Who's to Blame for Delays, Strife Over Tangled Library Project?

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NArts Architect’s art inspired by Palo Alto Baylands Page 27 NSports Swimmers head to the World Championships Page 36 NHome Monroe Park: a split-personality neighborhood Page 41 Page 2ÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Gay-marriage backers hail court ruling Santa Clara County awaits guidance before issuing ing marriage as “between a man and cannot be enforced. trict Judge Vaughn Walker — the licenses to gay couples a woman” lacked standing to make California Attorney General Ka- period in which petitioners techni- their case. mala Harris said all 58 counties in cally can seek a rehearing before the by Chris Kenrick The Santa Clara County Clerk’s the state must now recognize the Supreme Court. Office said it was waiting for a go- right of same-sex couples to legally In Palo Alto, the Rev. Amy Zuck- ackers of same-sex marriage the legal dust settles and gay mar- ahead from county lawyers before marry. Harris asked the Ninth Cir- er Morgenstern of the Unitarian celebrated Wednesday’s U.S. riages resume here. issuing marriage licenses to same- cuit Court of Appeals to lift its stay Universalist Church had promised B Supreme Court rulings clear- In separate decisions, the high sex couples. on the 2010 district-court ruling and to offer free weddings for one day ing the way for issuance of mar- court ruled unconstitutional the Gov. Jerry Brown said the effect allow same-sex marriages to take should the court rule against Propo- riage licenses to gay couples in Defense of Marriage Act’s denial of the ruling is that the 2010 fed- place. sition 8. California. of federal benefits to married same- eral district court’s decision that It was speculated that the Ninth Morgenstern is out of the coun- But it could be days or weeks — sex couples and said defenders of a Proposition 8 is unconstitutional is Circuit would wait 25 days to lift its probably at least 25 days — before 2008 California proposition defin- left intact and that the proposition stay on the 2010 ruling by U.S. Dis- (continued on page 10)

LAND USE Ohio ‘shared campus’ could be model for Palo Alto Advisory group says joint use could be solution for Cubberley by Chris Kenrick new public high school that shares the 35-acre Cubberley A Community Center with child care centers, dance studios and other local organizations was the vision painted recently by a community advisory committee on the future of the south Palo Alto facility. While not common, such joint school-city arrangements can be found in communities around the nation, with some planners touting the collaborations as the answer to land

Veronica Weber scarcity, tight budgets and desire for multi-generational public spaces. In Wadsworth, Ohio, 40 miles south of Cleveland, a 1,629-student high school and 750-student middle school share a 95-acre parcel with Bubble, bubble, toil and ... a senior center and café, a commu- Preparing for an upcoming performance of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” from left, Ryan Gruschka, Sara O’Riordan, Zoe Lew, Avril Cierniak nity television studio, a recreation and Eleni Kapur finish coloring in the castle backdrop. A group of 7- to 13-year-olds, along with a group of 13- to 15-year-olds, is center managed by the YMCA and participating in the two-week Bay Area Shakespeare Camp at First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto, culminating in a performance for doctors’ offices. parents and friends on June 28. Across the bay in Emeryville, plans are underway for a 7.6-acre “center for community life” that will house 750 students in grades K-12 CITY BUDGET and an array of community services including a library, health and family-support services, job training and Retiring firefighters, officers lead county in disability claims recreation opportunities. Such a scenario at Cubberley is Grand Jury report finds that more than half of the city’s public-safety officers filed for “industrial disability retirement” far from reality, but planning for by Gennady Sheyner shared city-school use in the future was a central recommendation of ore than half of Palo Alto’s the county’s Civil Grand Jury. mined that overall about 27 percent disability retirements,” a term used the Cubberley Community Advi- police officers and firefight- The Grand Jury report was prompt- of all public-safety retirements in the to describe retirements due to job- sory Committee, which issued its M ers retired with disability ed by a 2011 finding by the City of county “have been granted as retire- related disabilities, varies widely findings in March. benefits over the past five years, a San Jose Auditor that a higher-than- ments with a job-related disability.” from one jurisdiction to another, The status quo — the city’s pay- rate that is far higher than in any average number of public-safety Palo Alto had by far the highest according to the Grand Jury, which ment of $7 million a year to the school other surveyed jurisdiction in San- workers in San Jose had retired with rate, with 51 percent of public-safety used questionnaires and follow-up district to lease the aging campus as ta Clara County and that is almost job-related disabilities. Since then, workers claiming disability when interviews to arrive at its findings. a community center — is no longer double the county average, accord- the Grand Jury surveyed 12 agencies, retiring. ing to a report released Thursday by including the county itself, and deter- The cost impact of “industrial (continued on page 15) (continued on page 11)

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450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK Vote online: (650) 326-8210 PaloAltoOnline.com/best_of PUBLISHER William S. Johnson (223-6505) ‘‘ EDITORIAL Deadline July 7 Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Associate Editor Carol Blitzer (223-6511) Sports Editor Keith Peters (223-6516) Express & Online Editor Eric Van Susteren (223-6515) NOTICE OF INTENT TO CIRCULATE Arts & Entertainment Editor How have we reached this point Rebecca Wallace (223-6517) REFERENDUM PETITION Assistant Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6521) of no return? Spectrum Editor Tom Gibboney (223-6507) — Liz Kniss, Palo Alto City Council member, Notice of Intent to Circulate Referendum Petition Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Chris Kenrick (223-6512), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) on the myriad construction problems that have Notice is hereby given of the intention of the persons whose Editorial Assistant/Intern Coordinator delayed the Mitchell Park Library opening. names appear hereon to circulate a referendum petition Elena Kadvany (223-6519) ‘‘ See story on page 20. Staff Photographer Veronica Weber (223-6520) within the city of Palo Alto for the purpose of repealing the act Contributors Andrew Preimesberger, Dale F. of the City Council to rezone the property located at 567-595 Bentson, Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Tyler Hanley, Iris Harrell, Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Maybell Avenue to allow a Planned Community. A statement Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in Susan Tavernetti Editorial Interns John Brunett, Rye Druzin, said petition is as follows: Karishma Mehrotra The City Council’s action establishes a bad land use ADVERTISING Around Town precedent and abandons the City’s promise to preserve Vice President Sales & Advertising Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) CASHING IN ... Palo Alto officials are eco-friendly, unique, eye-catching, single family neighborhoods. We support affordable senior Multimedia Advertising Sales wrestling with a wonderful dilemma: and above all affordable. One thing Christine Afsahi (223-8582), Adam Carter (223- housing provided for under existing zoning. For the Maybell 6573), Elaine Clark (223-6572), Connie Jo Cotton a $44 million pool of funds and plenty they don’t want it to be is just another Action Group: (223-6571), Janice Hoogner (223-6576), Wendy of discretion about how to spend bridge. Another thing they don’t want, Suzuki 223-6569), Brent Triantos (223-6577), Signed: Rosemarie C. Dufresne, Real Estate Advertising Sales it. The money, which was provided in the words of City Councilman Pat Kenneth D. Scholz, Neal Fine (223-6583), Carolyn Oliver (223-6581), by the Stanford University Medical Burt, is a “Bay Bridge Mini-me.” But Rosemary Lewkowitz (223-6585) Center, is part of the development these restrictions notwithstanding, Ruth A. Lowy Inside Advertising Sales David Cirner (223-6579), Irene Schwartz (223-6580) agreement the city signed with council members signaled on Real Estate Advertising Assistant Stanford two years ago to enable Monday, June 24, that they would Diane Martin (223-6584) Stanford’s giant expansion of its like to see a wider-than-usual range Legal Advertising Alicia Santillan (223-6578) hospital facilities. This week, the of design options for the bridge that NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING ADVERTISING SERVICES City Council’s Policy and Services will span U.S. Highway 101 at Adobe of the Palo Alto Advertising Services Manager Committee laid out a process for Creek and agreed to launch a design Jennifer Lindberg (223-6595) deciding on how to spend this competition. While appreciating Sales & Production Coordinators Planning & Transportation Commission Dorothy Hassett (223-6597), Blanca Yoc (223-6596) money. The committee emphasized the wealth of creativity that the DESIGN this week that they would like to competition will hopefully spur, council Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission Design Director Shannon Corey (223-6560) focus on long-lasting infrastructure members stressed the need to set (P&TC) shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, Senior Designers Linda Atilano, Paul Llewellyn, projects and that they would like reasonable criteria that would both be July 10, 2013 in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Cen- Scott Peterson to avoid spending the money on consistent with the city’s values and Designers Lili Cao, Rosanna Leung ter, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and operational costs or setting up an keep the project within the budget. EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES be heard on these items. endowment. As part of the new “I don’t want someone to design Online Operations Coordinator Ashley Finden (223-6508) process, the council will have a a great bridge that will cost $100 Staff reports for agendized items are available via the City’s main “master list” of priority projects that million,” Councilman Larry Klein website at www.cityofpaloalto.org and also at the Planning Division BUSINESS Front Desk, 5th Floor, City Hall, after 2:00 PM on the Friday preced- Payroll & Benefits Susie Ochoa (223-6544) it will review every year as part of said. But others also indicated that Business Associates Elena Dineva (223-6542), the budget process until the pool they would like the new bridge to be ing the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Develop- Mary McDonald (223-6543), Claire McGibeny ment Center should City Hall be closed on the 9/80 Friday. (223-6546), Cathy Stringari (223-6541) of funds is exhausted — a process a visible landmark and an attractive ADMINISTRATION that committee members expect destination. Councilwoman Liz Kniss, Public Hearing Receptionist Doris Taylor to take five to 10 years. Committee who as former Santa Clara County Courier Ruben Espinoza members also emphasized one major supervisor played a leading role in 1. 3159 El Camino Real [13PLN-00040]: Request by Heather EMBARCADERO MEDIA difference between the Stanford getting the city a $4 million county Young on behalf of Portage Avenue Portfolio, LLC, for Site and President William S. Johnson (223-6505) funds and the city’s normal capital- grant, pointed to Cupertino’s cable- Vice President & CFO Michael I. Naar (223-6540) Design Review and request for concessions under Density Bo- improvement program: The latter is strayed Mary Avenue bike bridge, nus law of a five story, 55 foot tall, 75,042 s.f. building, replacing Vice President Sales & Advertising Tom Zahiralis (223-6570) largely used for routine maintenance. which spans Interstate 280 and lights an existing 900 s.f. commercial building to establish 48 residen- Director, Information Technology & Webmaster The former allows the council to up at night. “It’s a very pretty look,” tial apartment units, and commercial and retail uses on a 1.6 Frank A. Bravo (223-6551) dream big. “The Stanford money Kniss said while a photo of the lit-up acre site. The proposal includes retention of 6,661 s.f. of floor Major Accounts Sales Manager area (3127 El Camino Real) and the existing parking structure at Connie Jo Cotton (223-6571) is like you’ve just come into a big bridge was displayed on the screen Director, Circulation & Mailing Services inheritance and now you can afford in the Chambers. “It’s rather elegant. I 440 Portage Avenue. Parking spaces provided for 223 vehicles Bob Lampkin (223-6557) to fix up your house and maybe think of us as a rather elegant city. We would include mechanical parking lifts. Environmental Assess- Circulation Assistant Alicia Santillan ment: An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration have Computer System Associates add another room or something,” should have that kind of a bridge.” been prepared. Zone District: Service Commercial (CS). *Quasi Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo Councilman Larry Klein said. “That’s Judicial (Continued from June 26, 2013) The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is published how I see the Stanford money.” DOGGED BY DITHERING ... every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 450 Cambridge When Palo Alto officials and voters Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals 2. 395 Page Mill Road and 3045 Park Blvd. Project Scoping postage paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing MUSIC TO THEIR EARS ... approved the construction of an Session: A Notice of Preparation (NOP) has been issued to offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation Student musicians from Gunn underground reservoir at El Camino for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly is deliv- solicit comments in advance of the preparation of a draft Envi- High School will travel to Chicago Park in 2007, their focus was on ronmental Impact Report (EIR). This session is the community ered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff this December to perform in what emergency preparedness, not dog scoping meeting for the EIR. Verbal comments from the public households on the Stanford campus and to portions regarding the scope and content of the Draft EIR will be received of Los Altos Hills. If you are not currently receiving the teachers Sandra Lewis and Todd walkers and walking trails. But now, paper, you may request free delivery by calling 326- Summers say is arguably the “highest six years later, plans for the park are and the Commission will provide input to staff. Project informa- 8210. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Palo Alto tion will be provided and the California Environmental Quality Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. ©2013 by honor a school music program can continuing to evolve, and evolve, and Embarcadero Media. All rights reserved. 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The files relat- [email protected] performed by the Gunn Orchestra directing staff to look for ways to add ing to these items are available for inspection weekdays between the Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? will be music composed within the a dog park and to consider a location hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised live Call 650 223-6557, or email [email protected]. past year, to help give educators new for a historic building that needs to on Government Access Channel 26. You may also subscribe online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr. ideas and techniques, said Lewis. be relocated. Finally, the city staff is ADA. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals “We have a mixed level of musical getting impatient and is urging the SUBSCRIBE! abilities but with great commitment we council to make a final decision on the with disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, Support your local newspaper services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn by becoming a paid subscriber. have formed a musical ensemble that park design soon. If the council wants more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabili- $60 per year. $100 for two years. works really hard to perform pieces to proceed with placing the building ties Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at Name: ______at a very high level,” she said. “My and the dog park at El Camino Park, 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected]. students are the best.” it should provide direction by Aug. 12, Address: ______a new report from the Community *** City/Zip: ______BRIDGING THE CREATIVE GAP ... Services Department states. 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PARKS AND RECREATION New golf course to uproot 500 trees in the Baylands Renovation of Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course gets support from planning commission, despite concerns over trees by Gennady Sheyner dramatic overhaul of Palo San Francisco Bay. The area, which for a potential gymnasium — a de- cerned about the tree removals, it — it’s seaside, bayside links — but Alto’s golf course in the Bay- includes portions of Palo Alto and sign element that is unfunded and is also excited about the ecological you can do some really interesting A lands scored another victory East Palo Alto, was severely flooded that proved particularly unpopular restoration that is part of the proj- things when you put trees in places Wednesday night when the city’s during a February 1998 storm. among planning commissioners. ect, de Geus said. The flood-control that create both scenic interest and planning commissioners gave the Commissioners found much to Walter Passmore, the city’s urban project will “add over 50 acres of maybe some challenge.” project a nod of endorsement de- like about the project, most notably forester, said staff had considered natural Bayland.” The managed-turf Trees were just one area of con- spite concerns about a proposed all the landscape improvements that transplanting the trees to another site, area would be reduced by about 40 cern. Commissioners were far from gym at the golf-course site and the will be made to the course to em- but an analysis determined that they percent, from 135 acres to 81 acres. enthusiastic about the proposed new planned removal of 500 trees. phasize its Baylands location. But would have a very small chance of In addition, the lost canopy would gym in the Baylands. Alex Panelli The latter concern was also a sub- they were less pleased with the tree surviving the operation, which would be replaced fully within 10 years be- was particularly vehement in his op- ject of many comments at Tuesday removal, which course designer For- require between 75 percent and 90 per- cause of a partnership between the city position to the facility. night’s “open house” meeting on the rest Richardson said is necessary to cent of the trees’ roots to be severed. and nonprofit groups Canopy, Acterra “I think it has no place there in the golf-course renovation, according to make the redesign work. “We think the potential to trans- and Magic. Some of these trees would Baylands,” Panelli said, noting that Shilpa Trisal, the city’s environmen- Richardson said the project team be planted at the golf course, de Geus the area is zoned for open space. “I tal consultant for the project. Both had identified “iconic trees” — those said, “others in areas where trees do just can’t get my head around that.” meetings were held to give residents that would fit the design and were in ‘We think the potential much better and are more appropriate, Commission Chair Eduardo and city officials an opportunity to good health — and integrated about like the Foothills.” Martinez and Commissioner Ar- comment on the Draft Environmen- 80 percent of them into the finished to transplant the trees The explanation largely satisfied thur Keller shared his concerns, tal Impact Report for the renovation design. These included a stone pine, and have them thrive the commission, which approved the with Martinez arguing that the gym of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf which does well in salt soil, and a in the new location site and design after many questions would not be in compliance with Course — a project that is spear- large eucalyptus tree. But most trees but little debate. The commission’s the city’s land-use bible, the Com- headed by the San Francisquito are in poor condition, he said. The is not very good.’ resident golf aficionado, Vice Chair prehensive Plan, and urging staff to Creek Joint Powers Authority. designers used the city’s tree survey —Walter Passmore, Mark Michael, urged staff and the look at locations closer to neighbor- The Planning and Transportation as a guide. urban forester, Palo Alto designers to think creatively about hoods and transit points. Commission voted 6-0 on Wednes- “A great percentage of trees are in using trees as design elements on the The city, he said, “should be look- day to approve the site and design very poor health and very marginal; plant the trees and have them thrive course. Michael recited a catalog of ing for a location closer to where the for the project, which in addition to some have died since the survey was in the new location is not very good,” notable golf-course trees, includ- children and families go for bas- rearranging the entire course (giv- completed.” Passmore said. “This doesn’t mean ing the cypress on the 18th hole at ketball or any other type of indoor ing it what city officials describe “You’re not going to be able to fill we couldn’t continue to evaluate Pebble Beach and the “majestic oak sport.” Overall, though, he said he as the “Wow!” factor) would also the site and preserve all the trees that, but at this point we don’t think trees” near the 13th hole at Stan- supports the project. add three athletic fields to the cur- there,” Richardson said. it’s a very efficient option for us.” ford’s golf course. These trees make “And I want it to go forward so rent golf-course site. Most crucially, Tree health isn’t the only reason. The city is, however, committed the courses more challenging and we can all be out there watching the the project would allow the creek Availability of space is another one. to planting new trees in other, more more interesting, Michael said. vice chair play golf on Saturday,” authority to relocate an old levee, The golf course will be reduced suitable locations around town, said “It isn’t so much the quantity of Martinez said. N thereby bolstering flood control at from 170 to 156 acres and three Rob de Geus, assistant director of trees but the quality of trees and Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner the vulnerable downstream area playing fields created. In addition, the Community Services Depart- where they’re placed,” Michael said. can be emailed at gsheyner@ between U.S. Highway 101 and the the city is reserving some space ment. Moreover, while staff is con- “It obviously won’t be a forested area paweekly.com.

COMMUNITY Twenty-one teams to compete in 32nd Annual Chili Cook-off This year’s festival in Palo Alto features four vegetarian chilis, live music and activities by Elena Kadvany n Independence Day next of beans. The city allowed beans Moroccan spice kefta chili is made week, 21 teams will go head- some years ago, after the required with spiced ground beef and roast- O to-head in Palo Alto’s 32nd number of gallons of chili cooked ed peppers. Essadki said it is a Annual Summer Festival and Chili increased exponentially — and with 150-year-old family recipe. Cook-off, competing for the title of it, the costs. Beans help reduce ex- Morocco’s is also offering one of best chili in the city. penses and can stretch chili across the four vegetarian options at the The festival will take place at more gallons, Barney explained. festival this year — up from one Mitchell Park on 600 E. Meadow What’s wrong with using beans last year — in the form of a gin- Drive from noon to 5 p.m. Chili in chili? ger harissa lentil-bean chili. It’s a tasting, which is open to the public, “It’s just not proper,” he said. lentil-based chili spiced with “ras el Hanley photo/Tyler File begins at 1:30 p.m. “Chili is meat, seasonings and to- hanout,” a secret seven-spice blend, The Lounge Lizards, shown here in 2011, will once more participate in This year’s cook-off features com- matoes.” Essadki said. (Ras el hanout is Ara- the July 4 Palo Alto Chili Cook-Off. petitors old and new, from longtime Lounge Lizard’s chili is made bic for “head of the shop,” implying participant Lounge Lizard to newbie from Mexican chilis; this year, the a creation of the best spices one has Chill Out’s chili is also vegetar- always decorated its booth in ‘70s- Morocco’s Restaurant in Mountain team found ones they were search- to offer.) ian. VanZanten, whose family has night-club style with a disco ball View. ing for in Watsonville. Team mem- It’s combined with harissa, a lived in Barron Park for many years, and lights, but this year is going for Craig Barney, a Lounge Lizard bers taste test the chilis every year roasted pepper paste. said that the Barron Park Neighbor- a 1980s feel. He also has a costume team member who said he’s been before the competition and make a Essadki is confident about both of hood Association has agreed to off- in the works, he said. participating for about 20 years, is seasoning mixture accordingly, to Morocco’s chili creations. set some of the team’s chili costs. There will also be live music by a chili purist. find “the right balance of flavor and “We’re very excited to do this and The Palo Alto fire and police a Caribbean jazz and reggae band “We have kept pretty much the heat,” Barney said. get involved with the community,” he departments will be competing on called Pan Extasy, food vendors, same recipe for the last 10-plus The rest of the ingredients are said. “We look forward to winning.” July 4, as well as a team of Palo art activities from the Palo Alto Art years,” he said. “We do not use any beef, pork, onions and tomatoes. Another first-year team, Chill Alto Police Explorers (young men Center and the business C Is For beans. We feel that’s not appropriate Barney said they will be making 15 Out, plans a major departure from and women interested in law en- Craft, a jumpy house, balloon artist for competitive chili.” gallons at the competition. traditional chili. forcement) under the name The and face painter. Barney recalled the days when Jay Essadki, co-owner of Moroc- “I wouldn’t divulge too many de- Constabulary. Tasting kits will be available for Palo Alto’s Chili Cook-off was a co’s Restaurant, said his team will tails, but with the name Chill Out, Awards will be presented for best purchase. Admission is free. N nationally sanctioned competition be competing with two chilis, one you can guess the temperature it’s booth, best spirit and best chili in Editorial Assistant Elena Kad- and observed International Chili beef and one vegetarian. served at,” team member Mark Van- two divisions: corporate and open. vany can be emailed at ekadvany@ Society rules that prohibit the use For meat-lovers, the restaurant’s Zanten said. Barney said Lounge Lizard has paweekly.com.

