business-filled for the past 80 years, will hit the real-estate market in May 2012, 8:04 a.m.) downtown area should make it an according to a new report from the city. attractive location for office devel- Palo Alto seeks firmer deadlines with labor opments, Palo Alto officials are also As Palo Alto prepares to ask its employees for more concessions, considering the site for public uses. city officials are also pushing for tighter timelines in contract negotia- At the council’s Jan. 21 strategic PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL tions with labor unions. (Posted Feb. 15 at 3:10 p.m.) retreat, Councilman Larry Klein asked staff to consider the possibil- CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE DA: Domestic violence led to 16 deaths in 2011 ity of using the 20,000-square-foot BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 Sixteen people died as a result of domestic violence in Santa Clara facility for the city’s new public- CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 County last year — the highest number of deaths in nearly a decade, safety building. Councilman Pat ***************************************** the district attorney’s office announced Tuesday, Feb. 14. (Posted Feb. Burt had earlier proposed the idea THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA 14 at 3:57 p.m.) of purchasing the building and relo- WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN cating the city’s Development Center BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: Stanford trustees elect new chair there. The city currently leases space Steven A. Denning of Greenwich, Conn., chairman of the private across the street from City Hall for http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp equity firm General Atlantic, has been elected to chair the Stanford its permitting operation. (TENTATIVE) AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING University Board of Trustees for the next two years, the university The site’s zoning designation should COUNCIL CHAMBERS announced. (Posted Feb. 14 at 11:51 a.m.) work in the city’s advantage. The site is zoned “Public Facilities,” which FEBRUARY 21, 2012 - 6:00 PM Burglars target church parking lot, liquor store means permitted uses are limited to Burglars absconded with $48,000 worth of valuables in weekend “government, public utility, education- 1. Closed Session: Schmidlin incidents in a church parking lot and a liquor store in Menlo Park’s al, community service or recreational SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY Sharon Heights neighborhood. (Posted Feb. 14 at 8:32 a.m.) facilities.” According to a fact sheet 2. Community Presentation – Adolescent Counseling Services released by the city this week, the site 3. Selection of Candidates to be interviewed for three terms on the Ronald McDonald House project moves ahead can also accommodate “conditional Public Art Commission ending on April 30, 2015 A proposal by Ronald McDonald House to build a three-story addi- uses” such as administrative offices tion to its Palo Alto facility got off to an auspicious start Monday, Feb. for nonprofit organizations, recre- 4. Selection of Candidates to be interviewed for three terms on the 13, when the City Council launched the rezoning process that would ational uses and day care centers. Human Relations Commission ending on March 31, 2015 enable the project. (Posted Feb. 14 at 12:13 a.m.) The building is also listed on the 5. Selection of Candidates to be interviewed for one unexpired term National Register of Historic Places, on the Utilities Advisory Commission ending on June 30, 2013 Shoplifter bagged after scuffle near Nordstrom which greatly limits a potential devel- CONSENT A San Francisco woman who police say tried to steal handbags and opers’ ability to make major modifi- 6. Approval for the City Manager to Enter Into an Agreement with the a leather jacket from Nordstrom in Palo Alto and then brawled with cations. According to Turner’s report, Cities of Mountain View and Los Altos to Purchase Public Safety two loss-prevention officers outside the department store was arrested Alvarado indicated to staff that, be- Systems Technology, Including Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD), Wednesday evening, Feb. 8. (Posted Feb. 12 at 1:13 p.m.) cause of the building’s historic status, Police Records Management (RMS), and In-Vehicle Mobile and it would not be demolished. Reporting Applications for Police and Fire Three East Palo Altans arrested with stolen items The downtown post office is be- 7. Request Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with PAR Two men and a boy from East Palo Alto were arrested Thursday, lieved to be the first in the nation to Electric Contractors, Inc in the Amount of $553,180 for an Electric Feb. 9, after a vehicle search turned up stolen items, including two be designed and built specifically for Pole Replacement Project at Various Locations Throughout the City watches worn at the time of the arrest, according to the San Mateo post-office use. A prominent local ex- (System Improvement EL-98003) and 4kV to 12kV Electric Capital County Sheriff’s Office. (Posted Feb. 11 at 10:35 a.m.) ample of the Spanish Colonial Revival Improvement Project in the Area Between Alma Street, West style, it features arcades, a stucco exte- Charleston Road, El Camino Real and Del Medio Ave (EL-09004) rior and a red-tiled roof. Insider trading: Hedge fund manager arrested 8. Approval of Contract Amendment with All City Management, Inc. The manager of a Menlo Park-based hedge fund was charged with Postal Service spokesman James alleged insider trading Friday, Feb. 10, the Securities and Exchange Wigdel had previously told the Weekly 9. Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Contract with Alta Planning + Design in the Amount of $400,000 to Develop a New Commission announced. (Posted Feb. 10 at 4:53 p.m.) that he expects the sale of the build- ing to take several months. Earlier Safe Routes to School Program FBI file: Steve Jobs a ‘driven, reality distorter’ this month, Wigdel stressed that the 10. Fire – Donation of Surplus Fire Equipment to Oaxaca, Mexico A newly released FBI file on Steve Jobs paints a portrait of a driven, Hamilton station “is not closing or be- 11. Finance Committee Recommendation of Acceptance of the Library complex individual with a “tendency to distort reality” to achieve his ing discontinued, it is simply relocat- Bond Audit goals. The file was gathered in 1991 when President George H.W. ing to another space that will represent 12. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the Auditor’s Bush was considering appointing Jobs to the President’s Export Coun- a right-sizing to current standards of Office Quarterly Report as of September 30, 2011 cil. (Posted Feb. 10 at 9:53 a.m.) space and operations.” “All operations from the existing 13. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept MGO’s Financial Los Altos police arrest two in separate burglaries Hamilton Station, including P.O. Box- Statements and Letter Los Altos police have arrested two men for residential burglaries es, will be housed in the replacement 14. Resolution Expressing Appreciation to William Berry Upon the in separate incidents. Police arrested Jonathon Norberto Perez, 32, of facility,” Wigdel’s statement said. Completion of His Term as a Utilities Advisory Commissioner San Jose Wednesday, Feb. 8, after a burglary investigation identified Alvarado attributed the decision to ACTION him as the only suspect. (Posted Feb. 10 at 9:28 a.m.) “right size” the downtown operation 15. Public Meeting for Presentation from U.S. Postal Service to Discuss to economic and consumer trends. Process for Disposition of Post Office at 380 Hamilton Avenue The agency is also looking to close 16. Update Regarding Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) and more than a thousand post offices Regional Housing Needs Methodology across the nation. “Despite significant cost reductions, 17. Submittal of Mitchell Park Update Library and Community Center the Postal Services continues to expe- Monthly Report rience a net loss,” Alvarado wrote in STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS her December letter to the city. “Eco- nomic drivers that generate mail vol- The Regional Housing Mandate Committee meeting will be held on Give blood for life! ume continue to reflect the sluggish February 23, 2012 at 4:00 PM. regarding; 1) Direction for City economy and changes in customer of Palo Alto Response to Alternative Land Use Scenarios for the bloodcenter.stanford.edu behavior indicate the ongoing migra- Sustainable Communities Strategy tion of electronic communications.” N *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 7 Become a Volunteer Mediator Upfront to make Palo Alto more peaceful G Elm St The City of Palo Alto Mediation Program is now accepting applications But some residents were not en- Aveilbert for volunteer mediators. 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safe neighborhood. I feel so vio- Wednesday. t Applications* may be requested by calling lated,” said a woman on Lois Lane White, the neighborhood leader, (650) 856-4062 or emailing who did not give her name Wednes- said she hoped police would expand HamiltonHamilt Ave t [email protected] day morning. patrols in light of the robbery. Forest AveA Karen White, president of the “I certainly hope we would have a Armed To learn more about the Palo Alto Mediation Duveneck/St. Francis Neighbor- dramatically increased police pres- Dana Ave Program visit www.paloaltomediation.org hood Association, called the street ence along the Channing (Avenue) robberies ForestFoForor Ave *Applicants must live, work, or own property in Palo Alto or Stanford robbery “terrifying.” corridor,” she said. She also would on Feb. 14 Pitman Ave “We’ve never had a fear of physi- like for the city to host a neighbor- MaMartin Aven cal harm. At times in the past we’ve hood update at Duveneck Elemen- GuindaG St
Lincoln Ave Fulton St had a rash of car break-ins,” said tary School. Dr Center White, whose own car has been Palo Alto police Lt. Zach Perron Pitman Av Call us anytime burglarized. “But this is a personal said Wednesday that patrols are be- ChanningCh Ave crime. This feels quite a bit more ing increased in the area and the Greenwood Ave frightening.” department will expand use of its e Melville Ave Palo you need Walter Hays Drive resident Jim unmarked patrol cars. Police had Harker Ave. Ave Alto Conley agreed. already increased daytime patrols Middlefield Rd Parkinson Ave “It implies desperation,” he said. due to a rash of daytime burglaries Hopkins Ave an extra Conley and his wife often walk in the area, he said. Rd Walter HHays their dog in the neighborhood dur- “If you don’t see a marked car on Dr Rincanada Newell Rd ing evenings and know all of their your street, it doesn’t mean there W y Park W Embarcadero Rd a y neighbors, he said. Many people isn’t an officer out there,” he said. Palo Alto ln le hand u Art Center an
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(continued from previous page) CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING trends to see if a similar suspect has been active in other cities, he said. “There may be some leads, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City hopefully there will be an arrest. Council will hold a public hearing at the regularly Suppressing violent crime is our CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week scheduled meeting on Monday, March 5, 2012 at priority. We absolutely want to catch this guy,” he said. 7:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Perron said residents should not City Council (Feb. 13) Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, take matters into their own hands East Meadow Circle: The council approved a proposed concept plan for the East but should be the department’s “eyes Meadow Circle/Fabian Way area. Yes: Burt, Espinosa, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, to Consider an Appeal Of An Architectural Review and ears.” He said neighbors should Shepherd, Yeh Absent: Holman Approval And A Record Of Land Use Action Regarding Ronald McDonald House: The council began the rezoning process to enable the ex- heed advice that is given to every pansion of the Ronald McDonald House at 520 Sand Hill Road. Yes: Burt, Espinosa, the Director’s Architectural Review Approval Of A Three rookie cop: “When you see behavior Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh Absent: Holman Story Development Consisting Of 84 Rental Residential that’s out of the ordinary, don’t try to rationalize it. Pick up the phone Board of Education (Feb. 14) Units In 104,971 Square Feet Within The Upper Floors, and call us.” Curriculum: The board discussed proposals for three new classes at Palo Alto High 50,467 S.F. Ground Floor Research And Development School this fall: Conceptual Physics, Introduction to the Automobile and Sports Nu- Palo Alto police are asking any- Area, Subterranean And Surface Parking Facilities, And one with information about either trition. Action: None incident to call 650-329-2413 or Offsite Improvements, With Two Concessions Under send anonymous tips by email to Council Policy and Services Committee State Housing Density Bonus Law (GC65915) On A [email protected] or by text mes- (Feb. 14) 2.5 Acre Parcel At 195 Page Mill Road And 2865 Park sages to 650-383-8984. N Massage: The committee discussed the proposed revisions to the city’s massage Staff Writer Sue Dremann can ordinance and directed staff to return with changes, including more information Boulevard. about the distinction between massage and reflexology establishments. Yes: Es- be emailed at sdremann@paweek- pinosa, Klein, Schmid Absent: Holman ly.com. Labor: The committee discussed the proposed labor guiding principles and di- DONNA J. GRIDER, MMC rected staff to return next month with minor revisions, including a greater emphasis on reaching contract agreements before the budget is set. Yes: Espinosa, Klein, CITY CLERK Corrections Schmid Absent: Holman The Weekly’s Feb. 10 article on Lifetimes of Achievement hon- Historic Resources Board (Feb. 15) 509 Hale St.: The board approved a request to modify a Category 2 historic build- orees erroneously stated that ing, including roof fenestrations and landscape additions. Yes: Bernstein, Bunnen- Jill Johnson Smith has been on berg, Di Cicco, Bower, Kohler, Smithwick Absent: Makinen the board of the Road Runners Scott Hamilton & Friends service of the El Camino Hospital Architectural Review Board (Feb. 16) Auxiliary. Rather, Smith is on the Casa Olga: The board reviewed a proposal to modify the exterior at 180 Hamilton board of the Roadrunners Sports Ave. by adding timber-faced panels to the façade, overhang features at the top of the Club for youth at Onetta Harris building and new stucco elements. Action: None Community Center in east Menlo Park. To request a correction, LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com 650-223-6514, jdong@paweekly. com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302.
