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Page 2 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly SHOPTALK RETURNS . . . Erstwhile Weekly pundit Daryl Savage returns to the Weekly with her eye on local business matters. UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis See ShopTalk on page 9. Hyatt Rickey’s poised for sale, Elks next Rickeys to be developed by acre property next door to the Hyatt, Elks, it would have 20 acres of land Likewise, Elks Exalted Ruler Ed which is owned by the Palo Alto to develop. Mendell denied that the 81-year-old Texas home-builder with presence in Bay Area Elks and half of which is also up for City Planning Director Steve service organization has been talk- by Jocelyn Dong sale. Like the Hyatt property, it is Emslie, however, denied his depart- ing with Horton. zoned for housing. ment is maneuvering the Elks to cre- “They’re not on our short list,” ne down, one to go. Last week, Hyatt Rickey’s Rumors have been circulating that ate a combined parcel for Horton. Mendell said. announced it had signed a contract with Texas home- D.R. Horton could also buy the Elks “They’re independent,” he said Over the summer, the Elks solicit- O building giant D.R. Horton to co-develop the 16-acre property, especially after the city this week of the two projects. The ed bids for its land and distilled the sent a letter to the Elks last month reason for asking the Elks to move offers down to a few, according to hotel site on El Camino Real into 185 homes. recommending it move the lodge to forward was to keep commercial Mendell. “They’re good offers and After certain conditions have been according to Mark Solit, who has the front of the property rather than enterprises — which the Elks serious people and well-known met, Horton is expected to buy the represented Hyatt Rickey’s for years. keep it in the rear. Lodge is — located along El developers,” he said. property for an undisclosed sum, Now, eyes are turning to the 8- If Horton struck a deal with the Camino, Emslie said. (continued on page 10)

CITY COUNCIL Police hurdle 50-foot limit Council throws support behind police building by Bill D’Agostino he Palo Alto City Council was forced T to choose between a sacrosanct city zoning guideline and its police department’s urgent need for more space this week — and the police department won. The City Council gave its implicit support to build a 60-foot tall new police headquarters on Monday night, even though there is a restriction against building over 50 feet. The existing building is a major public safety liability, but neighbors asked the council to shrink Nicholas Wright the blueprint so it didn’t exceed the limit. “What is the point of having zoning rules if the city itself” won’t follow them? asked Elaine Meyer, the president of the Pixels for Christmas University South neighborhood Sydney Franz, 7, tells Santa Claus she wants a digital camera for Christmas during the jolly elf’s visit to the Cardinal Hotel Friday night. association The main reason the city is second thoughts about the election. building a new police headquar- CITY COUNCIL “In fact, it’s a negative one.” ters is that the current one is too Mayor Bern Beecham offered one small. Police Chief Lynne hypothesis for why the city can’t Johnson said the 60-foot height Palo Alto: The city that won’t? seem to get majority support: There was needed to cram all the neces- are community groups and residents sary rooms into the “desperately Amidst second thoughts and last minute tinkering, city approves storm-drain election that reject other proposals hoping needed” new building. The council unanimously sup- by Bill D’Agostino their particular interest will get approved. ported initiating the rezoning, but “We have people here who are so some were less enthusiastic than hy does the City of Palo Alto have such a poor track record when it comes to others. elections? dedicated to their own point of view that they do not let the public good Councilwoman Dena Mossar W That question was especially pertinent on Monday night, when the City get achieved,” the mayor said, label- said the request to build over 50 Council gave an official go-ahead to an election to substantially increase the size of the ing Palo Alto a “City that Won’t.” feet was a “historically serious flaw,” but supported it anyway city’s monthly storm-drain fee. That would pay for needed upgrades to the ailing system Although Beecham did not name names, he alluded, in part, to an e- because there appeared to be no of pipes, pumps and basins that carry rainwater into the creeks. mail sent to the City Council on other options. In recent years, the city has failed numerous times to get voters to approve new revenue, including a bond meas- Monday afternoon by personal The building has been scaled ure for libraries and a similar storm-drain fee increase, and has failed with other ballot measures, such as historic injury lawyer Richard Alexander, back over time, from 66,000 preservation. who argued the city had a stronger square feet to 50,000 square feet, “The history is not a good one,” Councilwoman LaDoris Cordell said, during the council meeting, expressing (continued on page 10) (continued on page 10) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 3 Thistle The enchantment 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 of the season (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER awaits you! William S. Johnson Our EDITORIAL Join us Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Sat., Dec 11th, Marc Burkhardt, Managing Editor Jennifer Aquino, Associate Editor 11:30-12:30 pm to Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Assistant Editors Keith Peters, Sports Editor Town enjoy Stanford Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor by Don Kazak Chamber Chorale Robyn Israel, Arts & Entertainment Editor Don Kazak, Jocelyn Dong, Senior Staff Writers Quartet perform on Bill D’Agostino, Alexandria Rocha, Staff Writers Norbert von der Groeben, Chief Photographer Picking up the pieces our front porch! Nicholas Wright, Staff Photographer Tyler Hanley, Assistant to the Editor ampaign leaders for the school campaign leaders not to give Mar- Hot Cider & Seasonal treats & Online Editor district’s narrowly defeated tin’s arguments weight by respond- served on Saturdays! Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections CMeasure I parcel tax measure ing to them. 640 Waverley St. Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Benson, Lynn met Tuesday to do a post-mortem on While some think of Martin as Palo Alto Comeskey, Tim Goode, Jim Shelby, 650.322.2519 Jill Slater, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, what went wrong in the Nov. 2 elec- kind of a crank and scold — he once M-F 10:30-6 Contributors tion. sent the City Council something like Sat 10-5 Sun Closed Tony Burchyns, Erin Pursell, Mari Sapina-Kerkhove, Editorial Interns I don’t know what happened at the 42 separate e-mails the weekend be- Carien Veldpape-Heithoff, Photo Intern meeting, but what I heard beforehand fore a key council vote — just DESIGN is that some people feel bad deci- enough voters apparently listened to Carol Hubenthal, Design Director sions were made along the way, and him. Judith Alderman, Assistant Design Director Diane Haas, Lynda Lumish, Sue Peck, Senior there is some finger-pointing going The timing for the election also is Designers; on now. now seen as a mistake, coming dur- Mindi Casillas, Elise Eisenman, Ben Ho, One leader blamed the high-pow- ing a divisive, headline-grabbing na- Dana James, Scott Peterson, Designers PRODUCTION ered consultant, who in turn blamed tional election and hot local state As- Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager school officials. sembly race. Dorothy Hassett, Joan Sloss, Sales & Production Defeat is always an orphan, while “It was really hard to mobilize vol- Coordinators victory is everyone’s child. unteers,” Way said. “They were ADVERTISING Michael Howard, Advertising Manager At 10:10 p.m. on election night, working on the presidential and other Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Assistant school board President Cathy Kroy- elections. It hurt financial contribu- Michelle Bayer, Jasbir Gill, Colette Jensen, mann turned to Measure I Co-Chair tions, too, since people were con- Display Advertising Sales tributing to other candidates. In 20- Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales Don Way: “It will be a real killer to Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. lose by that margin,” she said of the 20 hindsight, it was the wrong Linda Franks, Classified Advertising Manager 64.99 percent of the vote Measure I election date.” Justin Davisson, Ana Gonzalez, then had, short of the 66.67 percent Martin has a different take. Evie Marquez, Maria Menche, Irene Schwartz, Classified Advertising Sales needed. Absentee votes eventually “They were the school district and Blanca Yoc, Classified Administrative Assistant pushed Measure I up to 66.01 per- felt they could do anything,” he said. ONLINE SERVICES cent. The reason for voting now to in- LOS ALTOS VAULT & SAFE DEPOSIT CO. Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online Approval would have meant a crease the parcel tax, long before it Shannon White, Assistant to Webmaster BUSINESS $521 tax bill for homeowners, up expires in June 2006, was never A Private Depository Iryna Buynytska, Business Manager from the existing $293 tax approved made clear — except in one refer- Not subject to “Patriot Act” disclosure laws Miriam Quehl, Manager of Payroll & Benefits in 2001. The extra amount may have ence to putting it to an early vote so Claire McGibeny, AR Supervisor been just too much for too many vot- the district would have a second Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant Social Security numbers not required. Sivanthy Siva, Business Associate ers. chance before next year’s budget de- Tina Karabats, Cathy Stringary, Doris Taylor, “I think that’s true,” Wayne Mar- cisions. Safe deposit boxes of all sizes. Business Associates tin, the tireless leader of the opposi- The district, despite its budget ADMINISTRATION tion to Measure I, said of the size of woes, has many financial advantages For Your Own Sake, We Should Have Your Business Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & Promotions Director; Nikki McDonald, Promotions the increase. over other districts. The 1987 voter- & Online Coordinator; Why was the parcel tax pegged so approved utility user’s tax provides Janice Covolo, Receptionist; 121 First Street, Los Altos, CA 94022 Rubin Espinoza, Jorge Vera, Couriers high? revenue to the schools, the district EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. “Our number came from our con- leases surplus properties to private Tel: 650-949-5891 William S. Johnson, President sultants,” Way said. “We were as- schools, and the Palo Alto Education Robert A. Heinen, Vice President, Operations; sured it would pass.” Foundation raises significant funds Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Robert D. Thomas, Vice President, Corporate Development; Consultant Larry Tramutola dis- for the district. Franklin Elieh, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; agreed: “All the numbers came out But it is embarrassing to learn now Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations & of an analysis from the district of that Superintendent Mary Frances Webmaster Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager; what they needed. It was a high num- Callan received a salary increase to Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing ber. Everyone knew it was going to more than $200,000 while the district Services be a stretch, but people were com- was scaring voters about having to 26TH ANNUAL Chris Planessi, Computer System Associates fortable with it.” lay off 60 to 90 teachers. 2005 TALL TREE AWARDS The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is published They may not be so comfortable “Doesn’t anyone understand how every Wednesday and Friday by Embarcadero Publishing with it now. 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The Palo Alto Palo Alto may have pushed Junior Chamber of Commerce, or Just the ticket! pause on a plan to provide resi- Jaycees, will hold its first annual dents and businesses high-speed shopping spree for the needy at fiber-optic Internet access and 8 a.m. Saturday at Mervyn’s, 350 cable television, but that didn’t Showers Drive in Mountain View. stop the city from being named Through donations from various one of the nation’s top 10 “digital businesses in the Chamber of cities” last week. Actually, despite Commerce, the Jaycees raised its reputation and Silicon Valley enough funds to sponsor 20 chil- locale, Palo Alto just made the dren at $100 each. The children cut, coming in 10th for cities with were selected by the Palo Alto populations between 30,000 and Boys and Girls Club based on 74,999. The honor comes from individual need. 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But Weller told mem- coffee before decking the halls, bers of a Chamber of Commerce dormers and chimneys. The tradi- committee last week that they tion is in its 64th year and will stay 3 8 % / , & $ 8 & 7 , 2 1 have “great tenants over there lit till 11 p.m. each night until New (;75$25',1$5<(9(17 — we’re not changing the cen- Year’s, so sightseers can bundle $5725,*,1$/:25.62)$57%<3$%/23,&$6623(7(5(//(16+$:0$85,&(875,//2&$0,//(3,66$552 ter” in its basic human-scale, up and take a stroll. /28,6,&$57+&/$8'($1'3$8/(0,//(3,66$5527$5.$<0$,021$11('(9(51$&&+,0270$5,262$9( rustic “town and country” look. $1'025(25,*,1$/(57($1'$1*(/2%$662%521=(625,*,1$/3(1&,/6,*1('3,&$662&+$*$//0,52 *$5<%(1),(/':,6627=.<'25,7/(9<%52',16.<',0,75,32/$.'$/,3(7(50$;(57(,&$570&.1,*+7 Weller’s comments echoed what OVERHEARD ... 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Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302. 6RPHLWHPVVXEMHFWWRSULRUVDOHVHUURUVDQGRPLVVLRQV$UPHG6HFXULW\RQ3UHPLVHV 5HJLVWHU2QOLQHWR6DYH7LPHDW$XFWLRQZZZXVODXFWLRQFRP )5(($'0,66,21 Page 6 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront LUCIA M. RUSLI TRAFFIC Lucia Magdalena Rusli a.k.a. Berty Erijaty Rusli, age 75, died of smoking-related causes on November 26, 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. She was en route to see her sick sister, Elizabeth who passed away before Mrs. Rusli’s arrival. The last of nine children, Mrs. Rusli Narrowing is survived by her husband of 48 years, Lucas Johanes Rusli a.k.a. Lie Chin Siong. Of Chinese origin, Mrs. Rusli's family emigrated to Jakarta several generations ago. Middlefield Indonesia requires all Chinese to change their names to sound more Indonesian. Originally Bhuddist, like most Chinese Indonesians, Mrs. Rusli's family became Catholic. sparks wide PAW Mr. & Mrs. Rusli immigrated to the United States in 1998 and proudly became United States Citizens on January 2, 2000. They live in Lytton Gardens, Palo Alto and also spend two months each year in Plano, Texas. After attending Foothill College English language outcry classes, Mrs. Rusli spoke fluent English. She also spoke Dutch and Indonesian. Even before she learned English she took buses and trains all over the Valley to visit Indonesian Traffic engineers say they Looking for the friends and make new American friends. just want to gather data perfect holiday In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children: Mrs. Irene Rusli McCrea by Jocelyn Dong (Robert), Ronny Rusli (Grace) of Plano, Texas; Mrs. Martha Rusli Conway (William) of gift? San Jose, CA; Tony Rusli (Esther) and Janny Rusli (Tina) of Jakarta, Indonesia. Mrs. Rusli planned three-hour had 14 grandchildren. traffic test is ruffling P AID OBITUARY A some feathers in Palo The Mishpucah Alto, which in turn is test- Growing Up Jewish ing Chief Transportation in Early Palo Alto Official Joe Kott’s patience. by Louise Henriques Mann The city’s recently announced, Your one-day test will narrow Middlefield Road in Midtown from five lanes to Available at: methods three between Colorado Avenue and Bells Books, Bob & Bob’s Oregon Expressway. It’s planned for the evening commute hours, 4-7 p.m., and Keplers and is not scheduled until January. last for The one-time exercise will allow the city’s transportation division to assess the effects of going to three days. lanes, which would allow for one lane in either direction, a left-turn lane in the center and bike lanes on the outside. Currently, there are no bike lanes. Even before the test has taken place, strong condemnations have surfaced. City Council member Jack Morton was quoted in one local newspaper as saying narrowing Middlefield could bring on “another Downtown North” — referring to the 10-month traffic-barrier trial that tore apart the neighborhood north of University Avenue. Another newspaper columnist alleged the Middlefield test was a de facto prelude to the city making a permanent change. “We have no agenda,” Kott said of the study, which was ordered by the City Council in May 2003. He grew emphatic in saying the department needs to gather evidence to forecast how feasible a three-lane stretch would be, rather than simply presenting the council with opinions on whether such a change would be positive or negative. The test will use orange cones to block off the outside lanes to vehicle traffic. To measure how well the narrowing would work, the transportation division plans timed runs of the Ours four-block stretch. Essentially, staff members will drive up and down Middlefield Road, timing how long last a it takes with only one lane in each direction. They will also conduct the same time test under normal lifetime. road conditions for comparison. Staff will also observe whether cars get backed up and, if so, how long the lines are and how long it takes them to clear, according to LASER HAIR REDUCTION • PERMANENT • PHYSICIAN SUPERVISED Transportation Engineer David CALL FOR COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION Stillman. They’ll also monitor the driveways into the Midtown shopping center, which includes stores such as Longs Drugs. Sheri Furman, chair of the

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The underpass, located at the end of Homer Avenue near down- We prepare delicious food town, will open with limited access on Friday, Dec. 10. But, the report noted, major construction activities will continue for the for your holidays next two months, including completing stairs, painting, handrails, and lights. The project was originally scheduled to be open in fall, 2004. The $5.4 million underpass also grew greatly in cost over the years. It was originally estimated to cost $2.3 million in 1998. Much of it was paid by state and federal grants. ■ —Bill D’Agostino Possible link in weekend robberies Two men approached a woman from behind while she was loading packages into her car Saturday night at Stanford Roast Turkey • Prime Rib • Poached Salmon Shopping Center, taking her purse after a brief struggle. 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Please help me the Palo Alto Weekly and enter He was listening to an iPod music player so he didn’t hear the find the phony ad! the drawing to win a fabulous men approach, said Sgt. Mike Amaral. The two men covered the prize. Just follow the rules below victim’s eyes when they knocked him down, so he didn’t get a and you could be a winner. good look, Amaral said. This month’s prize: The two men escaped on foot with the man’s iPod. ■ —Don Kazak • $100 gift certificate • Identify to Books Inc. at the phony Stanford Shopping Sustainable transportation talk on Thursday ad by Center Bay Area architect and city planner Terry Bottomley will give a name, presentation on designing “livable streets” on Thursday evening, page number and • Monthly winner contacted by phone publication date. Dec. 9. 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old coffee shop at 538 Ramona, far as I’m concerned, our coffee has become a virtual haven for is superior,” she said. Palo Alto’s power brokers, or at least Powerbook users. At 2 p.m. GOODWILL’S on a recent Tuesday, all 17 tables EXTREME MAKEOVER . . . A ShopTalkby Daryl Savage were occupied — 12 had cus- recent visit to Palo Alto’s Goodwill tomers using laptops. That’s par, store shocks the senses. No more cafe owner Nancy Coupal says. musky odor, disarrayed clothing or No French-style garden She’s fine with customers dawdling dressing rooms with doors that after they’ve finished their lattes don’t lock. The transformation on California Avenue? and even offers free access to the began seven months ago, when Internet. “You don’t have to make Srey Yim took over the manage- OLD KIRKS BURGER PLACE TO trained pastry chef, has brought money on everything you do,” she ment. “I walked in here last April Barbecue with your car wash? BECOME NEW BUILDING . . The his cosmopolitan style to the bak- said. Weekends are different. and it was not up to my standards. old Kirks restaurant and outdoor ery at 381 California Ave. He “Saturday and Sunday mornings I cleaned for two weeks, every day, get their car washed and then buy garden on California Avenue will prides himself in the selection and here are huge. I do ask my ‘laptop- by myself,” Yim said. She hired a some ribs — so they can eat them soon give way to a new 6,000 quality of his unique selection of pers’ to please be considerate with new crew, got rid of the “old stuff” while they watch sports on TV. I square foot single-story building, items. “You won’t find one prod- their time,” she said, noting that and lined the racks and shelves play a part in that.” After setting up which will house three retailers. No uct in here that was here last her profit comes from coffee and with clean merchandise. It wasn’t his makeshift rib business at the idea yet on who might move in, summer. I’ve changed it all,” he food. Coupal also has her own easy, especially after adding in the car wash last April, Willis says he but construction plans call for a said. The shop is now filled with style when it comes to the fire- four hours it takes Yim to commute sells nearly 500 pounds of ribs paseal. Paseal? For those not pastries that have names such as place in her 2,500-square-foot round-trip from Hercules every day. every weekend. “That’s about 250 familiar with the Spanish word for the “Concorde,” the “Empress,” cafe. She uses special logs made “I’m going to take this store all the racks of ribs,” he said. “pedestrian public walkway with and the “Cherry Bomb.” That’s from used, dried and compressed way to the top,” she said. It’s still courtyard,” the design is described French? Those pastries, in fact, coffee grounds, imported from not Nordstrom, but where else can WEIGHTY DECISION . . . Those by insiders as “tasteful” and “com- are Keller’s best sellers. The now- Canada. The logs produce a you find a Fendi handbag for ribs may be one reason why patible with the existing vacant Kirks restaurant, which robust aroma that causes cus- $12.99? Weight Watchers in the Town & streetscape.”The new building will served up charbroiled burgers tomers to perk up and closely Country Village Shopping Center be set back from the street, with and hot dogs for more than half examine the fireplace to see from RIBS AND A WASH . . . Speaking recently expanded, um, its number the courtyard in the front, along century without an apostrophe in where the coffee smell is coming. of creative conviction, 59-year-old of meetings. Weight Watchers has the sidewalk. Imagine the old Kirks its name, has relocated to Town & Where do they get all those old Harold Willis defines it. Willis, a added three more meetings for a turned 90 degrees and you’ll have Country Village Shopping Center coffee grounds? A new recycling long-time Palo Altan and retiree total of 21 a week for members. an idea how the retail stores will be at Embarcadero Road and El opportunity for Palo Alto? from the Midtown Safeway store, “Part of this is seasonal, but we’re laid out. Patrick Keller, the new Camino Real -- where it now has How does Coupal feel about has carved out a weekend niche at now open on Sundays. It’s been owner of the Palo Alto Baking Co., an apostrophe in its name. plans to revive and rebuild the Lozano’s Car Wash, 2690 El awhile since we’ve been open directly next to Kirks, was thrilled beloved Caffe Verona, just a half Camino Real. While cars are being seven days a week,” said one slim to learn of the construction and is LATTES, LAPTOPS — AND block away on Hamilton Avenue, washed, waxed and cleaned, Willis employee. With attendance at hoping at least a part of the paseal COFFEE LOGS? . . . It’s hard to formerly THE meeting place for barbecues slabs of ribs just 30 feet meetings ranging from 15 to 60 could be used as a French garden say which is more popular at Palo Alto’s movers and shakers? away. “I’m providing a service,” people, the gut feeling is that the so his pastry customers could dine Coupa Cafe in downtown Palo Alto “We’re totally different. We have Willis said. “On the weekends, a lot weighty decision to have more outdoors. Keller, 59, a Parisian- — lattes or laptops. The 8-month- our own style of doing things. As of people like to get their hair cut, meetings was on target. ■

