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Page 2 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Foothill may nix Cubberley in favor of alternate site After months of talks with city, college district scheduled for the district’s five- Even NASA-owned Moffett council — a study session requir- examining other properties for new campus member board of trustees on Fri- Field is being considered, accord- ing no vote — several council day but was cancelled due to the ing to district spokesperson Becky members said outright they would by Arden Pennell lack of a quorum. Bartindale. not consider selling the parcel. The alternative sites range from a Cubberley has never been the dis- The district then employed a real possible $35 million deal with After months of reviewing the former Hewlett-Packard Company trict’s only choice, but the search estate broker, Kevin Crawford of the City of Palo Alto to buy or city-owned portion of Cubberley, building found to contain industrial for alternatives intensified after Ritchie Commercial, to look for A lease eight acres of Cubber- the college district is considering solvents in groundwater and soil at Palo Alto City Council members other spots, Bartindale said, noting ley Community Center for a new at least eight other sites for a new 395 Page Mill Road to a parcel of all but recommended the city rent, she has not attended talks between campus for the Foothill-De Anza campus in Palo Alto, Mountain Mountain View’s research park at rather than sell the land, she said. the city and district. Community College District may View and Sunnyvale. 205 Ravendale Drive, among oth- At a January meeting between The district would prefer to buy not happen after all. A tour of the alternate sites was ers. district representatives and the (continued on page 11)
CRIME Man stabbed to death in Midtown Girlfriend’s son arrested Friday night by Don Kazak and Becky Trout
73-year-old man, identified so far only as “Bob,” was A stabbed to death Friday night at a Midtown residence, allegedly by his girlfriend’s 46-year-old son, Herman Van Bragt of Auburn. Police received a call from Van Bragt around 9:10 p.m. Friday re- porting a knife fight on the 2500 block of Waverley Street, near Colorado Avenue, according to Sgt. Sandra Brown. Police arrived and found Bob, a Palo Alto resident, dead, and Norbert von der GroebenNorbert Van Bragt suffering from knife wounds. Van Bragt’s girlfriend and his mother, Electra Van Bragt, were out to dinner during the inci- dent, according to Brown. “The mother doesn’t know what happened,” she said. On Monday, a coroner’s inquiry Jon Sandelin reads a newspaper at the College Terrace Library, which may be upgraded in historic status from ‘contributing building’ to determined that the older man died ‘major building’ of ‘regional importance.’ of multiple stab wounds, Brown said. She said she could not release HISTORIC PRESERVATION — one of the “good local examples of architectural styles.” the victim’s name. If approved by the City Council, the reclassification would confer “This is a tragic, tragic incident,” certain rights on the building, and those rights — called Transferable she said. City prepares College Development Rights, or TDRs — would help the city raise funds to pay Van Bragt, 46, was later charged for other infrastructure projects. with suspicion of homicide and The renovation is scheduled to begin this fall. suspicion of assault with a deadly Terrace library for upgrades As one of five branch libraries operated by the City of Palo Alto and weapon, Brown said. He spent the the oldest extant branch library in Palo Alto, College Terrace — with night at Stanford Hospital for his Board recommends upgrade of historic its exposed wood beams and intricate detailing — is a “little gem over knife wounds but was released, she status for 1936 building there in South Palo Alto,” said Historic Resources Board member Roger said. by Veronica Sudekum Kohler. Kohler deemed the structure “well worth” the “major building” Brown said Van Bragt and his designation. girlfriend had driven from Auburn o pave the way for rehabilitating the College Terrace Library, the According to member Beth Bunnenberg, Sumner’s architectural con- to visit his mother, known as El- Palo Alto Historic Resources Board last week recommended the tribution to the region was under-recognized when the library earned lie. Tcity upgrade the historical merit of the 1936 structure. Under the its “contributing building” classification, also called a “Category 4,” in Brown said she did not know new classification, the library branch would be considered a “major 1978. if alcohol was involved or if Van building” of “regional importance,” one of the “meritorious works of the Additionally, she said past evaluators did not consider the setting of Bragt suffered from mental-health best architects or an outstanding example of an architectural style or the the building, with its surrounding small parks. problems. stylistic development of architecture in the state or region.” “By some miracle, they didn’t get sold off and have houses put on “I don’t have anything to say The structure at 2300 Wellesley Ave., designed by architect Charles them,” she said. “These things have really taken on extra significance that there is any diagnosis. We just Kaiser Sumner, is currently considered merely a “contributing building” don’t know,” she said. (continued on page 11) Neighbor Sanford Small said (continued on page 7) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 3 Emerson School brings out the extraordinary in every child. 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER Our William S. Johnson . Superior Academic Preparation EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor . 2800 W. Bayshore Road Individualized Montessori Curriculum Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor . Palo Alto, CA 94303 Cultivation of Gifts & Talents www.headsup.org Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors Keith Peters, Sports Editor . Tracy Bootz, Administrator Town Emphasis on Thinking Skills & Personal Values Tyler Hanley, Online Editor by Don Kazak [email protected] . Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor International Curriculum (Chinese, Spanish) 650 - 424 - 1267 . Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Year-Round, Full-Day Program Parent Information Dates Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers A life well lived March 13 5:00 Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Affiliated Programs: Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant Norbert von der Groeben, Chief Photographer ir Modiano, a Stanford Hos- Hacienda School – Pleasanton Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff pital physician, treated Al Ja- “At the news of his death, Photographers HeadsUp! cobs in the last days of Jacobs’ Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, N people were literally Child Development Centers – Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Jack McKinnon, life. He had never before seen such Palo Alto . San Jose . Pleasanton Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, an outpouring of love for a patient crying all over town.” Contributors from friends, Modiano told Eric Alex Papoulias, Veronica Sudekum, Richard To, – Eric Richert Editorial Interns Richert, a friend of Jacobs. Nick Veronin, Arts & Entertainment Intern Jacobs died Feb. 12 of pancreatic Danielle Vernon, Photography Intern cancer. He was 72. in touch with many former students California Writers Club u SF/ Peninsula Branch DESIGN Carol Hubenthal, Design Director More than 70 people were on the and he had a knack of buying books Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers e-mail list to get updated on Jacobs, for his friends. FREELANCE Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Charmaine Richert, a former Menlo Park plan- “Unassuming and congenial, he Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers ning commissioner, said. had the rare ability to discern other’s PRODUCTION Modiano said that he had wished interests and meet their imagina- Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager WRITING Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, he knew Jacobs before he became tions,” Marx said. “He was brilliant Sales & Production Coordinators ill. and extremely well-read.” ADVERTISING Jacobs taught English literature If the mark of a well-lived life is WORKSHOP Vern Ingraham, Advertising Director at Menlo College for 35 years. His how we are remembered, Jacobs Adam Cone, Inside Sales Manager Saturday, March 15, 2008 u 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. love of books, reading and ideas succeeded beyond measure. Judie Block, Tony Gay, Janice Hoogner, Display prompted him to hold readings of Jacobs grew up in New Jersey Belmont Library, 1110 Alameda de las pulgas, Belmont, CA Advertising Sales his favorite books. and Pennsylvania, graduated from Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales r-FBSOUIFCVTJOFTTDSBGUPGGSFFMBODFXSJUJOH Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. “He would fill the community Harvard in 1957 and earned a doc- Irene Schwartz, room at the Menlo Park Library,” toral degree at UC Berkeley. Before r-FBSOUPQJUDIBTUPSZ XIFSFUPTFMMIPXUPTFMMJU Inside Advertising Sales Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. Richert said. Jacobs also held coming to Menlo Park, he taught at $35 for CWC members / $40 non-members monthly readings at a Menlo Park Bucknell College, where he directed ONLINE SERVICES Lunch included / Pre-registration required Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online bookstore, the Book Rack. theater productions. He had acted as BUSINESS He also held readings in Palo Alto. a Harvard student. www.sfpeninsulawriters.com Theresa Freidin, Controller He had a trove of fans at Channing He got around the old-fashioned (650) 615-8331 Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits House and the Jewish Community way, by walking or taking public Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant Elena Dineva, Tina Karabats, Cathy Stringari, Center. transit. He never drove or owned a Doris Taylor, Business Associates “The most amazing thing about car. In a modest way, that put him ADMINISTRATION his life is that in a totally uninten- more in touch with other people. Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & tional and unassuming way, he built He lived in the same one-bedroom Promotions Director; Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant a community of friends around apartment for the last 37 years. Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, books and reading,” Richert said. “At the news of his death, people Jorge Vera, Couriers Oscar Wilde and Shakespeare were literally crying all over town,” EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. were among his favorites. He also Richert said. “The people at First 25% William S. Johnson, President Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Walter led a project to gather people’s first- Union, his bank, on hearing he had Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; hand memories of World War II. He cancer offered to ‘do whatever we Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations delighted in a 1762 note from John can.’ Staff at the Menlo Park Li- & Webmaster Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Adams to his wife, Abigail, calling brary were crying at the news of his Manager; Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & her “Miss Adorable.” He celebrated death. Seniors at Channing House OFF Mailing Services; Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, anti-Valentine’s Day. were writing him, the waiters at Circulation Assistants; Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, Oscar Rodriguez Computer “He was not tied to ideology and Barrone’s restaurant (next to Ke- System Associates not trying to make a point,” Richert pler’s bookstore in Menlo Park) all Select Speedo, The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) said. knew him, a women from the Menlo is published every Wednesday and Friday by Jacobs simply loved books, ideas Park Post Office came to his month- Tyr, Nike Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA 94302, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals post- and people. ly readings and so did a podiatrist Swimsuits age paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing Joan Marx of Palo Alto first met from Kaiser.” offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circu- Jacobs in 1962, when they were both Richert said Jacobs was a man of lation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly Limited time only. is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, graduate students at UC Berkeley. encyclopedic knowledge who cared Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty They remained friends over the deeply about the people he knew. Limited to stock on hand.* and staff households on the Stanford campus and to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not cur- years. “How does an unassuming, fru- rently receiving the paper, you may request free When Marx’s son, Ben, was a gal man, the most non-materialistic delivery by calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send year old, Jacobs left an Easter bas- person I ever knew, how in the world address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Copyright ©2003 by ket for the boy outside the front door could he build such a passionate Embarcadero Publishing Co. All rights reserved. of Marx’s home. Ben, who had just community?” Richert asks. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohib- started to walk, “grabbed the basket Jacobs never married and had no ited. Printed by SFOP, Redwood City. The Palo Alto Weekly is available on the Internet via Palo Alto and started running with it,” Marx children, but he leaves behind many Online at: http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com said. people who fondly remember him. Our e-mail addresses are: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]. Marx said Jacobs was thoughtful His friends will gather for a picnic Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? Call about giving gifts to her two sons in Flood Park in June in his mem- 526 Waverley St. 650 326-8210, or e-mail circulation@paweekly. and to others. “He thought about ory. ■ com. You may also subscribe online at www. Palo Alto PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr ($30 what they would like,” she said. Senior Staff Writer Don Ka- within our circulation area). 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PALO ALTO Police have U-Haul records, but have Saturday, March 15th s AM ‘moved on,’ Chief says Preview: &RIDAY -ARCH TH s AM PM Nonprofit Friends of PA Children’s Theatre may be victims %ARLY 3ATURDAY AM AM s !UCTION STARTS AM by Becky Trout
s part of the Children’s Theatre $2,200 of theater traveler’s checks mer board members of the Friends “financial crimes” investiga- in the back of a U-Haul van in Au- of the Children’s Theatre, the non- A tion, Palo Alto police obtained gust. profit support group for the theater. the rental records for the U-Haul “He was not involved in the bur- “We just have some process ques- van rented from Amigo Market last glary. He was just renting a truck,” tions” for the board members, John- summer — so they had no need to Johnson said. son said. question the market’s owner, Chief And, it was the same truck, John- The Weekly learned from former Lynne Johnson said Monday. son said. Despite the San Carlos po- Arts & Culture Director Leon Ka- UP TO 200 VEHICLES ALL VEHICLES SMOGGED The Weekly reported March 7 lice search of the van, and more than plan that Sgt. Michael Yore, who is that a young couple driving a U- a month of elapsed time, the $2,200 supervising the investigation, ques- s #ARS s -OTOR (OMES s 4RUCKS Haul van was arrested last June for of checks remained in the truck. tioned him in November about the s 6ANS s XS s 26S s "OATS -ORE s 7E DO ALL $-6 using traveler’s checks stolen from The San Carlos police “didn’t do relationship between the Friends and the Children’s Theatre. In August, a a thorough and complete search,” the theater. 650-938-3272 man who rented a U-Haul van, also Johnson said. Police have also searched storage from East Palo Alto’s Amigo Mar- The U-Haul van lead is not the lockers belonging to both the theater N.A.S. Public Auto Auction ket, reported discovering traveler’s department’s current focus, Johnson and the Friends. /LD -IDDLEFIELD 7AY s -OUNTAIN 6IEW checks in the back. said. Asked the role of the Friends, &ROM (WY %XIT 3AN !NTONIO 2D 7 /LD -IDDLEFIELD 7AY , The market’s owner, Ghalib You- “We have moved on to more press- Johnson said: “It’s actually possible &2%% !$-)33)/. s $,2 s "59%2 &%% nef, and a corporate U-Haul spokes- ing things in the investigation rather they could be victims as well.” woman Joanne Fried told the Weekly than that,” she said. The department is still waiting on they had not talked to police. John- Police recently reinterviewed the- the receipt of bank records, which son, the sole spokesperson for the ater Director Pat Briggs, and plan to can take time to process, Johnson case, was out of town last week. interview Costume Supervisor Ali- said. Investigators recently issued Back in the office Monday, John- son Williams and Program Assistant search warrants for additional bank son said officers obtained rental Rich Curtis, Johnson said. accounts, she said. records from the San Carlos Police The three staff members were Johnson said she “absolutely” re- Department and questioned Abra- placed on administrative leave with mains confident in Yore’s handling ham Torres and Maria Diaz, the pay on Jan. 24 in relation to the in- of the investigation, which he is couple arrested for using the trav- vestigation, which began in June fol- working on almost full time. eler’s checks. lowing thefts from the theater. As- She said she plans to remain the “They didn’t provide much infor- sistant Director Michael Litfin, who sole source of public information mation,” Johnson said. Torres told had cancer, was also placed on leave, about the investigation. the San Carlos police he found the but died a week later. “I’m trying to give you as much in- checks in a trash can outside a gas Johnson said police are working formation as I can,” Johnson said. ■ station in East Palo Alto. with the staff members’ attorneys Staff Writer Becky Trout can Palo Alto police also questioned and also trying to schedule inter- be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. the man who reported discovering views with several current and for- com.
COUNCIL Palo Alto faces imminent BIG TOP city ‘leadership crisis’ Young people don’t connect public service with government, City Manager Frank Benest warns SHOE SALE by Becky Trout t least 35 percent of the City of has developed a three-part program ment, for employment, Benest said. Palo Alto’s managers plan to to address what he calls the “next- Many young adults view govern- A retire within three years, City generation challenge.” ment as “bureaucratic, mind-numb- MARCH 13, 14, 15, 16 Manager Frank Benest warned the First, the city has implemented ing, mindless,” Benest said. City Council Monday night. several programs to identify and “How do we get them to see they And there aren’t many budding train future leaders, including con- can achieve their values and have a leaders in their wake, creating what ducting leadership forums, allowing good career” with local government? Benest called a “tremendous leader- staff members to serve in an ex- Benest asked. 50-75% OFF ship crisis and brain drain. change program with other commu- Baby Boomers, like Benest, who “In my mind, the talent crisis is nities and teaching and encouraging is a few years shy of 60, were drawn MAJOR BRANDS the most pressing challenge facing managers how to talk to employees to public service in the John F. Ken- the city because we cannot do any- about career goals, Human Resourc- nedy era, he said. thing without talent,” Benest said. es Manager Heather Shupe said. “I did not for a second consider The retirements will be disrup- It is also trying to retain its insti- joining the private sector. How bor- Prizes, Refreshments tive at a time the city is stretching tutional knowledge by interviewing ing; how inconsequential.” to achieve even more with a limited departing staff members, publish- To attract young adults, the city & Fun! budget, Benest said. ing a retiree newsletter and creating has developed an internship program Benest has warned of the crisis an online wiki called “Palopedia,” for undergraduate and graduate stu- before but it now is imminent, he which staff members can use to dents, hosts an annual job-shadow- indicated. document their knowledge about the ing day for high school students and The topic is a passion of Benest’s, city’s operations, Accounting Man- provides a fellowship program for robert krohn shoes who has published and lectured ex- ager Trudy Eikenberry added. recent graduates, Recreation Super- FASHION COMFORT SHOES FOR MEN & WOMEN tensively on the issue. Councilman The city is also trying to attract visor Cash Alaee said. Yiaway Yeh said he even studied young professionals, Benest said. Benest briefly brainstormed with 825 EL CAMINO REAL • PALO ALTO • 650-326-0525 Benest’s work while in graduate Young people care about the social the council the city’s positive and One block north of Embarcadero school at Harvard University. issues and “saving the world,” but negative qualities as an employer Open 7 Days Under Benest’s leadership, the city they turn to nonprofits, not govern- (continued on page 11) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 5
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Palo Alto Mayor Larry Klein ordered a two-paneled sign, listing Palo Alto neighborhoods, installed in the City Council chambers. It was unveiled during his State of the City address on March 3. Palo Alto Unifi ed School District KLEIN’S SIGN ... In one of his RUSKIN RECOGNIZED BY first acts as mayor, Larry Klein NAACP ... California State As- Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the commissioned a new sign for the semblyman Ira Ruskin (D-Red- Council Chambers, a two-panel wood City) was recently named Palo Alto Unifi ed School District for bid package: banner with the names of doz- the “Legislator of the Year” by the ens of Palo Alto neighborhoods, San Jose/Silicon Valley chapter Contract No. SF-1 which was unveiled last week in of the NAACP. “I am deeply time for Klein’s State of the City honored by this award,” Ruskin DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work consists of the supply and installation of synthetic turf at both address. Klein said he got the stated in a release. “The NAACP Gunn and Palo Alto High Schools located within the Palo Alto Unifi ed School District. The work includes, but is idea from the City of San Jose. is a prestigious organization that not limited to: Phase 1 consists of grading and off haul of dirt, new drainage systems, reworking of existing The banners were created by city I have always admired.” He will drainage systems, reworking of existing water and irrigation systems, supplying and installing synthetic designer Sharon Fox, Darlene accept the award April 12 in San turf including line markings and logos, installing areas of all weather surface; Phase 2 consists of grading, Katsanes and program director Jose. new irrigation systems, baseball and softball fi elds complete with batting cages, backstops, new drinking Linda Craighead. The sign has fountains, fencing and hydro-seeding ofnewly graded area. Bidding documents contain the full description of taken up residence behind the PATRIOT ACT HASN’T HIT the work. council dais. PALO ALTO ... According to a Palo Alto Police Department There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 10:00 a.m. on March 20, 2008 at the District’s FIRE CAPTAIN HONORED ... On report updating the city on the Facilities Offi ce, located at 25 Churchill Ave. Bldg. D, Palo Alto, California 94306. calls to the Palo Alto Veterans USA PATRIOT Act since 2005, Hospital, Fire Capt. Ken Cardina- the department has not been Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at Facilities Offi ce, by 2:00 p.m. on April 4, 2008. le and his crew became inspired contacted by federal authorities to show their appreciation to the about any activities under the PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws ap young veterans now recuperating act. Federal searches are classi- plicable to the Project, and related requirements contained in the Contract Documents. at the hospital. After collecting fied, however, so the department donations within the Fire Depart- doesn’t have any information Palo Alto Unifi ed School District will maintain a Labor Compliance Program (LCP) for the duration ment, Cardinale gave $1,200 of on recent federal searches, the of this project.In bidding this project, the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public gift cards, an American-flag cake report states. “No instances of Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of labor code sections 1720 – 1861. A copy of and a $480 donation to a local information having been obtained the Districts LCP is available for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. volunteer group that supports from any public school, college, the veterans. For his efforts, city library or bookstore is known 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and Cardinale will receive the 2007 to have occurred.” state labor law requirements applicable to the contract. Peninsula Council of Lions Com- 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to the District, at a designated time, a munity Service award at a ban- WHAT DO YOU THINK? ... certifi ed copy of each payroll with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. quet March 28. There’s still time for residents 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to verify compliance with the to let the City Council know Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. WEBSTER WOODS SPIFFS UP what type of a city manager 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. ... Palo Alto’s Utilities Depart- they would like following Frank 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the LCP, including applicable penalties ment is investing in an energy- Benest’s retirement. Why is this when the District and Labor Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has oc- efficiency project at the Webster important? The manager’s inter- curred. Woods apartments on Webster ests, and style, will influence life Street that is expected to save in Palo Alto for the next decade Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities Offi ce, Building “D”. $120 a year in energy bills for or so, according to council mem- Bidders may purchase copies of Plans and Specifi cations at Altos Digital Printing & Design, Inc. each apartment. The 70 units, bers. For example: Should the 615 Woodside Road #5 which are administered by the city look for someone passionate Redwood City, CA 94061 Palo Alto Housing Corporation, about ethics, the environment, Phone: (650) 216-9728 are getting new lighting, weather public engagement, business stripping and water-saving fix- development or strengthening All questions can be addressed to: tures, according to a city release. the city’s regional or national rep- The program is part of the de- utations? Or how about some- Palo Alto Unifi ed School District partment’s Residential Energy one accessible to the press and 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Assistance Program, which supportive of open government? Attn: Ron Smith provides advice and services to Comments may be sent to mgr4- Phone: (650) 329-3952 Fax: (650) 327-3588 low-income Palo Altans. [email protected]. ■