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 9 Editorial Lin rocks the Big Apple Former Paly and Harvard basketball wizard takes NBA by storm ocal basketball fans haven’t had this much to talk about since Jeremy Lin helped Palo Alto High School win the state cham- L pionship in 2006, knocking off a favored team that included a Editorials, letters and opinions 7-foot-1-inch center and three starters who had signed for Division Spectrum 1 schools, including Duke. That was no doubt a team effort but now Lin, who broke all kinds Don’t require Algebra II Silicon Valley is the cradle of ronment and sets the stage for al- of records at Harvard, is working his same magic in the NBA, shock- Editor, innovation. Alternate ways of ternative means of transportation ing New York Knicks fans by coming off the bench and clinching The proposal to make high moving are conceived and grow- to evolve, thereby creating essen- a win and then leading the short-handed team to six more straight school graduation contingent on ing. The Future Med conference tial adaptation to a newer world. wins as a starter. Lin is all the more astounding due to his heritage passing Algebra II is disgraceful. at NASA’s Singularity University Bette Kiernan as the first American-born player of Taiwanese or Chinese descent You can’t get a job — any job — featured a company that produced Sherman Avenue to crack the NBA and only the fourth Asian-American in the history without a high school diploma; you boots that enable ground move- of the league. can’t even go into the infantry, not ment with wheels on one’s feet! Thanks for safe removal In a way it was par for the course for Lin, who seemingly hasn’t because the employer wants erudi- New California Avenue will Editor, hit a barrier that he can’t overcome. As his Paly fans know, and his tion, but because he needs workers create a draw. In combination Now that “George” is no longer former high school coach explains, Lin has a will to win and the who will come to work every day, with the new composting facility, with us (except for the “rounds” drive to pull it off on the basketball court. And the more adversity read the directions, do the whole a more conscious society is mak- being saved for our historical pur- that is placed in his path, the more determined he becomes, like the job and not cause trouble. ing a model for environmental poses), it is time to thank all those involved in taking down the tree night last week when he outscored Kobe Bryant and led the Knicks The pretense that math reform awareness. Limiting automobiles is a boon on multiple levels: For and the effort to preserve some to an unexpected victory over the Lakers. will enable more high school stu- businesses, fostering California pieces for posterity. Much of Lin’s dents to enter the state college Avenue as “go to” place — like The thanks begin at the top. City character revolves system is even more disgraceful. Most, if not all of the economic University Avenue — will flour- Manager Jim Keene deserves our around the identity ‘He has always been class that can’t pass Algebra II has ish their venues. In some Euro- gratitude for making it all happen. he discovered early already been shut out of state col- pean cites, cars are prohibited in Kudos also to Paul Dornell and all when he often was the best player on any leges and universities by extreme- shopping areas. On summer eve- those in Public Works who par- the only Asian player team he played for.’ ly high fees — another disgrace- nings the streets are packed with ticipated. In particular, I want to on the court and cer- ful injustice, which should inspire shoppers and diners. thank the tree crew. All deserving tainly not the tallest. — Paly coach Peter Diepenbrock universal protest. As we cease contributing to a special thanks for a job well done He has said that only In the last century, Europe threatened planet with cars, the — and the respect they showed hardened his resolve learned the American lesson — tree-lined avenue will offer the during George’s safe removal: to succeed. that strength and prosperity come special comfort of an ecologically Gina Segna, Derick Sproat, Joe Lin was only 5 feet from using the contribution of all protected space. Rapanut, Fernando Gama, Nor- 3 inches when he arrived at Paly, but his talent got him on the varsity the people, not just some of the We need to “move” from known berto Bugarin, Francisco Cas- tenada, Ramiro Ramirez, Bill for the playoffs that year, and enough playing time to sink an impor- people. It’s a lesson that we have ways with changing climate. Croft and Glenn Berry. tant 3-pointer during the game. been unlearning, and Palo Alto Switching focus away from auto- Urban Cummings & “The In 2006, coach Peter Diepenbrock said the team had a goal-setting Unified School District is now mobiles creates a nurturing envi- Friends of George” meeting before the season began. “That’s when Jeremy stood up proposing we waste our invest- and said ‘I want to win a state championship,’” the coach told the ment in the elite students as well. Weekly’s Keith Peters. That was the beginning of Paly’s dream sea- Instead of adding more useful YOUR TURN son, ending with a 32-1 record and winning the state title with a curriculum and more help with convincing victory over Mater Dei, the overwhelming favorite. the hard subjects for the average The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on Despite the fantastic finish to his high school career there were few kids, we’re proposing to deny the issues of local interest. college suitors. He especially had wanted to play for a Pac 10 team, best students the math course that What do you think? Should the City more closely regulate massage including Stanford. But no major college offered him a scholarship. is already in place, forcing them parlors? When Stanford and UCLA passed him up, he accepted an offer from to waste their time on math that Harvard where he rewrote the Ivy League record books with 1,450 is below their ability, and pushing points, 450 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals. them to the back of the interna- Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. tional employment bus. Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. Yet his college stats did not ease a path to the NBA. Only four Har- We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel vard players have ever made it to the pros. But Lin was determined When I expressed concern and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- and although he was passed over for the first two rounds of the NBA about outsourcing to someone cepted. draft, he finally was signed by his (almost) hometown Warriors who works for one of the biggest You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town and spent a year mostly riding the bench. The Warriors cut him last companies in Silicon Valley, he Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read responded that outsourcing was blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any December and he was picked up briefly by the Houston Rockets, but time, day or night. was cut again, giving the Knicks the opportunity to claim him on necessary because over in India, Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of waivers Dec. 27. they’re superior in math. permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it When he joined the team he was fourth on the point guard depth Stephanie Munoz online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. Alma Street chart, but due to injuries and other factors and the absence of some For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Online Editor Tyler Hanley of his teammates, he earned short stints of playing time at first and at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. then some starts and now a string of incredible performances. Knicks Switch focus from autos fans and the media have proclaimed “Linsanity” in New York. Editor, Sports experts brush off talk that major colleges and pro teams The challenging issue for com- missed the boat when they failed to recognize Jeremy’s talent. They ing decades is climate change. say his numbers were not always that good or consistent, and that Evidence for global warming is ubiquitous. In Palo Alto, unusu- his small stature (he finally grew to 6 feet 3 inches) and the fact ally early spring and drought-like that he played against Ivy League teams rather than Big 10 and SEC conditions flagrantly shift known powerhouses, detracted from his chances. But everyone failed to weather patterns. notice the constant thread that runs through Jeremy’s career — an Automobiles are contributors to intense determination and work ethic that sets him apart from most the warming world. Fossil-fuel- other players. based transportation means fur- “He has always been the best player on any team he played for,” ther diminishment of scarce oil Diepenbrock said. “He made the varsity as a freshman and just kept supplies and tie us to a volatile getting bigger, stronger and better.” Middle East. Lin’s public recognition (this week’s Sports Illustrated cover, for Applause is due for visionary example) has already gone far beyond any other home-grown athlete actions of Judge Lucas, Palo Alto from Palo Alto. Now he plays basketball in New York City, but he Director of Planning and Com- has made his family, father Gie-ming, mother Shirley and brothers munity Environment Curtis Wil- Josh and Joseph, and his community extremely proud, and his run liams, and City Council for en- is just beginning. couraging the California Avenue streetscape plans.
