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COMMUNITY Mosque for south Palo Alto takes shape Modern meets ancient in building a home for Peninsula Muslims by Arden Pennell he drawings have gone across the Atlantic to India and back. T They have been tweaked and improved during the course of a year. Now plans for the first mosque to be built in Palo Alto, at 998 San Antonio Road, are finally ready for Marjan Sadoughi review. They are scheduled to be presented by the Anjuman-e-Jamali Muslim group to the city’s Architec- tural Review Board Thursday. The preliminary feedback session is expected to start at 8:30 a.m. Rising robocopters: up, up and away The 10,122-square-foot building Ben Tse, a former safety pilot for Stanford University’s helicopter autonomous project, takes a close-up shot of the four Stanford robotic would contain a 40-foot mosque helicopters before they take off during an air show on Sept. 15. Above, one of the whirlybirds soars during the air show. with a roughly 60-foot minaret, adjacent to a two-story community center and parking structure, ac- restrict the two Edgewood lots for the Maharishi Vedic School, are not cording to Matt Johnson, one of the LAND USE retail, restaurant, office and similar involved in the lawsuit. designers from Barton Architect. commercial uses, the suit alleges. “California courts have recog- The center would also house an The declaration requires that con- nized that enforcement of CC&Rs apartment for the imam and one for Lawsuit looms struction plans must be approved by prevents unjust enrichment because visiting imams, architect John Bar- the architectural control committee, one who purchases land knowing ton said. over Edgewood Plaza plaintiffs said. it is burdened with a covenant will The new mosque would blend But development options that Sand negotiate for a lower purchase price. contemporary and ancient styles, Homeowners allege shopping-center owners Hill included in its request for an En- To allow the purchaser to receive the he said. vironmental Impact Report, submit- benefit of the reduced price without Current plans depict a beige are violating covenant ted to the City of Palo Alto on May the corresponding burden would structure of modern cement blocks by Sue Dremann 21, violates the CC&Rs by replac- constitute unjust enrichment at the arranged in subtle, graduated pat- ing commercial structures with resi- expense of his neighbor who is rely- terns. simmering debate over the known as the Architectural Con- dences, plaintiffs allege. Sand Hill’s ing on enforcement of the CC&R,” The entrance is surrounded by an future of Edgewood Plaza trol Committee for Tract No. 1641. plans call for adding up to 25 two- the plaintiffs noted. intricately carved grille that recalls A shopping center has escalated When Tract No. 1641 was developed story townhomes to the site. The suit states that Ho Holdings traditional design but topped by a to include legal action. into 86 homes and four commercial Sand Hill did not show plans to and Sand Hill knew the CC&R re- sleek steel awning. A group of homeowners who claim properties by developer Joseph the architectural-control committee stricts the uses of Edgewood Plaza Above is a row of pointed-arch, to have approval powers over redevel- Eichler in 1956, a “Declaration or receive the group’s approval, in when they purchased the two lots clerestory windows. The roof is opment at Edgewood filed a lawsuit of Restrictions, Conditions, Cov- accordance with the CC&Rs, the for approximately $6.5 million. The ringed by a parapet stamped with in August against the property’s co- enants, Changes and Agreements” plaintiffs noted. suit also accuses the companies of geometric stapes. owners, Ho Holdings No. 1, LLC, of was placed on all of the deeds, the Other violations alleged include making promises to private inves- The minaret — a decorative el- San Mateo and Sand Hill Property trio state in their lawsuit. the close proximity of the project tors for a potential rate of return ement, from which calls to prayer Company of Palo Alto. Sand Hill is Commonly known as CC&Rs, to surrounding homes and too few that ignored the restricted uses on would not be issued — has two set- also the project developer. such declarations can restrict chang- parking spaces, as established in the the property. back levels and a domed top. The three Edgewood neighbors es or uses of properties. The Tract CC&Rs. Sand Hill project manager John Inside the mosque, passages from filing suit — Diane Sekimura, Mar- No. 1641 CC&Rs limit residences Two other commercial lots, oc- tin Yonke and Kim Fletcher — are to one-story detached homes and cupied by the Shell gas station and VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÇ) VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊn) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊU Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 /ŶǀŝƚĞƐǇŽƵƚŽďƌŝŶŐĂƉŝĐŶŝĐůƵŶĐŚĂŶĚĂďůĂŶŬĞƚ (650) 326-8210 ĂŶĚũŽŝŶŝŶƚŚĞĨƵŶĂƚŽƵƌϯƌĚŶŶƵĂů PUBLISHER Our William S. 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Rossi’s company planned, including a new Stanford is managing the landfill project and DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Hospital and new engineering has also hauled for dirt for Stanford Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers buildings on what the university before. Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Scott Peterson, calls its Science and Engineering Rossi said it costs Stanford $185 Designers Quad. a truckload to take dirt to the East 6XSSRUWLQJ6SRQVRUV PRODUCTION Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager To construct a new building, a Bay, but he could take it to Bair Is- Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, hole is dug and the dirt is hauled land for $165 a truckload. Sales & Production Coordinators away. McCown said that taking the ADVERTISING A lot of new buildings mean a lot dirt to Bair Island “wasn’t price- Walter Kupiec, Advertising Director Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. of dirt will be hauled away. competitive,” although Rossi says dŚŝƐƐƉĂĐĞŝƐĚŽŶĂƚĞĚĂƐĂĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇƐĞƌǀŝĐĞďǇƚŚĞWĂůŽůƚŽtĞĞŬůǇ͘ Judie Block, Janice Hoogner, Display Dave Rossi, CEO of a dirt-haul- it is. Advertising Sales ing company called the Dirt Mar- A $20 savings doesn’t sound like Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. ket, said that a Stanford official much, except when multiplied by David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, told him that Stanford expects to 83,333 truckloads. Inside Advertising Sales remove 1 million cubic yards of Rossi wrote a July 16 letter to Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. dirt from the campus in the next Robert Reidy, Stanford’s vice pres- ONLINE SERVICES Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online 10 years. ident for lands, buildings and real It is almost hard to conceive how estate, about the bidding process BUSINESS And get paid for remembering. Theresa Freidin, Controller much that is. Rossi said the largest to haul Stanford’s dirt. Rossi said Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits trucks, which have two compart- he never received a response. Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Cathy ments, including a trailer, carry 12 McCown said she was told that Stringari, Doris Taylor, Business Associates cubic yards of compacted dirt. That the hauling contractors decide ADMINISTRATION means in the next decade Stanford where to take the dirt. But she may Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & will excavate and remove 83,333 have been misinformed. Promotions Director truckloads of dirt. Rossi has a copy of a purchase Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, Where the dirt goes is an interest- order from when he hauled dirt for Jorge Vera, Couriers ing question. Stanford which includes, at the bot- EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. Stanford applied for a permit tom, a statement: “Per the direction William S. Johnson, President from San Mateo County earlier of the owner: Disposal of soft spoils Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing this year to deposit 300,000 cubic from the Parking Garage excavation Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations yards of excavated dirt on a 143- are not to be disposed of at a local & Webmaster Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager acre Christmas-tree farm it owns site called Bair Island.” Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing on Alpine Road. The word “not” is underlined on Services But Stanford withdrew its applica- the purchase order. The “owner” is Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, Circulation Assistants tion for the permit and the tree farm Stanford. Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, Oscar is no longer an option, according to Rossi was told by Stanford offi- Rodriguez, Computer System Associates Jean McCown, Stanford’s director cials that his company is no longer The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) of community relations. allowed to bid on Stanford contracts is published every Wednesday and Friday by Stanford may not have had a because his company was “liti- Paper. Plastic. Neither. Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA 94302, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals post- choice. gious” compared to another hauling Whatever it takes to remember! age paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing Lennie Roberts, longtime legis- company Stanford uses called Top Thanks for buying reusable bags. Now let Palo Alto retailers offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly lative advocate for the Palo Alto- Grade Construction. thank you for remembering to bring them. Shop the following businesses is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, based Committee for Green Foot- So Rossi did a computer search Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty hills, wrote a letter to the county and get rewarded (e.g., discounts, cash back). and staff households on the Stanford campus and of court records in San Mateo and Visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/BYOBag to learn your reward. to portions of Los Altos Hills. 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She will of spots — Fort Smith, Ark.; also receive $800 a month for a Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dalton retirement plan and a separate or Macon, Ga.; Rockford, Ill.; automobile expense allowance. several communities in Indiana, If Flores-Brouchoud is fired by Michigan, North Dakota, Ohio, “Continuing Studies gives me the opportunity to challenge myself, the City Council, she will receive Oklahoma, Texas, Wisconsin, between six and nine months of Kansas, West Virginia; Augusta, expand my horizons, and grow as a person. salary and benefits, depending Maine; Springfield, Mo.; Tupelo, on how long she has been with Miss.; Billings, Mont.; North the city. Flores-Brouchoud has Platte, Neb.; Columbia, S.C. and been an auditor with the City of Chattanooga or Memphis, Tenn. As an avid global traveler, it never ceases San Jose for 10 years. She is replacing Sharon Winslow Erick- HUNTING FOR HEROES ... to amaze me how much of what I’ve son, now San Jose’s top auditor. That’s right, the Midpeninsula Community Media Center is learned in the classroom can be THE COLOR CONTINUES ... searching for six people who Following the Aug. 5 unveiling of have made significant contribu- applied to the world around me.” the three colors of Palo Alto — tions to the community, “overall shades of green, one might come a significant hardship or Rolando Pierre Garcia have assumed Samuel Yates’ attained an important goal,” Graphologist, Traveler, University Administrator seven-year project The Color of are relatively unrecognized and Palo Alto might be nearly com- have a story to tell. The heroes plete. But, The Color has merely will be honored with interviews entered its next phase. Public screened on local cable chan- voting to determine the single, nels and online, the Media Cen- Color, of Palo Alto should be ter’s Louise Pencavel said. 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Measure B on the Nov. 4 ballot Moonlight stroll Country club would create a 1/8-cent sales tax in A record-breaking 3,150 VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÎ® Santa Clara County. people turned out for the Mayor Larry Klein and Coun- 24th annual Palo Alto ber of legal and factual errors.” cilwoman Yoriko Kishimoto, who Weekly Moonlight Run & The council tightened traffic re- requested the discussion, intend Walk last Friday night. The quirements Monday, requiring the to urge their colleagues to op- event, presented by the City club to prove its traffic-reduction pose Measure B because they say of Palo Alto Recreation De- program was working before it ex- it would take money that could be partment, drew participants panded to include more than 175 used to pay for projects most help- from as far away as Florida 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ “social” members, who have lim- ful to Palo Alto, such as electrifying to run and walk by the light ited golf privileges. The number of Caltrain, running a train across the of the moon. Watch the full members is capped at 425 with Dumbarton rail bridge and con- video and see race results at a 200 limit for social members. structing the Palo Alto Intermodal www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Two other neighbors mentioned Transit Center to revamp the Uni- problems with the club Monday versity Avenue Caltrain station and night, particularly noise from its bus stop. Baer agreed the move by the com- the CC&Rs, according to Tze. early morning delivery and grounds- — Acting on an appeal by resi- Edgewood Plaza mittee was unusual. “Many years ago, a builder was keeping. dent Lynn Chiapella, the City Coun- VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÎ® “In the 100 projects and 25 years I successful in getting a majority of General Manager Dirk Zander cil blocked plans to construct a four- have been involved with complex city residents to agree to changes for a said he has instructed crews to de- story retail and office building at Tze called the accusation conjec- approvals, I have never before seen a residential development,” he said. lay work near houses until as late 278 University Ave. ture. Since the company is privately lawsuit filed before a formal applica- Baum said CC&Rs are self-re- as possible. Six council members agreed with owned, Tze said he doesn’t know how tion should be submitted,” he said. newing every 10 years and can be In other business: Chiapella the building should not the plaintiffs could have information Tze said the project has been ham- amended by a majority at the start — Flooded with e-mails of sup- receive a design exemption to ex- that would lead to the accusation. pered by setbacks. of each new period. But Edgewood’s port from neighbors, the City Coun- ceed the city’s 50-foot height limit “What they characterized isn’t “When we got the property back CC&Rs were renewed in 2006. cil unanimously approved a ban on by 5 feet. quite true. We knew that the CC&Rs in 2006 our intent was to redevelop “He’d [Tze] have to wait 8 years alcohol consumption in Heritage The council generally approved were in place. It’s not something you it,” he said. But plans were hampered or the vote would have to be unani- Park on Homer Avenue and in El- owners Roxy Rapp and Joe Mar- can just avoid,” he said. after a keystone of the project, a gro- mous,” he said. eanor Pardee Park on Channing tignetti’s request for a variance to “Our private investors are very cery store, fell through. Sand Hill was A community meeting was sched- Avenue. create a 12-foot-wide sidewalk along well-informed. I’m not sure what about to sign a lease with Wild Oats uled for yesterday between city offi- Police had reported an increase in Bryant Street, rather than a 15-foot- they’re reaching for. We don’t neces- when the company was sold and the cials and the public. Palo Alto Mayor gang-related graffiti and groups of wide sidewalk required by current sarily want all of Palo Alto to know new owners, Whole Foods Market, Larry Klein organized the meeting drinkers who “intimidate and fright- regulations. about [conversations with the inves- Inc., pulled out of the deal, he said. after seeing a number of e-mails that en” residents at Pardee Park and lit- Several council members said the tors]. ... It’s a matter that is between “Until we have something that showed many misconceptions on the ter has been a problem at Heritage building’s design would be aided by us and our investors,” he said. gels, we can’t show you anything. In part of the public, he said. Park, according to a report. the exemptions, but expressed con- Jim Baer, a consultant for Sand Palo Alto, nothing gets done without The meeting is to set the “ground — Minus an absent Councilman cern about skirting several existing Hill, said he doubted the commit- a reasonable amount of consensus. rules — a session of Planning 101. Jack Morton, who left at midnight, rules ad hoc. N tee’s validity. This is a fight before we even get out I wanted people to understand the the City Council unanimously agreed “The lawsuit was filed by three the gates,” he said. process, so they wouldn’t be upset to discuss Measure B, the sales tax Staff Writer Becky Trout can members of the CC&R group who The lawsuit would cost either or think something’s going on when measure to extend BART to Santa be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. have designated themselves the Ar- party $100,000 and is “very disap- nothing is going on,” he said. De- Clara, at its Oct. 6 meeting. com. chitectural Control Committee of the pointing” and “unfortunate for the liberately, the developer was not in- CC&R owners. The 86 CC&R own- city,” he added. vited to the meeting, he added. ers did not meet and appoint these Sand Hill redevelops many aging The city won’t be taking any po- three and did not meet or approve properties in need of rehabilitation, sition regarding the lawsuit, Klein the filing of a lawsuit,” Baer said. he said. Sand Hill has held com- said. “It’s a matter between private High Holy Days 5769 Brandon Baum, attorney for the munity meetings to identify what parties.” plaintiffs, said the committee has neighbors might accept. As the pro- But he conceded Edgewood poses at Keddem Congregation had members continuously since cess goes forward, he would contin- an unusual situation because of the Keddem is a community-led, Reconstructionist Jewish 1956 and their appointments are ue to hold meetings with neighbors, CC&Rs and who might or might not within the letter of the law. After he he said. have powers over the plans. congregation, passionately committed to infusing resigned, Joseph Eichler’s son, Ned But if in the process, the archi- “We could conceivably have the tradition with new meaning. appointed Sekimura and Fletcher to tectural-control committee and the city approve the project but have it the committee. Yonke was appointed CC&Rs don’t allow for a project stopped by the courts,” he said. N Everyone is welcome to attend by Sekimura, according to Baum. that could be successful, Tze would Jim Baer is a business partner our High Holy Day services at “We’re comfortable everyone has propose to do other things so that with the Weekly in developing a no charge, as space permits, at standing. There is nothing in the the project might go forward. building on Cambridge Avenue. Cubberley Community Center, CC&Rs that specifies the require- “We might work with neighbors Staff Writer Sue Dremann can 4000 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. ments [the defendants] claim. Any to amend the CC&Rs,” he said. be e-mailed at sdremann@paweek- individual holder has the right to en- There is precedent for changing ly.com. Advance reservations required force the CC&R against any other holder,” Baum said. Corrections A Sept. 5 article about an affordable housing project on Alma Street referred to an Ar- He pointed to Sand Hill’s lack of chitectural Review Board member only by the name of Solnick. His full name is David Rosh Hashanah response as forcing the lawsuit. Solnick. To request a correction, contact Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-326- Mon, Sept 29: 7:30 pm “We sent a letter to their counsel 8210, [email protected] or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. [regarding the CC&Rs] saying if you Tues, Sept 30: 9:30 am disagree with us, let us know, but ... Junior Congregation: 9:45 am they didn’t answer,” Baum said. “All ¦° ³¥¢° Young Children’s Service: 10 am we are asking for is: Do the CC&Rs apply to this particular property? Palo Alto, CA Tashlich walk: 4 pm, Byxbee We’d like to get it clarified with the Park, Palo Alto Baylands lawsuit before anybody sinks any re- Inclusive Wed, Oct 1: 9:30 am sources in it — before going down a Egalitarian (at Kehillah JHS, not Cubberley) path that can’t continue.” Participatory Tze said the committee had Questioning “jumped the gun” with the lawsuit, Yom Kippur since a formal project application Reconstructionist has not been submitted to the city. Wed, Oct 8: Kol Nidrey: 7 pm Sand Hill has only made an appli- For information or Collection of nonperishable food cation for an Environmental Im- reservations: for Ecumenical Hunger Project pact Report, which could take nine months, he added. 650-494-6400 Thurs, Oct 9: 9:30 am “It’s a process during which we can www.Keddem.org Junior Congregation: 9:45 am have neighborhood meetings and con- Young Children’s Service: 10 am tinue to modify the plans,” he said. hhd_reservations@ Afternoon workshops and He had not yet shown the plans to Keddem.org Jonah play the committee because he is still in the process of refining what could Mincha, Yizkor, Ne’ilah: 5 pm be acceptable to residents, he said. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7iìÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊU Page 7 Upfront Mosque VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÎ® News Digest the Koran will adorn the wall in Ku- ‘Inspiring’ Paly sophomore dies in sleep fic script, Johnson said. A Palo Alto High School student, called “an inspiration” by his coach The shorter community center is and known for his friendly attitude, died Sunday night or early Monday less ornate, with simple wood slats morning. Travis Brewer, 16, was found by his parents in bed, police planned for the sides, and semi- Agent Dan Ryan reported. screened parking, he added. Brewer died of a congenital heart defect he’d had since birth, according Religious rules determined the to family members. mosque’s placement on the site. ÕÀÌiÃÞÊvÊ >ÀÌÊÀV ÌiVÌ Police found no suspicious circumstances, Ryan said. Mosques must face Mecca and cars Students, coaches and family members said Brewer was well-known at mustn’t be driven behind them, the school for his exceptionally honest and friendly demeanor. designer said. “He was an awesome kid. He was an inspiration to all the kids that The mosque’s side, a wall of tall were involved with the program,” said Dave Jefferson, the school’s varsity windows, faces an offshoot of San baseball coach last year, when Brewer was team manager. Brewer gave Antonio Road behind a pre-existing his best to the team every day. He was unafraid of what people thought wall of vegetation, he said. and always “spoke the truth,” Jefferson said. Architects strove to meld a variety “He was a figure on campus because of his friendliness,” according of styles, according to Muslim com- A preliminary drawing shows the roughly 10,000-square-foot mosque to senior Mike Hamada. He described Brewer’s habit of approaching munity leader Esmail Essabhoy. and adjacent community center planned for 998 San Antonio Road, seen students, saying “Hey” and offering a high-five. “The style of so many mosques, from the road facing east. The outgoing teen was extremely involved in school, helping with from Egypt, from London, some- the football and baseball teams, playing the drums and working at thing from India, Iraq — all those hence the local group’s back-and- a permanent worship hall. the VA Hospital as part of his special-education classes, aunt Kim have been blended,” he said. forth communication to get approval “We were hopping around from Murray said. The plans come from the Dawoo- from the religious authority there. place to place. ... It was tough,” Es- “Travis appears to have known everyone in Palo Alto,” said Melinda di Bohra sect of Islam, a group that The new mosque will be a home sabhoy said. Meeting at commu- Teves, another aunt, citing an outpouring of visitors who came to the includes about 80 families on the for a community that has spent a de- nity centers and other churches, the boy’s Palo Alto home to pay respects Monday. Peninsula, Essabhoy said. cade bouncing between temporary group was at the mercy of others’ Speaking into the phone above voices of mourners at the house, the The sect is based out of India — spaces, searching for a site to build schedules and availability. It was student’s uncle, Mike Brewer, emphasized his nephew’s upbeat attitude. hard to organize events without de- “He’s just a kid that wanted to fit in and always had a laugh, a smile pendable headquarters, he said. on his face, no matter what,” he said. Voice breaking, he added, “This The new space will free the group is tough for me.” to control its own schedule. Because the teenager had regular check-ups for his heart problem, fam- “It will be convenient. Any time ily members were surprised by the unexpected death, he said. we want to have a prayer meeting “For someone we almost lost almost at birth, he actually cheated life done we can do it at our beck and and did his 16 years here,” the uncle said. call.” Brewer’s father, Tony, was an assistant wrestling coach. The search for a mosque has Fellow students were shocked to learn of Brewer’s death, news of which NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD taken nearly a decade because the spread quickly before teachers made an official announcement to classes FOR TWO, THREE-YEAR TERMS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 worshippers needed to find a site mid-morning, Hamada said. In an e-mail to the school community, Principal Jacquie McEvoy asked (Terms of Lee and Malone-Prichard) zoned for church use, Essabhoy ex- plained. readers to “keep Travis’ family in your thoughts and prayers.” After looking from Los Gatos to To comfort students, the school’s guidance office was staffed with NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking Mountain View — including a Los school counselors, the school psychologist, and counselors from Adoles- cent Counseling Services all day, she wrote. N applications for the Architectural Review Board from persons Altos site later abandoned when the group realized neighbors were un- —Arden Pennell interested in serving a three-year term ending September likely to approve an expansion — 30, 2011. they found the Palo Alto site about Elderly woman attacked in Palo Alto four years ago, he said. An 82-year-old woman was attacked and robbed on Newell Road near The religious community pur- Greenwood Avenue Sunday morning while walking home from church, The Architectural Review Board is composed of five chased the former church for $1.6 Palo Alto Police Agent Dan Ryan reported Monday. members appointed by the City Council who serve without million. One family will pay to It is the third purse-snatch attack on women walking alone in Septem- pay. Its goals and purposes are to: a) Promote orderly demolish the church and build the ber, two cases in the evening on N. California Avenue, in addition to a whole project, Essabhoy said, add- and harmonious development of the City; b) Enhance purse-snatch attack in late June on Hamilton Avenue. ing the family wants to be anony- The woman was walking south around 10 a.m. Sunday when she was the desirability of residence or investment in the City; c) mous and would rather not disclose pushed to the ground from behind and her purse was grabbed from her Encourage the attainment of the most desirable use of the cost now. shoulder. She did not spot the attacker, whom police thought fled on land and improvements; d) Enhance the desirability of living The mosque will be open to all foot, Ryan said. Muslims, the representative said. A neighbor said the woman received cuts when her glasses broke, and conditions upon the immediate site or in adjacent areas; “Anybody is welcome.” a Good Samaritan came to her aid. and e) Promote visual environments which are of high The mosque will be Palo Alto’s The fall left her unconscious for a time. She was taken to Stanford aesthetic quality and variety and which, at the same time, second. The Jamil Masjid mosque Hospital, treated for minor facial injuries and released, Ryan said. operates at 427 California Ave. adja- Police are asking anyone with information about this robbery to call are considerate of each other. The Architectural Review cent to Jamil Oriental Carpets. That the department’s anonymous tip line at 650-329-2190. N Board is charged with design review of all new construction, proximity keeps with a Middle East- —Becky Trout and changes and additions to commercial, industrial and ern tradition of businesses opening up extra space to prayer, according multiple-family projects. 24,600 HP layoffs to hit heavy in EDS divisions to Adam Jamil, son of the mosque’s As part of a streamlining plan following its acquisition of EDS, a late founder, Mohammad Mazhar Texas-based technology company, Hewlett-Packard Company announced Application forms and appointment information are available Jamil. plans to lay off about 24,600 employees. in the City Clerk‘s Office, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto According to a 2001 count of A company spokeswoman could not say what effect the consolidation mosques by the federal government, (Phone: 650-329-2571). would have on HP’s Palo Alto headquarters. California has more than any other About half the layoffs will be in the United States, with more than half state, with 227 mosques at the time. affecting EDS employees, she said. Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk‘s Office New York clocked in second with Cuts are expected to be highest in legal, accounting, information tech- 140. is 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 25, 2008. If any one nology, human relations, procurement and other support departments Palo Alto has no official count that would be duplicated with the merger, which was finalized in August, of the incumbents does not reapply, the deadline will be of how many Muslims — or mem- according to HP. extended to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2008. bers of other religions — live in the About 12,000 new positions will also be created in technology ser- city, according to Senior Planner vices, she said. Roland Rivera. About 250,000 live The layoffs and other restructuring efforts are expected to save $1.8 PALO ALTO RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. in the Bay Area, according to the billion per year, HP officials said. N San Francisco Bay Area Council on —Becky Trout DONNA J. GRIDER American-Islamic Relations. N Staff Writer Arden Pennell can City Clerk be e-mailed at apennell@paweek- LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines ly.com. and talk about the issues at Town Square at www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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BEFORE YOU GET PROPOSITIONED ... The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto will hold a series of public meetings regarding the 12 state propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot. The meetings are free and open to the public: Sept. 28, 1:30 p.m.: Prop. 5, which expands funding, treatment and oversight for nonviolent drug of- fenders, at Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Aras- tradero Road, Los Altos Hills; Oct. 1, 7:15-9:15 p.m.: debates of Prop. 11, redistricting, and Prop. 7, renewable energy, at Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. The pros and cons of ballot measures will be discussed on the following dates and locations: Oct. 7, 2-3 p.m., Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto; Oct. 8, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto; Oct. 14, 1 p.m., Stevenson House, 455 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto; and 7-8:30 p.m. at Channing House, 850 Webster St., Palo Alto. A Meet the Candidates Q&A takes place Oct. 18, 2-4 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. A judges forum with Lane Liroff and Diane Ritchie runs from -ÕiÊ Ài> 2-2:30 p.m.; a state Assembly and Senate forum with candidates Ira Ruskin, Annalisa Yenne Blair, Austin Nathan and Joe Simitian takes place from 2:45-4 p.m. Information regarding the pros and cons of county and local measures will also be Tom Wyman, a collector of slide rules, says the archaic instruments open a window into history. available at the meetings. Visit www.lwvpaloalto. org/Calendar.html. The golden rule SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM ... Adults and children of all ages are invited to attend the Mitch- Tom Wyman’s slide-rule collection measures history ell Park Library and Community Ice Cream Social, taking place on Sept. 28 from 1 to 5 by Sue Dremann p.m. at Mitchell Park Library, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Free ice cream, games and ho could imagine that the slide Wyman is fascinated by the slide rule Parliament who used the slide rule to calcu- activities are sponsored by Friends of the Palo rule, once ubiquitous in high because it figured prominently in history late the number of board feet delivered to Alto Library. W school mathematics classes, would — the Industrial Revolution depended on the Navy, rooting out shorted deliveries. He be used to figure the odds at horse races or slide rules for mechanical calculations — is now famous for his diary, Wyman said. BE A FAMILY AMBASSADOR ... The City of Palo to calculate the alcohol content of a barrel and for what it reveals about how people Wyman estimated he has published as Alto’s Ambassador Development Program is of beer? But the innocuous-looking slide lived. Everything that was measured, from many as 30 scholarly papers on the sub- seeking family ambassadors to share informa- rule has a 400-year-old and storied history. hides to whiskey, can reveal much about ject — not bad for a man who was once a tion about community resources such as emer- Old Palo Alto resident Tom Wyman knows diet and lifestyle in particular periods of “powder monkey” in Eastern coal mines, gency and crisis resources, basic needs, child it well. history, he said. delivering cases of dynamite and fuses care, disability resources, health and mental- Wyman, a retired geologist and mining The slide rule helped James Watt invent to miners. health care and counseling. Ambassadors meet engineer, has collected slide rules ever since the steam engine. And English-American A native Palo Altan, he attended Walter and learn from service providers and community he found a particularly elaborate set in a revolutionary and pamphleteer Thomas Hays Elementary, the now-defunct Chan- leaders. Participants meet once monthly for six bombed-out shipping complex in Tokyo Paine founded some of his philosophy on ning School, Jordan Middle School and months, October-March. Meetings are Thurs- Bay during World War II. His 60-year col- his experiences using a slide rule as an Palo Alto High School. He received de- days from 8:40 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Cubberley lection now encompasses 700 to 800 slide excise-tax officer. grees from Stanford, studying mining en- Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road. The rules, some dating back to the early 1600s, In his adolescence, Watt was an instru- gineering and geology. He worked his way program offers an opportunity to learn about when the earliest slide rules appeared. ment maker, according to Wyman. up from the bottom, toiling as a roughneck other members of the community and to build on “There are more in the basement that “He designed slide rules for his techni- on oil rigs to working as a geologist and other neighborhood skills and resources, such I haven’t told my wife about,” he said, cians. He was the first one to devise an executive positions in shipping, represent- as block preparedness. For information and to smiling. engineer slide rule in the late 1700s,” Wy- ing his company internationally. apply, contact Erwin Gonzales, 650-329-2221 or In his home office, Wyman likened his man said. Locally, he and wife Ellen are known for [email protected]. collection to his “children.” An eight-foot- Paine used the slide rule to calculate taxes their work with the Friends of the Palo Alto long slide rule used in classrooms hangs on manufactured goods. The tool helped Library. The Wymans helped book sales MUSICAL CHAIRS ... After five years as co- from the wall. calculate not only the quantity of liquids but mushroom to more than $100,000 a year. He chair of Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN), Barron Carefully unwrapping specimens from also the alcohol content in barrels of spirits. is also a former Palo Alto Library Commis- Park neighborhood leader Doug Moran stepped his precious collection, he displayed a Although the slide rule’s calculations sion chair. In 2005, the couple received an down. Mark Nadim, vice president of the Palo square boxwood slide rule that dates to were accurate, the tax numbers often were Avenidas Lifetimes of Achievement award Alto Hills Neighborhood Association, takes 1683 and was used to calculate the taxes skewed — depending on how many pints of for their years of local public service. his place. PAN routinely rotates leadership and on casks of wine and beer. There are spe- beer the officer had finagled out of a hap- The slide rule retired from the engineer’s selects co-chairs from different parts of the city cialized slide rules for calculating electri- less innkeeper, Wyman said. pocket in the 1970s, replaced by the elec- to ensure that interests and concerns of resi- cal equations and engineer slide rules; he- Paine complained about officers’ low tronic calculator. Now, computer programs dents in all areas of the city are addressed by lical scales, with numbers arranged like a wages that caused them to take bribes to make millions of calculations in seconds. the group. Sheri Furman, vice-chair of the Mid- coiled spring, measured with the accuracy make extra money. His efforts cost him his The slide rule might be relegated to the role town Residents Association, and Karen White, of a 40- to 50-foot scale but with the length job in 1774 and he immigrated to America of museum piece, but Wyman said some- president of the Duveneck/St. Francis Neigh- of only a few inches. thereafter. The rest of his story is history, thing is lost that is irreplaceable. borhood Association, are also co-chairs. N Among the more whimsical: drink-mixer Wyman said. “We lost a sense of numeracy — the slide charts and circular slides, such as the Wyman regularly writes papers on the mathematical equivalent of literacy — Send announcements of neighborhood events, Race-o-matic, a round, pocket-sized scale topic. This week he is traveling to England when we lost slide rules,” he said. N meetings and news to Sue Dremann, Neighbor- used to handicap greyhound, harness and to lecture on Samuel Pepys, a 17th-century Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be hoods editor, at [email protected]. thoroughbred horse races. English naval administrator and Member of e-mailed at [email protected].