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The building, which also houses request was a philosophical feeling is, ‘We can’t do it this way, we can’t Police the city’s emergency response Council that the city should pay for such do it that way. I don’t want to do (continued from page 3) (continued from page 3) headquarters and 911 call center, improvements from its other rev- this. I don’t want to do that,’” to reduce the cost and the size. has poor ventilation, a lack of need to get funding for flood control enue, rather than directly taxing res- Beecham said. “It’s not what we would want if projects than storm-drain improve- space to store evidence and con- idents and businesses for the serv- Even though Beecham gave the we had our druthers,” Assistant ments. duct interviews, and might be use- ice. But most council members said fee increase only 50/50 odds, he City Manager Emily Harrison The city will mail ballots to prop- that wasn’t feasible, especially asked his colleagues to strongly said. less during a major earthquake. A erty owners in mid-March asking recent county grand jury audit given the fact that the city is facing support it. If the fee increase doesn’t The new police headquarters them to approve an increase in the a $5.2 million shortfall in its next get approved, there will be no way gave the city poor grades on the would be on the site of the current average monthly storm-drain fee budget. for the city to afford storm-drain office, on Forest Avenue. The building. from $4.25 a month to $10 a month, Still, some council members upgrades, he said. building is attached to Hamilton No funding has yet been found with possible annual increases. The attempted to appease Alexander — Former Mayor Larry Klein, who Avenue’s City Hall, which is 108 to pay for the building, estimated actual proposed fee could be higher who has, in past years, bought headed a citizen task force that stud- feet tall. But Mossar pointed out to cost approximately $45 million. or lower, depending on the size of newspaper advertisements criticiz- ied the storm drains, warned the that other buildings in the area are Some ideas to possibly fund the an individual homeowner’s proper- ing the city’s spending — by asking council that not approving the elec- much shorter. upgrade include: an increase in ty. to keep the general fund payments tion would lead to more degradation Other possible sites had been the existing tax on hotel visitors, a The new fee would raise $17 mil- to the storm drains ongoing, even if of streets and safety problems due to explored over time, but none met new tax on 911 calls, and another lion over 12 years to pay for various voters approved the measure. water in the roadways. all the requirements of the police new tax on businesses. projects around town. The storm- During the meeting, in a show of Eventually, the council voted 8-1 department and the City Council. The city will also need funds to drain system has numerous failings, how influential Alexander is, to hold the election, with only The city has been studying ways temporarily relocate the police according to city engineers. Some Councilman Vic Ojakian asked the Cordell opposing. neighborhoods have no storm drains to build a new police headquarters department during the construc- attorney if he would support the The city attempted to raise the for nearly two decades. while others have old, badly tion. measure if council members made storm-drain fee to $9 in 2000. That The council will officially vote designed pipes. the change. The mayor didn’t allow proposal got less than 40 percent of on the zoning change at a future Councilman Jack Morton, a cer- As the council was deliberating tified public accountant, did not Alexander to respond to the inquiry. property owners supporting it. meeting, after more designs have on Monday, rain began to fall on City Manager Frank Benest This year’s measure is substan- participate in the discussion, been created. But by moving the Palo Alto, one of the season’s first warned that keeping that “subsidy” tially different than that one because project forward this week, the because he has a client located heavy storms. By morning, puddles intact would increase the city’s it creates an oversight committee, council gave its implicit support to near the building.■ were impeding traffic and causing budget shortfall for 2005-2006 by sunsets after 12 years, and caps its the request. Staff Writer Bill D’Agostino annoyances throughout town. $800,000, to $6 million, since the annual increase at 6 percent or the The police department is badly can be e-mailed at The estimated $17 million would upcoming budget assumes voters rate of inflation, whichever is lower. in need of a new headquarters. [email protected] allow the city to build new pipes will approve the measure and that The unusual election is guided by along Alma Street, a new pump sta- general fund revenue will no longer California Proposition 218, which tion for the San Francisquito Creek, be needed for storm drains. was passed in 1996 and placed strict and five other storm-drain projects Councilwoman Dena Mossar limitations on the way local govern- around town. argued against Ojakian’s proposal, ments can pass such fee increases, CATERING WITH Much of Monday night’s council saying it would tie the council’s forcing them to ask property owners debate surrounded a request by hands in the next year’s budget and for such approvals. A TOUCH OF CLASS Alexander to keep spending money endanger other city programs. It Thanks to the proposition, proper- from the city’s “general fund” for failed on a 3-6 vote, with Ojakian, ty owners get one vote for each of some storm-drain improvements. Freeman and Councilwoman Yoriko their parcels. The city, for instance, Offering Catering for intimate gatherings of 5 to Because the current $4.25 fee is Kishimoto supporting it. owns 95 properties and thus will get elegant affairs of 150 guests. Turn an inadequate for basic system mainte- The mayor also criticized that 95 votes. That calculates to approx- Classically nance, the city spends $800,000 last-minute hand wringing. imately .5 percent of Palo Alto’s elegant average cocktail hour into an educational annually above what the fee raises. “This community, we in this 19,568 property owners.■ and entertaining experience. That would end if the fee increase room, have not put money into our Staff Writer Bill D’Agostino can hors passes. infrastructure. And here we’re fight- be e-mailed at d’oeuvre Let Amuse Bouche create a customized At the heart of Alexander’s ing over how to do it. And all we get [email protected] platters menu just for you. and Middlefield — deemed the fourth worst case scenario,” Kott said. He Middlefield most dangerous intersection in Palo wouldn’t reveal the date, however, wine AMUSE BOUCHE (continued from page 7) Alto in years past. Because of the saying that having a crowd of pairings. narrowing Middlefield. high accident rate, a traffic signal observers could lead drivers to 408.531.9655 “While many favor traffic calm- was installed earlier this year. A left- drive differently. ing and increased safety for bicy- turn “pocket” lane was also added. He acknowledged the study would clists and pedestrians, others are Kott said residents have only not measure traffic diverted to other concerned about spillover traffic on praised the new light. But bicyclists streets, adding that only a months- side streets,” she said in a prepared complain that the lanes don’t allow long trial could gather such data. Holiday Super Savings statement. “Contrary to what some for their safe passage. Kott noted the Following the test, a committee of residents believe, the MRA is not city’s Bicycle Master Plan does call Midtown residents, bicyclists and Get your home ready NOW for the holidays. Save trying to foist any one solution on for having bike lanes along others are expected to make a recom- on our famous name brand carpets, including them. We do not feel that any out- Middlefield Road. mendation about whether to proceed come is fore-drawn and that a trial To add a 5- to 6-foot bike lane in with a trial. Their recommendation and lines of fine carpet is the correct way to determine the each direction, though, one lane in would be forwarded to the city’s and custom area rugs. effects — positive or negative — of each direction would have to be planning commission and council. ■ lane reduction on Middlefield.” eliminated. Senior Staff Writer Jocelyn The stretch includes the intersec- The test is planned for a weekday, Dong can be reached at jdong@ tion of Bryson Avenue and when traffic is at its peak — “the paweekly.com.

100% WOOL interviewed before Horton, which the way for putting the property on BLEND PERGO Hyatt had been “aggressive” in its presen- the market in August. 100% NYLON $ 22 (continued from page 3) tation, was selected. Solit said that finding a develop- CUT PILE, PLUSH Laminate 2 sq.ft. Flooring However, those bids were based Horton built more homes in the ment partner was necessary because *Installed over $ 00 premium pad on the Elks’ plan to sell the front country than any other company in Hyatt specializes in hotels, not sq.ft. $ 69 2003 and earned more than $626 housing. 2 sq.ft. half of the property, which is *Installed over 2 zoned for 30 homes per acre. The million in net income that year, Over the years, Hyatt has had a premium pad *material only back half, zoned for 15 homes per according to the firm’s Web site. contentious relationship with the acre with a strip of one-house-an Locally, Horton has built develop- city and members of the adjacent acre zoning, is considered less ments in South San Francisco, neighborhood, who opposed the valuable. Milpitas and Brentwood, among housing plan but not a rebuilt hotel. With a different configuration, other cities. The company’s Hyatt later scaled back the number Mendell said, “it’s like the (city) Milpitas project consists of two- to of housing units to the neighbors’ pulled out the rug from under us. It’s three-bedroom condominiums and satisfaction. like we’re starting over again. townhomes that Horton is targeting Solit said he looked forward to 650.424.1494 The Elks recently hired Nova to first-time homebuyers. getting the development process 3780 EL CAMINO REAL,PALO ALTO (BETWEEN PAGE MILL RD & ARASTRADERO RD.) Partners of Palo Alto, a real-estate Hyatt’s concept for its property with the city “revved up” again in WWW.STANFORDCAPRET.COM development firm, to help them with has included townhomes and single- the new year. ■ HOURS:MON-FRI 9-6, SAT 11-5 CA LIC. # 770688 the sale. family residences. In June, Hyatt Senior Staff Writer Jocelyn pushed for the city’s approval of an Dong can be reached at jdong@ QUALITY FLOORING AT LOW PRICES • FREE CONSULTATION Hyatt’s Solit said that dozens of residential developers had been environmental report, which cleared paweekly.com. Page 10 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

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Deaths Births John “Jack” Carlson Michael OF John “Jack” E. Carlson, 85, a Coghlin John and Christine Sirard of CENTRAL CALIFORNIA 42-year resident of Palo Alto and Michael Menlo Park, a son, Nov. 18. retired geologist, died Nov. 22 fol- James William and Katherine Petrin lowing a six-month illness. Coghlin, 45, of Atherton, a son, Nov. 20. He was born June 15, 1919, in a longtime Rockford, Ill. He earned under- resident of graduate degrees in mathematics Palo Alto, Services have been held. Memo- and geology from the University loving son, rial donations may be made to St. of Illinois and a master’s degree in father, hus- Theresa’s Catholic School Schol- geology from the University of band and arship Fund in Phoenix, Ariz. Idaho. He spent his entire profes- brother, died Nov. 11. sional career in the employment of He was born Aug. 25, 1959, in the U.S. Geological Survey. Arlington, Mass., and grew up in Joseph Davidson REMATION During World War II he served Palo Alto. He graduated from Palo Joseph Davidson, 23, a longtime C 56 months in the Army Corps of Alto High School, received a bach- resident of Palo Alto, died Nov. 30 The simple and dignified way of dealing with death Engineers, partly in New Guinea elor’s degree from the University at Good Samaritan Hospital in San We have two programs: and the Philippines. His interests of San Diego and a master’s de- Jose. A Registration Program included reading, black-and-white gree from the University of South- He is the son of Palo Alto resi- A Frozen Price Program photography, gardening, wood- ern California. dents Mark and Joyce Brown working, classical music and jazz. He met his wife, Leanne, in Ox- Davidson and brother of Paly Call or mail in this coupon today for FREE information He loved all animals. ford, England, during their year graduate Andrew Davidson, a He is survived by his beloved abroad from the University of San Berkeley student. He had been liv- Name Phone# wife of 57 years, Evelyn Carlson Diego. They lived in San Francis- ing in the Tupaz Care Homes and of Palo Alto; son, Paul Carlson, co for 10 years, where he was a Rescare Purple Hills home, San and his wife, Dawn, of Mariposa, CPA. In 1993, he moved to Scotts- Jose, for the past few years, and at- Address City Zip Calif.; daughter, Ellyn Carlson of dale, Ariz., with his wife and chil- tending Great Endeavors day pro- License #FD.1322 North Hollywood, Calif.; son, Lar- dren to work at Mark-Taylor, Inc., gram after leaving Rouleau 798 So. 2nd St. (800) 225-1593 ry Carlson of Ogden, Utah; sister, for 11 years, where he became a School, San Jose, and Spangler Nancy Shacter of Chicago, Ill.; principal and vice president. School, Palo Alto. San Jose, CA 95112 PW (408) 287-8700 two grandchildren and two great- He was passionate about his In addition to his parents and grandchildren. family, friends, sports, travel and brother, he is survived by his un- According to his wishes, his life. cle, Walter Brown of New York; body has been cremated and no He is survived by his wife of 22 aunt, Daria Davidson of Seattle, services will be held. His ashes years, Leanne Coghlin of Scotts- Wash.; and grandmother, Mary will be scattered on his son’s prop- dale, Ariz.; son, Kyle Coghlin of Davidson of Long Island, N.Y. erty in the Sierra Foothills in the Scottsdale, Ariz.; daughter, Kelly Memorial donations may be spring. Coghlin of Scottsdale, Ariz.; par- made to the Peninsula Community ents, Marilyn and James Coghlin Foundation-Joseph Davidson of Palo Alto; sisters, Tara Coghlin Memorial Fund (for Excellence in Dickson of Mill Valley and Alison Rehabilitation and Caregiving), Coghlin Kinderman of Sunnyvale; 1700 South El Camino Real, Suite and many nieces and nephews. 300, San Mateo, CA 94402.

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The need at Members of the school board have cept for the libraries? y brary. my East Palo Alto Community indicated that Measure I will resur- 2) In light of the increase in hous- o Calling the decision “fundamental,” the editorial asked the cen- Center was greater than ever. face come the next election in ing units in the Downtown South - tral question now before us in 2004: With your help, my center was March. I believe them. area — the Summerhill Project, 800 “Will it be of greater value to the residents of this and other out- able to distribute more than 100 Assuming they are correct, I am High St., the SROs on Alma Street, boxes filled with turkeys, hams, prepared to give their plea more fa- the below-median-income units on y lying sections of the community to have branch libraries than it - fresh vegetables and the trimmings vorable consideration if they can Channing Avenue — where will will to have the same amount of money devoted to the building up for dinners that served more than demonstrate that they have (1) given these residents get their library serv- - of a better central library?” o 500 people. No one that came to me a fair estimate of their earnings, ices? And, in an almost uncanny foretelling of today’s situation, the my center went without a food box (2) taken all reasonable steps to cut 3) The Children’s Library will be t editorial summed up: e or a grocery store gift certificate. their costs and enhance their existing closed in July for at least 18 months, “The needs of the library form but one small item in an appalling Aug. 18, 2005, marks the 50th revenue — such as year-round maybe more. How will this service list of improvement projects — to say nothing of necessary routine anniversary of the date I began school, and (3) chosen to stop deal- gap be filled? Another question is d expenses — now before the city administration. Only a few of these d serving the needy in East Palo ing out of a deck stacked in their fa- whether some of this staff could be can possibly be met with the funds available.” Alto. My center is the oldest in vor by levying the tax on households redeployed to shore up the branches, s Today, the decision facing the city is whether to follow the lead this community. Please remember instead of parcels and by not granti- notwithstanding whatever budget m of Paula Simpson, the new director of library services. She has rec- that at my center volunteers and I ng us seniors the privilege of total problems the city as a whole might o ommended closure or conversion to another use of two of the re- help the needy year-round. We exemption. have for fiscal year 2005/06. - maining five library branches and pursuing voter approval for a provide clothing for men, women Michael Goldeen 4) What are the provable cost sav- modern new library. Children’s Library would be preserved and and children, as well as food. It is Tasso Street ings from these closings? An in- — expanded and the Mitchell Park branch — already part of the never too late to help me. Palo Alto formed calculation estimates these at e Mitchell Park Community Center — would undergo a close ex- Right now I am gathering food no more than $300,000, about 6 per- e amination and possible further evolution toward some type of for our Christmas giveaway. Once Library scenario cent of the total 2003/04 library l homework center. again I am starting from scratch. If Editor, budget. The Downtown Library already is a shade of its former self, you could help me, my phone For not the first time in the past 5) How would these closings im- - with reduced hours and loss of its community meeting room to a number is (650) 325-2848. Gro- decade or more, the Palo Alto City pact usage in a library system that cery store gift certificates and food y “temporary” use by the city planning department years ago. Its - could be dropped off to Mother YOUR TURN advocates cite new housing developments in the area as reasons to Branch, 2584 Farrington Way, East r retain it. e Palo Alto, CA 94303. The 1925 push for a south Palo Alto library branch ultimately I just celebrated my 86th birth- The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or became what is now the College Terrace Library, which moved to day. But as long as the good Lord on issues of local interest. k its present location in 1936. Now, as several times before, it is fac- s allows me, I will faithfully serve ing its possible demise, at least as a library branch. those He sends me, with your What do you think? Should Palo Alto keep all its library branches The College Terrace Residents Association has not unexpected- help. or concentrate on a new Main Library, children’s and a redefined e ly risen to its defense. And both the city’s Library Advisory Com- Mitchell? a “Mother” Onedia Branch r mission and the Friends of the Library organization have rallied to Farrington Way Letters: Address to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, defend the branches. But neither group, notably, is suggesting how East Palo Alto or hand-deliver to 703 High St., (at Forest Avenue), Palo Alto. to pay for them, except to dig deeper into city funds — some sug- Voice mail: (650) 326-8291 (then press 1) gest even perhaps into city reserve funds — to come up with the Safe driving Fax: (650) 326-3928 $850,000 a year needed. Editor, E-mail: [email protected] We don’t blame anyone for rallying to defend the branches, and Ms. Bourgeois (Spectrum, Dec. they make good arguments on their behalf. It would indeed be sad 1) was enabled by the kind driver of a yellow van to make a left turn No anonymous letters or “open letters” to other organizations or individuals will to lose the branches. be printed. Please provide your name, street address and daytime telephone But it is something short of realistic in a year when the city “onto a very busy street” with cars number. Please keep length to 250 words or less. We reserve the right to edit faces a need to cut $5.2 million from next year’s budget and long- hurrying “in both directions.” contributions for length and style and for factual errors known to us. term uncertainties in revenue for these advisory and advocacy In AARP (the American Associ- ation of Retired Persons) driver- groups to take rigid positions and start drawing battle lines to de- safety courses, we ask students to fend the status quo. look for courteous drivers. Ms. The defeat of the $49.1 million library bond measure in 2002 — Bourgeois believes she found one. even though 61.5 percent of voters favored it — took much of the But the van driver may have in fact steam out of a huge push for massive updating and expansion of the encouraged Ms. Bourgeois into city’s libraries. That measure would have paid for a new Mitchell making an unwise choice. branch and community center and expanding Children’s Library. Could she have turned right, It is questionable whether voters now would approve an equiva- merging into traffic moving in one lent amount of bonds for a new main library, given the economy direction and traveling to another and the recent defeat of the school parcel tax increase. That ques- place where turning is less haz- tion-mark is cited as a reason to keep the branches around for ardous, in order to get to her desti- awhile — but a battle over the branches will also likely undermine nation? We often tell students who voter enthusiasm for a new main library when it comes to that. complain of menacing traffic situ- Meanwhile, Palo Alto’s once heralded libraries continue to look ations: “You don’t have to go increasingly shabby and inadequate as other Peninsula communi- there.” ties build shiny new main libraries. A less hazardous route can al- It’s time to end the paralyzing branches-vs.-main deadlock. We most always be found. need to move forward and focus on building a consensus behind a Dick McEwen new, efficent main resource library, while exploring alternate or Assistant State Coordinator, AARP combined uses for the remaining smaller branches and Mitchell. Driver Safety Program Garland Drive Palo Alto Page 14 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly stands above its peers in number of visits and circulation? Will the remaining already-crowded facilities Guest Opinion be able to accommodate the deflect- ed usage? Or will certain users — Another approach to Palo Alto library reorganization especially those who now walk to these branches, seniors and young by Doug Moran and because the location is contro- children — become non-users? he report The alternatives for the future of the library versial. Yet the discussion of this 6) How would these closings af- by Palo option does not address how the fect citizen attitude for a capital T Alto’s system are presented as if the various buildings many existing difficulties would be bond to build the “grand, full-serv- new library di- are the basic units of services to be cut or handled in the interim. ice, central library,” if and when? rector, Paula The intensity of support for the The Library Advisory Commis- Simpson, on retained. Instead, we should first examine and satellite facilities reflects the range sion supports neighborhood li- the state of the prioritize the actual services, and then decide of people who would have their us- braries, including continuing Col- libraries how to make best use of the available buildings. age of the library severely curtailed lege Terrace and Downtown (www.cityof- by loss of these facilities. They are branches and restoring Saturday paloalto.org/li- addresses the problem that our li- — facilities that are already over- not just minor conveniences. hours Downtown. The Board of the brary/ braries have run out of shelf space to stretched (according to the report). The alternatives for the future of Friends of the Palo Alto Library, a pdf/CouncilReport.pdf) provides a expand the collection. And there would be increased park- the library system are presented as source of significant funding for the useful overview of the issues and The continued existence of the ing requirements. Most of the if the various buildings are the ba- library, has taken a similar position. problems she confronts. “neighborhood libraries” — Col- “costly duplications” cited are be- sic units of services to be cut or re- It is now time for the council to But I was immediately struck by lege Terrace and Downtown — is a tween the resource libraries, so it is tained. Instead, we should first ex- display leadership, to learn from the the absence of quantitative informa- high-profile element of this debate. a non-sequitur to use them to argue amine and prioritize the actual disposition made of similar propos- tion, the narrow set of options of- We should refer to them with a dif- for closing the satellite facilities. services, and then decide how to als in the past and show its support fered and the vagueness about their ferent name, such as “satellite fa- Instead there should be a finer- make best use of the available for neighborhood libraries. impacts on services and usage. cilities,” to free them from the pre- grained examination of which serv- buildings. We need to avoid creat- Jim and Martha Schmidt I was surprised not to see a discus- tense that they are supposed to be ices are provided where, not just to ing false savings by reducing usage Forest Avenue sion of the impact of technology on small-scale versions of the larger minimize duplication, but better to by making services inconvenient. Palo Alto how the collections are managed. “resource libraries.” balance the load across the library A creative rethinking of how Anecdotal evidence (friends and To start thinking about how they system. For example, the small per- services are delivered might find Fowl furor neighbors) indicates a massive shift might be different, consider that in manent collection at College Ter- that the satellite facilities are not Editor, in how people check-out books: 2003-2004 they accounted for 10 race is little used and is regarded as just a convenience for their users Avian influenza (bird flu), now Many check for availability online percent of circulation and 16 per- a waste of money and space by but provide an economical means projected by the World Health Or- from home. cent of the visits — but on only many, perhaps most, library users. for reducing the pressures on the ganization to wipe out as many as And since they haven’t made a roughly 6 percent of the Library And the Downtown branch will be resource libraries, thereby benefit- 50 million people, is another deadly physical trip to the library, it often budget. The explanation is that they impacted by a greatly expanded ing the whole community. ■ consequence of factory farming, to- doesn’t matter if there is a one- or don’t provide the most expensive “customer base” from the new Douglas B. Moran is a computer day’s grotesque method of raising two-day delay before a book can be services — primarily reference li- high-density housing on the former scientist and 19-year resident of animals for food. The projected hu- picked up. For those of us who like brarians. They also have the poten- campus of the Palo Alto Medical Palo Alto. He is president of the man death toll is comparable to that to scan a couple of passages before tial to make broader use of volun- Foundation. Barron Park Association and has of the great influenza pandemic of getting a book, Amazon.com is teers. The option recommended by been a member of various city advi- 1918-1919. working on providing just that capa- The argument for closing the Simpson is to build a new Main Li- sory groups and committees. He The virus incubates and mutates bility. satellite facilities fails to consider brary. This would be years, if not writes this as an individual. He can This change could allow more ex- the effect of redirecting their cur- decades, away because it would re- be e-mailed at libraries-guestop@ (continued on page 17) tensive use of inter-library loans, and rent users to the resource libraries quire a bond measure to finance it dougmoran.com. Streetwise Do you plan to do your holiday shopping online? Question and interviews by Erin Pursell. Photographs by Naomi Brookner. Asked on University Avenue in Palo Alto.