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CITY BUDGET In an odd move, city imposes raises on union City Council overhauls manager salaries, approves new terms for utility and police managers by Gennady Sheyner alo Alto on Monday night over- concessions, namely a greater share making the change because “it’s the the city competitive and to “promote asked to make concessions on pen- hauled the salaries of more of pension covered by the employees right thing to do, even though we more internal equity between jobs sions and medical costs. Council- P than 200 city workers, though (it will go from 2 percent currently couldn’t get to an agreement.” in the city.” The new salaries are man Pat Burt, who chairs the Fi- for more than 40 of them the pay in- paid to either 7 or 8 percent, depend- “We think it is important to move based on a study by the firm Koff nance Committee, and Councilman creases arrive as a bittersweet treat. ing on which formula the employee ahead and try to ensure that our util- and Associates, which surveyed 14 Greg Schmid both emphasized the The City Council voted 7-0 on is enrolled in) and a 10 percent con- ity managers are more competitive comparable cities, including Moun- importance of considering the full Monday to change the compensation tribution to health care costs, which in the market place,” Keene said. tain View, Sunnyvale and Redwood compensation package rather than schedule of its “managers and profes- the city had traditionally picked up City, and compared the compensa- just salaries. The Finance Commit- sional” group — the only major labor in its entirety. Other labor groups tion levels in those cities with Palo tee had recommended an update to group not represented by a union. The had agreed to similar concessions ‘I think we’re doing Alto’s, position by position. the salary study with consideration goal of the exercise is to bring local in recent years, in some cases after The overhaul ensures that the of benefits within 18 months. compensation levels closer to those protracted negotiations. this for the right salary of every Palo Alto manager Given the prior discussions, the in comparable cities, thereby keeping This wasn’t Palo Alto’s first re- reasons. It’s just sad falls within 20 percent of the me- council approved the increases the city competitive in recruiting and cent foray into contract imposition. dian salaries. While Keene empha- Monday with little debate. Council retaining top talent, City Manager In 2009, as the economy tanked and we’re having to do this sized on Monday that this does not members generally concurred with James Keene and Chief People Of- local revenues dropped, the city de- with this particular mean every position gets a higher Keene’s argument about the need to ficer Kathryn Shen said. Mayor Greg clared an impasse with its largest group of employees.’ salary, managers have far more to be competitive. Scharff and Councilwoman Karen union, the Service Employees In- gain than to lose from the readjust- The council was equally assured, Holman were absent. ternational Union, Local 521. The —Nancy Shepherd, ment. Those employees whose sala- though far less cheerful, when it vot- “I think it’s really imperative for union, which represents about half vice mayor, Palo Alto ries are below the median by more ed to approve the contract with the the retention of our talented work- the city’s workforce, rejected the than 20 percent will see them go up. utilities union. Vice Mayor Nancy force — our managers and profes- city’s terms, which included benefit Immediately after imposing the But those whose salaries are more Shepherd, who was elected in 2009, sionals — to adopt the new plans,” concessions. contract on the utilities union, the than 20 percent above the median noted that the city has been discuss- Shen said. What was different about Mon- council voted 7-0 to sign a new will not see them drop. According to ing compensation changes with the Minutes later, in an unusual move, day’s imposition is that the city’s agreement with the seven-member a staff report, they will “not imme- utilities managers during her entire the council voted to impose a new offer included, along with the con- Palo Alto Police Managers Associa- diately lose income, but will not be tenure (the utilities managers first contract with a 3 percent salary cessions, a 3 percent raise. And far tion, another recently formed union eligible for merit increases and gen- petitioned to form a bargaining unit increase on the Utilities Managers from saving the city’s money, it will that broke off from the broader eral increases” until they are within in 2009). and Professionals Association of actually cost an extra $448,432. managers and professionals group the market salary range. “I think we have a very hard-work- Palo Alto, which includes 43 man- According to a report from the in the aftermath of the economic The council had discussed the sal- ing and dedicated staff in utilities,” agers and administrative staff of the Human Resources Department, downturn. Like the utilities contract, ary adjustments in May and decided Shepherd said. “I think we’re doing Utilities Department. The Monday talks between the city and the union the city’s agreement with the police then to refer the subject to its Fi- this for the right reasons. It’s just sad vote came after a two-year negotia- fell apart over “management rights” lieutenants and captains includes a 3 nance Committee for further analy- we’re having to do this with this par- tion process reached a dead end on provisions, which give the city uni- percent raise and employee conces- sis. The committee recommended ticular group of employees.” April 30 with the union rejecting the lateral rights to contract out services, sions on pension and medical care. approving the overhaul, a suggestion Burt concurred with Keene’s as- city’s “best, last and final offer” and determine work schedules and allo- But the most significant vote of that the full council swiftly adopted sessment that it’s odd to have an im- declared an impasse. cate positions. The new contract also the night involved the compensa- Monday. position of terms “where we’re actu- While the new contract wasn’t includes an “at-will provision” for all tion schedule for the entire man- In some ways, the new salary ally granting some fairly significant what the relatively new utilities new managers, which gives the city agers-and-professionals group. The schedule doesn’t tell the full story. salary increases.” union, formed in 2011, had hoped the ability to ask workers to resign at change followed years of analysis Based on 2011 data, it does not “But they are clearly needed to be for during negotiations, the condi- any time with or without cause. — an effort that preceded Keene’s include in its calculation the total able to compete in a market where tions imposed by the council in- Keene pointed out the unusual hiring in 2008. Calling it a “long compensation levels city employees we’ve been losing critical employ- clude a 3 percent salary increase. nature of imposing a contract with and winding road,” Keene said the receive today, a key point given that ees,” Burt said. “That’s the reality The resolution also includes benefit a salary increase but recommended changes are necessary to both keep every labor group has been recently of the market these days.” N

HEALTH Cancer-free Palo Altans sought for decades-long study American Cancer Society research to look for genetic, lifestyle causes by Sue Dremann

he American Cancer Society the participants, said Angie Carrillo, search has made significant contri- the previous studies have demon- breast cancer survivor and Cancer is seeking Palo Alto residents corporate communications director butions toward identifying cancer strated: a link between cigarette Society volunteer, said her husband T and others from San Mateo of the American Cancer Society’s causes, Greaves said. smoking and lung cancer; the sig- plans to participate. A volunteer and Santa Clara counties for a na- California division. Its first study, known as the Ham- nificant effects of being overweight research advocate at Stanford Hos- tionwide study on environmental, Participants will be asked for a mond-Horn study, took place be- or obese on cancer occurrence and pital’s Cancer Center, Brain helps genetic and lifestyle links to can- blood sample, to provide a waist tween 1952 and 1955 and included death; the effects of hormones, review clinical trials. cer. circumference measurement and 188,000 men. The study clearly physical activity, diet and some “One issue we always have is that The Cancer Prevention Study-3 must be willing to complete peri- demonstrated the link between to- medications and vitamins on cancer we don’t have enough people for will track 300,000 people in the odic follow-up surveys at home for bacco and lung cancer, she said. risk; the link between air pollution studies. You can learn a lot from a U.S. and Puerto Rico for the next the next two to three decades. The Cancer Society’s first Can- and cardiopulmonary conditions, big prospective study like this,” she 20 to 30 years. It is the Cancer Soci- Study participants will be able cer Prevention Study extended from which motivated the Environmen- said. ety’s third large national study. The to enroll at the Palo Alto Medi- 1959 to 1972 and involved approxi- tal Protection Agency to propose “Unfortunately, so many people first examined the link between lung cal Foundation, where a certified mately 1 million men and women, more stringent limits on particulate are impacted by cancer or they know cancer and tobacco use, and the sec- phlebotomist will take the blood looking at what they were exposed air pollution; the use of aspirin and someone with cancer,” she said. If ond studied the role of diet and lack samples. to, including tobacco. The second reduced risk of colon cancer; the people feel they can do a little bit, of exercise in causing cancer. “It’s a highly worthwhile commit- study has been ongoing since 1982 link between postmenopausal hor- they will feel they can do something The Cancer Society needs 1,225 ment,” said Cynthia Greaves, the and is following 1.2 million people mone-replacement therapy and vari- about it, she added. volunteers from Santa Clara County medical foundation’s manager of to determine causes of death and ous gynecological cancers, such as Volunteers for the new study can and 500 from San Mateo County public affairs. “The value is extraor- examine environmental factors and breast and ovarian cancer; the link make an appointment for enrollment who are ages 30 to 65, from various dinary. This study could delve into lifestyle. About 185,000 participants between diabetes and pancreatic and and also find information, including racial and ethnic backgrounds and the progression of cancer through from the same research group are colon cancers; and the link between enrollment locations, at www.CPS- who have never had cancer, exclud- genetics, nutrition, hormones and also participating in a related study, physical activity and lower risk of 3BayArea.org. N ing basal- or squamous-cell skin other factors that can be measured which began in 1992, of how diet cancers such as breast, colon and Staff Writer Sue Dremann can cancers. The goal is to have minori- through a blood sample.” affects cancer risk. aggressive prostate cancer. be emailed at sdremann@paweek- ties account for at least 25 percent of American Cancer Society re- According to the Cancer Society, Palo Alto resident Susie Brain, a ly.com.

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Monique le Conge, library director for the City of Palo Alto, talks about the expansion of the Main Library during a groundbreaking ceremony. Palo Alto breaks ground on Main Library expansion Renovation to bring new teen center, air conditioning and road between parking lots by Rye Druzin aunching a renovation project area for a much longer time.” project will mirror the College Ter- that’s expected to add space A new road will allow for cars to race Library renovation more than L and bring cooler temperatures drive from the library’s east parking the Mitchell Park library, where to the 55-year-old Main Library, lot to the south parking lot. Current- the entire structure was completely Palo Alto Vice Mayor Nancy Shep- ly cars must exit onto Newell Road demolished and is being built from herd on Tuesday officially broke in order to get from one parking lot scratch. ground on a $17.7 million project. to the other. She told the Weekly she was con- The project is set to be completed The library’s south entrance, fac- fident that the Main Library project in December 2014. ing the Palo Alto Arts Center, will would be completed on time and on “Today is a great day because it’s also be changed to facilitate a more budget. sort of the beginning of the end,” natural-looking link between the According to Matt Raschke, the Shepherd said, referring to the fact two. city’s project manager for the Main that Main is the last of the city’s five As the renovation of the Main Library, the renovation will face library branches to be renovated. Library begins, construction of the some difficulties because of the his- The expanded library will feature Mitchell Park Library and Com- toric structure, which must remain a host of modern amenities, includ- munity Center on the other side of intact. This creates the challenge of ing a 4,000-square-foot addition that town has been fraught with delays. retrofitting a structure built in 1958 will house four group-study rooms It was scheduled to be completed in to meet today’s technological needs and a teen center. The facility will 2012, but continuous setbacks have and seismic requirements. N also get a new electrical system that forced the city to push the opening Editorial Intern Rye Druzin can will be able to handle the computer date back to the end of this year. be emailed at rdruzin@paweekly. needs of patrons. Skylights in the Shepherd said the Main Library com. ceiling, which were installed in the 1980s, will be removed and the roof line will be restored to its original condition. A new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system will make the library more energy efficient, a requirement if the library is to get Leadership in Energy and En- vironmental Design (LEED) cer- tification. Forty-nine wells will be drilled in the east parking lot to a depth of 350 feet, and fluid will be pumped into the wells to be heated or cooled and then circulated back Veronica Weber into the library. “Adding air conditioning will be a huge benefit because there have been times when we’ve closed the library because it’s too hot,” Li- Matt Raschke, left, senior engineer with the Public Works brary Director Monique le Conge Department, Councilmember Liz Kniss, Vice Mayor Nancy Shepherd, said. “And if it’s too hot in the pub- Councilmember Larry Klein and Library Director Monique le Conge lic area it’s been too hot in the staff break ground for construction of the Main Library on June 25.

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OPEN SPACE Foothills Park at 48 The park’s unique residency requirement has turbulent history but ensures park’s pristine nature by Audra Sorman n a warm Sunday morning also allows former and present city early last fall, 24-year-old employees to enter, makes it one of O Katie Williams rode her bike the only parks in the nation to have from her East Palo Alto home up such a restriction. Page Mill Road to the entrance of In addition, its rules stipulate that Palo Alto’s Foothills Park. After there can only be 1,000 visitors in reaching the park’s entrance, Wil- the park at any one time. Palo Al- liams was stopped by a park ranger tans and city officials assert that the at the gate. visitor limit helps protect the en- “She asked me if I lived in Palo vironment and perpetuates a calm Alto, and I said ‘Yes’ because I atmosphere. didn’t know that there was such a According to figures provided by difference between East Palo Alto the Palo Alto Open Space, Parks and and Palo Alto. Then she asked for Golf Administration, the park’s ini- my address,” Williams said. tial yearly attendance, estimated at Locals who are familiar with the 370,000 visitors, steadily declined for history and policies of Foothills 30 years, dipping to 78,723 in 1990. Park probably know what happened However, attendance is once again next. Upon giving her address to the on the rise. From 2001 to 2010, the Weber Veronica ranger, Williams was told that she, average yearly visits numbered Canoes that can be rented are tied to a dock at Boronda Lake at Foothills Park in June. a non-Palo Alto resident, could not 142,645 with attendance in 2011 and enter the park. 2012 at around 200,000. This month, the pristine nature An average of 1,344 residents bers didn’t have the authority to of people who use it. ... If there is “I can see the front end of it is just preserve observed its 48th anniver- were turned away from the front encumber that kind of expense,” he truly a regard for nature, Foothills gorgeous,” he said. sary since its founding on June 19, gate each year from 2001-12. said. Park should remain limited for its Ultimately, Waldeck does not be- 1965. In that time, little has changed. Greg Betts, director of Palo Alto’s In May 1959, the council put the own protection.” grudge Palo Alto for its decision not Families continue to picnic in the Community Services Department, decision of whether or not to pur- However, Palo Altans and others to open up the park to nonresidents. Orchard Glen meadow. Coyote and said that the controversy surround- chase the park to a citywide vote, have called Foothill Park’s residen- “They can do what they want — deer still roam among the oaks and ing Foothills Park preceded its and of the 10,539 Palo Altans who cy requirement “elitist,” including it’s their property,” he said. chaparral. School children arrive opening. voted on the issue, 62 percent sup- former councilman Ron Andersen. Of the $2 million budgeted to on field trips and learn about local “There are still people in the com- ported purchasing the land. In 1990, he tried to convince the city care for Palo Alto’s 4,000 acres of habitats. And the park’s residency munity that still remember very The initiative did not include to open up the park. open space, Hendrie estimated that requirement, which allows only clearly the issue in 1959 and the de- whether or not access to the park “Is it elitist not to allow everyone $800,000 goes towards Foothills Palo Alto residents and their guests cision of whether or not to purchase should be limited to residents, a rule in your living room?” Palo Alto Park, with $150,000 of that for wa- to enter and has spurred waxing the park,” Betts said. added by the council after it asked Councilwoman Liz Kniss asked ter alone. and waning debate for nearly five One year earlier, in 1958, Russel Portola Valley and Los Altos Hills to rhetorically in a recent interview. At He said that the budget has to cov- decades, is still enforced. V. Lee, a medical doctor and one of share the purchase. When the two cit- the time, she had argued that more er all park expenses, including the Just about the only change in re- the founders of the Palo Alto Medi- ies refused, Palo Alto decided to limit visitors would bring added environ- rangers’ salaries, and that if Foot- cent history, though a significant cal Clinic, had proposed that Palo park use to its residents, Betts said. mental and financial costs. hills Park were opened up to non- one, has been the addition of a trail Alto purchase 1,294 acres of his The issue of the park’s residency Over the years, Kniss has revisited residents tomorrow, the increased through the park that allows any- ranch at $1,000 an acre for the pur- requirement was not decided once the residency requirement and ex- use would take a toll on the park’s body to access the nature preserve pose of preserving the land for open and for all — at least, not for some pressed an interest in opening up the facilities. from a back entrance. space. (Palo Alto acquired more people. It has been put to council park to Stanford University students He also said that that even though Foothills Park, up in the hills acreage at a later date, bringing the vote in 1973, 1990 and 2005, each and faculty, but only in exchange for the park allows a maximum of 1,000 overlooking the city, is 1,400 acres total to 1,400.) time inviting impassioned responses something valuable, she said. visitors, it’s undesirable on a regular bounded by Palo Alto’s Pearson- The cost, $1.3 million (today from citizens and council members “Way back in the 1960s when basis. Arastradero Preserve, Los Trancos equivalent to approximately $10.1 alike, and each time being voted (purchase of the park) was negoti- “Having that many people at any Open Space Preserve, Portola Val- million), seemed a bit much for down by the council. ated, it was like the Little Red Hen, one time all the time would be a ley and Los Altos Hills. The park’s some Palo Altans to stomach, even “Basically (the requirement) is to and the Little Red Hen ended up huge change to the atmosphere of 90 developed acres have facilities though Lee’s offer was generous, as help ensure that residents are given having to do it all by herself. No the park, the peace and solitude. I that include the man-made Boronda the land’s estimated valuation per a priority since there is this 1,000 one else ever wanted to buy in, but know that’s what a lot of people like Lake, single-track trails, camp- acre at the time was much more, visitor limit,” Betts said. years later everyone has been very when they come to the park; they grounds and other recreational fa- Betts said. Lester Hendrie, supervising rang- unhappy because they can’t use it,” don’t want it to be really crowded.” cilities. Still, “Some members of the pub- er for Palo Alto Open Space, said she said. In his 26 years at Foothills Park, The residency requirement, which lic felt that the City Council mem- that on a typical weekday the park Hesitant to speculate on how to- Hendrie has noticed little change en- is quiet, due in part to its restriction day’s council would vote on the resi- vironmentally, which he attributes against bikes (on trails), dogs (on dency requirement, Kniss said she to controlled attendance, and he weekends and city holidays) and would be willing to entertain the can only remember having to close horses, though that calm is not al- idea of an exchange with interested the park a couple of times because ways the case. parties. attendance had reached maximum “The picnic areas here can be Other local agencies have asked capacity. just about full on busy weekends or for access to the park in the past — Hendrie spoke about the differ- holidays just by residents alone, so including a 2007 bid of $135,000 ence between Foothills Park and if you were to open up and triple the from Los Altos Hills. But Palo Alto other local preserves and the reason amount of visitation for example, declined because the money would why Palo Alto wishes to keep the we would not have enough facilities. not have been enough to justify add- use of its park limited. Parks like Citizens who are used to having this ed park-maintenance costs, Hendrie Rancho San Antonio Open Space preserve and being able to come up said. Preserve and the Pearson-Arastra- here and get a picnic table would all Los Altos Hills Mayor Gary Wal- dero Preserve are experiencing over- of a sudden not be able to get a pic- deck said, “Many of our residents crowding and heavy use, he said. nic table,” he said. would love to participate, and the He pointed to Yosemite National Over the years, many Palo Altans truth is we’d love to find a way to Park as an extreme example of how

Veronica Weber have supported Foothills Park’s re- make that happen somehow. I don’t crowding can affect a park’s atmo- strictions. In a 1997 letter to the Palo know that we’d be able to pay any- sphere. Alto Weekly, one resident wrote: thing. It’s certainly not in the budget “I see the challenges they face, “Foothills Park does not have the at this time.” where it’s a city on the weekends capacity to accommodate large Waldeck said he has passed by and during the summer. There’s so A couple sits at a picnic table under the shade and look out onto a crowds. Its pristine and peaceful the entrance to Foothills Park many meadow at Foothills Park this week. nature is due to the small number times, but he has never visited. (continued on page 14)

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PUBLIC ART Veronica Weber

Pedestrians walk through the Caltrain underpass at University Avenue, which will be covered with rotating art installations, funded through the Public Art Commission and Stanford University. City matches Stanford donation FARM FRESH & GLUTEN-FREE FAIR! for Caltrain tunnel art Sunday, June 30, 1-4 Another art project aims to liven up downtown storefronts by Elena Kadvany he walls of the University Av- form what he calls “visual blank display such art in their storefronts. enue underpass in Palo Alto spots” in storefronts into temporary Tobak said that Discenza has also T could soon be covered with art installations. Discenza recently proposed alternative venues, such art, following the Public Art Com- met with Tobak and Commissioner as putting the street signs up on the mission’s unanimous vote on Thurs- Trish Collins and walked around street or creating stencils on side- day, June 20, to match a donation Palo Alto. walks. by Stanford University to the art “One thing that he really honed Discenza’s proposal is pending project. in on was something that the City the commission’s approval, de- Commissioner Vikki Tobak urged Council and community members pending on a few clarifications on her colleagues to match Stanford’s have been talking about, which is all the medium and specific wording “firm commitment” of $15,000, the startups in the storefronts,” To- he will use. which would go toward the installa- bak said. “He thought it was inter- The commission also welcomed a tion of temporary, rotating artworks esting that a lot of these seemingly few younger visitors at its meeting, in the University Avenue tunnel, empty storefronts or closed store- with a group of children presenting located under Alma Street and the fronts actually had very lively, vi- an update on the Aurora project, an Palo Alto Caltrain station. brant businesses going on in there.” interactive light sculpture of a tree Campo's Margherita Pizza, With more than 30 submissions, Discenza proposed putting in to be installed in front of City Hall commissioners said the next step is what look like traditional street this fall. with House Made Gluten-Free Crust for a selection committee to narrow signs, decorated with various adages Most recently, they were at the it down to seven artists from whom that point with “tongue and cheek” Maker Faire in May, creating more they will request specific propos- to the vibrancy and competition that than 200 copper leaves that will Help us celebrate our new gluten-free offerings, als. The committee is set to meet in Palo Alto is known for, Tobak said. hang from the sculpture. The leaves and enjoy tastes of our new gluten-free pizza, pasta, August. Previous signs he has created dis- are meant to serve as wind chimes and other specialties from 1-4pm. Watch local GF expert The commission will continue to play text such as “Stop dreaming, and will be illuminated by 40,000 raise funds in the meantime, hoping start living, stop thinking, start lov- LED lights at night. Amy Fothergill show how to prepare GF dishes from her to reach a goal of $65,000. ing” and “We wondered at unfamil- The project has raised $25,000 upcoming cookbook from 2-3 pm, and enjoy tastes from The commission also discussed iar sensations and realized with joy so far, with $75,000 to go. Artist local GF purveyors, like Zest Bakery and Kettel Krakkers. another temporary public art proj- that they were doubts.” Charles Gadeken and Palo Alto ect in the works for downtown Palo The signs would be installed for resident Harry Hirschman said they Alto. several months throughout down- hope to install the sculpture in late Anthony Discenza, an Oakland- town. October or early November. N based artist whose art has previous- Many commissioners voiced con- Editorial Assistant Elena Kad- ly been on display at the Palo Alto cerns that it would be difficult to vany can be emailed at ekadvany@ Art Center, is proposing to trans- convince startups or businesses to paweekly.com. 185 Support Palo Alto Weekly’s Join us for LUNCH and DINNER Wed-Sun print and online and WEEKEND BRUNCH Sat-Sun coverage of (650) 614-1177 | campo185.com our community. Join today: SupportLocalJournalism.org/PaloAlto 185 University Ave., Palo Alto

