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Vol. XXIX, Number 26 • Friday, January 4, 2008 ■ 50¢ The burger is still Check out the Weekly’s king at new online classifieds Jeffrey’s at fogster.com WeeklyWeekend Edition www.PaloAltoOnline.com Page 13 Critics’ picks: from the stellar to the cellar Page 7 ★ Palo Alto Weekly HOLIDAY FUND DRIVE ★ Page 20 Cover design by Scott Peterson Eating Out 13 Movie Times 19 Goings On 22 ■ Upfront Car sales curbed on El Camino Page 3 ■ Sports Paly girl is National Player of the Year Page 24 ■ Home & Real Estate New looks for nurseries Section 2 KAELYN LEUKEMIA SURVIVOR CURRENTLY: DESIGNING HER FUTURE JUST ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Kaelyn was a resilient 12 year-old when she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). At her community hospital, she began a difﬁ cult 26-month treatment with very good odds. But, 20 months into treatment, Kaelyn’s cancer returned and wasn’t backing down. With nearly all hope lost, Kaelyn and her family were referred to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital for a life-saving bone marrow transplant. With care teams specially trained to support © 2007 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital pediatric patients and an environment designed just for children, the surroundings met all of her needs—medical and emotional alike. Over several months, groundbreaking treatment and dedicated providers gradually restored not only Kaelyn’s health, but also her family’s hope. Almost nine years later, Kaelyn is fully recovered, working on a bachelor’s degree and building on Lucile Packard her dreams of interior design. Her battle with Leukemia long behind her, Kaelyn is free to focus Children’s Hospital on the promise of her future. AT STANFORD © 2007 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Page 2 • Friday, January 4, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly 1942_Kaelyn_PAWeekly.indd 1 12/17/07 9:30:28 AM UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Car sales curbed along El Camino Under new law, local police have power to tow Road as their personal car lot — there,” Roberts said. others saw, was placed by Palo Alto now have to take their business Pio Vartdi, who was trying to sell police Sgt. Steve Herrera, as a warn- for-sale vehicles parked along state routes elsewhere. his 1994 Isuzu Sport last week, was ing and an explanation of the ordi- by Alexander Papoulias John Roberts had parked his 2003 disappointed to hear about the news nance. Honda Element on El Camino since but said he, too, would comply. “We started with the fliers on the he blocks in front of Stanford parked for sale along a California mid-December but had not yet heard “I didn’t know about the law. I first of December in order to give Stadium, normally lined with state route. of the restriction as of last week. saw a flier on my windshield, but I people fair warning,” Herrera said T 30 to 50 cars, were nearly Enterprising would-be car sell- He took the news in stride. figured it was just another advertise- last week, adding that the depart- empty Tuesday, thanks to a new ers — who for decades have used “The law’s the law, so I guess I’ll ment. I’m going to move it tomor- ment planned to start towing cars state law giving local police the the stretch of El Camino Real from have to move it. I own a business in row,” he said. “straight away” on Jan. 1. authority to ticket or tow vehicles Stanford Avenue to Embarcadero Palo Alto, so I’ll just have to park it The flier that Vartdi and many (continued on page 5) ENVIRONMENT Teen spreads grassroots awareness Menlo Park 15 year old, trained by Gore, speaks to middle school students by Arden Pennell tudents at JLS Middle School waved small white sheets of Spaper late last month, hoping to get an autograph — from local teenager Taylor Francis. The 15 year old, trained by Al Gore’s nonprofit The Climate Project, was lecturing on global warming at a school as- sembly. The Menlo Park teen is one of the youngest of 1,000 trainees in The Climate Project, a nationwide campaign Gore launched to spread Norbert von der Groeben grassroots awareness after his 2006 film, “An Inconvenient Truth.” Taylor applied to join through the movie’s Web site and then took a three-day group training session in Nashville, Tenn., last year, he said. Since then he has spoken at 24 schools to more than 8,000 students, he said. Storm looms Taylor’s 35-minute speech to the Stanford’s Hoover Tower stands tall against a stormy horizon Thursday as dark clouds move in over the Santa Cruz Mountains. For ongoing cover- packed JLS auditorium covered age and updates, visit our Web site at: www.PaloAltoOnline.com. ground familiar to viewers of “An Inconvenient Truth,” including climate change, the effect on poorer nations and how to take action. HISTORIC PRESERVATION restoring the structure. birds and first-floor floods as