Anna Mae Thomas Sofia Torres Joseph Cavagna Anthony Clewies James Lindsey Unemployed Marketing Office assistant Retail sales Designer High Street, Palo Alto Sunnyvale El Camino Real, Palo Alto Olive Street, Palo Alto Redwood City No, I don’t have a computer. But I I do some, but I’m sometimes disap- Probably. It’s easier than going around No, because it’s not fun that way. It’s No, because I don’t have a computer. would if I did. pointed because colors aren’t the same to stores shopping because everything more fun to go to malls. as they look online. Other than that it’s you need is online. great.

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Page 16 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Hal & Iris Korol ...... ** Art & Helen Kraemer ...... ** Patricia Levin ...... 100 Spectrum Stephen & Nancy Levy...... ** Harry & Marion Lewenstein...... ** Mandy Lowell ...... 400 Robert Lowen & Marilynn Gallaway..200 Gwen Luce ...... ** Guest Opinion Chris & Beth Martin ...... 200 Jody Maxmin...... ** May Family Foundation...... 500 Was our national election stolen by e-voting executives? John & Leona McCabe...... 150 Janet McClure Lyman...... 25 by Ashia Chacko John & Eve Melton...... 500 received the correct vote. Jim & Vicky Merchant...... ** ne third Many complained that when F. W. Merrill ...... 150 Craig & Sally Nordlund...... 500 of Ameri- A Diebold Central Tabulator, known as the choosing “John Kerry,” Bush’s name Roy Ola ...... 500 O ca voted “mothership,” can hold 2 million votes at a time lit up. Harris has a videotape show- Peter & Barbara Pande...... ** electronically and receive uploaded votes from individual voting ing Florida officials throwing away John & Barbara Pavkovich ...... ** without a paper actual signed voting tallies in Volu- John S. Perkins...... ** receipt or ballot machines. These can be altered with a secret two- sia County — the same county that Helene Pier ...... ** in this past digit code that allows the user to create a second gave Al Gore negative 16,000 votes David & Virginia Pollard...... 150 election — in- in 2000. (“‘Stinking Evidence’ of Harry & Mildred Press...... 100 cluding Palo set of votes that do not match the correct Possible Election Fraud Found in Nan Prince...... 100 Alto residents. uploaded votes. In other words, this is a built-in Florida,” Thom Hartmann, com- Barbara Riper ...... 200 I happened to mondreams.org; “Diebold Memos’ Peter & Beth Rosenthal ...... 500 hear about problems with e-voting kitchen for cooking the books. Smoking Gun; Gore lost 16,000 Don & Ann Rothblatt ...... 250 more than a year ago and decided Votes in Florida,” Alastair Thomp- Ruth B. Running ...... 300 my usual means of expression — Bush statements. Hicks made ican polls with computerized vote son, The Scoop. Jay & Jean Rusmore ...... ** songwriting — couldn’t address this George W. Bush a multimillionaire results. In many states there were no Are the flaws intentional? A Tom & Pat Sanders ...... 100 issue, so I wrote a screenplay, called when he bought the Texas Rangers. variations. In a few, however, The Diebold Central Tabulator, known as John & Mary Schaefer...... ** “Black Box.” Austin Business Journal, Mar. 8, Scoop reported that the Republican the “mothership,” can hold 2 million Irving Schulman...... 100 While doing research I found facts 2004.) Party experienced sharp last-minute votes at a time and receive uploaded Gary Sharron & Annette Bialson ...... 100 William Woo & Martha Shirk ...... 250 about electronic voting far more Why don’t we have truly inde- swings in its favor, of between four votes from individual voting ma- Bob & Diane Simoni ...... 200 frightening and disturbing than any pendent verification of e-voting? and 16 points. chines. These can be altered with a Lew & Joan Southern ...... 200 fiction I could concoct. Companies that “independently” “Remarkably this last-minute secret two-digit code that allows the Art & Peggy Stauffer ...... 500 My interest in voting began in verify votes are hired by the voting- swing appears to have been concen- user to create a second set of votes Isaac & Maddy Stein ...... ** 2001 when the BBC reported that machine manufacturers themselves. trated in its effects in critical Senate that do not match the correct up- Hans & Judith Steiner...... 100 Florida Governor Jeb Bush hired a Surprisingly, states and federal agen- races (Georgia and Minnesota) loaded votes. Carl & Susan Thomsen...... ** Republican organization for $4.2 cies do not control or monitor e-vote where [the Republican Party] se- In other words, this is a built-in David & Nehama Treves ...... 100 million to remove convicted black testing. (Elise Ackerman, “E-voting: cured its complete control of Con- kitchen for cooking the books. Since Jim & Susan Voll ...... ** felons from voter rolls. But the list States don’t control testers,” San gress.” (Thom Hartmann, Internet this program was designed and test- Joel Waldman...... ** turned out to be 95 percent inaccu- Jose Mercury News, May 23, 2004.) article, “The Theft of Your Vote is ed in a dozen versions, it’s hard to Roger & Joan Warnke...... ** rate and more than 50,000 fully qual- In 2000, only one company, Just a Chip Away.”) imagine this secret code’s inclusion Don & Sylvie Way...... 500 ified black voters were disenfran- CIBER of Colorado, independently How reliable are e-vote ma- was accidental. Mark & Karen Weitzel...... 1000 chised. George W. Bush was verified e-voting software. That year chines? In a 2003 Boone County, Election officials have inadequate George & Lois Wentworth...... 30 declared Florida’s victor by 537 CIBER gave $25,000 to the Repub- Iowa, contest, 5,352 voters using access to the central tabulators, and Ralph & Jackie Wheeler...... 200 votes. (Greg Palast, BBC Report, lican Party, zero to Democrats. It fa- electronic machines somehow pro- this second set of fabricated votes Steve Zamek & Jane Borchers ...... ** Feb. 1, 2004, “The Best Democracy vors Republicans in its donations duced 144,000 votes. The Econo- can get submitted as the final tally. Money Can Buy.”) during the past three elections by a mist, “Electronic Voting: The Trou- (Bev Harris, “Diebold GEMS cen- In Memory Of As I dug deeper into electronic ratio of 57 to1. (Ronnie Dugger, ble with Technology,” Sept. 18, tral tabulator contains a stunning Ila Anderson...... 100 voting this Nov. 2, I unearthed more “How they Could Steal the Election 2004). security hole,” Aug. 26, 2004, Black- Anna & Max Blanka...... 150 questions than answers: This Time,” The Nation, Aug. 16-23, This November, multiple precincts BoxVoting.org.) A.L. and L.K Brown ...... 100 Why aren’t Republican ties to e- 2004.) recorded more votes than they had Perhaps this would explain why Lois E. 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he words are nearly eight decades old, but the question could not be more timely. limb TIn 1925, city leaders were considering libraries than it building Palo Alto’s second library. The will to have the same Future of Palo Alto’s library system request came from residents in the May- amount of money devoted field neighborhood, who were recently to the building up of a better before City Council Monday night annexed into the city and lost access to central library?” the county library. A year later, the new branch opened. by Bill D’Agostino An editorial in the Sept. 17 Palo Alto After relocating in 1936, it is now known Times asked: “Will it be of greater value as the College Terrace Library. to the residents of this and other outlying On Monday night, the City Council sections of the community to have branch will once again grapple with the 80-year- old dilemma. Col- lege Terrace, the oldest library in the city, could be one of the casualties. lion deficit for 2005-2006. Last month, Library Director Paula Since Simpson made her proposal, res- Simpson proposed closing three of the idents have flooded council members’ e- five branches: Main, Downtown and Col- mail in-boxes with advice. lege Terrace. Such a move, she said, There is strong support for keeping the would allow the city to build a “full-serv- branches open, especially from nearby ice” central library able to provide pro- residents, the Friends of the Palo Alto Li- grams the five current branches cannot: a brary and the Library Advisory Commis- better collection, a teen room, a home- sion. They describe the branch system as work center, places for quiet and group an asset and wonder if closing small li- study, and a technology center. braries will truly bring better service to The change would help overworked li- the rest of the community.

Norbert von der GroebenNorbert brarians, not require any additional ongo- But unlike past debates of the issue, ing funding, and be financially sustain- there appears to be an active group of res- able over time, Simpson said. A bond idents ready to lobby for the advantages measure could pay for the new library’s of a central library — a battle that city of- construction. ficials have, in the past, fought alone. The alternative, she said, would be ded- icating additional city revenue to keep the t’s no wonder each side of the debate branches open and adequately staffed. views the libraries differently — their That would cost $850,000 next year Iexperiences are vastly different. A cart filled with books at the Main branch of the Palo Alto library system. Library Director Paula Simpson has proposed closing the branch, along with the Downtown alone, according to her calculations. At 2,400 square feet, College Terrace and College Terrace sites, in favor of a centralized, state-of-the-art library. The city is facing a projected $5.2 mil- is the city’s smallest branch. Visitors de- (continued on next page)

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 19 Cover Story Norbert von der GroebenNorbert

Library Peggy Quillman works at the Main branch of the Palo Alto Library. Staffing is currently an issue at each branch in Palo Alto. (continued from previous page) scribe the site as “pleasant” and Given the convenience of a nearby like Mountain View or Menlo Park.” much if they were closed. that our library system is some dis- “quaint.” The Mitchell Park Li- branch, Wigen questioned the ration- “It’s going to be a lot less than mal failure,” Levinsky said. The sys- brary’s 12,150 square feet, mean- ale behind centralizing services. espite such pleas, leaders of the that,” he said. tem is one of the most popular in while, are stuffed with books, librar- “When conserving oil and gas and Friends of the Palo Alto Li- The two libraries account for less California for a city of Palo Alto’s ians, kids, teens and adults mileage should be one of our top na- Dbrary — a fund-raising group than 7 percent of staffing costs and size, he noted, citing state-compiled competing for space. tional priorities, why make it harder dedicated to the libraries — say less than 10 percent of collections’ statistics. In 2003-2004, College Terrace Li- for people to get — by alternative there is no adequate rationale to sac- cost, according to city data. In recent To get access to a better collection brary averaged 185 daily visitors, means of transportation — to a li- rifice the branches. years, resource librarians have been of books, Levinsky recommended while Mitchell Park Library had brary?” Wigen asked. Simpson argues the redundant removed from those branches, leav- that Palo Alto join “Link+,” a union nearly 1,000. Diana Darcy, who lives near the costs of keeping the multiple branch- ing minimal staffing and limited op- of libraries that would allow Palo Every week, Stanford University Children’s Library, said her experi- es open — each need the latest erating hours. They also don’t offer Alto to borrow from collections of history professor Karen Wigen — ence is much different. To her, the copies of newspapers and magazines many of the programs found in the dozens of California and Nevada who lives in College Terrace — branches are crowded and small. and require separate maintenance — larger libraries. branches. It would allow those li- grabs shopping bags full of books “They just give the feel of neglect. prevent Palo Alto’s libraries from Last week, the friends’ board vot- braries’ customers access to Palo from the neighborhood branch. The For a city like Palo Alto ... why reaching “the next level.” ed unanimously to keep all the Alto’s collection. city’s libraries meet her needs. should we have such shabby li- Since the two smallest libraries, branches open and also to build one, “I think they’re very cozy, very braries?” she asked. College Terrace and Downtown, al- larger library. That echoed an earlier f all the city’s residents, Col- comfortable,” Wigen said. “The scale “It’s disgraceful, really, the state of ready operate at barebones levels, recommendation from the city’s Li- lege Terrace residents arguably of them is incredibly friendly; the our libraries — especially when you Friends’ President Jeff Levinsky ar- brary Advisory Commission. Ohave the strongest attachment staff is incredibly friendly.” compare them to the cities next door, gues the city wouldn’t save that “We shouldn’t go around thinking (continued on page 22) Comparison of branches

TOTAL MAIN MITCHELL PARK CHILDREN’S COLLEGE TERRACE DOWNTOWN (2003-2004) % % % % %

Staffing cost* $3,780,000 $1,160,000 30.7% $820,000 21.7% $510,000 13.5% $140,000 3.7% $120,000 3.2%

Visitors 882,918 262,785 29.8% 352,213 39.9% 131,016 14.8% 67,945 7.7% 68,959 7.8%

Circulation 1,314,591 392,822 29.9% 481,841 36.7% 302,703 23.0% 93,667 7.1% 43,558 3.3%

Collection 267,693 117,590 43.9% 75,748 28.3% 37,916 14.2% 20,970 7.8% 15,469 5.8%

Hours/ week** 225 62 27.6% 58 25.8% 49 21.8% 28 12.4% 28 12.4%

*Staffing costs are approximate for 2004- 2005. The total includes $1 million for support staff that is shared across the branches. ** Hours are current. —Bill D’Agostino

Page 20 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Cover Story Norbert von der GroebenNorbert Norbert von der GroebenNorbert

Tinker Spar looks at books at the Main branch of the Palo Alto library. Lisa Gaynon, 21. studies at the Main branch of the Palo Alto Library. Library Director Paula Simpson hopes to create dedicated study space at a new, state-of-the-art library. Branches have long been targeted

alo Alto’s branch system came together piecemeal over When the first branch was demolished in 1968 time, and has been targeted whenever the budget gets con- to make way for City Hall, the Downtown Li- Pstrained. brary was built to replace it. The first library was built on Hamilton Avenue in 1904, on the Finally, in 1985, the Terman Park Library was site of what is now City Hall. The Children’s Library was donat- opened to fill a perceived need in southwest Palo ed to the city and opened in 1940. Alto. But in 2002, when the school district re- Main and Mitchell Park libraries opened on the same day — opened the middle school that housed the branch, July 19, 1958. City Manager Jerry Keithley bragged it would the city closed it as a public facility. give Palo Alto “more libraries per capita than any other city in Over time, the smaller libraries have faced nu- the state.” merous other attempts to close them. Here are four from the last four decades:

1969 1978 1989 2003 City Manager George Morgan recom- To save $264,000 from the upcoming Library Director Mary Jo Levy and After a $49.1 million bond measure to mended closing the College Terrace year’s budget, City Manager June Flem- City Manager June Fleming advised upgrade the Mitchell Park and Chil- branch, noting that its “location is some- ing, the city’s former library director, closing three of the six branches to up- dren’s libraries failed at the polls in what isolated, access is difficult, book recommended closing the College Ter- grade the three most-used sites: Mitchell 2002, the Library Advisory Commission circulation is relatively low and the facil- race and Children’s libraries and reduc- Park, Children’s and Main libraries. came up with a new proposal to close ity is inefficient.” ing services at other branches. There was little public support for the the Downtown branch. It also included a Even though it wasn’t closed, feelings “I don’t know a city our size that has plan. recommendation for a new bond meas- of mistrust lingered for years. the level of service we have,” Fleming “It’s hard to believe we can’t afford ure and other improvements. In 1972, even though there was no said. She insisted that the historic Chil- our branch libraries, in this town, in this At the City Council study session to plan to do so, Gail Hall wrote a letter to dren’s Library wasn’t really closing, economy,” Sally Schuman wrote in a discuss the ideas, numerous residents city leaders asking them not to close the since its services would be relocated to column for the Weekly. bombarded the council, asking them to branch, saying the library was a constant the Main Library. The Palo Alto council members never keep the Downtown branch open. Few part of her family’s life. At the time, the city was facing huge actually voted for or against the plan. spoke in favor of the commission’s plan. “My children are able to hop on their funding shortfalls due to the recently Rather, they asked for it to be discussed Again, no decision was officially bikes and go there to look up some sub- passed Proposition 13, which vastly re- by the then nascent Library Advisory made at the meeting. One year later, ject that we have been talking about or duced the city’s property tax revenue. Commission. there has still been no official new coun- something that interests them,” she Mayor Scott Carey, among numerous The old libraries were, Levy and cil policy on libraries. Monday night is wrote. “My seven year old daughter has others, opposed the city manager’s plan. Fleming noted, busting at the seams. expected to be that landmark date. developed an intense and continuing in- “If you can’t read, you don’t learn, and “There’s a reason why banks close “It would be my hope that the City terest in pollywogs and frogs and from if you don’t learn, the world goes to branches,” Levy said recently. She’s now Council starts thinking long range in- there is rapidly becoming very knowl- hell,” he said. “Closing a learning sys- on the board of the Palo Alto Library stead of short range and stops listening edgeable and aware of a growing num- tem bothers me.” Foundation. “They’re expensive to oper- to the same people who are, frankly, de- ber of animals that she contacts and ate any way you look at them.” fending their turf at the expense of the wants to contact.” Today, according to Levy, the library’s entire community,” said John Kagel, a The letter prompted a response from situation is even more desperate than it former library commissioner who decid- City Manager George Sipel, saying the was back then. The buildings still ed not to reapply for the commission upcoming year’s budget “does not rec- haven’t been upgraded, the hours have when his term expired, out of frustra- ommend a reduction in library service or been trimmed, and, next year the city is tion.■ the closing of any library facilities.” facing a $5.2 million deficit. —Bill D’Agostino “I hate to say those were the good days,” Levy said of the end of her tenure.