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Page 12ÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ born at Kaiser Hospital in Redwood After high school he attended Perry is survived by his 4-year- City on May 17, 1977. His sister, Ju- school at Alabama State Univer- old son, Charles; mother, Jane Ow- lia, remembers him as a very pro- sity for one year but didn’t pursue ens Perry of Terrell, Texas; father tective, almost fatherly figure. sports at the collegiate level, Hag- Charles Perry Jr., of Tracy, Calif.; “He didn’t want me talking to gins said. and siblings, Julia and Jeremiah any of his friends,” she said. “He He was did maintenance work at Perry of Santa Clara. was always making me do stuff like the VA Hospital in Palo Alto. A funeral will be held Friday, Transitions help him pick out what to wear and “I knew him as a person of high Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. at Abundant Births, marriages and deaths having me iron his clothes, because character (and) a lot of integrity, Life Christian Fellowship, 2581 Charles Perry III Powell formed a tight bond as they he was very into having a good ap- and I don’t use that word a lot,” Leghorn St., Mountain View. N Charles Perry III had a happy- traveled together and played bas- pearance.” Haggins said. — Eric Van Susteren go-lucky personality and an infec- ketball across the country. Brown tious laugh — you couldn’t help described the group of men — who but laugh at him laughing, said his still keep in regular contact — as longtime friend Curtis Haggins. “brothers.” Anne Ayers Butler “He was a funny guy,” his sister From the ages of 9 to 17 the boys [1920-2012] Julia Perry said. “He was always played together on the community center’s team, traveling as far as cracking jokes and always keeping Anne Ayers Butler, the beloved mother United Methodist the family laughing.” Hawaii and Florida, and playing Perry, an East Palo Alto resident, with some of the best players in the of Penn Ayers Butler and Lynn Anne Church. died Feb. 7 at Stanford hospital af- country, Haggins said. Chichi; grandmother of Rhett Butler, Tina She is survived ter being stabbed in the leg. He was “It lit up a lot of spirits,” Brown Butler and Cambria Chichi, and loving by her children, 34. His girlfriend — the mother of said. “Traveling with the basketball his only son, who is also named team, we were able to have a lot of wife of Walter Stanley Butler, passed away grandchildren Charles — was charged with mur- experiences that other inner-city on Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at Stanford Hospital. and by her sister, der. kids didn’t have.” Her death resulted from the rapid onset of Virginia Herbert Haggins called Perry “a proud Although they went to rival high father” of his 4-year-old son, and schools, each maintained an admi- pneumonia. and niece, Maureen said he was a constant part of his ration for each other on the court Anne was born in Wenatchee, WA and Steed. She died as child’s everyday life. and on the football field. Perry’s grew up in Roanoke, Virginia. She graduated she lived, on her own terms, with courage, “He always had him and he made friends said he was a gifted point sure he was never in need of any- guard in basketball and wide re- from Longwood College at Farmville and grace, honor and dignity, much loved for her thing,” Julia Perry said. ceiver in football. worked as a cryptographer for the US ATC compassion, generosity and humor. Perry often talked with excite- “He was an all-around athlete,” in Memphis TN where she met Air Force On March 10 there will be a celebration Haggins said. “He was both quick ment about the day that his son and remembrance of her life at 10 am at the could become involved in sports, and fast and one of best defensive Captain Walter Butler who she married in as he was when he was young, Hag- (basketball) players for his size.” 1944. The Butlers moved to California in Woodside Road United Methodist Church gins said. Haggins, who is now president of 1950 and started Penn Construction Co. in Redwood City. Perry and Haggins were part of Roadrunner Sports Club (the non- Anne was a gracious and generous hostess In lieu of flowers the family requests that a group of boys who met through profit organization that emerged the Onetta Harris Community Cen- after the original group lost its city who loved travel, entertaining, gardening any donations be made to: ter Roadrunners when they were funding), said Perry often partici- and flower arranging. She was active at Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) around 9 years old. pated in sports club events such as Filoli and was a member of the Woodside Boys and Girls Club of Capistrano Valley They, along with Terrence Brown, alumni basketball games and flag Charles Tharp, Eric Staurt, Senque football matches. Hills Garden Club and the Woodside Road Filoli Center Carey, Errol Johnson and Bruce Perry, the eldest of three, was PAID OBITUARY Stephen Miller Gallery and Warehouse Sale “We have too much inventory for just one sale!”
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 13 special feature What you should know about the prostate The prostate is a gland, about the size of a walnut, just below the bladder and in front t A digital rectal exam to check for bumps or abnormal areas. of the rectum. It produces part of the fluid in which semen travels. It improves sperm t A doctor may also recommend a ultrasound, X-ray or cystoscopy. A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics motility, survival and genetic integrity. t Finally, a sample of prostate tissue may be removed, usually with a needle. t Risk factors determine when to begin PSA testing and how often to repeat the test. Prostate cancer * Medicare covers an annual screening for men age 50 and up. Prostate cancer is the most common cause of cancer death for men over age 75. Since widespread screening began, more than 90 percent of prostate cancers are now Treatment diagnosed at an early stage. Some prostate cancers grow and spread quickly; others Partnering Robotics and Humans t Large incision surgery or robotic-assisted surgery and laparoscopy, conducted are so slow that other diseases will cause death before it does. through small incisions, now widely accepted as an alternative to the traditional Risks large incision surgery. t Brachytherapy implants small radioactive seeds in the prostate. To Perfect Prostate Cancer Care t A diet high in animal fat t Some prostate cancers are responsive to hormonal therapy. Gilbert Khalil has an enviable air of Khalil said. “My wife and I just sat there, to medical jour- t Excessive alcohol consumption t Certain chemotherapy drugs can stop prostate cancer cell growth. calm confidence and steady strength. His struck by this bad news.” nal articles. t Father or brother with history of prostate cancer t Immunotherapeutic vaccines can work against prostate cancer using a patient’s fitness and bright eyes make it hard to There were t Over 60 years old believe that he is 65. “I never smoked and Looking for answers other options own immune cells, removed from the body and triggered to recognize and destroy cancer cells. I’ve been a firm believer in exercise—all That conversation was the trigger that besides surgery: Symptoms the way since high school when I fell in sent Khalil on a serious search for an- Radiation and t Delayed or slow start of urinary stream For more information about robotic-assisted urology surgery at Stanford Hospital love with competitive running—and I’ve swers. He had options, he found. Which chemotherapy t Blood in urine or semen & Clinics, visit stanfordhospital.org/prostatecancer or call 650.725.5544. worked out with weights,” he said. one to choose was the question. The ter- in various forms t Straining while urinating rors of prostate cancer surgery, for in- were available. Join us at http://stanfordhospital.org/socialmedia. “He laid out all the choices. He was stance, have long been incontinence and “They all had Tests sexual dysfunction, caused by damage to consequences,” he t PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test: The higher the level, the higher the chance Watch the new Stanford Hospital Health Notes television show on Comcast: very clear, very articulate.” crucial bundles of nerves near the pros- said. “We decided a cancer has grown. PSA levels are naturally higher in older men, but two channel 28 on Mondays at 8:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. and Fridays conditions—benign prostatic hyperplasia and inflammation of the prostate—can – Gilbert Khalil, patient, tate gland. we wanted to get at 8:30 a.m.; channel 30 Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. It can also be viewed at www. a second or even also raise PSA levels. The PSA test alone is not enough to determine the presence of Stanford Hospital & Clinics cancer. youtube.com/stanfordhospital. “I did a significant amount of due a third opinion.” diligence,” he said. He had watched his Then a friend He also understood that good health mother endure a double mastectomy suggested he talk required more—managing stress. “That’s and suffer, struggling to come back from to a surgeon at Khalil had also checked Gonzalgo’s prostate to minimize side effects that can
Norbert von der GroebenNorbert “I started to feel good very quickly one of the things in our life that can a surgery that, in her day, left gruel- Stanford Hospi- background. “It was stellar,” he said. “I be caused if the delicate neurovascular really impact our wellness—stress is at ing scars. More than a decade ago, his tal & Clinics. It did a significant amount of research on bundles near the prostate are damaged. after the surgery. I was blown away the top of the list. It’s more difficult to brother had surgery for prostate cancer turned out to be the da Vinci and after that study, it was Avoiding those, Gonzalgo said, “is a much at how fast I was able to recover.” measure, but I’ve always worked hard and still fights its aftermath. With those Mark Gonzalgo, a no-brainer—we’d go with the robotic safer way to operate,” he said. – Gilbert Khalil, patient, and smart so I could walk away from my examples before him, he said, he resolved MD, PhD, direc- technology. It was, of all the procedures, Stanford Hospital & Clinics job on the weekends.” he would find a way “to reduce the possi- tor of Robotic-As- the one I felt gave me the best chance of Confidently moving on bility of getting through this without such sisted Urologic recovery, of saving the nerve endings.” Khalil’s surgery took about three All that calm and confidence, however, consequences.” Khalil was lucky in one Cancer Surgery Gilbert Khalil’s PSA was elevated to a level that prompted his doctor to send him to hours and he spent just one night in just so confident in everything I found a took a big hit a year ago when his physi- at Stanford. Not a urologist, who did a tissue sample test that found a moderately aggressive form of respect: the cancer had been caught early. “Robotic surgery can offer the the hospital. “I started to feel good Stanford; I knew the outcome was going cian gave him the results of his annual only had Gon- cancer was indeed growing in Khalil’s prostate. very quickly after the surgery,” he to be positive.” PSA test, a measurement of blood pro- “If I had been 85,” he said, “I might have zalgo trained advantage of less blood loss, less said. “It was almost surreal. I’d been teins that in men signals trouble in the just waited it out.” Some prostate cancers with one of the field’s most renowned in- with the rest of the surgical team. “We pain and a faster recovery because Norbert von der Groeben through two months of discovery and His decades-long dedication to exercise Within six weeks of his surgery, the 65-year-old prostate gland. Khalil’s was elevated to are so slow growing that physicians and novators, he had more than 600 robotic have greater clarity,” Gonzalgo said, “and painstaking discussion and then it was played a big part, too, he said. “There is of the smaller incisions.” Khalil had begun to jog. He now runs at his former a level that prompted his doctor to send their patients may choose active surveil- procedures to his credit, using the very it’s much more comfortable to work to- over. I was blown away at how fast I was a pay-off to maintaining your weight an him to a urologist, who did a tissue sam- lance, because of those surgical risks. high-tech robotic-assist approach. gether as a surgical team.” – Mark Gonzalgo, MD, PhD, director of pace. He credits his overall fitness to a lifelong habit not being sedentary. And it’s never too of exercise, healthy eating and managing stress. able to recover. It’s really a testament ple test that found a moderately aggres- Robotic-Assisted Urologic Cancer Surgery at to the technology today, to late!” Stanford Hospital & Clinics “There is a pay-off to maintaining your weight and sive form of cancer was indeed growing It took almost two months of reading. Gonzalgo also has done research on how Gonzalgo explained all this to Khalil and not being sedentary,” he said, “and it’s never too late!” all the research that’s been in Khalil’s prostate. “I never thought in Khalil and his wife, Stacee, looked at to train surgeons on the da Vinci surgi- his wife, in addition to discussing the done on cancer.” my wildest dreams I would have cancer,” everything from white papers to blogs cal system and has served as a mentor to other options, including surgery using a As many as four out of five radical pros- other