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 9 Upfront News Digest Ban on car camping heads to council An ordinance that would prevent people from living in vehicles in Palo Alto is moving forward, despite fierce resistance from many of the more than 60 residents who filled the Council Chambers at City Hall Tuesday night, June 26. After public comment from 25 residents, 23 of whom opposed the ordinance, the City Council’s Policy and Services Committee voted 3-0, with Councilwoman Karen Holman absent, to approve a staff recommendation that would give the police an enforcement tool to control vehicle dwelling in Palo Alto. In a manner that staff referred to as “empathetic and thorough,” police would enforce the ordinance using a “a robust notification program through media and fliers to known vehicle dwellers” and personal outreach with the city’s social services partners. The department would allow for 60 days of “education, outreach and transition” and for 30 days after that period would give warnings. Violation of the ordinance would result in a misdemeanor citation, but City Attorney Molly Stump said she doubted enforcement of the ban would ever get to that level. Staff stressed that generally officers would not initiate contact with people who are living in cars and would instead primarily respond to resident complaints for violations of the ordinance. The proposal met outcries from the public, who criticized it for being an overly broad ban that’s ripe for abuse and would send the city down the road of criminalizing homelessness, unfairly penalizing those vehicle Le Michelle dwellers who don’t cause problems. Supporters of LGBT rights march down Castro Street in Mountain View in celebration of Wednesday’s U.S. The ban defines “human habitation” as “the use of a vehicle for a Supreme Court rulings clearing the way for issuance of marriage licenses to gay couples in California. dwelling place, including but not limited to, sleeping, eating and resting, either single or in groups.” Stump noted that the operative word in the ordinance is “dwelling,” Gay marriage meaning that it’s used as a home. Anyone using a car while eating a meal (continued from page 3) ‘We must also or for a nap “would in no way be considered by a judge, jury or police remember that our officer to be (using it) as a dwelling.” Police Chief Dennis Burns said that in 2010, police had been sum- try until July 23 but will likely offer work is not yet done. moned to Cubberley Community Center, where vehicle dwellers often the weddings when she returns, a Only 13 states and the camp, for complaints involving the homeless 10 times. The number went church staff member said Wednes- up to 16 in 2011 and to 39 last year. So far this year, police have made 12 day morning. District of Columbia contacts with homeless at Cubberley. Assemblyman Rich Gordon, D- have achieved the If approved by the council, the ordinance’s 60-day outreach period Menlo Park, who married his part- dream.’ Le Michelle would begin in October, with the 30-day warning period beginning in ner of 26 years, Dennis McShane, Ben Gertzfield, right, and his in 2008, said he welcomed the Su- December. N —Rich Gordon, partner, William Hamilton, show — Eric Van Susteren preme Court rulings. assemblyman, their matching engagement rings “Marriage equality has been a Menlo Park at the gay-rights rally in Mountain priority and a dream of the LGBT View June 26. The couple has Two arrested for ID theft at shopping center community for decades,” said Gor- Palo Alto police arrested two people on suspicion of identity theft on been together for five years, don, who chairs California’s Legis- “We must also remember that our engaged for four. Monday evening, a police officer said. lative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and work is not yet done. Only 13 states Officers were dispatched to the Nordstrom store at Stanford Shopping Transgender Caucus. and the District of Columbia have sota in May and a poll that showed Center located at 180 El Camino Real at 7:54 p.m. on an unrelated police “Today, with the Supreme Court’s achieved the dream,” Gordon said. support of a majority of Ameri- call when the store’s loss prevention called their attention to a man or a announcements, we are realizing “However, public opinion is rap- cans. woman in the store for suspicious activity, Officer Sean Downey said. that dream and we now celebrate idly changing,” he continued, citing “With momentum on our side, we The female suspect first approached a cash register to return an un- equal marriage rights for all Cali- the legalization of gay marriage in will not rest until every American specified item and received more than $1,000 back, Downey said. fornians. Rhode Island, Delaware and Minne- can exercise their right to marry Nordstrom’s policy does not require a customer to have a receipt to who they love,” he said. make a return, he said. U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo The male suspect then approached another cash register to return an Alto, also praised the decisions. unspecified item, but his transaction was denied because loss prevention “Today, the decisions of the Su- flagged him for previous frauds at the store, Downey said. preme Court make real the words As the suspects were exiting the store, police officers stopped them, and promise of our constitution by and upon searching them and their silver Mercury Sedan discovered striking down unfair barriers for stolen property including a credit card that was linked to a 58-year-old same-sex couples and returning woman from Pinole, Downey said. marriage equality to California,” They were identified as San Francisco residents Jessica Reed, going Eshoo said. under the fake name Tiffany Marie Dunson, 31, and Dwayne Marcel “Now the fullness of our constitu- Ross, 38. Both were both booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail tion reaches into the lives of millions in San Jose. N of Americans, making our nation a — Bay City News Service more perfect union.” Supporters of California’s Propo- LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com sition 8 said that the ruling, which was made on the basis of standing rather than the court’s stance on the broader issue, “does not directly resolve questions about the scope of the (Ninth Circuit) trial court’s order against Prop. 8.” “We will continue to defend Prop. 8 and seek its enforcement until such time as there is a binding statewide order that renders Prop. 8 unenforceable,” said Andy Pugno, Good for Business. Good for You. general counsel for the Proposition 8 Legal Defense Fund. N Good for the Community. 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Wadsworth Community Campus struction as well as maintenance Cubberley and operations.” performing arts (continued from page 3) Stark described the buildings as “connected but separate.” viable, said the committee, whose “The areas are separated by doors members included several former that are secured,” said Joseph Mag- mayors and school-board presidents. nacca, director of facilities for the If the city-school lease, which Wadsworth school district. “They expires in 2014, is to be renewed it prevent community-center users must contain provisions for longer- from entering the school side of the term planning and investment, the building.” committee said. Separate parking lots were built Committee members identified for the different users, but the par- three joint-use arrangements — in ties have agreed to shared parking Wadsworth, Emeryville and Liver- during events, Stark said. more — that could hold lessons for Public reaction has been positive, Palo Alto. Rendering courtesy LPA+RA he said. In Wadsworth, the shared use, Though surveys have not yet been enior center which began last fall with the open- taken, memberships in the senior ing of the new Wadsworth High center and YMCA are at records ors’ office School, means students easily use levels. the YMCA recreation center after In Emeryville, planners said the school buildings school and are launching programs multi-story $62.7 million Center of to go to the senior center to help Community Life, projected for oc- people learn to use computers. cupancy in 2015, is designed as a In Wadsworth, Ohio, a 95-acre campus was created with a high school, middle school, senior center, The key to success in shar- “flexible facility that can adapt over YMCA-run recreation center, community TV studio and doctors’ offices. ing space has been communica- time to a variety of uses.” tion, Principal Steve Moore said School areas are designed to be Wednesday. secured and separated from commu- Emeryville Center of Community Life “We treat each other as two sepa- nity users during the day, said plan- rate entities, but we do share some of ner Graham Hill of Nexus Partners, the facilities, and communication is a collaboration of three architecture the key to making sure all are aware firms designing and overseeing con- as to who gets the facility at the ap- struction of the project. propriate times,” Moore said. The design includes a series of “Once we figured it all out, the folding gates that can be opened relationship has been outstanding. or closed depending on operational “We have had huge success for agreements. both entities and neither one has “One of the biggest challenges for been truly inconvenienced.” designers was maintaining a sense The same architect designed of openness and a welcoming feel- Wadsworth’s entire shared campus, ing while still having the ability to said Harry Stark, the city’s director secure and enclose certain areas to of economic development and assis- separate user groups when needed,” tant director of public service. Hill said. “The look is very similar and Planners consulted with school complementary to each other,” officials and public librarians to Stark said. design a library that will be shared, Courtesy of Nexus Partners Courtesy “During the design and construc- Hill said. tion, the city and school district In Livermore, a three-agency bond worked very closely together on all measure approved by more than 81 details. percent of voters will provide $110 “The community center has the in- million for school upgrades, $20 door pools, which the school shares million for a joint-use library and and uses. The schools have the field $20 million for a youth community house and gym courts, which the center. The public agencies involved The not-yet-built Emeryville Center of Community Life is a joint project of the Emeryville Unified community shares and uses. were the Livermore Valley Joint School District and the City of Emeryville. The 7.6-acre center will include K-12 classrooms, a gym, “The interaction between the two Unified School District, the City of playing fields, a Science, Technology, Engineering Art and Math (S.T.E.A.M) Center, and community entities is to share spaces in order to Livermore and the Livermore Area programs including a library, health and family support services and job training. save money long term during con- Park & Recreation District. N

COMMUNITY East Palo Alto to celebrate 30th anniversary Saturday City has come long way since incorporation in 1983 by Rye Druzin ast Palo Alto residents will Ave. will cap the celebration. The East Palo Alto’s transition was re- 28,000 residents, experienced trou- Ikea, have brought in much-needed mark the 30th anniversary of gates will open at 7:30 p.m., and the sisted by some political leaders in ble in the 1990s when it became revenue to the city, he said. E their city’s incorporation with show will begin at dusk. the area who feared losing power, known as the “murder capital of the Over time, the city’s demograph- a parade and festival at a daylong The festival is a reminder of how said longtime resident and activ- U.S.” Crime has since decreased, ics have also changed. Hispanics ac- event hosted by the city Saturday, far East Palo Alto has come since ist Frank J. Omowale Satterwhite, and the police department has more count for 65 percent of the popula- June 29. 1983. That year saw about 3,500 president of the nonprofit Leader- recently tried new methods for dis- tion, according to the 2010 Census, The event will begin at 11 a.m. residents of the unincorporated area ship Incorporated. couraging criminal activity, includ- with blacks totaling about 16 per- with a parade from the Costaño/49ers vote to become the city, winning by Abrica noted that absentee ing reaching out to gang leaders cent, Pacific Islanders 7 percent and Academy at 2695 Fordham St., which a margin of only 15 votes, according landlords also mounted major re- with offers of social services. whites about 6 percent. will proceed down University Avenue to Mayor Ruben Abrica. sistance, as they feared that an Abrica said that the last decade More information about the event until it reaches Bell Park. The festi- Incorporation on July 1, 1983, led incorporated city would impose has seen marked improvement in is available by emailing Ana Torres val in Bell Park, from noon to 4 p.m., to the creation of city government rent controls, which were indeed the city’s economic and social situ- at [email protected] or calling will feature music, food, a health and and public services, including the approved soon after incorporation. ation. The Four Seasons hotel in the 650-853-3152. N safety fair, and other activities. police force. Previously, the County Despite this opposition, pro-incor- former Whiskey Gulch area and the Editorial Intern Rye Druzin can A fireworks show at the Cesar of San Mateo had provided these poration voices prevailed. development of the Ravenswood 101 be emailed at rdruzin@paweekly. Chavez Academy at 2450 Ralmar services. The city, which currently has Shopping Center, which includes com.

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She said she sat there for It’s a problem that sometimes kept in great shape because it’s only at least two hours before families weighs on nature-lover Hendrie, open once in a while,” she said. started showing up around 1 p.m. who obviously sees the value in Even access through the front “It seemed to me that it was being people being outside and enjoying gate is a little easier than it used to almost underutilized. And if there’s nature. He views Foothills Park as be. According to Hendrie, the city more people that want to take ad- a place of education but also knows used to keep rangers at the front vantage and use it, it’s kind of a that over-use of any preserve or park gate year-round, but due to budget shame that people can’t.” means more maintenance and a cuts, the front gate is only staffed When Williams left that day, she threat to the environment, he said. on weekends. was forlorn. “I’ve got mixed feelings about it, Although the park ranger on duty “I biked away feeling sad that I but it does help protect the resources that warm autumn day did not tell wouldn’t be able to come back and and the facilities, so knowing that Williams that she could access enjoy that really lovely place.” N we could not maintain what we have Foothills Park through the Aras- Audra Sorman is a former edito- Inspirations if we were suddenly to increase the tradero Preserve, she did take pity rial intern with the Weekly. a guide to the spiritual community amount of use helps me sleep at night,” he said. 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These projects will be Palo Alto $1 million each to help reviewed annually as part of the budget-approval process. Yes: Klein, Kniss, Price Palo Alto acquire 13 acres of pri- Absent: Holman vate land from the Midpeninsula Open Space Trust to complete the Planning and Transportation Commission Arastradero Preserve. (June 26) In exchange, Palo Alto agreed to Golf course: The commission approved the site and design for the reconfiguration open up a trail through Foothills of the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course. Yes: Alcheck, Keller, King, Martinez, Michael, Park to all visitors, regardless of res- Panelli Absent: Tanaka idency, which connects part of the Bay To Ridge trail that runs from the San Francisco Bay to the Sky- line Ridge Open Space Preserve. Inspirations is a resource for ongoing religious services and special events. 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Disability the retirement plans for Palo Alto City officials refused to comment and other public agencies. on the report Thursday, saying they (continued from page 3) “The cumulative effect of the un- have not had a chance to fully re- Online This Week funded IDRs (industrial disability view it. Chief Communications Of- These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout This type of retirement, the re- retirement) and other pension fund ficer Claudia Keith said the city has the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news port states, is “available for public obligations present a growing bur- just received the report and is doing or click on “News” in the left, green column. safety members whose job-related den to entities and therefore taxpay- its “due diligence to respond to it.” injuries or presumptive illnesses ers,” the report states. When asked if the city had known Palo Alto man killed in Newark collision result in an employee being unable According to the report, Palo Al- before the report came out that more A man killed in a traffic collision on Mowry Avenue in Newark on to perform the usual duties of their to’s rate towers above the other 11 than half of its public-safety work- Friday evening has been identified as a 51-year-old Palo Alto man. current position.” surveyed jurisdictions, a puzzle that ers retire with job-related disabili- (Posted on June 25, 9:35 a.m.) The new report raises (but doesn’t the report fails to solve. For exam- ties, she declined to answer. answer) big questions about the ple, Milpitas, Mountain View, San “I’m not going to answer to the Ventura Community Center park reopens safety of Palo Alto’s work condi- Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and specifics of the report because we The Ventura Community Center’s playground officially reopened at tions, the city’s process for approv- Santa Clara County all have rates just got it,” Keith told the Weekly. a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 21 with new structures, updated equip- ing disability claims and the rapidly between 26 percent and 30 percent. According to the city’s budget ment and newly planted trees. (Posted on June 24, 10:49 a.m.) rising costs of retiree benefits. The Gilroy is a distant second with an data, the city has been spending an lattermost issue has emerged in the “industrial disability retirement” average of $1.27 million annually Menlo Park drive-by shooting injures two last few years as a major council pri- rate of 43 percent. on worker compensation and dis- Two men sitting in the driveway of a Menlo Park residence were ority, with council members having ability payments in the Fire Depart- shot on Saturday night, June 22, Menlo Park police said. (Posted on June frequent discussions about ways to ment over the past five years. The 24, 9:33 a.m.) curb employee pension and health ‘One might reasonably amount climbed from $735,804 in care costs. Since 2009, the city has fiscal year 2009 (which began in New streets may be named for fallen officers reached agreements with all of its ask if Palo Alto and July 2008), to $1.3 million in 2010 When South Palo Alto’s newest housing development opens its doors labor unions that increase employee Gilroy public safety and to $2.2 million in fiscal year at the former site of the Palo Alto Bowl, it will include as part of its contributions to pension and health 2011 (which began in July 2010), design a direct link to the city’s past. (Posted on June 24, 9:23 a.m.) care — expenses traditionally foot- personnel encounter before dropping back to $1.1 mil- ed entirely by the city. Earlier this lion in 2012. a more dangerous Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? week, Utilities Department manag- workplace than other The period between 2008 and Sign up for Express, our new daily e-edition. ers and a seven-member union of 2012 was marked by an influx of re- Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com to sign up. police managers became the latest public safety personnel tirements from City Hall, prompted labor groups to join this trend. in the county.’ in large part by benefit cuts that the The city’s new budget notes that City Council was pursuing in re- the ratio of benefits to salary has —Civil Grand Jury sponse to the economic downturn. risen from 50 percent in 2010 to 63 One factor that may contribute percent in 2012. The budget notes “Noting the significantly higher to the large number of disability that the city’s costs have “skyrock- IDR rates of Palo Alto and Gilroy retirements is the high number of eted” (and will continue to grow) compared to those of the other firefighters employed by the city, for a number of reasons, including county entities employing law en- compared to police officers. The A Funeral Home the economic downturn, the de- forcement and fire personnel, one fact that the city’s Fire Department mographics of the city’s workforce might reasonably ask if Palo Alto also serves Stanford University and the “large retroactive benefits” and Gilroy public safety person- may contribute to the high percent- Like No Other granted in 2001 to public-safety nel encounter a more dangerous age. Though the causal link is not workers and in 2007 to the remain- workplace than other public safety explained, there is at least a cor- ing workforce. personnel in the county,” the report relation between Palo Alto’s high The Grand Jury report empha- states. “The Grand Jury could not percentage of industrial disability sizes that the high number of “in- explicitly answer this question with retirements and the high percentage dustrial disability retirements” the information available. Even so, of public-safety personnel who are helps to drive up benefit costs, the significantly higher IDR rates of firefighters. though the impact varies greatly Palo Alto and Gilroy should invite The Grand Jury pointed out that from one employee to another. In further review by their respective Palo Alto has both the county’s some cases, financial impact can city governing body.” highest industrial-disability-retire- be zero because the retiree may The determination on whether ment rate (51 percent) and the high- also be eligible for “service retire- an employee qualifies for this des- est percentage of firefighters in its ment” pay (based on the number of ignation is made by each employer public-safety force (55 percent). years of service) that is higher than agency rather than by CalPERS. The The Grand Jury report includes the disability retirement. But the determination is based on “complete as one of its three recommendations impact can also be significant, par- reviews of the duties and responsi- that Palo Alto “identify what fac- ticularly when an employee retires bilities of the applicant’s current job, tors other than its high percentage with disability early in his or her including the physical requirements of firefighters influence its (indus- career. Because these employees of the position, competent medical trial disability retirement) rate and haven’t contributed as much toward opinion, and all medical and voca- implement a plan to lower its (indus- retirement during their careers, tional information provided by the trial disability retirement) rate.” N their disability claims force cities applicant, employer and the agency’s Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner to raise their annual contributions workers’ compensation carrier,” the can be emailed at gsheyner@ to CalPERS, which administers Grand Jury report states. paweekly.com.

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Thomas Michael Gill

Thomas Michael Gill passed away on June 18, 2013 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, North Carolina. Mr. Gill was 87. Mr. Gill was born in New York City on February 15, 1926 to Howard and Margaret Gill. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, ’49, Mr. Gill loved his family and his country and served in the Korean War. After retiring from the Navy as a Lieutenant, he had a 33-year career with IBM, holding management and executive positions in sales worldwide. A lifelong member of The New York Athletic Club, he loved playing chess and was an accomplished squash player. Mr. Gill possessed a keen intellect and yet had a warm, hearty laugh and wicked sense of humor. He is survived by his wife Joan Ann Gill; his sister Corita Ann Gill; daughters Susan Gill Casey; Catherine Holton Gill; Nancy Gill Tattersall; son Thomas Michael Gill Jr; and grandchildren Thomas Micah Gill and Ally Chu Gill. Although he lived the last years of his life in North Carolina, he always felt his home was in Northern California. A funeral mass will be held June 29th at 10 a.m. at The Church of The Nativity in Menlo Park, Calif., followed by a burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Richard J. Casey Foundation, 3077 Britt, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27517, for the benefit of the Thomas M. Gill Fund.

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children Carol, Joe, Tom and Jane; literature. 4000 Middlefield Road, Suite G-8, and by numerous nephews, nieces A celebration of his life is sched- Palo Alto, CA 94303-47. Matt Kahn, Stanford and other extended family mem- uled for 2 p.m., Saturday, June 22, bers. He was predeceased in the in the Main Social Hall at Mountain ‘professor extraordinaire,’ 1970s by his first wife and mother View Senior Center, 266 Escuela of his children, Ella, and by their Ave., Mountain View. Births firstborn son Fred. In place of flowers, family re- Rushabh Doshi and Kristin artist and mentor, dies His interests ran from history, ge- quests that donations in his memory Stecher, Menlo Park, June 20, nealogy and politics to nutrition and be made to The Cardiac Therapy a girl. Longtime Stanford Univer- program in Florence, Italy. health, quantum physics, music and Foundation of the Midpeninsula, sity professor Matt Kahn was a Widely traveled, Kahn was in- mentor to many students over fluenced by tribal cultures and the decades as he taught paint- art, and displayed many global ing, sculpture, drawing and color objects in the Eichler home on the theory and created new Stanford campus that Barbara Decker Viand courses in design. The he shared with his wife, Oct. 19, 1917-June 14, 2013 artist, who died June 24 Lyda. The pair designed in his Stanford home at their home during their Barbara Decker Viand, cherished mother, Park, where she met her 85, will also be remem- long collaboration with grandmother and great grandmother went to her second husband, Maurice bered for his words. Joseph Eichler as artis- final rest on Friday, June 14, in Santa Barbara, Calif. Viand. After living in Palo When the univer- tic consultants. She was with her daughters at the time of her passing Alto and Menlo Park, they sity honored Kahn in The Kahns’ Eichler after falling and fracturing her hip three days before. lived in La Jolla, Rancho 2010 for 60-plus years was also locally famous Born in Washington DC, she lived many places Bernardo and Vista, Calif., of teaching and inspir- for decades during Hal- including Saint Louis, Pasadena -- where she was before settling at Maravilla ing, some of the biggest Courtesy Linda A. Cicero / loween, when the profes- high school tennis champion -- the Universities of Adult Living in Santa Barbara. cheers came from the Stanford News Service sor hosted a pumpkin- Maryland and Wisconsin, graduating with a degree Barbara was preceded in death by Bill in 2005 and crowd when Kahn’s most rec- carving contest and exhibition for in journalism. She met her first husband, Bill Decker, Maurice in 2006. She is survived by her daughter Jan ognizable quotes were projected his students. As they were design while working for the Chicago Sun. They lived in Fisher (George) of Menlo Park and her daughters on a screen: “Design is the act students, their glowing lanterns Virginia, Md.; Old Greenwich, Conn.; Amherst, N.Y.; Stephanie (Tef) Decker and Christine (Tina) Long of bringing the mind, heart and were notably creative. Northfield, Ill., and settled with their three daughters (Jeff) of Santa Barbara, her grandchildren in Menlo hands closer together.” “Let the After retiring from teaching in in 1960 in Atherton, Calif. They divorced in 1968 and Park, Mountain View, Italy, Los Angeles and San constraints be the inspiration.” 2009, Kahn remained a guest lec- Barbara began work first as a bridal consultant at Francisco as well as five great grandchildren. “Everything matters.” turer at Stanford until 2011. the former Bullocks and then in real estate in Menlo Services have been held. PAID OBITUARY Kahn’s former students who Besides teaching, Kahn was a were in the audience that day in- respected painter, mixing his de- cluded architects, executives and sign sensibilities with his sense educators such as Stanford lectur- of humor and taking inspiration er John Edmark, who called Kahn from classical music, humanity Janet Leigh Roselle a “professor extraordinaire.” and nature. His paintings have Born May 29, 1928, in New been exhibited at the Museum of June 4, 2013 York City, Kahn attended Cran- Modern Art in New York, the San brook Academy of Art in Michi- Francisco Museum of Modern Janet (Stoney), age 73, passed into eternal ately engaged in the hobby of Stamping: gan before beginning his Stan- Art, the de Young Museum in San rest in Chico, Ca. with her husband by her making many artful greeting cards & labori- ford teaching career in 1949 in Francisco and the Thomas Wel- side. ously coloring them by hand for her many the Department of Art (now the ton Stanford Art Gallery. He also Born in Palo Alto, California to Daniel & friends. Department of Art and Art Histo- sculpted and designed furniture. Alice Stone, she attended Palo Alto schools She enjoyed traveling with her husband to ry). While moving up through the Kahn is survived by his son, Ira, ranks — he became a full profes- and daughter, Claire, both gradu- where her father was vice principal. far flung Society of Antique Modelers (SAM) sor in 1965 — Kahn also headed ates of Stanford’s art program. Her parents were instrumental in estab- Champs, & developed many new long dis- the U.S. State Department Craft A celebration of his life is being lishing the 1st Congregational tance friendships. Development Program in Cambo- planned, and the family requests Church campus on Lewis Rd. A ‘cat person’ all her life, she dia in 1957-58 and was a regular that memorial donations be made She graduated from Uni- enjoyed a succession of them teacher in Stanford’s overseas to Americans for the Arts. versity of the Pacific (UOP) of during her time in Mountain Stockton, Ca.) with a Bach- View. Milford Reynolds camping and traveling across the elor of Arts degree. She passed from this life due (“Mil”) Pribble United States and abroad, includ- After working at several to complications of FTLD. ing an oceangoing cruise around companies, she found her She is survived by her hus- Mil Pribble of Palo Alto, a retired Cape Horn and tours in Canada and court reporter, author and editor, China. He also did journalistic and niche with the A.C. Neilsen band Stephen, nephew Quinn died on June 12 at El Camino Hos- editorial work on California Re- Co., then of Menlo Park. Stone & family of San Leandro pital in Mountain View following a tired Public Employees Association When the company relocated Ca., Samantha the cat, & a period of congestive heart failure. (RPEA) newsletters and authored to Fremont, Ca. she dutifully brother Robert Stone of Maui, Born on March 27, 1919, he went two cookbooks. His short stories followed by commuting daily. Hi. on to earn degrees in liberal arts were published twice in the Fault from Chapman University and in Zone anthologies of The Califor- She worked as a graphic artist Memorial services will be divinity from Yale University. He nia Writers’ Club. His career also & later as manager of their copy center. held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2013 also studied educational psychology included stints as RPEA board In 1974 she married Stephen Roselle. They at the First Congregational Church of Palo at Stanford University. member and director of communi- established a home in Mountain View, & lived Alto, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303. He also served as pastor for the cations, as well as a chairmanship there for 37 years until moving to Chico, Ca. A reception will follow the service. First Christian Church in Tempe, of the Member Services Committee Ariz., worked for several years as that earned him recognition as 2012 in January 2012 for health reasons. They have Donations in her name may be made to 1st a private investigator (elements of RPEA Member of the Year. no children, but plenty of nephews! Congregational Church of Palo Alto, Uni- which he drew upon for his as-yet- He is survived by Sarah, his wife In retirement, she volunteered as a do- versity of the Pacific, Deer Hollow Farm, unpublished suspense novel) and fi- of 26 years; children Ron, Shir- cent & later was on the board of directors of Best Friends Animal Society of Kanab, Ut. nally, court reporting in the Solano ley (Brooks) and David; stepsons Deer Hollow Farm & Educational Center of or Butte Hospice of Chico in care of the fu- County, Federal Bankruptcy and George and Steve Neil; grandchil- Santa Clara County Courts. dren Jarrell Moore, Megan Cherry, Mountain View for many years. neral home. You may share your thoughts Following his long service as a Ethan Pribble, Collin and Logan Her hobbies included gardening, & mak- and memories of Janet online in care of court reporter, in 1994 he entered an Brooks and great-grandson Miro ing miniature home dioramas. She passion- NewtonBracewell.com. active retirement, frequently going Moore; sister, Helen Francis and her PAID OBITUARY