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ENTRY DEADLINE: NEW SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES All Writers: FROM THE MID $1,000,000s "VÌLiÀÊÎ]ÊÓäänÊUÊx\ÎäÊ«°°

Palo Alto living comes CONTEST RULES with a price. And it’s less 1. The contest is open to anyone 5. Entries may not have been than you might think. who lives, works or attends previously published. school full-time in Palo Alto, 6. Signed entry form must Palo Alto is now VALUE Alto, because Sterling Park Menlo Park, Atherton, Stanford, accompany story. Author’s is here. This vibrant new neighborhood will soon premiere Portola Valley, Woodside, name should NOT appear with big, beautiful, brand new single-family homes in a Mountain View, Los Altos, Los anywhere on pages of story. park-like setting. Porches, walking paths, mature trees and parks create a friendly neighborhood ambience. The Altos Hills, and East Palo Alto. 7. All winners are required to distinctive homes are Energy-Star certiﬁ ed for long-term 2. Limit of one entry per person. email their story to the Palo efﬁ ciency and cost savings. It’s everything you’ve been 3. Stories must be Alto Weekly in a Microsoft wanting in a Palo Alto address, and it’s now within reach. typed, double-spaced. Word Document as an NOW SELLING! Maximum 2,500 words. attachment. 9 Longer stories will be ! disqualified. 9 4. $15 entry fee, along with hard Mail manuscripts to: 9 copy, for all ADULT stories; $5 Palo Alto Weekly Short Story entry fee for YOUNG WRITERS Contest, P.O. Box 1610, under 18. Make checks Palo Alto, CA 94302 or deliver payable to “Palo Alto Weekly.” to 703 High Street, Palo Alto

N Y W. BAYSHORE RD W P X E 101 All first place winners and their stories in each category will be published N O G E OR in the Palo Alto Weekly in December 2008. PALO ALTO All winning stories will be published online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com

MIDDLEFIELD RD JUDGES: PRIZES LOMA VERDE AVE ADULT/YOUNG ADULT FOR ADULTS: Tom Parker, Award winning novelist $500 Cash - FIRST PLACE and short story writer, UC Extension $300 Cash - SECOND PLACE (650) 251-0001 and Foothill College Instructor and $200 Cash - THIRD PLACE former Stanford Instructor classiccommunities.net Ellen Sussman, Author of "Dirty FOR YOUNG ADULT/CHILDREN/ Words: A literary Encyclopedia TEEN: 1*$&2&''&$3*5&"2/'%"3&/'04#,*$"3*/."0./33/2$",& of Sex", "Bad Girls: 26 Writers $100 Gift Certificate - FIRST Misbehave" and "On a Night Like PLACE This" $75 Gift Certificate - SECOND EXPLORE Keith Raffel, Author of the local best PLACE “ seller Dot Dead: A Silicon Valley $50 Gift Certificate - THIRD Mystery” OUR NEW PLACE CHILDREN/TEEN Certificates are from co-sponsoring Katy Obringer, Former supervisor of WEB SITE area bookstores: Palo Alto Children’s Library t*OUFSBDUJWFNBQT Caryn Huberman Yacowitz, Kepler’s (*ages 15-17) t)PNFTGPSTBMF Playwright and Children’s book Bell’s Books (*ages 12-14) t0QFOIPNFT author Linden Tree (*ages 9-11) Nancy Etchemendy, Children and *age as of entry deadline t7JSUVBMUPVST Adult’s book author t1SJPSTBMFJOGP BOENPSF

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JUDGES: PRIZES ADULT/YOUNG ADULT FOR ADULTS: Tom Parker, Award winning novelist and $500 Cash - FIRST PLACE short story writer, UC Extension and Foothill $300 Cash - SECOND PLACE College Instructor and former Stanford $200 Cash - THIRD PLACE Instructor Ellen Sussman, Author of "Dirty Words: A FOR YOUNG ADULT/CHILDREN/TEEN: literary Encyclopedia of Sex", "Bad Girls: $100 Gift Certificate - FIRST PLACE 26 Writers Misbehave" and "On a Night $75 Gift Certificate - SECOND PLACE Like This" $50 Gift Certificate - THIRD PLACE Keith Raffel, Author of the local best seller Certificates are from co-sponsoring “Dot Dead: A Silicon Valley Mystery” area bookstores: CHILDREN/TEEN Kepler’s (*ages 15-17) Katy Obringer, Former supervisor of Bell’s Books (*ages 12-14) Palo Alto Children’s Library Linden Tree (*ages 9-11) Caryn Huberman Yacowitz, Playwright and *age as of entry deadline Children’s book author ENTRY DEADLINE: Nancy Etchemendy, Children and Adult’s book author All Writers: "VÌLiÀÊÎ]ÊÓäänÊUÊx\ÎäÊ«°°

All firstplace winners and their stories in each category will be published in the Palo Alto Weekly in December 2008. All winning stories will be published online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com CONTEST RULES 1. The contest is open to anyone who lives, works or attends school full-time in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Stanford, Portola Valley, Woodside, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and East Palo Alto. 2. Limit of one entry per person. 3. Stories must be typed, double-spaced. Maximum 2,500 words. Longer stories will be disqualified. 4. $15 entry fee, along with hard copy, for all ADULT stories; $5 entry fee for YOUNG WRITERS under 18. Make checks payable to “Palo Alto Weekly.” 5. Entries may not have been previously published. 6. Signed entry form must accompany story. Author’s name should NOT appear anywhere on pages of story. 7. All winners are required to email their story to the Palo Alto Weekly in a Microsoft Word Document as an attachment. Mail manuscripts to: Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302 or deliver to 703 High Street, Palo Alto Questions: email Rachel Palmer at [email protected]

ENTRY FORM Category (As of October 3, 2008): (PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY) QAdult Q9-11 Q12-14 Q 15-17 This story is my original work and I received no assistance Name:______with it. My story is 2,500 words or less. I understand that the Palo Alto Weekly reserves first publishing and online Email: ______rights to winning entries. Judges decisions are final. Palo Alto Weekly employees and their relatives and freelancers are not Address: ______eligible to enter. Stories cannot be returned. City: ______Zip Code: ______Day Phone: ______Evening Phone: ______Authors Signature School or Work location: ______Story Title: ______Date Exact Word Count______*must be ﬁlled in to enter

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Deaths Weddings Sarah Schwerin Montoya; her son, Michael Schw- Sarah (Sally) Schwerin, 67, a resi- erin; and her grandson, William Caitlin Findley and dent of Palo Alto, died Sept. 10 while Schwerin. Robert Kelley snorkeling off Catalina Island. Funeral services will be held Fri- Caitlin Jane Findley and Rob- Born Sarah Blanche Goodfield in day, Sept. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Unity ert Eugene Kelley were married Santa Barbara on Christmas Day, Palo Alto Community Church, 3391 Friday, Aug. 8, in the garden of 1940, she is survived by her sister, Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. the Los Altos History Museum. Susan Wright; her daughter, Sandra The bride is the daughter of David G. Findley and Cathleen Duncan Findley of Palo Alto. ,/- She works as a teacher in Los Altos. Katianne and Alexander An- The groom is the son of Steve nison of Menlo Park, a son, Sept. and Kharla Kelley of Redwood 1. City. He works for Trader Joe’s in Menlo Park. Elegy Sushmita Vij and Balaji Prab- hakar of Palo Alto, a daughter, The couple honeymooned in 1:40,4:30, 7:15 Hawaii and resides in Palo Alto. Fri/Sat only 9:50 Sept. 1. Bottle Shock 2:00, 4:40, 7:75 Fri/Sat only 10:00 ITALIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE CLASSES