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SCHOOLS State acknowledges Expect Ravenswood’s need Extra attention, money could help struggling more of district, superintendent says by Arden Pennell ast Palo Alto’s Ravenswood The additional funding could City School District was listed build on improvements made fol- Giovanni. E as one of 97 districts needing lowing her summer 2006 arrival to state intervention to improve test the district and creation of a new scores in February. The “intensive” strategic plan, she said. help-needed designation surprised “For us, it’s kind of timely. We but didn’t upset Superintendent feel like we’ve put the pieces in Maria de la Vega, who said it could place. If we have additional funding, bring more funding and attention to [we] can move the pieces forward,” the struggling district. she said. “Finally the state is recognizing Morale has improved, leading the [that] districts in intensive need teacher turnover rate to decrease for need financial help,” she said. the first time in a decade, she said. The list and its intervention rec- State inspectors who visited the ommendations — ranging from district recently gave it high marks “light” to “intensive” — will be for adhering to the No Child Left voted on at this week’s State Board Behind Act’s improvement stan- of Education meeting. dards, she said. The recommendations were writ- And while test scores haven’t yet ten by Gov. Arnold Schwarzeneg- risen to the act’s rapidly increasing ger and State Superintendent Jack test-score requirements, they have O’Connell after months of nego- been improving, she said. tiation on how to help districts that She was surprised to learn of the failed to meet the stringent stan- district’s place on the state list, she dards of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, according to said, and disputed the contention Tina Jung, an information officer that the 10 districts slated for “in- for O’Connell. tensive” intervention were the worst Ravenswood has failed to meet in the state. standards because it faces immense “This is one of the most upcom- challenges, de la Vega said. ing school districts,” she said. Seventy-two percent of students If the state board approves the list, speak English as a second language, it’s not clear what will happen next. she said. Under the “intensive” designation, Many struggle with problems an intervention team from the San ranging from gang violence to pov- Mateo County Office of Education He has Francisco. erty at home so severe they can’t will work with Ravenswood to tar- even afford basic medical care such get the most pressing improvements, as a dental work, she said, noting it’s according to education-office repre- hard to concentrate in class when a sentative Peter Burchyns. tooth hurts. Yet whether drastic measures such Francisco Espinoza, 19, wasn’t always as lucky as Giovanni. State intervention could bring as staff replacement or state take- more money to the district, help- over of the district — two possibili- Once a boy of streets and gangs, Francisco heard about the ing it address problems through ties under the No Child Left Behind additional staff, such as language Act — will be taken is uncertain, safety, friendship, and the life-building academic and arts coaches in classrooms, she said. he said. ■ programs of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula. The could lose his temper to that ex- Crime tent. It’s funny what you don’t (continued from page 3) know about people.” club’s mentors and peers moved him. Now he’s on staff, he was away Friday night but re- He called Ellie Van Bragt “a real helping kids beat the Opportunity Gap that defeats so turned Saturday to find crime tape giving lady.” extending into his yard. Ellie and Bob often visited Small said Electra had two sons, Avenidas, the Palo Alto senior many in his low-income neighborhoods. Francisco is a role had divorced some time ago and center, he said. was now involved with Bob, whom Neighbors Jerry and Lindsay model: with club coaching, he graduated from high school, he said he liked very much. Belden said they didn’t hear a fight Van Bragt, known as “Tim,” and only learned of the incident made Foothill College, is a good musician, and created an moved to Auburn to live with his when the police arrived. father, a glassblower who recently They said Ellie Van Bragt was inspiring video shown at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. died, Small said. a “night owl” and that Bob kept “He and his dad were pretty to himself. close.” The Waverley Street Van Bragt When Van Bragt was younger, house is one-story and yellow, with Help us close the gap. he liked to perform magic tricks, a faded American flag and a dusty Small said. He said he did not front lawn broken by patches of Call 650-646-6128 or see our know Van Bragt’s occupation. grass. Inside a small gate, a path to Small said Van Bragt and Bob the door is lined by tarp-covered website: www.bgcp.org. knew each other; Ellie Van Bragt pots, papers, books, cans, clothes and Bob had been together for at and other items. In the little-used least five years, he said. driveway sits a rusting swing-set Small said he had never known and two tricycles. ■ Visit! Donate! Volunteer! Bob to be a heavy drinker. Staff Writer Becky Trout can The incident did not particularly be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. surprise Small. com. Senior Staff Writer Don Ka- “Not much surprises me any- zak can be e-mailed at dkazak@ more. I don’t think I ever would paweekly.com. This message made possible by Carney Global Ventures have thought Tim (Van Bragt) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 7 YOUR “HOME” TOWN TEAM Since 1984 Upfront News Digest Three gang members arrested after chase When shots rang out in East Palo Alto at 2 a.m. Saturday morning, the location was immediately known to police because of its new “Shotspot- ter” system. That led to a high-speed car chase over the Dumbarton Bridge and the arrest of three men described by police as members of the Taliban, Pete, Julie, Rick, Todd & Tommy an African-American street gang. The gunfire was pinpointed at University Avenue and Bell Street and in the 2100 block of Capitol Avenue, Detective Ed Soares said. STERN MORTGAGE COMPANY A responding officer driving an older police car saw one car driving 650-322-7277 away from the area and tried to chase it but couldn’t keep up, Soares Making It said. A second officer in a new Dodge Charger then gave chase through Easier for You! www.sternmortgage.com East Palo Alto, over the Dumbarton Bridge and into Fremont and Union Purchase * Refinance * Lines of Credit City. The car being chased stopped after it hit a curb and blew its tires, Soares said. The three occupants fled on foot. Officers from Fremont, Union City, the California Highway Patrol, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department and East Palo Alto set up a perimeter and eventually arrested all three men. Chester Best, Stoney Gibson and Oliver Ware, all in their 20s, were booked for resisting arrest, evading a police officer and possession of a firearm. There were no injuries found as a result of the shootings, Soares said. A second vehicle that may have been involved was not located. ■ — Don Kazak East Palo Alto to remember victims of violence Candles will be lit and the names of victims of violence will be read at a memorial service Wednesday night, March 12, in East Palo Alto. The service will be at 6:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road. More than 200 people have died through violence since the city in- corporated in 1983. The service is being hosted by the city and was planned by a commit- tee of residents, clergy and city officials. The theme of the service is “Remember, Grieve, Unite and Act.” It will include a call to action to stop violence in the city. ■ — Don Kazak Stanford professor wins environmental prize Professor Gretchen Daily of Stanford University has won the 2008 Sophie Prize for her approaches to and ideas on protecting the environ- ment and animals, the university has announced. The prize carries with it a $100,000 award. Through her work, Daily has sought to show that the environment and economics are not at odds, proposing that saving the ecosystem can be profitable. Some examples of her work include showing the economic and environmental benefits of taking care of natural resources, securing people from flooding, ensuring sustainable eco-tourism and protecting cultural values. The Sophie Foundation lauded Daily for developing a way to use scientific evidence to help decide what to protect and also developing ap- proaches for more sustainable development, according to her Web site. “I feel excited and grateful that the global movement to make con- servation economically attractive, of which I’m a small part, is gaining visibility and momentum,” Daily wrote in an e-mail. With her $100,000 prize, Daily plans to spend the money on a family vacation, save some for her children’s education and give some to people who work behind the scenes. A prize ceremony is scheduled for June 12 in Oslo, Norway. ■ — Richard To Stanford receives $17 million for flight research The possibility of flying from San Francisco to Sydney, Australia, in 90 minutes may not just be something out of science fiction. It’s called hypersonic flight, or five times faster than the speed of sound, and Stanford will receive $17 million for its researchers to work on the concept. The grant is being made by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Security Administration. Hypersonic flight has been done by fueled rockets but not by air- breathing jet planes except for a NASA experimental craft that has flown at Mach 9.6, or 9.6 times the speed of sound. Stanford won’t be building any jet planes, though. “Predicting phenomena on a computer using simulation technology doesn’t require the humongous expenses of physical flight testing and laboratory testing,” said Parviz Moin, a professor of engineering and the project director. The effort will involve 16 Stanford faculty members collaborating with scientists at the University of Michigan and the State University of New York at Stony Brook. ■ — Don Kazak
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Page 8 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront Andy Harader TELECOMMUNICATIONS Tennis Camp June 16 - August 22 9AM - NOON • AGES 7-16 Wireless not coming to Palo Alto yet @ PALO ALTO H.S. www.andystenniscamp.com Metro Connect picks San Carlos as sole test site (650) 364-6233 by Becky Trout
ast February, Palo Alto was se- public and private entities that have in Sunnyvale in 2005. Mountain lected as a test site for a wire- employees outdoors or on-the-go. View is blanketed in free wireless Lless effort intended to provide Mayor Larry Klein said Palo Alto Internet access courtesy of Google, Enroll Now: wireless data and Internet service would have liked to be selected as a whose headquarters are in the city’s valley-wide eventually. test site, but that it wasn’t a major limits. ART CLASSES But that project, like many nation- disappointment. In exchange for the free service, Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced wide, faltered when its four corpo- “This isn’t about testing. This is MetroFi serves online advertise- rate partners, known as Silicon Val- about having a system” that is open ments to its customers. The com- Over 50 selections ley Metro Connect, were unable to to the public, Klein said. pany partnered with Microsoft generate the necessary funds, said The original intention of the in December to introduce ads via • Watercolor • Acrylic • Collage/Mixed • Sculpture Seth Fearey, vice president and chief Wireless Silicon Valley project — MSN SideGuide, a navigation bar • Oil • Photography Media • Printmaking operating officer of Joint Venture initiated more than three years ago that also features a search box. Silicon Valley Network, a nonprofit by a group of 40 communities and After the three-month San Carlos Classes begin APRIL 7. organization that promotes regional agencies — was to provide basic test, Metro Connect might explore public-private partnerships. wireless access for the public, with broadening the number of services Call 650-321-3891 for detailed brochure, or write: In late 2007, San Jose-based Co- additional services available for a and the geographic area served, vad Communications joined the fee. Fearey said. MAIL THIS AD partnership as the network provider, But that might not be feasible. Metro Connect, originally an IN WITH YOUR ENROLLMENT Fearey said. “We have always said we want the alliance of IBM, Cisco Systems, FOR A $25 SINCE 1921 Covad said it could only manage provider to have a sustainable busi- Azulstar Networks and SeaKay, DISCOUNT one test site and selected San Car- ness model. If it turns out the larger won the contract for the Wireless 668 Ramona St, Palo Alto, CA 94301 los, rather than Palo Alto, because vision is not sustainable, we have to Silicon Valley project in September Visit us at: www.PacificArtLeague.org the city is already a Covad customer confront that reality,” Fearey said. 2006. Azulstar Networks initially and San Carlos provides the desired “We want it, but since we’re not planned to serve as the group’s net- mix of potential business custom- paying any money, we can’t force work provider. Now that Covad has ers, Fearey said. it.” joined the partnership, Azulstar will Covad plans to target its service Meanwhile, Cupertino, Santa remain with the alliance but serve a HeadsUp! to small businesses, which will pay Clara and Foster City have had free different role, Fearey said. ■ Child Development Centers for the service, Fearey said. Last Wi-Fi since 2006 through provider Staff Writer Becky Trout can be year, the project planned to focus on MetroFi. The service was launched e-mailed at [email protected]. HeadsUp! Child Development Centers offer children an enriched HOUSING environment in which they can grow to fulfill their full potential. The goal of the centers is to help make every child a HeadsUp! child: bright, alert, motivated, independent, self-confident, and social. Our dual-career families know their children are receiving the finest care Prendergast to leave Housing Corporation and developmental guidance available. Fifteen years and 329 affordable housing units later, executive director steps down Palo Alto San Jose Pleasanton by Veronica Sudekum 2800 W. Bayshore Road 2841 Junction Avenue 4671 Chabot Drive n April, Marlene Prendergast 650-424-1221 408-432-1644 925-463-2885 will depart the Palo Alto Hous- Tania Azevedo, Dir. Danielle Ewing, Dir. Imelda Acosta, Dir. I ing Corporation, the private, non- www.headsup.org profit agency established by the Palo Alto City Council in 1970 to develop Affiliated Programs: Emerson School - Palo Alto Hacienda School - Pleasanton and foster affordable housing. Pren- dergast has been the executive direc- tor since 1992. “I’ve done this now for 15 years. )& )43 ./4 ). 4()3 6!5,4 )43 ./4 3!&% ... I feel like it’s time for some new thoughts and new blood in going for- ward,” Prendergast said. von der GroebenNorbert This is an appropriate time for change for her and the organization, she added. “The Housing Corp. has served the city well for many years, and I’m hoping it will continue to do so. I’m sure it will,” she said. During her 15-year tenure, Pren- Marlene Prendergast is moving on after 15 years as executive director dergast has supervised housing de- of the Palo Alto Housing Corporation. velopment, property management, the Below Market Rate program ad- Prometheus Prize for Architectural managing its properties is “provid- ministration and resident services. Excellence in Affordable Housing ing [residents] a stable place to live Under her leadership, the nonprofit Design, and Oak Court Apartments, and assisting them to have a better LOS ALTOS VAULT & SAFE DEPOSIT CO. whose Craftsman detailing, patios way of life,” she said. added 329 units of affordable hous- A private depository ing in Palo Alto, according to a press and balconies merited the Premier Prendergast graduated magna cum Building Show and Building Maga- laude from the University of Santa Safe deposit boxes of all sizes 7 Ê, Ê£t release. The group’s staff also grew / iÀiÊÃÊ ÊÓ from four to 37, with the increase zine’s award for the Attached Resi- Clara School of Law in 1979. She Strict and total confi dentiality 6 Ê/t primarily in affordable-housing dential Project of the Year. served from 1978 to 1979 as editor- Secured and ample parking property management. Additionally, Prendergast guided in-chief of the “Santa Clara Law Re- the Housing Corporation’s transition view.” A member of the California For your own sake we should have your business. “I’ve been more successful than Visit our facilities and judge for yourself. I thought I would be in building a from contracting out the manage- State Bar Association, Prendergast wonderful organization and a won- ment of its properties in the 1970s went on to work briefly at the Palo Data bank for important and confi dential records. derful staff,” she said. and 1980s to managing the proper- Alto office of Ware, Fletcher & Fre- Prendergast takes special pride ties in-house. idenrich. She then spent seven years IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HACKERS TO PENETRATE OUR in the construction of two award- As a nonprofit developer, it has a as an Assistant City Attorney for the C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M . R E A S O N — W E H A V E N O C O M P U T E R S . winning affordable housing projects “different attitude” in managing its City of Palo Alto and then as a Se- WE DO BUSINESS THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. — Alma Place, whose “dignified properties than many for-profit busi- nior Assistant City Attorney in land affordable design” won the Hous- nesses, Prendergast said, indicating use and environmental law. From 121 First Street, Los Altos, CA 94022 ing Trust of Santa Clara County’s the change has benefited residents. Tel: 650-949-5891 www.losaltosvault.com The housing group’s purpose in (continued on page 11) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 9 Upfront
ShopTalkby Daryl Savage
Forecast for Stanford: Sprin- cording to Walker, is the coffee. kles ... But cupcakes, not rain. “Bacchus has its own coffee- The upscale gourmet bake roasting company. It’s so new it shop is slated to open in the doesn’t have a name yet,” she Stanford Shopping Center this said. Speaking of competition, summer. The 2,000-square- the bakery/restaurant is directly foot bakery will be in the fresh across the parking lot from market area, next to Schaub’s Peet’s Coffee & Tea. Peet’s, Meats and facing Sand Hill meanwhile, is gone, but just Road. Sprinkles Cupcakes was temporarily. The entire corner eyeing a few other sites for its building was razed and will Palo Alto location, including be resurrected in the next few Town & Country Village, but weeks with a complete new Stanford “seemed like the best look and a cozier atmosphere, fit,” spokesperson Victoria Stein one which has more indoor said. Sprinkles, started three seating. years ago in Southern Califor- nia, skyrocketed in popularity BOOKS INC. OPENS AT T&C after Oprah Winfrey referred ... After losing its spot at the to the cupcake on her show. Stanford Shopping Center, The shop has more than 20 Books Inc. reopened Feb. 1 varieties of the designer-baked at Town & Country Village. goods with a price tag of $3.25 Although the space is slightly a pop. For those who cannot smaller than its previous loca- wait for the famous cupcake, tion, the store appears larger Stanford’s Williams Sonoma because its shape is a square just started selling Sprinkles instead of the “L” configuration new cupcake mix in four fla- at the Stanford mall. Located vors. The $14 mix, sold in a cyl- next to Kirk’s Steakburgers, inder, yields a dozen cupcakes the bookstore has about the and comes with 12 colorful same amount of inventory but sugar dots that top each cup- in a much more accessible cake and distinguish Sprinkles’ format. And a few doors down from all others. from Books Inc. is the surprise vacancy left when Orvis exited. ANOTHER BAKERY FOR T&C Orvis, the clothing and sports We invite you to experience our ... The Town & Country Village store, shut down just a few shopping center is also getting weeks ago. It is rumored that a a bakery. The Mayfield House restaurant will fill the space. Bakery and Cafe is aiming for a July grand opening in nearly PUP BOUTIQUE ON THE BEAUTIFUL RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY 5,000 square feet of space MOVE ... As Town & Country on a building corner facing Village continues to put on V Take a stroll down our walking paths and Embarcadero Road, next to the dog, Bowlicious, the pam- lovely landscaped gardens. Longs Drugs. Mayfield House pered-pooch pet store, opens is the brainchild of Bacchus its second store there on the V As you tour our spacious apartments enjoy the Management Group, which heels of its original store at also owns The Village Pub in Stanford Shopping Center. Ex- view from the balcony or patio. Woodside and five other Bay pected to open in the dog days V Take advantage of our many amenities and Area restaurants. Bacchus of summer (last pun, promise), spokesperson Karey Walker Bowlicious has found a niche concierge services. calls the food “simple, rustic market in upscale clothing and American.” The bakery/restau- accessories for dogs. Items V We offer independent and assisted living rant has two separate areas. such as doggie beds decorat- options with six levels of care available. The restaurant has the majority ed with jewels, chew toys that of space with seating for 80 carry faux designer labels, and customers, with an additional rhinestone collars are just a 35 outdoors. It will feature local few bells and whistles that can organic ingredients. The full- adorn Peninsula pups. Woof. ■ service bakery has no seating. Conjecture on the street is that any indoor seating on the bak- Heard a rumor about your ery side could have sparked favorite store or business mov- competition for another T&C ing out, or in, down the block shop, Douce France, which or across town? Daryl Savage also sells pastries, sandwiches will check it out. She can be e- and salads. One of the main mailed at shoptalk@paweekly. Palo Alto Commons is a privately owned appeals of Mayfield House, ac- com. and managed senior residence in Palo Alto.
