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Anniversaries are all about people. Pictured here are some of the employees, medical staff and volunteers who’ve made our 20th anniversary possible. During National Hospital Week, we salute the men and women who bring their dedication, compassion and skill to work at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital every day of the year. Their contributions are invaluable and we are grateful beyond measure.

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UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Palo Alto prepares for new school calendar make the calendar switch, despite gust start date. Dissenting were board members insisted on a staff report by Pre-holiday finals, earlier August start date, emotional pleas from a roomful of President Melissa Baten Caswell and this November — nine months ahead to take effect in 2012 parents that the new system — which Vice-President Camille Townsend. of implementation of the new calendar by Chris Kenrick requires an earlier-in-August school Under the new calendar, the aca- — with specifics on how schools will start date — would wreak havoc on demic year 2012-13 will run from manage a first semester that begins in djusting academic workloads As the district prepares to end the family traditions during late summer Aug. 16 to May 30, with first-semester mid-August and is eight school days and finding ways to ease uncom- first semester before winter break and end-of-year holiday season. finals ending Dec. 21, with a similar and 16 calendar days shorter than sec- Afortably hot classrooms in mid- beginning in 2012-13, officials have A majority of the board — Barbara structure the following year. ond semester. August are two tasks facing the Palo promised to address in advance some Klausner, Barb Mitchell and Dana The current academic year, by con- In particular, they asked schools to Alto Unified School District in the of the nagging questions about the Tom — said giving high-school stu- trast, began Aug. 24 and runs to June explain how they will calibrate student next 15 months, following the Board controversial new schedule. dents a stress-reducing, clean break 9, with the first semester ending in workloads to adjust for the uneven se- of Education’s decision this week to In a rare split vote, the Palo Alto over the December holidays was late January. adopt a new academic calendar. school board Wednesday decided to worth the tradeoff of the earlier Au- But in voting for the change, board (continued on page 6)

OPEN SPACE Stanford trail set to open Decade-old agreement with Santa Clara County comes to fruition after years of controversy by Sue Dremann

long-awaited trail that runs south Stanford’s ‘Southern trail’ of Page Mill Road and Foothill Expressway through the foot- A Foothill Exwy hills could be open to the public as soon as next week, a Stanford Univer- sity official said this week. l Rd The trail is one of two the university Coyote Hil is required to construct to satisfy its land-use agreement with Santa Clara Paved multipurpose County, approved in 2000. trail (ped & bike) The trails are intended to offset the d impact of additional development by R ill eer Cree M D k R the university. The Santa Clara Coun- e d ag ty Board of Supervisors approved the P trail plans 4 to 1 in December 2005. Future bike lanes The Matadero trail, also known as Unpaved hiking Veronica Weber S-1, runs south along Page Mill Road trail (ped only) and veers east at the intersection of Existing county Deer Creek Road. It continues south- trail east until it links up with a county trail that runs north at Arastradero Road Ken and Michele Dauber, who are advocating for changes within the Palo Alto school system, stand by and Interstate 280. their back porch on Wednesday. The upper part of the pathway consists of a paved, multipurpose EDUCATION bike and pedestrian trail; south of Deer Creek Road, the trail is un- The trails have been plagued by paved and accessible to hikers only. controversy for the last decade. Palo Couple presses for ‘sense of urgency’ In addition, a paved bike trail at Alto-based nonprofit Committee for Deer Creek Road is planned that Green Foothills filed a lawsuit against will meet up with a southern trail the county and the university in 2006, in relieving academic stress to Arastradero and Purissima roads, claiming environmental review of the Personal tragedy created spark for ‘We Can Do Better Palo Alto’ university spokesman Larry Horton plans had been inadequate. But the said. The Matadero trail affords California Supreme Court in Febru- by Chris Kenrick sweeping views of the Bay Area that ary 2010 overturned an appeals court are similar to those seen from the ruling in the case. t seemed to come like a shot from “If I had hair, my hair would be on and an email list of 130. Stanford Dish trail, he said. Stanford owns 8,180 acres of land; nowhere. fire,” Ken Dauber said, referring to a This week the couple, along with Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz about half is in Santa Clara County I Ken and Michele Dauber, Palo string of Palo Alto student suicides in four other members of the group, ap- Kniss, who cast the lone vote against and one third is in San Mateo Coun- Alto parents of five, called for “new the past few years. peared before the Gunn High School the trail package in 2005 because ty. Other jurisdictions include Palo leadership” in the Palo Alto Unified Added Michele: “In the midst of Site Council, calling for replacing of the proposed northern trail route Alto, Menlo Park, Portola Valley and School District in a guest opinion a real crisis, sometimes you have to Gunn’s traditional counseling system (called C-1), walked the lower seg- Woodside. Each city or county must column published in late February deviate from ordinary practices.” with the “teacher advisory” system ment of the Matadero trail this past approve any project that goes through in the Palo Alto Weekly. Impatient with established used at Palo Alto High School. Monday. its jurisdiction. Since then the couple — she a school-district protocols, the We Can Do Better will hold a pub- “It looks great,” she said. While the southern trail will open Stanford law professor and he a couple has argued aggressively — lic organizational meeting Tuesday, The opening of the trail is pending soon, the northern path is in limbo Google software engineer with a some would say abrasively — for May 17, at 7 p.m. in Room A6 of a sign-off by the county Parks and due to disagreements over the exact PhD in sociology — have become a greater “sense of urgency” in Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Recreation Department of an ease- route. The northern trail would run outspoken regulars at Board of revamping of district-wide home- Middlefield Road. ment modification, Horton said. from El Camino Real along Sand Hill Education meetings and elsewhere, work and counseling policies. Although they don’t usually bring The Matadero and the northern trail Road, then follow the county line — pleading for emergency action to ad- They’ve launched an organization, it up, Ken and Michele Dauber make along Alpine Road were proposed in roughly along Alpine Road — until dress academic stress in Palo Alto’s “We Can Do Better Palo Alto,” that the 1995 Santa Clara Countywide it terminates at Arastradero Road. two high schools. claims an active membership of 20 (continued on page 7) Trails Master Plan. (continued on page 7) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 3

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Palo Alto police will recognize Michael Finley, others for extraordinary acts No criminal charges to be filed in EPA fire Criminal charges will not be filed against the owner of a former vet- by Sue Dremann erans boarding house in East Palo Alto, despite numerous building code violations that forced nearly a dozen residents to escape from second-story hen Michael Finley saw me,” she said. windows when the home burned down on Valentine’s Day. (Posted May 12 the flash go by and heard Allen was in- at 9:40 a.m.) Wthe crashing metal, he spired to ask po- didn’t think twice about what he lice Chief Dennis Three Palo Alto VA employees indicted for bribery was about to do. Burns to honor Three employees of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Finley was giving a guitar lesson in Finley for his he- Alto Health Care System and a contractor have been indicted by a U.S. his Olive Avenue home in Palo Alto roics after reading grand jury in San Jose on bribery charges, federal prosecutors announced Oct. 11, 2010, when a car driven by a about a similar Wednesday (May 11). (Posted May 12 at 9:12 a.m.) drunk driver hurtled down the quiet ceremony held by street and slammed into a van parked Menlo Park police, United Menlo Park council approves Stanford deal across the street. she said. Swapping the right to sue for more money, the Menlo Park City Council His student’s mother was in the She didn’t know voted 5-0 to accept Stanford’s offer of $3.7 million for traffic mitigation van. Finley saw the hit-and-run from the department and other improvements related to its planned hospital expansion. (Posted his home’s window and didn’t waste was following