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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç,ÊÓään U Page 15 Editorial Boosting the flow of SF Creek fixes New leadership of the Joint Powers Agency and Army Corps of Engineers district raises hope for preventing SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions future floods and ‘mini New Orleans’ disaster Perplexing addition I would also like to ask you to And it’s a ridiculous thing to re- ust 2.5 years ago, progress on reducing the flood threat of the Editor, write to the council to support the port anyway. Do you really think volatile San Francisquito Creek was mired in federal bureaucracy Why does the library bond pro- construction of low-rent studios your readers care who was first with J and local politics. posal (Measure N) call for expand- downtown, as recommended by the story of where the Honda dealer- Funding for the creek project by the U.S. Army Corps of ing the Palo Alto Main Library to the Palo Alto Housing Corpora- ship is moving to? Engineers was siphoned off for Homeland Security priorities, include a room for seating 100 peo- tion. Some of those studios would You come across like a whiny and the board of the SF Creek Joint Powers Agency was divided ple when less then a hundred yards be occupied by young people who child, or at least like a columnist by competing concerns. A group of influential north Palo Alto away the Palo Alto Art Center has have recently been released from the who needed filler. residents, flooded in 1998, were demanding immediate action the room formerly used by the Palo foster-care system. Caroline Rose to remove or rebuild the Pope-Chaucer Bridge, a bottleneck to Alto City Council, which can seat a Those 18 year olds find them- Paradise Way large number of people for a variety selves homeless, with no money nor Palo Alto winter storm runoff for decades. skills. Living in the same complex But concerns about increasing the risk downstream, especially of purposes? Price of aggression I am all in favor of building a new they might get a reassuring sense Editor, in East Palo Alto where hundreds of homes could be inundated of community, and could be easily by 8 to 10 feet of water instead of 4 feet typical of the 1998 flood library for Mitchell Park but am The Republican Convention was perplexed by the add-on proposed found by individuals and organiza- disconcerting for many reasons but in Palo Alto, prevented a single-bridge approach. for the Main library. tions that desire and have the means most importantly for its pit-bull im- At the time, the Weekly warned of a “mini-New Orleans” that Marvin Lee to help them. agery. While Ms. Palin’s self-pro- would occur in East Palo Alto in case of a sudden levee failure, Harker Avenue Christiane Cook motion as a pit bull with a lipstick with people dying in homes and cars from the deep insurge of Palo Alto Emerson may be amusing at a bar or comedy water from the creek or bay. Some funding was restored. Iran is a problem Palo Alto club, it seemed in poor taste when But it was not enough to sustain momentum on the studies Editor, Weekly whining? delivered at a national convention needed to understand the complex hydrology and ecology of the Thank goodness for freedom of Editor, and is less likely to cut ice with so- creek and its upstream watershed. Frustration grew for then- the press in this country. The paragraph beginning with ber viewers domestic or overseas. JPA Executive Director Cynthia D’Agosta, who had steered the I’d like to comment on a Penin- “Late Breaking News” in the Setting aside the fact that it has agency since 2000 (shortly after its inception in 1999) until she sula Peace and Justice Center event “Around Town” section of the pa- justifiably placed lipstick in the left last spring to head the Committee for Green Foothills. on Sept. 9 in Palo Alto. per Sept. 3 is tremendously off base. campaign discourse, what trou- Then things began to break loose that may herald a new surge PPJC showed the film “IRAN (Is Saying, “as the Post first reported bled this writer about the McPalin of creek progress as we approach another winter. Not the Problem),” which is full of yesterday” is not the same as say- speeches at the convention was not The JPA board in late July named Len Materman, an inaccurate information about the ing, “as the Post was the first to re- how thin they were in addressing environmental policy specialist who once advised the Clinton standoff between the U.S. and Iran. port yesterday,” it simply means that reform but how aggressively jingo- Administration on pre-disaster planning, as its new executive The film and filmmakers, who yesterday was the first time the Post istic they were in their cadence and were in attendance, claim that Iran’s reported it (not the first time anyone director. The board itself seems solid, a long way from the VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ£® name-calling days of inter-community rivalry. It now is chaired President Ahmadinejad’s speeches, reported it). by Ruben Abrica, who as mayor of East Palo Alto declared a calling for “Israel to be wiped off the map,” were mistranslated. Re- levee emergency that resulted in shoring of sagging levees by YOUR TURN the state. Members include Vice Mayor Peter Drekmeier of Palo futing this is an analysis of his lan- Alto, Vice Mayor Hayward Robinson of Menlo Park, Supervisor guage from the New York Times Rich Gordon of San Mateo County and Patrick Kwok of the http://tinyurl.com/55dxbv . The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on issues of local interest. Santa Clara County Water District. One film interviewee hoped that the one thing we’d take away from But new JPA leadership is just one of several positives: this film is that the (U.S.) govern- What do you think? Has the California budget impasse affected your s4HE#ORPSOF%NGINEERSALSOHASNEWLEADERSHIP*UST ment lies. Had I been called on, I feelings about the state Legislature? If so, how? one week before Materman was named, Lt. Col. Laurence wanted to point out that America M. Farrell, fresh from a stint in Iraq and earlier an outreach has a scrutinizing free press. The Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] officer for the Army staff, took command of the San Francisco or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, film and panelists forgot to point out address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right district. Working with the Corps’ creek Project Manager Yvonne that Iran’s press is state controlled, to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors LeTellier, Col. Farrell already in mid-August toured the creek as is all the press in Muslim lands. known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. levees and the Pope-Chaucer Bridge as part of a tour of Corps’ Journalists who don’t tow the line You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town projects . Materman met Monday with Corps’ officials under an are jailed or shot. Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any agenda “to get this project moving.” The only contrarian question time, day or night. s!HUGEDETERRENTTOPROGRESSINTHEPASTCONCERNTHAT came from a face PPJC didn’t rec- Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- interim improvements would lessen the overall cost/benefit ognize. Since director Paul George mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish formula on which the Corps bases its involvement in projects said he’s hoping to show this film it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. ISBEINGREMOVEDUNDERACONTRACTUALAGREEMENTTHATINTERIM in the colleges, I hope he will allow For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Assistant to the Editor improvements will not affect initial cost/benefit calculations. that it’s important to also hear from Tyler Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. s4ALKSAREUNDERWAYWITH3TANFORD5NIVERSITYABOUTUSEOF people who don’t agree that Iran a former tree nursery site on Stanford lands upstream as an threatens no one. overflow basin during heavy storms, when the creek becomes You will see that the people of Is- particularly volatile downstream. Stanford officials have been rael, who have always wanted peace initially dubious of the concept, but Materman is convinced that with their neighbors, have much reason to fear Iran getting a nuclear IThMAKESSENSEIFDONERIGHTTHEREWOULDBEINCREASEDSAFETY bomb. And so does America. and benefits for the entire watershed.” Sheree Roth We agree that anything that can be done upstream to stabilize Jordan Place creek flow deserves serious consideration, particularly in light Palo Alto of the millions of square feet Stanford is adding under its 2000 Write to Council general use permit and the pending Stanford hospitals and Editor, shopping center expansions. I heard an announcer at the Dem- s&UNDSFORINTERIMIMPROVEMENTSMAYBEAVAILABLEFROMTHE ocratic Convention mention that Santa Clara County Water District. But any improvements need there were no balloons in the hall to balance overall concerns and factor in the threat to lives in because balloons kill birds. I am so East Palo Alto as well as concerns of Palo Alto residents who are concerned with the problem that a justifiably impatient to see action in their lifetimes. few months ago I wrote to the then- It is urgently necessary to keep the flow going toward fixing a Palo Alto mayor to ask her to make flood threat to all downstream communities bordering the creek, sure that no balloons be used at pub- putting thousands of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto lic functions in the city. My request homes at risk. was ignored. But if you write, the City Council might take action. Page 16ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read Diana Diamond’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!

Guest Opinion Yes on libraries — no on Measure N by Pat Marriott love libraries. My We don’t need five branches. will always be available, because that’s my parents and grand- Our library system is being held hostage by There’s no question our preferred format. I parents used to com- residents who refuse to give up “their” branch- libraries are run down. But, our children are growing up with dif- plain, “She’s got her es and by the age-old north/south battle line. ferent models. They’ll be using our libraries nose in a book again,” In July, a research group made a presenta- But Measure N is not — and paying for them <0X20124> over the whenever they wanted tion to the City Council showing that 25 per- the answer. There’s no next 50 years. Yet no one under 18 was polled me to go out and play. cent of 600 survey respondents visited Down- in any of the surveys. My mother took me to town and 13 percent visited College Terrace. guarantee it will give us In fact, in the 2008 poll only 9 percent of the public library from But actual data from door counters at each a modern library, only the 600 respondents were under 30, while 53 the time I was 3, and I branch show that for the year ending June guarantees of higher costs. percent were over 50 and 13 percent were 75 spent hours in the school 2008, only 9.8 percent of total library visits or older! library in New Jersey, were to Downtown and a mere 6 percent to Would you invest in this project? If you under the watchful eye College Terrace. were presented with Measure N as a business of our school librarian, Miss Rule. So I am You may say, “Yes, but most of the bond proposal, would you fund it? definitely in favor of public libraries. I’m in money would be spent at Main and Mitch- If you were responsible for public funds, favor of books in every format: story hours, ell.” $48.83 per capita. could you in good conscience approve this Internet access and all the rest. Bond money cannot pay for ongoing staff- And where’s the technology plan? bond, which would mean: What I object to is Measure N. It’s fiscally ing and operations. We have scant informa- While we have abundant evidence to tell us sMILLIONFORBUILDINGS irresponsible — in many obvious ways. tion on what those costs will be and where the we’re overspending on five branches, we have sMILLIONINDEBTFEES Our City Council made a “policy decision” money will come from. little data about how the bond will modernize sUNKNOWNMILLIONSINOPERATIONAL STAFFING to keep all branches open. No financial analy- The July presentation stated, “Estimates of libraries. and technology costs sis was ever done to look at the cost of operat- up to $1.1 million have been offered — with It takes more than buildings and space to sWITHNOKNOWNSOURCEOFFUNDINGFORTHOSE ing five branches vs. one great library. the proviso that further evaluation and analy- create a library for the 21st century. We need unknown millions? In fact, there’s no way to find out how much sis is needed.” to understand what circulates and in what for- There’s no question our libraries are run it costs to operate each branch. Sharon Erick- The biggest expense in the library budget, mat. State library statistics tell us that more down. But Measure N is not the answer. son, former city auditor, said the city budget is at 77 percent, is staffing. We know from the than 40 percent of Palo Alto’s circulation was There’s no guarantee it will give us a modern “tracked by type of expense and is not easily 2007 Library Audit that more branches need in “non-books,” such as CDs and DVDs. library, only guarantees of higher costs. available by location.” more staff. We may not all use iPods, but consider the If the storm drain bond is any indication, Can you imagine a business not knowing Diane Jennings, in her guest opinion, said rapid evolution in audio, for example, from estimates go in only one direction: up! how much it costs to operate a specific plant “I agree with those who believe that a multi- 78 rpm vinyl to music downloads. MP3 files Vote No on N to tell the city we want or office building? branch system is not the most cost-efficient don’t require shelf space. a great 21st century library — and fiscal The net result is that our tax dollars are way to provide library service in Palo Alto.” In spite of rapidly-changing technologies, responsibility.N spent without a thorough understanding of In fact, California Public Library Statistics we have no information on the impact of elec- Patricia Marriott is a 30-year resident of where our money goes. for FY 2006-07 show we pay more per capita tronic resources on future circulation. Palo Alto. She has master’s degree in com- In these tough economic times, with a $550 in staffing ($71.65) than any other library in And without a detailed technology plan, puter science from University of California, million infrastructure backlog (CMR:167:08) the area. we can’t possibly understand staffing require- Berkeley, and has worked in software devel- and a plan for an $80 million police building Mountain View — with more square foot- ments for either the library or our IT depart- opment and marketing for HP, IBM, Apple, that would take more than $5 million/year age (60,000 vs. 53,099), more registered bor- ment. Will more or less staff be needed? Electronic Arts, Adobe and several startups. from the general fund, it’s irresponsible to rowers (90,113 vs. 53,099) and similar circu- Who’s deciding our future? She can be e-mailed at noonn@sbcglobal. take on more debt. lation (1,404,583 vs. 1,414,509 — pays only I sincerely hope print books and newspapers net. 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• Stanford Hospital radiologists specializing in depression, addiction and impulse control. Did you know? sports injuries interpret imaging studies for These MRI techniques provide real-time • Stanford radiologists are developing computer athletes from the San Francisco 49ers and feedback of the brain during an exam. models to improve understanding of cancer Stanford University. • The cardiovascular imaging group pioneered activity. A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics • Stanford’s Radiology Department has one of the non-invasive imaging of heart and blood • The Stanford Breast Imaging program has been largest 3D medical imaging laboratories in the vessels in the body. Studies that once required instrumental in making new MRI techniques U.S. and averages 900 exams per month. The catheterization can now be conducted non- available to at-risk patients far in advance of lab converts CT and MRI scan information to a invasively. in clinical medi- commercial availability. 3D format to improve diagnosis and treatment • The Department of Radiology is home to cine. What they planning. Seeing Disease all seek to do • Stanford interventional radiologists three National Institutes of Health Centers is overcome the were the first in the Bay Area to perform • The functional MRI group is developing of Excellence in MRI Technology, Molecular boundary of skin, radioembolization of liver malignancies. strategies to help people mitigate pain, Imaging and Nanotechnology in Cancer. muscle and bone Sooner – and that, for centu- To schedule an appointment at any of the imaging locations, contact the Stanford Radiology Call Center at (650) 723-6855. ries, made the For more information, visit www.Imaging.StanfordHospital.com. interior of the Stopping It Quickly, human body a mystery. Under- standing disease through dissec- Cell by Cell tion after death tion – the tumors hogged it, they she’s in touch with about 70 people treatment op- did little to ad- gobbled it up.” worldwide who want to share the tions that al- vance knowledge. rapidly evolving treatment options. low us to man- Before Michelle Philips found radi- A defined attack on cancer The modern age In August, Philips had another age cancer ologist Dr. Daniel Sze at Stanford of imaging did A remarkable image MRI that verified the tumors in as a chronic Hospital & Clinics, her options But Sze offered Philips a not begin until Three months later, Philips’ liver her liver were still dead. disease.” were few. chance at a cutting-edge 1895, with the was scrutinized with another MRI. procedure available at fewer discovery of x- The image was remarkable: the Glazer be- In 2002, the Sunnyvale mother than 100 U.S. hospitals. It is a rays’ ability to MRI showed that the 30-some- “ We will be able to see things lieves that of two had been diagnosed with a non-surgical, highly-localized “see” inside the thing tumors in her liver were ei- the future of von der GroebenNorbert very rare malignant brain tumor. two-step intervention that di- body. ther dead, meaning they appeared better. Our confidence in medical im-

Two surgeries and radiation treat- rects millions of microscopic, von der GroebenNorbert black on the scan, or simply no diagnosing disease earlier aging is so ments removed it, but in 2007 new radiation-loaded spheres into Philips is an longer there. “We were all shouting will continue to increase.” bright because tumors emerged in her liver and the arteries of the liver that example of the and literally jumping up and down the rate of lungs. And they kept coming – 30 feed the tumors. The result is leading edge of for joy,” Sze says about that day. “I – Dr. Gary Glazer, Stanford improved per- new ones were found in her liver two-fold: the spheres block the imaging knowl- looked like a complete lunatic in Radiology Department Chair formance in just months after a surgery that blood supply that feeds the tu- edge. Sze care- my office.” CT and MRI Michelle Philips is once more enjoying her garden. spring. mors and the cancerous cells fully examined machines mir- are fatally bathed in radiation. Michelle Philips’ healthy and active lifestyle made her a good candidate for a special the 46-year-old A year ago, Philips set up a Yahoo “Even when the cancer has spread rors the speed “We were told over and over that procedure at Stanford Hospital. before accepting Group for people diagnosed with and is unlikely to be cured,” Sze of Moore’s law there was nothing that anyone Not only does this approach her for the outpa- the kind of tumor she had and said, “we now have very good of progress in computer capacity, velop a number of novel molecular could recommend that had any replace long hours of surgery tient procedure. which postulates it will double ev- probes to go into the human body chance of getting rid of the tumors and weeks of recovery, it can also – an unfortunate side-effect of ex- To her advantage was her active ery two years. and detect and characterize lesions in my liver, including the experi- help patients where surgery can- ternal treatments. and healthy lifestyle and, Sze said, at much earlier points than today mental therapies we asked about,” not. The procedure also eliminates she “had so much to live for.” She “They are going to get more and without resorting to biopsies.” Philips said. the destruction of healthy tissues This more sophisticated and de- would have to be careful about more powerful,” he said. “We will fined attack on cancer has only the radiation that would be active use them for routine assessment of The Stanford Radiology depart- recently been available, made pos- inside her body, he told her. For a disease and we will be able to see ment includes four imaging centers sible by rapidly developing technol- week, she would need to stay an things better. Our confidence in at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, ogy that has enhanced the ability arm’s length away from children diagnosing disease earlier will con- Blake Wilbur Outpatient Clinic, of CT and MRI scanners to create and pregnant women. For three tinue to increase.” Stanford Advanced Medicine Cen- sharper and more detailed views of nights, her husband would need ter and the newly opened Stanford ever smaller parts of the body. The to sleep in a separate bed to keep Medicine Imaging Center in Palo FDA approved the procedure Sze him a safe distance from the ra- Windows of opportunity Alto on Sherman Avenue. A fifth used to help Philips just six years diation. Most of the diseases radiologists imaging center at the Stanford ago, but for metastatic colon can- look at now, from arteriosclerosis Medicine Outpatient Center in cer. Using it for other types of tu- to cancer, “have been developing Redwood City is scheduled to open Norbert von der GroebenNorbert mors has become widely accepted, “ We now have very good over many years,” Glazer adds. “So in early 2009. Sze said. “It is still a new enough there are windows of opportunity technology that we are still learn- treatment options that that we have to be smart about.” “People coming to these centers ing about how to optimize its use.” allow us to manage cancer Stanford, he said, is setting the should expect that they will get as a chronic disease.” pace for the future of radiology the most advanced imaging pos- Focused on the future with molecular imaging programs sible anywhere in the world, with Norbert von der GroebenNorbert – Dr. Daniel Sze, Interventional that study cellular and molecular studies performed and interpreted At Stanford, however, physicians Radiologist, Stanford Hospital Radiologist Dr. Daniel Sze in the operating room where procedures similar to Philips’ are performed. functions in living systems. “We by expert radiologists on the Stan- and patients are in an environ- hope over the next five years to de- ford faculty,” Glazer says. ment focused on the future of imaging. Dr. Gary Glazer, chair of “The tumors Michelle had were the Radiology department at Stan- very thirsty for blood,” Sze said. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiac care, cancer ford University, oversees some 200 “When we administered the radio- treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. Consistently ranked among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News Michelle Philips and her husband Mark relax at home. scientists and research staff who active microspheres, whatever was and World Report, Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of want to see their ideas expressed the thirstiest got the most radia- patients. The Hospital is part of the Stanford University Medical Center, along with the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Page 20 • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Page 21 Cover Story Darlene Bouchard

Andrew Lacy, top, and Bart Decrem, of Tapulous display posters announcing their iPhone applications, Tap Tap Revenge and Twinkle. Tap-tapping into iPhone gold Inspired by Apple’s design legacy, startup seeks to be top developereloper by Arden Pennell

inally, Bart Decrem thought. Then Apple announced last November that rose to fame on hacked phones, and He’d gone through six cell that it planned to open the iPhone in the Twinkle, a location-based chatting ser- phones in one year, looking for coming year. vice modeled on Twitter. a model that worked well. And Decrem, who earlier helped cre- At 8 months old, Tapulous is the lon- Then Apple released its iPhone and ate Mozilla’s Firefox browser and steered gest-running iPhone application startup, Decrem’s search came to an abrupt, a couple startups of his own, decided he, according to Andrew Lacy, chief operat- lovely stop. too, wanted to design for the iPhone. ing officer and co-founder. As do many Apple devotees, Decrem But longevity is not enough. says the iPhone — with its user-friendly The founders and the band of devel- design, seamless Internet access and ad- ‘I think we’re now just opers they’ve assembled — including vanced functions — is going to change Sean Heber, the man Lacy said is known everything. starting the mobile among Apple fans for building “30 apps “I think we’re now just starting the revolution after 10 years in 30 days” — want to be the biggest. mobile revolution after 10 years of hype. The group works from a nondescript The iPhone is the beginning.” of hype.’ storefront at 240 Hamilton Ave. and re- It’s like having a computer in your – Bart Decrem, sembles other Web startups. Beyond an pocket, he said. founder, Tapulous entryway with a sofa and chairs, devel- And as the sort of serial entrepreneur opers sit with rapt attention before com- for which Silicon Valley is known, Dec- He founded Tapulous, a startup aim- puter screens surrounded by mainly bare Apple.com Photo: rem also saw opportunity. ing to become the most popular maker of walls. Although Apple hadn’t designed the iPhone applications, or the games and There’s no time to decorate when fun, phone to be “open” to software develop- tools owners can download to their flawless applications — “beautiful” is ers, hackers soon created games that took phones. the word developers often use — are be- advantage of the device’s versatility and Tapulous incorporated in January and ing built. ingenious design. Those games spread has been in downtown Palo Alto since quickly among a devoted following. 2007. Like other startups, it was lured to apulous has plenty of competi- “Tap Tap Revolution,” based on the the neighborhood by its concentration of ttion. video game Dance Dance Revolution Silicon Valley players, Decrem said. Since Apple officially opened With thee iPhone 3G, Apple has openedd itsi deviced i to outside but with fingertips rather than feet, was The firm’s applications include Tap iits phone to developers in winter softwaree developers, who can sell — or give away — their particularly popular. Tap Revenge, a spin-off of the game anddl released the unlocked iPhone 3G in games to phoneh users. Page 22 • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Cover Story Marjan Sadoughi

At the Apple store on University Avenue in Palo Alto, the company is promoting its App Store, which sells applications created for the iPhone. Customer Victoria Mares of Mountain View walks by.