Here you'll find a warm and vibrant environment with a loyal and committed long-term staff and management. Corrections A March 5 article incorrectly named the three architectural firms that Please call for a personal tour and be collaborated in the design of the Yang and Yamazaki Environment and our guest for lunch. We look forward Energy building at Stanford. Portland-based Boora Architects were the 4075 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, CA 94306 project’s executive architects. Hargreaves Associates and Arup were con- to seeing you. tributors. To request a correction, contact Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong 650-494-0760 at 650-326-8210, [email protected] or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA www.paloaltocommons.com Short term stays are available. 94302. License #435200706
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EDUCATION Muddy, messy Gunn fields to get face-lift Lower fields to be revamped, both high schools to get artificial turf by Arden Pennell he assistant principal of Brooke Binkley. for the lower-fields project. said. apply to use the fields. Neighbors Gunn High School, Tom Ja- “Every time I run, I feel like I’m President Bob Cranmer-Brown The soccer field may take longer, expressed concern about noise at the T coubowsky, stood on a dirt hill going to fall because there’s so many said the group is appealing to Gunn but players can use the football field November meeting when the board behind campus recently and pointed ditches and little divots that you can alumni in the construction industry in the meantime, he said. first accepted money from the anon- to a row of oak trees near the sports trip in,” she said. to donate services to reduce the cost Doing both Gunn projects at once ymous donor. fields. Diving for balls means leaving ev- so the money can be used for addi- will save the district $700,000, ac- Skelly rebuffed questions about the “We’re not going to touch the oak ery game mud-splattered and filthy, tional improvements. cording to Chief Business Officials priority of replacing both fields — trees,” he said. she said. Gunn alumnus Mark Harrison Bob Golton and Cathy Mak. Instead saying the district should jump at the But everything else will soon The fields, dotted with large, graded the new track for free in of paying to haul away and dispose chance to save money by performing change. murky puddles long after each rain- 2000, he said. of topsoil dug to make room for arti- all field work at once. In February, the school board storm, will be leveled and reengi- And $3.7 million is left over from ficial turf in the main fields at Gunn “Sometimes you go shopping and unanimously approved a $6.7 mil- neered for better drainage in the new the “Building for Excellence” cam- and Paly, the district will use the dirt you find a bargain and it’s too good lion plan to rebuild fields at both plan. paign of the 1995 bond Measure B, to level Gunn’s hilly lower fields. to pass up,” he said. Palo Alto and Gunn high schools The project also includes dedicated including accrued interest. The district hopes to finish the Dodging pools of water on the — all of which will be covered by fields for soccer and softball, rather Of that, $200,000 will go to the projects with money to spare, which lower fields recently, Jacoubowsky donations or funds left over from the than shared spaces now used. turf installation and about $3.5 mil- could then be spent on additional pointed at rusty storage containers 1995 “Building for Excellence” bond And in a remodeled baseball field, lion will fund the lower-fields im- improvements to Paly’s fields, Skelly in the baseball outfield. measure. the first baseman won’t have to stare provements. said. The former trucking containers The plan calls for installing syn- directly into the afternoon sun. Construction is scheduled to start Possible projects include repair- still have “Radioactive” signs hang- thetic turf on the stadium fields The plans are a welcome change, May 1 and the artificial turf should ing the blacktop area in front of the ing on their sides, though they only at both Gunn and Palo Alto high Binkley said. be installed by Aug. 15, in time for Paly gym, leveling the upper field, hold practice gear. schools and rebuilding Gunn’s lower The district has already accepted the fall football season. replacing fencing and improving the With the coming construction, those fields. $200,000 of a $2.8 million anony- The lower fields’ softball and ex- batting cages, he said. containers may go too, he said. ■ The current lower fields are a mous donation for the turf fields. panded baseball fields will be fin- The artificial-turf plan also in- Staff Writer Arden Pennell can messy safety hazard, according to The Gunn Sports Boosters non- ished in time for the winter season cludes meeting with nearby residents be e-mailed at apennell@paweekly. Gunn sophomore and soccer goalie profit group also contributed $50,000 start, Superintendent Kevin Skelly of both schools any time new users com.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Palo Alto and Family Service Mid- ing Corporation in April. Gonzalez College Terrace Depression-era building program. Prendergast Peninsula. — an attorney like Prendergast — (continued from page 3) A stucco structure of 4,860 square (continued from page 9) In recognition of her participation graduated from the University of since a Category 4 was decided.” feet, the east part of the College Ter- 1987 to 1992, she was Deputy City in the Palo Alto community, the Palo California, Los Angeles School of Transferable Development Rights race Library houses and displays a Attorney for the City of San Mateo, Alto Chamber of Commerce be- Law a decade ago. She has experi- have been used by other historic small collection of books, DVDs working on land and environmental stowed her in 1999 with the Athena ence assisting low-to-moderate in- building projects to raise money. and periodicals, with reading space, issues, before accepting the position Award for professional excellence come buyers in real-estate financing The rights, when sold, give another albeit limited, for patrons. of executive director of the Housing and dedication to the community. transactions, contract negotiations developer greater square footage The west portion, which current- Corporation. In 2003, Leadership Mid-Peninsula and the purchase of Below Market than would be allowed under zon- ly contains a daycare center, was Her community involvement in- awarded her an Excellence in Lead- Rate homes. In addition to being sole ing. originally designed as a community cludes service on the boards of the ership Award. proprietor of her law office in Daly The first time the City of Palo center. According to Garavaglia Ar- League of Women Voters, Associa- One year later, the Palo Alto Hous- City, Gonzalez currently is both Alto sold TDRs was in the renova- chitecture Inc., the library’s meet- tion for Senior Day Health, YMCA ing Corporation received the Tall owner and mortgage broker for a tion of the Children’s Library, which ing space was once used by orga- of the Mid-Peninsula, the Children’s Tree Award for Outstanding Non- real-estate company active in the San raised $237,500 in 2006. nizations including the Mayfield Health Council, the Peninsula Con- profit Organization, presented by the Francisco and Los Angeles areas. ■ Sales of College Terrace Library Women’s Club, Santa Clara County servation Center and its Trust Fund, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce. Editorial intern Veronica Sude- TDRs would raise approximately Federation of Women’s Clubs, Pen- the Palo Alto Housing PAHC, the Candice Gonzalez will take over kum can be contacted at vsude- $230,000, according to the city’s insula Woodwind Ensemble, May- Palo Alto Centennial, Leadership as executive director of the Hous- [email protected]. Department of Public Works. field Service Club, Tri-City Negro The library’s sale of rights would Club, the Sierra Club’s Loma Prieta its community center, according to City finance reports indicated not directly fund the renovation Chapter and the American Associa- Cubberley City Manager Frank Benest. selling the land could bring $35 (continued from page 3) — it’s being paid for by the city’s tion of University Women, making The college district already of- million to city coffers, while an an- it a “very popular and much utilized general fund — but would support land but might settle for a long- fers classes at its Middlefield Cam- nual lease could net $1.4 million. future infrastructure projects. spot.” term lease of at least 25 years, she pus at Cubberley, occupying about The future permanent campus, To date, the city has contract- Sumner, born “Charles Sumner said. 55,000 square feet, Bartindale said. wherever it is located, will accom- ed with the KPA Group, Inc. for Kaiser,” was born in Pennsylvania The purchase or rental agreement Approximately 4,000 students per $299,661 worth of seismic upgrad- in 1847. His namesake was Charles modate a 2 percent enrollment would be funded by $40 million quarter use the campus. growth over 10 years, according ing and rehabilitation work. An Sumner, an ardent 19th-century from 2006’s bond Measure C, and The current lease is month-to- to Andy Dunn, the district’s vice additional $20,735 is being paid to abolitionist Senator. Charles Kaiser the district wants to invest voter month, she said. chancellor of business. Garavaglia Architecture Inc. for changed his name to Charles Sum- money wisely, she said. The district earlier spent months professional historic architecture ner during World War I. Negotiations for Cubberley might considering Cubberley for the site Cubberley isn’t off the table, Bar- consulting services. He moved to Palo Alto in 1916, be further complicated by the Palo of a permanent campus, including tindale said. The project will close College designing approximately 90 build- Alto Unified School District’s in- a November feasibility study and Discussions are ongoing without Terrace — including the childcare ings in Palo Alto and on the Stan- terest in the land, she said. It owns January meetings with neighbor- a definite timeline, she said. ■ facility — for a “year to two years,” ford University campus in a variety the rest of Cubberley. ing residents to present conceptual Staff Writer Arden Pennell can according to Debra Jacobs, a Public of “period revival” styles including The city has been leasing those sketches of the possible 98,000- be e-mailed at apennell@paweek- Works project engineer. Spanish colonial, Mediterranean 27 acres for $4 million annually for square-foot new campus. ly.com. Patrons don’t appear fazed by the and Tudor revival. prospect. Prior to designing the library, Sumner worked on the original too large and not too small. And it is Community Services Director Rich- “They’ve been talking about clos- Council adjacent to Stanford University. ard James; Regional Water Qual- — now demolished — structure ing it [permanently] for years, so (continued from page 5) But housing costs are prohibitively ity Control Plant Manager Bill Miks; for Walter Hays School. He also anything that doesn’t involve that is expensive, leading to commutes from Michael Jackson of the Public Works a good thing,” said Andrew Fetter, designed main-house and carriage and displayed the results of a simi- lar brainstorming session with top as far as the Central Valley; the com- Department; Administrative Services a nearby resident who uses the li- house additions to the Elizabeth munity is “hypercritical”; and the Director Carl Yeats; Real Estate Man- brary almost every day. Fetter said Gamble property and the Los Altos managers. The results were strik- ingly consistent. media negative. The council is larger ager Bill Fellman; and Police Techni- that he hopes efforts will be made Golf and Country Club. than most; the city has extensive rules cal Services Manager Sheryl Contois. to keep the surrounding park areas The council is expected to vote on Palo Alto has cutting-edge pro- grams, such as its climate initiatives; and processes; staff members have to With a rare public display of wry open while the seismic renovation the reclassification in April or May, great weather; strong management; attend evening meetings; city facili- humor, Benest added himself to the is going on. according to Jacobs. ■ ties are aging and the regional private list, saying he has spent “eight glorious Editorial Intern Veronica Sude- regional and national leadership; an The College Terrace Library was engaged community. It offers ad- and nonprofit sectors offer lucrative years with the City of Palo Alto.” ■ constructed in 1936 by laborers from kum can be e-mailed at vsude- positions. Staff Writer Becky Trout's [email protected]. vancement opportunities; competi- the Works Progress Administration, tive pay and great benefits. It is not Recent or near retirees include e-mailed is [email protected]. 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Margot Loungway Drekmeier George Fredrickson Stanford instructor was committed to social and environmental issues ‘Remarkable scholar’ was an expert in racial issues George Fredrickson, profes- issues in America. Margot Drekmeier, mother The young couple traveled In addition to teaching at Stan- sor emeritus of U.S. history at “The thing I have tried to work of Palo Alto Vice Mayor Peter cross-country to Palo Alto in one ford, she also taught at Mills Col- Stanford, died of heart failure on for the last 20 years has been Drekmeier and founder of the of the first Volkswagon buses that lege in Oakland. Feb. 25 at his campus home. He the history of race relations,” he program Social Thought and In- became popular in the 1960s, her She was also part of a social was 73. told the San Jose Mercury News stitutions at husband remembers. justice program at First Presby- He was born July 16, 1934, in in 1986. “I tried to study racism Stanford Uni- Together, they founded the terian Church in Palo Alto and Bristol, Conn., and grew up in in a rather clinical way, but when versity, died program in Social Thought and traveled to El Salvador as part of Sioux Falls, S.D. confronted with racism I have a peacefully Institutions, which continued for a peace group. He earned bachelor’s and doc- rather strong reaction.” Feb. 26. She 23 years. She also taught in the “Margot will be remembered torate degrees in history from “George Fredrickson was a was 75. Western Civilization program as a loving mother and wife and Harvard. He taught at Harvard remarkable scholar,” Hazel Rose She was in the History department after for her deep commitment to hu- and Northwestern before coming Markus, a Stanford professor in born March the couple moved to Palo Alto in man rights, social justice and to Stanford in 1984. the behavioral sciences, said. 14, 1932, in 1958 and began teaching together environmental protection,” her At Stanford he became active “The scope and depth of his Boston, Mass. at Stanford. “She taught semi- family said. in political issues, urging the knowledge was breathtaking.” She attended nars in the History department,” She is survived by her hus- university to divest its stock in Fredrickson is survived by Girls Latin School in Boston Charles said. “She didn’t want to band, Charles; daughter, Nadja companies that do business with his wife, Helene, and their four and majored in history at Ober- be on the tenure track because May; sons, Peter and Kai; two South Africa. children, Anne Hope Fredrick- lin College, where she served as she had (young) children.” grandchildren; two brothers; and His most recent book was son of Grass Valley, Calif. Lau- president of the student council in She and Charles, a Stanford several nieces and nephews. “Racism: A Short History” in rel Fredrickson of Durham, N.C. her senior year. She later earned University professor emeritus, A memorial service will be 2002. Thomas Fredrickson of Brook- a doctorate degree from Harvard, were to have celebrated their held Saturday, April 5, at 3 p.m. He was a finalist for a Pulitzer lyn, N.Y., and Caroline Fredrick- met and married Charles Drek- 50th wedding anniversary this at the First Presbyterian Church Prize for his 1981 book, “White son of Silver Springs, Md. He is meier, and moved to Palo Alto. year. of Palo Alto. Supremacy: A Comparative also survived by a sister, Lois Study of American and South Rose, of Great Barrington, Md.; Gary Greenberg of the Michigan Glee Club. African History,” and was the and four grandchildren. He earned a master’s degree in author of several other books on A private service was held for Deaths Gary Joseph Greenberg, 57, a American history and on racial the family. former resident of Palo Alto, died education from Stanford University Rosemary DuBois Jan. 22. and then taught English and led stu- He was raised in Palo Alto and dent government at Palo Alto High Rosemary Dolin DuBois, 81, a School. resident of Palo Alto, died Jan. 28 graduated from Palo Alto High School. He received bachelor’s and In 1978 he retired from teaching Pellizzari of Palo Alto, a son, in Alameda. to found J. F. Warren Construction Feb. 20. Irene and Edward Dolin adopted master’s degrees from Stanford Uni- Births versity and a doctorate in composi- Company, a position that allowed Aoife and Ryan Maynard of her at birth in Los Angeles. him contact with a great number of Carmen and John Franceschi Palo Alto, a son, Feb. 22. She graduated from an all-girls tion from Harvard University. He taught in the music depart- people within the Palo Alto com- of Menlo Park, a son, Feb. 17. Leticia Cruz and Miguel Catholic high school in Tucson, munity. Monique and Eliezer Palafox Maldonado of Menlo Park, a Ariz. At age 17 she lied about her ment of Yale University and in the Creative Art Education Program at He was a member of the First of East Palo Alto, a son, Feb. 20. daughter, March 1. age and enlisted in WAVES, a divi- Stacey Kimball and Monti sion of the U.S. Navy for women. Rutgers University, where he direct- (continued on next page) She served at the Chicago Navy Pier ed the Computer Learning Resource and the San Francisco Fleet post of- Center. fice. He went to Northwestern Univer- In 1946 she returned to Arizona to sity in 1985 and taught computer LESTER ANDERSON attend U.A., Phoenix, where she met music, composition, music theory her first husband, Charles Brandes. and a creative-arts approach to com- They both went on to graduate from puter programming. Lester Anderson, a After marrying Coral Hovden in 1939, he operated a U.C. Berkeley. She subsequently He later became manager of resident of Stevenson movie theater in Fayette, Iowa. During World War II, he the ACNS Advanced Technology completed a master’s degree in edu- House in Palo Alto for 17 worked for the Douglas Martin Aircraft Corporation in cation at Stanford while counseling Group, which worked with faculty in the Santa Clara School District. to develop ways of using emerg- years, died on February Omaha, Nebraska. She spent many years living in ing technologies in instruction and 22 of heart failure. He Anderson moved to Austin, Minnesota in 1946 and South America, where her husband research and, more recently, was was 93. worked for the George A. Hormel Company for thirty executive director for Teaching and worked as a civil engineer. Anderson was a leader years, principally as a chef and foreman. He was a After their divorce in 1965 she Research Initiatives for Information returned to the Bay Area and began Technology at Northwestern. of the senior community member of the Spam Club and the St. Olaf Lutheran teaching elementary school in Palo He is survived by his wife, Mi- at Stevenson House. He Church. Alto. chelle Greenberg of Evanston, Ill.; served as Vice-president In retirement, he loved to travel. His favorite daughter, Julia Greenberg of Ev- In 1966 she married Andrew of the Residents’ Association and chaired the Food destinations were Bear Valley, Reno, Norway, Paris, DuBois and a year later she gave anston, Ill.; son, Jared Greenberg birth to a daughter. Two of Andy’s of Evanston, Ill; parents, Max and Committee. Alaska, and the Panama Canal. four daughters from his first mar- Gloria Greenberg of Palo Alto; two He was an avid follower of high school, college, and Anderson is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, riage lived with them in Palo Alto brothers; and six nieces and neph- professional sporting teams, especially the Palo Alto Sandra and Scott Pearson of Stanford, his granddaughters ews. until the family moved to Orinda in Vikings, the Stanford Cardinal, the Minnesota Twins and and grandsons-in-law, Sarah Pearson and Evan Seevak 1978. A memorial service will be held She volunteered in Oakland city May 1 at Northwestern University. Vikings. He regularly attended the College World Series of Piedmont, California, and Elizabeth and Dave Garr of schools. when Stanford was a participant. Palo Alto, and four great-grandchildren, Emma, Abigail, She is survived by her husband, John Warren Anderson was born on his parents’ farm in Ridgeway, and Nathaniel Seevak and Katherine Garr. John Frederick Warren, 71, a resi- Andy DuBois of Alameda; daughter, Iowa. His grandparents had emigrated to Iowa from A celebration of his life will be held at noon on March Julie DuBois of Redmond, Wash.; dent of Palo Alto, died March 3. and stepdaughters, Jennifer Rog- He was born in San Francisco, Norway in the 1870s. He was a member of the Sons of 16 at Sunken Diamond (Klein Field), Stanford University. ers of San Diego, Barbara DuBois where he grew up singing in the Norway, and he visited Norway to meet distant relatives Contributions may be made to Stevenson House, 455 E. of Mill Valley, Calif., and Amanda Grace Cathedral Boys’ Choir. He there. Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306. DuBois of Mountain View. graduated from the University of Michigan, where he formed life- PAID OBITUARY long friendships and was a member Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 13 (continued from previous page) Most recently, he oversaw the in- stallation of a new organ at the First WARREN HUBBARD Congregational Church Choir and Congregational Church. sang with the Oratorio Society. He is survived by his wife of 37 AUGUST 15,1924 – FEBRUARY 28, 2008 He loved sailing his boat in Mar- blehead harbor and fulfilled a life- years, Meredith Warren of Palo Mr. Hubbard died 1949. He is survived by his wife Nancy of 52 years, long dream of crossing the Atlantic Alto; daughter, Louise Warren of by sail with his son. San Francisco; son and daughter- peacefully on February 28. son Bradley of Mt. View, daughters Paula Ellis and Kathy He took furniture courses from in-law, David and Sidonie Warren He was born in Canada and Thompson of Pleasanton, also grandchildren Nathan Ellis, a master craftsman and reveled in of Mountain View; and one grand- grew up in North Dakota. He Sarah Thompson, Nicole Thompson, Benjamin Thompson learning new skills. He was an avid child. gardener, cared deeply for the en- came to Palo Alto in 1940 along with son-in-laws Tim Ellis and Greg Thompson. Donations may be made to the vironment and loved literature and Natural Resources Defense Coun- traveling the world. and served in the Army’s 20th Memorial service was held at the Menlo Park Presbyterian sel (www.nrdc.org) or the special or- He served on the board of the Ad- Armored Division in WWII Church on Monday March 10th at 2:00pm. In lieu of olescent Counseling Services (ACS), gan fund of the first Congregational where he saw combat in flowers please make donations to: Friends of Palo Alto participating in particular with the Church of Palo Alto. A memorial service is planned Germany. He graduated from Library PO BOX 41 Palo Alto, CA 94302 - In memory of maintenance of Caravan house. He also served on the Canopy Advisory for Sunday, March 16, at 4 p.m. at San Jose State University in Warren Hubbard. Board and as an active board mem- the First Congregational Church in ber of Boy Scout Troop 57. Palo Alto. PAID OBITUARY
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JANET KELLEY KOHLER Take a break. Kohler, Janet Kelley, and retired from Lockheed in 1982 after 15 years of age 89, passed away in service. At Lockheed, she designed and holds the patent Start a conversation in her sleep on February 12, for an underwater pump used on Polaris submarines. 2008, following a brief As a Palo Alto community volunteer, she taught TownSquare. battle with pneumonia. swimming lessons at CAR for 25 years, was an active Born on August 1, 1918 member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church, designed Palo Alto’s Online Gathering Place in Oglesby, Illinois to all the costumes for the Palo Alto Elks Lodge “Big Show” Dewitt and Blanche Kelley, annual fundraiser event, and helped teach art at local she was second of four schools. children. She attended the Janet is survived by Roger and Debbie Kohler of Chicago Art Institute and Palo Alto, Marc Kohler of Providence, RI, grandchildren worked as a fashion designer after graduation and moved Heather Kohler Griswold, and husband Devin, of Mt. to NYC. When WWII started, she studied engineering at View, Matthew Kohler of Palo Alto, Anne Kohler Yurasek Columbia University and worked at Grumman Aircraft, and her husband Drew, of Chester, Conn., Joshua Kohler first as a “Rosie the Riveter” and then as a draftsperson. of New York City, great-grandchild Kate Yuresak, Brother Discuss community issues. While in NYC she met and married George M. Kohler Dewitt Kelley of Palo Alto, sister Phyllis Stare of Denver, Announce an event. in 1942 while he was still serving in the Signal Corps in Co. and sister in law Jane Erickson of Evanston, Ill. She Report a sports score and more. Ceylon. After living in New Jersey after the war for eight was preceded in death by loving husband, George, and Ask for advice. years, they moved to Palo Alto in 1954 with their sons, younger brother Winslow Kelley of Evanston Ill. Roger and Marc. A memorial service will be held at Covenant Rate a movie. Janet was active in supporting her two son’s various Presbyterian Church, 670 East Meadow Dr., Palo Alto on Review a restaurant. activities - Boy Scouts, Palo Alto Children’s Theater, April 12, 2008 at 3pm. Be a citizen journalist. their puppet and magic shows, church youth groups and In lieu flowers, please make a contribution to school activities. the Community Association of Retarded, Palo Alto, She worked for several local electronic companies California. PaloAltoOnline.com PAID OBITUARY More than 300,000 visitors monthly
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Prestigious Palo Alto Unifi ed School throughout, generous sized bedrooms. It is in amenities & transportation. Quiet, small granite counters, cathedral ceilings & island. Master District & Gunn High School. great condition and has been well cared for. All complex, & more. Best buy in area. BR suite with fi replace. Beautiful landscaping on Julia Keady $2,250,000 new appliances in 2005. Tobi Baldwin $440,000 large lot. Open Sun 1:30-4:30 Carolyn Mitchell $699,000 Anita Sabinske Roth $3,495,000
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Vesna Kahriman Young Nguyen Babak Massoudi Vesna’s qualifi cation and mastery Young attributes his passion and Babak has been living and working of real estate accompanied with her commitment to hard work, his in the bay area for the last 25 years. personality consisting of sincerity, dedication and perseverance in all Having a passion for real estate, cordiality, and an ability to eff ectively aspects of his life as a refl ection throughout the years, Babak has communicate with people, while of his upbringing and experiences been helping people fi nd their dream ascertaining a strong desire to please, immigrating to America. He graduated homes in the bay area. He believes sums up a woman with a superior from UC Davis earning his degree that buying or selling a home can be knowledge of business. Vesna brings in Engineering with a focus on a very emotional process and every experience and intelligence of the Economics. Young understands that relationship is unique, therefore it is business world to her real estate career. She is a self-starting technology and business is the future for the Valley. Young has important to adapt to individual needs. Babak is a graduate entrepreneur who knows how to be successful; she must produce made many friends and colleagues in the technology industry of San Francisco State University, with a degree in Business the results for the clients. Her genuine quality of kindness, who praise him for his astute knowledge in business and Administration. His integrity, patience, and work ethic are the honesty, reliability, have made her a woman who seeks only the technology. Now, his attention to detail and passion for “getting foundation for providing quality service to his clients. He likes best for her clients. She is here to accommodate you in fi nding the job done” has led him into the fi eld of real estate. outdoor group sports such as snow skiing, hiking, and bicycling. or selling a home, while making it an enjoyable experience for you and your family.
Norman Chang Rona Arjomand Bradley Allen Norman truly enjoys what he does Savvy and persistent in negotiation, Brad Allen has an extensive and his passion for real estate assures yet candid and thoughtful toward background as a Peninsula real his clients the service they deserve. her clients, Rona has all the qualities estate expert. His 24 years as a local He believes in delivering a level of you look for when choosing the best real estate professional make him a professional service that is of the realtor. A long-time resident of the perfect resource to ensure a successful highest caliber and integrity. As a long- Bay Area, she has won bids for her transaction for you. His passion is time resident of the Mid-Peninsula for clients in high competitive situations, fi nding investment opportunities nearly 30 years, Normal understands gaining accolades for her hard work, for buyers and creating marketing the history and brings an expertise of reliability, and willingness to go the strategies that result in the highest the community to his clients. Norman spent over ten years as extra mile to achieve her clients’ goals and dreams. Her ability possible net for their sellers. Brad grew up in the area where he the Vice President of Sales and Marketing in the semiconductor to listen helps her successfully tune into her clients’ needs, was an all-league swimmer and water polo player. He continues industry. With years of listening, negotiating and success, you while preparing them for negotiations and making sure they to work out regularly and he and his family are very active in can be sure that he will become your biggest advocate and will understand important details of a transaction. Rona’s warmth, their church and in community service. Give him a call and draw on his savvy negotiating skills and high energy level with humanity and professionalism make her a pleasure to work with, you’ll meet one of the most friendly and knowledgeable people each transaction. Norman enthusiastically looks forward to but she also knows how to fi ght, persist and win. After working in today’s real estate market. assisting you with the purchase or sale of your next home or for a top-rated real estate company in California Bay Area’s mid- investment. peninsula, she is ready to put her experience to work for you.