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 17 Editorial Accountability not in lesson plan ith the resignation three weeks ago of assistant superintendent Michael Milliken, Palo Alto school superintendent Kevin W Skelly was handed an unexpected gift. Milliken’s departure offered Skelly his first opportunity to make a Editorials, letters and opinions key staffing decision since the maelstrom of controversy stemming Spectrum from a finding by the federal Office for Civil Rights that Terman Middle School administrators failed to effectively investigate or stop Just say no opportunity to declare our indepen- in huge, ostentatious houses. the bullying of a disabled student. That finding was so embarrassing Editor, dence from the meat industry and to Dana M. St. George that it caused Skelly to keep it secret from the board and public last One has to wonder how it was con- share wholesome veggie burgers and Campesino Avenue, Palo Alto December. cluded — from somewhere on high — soy dogs with our family and friends. Instead of using the Milliken opening to find a person who might that the Bay Area must accommodate Peter Anatoli Look to Truckee parking signal to the community an acknowledgment of mistakes made and thousands of newcomers in all of our Clark Avenue, Palo Alto Editor, improvements needed, his quick appointment of Terman principal already saturated cities. Cram them in With all due respect to Elaine Katherine Baker sadly sends just the opposite message. — it doesn’t matter how — just do it! Criminalizing homeless Haight, who mentioned Truckee’s It is a defiant move that either says there is no accountability for In fact, it’s already started. Cali- Editor, paid parking as an example Palo Alto serious mistakes or that Skelly believes the district was the victim fornia Avenue is slated to be reduced Palo Alto prides itself on being a could follow: As a part-timer in Truc- of an unfair civil-rights investigation that has improperly impugned to a two-lane street, regardless of the home of creative, innovative people kee, I can tell you the locals would the management practices of him and his lieutenants. Either way, and many protestations raised in the past who solve problems. Why can’t we not shop downtown at all for several perhaps by design, it also sends the message to outside authorities like few years. come up with a solution for a real-life years until the parking program was the Department of Education that in Palo Alto, we do as we please and What’s next? Will neighborhood important problem such as people changed to make it more acceptable. the opinions of such agencies about the way we run our district don’t streets become single-lane, one-way sleeping in cars? The city of Palo Alto The last time the rules were changed matter to us. streets? After all, such a move will al- is willing to spend thousands of dol- was in November 2011 and, for the And most regrettably, it sends the message to the parents of all stu- low narrowly designed housing units lars on consultants to deliberate the first time ever, their parking district dents who have suffered through traumatic bullying or harassment in to be added to our cities. We can get merits of development projects and actually made money during the last school that their concerns are valued so little that the promotion of used to one-way streets — simply public fountains; surely they could six months. the person most responsible for mishandling the Terman case is more use the appropriate streets to get to spare a few of those thousands to es- I would suggest Palo Alto review important. our destinations. After a few fender tablish a parking area with a shower all the various forms of parking Katherine Baker may indeed be the most outstanding and qualified benders and fatalities, we’ll learn to and a few toilets where people living Truckee tried in order to not make person for the job of director of secondary education of our school get around. in cars could sleep safely. the same mistakes. For example, in district. While she has only been at the district for three years, she has As for our building height limits — These people sleeping in cars are at Truckee you do not pay to park after 6 been a conscientious and responsive principal. We have no reason to no problem — local height restrictions least not sleeping (in the) rough out- p.m. so the restaurant business is not think she isn’t capable of performing Milliken’s job. can be “modified” to meet the cram- doors or under bridges. They still own affected. Here is a link to their cur- But promoting her at this time, with wounds from the civil-rights ming-in requirements — after all, it’s something, have a shell. Why can’t rent parking program: www.moon- investigation not yet even beginning to heal, shows immense insensitiv- already being done, so that solution they be given a safe haven to park, shineink.com/sections/spot/truckee- ity and poor judgment. should be no surprise. bathe and maybe even have some alters-paid-parking Accountability has long been a problem for Palo Alto. Mistakes are But here’s a solution to the arbi- community? The warmth and sun- Vivian Euzent so quickly praised as being part of the Silicon Valley innovation culture trarily imposed cramming-in mandate light of California are needed more Sunnyvale that the concept of consequences has been lost. “Learning to fail” is borrowed from Nancy Reagan (never by the homeless than by people living indeed an important lesson, especially for young people. dreamed I’d ever respect her “wis- But part of the lesson needs to be that actions have consequences. dom”): “Just Say No.” Accountability needs to find its way back into the play book of our But not simply “No.” Bay Area cit- WHAT DO YOU THINK? public institutions, and especially at the school district. ies should respond with a resounding “No, no, no, NO WAY will we accede The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage to the obscene orders to turn our Bay or on issues of local interest. A shift on vehicle-dwelling Area into a series of Chicago Proj- ects.” uesday’s vote of a City Council committee recommending adop- Consider another borrowed idea: In- tion of an ordinance to ban vehicle habitation was only surprising stead of “Build it and they will come,” Should Palo Alto ban sleeping in T because it was unanimous. our position should be, “Don’t build it Contrary to her earlier votes and statements on the issue, Council and they WON’T come.” vehicles? member Gail Price joined colleagues Liz Kniss and Larry Klein in Ruben Contreras ? supporting a new law after going through what she described as a “dif- Waverley Street, Palo Alto ficult shift” in her thinking. Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. She is not alone in struggling to balance her compassion and concern Independence Day eats Submit guest opinions of 1,000 words to [email protected]. Include your for the homeless with an increasingly problematic situation at the Cub- name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. Editor, berley Community Center and at other locations throughout the city. We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, What ever happened to the good old Larry Klein, who previously minimized the problem, has now also libel and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be days when the worst things we had to concluded that Palo Alto cannot remain the sole community to permit accepted. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a fear on the Fourth of July were traffic dwelling in vehicles because it is becoming a magnet for such people. granting of permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also jams and wayward fireworks? There now appears little doubt that when the ordinance comes before publish it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. According to the Department of For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Editorial Assistant the full City Council in September it will be adopted. Agriculture’s Meat & Poultry Hotline, Elena Kadvany at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. Price’s heartfelt comments resonate. She explained that in examining this year’s top threat is food poisoning how current city policy was working, she came to the conclusion that by nasty E. coli and salmonella bugs we don’t help the homeless by allowing them a place to live in their car lurking in hamburgers and hot dogs at when what they really need is “intensive help and referral to support millions of backyard barbecues. The services.” hotline’s advice is to grill them longer All three council members argued that the problem of homelessness and hotter. Of course, they don’t bother is much bigger than Palo Alto and that the city is already providing to mention that the high-temperature extensive services to the homeless. grilling that kills the bugs also forms As written, the proposed ordinance would have a very long imple- lots of cancer-causing compounds. mentation period, too long in our opinion. It provides for a 60-day Luckily, a bunch of enterprising U.S. outreach period to educate vehicle dwellers about the new law and on food manufacturers and processors services available to help them, and then a 30-day “warning” period have met this challenge head-on by during which no enforcement would take place. Actual enforcement developing a great variety of health- would be on a complaint basis. ful, delicious and convenient veggie The ordinance will finally provide a needed tool to address problem burgers and soy dogs. cases, where vehicle dwellers are impacting neighborhoods or, in the These delicious plant-based foods case of Cubberley, have established what city staff has described as a don’t harbor nasty pathogens or can- de facto homeless camp. cer-causing compounds. They don’t Addressing this issue is not easy for anyone involved but it is long even carry cholesterol, saturated fats, past time to take action. We especially commend Gail Price for the drugs or pesticides. And, they are reversal in her position. She could easily have opted to remain opposed waiting for us in the frozen food sec- and simply be out-voted by her colleagues. Instead, she stepped up and tion of our supermarket. provided leadership. This Fourth of July offers a great Page 18ÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read the Editor’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!

Guest Opinion Terman: A caring place for kids in a complicated world

by Joy Helsaple there was no pressure to be perfect. I was what defines bullying. Sometimes I wish ’m writing to expected to participate in class and get parents would not be afraid to teach their respond to the good grades. Not straight A’s but just to What I do see on a daily children about resilience. Every story has Irecent cover do the best I could. There were good days, basis at Terman are two sides and as difficult as that might be story (“Out of the not so good days and days when I didn’t for us to see, it is the truth. Shadows,” June 14) want to go to school at all. There was no people of all different jobs What I do see on a daily basis at Terman regarding Terman education on bullying, no assemblies, just and positions who are are people of all different jobs and posi- Middle School, a school counselor that helped you out the tions who are helping our kids to become and “What went best way he or she knew how. I knew how helping our kids to become compassionate, caring individuals. When wrong.” While I to avoid the bullies and sometimes looking compassionate, caring, you focus on social kindness enough the appreciate the ef- back, I think I was the bully. Our parents kids really do get it, and we focus on it fort of the Weekly generally set us straight on what to do, and individuals. — constantly. And when you are consis- and know that the what not to do. And none us of even knew tently on the anti-bullying campaign, most content is critical, I feel the need to respond the superintendent’s name. school yet. And I worry. I know kids who students will follow. I also think that kids to what I feel wasn’t said in the article. I’m Today, I look around at our middle school are stressed about the results of the STAR need someone to feel safe with, someone writing to tell you what I see at my school students and wonder what they will be like test and they’re 12 years old. My heart has they can confide in and talk to. It doesn’t and to tell you what has changed through in 10 years. They have packed schedules, been crushed by the loss of students who always have to be a teacher or counselor or the years from my own personal perspec- so many extracurricular activities and were with me both at Nixon and Terman. an administrator. I truly believe that we, at tive. I want to tell you what is “right” at classes, sports, clubs, homework, plays, And I’ve listened while people placed Terman, have made available every mem- Terman. music. They deal with divorce and custody blame. ber of our staff as a resource for our kids. It First, I am a product of Palo Alto and some are even questioning their own There is no perfect school. There never is not uncommon to see an aide comforting schools. I attended Palo Verde and Ortega sexuality ... and they’re not even in high will be. And to me there is a fine line as to or encouraging a child. It is not uncommon Elementary Schools, Wilbur Junior High to see the attendance secretary playing a and Cubberley High School. I have worked game at lunch with some students. It is not at an elementary school and two middle uncommon for a child to fake an illness schools in Palo Alto. I look around and see just to spend some time with the nurse. some things that never change. The kids And even though my job requires schedul- still play flag football. We say the Pledge ing and data, the kids know that my door is of Allegiance and pizza is still the most always open and a good percentage of them popular item at lunch. But in reality the have my cell number programmed in their times are different now. The world is a dif- phone for an emergency. ferent place now, but most of all school is So I will repeat what I say to the kids different. sometimes. Focus on the positive for a I don’t remember my parents ever going change. There will be good days, bad days to my school. When I didn’t get in a class and days you might not want to come to with my friends or didn’t get the teacher school at all. But once you get here, we’ll I wanted, they told me that was how life take good care of you. N worked sometimes, that it was an opportu- Joy Helsaple is the data secretary at nity to make new friends. In middle school Terman Middle School. Streetwise What do you think of the Supreme Court’s decisions on gay marriage? Asked on California Avenue and by Lytton Plaza in Palo Alto. Questions and photographs by John Brunett.

Linda Jensen Derrick Arrowsmith Ross Bedilion Sandy Adams Jordan Zenger Retired Unemployed Office assistant Retired schoolteacher Student College Terrace, Palo Alto Downtown North, Palo Alto College Terrace, Palo Alto Crescent Park, Palo Alto Leland Manor, Palo Alto “I think it’s fabulous. Absolutely “It’s great. If a man and a man or a “I think it’s great that they finally “Wonderful, I feel great about that.” “It’s just another generational step.” fabulous.” woman and a woman want to feel the decided, but it took way too long.” pain of marriage, God bless them.”

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How the construction of Palo Alto’s largest library went seriously wrong by Gennady Sheyner

alo Alto’s elected leaders first lar panels. The 15,000-square-foot, realized that something strange two-building Community Center P was happening at Mitchell will feature a teen center, a cafe, a Park on Sept. 12, 2011, when Pub- computer room, a game room and a lic Works officials made an unusual large community room, all “wired request to raise the budget for the with a state-of-the-art data feedback construction of the city’s flagship and control system,” staff wrote in a library. recent report. The request for money wasn’t, The complex’s significance rests in itself, out of the ordinary; major not only in the vast public needs construction projects often involve that it is expected to fulfill. As Sar- change-order requests and design tor pointed out in his Sept. 12 pre- revisions, and the Mitchell Park Li- sentation, the success of the south brary and Community Center is the Palo Alto project could determine biggest public development the city the city’s success with voters on has undertaken in four decades. It bond projects down the road — a was the sum requested that raised prescient point given that the coun- the collective eyebrows of the City cil is now considering asking vot- Council and prompted members to ers in November 2014 to approve wonder aloud whether the city was a measure that would fund major getting fleeced by the contractor, infrastructure projects. Flintco Pacific. Just two years pri- “There’s a lot riding on this proj- or, the company’s low bid of $24.4 ect, particularly considering future million was a cause for celebration, potential bond elections,” Sartor beating out five others and coming said, explaining why he was “freak- in well below the city’s projected ing out” about the runaway costs. estimate of $32.4 million. Sartor told the council the purpose But after Public Works Director of his request to raise the budget Mike Sartor asked the council on was “to keep the project moving on Sept. 12 to raise the “contingency schedule and to avoid claims down budget” — used to pay for unex- the road.” Today, two years and nine pected cost increases — from 10 months after construction began, it’s Veronica Weber percent to 25 percent of the contract, clear neither goal will be met. council members began to wonder The buildings are up, but their whether this was indeed a good deal. interiors remain cavernous and un- Nancy Shepherd, an accountant for furnished, with barren walls, wires 25 years, said she had never seen a dangling from ceilings and uneven contingency percentage that high floors. The plumbing and mechani- Building materials await installation at the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center this week. The (the American Institute of Archi- cal systems remain a work in prog- project is scheduled to open a year and a half later than initially planned. tects recommends a contingency of ress. The city is still sorting out 10 to 12 percent for projects the size with its contractors an issue of slid- acterize the project. scrutiny. It was these factors that pushed of Mitchell Park Library, according ing doors, most of which will likely The breadth and depth of prob- But the most glaring problems the city last month to initiate default to a city report). Pat Burt wondered need to be replaced. Many months lems associated with construction can be attributed to Flintco, whose proceedings against Flintco, a pro- if the city was being “gamed” by after the project was supposed to of the Mitchell Park Library are mismanagement of subcontractors, cess that could lead to the company a construction company that “low- be completed, landscaping remains illustrated in the dozens of letters frequent clashes with city staff and being replaced, delaying construc- balled” its bid with the understand- strewn with crates, pallets and con- exchanged over the past two years construction managers, shoddy tion by at least a few more months. ing that it would then tack on mil- struction equipment. between top city officials and ex- work, procedural delays and reluc- With six months left until the city’s lions in costs during construction. Even if the library opens by the ecutives from Flintco, Turner and tance to devote the necessary man- latest deadline for completing the Larry Klein was particularly blunt. end of this year, as the city hopes Group 4. The letters, which the power to complete the project have project and with work commencing “I think we have to be frank with and plans, it will be a year and a half Weekly obtained through a Public helped drag it well past deadline. on the expansion of Main Library, ourselves,” Klein said. “We’re not late and cost millions more than the Records Act request, indicate that Even if faulty designs contributed Palo Alto now finds two of its larg- doing as well as we expected on this city hoped to spend when it signed all parties involved deserve some to Flintco’s inability to complete the est library branches closed at the deal.” the construction contracts in August blame. project on time, as the company has same time — the very situation that Council members had plenty of 2010. Group 4’s designs appear to have maintained with some justification council members were hoping to reasons to worry. For Palo Alto, Long after the grand opening, omitted critical details, such as the throughout the process, the designs avoid when they were planning out the new Mitchell Park Library and the city will remain entangled in a size of steel tubes needed in the con- do not explain why so much of the the bond projects. This only adds to Community Center is the most com- legal mess involving its construc- struction. The thinly stretched Pub- work failed repeated inspections the pressure to clean up the mess at plex and expensive project in the $76 tion company, Flintco Pacific; its lic Works staff outsourced oversight and had to be redone (at one point, Mitchell Park as soon as possible. million bond that voters approved in construction manager, Turner Con- of Palo Alto’s largest public project the city considered it a victory when The sense of urgency was ap- 2008. Once built, the glassy, two- struction; and the project architects, to a management company, Turner, half of the windows passed a water parent at a council meeting last story, 41,000-square-foot library Group 4 Architecture. More public with no inherent authority over test). Nor do they explain Flintco’s month. Right before the council on Middlefield Road will feature a funds will be spent on legal assis- Flintco, which resulted in clashes inability to deal with significant but approved the latest addition to the dedicated teen room, private study tance and construction consultants, on the construction site between the seemingly fixable flaws — includ- project budget, Councilwoman Liz areas, the city’s largest book collec- whose jobs will be to help resolve city, Turner, Flintco and the vari- ing windows that failed water-proof Kniss echoed her colleagues and tion and a host of eco-friendly fea- the complicated and rancorous ous subcontractors, who objected to tests and incorrect sliding doors that city staff when she said she was tures, such as a roof garden and so- blame game that has come to char- the high level of management and had been installed. “blown away” by what’s happening Page 20ÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Cover Story at Mitchell Park. enon, Sartor said, both at Mitchell “If I were looking at this from the Park and elsewhere. The competi- outsider’s angle, if I was looking at tive climate led to low bids but cre- this as a member of the community, ated a situation “where this contrac- I’d wonder what has gone south with tor and other contractors we’ve been the Mitchell Park Library and Com- working with in the last couple of munity Center and how have we years really squeezed every oppor- reached this point of no return?” tunity they can to identify potential Kniss asked on May 20. changes.” Dozens of documents reviewed by Nevertheless, Sartor urged the the Weekly help answer this ques- council to go along with the request tion. to raise the budget, arguing that not doing so could raise costs even further down the road. Delays in pay- Things fall apart ment could result in lost productivity, and a contractor could “file a onstruction of the Mitchell claim at the end of the project that Park Library and Community costs additional money including C Center began in September attorney fees and other additional 2010, but it wasn’t until the follow- costs,” Sartor said. ing spring that staff began to notice Even given the low-bid construc- something alarming — a flood of tion climate, Flintco’s actions stood change orders (additional charges out. By that September, it had re- for unexpected work) that were rap- quested $4 million in change orders idly pushing up the project’s price and had received settlements from tag. the city for about $1.25 million, By February 2011, Flintco had according to site supervisor Greg submitted and received approval Smith of Turner. By January 2012, for change orders totaling about the city had to hire additional con- Weber Veronica $500,000. The sum doubled to $1 sultants to assist in analyzing “the Sheets of stone are being added to the exterior of the south Palo Alto library that is being rebuilt. million by June 2011, after Flintco’s large volume of change orders,” Sar- steel subcontractor pulled out of the tor wrote in a letter to deRuiter. project, forcing the city to pay the Exasperated city officials char- co also filed hundreds of “requests ber of RFIs (requests for informa- for this article.) replacement subcontractor overtime acterized the change orders as both for information” to clarify design tion) and CORs (change orders) In addition to management dis- hours to keep the project on sched- excessive and inadequate. In some details. While such requests are a generated by Flintco,” Sartor wrote. putes, things at the construction ule. cases, the documentation was so common practice in construction, “We believe that it is essential for site were likewise messy: Flintco Some of these change orders ap- shoddy that the city itself had to the sheer breadth of documents is- Flintco to bring new project man- installed a vapor barrier, material peared reasonable and were caused issue change orders unilaterally to sued by Flintco frustrated and over- agement resources on to the job to designed to keep dampness out, but by incomplete designs. make sure Flintco got paid for its whelmed city staff. By March 2012, get this project progressing toward it was “bubbling” and its seams Others changes, however, fell into extra work, according to a March there were more than 1,200 requests timely completion.” were “lifting off,” according to Sar- what John deRuiter, vice president 14, 2012, letter from Sartor to Flint- for information from Flintco, ac- Flintco responded by agreeing tor’s March 29 letter to Parkes. The of Turner, called a “gray area.” co’s vice president, John Stump. In cording to a letter from Stump. to add a project manager, though city also learned that Flintco’s su- DeRuiter, whose firm has a bunga- the letter, Sartor notes that Flintco’s But change orders and information Flintco’s then-President David perintendent in charge of interiors, low on the construction site, told the submissions included documenta- requests weren’t the only sticking Parkes noted that Stevenson would Gary Gibson, did not have interiors council during a September 2011 tion “which oftentimes was dupli- points between the city and Flintco. remain on the team to resolve what experience (he was subsequently meeting that it’s quite common for cative and/or inconsistent with prior There was ongoing tension between he called “the labyrinth of design replaced). On a particularly trou- contractors who submit low bids to submittals, improper overcharges Flintco’s project manager, Brian issues that continue to plague the bling note, the subcontractor in then do anything they can to raise (such as double billing for overhead Stevenson, and staff from Public project.” Parkes also denied, then charge of glazing, Fast Glass, was the cost after winning the bid. He and tacking on inapplicable sales Works and Turner. Sartor wrote to as now, that Flintco was at fault for repeatedly failing water tests on its and Sartor suggested that Flintco taxes), and failure to provide appro- Stump on Feb. 16, 2012, asking that any of the delays. windows. In the same March letter, was doing just this at Mitchell priate credit for deleted work.” Stevenson be replaced and claim- “Please understand that the lack Sartor wrote that Fast Glass’ work Park. By that point, the city had ap- ing that Flintco “has not complied of progress on the project is not “is substantially unsatisfactory” and “Generally, when (the bid is) low, proved 14 change orders from Flint- with key contract requirements in due to inadequacies on the part of requested that Flintco “determine a there are reasons for that,” deRuiter co, totaling $1.7 million, according the areas of change order requests, Flintco or its project manager, Brian new course of action with respect to told the council. “They do start to to a city report (as of last week, the submittals and schedules.” Stevenson,” Parkes wrote to Sartor this subcontractor.” look for opportunities to make up city has approved 42 Flintco change Sartor noted new management on Feb. 20. But Flintco again deflected the that ground. They always know how orders totaling $3.5 million, accord- resources were “urgently needed to Stevenson remained on the site criticism, asserting that it wasn’t low they are so they know what they ing to a status report released by get this project moving at a much until fall 2012, when the city re- Fast Glass that was at fault but the left on the table. Very often it turns Public Works. This brings the total faster pace.” quested that he be removed from city and the designs. Parkes wrote to adversarial.” cost to $27.9 million, 14 percent “The City of Palo Alto is extreme- the project entirely, claiming that Sartor on April 5 noting that other The favorable construction cli- above the base contract.). ly concerned with the slow pace of he had “a negative tone and inter- portions of window assemblies had mate in the aftermath of the 2008 In addition to peppering the city the (Mitchell Park) construction rupts meetings.” (Stevenson did not passed the tests. recession helped fuel this phenom- with dozens of change orders, Flint- project and the extraordinary num- respond to a request for comment Fast Glass, meanwhile, pointed the finger of blame at Turner, which was overseeing the glass testing. Fast Glass claimed tests were con- ducted at a higher pressure than industry standard. The glass company accused Turner of “intentionally delaying this project” by gener- ating failed tests and by imposing “harassing scrutiny of Fast Glass’ professional caulkers, which caused