July, hundreds of software creators in a mobile-Internet revolution, he And click, people do. The first million mobile owners in the entire “My problem started gently with have rushed into the fray. said. month following the new iPhone’s nation, he said. the free apps. ... Soon, I moved on The environment is now as crowd- Developers seem to agree, or at release saw 60 million downloads, In August, a Los Angeles Times to the harder stuff, downloading ed as the California Gold Rush, with least spot major potential — Mur- according to Murphy. That’s more editor complained of “Appiphilia,” $3 and $6 apps without a thought. plenty seeking to be the most popu- phy cited the 2,500 proposals the downloads from a mere 10 million or of a growing addiction to buying Click, click. There was MLB.com lar, the most sleekly designed — the fund has received since March. iPhone users than the combined ap- nifty new games and services for At Bat for baseball stats and video, best. The sheer volume of applications plication downloads of the other 250 her phone. (continued on next page) stems from Apple’s game-changing model of open business, he said. ‘ This is no longer a Previously, service carriers controlled access to phone users. De- game that can just velopers could be stuck in lengthy be played by big negotiations that left them with little bargaining power — or money. companies.’ “The mobile ecosystem has been – Andrew Lacy, chief operating broken for a long time. ... Develop- officer and co-founder, Tapulous ers couldn’t get to consumers. The carrier was in a walled garden [and Applications range from poker it could take] 12 months of nego- games to a simulated Koi pond that tiations and an unattractive revenue makes shy, darting fish appear on split,” he said. the iPhone’s screen. Companies Apple’s 30-percent profit take is such as eBay and Audi have spotted favorable compared to deals devel- opportunity, creating applications to opers could previously hope to bro- bring their services to the iPhone. ker with carriers, he added. All are available on Apple’s on- Lacy agreed, explaining that be- line App Store — either for free or cause Apple deals with its sole car- at prices usually topping out at about rier for the iPhone, AT&T, develop- $10 — accessible from iPhones or ers bypass Byzantine dealings and from any computer through iTunes. simply submit products to Apple. Darlene Bouchard For the most promising ideas, the After a quick vetting for bugs or major venture-capital firm Kleiner vulgarity, the applications are ready Perkins Caufield & Byers has cre- for exposure to a worldwide market ated a $100 million fund called — via the online store. what else? — the iFund. “This is no longer a game that Why so much money? Fund man- can just be played by big compa- ager Matt Murphy echoes the Tapu- nies. Anyone that has a great idea lous founder when he waxes futuris- can build an app and with one click Matt Murphy, at the offices of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in Menlo Park, manages the venture-capital tic about the iPhone — it will usher have it in 30 countries,” Lacy said. firm’s $100 million iFund. He says the iPhone will usher in a mobile-Internet revolution. Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Page 23 Cover Story

and see which ones really are great? great ventures as we see. If we need iPhone I think AppStoreApps.com fills that more than $100 million, we’ll find (continued from previous page) void,” he said, adding that with its more money,” the site promises. Wine Snob to track my tastings. new user-reviews function, the site Business plan for startup: “One-click shopping (Apple can help developers glean customer n such a crowded environ- stored my credit card information) feedback. ment, how will Tapulous Head downtown eliminated the pondering process. Lynch also plans to launch top-100 distinguish itself? It’s an impulse buyer’s dream — lists when he’s reviewed enough ap- By being the best, Lacy t’s got dedicated designers, founder, hails from Belgium but and nightmare,” business Web edi- plications. He’s at about 200. Mean- said. Many applications on the store serial entrepreneurs and $2 now lives in Palo Alto. tor Michelle Maltais wrote. while, he works two days a week at are buggy or simply not up to Ap- I million in cash from angel The city’s downtown is the epi- The legion of devotees has a pizza parlor, a job he took after ple’s design standards, he said. He investors. center of the Silicon Valley’s rich spawned websites from iPhonefreak. getting laid off from UseNetServer, sees Tapulous as an Apple torch- But perhaps equally important ecosystem of startups, investors com to iPhonealley.com. Some are he said. He’s hoping to quit soon and bearer, carrying on the innovative- for Tapulous, a startup aiming to and developers, he said. devoted to rumors and news of latest devote himself to his website full- design legacy. be the leading developer of appli- Just picking up a coffee could applications; others peddle advice time, which earns money through The startup’s most popular applications for Apple’s iPhones, is its yield a business deal. He cited the or products. advertising. cation is Tap Tap Revenge, styled on location — the heart of down- time he walked into Starbuck’s on For 25-year-old Doug Lynch, That income is rising — and rais- the earlier game for hacked phones. town Palo Alto. University Avenue — and walked founding an iPhone-application ing the prospect of supporting him- Users must tap colored balls as they “We believe very much in out with funding for the startup. website is a way to live out the self completely. hit the bottom register of the screen building companies in downtown He ran into former Yahoo ex- American dream. “In my eyes this is the dream job. and shake their phone left, right and Palo Alto. You just run into peo- ecutive Dan Rosensweig in line Lynch has adored the device since This is the American dream. I never back and forth when directed to do ple on the streets,” said Andrew and had a caffeinated, successful its initial, locked-up release. would have thought it was possible so. Lacy, the chief operating officer. chat about the startup’s future. “I was originally fascinated with before,” he said. Released just after the new iPhone Across from Tapulous’ office at Facebook employees stop into the iPhone as a device itself. I mean And as Lynch revs up to clock in in mid-July, the game now logs a 240 Hamilton Ave., for example, Tapulous’ offices on the way to you can’t get more mobile than a more reviews and hang up his apron, quarter million users daily, Lacy is Lala, an online-music focused their desks down the block to dis- computer in your pocket. Then I investors see no limit to the iPhone’s said. YouTube videos show fans in- startup. Discussing a partnership cuss the applications, he added. saw it get hacked and really saw the potential. clude a devoted teenager who taps to add music to a Tapulous ap- Sure, it’s expensive, Lacy said. potential,” he said. The iFund has invested about $50 the screen with his tongue and a pi- plication would be as simple as The startup could have an office Lynch wondered, however, who million so far in five companies, geon who taps with its beak. knocking on the door, Lacy said. twice as big for half the price would sort through applications to including iControl, a long-distance Lynch, the self-appointed ap- “There is nowhere else in the somewhere near a freeway or in differentiate the well-designed from home-automation service for air plication reviewer, said more than world you can do that,” he said. an office park. But for the close- the less-appealing. He decided to conditioners, security systems and being fun, the game showcases the And he should know — an Aus- ness to other startups and innova- do it himself. A former employee other home technology, Murphy iPhone’s uniqueness — its response tralian who attended business tors, it’s worth it, he said. of newsgroup-server UseNetServer said. to touch and motion. school at Stanford University, Tapulous has cycled through living outside of Atlanta, Ga., he The fund’s initial $100 million As of mid-September, the game is Lacy then moved to Spain but four downtown offices in the last now posts reviews daily to his site, pledge could turn out to be merely rated 22 out of Apple’s top 100 free was soon yearning to get back to year, according to Lacy — and it AppStoreApps.com — six in one a jumping-off point as droves of tal- applications, according to a tally on Palo Alto, he said. plans to stick around. ■ day in September. ented innovators turn to the iPhone the official online store. Users laud Bart Decrem, Tapulous’ co- —Arden Pennell “With so many applications avail- platform, according to the venture- it for being fun to use and well-de- able in the App Store, who has the capital firm’s website. signed but lament their inability to time (or money) to go through them The firm will invest in “as many connect to iTunes, a feature on the coveted kudos — Apple staffers go, its ads could be more effective, earlier game. have called Tapulous to invite them according to Lacy. Someone using The startup’s other to lunch, the chief operating officer that restaurant-review application is main application, a said. more likely to be en route to a res- location-based Twit- Some have accused applications taurant — hence more receptive to ter spin-off called of being fun but too often frivolous. suggestions — than a homebound Twinkle, hasn’t made Wall Street Journal columnist and Web surfer, he said. the top 100. popular technology blogger Kara Murphy, whose Menlo Park office Murphy said Ta- Swisher labeled certain offerings is a 10-minute drive from Tapulous, pulous is competing on Facebook — such as a function described the same restaurant- in a “crowded space” to throw sheep at other members or searching example. He called the — many other de- a game to “pop zits” — as “toddler iPhone an entirely new “use case” velopers are making toys.” — a new-and-improved alternative similar applications. to old-school Internet browsing. The The company is iPhone has a personalized memory also subject to the and more information than a stan- vagaries of the Web- ‘ That combination dard computer, he said. startup world. While of context and “The phone knows where you its Hamilton Avenue are and when and it can set [your] window still displays information makes preferences. That combination of a poster for Friend the platform itself so context and information makes the Book — an applica- platform itself so much more power- tion meant to allow much more powerful ful than the Internet.” iPhones to “shake than the Internet.’ In addition to allowing the smart- hands” and exchange phone to lead to smart ad dollars, – Matt Murphy, contact info — de- Tapulous will also experiment with iFund manager, Kleiner velopment on that charging for applications, Lacy Perkins Caufield & Byers application has halt- said. ed, Lacy said. Friend The startup has received votes of Book wasn’t finished Lacy is pragmatic about such criti- confidence from big-name angel in- and its developer left, cisms. People are going to get bored vestors, including Sun Microsystems effectively putting and use their phone to pass the time, co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim and the project on ice for he said. Tapulous’ applications give salesforce.com founder Marc Be- the time being. them a fun — if not always “useful” nioff. The company has raised just But he and Decrem — way to do so, he said. under $2 million, according to Dec- expect the company Besides, compared to online social rem. to keep growing and networks, the iPhone has a greater Those eager to buy an iPhone improving. potential for providing helpful ap- and load it up with apps will have A collaboration plications to people in transit, such to shell out bucks for the opportu- Darlene Bouchard with a major record as restaurant reviews, he added. nity. label is in the works When asked how they plan to A new phone costs $199 for 8 to bring a variety of make money — Tapulous’ applica- gigabytes of memory — up 1,750 songs to the game tions are currently free — found- songs or 10 hours of video — or fans dub “TTR,” ers were quick to explain that ad- $299 for twice as much memory. Lacy said — a pos- vertisers see vast potential in the Buyers must sign a two-year con- sible solution to the iPhone. tract with AT &T, priced from about iTunes complaint. The trendy phone is a way to reach $70 to $130 per month.■ And Tapulous’ de- a young, savvy market with dispos- Staff Writer Arden Pennell can Matt Murphy of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers holds his iPhone, which is signs have received able income, Decrem said. And be e-mailed at apennell@paweekly. displaying an independently developed map program. perhaps the most because it’s often accessed on-the- com. Page 24 • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Health Notes GETTING FOCUSED ON ADHD ... A new 10-week group for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) AA monthlymonthly sectionsection onon recreationrecreation andand health,health, editededited byby SueSue DremannDremann is in session Tuesdays from 5:30- Health&FitnessHealth&Fitness 6:50 p.m. at Lucile Packard Chil- dren’s Hospital, Child Psychiatry Clinic, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford. The program will be led by child psychologist Betsy Corrin. The program will help parents of ADHD children learn strategies to improve behavior, impulsivity, frustration tolerance and more. Call 650-723- 5511 for am appointment with Dr. Corrin and to register.

ADAPTIVE TAI CHI ... A class in adaptive tai chi for persons recov- ering from stroke will be offered by the Peninsula Stroke Association on Sept. 17 from 5-7 p.m. at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital, Build- ing 101, Auditorium, 3801 Miranda Ave., Palo Alto. The forum speaker is Jason Chan of the Palo Alto Family YMCA. Call 650-565-8585.

AUTISM CONFERENCE ... Kaiser Permanente and Santa Clara Uni- versity will sponsor a conference on autism on Sept. 26 and 27 at the Morgan Autism Center, 2280 Kenwood Ave., San Jose. Friday’s sessions will be geared toward health professionals; Saturday’s sessions will be geared toward parents and educators. To register, contact 408-241-8161 or visit www.morgancenter.org.

SWIMMER’S FOOT? ... OK, you’ve heard of swimmer’s ear, but swimmer’s foot? Apparently so, according to the California Podiatric Medical Association. Feet are important because they help propel the body through the water. Swimmers such as Olympic champion Michael Phelps must >À>Ê->`Õ} have good flexibility in their ankles for a wider range of motion and propulsion, according to Daniel Altschuler, association president. Flexion and extension of the foot and rotation of the ankle is crucial An ultrasound image in Dr. B. Douglas Lewis’ office helps him pinpoint and laser-treat varicose veins. to kicking in swimming. The flutter kick used in backstroke and free- style uses foot flexing and extension; the butterfly uses the same principle, but in unison and is Varicose veins are more than skin deep called the dolphin kick; the breast- stroke uses ankle rotation and flex- New clinic can help treat — but not cure — common condition extension of the foot, he added. To by Karla Kane learn more about swimmers’ foot conditions, visit www.podiatrists. aricose veins can be unsightly, bulging veins and arteries. Varicose veins have weaker timated around 30 to 50 percent of all women org/enewsroom/news/2008news/. and twisting like blood-filled vines. They than average walls, he said. will at some point suffer from symptoms, with V often cause pain, swelling and irritating Normally, one-way valves in veins allow men at perhaps half that rate. Hormones, such as JOIN THE TEAM ... It’s not too late skin conditions and are emblematic of poor cir- blood from limbs to flow to the heart, but not progesterone (much more prominent in female to join Team Ronald MacDonald culation, according to Dr. B. Douglas Lewis. backward. But people with the condition may bodies), have a major impact on vein weakening, House in the Big Sur Half-Mara- A specialist in disorders of the veins, Lewis is experience distension in veins, causing the as can pregnancy, thanks to the added weight thon on Monterey Bay. The Fourth an interventional radiologist, meaning he focuses veins’ valves to malfunction. Unable to circulate and pressure on the legs, he said. annual race benefits children on “image-guided minimally invasive methods properly, blood pools and adds pressure in the To diagnose varicose veins, an ultrasound ex- and families of Ronald McDonald of treatment” of vascular issues, he said. affected areas — most commonly the legs. As amination to measure blood flow as well as a House at Stanford. Runners and On Sept. 8, Lewis opened the Peninsula Vas- more valves fail, tissue pain and visible swelling patient’s clinical history, are taken into account. walkers must be 12 years old by cular Clinic, a new private office, located at 3351 occur, he said. Lewis first encourages patients to try conserva- Nov. 9. Sponsors, donors and El Camino Real in Atherton, that will cater to The genetic condition is lifelong. Symptoms tive measures, such as exercises and the use of volunteers are needed. The event patients suffering from varicose veins, among can come and go naturally but they tend to mani- compression stockings to relieve pain and pres- takes place Nov. 9. Contact Clare other conditions. fest in middle-age and after, Lewis said. sure, he said. Maloney at 650-470-6036 or “Varicose veins are not primarily a cosmetic The disorder is influenced somewhat by activ- The small veins visible to the naked eye are [email protected]. problem,” he said. ity and physical fitness. Obesity and habitually often not actually the culprits responsible for The visibly dilated, curvy veins go more than long periods of sitting or standing in the same much of the pain. A common root of superficial Send news to Health & Fitness skin deep, according to Lewis. Varicose veins position increase the likelihood of weakened varicose veins is the great saphenous, a large Editor Sue Dremann at lead to discomfort, skin ulcers, sores and infec- veins, he added. thigh vein that connects with and leads blood [email protected]. tions. The condition is a systemic genetic prob- Women are far more likely than men to expe- lem that has to do with the fiber structure of rience symptoms of varicose veins. Lewis es- VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÓÈ® *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊU Page 25 Health & Fitness NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB) Varicose veins VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® Please be advised that on Thursday October 2, 2008, the into many veins in the lower leg, Architectural Review Board shall conduct its’ Annual Retreat Lewis said. Treatment of only the at 8:00 AM in the Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 250 Hamilton visible, smaller veins is not effec- Avenue, Palo Alto, California.. Any interested persons may tive against the larger root problem, he added. appear. When more extensive treatment is needed, in the past, doctors would employ so-called vein ARB Retreat Topics: stripping, a painful surgery with a long recovery time involving

the removal of veins through the >À>Ê->`Õ} I. Board discussion of selected previously approved groin, knee or ankle. But modern projects methods, including heat and laser II. Off site tour of the 3401 Hillview project (VM Ware). (light) treatments, which cause the Leaving at approximately 9:30AM. malfunctioning veins to collapse, in combination with other methods, have largely replaced vein Dr. B. Douglas Lewis uses a Siemens Acison X300 ultrasound machine to stripping. look at the vascular system and a Sciton Pro-V Laser machine for treating ADA. Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or The newer treatments typically varicose veins. services in using City facilities, services, or programs or who take 30 to 60 painless minutes in a would like information on the City's compliance with the doctor’s office with little more than will function,” he said. cation and awareness of the treat- Treatment is not a cure, Lewis ments available — and the limits Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, may contact an aspirin, compression stockings and the need to avoid sunlight for a added. Functional veins are always of those treatments — are essential, (650) 329-2550 (voice) or 650-328-1199 (TDD). week afterward as recovery proce- at risk for becoming varicose even- he said. dures, Lewis said. tually. “Anyone can push a button on a Steven Turner The procedure is not dangerous “We aren’t talking about a cure laser, but the key is knowing when Interim Current Planning Manager to the patient’s overall health, as the but rather a management issue for and how. People need to read ob- abundance of other, properly work- the rest of the patient’s life. Some jective information and make sure ing veins will compensate and lead doctors don’t like to advertise that,” the doctor is not making promises to improved blood flow, he said. he said. he or she can’t keep.” N “Mother Nature built in lots of Lewis stressed that his new Editorial Assistant Karla redundancy. There are millions of clinic’s objective is taking care of Kane can be reached at kkane@ veins and the other, normal veins patients, not diseases. Patient edu- paweekly.com. A pain in the neck