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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 17 Health Notes
GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT ... The exploration of the role of sleep in the health and well-being of women will be explored in a A monthly section on recreation and health, edited by Sue Dremann lecture by Dr. Kin Yuen, medical Health&Fitness director of the Stanford Sleep Disorder Center. Dr. Yuen will discuss research and advice on how women can improve their health through better sleep. The lecture takes place Wednesday, March 26, from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at Arrillaga Alumni Center, 326 Galvez St., Stanford. The lecture is free. To register, call 650-725- 0455. CHRONIC MANAGEMENT ... Going The Stanford Patient Education Research Center is offering a self-management workshop for people with chronic conditions. Participants will set their own ‘gaga’ goals, design and carry out an individualized management pro- Norbert von der Groeben Norbert von der Groeben Norbert von der Groeben Norbert gram and share experiences. The workshop takes place Wednes- over day, March 26, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Materials fee is $25. Waivers are available. Pre-registration is required. For information or to register, call 800-366-2624 or yoga e-mail Jean Armas at jmarmas@ stanford.edu. Mom-baby yoga classes offer mothers MEDICATING YOUNG MINDS ... is the topic of a parent-edu- relaxation and exercise cation class at The Children’s by Veronica Sudekum Health Council. Dr. Glen Elliott will discuss the side effects and aising her body off the floor mographic as “Yoga Mamas,” an into a hovering yoga pose, “emerging class of women ... fo- long-term effects of medicating R Lisa Mehta smiled down at cused on active, fashionable and fit young children and adolescents her 15-week-old son Jack, blowing pregnancies.” with psychiatric medications. He him kisses as he nestled quietly on Locally, several centers offer will address disorders such as a pillow on the floor nearby. Jack mom-and-baby yoga. DayOne in autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, gazed deeply into his mother’s eyes Palo Alto offers such classes three anxiety and depression. The as she carefully lowered her face times a week, and yoga centers such class takes place Wednesday, and torso downwards. as Palo Alto’s Yoga Source also pro- March 26, from 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Mehta goes to mom-baby yoga vide instruction on a weekly basis. Pre-registration is required. Class classes at Blossom Birth, a nonprofit “It’s good there are a range of is at the Children’s Health Coun- pre- and post-natal education center classes available,” Palo Alto’s Yoga cil, 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto. Call on California Avenue. The classes Source instructor Mara Reinin said, Sue Garber at 650-617-3845 or give mothers time to exercise in a noting that women have diverse e-mail [email protected]. relaxing environment — and even preferences. Eight years ago, Rei- Yoga instructor Julianne Rice works with 9-week-old baby Graham the babies pick up a pose or two. nin was trained as a birth doula at Vaugham during the mom-and-baby yoga class at Blossom Birth in THE HUMAN RACE ... Walk, “It’s a way to get exercise and Blossom Birth. She frequently col- Palo Alto. run, and bring the dog while not have to leave your baby. You laborates with Blossom Birth staff raising money for the Peninsula can meet other moms, see other and clientele, but her classes at Yoga Stroke Association. Activities babies and share your experiences. Source differ from Blossom Birth’s include a USA Track and Field- It’s a very supportive environment,” gentler classes. Blossom Birth gives mothers free- Catherine, enjoys watching other certified 10K run, 5K run and a Mehta said. “My prenatal and mom-and-baby dom from fear of the inevitable baby babies and copying her mother’s And when accidents happen, classes are very challenging. It’s ba- 5K Pledge Walk. The race takes social faux pas, mother Katherine poses. nobody blinks, said Menlo Park sically a regular Vinyasa class, and Donaldson said. “She finds it interesting. ... She place Saturday, May 10, from 8 resident Lisa Lynch, mother of then I add abdominals and a lot of to 10 a.m. at Shoreline Park. The “[Blossom Birth] provides a place experiments. She can do downward- 3-month-old Caitlin. upper body,” Reinin said. She con- where I can get a little more exercise facing dog,” Yao said proudly. course is flat and wheelchair ac- “Your baby can cry. It can ex- sults with a medical doctor to create cessible. Roller blades, scooters and not worry about [my daughter] With lullabies, circle-dancing and plode everywhere with poop, which a demanding, safe yoga practice. pulling over a table.” socializing in addition to the yoga and strollers are welcome on the is what [my daughter] did today, “I’m trying to build [women’s] walk course. Pledge walkers with On a recent Wednesday morning, teaching, Blossom Birth’s mom- and you can get your changing pad confidence while building their six women and their babies gath- baby yoga provides more than ex- dogs have a separate course. out in front of everybody. You can bodies,” she added. The walk benefits programs for ered under Rice’s attentive gaze, ercise for herself — it provides a breastfeed in front of everybody. ... At Blossom Birth, instructor Juli- stretching to the song “Somewhere supportive community for her and stroke survivors and caregivers. It’s relaxed. It lets moms be moms. anne Rice tries to foster a comfort- over the Rainbow.” Babies ranged in her daughter, Yao said. To register, visit www.psastroke. And, it is a very homey environ- able environment for yoga mamas age from a few weeks to more than “I have my girl. I have to look org or to receive a pledge form ment,” Lynch said. and their babies. 18 months old. around and join groups, find a way and information, call 650-565- Nationwide, mom-and-baby yoga “I don’t care if the mothers in my “When they are little, the babies to make her life better, and at the 8485. ■ is transforming the way some moth- class stop to change their kids or sleep a lot. You can just put them same time, enjoy my life, too. ... I ers exercise. Spurred by books such feed them. We’ll get some exercise there, and they won’t move. But heard, before, people saying that as Itsy Bitsy Yoga and Baby Om, done no matter what’s going on,” when they get older, it is hard to their baby is the most important Health Notes is a monthly fea- mom-and-baby yoga has become she said. concentrate on your own thing be- thing in their life, but now I really ture announcing health and fit- so popular that Disney Family.com, Too often mothers cannot relax cause you have to keep one eye on feel that. ... It is a wonderful time in USA Today, People Magazine and in public places such as restaurants ness events and news. Send news them and one eye inward [on] your- our lives,” she said. ■ to Health & Fitness Editor Sue others have featured the subject. and theaters for fear their baby will self,” Mountain View resident Jie Editorial Intern Veronica Sude- Dremann at sdremann@paweekly. In 2005, Business Week went create noise or disrupt others, she Yao said. kum can be contacted at vsude- com. so far as to describe an entire de- added. 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More than 300,000 visitors monthly Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 19 Editorial ‘Green’ has never been more urgent At the risk of ‘green fatigue’ setting in (as it did after Earth Day 1970, 1990 and 2000) local officials focus SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions on lasting efforts communities can make espite a few curmudgeonly doubters, there is no question that how we humans exist on Earth today is not sustainable. Our pat- Plastic-wrapped poop D terns of using energy to fuel our lifestyles will cause catastroph- Editor, Shokolaat response ner, dessert and coffee by 8 p.m. ic changes in climate, with unknowable yet fearful consequences. Don’t get me wrong, the local ca- Editor’s Note: A letter sharply She said the anniversary cele- We’d be happy if we were are wrong. But if the predictions are nine population and I cheerfully co- critical of the service at Shokolaat brants arrived about 8:30 p.m. and even partly correct. ... exist for the most part. They go their restaurant in Palo Alto published were waiting for the table to clear, Just a few predictable consequences are loss of polar ice caps way and I go my way, and occasional- last week violated the Weekly’s as there were no other open tables and glaciers, reduced snow packs and water supplies, increasingly ly it’s hats off to each other when we policy against printing individu- at the time. volatile weather and more violent storms. Responsible scientists find ourselves face to face (yes, I’m al-complaint letters against local She said she politely reminded worldwide are virtually unanimous is their belief that climate short) on our midtown sidewalks. businesses (because of the difficul- the first customer of the 8:30 p.m. change will occur due to the temperature-boosting gases, such as I’m old enough to remember a time ty in evaluating the complaint and reservation as the group remained carbon dioxide, that will create a “greenhouse effect.” when attempts at leisurely sidewalk the one-person’s-word-against- at the table with only water glass- There is also widespread unanimity about our inability to strolls required the agility and grace another-person’s-word situation es, and finally at about 8:40 p.m. predict accurately the full scope of what may happen, or when we of a 9-year-old girl playing hop- such letters create). The Weekly offered the party free drinks at the scotch in order to avoid the doggie apologizes for the error. adjacent bar area. The customer might pass a “point of no return” into irreversible trends. contributions of compost material In this case, owner Shekoh became angry and loud, attracting In our small Bay Area corner of the planet, can anyone imagine trying to decompose on uncompro- Moossavi explains that the offend- notice of other diners, and warned the impact on our beloved open spaces and the Skyline Ridge mising concrete. Today’s responsible ed customer had been told prior to her that she would regret asking of sustained hurricane-force winds — turning to kindling the pet owners are continually clearing his 5:45 p.m. arrival that another them to leave, she said. millions of oak, fir, madrone and bay trees that dominate our the path with plastic bags, allowing party had an 8:30 p.m. reservation For a thorough assessment of Santa Cruz Mountains? the “baby-stroller” and “walker-aid” — a couple celebrating their 32nd Shokolaat’s service and qual- Can anyone foresee the impact on real estate in lowland Palo generations to arrive home free of anniversary with two grown chil- ity, see the review published on Alto with a rise of 3 to 6 feet in sea level, pushed over levees additional weight to their shoes and dren. Contrary to statements in the Feb. 22, in which reviewer Dale by wind-driven storm surges down the bay? Or in even lower- wheels. This I applaud. My only letter, she said the first customer Benson states he was “dazzled” lying East Palo Alto, where a levee failure would create what concern is, are dog owners using did not have a “six-course dinner” by the restaurant during his pre- we have called a “mini-New Orleans” with people dying in their biodegradable plastic bags? (as that would have taken three or review visits, available on www. submerged homes or vehicles? That’s a whole lot of plastic- four hours), and had finished din- PaloAltoOnline.com. Further afield, the state’s breadbasket of the San Joaquin Valley wrapped poop being transferred would, some weather experts predict, become a “Death Valley” of from garbage cans to the dump. Per- waterless horizons and even-more-baking temperatures. haps it could be used for community would imagine that the repair of this, Star Teachout and Zander, Perhaps these predictions are wrong, a collection of Chicken composting. along with the cost of water, is far Leo and Felix Adams Little false warnings of the overly alarmed. But it is foolish indeed Parents of toddlers are being cheaper than the labor to remove it Whitsell Avenue to discount them, as too many of our national leaders have done pressured to use cloth diapers. By and replace it with a new sculpture. Palo Alto for far too long, favoring instead short-term financial interests and the time an infant reaches age two, That is our vote. (continued on page 22) an easy “we need more studies” response. about 13,000 diapers have been put into action. Add to that our pets’ ex- YOUR TURN The time for studies alone is past — although the need for crement, weϖvppe got major waste- more intensive and targeted studies has never been more acute as disposal concerns. we and other world leaders seek to fathom how we can slow and Bottom line: Unless someone The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on perhaps reverse climate change. comes up with a way to attach cloth issues of local interest. The time for talk alone has passed, although continued diapers to our four-legged friends, discussion is critically urgent. We must enter the phase of making pet owners should be encouraged to What do you think? have you ever calculated your family's"food well-founded demands on our local, state and national leadership. use biodegradable bags. There are miles"? All of us individually and collectively, as communities and regions millions of affordable bags waiting must change our lives in ways that will make a difference. for their future to be fulfilled. Just Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, Technological fixes must be made more rapidly than a foot- Google “biodegradable dog-waste address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right dragging patterns of the past. Major shifts will take years to bags.” to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors implement on a broad sale — in the kinds of cars we drive, our John Shaw known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. sources of electricity and the rates at which we squander our Amarillo Avenue You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town Palo Alto Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read resources. blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any In this week’s cover story, the Weekly examines one potentially time, day or night. significant area where we can make a difference locally while Keep the fountain Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- doing our bit to increase the viability local farmers: measuring Editor, mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish what we eat by “food miles.” Our family would vote to keep the it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. We also outline how the “Earth Day” of past years expanded fountain as part of the California For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Assistant to the Editor into “Earth Month,” five weeks of specific topics covering how to Avenue collection of art. Tyler Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. We are just a few of the many peo- decrease environmental impacts in business, energy, water, waste ple who pass by this busy hub and and transportation. enjoy the sound, the light passing We have much to do, and experienced people to help. The through the “enhanced” blue water history of environmental concern in the Palo Alto/Stanford area and the opportunity to splash in the dates back many decades. At one point in Stanford’s early years, germs. the entire campus was designated a wildlife sanctuary. The Sierra Although the suggested replace- Club and Audubon Society carried the banner for decades. ment sculpture sounds attractive and In the 1950s and 1960s, a few Midpeninsula individuals created valuable, there are so few fountains the Sempervirens Fund to save redwood groves from logging, left for people to enjoy, particularly the Peninsula Conservation Center, the Committee for Green children. And what is wrong with a Foothills, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission, little bit of harmless soap and water- the Bay Trail effort, the Environmental Volunteers educational color “pranksterism” these days? program and other pioneer efforts. Not all those involved have Kids need to break the rules and been appropriately recognized for their efforts. isn’t this a great nondestructive op- Today’s collection of additional environmental groups have portunity? picked up the mantel of concern and effort: Acterra on the local I won’t go into the lack of humor scene, locally based Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) on the implied here. national front, and others. Apparently the fountain needs Changing the way we live on the Earth is the single greatest some repair to properly support the priority for mankind today, and we can start right here, and now. concrete bowl, which is currently reinforced with some steel rods. I Page 20 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our commu- nity website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. 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Diana Diamond Are Palo Alto’s utility-rate transfers legal?
by Diana Diamond the city gets each year is paid for by utility have to find other land to rent. t’s happening again. users — you and me. It’s a hidden cost buried But why charge Utilities any rent? It’s city Our utility rates in in our utility bills each month. So not only do We have been told for years land! Our very own utilities payments (our I Palo Alto will be go- we pay for the electricity, gas and water we that one of the advantages monthly bills) are paying for these “mar- ing up nearly 10 percent. use, we also pay for this transfer payment and ket rate” prices. By the city’s logic, why not They went up last year, Utilities Department’s rental fees. It’s a Catch- of living in Palo Alto is that charge the fire department for the land the the year before and the 22: The city gets its ROI by directly charging the city owns its own utilities fire stations occupy? year before that. utility users (residents and businesses) every So our rates keep escalating. Do costs to The rate increases may month so it can claim it’s getting a great re- and that our rates are much residents ever come into play in the city’s in- or may not be justified, turn (for residents) on what it invested years lower than neighboring come calculations? but what really bothers ago. communities. But that seems Last week the UAC recommended raising me is the $20.5 million As to the legality of the transfer, I talked electric rates by 14 percent, gas rates by 7.1 the Utilities Department to a few UAC members who said the ques- to be history. percent and water rates by 8 percent. Last sends to the city each year — as a required tion had not been raised since the mid-1980s, July gas rates went up 9.5 percent (20 percent $15.1 million “transfer” plus $5.4 million in when a “policy” was established allowing the the previous year), electricity rose 5 percent rent for the city lands it uses, according to transfer to continue. It has not been discussed (11.7 percent the year before) and water rates the Utilities Advisory Commission’s (UAC) since then, Commissioner George Bechtel increased by 10 percent (7 percent the year chair, Dick Rosenbaum. said. before). The council will soon vote on these Yes, our very own Utilities Department has I remember when storm-drain-fee increases increases. to pay $5.4 million rent this (and past and fu- were being proposed in Palo Alto a few years We have been told for years that one of the ture) year(s) for substations, reservoirs and a ago — we were assured the money raised own Utilities Department has to pay rent for advantages of living in Palo Alto is that the pumping facility on city and Stanford lands. from the fees could not go into the general city lands is a quandary to me, other than it city owns its own utilities and that our rates It sure seems to me the city is in the busi- fund, it could only be used for storm drains. is an easy way for the city to get another $5.4 are much lower than neighboring communi- ness of making money from its own Utilities So what’s the difference between storm drains million into its general fund. ties. But that seems to be history. Department. and utilities? What’s even more exasperating is that some Our water rates are now higher than those The $15.1million transfer fund has been Second, I feel this is a “tax” that goes di- of the lands that the Utilities Department pays of any of our neighbors — Mountain View, increasing yearly for years. According to rectly from the Utilities Department to city rent on are the same lands that the city gets Redwood City, Los Altos and Menlo Park. Rosenberg, long ago the city council decided coffers — a tax we never approved. In fact, from Stanford for practically nothing. For Our gas rates for the first four months of this it should get a “return on investment” (ROI) it feels like double taxation since we pay a 5 example, Stanford charges the city $1 a year fiscal year (2007-08) were 12.8 percent higher for the money it spent to set up its own utilities percent utility user tax on our utility bills. for the 950 Hansen Ave. site; the city charges than PG&E’s average customer’s gas costs for department nine or 10 decades ago. The coun- Furthermore, once in the general fund the Utilities $153,669/year for the same parcel. the same period. cil reasoned that since corporations get ROIs money can be used any way the city wants. The city rents a site at 3275 Hanover from The good news is that our electric rates are for money they invest, then so should Palo The bulk of that fund goes to pay for city em- Stanford at $0/year and charges Utilities still significantly lower than PG&E’s. But Alto. The council established a base amount, ployee salaries and benefits. But the city can $142,560/year. And it rents the Mayfield Res- when compared to Santa Clara, which also and then agreed that each year that amount spend it on new sculptures, new consultants or ervoir from Stanford for $10,000 a year yet owns it own utilities. Palo Alto’s rates are should automatically go up by 3 percent — even for funding the proposed new $80 mil- charges Utilities $756,000 a year. Wow! higher. conveniently compounded — and paid di- lion public-safety building. The city argues that it is just applying good Without those transfers, our utility rates rectly to the city’s general fund. Is it fair that the money residents pay for business practices by charging the Utilities would be much lower. Think about that. ■ I have two questions about this transfer ar- utilities go to pay for expenses like these? I Department “market rate” for the parcels on Diana Diamond is a long-time resident rangement: Is it fair? And is it legal? think not. the presumption that if Stanford land were not of Palo Alto. Her e-mail is Diana@Diana- I think it’s unfair because the $15.1 million Finally, there is that rent. Why the city’s available, then the Utilities Department would Diamond.com. Streetwise How much of an effort do you make to eat locally grown food? Asked on in front of Whole Foods Market on Emerson Street. Interviews by Richard To. Photographs by Danielle Vernon.
Akeem Seymens Pia Aleborg Mike Quan Paul O’Mahony Amity Hodge Student Mother Student Software-company Employee Homemaker Alma Street, Palo Alto Woodland Avenue, Menlo Park Elaine Street, Campbell Pegasus Way, San Jose Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto
“I don’t know, whatever. I’m not really “It’s very important for me but I don’t “I don’t really know where I get my “In terms of percentage, I would say “I do try to when available, and I try to into anything.” do it all the time. I think it’s important.” food from. I just eat it. If it’s good I’ll 30 percent.” eat things in season as much as pos- eat it.” sible.”
Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 21 Spectrum Peninsula (continued from page 20) One cow fits all Editor, Michael Litfin loved cows and Pat Briggs has reused costumes over Easter Services and over again. Michael’s memorial service in- cluded “Moving Along” from Pecos Bill, the first show my son saw 22 years ago when he was 8. In 1987, when my son was 10, he Los Altos Lutheran Church was in “Jack and the Beanstalk” at From death into life, Good Friday into Easter Ohlone School and later in “Places.” Those shows included my favorite Palm Sunday 9:00 AM, March 16 cow song, “Life’s Not Just Chewing Celebration with palms & the passion story Your Cud.” Maundy Thursday 7:30 PM, March 20 The same cow costume was used Jesus washed their feet & said love one another in those shows and in other shows since then. I am sure that the same Good Friday 2:00 PM, March 21 cow costume would have been used Meditating on the mystery of the cross: a service of prayer in “Places” again this spring, if that Good Friday 7:30 PM, March 21 show had not been cancelled. 34 ,5+%3 #(!0%, ). 4(% (),,3 Service of shadow: watching & waiting through the night The idea that the sale of surplus !NGLICAN #HURCH s 4HE "OOK OF #OMMON 0RAYER costumes is embezzlement is ludi- The Easter Vigil 6:30 PM, Saturday, March 22 crous. MAUNDY '//$ &2)$!9 %!34%2 35.$!9 Walking into light and life: The first Easter service. 4(523$!9 -!2#( -!2#( This investigation has severely -!2#( .OON PM 10 AM (OLY #OMMUNION Easter Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 AM, March 23 damaged the credibility of the po- PM 3OLEMN ,ITURGY OF 4HE 0ASSION &AMILY 3ERVICE Easter brunch, Sunday School egg hunt and activities at 10:00 AM lice in this community. PM (OLY #OMMUNION PM (OLY #OMMUNION Judy Andrews 3ERVICE 460 South El Monte at Cuesta Santa Ana Street $56!, 7!9 s ,/3 !,4/3 (),,3 s 7HERE 0ASSES OVER 2OBLEDA WWWSTLUKESCHAPELORG 650-948-3012 – www.losaltoslutheran.org Palo Alto Who’s minding store? Editor, I wonder who is managing the ST. MARK’S criminal investigation of the four Children’s Theatre employees. EPISCOPAL CHURCH The story about Leon Kaplan’s interview in Sugar Land, Texas, by Maundy Thursday— March 20 You are Invited to Share This Special Time with Us! Supervising Detective Sgt. Michael V 6:15pm Monastic Supper & Liturgy of the Word followed Yore and a female forensic accoun- by Holy Eucharist & Stripping of the Altar March 20 – Maundy Thursday Communion Service tant seems to me to be a huge waste 7:00 pm Fellowship Hall of taxpayer money. Good Friday — March 21 Certainly police departments co- V Noon to 2:00pm Seven Last Words Meditation (Joint Service with Open Door Church) operate with each other about such V 2:00 to 3:00pm Stations of the Cross: A Walking Meditation Mar. 21 – Good Friday Service interviews and it could have been V 7:30 to 8:30pm Good Friday Prayer and Meditation Noon to 1 pm in the Chapel done much less expensively either on the telephone with the coopera- Easter — March 23 Mar. 23 – Easter Sunday tion of the Sugar Land police de- 5:30am Easter Vigil, Eucharist & Baptism V Worship Service th Lo partment or better yet in writing. 8:00am Festive Breakfast & Family Easter Activities ai ve Who in our city authorized such V 10:30 am F Hope
an expensive trip for two people to V 10:00am Festive Holy Eucharist 1667 Miramonte Ave. investigate some financial inconsis- 600 Colorado Ave, P.A. (650) 326-3800 (Miramonte at Cuesta) tencies at the Children’s Theatre? www.saint-marks.com www.fpcmv.org • 650-968-4473 I very much doubt that Detective Yore was acting on his own, so there must be others higher up who are al- lowing our city resources to be used for this purpose. Mr. Kaplan was not being ques- Woodside Village Church tioned under deposition so this was 3154 Woodside Road just a friendly interview. He was ex- 8BWFSMFZ4USFFUt1BMP"MUP $"] t www.gracepa.org Woodside, CA tremely nice to cooperate. He could (650) 851-1587 have easily just said to talk to his www.woodsidevillagechurch.org attorney. Then the trip would have Experience the full life-giving been for naught. If Detective Yore can suggest that grace of Easter HOLY WEEK SERVICES selling some costumes to make a Make the journey from little money for the theater program March 16, Palm Sunday Worship - 9:30am darkness to light, constitutes a form of embezzlement March 20, Maundy Thursday - 7:00pm captivity to freedom, then what about an unnecessary trip to Texas by two city employees? By death to life— March 21, Good Friday Worship - 12 noon - 3pm Stations of the Cross the same crude logic isn’t this also the complete pilgrimage of Holy Week and Easter. a form of embezzlement against the Good Friday - 7:30 - 8:30pm Service of Darkness citizens of Palo Alto? March 23, Easter Sunday Worship - 9:30am I will anxiously await the results Holy Week Easter of the police findings. The money Palm Sunday ]BN Easter Vigil (3/22 | 7pm) Celebration Reception immediately following in Guild Hall spent on travel to Texas and the hir- Maundy Thursday (3/20 | 7pm) Easter Sunday (3/23 | 8:30am, 10:45am) The Reverend Michael E. Harvey Good Friday ]QNQN child care available at all services ing of a forensic accountant must be very expensive. Who is minding the store? Where are the accounting controls within our police department? A resource for special events and ongoing religious services. Bill Bauriedel South Court For more information please call Blanca Yoc at 650-326-8210 ext. 221 or email [email protected] Palo Alto
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Sadly, with many more senior citi- there to warm our hearts but for the dear old friend. ‘Return of the native’ zens now fending for themselves in rest we have to start afresh the pro- Time in the Indian Eastern percep- by Neera Kuckreja Sohoni emptied nests, and the presence of cess of creating shared moments and tion is circular, unlike the Western Today, most of the above have been supremely wealthy “freshman resi- memories. understanding of it as linear. So I etting the clock ahead an hour ruled out. As Palo Alto has “moved dents,” crime’s attractiveness and As I write this piece, I am aware of have hope our paths will cross again the other night got me think- on up,” the wealthy have become lethality can only grow. the loss of some dear friends to can- somewhere in time’s endless cycle, S ing on my “revival” here in its common (if not sole) denomina- On the personal front, a disturb- cer or Alzheimer’s. A few have fought much as Palo Alto recycles itself Palo Alto. I lived in Palo Alto in the tor. This is false homogeneity and ing change is the upheaval visible and overcome life-threatening condi- from decade to decade, generation 1980s and nearby in the 1990s but amounts in fact to callous exclusion. in University Avenue. Many of the tions. One couple moved away to a to generation. ■ then went overseas for almost a de- (A happy side to this gloomy wealthy old stores and their owners are gone, convalescent home. Standing outside Neera Kuckreja Sohoni is a free- cade. Post-retirement, my husband face is the economic transformation replaced by upscale ones. When our their home, resisting the temptation lance writer, and formerly an affili- and I are back in Palo Alto to pick of East Palo Alto.) now-grown children return for a vis- to knock and ask the new owners for ate scholar at Stanford’s Institute up where we left off. Economic resurgence always it, we find it hard to take them to our their whereabouts, I fought tears at for Research on Women and Gen- In a way coming back is like a comes at a price. Crime is higher and familiar joints. The bead shop, the memories of my littlest kid climbing der. She can be e-mailed at bulbul- homecoming, a trip back in time. I Palo Altans feel less safe. creamery and a few others are still on a chair to dye Easter eggs with my [email protected]. feel like Michael J. Fox entering a time machine taking me back to the past, or is that future? Palo Alto has an eternal quality. It grows on you and lies there just be- low your skin, so when you return you feel as though you never left. Yet at the physical and material BUILD SUCCESS level you can’t help noticing chang- es. The first leap we need to make when we relocate back from India is to drive on the right. The upside to driving here is the well-regulated Start at Foothill College. traffic and people’s desire generally to obey the traffic rules. Though locals complain of the ris- ing magnitude of vehicular flow on 101 and 280, to us it seems a cinch after the crazy zigzagging through the heat and dust of crowded Indian roads where survival truly rests with the fittest — usually the most aggres- sive rather than the most compliant! But there is much substance in the locals’ misgiving about increased traffic as well as undisciplined road- rage-provoked drivers. El Camino Real, surrounded by newly built condos occupied by two-car, dual- income couples is a jumble of parked or moving cars at almost all times. There or on the highways, peak hours especially are tough to navi- gate and much more time is required to reach a destination than when we were last here. Local friends note that congestion has reduced since the dot.com bust when industries were forced to relocate. Beneath the calm poise of Palo Alto, several mind-boggling chang- es lurk. The most obvious is the in- creased cost of living. Gasoline is on a steep upward spiral. Food today is more diverse but also more expen- sive. Cuisine of every country and ethnicity is readily available, though most restaurants are unaffordable. Shelter is a basic right but no lon- ger feasible as housing costs are cra- π π π zy. Though locals speak of a slight University Transfer Career Programs Online Degrees Personal Enrichment and continued decline in real estate pricing due to the economic down- turn, home prices are still astound- ing and the upsurge over the decade Classes start April 7. www.foothill.edu. untenable. The home we sold at a loss Register now at of several hundred thousand can be bought back only with an additional million or two. There are more than economic Affordable tuition. $13 per unit for CA residents. Financial Aid available costs to the above phenomenon. The impact of ill-afforded housing is felt in the way the city’s face looks today. A friend who has lived here since 1970s recalls how the neigh- borhood has changed. An affordable Palo Alto meant that your neighbor could be a Stanford or HP researcher or a professor or a fireman, school teacher or small-business owner. Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 23 Weekend Preview
Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian seems all ready to sing in the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra’s “Queen of Egypt” concert, which will be performed in Palo Alto this Friday. Thursday ing Canadian-Armenian soprano a contemporary Indian family, at 8 Maria Kazanskaya, a Palo Alto Isabel Bayrakdarian. Featured p.m. at the Cubberley Community artist from Russia, is exhibiting are opera arias written for the Center Theatre, 4000 Middle- gouache paintings on handmade character of Cleopatra, including field Road, Palo Alto. Tickets are watercolor paper on the 2nd floor “Piangerò” from Handel’s “Giulio $7-$17; go to www.opera-piccola. of Stanford’s Tresidder Memo- Cesare.” Flautist Janet See also org or call 510-658-0967. rial Union through March 30. For solos. Locally, the orchestra per- Debbi Florence will celebrate the more information, go to www. forms at 8 p.m. at the First United release of “China: A Kaleidoscope Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Kids Book,” which explores the kazanskaya.com or call 650-575- “The Game of Life Suite: #1 Tango,” a gouache painting on paper, is 1506. Ave., Palo Alto, after a pre-concert culture of China and contains lecture. Tickets are $30-$72; go to hands-on activities. The author is among the works by Palo Alto artist Maria Kazanskaya currently on “And Baby Makes Seven,” a exhibit at Stanford’s Tresidder Memorial Union. Paula Vogel play about a lesbian www.philharmonia.org or call 415- bringing dim sum to the 11 a.m. information, go to www.stanford- www.cantabile.org or call 650- couple expecting their first child 392-4400. event, which will be at Books Inc., jazz.org or call 650-322-3500. 424-1410. (together with their gay friend Pe- The Banff Mountain Film Festi- 301 Castro St., Mountain View. The Cantabile Chorale sings “In The Santa Clara Chorale will give ter), previews tonight and tomor- val comes to the Eagle Theater Go to www.booksinc.net or call Praise of Mary” in a concert in- its spring concert, titled “The Glo- row, then runs through April 6 at at Los Altos High School tonight 650-428-1234. cluding Gregorian chant, various ry of Venice,” at 4 p.m. Featuring the Dragon Theatre, presented by and Saturday at 7 p.m., with ac- Ave Marias and works by West the works of Renaissance com- theatre Q. The theater company tion, environmental and adventure Sunday Coast composers Frank Ferko posers Monteverdi, Gabrielli and is in residence at the theater at feature films and shorts. The main Stanford Jazz Workshop Alumni and David Conte. The show be- Schutz, it’s at St. Mark’s Episco- 535 Alma St. in Palo Alto, sharing feature tonight is “King Lines,” featuring Alex and Max Eckstein gins at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s pal Church at 600 Colorado Ave. space with Dragon Productions. about nomadic rock climber Chris of Palo Alto will play from 5 to 7:30 Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado in Palo Alto. Tickets range from $5 Tickets are $10-$25. Go to www. Sharma. Tickets are $15 in ad- p.m. at Mantra Restaurant, 632 Ave., Palo Alto, following a preview to $25. Go to www.scc.org or call theatreq.org or call 415-433-1235. vance and $18 at the door; go to Emerson St., Palo Alto. For more lecture. Tickets are $6-$20; go to 408-369-1289. Ellen Brook is exhibiting painted www.snowlands.org or call 650- silk panels, including framed 969-1938. paintings and “floaters” designed Esther’s Muse, a jazz band to hang from the ceiling, at Vino featuring pianist Kirk Tamura, Locale at 431 Kipling St. in Palo bass player Jim Larios, drum- Alto this month. The wine bar’s mer Michael Medwid, and Esther hours are Tuesday through Sat- Hartwell on alto sax, plays starting urday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and at 8 p.m. at Red Rock Coffee, 201 Sundays from noon to 5. Go to Castro St., Mountain View. Go www.vinolocale.com or call 650- to www.redrockcoffee.org or call 328-0450. 650-967-4473. “Southern Comforts,” a Kathleen Clark play about a late-in-life love Saturday story, is at the Lucie Stern The- The Blind Boys of Alabama stir atre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo a blend of blues, hip-hop and Alto, through March 30. Presented other flavors into their gospel by TheatreWorks, performances music, performing locally at 8 are Tuesday through Sunday, p.m. at Stanford University’s Me- with tickets $20-$56. Go to the- morial Auditorium. Tickets are atreworks.org or call 650-903- $24-$48 for adults and $12-$24 6000. for Stanford students, with other “Zuanch¯o in Kyoto,” an exhibit discounts available for groups, of woodblock-printed books pro- youths and other students. Go to livelyarts.stanford.edu or call 650- duced in Kyoto circa 1890-1940, Shannon Brin is at Stanford University’s Green 725-ARTS. Library through April 16. Artists in- The Infamous Stringdusters, a clude Kamisaka Sekka and Kaigai bluegrass band out of Tennes- Tennen. The exhibit can be seen see, is set to play at 5:30 p.m. at whenever the library is open; call First Presbyterian Church, 1667 The Blind Boys of Alabama bring gospel with a twist of blues (not to mention hip-hop) to Stanford University 650-723-0931 for hours. Miramonte Ave., Mountain View. on Saturday. “Somewhat True Tale of Robin The group is touring on its latest Hood,” a play by Terman Middle release, “Fork in the Road,” and School students, will be per- was recently honored with three COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION formed tonight and tomorrow at awards from the International 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 2:30 Bluegrass Music Association, Theater Music Movies at the school at 655 Arastradero including best album. Tickets are theatre Q, a company that delves An 11-year-old Palo Alto pianist A review of “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Road in Palo Alto. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the into issues facing Bay Area gays and harpsichordist takes playing at Hears A Who!” $4/$8; call 650-856-9810. door. Go to www.rba.org. and lesbians, is in residence in the Carnegie Hall in stride. Friday Opera Piccola performs the the- Dragon Theatre in downtown Palo “The Queen of Egypt” is the ater work “Mirrors of Mumbai: A Alto. theme of the Philharmonia Ba- Tale of Modern India,” in which roque Orchestra’s concerts featur- playwright Sonal Acharya follows ON THE WEB: Comprehensive entertainment listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com Page 24 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Come for a complimentary consultation to create your WUnderful smile! • State-of-the-art, brand new orthodontic offi ce • Directly across the street from Stanford University • Dr. Wu provides the latest innovations in orthodontic care to help bring comfort and speed to his patients, including the high tech Movie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley, Damon system bracket. Movies • Complimentary consultation and Susan Tavernetti In Bruges (R) Mon-Th. 1:40, 4:10, 7:00 Creating Your WUnderful Smile! 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Leland and Park Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 offi [email protected] 10 & 10:30 p.m. Alvin and the Chipmunks Century 12: 12:45, 3:05, 5:25 & 7:45 p.m. (PG) ✭✭✭ Atonement (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 4 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 1:30 & 7:15 p.m. The Band’s Visit Aquarius: 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. (PG-13) ✭✭✭1/2 The Bank Job (R) Century 16: 1:20, 4:10, 7:25, 10:10 p.m. Century 12: 1, 4, (Not Reviewed) 7 & 10 p.m. Be Kind Rewind Century 16: 12:55 & 6:50 p.m. Century 20: 12:25, 2:45, (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 5:10, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. The Bucket List Century 12: 10:10 p.m. (PG-13) ✭1/2 Charlie Bartlett (R) ✭✭ Century 12: 4:40 & 9:45 p.m. Charlie Wilson’s War Century 12: 1:20, 4:10, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. (R) ✭✭1/2 Your Child’s Health University CJ7 (PG) (Not Reviewed) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:20, 3:30, 5:40 & 7:50 p.m. College Road Trip (G) Century 16: 12:35, 2:45, 5, 7:15 & 9:35 p.m. Century 12: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes, seminars and resources (Not Reviewed) 12:30, 1:40, 2:45, 3:50, 5, 6:15, 7:15, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m. The Counterfeiters Guild: 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:40 p.m. designed to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Definitely, Maybe Century 16: 1:05 & 6:55 p.m. Century 20: 1:45, 4:50, 7:40 (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 & 10:25 p.m. HEART TO HEART SEMINAR ON GROWING UP The Diving Bell and the Century 16: 3:45 & 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 3:55 & 9:10 Informative, humorous and lively discussions between parents and their pre-teens on Butterfly (PG-13) ✭✭✭✭ p.m. puberty, the opposite sex and growing up. Girls attend these two-part sessions with their Enchanted (PG) Century 12: 1:50 & 7:05 p.m. (Not Reviewed) moms and boys attend with their dads. Fool’s Gold (PG-13) Century 20: 4:20 & 10:05 p.m. - For Boys: Thursday, March 13 & Tuesday, March 18 (Not Reviewed) - For Girls: Saturdays, April 5 & 12 Hannah Montana & Century 16: 1:10, 3:20 & 5:20 p.m. Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Disney 3D (G) NEWBORN CARE 101 (Not Reviewed) Often touted as our “most fun” class, this interactive program teaches the specifics of In Bruges (R) Century 20: 12:10, 1:15, 2:40, 5:15, 6:35, 7:45 & 10:25 newborn care, including bathing, temperature-taking, changing diapers, swaddling, soothing (Not Reviewed) p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:40, 4:10 & 7 p.m. Jumper (PG-13) Century 16: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:55 & 10:20 p.m. Century techniques and more. Infant doll models are used to allow for hands-on practice. (Not Reviewed) 20: 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 7, 9:15 & 10:35 p.m. - Saturday, March 15 Juno (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 20: 12:05, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. Aquarius: 2:40, 5, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. SIBLING PREPARATION Miss Pettigrew Lives Century 16: 12:40, 3, 5:35, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: for a Day (PG-13) ✭✭✭ 12:25, 2:50, 5:05, 7:30 & 9:50 p.m. Designed for children two years of age and older, this class prepares siblings for the National Treasure: Book Century 12: 9:40 p.m. emotional and physical realities of the arrival of a newborn. of Secrets (PG) (Not Reviewed) - Saturday, April 5 The Other Boleyn Girl Century 16: 1, 3:55, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: Noon, (PG-13) ✭✭ 1:10, 2:40, 4:05, 5:20, 6:50, 8, 9:35 & 10:40 p.m. Penelope (PG) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 12:50, 3:15, 5:30, 7:50 & 10:05 p.m. Century THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: 12: 12:35, 2:50, 5:10, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. BULLYING AND THE SOCIAL LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN The Pirates Who Don’t Century 12: 1:25, 2:35, 4:50 & 7:25 p.m. Do Anything: A VeggieTales Know how to help children communicate effectively and build healthy Movie (G) (Not Reviewed) relationships. Learn about how boys and girls react differently in socially stressful Semi-Pro (R) Century 16: 12:45, 2, 3:10, 4:20, 5:40, 7:05, 8:05, 9:25 & situations and strategies that will help your child when they need to stand up for (Not Reviewed) 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 12:15, 1:10, 2:25, 3:30, 4:40, 5:50, themselves or others. 7, 8:15, 9:20 & 10:35 p.m. The Spiderwick Century 16: 1:45, 4:45, 7:20 & 9:45 p.m. Century 12: - Tuesday, April 15 Chronicles (PG) ✭✭✭ 12:40, 1:30*, 2, 3:10, 3:55*, 4:30, 5:40, 6:30*, 7:30, 8:05, 10:05 & 10:30 p.m. *Spanish subtitles Step Up 2: The Streets Century 12: 1:10, 4:20, 7:10, 9* & 9:50 p.m. Call (650) 723-4600 or visit www.lpch.org to register or obtain more (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) *Spanish subtitles information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. 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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 25 Sports WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Shorts Happy MENLO MEMO . . . Menlo Col- times for lege wrestlers Robert Davis (165 pounds) and Jesse Ruiz (heavyweight) made school his- tory by winning individual titles in Stanford their respective weight classes SportsLocal ssportsports news and scschedules,h edited by Keith Peters at the NAIA National Champion- Wiggins leads rout ship in the Tyson Events Center/ Gateway Arena. The Oaks of Cal in Pac-10 finished seventh and had four tournament finale All-Americans. Menlo’s two other All-Americans were 125-pounder by Rick Eymer Jose Hernandez, who finished ut a basketball in Candice fifth and 157-pounder Lee Mor- Wiggins’ hands in an impor- P tant game, and magic hap- rison, who finished sixth. “It was a great event and the guys really pens. Tell Wiggins she’s the best wrestled well,” coach Keith Spa- player to ever don a uniform in the Pac-10, and she responds in grand taro said. “We have a very young style. team who learned a lot. We’ll only “I knew this was a big game and I be graduating one senior this love big games,” Wiggins said after year. I am extremely proud of our Stanford captured the Pac-10 wom- two national champions and am en’s basketball tournament title with very encouraged by the team’s a 56-35 victory over California on growth this year.” . . . Mike Ryder Monday night at HP Pavilion in San struck out a career-high 15 bat- Jose. “Coach gave me a good pep ters without yielding a walk as talk and inspired me. I was going to the Oaks’ baseball team won, leave it all on the court. There was 9-7, over Wesleyan University in so much at stake and so much go- their first of a three-game series ing on and I wanted to play a great on Saturday. Menlo won Sun- game.” day’s game, 14-9. Senior Robert Named the tournament’s Most McDonald and sophomore Kyle Outstanding Player for the third Cowgill each hit two-run hom- time in four years, Wiggins did play ers. Ryder improved to 4-0 with a great game. Now she’ll get to take a 1.92 ERA on the season. it to another level. Wiggins, who scored 30 points, SENIOR GAMES . . . †The third represents the heart and soul of the annual Bay Area Senior Games nationally fourth-ranked Cardinal will be held Saturday and Sunday (30-3), which waits for Selection in Santa Clara and San Mateo Monday seven days down the road counties for athletes 50 and to find out if it’s a No.1 seed, and older. The Games will feature who else will join the party at Ma- competitions in swimming, track ples Pavilion for the first two rounds & field, tennis, table tennis, bas- of the NCAA tournament. ketball, cycling and race walking. “Everybody saw just how tal- The softball tournament will be ented she is,” Stanford coach Tara held in mid-May 2008 at Greer VanDerveer said. “I knew she had a Park while a triathlon will be held big game in her and she’s not going to stop now. Candice put this tourna- in early August. The Bay Area ment on her back. There were times Senior Games are a precursor we had big leads and she could rest to the 2009 Summer National but this time she knew she had to Senior Games, the largest par- Norbert von der GroebenNorbert play well. She was awesome.” ticipatory multi-sport event in Stanford scored the game’s first the U.S., which will bring an esti- eight points, including 3-pointers mated 12,750 athletes to the Bay from Roz Gold-Onwude and Wig- Area in August 2009. This year is gins, and it was never close as Stan- the qualifying year for the 2009 ford claimed its 18th consecutive Summer National Senior Games. victory. California athletes will be point- Stanford has won 30 or more ing toward the California State Stanford’s (L-R) Rosalyn Gold-Onwude, Kayla Pedersen and Candice Wiggins had plenty to celebrate on games seven times, including four Games to be held in June 2008 Monday, including a 56-35 victory over Cal that gave the Cardinal the Pac-10 Tournament championship. (continued on page 30) in Pasadena.