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 21 Cover Story “Striking 12 strikes gold...an ideal holiday entertainment!” 35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON The Los Angeles Times Nicholas Wright

Joshua Barkin, right, presses his face against the front door of the Mitchell Striking 12 Park Library while waiting with Evan Alexis, 2, for the facility to open. Library port the library director’s vision. THE GROOVELILY HOLIDAY SHOW (continued from page 20) Artist Ann Lindbeck, who lives near the Duveneck Neighborhood, to their neighborhood branch. said the city’s nonfiction collection They argue they deserve their own is old, and many of the art books Can a light bulb that cures the blues brighten up a lonely guy’s New branch, which serves as a mini com- have low quality reproductions. munity center as much as a library, “For me, it’s really having an up- Year’s Eve? A wacky rewiring of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little because they are isolated from other to-date book collection,” Lindbeck Match Girl, this festive fairy tale features the acclaimed GROOVELILY, parts of Palo Alto. said of her support of a full-service “We have been very ill served by library. one of the hottest bands in the country. Their sweet, witty concert-play the vast majority of city services,” The lack of space at the city’s is a clever mix of musical comedy, pop-rock tunes, and old-fashioned noted Kathy Durham, president of five branches force librarians to the College Terrace Residents’ As- toss one book for every new one uplift, illuminated by an incandescent salesgirl whose holiday spirit sociation. “They are not accessible they acquire. to us.” “If they’ve got the libraries just can’t be matched. If the city trades the branches for a spread very thinly between five larger library, many of those who branches, the librarians can’t do Tickets: $20–$50 visit College Terrace Library will what they want to do and what simply not go to any Palo Alto li- they’ve been trained to do,” she December 1, 2004 – January 2, 2005 brary, Durham predicted. added. Some students do better in smaller Eileen Hart, a marketing consult- Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto libraries, she added. “When kids can ant who lives in the Green Gables walk to a branch, when it is accessi- Neighborhood, worried about the ble — that’s the kind of libraries process for the City Council’s deci- where kids learn to read.” sion, hoping that civility and open- 650.903.6000 theatreworks.org Durham also refuted arguments mindedness would reign but fear- that the branch library system is in- ing loud voices and entrenched adequate because it doesn’t offer positions would win. That’s been service to every neighborhood in the trend in the past, she noted. Palo Alto. “Aiming for equality for “The squeaky wheel has ruled all is mediocrity,” she said. and, consequently, we haven’t nec- “We need to think out of the box essarily addressed the need,” Hart and this isn’t thinking outside of the said. “It gets more expensive the box. This is a solution that I don’t longer we wait. Frankly, I think think is responding to the real prob- that that’s a shame.” lem” — that the ailing libraries need Hart attended a City Council to be a higher city priority. study session last month where the Fellow College Terrace resident libraries were discussed. Even Paul Lomio said the city should ex- though it was a brainstorming ses- pand library services to all the neigh- sion, some council members borhoods in Palo Alto. He called backed keeping branches open. closing facilities “unimaginative.” “I was shocked and disappointed “If we’re going to have a real vi- that the study session was so rife sion for libraries in the future, it with positions and postulations,” should be to open up more libraries,” she said. If the council members he said. “If everybody in Palo Alto have locked-in positions, “how can had a library in walking distance, I we possibly be assured that the think it would be a very distinctive community will think out of the and very Palo Alto thing to brag box on these matters?” about.” Echoing ideas from the library To accomplish such a goal, the director, Hart said there could be a funds would either need to come van to bring library service to from taxpayers — through a parcel neighborhoods throughout the city, tax — or by taking funds away from or expanded city-shuttle routes to other vital and beloved city servic- get people to the main library. es. “With the right technology and Lomio, a librarian at Stanford with funding ... we can get even University’s law library, said he further in terms of access and equi- wants to work part-time at College ty for our community,” she said. Terrace when he retires. “We need to stop talking about “If they close the library, it would closing branches, but (instead) con- destroy my retirement plans,” he verting existing branches and said. thinking longer term access.”■ nlike past debates about the Staff Writer Bill D’Agostino can branch system, there appears to be e-mailed at Ube a constituency ready to sup- [email protected] Page 22 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 23 COUPONCOUPON SAVINGS SAVINGS

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Club Z! Tutoring Don Feria 570 Showers Drive, Suite 5 Palo Alto Mountain View (408) 725-0738 947-9642 www.clubztutoring.com www.californiayoga.com Club Z! provides one-on-one The Winter Lodge in Palo Alto will offer ice-skating lessons for children and adults this winter. Prenatal yoga is offered for pregnant instruction in an environment highly women every Tuesday, 4-5 p.m. The conducive to learning - the comfort known industry gurus and acclaimed meetings, $9 per class. Holidays: $65. Classes are offered throughout focus is on gentle stretching and and security of your own home, away educators. Course topics include Jan. 17 & Feb. 21, 2005. Level: the year. Through story, song, drum, strengthening, breath awareness and from the usual classroom game design, video production, Web Advanced. Tuesdays, 8:30-9:30 a.m., improvisation and imaginative relaxation. distractions, and scheduled at times design, motion graphics, 3D Jan. 4 - March 22, 2005. 12 choreography, the young child is Custom Fitness convenient to you. Tutors are state animation and much more. meetings, $9 per class. Level: immersed in the art of dance. They professional, retired teachers or Beginning/Advanced Beginning. Call learn basic dance technique as well 650 Castro St., Suite 108 degreed professionals with tutoring San Carlos Senior 330-2200 to register. as developing the freedom, joy and Mountain View experience and a passion for Center confidence to choreograph their own 210-8018 teaching. Club Z! offers tutoring for San Carlos Intermediate Tap Dance dances from an early age. www.custom-fitness.com children K-12, and adults, in all core www.fabgraphics.com with Sue Chiappone Custom Fitness is a unique fitness subjects, plus tutoring in study skills, Hands-on computer classes including studio that offers a variety of 1305 Middlefield Road HANDICRAFTS programs and classes tailored to SAT and ACT, and much more. Mac OS X, Using the Internet and Palo Alto Web Design. accommodate every body’s needs. If Five Branches Institute 463-4900 Mountain View-Los Altos you’re hitting the slopes this season, www.CityofPaloAlto.org/enjoy Santa Cruz DANCE Adult School get a head start with Custom (831) 476-9424 For seniors. Enjoy tap dancing to an Fitness’ Ski/ Snowboard conditioning array of music. Improve coordination, Mountain View Five Branches Institute offers Belly Dancing 940-1333 classes, Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. master’s degree program courses in balance and tap skills. Need some Expecting? Treat your baby and Menlo-Atherton High School Dance prior experience and knowledge of www.mvlaae.net traditional Chinese medicine: The MV-LA Adult School has a long yourself to the gift of good health. herbology, acupuncture, etc. Located Studio flaps, shuffles, buffaloes, waltz clogs Custom’s “Fit to Deliver” certified Atherton and time steps. Must provide own history and commitment to adult in Santa Cruz and soon in San Jose education. Offering the following trainer is offering prenatal/postnatal as well. Tuition is around $8,000 per www.nashwabellydance.com shoes. Instructor: Sue Chiappone. classes Saturdays at 9 and 10 a.m. [email protected] Tuesdays, noon-1 p.m., March 21 - classes: Calligraphy, ceramics, year. drawing, Japanese flower arranging Call for more information or a free Belly Dancing: Have fun at any weight June 10, 2005. No class March 29. fitness consultation. Institute of or age learning to belly dance. Mitchell Park Main Hall. (Ikebana), knitting/crochet, needle Transpersonal Presented by the Sequoia Adult arts, oil/acrylic painting, Darshana Yoga School. Develop grace, gain strength, L’Ecole de Danse photography, quilt making, sewing 654 High St. Psychology (ITP) burn calories and laugh in this low- (School of Ballet) and watercolor painting. Older adult Palo Alto 1069 E. Meadow Circle impact belly dance class. Instructor: classes (55+, $15). Classes begin 325-9642 4000 Middlefield Road Jan. 3, 2005. Palo Alto Nashwa Ahlam. E-mail instructor for Palo Alto www.darshanayoga.com 493-4430 more details: 365-4596 HEALTH & FITNESS Great classes with excellent www.itp.edu [email protected]. Pre- www.lecolededanse.com instructors in a beautiful new studio. ITP offers distance learning courses register by Jan. 3, 2005. Mondays, Vaganova and Cecchetti Styles. All levels, including private and in the areas of transpersonal Jan. 10 - March 14, 2005. 7:30-9 Creative dance, pre-ballet and full ALSJCC corporate sessions. Director studies, creative expression, spiritual p.m. curriculum for all levels starting from 4000 Middlefield Road Catherine De Los Santos has been psychology, women’s spiritual age 5. Adult classes are available in Palo Alto teaching yoga in Palo Alto for more development, and wellness Brazilian Dance/ the morning and in the evening. 213-9316 than 25 years. counseling. Each course is designed Worldbeat Workout Performances June 11 & 12, 2005. www.paloaltojcc.org for the independent learner and Fencing: Coach Connie Yu has more Palo Alto Please call for more information. (continued on next page) includes individual supervision with a 463-4940 than 17 years of experience. mentor who is an expert in the field Brazilian Dance: 12-week session LineDancePlus Beginners: Mondays and of study. Course content emphasizes begins Jan. 13, 2005. Thursdays, 3800 Middlefield Road Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m. Intermediate: About the integrative study of mind, body 6:45-7:45 p.m. Worldbeat Workout: Palo Alto Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-5:30 Class Guide and spirit, and its practical 10-week session begins Jan. 10, 463-4900 p.m. Gym A at the Cubberley application to the student’s personal 2005. Mondays, 6:45-7:45 p.m. www.DanceAdventures.com Community Center. Juku Kai Karate: and professional life. Class Guide is published quarterly in the Both classes held at the Palo Alto World renowned choreographer Hedy Taught by Sensei Liz Delgado. Class Palo Alto Weekly. Descriptions of classes of- Community Center Ballroom and McAdams will teach Line Dances on helps children feel safe and strong. fered in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Stanford, BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY taught by Anita Lusebrink. Please call eight Fridays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Jan. Grades K-1: Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m.; Atherton, Los Altos Hills, Portola Valley and for more information. 14 - March 25, 2005. All levels. Grades 2-5: Tuesdays and Thursdays, East Palo Alto are provided. Listings are free Digital Media Academy Cost: $52 residents/$60 non- 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Grades 6-10: and subject to editing. Due to space con- 1925 Winchester Blvd., Suite 109 Broadway Tap residents. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 5:30-6:30 straints, classes held in the above cities are Campbell 701 Laurel Drive p.m. Studio C in the Cubberley given priority. Please call the Palo Alto (866) 656-3342 Menlo Park Stanford Community Center. Weekly for deadlines for future Class www.DigitalMediaAcademy.org 376-6214 Children’s Dance Guides. The Digital Media Academy (DMA) is www.menlopark.org 375 Santa Teresa Betty Wright Swim To inquire about placing a listing in the a premier creative technology Enjoy an hour of fun and exercise. Stanford Center @ C.A.R. 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Mill Place business center. Classes (continued from previous page) offered include: Low & Tone Aerobics; M.A. Hebrew/Jewish Education Every Woman Body Works Conditioning; Low Impact Cardio; Fit Ball/Core Conditioning; Hebrew & Bar/Bat Mitzvah Tutoring Health Club Cardio Bootcamp; Spinning; For Unaffiliated & Affiliated 611 Jefferson Ave. YWalkers; Restorative Yoga; Spin & Redwood City Core Conditioning; Step II; Spinning & (650) 424-1940 364-9194 Sculpt; and Cardio Kickboxing. www.everywomanhealthclub.com Every Woman Health Club is a Palo Alto Family YMCA women-only, body-positive fitness 3412 Ross Road center in downtown Redwood City. Palo Alto Offering a variety of affordable 856-9622 One-On-One Tutoring Share a part classes including: Belly Dance www.ymcamidpen.org In Your Own Home! of your life – (Wednesdays); Body Sculpting This YMCA offers a variety of fitness, (Tuesdays and Thursdays); Cardio enrichment, swim classes, teen • All Subjects • Pre-K to Adult Give blood Kickboxing (Saturdays); Core programs and sports programs for all Strengthening (Mondays); Get on the ages. Facility features a gymnasium, • Affordable Rates Stanford Medical School Ball (Tuesdays); Intro to Martial Arts: indoor pools, complete fitness center • Flexible Schedules Blood Center Aikido and Maculele (Saturdays); and a climbing wall. Call for a brochure, visit the Web site or stop by Serving Palo Alto 1-888-723-7831 Pilates (Tuesdays); Qui Gong Tai Chi & surrounding areas (Wednesdays); Strength and Stretch the branch for more information. The http://BloodCenter.Stanford.edu (Wednesdays); Yoga (Mondays and YMCA builds strong kids, strong Wednesdays) and more. families and strong communities. Forever Fit - Studio Kicks Palo Alto Crowder Exercise 796A San Antonio Road Palo Alto 701 Laurel St. 855-9868 Menlo Park www.studiokickspaloalto.com 330-6600 Tr y a free class. Get the kids (ages 4 www.menlopark.org and up) into this martial arts program Designed to improve flexibility, core to help instill discipline, respect, self- strength, coordination, posture and confidence and focus in a fun-filled range of motion. More than 100 class that will keep your kids active exercises in a single class, one hour both physically and mentally. Moms each. Winter session. Place: Menlo and dads can join in the high-energy Park Recreation Center. Mondays, cardio kickboxing classes for teens 9:30-10:30 a.m. or 7:30-8:30 p.m.; and adults. It’s a great workout set to Jan. 3 - March 21, 2005. Holiday: high-energy music and there are four Feb. 21. $6/class, 10 classes. levels to challenge all levels of Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m.; Jan. 4 - March fitness. 22, 2005. $6/class, 12 classes. Mountain View-Los Altos Taijiquan Tutelage Adult School of Palo Alto 3790 El Camino Real, P.O. Box 185 Mountain View Palo Alto 940-1333 327-9350 www.mvlaae.net www.ttopa.com The MV-LA Adult School has a long Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto. history and commitment to adult Established in 1973. Learn the education. Be fit. Offering ballet, belly classical Yang Chengfu style of dancing, cardio dance, exercise for Taijiquan (T’ai chi ch’uan). Beginning the older adult, Feldenkrais, hiking, classes start monthly. Classes are mat Pilates, Qigong, stretch and flex, held at the Cubberley Community Tai Chi and yoga classes. Older adult Center. Call for complete information classes (55+, $15). Classes begin and free literature, or visit the Web Jan. 3, 2005. site. Page Mill YMCA The Qigong Institute 755 Page Mill Road, Bldg. B 561 Berkeley Ave. Palo Alto Palo Alto 858-0661 323-1221 Open 7 days a week, Monday - Friday, www.qigonginstitute.org 5 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Saturday and Medical Qigong and Power Healing. Sunday, 7 a.m.-8 p.m. conveniently Learn effective and powerful methods located at the corner of Page Mill to build your energy and promote Road and El Camino Real, in the Page healing. Qigong is the ancient

Upper Campus Admissions PINEWOOD SCHOOL OpenApplication House Realize the Difference GradesDeadline: 7–12 JanuaryNov.13, 15, 2004 2005 Pinewood School, founded in 1959, is 11:00 am – 1:00 pm an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian 26800 Fremont Road college preparatory school serving grades Los Altos Hills K-12. With a total enrollment of 625, Pinewood offers a family-like atmosphere where each student is a respected and vital member of our community. Our students, who come from diverse cultural, religious, socio-economic, and ethnic backgrounds, thrive in our small classes where they take part in a rigorous academic curriculum and enjoy a variety of enrichment activities from sports to fine arts. Our mission is to empower students to lead lives of purpose, dignity and concern for others. Come visit our school where you’ll witness first hand our nurturing environment.