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD Two books address ways to deal with mechanically based pain FOR TWO, THREE-YEAR TERMS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 (Terms of Lee and Malone-Prichard) pain in the neck is more and vertebrae anatomy and proper than a simple saying when posture. He does not want readers A you really do hurt. Pain in to pick and choose exercises. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking the cervical (upper back, neck) McKenzie also cautions read- applications for the Architectural Review Board from persons spine and head will affect most ers with any problems other than of us at some point in our lives. straightforward mechanical pain interested in serving a three-year term ending September Sometimes the pain is acute, to seek the advice of health care 30, 2011. striking suddenly; sometimes it is when pressure is applied to specif- professional before beginning his chronic and recurring. ic areas affected by the pain. Her program. This brief, 45-page book, The Architectural Review Board is composed of five There are many reasons for book is useful in that it is truly a packed with practical advice and headaches and neck pain, some “workbook.” The instructions are exercises, includes easy-to-follow members appointed by the City Council who serve without are serious and warrant the atten- specific and well-illustrated. She instructions with photographs and pay. Its goals and purposes are to: a) Promote orderly tion of a physician, but more often identifies the muscles involved in diagrams. and harmonious development of the City; b) Enhance the cause is mechanical, the result specific types of headache pain McKenzie has written a number of poor posture, stress, long peri- and includes a map of the entire of other books, including a “sister” the desirability of residence or investment in the City; c) ods of sitting at a desk, working in body to help readers identify the volume called “Treat Your Own Encourage the attainment of the most desirable use of an awkward position or incorrect culprit muscles. Back,” which features a similar land and improvements; d) Enhance the desirability of living sleeping positions. Other factors that perpetuate program for people with back Consultation with a medical headaches, including diet and nu- problems. conditions upon the immediate site or in adjacent areas; professional is important the first trition, hormones and emotions, These books are all available and e) Promote visual environments which are of high time you feel the pain or if there are discussed. A caveat: Some of at the Stanford Health Library. aesthetic quality and variety and which, at the same time, is any question as to cause of the the author’s recommendations, for There are many more books on the are considerate of each other. The Architectural Review pain. However, self-treatment may example, on diet, are not based on shelves of the Health Library for be effective and worth exploring if scientifically proven principles. people looking for ways to prevent Board is charged with design review of all new construction, your pain is considered recurrent While their significance is most or treat their head, neck or back and changes and additions to commercial, industrial and and mechanical in nature. likely not harmful and possibly pain. Online, more information multiple-family projects. A new book, “Trigger Point helpful, readers are advised to dis- can be found on the Health Library Therapy for Headaches and Mi- cuss these recommendations with website: http://healthlibrary.stan graines: Your Self-treatment their physicians. ford.edu/resources/bodysystems/ Application forms and appointment information are available Workbook for Pain Relief” (New Robin McKenzie is a physical musc_intro.html. in the City Clerk‘s Office, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto Harbinger, 2008), focuses on self- therapist and an internationally To learn more, visit the library care for headache pain, based on recognized authority on neck and in person, make a call or send an (Phone: 650-329-2571). the concept of trigger points. Trig- back pain. His book, “Treat Your e-mail. Research assistance and ger points are identified spots on Own Neck” (Spinal Publications customized information pack- Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk‘s Office skeletal muscles that are easily New Zealand Ltd., 2006) teaches ets on medical conditions and is 5:30 p.m., Thursday, September 25, 2008. If any one irritated. The pain they produce those with recurrent, mechanical treatment are available free of can be felt in the muscle itself and neck issues ways to combat their charge. of the incumbents does not reapply, the deadline will be in the local area surrounding the pain. The book is based on the The Stanford Health Library is extended to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2008. muscle. Pain can also be referred author’s “McKenzie method” a in three locations: the Stanford via the nervous system to a distant program based on a series of pro- Shopping Center near Bloom- body location. scribed exercises. ingdale’s; on the third floor of PALO ALTO RESIDENCY IS NOT REQUIRED. The author of “Trigger Point He calls his program a “com- Stanford Hospital or on the main Therapy for Headaches and Mi- plete system of management,” so level of Stanford’s new Cancer DONNA J. GRIDER graines,” Valerie Delaune, a li- he instructs readers to follow the Center. Call the Health Library censed acupuncturist, believes entire program and to be sure to at 650-725-8400, e-mail healthli City Clerk that trigger-point pain is treatable understand the chapters of neck [email protected]

Page 26ÊUÊ7iìÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Weekend Preview Thursday call 650-723-2842. Political novelist Christopher “The Spitfire Grill,” a musi- Saturday Buckley speaks at the Michael’s cal based on a 1996 film about Colin Carthen plays a mix of soul Movie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley, At Shoreline restaurant, 2960 hope coming to a forgotten rural and folk starting at 8 p.m. at Red N. Shoreline Blvd. in Mountain town, is at the Lucie Stern The- Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Moviesand Susan Tavernetti atre through Sept. 28, presented View, at 7 p.m. The topic is his Mountain View. The singer-song- latest book, “Supreme Court- by Palo Alto Players. Shows are writer cites influences as varied "6 Ê/ - ship,” which centers on a popular Thursday through Saturday at 8 as Jeff Buckley, Marvin Gaye, Tori reality-television judge who gets p.m. and Sundays at 2:30; tickets Amos and Michael Jackson. Go Note: Screenings are for Wednesday through Thursday only. a surprise nomination to the U.S. are $30. The theater is at 1305 to www.redrockcoffee.org or call Babylon A.D. (PG-13) Century 20: 1:15, 3:35, 5:55, 8:15 & 10:35 p.m. Middlefield Road in Palo Alto; go 650-967-4473. (Not Reviewed) Supreme Court. Go to www.com- monwealthclub.org/sv or call 800- to www.paplayers.org or call 650- Bangkok Dangerous (R) Century 16: 12:35, 2:55, 5:25, 7:50 & 10:15 p.m. 329-0891. (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:25, 1:40, 2:50, 4:05, 5:20, 6:35, 7:50, 9:10 847-7730. Sunday & 10:15 p.m. “Expanding,” an exhibit of works The annual street fair “To Life!” Bottle Shock Century 20: Noon, 2:25, 4:55, 7:25 & 9:55 p.m. by 11 Bay Area artists, seeks to Friday comes to Palo Alto’s California (PG-13) --- CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:40 & 7:25 p.m. push the boundaries of sculpture The Judicious Jazz Quartet per- Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Brideshead Revisited Century 12: 12:25 & 6:30 p.m. in a range of media. The Thomas forms every Friday evening from The event centers on the diversity (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Welton Stanford Art Gallery show 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the JZCool of Jewish culture, featuring live Burn After Reading Century 16: 12:30, 1:55, 2:55, 4:20, 5:20, 6:50, 7:45, 9:15 & features Jeff Dobson, Dan Gray- Eatery and Wine Bar, 827 Santa music and dance, food booths (R) ---1/2 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 1:10, 2:25, 3:30, 4:45, 5:50, ber, Jesse Houlding, Vera Ka- Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. There is and “Tents of Community,” which 7:10, 8:15, 9:35 & 10:35 p.m. chouh, Jenn Karson, Seth Koen, no cover charge. In other free provide information about various College (R) Century 12: 7:45 & 10:15 p.m. Christine Lee, Katie Lewis, Mi- performances, the Eckstein Quar- nonprofit organizations. In addi- (Not Reviewed) chael Meyers, Brian Wasson and tet plays Thursdays from 6 to 9 tion, some 80 artists show and The Dark Knight Century 16: 12:55, 4:25 & 7:55 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, Patrick Wilson. It’s at 419 Lasuen p.m. and various guest bands sell their work, with media includ- (PG-13) --- 3:45, 7 & 10:15 p.m. Mall on the Stanford campus. perform Saturdays from 6:30 to 9 ing ceramics, woodwork, glass Death Race (R) Century 16: 9:40 p.m. Century 12: 4:30 & 10:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday through p.m. Call 650-325-3665 or go to and hand-crafted clothing. Go to (Not Reviewed) Oct. 19. Go to art.stanford.edu or www.cooleatz.com. www.paloaltojcc.org. 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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç,ÊÓään U Page 27 Sports STANFORD ROUNDUP Soccer Shorts ALUMNI REPORT . . . There were ranking plenty of familiar faces at the Princeton menís water polo invitational over the weekend. Nearly is legit every team involved featured a player or two from local schools. SportsLocal sports news and schedules, edited by Keith Peters The host Tigers had the most Cardinal women prove with five: Menlo School grads they’ve earned their Mike Merlone, Matt Hudnall and Matt Hale, Sacred Heart Prepís national No. 3 spot Doug Wigley and Palo Alto grad by Rick Eymer Gregor Horstmeyer. Santa Clara f the Stanford women’s soccer and Johns Hopkins each had team was looking for some le- four. The Broncos list Palo Alto I gitimacy for its No. 3 national grads Michael Fortune and Mike ranking over the weekend, then the Sorgenfrei and SH Prep grads Cardinal served notice it plans on Mike Wishart and Andrew Child remaining in contention for the top on the roster. For the Blue Jays spot. itís Gunn grads Kyle Gertridgre Stanford certainly gets its chances and Eric Stewart, Menlo grad in the coming weeks, with four teams Charles (Casey) Rose and SH on the schedule ranked among the Prepís Chris Rochester. Sacred top 25 — including three from the Heart Prep grads Ian Bausback Pac-10. and Mike Bausback and Gunn After recording a 1-1 overtime grad Sidd Menon play for UC tie with 18-time national champion San Diego, Palo Alto grad Paul and fifth-ranked North Carolina Reamey and SH Prepís Randy on Friday night, and beating UNC- Ang are with Bucknell, while SH Greensboro, 2-0, on Sunday, the Prepís Sergei Shev is at George Cardinal can’t afford to letdown this Washington and Menlo-Atherton weekend. grad Stephen Hicks plays for Stanford (6-0-1) heads down the Navy. freeway a bit for the Santa Clara Classic beginning with Friday’s MENLO MEMO . . . The Menlo 5 p.m. game against Yale, an Ivy College football team dropped a League team receiving votes for the 31-6 decision to visiting Chap- national poll. The Cardinal also will man in a nonconference game play Cal Poly on Sunday at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Quarterback Tony North Carolina, meanwhile, was Rehn led the Oaks on their lone Stanford’s third ranked opponent sustained drive, completing of the year, and the highest yet. The 6-of-7 passes for 46 yards dur- Tar Heels came off a loss to second- ing a 17-play, 99-yard touchdown ranked Notre Dame, and followed drive. Shaun Souza went the final the tie against Stanford with a con- yard. Menlo gained 139 yards vincing 5-0 win over No. 11 Santa overall. The Oaks (0-2) travels to Ê- ÀÉ-Ì>vÀ`ÊÌ iÌVÃ Clara on Sunday. Occidental for a nonconference The Cardinal’s performance contest next Saturday at 7 p.m. . against North Carolina is a good . . Brian Periman recorded nine measuring stick for the upcoming saves in the second half but the conference schedule, which includes Menlo College men's soccer top-ranked UCLA and co-No. 3 dropped a 2-0 nonconference USC. California is also nationally decision to host Sacramento ranked and both Washington State State on Friday. and Arizona received votes in the Palo Alto High grad Teresa Noyola races in to congratulate Stanford teammate Kelley O’Hara (on ground) latest poll. COACHING CORNER . . . Menlo- after O’Hara’s late goal in regulation tied North Carolina, 1-1, in a key women’s soccer match Friday. Atherton is looking for the fol- VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÓ® lowing coaches for the 2008-09 school year: boys’ frosh-soph COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL soccer, wrestling, boys’ frosh- soph basketball and girls’ la- Stanford will need Local players help crosse assistant coaches. Those interested should contact athletic director Pam Wimberly at pwim- to regroup for SJS kick off Ivy League [email protected] . . . Sacred Heart by Rick Eymer by Rick Eymer Prep is looking for coaches in ac-10 football took a pounding last week, vy League football should have a few more the following programs: varsity with seven of the 10 teams losing noncon- fans from the local are this season as teams and assistant coaches for boys’ P ference games. Three of the seven losses Iopen play on Saturday. It’s not just Palo Alto lacrosse; varsity and JV assis- suffered were by larger margins than Stanford’s grad Nathan Ford’s league any more. tant coaches for boys’ and girls’ 31-14 nonconference loss to host TCU on Sat- Ford remains the top local athlete in the Divi- soccer; varsity and JV assistant urday. sion I non-scholarship conference, however, as he coaches for girls’ basketball. The above may not make Stanford feel any bet- prepares to lead Cornell into its opener at Buck- ter, but at least the Cardinal won’t have to feel nell on Saturday. shunned. With a lighter schedule this week, the “We have as deep and talented a receiving ON THE AIR conference has a chance at redemption. group as there is in the league, and we have the

ÕÀÌiÃÞÊ ÀiÊ1ÛiÀÃÌÞ triggerman, Nathan Ford,” Cornell coach Jim Saturday Stanford hopes to rebound when San Jose State visits Stanford Stadium for a 6 p.m. kickoff in the Knowles said. “I was playing golf this summer College football: San Jose St. at Stanford, 6 p.m.; KTRB (860) Bill Walsh Legacy Classic. with one of my best friends, former NFL MVP Prep football: Menlo-Atherton at Val- “This is a tough one to get over but we have to,” (and Oakland Raiders quarterback) Rich Gan- ley Christian, 7:30 p.m.; KCEA (89.1 FM) Cardinal coach Jim Harbaugh said. “We’re only non, and he said ‘you tell Ford all he has to do three games in. We have to regroup.” this year is have a 70 percent completion rate, win Defensively, the Spartans are a solid group. the TD-INT ratio and finish the season.’ He’s the SPORTS ONLINE Moving the ball against them may prove just as MVP of the baseball team, he’s an engineering difficult. San Jose State held a vaulted San Diego student, and he spent this summer abroad. He’s For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, please see our new site State offense to a mere 146 total yards, includ- Paly High grad Nathan Ford is set to start his a talented young man and I think one of the best at www.PASportsOnline.com senior year at Cornell. VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÓ® VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÎä® Page 28ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Stanford roundup Stanford football VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓn® VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓn® “It was a great weekend with great ing six rushing yards. The Aztecs results,” Stanford coach Paul Ratc- gained nearly 500 yards against liffe said. “It was a good tie against Notre Dame the previous week. UNC, which obviously shows we’re Stanford running back Toby Ger- a very strong team, and (Sunday’s) hart rushed for 43 of his team best 45 result was solid as well. We got some yards in the first half. He also caught players in off the bench and they three passes for a career-high 42 made a huge difference in the game yards as the Cardinal (1-1, 1-2) lost and helped us win.” its fourth straight road contest dating Stanford showcased its offensive to last year. Tavita Pritchard was 11- prowess over the weekend in its own of-21 passing for 122 yards, but he Stanford Invitational. Kelley O’Hara threw an interception and fumbled scored with 3:29 remaining to play in on another play. regulation to lift Stanford to its draw Heavy winds and rain certainly with North Carolina on Friday. made matters worse, but Stanford “Kelley O’Hara scored a fantastic goal and I think we really should was its own worst enemy, especially have won the game with the chances on offense. we created,” Ratcliffe said. “We had “Our special teams played about as well as they possibly can and the a few one-on-ones and their goal- Ê- ÀÉ-Ì>vÀ`ÊÌ iÌVÃ keeper came up with some big saves defense played well enough to win,” to save the game.” Harbaugh said. “Our offense wasn’t The Cardinal (6-0-1) ended a enough. They outcoached us there. seven-match losing streak to the Tar We could not match them. What we Heels and scored its first home goal were doing wasn’t working. We’ve against them in four matches. got to find ways to get better.” Olympian Tobin Heath scored In the first half the Cardinal made North Carolina’s goal midway a lot out of nothing and went into the through the first half. The Tar Heels locker room tied at 14-14. were dominating the match until Stanford’s Kelley O’Hara celebrates her match-tying goal against No. 5-ranked North Carolina while team- Considering Stanford had the ball Stanford started pressuring in the mate Alicia Jenkins (right) congratulates her in the final moments of last Friday’s 1-1 deadlock. for all of 9:30 of the first 30 minutes, scoring two touchdowns was a big final 10 minutes of regulation. ist/blocker. Evans backed up All- return on a minor investment. Christen Press had four good American setter Bryn Kehoe the Doug Baldwin’s reverse went for scoring chances, O’Hara created a past two years. couple more and Kristin Stannard With Pac-10 play on the horizon, 38 yards and a score and then Rich- nearly snuck one in. setters and hitters alike seem to be ard Sherman picked up a blocked Freshman Teresa Noyola from coming together. punt and acrobatically made his way Palo Alto High had a golden scoring “Any team we play, we know they 21 yards into the end zone to knot opportunity with less than a minute will bring their ‘A’ game,” Akin- things up. to play and just missed. Press and radewo said. “We need to step up our Mark Mueller was credited for freshman Lindsay Taylor from Cas- level of play and every match we’re the block as the Cardinal returned a tilleja each created chances to score trying to do that.” blocked punt for the first time since in overtime. Sophomore Alix Klineman, who Jon Alston did it on Oct. 1, 2005. “It was a great game for both also spent part of her summer va- “It’s hard to come into Amon teams,” Ratcliffe said. “I think a cation in the U.S. national team Carter Stadium and run the foot- game like this hardens the team for program, said the loss to St. Louis ball,” TCU coach Gary Patterson the playoffs and it shows them what was like a wake-up call for the Car- said. “Not very many people have they can expect if they make it to the dinal. done that.” Final Four. This is the type of team “We decided as a team to pick it The second half was all Horned you meet. They are a strong team. up and leave it all on the court,” said Frogs, as they held the Cardinal to It’s a good experience, but we’re still Klineman, named the Pac-10 Player 77 total offensive yards for a game disappointed we didn’t win.” of the Week on Monday. “We’re total of 193. still working with new people and “When we can’t stop them, we stay Women’s volleyball it seems the past few days it’s finally the field longer,” Stanford linebacker Foluke Akinradewo and Cynthia working for us.” Clinton Snyder said. “We don’t al- Barboza spent most of their off- Stanford concerned itself with its low our offense to get right back out season time with the United States blocking game the past three match- there and get in a rhythm.” National women’s volleyball team. es, with good results. Stanford converted two of 12 While they were away, Stanford “We need to be more disciplined third-down situations, and failed in coach John Dunning devised a new in our blocks,” Akinradewo said. its lone fourth-down try. offensive scheme. “We want to make sure to be in the “It was very frustrating,” Bald- The system, designed to take right position. The main goal is clos- ÞiÊ/iÀ>`>É-Ì>vÀ`ÊÌ iÌVÃ win said. “We didn’t play Stanford advantage of Cassidy Lichtman’s ing the block.” offense. The defense played a great strengths as a setter and hitter and Stanford averaged 1.90 blocks a game. They gave us a lot of chanc- of Joanna Evans’ ability to set from game through its first six matches es. Special teams played awesome. the back row, has begun to pay divi- and raised that to 3.31 in the invi- The offense just couldn’t come dends as the players become more tational. through.” comfortable with each other on the Klineman was named the tourna- Stanford thought it tied the game court. ment MVP and joined by Akinrade- early in the fourth on Baldwin’s 49- The seventh-ranked Cardinal wo and Barboza on the all-tourna- yard punt return for a touchdown. (7-2) won three straight at its own ment team. Officials reviewed the play, though, Stanford Invitational last weekend, “After these three matches we have Stanford’s Alex Fisher (5) and Alix Klineman (10) join Foluke Akinrade- and ruled that Baldwin stepped out sweeping New Mexico State, 25-17, a lot of confidence going into next wo (16) in the celebrating a weekend sweep. of bounds at the TCU 13. Three 25-16, 26-24, on Thursday; beating week and into Pac-10,” Ailes said. ford opened its season with an 18-5 Alex Pulido had three goals and plays later, Pritchard’s pass in the UC Santa Barbara, 25-13, 25-17, 25- “It’s all about passing and serving. victory over Johns Hopkins on Fri- Menlo School grad Steven Wright end zone was intercepted. 21, on Friday; and downing Santa If we’re running the 6-2, we need to day. Menlo School grad Jimmie added two in Stanford’s 18-5 win “We have to get into the end zone,” Clara, 25-12, 25-16, 25-17, on Sat- keep the ball off the net and get it to Sandman made his first start in over over Bucknell on Sunday morning. Pritchard said. “When you get the urday. the middle.” a year. He played one period, record- The Cardinal finished the tourna- ball that close, you’ve got to put up “This team will mature,” Akin- ing a save before giving way to Brian ment with a 13-4 win over Brown. some points. I can’t throw that pick. radewo said. “It’s still early in the Men’s water polo Pingree, who stopped five shots the I’ve got to hold onto it.” season and we’re still getting the Stanford (5-0) scored early and rest of the way. Men’s soccer Kickoff was moved up to noon be- kinks out. We have people who have often, thus winning often, during Sage Wright scored four goals and Stanford heads into Friday night’s cause of Hurricane Ike moved across played with each for awhile. Each its stay at the Princeton Invitational Will Hindle-Katel and Janson Wigo match against visiting Creighton the Texas coast early Saturday. It time we step on the court we want over the weekend. each scored three goals as Stanford with a two-game winning streak began raining harder in the second to improve our game, work on the The third-ranked Cardinal, which beat Navy, 13-4, on Saturday morn- following Sunday night’s 1-0 victo- half, and winds from the outer edge little things. At the end of the year hosts Air Force in its home opener ing. ry over host USF as part of the Bay of the storm gusted to more than 30 we’ll end up on top.” on Friday at 6 p.m., outscored its op- The Wigo brothers each scored Area Classic. mph in the fourth quarter. Lichtman recorded all of 11 assists ponents 74-20 last weekend. three goals in a 12-2 win over Princ- The Cardinal (2-1-1) hosts Santa last year, as she was used more as an “In the first quarter we had trouble Drac Wigo scored five goals and eton and its goalie, Menlo School Clara on Sept. 27 in the second half with the hard rain but that was about all-around hitter/defensive special- Janson Wigo added three as Stan- ■ grad Mike Merlone, on Saturday. of the Classic. it,” Harbaugh said. N *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊU Page 29 Sports

BEACH VOLLEYBALL PREP ROUNDUP Walsh puts end Gunn, Menlo volleyball to Beijing slump teams busy, successful Former Stanford All-American gets back Titans win a division title while Knights finish second on track by winning another AVP title in major tournament as squads combine for 15-2 mark by Geoff Lepper by Keith Peters or former Stanford All-American Kerri Walsh, busy few days just doesn’t In Saturday’s first match, Menlo the only problem with winning her second straight quite describe what the Menlo toppled St. Francis again, 25-21, 25- Olympic gold medal in beach volleyball last month F A School and Gunn girls’ vol- 18. It’s believed that these are the is that she hasn’t been in the proper frame of mind to leyball teams experienced last week first two volleyball wins over the savor the achievement. as both participated in two-day Lancers in Menlo school history. Walsh and her longtime partner, Misty May-Treanor, tournaments in addition to playing Senior Abby Whelan had nine kills came out of the Olympics riding a streak of 19 con- nonleague matches. and seven digs, and sophomore Al- secutive tournament victories. But in their first two AVP Menlo went 6-1 during the week, lie Frappier had eight kills and eight tournaments after Beijing, they missed the mark. topping nationally ranked Home- digs to lead the offense. “It has kind of been bittersweet, because you come stead to start the week and finishing Senior setter Molly Bagshaw home on such a high and then you lose,” Walsh said. it with a pair of wins over St. Francis recorded 23 assists, 12 digs and a “You’re getting all this praise and adoration, and you and an eventual second-place finish pair of aces in running the balanced have so much excitement, but you’ve lost, so it’s kind of at the St. Francis Invitational, which attack, and senior libero Alexis like, ‘I don’t deserve it anymore.’” featured many of the top teams in Schwartz tallied four aces and 16 Walsh and May-Treanor deserved all the accolades Northern California. digs in only two sets. they received Sunday after easily finishing off Nicole Gunn was even busier. The Titans Menlo then got a rematch with an Branagh and Elaine Youngs, 21-16, 21-12, in the final won a pair of nonleague matches inspired Bullard team, but was able of the AVP Crocs San Francisco Tour event. before heading for Merced for the to prevail, 25-18, 25-19. Whelan had “It feels so good to be up here,” Walsh said from the Central California Classic, where five kills and five digs to earn the winner’s stage. “I feel like we haven’t been up here for they went 7-1 and won the Silver Knights a berth in the semifinals. a year and a half.” Bracket title in the 36-team tourna- A week ago in the quarterfinals of Walsh and May-Treanor lost in the finals of their first ment. the Milpitas Spikefest tournament, post-Beijing tournament, and then were bounced in the During its busy 10 matches last the Knights recorded their first win semifinals last week in Santa Barbara by Jennifer Boss week, Gunn (12-3) played 25 games over Presentation since 2000. In the and April Ross. The latter situation almost repeated it- and won 21 of them. The Titans semifinals Saturday, they repeated self Saturday, but Walsh and May-Treanor won five of bounced back from a five-game the performance with a 25-17, 22- the last six points to clinch a 21-12, 17-21, 16-14 victory ÞiÊ/iÀ>`> nonleague win over Santa Clara on 25, 15-10 victory over the Panthers. over Boss and Ross. Thursday and won three matches Frappier hit .370 with 11 kills and “I feel like we were just lacking fire,” Walsh said. “I in Merced on Friday. The next day three blocks, while Whelan and don’t think we played poorly, we just didn’t put it to- Gunn went 4-1 to finish the tourna- Lizzie Hale had 10 kills each. gether and we didn’t have enough intensity against that Stanford grad and two-time Olympic gold medalist ment, losing only to Buhach Colony Bagshaw recorded 32 assists and team, which you need to. But you’ve got to win those Kerri Walsh (right) won in San Francisco on Sunday. (17-25, 25-21, 15-12). 11 digs for one of three double-dou- Top Gunn contributors for the tough wins and we did, and we came back in the final, bles on the day. played with a little more heart and a little more effort, plays a part,” Walsh said. “You have a million people weekend included Jill Lau, Lauren pulling you in a million directions, and you’re trying The Knights came up just short and I think it showed.” Ding, Taylor McAdam, Emily Fos- to keep your head on and enjoy the whole opportunity, in the championship match, los- Fans who watched Walsh and May-Treanor sweep ter, Shelly Kousnetz, libero Karen but at the same time, you’re trying to compete and do ing a couple points very late in the through the field in Beijing without dropping a set might Scrivner plus freshmen Julia Mag- your job.” gioncalda and Monica Cai. third set by literally inches, in the have thought the pair would keep rolling in similar fash- Walsh wasn’t the only former Stanford standout to loss to St. Mary’s. Hale hit .375 ion Stateside, but the experience — though fantastic — Gunn will play host to Sacred compete in San Francisco on the weekend. Barbra Fon- Heart Prep in nonleague action with 11 kills, Frappier tallied nine was also emotionally draining. tana, Class of ‘87, teamed with Dianne DeNecochea kills and nine digs, and Whelan had “I explain it like this: It’s like my husband’s team, if Thursday at 4 p.m. to tie for fifth place. That finish earned the pair a free While Gunn was toiling in the eight kills and eight digs. Bagshaw they would win the World Series and then have 15 reg- pass into the main draw of next week’s AVP season fi- Central Valley, Menlo reached the concluded a great weekend with 27 ular-season games after that,” said May-Treanor, whose nale, the Manhattan Beach Open, and put Fontana just finals of a major tournament for the assists and 12 digs. husband Matt plays for the Florida Marlins. “I enjoy $14,940 short of her goal for the season: reaching $1 second consecutive weekend, falling “I’m really impressed with how being out here, but it is tough to expect to come out and million in career beach volleyball earnings. to St. Mary’s the girls have started the season,” stay at your peak (after an Olympic win).” “My dad pointed it out because he’s a statistical guy of Stockton, 25-20, 18-25, 15-13, Crader said. “I’m very excited to see There are physical reasons for the problems as well. — ‘Barb, you know, you’re within striking distance of a in the championship match of the St. what we’re capable of over the next Thanks to the exposure from Beijing, May-Treanor and million dollars,’” Fontana said. “So once I figured that Francis Invitational on Saturday. several weeks.” Walsh have found their off-court calendars filling up out, I definitely made it a goal. I think it would be a great The Knights began this week 10-2 Menlo will open its home season to the brim, from award receptions to the former’s fa- benchmark to pass as an athlete.” on the year, 8-1 against CCS com- on Thursday against Sacred Heart mous foray into “Dancing With The Stars” territory to Other former Stanford players competing in the event petition with the lone loss to Mitty Cathedral at 6:30 p.m. the simple crush of excited fans who want a picture or were Ashley Ivy (with Heather Lowe) and, on the men’s (ranked 2nd nationally by prepvol- autograph. side, Will Strickland (with Dax Holdren). Both were leyball.com). Cross country “It’s been overwhelming, and I think every little thing eliminated after two consecutive losses.N “It was a wonderful performance Gunn had a good showing at the for our team, and we definitely Stevenson Relays in Pebble Beach day. Menlo School grad Andrew Dix- have improved a great deal in the on Saturday. The competition fea- Ivy League “This is probably our deepest on continues to improve his skills VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓn® week since our first tournament,” tured five-person teams with each position,” Columbia coach Norries as a sophomore quarterback for relay member covering 1.6 miles. quarterbacks in the Ivy League.” said Menlo coach Chris Crader. “It Wilson said. “Zack Kourouma had Princeton. He’s currently fourth on The Gunn girls once again ran Ford was 209-of-332 passing for would have been nice to win the fi- a pretty good fall and Leon Ivery the depth chart behind two seniors nal, but St. Mary’s played well. Both away from the field and won by 1,902 yards and six touchdowns fights hard going from tackle to and a junior. last year. His .630 completion per- teams played well enough to win, more than four minutes. Sophomore tackle.” Dixon follows a family tradition and it just didn’t go our way today, Emma Dohner handed off to junior centage ranked second in a single At Dartmouth, Sacred Heart Prep with the Tigers. His father, Don, season for Cornell, while his career but that doesn’t diminish how well Lisa Fawcett, who took the lead and grad Hudson Smythe returns for his played soccer there, and his older all the girls competed today.” never trailed. Seniors Tara Saxena, mark of .599 is second in school senior season. The fullback scored sister, Bayley, played volleyball at history. He closed the season third Because one team dropped out Joanne Reid and Allegra Mayer four touchdowns for the Big Green Princeton after playing for Menlo. on the schoolís career passing yards of the tournament, Menlo was in a steadily increased the lead as the list (3,451). last year. He led the team with 409 Palo Alto grad Michael Ander- three-team pool instead of a four- Titans won comfortably in 49:51. This year, he’ll have Menlo School yards and 11 carries in the final son gets his first taste of collegiate team pool, so the format called for a In the boys’ race, Gunn battled grad Ricky Hawkins as a wide re- scrimmage. football as a defensive lineman for double round-robin in pool play. Monterey and Roosevelt for the ceiver. Hawkins spent his freshman Palo Alto grad Buddy Benaderet Yale, which hosts Georgetown on Menlo opened the tournament lead. An all-junior squad of Robert season playing junior varsity. makes his debut with Dartmouth. Saturday. Friday night with wins against Bul- Chen, Alex Johann, Alec Goodrich, At Columbia, Menlo School grad The sophomore defensive end played Harvard and Yale tied for the lard of Fresno, and the host school, Ethan Glassman and Paul Summers Leon Ivery prepares for his sopho- on the junior varsity last year. top spot in the Ivy League coach- top-seeded St. Francis. Menlo con- all ran personal bests on the course. more season as a running back. He Dartmouth, coached by former es poll, followed by Brown, Penn, tinued where it left off on Saturday The Titans finished second, with did not see action as a freshman. Stanford coach Buddy Teevens, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth and morning, sweeping both those foes Summers just getting outkicked at The Lions host Fordham on Satur- opens at Colgate on Saturday. Columbia.N again. the finish line. N Page 30ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£Ç]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports

Newton said of Diekroeger. “He’s PREP FOOTBALL getting better every week.” Ryan O’Holleran ran for two touchdowns while Jerry Rice Jr. had The games only get five catches for 139 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown pass in which Rice Jr. turned a simple out route into tougher from here an electrifying dash upfield, shaking off several defenders. Chris Ryan Palo Alto, Menlo-Atherton, Menlo and Pinewood all also was a favorite target of Diek- win tuneups for a big step up in competition this week roeger’s, especially in the end zone. Ryan caught four passes for 70 yards Colin Becht and two touchdowns. he competition gets consider- Whitlock ran 21 yards for the tying “We definitely stepped it up from ably stiffer this week as local score just before halftime. our first game,” Diekroeger said. Tfootball teams move closer to- Pinewood took the lead for good “We still have room for improve- ward opening their respective league when Matt Dawes ran 39 yards for a ment. We could have put up a lot seasons. 20-12 advantage. Darrow also came more points.” After opening its season with a up wit a safety for a 22-12 margin. Menlo had two touchdowns called 28-7 nonleague victory over host back by penalties and two drives stall Burlingame, Palo Alto (1-0) returns Palo Alto 27, Burlingame 7 inside the 20 that concerned New- home to host perennial West Catho- Palo Alto kicked off its quest for a ton. lic Athletic League power Mitty on possible third straight Central Coast “We hope to not make those same Friday at 7:30 p.m. Section title by romping past host kinds of mistakes,” Newton said. The Monarchs will be fired up Burlingame. The Vikings pulled On defense, the Knights limited after being crushed by Gilroy last away from a 7-7 tie at the end of the East Nicholas to 170 yards of of- week, 62-13. Palo Alto plays at Gil- first quarter, dominating the emain- fense, while intercepting three pass- roy on Sept. 26. ing three quarters by scoring 21 un- es, forcing two fumbles and getting iÌ Ê*iÌiÀÃ Following a 24-7 victory over host answered points. six sacks. Independence for its second straight Palo Alto rushed for 199 yards as Menlo now has beaten two sec- victory, Menlo-Atherton (2-0) will Sam Tompkins led the way with a tion champions back-to-back. The play arguably its toughest game of career-high 140 yards on 28 carries Knights topped Hamilton City (21- Sacred Heart Prep senior Yvonne Dunlevie scored 11 goals as the Ga- the season when it faces host Valley and a touchdown. 17) to open the season. tors went 3-1 and finished third in the St. Francis Invitational. Christian on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Val- The biggest play of the game came ley Christian (2-0) is coming off a from the special teams. Faced with SH Prep 35, Mills 6 WATER POLO 35-21 win over San Leandro, high- a fourth-and-5 situation, Paly pulled The Gators ran for 322 yards and lighted by Cameron Marshall’s 159 a fake punt pass as Harry Woolson overwhelmed the visiting Vikings in rushing yards on just 11 carries. broke from his punt coverage route a season-opening victory in Ather- A good start, but better Menlo School (2-0), a 39-14 win- to catch a 42-yard touchdown pass. ton on Saturday. The game marked ner over East Nicholas last weekend, That scoring play gave Paly a 14-7 Sacred Heart’s football debut in the finishes will be ahead also steps up in competition when it lead, one it would not relinquish. CCS. Previously, the Gators had travels to Napa to face Justin Siena Starting quarterback TJ Braff toiled in the North Coast Section. Local teams fail to reach tournament finals as SHP girls on Saturday at 7 p.m. threw for 54 yards and one touch- SHP coach Pete Lavorato, howev- take third at St. Francis, Menlo boys fourth at Schmitt Sacred Heart Prep (1-0) opened down with no interceptions. His 18- er, was more interested in how many its season with a big 35-6 win over yard touchdown pass to Woolson in running backs he was able to employ by Keith Peters Mills on Saturday, but hits the road the fourth quarter clinched the game against Mills, commenting that he’s he first big, busy weekend in day at noon with Menlo-Atherton on Friday to take on El Camino in for Paly. Starting QB Will Brandin never had as many able runners. high school water polo is com- hosting Palo Alto at 1 p.m. South San Francisco at 7 p.m. did not play, for unspecified rea- Simply, Mills had a hard time stop- T plete and the result? There’s Other openers at Menlo find Vista For Gunn (0-2), it doesn’t get any sons. ping any of them. Junior Victor Oje- plenty of room for improvement. against Serra (1 p.m.), St. Francis vs. easy following a 60-28 blasting by da led the Gators (1-0) with 96 yards Not one local team earned one of Leland (2 p.m.) and Los Altos vs. Carlmont. The Titans visit San Ma- M-A 24, at Independence 7 on eight carries. Junior Matt Walter the two tournament championships Rio Americano (3 p.m.). At Menlo- teo on Saturday (1:30 p.m.), a team The Bears’ offense and defense put added 63 yards on 10 carries while played last weekend, nor did anyone Atherton, 2007 runnerup Mater Dei that saw its three running backs gain on another show. Like in last week’s Chris Gaertner and Cameron Pringle finish second. takes on Live Oak (1:55 p.m.), La more than 100 yards each in a 31-0 30-0 season-opening win over Sara- added short scoring runs. The Sacred Heart Prep girls (3-1) Jolla faces Drake (2:50 p.m.) and dismantling of Hillsdale last week- toga, the Bears came up with the big A bonus for SHP was turned in by grabbed third at the St. Francis Au- Bellarmine meets Willow Glen end. plays at the right time against Inde- senior quarterback Ryan Sakowski, tumn Invitational with a significant (3:45 p.m.). And Pinewood takes a 1-0 record pendence. who completed eight of 12 passes for 5-4 victory over the host Lancers. The championship game will be into Week 2 of its historic season af- Rod Nash was one of the big play- 104 yards in the Gators’ run-oriented Menlo-Atherton (3-1) finished fifth Saturday at Menlo College at 4:15 ter winning the first football game makers as he caught four passes, offense. Sakowski gave his team an and Castilleja (6-1) took ninth. p.m. in the school’s 50-year history, a 34- turning a short slant pattern into a early lead with a one-yard run. At the annual John Schmitt Me- Menlo and Bellarmine were the 12 triumph over Marina (Monterey 74-yard touchdown from quarterback morial Invitational, the Menlo boys only Central Coast Section teams to Co.). The Panthers will play their Turner Baty. That gave M-A a 17-0 Carlmont 60, at Gunn 28 (3-2) finished fourth while Sacred reach the semifinals of the Schmitt, only local rival, Crystal Springs-Up- lead late in the second quarter. The Titans scored enough points to Heart Prep (4-1) settled for ninth considered the unofficial NorCal lands, on Friday in Los Altos Hills Menlo-Atherton head coach Bob win most games, but allowed twice with a 10-3 win over Menlo-Ather- championships. at 4 p.m. Sykes liked the improvement he saw, as many points as normal while ton. The SHP boys had a tough draw The banner hanging on the fence especially in the passing department, dropping their second straight non- For comparison sake, the Sacred and lost to Clovis, the eventual run- said it all — “Pinewood Football, where Baty completed 11 of 17 pass- league game on Friday night. Heart girls won the St. Francis tour- nerup, in the second round, 7-6, in Undefeated for 50 years.” It was true es for a career-high 235 yards. Baty With Gunn blitzing frequently, the ney in 2007 while the Sacred Heart overtime. The Gators went on to beat before and after the Panthers made completed only three passes against Scots countered with a passing attack boys captured the Schmitt by beat- Jesuit (9-5), Rio Americano (9-3) their debut in the sport last Friday Saratoga. of crossing routes and quick slants. ing Palo Alto in the finals. and Menlo-Atherton, but couldn’t by opening the new eight-man Coast Senior running back Vaughn Smith That resulted in 258 yards and four So, it’s back to work this week finish higher than ninth after losing Athletic League with a resounding added to the Bears’ offense, leading touchdowns for Carlmont quarter- as many of the local teams open in the second round. effort to help continue to celebrate the running attack with two touch- back Craig Bartowiak. league play while three boys’ squads “Overall, the tournament was dis- the school’s 50th anniversary year. downs and 105 yards on 14 carries. Overall, the Scots finished with get ready for the 11th annual Scott appointing,” said SHP coach Brian Senior Connor Whitlock ran for 383 yards passing and six touch- Roche Invitational this weekend. Kreutzkamp. “We would have liked three touchdowns and caught a pass Menlo 39, E. Nicholas 14 downs. “It’s our strongest ever,” said to finish higher than ninth.” from quarterback Max Lippe for a Playing well on both sides of the Gunn (0-2) was in the game early Menlo boys’ coach Jack Bowen, The Sacred Heart Prep girls, fourth score to help highlight the ball, Menlo won its second straight and trailed by just 14-6, but the Ti- who has added Vista (top Division meanwhile, would have liked to fin- day. Pinewood also came up with a with an easy nonleague triumph. The tans lost a pitchout and Carlmont I team from San Diego) plus Rio ish higher than third. A 7-4 third- solid defensive effort, led by linemen Knights jumped out to a 20-0 lead at recovered. The Scots quickly scored Americano from Sacramento. “Hav- round loss to eventual runnerup Clo- Michael Darrow, Andrew Kruep halftime. on a 36-yard pass play and suddenly ing a tougher tournament is better vis West, however, changed that, too. and Casey Morgan to shut down the Junior quarterback Danny Diek- it was a 20-6 game. for everyone. With fewer games, we The Gators, however, bounced back Mariners. roeger led the Menlo offense and The Titans battled back, putting don’t want people ‘wasting’ a game to top host St. Francis and retain Marina, located just north of showed the poise of an older more together a drive that resulted in an in a blowout. The fewer of those, the the No. 1 spot in this week’s CCS Monterey, took a 12-0 lead before experienced signal caller. He fin- 11-yard scoring run by senior Jermy better.” Coaches’ Poll. 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Free est. • Interiors/Exteriors • All Home Repairs 415-999-3143 650/365-6955; 995-3822 • Cabinet Design (650) 245-6131 Page 34 • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE MARKETPLACE the printed version of TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM fogster.com 825 Homes/Condos New Mexico Sacrifice 708 Plum Creek Ct. newspaper of general circulation, Recorder of SANTA CLARA County, Mountain View, 3 BR/3 BA 140 acres was $149,900, Now Only Folsom, CA 95630 printed in this county: California, executed by: ROBYN L. BRAND NEW TOP QUALITY for Sale $69,900. Amazing 6000 ft. elevation. This business is owned by an indi- PALO ALTO WEEKLY TODD, TRUSTEE OF THE R.L. TODD TOWNHOUSE. Gables End. A/C, Brand New Home, 4 BR/3.5 BA - Incredible mountain views. Mature tree vidual. Date: August 22, 2008 TRUST, DATED JANUARY 09, 2006, cover. Power & year round roads. Granite, hardwood, s/s appliances, $3,250,000 Registrant/Owner began transacting /s/ Mary Ann Grilli as Trustor, EDWARD W. BECK AND walk-in closets, bright open space, Excellent financing. Priced for quick business under the fictitious business JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT REBECCA J. BECK, TRUSTEES OF THE party room, storage, garage, park Call Ella (650) 279-4007, 3 BR/2 sale. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204-9760. name(s) listed herein on July 1985. (PAW Aug. 27, Sep. 3, 10, 17, 2008) attached. [email protected]/ BA (Cal-SCAN) This statement was filed with the E & R BECK 1999 TRUST U/T/A DATED Remdled Mountain View Location NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA- SEPTEMBER 30, 1999, as Beneficiary, 650-814-7223. Priced to Sell! County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Los Altos Hills, 4 BR/3 BA - $1895000 County on August 19, 2008. 08-169581-ED Loan # 0813247418 WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE Newly Released Colorado Mountain YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED MP: 3BR/2BA Ranch. 35 acres- $39,900. Majestic (PAW Aug. 29, Sep. 5, 12, 19, 2008) HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable Remodeled west Menlo Park. No smok- Los Altos Hills, 4 BR/3.5 BA - OF TRUST DATED 4/18/1991. UNLESS at time of sale in lawful money of the $2,595,000 lake & Mountain views, adjacent to GROSHART CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ing, no pets. $4500/mo YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT United States, by cash, a cashier’s national forest for camping or hiking, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD (650)598-7047 Menlo Park, 5+ BR/4+ BA - close to conveniences. EZ terms. 1- STATEMENT check drawn by a state or national $2,695,000 AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN Mtn. View, 4 BR/2 BA - $2700/MO I 866-353-4807. (Cal-SCAN) File No. 513572 EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF bank, a check drawn by a state or fed- Mountain View, 3 BR/1 BA - $719,000 Southern Colorado Ranches The following person (persons) is THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU eral credit union, or a check drawn by a (are) doing business as, Groshart Mountain View, 3 BR/2 BA - $760,000 35+ Acres from $34,900. First Come, SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public state or federal savings and loan asso- First Served. Saturday, October 4, Construction Company, 2331 Carmel auction sale to the highest bidder for ciation, savings association, or savings Mountain View, 3 BR/2 BA - $169,750 2008. Southern Colorado ranches. Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state bank specified in section 5102 of the County: Mountain View, 3 BR/3 BA - $764,000 Excellent financing available. Call for or national bank, check drawn by state Financial Code and authorized to do your private property tour. DONALD E. GROSHART or federal credit union, or a check It’s a Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $999,999 2331 Carmel Dr. business in this state). AT THE NORTH 1-866-696-5263 x4574. (Cal-SCAN) drawn by a state or federal savings MARKET STREET ENTRANCE TO THE Redwood City, 3 BR/1 BA - $799,000 Palo Alto, CA 94303 HUMMER Washington/Idaho Border and loan association, or savings asso- This business is owned by an indi- ciation, or savings bank specified in COUNTY COURT-HOUSE AT 190 NORTH Residential Property Management Redwood City, 3 BR/1 BA - $625000 Almost Heaven. 6 ac just $49,900. vidual. MARKET STREET, SAN JOSE, CA., all RENTAL HOMES NEEDED Calendar cover beauty in Palouse Section 5102 to the Financial code and Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $729000 Registrant/Owner began transacting authorized to do business in this state, right, title and interest conveyed to and Country. Rare acreage in an area where business under the fictitious business now held by it under said Deed of Trust Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA land is rarely available. Rolling hills, will be held by duly appointed trustee. 650 851-7054 name(s) listed herein on June 1, 1983. in the property situated in said County, river access, near town & golf, close The sale will be made, but without cove- ITSAHUMMER.COM Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $1,199,000 This statement was filed with the nant or warranty, expressed or implied, California describing the land therein: to WSU. Has it all including great price, County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Redwood City, 5+ BR/4+ BA - regarding title, possession, or encum- AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA - $3850 must see. EZ terms. Call WALR County on August 27, 2008. $2999500 1-866-836-9152. (Cal-SCAN) brances, to pay the remaining principal DEED OF TRUST. A.P.N. 189-28-006. (PAW Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008) sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed Palo Alto, 3 BR/1 BA - $ 3800/mon Waverley Park Neighborhood, 5+ BR/3 The property heretofore described is of Trust, with interest and late charges BA - $1950000 CALENDAR CLUB AT STANFORD Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $5700 855 Real Estate thereon, as provided in the note(s), being sold “as is”. The street address FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME and other common designation, if any, Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $5,300/Mon Woodside, 3 BR/3 BA - $1,599,000 Services STATEMENT advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, of the real property described above Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $4800/Mon File No. 513576 830 Commercial/ The following person (persons) is (are) charges and expenses of the Trustee is purported to be: 1353 MARILYN Palo Alto, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $4000 Income Property doing business as, Calendar Club at for the total amount (at the time of the PLACE, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040. Palo Alto, 3 BR/3.5 BA - $7000/month Stanford, 180 El Camino # 16, Palo initial publication of the Notice of Sale) The undersigned Trustee disclaims MV: 275 Moffett Blvd. Alto, CA 94304, Santa Clara County: reasonably estimated to be set forth any liability for any incorrectness of Palo Alto, 4 BR/3 BA - $7500/mont Prime location in Mtn. View avail. 2000 ROBERT W. LAMPKIN below. The amount may be greater the street address and other common Palo Alto, 5+ BR/3 BA - $4500.00 sq. ft. Busy corner at Moffett Blvd. & 2020 James Pl. on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY designation, if any, shown herein. ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL Central Av. Ideal for retails, offices, San Jose, CA 95125 Said sale will be made, but without even for tech start-up. Close to Castro This business is owned by an individual. AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): DONNA covenant or warranty, expressed or St. Caltrain, light rail, easy access to Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to MAE SHARETTS, AN UNMARRIED 101, 85, 237, Moffett field, Microsoft, transact business under the fictitious WOMAN CLAYTON HOLWELL, AN implied, regarding title, possession, or google. Free internet from google. 0.5% commission to Buy/Sell home business name(s) listed herein. UNMARRIED MAN Recorded: 5/1/1991 encumbrances, to pay the remaining (408)578-0705 Gohalfpercent offers a smart 0.5% This statement was filed with the as Instrument No. 10883818 in book principal sum of the note(s) secured commission option. No hidden cost. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara 695, page 1122 of Official Records in by said Deed of Trust, with interest PA: Downtown Call 650.988.8813 or browse County on August 28, 2008. the office of the Recorder of SANTA thereon, as provided in said note(s), www.gohalfpercent.com 120-4355 sf offices for lease. (PAW Sep. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 2008) CLARA County, California; Date of Sale: advances, if any, under the terms of the Photos, plans, pricing: www.paof- 9/25/2008 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: CASA BUENA TOWNHOMES Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges fices.com. 650/776-5390 At the North Market Street entrance FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME to the County Courthouse, 190 North and expenses of the Trustee and of the Palo Alto, 5+ BR/3 BA STATEMENT Market Street, San Jose, CA. Amount trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to- Newer,Big,CuDSac/8158157/$9250 File No. 513405 of unpaid balance and other charges: wit: $383,994.45 (Estimated). Accrued The following person (persons) is Palo Alto, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $ 12,500/M 840 Vacation $151,939.29 The purported property interest and additional advances, if any, Public (are) doing business as, Casa Buena address is: 1983 SAN LUIS AVE 19 will increase this figure prior to sale. Rentals/Time Shares Townhomes, 622 Hawthorne Avenue, Pleasanton, 5+ BR/4+ BA MOUNTAIN VIEW CA MOUNTAIN VIEW, The beneficiary under said Deed of 2bdrm Mayan Palace - Mexico Los Altos, CA 94024, Santa Clara CA 94043 Assessors Parcel No. 150- New Executive Mansion: $4,950 County: Trust heretofore executed and delivered 5 Bd/4+ Bath 4382SF Backs to 48-019 The undersigned Trustee dis- to the undersigned a written Declaration 3 bed/2 ba Tahoe Donner Getaway CASA BUENA, LLC claims any liability for any incorrectness woods/lg private lot, den, gourmet Notices 1184 Eureka Ave. of Default and Demand for Sale, and a Bed & Breakfast B&B Hotel of the property address or other com- kitchen, lg master. Call (925) 895- Los Altos, CA 94024 written Notice of Default and Election 5008 also 2 bd guest house avail Pajaro Dunes Condo mon designation, if any, shown herein. This business is owned by a limited If no street address or other common to Sell. The undersigned caused said 2BR/2BA or 1BR/1BA. On beach, 995 Fictitious Name liability company. Notice of Default and Election to Sell ocean view. Cable TV, VCR, CD, tennis, designation is shown, directions to Portola Valley, 2 BR/2 BA - $3850 Registrant/Owner began transacting the location of the property may be to be recorded in the county where the W/D. Pvt. deck, BBQ. Owner, 650/424- Statement business under the fictitious business San Carlos, 2 BR/1 BA - $2,475/mon 1747. [email protected] obtained by sending a written request real property is located and more than WOUW MYOFASCIAL AND PHYSICAL name(s) listed herein on 5/18/2007. to the beneficiary within 10 days of three months have elapsed since such Palo Alto ARCHITECT THERAPY This statement was filed with the the date of first publication of this 809 Shared Housing/ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara recordation. Date: 08/29/08 GOLDEN Palo Alto Architect Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable WEST FORECLOSURE SERVICE, INC., STATEMENT County on August 25, 2008. to convey title for any reason, the Rooms AS TRUSTEE Peninsula Corporate File No. 512551 (PAW Sep. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008) successful bidder’s sole and exclusive ALL AREAS - ROOMMATES.COM. 850 Acreage/Lots/ The following person (persons) is (are) Center, 805 Veterans Blvd., Suite 218, GLASSHOUSE STUDIO remedy shall be the return of monies Browse hundreds of online listings with doing business as, Wouw Myofascial Redwood City, CA 94063-1736, (650) Storage FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME paid to the Trustee, and the successful photos and maps. Find and Physical Therapy, 368 S. California STATEMENT bidder shall have no further recourse. 369-2150 (Phone) (530) 672-3033 your roommate with a click of the Arizona Land Bargain Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara File No. 513735 Date: 9/5/2008 Quality Loan Service Trustee’s Sale Information. By: Michael mouse! Visit: 36 Acres - $24,900. Beautiful mountain County: The following person (persons) is (are) Corp. 2141 5th Avenue San Diego, CA D. Orth, Secretary. http://www.Roommates.com. property in Arizona’s Wine Country. COREY VANDERWOUW doing business as, Glasshouse Studio, 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE NPP0129755 (AAN CAN) Price reduced in buyers market. Won’t 307 O’Keefe St. 1222 Becket Dr., San Jose, CA 95121, information only Sale Line: 714-730- last! Good access & views. Eureka Menlo Park, CA 94025 PUB: PAW 09/05/08, 09/12/08, La Honda, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $680 Santa Clara County: 2727 or Login to: www.fidelityasap. Springs Ranch offered by AZLR. ADWR This business is being conducted by 09/19/08 SAMUEL GONZALEZ com Reinstatement Line: 619-645-7711 Menlo Park Near Stanford, 1 BR/1 BA report & financing available. an individual. 1222 Becket Dr. x3704 Erik Rasanen, If you have previ- - $950 1-877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN) Registrant/Owner began transacting San Jose, CA 95121 ously been discharged through bank- business under the fictitious business Mountain View, 1 BR/1 BA - $850/mo Lakefront Opportunity This business is owned by an indi- ruptcy, you may have been released of ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE name(s) listed herein on 05/22/2008. Nevada’s 3rd Largest Lake. Approx. vidual. personal liability for this loan in which OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Portola Valley, 1 BR/1 BA - $1000/mo This statement was filed with the 2 hrs. South of Carson City. 1 ac Registrant/Owner began transacting case this letter is intended to exercise STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE Redwood City, 1 BR/1 BA - $1,150/mo. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Dockable $149,900. 1 ac Lake Access business under the fictitious business the note holder’s rights against the real COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA $49,900. 38,000 ac Walker Lake, very County on August 4, 2008. name(s) listed herein on 6/21/08. property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT No. 108CV121998 810 Cottages for rare. Home sites on paved road with (PAW Aug. 29, Sep., 5, 12, 19, 2008) FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A This statement was filed with the TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: city water. Magnificent views, very lim- FTGW DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO Rent County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Petitioner MILENA HILEMAN and PHILIP ited supply. New to market. www.NVLR. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County on September 3, 2008. COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE com Call 1-877-542-6628. (Cal-SCAN) HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. GARTRELL on behalf of GENEVIEVE Atherton, 2 BR/2 BA STATEMENT (PAW Sep. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 2008) ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY FRANCESCA HILEMAN, a minor filed Guest House, Golf Course.Hi ceiling, Montana File No. 512505 OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE a petition with this court for a decree $2800+util, N/S N/P 650-854-4344 Best Ever Elk and Deer Hunters Land The following person (persons) is (are) 997 All Other Legals Deal. Book a trip- we’ll prove it. Buy a doing business as, FTGW, 2111 El CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT changing names as follows: AMENDED lot, the trip’s on us! 160-600AC Tracts Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, PURPOSE. As required by law, you are GENEVIEVE FRANCESCA HILEMAN to ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE Starting at $700/AC. 877-229-7840. Santa Clara County: hereby notified that a negative credit GENEVIEVE FRANCESCA HILEMAN OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Palo Alto, 2 BR/1 BA - $1,500 www.WesternSkiesLand.com (Cal-SCAN) MICHAEL YANG report reflecting on your credit record GARTRELL HADDAD. STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE may be submitted to a credit report 1582 Kooser Rd. #6 THE COURT ORDERS that all persons 815 Rentals Wanted Near El Paso, TX San Jose, CA 95118 COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of 20 acre ranches. Roads Surveyed. No. 107CV095925 your credit obligations. interested in this matter shall appear 1-Bedroom Cottage or Duplex JUDY SHWU YUAN-CHANG $15,900, $200 Down, $159/month, 4178 Coulombe Dr. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: ASAP# 2857512 before this court at the hearing indi- Cottage in-exchange (10%/209 mths). Money Back Palo Alto, Ca 94306 Petitioner LISA MARIE RILEY filed a peti- PAW 09/05/2008, 09/12/2008, cated below to show cause, if any, why Guarantee. Free Maps & Pictures. tion with this court for a decree chang- PA APT/studio for Researcher This business is owned by a general 09/19/2008 the petition for change of name should 1-800-343-9444. No Credit Checks!! partnership. ing names as follows: not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: Part rent exchange (Cal-SCAN Registrant/Owner began transacting LIMAR RILEY to CHRISTOPHER AARON NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee OCTOBER 28, 2008, 8:45 a.m., Room GREGORY JR.. Sale No. 5988 Loan No. 300-163 Title Rental home wanted New Mexico Ranch Dispersal business under the fictitious business 107. Superior Court of California, Local prof. couple with 1 teen dtr, 1 New to Market! 140 acres - $89,900. name(s) listed herein on 8/1/2008. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons Order No. 3753646 APN YOU ARE IN interested in this matter shall appear DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST County of Santa Clara, 170 Park Center perfectly behaved 10 yr old dog need River Access. Northern New Mexico. This statement was filed with the Plaza, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of housing during remodel. Need at least Cool 6,000’ elevation with stunning County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara before this court at the hearing indi- DATED 10/15/07. UNLESS YOU TAKE this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be 2 bdrms, 2bath in Los Altos, Mntn View, views. Great tree cover including County on August 1, 2008. cated below to show cause, if any, why ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, Palo Alto. Rental to start Dec 1 - Jan 1 Ponderosa, rolling grassland and rock (PAW Aug. 29, Sep. 5, 12, 19, 2008) the petition for change of name should IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. published at least once each week for (flexible). Need rental 8 - 10 mos. outcroppings. Abundant wildlife, great not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF four successive weeks prior to the date CHANNING HOUSE BEAUTY SALON OCTOBER 07, 2008, 8:45 a.m., Room THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS set for hearing on the petition in the 650-948-1310. hunting. EZ terms. Call NML&R, Inc. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 1-866-360-5263. (Cal-SCAN) 107. Superior Court of California, AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD following newspaper of general circula- Rental Needed STATEMENT County of Santa Clara, NOTRE DAME CONTACT A LAWYER. On October 1, File No. 513137 tion, printed in this county: Teacher Seeks Rental/House-sit COURTHOUSE 191 N. First Street, San 2008 at 10:00 AM, GOLDEN WEST The following person (persons) is (are) Jose, CA 95113. A copy of this ORDER FORECLOSURE SERVICE, INC. as the PALO ALTO WEEKLY doing business as, Channing House TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published duly appointed Trustee under and Date: Sep. 5, 2008 Beauty Salon, 850 Webster St., Palo at least once each week for four suc- pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on /s/ Mary Ann Grilli Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: cessive weeks prior to the date set for 10/19/07, Document No.: 19623943 JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT JERRI A. SCHRECK hearing on the petition in the following of official records in the Office of the (PAW Sep. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 2008) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, September 17, 2008 • Page 35 CITY OF PALO ALTO ‘MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON” NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the following measure is to be voted on at the Special Municipal Election to be consolidated with the Presidential General Election in the City of Palo Alto on Tuesday, November 4, 2008:

ORDINANCE NO. 4996 ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION AND ORDERING THE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSITION INCURRING BONDED DEBT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF A NEW MITCHELL PARK LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY CENTER, RENOVATION AND EXPANSION OF MAIN LIBRARY, AND RENOVATIONS TO DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AT THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2008 WHEREAS, use of the Palo Alto libraries has increased; in fiscal as the ”Improvements”. The City wishes to construct the Improve- an annual report with the City Council of the City, commencing not year 2007-2008 circulation in Palo Alto libraries increased 8% over ments because the present library and community center at Mitchell later than November 1, 2009, and annually thereafter, which report the prior year, and users checked out over 1.5 million books, periodi- Park, and the Main and Downtown libraries, are inadequate to serve shall contain pertinent information regarding the amount of funds col- cals, DVDs, and other materials; and the needs of the citizens of the City. lected and expended, as well as the status of the Library/Community WHEREAS, in a 2007 report, the City Auditor determined that SECTION 3. Estimated Cost of Improvements. The Center project listed in the Measure. Palo Alto libraries are in the poorest condition when compared to estimated cost of the portion of the costs of the Improvements to In addition to those required measures, the City shall create a libraries in ten surrounding communities; and be paid for from the City’s general obligations bonds is seventy-six citizen’s oversight committee to monitor the projects and report to WHEREAS, the Auditor’s report specifically noted that Palo million dollars ($76,000,000). The estimated cost includes legal and the City Council. Alto’s libraries were overcrowded, had poor lighting and inadequate other fees and the cost of printing the bonds and other costs and SECTION 14. Estimated Tax Rate. At this time, the best meeting spaces; and expenses incidental to or connected with the authorization, issuance estimate from official sources of the tax rate required to be levied to and sale of bonds. The cost of constructing the Improvements in WHEREAS, Palo Alto libraries are cramped, have poor lighting, fund the bond issue is $27 per $100,000 of assessed value. excess of $76,000,000 will be paid for from other funds of the City. and have no room for expansion of collections or group study and SECTION 15. Reimbursement for Election Costs. That the quiet reading areas; and SECTION 4. Principal Amount of Bonds. The amount of the City of Palo Alto recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by principal of the indebtedness to be incurred is not to exceed seventy- WHEREAS, Mitchell Park Library was built more than fifty years the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse six million dollars ($76,000,000). ago; over the past twenty years circulation there has tripled and it the County for any costs. currently receives more than one thousand visitors per day; and SECTION 5. Maximum Interest Rate. The maximum rate of SECTION 16. Ballot Form and Content. That the ballots to interest to be paid on the indebtedness shall be twelve percent (12%) WHEREAS, Mitchell Park Library has the highest circulation of be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by per annum. all libraries in Palo Alto, but it is too small and outdated to serve the law. population that uses it today; and SECTION 6. Issuance and Sale of Bonds. This City Council SECTION 17. Actions and Materials Necessary for Conduct- does hereby call a special municipal election on Tuesday, November WHEREAS, many residents in our community, especially chil- ing Election. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and di- 4, 2008, and submit to the qualified voters of the City, at said Special dren and seniors, rely on Palo Alto libraries; and rected to have the Santa Clara County Election Department procure Municipal Election, the proposition set forth in Section 1 hereof. The and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all WHEREAS, some of the heaviest use occurs after school when City proposes to construct and complete the Improvements, and supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in or- children from the neighborhood schools gather to do homework, to issue and sell General Obligation Bonds of the City pursuant to der to properly and lawfully conduct the election. The City Manager research and work on group projects; at these times, the libraries Article 1, commencing with Section 43600, of Chapter 4 of Division is authorized to make changes to the ballot language as required by can be overcrowded and noisy, making it challenging for others to 4 of Title 4 of the California Government Code, in one or more series, the County Clerk and/or Registrar of Voters. comfortably use the library, study, or access services; and in the maximum amount and for the objects and purposes set forth SECTION 18. Election Polls. That the polls for the election WHEREAS, Mitchell Park, Main and Downtown libraries have above, if two-thirds of all qualified voters voting on the proposition shall be open at 7:00 o’clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall poor ventilation and lack air conditioning; and set forth above vote in favor thereof. The bonds are to be general remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 o’clock p.m. of obligations of the City, payable from and secured by taxes levied and WHEREAS, Mitchell Park, Main and Downtown libraries are too the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in collected in the manner prescribed by laws of the State of California. small to accommodate growth in library collections, which residents Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California. have identified as a priority for City libraries; and All of said bonds are to be equally and ratably secured, without priority, by the taxing power of the City. SECTION 19. Ballot Arguments. Pursuant to Elections Code WHEREAS, under the conditions described above, our libraries Section 10403, August 8, 2008 is be the deadline for submission to SECTION 7. Consolidation; Manner of Conducting Election. cannot fully offer the services and resources our Palo Alto residents the Board of Supervisors by a local agency the ordinance or resolu- That in all particulars not recited in this Ordinance, the election shall deserve; and tion requesting consolidation with the statewide election and any be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal WHEREAS, it is critical that the City provide libraries and resolution or ordinance placing a measure on the November 4, 2008 elections. That pursuant to the requirements of section 10403 of community centers that afford earthquake safety by construction to ballot. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9286 et. seq., August 13, the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa modern seismic standards; and 2008 at 5 p.m. shall be the deadline for submission of arguments in Clara is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation favor of, and arguments against, any local measures on the ballot. If WHEREAS, the City needs to ensure and enhance disabled of a Special Municipal Election with the Statewide Special Election more than one argument for and/or against is received, the priorities access at its public libraries and community centers; and on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, and said election shall be held in all established by Elections Code Section 9287 shall control. WHEREAS, libraries are an important community asset respects as if there were only one election and only one form of ballot because they provide more than just books—they are a place for shall be used. SECTION 20. Rebuttal Arguments. The provisions of Elec- tions Code Section 9285 shall control the submission of any rebuttal residents to learn and to gather and they enrich the culture of our SECTION 8. Procedure for Voting on Proposition. Ballots arguments. The deadline for filing rebuttal arguments shall be August City; and for the election shall be provided in the form and in the number pro- 20, 2008 at 5 p.m. WHEREAS, on July 21, 2008, this City Council adopted, by a vided by law. Voters shall be provided an opportunity to vote for or two-thirds vote of all the members of the Council, a Resolution en- against the proposition on the ballot, in accordance with procedures SECTION 21. Impartial Analysis. The City Council directs titled ”A Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Determining to be adopted by the authorized officers of the County charged with the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney, That the Public Interest and Necessity Demand the Construction and conducting the election. who shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the Completion of a New Mitchell Park Library and Community Center SECTION 9. Time and Place of Election. Notice of the time measure. The impartial analysis shall be filed by the date set by the and the Renovation of Main and Downtown Libraries and their and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is autho- City Clerk for the filing of primary arguments. Financing Through the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds” (the rized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of ”Resolution”); and the election, in the time, form, and manner required by law. SECTION 22. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately as an ordinance relating to an election pursuant WHEREAS, in order to provide for the issuance by the City of SECTION 10. Publication of Ordinance. This Ordinance to Government Code section 36937(a) upon its adoption by two- its general obligation bonds to finance the costs of constructing the shall be published once a day for at least seven days in a newspaper thirds vote of all the members of this City Council. new Mitchell Park library and community center and renovating and printed, published and circulated at least six days a week in the City, improving Main and Downtown libraries, it is necessary for this Coun- or once a week for two weeks in a newspaper printed, published The above ordinance was introduced with the first reading cil to pass an ordinance ordering the submission of the proposition and circulated less than six days a week in the City. The first of said waived at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 21st day of of incurring bonded indebtedness for such purpose to the qualified publications shall, in either event, be within fifteen (15) days after July, 2008, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said voters of the City at an election; and the adoption of this ordinance. The City Clerk is hereby authorized Council held on the 4th day of August, 2008, by the following vote: WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election for the City is to be and directed to make said publications and to transmit, for receipt INTRODUCED: July 21, 2008 held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008; and no later than August 8, 2008, a certified copy of this Ordinance to PASSED: August 4, 2008 WHEREAS, the City Council desires to submit to the voters the Board of Supervisors (the “Board of Supervisors”) of Santa Clara AYES: BARTON, BURT, DREKMEIER, ESPINOSA, KISHIMOTO, at the election the proposition of incurring bonded indebtedness as County (the “County”), and a copy with the County Clerk of the KLEIN, MORTON, SCHMID, YEH hereinafter set forth. County and the Registrar of Voters of the County. NOES: NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SECTION 11. Canvassing Election Returns. The Board of ABSENT: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, does ordain as follows: Supervisors is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said City ABSTENTIONS: SECTION 1. Ballot Proposition. That the following question Bond Election. shall be submitted to the voters of the City at the Special Municipal SECTION 12. Election Instructions. The Board of Supervi- ATTEST: Election to be held on November 4, 2008: sors is hereby requested to issue instructions to the County Elections /s/ Donna J. Grider /s/ Larry Klein Department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the ______said consolidated elections. ”LIBRARY FACILITIES, COLLECTIONS, SAFETY IMPROVEMENT City Clerk Mayor BOND. To provide additional space to expand library collections, SECTION 13. Accountability Requirements. As required by Section 53410 of the Government Code, a statement in substantially add new children’s and group program areas, replace outdated APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: lighting, provide modern ventilation and air conditioning systems, the following form shall be included on the ballot for the Bonds, and /s/ Gary Baum /s/ Kelly Morariu ensure seismic safety and enhance disabled access, shall the City the City Council covenants to comply with the reporting requirements of Palo Alto issue bonds up to $76,000,000 to construct a new contained in Section 53411 of the Government Code: ______energy-efficient Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, ex- Accountability Measures City Attorney City Manager or designee pand and renovate Main Library, and renovate Downtown Library, As required by Section 53410 of the Government Code, the with annual audits and independent citizen oversight?” following accountability measures are hereby made a part of the /s/ Lalo Perez City’s Bond Measure “LIBRARY FACILITY, COLLECTIONS, SPACE, SAFETY IMPROVEMENT BOND” (the “Measure”): ______YES ______NO Director of Administrative Services a) The specific purpose of the bonds is to build a new The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on SECTION 2. Object and Purpose of Bonds. The object Mitchell Park library and community center, expand and renovate Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Copies of the ordinance plac- and purpose of incurring the indebtedness is to finance the costs Main library, and renovate Downtown library; ing this matter on the ballot is available in the City Clerk’s of constructing a new energy efficient, environmentally friendly b) The proceeds from the sale of the City’s bonds will be Office, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, 7th Floor, Palo Alto, library and community center at Mitchell Park and the costs of used only for the purposes specified in the Measure, and not for any CA 94301. renovating and expanding Main Library and renovating Downtown other purpose; Library, including enhancements at all three facilities for earthquake c) The proceeds of the Bonds will be deposited into a safety and disabled access, expanded space for library collections, Library/Community Center Project Construction Fund to be held by DONNA J. GRIDER meeting and study areas, and new air conditioning, ventilation and the City; and CITY CLERK lighting systems. The foregoing improvements are referred to herein d) The Administrative Services Director of the City shall file

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of all Agents in #1 Silicon Valley per The Wall Street Journal by List Released in 2007 #1 of all Coldwell Banker Agents in Santa Clara 848 Southampton Drive, Palo Alto — NEW PRICE $5,195,000 & San Mateo counties in Spring 2007 &ORMOREINFORMATION PLEASEVISITWWWSOUTHAMPTONCOM 650.752.0767 Coldwell Banker believes this information to be correct but has not veriﬁ ed this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should HSHACHAM CBNORCALCOM investigate property’s square footage, school availability, and other issues to their own satisfaction WWW(ANNA#"COM

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RENOVATED ENGLISH COUNTRY $3,285,000 RARE TWO STORY EICHLER $1,889,000 RANCH HOME ON LARGE LOT $865,000 SOUGHT AFTER PA LOCATION $589,000 Old Palo Alto. Charming arbor gated entry. Spacious Six homes were built by Eichler in Palo Alto that Eat-in kitchen. Tons of Storage. Spacious LR w/HW One level ground unit. Open & spacious floor plan. floor plan spanning 3 levels. had a lg 5 bedroom two story floor plan. 2 car garage. Close to Las Palma Park. Light & airy feel. Laminate flooring. Alan & Nicki Loveless 650.325.6161 Jo Jackson 650.325.6161 Prue Saunders 650.328.5211 Wendi Selig-Aimonetti 650.328.5211

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ATHERTON 2B END UNIT MENLO COMMONS $539,000 DISTINGUISHED OLD PA $2,749,000 SUNNYVALE 2 BR 2 BA Sunny corner complex including pool/spa 3 BR 2 BA Blt in the 1920's by Marcus Stedman, this EXTENSIVELY REMODELED $835,000 STATELY GRAND ESTATE $13,800,000 rec rm 55+ residence captures the essence of Med Rev style 6 BR 4 BA 10350sf (includes guest hs) on 1.81 A in Elizabeth Leathers 650.323.7751 Barbara Sawyer 650.325.6161 3 BR 2 BA Spacious master suite. New kitchen. prime Circus Club area. Almost completely redone! Hardwood floors. Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 MOUNTAIN VIEW COMM CTR HOUSE & COTTAGE $2,199,000 3 BR 1.5 BA This quintessential Cape Cod style resi- Ken Morgan & Arlene Gault 650.323.7751 dence with cottage has eye-catching curb appeal, and CUPERTINO HOME + INCOME IN MT. VIEW $2,100,000 WOODSIDE 3 BR 2 BA Remod&like new SFR vacant, six 1bd/1ba occupies nearly 10,000 sq ft. lot. Barbara Sawyer 650.325.6161 units w/tenants, hwd flrs,FP,new custom tile baths LANDMARK ESTATE $14,500,000 REMODEL OR BUILD NEW $949,000 Tim Trailer 650.325.6161 3 BR 1 BA Large lot: 10,454 sq ft (81x132) also a GREAT PALO ALTO HOME $2,148,000 7 BR 8 BA Aprx. 4.9 level ac of park-like grounds. Plus separate 1 bed 1 bath cottage in the back yard. 4 BR 4.5 BA New Construction w/quality design, 2-stry 3bd/2ba gsthse, lg barn, & tennis ct. RESORT-LIKE WAVERLEY PARK $1,950,000 Garrett Mock 650.328.5211 materials & amenities. 5 BR 3 BA Top-of-the-line upgrades. Full wet-bar, Tom Dallas & Steven Lessard 650.851.2666 Hossein Jalali 650.323.7751 bonus loft, outdoor kitchen, gazebo, pool/spa. EAST PALO ALTO 6 ACRE ESTATE W/BAY VIEW $5,200,000 Owen Halliday 650.325.6161 FABULOUS PALO ALTO HOME $1,595,000 3 BR 2 BA French drs, granite, hdwd, custom blinds, 5 BR 4 BA 6 Ac Estate Home w/Panoramic Views, NEAR SHOPPING AND 101 $299,000 SPACIOUS RANCH HOME $1,149,000 lush landscpe, marvelous master pool & guest house. 2 BR 1 BA Updated kitchen w. tile floors, dining and 3 BR 2 BA home with good bones close to down- Tim Trailer 650.325.6161 Valerie Trenter 650.323.7751 living room combo, bonus rm. Fully fenced yards town MV. Eat-in kit, formal DR, FR, hdwd flrs, double- Fabiola Prieto 650.325.6161 paned windows, freshly painted, 2-car garage. UNIQUE CONTEMPORARY HOME $1,395,000 BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED $2,595,000 Dante Drummond 650.325.6161 4 BR 2 BA remodeled home w vaulted ceilings & 3 BR 2.5 BA On almost one-half ac in WDS Glens. LOS ALTOS walls of glass; leading to flagstone patio/backyard. UNIQUE-MODERN TOWNHOUSE $477,888 Jon & Tessie Anderson 650.325.6161 Sep liv/din rms, grmt kit + gst cottage w/full bath. 2 BR 1 BA Bright open floor plan featuring high ceil- EXCEPTIONAL NEW HOME $2,995,000 Jim McCahon & Deborah Kehrberg 650.851.2666 ings & HW. Los Altos School District. ARTISTIC FLOOR PLAN $1,299,000 4 BR 3 BA Striking architectural design & fine quality Greg Stange 650.325.6161 3 BR 2 BA Don't judge from the street. This house is CENTRAL WOODSIDE $500,000 craftsmanship. large. Designed by an artist to bring light Julie Lau 650.325.6161 1 ac upslope lot w/Bay views. Buyer to verify if land PALO ALTO Nancy Goldcamp 650.325.6161 can be improved. WDS Elem Schl K-8. FABULOUS LOS ALTOS HOME $1,149,000 EXQUISITE ELEGANCE $7,200,000 PORTOLA VALLEY Steven Lessard 650.851.2666 2 BR 2 BA Elegant Living room w/fireplace Exquiste 4 BR 4.5 BA Historic Crescent Pk hm. Exceptional master bedroom suite. FABULOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION $7,950,000 wood detail, magnificent staircase, grand recep. hall Keri Nicholas 650.323.7751 5 BR 4 BA Stunning new contemporary ofrs magnifi- Linda Fahn 650.325.6161 cent mountain, valley views. Completed Fall 2008. Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 LOS ALTOS HILLS NEW CONSTRUCTION! $5,195,000 5 BR 4 BA Approx 4,700 SF of living space spread ARCHITECT DESIGNED JEWEL $4,250,000 NEW OASIS $12,950,000 over 3 levels. Approx 8,079 SF lot in Leland Manor. 5 BR 4.5 BA Understated elegance 5 bed/4.5-bath 7 BR 7.5 BA Unparalled luxury & landmark architec- Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 home only 4 yrs old, close to schools & shopping. ture await you at this home w/10,666 sf on 1+ acre. Celeste Henzel 650.851.1961 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 2 HOMES ON 1 LOT $3,995,000 RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE 2 BR 2.5 BA Must see contemp. 2br,2ba home & REDWOOD CITY MENLO PARK 3br,2.5ba bungalow MENLO PARK . EL CAMINO Ginny & Joe Kavanaugh 650.851.1961 4 BR 3 BA $1,450,000 Perfect blend of elegance, fine finishes and fabulous 650. 324.4456 PRIME WEST MENLO! $4,150,000 NEW CONSTRUCT. IN OLD PA $3,899,000 floor plan. Huge price reduction! 6 BR 4 BA Final plans submitted to building dept. for MENLO PARK . SANTA CRUZ 5 BR 4 BA Stunning Craftsman by J5 Homes. Open Kathleen & Dave Pasin 650.325.6161 6BR/6BA, 5400sf Craftsman on 10,690sf lot. Floor Plan, Imported Materials, High-End Finishes!! Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 650. 323.7751 Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 GORGEOUS TOWNHOME! $725,000 3 BR 2.5 BA Spacious, exquisitely updated. Gorgeous PALO ALTO . LYTTON 937 COTTON STREET $2,295,000 SPECTACULAR, SPACIOUS HM $3,750,000 kitchen w/ granite, stainless appliances. 4 BR 2.5 BA Updated home with hardwood floors, 6 BR 4.5 BA This amazing 4,489 sqft state-of-the-art, Dan Ziony 650.325.6161 650. 325.6161 SALE PENDING family room kitchen. Master suite with vaulted ceil- nearly new home is thoughtfully designed. SAN MATEO ings Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 PALO ALTO . MIDDLEFIELD R. Brendan Leary 650.325.6161 TOP FLOOR DELIGHT $465,000 650. 328.5211 NEW SPANISH VILLA $3,399,000 2 BR 1 BA Beautifully upgraded home, newly remod- DESIRABLE SHARON HEIGHTS $2,145,000 5 BR 4.5 BA ~3600sf of living space, open flr pln, 3 eled bath, crown molding & fresh paint. PORTOLA VALLEY 3 BR 3.5 BA Enjoy this exceptional home with won- levels. Designed: Stephen Pogue; Built: J5 Homes Janie & John Barman 650.325.6161 derful floor plan in a country-like setting! Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 650. 851.1961 Maya & Jason Sewald 650.323.7751 SANTA CLARA NEW CONSTRUCTION! $3,149,000 WOODSIDE STUNNING MENLO PARK HOME! $1,050,000 5 BR 4 BA Beautiful New Construction in LIKE NEW JUST MOVE IN! $399,000 650. 851.2666 3 BR 2 BA Beautifully updated home. Bright & airy Professorville, 5BD/5.5BA, w/sep entrance for guest 2 BR 2 BA Granite counters & tile baths, gleaming with designer paint colors, recessed lighting quarters cherry floors, corner unit, close to Santana Row Paul Engel 650.325.6161 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 Gordon Ferguson 650.328.5211

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