ON THE AIR Stanford’s latest Pac-10 swim title provides shining moment by Keith Peters these young athletes.” formances and points elsewhere — vorite Arizona took third with 748 Thursday he Stanford men’s swimming After 27 straight conference titles, including from an untested group of 1/2. Men’s basketball: Stanford vs. Ari- and diving team was stuck any coach could get jaded. In fact, freshmen that had finished the dual- Kenney, who guided Stanford to zona in Pac-10- Tournament, 8:30 p.m., T in the airport Saturday night there were years when Stanford meet season without much fanfare. all 27 conference meet titles, said Fox Sports Net; KNTS (1220 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM) when its flight from Los Angeles went into the Pac-10 meet as a vir- “We did not know what to ex- the latest ranks among his greatest. Friday was delayed an hour. That waiting tual lock. This was not one of those pect,” said Knapp, who has been “The first one (in 1982) was the Men’s basketball: Stanford-Arizona time, however, was not wasted. years. at Stanford for 24 of Kenney’s 29 sweet one, because it was first,” winner vs. Oregon-Washington St. win- Stanford head coach Skip Kenney, “It was scary,” Kenney said, “be- seasons. Kenney said. “Then there was the ner, 8:30 p.m., Fox Sports Net; KNTS whose team had just won a record- cause this was our down year. If Then, it happened. On the first full one (in 1999) when we won the last (1220 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM) breaking 27th consecutive Pac-10 anyone was going to make a move night of competition last Thursday relay and won by eight points. This Saturday Conference meet championship, no- on us, this was the year.” at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool one ranks right up there with the Men’s basketball: Pac-10 Tourna- ticed that his freshmen were passing Kenney and associate head coach in Long Beach, Stanford produced other two.” ment finals, 3 p.m., CBS (5) around the trophy — each swimmer Ted Knapp, in fact, had no expecta- 17 lifetime bests in its 19 swims. Kenney attributed the Cardinal’s getting a few minutes holding it. tions of winning. “That’s the craziness of how we success to his squad’s camaraderie. “I looked over I saw a freshman “It was really a question of wheth- swam,” Kenney said. “Team chemistry is what allows SPORTS ONLINE with his tie, shining the trophy,” er we were going to finish second or By the time Saturday night rolled people to reach their potential,” he For expanded daily coverage of college Kenney said. “That was just so spe- third,” Kenney said. “Basically, we around, Stanford had 865 points to said. “The bottom one-third of the and prep sports, please see our new site cial to see. It’s exciting to be part had two seniors and one scored.” finish 96 points ahead of second- team has to create the atmosphere at www.PASportsOnline.com of college athletics and be around Thus, Stanford had to get its per- place Cal (769) while pre-meet fa- (continued on page 28) Page 26 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly NORCAL BASKETBALL STANFORD ROUNDUP A winning Pac-10 awards help hand to ease a hoop sweep Trent Johnson is Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Brook Lopez the end named to first team but Cardinal men need to regroup Eastside Prep girls reach by Rick Eymer Pac-10 Tournament, which gives it championship game before his was not the way the Stan- an extra day to prepare. The Cardi- ford men’s basketball team nal plays its first game on Thursday 25-game win streak ends T wanted to enter the Pac-10 at 8:30 p.m. against either Arizona by Craig Wentz tournament that begins Wednesday or Oregon State. irst-year Eastside Prep girls’ at the Staples Center in Los Ange- The Wildcats (8-10, 18-13) are basketball coach Donovan les — on a two-game losing slide, a perhaps the toughest team Stanford F Blythe recalled being handed heart-breaking loss and a complete could face right away. With the high- a “deck of cards” in November. It collapse. est rated strength included four freshmen, a sopho- Lawrence Hill of schedule in the more, one junior and one senior. gave Stanford a nation, Arizona The big question for Blythe was two-point lead with carries an RPI rat- how this hand would play out; just 7.5 seconds left in ing of 31. That’s how was he going to incorporate his regulation and then higher than any limited personnel of just seven play- made a big defen- Pac-10 team ex- ers with an up-tempo style of play. sive stop at the oth- cept for Stanford By the end of the season, Blythe er with 2.7 seconds (16) and UCLA put his cards on the table and nearly remaining, only to (6). It also means be called for a foul, the Wildcats are a
won the whole pot. Eastside Prep David Gonzales/Stanford Photo was unique like no other school in giving host UCLA lock for the NCAA the state this season and though its a chance to tie it, tournament. remarkable run ended just a step which it did. It also means short of the CIF state title game, the The third-ranked trouble for the Panthers can reflect on a special Bruins took over Cardinal, which season that comes around once in in overtime, beat- cannot afford to a generation. Keith Peters ing seventh-ranked lose three straight Eastside Prep’s memorable sea- Stanford, 77-67, on and still get a No. 4 son and 25-game win streak came Thursday to clinch seed for the NCAA to a halt on Saturday in a 64-24 loss their third straight tourney. Trent Johnson to defending CIF state Division V Eastside Prep coach Donovan Blythe (center) said his “girls had a Pac-10 men’s bas- Stanford swept champion and top-seeded Branson phenomenal season” despite losing the NorCal finale. ketball title. the regular-season (28-7) of Ross in the CIF NorCal After that disappointing loss, the series with Arizona, winning at “It’s rough having a team with up-tempo style with consistent ef- Cardinal (13-5, 24-6) was hoping to home 56-52, and in Tucson, 67-66. Division V championship game in seven players,” said Blythe. “It’s ficiency and succeed for nearly four Folsom. Eastside Prep finished the bounce back. Instead, Stanford fell There’s really not much separating hard in practice because you need months was†eye-popping. flat. the two teams. The Wildcats have season with a 31-2 record, best in bodies. The girls just went out, Blythe and assistant coach Kevin school history. “Guys were tired and emotion- the speed to burn the Cardinal, played hard and competed in every Seiter knew they had some talent at ally drained from Thursday,” said though Stanford has the height to “The girls had a phenomenal sea- game.” the start of the season and had the son and nobody had us going that Kenny Brown after USC dismantled complicate things for Arizona. Not only were the Panthers suc- lofty goal of seizing the CIF state Stanford, 77-64, on Saturday. “We Chase Budinger was the most con- far,” Blythe. “There were no tears. cessful on the court, but they were Division V title. Yet, with such a The girls handled it like profession- felt like something was lifted from sistent producer against Stanford, arguably the most†entertaining unit young lineup, it took Blythe a few underneath us. We have to bounce scoring 13 and 23 points in the two als.” in Northern California. Eastside games to realize that he had a spe- Eastside Prep’s season included back from this.” meetings. Jerryd Bayliss score nine Prep’s frenzied play included a diz- cial unit of players that could go a Bounce back or face a quick exit, and 31, the latter including a 16-of- its 11th Christian Private Schools zying transition game and a both- long way. Athletic League title, its second- and perhaps momentum for the 16 effort from the foul line. ersome defense that could quickly “I knew we had something special NCAA tourna- For the Cardi- ever CCS crown and baffled many collapse in the lane or, in a moment, when we beat St. Francis (Mountain that such a successful season could ment. nal, Brook Lopez extend to the perimeter. Blythe fig- View) in the Palo Alto tournament Perhaps the represents the best be achieved with only seven play- ured he used an average of 5 1/2 in December,” said Blythe. “That’s ers. team can create weapon, but then players per game and to play that (continued on page 31 some excitement doesn’t he always? from the news Lopez has a com- that sophomore bined 42 points Gunn’s Trainer is youngest forward Brook and 16 rebounds Lopez earned a with eight blocked spot on the All- shots against the SF City golf champion Pac-10 first team Wildcats. by Keith Peters Haag and Trainer traded birdies and Trent Johnson Daniel Harris/Stanford Athletics Brown scored laying in high school golf throughout the morning, with only was named Coach his career high of matches won’t quite be the three holes halved. They finished of the Year, which 22 against Arizona P same for Gunn High junior the first 18 holes all square. was announced on last March. Martin Trainer, not when you’ve Haag got off to a fast start after Monday. Stanford would posted one of the biggest upsets in the lunch break going birdie, par, Junior guard like to reach the the recent history of the San Fran- birdie to put Trainer 3-down, but Anthony Goods, championship cisco City Championship. the precocious Trainer responded junior guard game, and needs to On Sunday, the 16-year-old by winning the next four holes. Mitch Johnson and win at least once. Trainer defeated Bay Area golf vet- On the 35th Trainer went one up sophomore center “This is going to eran and former champion (1999) as Haag again missed the green Robin Lopez all Brook Lopez be a good test for Randy Haag, 49, to become the right and failed to get up and down. received honorable our team,” Brown youngest title winner in history. On the long par-4 36th hole that mention, giving the Cardinal four said. “I think we can do this.” Trainer captured the 92nd annual skirts along Lake Merced, both all-league selections for the first tourney title, winning 2-up in the players hit perfect drives to the time since the 2003-04 campaign. Baseball 36-hole finale. center of the fairway. Haag, play- For the first time since 1986, an Sean Ratliff homered twice, drove Trainer replaces golfing legend ing first, found the bunker at the All-Defensive Team was picked. in five runs and was the winning Ken Venturi, who won at age 17. front right of the green. Trainer’s Robin Lopez earned a spot on the pitcher as the Stanford baseball team “I use this tournament as my first 5-iron landed on the front edge first team and Brook Lopez and se- beat host Texas, 12-9, in eight in- of the year, hopefully to get off to of the green and wound up on the nior Fred Washington received hon- nings on Sunday to win the series. a good start,” said Trainer, who collar pin high. Haag’s bunker shot Paul Trainer orable mention accolades. Alex Pratcher recorded a save as played in the U.S. Junior, U.S. Pub- came up 10 feet short and his putt Johnson became the third Stanford he entered the game with one out lic Links and U.S. Amateur tour- missed. That left Trainer two putts coach to earn Coach of the Year, and the bases loaded before induc- neys last summer. “I was expecting from five feet for the triumph. Haag joining Dick DiBiaso (1976) and ing a double play ball. The Cardi- to do well, but to win it is really a conceded the putt and Trainer was Gunn junior Martin Trainer four-time winner Mike Montgomery nal (8-4) turned a school-record six perfect start to my year.” in the history book.■ made some golf history. (1999, 2000, 2003, 2004). double plays on the day. Stanford is the No. 2 seed for the (continued on page 28) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 27 Sports
breaststroke in 1:54.49 — the na- man-Tobriner last season and broke That pretty much said it all about a third in the 400 free relay. Pac-10 swimming tion’s second-fastest time in the the Pac-10 meet record of 45.44 by Stanford, which put 13 swimmers Not to be overlooked was the (continued from page 26) event this year. It was Kornfeld’s Olympian Milorad Cavic of Cal in Friday’s finals and 12 in Satur- contribution of Stanford’s divers, for the top-one third to flourish . . . third straight 200 breast title. 2004. day’s. who competed a week earlier and So many of those swims happened Stanford freshman teammate Jon Like Kornfeld, Staab rallied in the In addition to Kornfeld’s sweep gave the Cardinal a six-point lead because they swam for one another, Criste was second in 1:56.22 while final 25 yards of his race to win. of the breaststroke titles and Staab’s before the swimming even started. and not for themselves.” three other Cardinal swimmers fin- “I’ve always been a back-halfer victory in the 100 fly, Stanford se- Senior Nathan Kim and freshman Another reason behind the cham- ished among the top eight. The Car- in my 100 flys,” Staab said of ral- nior Danny Beal added a victory in Brent Eichenseer qualified on all pionship was motivation. Kenney dinal also placed five among the top lying to win. “Probably the biggest the 200 fly in 1:44.68 on Saturday. three boards while providing valu- said he talked to a Stanford alum eight in the 100 breast. thing was my last wall. I stayed un- Those were Stanford’s only vic- able points to make up for the loss after the meet and the alum noted Kornfeld, who recorded the coun- der longer than anybody else. The tories in the four-day meet. The last of No. 1 diver Dwight Dumais, who that “Nobody wants to be on the try’s fastest time (52.43) in breaking Olympians have proven that staying time the Cardinal finished close to missed the season with a shoulder first team that loses.” the Pac-10 meet record for the 100 under water is definitely faster than this year’s 865 points was in 2004 injury. Also missing the season was Knapp offered a third possible ex- breast on Friday night, was voted coming up and swimming. I’m re- (866 1/2 points) when Stanford won standout sprinter Alex Colville. planation for yet another successful the Swimmer of the Meet by the ally tall and that really helps.” five events. Stanford, however, filled in where conference meet. coaches. The previous meet mark For the 6-foot-6 Staab, that vic- Thus, depth was crucial in play- needed with other standout efforts was 52.55 by Stanford’s Gary Mar- tory came at the right time. ing a huge role in keeping the streak “We put a lot less into the Cal dual from Jason Dunford, Nate Cass, Da- shall in 2005. “It’s a real confidence booster alive. meet (on Feb. 23),” Knapp said. “In vid Mosko, Eugene Godsoe, Chris the past, the rivalry was put too high “It’s more about the team for me,” because I didn’t really have much On Thursday, Stanford placed Kornfeld said after setting his meet confidence coming into this meet,” three in the 500 free, three in the Ash and Paul Zaich — all of whom on the pedestal. This year we tried attained NCAA ‘A’ qualifying stan- to de-emphasize it. There was a lot record. “We’re in a big team battle the freshman said. “I wasn’t doing 200 IM, three in the 50 free and right now. Setting the conference what I wanted to at dual meets. So took second in the 200 free relay. dards in individual events. less emotion, which really helped up “I think we came out of this with prepare for this meet.” record was just part of getting my it’s a huge confidence boost going On Friday, Stanford had three fi- hand to the wall first for the team.” into NCAAs.” nalists in the 100 fly, three in the a lot more confidence and a lot of After all was said and done, held lifetime bests,” Knapp said. “Ev- only a 613 to 602 advantage over the Another record-setting effort on Just getting swimmers qualified 200 free, five in the 100 breast and Friday came from Stanford fresh- for NCAAs was yet another factor in took second in the 400 medley re- erybody on our official squad (of Bears with four events remaining 19) scored. We’ve got 14 swimmers Saturday night, and led the Wildcats man Austin Staab, who won his Stanford’s success last weekend. lay. qualified for NCAAs. We’re not go- 661 to 653.5 with three events left. first Pac-10 title with a sizzling ca- “We needed a lot of qualifying And on Saturday, it was two final- But Stanford junior Paul Kornfeld reer-best 45.36 in the 100-yard fly. times,” Knapp noted. “To get quali- ists in the 1,650 free, one in the 200 ing to be favored for NCAAs. (But), helped wrap up the team champi- Staab’s time tied the school record fied, you’re going to be pretty com- back, two in the 100 free, five in the Basically we just got ourselves back onship by winning the 200-yard and Pac-10 mark set by Ben Wild- petitive.” 200 breast, four in the 200 fly plus in the game.”■
30-23, 30-23, on Saturday night in Stanford roundup a Mountain Pacific Sports Federa- (continued from page 27) tion match. Jason Castro hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning and Men’s gymnastics Drew Storen threw 3 2/3 innings of Stanford flipped off visiting Cali- scoreless relief as Stanford handed fornia, 356.150-355.650, on Satur- Texas its first home loss, 6-5, on day night in the Big Flip Off. Saturday. Stanford’s Bryant Hadden record- Texas won Friday’s opener, 5-2. ed an all-around score of 87.250. Women’s gymnastics Women’s water polo Tabitha Yim recorded the high Stanford went 3-1 over the week- scores in three events, while Lauren end, splitting a pair of Mountain Elmore and Allyse Ishino won or Pacific Sports Federation contests tied for first in an event as Stanford and sweeping two nonconference downed visiting Nebraska, 196.775- games. 196.050, in a tri-meet that also in- Kara Hillman, Heather West and cluded Alabama (195.775) on Friday Lauren Silver each scored twice night. but it wasn’t enough as the second- ranked Cardinal fell to No. 1 UCLA, Women’s tennis 9-7, on Saturday. A sweep of the doubles matches Stanford (4-1, 14-3) beat UC Santa set the tone for Stanford’s 6-1 vic- Barbara, 14-2, on Friday with Silver tory over visiting Arizona State on getting five goals. Saturday. Pinewood grad Lejla Hodzic Softball teamed with Jessica Nguyen to win Missy Penna threw a one-hit shut- at No. 2 doubles, the first of 10 Stan- out and Rosey Neill hit a two-run ford victories in Stanford’s 7-0 vic- home run as Stanford defeated vis- tory over Arizona on Friday. iting College of Charleston, 5-0, in The Cardinal (10-3) has won 126 the final game of the Stanford Clas- straight home matches. Stanford sic on Sunday. hosts Cal Poly on March 24 at 3 Maddy Coon doubled home two p.m. runs and Alissa Haber singled in another during a five-run fifth. The Men’s tennis Cardinal (27-2) got two hits from Greg Hirschman won his match Haber and Neill. at No. 6 singles to clinch Stanford’s Melisa Koutz singled home the 4-3 victory over host Arizona on go-ahead run and Penna took care of Friday. the rest as Stanford downed visiting Arizona State came back to beat Texas Tech, 3-1, on Saturday. Stanford (5-6), 4-3, on Saturday. Also Saturday, Coon hit a home run and freshman Ashley Chinn Women’s lacrosse pitched her first career complete Laura Shane has already been game shutout in Stanford’s 5-0 vic- named Mountain Pacific Sports tory over Campbell. Federation Player of the Week twice, Haber had three hits and drove in and was honored on last year’s All- three runs and Stanford beat North American team. Dakota State, 7-0, on Friday. Her encore season seems to be The Cardinal, which opened the transcending even that. She made tourney with a win over Campbell, 12 saves and No. 20 Stanford upset went 7-0 last week. defending national runner-up Penn, 10-8, on Sunday. Men’s volleyball Daphne Patterson led the Car- Matt Ceran and Evan Romero dinal (6-2) with three goals as the each had 18 kills as Stanford beat Quackers lost for the first time this host UC San Diego, 23-30, 30-20, season.■ Page 28 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports
and another walk. PREP ROUNDUP Menlo grabbed a quick 2-0 lead before St. Francis tied it in the bot- tom of the second. From that point, Jensen’s fast swim times Taylor Umphreys kept Menlo in the game with outstanding pitching. He set up a faster season threw eight innings and allowed no earned runs. Palo Alto senior already in shape to take down CCS Offensively, Trevor Williams led Menlo with four hits. records; Menlo School baseball shows promise Also on Saturday, Menlo-Atherton by Keith Peters All-American consideration time, (4-4) bounced back from its losses he first swim meets of the sea- still is a sizzler at this time of the to Menlo when Abe Arias slammed son usually are pretty low-key. season. The team included freshman a walk-off solo homer in the bottom T Times are slow because swim- Sabrina Lee, plus returnees Lizzie of the seventh to give the Bears a 1-0 mers are still training heavily for Abbott and Colleen Fotsch. nonleague win over visiting Lowell the season’s most important meets “Liv is getting ready for Junior (San Francisco). that are months away. Nationals (in two weeks),” explained
Palo Alto senior Liv Jensen, how- Paly swim coach Danny Dye. “She’s Keith Peters Track and field ever, turned that notion upside down been training really hard. That (her Pinewood sophomore Angela last weekend in the Palo Alto Spring times) is the reward of it . . . she just Gradiska won the 100 meters (12.27) Invitational that attracted some 200 keeps getting better.” and 200 (25.43) to lead local efforts swimmers and divers from teams The University of California- at the annual Kiwanis-Bellarmine Palo Alto senior Liv Jensen broke her school record in the 50 free with like Lynbrook, Bellarmine and Los bound Jensen has been training Classic last Saturday at Los Gatos a 22.78 at the Palo Alto Spring Invitational on Saturday. Altos. at Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics High. Jensen won the 50-yard freestyle (PASA), which she’ll represent at the tion meet. 100 free (49.08) and swam leadoff At the San Rafael Relays on Satur- in 22.78. She won the 100 free in Spring 2008 NCSA Junior Nation- With Jensen leading the way, the legs on the same winning relays. day, Gunn had two winning relays to 50.75, anchored the 200 free relay als in Orlando, Fla. (March 18-22). Palo Alto girls won the Spring In- highlight the Titans’ efforts there. to victory in 1:39.91 and led off She also may swim at the Stanford vitational with 302 points over run- Baseball The boys’ sprint medley relay the victorious 400 free relay that Invitational Grand Prix long course nerup Lynbrook (188). Lee also won Menlo opened the PAL Bay Di- team of senior David Light (100), clocked 3:47.56. meet April 4-6. Jensen already is the 200 free in a quick 2:00.07 and vision season by sweeping Menlo- junior Charles Chisom (100), fresh- The 50 free broke her own school qualified in the 50-meter freestyle swam on both relays, while Fotsch Atherton, 13-5 and 12-6, last week, man Josh Jackson (200), and senior record of 22.84, set last spring at the for the U.S. Olympic Trials. won her specialty, the 100 back, in but perhaps had its best game in 5-4 Dezmon Hunter (400) took first Central Coast Section finals when Dye said he wasn’t surprised by 1:00.86. loss to St. Francis in 12 innings on with a time of 1:38.83, nearly three Jensen tied the section record. The Jensen’s times last Saturday, perhaps The Paly boys took their half of Saturday. seconds ahead of second place. 100 free, Jensen’s second-fastest because of what she accomplished the meet with 264 points while Lyn- The Knights (6-1) twice came The girls’ distance medley relay time ever, just missed her school a week earlier in a club meet in brook grabbed second with 181. Paly within one strike of victory while team of freshman Jackie Evans record of 50.60, also set while win- Clovis when she broke the Pacific junior Mark Higgins opened with a the Lancers had the winning run (1200), sophomore Sunny Marg- ning CCS last season. Both times Swimming 17-18 record in the 50- CCS-leading 1:46.85 to win the 200 thrown out at the plate three times erum (400), senior Kelsey Feeley are automatic All-American times yard free by clocking 22.60. That, free and anchored the winning 200 in extra innings. St. Francis ended (800), and junior Allegra Mayer and, most likely, the fastest times in of course, would have obliterated free relay (1:33.99) and 400 free re- up scoring in the winning run in (1600) led from wire to wire to win the nation this year. the CCS record. All CCS marks, lay (3:25.50) while senior Michael the bottom of the 12th on a one-out easily in 12:52.6, over 20 seconds The 200 relay time, while just an however, have to be set in the sec- Fortune swept the 50 (22.31) and walk, a single, a dropped fly ball ahead of second place.■
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CITY OF PALO ALTO Norbert von der GroebenNorbert NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto will hold a Public Hearing at a Special Council Meeting on Monday, March 24, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer enjoys a championship moment with senior Candice Wiggins (center) and California for Approval of : 1) a Tentative Map and a junior Jillian Harmon after the Cardinal routed Cal, 56-35, for the Pac-10 Tournament title on Monday night. Record of Land Use Action to Subdivide the Elks Lodge but we’re a different team now,” Site (4249 and 4251 El Camino Real) into Two Lots; and 2) Pac-10 hoops said Wiggins. “We’re a lot better a Vesting Tentative Map and a Record of Land Use Action (continued from page 26) and we’re peaking at the right time. in the past 11 years. Most importantly, we’re having fun. for 4249 El Camino Real to Subdivide the Residential Lot The Cardinal’s 21-point margin of The Pac-10 is a great conference into a 45 Unit Common Interest Development. victory was the largest in a tourna- that I grew up watching. It’s been a DONNA J. GRIDER ment title game. Stanford outscored memorable career.” City Clerk its opponents 198-121 in the tourna- Kayla Pedersen added 13 points ment (average of 66 to 40). and seven rebounds and Jayne Appel “We’ve done a lot this year that grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds to we haven’t done in years past to de- go with five assists and four blocked serve a No. 1 seed,” Wiggins said. shots. Both joined Wiggins on the City of Palo Alto “I think so, but I obviously have a all-tournament team. biased opinion.” Appel broke the record for Environmental Asessment Cal missed 14 of its first 15 shots blocked shots with 12 during the (7 percent) and the Cardinal built tournament, four more than Stan- a 31-8 advantage. Stanford scored ford grad Kristin Newlin recorded more points in the first half (36) during the 2004 tournament. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Initial Study has been pre- than the Bears did for the game. After Lauren Greif hit Cal’s first pared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act “We took away the things they 3-pointer of the game at 10:49 of von der GroebenNorbert for the project listed below. In accordance with A.B. 886, this like to do,” VanDerveer said of her the first half, Wiggins scored the document will be available for review and comment during a defensive plan. “We wanted to make game’s next 13 points to give Stan- minimum 20-day inspection period beginning March 12, 2008 to them beat us doing something dif- ford a 24-6 lead. Appel tacked on a April 2, 2008 during the hours of 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon Monday, ferent. And they didn’t.” field goal to make the run 15-0. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon Wednesday, Cal coach Joanne Boyle had little “This team is special,” said Wig- and 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Monday through Friday at the to offer to why her team collapsed. gins, who outscored Cal in the first Development Center, 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. “We just didn’t compete,” Boyle half with 19 points. “We really said. “I’m sure there are reasons we have high goals and expectations. Kayla Pedersen (left) and Jayne Ap- We want to keep playing with each This project will be considered at a special public hearing by can analyze on film, but we are just pel shut down Devanei Hampton. disappointed in the outcome.” other for a while.” the Planning & Transportation Commission on Wednesday, points ever allowed in the Pac-10 And Stanford is just thrilled. With finals coming up, the tim- April 2, 2008 at 6:00 P.M. in the Palo Alto City Council Tournament finals. “We had a couple of losses early ing was perfect for the Cardinal. Chambers on the first floor of the Civic Center, located at 250 It will be nearly two weeks before Stanford reached the champion- Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Stanford takes the court for its first- ship game with a 78-45 victory over round game. Time to rest, relax, and UCLA on Sunday. Wiggins began 3000 Alexis Drive (06PLN-00000-00361): Application for study. And get ready for the game 0-for-8 and Stanford shot Site and Design Review and an amendment to the existing “It’s about pride, playing well and 2-for-11 from 3-point range in the first half. The Cardinal defense sti- Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a new 18,792 having some momentum entering fled UCLA, though forcing 13 turn- square foot two story spa and fitness center building with a base- the NCAA tournament,” VanDer- veer said. “If we don’t get a No. 1 overs and limiting the Bruins to a 27 ment parking garage, a 2,556 square foot addition to the existing percent shooting percentage. clubhouse building for office and dinning uses, and other site seed, in my mind it’s East Coast bias. It would be different if we lost Appel had 14 points and seven improvements. Zone District: OS (Open Space). Environmental to Rutgers or to Tennessee, but we rebounds and J.J. Hones added 12 Assessment: A notice of intent to adopt a Mitigated Negative won those games. Whatever hap- points and six assists in the victory. Declaration has been prepared. pens, the most important thing is to Wiggins finished with 13 points, six be healthy.” steals and seven rebounds.