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Robert Bradshaw Robert Palo Alto 251-8519 DWDQ\3DOR$OWR<0&$ www.ISTP.org 3DOR$OWR)DPLO\<0&$ Adult language classes and an after- 3DJH0LOO<0&$ school program for kids. Varying 5RVV5RDG 3DJH0LOO5RDG%OGJ% proficiency levels for each language: Arabic, English ESL, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, 3OHDVHYLVLWRXUZHEVLWHDWZZZ\PFDPLGSHQRUJ2IIHUH[SLUHV Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Next The Pacific Art League of Palo Alto will offer an array of art classes 14-week session begins Jan. 31, 2005 this winter. (early January enrollment). Open house: Jan. 15, 2005, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. For tradition of movements and Palo Alto children in grades nursery-8th: Great meditations that optimizes health. 857-0919 selection of after-school activities such For the future... “Power Healing” integrates Qigong Freedom, expansion and balance as art, chess, Chinese dance, techniques and modern science into through inner strength and grace - gymnastics, basketball, soccer and a self-healing system. Eight Mondays, yoga in the tradition of Sw. language classes. 7-9 p.m., Jan. 10 - March 14, 2005. Satyananda Saraswati, Bihar School $115 for Palo Alto residents, $132 of Yoga, India. Istituto Educazione for non-residents. Lucie Stern Center, Beginning/intermediate classes. Yoga Italiana 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Nidra - stress-release therapy, and 1000 El Camino Real yoga for children and those they love, Unity Church taught by Andrea Lenox. 3391 Middlefield Road (continued on next page)

Now enrolling auditions January 24-29 by appointment CATABILE classes begin February 2 & 3 youth singers Winter Concert We cherish and hold the present. “I hope to save the world, one note at a time! I have a strong belief that music is essential One Note at a Time to our very being and I am committed to choral music for personal growth, tolerance, and • Experiential learning understanding.” –Elena Sharkova January 22, 7:00 newly appointed Cantabile Youth Singers Artistic Director • Independence & group cooperation highly valued First United Methodist Church • Small class size 650.424.1410 [email protected] www.cantabile.org General $12, Students $6 • Varied teacher student ratio: 1:4 through 1:10 • Specialized Teachers:Art, Clay, Dance, Drama, Math, Music, Science, Weaving and Woodshop Open House for Nursery, Kindergarten and 1st Grade St. Joseph Catholic School January 8 - 1:30-3:00 p.m. Children welcome. "Over Fifty Years of Academic Excellence" School tours: Thursday, Dec. 9, Jan. 6 & 13, 10:00 a.m. Parents only Since 1952, St. Joseph Catholic School in Mountain View has believed in educating the whole child in an environment RSVP not needed where spiritual growth, academic excellence and an appreciation of multi-cultural values are fostered. St. Joseph Catholic School prides itself in providing a rewarding and beneficial educational experience for everyone. Full Day Kindergarten – Grade 8 • Comprehensive Curriculum Fine Arts, P.E. and Technology Instruction After School Sports (4th – 8th grade) • Extended Day Care OPEN HOUSE REGISTRATION DAY Peninsula School Nursery through 8th Grade—Founded in 1925 Sunday, January 30, 2005 • 11:30am - 1:30pm Situated on 6 acres 1120 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 967-1839 920 Peninsula Way, Menlo Park Call Today To Schedule A Tour Or Visit Our Website www.sjmv.org 650.325.1584, www.peninsulaschool.org Nondiscriminatory admission and hiring policy

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 27 Winter Class Guide LanguageArts “I am now participating “The Art of Learning and Speaking a Language” in my 55th consecutive session, and I can think (continued from previous page) Atherton of no better way to start 804-2583 conversational, travel, business www.ItalybytheBay.org each day. I am devoted to Istituto Educazione Italiana offers classes for groups and individuals Italian language for adults and children ARABIC Community BootCamp, beginning Jan. 10, 2005. For Winter 650-329-1731 2005: Italian 1, 2 and 3; CHINESE th and I am absolutely a New group classes begin January 10 www.languagearts.org Conversational Italian; and a ENGLISH Happy Camper!” minicourse - “Great Women of the th 405 lytton ave FRENCH Open House: Saturday, January 8 , 12-4 Renaissance” (in English). Register by & waverley mail or at the open house on Sunday, GERMAN New: Toddler Classes NEXT SESSION BEGINS DEC. 13, 2004 Jan. 9, noon-4 p.m. Russell Center, downtown Palo alto ITALIAN Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, “The Toughest Workout You’ll Ever Love” Atherton. JAPANESE CiscoMilpitas • Los • Los Gatos Gatos • San• San Carlos Carlos • Saratoga• Saratoga Stanford Stanford • San• San Jose Jose City City CollegeCollege • GoogleGoogle Language Arts LANGUAGE CLASSES PORTUGuESE 405 Lytton Ave. TRANSLATION SPANISH [email protected] Palo Alto CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS timeoutservices.com 329-1731 www.LanguageArts.org 800.926.6552 Language Arts would like to welcome you as a new student in its Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese or Spanish “I strongly believe that GMS was a fundamental factor in making program. The professional and customized teaching approach is me the independent, curious, persevering person that I am today.” enhanced with equally enthusiastic and GMS Alumna native-speaking teachers, teaching in a very colorful and elegant environment. Call or visit the Web site for more information. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School Mountain View A physician-run fitness center for men and women 940-1333 www.mvlaae.net Specializing in beginners and older exercisers The MV-LA Adult School has a long history and commitment to adult Customized Strength Programs education. Learn or practice a language! Offering Chinese, English, Golf Fitness with Core Trainer Finnish, French, German, Russian and Ski Fitness with Skier’s Edge Spanish. Older adult classes (55+, $15). Classes begin Jan. 3, 2005. Classes start–Jan 2005 MIND & SPIRIT Mon/Wed/Fri 10 AM – Strength-Beginners Soul Proprietors Big Band Music Consulting Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Suite J Noon – Strength-Beginners Admissions Open House Menlo Park 323-2021 50’s & 60’s music for 2004-05: www.soulproprietorsconsulting.com 6 PM – Strength-Intermediate New workshops for the New Year. 70’s music Offering a rich menu of workshops in Thursday, January 6, 7pm personal identity and transitions: Call or drop in Writing Your Personal Vision; Please R.S.V.P. Enneagram: What’s Right with You?; Monthly fees – Senior discounts Creating Money Magically; From College to Life; Entering Partnership; Identity 1954 Old Middlefield Way (behind Harrell Remodeling) and Motherhood; Changing Careers; Empty Nest: What’s Next?; Opening the Mountain View, CA 180 North Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043 Gift of Death. 650-564-9388 • www.reconstructionzone.com Tel: 650-968-8338x115 www.girlsms.org MUSIC & ART Cantabile Children’s Chorus 953 Industrial Ave., Suite 118 Palo Alto )8CFCKF)I

Mountain View Education for the 21st Century • 1 ample dose of talent 917-6800, ext. 322 • 1 open mind for learning www.arts4all.org Winner of the Bay Area Parent Arts for all. Music and art classes for • 1 positive attitude all ages and skill levels. Early-childhood Magazine’s “Best of the Best” • 1 big heart programs (18 mo.-4 years); Digital • Gymnastics Award for 2004-2005 Music & Arts. Art classes (including • 2 fast feet ceramics, oil painting and more); Music • Gardening • 2 keen eyes classes (featuring AP Music Theory). What Preschool & Private music lesson registration by • Montessori • 1 experienced coach appt. only. Internationall faculty of 75+ Kindergarten were Curriculum professionals. Financial aid offered. meant to be! SPECIAL INGREDIENT: Register online. • French • 2 to 3 Academy workouts per week Gryphon Stringed Instruments • Spanish APPLY NOW! Don’t wait! Take your game to the next 211 Lambert Ave. • Music 650-473-9401 Palo Alto level with the high tech teaching techniques of 493-2131 • Kindergarten Proudly Accredited by NAEYC www.gryphonstrings.com SILICON VALLEY TENNIS Offering group classes and individual www.casadeibamini.net lessons for guitar, mandolin, fiddle, AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) Member 650.210.8366 • 650.924.3085 banjo, harp, dulcimer, bass and violin. Open 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m., Monday - Thursday; 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday. Images of Light Photography Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Suite J Menlo Park 323-2025 www.imagesoflightphotography.com New at Allied Arts. Offering three different digital photography classes - photograph the beautiful site and play PRESENTS on the new iMacs. Digitial A to Z (one New Workshops for the New Year! day: Jan. 15, Jan. 29 or March 5, 2005. $245); Photoshop (one day: Jan. 22, Feb. 5 or March 19, 2005. $245); PHOTOGRAPHY Photographing Interiors and Exteriors in DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY A TO Z Digital (half day, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., ONE DAY ATURDAYS AN OR AR Jan. 13, Jan. 27, Feb .10, Feb. 17, - ,S J . 15, 29 M .5,$245 March 3 or March 17, 2005. $150). PHOTOSHOP Pacific Art League ONE-DAY,SATURDAYS JAN. 22, FEB.5 OR MAR. 19, $245 668 Ramona St. PHOTOGRAPHING EXTERIORS & INTERIORS IN DIGITAL Palo Alto 321-3891 1/2 DAY,THUR. 9-12:30 AM,JAN. 13, 27, FEB. 10, 17 MAR.3,OR 17, $150 www.pacificartleague.org Draw, paint, print, sculpt. 65 classes DESIGN taught by professional artists. Kids, SUCCESSFUL HOME & GARDEN DESIGN adults, beginners, advanced. Small classes. Fees vary. Register now. 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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 29 TAIJIQUAN TUTELAGE Winter Class Guide OF PALO ALTO Our classes in T’ai Chi Ch’uan are held in Palo Alto at the rhythm can be achieved with life’s first fundamental habits, attitudes, skills has 13 Bay Area locations including Cubberley Community Ctr. (continued from previous page) musical instrument - the body. You can and ideas essential for a lifetime of Palo Alto, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. 4000 Middlefield Rd., M4. Village Heartbeat learn about rhythm and yourself in this creative thinking and learning. Winner Children’s Pre-School Call 650-327-9350 for 883 Ames Ave. simple group process, which involves of Bay Area Parent Magazine’s “Best of detailed information. Palo Alto stepping, clapping and singing. Practice the Best” for 2004-2005. NAEYC Center (CPSC) Established in 1973. 493-8046 groups are on Tuesday nights in Palo accredited and Association Montessori 4000 Middlefield Road, T-1 www.ttopa.com www.villageheartbeat.com Alto and are led by Advancedd Internationale member. Palo Alto TaKeTiNa Practice Groups. The art of TaKeTiNa leader Zorina Wolf. Donations 493-5770 welcomed. Challenger School www.cpsccares.org 3880 Middlefield Road Open arms, Open hearts - Opening SCHOOLS Palo Alto minds together. Every day at CPSC CRYSTAL SPRINGS 213-8245 holds new adventures for your children, Casa dei Bambini www.challengerschool.com from the youngest infant to the oldest UPLANDS SCHOOL Palo Alto Since 1963, Challenger School has preschooler. Your child will experience 473-9401 been the choice of parents who know the joy of finger painting, the thrill of www.casadeibambini.com the value of education. Learning dancing, the pleasure of building towers est. 1952 Casa dei Bambini School is an patterns are set early in life, and will be and the satisfaction of mastering pre- international and multicultural private major factors in a child’s future literacy and pre-math skills with the school serving children ages 2 through success. Children who learn how to support and guidance of a dedicated, CSUS believes that students learn best in an environment that pro- kindergarten. The school is committed learn grow to love thinking and loving, multicultural teaching staff. motes learning in diverse ways about a complex world and nurtures to providing a carefully planned, achieving on their own. This independence prepares them to Gideon Hausner the individual within a community of mutual trust, caring and respect. stimulating program in an enriching environment that promotes the succeed at living happily. Challenger Jewish Day School •Independent, Co-ed, Day School 450 San Antonio Road •Grades 6-12 •350 Students Palo Alto ACUPUNCTURE • HERBOLOGY • MASSAGE 494-8200 Open House: Sunday, December 12, 2004 www.hausner.com Kindergarten-8th grade. Academic 10:00 am - 12:00 pm excellence in a nurturing environment. Begin Your Journey With Us Gideon Hausner is a warm and welcoming community with more than 400 Uplands Drive, Hillsborough 370 students. Call for a personal tour. 650-342-4175 • www.csus.com Become A Licensed International School of the Peninsula (ISTP) Acupuncturist 151 Laura Lane ■ Professional Master’s Degree Program ■ Nationally Accredited Palo Alto ■ 2-Year College Entrance Requirement ■ Federal Financial Aid 251-8500 www.istp.org ISTP is a nursery-to-8th grade dual For more information call (408) 261-0608 language immersion school specializing in French/English and Chinese/English OPEN HOUSE December 5, 1:00–3:30PM (Mandarin) programs. Now celebrating its 25th year of providing academic Five BraNches Institute excellence in Palo Alto. Accepting monolingual children for preschool (ages 3 and 4) and kindergarten. Also College & Clinic of Traditional Chinese Medicine accepting monolingual students into 3031 Tisch Way, Suite 605, San Jose ■ Toll-free (877) 838-6789 the International Baccalaureate Middle School, starting 6th grade. [email protected] ■ www.fivebranches.edu

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Palo Alto Community highest potential through spiritual, Yew Chung intellectual and social development. St. Child Care (PACCC) Francis is sponsored by the Brothers of International School 3990 Ventura Court Holy Cross and admits students of any (YCIS) Palo Alto race, color and national or ethnic origin. 310 Easy St. 493-2361 St. Joseph Mountain View www.paccc.com 903-0986 PACCC serves more than 750 children Catholic School www.ycef.com at 17 sites throughout Palo Alto. 1120 Miramonte Ave. YCIS offers a bilingual, English and Offering accredited infant, toddler, Mountain View Chinese, program to children from preschool and school-age programs, as 967-1839 preschool to 5th grade. Yew Chung well as a diverse summer curriculum. www.sjmv.org education aims to liberate the joy of As a community leader, PACCC partners St. Joseph Catholic School offers a learning within each child. Students are with parents, teachers and local comprehensive curriculum with an nurtured to meet the major challenges agencies to provide and increase the emphasis on religion, language arts, of globalization of the 21st century quality, accessibility and mathematics, social studies and utilizing bilingual education in professionalism of childhood care and science. In addition to the core multicultural learning environments. No education within the Mid-Peninsula curriculum, St. Joseph’s also offers a prior Chinese experience is region. fine arts program, computer instruction required.SOMETHING FOR Palo Alto Prep and physical education. 4000 Middlefield Road Woodland School SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Palo Alto 360 La Cuesta Drive 493-7071 Portola Valley Christ Episcopal Church www.paloaltoprep.com 854-9065 1040 Border Road Unique, small high school with 50 www.woodland-school.org Los Altos students. Eight-to-one student/teacher Preschool-8th grade. Woodland 948-2151 ratio. Challenging academics. School’s focus is a challenging www.ccla.us Supporting individualized attention. academic program with a strong Terrific Toddlers: Offering an enriching Creating educational and behavioral enrichment program of art, music, program for children ages 2-3 and their Learn the Guitar success. Promoting self esteem drama, computers, gymnastics and parent/caregiver once a week on through safe community. Making physical education. Science, math and Monday mornings, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The college a reality. technology are an integral part of the program includes: music, stories, art Peninsula School 5th-8th grade experience. Extended and science activities, playtime and a 920 Peninsula Way Care is offered 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. snack. Suggested donation of $5 per Carol McComb’s “Starting to Play” 325-1584 Please call for a brochure or to set up a class. Sign up by contacting Early workshop includes the FREE use of a tour. Situated on six acres, Peninsula offers (continued on next page) a non-competitive, non-authoritarian Loaner Guitar for the duration of the learning environment, where children classes.* Regular cost is just $150 for grow in confidence, responsibility, independence and in the genuine love ten weeks of group lessons, and all of learning. Ages 3 through 8th grade. music is included. Resurrection School * “Starting to Play” meets for one hour each 1395 Hollenbeck Ave. Knowledge Monday night for ten weeks beginning Sunnyvale January 3rd (408) 245-4571 Faith . Students are encouraged www.resparish.org/school to bring their own guitar, but both nylon- Resurrection School educates Junior string and steel-string loaner guitars are Kindergarten through 8th grade available. Students pay a $75 deposit which students in a Christ-centered, peace- Be a Knight. is fully refunded when the loaner guitar is filled, family-oriented environment. The returned at the end of the session. Other well-rounded curriculum includes art, music, religion, physical education, Apply now. classes at more advanced levels are also after-school sports, Spanish and the offered. A full brochure is available at Gryphon. core curriculum classes. Extended Care www.tka.org Integrity is available for before and after school care. Stringed St. Francis High School Instruments 1885 Miramonte Ave. Since 1969 Mountain View 968-1213 www.sfhs.com 650•493•2131 St. Francis High School is a Catholic, 211 Lambert Ave. • Palo Alto, CA 94306 co-educational, college preparatory THE KING’S ACADEMY secondary school. St. Francis Passion A Christian College Preparatory Junior and Senior High School www.gryphonstrings.com encourages students to achieve their

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(continued from previous page) Learning Program director Heather McClelland (948-2151, ext. 14 or [email protected]). Foothill College 12345 El Monte Road Los Altos Hills 949-7777 www.foothill.edu Foothill College offers more than 1,000 classes every 12 weeks, from Accounting to Martial Arts to Web Publishing. Whether you are looking to upgrade your current job skills, change careers or simply take a class for your own personal enrichment, Foothill College has the courses you want. Register via phone, online or in person. Jewish Studies with George Rubin Palo Alto 424-1940 Private instruction for all ages in Hebrew, Jewish studies and Bar/Bat Mitzvah tutoring for those affiliated or unaffiliated. George Rubin has a master’s degree in Hebrew/Jewish Education. Mountain View- Los Altos Adult School Mountain View 940-1333 www.mvlaae.net The MV-LA Adult School has a long history and commitment to adult education. Improve your skills. Classes offered include: arts and crafts, chorus, computers, dance, ESL, genealogy, guitar, High School programs, hiking, foreign languages, memoirs, mental and physical fitness, music, needlearts, orchestra, parent education, photography, sewing and writing. Older adult classes (55+, $15). Classes begin Jan. 3, 2005. PAC3 Palo Alto 303-1798 www.PAC3.com You ought to be in pictures. PAC3 offers a chance to participate in making an independent film while networking with professional filmmakers. Join for the full program or the speaker/networking event series. $1,000 for 35 opportunities to meet filmmaking professionals. Visit the Web site for more details. The Klutz Store 572 College Ave. Palo Alto 493-2481 The Klutz Store is 400 square feet of everything Klutz. It may be the smallest store in town, but the fun-per-square-foot measure is off the charts. Selling a diverse collection of kits, toys, learning gizmos, juggling apparatus and, of course, every single one of the award- winning, world-famous Klutz books. Just about every Saturday afternoon the store hosts various free events (magic shows, petting zoos, etc.). Store hours: Tuesday- Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Village Heartbeat 883 Ames Ave. Palo Alto 493-8046 www.villageheartbeat.com Village Heartbeat (VHB) is an organization dedicated to building and educating a drumming and rhythmic community. This organization facilitates classes in adapted traditional African drum and dance, and TaKeTiNa, a musical group process. VHB also promotes and organizes trainings and workshops for musical artists and teachers who can enhance and inspire the community. Rhythm has the ability to bring us into the joy of community in a new and different way. Winter Lodge 3009 Middlefield Road Palo Alto 493-4566 www.winterlodge.com Winter Lodge offers ice-skating lessons for all ages and abilities. Learn to skate in the Lodge’s highly acclaimed skating school and enjoy the beautiful outdoor ice. Winter classes run now through Feb. 6, 2005. Eight group classes, including rental skates, practice time and more, for $116. Call for more information or to inquire about registration.