surgeons. longer incision, without the robotic tech- tatectomies in the United States are now Gonzalgo also recommends that pa- He felt so good he was back nology. “We met with him for about 45 performed with robotic assistance. tients recognize that technology is at work in three weeks and Robots as surgical partners minutes,” Khalil said. “He’d read all my only as valuable as the experience of at six, he was starting to Robotic devices are particularly useful reports and I told him about the history of “Gil came to me as many do,” Gon- those who wield it. “What’s most im- jog. Three months later, new for those laparoscopic procedures where cancer in my family. He laid out the choic- zalgo said. “A very healthy patient, portant is the actual surgeon and the tests showed he was free of angles are awkward and spaces tight. es. He was very clear, very articulate.” very health conscious, who wanted to surgical team performing the proce- his cancer and none of those The robotic arms are only as precise, explore all options. If a cancer is local- dure. They should ask how many sur- universally-feared side ef- however, as the surgeon’s hands are sen- ized or low grade, a patient could be a geries a surgeon has performed, where fects of his surgery took sitive. Gonzalgo physically maneuvers candidate for active surveillance and they trained, what kind of training it place. “Everything is work- the machine’s long multi-jointed arms to that patient would not have to un- was. The art is in how adept the sur- ing!” he said. connect them with instruments inserted dergo the potential risks of radiation geon is in using the technology to re- through three shallow incisions into a or surgery. But a lot of patients want move the cancer and spare the patient “The key is catching the Norbert von der Groeben patient’s abdomen. Then, he sits down at the cancer removed from the body and side effects.” cancer early and doing some- When Khalil and his wife, Stacee, first learned that Khalil had a console a few feet away and harnesses robotic surgery can offer the advan thing about it early,” Khalil developed prostate cancer, they were stricken by the bad news. Then, his thumb and forefinger into a joystick- tage of less blood loss, less pain and a Gonzalgo trained with the surgeon whose said. “Some men say, ‘I’m they began a search for information that lead to Stanford and robotic- assisted surgery. “You go through this whole process of discovery,” like controller. He does not look across the faster recovery because of the smaller work brought a new understanding of going to roll the dice,’ and I Khalil said. “I couldn’t have done it without my wife by my side.” room at the patient, but focuses his gaze incisions.” the importance of how to approach the can understand that. I was
through a scope that shows him a magni- Norbert von der Groeben fied, 3-D and high-definition quality view Khalil’s surgery took about three hours and he spent of his surgical target. Each exquisitely just one night in the hospital. “I started to feel good Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, very quickly after the surgery,” he said. In a recent neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. It is currently ranked No. 17 on the U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” list and Norbert von der Groeben fine movement of his fingers and thumbs No. 1 in the San Jose Metropolitan area. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the Mark Gonzalgo, MD, PhD, director of Robotic-Assisted Urologic Cancer Surgery at Stanford. To his right, his robotic translates into robotic movement. At stra- visit with Gonzalgo, he shows off the healing of the small incisions left by the robotic-assisted surgery care of patients. The Stanford University Medical Center is comprised of three world renowned institutions: Stanford Hospital & Clinics, the Stanford assistant. To his left, in the far corner of the room, the console where he sits to remotely operate the technology. He tegic points around the room are plasma to remove his cancerous prostate. University School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in the Western United States, and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, an adjacent pediatric trained with one of the field’s most renowned innovators and has performed more than 600 robotic procedures. monitors of that view that can be shared teaching hospital providing general acute and tertiary care. For more information, visit http://stanfordhospital.org/. Page 14ÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 15 Robin Robinson Nov. 18, 1931 – Dec. 25, 2011
Robin James Robinson, beloved by his organization that family and many friends, died comfortably provides services at home on December 25, 2011, at age 80 of for people with prostate cancer. He is survived by his wife disabilities. In Carolyn Caddes; his step-daughter Jill Cad- 2003 he was des of San Francisco, his stepson and daugh- elected to the ter-in law, Scott and Polly Washburn Caddes, Palo Alto Fellow- their three children, Hayley, Jake, and Gar- ship Forum and was its president from 2010- rett, of Los Altos, California; and Robin’s sis- 2011. He served twice as president of the 101 ter, Diane Bonem, of New Braunfels, Texas. Alma Condominium Association. Robin was born and grew up in Beaumont, Robin loved tennis, skiing, bridge, reading, Texas. He graduated from Rice University in crossword puzzles, and poker. His colleagues 1954, and earned his PhD in Chemical Engi- at his weekly poker game warned newcom- neering from the University of Michigan. He ers that despite Robin’s friendly good humor, joined Exxon Corporation as a project man- he almost always came away a winner. His ager for developing technologies to extract oil friend Tom Ehrlich said, “He certainly was a from the ground and from the ocean floor. winner in life and will be missed by his fam- His work took him all over the world, includ- ily and friends whose solace is in the many ing Japan; England; Australia; Norway; Ven- warm memories, stories, and good deeds that ezuela; Laguna Beach, California; New Jer- he left behind.” sey; and Houston, Texas. After retiring from A memorial service will be held on Mon- Exxon in 1986, he worked for a hazardous day, February 27, 2012 at 4pm at the First waste cleanup business in Washington and Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 then ran his own consulting firm. Louis Road at Embarcadero. In 1996, Robin and Carolyn moved to Palo Contributions in honor of Robin may be Alto where Carolyn had lived many years. made to Abilities United, 525 E. Charleston Robin became an enthusiastic citizen. He Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 or to the Palo Alto helped raise funds for the Palo Alto History History Museum, PO Box 676, Palo Alto, CA Museum and was a Board member and presi- 94302. dent of Abilities United (formerly C.A.R.), an PAID OBITUARY
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Cutting-edge percussion MUSICIANS FROM THE U.K. SHAKE THINGS UP AT STANFORD
Colin Currie. by Rebecca Wallace
ONCERTOS DON’T C USUALLY SWING LIKE THIS. But in the hands of percussionist Colin Currie and composer Sally Beamish, a con- certo can feel like a swing dance, a tango, a medieval-style saltarello. This all makes sense in the framework of “Dance Variations,” a new Beamish work that will have its U.S. premiere on Feb. 29 at Stanford’s Dinkelspiel Auditorium. The concerto features seven sections: a set of dance variations, each inspired by one of the age- old seven deadly sins. Currie, a Scottish musician and champion of new per- cussion music, just gave the piece its world premiere on Feb. 16 with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. That orches- tra jointly commissioned “Dance Variations” with two other orchestras and Stanford Lively Arts, so it makes sense that the work comes here next, with Currie set to perform it with the Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra. Beamish wrote the piece mostly for marimba. Other instru- ments include various kinds of drums, a tin of coins and a snare drum used to represent gunfire. Bottle-chimes represent empty wine bottles in the “Gluttony” section, which is written in the style of a medieval estampie dance. “Sloth” is paired with the measured, processional pavan dance, while “Lechery” just plain swings. (continued on next page) Marco Borggreve Marco *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 17 Arts & Entertainment
in other situations, he added good- Percussion humoredly. “I (usually) speak with (continued from previous page) the composer sometimes at length about instruments and techniques, “The composer decided to switch and then they usually vanish and between Baroque dances and some write the piece. ... Sometimes they of the more recent influences in the have these rather utopian fast tem- art of dance, and a swing section pos.” has made it into the concerto, lo and That must be really fast, because behold,” Currie said in a phone in- Currie is known for his energetic terview. The “Lechery” section also style. Reviewers have described him has blues flavors, he added. “It’s as “athletic,” “a one-man orchestra” kind of a louche and smoky number. and “turbo-charged.” We like to shake it up.” He himself calls premiering a new Currie has worked with many work “always a thrill, always a bit composers, including Steve Reich of a rush.” and Elliott Carter. For “Dance Vari- Currie has been quoted in the ations,” he was unusually involved past as saying that quality music is with the composing process, talking lacking for the solo percussionist, with Beamish over several years. and that he’d like to reach a wider Beamish said in a press release, audience. Last week, he said that “The piece is the result of many there have been great strides in new happy conversations with Colin, and music. draws on the breadth of his imagina- “Each five years you can look back tion, and on the sheer virtuosity of and see significant additions to the his performance, which has always repertoire. I’m absolutely thrilled. reminded me of a dancer in action.” ... I have premiered 16 concertos so Currie called his musical conver- far,” he said. The key thing now, he Ashley Coombes Ashley sations with Beamish “rigorous.” added, is to keep performing the mu- British composer Sally Beamish. They kept going throughout much sic. “It’s important to make sure that of the composing process, unlike this new wave gets established.” Four solo works, three of them recent, are also on the program for the Feb. 29 performance at Stanford. They are: Elliott Carter’s “Figment No. 5 for Marimba” (2009); Per Nørgård’s “Towards Completion: Fire over Water from I Ching” for solo percussion (1982); Toshio Ho- sokawa’s “Reminiscence” for ma- rimba (2002); and Dave Maric’s “Trilogy” for solo percussion and CD (2000). “The whole event combines into a very interesting snapshot of where percussion is at the moment,” Currie said, predicting that the evening will be “exuberant.” “This is not complex new music at all. The pieces are easily absorbed,” he added. As usual, Currie has a full sched- ule of other commitments coming up. In April, he’s scheduled to give the world-premiere performance of a percussion concerto by the Finn- ish composer Kalevi Aho with the Introducing Your Style, Your London Philharmonic Orchestra. In June, the world premiere is Elliott Carter’s “Two Controversies and a Conversation” for solo piano, solo NEIGHBORHOOD percussion and chamber orchestra, with the New York Philharmonic. Our Apartment Homes. And so on. Somehow Currie finds the time Welcome to Webster house, Palo Alto’s most gracious senior living community, now a member to learn the music. A recent day at home in London was “quite a of the not-for-profit organization that owns and operates Canterbury Woods, Los Gatos Meadows, standard day,” with seven hours of Lytton Gardens, San Francisco Towers, Spring Lake Village, and St. Paul’s Towers. practice and several interviews af- terward. While on tour, Currie can’t Here, you’ll enjoy the rare combination of ideal location, dedicated staff, amenities, and services, practice as much. But there are other diversions. all within walking distance of downtown Palo Alto, where you’ll find a mix of shops, restaurants, and “I’m very into the theater and film, art galleries. You’ll also find peace of mind and a welcoming community offering the advantages of but I also hear a lot of concerts,” he said. “Also, the foodie side of things. continuing care. To learn more, or for your personal visit, please call 650.327.4333. I do enjoy finding the spots when I’m away.” N
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3431 Hillview [11PLN-00458]: Request by VM Ware on behalf of Leland Stanford Jr. University for Architectural Review of the demolition of 255,000 square feet of commercial floor area and construction of four two-story Research and Development office buildings, a one-story cafeteria building and three parking structures for a total floor area of 345,270 square feet (the parking structures and cafeteria building are considered amenity space and are exempt from the total floor area). A Design Enhancement Exception has been requested to exceed the 35 feet height limit by 5 feet in order to provide a clerestory element for each of the new two-story office buildings. Environmental Assessment: An Addendum to the City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement and Lease Project EIR has been prepared. Zone District: RP-5 (Research Park).