### von der GroebenNorbert Stanford reached the champion- Appel made all eight of her field ship game every year of the tourna- goal tries on the way to 19 points Steve Emslie, ment’s existence, the last six years and a tournament record ,and also Director of Planning and Community Environment in San Jose after the inaugural tour- had 10 rebounds and four blocked nament in Eugene. The Cardinal has shots to lead Stanford past Oregon State 64-41 on Saturday in the In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, won the final game five times. quarterfinals. Pedersen added 22 listening assistive devices are available in the Council Chambers The Cardinal won all three con- tests with the Bears this season and points. and Council Conference Room. Sign language interpreters will be On Monday, it was time to cele- provided upon request with 72 hours advance notice. 32 of the past 34. On Monday, Stan- Candice Wiggins celebrates ford held Cal to its lowest scoring brate all three victories — and look Stanford’s Pac-10 title. output of the season and the fewest ahead to a lot more.■ Page 30 • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports
HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD NorCal hoops (continued from page 27) BASEBALL Medalist: Matt Redfield (G) 31. 197.10; 100 fly — Takaki (P) 59.62; 100 free High jump — Ma (G) 5-6; Long jump — SCVAL De Anza Division Records: Gunn 1-2 — Gong (P) 53.77; 500 free — Ka. Howard Ma (G) 19-0; Triple jump — Shenoy (MV) 38- when I knew we had something spe- (SHP) 5:17.24; 200 free relay — Presentation 10; Shot put — Keenan (G) 34-10; Discus Gunn 000 010 4 — 5 6 3 Palo Alto 200, Los Gatos 214 cial.” Los Altos 115 000 x — 7 12 1 1:42.31; 100 breast — Liang (SHP) 59.48; — Win (G) 92-2. At Palo Alto Muni (par 36) Eastside Prep was well-condi- WP — Johnson (1-1). LP — Einfalt. 100 breast — E. Henderson (SHP) 1:13.95; Records: Gunn 1-0 Medalist: Alexandra Groetsema (PA) 36. 400 free relay — Sacred Heart Prep (Clark, tioned and utilized a good work HR — Einfalt (G); Cowan (LA). 2 hits — At Palo Alto 80, Mtn. View 47 Einfalt (G); Moore Records: 3-0 Ka. Howard, Mordell, Menon) 3:52.23. ethic throughout the season, which 400 relay — Palo Alto 45.0; 1,600 — (LA). 2 RBI — Einfalt (G). Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-1 (2-1)† started with practices at 6 a.m. The GIRLS LACROSSE Rowe (MV) 4:29.0; 110 HH — Truninger (PA) Records: Gunn 0-2 (0-5) PAL Bay Division 16.6; 400 — Rutner (MV) 52.3; 100 — Jones Panthers also did an admirable job Homestead 310 413 0 —12 12 2 Nonleague At Aragon 91, Menlo-Atherton 79 (PA) 11.1; 800 — MacQuitty (PA) 2:03; 300 Palo Alto 010 100 0 — 2 3 2 Menlo 8 12 — 20 of staying out of serious foul trouble IH — Abid (PA) 44.6; 200 — Jones (PA) WP — Greyson (2-0). LP — Goodspeed. University 5 8 — 13 200 medley relay — MenloñAtherton (Hig- throughout the season en route to 23.0; 3,200 — Avis (PA) 9:53; 1,600 relay — HR — Marshall, Blodgett (H); Johnson M — Daly 7, Haynes 6, Brown 3, Shove gitt, Mayerson, Haught, Chen) 2:09.09; 200 Mountain View 3:42. beating some very talented schools. (PA). 2B — Yang (H). 3 hits — Yang (H). 2, Miller, Keelin. free — Kinder (A) 2:05.32; 200 IM — R. Dorst Eastside Prep beat 10-time CCS Records: Palo Alto 1-1 (2-4). U — Wendell 6, Morris 4, Smith 3. (MA) 2:26.88; 50 free — Chen (A) 25.63; 100 Shot put — El Gamal (PA) 40-2; Discus Records: Menlo 1-0 fly — Lipps (MA) 1:13.59; 100 free — Chen — Muraka (PA) 130-0 1/2; Long jump — champion Pinewood twice, West PAL Bay Division Other scores: Palo Alto 9, Woodside 8; (A) 57.37; 500 free — Winters (MA) 5:38.06; Truninger (PA) 18-6 1/2; Triple jump — Ng Menlo 221 340 0 —12 14 2 Bay Athletic League champion Cas- Redwood 16, Sacred Heart Prep 6; St. Fran- 200 free relay — Aragon 1:46.33; 100 back (MV) 41-9 3/4; High jump — Powell (PA) Menlo-Atherton 202 010 1 — 6 10 0 tilleja twice, St. Francis, St. Francis- cis (Sacramento) 16, Sacred Heart Prep 12. — Dorst (MA) 1:07.45; 100 breast — Law (A) 6-0. Winn, Masket (5), Hornberger (7) and Sto- CCC and highly regarded Liberty SOFTBALL 1:18.69; 400 free relay — Aragon 3:53.11. Records: Mountain View 0-1, Palo Alto sz; Zavodnick, Diekroeger (4) and Umphreys. Christian in the NorCal semifinals WP — Diekroeger (1-0). LP — Winn. Gunn 002 041 3 —10 14 1 Records: Menlo-Atherton 0-1 (0-1) 1-0 HR — T. Williams (M); Mosher 2 (MA). 2B Lynbrook 100 302 5 —11 19 1 Palo Alto Spring Invitational GIRLS TRACK & FIELD last Thursday. WP — Mercado. LP — Carothers. — Mosbacher, Ryan, Mudd, Morris (M). 4 Team leaders — 1, Palo Alto 302; 2, Lyn- Senior center Samantha Bunch 3B — Rea (G); Mercado, Granfors, Var- SCVAL De Anza Division hits — Morris (M). 3 hits — T. Williams (M). brook 188; 3, Los Altos 115; 4, Wilcox 85; 5, was the centerpiece of the Panthers ney (L). At Gunn 71, Monta Vista 49 2 hits — Stosz (M); Mosher, Arias (MA). 5 King’s Academy 50. for the past four years with her RBI — Morris (M). 3 RBI — T. Williams (M); Records: Gunn 2-1 400 relay — Gunn 54.76; Mile — Mayer 200 medley relay — Palo Alto (Westly, Mosher (MA). 2 RBI — Umphreys (M); Syl- Palo Alto 002 00 — 2 7 5† (G) 5:18.68; 100 hurdles — Margerum (G) athletic presence and leadership in Xiang, Fotsch, Abbott) 1:55.90; 200 free vester (MA). Mtn. View 104 52 — 12 11 1 16.16; 400 — Feeley (G) 1:01.55; 100 — the post on both ends of the court. — S. Lee (PA) 2:00.07; 200 IM — Lou (LA) Records: Menlo 2-0 (6-0); Menlo-Ather- WP — Hayward (2-0). LP — Jenks (1-1). Leung (MV) 13.05; 800 — Jac. Evans (G) 2:16.22; 50 free — Jensen (PA) 22.78 (school Blythe knows it will be difficult to ton 0-2 (3-4) 3B — Matthews (MV). 3 hits — Matthews 2:26.49; 300 hurdles — Margerum (G) 49.11; (MV). 2 hits — Jenks (PA). 2 RBI — Mat- record, old mark 22.84 by Jensen, 2007); find a post presence next season to Nonleague 200 — Leung (MV) 27.39; 2 mile — Mayer (G) thews (MV). Diving — Potu (L) 320.00; 100 fly — Nguyen Thursday 11:53.27. No 1,600 relay held. compliment Samantha’s sister, ju- Records: Palo Alto 1-2 (L) 1:01.32; 100 free — Jensen (PA) 50.75; nior Shayla Bunch and sophomore SH Prep 021 012 1 — 7 13 1 500 free — Tringali (LA) 5:37.82; 200 free High jump — Montin (MV) 4-8; Long jump Aragon 000 000 0 — 0 4 1 BOYS SWIMMING relay — Palo Alto (S. Lee, Abbott, Fotsch, — Margerum (G) 16-7; Triple jump — Leung forward Felicia Anderson. A new Olmstead, Andrews (6), Wilkins (7) and West Catholic Athletic League Jensen) 1:39.91; 100 back — Fotsch (PA) (MV) 34-0; Shot put — Young (MV) 31-0; addition or two also will take the Discus — Feeley (G) 77-8. Buono; Kirker and Kalush. WP — Olmstead At SH Prep 127, SH Cathedral 0 1:00.86; 100 breast — Xiang (PA) 1:13.94; pressure off of Eastside Prep’s tal- (1-0). LP — Kirker. Records: Gunn 1-0 200 medley relay — Sacred Heart Prep 400 free relay — Palo Alto (Jensen, Xiang, ented backcourt of freshmen guards HR — Andrews 2 (SHP). 3 hits — Suttle Halstead, S. Lee) 3:47.56. Mtn. View 71, at Palo Alto 56 (SHP). 2 hits — Andrews, Olmstead, Davila, (Still, Norton, Navarro, Wise) 1:53.15; 200 Ahjalee Harvey and Ausjerae Hol- free — Whittam (SHP) 1:57.11; 200 IM — Na- BOYS TENNIS 400 relay — Mountain View 55.4; 1,600 — Buono (SHP); Jeremiah (A). 3 RBI — Buono land. (SHP). 2 RBI — Andrews (SHP). varro (SHP) 1:57.79; 50 free — Culpan (SHP) PAL Bay Division Reynolds (MV) 5:18; 100 hurdles — Florant 23.73; 100 fly — Norton (SHP) 1:00.70; 100 (PA) 18.2; 400 — Erkander (MV) 1:04; 100 — “I don’t want to start thinking Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-0 Menlo-Atherton 7, Aragon 0 free — Ruldoph (SHP) 49.10; 500 free — Yeates (PA) 12.9; 800 — Lattanzi (PA) 2:19; about losing Sam,” said Blythe. “We Saturday Singles — Horowitz (MA) d. Miller, 3-6, Wise (SHP) 5:10.50; 200 free relay — Sa- 300 hurdles — Begeus (MV) 52.8; 200 — will definitely miss her.” El Camino 310 210 1 — 8 11 2 cred Heart Prep (Meisel, Whittam, Rudolph, 7-5, 10-7; Haley (MA) d. Abramson, 6-4, 6-1; Yeates (PA) 27.5; 3,200 — Westbrook (MV) SH Prep 000 001 0 — 1 3 3 Still) 1:36.64; 100 back — Still (SHP) 58.79; Weiss (MA) d. Lu, 6-1, 6-4; Burell (MA) d. 11:57; 1,600 relay — Mountain View 4:19. Eastside Prep’s road to the NorCal Fioresi and Hoffert; Brezinski, Suttle (5), 100 breast — Navarro (SHP) 1:02.32; 400 Engleman, 6-3, 6-3. title game was anything but a pic- Davila (7) and Buono. WP — Fioresi. LP — Shot put — Johnson (MV) 32-6; Discus free relay — Sacred Heart Prep (Whittam, Doubles — Tuionetoa-Talaki (MA) d. Kim- — Johnson (MV) 112-8; Long jump — Thom nic by playing three games in five Brezinski. Meisel, Rudolph, Navarro) 3:28.12. Nayberg, 6-1, 6-4; Smith-Wentz (MA) d. HR — Kelly (EC). 2B — McGill, Kelly, (MV) 15-5; Triple jump — Thom (MV) 32-0; days. After getting past visiting No. Records: Sacred Heart Prep 1-0 Gonda-Kelbe, 7-5, 6-0; Greenberg-Mitchell High jump — Thom (MV) 5-0. Gresh (EC); Brezinski (SHP). 3 hits — McGill (MA) d. Yan-Moa, 6-0, 7-6 (7-4). 6 Head Royce in a closer-than- ex- (EC). 2 hits — Kelly, Stone (EC); Brezinski PAL Bay Division Records: Mountain View 1-0, Palo Alto Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-0 league pected 43-38 game in the opening (SHP). 4 RBI — Kelly (EC). Menlo-Atherton 120, at Aragon 40 0-1 Menlo 7, at San Mateo 0 round of the tournament, the No. 3 Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-1 200 medley relay — MenloñAtherton Menlo 110 000 001 010 — 4 14 3 Panthers took a four-hour bus ride (Swartz, Hong, Kwok, Wright) 1:49.21; 200 Singles — Ball (M) d. Gendler, 6-0, 6-0; SCHEDULE St. Francis 020 000 001 011 — 5 11 2 free — Matsuda (M-A) 1:55.73; 200 IM — Duggal (M) d. Kasagi, 6-1, 6-3; Carlisle (M) to Redding and upset No. 2 Liberty Umphreys, Diekroeger (9) and Mudd; WEDNESDAY Hong (M-A) 2:10.49; 50 free — Kelvie (MA) d. Lloyd, 6-1, 7-5; Sum (M) d. Sagara, 1-6, Christian (30-2) two nights later Baylis, Schwartz (7), Parzer (11) and Hoo. 22.90; 100 fly — Kelvie (MA) 55.60; 100 6-0, 6-1. Baseball WP — Parzer. LP — Diekroeger (1-1). in the semifinals, 72-60, as Har- free — Kwok (MA) 52.00; 500 free — Mat- Doubles — Peltz-Hoag (M) d. Lee-Oka- De Anza Division — Cupertino at Palo HR — Van Amburg (SF). 2B — Mosbach- suda (MA) 5:08.77; 200 free relay — Menlo- zaki, 7-5, 6-0; Tight-Baxter (M) d. Lebo- Alto, 3:30 p.m.; Wilcox at Gunn, 3:30 p.m. vey scored 26 points and Anderson er (M); Bredeltoeft, Jarvis (SF). 4 hits — T. Atherton (Bogott, Matsuda, Wright, Kelvie) Kneapler, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; S. Padval-V. Padval PAL Bay Division — Menlo-Atherton at added 24. Williams (M). 3 hits — Bredeltoeft (SF). 2 hits 1:37.06; 100 back — Swartz (MA) 59.55; 100 (M) d. Louie-Willig, 6-3, 7-5. — Mosbacher, Umphreys, Zavodnick, Ryan Mills, 3:15 p.m.; Menlo at Aragon, 3:15 p.m. On Saturday, the Panthers bused breast — Hong (MA) 1:05.65; 400 free relay Records: Menlo 1-0 (3-1) three hours for the championship (M); Van Amburg, Meyer (SF). — Menlo-Atherton (Matsuda, Kwok, Kelvie, PSAL — Fremont Christian at Sacred SCVAL De Anza Division Lowell 000 000 0 — 0 2 2 Hong) 3:35.78. Heart Prep, 3:30 p.m. game in Folsom. In less than three Menlo-Atherton 000 000 1 — 1 3 1 At Palo Alto 7, Mtn. View 0 Boys golf days, the Panthers played two high- WP — Stosz. Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-0 (1-0) Singles — Tantry (PA) d. Luk, 6-0, 6-0; De Anza Division — Gunn vs. Mountain HR — Arias (MA). 2B — Mosher (MA). Palo Alto Spring Invitational stakes games and spent 14 hours in Wongbanchai (PA) d. Thiessen, 6-0, 6-0; View at Palo Alto Muni, 3 p.m. a bus. Records: Menlo-Atherton 4-4 Team leaders — 1, Palo Alto 264; 2, Lyn- Schwartz (PA) d. Parker, 6-1, 6-1; Mitchell brook 181; 3, King’s Academy 142; 4, Wilcox Nonleague — Sacred Heart Prep at Santa “That was vicious,” said Blythe on BOYS BASKETBALL (PA) d. Chang, 6-0, 6-2. Teresa Invitational, San Juan Oaks CIF NorCal Division V 94; 5, Bellarmine 93. the hardship of playing on the road Doubles — Pearson-Cooper (PA) d. Cor- Girls lacrosse Semifinals at College of Marin 200 medley relay — Palo Alto (B. Lee, man-Dowling, 6-4, 6-3; Chen-McCroskey in the Division V playoffs. “I didn’t Woodside Priory 7 5 13 5 — 30 Ki, Fotsch, Liu) 1:54.77; 200 free — Higgins (PA) d. Lin-Hamel, 6-2, 6-1; Taser-Singh (PA) Nonleague — Redwood at Menlo, 4 play and it wore me out.” Branson 12 2 12 11 — 37 (PA) 1:46.85; 200 IM — Chen (L) 2:05.61; d. Nano-Smith, 6-3, 6-2. p.m. WP — Helmeczi 2 0-0 6, Berka 2 0-0 5, 50 free — Fortune (PA) 22.31; Diving — Si- Eastside met its match versus a Records: Palo Alto 3-0 (7-1) Boys lacrosse Feldman 2 0-0 6, Pavilonis 1 0-0 2, Somogyi mon (PA) 319.55; 100 fly — Thiviege (KA) Branson unit that had 14 players, At Gunn 5, Lynbrook 2 PAL — Menlo at Woodside, 4 p.m.; Men- 4 1-2 9, Starling 0 2-4 2. Totals: 11 3-6 30. 52.22; 100 free — Fortune (PA) 49.08; 500 lo-Atherton at Sacred Heart Prep, 4 p.m. started four seniors and had ample B — McNally 4 6-6 14, Akhile 2 0-0 4, free — Owens (KA) 4:55.09; 200 free relay — Singles — Muchynski (L) d. Herekar, 6-0, McGuigan 3 0-0 8, John 2 0-0 5, Elijah 3 0-0 Palo Alto (Fortune, Mielke, B. Lee, Higgins) 6-1; Lui (G) d. Huang, 6-4, 6-4; Ugarte (G) d. Girls softball available talent on the bench. Bran- 6. Totals: 14 6-6 37. 1:33.99; 100 back — Higgins (PA) 53.60; Li, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3; Klein (G) d. Ichimura, 6-4, PAL Ocean Division — Menlo at Wood- son also had invaluable playoff ex- Three-point goals: Helmeczi 2, Feldman 100 breast — Wang (PA) 1:03.69; 400 free 6-2. side, 3:15 p.m. perience. 2, Berka (WP); McGuigan 2, John (B). relay — Palo Alto (Fortune, Wang, Wenzlau, Doubles — Bhadkamkar-Narayen (G) d. Boys tennis “We came out sluggish,” said Records: Woodside Priory finishes 25-6 Higgins) 3:25.50. Cappello-Rohan J, 6-2, 6-2; Meyer-Reddy Nonleague — Palo Alto at Bellarmine, Blythe on Saturday’s championship GIRLS BASKETBALL GIRLS SWIMMING (G) d. Tung-Onori, 7-5, 6-4; Liu-Takanaski (L) 3:30 p.m.; Aptos at Gunn, 3:30 p.m.; Sara- game. “Branson is very good, well- CIF NorCal Division V West Catholic Athletic League d. Paddock-Chen, 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 10-7. toga at Menlo, 3:30 p.m. Semifinals in Redding coached and I have a lot of respect At SH Prep 133, SH Cathedral 26 Records: Gunn 2-1 (8-2) Track and field Eastside Prep 16 19 16 21 — 72 Private Schools Athletic League PSAL — League-wide meet No. 2 at Sa- for them. We ran across a team of Liberty Christian 22 11 11 16 — 60 200 medley relay — Sacred Heart cred Heart Prep, 3:30 p.m. (SHP girls vs. veterans.” EP — Martin 3 0-0 7, Holland 4 0-0 10, Prep (Liang, Dunlevie, Bohannon, Kr. SH Prep 7, at Woodside Priory 0 Presentation at Bellarmine Prep, 2:30 p.m.) Harvey 11 2-3 26, Sa. Bunch 2 1-4 5, An- Howard)†2:01.35; 200 free — Liang (SHP) Singles — Westerfield (SHP) d. Helfrich, Branson, which scouted Eastside derson 7 4-4 24, Sh. Bunch 0 0-0 0. Totals: 2:00.96; 200 IM — Ka. Howard (SHP) 7-6 (7-4), 4-6, 10-6; Robinson (SHP) d. Ross, THURSDAY Prep three times this season, made 27 7-11 72. 