Courtesy of Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning Research 4 Architecture, Group of Courtesy these caulkers to quit after only one week of work.” “Fast Glass did not agree to comply with unfounded, unrealistic, extra-contractual demands issued by a third party for this project,” Fast Glass stated, alluding to the demand that its glass pass water tests. By early May 2012, progress was starting to be made. On May 3 and May 9, three of the six installed windows passed the test, a result that Assistant Public Works Direc- tor Phil Bobel called “an encouraging improvement” (before this,

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(continued from previous page) When this notice brought no re- WHO’S WHO sponse from Flintco, Bobel followed every one of them had failed). This up with an email to top Flintco ex- “encouraging” sign, which doesn’t ecutives. The city, he said in a July exactly set a high bar for encourage- City of Palo Alto Flintco Pacific 23 letter, is “in a difficult situation ment, was a rare glimmer of hope with the large, multiple sliding for the city at a time when its rela- Its Public Works Department, headed by Mike The Roseville construction firm hired to build the doors.” If Flintco didn’t order the tionship with Flintco was further Sartor, is responsible for the construction of the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center. It is a new doors, the city would do so it- eroding. city’s largest public development in four decades, subsidiary of Flintco, one of the largest commercial self. This would cost more, Bobel Meanwhile, the battle over change the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center. contractors in the nation. said, and the additional funds would orders and requests for information be deducted from Flintco’s pay. continued. In March, the city had in- Turner Construction Group 4 Architecture “Hopefully they can be ordered stituted new rules for change orders right away. Many thanks,” Bobel to require more details, including The San Jose firm hired to manage the construc- San Francisco architectural firm contracted to wrote. information pertaining to the time tion of the Mitchell Park Library and Community design all three Palo Alto library projects — Down- Flintco’s Vice President Stump it took to complete the job. Flintco Center, working with the city to oversee Flintco town, Main and Mitchell Park — included in the shot back a one-line response: responded by calling the new re- Pacific and the subcontractors. 2008 bond measure. “Flintco has complied with the con- quirements “onerous” and “impos- tract. We have no current plans for sible” to comply with. The company replacement of these doors.” retracted all of its change-order re- About the only thing that the par- manager who joined the construc- wrote. The two sides tussled over this is- quests in response to the new policy. ties agreed on was that the number tion team in the spring of 2012 to “Consequently, they are not ac- sue for more than a year, and resolu- The city viewed this as just the latest of changes made to the project was help get it back on track. ceptable to the architect or the own- tion is only now starting to surface. delay tactic. ridiculously high. Hojas wrote that Flintco was noti- er under any circumstances,” Hojas Sartor said last week that Flintco In one exchange of correspon- One change in particular that the fied of its failure to comply with the wrote of the doors in her “notice of has finally agreed in writing to dence around this time, Flintco’s two parties squabbled over for more contract on May 24, 2012 (a letter defective work.” replace two big sliding doors with Parkes alleged that the city and than a year involved exterior sliding from Bobel suggested the company “The doors are to be removed the correct models. The two sides Turner “have continually failed doors. The aluminum-framed doors had known about the problem since from all exterior locations and re- are still trying to figure out what to to timely review more than 230 used by Flintco were “not designed, at least April), and was given seven placed with the product specified do about the three smaller sliding (change orders) and provide Flintco manufactured or tested for exterior days to correct its errors. The time as the basis of design. The time for doors, which Flintco had modified with the necessary direction on how use,” according to a July 16 report had passed “with no evidence cor- substitutions is past, and none will to fit the design and which passed to proceed with the changed work.” from Karen Hojas, a Turner project rective work is underway,” Hojas be considered.” a water test last week only to fail an air-blasting test. Bobel said the decision on whether these doors will be fixed or replaced will be made in the next few days. Bad blood ublic Works staff weren’t the only ones getting frustrated P with Flintco as the first year of construction neared its end. And neither was Flintco the only party on the receiving end of finger-pointing when it came to the project’s escalating delays and cost overruns. By fall 2012, there was bad blood among all four parties. Turner staff was putting in more hours and demanding more money. The city was resisting and arguing that Turner should abide by the terms of the “will not exceed” contract that had been authorized. Flintco’s new project manager, Paul Zanek, complained in an Oct. 4 letter to the city about Turner’s observation reports, which he said “misrepresent the facts and discredit Flintco.” “It makes appearances that Flint- co is not addressing legitimate items in the OR’s (change orders),” Zanek wrote. “I’m compelled to question their motive. Are they trying to make it look worse than it is?” He also noted that Turner had been adding “layer upon layer of inspections, which are disruptive and take away Flintco’s resources required for the execution of our contract work.” Senior Public Works staff had its own problem with Turner. In July 2012, Thomas Tripp, a manager at Turner, said in a letter that his company expects full payment for the “additional services” it has provided. The letter came with an ultima- tum — raise the budget now or we walk off the job. “If the city does not authorize compensation for these additional services at the Sept. 4 council meeting, Turner will immediately demo- bilize and will expect full compensation for all of our staff to that date, in accordance with our contract,”

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After Flintco fails to respond to Turner about the 2010 inadequate sliding glass doors, City directs Flintco August to order new ones — or else. Flintco responds that The City of Palo Alto hires Flintco Pacific to build it will not replace the doors. the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center; it Turner threatens to walk off the job if the city bid $24.4 million for the contract. The City retains doesn’t authorize payment for additional work Turner Construction to manage the construction Turner is doing. and Group 4, the architectural firm that designed the complex, for project-administration services. October September Regarding Turner’s request for more pay, City tells Turner that its contract, for about $3.2 million, Construction begins on the Middlefield Road was for “full management” of the project. site. Flintco complains that Turner’s progress reports 2011 about the project “misrepresent the facts and dis- February credit Flintco.” Flintco submits and receives approval for November $500,000 in change orders (which represent work Flintco alleges that since Turner’s new project that is added to the scope of the contract). manager was hired in the spring, “Turner has been June combative, confrontational, disruptive and argumentative.” Flintco’s change orders total $1 million. September 2013 City’s Public Works Department asks for the January project’s contingency budget to increase to 25 per- City inspectors find that the incomplete build- cent of overall cost, from 10 percent. City Council ings are getting moldy. raises it to 20 percent. City tells Flintco that 60 percent of the HVAC

Veronica Weber Flintco has submitted $4 million in change- pipes were installed incorrectly; other subcontrac- order requests but city has only approved $1.25 tors’ work has been “deficient” and must be done million. over. 2012 February January Flintco again asserts that the project delays and The multipurpose room of the Mitchell Park Community Center is cost overruns are the fault of Group 4’s incomplete under construction. The finished room will feature a “state-of-the- City hires consultants to assist in analyzing plans and the city’s mismanagement. art” data feedback and control system, according to the city. “large volume of change orders.” Flintco has written more than 1,500 requests for City tells Group 4, the architects, that portions of additional information to complete the project. Tripp wrote in July. “We will not deficiencies that affected all aspects its plans are “inadequate, unclear and incomplete,” provide the services in those tasks of the project, Turner spends inordi- resulting in added costs, delays and lost productiv- April and categories from which the fund- nate amounts of time and resources ity. ing has been transferred, unless the in an effort to transition design re- City reports that the project is 82 percent com- funds are replenished.” sponsibility from the city’s architect February plete and more than a year behind schedule. Sartor responded by noting that to Flintco and its subcontractors,” City asks Flintco to replace its project manager, May the city relied on Turner to “fully Parkes wrote. with whom the City and Turner Construction, the City Manager James Keene alleges to Flintco manage” the project and reminded Parkes claimed that Turner “failed management company, have been having con- that “work crews are quitting or failing to show up the company of the “generous con- miserably” in its duties as construc- flicts. Flintco complies but denies it’s responsible to the job” and that Flintco isn’t adequately super- tractual amount of approximately tion manager and requested that for project delays. $3.2 million.” Turner’s project manager, Hojas, vising the few workers who are on site. “As these were the largest build- be removed from the project (she March ing projects the city had undertaken wasn’t). City notifies Flintco it has 14 days to submit a in years, the city had neither the in- And then there was Group 4, the City blames subcontractor Fast Glass for install- detailed plan of correction or default proceedings house expertise nor the resources to architects also contracted to handle ing windows that leak. Fast Glass blames Turner would begin. Flintco responds with a timeline for manage projects of this magnitude, the city’s other two library projects for unrealistic testing conditions. the fixes and again denies responsibility for the problems. and therefore turned to Turner, as included in the $76 million bond — Group 4 rejects Flintco’s claims that Group 4 is one of the largest construction firms the successfully completed renova- reponsible for the delays and mounting costs of City Council allots another $565,000 to Turner in the nation, to faithfully perform a tion of the Downtown Library and the project. and $260,000 to Group 4 for additional work. comprehensive suite of services on the recently launched expansion of the city’s behalf,” Sartor wrote on the Main Library. Flintco has filed more than 1,250 requests for Flintco agrees to replace the sliding exterior Oct. 3. In a September 2011 report, after information about the plans. doors that it had refused to in 2012. Flintco ar- “Now, after the city has expended the steel subcontractor had pulled ranges to have its chief operating officer on site City alleges Flintco’s change orders are so poorly almost the entire amount of funds out of the job, Sartor noted that the twice a week and beefs up the workforce to at documented, and include duplicates and improper authorized under the contract, and designs were incomplete in that they least 50 workers a day. when the project is at a deeply trou- didn’t include information pertain- overcharges, that the City adds rules for complet- bled state with millions of dollars ing to steel tubing, including the size ing the change orders with greater detail. Flintco June retracts all of its change orders in protest. of claims at stake and almost a year that would be needed to reinforce City has approved 42 change orders from Flint- behind schedule, Turner is attempt- exterior walls. May co, totaling $3.5 million. Flintco’s expenditures, ing to force the city to convert the In January 2012, Sartor notified however, still come in under the project’s original contract that the parties both signed Group 4 officials that “portions of Turner notifies Flintco that sliding exterior doors that were installed are not acceptable and should construction estimate of $32.4 million, according from a ‘not to exceed’ contract into the plans and specifications pro- to the City. a ‘time and materials’ contract, or vided by Group 4 were inadequate, be replaced. be faced with a threat of Turner’s unclear and incomplete, resulting in ‘immediate demobilization,’” he an unusually high number of RFIs July Late 2013 wrote. (requests for information), ASIs (ar- Original scheduled opening for library and com- The Mitchell Park Library and Community Cen- The city, he added, “has concerns chitect’s supplemental information), munity center comes and goes. ter is expected to open. about Turner’s performance on this change order requests, and contrac- job.” tor demands for additional costs, in- Flintco also had concerns about cluding costs for related delay and in his January 2012 letter. costs on this project.” But he reject- services or untimely responses to Turner. Flintco’s Parkes argued in lost productivity.” In March 2012, Group 4’s prin- ed Flintco’s suggestion that Group 4 RFIs. ... In the past 15 years, we a November letter that since Hojas’ “In addition, Group 4’s failure to cipal David Sturges responded to is to blame for these requests. have participated in the building of arrival that spring, “Turner has been provide timely responses to RFIs Sartor, saying the firm is “aware of “We disagree that a substantial half a dozen libraries of comparable combative, confrontational, disrup- has further exacerbated the delay the barrage of contractor generated portion of the costs and delays be- size and complexity as this project. tive and argumentative.” and lost productivity claims assert- RFIs and change order requests that ing incurred by the city are the “Despite the overwhelming design ed by the contractor,” Sartor wrote have resulted in delays and extra result of deficiencies in Group 4’s (continued on next page)

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city’s “mismanagement of the entire Manager James Keene described process associated with the ongoing the situation in a letter to Flintco’s completion of design.” Maxwell. “The Palo Alto Public Works “Work crews are quitting or Department often claims that it is failing to show up to the job on a merely ‘acting as good stewards of regular basis,” Keene wrote. “The public funds,’ characterizing its ac- number of workers on site on a typi- tions as ‘in the best interests of the cal day falls considerably short of city and its constituents.’ In reality what would be expected and does the Palo Alto Department of Pub- not support significant progress lic Works has caused millions of on either available work or essen- dollars in unnecessary added costs tial corrective work. On days when and many months of delay,” Stump crews are present, Flintco is not ad- wrote. equately coordinating or supervis- Stump also defended Flintco’s ing trades. Much of the work fails high number of requests for in- building department inspections or formation, many of which the city is identified on site as not comply- claimed were frivolous. By this ing with the contract requirements. point, Flintco had written more Most troubling is that Flintco has than 1,525 RFIs requesting clarifi- submitted no plan for completing cation, Stump wrote, “and another the project any time soon.” Veronica Weber 2,000 if the follow-up RFIs are in- The target date for finishing the cluded.” Some of these requests, he complex was continuing to slip. In acknowledged, sought information April, the new schedule extended already contained in the contract completion from Oct. 8 to Nov. 22. documents. He attributed this to Later, it was extended again to the “human error.” intentionally vague “late 2013.” Phil Bobel, assistant director of the Palo Alto Public Works Department, stands inside the uncompleted teen “Just as the contractor should ex- Keene notified Flintco that the com- center of the Mitchell Park Community Center on Monday. pect to write a reasonable quantity pany needed to submit within 14 of RFI’s to account for ‘human er- days a detailed plan of correction for (continued from previous page) posed to two winters, and as a result other subcontractors has been defi- ror’ in the contract documents, the resolving outstanding issues. Fail- the city’s inspectors have recently cient,” Bobel wrote. “Flintco’s work design team should expect a modest ure to do so would result in default All have been completed on time noted mold accumulation,” Phil repeatedly fails inspection and must percentage of RFI’s to be extrane- proceedings, which could involve and none have experienced what we Bobel wrote on Jan. 18 to Flintco’s be re-performed.” ous,” Stump wrote. Flintco being replaced by another have had here with the contractor Maxwell. Flintco’s efforts to remedy the By last month, the project had construction company. Flintco’s and the construction management That was just one of many prob- situation didn’t strike the city as en- reached its nadir. Progress remained surety, Zurich American Insurance team,” Sturges wrote. lems Bobel flagged in the letter. couraging. Bobel noted in his letter at a snail’s pace. In April, the city’s Company, was put on notice that the Flintco, meanwhile, has con- Two more subcontractors had re- that on Jan. 9, 2013, there were only bi-monthly report on Mitchell Park city was preparing to begin the de- tinuously blamed Group 4’s design cently been replaced “due to non- 10 workers on site. estimated that the project was 82 fault process. plans for the myriad complications. performance.” One of them, Bay “There should be 50 or more percent complete. (The June report Flintco’s John Stump responded Parkes noted in an April 2012 letter Mountain Air, did not follow the workers on site at this critical junc- pegged the completion at 84 per- to Keene on May 10 with a time- that although changes are “antici- plans when installing the pipes in ture,” Bobel wrote. cent.) The sliding doors that Flintco line for making various fixes on pated and are a normal part of any the HVAC system, Bobel wrote, and Flintco’s Stump wrote back in had installed and declined to replace the construction site. He also once construction project, it is unreason- nearly 60 percent of the pipes in the February, arguing once again that failed a water test in late April, ac- again maintained that the fault lay able for the parties involved in the mechanical room had to be removed the delays were caused by deficient cording to a letter Sartor wrote in with the city and argued that the Mitchell Park Library project, after and reinstalled. contract documents, incomplete May. And work crews on the site project would go faster if the city nearly 20 months of construction, to “In addition, work performed by drawings and specifications and the remained paltry. On May 2, City processed change orders “fairly and be moored down in a quagmire of extensive design changes that criti- cally affect so many aspects of the very work being performed in the field.” Tom Maxwell, who had replaced Parkes as Flintco’s president, made a similar case in January 2013 when he wrote that “as a result of the architect’s incomplete design documents and the multiple design iterations required to resolve the issues, Flintco was forced to repeatedly prepare submittals for the same scope of work.” In response to the Weekly’s request for an interview, Sturges of Group 4 said that the city has asked that “all questions regarding ongoing city projects be directed to the Department of Public Works.” Sar- tor did not absolve Group 4 of blame but focused most of his criticism on Flintco. “We acknowledge there have been some issues with plans and specs, but that’s not the whole story,” Sar- tor told the Weekly. “Our contention is that Flintco has done a poor job managing the subcontractors and doing the work.” More money,

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he problems spilled over into the new year. In January 2013, T the city learned that because of the delays, the new buildings were already getting moldy. The cooling and ventilation system of the Mitchell Park Library, which is designed to be environmentally friendly, is being installed under the “The project has now been ex- floor.

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the ground floor for corrections and inspections of the mechanical work, giving the ground floor the look of an empty chess board. Last week, the expansive yard around the buildings was strewn with construction equipment and debris. Stacks of 2-by-4s, dormant tractors and bushels of pipes lay in the afternoon sun. Workers in yellow and orange hel- mets dotted the sprawling site, installing mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. But the scene also offers signs of hope. Near the Middlefield Road side of the campus, workers from Flintco and the city were examining the large crates of planters that had just arrived and that will be installed into the library’s “green wall.” Paving had just been completed for a small basketball court outside the teen room, and a crew Veronica Weber of workers was about halfway through installing decorative pav- ers at the courtyard between the three buildings in the complex. One worker carried a giant bundle of blue wires to the small electric Construction crews lay tile in the courtyard of the Mitchell Park Community Center this week. room, which already includes more than 1,000 wires. timely,” did a better job respond- comments made in his May 10 letter remains disappointed and con- agreement with Big D Builder, the For the city, perhaps the most ing to requests for information and to Keene. cerned about the delays and price contractor that last year completed promising sign is the number of made “fair and timely progress pay- “The resolution of the dispute increases. It continues to face “nu- the renovation of the Palo Alto Arts workers on the scene. While in ments.” between the city and Flintco will merous problems on the site with Center, to “correct errors and finish January, only nine contractors were Stump noted that the project remain secondary to project quality the contractor asking for additional work when Flintco Pacific fails to observed on site, the property was a subcontractors “have experienced and completion,” Stump added in an changes and increased costs to be do so,” according to a staff report. hive of activity this week. tremendous inefficiency while the email to the Weekly. provided to them.” Stump said at the Flintco might not be the only Decorative stones forming the payments from the city are delayed May 20 meeting that the city will company that will be entangled in library’s facade had just been in- or denied entirely.” be implementing the “liquidated a legal mess with the city long after stalled, and the library’s environ- “If not for Flintco’s willingness Final warning damages” provision in its contract, the new Mitchell Park Library and mental features are mostly in place. to essentially finance the project which would require Flintco to Community Center open their prop- When asked if the city still expects by paying its subcontractors, even n May 20, the council made its compensate the city for delays that erly installed sliding doors to the the project to be completed this though the city has not paid Flintco, latest budget adjustment, allot- are deemed to be Flintco’s fault af- public. The city has also put Group year, Bobel said meeting the dead- there would be far fewer tradesper- O ting another $565,000 to Turn- ter the project is completed. 4 and Turner on notice that “we have line should be “doable.” sons on this site. In order to add er and another $260,000 to Group The city is also bracing for a pro- some concerns with respect to some Things have been turning in a manpower we MUST remove the 4. Just before the unanimous vote, tracted legal battle. The city has of their work as well,” Molly Stump more “positive direction” since the constraints preventing progress and Councilwoman Liz Kniss asked the retained seven different consultants said. city warned Flintco about the default make payment to subcontractors for question on everyone’s mind: Who to help it sort out the Mitchell Park “Those are being deferred to final notice in early May, Sartor said. Top the work and changes that they have is to blame for the delays and cost mess, including three law firms, a adjudication toward the end of the staff have met with Maxwell in re- performed,” Stump wrote. overruns at Mitchell Park? firm specializing in design disputes, project,” she said. cent weeks to make it “very clear Sartor responded to the issue of “This is running ... not only mil- a consultant focused on “project A glance at the construction site that we intend to default them unless timeliness by alleging in a May 22 lions over, but it is inconvenienc- control and forensics,” a structural- is a sufficient indicator of how much they pick up the pace.” After a May letter that Flintco had failed to coming a number of people and not just engineering firm and a consultant work remains to be done. The three 20 meeting with Maxwell and John ply with requirements for submit- those who would use the library,” who will focus on project schedul- buildings are up, but wires extend Stump, Flintco also agreed to have ting change orders. These include Kniss said. ing. The seven contracts total a little from ceilings and walls are barren. its chief operating officer on the giving the city notification of claims In responding to Kniss, City At- more than $1 million. This week, half of the floor panels in construction site two days a week, within seven days. The contractor torney Molly Stump said the city The city has also reached an the new library were removed from Sartor said. Flintco has beefed up its also “continues to include improper workforce and is now averaging 50 percentage markups” in its requests, people a day on the site, according which requires recalculation on the to Sartor. city’s part, Sartor wrote. “They have been working on Sat- “If Flintco desires quicker pro- urdays and doing work that is non- cessing of its change order requests, disruptive to the community,” Sar- the city suggests that Flintco exam- tor said. “They are redoubling their ine its own failure to comply with efforts.” contract requirements.” Despite the brutal experience of The rancor continued through- the last two-and-a-half years, Pub- out May, with Sartor responding lic Works staff remains hopeful that to Stump’s letter with his sharpest the Mitchell Park Library and Com- denunciation yet of the company’s munity Center will be completed by conduct thus far. Flintco, Sar- + Planning Research 4 Architecture, Group of Courtesy the end of the year and intends to tor wrote on May 22, attempted push Flintco toward meeting this throughout the project “to excuse its deadline, Sartor said. But given poor management, coordination and the nature of this project, any opti- quality control by blaming the com- mism the city still has for meeting pleteness of the design.” The com- this deadline must necessarily be pany, he said, never explained why it shrouded in caution. chose to bid on the project if it really “The question is, ‘Can they turn believed the design was inadequate. the aircraft carrier around and get it His conclusion was blunt. going again?’” Sartor said. N “Flintco appears to be suffering from either an appalling lack of con- Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner struction experience or is engaged can be emailed at gsheyner@ in a concerted effort to manufacture paweekly.com. claims,” Sartor wrote. Flintco’s John Stump declined About the cover: the Weekly’s request to discuss the An illustration shows the expected bird’s-eye view of the finished Mitchell Park Library and Community Illustration dispute and referred instead to his Center, with Middlefield Road to the left and the Little League ball field at the bottom. by Shannon Corey

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hile studying to be an architect, im- mersed in the precision of perspective, Earl Junghans chanced to enroll W in a watercolor class. He labored to replicate “that old magnificent Beaux Arts style,” he recalled, painting layer upon layer, letting each layer dry in turn. It seemed like the way an architect should approach fine art. He spent a whole semester on a single painting. Then the teacher announced that students had to turn in their best five works. Junghans rushed back to the studio and dashed off four more paintings, using what he’d learned at breakneck speed. To his surprise, these paintings outshone the first by a mile. “I learned a lesson,” he said, laughing. Freeing your brush to swift inspiration sometimes yields the best art. Today, Junghans is still liberated by watercolors. Now a retired architect, he retains the science of perspective and all he learned in his career about material and texture, light and shade. But instead of using those lessons in tight, detailed blueprint drawings, he lets them out to play on soft watercolor paper. Visitors to the Palo Alto and Mountain View Baylands may see Junghans outside painting, with a folding chair and a portable table. “What attracts me are scenes that have a lot of darks and lights, a lot of contrast. People think watercolors are transparent and pastelly, but that’s not true. It has such potential. You can get the bright- ness,” he said. Inspired by the confident, vivid watercolors of Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent, he’s never even tried acrylic or oil paints. This summer, 28 of Junghans’ paintings are so

Artist Earl Junghans Painting on the dock of is happiest out in the the bay

Baylands close to the Bay that they’re practically damp. He has a small solo exhibit at the Environmental Vol- with his unteers’ EcoCenter out in the Palo Alto Baylands, where panoramic views from the building showcase wind and water. Across one wall are Junghans’ watercolors own views of Byxbee Park, waves, hills, boats and sky. by Rebecca Wallace A resident of Menlo Park, the artist chooses the Midpeninsula to set most of his works. (Those California-gold East Bay hills do take center stage in at least one painting.) Overall, the views are a mix of broad landscapes and up-close detail. A pair of paintings called “Fading Marsh Grasses” looks carefully at a complex maze of blades. “Sometimes I see something and am attracted to it because it’s so difficult to paint,” Junghans said. It helps that he does pencil work before painting, Top: Earl Junghans’ outlining his images and figuring out where the watercolor painting shadows are. “Interpretive Center Detail” The same meticulous brushstrokes show up in gives hints of his background “Interpretive Center Detail,” where the wood slats in architecture. Right: A print on a pier mirror the ripples in the water. In “Sea of Junghans’ watercolor Scout Boat,” the artist has painted a small boat and painting “Sea Scout Boat.” a coiling rope in rich blue-grays, with sharp panels

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A contemplative painting titled simply “Pier.”