Veronica Weber May 11 at 11:46 a.m.) a minute in reacting, he recalled this through until she week. He ran barefoot for several recently received blocks after the reckless driver and a call from Brown, Police investigate shooting in East Palo Alto chased her down until she stopped. she said. Officers are investigating a shooting in East Palo Alto that left at least “I found her about three or four Finley has taught one man wounded Tuesday night (May 10), police said. (Posted May 11 at blocks away near the intersection of Allen’s son for Michael Finley and Jennifer Allen chat outside 8:49 a.m.) El Camino Real and Oregon Express- about four or five Finley’s Palo Alto home Wednesday. Finley chased way. The car was hobbling. I ripped years, she said. On down a drunk driver last October after he saw the Fifteen Apple laptops lost in Paly break-in open the door and started screaming the afternoon of the car hit Allen’s van and drive away. Fifteen Apple laptops were missing following a break-in at Palo Alto at her like a mad woman,” he said. accident, Allen had High School over the weekend, Palo Alto police said. (Posted May 10 at 11:21 On Tuesday, May 17, Finley will re- just unbuckled her seatbelt and was “It meant a lot to me that he a.m.) ceive a certificate of recognition from about to get out to pick up her son keeps following up with me every the Palo Alto Police Department for when the driver hit her car from be- week. Otherwise, I would be going Menlo Park school district picks superintendent his heroism, which resulted in the hind at about 30 mph, she said. through a much harder time,” said Maurice Ghysels, the superintendent of the elementary school district in driver’s arrest. He and other citizens Finley first checked on Allen, who, Allen, who still receives physical Mountain View for five years and, for the last 10 months, an administrator who have made a difference will re- he said, was screaming but appeared therapy for a neck injury. in the Santa Clara County Office of Education, has been named the new ceive the honors along with police of- mostly to be in shock. The driver has pleaded no contest superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District, effective July 1. ficers receiving promotions during an “I was angry. Last year, someone and sentencing is scheduled for June (Posted May 9 at 11:12 a.m.) afternoon ceremony. ran over my dog,” he said. 2, Allen said. Other residents to be honored in- Chasing after the driver wasn’t Finley humbly dismisses his ac- Palo Alto Online launches video academy clude Stan Rockson and Jeanette difficult; her car was badly dam- tions — and that he is deserving of Palo Alto Online is looking for residents interested in joining our team Tucker. Sergeants Ken Kratt and Scott aged, he said. Finley put his body any recognition. in covering community issues and events on video. We’ve partnered with Savage and Agents Tony Becker and between the door and the vehicle. “The whole thing is ridiculous. To the Media Center and are offering a four-week Citizen Journalist Academy Kelly Burger will receive promotions, He could see the woman was im- me, it’s nothing. Anybody else should’ve to teach video production and reporting skills. (Posted May 9 at 10:41 a.m.) Lt. Sandra Brown said. paired, he said. done the same thing. It’s kind of embar- Allen is still affected by the injuries “She was wasted-drunk — blacked rassing to me,” he said. N May Fete Parade rolls through downtown Palo Alto she received when she was thrown out — driving at 4 p.m. with two dogs Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be Books were the binding theme of Palo Alto’s 89th annual May Fete against the windshield during the in the car. I could understand if she emailed at [email protected] Children’s Parade, which rolled through downtown Palo Alto Saturday crash, she said. But she hasn’t forgot- did that and stopped. That she drove morning (May 7). The parade down University Avenue featured group ten Finley’s willingness to track down away was outrageous,” he said. floats, marching bands, martial-arts demonstrations and scores of cos- and stop the driver from injuring more “I told her, ‘Don’t move.’ WATCH IT ONLINE tumed kids. Photos and video by Tyler Hanley. (Posted May 7 at 11:47 a.m.) people, she said. I made a big stink,” he said, www.PaloAltoOnline.com “Not many people would do that. which attracted onlookers who A live broadcast of the Palo Alto Police It takes a really special person to called police. Department’s citizen-heroes ceremony will Palo Alto names new library director take the initiative to do what’s right. Allen said people who know Finley be streamed Tuesday, May 17, at 3 p.m. on Former Richmond library director Monique le Conge has been nomi- Palo Alto Online. It put a lot of faith in mankind for were not surprised by his actions. nated to head Palo Alto’s library system beginning May 31, City Manager James Keene announced Thursday. Le Conge was selected from a national field of 37 candidates, six interviewees and two finalists, Keene said in a TRANSPORTATION news statement. She will earn $165,000 a year. (Thursday, 4:37 p.m.) New bike boulevard planned for Palo Alto City officials hope new bike lanes, trails and signs will make city a national bicycling leader by Gennady Sheyner