2:22.78; 50 free — Kr. Howard†(SHP) 25.87; 6-2, 6-1; Paginini (SHP) d. Khanna, 6-0, 6-0; Badminton that scouting pay off by defensively LC — Downs 1 0-0 2, Sherman 4 1-2 9, 100 fly — Liang (SHP) 1:04.44; 100 free — SHP wins No. 4 by default. Mordell (SHP) 58.74; 500 free — H. Hender- PAL — El Camino at Menlo-Atherton, 3:15 by containing Samantha Bunch, Rackley 5 0-0 12, Womack 1 0-0 3, Oestre- Doubles — Kelly-Bell (SHP) d. Farino- p.m. Harvey and Anderson. Only Bunch icher 1 4-4 6, Crandell 13 2-3 28. Totals: 25 son (SHP) 5:51.48; 200 free relay — Sacred Kovachy, 6-2, 6-2; Scherba-Young (SHP) d. Boys golf 7-9 60. Heart Prep (Ka. Howard, Menon, Ebner, Johnson-Hailey, 6-2, 6-4; SHP wins No. 3 scored in double figures with 14 Three-point goals: Anderson 6, Holland Child) 1:47.34; 100 back — Ka. Howard by default. De Anza Division — Palo Alto vs. Fremont points. Eastside received a tough (SHP) 1:03.62; 100 breast — E. Hender- at Palo Alto Muni, 3 p.m. 2, Harvey 2, Martin (EP); Rackley 2, Wom- Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-0 (2-0) break early when Anderson injured ack (LB). son (SHP) 1:15.27; 400 free relay — Sacred PAL Bay Division — Menlo vs. Mills at Records: Eastside Prep 31-1 Heart Prep (Menon, Ebner, Ka. Howard, H. BOYS TRACK & FIELD Green Hills CC, 3 p.m. her backside, went out for a while Henderson) 3:53.63. CIF NorCal championship SCVAL De Anza Division Girls lacrosse and wasn’t the same the remainder Records: Sacred Heart Prep 1-0† At Folsom High At Gunn 86, Monta Vista 40 Nonleague — St. Ignatius at Sacred of the game. Branson took advantage Branson 64, Eastside Prep 24 SH Prep 126, ND-Belmont 44 400 relay — Gunn 46.43; Mile — Sum- Heart Prep, 4 p.m. by keeping extra eyes on Harvey at Records: Eastside Prep finishes 31-2 Presentation 126, SH Prep 57 mers (G) 4:36.90; 110 HH — Kahng (MV) Softball the point and forced 23 turnovers. 200 medley relay — Sacred Heart Prep 19.21; 400 — Hunter (G) 52.66; 100 — Chi- “We are young and I’m proud of BOYS GOLF som (G) 11.34; 800 — Hunter (G) 2:04.84; El Camino Division — Santa Clara at Palo SCVAL De Anza Division (Ka. Howard, Liang, Menon, Kr. Howard) Alto, 4 p.m.; Gunn at Wilcox, 4 p.m. 1:52.84; 200 free — Gong (P) 1:55.63; 200 300 IH — Kahng (MV) 45.99; 200 — Chisom the way we came a long way in a Gunn 189, Cupertino 194 (G) 23.56 2 mile — Summers (G) 10:24.32; PSAL — Fremont Christian at Pinewood. very short time,” said Blythe. “The At Deep Cliff GC (par 30) IM — Liang (SHP) 2:09.90; 50 free — Kr. Howard (SHP) 25.50; Diving — Tobias (P) 1,600 relay — Monta Vista 4:14.64. 3:30 p.m. girls had a phenomenal year.”■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, March 12, 2008 • Page 31 Sports
2007-08 GIRLS’ WINTER ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS BASKETBALLBASKETBALL Atherton)Atherton) Sr.; Jackie Shepard (Menlo) Jr.; ALL-PRIVATE SCHOOLSSCHOOLS Midfielder of the Year: Shanelle Furner AAmymy Rorabaugh (Harker) So.; Hayley Wart- Arleene Figueroa ((Sequoia)S ) Sr.;S Debben ers (Mercy-Burlingame)( ) Jr. ALL-SCVAL ATHLETIC LEAGUE (Carlmont). Hoffer (Woodside) Sr. Defensive Player of the Year: DE ANZA DIVISION (Pinewood players only) Megan Second Team McKee (Woodside). ALL WEST CATHOLIC Most Valuable Player: Deanna Weaver Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Nickel Diana Cariaga (Half Moon Bay) Fr.; Erin Goalie of the Year: Marie Torres (Bur- (Wilcox) So. (Pinewood) Jr. ATHLETIC LEAGUE Dahl (Half Moon Bay) Jr.; Bella DePillo (Half lingame). First Team Player of the Year: Danielle Brunache First Team Moon Bay) Sr.; Kendra Thomas (Menlo- First Team (St. Ignatius) Sr. Jasmine Evans (Gunn) Jr.; Neva Hauser Atherton) Sr.; Emily Richard (Carlmont) Jr.; Lindsay Nickel (Jr.); Hailie Eackles (Fr.); Adrianna Ortiz, Jenny Haggarty, Sarah (Gunn) Sr.; Dara Taleni (Wilcox) Sr.; Chrissy Kathleen Burrell (Carlmont) Sr. Grace Beck (Sr.) Junior of the Year: Lindsay Dickerson Fraser, Amanda Torres (Burlingame); Montez (Wilcox) Sr.; Natalie Warmbrodt Second Team (St. Francis). Honorable Mention Tamara Abinader (Carlmont); Lizzy (Mountain View) Sr.; Liz Slater (Palo Alto) Sophomores of the Year: Stephanie Bell Jessica Morales (Half Moon Bay) So.; Kelsey Morehead (Fr.) Maggi,Caity Winterbottom (Aragon); Casey Sr.; Chelsea Ryan (Los Gatos) Sr. (St. Francis); Hannah O’Donnell (Sacred Jenna Doyle (Carlmont) Sr.; Shareka Haynes Finch (Menlo); Haley Walker (Terra Nova); Heart Cathedral). Second Team (Woodside) Sr.; Lauren Ward (Half Moon Deniz High (San Mateo); Callie Cain (Menlo- Tamar Cartun (Gunn) Jr.; Taylor McAdam Bay) So.; Jessica Tuliau (Menlo-Atherton) Atherton); Vanessa Garcia (Sequoia). First Team (Gunn) Jr.; Anecia Jones (Wilcox) Jr.; Nadia So.; Victoria Fakalata (Menlo-Atherton) So.; Second Team Bianca Henniger (Mitty) Sr.; Jenna Bre- Williams (Wilcox) Jr.; Aly Greenberg (Moun- Sarah Rosales (Menlo) So.; Marissa Chris- hmer (Mitty) Sr.; Lilyana Chavez (Mitty) Sr.; Christina Arobio, Lauren Daley, Ka- tain View) Sr.; Olivia Garcia (Palo Alto) Jr.; tensen (Sequoia) Sr.; Mele Langi (Sequoia) Aisha Lott (Mitty) Sr.; Lindsay Dickerson tie Webb (Burlingame); Ellen Ingebritsen, Isa Musika (Milpitas) Sr. Jr.; Nereyda Godinez (Woodside) Jr. (St. Francis) Jr.; Erin Fleischli (St. Francis) Taylor Duffner, Chelsea Braun (Wood- Sr.; Stephanie Bell (St. Francis) So.; Mor- Honorable Mention side); Chelsea Biklen, Jessica Edwards gan Celaya (Valley Christian) Sr.; Stepanie Sophie Shevick (Gunn) Jr.; Mirjana Ivanic ALL-WEST CATHOLIC (Carlmont); Nicole Killigrew, Laura Shields Bales (Valley Christian) Sr.; Alissa Boddie (Mountain View) Jr.; Vay Brady (Los Gatos) (Aragon); Lauren Brown (Menlo); Miranda ATHLETIC LEAGUE (Presentation) Sr.; Jessica Molina (Presen- Sr.; Joann Chau (Milpitas) Fr.; JT Wozniak Bradley (Terra Nova); Gina Kiely (San Ma- Player of the Year: Jazmine Jackson tation) Jr.; Danielle Brunache (St. Ignatius) (Fremont) So. teo); Gillian Collum (Menlo-Atherton); Yvette (Sacred Heart Cathedral) Sr. Sr.; Katie Hosking (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Flores (Sequoia). First Team Kristina Garrido (Notre Dame-Belmont) So.; Honorable Mention Hannah O’Donnell (Sacred Heart Cathe- Jazmine Jackson (Sacred Heart Cathe- Laura Minkel, Cassandra Root (Burl- dral) So. dral) Sr.; Lauren Bell (Sacred Heart Cathe- ingame); Emily Kruger, Marie Alftin (Wood- dral) Sr.; Ki-shawna Moore (Sacred Heart Second Team side); Kelly Cunningham, Caitlin Kerwin Cathedral) Jr.; Tierra Rogers (Sacred Heart Lauren Sanchez (Mitty) Sr.; Samira (Carlmont); Abby Kirkup, Sarah Jacobs Cathedral) Jr.; A.J. Newton (Valley Chris- Jaafari (Mitty) Sr.; Mandy Martin (St. Fran- (Aragon); Madi Shove, Maggie Brown tian) So.; Kelsey Byrd (Valley Christian) Jr.; cis) Sr.; Kelsey Rogind (St. Francis) Sr.; (Menlo School); Dionne Dettmer, Monique Hannah Stephens (Mitty) Sr.; Maggie Mc- Anna Calderon (Valley Christian) Sr.; Katy Rescino (Terra Nova); Kayla Haas (San Carthy (St. Ignatius) Sr. McLaughlin (Valley Christian) Sr.; Jordan Mateo); Stephanie Lee (Menlo-Atherton); Fillmore (Presentation) Sr.; Christina Lee Second Team Melissa Jenkins (Sequoia). (Presentation) Jr.; Laura Oliver (St. Igna- Jaclyn Bisordi (Notre Dame-Belmont) tius) So.; Paige Scigliano (St. Ignatius) Sr.; Sr.; Lindsay Leo (Mitty) Sr.; Eilise O’Connor Kira Abe (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Elizabeth (St. Ignatius) So.; Margaret Dowling (Notre Keith Peters Weisman (Sacred Heart Prep) So.; Mica Dame-Belmont) Sr.; Aly Geppert (St. Fran- Corgas (Notre Dame-Belmont) Sr.; Alexis cis) Sr.; Erwina Kwan (Presenation) Sr.; Hallgren (Sacred Heart Cathedral) Fr. Jazzmyne Ross (Valley Christian) Sr.; Erin Grady (St. Ignatius) Jr. Honorable Mention Honorable Mention Ryann Hernandez (Mitty) Sr.; Katie Mitchell (St. Francis) Sr.; Elisa Phillips (St. Gabby Micek (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Paly’s Teresa Noyola was MVP Francis) Sr.; Sarah Roth (Valley Christian) Nicolette Gilday (Presentation) Fr.; Clau- in De Anza Division. Sr.; Emma Caringello (Presentation) So.; dia Contreras (Presentation) Sr.; Keilani Molly Delahunty (St. Ignatius) Sr.; Brooke Ricketts (Mitty) Sr.; Kathleen Howe (Notre Marsal (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Sara Mack Dame-Belmont) Jr.; Kristin Montanari (St. SOCCER (Notre Dame-Belmont) So.; Rosaleen Folan Francis) Sr.; Rosslyn Beard (Sacred Heart ALL-SCVAL (Sacred Heart Cathedral) Jr. Cathedral) Sr.; Jazzmine Davis (Valley DE ANZA DIVISION Christian) Fr. Most Valuable Player: Teresa Noyola (Palo Alto) Sr. ALL-PRIVATE SCHOOLS MVP Offense: Emily Langston (Los Al- ATHLETIC LEAGUE (Pinewood players only)
tos) Sr. Keith Peters MVP Defense: Shandon Rovetta (Monta First Team Vista) Sr. Sam Krug, Alex Merriweather, Sam Mer- MVP Goalie: Kendra Roseberry (Monta riweather. Vista) Sr. Second Team Senior of the Year: Lauren Crum (Los Priory’s Massiel Castellanos was Jessica Lee, Sophie Rosseel. Altos). MVP of WBAL. Junior of the Year: Jessica Fee (Los ALL-CHRISTIAN PRIVATE Keith Peters Gatos). ALL-WEST BAY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE Sophomore of the Year: McColl ATHLETIC LEAGUE Mathews (Mountain View). Most Valuable Player: Sonia Sanchez Most Valuable Player: Massiel Castel- (East Palo Alto Academy) goalie. Freshman of the Year: Erin Robinson lanos (Woodside Priory) So. (Gunn). Freshman of the Year: Noemi Villegas First Team (Eastside Prep) First Team Castilleja’s Eve Zelinger was Michelle Balcazar (ND-San Jose) Sr.; First Team Mariah Cannon (Gunn) Jr. defender; MVP of the WBAL. Kristina Bither (Harker) Sr.; Emily Colvin Paola Solano (EPA Academy) forward; Sammi Bengston (Palo Alto) Jr. MF; Kelly (Castilleja) So.; Adriana Cortes (Woodside Jenks (Palo Alto) So. forward; Claire Sk- Brenda Galvez (Latino Prep) forward; Isa- ALL-WEST BAY Priory) So.; Megan Davis (Mercy-Burl- mar Servacio (Latino Prep) forward; Noemi rabutenas (Palo Alto) So. defender; Nicole ingame) So.; Amanda Downing (Mercy- ATHLETIC LEAGUE Duller (Los Altos) Sr. defender; Sarah Ne- Villegas (Eastside Prep) forward; Daisy Burlingame) Sr.; Kristen Lam (ND-San Rodriguez (Eastside Prep) MF; Clara Jime- Most Valuable Player: Eve Zelinger Smith (Los Altos) Sr. MF; Hallie Keenan Jose) So.; Courtny Lee (Woodside Priory) nez (Downtown Prep) MF; Zobeida Pinto (Castilleja) So. (Los Altos) Sr. MF; Adi Yogev (Los Altos) Jr.; Darien Martin (Castilleja) Sr.; Cami (Downtown Prep) MF; Daisy Revuelta (EPA First Team So. forward; Kelsey Mulcahy (Los Altos) Simpson (Woodside Priory) Sr. Jr. defender; Rosa Ahn (Monta Vista) Sr. Academy) defender; Naomi Trejo (Latino Erica Haedrich (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Bre- defender; Cheryl Kute (Monta Vista) So. Second Team Prep) defender; Daira (Eastside Prep) de- anna McNeil (Mercy-San Francisco) Jr.; forward; Michelle Pao (Monta Vista) So. Lauren Allen (Woodside Priory) So.; fender; Wendy Rivera (Downtown Prep) Lindsay Taylor (Castilleja) Sr.; Ericka von forward; Sandra Ley (Monta Vista) Fr. for- Tanya Alvarez (Mercy-Burlingame) Fr.; defender; Sonia Sanchez (EPA Academy)
Kaeppler (Castilleja) Jr.; Natasha von Kaep- Kyle Terada ward; Allison Arnstein (Los Gatos) Sr. de- Dena Block (Castilleja) Sr.; Dani Boross goalie. pler (Castilleja) Fr. fender; Madeline Kevorkian (Los Gatos) So. (Woodside Priory) Jr.; Leanna Gicale Second Team Second Team Forward; Rachelle Comeau (Los Gatos) Jr. (ND-San Jose) Jr.; Julia Landholt (Mercy- Vanessa Rosales (EPA Academy) for- Marion Cohn (Castilleja) Sr.; Alvina Frank- defender; Diana Charrier (Homestead) Jr. Burlingame) So.; Allie May (Castilleja) So.; ward; Kassandra Avelar (Eastside Prep) lin (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr.; Maria Kharon MF; Kristina Roome (Homestead) Jr. MF; Melissa Penna (Woodside Priory) So.; Amie forward; Maria Gerrera (Downtown Prep) (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr.; Christina Ospital Mimi Arrillaga (Mt. View) So. defender; Mc- Tong (Castilleja) So.; Maddie Turner (Wood- forward; Linda Martinez (EPA Academy) (ICA) Sr.; Alexa Tee (ND-San Jose) Sr. Eastside Prep’s Sam Bunch was Coll Mathews (Mt. View) So. forward. side Priory) Sr.; Cassie Vanderzweep (ND- MF; Merly Rubalcava (Latino Prep) MF; Honorable Mention MVP of CPSAL. Second Team San Jose) Sr. Joyce Thompson (Eastside Prep) MF; Li- Honorable Mention zette Gomez (Downtown Prep) MF; Neri Jency Butler (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Cas- ALL-CHRISTIAN PRIVATE Libby Burch (Gunn) Jr. MF; Caitlin Wat- Clemente (Latino Prep) defender; Veronica sandra Castillo (ICA) So.; Becca Herzog son (Palo Alto) Jr. defender; Alex Kershner Leslie Barkmann (Woodside Priory) Jr.; SCHOOLS ATHLETIC LEAGUE† Polanco (Eastside Prep) defender; Char- (ND-San Jose) Jr.;†Anna Jayo (ICA) Sr.; (Palo Alto) Fr. goalie; Julia Cashen (Los Rachel Brownell (Castilleja)†Fr.; Zoe Ciupitu (Eastside Prep players only) lotte Tenisi (Downtown Prep). Danielle Lasirona (Mercy-San Francisco) Altos) Sr. MF; Noorin Dorosti (Los Altos) (Woodside Priory) Jr.; Andrea DeLeon (Mer- So.; Rachelle Leung (Mercy-San Francisco) Most Valuable Player: Samantha Bunch So. MF; Kasha Sang (Monta Vista) Sr. MF; cy-Burlingame) Sr.; Kirbec Fruehe (Mercy- Honorable Mention Sr.; Priya Naicker (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; (Sr.) Sarah Trankle (Monta Vista) Sr. MF; Kelly Burlingame) Jr.; Charlotte Geaghan-Breiner Maida Landaverde (EPA Academy) for- Vicky Nguyen (ND-San Jose) Jr.; Keana Freshman of the Year: Ahjalee Harvey Koose (Los Gatos) So. defender; Brianne (Castilleja) Fr.; Rebecca Grady (Mercy-Bur- ward; Melissa Ramos (Latino Prep) forward; lingame) So.; Emily Harrington (ND-San Robles (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr.; Victoria First Team Medved (Los Gatos) Fr. MF; Taylor Bunka Lavinia Prema (Eastside Prep) forward; Cel- Valencia (ICA) Sr. (Homestead) Sr. defender; Andrea Grabau Jose) So.; Sarah Kahermanes (ND-San ena Ramos (Downtown Prep) forward; Kas- Felicia Anderson (Soph), Ausjerae Hol- (Homestead) Jr. defender; Amy Kaestner Jose) Sr.; Shereen Kajoree (Mercy-San sandra Torres (Eastside Prep) MF; Jennifer land (Fr.) (Mt. View) Jr. defender; Mary Reynolds (Mt. Francisco); Sophia Koontz (Castilleja) Fr.; Amaya (Latino Prep) MF; Monica Gaytan ALL PAL SOUTH DIVISION Second Team View) Jr. MF. Rebecca Mantecon (ND-San Jose); Kim (EPA Academy) defender; Suzie Morales Most Valuable Player: Erica Hayes Shayla Bunch (Jr.) Mathews (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; Shelby (EPA Academy) defender; Kiara Gaytan (Menlo-Atherton) Sr. Molini (Mercy-Burlingame) Jr.; Sarah Mont- Honorable Mention ALL-PAL BAY DIVISION (EPA Academy) defender; Erika Gallegos First Team gomery (Woodside Priory) Jr.; Abbey Nevoli (Eastside Prep) defender; Laura Moya Leanne Martin (Fr.), Alicia Ponce (Fr.) Forward of the Year: Adrianna Ortiz (ND-San Jose); Christina Pando (ND-San Coleen Garrett (Carlmont) Sr; Lauren Kil- (Eastside Prep) goalie. (Burlingame). Jose) Jr.; Jarel Peralez (ND-San Jose) Jr.; berg (Carlmont) Sr.; Arielle McKee (Menlo-
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