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Michelle Le Michelle ers had mostly forgotten, occasion- that organic farmers often battle, Four products from Whole Grain Connection. From left, they are: California pasta ribbons made from ally replanting them to keep the Sonora wheat and Ethiopian Blue Tinge emmet wheat; Sonora wheat grain; and a mix of spiral pasta. stock fresh — for decades. (continued on page 22)
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(continued from previous page) business eventually. She’s moved Grain Connection brand. She is to Spiller. Her late husband, Gene to properly digest the protein and she said. When turned into flour, it into the flour and pasta business currently looking for someone to Spiller, authored books on the dietary starch in the grain, she noted. makes a stretchy dough that lends and soon will offer bread made help her market the pasta and flour benefits of whole wheat that are still Because of conventional agricul- itself well to making tortillas, pasta, from the wheat she’s marketed. to other grocers. widely read. She coauthored one of ture’s dependence on artificial fertil- pastries, flatbreads and pancakes. Spiller’s Whole Grain Connec- The use of locally grown wheat is his books, “What’s with Fiber?” in izers and herbicides, “the ground is Spiller’s nonprofit, Whole Grain tion label can be found on pasta and a growing trend, especially for pas- 2005, the year before he died. depleted, really,” Spiller said. “I’m try- Connection, now sells Sonora and whole-grain flour sold at Country ta-making. Despite its rougher tex- “It was through that work that he ing to encourage these organic farmers other heirloom wheat seeds for Sun Natural Foods in Palo Alto. ture and darker color, an increasing did that I understood that the biggest to use wheat in rotation with legumes $1.25 a pound. While she’s not look- The pasta and flour are available in number of restaurants and grocers need we have in our diet is whole- to rebuild the soil and produce a good ing to make a living on it, she’s sold two varieties: Sonora and Ethiopian espousing sustainable local prod- grain foods,” Spiller said. She de- soil. It will take a number of years.” her seeds to 90 organic farms, many Blue Tinge. Whole Grain Connec- ucts are reportedly looking for pasta scribed her husband as “at the fore- She added, “The same field of So- of which had been using modern tion’s flour is ground by Giusto’s made from locally grown wheat. front of the dietary-fiber movement.” nora doesn’t yield as much as a con- wheat seeds in their crop rotations Specialty Foods in South San Fran- “The trend that I’m trying to ride Like his wife, Gene Spiller was ventional field.” But because it does to build the soil. Unlike “terminator cisco, while the pasta is made by is the local food movement,” Spiller an advocate for returning to old- not require herbicides, irrigation and seeds” that are genetically modified Pasta Sonoma in Rohnert Park. The said. “It gives us the opportunity to fashioned ways of eating. His book fertilizers, she said, “eventually I to be sterile, her seeds need to be wheat for both comes from farmer produce whole-grain products rather “The Power of Ancient Foods” says, think this old-fashioned, organically bought only once, she said. Fritz Durst in Capay, Calif. than refined grain products.” “In order to choose a more healthful grown wheat will be less expensive Spiller said she hopes to work Spiller has also lined up a bak- The difference between refined way to eat we expect formal state- than conventional wheat.” N herself out of her seed-marketing ery to produce bread for the Whole and whole grains is an important one ments by major research or govern- ment organizations — all this while Daniel DeBolt is a reporter for the peasant of Crete and the Incas the Mountain View Voice, one of of Peru knew ages ago all we need the Weekly’s sister papers. to know about healthful foods.” Spiller said she believes that many Info: For more about Whole modern diseases can be traced to Grain Connection, go to sustain- the increased use of refined grains, ablegrains.org. Products are avail- including digestive problems, obe- able at Country Sun, 440 S. Cali- sity and diabetes. Whole wheat is fornia Ave., Palo Alto, and wheat ground in such a way that it leaves seed is sold at Common Ground, intact the vitamins and miner- 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. als necessary for the human body
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1. 2080 Channing Avenue, Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center*: Request by Sand Hill Properties for Planning and Transportation Commission review of: (1) Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report; (2) Planned Community Ordinance for the renovation of the three existing retail structures and on-site relocation of one of the retail structures, the construction of 10 VOTED BEST new single-family homes, and the creation of a 0.20 acre park; and (3) a Tentative Map to subdivide the lot into one commercial parcel (including a park) and ten single family residential AUTO REPAIR 2011 parcels. Zone District: Planned Community (PC-1643). Environmental Assessment: A Final Environmental Impact Report has been prepared. Entrust the care of your Ford vehicle to us, 2. Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan: Review of the and enjoy expert service in a stress-free Revised Bicycle & Pedestrian Transportation Plan for the consideration of a recommendation to the City Council. The environment with a lot of TLC. Draft Plan includes policy and project recommendations for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. Environmental “We go beyond auto repair to auto care.” Assessment: A Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared.
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With Rydstrom directs the U.S. version, World of Arrietty” is as vivid as it “Big Miracle,” the new PG “Save the Whales” with dubbing skillfully performed is (deceptively) simple, which places drama, perhaps the title sets an expectation by American actors. it in the top ranks of animated mov- that Ken Kwapis’ movie can’t quite deliver. The original title was “Everybody Loves Our entry point into the “secret ies. With exquisite tenderness, the Whales,” which suggests a sitcom nobody world” of Borrowers is Arrietty story brushes against big fears — wants to see. “Big Miracle” recounts a 1988 (Bridgit Mendler), a plucky, 5-inch- Shawn grapples with mortality, Ar- incident that gripped network news cycles: tall teen living with her family un- rietty with losing her home — while A family of three grey whales becomes trapped in the ice around Barrow, Alaska, der the floorboards of a house in the retaining the optimistic view that sparking a debate as to how and whether Shawn (voice of David Henrie) befriends tiny Arrietty (voice of Bridgit country. Her stoic father, Pod (Will friendship can mean mutually solv- to save them. Greenpeace activist Rachel Mendler) in “The Secret World of Arrietty.” Arnett), and fretful mother, Homily ing, or at least alleviating, problems. Kramer (Drew Barrymore) represents for Kids will love the film because they the sentimental anthropomorphizers in the rowing” only what they need to (Amy Poehler), proceed with care, audience. Rachel gets wind of the whales OPENINGS survive. But it’s also a reminder that lest they be picked off by the house cannot help but intuit its artistic pu- from her ex-boyfriend Adam Carlson (John the seemingly small package of a cat or discovered by humans and rity and authenticity. Krasinski), who breaks the story. The local The Secret World of hand-drawn animated film remains forced to flee. Inuit Eskimo community has a tradition of Rated G. One hour, 34 minutes. subsisting off whale meat, and they propose Arrietty ---1/2 a warmly welcome alternative to the But sickly human teen Shawn harvesting the whales. But the popular deci- (Century 16, Century 20) Great often cold equivalent of computer- (David Henrie), newly arrived at sion quickly becomes to expend massive things come in small packages. generated imagery. the house to convalesce, doesn’t — Peter Canavese amounts of money and (federal) resources to That’s one of the lessons of “The “Arrietty” hails from Japan’s leg- seem very threatening. He’s almost saving the whales. “Big Miracle” plays best Secret World of Arrietty,” the en- preternaturally attuned to the move- as a passable family flick, enabled by an Es- endary Studio Ghibli, adopted in NOW PLAYING kimo lad (Ahmaogak Sweeney) shadowing tirely charming animated adventure ments of the Borrowers, repeatedly the U.S. by Pixar’s chief creative The following is a sampling of movies Adam everywhere. That the story otherwise based on Mary Norton’s kid-lit clas- spotting Arrietty, but all the lonely downplays the role of the Inuits, in favor of officer, John Lasseter. Lasseter has recently reviewed in the Weekly: sic “The Borrowers.” known for years that Studio Ghibli boy wants is to win the wary girl’s the interlopers played by familiar faces, is This is a tale of tiny people warily The Vow --1/2 just business as usual for mainstream cin- has a license to print magic, making friendship. Unfortunately, house- ema. Rated PG for language. One hour, 47 living underfoot of us towering hu- (Century 16, Century 20) If the Adam San- it spiritually akin, though stylisti- keeper Hara (a delightful Carol dler/Drew Barrymore chuckler “50 First minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Feb. 3, 2012) man “beans,” and stealthily “bor- cally different, to Pixar. Burnett) gets the Borrowers’ scent Dates” had been recast as a romantic drama and begins a pitiless campaign of and produced by the Oprah Winfrey Net- The Iron Lady ---1/2 pest control. work, “The Vow” might have been the result. (Century 20) Don’t expect sharp political Fortunately, leads Rachel McAdams (“Mid- analysis of Margaret Thatcher’s 11-year reign Director Hiromasa Yonebayashi night in Paris”) and Channing Tatum (“Hay- as the only United Kingdom female prime “THE PERFECT takes the story at a leisurely pace in wire”) serve up solid performances and help minister, the ultraconservative who led with the gentle and genteel manner fa- keep the film somewhat grounded despite an iron will and iconic hairstyle from 1979 miliar to Ghibli fans. That relaxed its proclamations about love and loyalty. The to 1990. Phyllida Lloyd, who directed Meryl DATE MOVIE!” pace allows the story to breathe — fledgling marriage between young sweet- Streep in “Mamma Mia!,” offers a soft-focus hearts Leo (Tatum) and Paige (McAdams) look at the controversial