inding trails, colorful bike trian amenities, and propose improve- intendent Kevin Skelly and about 40 lanes, prominent signs and a ments. bike enthusiasts, also had a chance to Wnew bicycle boulevard snak- Fittingly, council members, city comment on the plan and hear pre- ing southward from the middle of the staff and dozens of city residents sentations about the various design city are all components of the City kicked off the Monday meeting with proposals from Chief Transportation Council’s ambitious quest to make an afternoon bike ride from City Hall Officer Jaime Rodriguez and consul- Palo Alto one of the top biking places to south Palo Alto and back — a tants who are helping to put the plan in the nation. journey that included a dash next to together. The council discussed the proposed a proposed new trail along Churchill Casey Hildreth, a consultant with improvements to the city’s bicycle Avenue, a stop at the California Av- the firm Alta Planning + Design, LITE FOR LIFE-MENLO PARK infrastructure Monday night, when enue Caltrain station and a trip down said the revised plan aims to roughly 713 Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park, CA it considered the pending upgrades Park Boulevard, the city’s next bi- double the number of trails and paths [email protected] to the city’s Bicycle and Pedestrian cycle boulevard. The group of riders, in the city, from the existing 9 miles to SCAN Transportation Plan. The plan, which which included Mayor Sid Espinosa, about 17.5. A new bicycle boulevard this $ a 12 week on your was last updated in 2003, will evalu- City Manager James Keene and Palo 100 Off or more program Phone ate the city’s biking needs and pedes- Alto Unified School District Super- (continued on page 6)

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Bike to be a first-class bicycle city where adero Creek. He noted that every Proposed Bike Boulevard Calendar (continued from page 5) everyone calls us instead of calling major east-west pathway is “car (continued from page 3) Portland.” dominated” and asked consultants Churchill Ave would extend from Castilleja Av- Rodriguez said the city would to consider creating some for bikers Miramonte Ave Castilleja mesters, deal with classroom heat and enue near Palo Alto High School and integrate many of the bike ame- and pedestrians before they come Ave support seniors who are applying to

run through Park Boulevard toward nities currently in use at other back with the draft plan. Park Blvd Alma St colleges as they’re preparing for first- Wilkie Way in south Palo Alto. The bike-friendly towns and come up Espinosa asked the consultants to semester finals. first block of the new bike route would with its own proposals, including consider extending the green bike Sixty people — most of them par- feature a colored bike lane, part of a the new signage system. The plan, ents — signed up to address the board lanes beyond the first block of the Park Blvd broader system of way-finding signs he said, would give city officials new bike boulevard. He pointed to about the calendar Tuesday night, city officials plan to install to direct the flexibility to gradually build the city’s and the school district’s California Ave with the vast majority asking board bikers to prime riding routes. the proposed bike paths and to recent hosting of bike-themed members to reject the change. The goal is to double the rate of modify plans as needed, based on events and encouragement of bike But board member Barbara Klaus- bicycling in Palo Alto by 2020, Hil- the funding. usage among local students, and he Page Mill Rd Caltrain ner, who cast the tie-breaking vote, dreth said. “We want to do things that are in- proclaimed 2011 the “Year of the said she was persuaded by a Gunn The council embraced most of novative and creative on our own,” Bike in Palo Alto.” Park Blvd High School poll taken last week in the ideas on the table, though some Rodriguez said. “I’m particularly interested, when which 74 percent of students preferred wondered whether the proposals The $80,000 study is funded it comes back, in having something an “early start (to the school year)

go far enough. Councilman Greg through a $55,000 grant from the that really connects to all members of Alma St with exams before winter break” and Scharff suggested more raised and Metropolitan Transportation Com- this community,” Espinosa said. “Not 78 percent saw “less stress with exams protected bike paths, similar to those mission and a $25,000 contribution just the Spandex bikers, but folks who before winter break.” in famously bike-friendly cities such from the city. are parents, who are coming to this “I know that starting school ear- as Amsterdam and Boulder, Colo. Councilman Greg Schmid said town, seniors, etc.” 2nd St lier in August will impose burdens He also wondered aloud whether he was excited about the plan but Paul Goldstein, a member of the on families in our district,” Klausner