“Tree Reflection,” one of Earl Junghans’ many Baylands watercolor paintings. Veronica Weber “East Bay Mountains” marks one of the artist’s rare departures from the Peninsula.

Junghans with his paints, table and chair out at the Palo Alto Baylands. (continued from previous page) outside painting. Decades later, he keeps painting and exhibiting; past solo shows of light and shade. have been at the Pacific Art League in Palo While out by the Bay, Junghans has Alto and at the SLAC National Accelerator found his attention captured many times Laboratory in Menlo Park. He describes over the years by Palo Alto’s airport. himself as an active person, busy and ath- “Landing Gear #2” offers a low view of a letic. Watercolor paintings fit right in. plane and its wheels, and the underside of “The quicker you do them, the better a wing. “I sat right here on the ground and they come off,” he said. “I love art, but I painted,” Junghans said. This was before don’t like to sit around.” N 9/11. When he tried to do another airplane painting more recently, a security man What: An exhibition of Baylands watercolors chased him away. by Earl Junghans Junghans originally hails from Virginia Where: The Environmental Volunteers’ Eco- and moved to the Bay Area a few years Center, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto after finishing college. He had visited the When: Through Aug. 28, with a reception on city by the Bay on a class trip and fallen June 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. The EcoCenter is hard. “There’s nothing like San Francisco,” open Monday, Thursday and Friday from 11 he said. a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 3. When he first moved here, he didn’t know Cost: Admission to the center is free. anyone, so he spent many of his weekends Info: Go to evols.org or call 650-493-8000. Veronica Weber

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ven long after they’re gone, As it became apparent that the for nonprofit organizations such as certain spaces leave last- neighborhood would be developed, the San Francisco-based ArtSeed, ing impressions of happi- Kain said, she returned to the lo- which offers free art classes to un- Eness or longing. For artisan cation as often as possible, taking derprivileged children; and hosts printmaker Kathryn Kain, these hundreds of photos and collecting workshops at Smith Andersen. memories can create inspiration. flowers and plants to take back to Although the collaborative na- A neighborhood that was once her studio. ture of much of her work makes residential at the Hunters Point na- “In my mind, it was like I had it a challenge to dedicate time to val base in San Francisco provides to do it, because of the feeling that her own art, Kain says that seek- the vision for her upcoming exhi- place gave me. ... You just don’t ing out those experiences comes bition, “Gone to the Wild,” now see something like that every day,” with its own value. “If I’m in my at the Mohr Gallery at the Com- she said. studio every day alone, it can be munity School of Music and Arts The surreal collection now on nice, but I’m not really a part of in Mountain View. exhibit at CSMA features a num- the world.” N Kain moved to the Bay Area ber of large-scale prints that jux- from Toledo, Ohio, in 1979, and tapose images of women with a What: “Gone to the Wild,” an exhibit received her post-baccalaureate more natural element. “As a female of prints by Kathryn Kain degree in printmaking from the I identify with that,” Kain says. “I Where: Mohr Gallery, Community California State University at did a ton of figurative work early School of Music and Arts, 230 San Hayward under the tutelage of on but ... I started doing still-life Antonio Circle, Mountain View legendary Bay Area artist Kenjilo because I wanted to not rely on When: Through July 28. Gallery Nanao. During this time, Kain photography, to bring things into hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to joined a movement of artists to my studio and draw from life.” 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 to 3. colonize Hunters Point after the Kain now balances her time in Cost: Free. Navy abandoned it in the 1970s. the studio with work as an instruc- Info: Go to arts4all.org or call While the old shipyards were tor of etching, lithography and 650-917-6800, extension 306. leased and renovated into studios, monotype for Stanford University the former homes fell into disuse and other institutions, and with her and disarray. career as a master printmaker for “Especially in our urban area, Smith Andersen Editions, a Palo we can never find a space that’s just Alto gallery and press. Kain works uninhabited and empty,” Kain says. with fine artists, providing techni- “Rosas Multicolores,” a 2009 “(The houses) were covered with cal expertise and skill to facilitate work of monotype and transfers plants that had just gone wild.” their work. Kain also volunteers by Kathryn Kain.

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don and Saint Anthony.” Redon, a French symbolist, created 42 litho- graphic works inspired by Gustave Flaubert’s book “The Temptation of Saint Anthony.” Admission to the Cantor is free. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Blues Band featuring Ray Star; Thursdays until 8. Go to museum. Worthand Alvina Draper. Look stanford.edu or call 650-723-4177. Music Doors open at 6 p.m. and the Art East Palo Alto Blues show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are ‘Storied Past’ $20 for the 21-and-over event. Go The Cantor Arts Center’s sum- Festival benefit to clubfoxrwc.com. East Palo Alto is gearing up for mer of many French exhibits shifts The blues festival is set for Aug. into high gear next week with the Theater its summertime blues festival in 3 in East Palo Alto’s Bell Street ‘Superior Donuts’ August, and to help prepare, orga- opening of the biggest show, “Sto- Park at 550 Bell St., featuring Fill- If Tracy Letts sounds familiar, it nizers are throwing a benefit con- ried Past: Four Centuries of French Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s drawing more Slim, the J.C. Smith Band, may be because you just saw him on cert to raise funds for the festival. Drawings from the Blanton Museum “The Arms of a Girl Holding the Bay Area Blues Society Cara- your TV earlier this month, winning That means two upcoming events of Art.” a Bird,” circa 1765, is part of van of AllStars and Alvin Draper. a “Best Actor in a Play” Tony Award for local blues buffs. An array of 55 drawings will be on a major exhibition of French Organizer Patrick Brock, who is for playing George in a revival of Next week, Redwood City’s display in the big downstairs gallery, drawings opening at the Cantor putting together the pair of events “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Club Fox at 2209 Broadway is spanning the 17th to the 20th centu- Arts Center next week. with the East Palo Alto-Belle But he’s no slouch at writing, either: hosting the benefit concert on ries and representing such artists as Haven Chamber of Commerce, He won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for July 7 with a host of perform- Nicolas Lancret, François Boucher As described in a longer Weekly says the festival will be a family- Drama for his play “August: Osage ers. The J.C. Smith Band brings a and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. There article in May, “Storied Past” is one friendly day, running from 10 a.m. County.” seasoned Bay Area sound, joined are sketches, chalk drawings, wa- of several French-themed shows to 7 p.m. Admission is free. Locals can experience a little by the Bay Area Blues Society tercolors and works in graphite, ink at the Stanford University mu- For more information about the more Letts this summer in Mountain Caravan of AllStars. Also on the and oils. Many reveal an expressive seum these days. It will open July blues festival, go to patrickbrock- View, where the Pear Avenue The- bill are Fillmore Slim, who mixes Italian influence on the more coolly 3, the same day as a smaller show andcompany.com or call 650-799- atre is putting on the multi-talented his blues with R&B, funk, jazz, rational French artists, curator Eliza- of French figure drawings and “In- 8563. writer’s play “Superior Donuts.” The rap and soul; The New Razheem beth Kathleen Mitchell has said. spired by Temptation: Odilon Re- Broadway play may sound familiar, too: It was previously presented here at TheatreWorks in 2010. “Superior Donuts” takes place at a weathered Chicago baked-goods shop, where owner Arthur, an old- 6 th annual time radical from the 1960s, meets young Franco, who wants to bring Town & Country fast-talking change to the place. The comedy looks at friendship, village nostalgia and Chicago as it used to be. Local Equity actor Ray Renati July plays Arthur, with Brandon Jackson as Franco. The show runs June 28 through July 14, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2. (There’s no show on July 4, but there’s an extra performance on July 3.) Tickets are $10 to $30, with discounts avail- Music able for seniors, students and groups. The theater is located at 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, off Shoreline Boule- vard. Go to thepear.org or call 650- 254-1148. A&E DIGEST Fes"&+& $! t OPERA DRAWS A CROWD ... (/' (-',*1"%% &**(',*' East Palo Alto opera composer William Byron Webster had an enthusiastic standing-room-only *('*,+-'*,!($,*+-' (*,!/!(% &"%1 crowd in Paris last week for the world premiere of his chamber ( + #$ - %(''##'#*" ,-*"' opera “The Little Match Girl,” reported his friend Roger Dick- 3! 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us in the loop so that we would know (continued from the previous page) Info: Tin Pot Creamery is in the when her ice cream would be avail- Marie’s Cooking School. Town & Country Village at 865 able,” Wang said. “When she tested “I just felt like something lit in- El Camino Real #120, Palo Alto. the delivery concept, there was no side of me there,” she said. “I didn’t Hours are Mon.-Thu. from 11 a.m. question that we would sign up for it.” go into it intending like, ‘Oh, this is to 9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. from 11 to 10, Deliveries, along with a small ca- what I’m going to do for a career.’ I and Sun. from 11 to 8. Go to tin- tering service, were halted earlier just went into it needing something potcreamery.com. this year so Sunseri could focus on in my life that was exciting. About opening the brick-and-mortar store, halfway through I realized I wanted ing hundreds of desserts every day. but she said she hopes to restart both to try to make it work.” In a chance meeting at Facebook once they’re settled in Palo Alto. After finishing pastry school, with her now-business partner (who Wang said that Tin Pot’s brick- Sunseri worked as an intern at Noe wishes to remain anonymous), Sun- and-mortar arrival holds extra sig- Valley Bakery in San Francisco and seri said they talked for two-and-a- nificance in an area that she said launched her first business venture, half hours about ice cream. Tin Pot, lacks quality, fun ice cream shops. selling baked goods to local coffee named for the first recorded receptacle “(Becky’s) flavor combinations shops. She remembers taking Cal- used to make ice cream, was born. have hit the mark every time and I train down to one such shop in Red- “We decided that we wanted to find that I don’t actually have to eat wood City, terrified that someone take some of the concepts from the a lot of the ice cream to feel satis- would trample or sit on her carefully city and bring them here, but then fied because of how creamy the ice constructed tartlets. also make it really for this area — cream is and how intricate the fla- But a solo baking and delivery so make it family-friendly and have vors are,” Wang said. “It’s just really, business was unsustainable, so Sun- really great ice cream and baked really good ice cream and you can seri eventually headed to Facebook goods that people can just feel good tell how much care goes into it.” to work with her mentor and the about eating,” she said. Though Sunseri is a flavor per- company’s executive pastry chef, However, getting a space at Town fectionist, she said some of her best Shannon Griffin. She moved to Los & Country, which Sunseri had long concoctions have been created as a Altos with her husband and worked lusted after for its accessibility, loca- result of breaking the rules. She says at Facebook for two years, planning tion and vibe, proved difficult. that each flavor has its own story, menus a month in advance and bak- So she and her business partner and posts many of them on her blog. launched a monthly delivery service. A favorite is “The Unlikely Tale of From San Francisco to San Jose, ice Salted Butterscotch Ice Cream.” cream lovers would receive a desired Sunseri — at this point still con- PENINSULA number of quarts each month ($18 ducting science-like dessert experi- per quart or $32 for two), leaving ments in her home kitchen in Los the flavor choices in Sunseri’s hands. Altos — had planned to make salted She delivered all the ice cream her- caramel ice cream, but she ran out self, spending 13 hours in San Fran- of white sugar. The next best thing cisco one day, she said. she had on hand? Brown sugar. Amy Wang and her fiancé, Skot “I had been told, and I knew, that York, both Menlo Park residents with if you add cream and brown sugar “tremendous sweet tooths,” were ear- it can curdle. It can be a mess. I did ly Tin Pot delivery recipients. They it anyway. And that’s the way that I met Becky through a mutual friend got this amazing flavor — by break- Discover the best places who worked at Facebook at the time. ing the rules in order to create some- to eat this week! “We asked Becky early on to keep thing that’s really powerful.” N

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ahead professionally, but that she skilled, inherently likeable leads should check her self-confidence, selling the material — though Mc- which turns out to be horrifyingly Carthy pushes her character’s un- misplaced. That may not be the best pleasantness much farther than she message for professional women, did in her similarly structured odd- and it’s confusingly countered by couple hit “Identity Thief.” Living the unstoppable Mullins, portrayed and dying by the sword of the Judd as objectively repulsive (crass and Apatow style, comedy insider Feig unclean) but subjectively desirable loads up the movie with talented in her own supreme self-confidence. performers — from Demián Bichir She always gets her way, and she has to Jane Curtin — and gives them a to beat the men off with a (night) bit of riffing room. (Apatow didn’t stick. And let’s not plumb the nasty produce, but you wouldn’t know it battle-of-the-sexes undercurrent from the two-hour run time.) carrying frequent (and not empty) threats to the genitals. (continued on the next page) Certainly, “The Heat” has no fear of employing shock-and-awe tactics to get big reactions. Director Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids”) earns his “R” rating with blistering profanity and bursts of outrageous violence. And Century Theatres at Palo Alto Square yet, in purely comic terms, “The Heat” feels somewhat staid, pull- Fri thru Thurs 6/28 – 7/4 ing the punches of its absurdity The Bling Ring – 2:00, (unlike, say, “The Other Guys”) Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx in “White House Down,” which critic Tyler Hanley describes as “fun in a when it could be deconstructing the 4:30, 7:25, 9:50 harmless, artificial sort of way.” buddy-cop formula. (The picture’s The East – 1:30, 4:15, parody extends mostly to lifting the 7:15, 10:00 obnoxiously combative Boston fam- White House Down familiar ... ?) and sets his sights on The Heat ily from “The Fighter.”) Tickets and Showtimes available at cinemark.com --1/2 protecting Sawyer and rescuing his -- It helps that “The Heat” has two captive daughter. (Century 16, Century 20) It’s Tatum again demonstrates his (Century 16, Century 20) The been 25 years since a barefoot likability as an actor and has a “feminist” buddy-cop comedy “The “FASCINATING TO WATCH!” Bruce Willis scurried his way certain self-effacing quality that Heat” proves its bona fides by being -Mick LaSalle, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE around Nakatomi Plaza and dis- other “hunky” actors clearly lack. about as funny and as lazy as guy- mantled a crew of European bad- He brings a consistent humor and fronted buddy-cop comedies. I’m Ethan Hawke Julie Delpy dies in “Die Hard.” Yet studios humility to his performance and is not sure that’s a victory for women, continue to pilfer from that action able to sell the action scenes effort- but it will probably translate into Before Midnight classic, ever eager to exploit a for- lessly (his martial-arts background healthy box office. WRITTEN A RICHARD LINKLATER FILM mula that has earned box-office doesn’t hurt). Of course, you have your “Cag- BY RICHARD LINKLATER & JULIE DELPY & ETHAN HAWKE WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM DIRECTED bucks many times over. Foxx is a bit miscast as the leader ney & Lacey” and your “Rizzoli BY RICHARD LINKLATER Case in point: The new Chan- of the free world, especially for & Isles,” but those are TV shows. ning Tatum/Jamie Foxx actioner those of us who still remember his A big-studio female buddy-cop NOW “White House Down.” While fun riotous turn as Wanda in the sketch- movie may not be a first (remember PLAYING in a harmless, artificial sort of comedy show “In Living Color.” “Feds”? I didn’t think so ... ), but it’s way — like Pop Rocks or costume But his charisma and experience a rarity. I suppose this is “evolved” VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.BEFOREMIDNIGHTMOVIE.COM jewelry — “White House Down” are a boon here. Gyllenhaal and studio thinking: There’s money in is little more than “Die Hard” at Woods (as Secret Service know-it- tapping the female audience, but TORN BETWEEN HER HEART AND HER FAMILY 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Plot points alls), frankly, look a bit haggard but there’s presumably even more to and characters are strikingly simi- perform admirably, and youngster be had by doing it with shootouts, lar. Fortunately, leads Tatum and King (“The Dark Knight Rises”) car chases, an explosion or two and Foxx — backed by a solid cast that adds a spark. gross-out humor that might also includes Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rich- German director Roland Em- bring in knuckle-draggers known ard Jenkins and James Woods — merich, whose resume includes a as men (and boys, if they can get lend the film a certain charm that handful of doomsday pics (“Inde- around that rating). FILL THE VOID helps balance out the “Die Hard” pendence Day,” “Godzilla”), goes Sandra Bullock plays FBI Spe- WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM deja vu. light on believability and heavy on cial Agent Sarah Ashburn. She’s Military standout John Cale gunfire. The action is furious but brilliant but also arrogant and com- CENTURY CINEMAS 16 NOW 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View (Tatum) aspires to be a Secret Ser- implausible, with helicopters ex- petitive, which annoys the men who (800) FANDANGO vice agent and protect President ploding over Washington, D.C., and surround her. With a promotion at PLAYING CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORIES OR CALL FOR SHOWTIMES James Sawyer (Foxx), especially an SUV doing donuts on the White stake, by-the-book Ashburn finds VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.FILLTHEVOIDMOVIE.COM since John’s daughter Emily (Joey House lawn. herself forced to play nice with King) is a big fan of the pro-peace Still, there’s something to be said burn-the-book Boston cop Shannon “ ” Commander in Chief. Shortly after about watching an entertaining ac- Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), whose ++++. A GREAT CONSPIRACY THRILLER. a seemingly failed interview, John tion flick in an air-conditioned the- technique is less Sherlock Holmes takes Emily on a tour of the White ater while the summer heat swelters. and more bull in a china shop. House, where she gets to meet Just maintain expectations and aim They’re set loose on a flimsy, “Le- President Sawyer in person. But for a matinee. And get popcorn. thal Weapon”-y drug case, an excuse Emily’s jubilation is short-lived as for the ol’ odd-couple tropes to play gun-toting mercenaries furtively Rated PG-13 for language, a brief out: the uncool Ashburn needs to seize control thanks to help from sexual image, and intense action learn not to be so uptight, while the someone on the inside (no spoil- violence, gunfire and explosions. 2 hard Mullins needs to learn to let ers here). hours, 17 minutes. down her emotional guard. WeAreTheEast.com While nearly everyone in the As written by Katie Dippold, EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT PALO ALTO White House is taken hostage, John — Tyler Hanley “The Heat” suggests not only that $&-)+*"+"%'%+'(,")# manages to evade capture (sound Ashburn needs to be softer to get NOW PLAYING

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(continued from the previous page) tears honestly. Catharsis is cathar- a competitive choir she’s dubbed sis. At the comedy-drama “Unfin- the “O.A.P.z” (old-age pensioners The meeting of McCarthy’s sting- ished Song,” there’s a 90 percent ... with an attitude!). That’s right: ing zingers and Bullock’s practiced chance of rain from your eyes, but they’re not afraid to sing Salt-N- exasperation almost justifies “The something’s definitely off: The Pepa’s “Let’s Talk About Sex”! In Heat,” but it’s more of a lob than a picture might as well be going at askew baseball caps! fastball. you with pepper spray. If you’re starting to feel a bit Suggesting “Amour” with musi- grumpy, you’ll relate to Arthur, Rated R for pervasive language, cal numbers, the first movement of who resents the O.A.P.z for osten- crude content and violence. One the film explores the last days in sibly making his wife happier than hour, 57 minutes. the marriage of Arthur Harris (Ter- he does. Arthur has long struggled ence Stamp) and his wife, Marion with anhedonia, and now the only — Peter Canavese (Vanessa Redgrave), whose cancer source of joy in his life (except his has returned. Despite the death weekly lads’ night out) will soon be Unfinished Song sentence, Marion keeps smiling, ripped away from him. Before she -- doubling down on her commitment goes, Marion essentially serenades to her friends at the Smith Hall Arthur in public, sweetly warbling (Aquarius) Perhaps it doesn’t Community Centre. There, Gem- “True Colors.” A palsied Redgrave Vanessa Redgrave and Terrence Stamp showcase fine acting in the matter if a weepie comes by its ma Arterton’s Elizabeth coaches and her emotionally sensitive per- maudlin “Unfinished Song.”

formance evokes Marion’s fear, her liams misses is pairing up single- strength and, most importantly, the dad James with the inexplicably defining twinkle in her eye. unloved Elizabeth; that subplot is What the movie’s really about, probably decorating the cutting- though, is putting that twinkle room floor. in Arthur’s eye. And when it first And yet there are Redgrave and shows up — Stamp unmistakably Stamp, who (err ... spoiler alert?) mirroring Redgrave’s ocular expres- gets a climactic opportunity to sing no sion of joy — it’s a truly magical a “Song for Marion” (the film’s confluence of great acting, two ac- original title). I won’t say what MORE tors working in concert even though the song is, but Stamp sticks the one has left the building. But to get landing. Unfortunately, he’s first there, audiences will have to suffer forced through the obstacle course through a lot of “Up with (Old) Peo- of a seriously stumbly third act plastic ple” shamelessness: condescension (with look-away-from-the-screen to retirees, silly mugging and truly lines like “It’s too late! I can’t stupid plot turns meant to drum up change!”). BAGS emotional conflict and underdog Should you see “Unfinished suspense. Song”? If you’re an inveterate softie Writer-director Paul Andrew looking to hydrate your eyes, yes. If Williams manipulates like mad you can’t bear the thought of miss- to have his weepie, enabled by the ing good work by Redgrave and patronizing Elizabeth, Arthur’s es- Stamp, maybe. But if you have a tranged son James (Christopher Ec- low tolerance for having your in- cleston), and James’ chipper young telligence insulted (or for dreadful daughter Jennifer (Orla Hill). Add renditions of “Love Shack”), it’s a up the gloppy, needless frame of definite “no.” narration from Elizabeth and the fleet 93-minute running time, and Rated PG-13 for some sexual one can plainly see the mercenary references and rude gestures. One so bring influence of the Weinstein Compa- hour, 33 minutes. ny, notorious for storming editing YOUR rooms. The only opportunity Wil- — Peter Canavese reusable You’ve made your house a home. BAG !