Page 32 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports CROSS COUNTRY Tyler will Shorts CARDINAL CORNER . . . After chase winning Pac-10 cross country championships, men’s coach An- drew Gerard and women’s coach Local sports news and schedules, edited by Keith Peters the best Dena Evans were named Pac-10 Sports Coaches of the Year. The men won their eighth conference title Gunn senior qualifies in the last nine years. Stanford for Foot Locker won the NCAA West Region be- national finals fore finishing sixth at the NCAA championships. The women won by Keith Peters their ninth straight title, won the NCAA West Region, and was fifth ori Tyler has spent most of this at the national meet. Stanford cross-country season with no freshman Teresa McWalters was T one to chase. The Gunn High named the Pac-10 women’s senior won seven of her first eight Newcomer of the Year after her races, going to the front quickly and 11th place finish at the confer- playing catch-me-if-you-can. ence meet. Ryan Hall, Jacob The roles have changed, however, Gomez and David Vidal were as the competition has gotten named to the men’s All Pac-10 tougher and the races more signifi- first team. Brett Gotcher and Pe- cant. ter Meindl were named second For the past two weeks, Tyler has team. Alicia Craig, Anita Siraki gone from rabbit to hound, as a and Amanda Trotter were named pack runner chasing the leader. to the women’s All Pac-10 first While she hasn’t won any races, the team. Jeane Goff and Katy Trot- success nonetheless is there. ter were named second team. Tyler isn’t expecting to win this weekend, either, when she com- OAKS CORNER . . . The Menlo petes in the biggest race of the sea- College men’s basketball team son - the Foot Locker National dropped a 69-46 decision to visit- Cross Country Championships in ing Claremont, 69-46, on Satur- San Diego’s Balboa Park. day night. The Oaks (0-4) suffered The top eight finishers from last

Keith Peters Saturday’s four regional meets a sub-par shooting night, making around the country will converge on just 30 percent from the field, and San Diego. Tyler qualified by tak- was just 3-of-30 from 3-point ing eighth in the West Regionals at range. Menlo is off until Friday, Mt. San Antonio College. Dec. 17, when the Oaks travel to UCLA defenders Grant Zider (center) from Menlo School and goalie Joe Axelrad put up a formidable defense to Not only will Tyler be facing the Cal State Hayward as part of a stop this shot attempt by Stanford’s Peter Varellas in Sunday’s NCAA water polo championship match at Stanford. seven girls who finished ahead of doubleheader with the Lady her, but all the other top runners in Oaks. The women play at 5:30 the nation. p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 “I don’t know what my goal is for p.m. . . . The Menlo College nationals,” Tyler said. “Top 10 women’s basketball team fell to would be really good.” host UC Davis, 72-46, on Satur- Tyler will be one of only 32 run- day. Maria Gomez scored 10 ners in the girls’ race Saturday points to go with six rebounds morning, held over the 5,000-meter and six assists for the Oaks (3-2). course (3.1 miles). This will be UC Davis took a 13-3 lead in the Tyler’s first appearance in the pres- first five minutes, and never tigious national event, making her trailed in the contest. Azevedo’s farewell to Stanford just the second Gunn girl to qualify. misses another NCAA polo title Ruth Graham finished 12th in the SOCCER NEWS . . . The MLA 2002 race in 17:59.2. That was Gra- FireStorm and MVLA Earth- ham’s fastest race of the season. quakes, Under-11 boys’ teams in by Rick Eymer If Tyler surpasses her season best the Mountain View/Los Altos ony Azevedo leaves Stanford with one regret. He of 16:51, she’ll likely win the na- area, will hold a joint tryout for the also leaves with a legacy of brilliance that is un- tional championship. A lot could 2005 season on Sunday for play- T likely to be matched in some time, if ever. depend on the weather - San Diego ers born after Aug. 1, 1994. The “My biggest regret is not leaving the team with an- was hit by a rainstorm last week- FireStorm is a Class 3 CYSA other NCAA title,” Azevedo said. “What I will remem- end. The weather at Mt. SAC also team while the Earthquakes ber is making some great friends, especially on this was cool and overcast, but it was played in Class I in the fall. Inter- team.” the hills that slowed Tyler and not ested players should contact What Azevedo did was lead the Cardinal into four any inclement weather. Craig at 965-7511 or e-mail at consecutive national title matches, winning two, and “At the first mile, I was sixth [email protected]. losing in overtime the past two years. No other senior when I got passed going up the class in the school’s history - not even the decorated hills,” Tyler said. “I tried to pick it class of 1981 with its six All-Americans - can match up going down the other side.” ON THE AIR that success. With about 800 meters to go, “These graduating seniors have had an unbelievable Tyler found herself in a battle for Friday survival. Women’s volleyball: Stanford vs. career,” Stanford coach John Vargas said. “They’ve Texas in NCAA regional, 2 p.m., KZSU won two NCAA championships. I’m proud of these “I was going back and forth be- (90.1 FM) guys.” tween eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th,” Prep sports: High School Sports While Stanford (23-5) dropped the NCAA champi- Tyler said. “I knew where eighth Focus, 11 p.m., KICU (36); rebroadcast onship match to UCLA, 10-9 in double overtime on was. That’s what I was concentrat- Sunday at 7 p.m. Sunday, the image most Cardinal fans will remember is ing on.” Saturday Tyler finally got herself in posi-

Keith Peters Azevedo pumping his fist in the air after scoring the Women’s volleyball: Stanford in game-tying goal with 21 seconds remaining in regula- tion to qualify and held on for the NCAA regional, 5 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) tion. coveted eighth-place spot in 18:42. Sunday That goal was Azevedo’s 80th of the year, his third Lauren Ho of Hawaii was the un- Prep sports: Cal-Hi Sports Bay luckiest finisher - taking ninth in Area, 4:30 p.m., KRON (4); rebroadcast straight 80-plus goal season. No one had ever done it Monday at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports Net Stanford senior Tony Azevedo got a small trophy more than once before Azevedo came along. It was also 18:43. Sunday, but not the big one he wanted. (continued on page 37) (continued on page 35) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 33 Sports

SCOREBOARD HOME IS WHERE MEN’S BASKETBALL Stanford d. Florida 25-30, 30-15, 21-30, Nonconference 30-27, 15-9. THE HEART IS. Saturday at Austin, Tex. CLAREMONT (69) Texas d. Michigan, 30-19, 30-27, 23-30, Courtemarche 0-1 0-0 0, Clemens 0-0 0- 30-28. AND THE HELP. 0 0, Winterbottom 4-7 0-0 8, Skrip 2-3 0-0 Regional finals 4, Taylor 4-8 1-2 9, Savant 1-1 0-0 2, Friday Blackwood 1-1 0-0 2, Borengasser 0-0 0-0 at Green Bay, Wis. 0, Parsons 1-12 1-2 3, Zazulia 4-6 4-5 12, Hawaii (30-0) vs. Wisconsin (21-9), Stan- Jolly 5-13 0-1 10, Weismann 0-0 0-0 0, ford (26-6) vs. Texas (26-4). Henley 0-0 0-0 0, Kaestle 1-1 0-0 2, Saun- at Seattle ders 0-0 0-0 0, Crumley 6-10 0-0 17. To- tals: 29-63 6-10 69. Penn St. (29-2) vs. UCLA (20-10), St. Mary’s (25-3) vs. Washington (26-2). Pacific Gardens is South Bay’s best value for assisted living MENLO (46) at Louisville Butler 1-2 2-2 5, Eitel 3-7 2-2 8, Bonillas and memory support. 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Jacksonville, 30-15, 30-20, Tallis, Nixon, Leighton and others. goals - Claremont 5-14 (Crumley 5), Menlo 30-15. Top Stanford players - Ogonna Nna- feeling of comfort. 3-30 (Butler, Bonillas 1-1, Krums). Fouled mani 18 kills, .417 hitting percentage, 10 Saturday, Dec. 18 out - None. Rebounds — Claremont Stags digs; Bryn Kehoe 42 assists, 10 digs; Kristin Pacific Gardens. It’s like being at home. Only better. 51 (Taylor 13), Menlo 29 (Gentry 5). Assists Richards 15 kills, .429 hitting percentage, 8:00 pm — Claremont 16 (Parsons 6), Menlo 12 13 digs; Girard .429 hitting percentage. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church (Coyne 4). Technical foul - Wesley. Total fouls — Claremont 17, Menlo 13. Records: Stanford 25-6; Jacksonville 15- 600 Colorado Avenue, Palo Alto 14 (408) 985-5252 Records: Menlo 0-4; Claremont 3-3 Call now to schedule a tour or to learn more Saturday WOMEN’S BASKETBALL about the special pricing which is available through December 31. Tickets: $12/$17/$22 Stanford d. Florida, 25-30, 30-15, 21-30, Nonconference 30-27, 15-9. Top Stanford players - Ogonna Saturday “A Bay Area Treasure” Nnamani 30 kills, 16 digs; Bryn Kehoe 59 2384 Pacific Drive MENLO (46) assists, 10 digs; Franci Girard 11 kills, .364 – Kirke Mechem, composer Lee 4-13 0-0 8, Dolcini 4-8 0-0 8, N. hitting percentage; Kristin Richards 16 kills, Santa Clara, CA 95051 Johnson 1-4 0-0 2, Riley 1-3 1-2 4, Gomez 21 digs; Jennifer Hucke 11 kills, 11 digs; (408) 985-5252 4-13 1-2 10, D. Johnson 2-2 0-0 5, Yee 0-1 Courtney Schultz 12 digs. 0-0 0, Sorenson Records: Stanford 26-6; Florida 28-5 E-mail: [email protected] 0-1 0-0 0, Thompson 0-2 0-0 0, Gordon MEN’S WATER POLO www.pacificgardens.org 1-5 0-0 2, Miyakusu 1-1 0-0 3, Bebkhanyan NCAA Final Four 1-3 0-0 2, Jones 0-2 2-2 2, Epps 0-2 0-0 0. at Stanford RCFE #435264024 Totals: 19-63 4-6 46. Saturday UC DAVIS (72) Semifinals Gray 4-11 4-4 12, Campbell 7-10 4-5 LMU 0 1 2 3 — 6 CALL ABOUT SPECIAL YEAR-END SAVINGS. 21, Porshneva 3-7 0-0 6, Smith 4-10 2-2 Stanford 2 3 6 3 — 14 415-979-5779 www.sfca.org 13, Turpin 3-7 0-0 6, A. Jones 0-0 2-3 2, L. LMU - Rex-Kiss 4, Reynolds, Reilly. Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Thomas 2-3 0-0 6, Stanford - Azevedo 3, Crum 3, Varellas 2, Berman 1-2 0-0 2, Glassman 0-0 1-2 1, Hopkins 2, Moser 2, Garton, Bury. Lautze 0-0 0-0 0, Perricone 1-2 1-1 3. To- Records: Stanford 23-4; LMU 20-11 tals: 25-54 14-17 72. Other score - UCLA 7, Princeton 5 (OT) Halftime — UC Davis 31-24. 3-point Sunday goals — UC Davis 8-20 (Campbell 3, Smith Championship 3, Thomas 2), Menlo 4-15 (D. Johnson, UCLA 2 3 1 1 1 2 — 10 Miyakusu, Riley, Gomez). Fouled out - Stanford 3 1 1 2 1 1 — 9 None. Rebounds — UC Davis 44 (Turpin UCLA — Garcia 2, Ormsby 2, Powell 2, 10), Menlo 30 (Gomez 6). Assists — UC Belden, Hewko, Zider, Peck. Davis 22 (Turpin 5), Menlo 12 (Gomez 6). Stanford — Varellas 3, Hopkins 2, Crum Totals fouls — UC Davis 6, Menlo 13. A - 2, Azevedo Tyre. 2,125. Records: Stanford 23-5; UCLA 25-3 Records: Menlo 3-2; UC Davis 2-3 Third place - Loyola Marymount 6, Princeton 5 MEN’S LUGE All-Tournament Team World Cup First Team Saturday Tony Azevedo (Stanford); Greg Crum at Lake Placid, N.Y. (Stanford); Thomas Hopkins (Stanford); Pe- Doubles ter Varellas (Stanford); Joe Axelrad (UCLA); 1, Sebastian Schmidt and Andre Forker, Albert Garcia (UCLA); Brett Ormsby (UCLA); Germany, 1 minute, 29.026 seconds Endre Rex-Kiss (Loyola Marymount). (44.418-44.608); 2, Christian Oberstoltz and Second Team Patrick Gruber, Italy, 1:29.153 (44.591- Josh Hewko (Loyola Marymount); 44.561); 3, Gerhard Plankensteiner and Os- Michael Marsh (UCLA); Ted Peck (UCLA); wald Haselrieder, Italy, 1:29.425 (44.864- Brian McShane (Loyola Marymount); Jamal 44.561); 4, Mark Grimmette and Brian Mar- Motlagh (Princeton); Peter Sabbatini tin, United States, 1:29.665 (44.768- (Princeton); John Stover (Princeton). 44.897). MVP - Brett Ormsby (UCLA). WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL All-Mtn. Pacific Sports Federation NCAA Tournament First team - Tony Azevedo, Stanford; Green Bay Regional Chad Taylor, Stanford; Peter Varellas, Stan- Thursday ford; Joe Axelrad, UCLA; John Mann, Cali- at Fort Collins, Colo. fornia; Rick Merlo, UC Irvine; Brett Ormsby, Hawaii d. Colorado, 24-30, 30-22, 30- UCLA; James Shin, USC; Juraj Zatovic, 20, 30-24; Purdue d. Colorado State, 30- USC. 25, 25-30, 30-27, 22-30, 15-12. Second team - Thomas Hopkins, Stan- Friday ford; Brian Alexander, UC Santa Barbara; Dreason Barry, UC Irvine; Thomas Hale, UC Hawaii d. Purdue, 33-31, 30-27, 30-19. Irvine; Michael March, UCLA; Brett Mc- at Madison, Wis. Cleave, Long Beach State; Dan Noon, UC Notre Dame d. Valparaiso, 30-21, 20-30, Irvine. 30-28, 30-20; Wisconsin d. Loyola-Chica- Third team - Greg Crum, Stanford; Josh go, 30-27, 30-26, 30-25. Acosta, Pepperdine; Jon Bonafede, UC at Tallahassee, Fla. Santa Barbara; Nick Andrejich, USC; Albert Garcia, UCLA; Grant Miller, Pepperdine; An- Stanford d. Jacksonville, 30-15, 30-20, drijia Vasiljevic, California. 30-15; Florida d. Florida A&M, 30-17, 30- Player of the Year - Tony Azevedo, Stan- 25, 30-23. ford at Austin, Tex. Coach of the Year - John Vargas, Stan- Michigan d. Rice, 31-29, 24-30, 30-23, ford 30-20; Texas d. Texas State, 30-12, 30-22, 30-15. SCHEDULE Saturday FRIDAY at Madison, Wis. Basketball Wisconsin d. Notre Dame, 36-34, 30-16, College women — Pepperdine at Stan- 30-16. ford, 7 p.m. at Tallahassee, Fla. Page 34 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports

At the Cupertino Shootout, the loss to Mills in the finals. Paly’s Bre PREP ROUNDUP absence of sophomore Peter Jordan Clay and Amber Jones were named for one game might have cost Gunn to the all-tournament team. Clay (3-2) a championship. The Titans tallied 19 points in the title game. Perfect beat Lynbrook in the second round, 56-45, as Jordan tallied 29 points. Girls soccer In the semifinals, Jordan was play- Palo Alto (3-0-1) opened its sea- starts for ing in a school band concert and, son with a strong performance that despite an inspired effort, Gunn fell ended with a 1-1 deadlock against to Santa Clara, 70-67. Jordan re- St. Francis in the championship of Paly, SHP turned for Saturday’s third-place the Palo Alto Winter Classic. Paly game and produced 27 points in a prevailed in penalty kicks, 5-4, but Viking boys, Gator girls 45-43 victory. the match remains a tie for official win hoop titles; Paly girls Sophomore David Riley had 23 record-keeping. win soccer tourney points in the loss to Santa Clara, The Vikings’ finish capped four making eight of nine shots. His matches that saw a 2-0 win over by Keith Peters only miss came on a last-second Santa Teresa, a 2-0 victory over Le- three-point attempt that would have land and a 1-0 victory over WCAL he 2004-05 basketball season tied the game. Gunn trailed by six powerhouse Presentation in the is off to a perfect start for the with 30 seconds to play, nearly semifinals. T Palo Alto boys and Sacred pulling it out. Austinn Freeman scored the lone Heart Prep girls. Eastside Prep (2-1) opened its goal against Presentation while fel- Both teams won their respective season with a pair of victories follow senior Natalie Ferraiolo tied the titles last weekend in the annual Keith Peters lowing an first-round loss to Alisal St. Francis match in the second half Gator Classic in Atherton. Palo in the annual R.L. Stevenson Invita- before the teams played two over- Alto (3-0) held off Menlo-Atherton, tional. times and went to penalty kicks. 65-61, in the boys’ championship s Elsewhere in girls’ basketball, Sophomore keeper Christy Gauthi- match after SHP (6-0) downed Palo Alto (2-2) settled for second in er had a solid tournament and re- Westmoor, 53-46, in the girls’ fi- Paly sophomore goalie Christy Gauthier (second from left) is mobbed the Kelly Shea Gallow Tournament ceived praise from coach Jeff van by her teammates after the Vikings beat St. Francis on penalty kicks. nale. at Mills High following a 455-45 Gastel. ■ The level of competition will be “I was happy how mentally tough He sparked Paly to a 17-13 first- raised for both beginning Thursday my kids played.” quarter lead with a handful of his when the Vikings take on Mills For the second straight week, game-high eight steals. When Lin (3:15 p.m.) in the Half Moon Bay SHP senior Jessica Pecota earned left with his second foul early in the Classic and the Gators open play MVP honors. She tallied 18 points second quarter, M-A surged. With against University in the Notre in the finale after scoring nine in a Lin sitting out with his third foul, Dame-Belmont Tournament. 55-26 semifinal win over Santa the Bears went on a 13-0 run to “Not to downplay our 6-0 start, Cruz. Quattlebaum was pleased erase a 45-34 deficit and grab a 47- but this weekend will be a good test with the improved offensive output 45 lead. Lin turned things around as to how we will do against some from Emma Hoffacker and Christi- with three baskets, one a three- quality teams,” said SHP coach na Dillingham. The two combined pointer, to help spark a 14-5 run Wendy Quattlebaum. for 22 points, with Hoffacker scor- that gave the Vikings a 59-52 lead Should the Gators win their opening eight of her 14 in the final five with 1:25 left to play. er, a likely semifinal opponent minutes to help the Gators keep Paly senior Brian Baskauskas would be Pinewood on Friday. That control. also contributed during the run and would be a rematch of last season’s Hoffacker and Dillingham both finished with 18 points and seven Central Coast Section Division V were named to the all-tournament rebounds. Lin added 15 points, championship game won by the team, along with Menlo-Atherton’s eight steals and six assists. Both Panthers. Karley Marty, who scored a com- shared the MVP award. Senior Sacred Heart won its second bined 29 points in the Bears’ 55-34 Greg Walder also was solid with 14 straight tourney title by beating semifinal win over University and points and seven boards. Paly shot Westmoor in the finals for the sec- 57-51 triumph over Eastside Prep in 51 percent from the game. ond straight weekend. the consolation finals. Christina Menlo-Atherton (2-1) also shot “It was a great game, a little slop- Dixon led the way for M-A (2-1) well in the tournament, especially py, but will pulled out the win,” against Eastside Prep with 16 from the free-throw line against Quattlebaum said. points, while Brijitti Crum had 17 Paly (15 of 17). Seniors Dan Traut- Saturday’s victory over West- points for the Panthers (1-2). man (22 points) and Carson Finkle moor differed from the first, when In the boys’ title game, Palo Alto (19) led the way against the SHP had to rally. This time, the grabbed the lead before losing it, Vikings. The two also sparked a 64- Gators led most of the way, starting and then grabbing it back. Coinci- 57 semifinal win over Hillsdale off with a 7-0 run. dently, Paly junior guard Jeremy with Trautman tallying 25 points “My girls played with composure Lin figured prominently in those se- and Finkle 22. Both were named to the entire game,” Quattlebaum said. quences. the all-tournament team.

enth in 20:17 and teammate Alicia Cross country Ivanhoe was 12th in 21:06. In a (continued from page 33) girls’ junior race, Paly’s Katie Marie Lawrence of Reno, who Gosling was 19th in 21:54 and beat Tyler on the same course at teammate Elle Burstein was 20th the Mt. SAC Invitational earlier in in 22:01. In a girls’ senior race, the year, won going away in 17:56. Maria Vargas-Sanchez of Gunn Kauren Tarver, the California state was 42nd (23:21) while teammates champ, was sixth. Whitney Blue, Rebecca Tisdale (23:22) and Annie who edged Tyler for second at the Wiley (23:41) were 43rd and 46th, state meet, was 32nd this time. respectively. “It was good. I qualified for nationals,” Tyler said. “I barely made In a boys’ senior race, Daniel it, but I’m happy. Nationals is a Vinson of Paly was 29th in 18:37 pretty spectacular event. I’m just while teammate Sean Gasiorek glad to be a part of it.” was 47th in 19:27. In another sen-

Photorun.net A number of other races also ior race, Gunn’s Aris Theologis were held Saturday, none with any was 41st (19:19) while teammates bearing on the national champi- Rishi Gupta (19:19) and Jimmy onships. Still, a handful of local Huang (19:19) followed in 42nd runners finished their respective and 43rd, respectively. In a boys’ Gunn senior Tori Tyler qualified seasons with some solid efforts. junior race, Roscoe Lindstadt of for Saturday’s Foot Locker Na- In a girls’ sophomore race, Palo Gunn was 39th (18:39) and Elliot tional Championships. Alto’s Renata Cummins was sev- Krigel of Gunn was 43rd (18:49). ■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 35 Sports