the proposed improvements would made another proposal: a network Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory Commit- Maclane St said. “I happen to be in one of those Wilkie Wy Wilkie elevate Palo Alto to the level of Port- of bike paths and trails that would tee, was one of many local bikers who W Meadow families, so I know what it feels like. land, Ore., a city Hildreth cited as a allow bicyclists to commute from expressed excitement about the city’s Dr “But overall I do find it compel- national leader. the west side of the city to the Bay- latest plans. “We’re on to something ling that, if we can create a two- W Charleston “I’d like us to be more bold and lands in the east. The route would good now,” Goldstein said. “Let’s just Carolina Wy Rd week, relatively carefree (winter aggressive,” Scharff said. “I’d like include a new bike path along Mat- try to make it better.” N break) for our students, that’s a benefit that’s worthwhile.” Explaining her dissent, Caswell said, “I don’t think I can vote for a calendar that creates problems for so many people.” Beyond disliking the earlier start date, parents opposing the calendar change argued that it fails to address what they said are more fundamental, stress-causing problems in the school district, including excessive homework loads and uncoordinated testing schedules. “As a nurse, I see firsthand the chronic effects of stress on the health of our students,” said Kelly Reilly, the mother of a third-grader at Walter Hays School and a seventh-grader at Jordan Middle School. “I’m just beside myself with concern about homework overload, day-to-day stress and the hours of lost sleep by our high school students.” Reilly said she did not believe the new calendar would help but rather would exacerbate stress by creating “overload” from Thanksgiving through December and “mayhem in May,” when second-semester finals occur alongside SAT tests, AP tests and athletic playoffs. Several board members said they were intrigued by a compromise idea offered by Palo Alto High economics teacher Debbie Whitson, which would maintain the traditional calendar but have all classes give finals before win- ! ter break, with a two-and-a-half-week, “stand-alone” unit in January. They also expressed interest in fur- "# $ ther research of a trimester plan simi- $ lar to that of Stanford University. Such a calendar is rare among high schools but not unheard of, and Superinten- $ % dent Kevin Skelly said he would re- & $ search it. In opting for the calendar reform, Palo Alto joins a majority of area ' $ schools that have already made the move. The district said it will convene a “calendar advisory committee” of staff, students and parents to gather stakeholder views and to advise district staff on issues regarding the calendar. The calendar is the subject !!"# ! ! $ ! ! of negotiations with the district’s two bargaining units, representing teachers and non-teaching staff. N

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Daubers to make reforms now.” Outside of Gunn, We Can Do Bet- (continued from page 3) While supporting measures the ter has attracted parents from Paly district has taken so far, including and the middle schools, but the Daub- no secret of the fact that they too have screenings and suicide-prevention ers say that, with kids in the schools, lost a child to suicide — their oldest training, We Can Do Better advocates some are understandably cautious daughter, Amanda. direct and focused attention on aca- about speaking out. The 25-year-old graduate of the demic stress. The Daubers are not. Rhode Island School of Design — Group members praised the school “It is terrifying, yet we must step up who completed high school at Ev- board’s decision this week to shift the and lead,” Michele Dauber said. anston Township High School in Il- 2012-13 academic calendar to sched- “I know if it has not happened to Veronica Weber linois, where the family used to live ule first-semester finals before winter you it may be hard to believe that — died by suicide in June 2008. At break, giving high school students an anyone can be afflicted with de- the time, she had just mounted her assignment-free vacation. pression. But the statistics show that first solo show at a Providence, R.I., But there are “many other, higher- as many as a third of adolescents art gallery. impact changes that we feel are more suffer from depression.” A new trail along Page Mill Road and crossing south through the foothills will Amanda was on medication and important to the social-emotional The Daubers are not currently open to the public in the coming weeks. It was built by Stanford University as a under psychiatric treatment for major functioning of our students and to Gunn parents but expect to be in the condition of its general-use permit with Santa Clara County. depression at the time of her death. reducing stress,” such as attention to future. Two of their four other chil- Academic stress was not a factor, her homework loads, block scheduling, dren — now in or graduated from col- Now the board has until Dec. parents said. later start times, advisory counseling Trail 31, 2011, to decide if it will accept lege —went to Gunn; one went to a (continued from page 3) But they have been galvanized to and limits on test and “project stack- boarding school and the youngest is a more than $8.4 million — $10.2 action in Palo Alto by what they see ing,” Michele Dauber said. fourth-grader at Barron Park Elemen- Stanford has proposed a paved pedes- million with interest — from Stan- as an incomplete response to the local School board members have said tary School. trian/bike path along Alpine Road in ford to build the Alpine Road seg- tragedies — and district Superinten- they will take up many of those is- Since Amanda’s death, the couple San Mateo County, from Sand Hill to ment, Horton said. The offer could dent Kevin Skelly’s statements that sues, which are summarized in the has worked with Rhode Island School Piers Lane, instead of a trail along the extend until 2013. If the county academic stress does not play a role “supportive school environment” of Design President John Maeda to nearby Los Trancos Creek in Santa decides not to accept Stanford’s in suicides. section P-8 of a Project Safety Net address stress and establish mental Clara County. offer, the money would go back Skelly has called it dangerous to report issued last summer, at their health services at the school. The San Mateo County Board of to Santa Clara County to spend suggest “that there’s a direct connec- board retreat in August. The issues They also have come to know the Supervisors has twice voted to re- on measures that would offset the tion between the suicides and Gunn could become district “focus goals” parents of Palo Alto’s teen suicide vic- ject Stanford’s plan, the last time in negative impacts of Stanford’s ex- High School. next year. tims, who have created their own kind November. pansion, Horton said. N “I think it’s a dangerous place to go, Kathy Sharp, a Gunn parent and of support network. and unfair to the school, the district, member of the advocacy group, said “Our family has struggled to press the students and faculty who have it’s a “false choice” to think mitigat- on in the face of our devastating loss,” worked very hard to create an envi- ing stress means sacrificing academic Michele Dauber said. ronment there,” he said in March. achievement. “We are heartbroken every day and Palo Alto Unified School District The Daubers pointedly disagree. “We believe students can feel con- miss (Amanda) every day. “We know from the literature that nected, and we can have a school en- “I hope with all my heart that no academic stress can cause anxiety and vironment that reinforces that, without family will have to suffer as we have NOTICE TO SENIOR CITIZENS ABOUT PARCEL TAX EXEMPTION depression, which in turn can cause sacrificing academic performance,” and as these other families have.” N DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2011 suicidality,” Michele Dauber said. said Sharp, the mother of a senior and Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can be “We have to act with real urgency a sophomore at Gunn. emailed at [email protected]. On June 5, 2001, the voters approved Measure D, a special parcel tax assessment of $293 per parcel for five years. On June 7, 2005, voters approved an increase to $493 per parcel and extended the tax through the 2010-11 tax year. On May 4, 2010, voters approved an increase to Caring for Older $589 for six years beginning as of July 1, 2010, with annual two per- Parents cent escalation adjustments. The funds are used to attract and retain Palo Alto Unified School District qualified and experienced teachers and school employees, maintain educational programs that enhance student achievement, and reduce the size targeted classes. A parcel is defined as any unit of land in the District that receives a separate tax bill from the Santa Clara County Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Tax Assessor’s Office. Alto Unified School District for bid packages: You care about your aging parents. An exemption is available for any senior citizen who owns and occu- And yet, sometimes, you just don’t Contract Nos. 11-F-05-E-1, 11-F-05-E-2, 11-F-05-E-3 pies as a principal residence a parcel, and applies to the District for know the best way to help them, an exemption. For the 2011-12 tax year, a senior citizen is defined as especially when they are trying to DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: a person 65 years of age and older by June 30, 2012. Please apply for remain independent. the exemption by May 31, 2011. Seniors Helping Seniors® in-home The work includes, but is not limited to: All equipment necessary If you were exempt from paying the PAUSD parcel tax for the 2010-11 services is an exceptional program to replace the existing district network infrastructure, all equipment tax year, you should have received an exemption renewal letter in early of care and caring that matches se- necessary to implement a voice over IP (VOIP) telephone system, April. To renew your exemption for the 2011-12 tax year, please sign niors who want to provide services No labor to be include in the bid. Bidding documents contain the and return the letter. with those who are looking for help. full description of the work. UÊ i>Ê«Ài«ÉV} If you have any questions about the parcel tax, the Senior Citizen UÊ} ÌÊ ÕÃiii«} There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference for each project on Exemption, or you did not receive your renewal letter, please call the UÊ «>Ã « May 11, 2011at 10:00a.m. at the District Business Office located PAUSD Business Office at 650-329-3980. UÊ LÌÞÊ>ÃÃÃÌ>Vi at 25 Churchill Ave. Palo Alto, California 94306. Non attendance or UÊÀViÀÞÊÃ ««} tardiness will deem the bidder ineligible to submit a bid. HOW TO APPLY FOR A SENIOR EXEMPTION UÊ*iÌÊV>Ài UÊ9>À`Ê7À Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Busi- • Complete an application at 25 Churchill Avenue, ness Office located at 25 Churchill Ave. Palo Alto, California 94306, Palo Alto, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. by 3:00 p.m. on May 31, 2011. Call us today. Like getting a or call the PAUSD Business Office at 650-329-3980 ™ little help from your friends to have an application mailed you. If you are interested in be- Bonding required for this project is as follows: Bid Bond 10% of the total bid. coming a provider, we would If you decide to complete the application in person, like to hear from you too. Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at the District Business you will need to bring: Services office. Bidders may obtain copies of Plans and Specifica- 650-964-4112 Office tions free of charge at the District Business Services office located • Your Assessor’s Parcel Number (from your 650-391-6275 Mobile at 25 Churchill Ave. Palo Alto, California 94306. property tax bill) [email protected] All questions can be addressed to: A copy of proof of birth date (only one of the Palo Alto Unified School District • 25 Churchill Avenue, following: driver’s license, birth certificate, Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 passport, or Medicare card) Attn: Denise Buschke Tel: 650-329-3802 • A copy of proof of residence (only one of the www.seniorshelpingseniors.com/ Fax: 650-329-3803 following: driver’s license, utility bill, Social MidPeninsula Security check, or property tax bill)

*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 7 Upfront Public hearing Flood Control Benefit Assessment Rates for FY 2011-12 News Digest Stanford Hospital expansion wins key vote After four years of hearings, debates and negotiations, Stanford Uni- versity Medical Center’s proposal to dramatically expand its hospital fa- You are invited cilities in Palo Alto is now rounding the final corner en route to the city’s approval. Though the hospital-expansion project — the largest construction project in Palo Alto’s history — still awaits the final approval from the City Topic: Flood Control Benefit Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year 2011-12 Council, over the past month Stanford and the city have resolved all of the Who: Santa Clara Valley Water District major issues of dispute. Stanford’s momentum continued Wednesday night when the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission recommended When: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. approval of a critical environmental analysis for the hospital expansion. The commission voted 4-2, with commissioners Arthur Keller and Su- Where: Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Room san Fineberg dissenting and Chair Samir Tuma abstaining, to recommend 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118 certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Stanford project — a massive document that lists the potential impacts of the hospital expansion and proposes ways to mitigate them. Keller and Fineberg both voted against the approval because they wanted more information before taking the vote. This public hearing will cover the “Flood Control Benefit Assessments Report, 2011-2012 through 2029-2030, dated “April 2011.” The written report incorporates by reference a description of each parcel and the expected While Stanford still has to clear several hurdles, including at least one amount of assessment under the approved formula for each parcel within the flood control zones of the District. At additional planning-commission meeting to review the proposed develop- the hearing, the Board of Directors will hear any and all protests. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board may ment agreement and other issues, officials from both the hospital and the adopt or revise any assessment and will make its determination upon each assessment referred to in the report. city expressed optimism Wednesday about the progress made. The Palo Alto council is scheduled to vote on the project in June. N A copy of the report may be inspected at the Office of the Clerk of the Board at the above address at any — Gennady Sheyner time during business hours. Copies of the report have also been placed and may be inspected at the following locations: Palo Alto eyes changes to binding-arbitration law After balking last year, Palo Alto officials renewed their push Tuesday night to kill or modify a local law that empowers an arbitration panel to Campbell City Hall Milpitas Library Dr. Martin Luther settle disputes between the city and its public-safety unions. 