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MOVIE TIMES MOVIE MINIS All showtimes are for Friday through Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, as well as reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. NOW PLAYING The Bling Ring --1/2 Before Midnight (R) Ripped from the headlines — or rather Guild Theatre: 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 p.m. Nancy Jo Sales’ “Vanity Fair” article “The The Bling Ring (R) ((1/2 Suspect Wore Louboutins” — Sofia Cop- Century 20: 11:05 a.m. & 1:20, 3:35, 5:50, 8:10, 10:25 p.m. pola’s “The Bling Ring” delivers true crime Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30, 7:25, 9:50 p.m. with a dash of social satire. Yes, the names have been changed (more to protect the Despicable Me 2 (PG) filmmakers from lawsuits than “to protect Century 16: Tue 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. & 12:01 a.m. In 3D 7 & 9:35 & 12:01 a.m. Wed- the innocent”), but the setting and char- Thu 9:15 & 11:45 a.m. & 2:30, 5:15, 8, 10:35 p.m. In 3D 10:45 a.m. & 1:30, 4:15, 7, acters all correspond to real-life figures 9:35 p.m. Century 20: Tue 7:10 & 9:35 p.m. & 12:03 a.m. In 3D 8 & 10:25 p.m. & implicated in what came to be known as 12:02 a.m. Wed-Thu 10:05 a.m. & 12:40, 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 10:40 p.m. In 3D 11 a.m. & “the Bling Ring” (or “the Burglar Bunch”). 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:15 p.m. The film opens in Calabasas, Calif., circa The East (PG-13) ((( 2009, as a group of teenagers commit a Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:15, 7:15, 10 p.m. robbery. In a classic Sofia Coppola touch, the “alarm”ing rock of Sleigh Bells’ “Crown Epic (PG) ((( on the Ground” kicks in as the teens tres- Century 16: 9:30 a.m. & noon. pass. Coppola’s screenplay captures the Century 20: 10:50 a.m. & 4:05 p.m. In 3D 1:20 p.m. casual escalation, the seeming inevitability Fast & Furious 6 (PG-13) that this perfect storm of disaffected youth Century 20: 11 a.m. & 1:55, 4:50, 7:50, 10:45 p.m. and celebrity worship would lead a widen- Fill the Void (PG) (( ing circle of friends (including characters Century 16: 9:45 a.m. & 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:50, 10:05 p.m. played by Emma Watson and Taissa Far- miga) to start pillaging the homes of celeb- Hadas Yaron in “Fill the Void.” The Gay Divorcee (1934) (Not Rated) rities when the gossip sites report they’ll be Stanford Theatre: Sat-Sun 3:45 & 7:30 p.m. out shooting movies, attending events or 18-year-old Shira (Hadas Yaron) faces that action is the driving force behind The Heat (R) living in other residences. The justifications pressure — mostly from her mother (Irit the character’s big-screen adventure 75 Century 16: 11:10 a.m. & 1:55, 3:10, 4:45, 5:55, 7:45, 9, 10:40 p.m. Fri-Sat also at reflect common and historic reasoning Sheleg) — to marry the husband (Yiftach years later. “Man of Steel” should give DC 12:01 a.m. behind theft, from shoplifting to bank rob- Klein) of Shira’s recently deceased sister. Comics a much-needed boost as it tries Century 20: 10:50 a.m. & 12:15, 1:40, 3:05, 4:25, 8, 7:25, 8:50, 10:20 p.m. beries: The victims can afford it, and they The action begins in a supermarket, where to keep pace with rival Marvel at the box I Walked With a Zombie (1943) (Not Rated) deserve it. (Paris Hilton, whose person and a would-be matchmaker points out a po- office. Superman’s latest revamp, cour- Stanford Theatre: Fri 7:30 p.m. home appear in the film, would leave her tential husband in the dairy section. Later, tesy of “300” director Zack Snyder, helps key under the mat.) Rated PG-13 for some an elderly woman relies upon the kindness wash away memories of DC’s cosmic The Internship (PG-13) (( sexuality and brief drug use. One hour, 30 of her rabbi for help in buying a stove. The misstep “Green Lantern” in 2011. Snyder Century 16: 10:50 a.m. & 1:45, 4:50, 7:35, 10:30 p.m. minutes. — P.C. rest of “Fill the Void” — composed entirely and his filmmaking team present Super- Century 20: 10:55 a.m. & 2, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15 p.m. The East --- of conversation after conversation about man’s origin in periodic flashbacks, which Iron Man 3 (PG-13) ((( Are we headed in the wrong direction? A who’ll marry whom — can be terminally break the flow but protect the audience Century 20: 6:55 & 9:55 p.m. collective called The East thinks so, and its dull, like some kind of purgatorial coffee from unnecessary backstory. The design klatsch to which outsiders have been mis- team deserves a wealth of credit for the Isle of the Dead (1945) (Not Rated) members believe corporations are taking takenly invited. Rated PG for mild thematic excellent costuming and set pieces, which Stanford Theatre: Fri 6:05 & 8:50 p.m. us there through “worldwide terrorism.” And so, The East commits eco-terrorism elements and brief smoking. One hour, 30 showcase Krypton beautifully. But the Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (R) against Western corporations. That’s the minutes. — P.C. conflagration of action and visual effects, Century 20: Tue 10 p.m. & 12:01 a.m. setup for suspense thriller “The East,” The Internship -- especially in the film’s final act, lead to a The Lone Ranger (PG-13) directed by Zal Batmanglij and co-written Google goes Hollywood in “The Internship,” sensory overload (Advil, anyone?). The Century 16: Tue 7 & 10:30 p.m. & 12:01 a.m. Wed-Thu 9 a.m. & 12:20, 3:50, 7:20, by Batmanglij and star Brit Marling. Marling an intermittently amusing but mostly strained wanton destruction that takes place dur- 10:45 p.m. Century 20: Tue 7, 7:45, 8:30, 9, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 p.m. & 12:01 a.m. plays Jane Owen, a fomer counter-terrorist feature-length commercial for the tech gi- ing the picture’s big-budget action scenes Wed-Thu 10:15 a.m. & 1:35, 4:55, 8:20 p.m. agent for the FBI who now lends her exper- ant that reteams “Wedding Crashers” Vince is dizzying — even the Incredible Hulk tise to the private sector. As an operative Vaughn and Owen Wilson. The stars play would say “enough’s enough” — and the Man of Steel (PG-13) ((( filmmakers may have been better served Century 16: 9 a.m. & 12:30, 3:50, 7:15, 10:30 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 12:01 a.m. In 3D for the private intelligence firm Hiller Brood laid-off watch salesmen who shoot the moon (headed by Patricia Clarkson’s Sharon), by applying for an internship at Google, prioritizing story over visuals rather than 10:45 a.m. & 2:15, 5:30, 8:50 p.m. Century 20: 10:20 a.m. & 1:25, 4:30, 7:40, 10:50 vice versa. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence, p.m. In 3D 11:10 a.m. & 2:20, 5:35, 8:55 p.m. Jane infiltrates eco-terrorist groups and despite their lack of knowledge about gathers intelligence to share with law en- technology. Naturally, Google accepts the action and language. Two hours, 23 min- Monsters University (G) (((1/2 forcement as they dismantle the groups. pair, overlooking that these fools qualify as utes. — T.H. Century 16: 9:15 & 11 a.m. & 12:15, 2, 5, 8, 10:35 p.m. In 3D 10 a.m. & 1, 3:15, 4, That’s all well and good for the ambitious college students only by a hasty enrollment Monsters University ---1/2 7, 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 10:20 & 11:15 a.m. & 1, 3:45, 4:40, 6:25, 9:10 p.m. In 3D and devoutly Christian Jane until she gets in the online University of Phoenix. Although Weirdly, since its presumable core audi- 12:05, 2, 2:40, 5:15, 7:55, 10:35 p.m. in with The East, whose anarchism seems Vaughn’s riffing skills remain in fine form, as ence is made up of kids, “Monsters Uni- Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13) (((1/2 more reasoned to her the longer she do Wilson’s, the story makes every obvious versity” may be the most thoughtful and, in Aquarius Theatre: 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 p.m. spends in their company. This is a form of choice. The script also happily tells flagrant social terms, realistic film ever made about Century 20: 11:20 a.m. & 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50 p.m. Stockholm Syndrome, yes, but perhaps lies about how technological idiots could the college experience. I apply “realistic” thrive in such a competition by learning pro- flexibly, of course, because Monsters National Theatre Live: The Audience (Not Rated) something more as she sees the legitimate appeal of the group’s intimacy and depth gramming in less than a month, or cramming University is just what it sounds like: the es- Guild Theatre: Sat-Sun 11 a.m. of belief, and the undeniable, unanswered enough study about Gmail in one night to teemed institution where young monsters Now You See Me (PG-13) (( crimes of the corporate executives they man a helpline the next day. The production like Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) and “Sul- Century 16: 9:40 a.m. & 12:45, 3:45, 6:50, 9:45 p.m. target. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, spent five days shooting at Google’s Moun- ley” Sullivan (John Goodman) matriculate. Century 20: 10:45 a.m. & 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 10 p.m. violence, disturbing images, sexual content tain View campus, but mostly shot on replica These BFF characters from “Monsters, Star Trek: Into Darkness (PG-13) ((( and nudity. One hour, 56 minutes. — P.C. sets at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Inc.” have yet to meet when “Monsters Century 16: 1:05, 4:05, 7:25 p.m. In 3D 10:05 a.m., 10:25 p.m. Epic --- It’s an effective simulacrum, and so, in a way, University” begins. The film recounts their Century 20: 1:50 & 7:45 p.m. In 3D 10:40 a.m. & 4:45 & 10:45 p.m. Kids, when you get big, don’t forget the is the movie, which pushes a root-for-the- initial dislike, teamwork under duress and underdog vibe so sunny one might almost eventual bond of friendship. While fairly This Is The End (R) ((1/2 little people. That could be the implicit message of all animated pictures predi- forget that 95 percent of the young interns all-around impeccable, from its sight gags Century 16: 10:30 a.m. & 1:20, 4:10, 7:30, 10:15 p.m. who fear uncertain futures will be shown the to its super-fun Randy Newman score, Century 20: 11 a.m. & 12:10, 1:35, 2:45, 4:10, 5:25, 6:50, 8:05, 9:30, 10:40 p.m. cated on the tiny, from “A Bug’s Life” to “The Secret World of Arietty.” Since they’re door. Rated PG-13 for sexuality, some crude “Monsters University” most impresses with Top Hat (1935) (Not Rated) used to looking up to others, kids relate humor, partying and language. One hour, 59 its perfection as a friendship story and its Stanford Theatre: Sat-Sun 5:40 & 9:25 p.m. to heroes trying to have adventures while minutes. — P.C. breadth of considerations about the value Unfinished Song (PG-13) not getting crushed by giant movers and Iron Man 3 --- and meaning of college, which the film Aquarius Theatre: 2, 4:30, 7, 9:30 p.m. shakers. “Epic” goes back to that well, with This ambitious third installment in the “Iron acknowledges but most certainly does not Man” franchise offers (Robert) Downey (Jr.) take for granted (remember, one-time Pixar White House Down (PG-13) entertaining results. Directed by Chris “Ice Age” Wedge, the film features “Leafmen” another chance to shine. He continues to CEO Steve Jobs was a college dropout). Century 16: 9:10 & 10:40 a.m. & 12:20, 1:50, 3:30, 5:05, 7:05, 8:30, 10:20 p.m. Fri- characters inspired by William Joyce’s add layers to a complex character and infuse Rated G. One hour, 50 minutes. — P.C. Sat also at 11:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m. & 2:55, 5:55, 9 p.m. In XD 10:30 a.m. book “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good the often somber genre with comedic charm Much Ado About Nothing 1/2 & 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:40 p.m. --- Bugs.” “Epic” takes time to establish its for- (this is a comic-book movie, after all). Despite When you have material on the order of World War Z (PG-13) est world and its struggle between forces a slow start and plot missteps, “Iron Man 3” Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Noth- Century 16: 11:15 a.m. & 2:10, 5:15, 8:15, 9:15 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 11 p.m. In 3D of growth and decay: battles on a small soars thanks to its leading man and director ing,” the trick is, essentially, not to screw 10:15 a.m. & 1:15, 4:15, 6:15, 7:10, 10:10 p.m. Fri-Sat also at 12:01 a.m. scale, fought between the “good” Leafmen Shane Black’s man-on-wire balancing act of it up. There is no greater hell than sitting Century 20: 10:30 a.m. & 1:15, 4, 6:45, 7:20, 9:35 p.m. In 3D 11:40 a.m. & 2:25, and “evil” Boggans, agents of rot that live humor and action. After helping defend Earth through poorly acted and directed Shake- 5:10, 8, 10:05, 10:50 p.m. in holes and hide behind dead bark. “Epic” from a horde of alien invaders and nearly speare. 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ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊU Page 35 USA SWIMMING Sports It’ll be a Shorts world of AN ALL-STAR . . . Palo Alto High grad Joc Pederson, who plays pro baseball for the Double-A Chattanooga Look- teammates outs in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ organization, was named to play in the Stanford grads Johnson, All-Star Futures Game as a member of the U.S. roster. The game will to be Godsoe join senior held on Sunday, July 14 at Citi Field DiRado on U.S. squad in New York as part of the All-Star festivities. Game time is 11 a.m. (PT) by Keith Peters and will be televised on ESPN2 and MLB.com. XM Radio Channel 89 will J Johnson and Eugene God- broadcast the game. Pederson, who soe are teammates in every B sense of the word. They both owns a career .309 minor league bat- ting average, was drafted in the 11th were members of the Stanford round of the 2010 First-Year Player men’s swim team only a few years Draft. He’s appeared in 272 minor ago. They are currently teammates league games as of Wednesday and on Stanford Pro Elite, a small group has 40 home runs, 169 RBI and 73 of Cardinal post-grads. stolen bases. Pederson went 2-for-4 And now, Johnson and Godsoe with a walk and stole a base in the are teammates on the U.S. team that Lookout’s 4-3 loss to the Montgom- will participate in the FINA World ery Biscuits on Wednesday. Cur- Championships, set for July 28-Aug. rent Dodgers sensation Yasiel Puig 4 in Barcelona, Spain. opened the season as Pederson’s John Todd/isiphotos.com Both earned summer trips with teammate in Chattanooga. impressive efforts Wednesday at “I like his swing, it’s smooth and it USA Swimming’s Phillips 66 Na- stays in the strike zone,” Dodgers tional Championships in Indianapo- manager Don Mattingly told MLB.com lis, Ind. “He’s got great baseball instincts. I Johnson is definitely the late- like his makeup, the whole thing. He bloomer of the group. During his gets good jumps in the outfield. Our days at Stanford, Johnson failed to guys think he probably tracks the break into the all-time 15 in either Stanford grad Adam Jahn expected to be a backup for the San Jose Earthquakes this season, but a rash of injuries of the breaststroke events before his ball better than anybody we’ve got.” has thrust him into the starting lineup and he has responded with 13 goals in 18 matches for struggling Quakes.. Pederson has played in the Arizona graduation in 2009. Fall League and the World Baseball His bio on the USA Swimming web site is all of four lines, the high- Classic qualifier and is considered the PRO SOCCER Dodgers’ No. 3 prospect. light of which was a fifth-place finish at the national championships at Stanford in 2011. GOLF FINALIST . . . Jumping out He’s making to a quick lead evidently has made He was sixth in the 200-meter all the difference for Palo Alto High breast at the 2012 U.S. Olympic junior golfer Michelle Xie, who won an impact Trials and 13th in the 100 breast. three matches in two days using that At age 26, one might wonder why method and landed herself in the Johnson is still swimming. with Quakes Well, Johnson showed why he’s finals of the 64th Junior Girls’ State Championships. Xie’s latest effort still very active in the pool as he came Thursday morning in a 2-and-1 Stanford grad Jahn earned a berth on the U.S. team headed for Barcelona. semifinal victory over No. 30 seed returns ‘home’ to face Yoonhee Kim of San Ramon on the Johnson, coached by Palo Alto Dunes Course at Monterey Peninsula Galaxy on Saturday Stanford Aquatics’ coach Tony Ba- Country Club in Pebble Beach. Xie by Rick Eymer tis and Stanford coach Ted Knapp, won the opening hole, a 375-yard clocked a personal best of 2:10.09 par-4 with a birdie and took the third tanford grad Adam Jahn spent — the No. 5 time in the world this and fourth holes to go 3-up. Xie plenty of time in Stanford Sta- year — while taking second in the S dium as a spectator. On Satur- men’s 200 breast. erased a triple-bogey 7 on the fifth hole with a birdie-4 on the 426-yard day, Jahn will step onto the turf as a “If you had told me not breaking par-5 seventh. She took a 1-up lead player for the first time. 2:10 and coming home in a 34 would into the back nine. Kim squared the Jahn, a supplemental pick by the get it done, I would have been sur- match through the 12th before back- San Jose Earthquakes last year, will prised,” Johnson said in a post-event to-back pars by Xie on the 13th and play forward for the Earthquakes interview. “The time might not be 14th holes gave her a 2-up lead. After when they host the Los Angeles what I wanted to do, but I have a few losing the 16th with a bogey, Xie got Galaxy at 7:30 p.m., in what is billed more weeks to get better.” a birdie-3 on the 319-yard par-4 17th as the California Clasico. Fireworks Johnson’s previous lifetime best to win the match. That earned Xie a are guaranteed. was 2:10.87 from the 2012 U.S. berth in the finals on Thursday after- The Earthquakes-Galaxy rivalry Open Championships. This latest noon against defending champ and has been called the best in Major effort gives him his first trip to the No. 1 seed Kathleen Scavo of Benicia. League Soccer and, if last year’s World Championships. game at Stanford that drew in ex- “He trained and prepared for this cess of 50,000 fans is any indica- and had a great swimmer in (Kevin) ON THE AIR tion, things could heat up quickly Cordes to chase,” said Batis. Saturday this weekend. Johnson’s effort might have re- Swimming: Phillips 66 National Cham- Jahn has been a pleasant surprise ceived a bit more attention, had it pionships, 10 a.m.; NBC (also, 8 p.m., for the struggling Earthquakes not been for the performance by NBC Sports Network) (4-7-6), eighth in the nine-team Cordes. He made a serious run at Sunday Western Conference. Expected to the world record before winning for John Todd/isiphotos.com Swimming: Phillips 66 National Cham- spend the season as a backup, Jahn a world-leading time of 2:08.34. pionships, 1 p.m. (encore of Saturday’s has been thrust into the starting Cordes, 19, was under Akihiro show at 10 a.m., on Universal Sports lineup as a result of injuries to a few Yamaguchi’s world-record pace at Network) of San Jose’s forwards, including the 150-meter mark, but fell short of reigning league MVP and top scorer the 2:07.01 mark as he faded down READ MORE ONLINE Chris Wondolowski. the stretch. Still, it lowered Cordes’ www.PASportsOnline.com Wondolowski missed the Earth- personal best of 2:09.16 from the For expanded daily coverage of college quakes’ 1-0 loss to host DC United morning prelims. The American and prep sports, please see our new Despite graduating from Stanford, Adam Jahn will play in Stanford site at www.PASportsOnline.com Stadium for only the first time on Saturday night. (continued on page 39) (continued on page 38) Page 36ÊUÊÕiÊÓn]ÊÓä£ÎÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V STANFORD ROUNDUP Cardinal coaches add three new assistants Stanford’s Wilson repeats as champion in golf tournament; Robbins, Logan qualify for world rowing championship events by Rick Eymer standings. he Stanford basketball and Stanford women’s golf coach women’s golf programs will Anne Walker has announced the T have new assistant coaches addition of Dobashi to the staff as this season following the hiring of assistant coach. Tim O’Toole, Tempie Brown and Dobashi arrives on The Farm af- Lauren Dobashi. ter wrapping up her third year as an O’Toole will join Johnny Dawk- assistant coach at UC Davis, where ins’ staff with the men’s basket- she was involved in all facets of the ball team after spending time on program and helped direct the Ag- the staffs of two of the winningest gies to a top-10 national ranking, Spencer Allen/Sportsimagewire.com coaches in college basketball his- three consecutive Big West titles tory in Mike Krzyzewski (Duke) (individual and team) and three con- and Jim Boeheim (Syracuse). secutive Big West Player of the Year “I’m very excited to have Tim and Freshman of the Year awards. join our staff and look forward to A native of Gold River, Calif., Do- working with him,” Dawkins said. bashi was a four-year letterwinnner “Tim brings a wealth of experience at UC Davis, playing her final two to our program, having served as a seasons under Walker, who served head coach and an assistant coach as the head coach for four seasons. for several successful programs. One of the program’s first recruits He possesses an incredible passion once the women’s golf program was Stanford junior Kori Carter missed out on a chance to qualify for the World Championships when an intestinal for the game, and has the ability to added back in 2005, Dobashi guided virus prevented her from running in the semifinals of the 400 hurdles at the national championships. instantly connect with the student- the Aggies’ transformation from its athletes he coaches. Tim’s presence NCAA Division I debut campaign will greatly benefit everyone associ- in 2007 to a top-30 mainstay during ated with our program.” her playing career. Stanford’s Carter looks to the future O’Toole was the Director of Oper- During Dobashi’s tenure at UC ations at Syracuse last season, join- Davis, the Aggies won a total of ing the program midway through nine collegiate tournaments while after illness sidelines her World bid its Final Four run during his second sending two players to the US Open stint as a member of the Orange and five players into the professional by Dave Kiefer A: I woke up that morning of the Friday). But I’ll get a chance later coaching staff. ranks. ori Carter had goals of mak- semifinal not feeling well. I couldn’t this summer and in the coming O’Toole also had served as an ing the U.S. national team keep anything down. I was really years to prove that Nike made a assistant coach on Boeheim’s staff Men’s golf K and contending for a medal dehydrated. good choice in me. They were great from 1991-95, assisting with scout- Cameron Wilson began the golf at the World Track and Field Cham- We thought about getting an IV, about the whole situation. They ing and recruiting while leading the season last November by recording pionships in the 400-meter hurdles. but because of USADA (the inter- were great about getting me medi- Orange to three NCAA Tournament a course record at CordeValle in Those goals were strengthened on pretation by the U.S. Anti-Doping cal attention. appearances. San Martin. The Stanford senior- June 7, when she broke collegiate Agency of IV treatment), we didn’t Q: Now, you have to rearrange “I am thrilled to have the opportu- to-be appears to have no intention and meet records while winning the do it. We tried our best to put fuel your goals. nity to join Johnny’s staff and work of slowing down his record-setting NCAA championship in 53.21, the back in me and to rehydrate myself, A: I can’t run for a world champi- for such a tremendous institution,” ways now that school is out for the fastest time in the world this year. and made it to the track. Warming onship, so, I guess, my focus is on said O’Toole. “I have been blessed summer. But her world title hopes ended up, I kept trying to go, trying up to running for time. That’s something in my career to have the fortune of Wilson won his second consecu- last Saturday when an intestinal vi- the last minute to get it together. But that I usually don’t like to do, be- working at elite academic institu- tive Ike Championship at Wykagyl rus prevented Carter from running it just wasn’t happening. I think it cause I like to chase W’s and not tions while coaching under Hall of Country Club in New York, tying a in the semifinals at the USA Out- was because I hadn’t eaten anything seconds. I just have to go out there Fame mentors. I have known John- course scoring record in the process door Championships in Des Moines, all day because I couldn’t keep any- and run as fast as I can. I don’t think ny for 20 years, respect him greatly and matching his own low round of Iowa, costing her the chance to thing down. I just was super light- 53.2 was my peak. I still think I have and believe in him whole-heartedly. 