NCAA VOLLEYBALL HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD BOYS BASKETBALL Records: Mid-Peninsula 1-2 4, Meze 2 1-1 5. Totals: 11 3-8 26. GIRLS SOCCER Cupertino Shootout University 8 10 10 13 — 41 SHP - Stephens 3 1-2 8, I. Dillingham 3 Palo Alto Winter Classic Speech Second round SH Prep 11 21 17 7 — 56 2-2 8, C. Dillingham 1 0-0 2, Hoffacker 5 0- Quarterfinals Gunn 18 17 7 14 — 56 U - Pritzker 1-0-2, Johnson 2-0-4, Lee 1- 1 11, Brezinski 1 0-0 2, Culpan 3 0-0 6, Live Oak 0 0 — 0 Lynbrook 16 12 8 9 — 45 2-4, Nwabibia 1-2-4, Swig 4-5-13, Tyler 4- Pecota 4 1-1 9, Kruberg 1 0-1 2, Martin 0 Palo Alto 0 2 — 2 G - Blair 1-2-4, Yu 2-2-6, Wong 2-0-5, 0-8, Casnocha 1-0-2, Shimodira 1-0-2, 1-2 1, Jones 2 1-2 6. Totals: 23 6-11 55. PA - Stirrat (Johnson), Chang (Ferraiolo) sparks Reilly 1-4-6, Johnson 3-0-6, Jordan 14-1- McKenzie 1-0-2. Totals: 16-9-41. Three-point goals: Fouse-Cabra (SC); Records: Palo Alto 2-0 29. Totals: 22-9-56. SHP - Coffey 5-0-13, Cattaneo 0-2-2, Stephens, Hoffacker, Jones (SHP). Other scores: Homestead 3, Aragon 1; L - Teng 1-0-3, Pandian 1-6-8, Cheng 4- Izuka 1-0-2, McMahon 5-2-13, Dos Reme- Records: Sacred Heart Prep 5-0 St. Francis 1, Monta Vista 0; Mitty d. Le- 0-12, E. Fine 1-0-2, S. Kemp 4-5-13, A. dios 3-0-8, Mandel 1-0-3, Donahoe 2-0-4, Consolation semifinals land; Gunn 0, Los Altos 0 Stanford Fine 2-0-4, M. Kemp 1-1-3. Totals: 14-12- Cowell 3-3-9, Gibbs 1-0-2. Totals: 21-7-56. Menlo-Atherton 10 15 15 15 — 55 Semifinals 45. Three-point goals: Coffey 3, Dos Reme- University 4 9 6 15 — 34 Presentation 0 0 — 0 Nnamani: ‘I’m not Three-point goals: Wong (G); Cheng 4, dios 2, McMahon, Mandel (SHP). MA - Dixon 2 0-0 4, Wilson 2 2-2 6, Mar- Palo Alto 1 0 — 1 Teng (L). Records: Sacred Heart Prep 1-1 ty 6 6-11 20, Jellins 2 0-1 4, Maumasi 3 1-2 PA - Freeman (unassisted) losing this match’ Records: Gunn 2-1 Nonleague 8, Sanchez 3 5-7 11, Wolters 1 0-0 2. To- Records: Palo Alto 3-0 so Cardinal roll to win Semifinals Woodside Priory 16 15 17 4 — 52 tals: 19 14-24 55. Championship Gunn 12 20 20 15 — 67 Liberty Baptist 9 6 6 21 — 42 U - Lin 2 0-0 4, So 0 0-2 0, Masters 1 2- St. Francis 1 0 0 0 — 1 Santa Clara 24 10 16 20 — 70 WP - Plain 6-2-16, Hirano 2-0-4, Kovachi 2 4, Tracy 6 0-0 13, Blohm 1 2-2 4, King 3 Palo Alto 0 1 0 0 — 1 by Rick Eymer G - Blair 8-1-19, Yu 2-0-4, Wong 1-1-4, 1-1-3, Wegman 4-6-14, Crandall 3-0-10, 1-3 7, Furlong 0 2-2 2. Totals: 13 7-11 34. (Palo Alto wins on penalty kicks, 5-4) Brennan 0-1-1, Anthony 1-2-4, Riley 8-1- Schreiner 2-1-5. Totals: 18-10-52. Three-point goals: Marty 2, Maumasi SF - Drago (Stence) hen Stanford women’s vol- 22, Johnson 5-0-13. Totals: 24-6-67. LB - Herrera 1-0-3, Antenor 3-1-7, Flores (MA); Tracy (U). PA - Ferraiolo (unassisted) leyball coach John Dun- SC - Canete 0-2-2, Medina 1-0-3, Ngo 2-0-5, Tran 2-1-5, Anchondo 5-6-17, Nijar Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-1 Records: Palo Alto 3-0-1 7-8-26, Mort 3-1-8, Ottey 0-2-2, Bycks 3- 1-0-2, Kang 1-0-3. Totals: 15-8-42. Eastside Prep 11 10 21 11 — 53 W ning called timeout at a Three-point goals: Plain 2, Crandall 2 ND Salinas 11 13 15 9 — 48 Sequoia Tournament 4-10, High 1-0-2, Reynolds 8-0-17. Totals: Quarterfinals crucial junction of Saturday’s sec- 23-17-70. (WP); Herrera, Anchondo, Kang (LB). EP - McDaniel 5 4-6 16, Robinson 1 0-0 Capuchino 0 0 — 0 ond round NCAA tournament Three-point goals: Riley 5, Johnson 3, Records: Woodside Priory 1-4 2, Crum 3 0-0 8, Harvey 1 0-0 3, Walker 4 Menlo 1 2 — 3 Blair 2, Wong (G); Medina, Ngo, Mort, 0-0 8, Thomas 3 0-0 7, Coleman 1 0-0 2, match against Florida, he didn’t GIRLS BASKETBALL M - Bentley (Raab), Rogers (Finch), Reynolds (SC). Bunch 2 2-4 7. Totals: 20 6-10 53. need to say a word. Kelly Shea Gallo Tournament Lapolla (Bentley) Records: Gunn 2-2 NDS - Schultzler 1 0-0 2, Taylor 3 0-0 9, The Cardinal beat Florida, 25- at Mills High Records: Menlo 4-0-1 Third place Championship Plummer 1 2-6 4, B. Mendalla 0 1-2 1, San- Semifinals 30, 30-15, 21-30, 30-27, 15-9, in Gunn 10 10 12 13 — 45 Palo Alto 7 17 12 9 — 45 tos 2 0-0 4, Ross 7 3-4 20, Goodenough 3 San Mateo 1 0 — 1 Tallahassee to advance to the Cupertino 13 8 13 9 — 43 Mills 16 13 10 16 — 55 2-2 8. Totals: 17 8-14 48. Menlo 1 0 — 1 G - Blair 4-0-8, Yu 1-0-2, Brennan 1-0-2, PA - Fields 1 0-2 3, Grant 0 1-2 1, Clay 8 Three-point goals: McDaniel 2, Crum 2, Green Bay Regional this weekend, SM - Byerman (Martinez) Anthony 1-0-2, Riley 1-0-2, Johnson 1-0-2, 3-6 19, Gaal 2 2-4 6, Jones 3 0-1 6, D Harvey, Thomas, Bunch (EP); Taylor 3, Ross and it was seven words uttered by M - Finch (unassisted) Jordan 12-3-27. Totals: 21-3-45. Wusu 2 5-8 9, L. Wusu 0 1-4 1. Totals: 16 3 (NDS). Records: Menlo 4-0-2 senior Ogonna Nnamani, the most C - Mortezaie 1-5-7, Peng 2-0-6, Fitz 5- 12-27 45. Records: Eastside Prep 1-1 prolific hitter in Pac-10 history, 0-10, Hiley 2-2-6, Matsuoka 2-0-6, Sakino M - Suhail 0 1-2 1, Mauk 4 5-6 13, Dito 2 Fremont Lady Firebird Third place which helped turn the tide. 1-0-3, Warren 2-1-5. Totals: 15-8-43. 0-0 4, Fanika 3 8-10 15, Callahan 4 5-8 15, Tournament Menlo 0 0 — 0 Stanford (26-6) trailed 20-17 in Three-point goals: Peng 2, Matsuoka 2, Valderrama 0 2-4 2, Simon 2 1-2 5. Totals: Fifth place St. Ignatius 1 0 — 1 Sakino (Cup). 15 22-32 55. Willow Glen 5 11 9 2 — 27 SI - Kurtela (Brunache, Harrison) the fourth game when Dunning Records: Gunn 3-2 Three-point goals: Fields (PA); Callahan 2, Gunn 5 11 11 15 — 42 Records: Menlo 4-1-2 took the timeout. Gator Classic Fanaika (M). WG - Roberts 2-7-11, Schnabel 0-2-2, Consolation final round “Ogonna stepped in right then, Championship Records: Palo Alto 2-2 Pronge 3-0-6, Lopez 2-0-4, Vasquez 2-0-4. SH Prep 3 0 — 3 Menlo-Atherton 13 11 18 19 — 61 Semifinals Totals: 9-9-27. Pinewood 0 1 — 1 looked at everyone and said ‘I’m G - Klausner 8-3-19, Fung 1-0-2, L. Per- not losing this match. Let’s go,’ “ Palo Alto 17 14 14 20 — 65 Terra Nova 11 6 12 12 — 41 SHP - Papangellin (Lautze), Harmon MA - Bennett 1 0-0 3, Finkle 7 2-2 19, Palo Alto 13 20 11 10 — 54 ricone 7-1-15, J. Perricone 1-0-2, Negrin 1- (unassisted), Papangellin (Greenleaf) Dunning said. “Our setter knew to Dallmar 5 3-3 13, Peterson 2 0-0 4, Traut- TN - Bullard 1 0-0 3, Keay 2 0-0 5, Sumi- 0-2, Hauser 1-0-2. Totals: 19-1-42. Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-4, set to her and she took over the man 5 10-12 22. Totals: 20 15-17 61. fua 6 3-5 17, Roe 3 0-0 6, Aguas 2 0-4 4, Three-point goals: Klausner 3 (G). Pinewood 1-3 match.” PA - Lehman 1 3-3 5, Brown 2 1-3 5, Lum 0 2-2 2, Nunes 1 0-0 2, Meadows 1 0- Records: Gunn 2-1 Nonleague After rallying to win game four, Baskauskas 5 4-5 18, Lin 6 2-4 15, Miglani 0 2. Totals: 16 5-11 41. All-Tournament (Gunn only) Castilleja 1 1 — 2 0 0-2 0, Miller 3 2-4 8, Mouton 0 0-1 0, PA - Barich 2 0-0 4, Clay 5 0-0 10, Grant Jill Klausner Redwood Christian 1 1 — 2 Nnamani was unstoppable in the Walder 7 0-0 14. Totals: 24 12-22 65. 2 0-2 4, Griffen 1 0-0 2, Gaal 1 2-2 4, Jones Forest Lake Invitational C - Ka. Fitzgerald (Ke. Fitzgerald), fifth game, hitting .750 on six kills. Three-point goals: Finkle 3, Trautman 2, 7 3-4 19, D. Wusu 0 1-2 1. Totals: 23 6-10 First round Schryver (Ashton) She finished with a match high 30 Bennett (MA); Baskauskas 4, Lin (PA). 54. Castilleja 10 7 9 15 — 41 RC - unavailable kills to go with 16 digs, and five Records: Menlo-Atherton 2-1, Palo Alto Three-point goals: Samifua 2, Keay, Bal- Forest Lake 13 24 16 10 — 63 Records: Castilleja 0-2-1 lard (TN); Jones 2 (PA). blocks. 3-0 C - D’Amour 2-0-4, Flesher 3-1-7, A. Consolation finals Records: Palo Alto 2-1 Given 6-0-12, Powers 2-2-6, Perlman 5-2- SCHEDULE “She’s an All-American with SH Prep 12 12 15 16 — 55 All-Tournament Team 12. Totals: 16-5-41. WEDNESDAY Olympic experience,” Dunning Mountain View 10 12 18 12 — 52 MVP - Lavinia Fanaika (Mills); Most Inspi- FL - Hodges 5-2-14, Allen 1-0-3, Deneed said. “That’s another whole thing. SHP - Coffey 4 0-0 9, Davila 3 0-0 7, rational - Natasha Valderrama (Mills); Tiffany 2-2-6, Jacobs 6-2-14, Kilgore 4-1-11, Boys basketball She plays for all the right reasons, McMahon 5 0-0 12, Dos Remedios 1 0-0 2, Callahan (Mills); Danielle Simon (Mills); Bre Clough 1-0-2, Courtney 2-0-5, Miraldi 1-0- Tournaments — Burlingame Tourna- Stone 1 0-0 2, Donahoe 3 2-4 8, Cowell 7 Clay (Palo Alto); Amber Jones (Palo Alto); 2, Lockhart 2-0-6. Totals: 24-7-63. ment: Gunn entered; Independence Tourna- and that’s to help her team win.” 1-3 15. Totals: 24 3-7 55. Jasmyne Samifua (Terra Nova); Samantha Three-point goals: Hodges 2, Kilgore 2, ment: Eastside Prep entered The sixth-ranked Cardinal meet MV - Hamon 2 1-2 7, Dasalla 2 0-0 5, Rossi (ND Belmont); Mercedes Marchbanks Lockhart 2, Courtney, Allen (FL). Nonleague — Mid-Peninsula at Menlo, 6 No. 10 Texas on Friday. No. 2 Metsers 2 2-2 6, Willis 7 2-2 17, Harris 0 0- (Sequoia); Haidee Sui (San Mateo) Records: Castilleja 0-1 p.m. Hawaii (30-0) and No. 22 Wiscon- 1 0, McLennon 1 0-0 2, Johnson 5 0-0 10, Gator Classic Nonleague Girls basketball Wierg 2 1-2 5. Totals: 21 6-9 52. Woodside Priory 11 23 19 10 — 63 at Sacred Heart Prep Tournaments — Crystal Springs Invita- sin (21-9) play in the other regional Three-point goals: McMahon 2, Coffey, Liberty Baptist 1 2 2 5 — 10 Championship tional: Menlo entered; Burlingame Invitation- semifinal. The winners meet Satur- Davila (SHP); Hamon 2, Dasalla, Willis (MV). WP - Villaflor 4 2-2 10, Cheung 2 3-6 7, Westmoor 11 7 16 12 — 46 al: Gunn entered day for a chance at a Final Four Records: Sacred Heart Prep 2-1 SH Prep 12 13 10 18 — 53 Chambers 3 2-3 8, K. Zappas 1 1-4 3, Semifinals W - Caine 2 0-0 5, Cafferata 2 4-5 8, B. Powell 4 2-2 10, L. Trudelle 3 1-1 7, Hohns- Nonleague — Mt. Eden at Castilleja, 6 berth. p.m. Franci Girard tied game four at Palo Alto 22 17 17 14 — 70 Reed 0 2-4 2, Buckley-Chung 1 0-0 2, been 2 4-5 8, A. Zappas 3 0-0 6, Mag- Half Moon Bay 5 3 5 8 — 21 Thompson 5 6-8 17, Nopuente 4 2-2 12. nussen 2 0-0 4. Totals: 24 15-23 63. Boys soccer 17 with a kill, but the Gators PA - Lehman 3 0-0 6, Brown 6 0-0 13, Totals: 14 14-19 46. LB - Tiscareno 0 1-2 1, DeMaria 1 1-2 4, PAL Bay Division — Woodside at Men- scored three straight points before Baskauskas 7 0-0 15, Lin 4 0-0 10, Jones 2 SHP - Stephens 3 1-3 9, I. Dillingham 1 Macatee 1 0-0 2, Stender 0 3-8 3. Totals: 2 lo, 3 p.m.; Carlmont at Menlo-Atherton, 3 Dunning called a timeout. 0-0 4, Miller 1 0-0 2, Mouton 5 0-0 10, 0-2 2, C. Dillingham 2 4-6 8, Hoffacker 6 2- 5-12 10. p.m. Three-point goals: DeMaria (LB). After Nnamani’s short speech, Trimble 1 0-0 2, Walder 2 0-0 4, Miglani 1 3 14, Culpan 1 0-0 2, Pecota 7 4-6 18. To- Girls soccer 0-0 2, Prince 1 0-0 2. Totals: 33 0-0 70. tals: 20 11-20 53. Records: Woodside Priory 2-0 Stanford outscored the Gators 13-7 HMB - Gieser 2 0-0 5, Colvin 1 0-0 2, Three-point goals: Nopuente 2, Thomp- BOYS SOCCER Nonleague — Palo Alto at Monta Vista, the rest of the game. Downing 2 0-0 6, Klimenko 1 0-0 3, Power son, Caine (W); Stephens 2 (SHP). 3:30 p.m. Homestead Christmas Cup 1 0-0 3, Herbert 1 0-0 2. Totals: 8 0-0 21. Records: Sacred Heart Prep 6-0 THURSDAY With game five tied, senior Jen- Palo Alto 1 1 — 2 Three-point goals: Lin 2, Baskauskas, nifer Hucke served four straight Consolation finals Santa Teresa 0 2 — 2 Boys basketball Brown (PA); Downing 2, Klimenko, Gieser, Eastside Prep 12 10 15 14 — 51 PA - Guererro (unassisted), Choi (unas- Tournaments — Burlingame Invitational: points; three resulted in Florida er- Power (HMB). Menlo-Atherton 14 11 15 17 — 57 sisted) Gunn entered; Half Moon Bay Invitational: rors and one was a Kristin Records: Palo Alto 2-0 EP - McDaniel 4 1-2 12, Crum 5 4-4 17, ST - Cuesta-Kelly (Langlois), Daza (penal- Palo Alto vs. Mills, 3:15 p.m.; Gridley Invita- Menlo-Atherton 14 13 26 11 — 64 Richards solo block. Walker 1 1-2 3, Thomas 2 1-2 6, Bunch 5 ty kick) tional: Menlo-Atherton entered; Indepen- Hillsdale 16 24 10 7 — 57 Richards recorded 16 kills and a 3-4 13. Totals: 17 10-14 51. Records: Palo Alto 2-1-2 dence Tournament: Eastside Prep entered MA - Finkle 7-3-22, Bennett 0-1-1, Dall- MA - Dixon 5 4-4 16, Wilson 3 0-0 9, Gunn 0 0 — 0 team-high 21 digs, while Hucke mar 4-0-8, Montgomery 2-0-4, Peterson 1- Nonleague — Drew Prep at Woodside Marty 2 5-10 9, Jellins 3 0-2 6, Maumasi 1 Valley Christian 0 0 — 0 added 11 kills and 11 digs. Girard 2-4, Trautman 7-10-25. Totals: 21-16-64. Priory, 6 p.m.; Menlo at King’s Academy, 7 0-0 2, Sanchez 3 3-4 9, Wolters 3 0-0 6. Records: Gunn 5-0-1 H - Murphy 0-2-2, Steele 7-2-20, Dreith p.m. also had 11 kills and hit at a .364 Totals: 20 12-20 57. Willow Glen 0 0 — 0 3-6-12, Hodzic 7-1-17, Bagley 1-0-2, Girls basketball clip as Stanford won its 11th Three-point goals: McDaniel 3, Crum 3, Menlo-Atherton 0 1 — 1 Brown 1-2-4. Totals: 19-13-57. Thomas (EP); Wilson 3, Dixon 2 (MA). MA - Henriquez (unassisted) Tournaments — Burlingame Invitational: straight. Kehoe had 59 assists. Three-point goals: Finkle 5, Trautman Records: Eastside Prep 1-2, Menlo- Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-2-1 Gunn entered; Sonoma Valley Tournament: The Cardinal went undefeated in (MA); Steele 4, Hodzic (H). Atherton 2-1 Menlo-Atherton entered; Notre Dame-Bel- Nonleague November, and started December Records: Menlo-Atherton 2-0 mont Invitational: Sacred Heart Prep, All-Tournament Team Jefferson 0 0 — 0 Consolation bracket Pinewood entered; Watsonville Invitational: with a convincing 30-15, 30-20, (Local players only) Menlo 4 0 — 6 Mid-Peninsula 12 8 8 15 — 43 Eastside Prep vs. Santa Catalina, 5 p.m. 30-15 victory over Jacksonville in Jessica Pecota (Sacred Heart Prep) M - Cavan (Brege), Cavan (Brege), Brege Mtn. View 16 4 13 12 — 45 MVP; Christina Dillingham (Sacred Heart (Cavan), Brege (Wang), Cavan (Rosendin), Nonleague — Drew Prep at Woodside the first round. MP - Grady 5-0-10, Williams 5-0-10, Prep); Emma Hoffacker (Sacred Heart Prep); Cavan (unassisted) Priory, 4:30 p.m.; Palo Alto at Piedmont Nnamani, named to the ESPN Cruz 3-0-6, Capon 1-0-3, Thomas 1-0-2, Karley Marty (Menlo-Atherton) Records: Menlo 3-0-2 Hills, 7 p.m. Washington 6-0-12. Totals: 21-0-43. the Magazine Academic All-Amer- Semifinals Palo Alto 1 — 2 Girls soccer MV - Dasalia 1-1-3, Metsers 0-2-2, Willis ican team earlier in the week, had Santa Cruz 3 5 5 13 — 26 Carlmont 0 0 — 0 6-6-19, Harris 2-2-7, Johnson 5-2-12, Nonleague — Castilleja at Pinewood, SH Prep 18 13 17 7 — 55 PA - White (unassisted), Barrigan (Hen- 18 kills against the Dolphins, while Wiersig 1-0-2. Totals: 15-13-45. 3:30 p.m.; Woodside Priory at Redwood SC - Debellotte 1 0-0 2, Kelly 2 1-3 5, riquez) Richards recorded a double-double Three-point goals: Capon (MP); Willis, Christian, 3:30 p.m.; Palo Alto at Aptos, 4 Ankele 0 1-2 1, Dickey 1 0-0 2, Fouse- Records: Palo Alto 2-1-1 ■ Harris (MV). p.m. with 15 kills and 13 digs. Cabra 1 0-0 3, Gintert 2 0-1 4, Shull 1 0-1 Page 36 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports

NCAA polo MEN’S WATER POLO (continued from page 33) the 332nd goal of his collegiate career, 97 more then previous record- For Zider, holder James Bergeson. “These are the best four years of my life,” Azevedo said. “Water Polo NCAA title brought us together and we kind of connected. We’ve become really good friends. There’s nothing I’d beats CCS rather do than play with them.” Azevedo will likely become the Menlo grad helps UCLA first in history to be named Player top Stanford in finale of the Year all four years. He’s on big days for locals played with the United States Na- tional Team since he was in high by Rick Eymer school and participated in two Olympic Games. He’s getting ready rant Zider figures he’ll have to graduate in January and then go to list UCLA’s NCAA men’s play professionally in Italy. G water polo championship as “He’s easily the best player I’ve his biggest athletic thrill, replacing had the privilege to play against,” that Little League baseball champi- said UCLA senior goalie Joe Axel- onship and those two Central Coast rad, who was officially credited Section water polo titles he helped Keith Peters with eight saves but affected the bring to Menlo School. outcome on at least a half-dozen “This is a little bit better feeling,” more attempts in Sunday’s exciting Zider said after the Bruins beat finale. Stanford, 10-9, on Sunday to win “He’s one of the top goalies in Stanford senior Tony Azevedo (center) gets a hand up to block a shot by NCAA tournament MVP Brett Ormsby their first national title since 2000 college and he had a great game,” (10) of UCLA during the Cardinal’s 10-9 double-overtime loss to the Bruins in the national finals Sunday. and defeat the Cardinal in their said Azevedo, returning the compli- year, with two of those losses com- Wright will be joined by Peter 19 personal fouls. home pool for the first time in four ment. “It’s upsetting not only that ing to Stanford. Varellas and Thomas Hopkins as “Playing Stanford at Stanford, in years. “I know we won the first ti- we didn’t win but that I didn’t do The Bruins graduate six seniors, the Cardinal look ahead to another the best facility, against one of the tle at Menlo ever and the whole my job. Of course these four years all of whom played a significant successful season. best players in the world and the team aspect is pretty much the have been an amazing feat. But the role in beating Stanford on Sunday. “The whole season we’ve been best college player of all time in his same, but this is a nicer feeling.” game is over and we didn’t win. But expect UCLA to have enough getting ready for this game,” Hop- last game with the best crowd; it’s Dean Riskas, Zider’s teammate UCLA is a tough team which plays firepower to contend again next kins said. “Things started coming almost surreal,” said UCLA coach on those CCS title teams at Menlo, with a lot of heart. So do we and year. Menlo School grads John together last weekend and we felt Adam Krikorian, who attended also had to feel good about appear- that’s why it came down to the end Blanchette, Grant Zider and good, so this is pretty emotional. nearby Mountain View High. ing in the NCAA championships like that.” Thomas Foley, along with Sacred We’ll get ready for next season and “There were so many obstacles we for the first time. He helped Prince- The Bruins scored the game-win- Heart Prep grad Carter Brutschy, make another run for it, and hope- had to overcome it makes this win ton reach the Final Four and scored ning goal with 13 seconds remain- who was a redshirt this season, will fully win it.” all the sweeter.” a goal in the Tigers’ 7-5 overtime ing in the second overtime on a return for the Bruins. Varellas and Hopkins scored five What the Bruins had was Axel- loss to UCLA in Saturday’s first lucky break - the kind that’s needed Stanford graduates five seniors, goals between them in the title rad, and Azevedo’s Olympic team- round. when two teams are so evenly- but should also be just as ready to game and should carry the scoring mate Brett Ormsby, named the Princeton lost to Loyola Mary- matched and playing at the highest compete for another national title load next year. Hopkins had 60 NCAA tournament MVP. While mount, 6-5, in the third-place game level. There were four lead changes with All-American Chad Taylor goals on the year, and Varellas had Axelrad performed magnificently in on Sunday. in the contest and it was tied on six among the top returnees. 56, the second and third leading the goal, Ormsby helped shut down “A lot of people doubt East Coast other occasions. Senior Greg Crum scored twice scorers behind Azevedo. Azevedo for most of the match. water polo,” Riskas said. “We nev- “We blocked the ball. We played against UCLA and leaves with an With 3,044 excitable fans - 544 “We rotated three guys on him,” er doubted what we could do. I good defense, and we were going even 100 career goals. Fellow sen- more than the officially capacity at Krikorian said. “All three did an think we represented the east very on the counter,” Azevedo said of the iors Matt Moser, Sam Tyre and Avery Aquatic Center - in atten- amazing job. It’s motivating to play well.” final seconds. “The ball landed in Trent Wiesen leave with a com- dance, the atmosphere was charged against one of the best players in the The whole weekend must have front of their player and he put it bined 71 goals. with emotion. Both teams respond- world and the best to ever play in been odd for Menlo School coach away. That happens.” Palo Alto High grad Ryan For- ed with a dazzling display of of- college.” ■ Jack Bowen. Not only did he coach The Bruins finished 25-3 on the tune and Menlo School grad Steven fense and defense, and a combined Riskas, Zider and UCLA’s John Blanchette and Thomas Foley, along with Stanford’s Steven Wright, a redshirt this season, but Bowen is a former Stanford All- American and is fifth on the career goalie saves list with 528. He was second when he graduated in 1996. “I can’t say enough about him as a coach,” said Riskas, who remains in contact with his fellow Menlo grads. Zider said Bowen had a big impact on his playing career. “He was an intense coach and he hated to lose,” Zider said. “He knows how to win. He’s a great coach. I wanted to carry that over to college. Menlo has a top-notch program and they have been in the CCS finals the last eight years.” Zider also scored against the Cardinal, tying the match at 4-4 with 3:05 left in the second quarter on a lob shot. It sparked a three- goal sequence that gave the Bruins Keith Peters Keith Peters a 6-4 edge early in the third quarter. “When I saw it go in I was pumped,” he said. “Every goal counted. They stopped us, we stopped them; it was a nail biter. It UCLA senior goalie Joe Axelrad wound up blocking this shot attempt by Albert Garcia (left) dives into the pool and pulls coach Adam Krikorian was nice to come out with the in with him as the Bruins begin to celebrate their NCAA title. Stanford’s Tony Azevedo in the second half to help preserve the win. win.” ■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Page 37 Make a difference: be a Master Composter TEACH! Others through Weekend Preview GIVE! workshops and 50 hours to outreach events. the community.

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Classes start Call (408) 918-4640 for in January. more information. File photo “Different Point of View,” a watercolor by Ginny Bili the Mime will perform this weekend at Branstool, will be on display at Portola Valley Art Gallery. Cubberley Theater in Palo Alto. Thursday Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 3891, www.pacificartleague.org. “Striking 12” will run through Jan. 2 at p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The “3 Artists,” featuring paintings by the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middle- show, which re-envisions Shake- Richard Godinez, and Stephen Osborn field Road in Palo Alto. Presented by speare’s “Midsummer” in a mid-winter and drawings and paintings by 30% OFF TheatreWorks, the show is a rewired setting, just in time for the holidays. Masako Miki, will open today at the version of Han Christian Anderson’s Tickets are $10-$20. For more infor- Center for Integrated Systems Art any purchase! classic tale, “The Little Match Girl.” The mation please call (650) 254-1148 or Spaces, located on the Stanford Uni- musical will be performed by alternative visit www.thepear.org. versity campus. The exhibition will run (50% OFF Classical LPs) rock trio GrooveLily and will feature a Friday through Feb. 10. Admission is free. mix of theater and live tunes. Show The center is open weekdays from Mon.-Sat. 11-6 • Sun. 12-5 times are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m.; Western Ballet presents “The Nut- 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more informa- cracker” tonight at 8 p.m. at the Moun- 558 Santa Cruz Avenue Wednesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m. tion please call (650) 725-3622 or visit Celebrate Our and Saturdays at 8 p.m. (additional 2 tain View Center for the Performing http://cis.stanford.edu/~marigros. Menlo Park Arts, 500 Castro St. Additional perform- p.m. performances on Dec. 11 and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor (Between El Camino & Dec. 18) and Sundays at 2 and 7 p.m. ances will take place Saturday at 2 and 30th Year! 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 and 6 p.m. Dreamcoat” will open tonight at 7:30 Today thru Dec. 19 (2 p.m. only Jan. 2). There will be no p.m. at the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, the Cal Train Station) performances Dec. 24-26 and 28. The Tickets are $22.50 adults; $18 for children 12 and under, students with ID 1305 Middlefield Road. Additional show 650-321-1333 www.WessexBooks.com production will run through Jan. 2. Tick- times are Saturday at 2:30 and 7:30 ets are $20-$50, with discounts avail- and seniors. Tickets are $7 for “Nut- cracker Sweet Tea,” an event that will p.m., Dec. 16 at 4:30 p.m., Dec. 17 at able for youth, students, seniors and 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 18 at 2:30 p.m. members. For tickets and information, take place in the lobby rotunda following the Saturday matinee (at 4:30 p.m.), Tickets are $6 adults; $ 3 children and please call (650) 903-6000 or visit will be available through the Children’s www.theatreworks.org. where attendees will have a chance to meet characters from the production. Theatre box office Tuesdays through “The Nature of Self,” a slide presenta- Tickets may be obtained by calling the Saturdays at (650) 463-4970. tion by Robert Flynn Johnson, will take box office at (650) 903-6000 or tick- Saturday Vioxx: Know Your Rights place tonight from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the [email protected]. If you took VIOXX or other COX-2 Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will (corner of Embarcadero Road). The Bili the Mime will perform tonight and perform tonight at 8 p.m. at Spangen- Inhibitors (Celebrex, Bextra) presentation will explore the changing Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Cubberley berg Theater, 780 Arastradero Road in You are invited to an informational seminar. face of self-portraiture in works on pa- Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road in Palo Palo Alto. Tickets are $10 general, $8 per through time. Johnson is Curator- Alto. Sponsored by the International seniors, $5 students at the door; they (Will also discuss medical complications in-Charge of the Achenbach Founda- School of the Peninsula of Palo Alto, may also be purchased in advance by associated with Meridia, Accutane, tion for Graphic Art at the Fine Arts the performances are recommended for calling (650) 856-3848. For more infor- Serevent and Crestor) Museums of San Francisco. The event adults and children aged 8 and up. mation please visit is presented in conjunction with the Tickets are $18 adults; $12 for children www.pacomusic.org. Overview of the Science, Medicine and Legal Options Palo Alto Art Center’s three exhibitions: under 14 and can be obtained at the Mark Williams, MD-Yale, JD-Stanford* “Revisit the Mirror: Self-portraits through School (151 Laura Lane in Palo Alto) or Sunday Time”; “To Mirror History: Ian Everard & by calling the school at (650) 251-8520 Fortnightly Music Club will present Lucie Stern Community Center • 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Hanna Hannah” and “Dominic Di Mare: or by downloading an order form from its holiday concert tonight at 8 p.m. at ONE-HOUR SESSIONS: Other Selves.” The presentation is free www.istp.org. For more information the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell please visit www.bilithemime.com. Monday, November 29, 7:30 PM, to the public, but advanced registration Road in Palo Alto. The program will in- Sunday, December 5, 4:00 PM is advised. For more information please Modernbook presents a photography clude “The Twelve Horns of Christ- call (650) 329-2367. exhibit and book signing for Mona Kuhn mas,” featuring holiday music for 12 Thursday, December 9, 7:00 PM Jacob Marley’s “Christmas Carol” will tonight from 7 to 10 p.m. The exhibit of French horns, with some special Call for Free Consultation: Saucedo & Corsiglia (408) 289-1417 run through Dec. 18 at the Bus Barn her new photography will run through arrangements by Arthur Barnes. Theatre, 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. Jan. 13. Modernbook Gallery is located Works by J.S. Bach, Charles-Valentin *Practice Limited to Medical Products Liability and at 494 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Alkan, Max Reger and Richard Strauss Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Executive Management Written by Tom Mula, the story opens in hell, where Jacob Marley is burdened Modernbook is open daily from 11 a.m. will also be featured. Admission is free. as Scrooge’s business partner. Show to 10 p.m. For more information please For more information please visit times are Thursday, Friday and Satur- call (650) 327-6325 or visit www.mod- www.fortnighlymusicclub.org. Stephanie Henner is the winner of the day at 8 p.m.; Sunday evening at 7 ernbook.com. “Gifts of Nature,” featuring water- p.m. on Dec. 12. Tickets are $25 for Vision 5 will exhibit recent works at the colors by Ginny Branstool, will be on Phony Ad Contest and wins a $50 gift Thursday, Friday and Saturday perform- Pacific Art League Gallery, 668 Ramona display through Dec. 28 at Portola ances; $22 for Sundays. For more infor- St. in Palo Alto. The show will open with Valley Art Gallery. A reception will be certificate to Hobees mation please call (650) 941-0551 or a reception tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 held today from 1 to 5 p.m. The Congratulations to Restaurant and a visit www.busbarn.org. p.m. and run through the weekend. The gallery is open Wednesday through “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will artists include Erika Odian, Lauren Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Stephanie Henner pair of tickets to run through Dec. 19 at the Pear Av- O’Rourke, Darwin Poulos, J. William is located at 765 Portola Valley enue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave. Unit K Waters and Nancy Wong. For more in- Road. For more information please of Palo Alto. New Century in Mountain View. Show times are formation please call (650) (650) 321- call (650) 851-1563. Chamber Orchestra. To enter into this contest go to COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION www.PaloAltoOnline.com Theater Eating Out Movies and click on Phony Ad Reviews of two holiday shows: A review of Sundance Steak- Reviews of “Ocean’s Twelve” Contest. Good luck. TheatreWorks’ musical, “Strik- house. and “Blade Trinity.” ing 12,” and the Pear’s wintry Palo Alto production of “A Midsummer online Night’s Dream.”

Page 38 • Wednesday, December 8, 2004 • Palo Alto Weekly STANFORD THEATRE Movie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley and Susan Tavernetti Movies The Stanford Theatre is running a Marlon Brando Film Festival. The theatre is located at 221 University Ave. MOVIE TIMES in Palo Alto. Screenings are for Wednesday and Thursday. For more Show times for Century 16 and Century 12 were still unconfirmed at press time. For up-to-date movie times please visit information call (650) 324-3700. www.PaloAltoOnline.com Note: Screenings are for Wednesday through Thursday only. The Incredibles (PG) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 12:50, 2:15, 3:30, 5, Carefree (1938) Fred Astaire, a psy- After the Sunset (PG-13) ✭✭ Century 16: 5:55, 8:10 & 10:25 p.m. 6:15, 7:40, 9 & 10:20 p.m. Century 12: 11:15 chiatrist, treats Ginger Rogers with hyp- a.m.; 1:15, 2, 4, 4:45, 6:45, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. nosis. In this seldom shown film, imagi- Alexander (R) ✭✭ Century 16: 12:20, 4:10, 6:20, 8 & 10 p.m. native dance routines include Astaire on Century 12: 12:45, 3:40, 4:35, 7:15 & 8:30 p.m. Kinsey (R) ✭✭✭1/2 CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:20, 7 & the golf links. 7:30 p.m. Blade: Trinity (R) Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2:15, 5, 7:45 & 10:30 9:45 p.m. (Not Reviewed) p.m. Century 12: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:45, 7:30 & The Machinist (R) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 7:15 & 9:30 p.m. The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 10:15 p.m. The Motorcycle Diaries CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:40, 4:30, 7:10 & (1939) The last Fred Astaire-Ginger Bridget Jones: The Edge Century 16: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. (R) ✭✭✭1/2 9:55 p.m. Rogers picture at RKO is a biography of ✭✭ Vernon and Irene Castle, the famous of Reason (R) 1/2 Century 12: 11:35 a.m.; 2:20, 4:50, 7:20 & 9:50 National Treasure (PG) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 12:45, 2, 3:35, 4:50, 7, pre-World War I dance team. The score p.m. 7:45, 9:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 12: 11:55 a.m.; includes many popular songs of the Callas Forever (Not Rated) ✭✭Guild: 6:30 & 9:15 p.m. 1:30, 3:05, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9 & 10:30 p.m. period. 5:45 & 9:05 p.m. Christmas with the Kranks Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 12:40, 1:55, 3, 4:05, The Polar Express Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 12:25, 1:30, 2:45, 3:45, (PG) ✭✭✭ 5:15, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Century 12: 12:25, 3, 5:30, (G) ✭✭✭1/2 5:20, 7:35 & 9:55 p.m. Century 12: 11 a.m.; noon, 8, 9:25 & 10:20 p.m. 1:25, 2:25, 5, 7:45 & 10 p.m. Closer (R) ✭✭ Century 16: Noon, 2:40, 4:40, 5:05, 7:05, 7:25 & Ray (PG-13) ✭✭✭✭ Century 16: 12:10, 3:55, 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. 10:05 p.m. Century 12: 11:45 a.m.; 2:15, 4:55, Century 12: 11:50 a.m.; 3:15, 7 & 10:10 p.m. 7:25 & 9:55 p.m. Sideways (R) ✭✭✭✭ Aquarius: 4:15, 6:15, 7, 9:15 & 10 p.m. Finding Neverland (PG) Century 16: 11:45 a.m.; 1, 2:20, 3:20, 5:35, 7:50, The SpongeBob SquarePants Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:30, 1:35, 2:35, 3:40, ✭✭✭ 9:35 & 10:15 p.m. Movie (PG) ✭ 4:45, 5:50, 7:55 & 10:10 p.m. Century 12: 11:25 a.m.; 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 6:50 & 9:15 p.m. ★ ★★ ★★★ ★★★★ Skip it Some redeeming qualities A good bet Outstanding Michael Kuhn Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324- KINSEY (R) Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) 3700) Wed. & Thu. (1:30-4:20) 7-9:45 Mountain View (960-0970) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266- Internet address: For show times, plot synopses Gael Garcia Bernal Century Park 12: 557 E. Bayshore Blvd., 9260) trailers and more information about films playing, visit THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES(Subtitled)(R) Redwood City (365-9000) Spangenberg: 780 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ Wed. & Thu. (1:40-4:30) 7:10-9:55

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