figure — and Streep STEVE OLDFIELD / FOX TV forget the franticness of most Amer- comes crashing to a halt when a truck slams captures Maggie-the-PM and Maggie-the- ican animation. Along with the gor- into their car, sending Paige into a coma. frail-elderly-woman in yet another incredible geously detailed art, lush color and When she awakes, she has no memory performance. Thatcher’s ability to shatter of Leo or their time together. Leo endures gender and class barriers all the way to 10 swoony music (by Cecile Corbel), one awkward situation after another to win Downing Street counterpoints the inventive “ ... the film is all but guaranteed to en- Paige back. Tatum and McAdams have a rendering of her inner life and lends poignan- trance children. (Those at a preview comfortable chemistry and their relationship cy to the discrepancy between her situation RACHEL screening weren’t the least bit squir- is mostly believable. The romantic, cheesy then and now. And newcomer Alexandra rely, which is unusual.) scenarios that abound in “The Vow” range Roach exhibits the spunk and drive of the McADAMS & from endearing to saccharine. The charac- Iron Lady as a young woman. You decide if The Ghibli style, emphasizing ters in Paige’s life are moderately fleshed Thatcher succeeded in her attempts to put CHANNING meticulous design, perfectly lends out, including her parents and sister (Jessica the “Great” back in “Great Britain.” Politics itself to the source material. Great McNamee), but those in Leo’s life are numb- aside, the film is a must-see for Streep’s ingly one-note. While most films nowadays great performance in a story compellingly TATUM ARE care is given to the world the Bor- include 3D glasses, “The Vow” comes with told. Rated PG-13 for brief nudity and some rowers have built for themselves the rose-colored variety. Rated PG-13 for violent images. One hour, 45 minutes. — AMAZING.” in the hidden spaces of the human sexual content, partial nudity, language and S.T. (Reviewed Jan. 13, 2012)
SHAWN EDWARDS/FOX-TV ® A Separation ---1/2 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS (Guild) Even as she defends her divorce fil- 2 • BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY ing, an Iranian woman says of her spouse, WINNER “He is a good, decent person.” But “A WINNER BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Separation” — Iran’s entry for Oscar’s Best ® NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE Foreign Language Film — tests its every NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARD proposition, from the wisdom of the couple’s SOUTHEASTERN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM ©HFPA CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION separation to the ethical rectitude of the spurned husband. The opening scene of writer-director Asghar A SEPARATION Farhadi’s drama lets wife Simin (Leila Hata- AFILMBYASGHAR FARHADI WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM DreamLab WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY ASGHAR FARHADI mi) and husband Nader (Peyman Moadi) vent their sides of the dispute that threatens to end their marriage. The two separate, NOW PLAYING forcing 11-year-old Termeh (Sarina Farhadi) to quietly play one parent against the other in CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.ASEPARATION.COM the hope they’ll see the errors of their ways. The climate of cultural repression in Iran has only made its cinema more vital. The film’s separations can be familial, but also those of class and culture and between citizen and state; above all, Farhadi’s parable teaches T BA that a rush to judgment inevitably turns S Y back on the judge. Though the characters
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COLLEGE BASEBALL PREP WRESTLING Another Gunn’s title was long pitch for time coming Titans came close to success winning SCVAL crown, but Stanford opens the season last one came back in 1976 with strong rotation plus by Keith Peters key returning players by Rick Eymer fter losing out on the SCVAL De Anza Division dual-match tanford may have lost four A title on a tiebreaker, the Gunn quality pitchers from last wrestling team still had a big goal S year’s staff that produced a to cap perhaps the most successful team 3.45 ERA, but there’s enough season in school history. returning pitchers to give the Cardi- All the Titans needed to do was nal the look of a champion. win the SCVAL Championships on Left-hander Brett Mooneyham Saturday at Cupertino High. did not pitch last year because of a Gunn coach Chris Horpel knew severe finger injury and he was the Don Feria/stanfordphoto.com he had a lineup that could get the projected ace of the staff. Right- job done and he was right. The Ti- hander Mark Appel stepped into tans put 12 wrestlers among the top the top spot and performed admira- six and pinned down its first league bly enough to have put himself into crown since 1976 by scoring 195.50 the conversation as a possible first points. round pick this year. “What surprises me most is that of Appel and Mooneyham give Stan- all the Gunn teams I have coached, ford one of the top one-two start- I thought this was probably going to ing combinations in the nation, a Stanford’s Mark Appel will be the ace of the Cardinal pitching staff this season and will lead his teammates be mostly a rebuilding year,” Horpel major reason why the Cardinal was into a three-game series against visiting Vanderbilt this weekend. Stanford comes in ranked No. 2 nationally. said. “I did not tell my team, that, of picked to win the Pac-12 this year course. But, with our big gun and and earned a preseason No. 2 rank- “There’s a swagger you can’t mea- team leader, Stefan Weidemann ing by Baseball America. sure. It’s good to play these teams 2012 STANFORD BASEBALL SCHEDULE graduating, I just did not think we “It’s always hard any time that now because it will give us an op- had the manpower to contend for a something you love is taken from portunity to find out where we need Date Opponent Time Date Opponent Time league title. you,” said Mooneyham, who last to improve.” À`>ÞÊÊ ÛðÊ6>`iÀLÌÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° «À°Ê£äÊÊÊ ÛðÊ*>VvVÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° “However, what I love about high threw a pitch during the 2010 Re- Other returning starters include ->Ì°ÊÊ ÛðÊ6>`iÀLÌÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° «À°Ê£ÎÊÊÊ ÛðÊ"Ài}IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° school wrestling is how quickly kids gional at Cal State Fullerton. “It’s first baseman Brian Ragira, out- -Õ°ÊÊ ÛðÊ6>`iÀLÌÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° «À°Ê£{ÊÊÊ ÛðÊ"Ài}IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° can improve. 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When you add in how athletic Friday night’s opener with No. 10 left off when the season ended,” >À°ÊÓÊÊÊ >ÌÊÀiÃÊ-Ì°ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° «À°°ÊÓ{ÊÊÊ ÛÃ°Ê 91ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° some of our first-year wrestlers are, Vanderbilt at 5:30 p.m. at Sunken said Piscotty, a first team All-Pac- >À°ÊÎÊÊÊ >ÌÊÀiÃÊ-Ì°ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° «À°ÊÓÇÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1 IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° we suddenly had a team — a solid Diamond. The Cardinal also sched- 10 pick last year after hitting .364. >À°Ê{ÊÊÊ >ÌÊÀiÃÊ-Ì°ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° «À°ÊÓnÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1 IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÓÊ«°° wrestler at all 14 weight divisions uled top programs like Texas, Fres- “That was positive momentum we >À°ÊÈÊÊÊ >ÌÊ-Ì°Ê >ÀÞ½ÃÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÓÊ«°° «À°ÊÓÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1 IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° when they were at the final weight no State and Rice. want to carry over.” >À°ÊÊÊÊ ÛðÊ,ViÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° >ÞÊ£ÊÊÊ >ÌÊ->ÊÃiÊ-Ì°ÊÊÊ°°°°°°Ó\ÎäÊ«°° divisions.” “We’re not going to be No. 2 in Gaffney carries a 22-game hitting >À°Ê£äÊÊÊ ÛðÊ,ViÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° >ÞÊ{ÊÊÊ >ÌÊ"Ài}Ê-Ì°IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°x\ÎxÊ«°° Gunn came close to winning the the nation four weeks from now,” streak into the season, already the >À°Ê££ÊÊÊ ÛðÊ,ViÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° >ÞÊxÊÊÊ >ÌÊ"Ài}Ê-Ì°IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°Ó\äxÊ«°° tournament in 2008 but finished Stanford coach Mark Marquess fifth-longest since 1988, and Ragira >À°ÊÓ{ÊÊÊ ÛðÊ1- IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° >ÞÊÈÊÊÊ >ÌÊ"Ài}Ê-Ì°IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°£\äxÊ«°° second to Los Gatos. The Titans said, referring to a tough-as-nails was named Pac-10 Freshman of the >À°ÊÓxÊÊÊ ÛðÊ1- IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° >ÞÊ££ÊÊÊ ÛðÊ7>à °Ê-Ì°IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° qualified 13 wrestlers to CCS that preseason schedule. “There will be Year and freshman All-American. >À°ÊÓÈÊÊÊ ÛðÊ1- IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°{Ê«°° >ÞÊ£ÓÊÊÊ ÛðÊ7>à °Ê-Ì°IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÓÊ«°° year, but didn’t have nearly as many somebody undefeated. We’re not go- “You always want to carry your >À°ÊÓÇÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1 Ê >ÛÃÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°Ó\ÎäÊ«°° >ÞÊ£ÎÊÊÊ ÛðÊ7>à °Ê-Ì°IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° of those qualifiers finish in the top ing to be undefeated, though I hope weight but this is the kind of lineup >À°ÊÎäÊÊÊ >ÌÊÀâ>IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° >ÞÊ£xÊÊÊ ÛðÊ1-ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°]° three — like Gunn did Saturday. I’m wrong.” which you don’t have to carry like >À°ÊΣÊÊÊ >ÌÊÀâ>IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° >ÞÊ£nÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1Ì> IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°xÊ«°° Gunn held an early lead in the Marquess said there’s still a we all did in high school,” Ragira «À°Ê£ÊÊÊ >ÌÊÀâ>IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° >ÞÊ£ÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1Ì> IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° 15-team tournament when almost good competition going on for the said. «À°ÊÓÊÊÊ ÛðÊ-Ì°Ê >ÀÞ½ÃÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° >ÞÊÓäÊÊÊ >ÌÊ1Ì> IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° everyone on the team made it to the catcher’s spot, with senior Christian Other returners are infielders Jus- «À°ÊxÊÊÊ >ÌÊ7>à }ÌIÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°xÊ«°° >ÞÊÓÓÊÊÊ >ÌÊ->Ì>Ê >À>ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°ÈÊ«°° semifinals. In the semifinals, how- Griffiths the frontrunner. Griffiths tin Ringo, Brett Michael Doran and «À°ÊÈÊÊÊ >ÌÊ7>à }ÌIÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°xÊ«°° >ÞÊÓxÊÊÊ ÛÃ°Ê >IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°x\ÎäÊ«°° ever, several Titans dropped some missed last year with a shoulder Danny Diekroeger and outfielder «À°ÊÇÊÊÊ >ÌÊ7>à }ÌIÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° >ÞÊÓÈÊÊÊ ÛÃ°Ê >IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° crucial matches that they were win- injury. Freshman sensation Wayne Brian Guymon. «À°ÊÊÊÊ >ÌÊ >vÀ>ÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°Ó\ÎäÊ«°° >ÞÊÓÇÊÊÊ ÛÃ°Ê >IÊÊÊ°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°£Ê«°° ning. Taylor, also a gifted football player, In addition to Appel and Mooney- I*>V£ÓÊ}>ià “I was getting pretty upset with could likely work his way into the ham, returning pitchers include the number of kids who were win- starting lineup before too long. Con- AJ Vanegas, Sahil Bloom, Brian Mooneyham said he’s 100 percent Linney, Jordan Kutzer and Tyler ning handily only to come up short verted infielder Eric Smith is also Busick, Dean McArdle, the team’s ready to pitch on Saturday. Maxwell. First baseman Geo Saba in that semifinal round,” Horpel in the mix. win leader a year ago, AJ Talt and “I’m feeling good about where I also helps make this recruiting class said. “Our team really rallied, “We’ll platoon to find out who Elliott Byers. am from when I left off,” he said. “I one of the best in the nation. however, in the wrestle-backs and seems best suited,” Marquess said. Also back after missing signifi- just want to go out and be comfort- Piscotty thinks Schmidt, who came through with a lot of wins and “We may end up platooning the cant time are pitchers Tommy Col- able.” could find himself Stanford’s closer pins, giving us the team points we whole season. ton, Chris Jenkins, Sam Lindquist The freshmen class boasts of All- before too long, could make the big- needed. Appel and third baseman Stephen and Zach Yohannes and catchers Americans, state Players of the Year, gest difference this season. “That is where we won the tourna- Piscotty appear on most preseason Brant Whiting and Trevor Penny. and a Team USA member. Position “He pitched well in the fall and ment. If just two of our wins in the All-American lists. Menlo School Mooneyham, who led the team players Jose Dominic, Alex Blandi- has a heavy ball with a lot of move- wrestles-backs had gone the other grad Kenny Diekroeger also has his with 99 strikeouts in 2010, may no (also a pitcher), and Austin Slater ment,” Piscotty said. “He throws way, we would not have come home name on some All-American lists be the most significant addition to may not be far from finding a role strikes and the natural movement on with this title. I am really proud of and outfielders Tyler Gaffney and the roster. He was a projected first on the Cardinal. his fastball makes him effective.” this team . . . what a great group of Jake Stewart are also candidates for round pick last year before suffering David Schmidt and John Hoch- Schmidt was the first freshman kids and coaches.” postseason honors. the in jury. statter are at the top of a group of pitcher mentioned by most Cardinal Gunn last won when it competed “There’s something about this “It’s been a blessing in disguise for young pitchers who will likely make players, and for good reason. in the South Peninsula Athletic lineup that we all have tremendous us,” Piscotty said of Mooneyham. their presence known this season. “He has a great fastball,” Appel confidence in it,” Diekroeger said. “It’s great to have him around.” Also among the group is Spenser said, “with a lot of movement.” N (continued on page 28) Page 26ÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports
stretched hands of a leaping Menlo goalie, Julia Dressel. ATHLETES OF THE WEEK The Gators missed a great oppor- tunity to take the lead in the third minute of the second half when ju- nior Ali Jordan had a one-on-one with Menlo junior keeper Kelly Mc- Connell, who rushed out to snuff the shot. SHP got the rebound and fired off another shot, but two Menlo de- fenders covered the goal mouth and kept the attempt out of the net. In the 17th minute, Menlo contin- ued to push at the offensive end and Wickers was able to convert for a 2-1 lead off an assist from Sienna Stritter. It was Wickers’ 14th goal in WBAL play. Menlo’s defense of senior Shannon Lacy, junior Han- nah Rubin, junior Rachel Pinsker, sophomore Amanda McFarland, and freshmen Alexandra Walker were under pressure but played good team defense and came up with many big defensive stops. In Sunnyvale, Priory finished sec- ond in the WBAL (Foothill Divi- Danielle Man Kevin Sweat sion) for the fourth straight season Pinewood School Pinewood School Keith Peters despite polishing off host King’s The senior scored seven The senior scored 53 points Academy, 4-2, in a regular-season goals and added two as- and grabbed 13 rebounds in finale on Tuesday. sists in three WBAL Skyline three basketball wins while Eugenia Jernick scored in the Division soccer victories shooting better than 51 per- Menlo sophomore Chandler Wickers (19) is congratulated by Sophie seventh minute off an assist from -- all shutouts -- that landed cent from three-point range Sheeline (14) and Sienna Stritter after scoring the winning goal. Darrah Shields. In the 42nd min- ute, Shields scored on a throw-in by the Panthers in second as the Panthers won the ing up.” Siobhan Gillis. Two minutes later, place with a 14-1-1 record, WBAL title, its first league Prep soccer The Knights were successful in 11 Molly Simpson scored with Sarah just missing a playoff berth. crown since 1996. (continued from page 25) of them while finishing the regular Zuckerman assisting. And, in the season with a 13-4-2 overall mark. 53rd minute, Shields took a through Honorable mention Menlo still had to win the divi- During its championship season, ball from Jernick and scored again. Kendall Jager* Erik Anderson sion title outright. All the Knights Menlo swept Sacred Heart Prep for All the goals were scored by seniors. ->VÀi`Êi>ÀÌÊ*Ài«ÊÃVViÀ *>ÊÌÊÜÀiÃÌ} needed was a tie against three-time the first time in four years of WBAL Shields finished with 14 goals and Amanda McFarland Kalen Gans defending champion Sacred Heart action. seven assists in WBAL play. iÊÃVViÀ *>ÊÌÊÜÀiÃÌ} Prep on Tuesday. Tuesday’s win was best, of course, The Panthers (10-2, 13-4-2) need- Lauren Rantz Chris Jin “We knew (about the tie),” said for what it represented. As soon as ed first-place Menlo to lose in order >ÃÌi>ÊL>ÃiÌL> ÕÊÜÀiÃÌ} Menlo senior Elle Laub. “But, we the match ended, the long-awaited to force a co-championship. Priory Darrah Shields* Edgardo Molina* wanted to win.” celebration began. All the Menlo will receive the WBAL’s No. 2 seed *ÀÀÞÊÃVViÀ iÌ iÀÌÊÃVViÀ Menlo did just that with a stirring players donned shirts with the names into the upcoming CCS playoffs. Adrienne Whitlock Nick Ortiz* 2-1 victory, the team’s 10th straight of the team’s six seniors on the back In San Jose, Castilleja’s 4-1 vic- *iÜ`ÊÃVViÀ *>ÊÌÊÜÀiÃÌ} triumph that earned the program’s and put on their special rings. tory over Notre Dame-San Jose pro- Chandler Wickers* Solomone Wolfgramm* first league crown since 1991 when “Today is our wedding day,” said pelled the Gators into a playoff game the Knights competed in the Girls Laub, “because we get to be the against WBAL Skyline Division iÊÃVViÀ *iÜ`ÊL>ÃiÌL> Private School League. brides.” champ Crystal Springs Uplands, on «ÀiÛÕÃÊÜiÀ “I’m so happy,” said Menlo coach On Senior Day, it was appropriate Thursday. The winner advances to To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com Donoson FitzGerald. “It was a great that Laub got Menlo rolling with a the CCS playoffs. effort.” header off a corner kick by sopho- Castilleja’s first goal came in the was fouled just outside the box, but an assist from Will Mishra, both FitzGerald, in his 23rd season more Chandler Wickers in the 16th 22nd minute when junior Katherine drilled the free kick past the keeper. in the first half. SHP’s defense, led with the Knights, also coached the minute. It was her first goal of the Hobbs threaded a pass through the Castilleja’s final goal came off a by senior keeper Max Polkinhorne ‘91 team. He knew this group was season after missing 14 games fol- defense to senior Emily Mosbacher, perfectly placed pass by freshman continued to blank the Knights in particularly good. lowing leg surgery in November. who placed a left-footed shot low Anna Verwillow that was collected the second half. “We have a talented group of soc- Sacred Heart Prep (8-3-1, 10- right. Sophomore Gabby Kaplan by Kaplan, who placed the ball deft- In other WBAL finales on cer players,” he said. “We never re- 5-5) answered in the 33rd minute scored the second goal of the half ly around the keeper. Wednesday: ally talked about it (winning a title). when junior Kendall Jager got free off a pass from freshman Victoria In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo- Menlo School wrapped up the When we started league, I just told for a moment and launched a shot Pu. Atherton fell into a third for third season with a 6-1 victory, which them there are 12 challenges com- from 18-yards out and over the out- In the 53rd minute, Mosbacher place with Woodside following a included a score by the Knights’ ev- 1-1 deadlock with host Terra Nova eryday goalie, over visiting Harker. in Pacifica. The Bears (6-3-4, 10- The Knights finished the season 5-4) got a first-half goal from Jen with a 9-2-3 mark to take third place Kirst off an assist from fellow se- in a tight WBAL race and went 12- nior Meryssa Thompson. M-A has 2-5 overall. played to three ties in its past four In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo- matches. Atherton earned no worse than a tie for the championship following a 2-0 victory over visiting Carlmont Boys’ soccer on Wednesday in a regular-season Sacred Heart Prep coach Arman- finale. The Bears (10-0-4, 15-0-5) do del Rio promised his players he’d got goals from Elvis Abarca (assist- keep his facial hair until the Gators ed by Aaron Oro) and Tom Kaheli, dropped a boys’ soccer match this with Edgardo Molina providing the season. Either his team likes facial assist. The Bears started the day hair or not losing, because del Rio with 31 points and tied with San still won’t be touching a razor this Mateo. week after SHP defeated host King’s In the SCVAL De Anza Division,