65 during the two-day, three-round compete in the final for the team’s headed and dizzy. I couldn’t get my something left in me. Finding out Johnny has always been committed tournament this week. three qualifying spots for the World balance together. what that is is going to be fun. to excellence and Stanford is an in- Wilson, the eighth player to repeat Championships in Moscow. It was the worst possible time. A Q: Will you be resuming your credible institution that represents as champion in the 58-year history The week already had been event- day later, I felt a little better and I training? excellence. I am grateful to be a part of the event, shot a 13-under 203, ful. Carter signed with an agent, definitely could have run. But, right A: I’ll go back into training. I’ll of the program and equally excited winning by four strokes. Wes Felix, and came to terms on then, we knew it was the right deci- juggle two classes and an internship about the direction we are headed.” “It’s awesome,” Wilson told a sponsorship contract with Nike, sion not to run. But it sucks that we (a human biology major, Carter will Stanford women’s basketball nj.com on Tuesday. “I couldn’t be foregoing her final season at Stan- had to make that call. intern with a Menlo Park group that coach Tara VanDerveer, meanwhile, happier to win the Ike, let alone for ford. However, the hurdler who set Q: For being in the best shape of fits people for prosthetics) this sum- has added Brown to her staff as an the second year in a row. I couldn’t 11 school records for the Cardinal, your life (she had dropped her per- mer. assistant. She spent the previous be happier with how I played and earned nine All-America honors and sonal record in the event by nearly Q: Will you focus on Diamond four seasons at Michigan State. couldn’t be happier with putting my won three Pac-12 titles, will remain four seconds this year), this must be League meets or a specific race? “We are very excited about Temp- name on that trophy again.” on campus to complete her degree hard to fathom. A: I’m not sure. I’m going to sit ie’s addition to the Stanford program. Wilson, apparently, wasn’t sweat- and train under Cardinal sprints/ A: I feel like I’ve been on a roll down with Coach Stewart and Wes Her level of knowledge, talent and ing the heat and humidity as he went hurdles coach Jody Stewart. for a while now. To have my chance and figure out a game plan. But I passion for the game will be invalu- 7-under 65 in the morning round On Monday, Carter spoke about at going to the World Championship definitely want to run this summer. able to the continued elevation of our and took a three-stroke lead into the the decision not to run Saturday and stop right there was extremely frus- Q: So many things have changed team,” VanDerveer said. “Tempie’s final round, when the wind made about reshaping her goals. trating. But my coaches were telling over the past couple of weeks, how accomplishments and success both conditions a little tougher. Q: Have you allowed yourself to me, “Don’t let it take away from the have you tried to get back to a sense on and off the court with the Michi- “I felt pretty comfortable with the watch the U.S. final (won by Delilah season that we’ve had.” of normalcy? gan State program make her a great lead the whole time,” Wilson said. Muhammad in 53.83)? I still have a lot to prove. I have A: I guess the one thing that’s fit on our staff and we are excited to Wilson won last year’s event with A: I still haven’t watched the vid- proven that I am the hurdler that I stayed constant, is, though I’m run- have her on board.” an 8-under-par 208, setting a tourna- eo. I ended up not being near a TV think I can be, but I still have the po- ning for a different organization, my Brown rose to the position of as- ment record for margin of victory. when it was going on. But I’m happy tential to be the hurdler that I want goals are still the same. My love for sociate head coach as she helped for the girls who made it. They’re to be. It’s frustrating. hurdling is still the same. My focus guide the Spartans to NCAA Tour- Rowing great girls. It’s just hard not being Q: Does not running nationals is still the same — I want to be the nament appearances in each of her Stanford oarsman Will Robins in the race, especially because I affect anything with the Nike deal? best hurdler out there. N four years in East Lansing. and partner Jordan Volpe will rep- worked so hard to get to that posi- A: Nike’s been great about it. I’m Over that span the Spartans went resent the U.S. in the lightweight tion. sort of frustrated that the only time Dave Kiefer is a member of the 95-37, including a 46-20 mark in pair at the World Rowing Under-23 Q: What exactly happened on I put on a Nike uniform, I run a 55 Stanford Sports Information conference play as the team fin- Saturday? 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USA swimming personal-best 1:48.87 in the prelims. DISTRICT 52 LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 11-12 ALL-STARS Nolan’s best event, the 200 IM, will (continued from page 36) be Saturday. At Belmont Sports Complex Field No. 2 Sacred Heart Prep’s Ally Howe of SATURDAY Game 12 — Game 7 winner vs. Game Game 22 — Game 11 winner vs. record is 2:07.42 by Eric Shanteau PASA was 14th in the women’s 200 8 winner, 7:30 p.m. Game 12 winner, 11:30 a.m. in 2009. back (2:14.53) and 16th in the 50 fly Game 1 — Menlo-Atherton vs. Redwood City East, 9 a.m. Cordes is the American record (27.88) as she continued her busy TUESDAY, JULY 2 Game 23 — Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner, 2 p.m. holder in both the 100- and 200-yard schedule. Palo Alto High’s Andrew Game 2 — Pacifica National vs. Game 13 — Game 1 loser vs. Game breaststrokes, as well as the reigning Liang, another PASA swimmer, was Alpine/West Menlo, 11:30 a.m. 2 loser, 5 p.m. Game 24 — Game 19 winner vs. NCAA champ in both events. 15th in the men’s 50 fly in 24.65. Game 3 — San Carlos vs. Half Moon Game 14 — Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 Game 20 winner, 4:30 p.m. “I knew he’d be out on me,” John- On Tuesday’s opening day: Bay, 2 p.m. loser, 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, JULY 7 son said of Cordes. “I thought I DiRado made her first significant Game 4 — Palo Alto American vs. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 Game 25 — Game 21 loser vs. Game might have a chance to U.S. National Team and Pacifica American, 4:30 p.m. Game 15 — Game 5 loser vs. Game 23 winner, 2 p.m. reel him in. I was feeling qualified for her first Game 5 — Foster City vs. San Mateo 6 loser, 5 p.m. Game 26— Game 22 loser vs. Game pretty good in the third FINA World Champion- American, 7 p.m. Game 16 — Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 24 winner, 11:30 a.m. 50 and thought I could ships with a second-place SUNDAY loser, 7:30 p.m. Game 27 — Game 21 winner vs. get there before I started finish in the women’s Game 6 — Belmont Redwood Shores THURSDAY, JULY 4 Game 22 winner, 9 a.m. running out of gas. At 200-meter butterfly. vs. San Mateo National, 9 a.m. Game 17 — Game 12 loser vs. Game MONDAY, JULY 8 that point, I wasn’t wor- “We had a great day Game 7 — Ravenswood vs. Palo Alto 13 winner, 9 a.m. Game 28 — Game 25 winner vs. ried about catching him, all around, but Maya’s National, 11:30 a.m. Game 18 — Game 11 loser vs. Game Game 26 winner, 5:30 p.m. just holding on. swim in the 200 fly 14 winner, 11:30 a.m. “I knew it was go- was an amazing perfor- Game 8 — Redwood City West vs. TUESDAY, JULY 9 Hillsborough, 2 p.m. ing to go fast if I stayed mance,” Meehan said. FRIDAY, JULY 5 Game 29 — Game 27 loser vs. Game with him. I stayed close “We haven’t put a lot Game 9 — Game 1 winner vs. Game Game 19 — Game 10 loser vs. Game 28 winner, 5:30 p.m. enough, I guess.” BJ Johnson of focus into her fly, so 2 winner, 4:30 p.m. 15 winner, 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Johnson has continued with this result, we are Game 10 — Game 3 winner vs. Game Game 20 — Game 9 loser vs. Game Game 30 — Game 27 winner vs. to improve, thanks to a fairly busy really excited for her main events 4 winner, 7 p.m. 16 winner, 7:30 p.m. Game 29 winner, 5:30 p.m. schedule during the Grand Prix later this week.” MONDAY, JULY 1 SATURDAY, JULY 6 THURSDY, JULY 11 season. DiRado’s 2:09.12 was good Game 11 — Game 5 winner vs. Game Game 21 — Game 9 winner vs. Game Game 31 — Challenge game (if “I’ve been getting a little better in enough to clear the FINA ‘A’ cut 6 winner, 5 p.m. 10 winner, 9 a.m. necessary), 5:30 p.m. the 200 breast every time I swim,” and earn a spot to compete for Team he said. “Having a year-round cycle USA next month in Barcelona. in long course meets Heading into this year, DISTRICT 52 LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 10-11 ALL-STARS helps a lot.” her best time in the event Still, Johnson has was 2:14.57, achieved at At Red Morton Park, Redwood City come a long way in just the 2008 U.S. Olympic SATURDAY winner (Mitchell), 11:30 a.m. Game 14 winner (Kiwanis), 5:30 p.m. a short time. Trials. Game 1 — “When I graduated What’s more impres- Palo Alto National vs. Game 11 — Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 Game 20 — Game 15 winner vs. Redwood City West (Kiwanis Field), 9 loser (Kiwanis), 2 p.m. Game 16 winner (Mitchell), 5:30 p.m. in 2009, if you had told sive is that DiRado, a.m. me I would be here, I whose bread and but- Game 12 — Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 SATURDAY, JULY 6 Game 2 — Pacifica American vs. Palo wouldn’t have believed ter is in the individual loser (Mitchell), 2 p.m. Game 21 — Game 19 winner vs. Alto American (Mitchell Field), 9 a.m. you. Better late than medley, qualified for the MONDAY, JULY 1 Game 18 loser (Mitchell), 12:30 p.m. Game 3 — Menlo-Atherton vs. never, I guess.” World Championships in Game 14 — Game 8 loser vs. Game Game 22 — Game 20 winner vs. Redwood City East (Kiwanis), 11:30 a.m. Making the improve- her “extra event.” 11 winner (Kiwanis), 5:30 p.m. Game 17 loser, (Kiwanis), 12:30 p.m. Game 4 — San Mateo American vs. ment all the more im- Maya DiRado “This was my third Game 15 — Game 1 loser vs. Game Game 23 — Game 17 winner vs. Half Moon Bay (Mitchell), 11:30 a.m. pressive is the fact John- 200 fly in two or three 12 winner (Mitchell), 5:30 p.m. Game 18 winner (Kiwanis), 10 a.m. son has managed to find time to years,” said DiRado, a rising senior Game 5 — Alpine/West Menlo vs. TUESDAY, JULY 2 SUNDAY, JULY 7 train while currently pursuing his for the Cardinal. “I just needed an Belmont/Redwood Shores (Kiwanis), 2 Ph.D. in engineering at Stanford. event to swim today and there was p.m. Game 13 — Game 7 loser vs. Game 6 Game 24 — Game 21 winner vs. loser (Kiwanis), 5:30 p.m. Game 22 winner (Kiwanis), 10 a.m. “I’m lucky to be at Stanford, con- nothing else for me to do.” Game 6 — Hillsborough vs. San Mateo tinuing my education and swim- Cammile Adams, a London National (Mitchell), 2 p.m. Game 16 — Game 9 loser vs. Game MONDAY, JULY 8 10 loser (Mitchell), 5:30 p.m. ming,” he said. “My adademic peers Olympian, defended her title with SUNDAY Game 25 — Game 24 winner vs. support me a lot, as do the world’s seventh- Game 7 — Foster City vs. Game 1 WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 Game 23 loser (Kiwanis), 5:30 p.m. my swimming peers.” fastest time this year in winner (Kiwanis), 9 a.m. Game 17 — Game 7 winner vs. Game TUESDAY, JULY 9 Godsoe, meanwhile, 2:08.10. Game 8 — Game 2 winner vs. Game 8 winner (Kiwanis), 5:30 p.m. Game 26 — Game 23 winner vs. won the men’s 50-meter DiRado’s best events 3 winner (Mitchell), 9 a.m. Game 18 — Game 9 winner vs. Game Game 25 winner (Kiwanis), 5:30 p.m. butterfly in 23.29 to are the 400 IM (Thurs- Game 9 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 10 winner (Mitchell), 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 make his first interna- day) and the 200 IM 5 winner (Kiwanis), 11:30 a.m. FRIDAY, JULY 5 tional trip. The time on Saturday’s closing Game 27 — Challenge game (If ranks him No. 8 in the night. Game 10 — San Carlos vs. Game 6 Game 19 — Game 13 winner vs. necessary) at Kiwanis Field, 5:30 p.m. world. Elsewhere in the 200 “BJ and Eugene are fly, Palo Alto High grad DISTRICT 52 LITTLE LEAGUE MAJORS 9-10 ALL-STARS two of the most thought- Jasmine Tosky of PASA ful trainers I’ve ever was sixth in 2:11.29 in Hosted by Menlo-Atherton, Alpine West/Menlo known,” Knapp said. Eugene Godsoe her best event. Howe was “They truly value the second in the C final in SATURDAY Game 11 — Game 6 winner vs. Game FRIDAY, JULY 5 process and take nothing for granted. 2:11.96. That time ranked 12th over- Game 1 — Foster City vs. Palo Alto 7 winner (La Entrada), 11:30 a.m. Game 21 — Game 15 winner vs. Every moment serves a purpose.” all. National (Burgess Park), 9 a.m. Game 12 — Game 2 loser vs. Game 3 Game 16 winner (La Entrada), 5:30 p.m. In other finals Wednesday: In the only other race featuring a Game 2 — San Mateo American vs. loser (Burgess Park), 4:30 p.m. Game 22 — Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 winner (Burgess Park), 5:30 p.m. Stanford senior-to-be Maya DiRa- local finalist, Stanford grad Bobby Alpine/West Menlo (La Entrada), 9 a.m. Game 13 — Game 4 loser vs. Game 5 do was fifth in the women’s 200 free Bollier faded from second to fourth Game 3 — Palo Alto American vs. loser (Burgess Park), 2 p.m. SATURDAY, JULY 6 Game 23 — Game 19 loser vs. Game in 1:58.41. She’s already made the in the men’s 200 fly and missed Hillsborough (Burgess Park), 11:30 a.m. Game 14 — Game 6 loser vs. Game 7 21 winner (La Entrada), 9 a.m. USA team in the 200 fly. Teammate earning a berth. He clocked 1:57.40 Game 4 — Belmont/Redwood Shores loser (La Entrada), 2 p.m. Felicia Lee splashed and dashed to after clocking a 1:57.35 time in the Game 24 — Game 20 loser vs. Game vs. San Mateo National (La Entrada), MONDAY, JULY 1 a fourth-place finish in the 50 fly prelims to lead the way. 11:30 a.m. 22 winner (Burgess Park), 11:30 a.m. Game 15 — Game 1 loser vs. Game Game 25 — Game 19 winner vs. in 26.54. Tom Luchsinger swam a personal Game 5 — Half Moon Bay vs. San 10 loser (Burgess Park), 5:30 p.m. Game 20 winner (Burgess Park), 9 a.m. “Today was another good day of best of 1:55.57 to win the 200 fly Carlos (Burgess), 2 p.m. Game 17 — Game 8 loser vs. Game SUNDAY, JULY 7 racing for us,” Stanford women’s while Olympian Tyler Clary also Game 6 — Redwood City West vs. 13 winner (La Entrada), 5:30 p.m. Game 26 — Game 23 winner vs. head coach Greg Meehan said. made the World team with a second Pacifica National (La Entrada), 2 p.m. “Maya DiRado will likely get to place of 1:56.58. TUESDAY, JULY 2 Game 24 winner (Burgess Park), 9 a.m. Game 7 — Redwood City East vs. swim the 4x200 free relay in Bar- Stanford grad Chad La Tourette MONDAY, JULY 8 Pacifica American (Burgess Park), 4:30 Game 16 — Game 11 loser vs. Game Game 27 — celona with her fifth-place finish in was fourth in the men’s 1,500-meter p.m. 12 winner (La Entrada), 5:30 p.m. Game 25 loser vs. Game the 200m free. Andi Murez and Fe- free finals in 15:10.96. 26 winner (Burgess Park), 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY Game 18 — Game 9 loser vs. Game licia Lee continue to post best times Gunn grad Rachael Acker of PASA 14 winner (Burgess Park), 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 9 Game 8 — Menlo-Atherton vs. Game in their events. We are pretty excited was 13th overall in the 100 free in Game 28 — Game 25 winner vs. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3 about our performances so far, and 55.41, taking fifth in the B final. 1 winner (Burgess Park), 9 a.m. Game 27 winner (Burgess Park), 5:30 for what tomorrow has in store.” Action continues through Satur- Game 9 — Game 2 winner vs. Game Game 19 — Game 8 winner vs. Game p.m. Stanford sophomore-to-be David day. For results from the final three 3 winner (La Entrada), 9 a.m. 9 winner (Burgess Park), 5:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JULY 10 Nolan was 11th in the men’s 200 days, go to www.pasportsonline. 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Adam Jahn friends to be in the stands on Satur- THE RIVALRY Stanford roundup ond in two international events. She day. Last year’s match at Stanford captured her first bronze medal at (continued from page 36) (continued from page 37) was sold out. WHAT: Major League Soccer World Cup I in the spring. “I’ve heard it going to be packed,” WHO: San Jose Earthquakes vs. Los The two-time Olympic gold-med- last weekend, a match that snapped Jahn said. “It gets pretty loud up Angeles Galaxy Championships in late July after alist, who switched to single sculls DC’s 13-game winless streak. there, so I can only imagine how WHERE: Stanford Stadium claiming victory by a 0.1-second after spending most of her U.S. Se- “Adam has been great,” Earth- loud it gets on the field. It will add WHEN: Saturday, June 29, 7:30 p.m. margin Wednesday at the U.S. tri- nior National Team career with the quakes interim coach Mark Watson a variation to the game because we WHY: More than 50,000 fans watched als in West Windsor, N.J. women’s eight, entered Sunday’s the Earthquakes come from behind to said. “We’ve seen him for a few won’t be able to communicate with beat the Galaxy, 4-3, last year at Stan- The World Rowing Under-23 final needing a top-four finish to years since he’s been at Stanford. each other as well. We’ll have to ford . . . More than 40,000 tickets had Championships are set for July 24- clinch her spot at the world cham- We brought him in with a view to trust each other to know what we’re been sold as of Wednesday . . . The 28 in Linz, Austria. pionships. development. He had to be patient doing.” halftime show is a Salute to the Armed Robins and Volpe captured the Forces . . . There will be a postgame for his opportunity. But things hap- Jahn has practiced on the field in fireworks show . . . The game will be win with a final time of 6:59.28, Synchronized swimming pened and he’s gotten the opportu- Stanford Stadium, which gave him carried on Comcast SportsNet Califor- just edging out the crew from the Eight Stanford synchronized nity to play and has been great.” some idea of playing in a bigger nia, 1590-AM KLIV (Anthony Passarelli Seattle Rowing Center by a tenth of swimmers are on the 11-person ros- Jahn, who scored 13 goals in 18 stadium. He got a second chance to play-by-play) and 1370-AM KZSF (Span- a second. The finish was so close ter that will compete for the United ish, Carlos Cesar Rivera play-by-play) . matches and was named first team work out, with the rest of the Earth- . . ticket information can be found at that the rowers did not get the final States, July 5-9, at the 2013 World All-Pac-12 Conference for the Car- quakes, at Stanford on Thursday, http://www.sjearthquakes.com/tickets/ decision until they were paddling University Games in Kazan, Rus- dinal last year, is the second-leading when San Jose held a scheduled quakes-single-game-tickets. back to the docks. sia. scorer for the Earthquakes, with practice there. “I thought we barely pulled out The squad is being led by Stan- four goals. Wondolowski remains doubt- impact on Jahn, who considers the the win, but when the buzzer went ford head coach Sara Lowe and Car- “I didn’t expect to be playing ful for Saturday night’s game, so it 30-year-old veteran a mentor. off, I still wasn’t sure,” Robins told dinal assistant Megan Azebu. Stan- much because there were so many may be up to Jahn to create some “He’s very helpful,” Jahn said. USRowing after the race. “Once we ford won its seventh national title at good forwards here,” Jahn said. offense. It’s a familiar situation for “He gives me advice directly on were paddling in, someone yelled the U.S. Collegiate Championships “But there were some injuries and the two-time California Gatorade what runs to make and how to be and told us we had won. We were so in March in Lowe’s first season at I got the chance. Playing has given Player of the Year at Jesuit High in calm in the box. Just watching him close during the race (with Seattle the helm of the program. me confidence and the willingness Sacramento. He was asked to carry I can learn a lot. He has great move- Rowing Center) and we just went all The USA team includes 2012 to get into this training.” a big load for the Cardinal. ment and does well in the box. He’s out in the last 20 strokes to win it.” Olympians Mariya Koroleva (Stan- Watson, who was named interim He recorded 24 goals in his four a great player and does so much for This will mark the second straight ford) and Mary Killman (Linden- coach three weeks ago, looks at the years at Stanford, with 60 career this team. If he can’t play, it’s up to summer in which Robins has repre- wood), who finished 11th in duet in California Clasico as a game that points. He was a three-time all- us to our faith in our teammates and sented the U.S. on the world stage. London. could change the Earthquakes’ for- conference pick and an All-West get the job done.” Last August he was part of the U.S. Killman will take part in the tunes this year. Region selection. Jahn came close The Galaxy-Earthquakes rivalry lightweight eight that took ninth at technical and free solo competition. “We’ve had a tough season so far, to tying last week’s game when dates to the first year of the MLS, in the World Rowing Senior and Junior Olivia Morgan (Stanford) will com- that’s obvious,” said Watson, who he beat the United goalkeeper but 1996. The two teams have matched Championships. pete in both the technical and free joined the San Jose staff in 2010. bounced his shot off the post in the up more than any other teams in the Meanwhile, Stanford grad and duet. She’ll partner with Rosilyn “Maybe this is what we need to get 73rd minute. league. Olympian Elle Logan earned the Tegart (University of the Incarnate back on track. It’s a big game any- “He’s a mature kid,” Watson said Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant, single sculls bronze medal on Sun- Word) in tech and with Megan Han- way. We need three points and this of Jahn. “He’s a fantastic person and also a Stanford grad, was San Jose’s day at the Samsung Rowing World sley (Stanford) in free. is a showcase game.” professional. His passing has been first-round selection in the 2003 Cup II in Eton Dorney, Great Brit- Other Stanford athletes on the Jahn said he was able to acquire good, he holds the ball well and he’s MLS SuperDraft and played 46 ain, to earn a spot in the World Row- roster include Leigh Haldman, Mi- 20 tickets for family and close been scoring goals.” games for the Earthquakes from ing Championships in late August. chelle Moore, Morgan Fuller, Madi- friends and expects a lot more of his Wondolowski also has made an 2003-04 N The bronze medal is Logan’s sec- son Crocker and Evelyna Wang. N

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