its He added a special California Work is expected to start this fall foundation continues to sink. twist to his presentation, though. and be complete by fall 2009, he Last summer the city awarded “Does anyone know what kind said. Berkowitz’s nonprofit Environmen- of car Arnold Schwarzenegger Sea Scout building The three-story building was de- tal Volunteers a 40-year lease to the drives?” he asked. signed in 1941 by local architect building on the condition the group Dozens of hands flew up. restoration sails ahead Birge Clark to resemble an ocean restore the damaged structure to its “A Hummer!” one student called liner. It is studded with round, port- former glory. In exchange the group out. Despite delays and rising costs, environmental group hole-like windows and topped by a will pay $1 annual rent. True, but even “the Governator” says historic site will become nature-education center look-out to sea. Ropes tied like ship Environmental Volunteers, which is trying to live an environment- in less than two years rigging once adorned its blue rail- teaches schoolchildren about nature, friendly life, Taylor said. ings. plans to turn the 2,500-square-foot “He switched to a Hummer that by Arden Pennell But it has fallen into decay since structure into an educational “Eco- runs on hydrogen fuel cells,” he 1991, when it was vacated by long- center” with an array of public pro- said. Such changes show “we can ike bay waters at high tide, ing. Delays have pushed the price time tenant and youth-sailing orga- grams, Berkowitz said. still live a good life and fight global the costs of transforming the tag to a possible $3 million, but this nization Sea Scouts after Palo Alto But the cost of restoring the once- warming.” L weathered former Sea Scout should be the year that construction Harbor closed. white exterior and shoring up the Seventh-grader Francis Mayers building in Palo Alto’s Baylands to finally begins, according to Allan Instead of young sailors, the foundation, initially projected at vowed to go greener at home as a a nature-education center keep ris- Berkowitz, who heads the nonprofit building has been host to roosting (continued on page 5) (continued on page 4) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, January 4, 2008 • Page 3 Upfront 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors Keith Peters, Sports Editor Tyler Hanley, Online Editor Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant Francis Courtesy of Taylor Norbert von der Groeben, Chief Photographer Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff Photographers Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Jack McKinnon, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, Contributors Alex Papoulias, Joyce Tang, Editorial Interns Hardy Wilson, Photography Intern DESIGN Carol Hubenthal, Design Director Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers Al Gore and Taylor Francis Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Charmaine Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers PRODUCTION Global views with Sandra Day O’Connor Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager (continued from page 3) and Nancy Pelosi, among other big Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, Sales & Production Coordinators names, he said. result. The magazine married his in- ADVERTISING Vern Ingraham, Advertising Director “I’m going to unplug more ap- terest in communicating with his Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. pliances and make an active effort fascination for world events, he Judie Block, Tony Gay, Janice Hoogner, Display to use more of the energy-efficient said. Advertising Sales Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales clean bulbs,” he said. Yet he has passed on the reins to Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. Hearing the carefully tailored other students so he can travel the Mark Arnold, Irene Schwartz, Classified Advertising Sales message from a peer helped it sink Peninsula on his climate-change Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. in, seventh-grader Silviane Man- lecture circuit, he said. ONLINE SERVICES Willrich said afterward. His JLS presentation drew many Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online “I think it’s really useful. ... It’s questions, such as whether cows Shannon White, Assistant to Webmaster this guy that’s two years older than passing gas contribute to global BUSINESS me,” she said. warming, what kind of car Gore Theresa Freidin, Controller Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits Taylor — one of more than drives and whether President Bush Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant 10,000 Climate Project applicants is doing anything to combat global Elena Dineva, Tina Karabats, Cathy Stringari, — hoped for such a response when warming.

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