Letty Callinan Academy, 2-0, to cap an unbeaten Palo Alto finished up one of the West Bay Athletic League season on most frustrating and unsuccessful Wednesday. seasons in school history following The Gators improved to 12-0-2 a 1-1 deadlock with visiting Mil- in league (16-0-4 overall) as Bren- pitas on Wednesday. The Vikings The Sacred Heart Prep boys’ soccer team celebrated a 12-0-2 season and West Bay Athletic League dan Spillane scored on a penalty finished 0-9-3 in league and 0-15-5 championship by defeating host King’s Academy, 2-0, on Wednesday in a regular-season finale. kick and Andrew Segre scored off overall. N *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 27 Sports
at Mid Cals is kind of like placing Wrestling that high in CCS. I am really excited (continued from page 26) to see what we can do in CCS this year. Hopefully, we will once again League. The Titans won the tour- exceed my expectations!” nament every year from 1972 to Los Gatos was second (182.50), ‘76 under head coach Bill Sperry. Monta Vista finished third (165.50) Gunn then moved to the SCVAL and defending champion Palo Alto and finished second in the first sea- managed just fourth with 148.50 af- son there. Horpel was an assistant at ter winning the dual-match title with Paly that year be- a 5-1 record, the fore being asked same as Gunn’s. to take over the The Titans’ only Gunn program loss was to Paly. for the 1977-78 Gunn had only season. Horpel’s one individual first team again champion in finished second. Chris Jin at 145. “So, we had He went 3-0 and come close a topped his effort few times since Paly’s Erik Anderson (right) with a 13-1 ma- 1976,” he said. jor decision over “But, just didn’t quite get it done. Samer El Nounou of Fremont to im- What’s most surprising is that it has prove to 25-2 this season. taken this long to win it again! The Titans, however, had one
“This year has been a year of ex- second-place finish, six thirds and Butch Garcia ceeding my expectations. When we two fourths. Out of its roster of Members of the Gunn High wrestling team had plenty to celebrate last weekend as they captured their first won the Lynn Dyche Classic just 14, only two failed to advance to SCVAL Championships title since 1976 and qualified 12 athletes to the Central Coast Section tournament. before winter break, especially by the Central Coast Section Cham- such a wide mar- pionships in two at 160), Marco 1960s, finished 1:02, and Anderson pinned Faris gin, it was a com- weeks at Inde- Lopez-Mendoza with three indi- Karaborni of Monta Vista in just plete shock to pendence High (third at 170), vidual champions 0:50. me. That’s when in San Jose. James Foy (fourth — Nick Ortiz at Palo Alto wound up with nine I knew we had a Gunn’s quali- at 182), Sean 132, Kalen Gans qualifiers for CCS — Joey Chris- special group of fiers included: Lydster (fourth at at 160 and Erik topherson (fourth at 126), Ortiz, kids on the team Cadence Lee at 195), JJ Strnad Anderson at 182. Trent Marshall (third at 138), Ryan this year. They (third at 103), (third at 220) and Ortiz and Gans Oshima (fifth at 154), Gans, An- were winning Daniel Papp Harsha Mok- were defending derson, Andrew Frick (third at most of their (sixth at 113), Ian karala (fourth at champions. 195), Alex Taussig (seventh at 220) close matches, Gunn’s Chris Jin (top) Cramer (third at 285). Paly’s Kalen Gans (top) Ortiz decision and Tanner Marshall (sixth at 285). showing an 120), Eric Cra- Palo Alto, Edward Garcia Taussig advanced because the top amazing amount of heart. And, hav- mer (third at 126), Julian Calderon which was gunning for its first back- of Fremont in the finals, 7-1; Gans seven qualified out of his weight ing five medalists and placing sixth (third a 152), Casey Jackson (second to-back league meet title since the pinned Gunn’s Casey Jackson in class. N
It hasn’t stopped there. “Look at his face,” one guy said. now with Lin stories. he’d love to see Spike Lee wearing Jeremy Lin Whoopi Goldberg wore a Lin “He’s one of us. I don’t care if he Episode 6: Lin goes off for 27 Lin’s high school jersey. The deal (continued from page 25) jersey on television’s The View was born in the United States.” points and 11 assists against the was struck and Lee will be wearing on Wednesday. When she turned Lin’s Knicks’ jersey is such a hot host Toronto Raptors, rallying the it Friday when the Knicks host the ago and accomplished things that around to show his name, the crowd item in China, stores are constantly Knicks from 17 points down. He New Orleans Hornets. rank among the best in NBA his- roared. running out. ties the game at 87 and then hits the Former Paly basketball player tory for players making their first Lin will be featured on the Febru- Web traffic to NYKnicks.com in- game-winning 3-pointer with 0.5 Chris Bobel was entrusted with starts, the spotlight hasn’t been any ary 20 cover of Sports Illustrated. creased 550 percent last week. seconds to play in a 90-87 victory. transporting the jersey to Lee. brighter as New York has won seven Shares of stock in Madison Square Why all the attention? Let us Episode 7: Lin reigns in his scor- Diepenbrock, Pinewood coach Doc straight games and Lin has become Garden, the company that owns the check previous episodes of The Jer- ing, tallying just 10 points, but Scheppler and a handful of former a household word — even in the na- Knicks, have shot up 9 percent since emy Lin Show: dishes out a career-high 13 assists Paly basketball players will accom- tion’s capitol. Lin-mania began. Episode 1: Lin comes off the in a 100-85 win over the visiting pany them to New York to watch White House spokesman Jay Lin’s No. 17 jersey is the hottest bench in a win over the New Jersey Sacramento Kings for the Knicks’ Lin play on national TV against the Carney said Lin was “just a great seller in the NBA. Nets on Feb. 4 and scores a career- seventh straight victory — quite a defending NBA champion Dallas story, and the president was saying Lin has received a shoe contract high 25 points with seven assists to Lin-ning streak. Mavericks on Sunday morning. as much this morning.” from Nike. get the ball rolling. Since stepping into the starting The entourage of ex-Lin team- It’s still unknown, however, if Lin Lin was signed to a contract that Episode 2: Getting his first NBA lineup six games ago, Lin mates includes Brian Baskaus- is a Democrat. If that were the case, was guaranteed for the minimum start, Lin responded with 28 points has averaged 24.4 points kas, Kheaton Scott, Kevin expect a few Lin-isms of $788,872 for the and eight assists in a 99-88 victory and 9.1 assists per Trimble, Greg Walder in the President’s re- remainder of the over the Utah Jazz. Lin becomes game. After his first plus Luc Danna and election campaign. season. the first player in more than 30 five starts, Lin had David Weaver, the Speaking of that, Lin, the first Tai- years to have at least 28 points and scored 136 points, latter who played Lin was the subject wanese-American eight assists in his first NBA start. ranking him No. 2 on Paly’s 1993 state of the Top 10 list on and fourth Ameri- The last player to do that was Isiah in NBA history in championship team. the David Letterman can-born Asian to Thomas. that category since Diepenbrock will be Show on Wednesday play in the NBA, ac- Episode 3: Lin goes for 23 points 1970. sitting courtside with for- night. Letterman de- counted for four of and a then-career high of 10 assists “It’s just unbelievable,” mer Menlo College team- livered the Top 10 the top six videos on to help beat the Washington Wiz- said Peter Diepenbrock, mate Nick Zaharias, who worst Jeremy Lin NBA.com (according ards as Lin out-plays last season’s who coached Lin at Palo arranged for the $7,000 puns, including “Lin- to CBSSports.com), No. 1 draft pick, John Wall. Alto High. “Are you kid- seats. All this because a intermittent windshield wiper” and including the most viewed clip. Episode 4: On national TV, Lin ding me? It’s just an un- young Palo Alto athlete “Law and Order: Criminal Lin- Lin has had more Twitter men- outscores Kobe Bryant, 38-34 and believable story.” never gave up on his dream tent.” tions than LeBron James, who will adds seven assists in a 92-85 upset Diepenbrock has found himself no matter what obstacles were put Fellow TV comedian Stephen face Lin next week in Miami. And, of the Los Angeles Lakers. After- right in the middle of the Linsanity. in his path. Colbert has chimed in, as well. Col- according to Ken Berger of CBSS- wards, Bryant says of the previously He has been interviewed for hours “That’s what he’s been doing his bert said in a video this week: “This ports.com, Lin’s followers on Sina unknown Lin: “Well, it just means on end since the spotlight hit Lin, whole life,” Diepenbrock said of Lin. kid has single-handily done the un- — the Chinese version of Twitter — that we probably haven’t been pay- including by Time Magazine. He “He gets one opportunity, one shot thinkable — made people want to have grown from 190,000 on Feb. ing attention to him. It seems like it even got a call from state senator on the big stage and the question is, watch the New York Knicks!” 2 to more than 916,000 earlier this comes out of nowhere, but if people Ron Wyden of Oregon, a Paly bas- ‘Is he going to make the most of it?’ Colbert continued on Linsanity by week. go back and take a look, that skill ketball star in 1967 who asked about And he does. That’s really the story saying: “I have been declared legal- NBA great Steve Nash tweeted: level was probably there from the his son attending Diepenbrock’s of his career.” ly Linsane . . . my system is messed “If you love sports, you have to love beginning. It just went unnoticed.” summer basketball camp because It’s a story, for now anyway, that up because of Linsomnia.” what Jeremy Lin is doing.” Episode 5: Lin continues to spar- Lin is a camp coach. just keeps getting better. Colbert then brought out two NPR radio interviewed Chinese kle with 20 points and eight assists Diepenbrock was interviewed And as D’Antoni said: “I don’t products he believed would be big basketball fans in Shanghai and to help beat the Minnesota Timber- by a New York radio station on know when there’s an ending, may- sellers: Lin-oleum and Lint. they are claiming Lin as their own. wolves. The Internet is exploding by Wednesday and let it be known that be there won’t be.” N Page 28ÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊ£Ç]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