70 North First Street 160 North Main Street King Jr. Library In their first discussion of binding arbitration since last August, members Campbell, CA Milpitas, CA 150 E. San Fernando St. of a City Council committee said Tuesday they are interested in bringing San Jose, CA the issue to the voters either this November or in 2012. The four-member Cupertino City Hall Morgan Hill City Hall committee didn’t take a vote on the issue, but three members spoke out 10300 Torre Avenue 17555 Peak Avenue Hillview Branch Li- against the provision and argued that the rule keeps Palo Alto’s elected Cupertino, CA Morgan Hill, CA brary officials from fulfilling their budget-balancing obligations. 1600 Hopkins Drive The provision, which is encoded in Chapter V of the City Charter, brings Gilroy City Hall Monte Sereno City Hall San Jose, CA labor disputes between city management and police and fire unions to a 7351 Rosanna Street 18041 Saratoga Los Gatos three-member panel, with one member chosen by each side and a third Gilroy, CA Rd. Pearl Avenue Library member chosen by the other two panelists. Monte Sereno, CA 4270 Pearl Avenue The council considered putting the repeal of binding arbitration on the Gilroy Branch Library San Jose, CA November 2010 ballot but ultimately voted 4-5 not to do so. At that meet- 7652 Monterey Street Mountain View City Hall ing, several council members said they would support the repeal but argued Gilroy, CA Santa Clara City Hall 500 Castro Street that the process is rushed and merits more discussion. Council members Mountain View, CA 1500 Warburton Ave. Los Altos City Hall Santa Clara, CA were also dissuaded from pursuing the repeal last year by the Palo Alto Po- 1 North San Antonio Rd. Mountain View lice Officers’ Association, whose members had agreed to defer their salary Los Altos, CA Public Library Santa Clara Central increases for two years in a row to help the city balance its budget. 585 Franklin Street Park Library Most of the discussion around binding arbitration focuses on the city’s Los Altos Hills Town Hall Mountain View, CA 2635 Homestead Road firefighters, who have refused to accept the types of benefit concessions 26379 Fremont Road Santa Clara, CA that other labor groups had adopted. The union’s contract expired last Los Altos Hills, CA Palo Alto City Hall year, and the negotiations between city and union officials have been at an 250 Hamilton Avenue Saratoga City Hall impasse since February. Los Gatos Town Hall Palo Alto, CA 13777 Fruitvale Ave. City management and the union, Palo Alto Professional Firefighters, 110 East Main Street Saratoga, CA Local 1319, are preparing to enter binding-arbitration proceedings in the Los Gatos, CA San Jose City Hall fall to settle the dispute. N 200 East Santa Clara St. Sunnyvale City Hall — Gennady Sheyner Milpitas City Hall San Jose, CA 456 W. Olive Avenue 455 East Calaveras Blvd. Sunnyvale, CA Report: Strip power from California rail authority Milpitas, CA California’s proposed high-speed-rail system is facing potentially crip- pling threats from looming federal deadlines and weak oversight by the To secure information on an individual parcel assessment, you must know your Assessor Parcel Number. agency charged with building the project, the state Legislative Analyst’s If you do not know it, call the Assessor at (408) 299-5570 and ask for it, giving your name and street Office concluded in a new report. address. Using that parcel number, you can learn your proposed assessment by calling the Santa Clara The scathing report, which the nonpartisan office released Tuesday, Valley Water District Tax Assessment Hotline at (408) 265-2607, ext. 2810. recommends stripping the California High-Speed Rail Authority of its decision-making powers and giving the California Department of Trans- Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities wishing to attend this public portation (Caltrans) oversight over the increasingly controversial project. hearing. For additional information on attending this hearing, including requesting accommodations for The Legislative Analyst’s Office also concluded the rail authority’s busi- disabilities or interpreter assistance, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at ness plan remains deeply flawed; that most of the revenues the agency is (408) 265-2607, ext. 2277, at least three days prior to the hearing. banking on to fund the new system are unlikely to materialize; that the project will cost far more than the rail authority’s official estimate of $43 Se harán los esfuerzos razonables para ayudar a las personas con discapacidades. Para obtener billion; and that the rail authority’s decision to begin the line in Central información adicional sobre como atender a esta audiencia incluyendo solicitud de espacio para Valley is a “big gamble” based on “faulty assumptions.” minusválidos, discapacitados o asistencia de interpretes, favor de llamar a Office of Clerk of the The report, titled “High-Speed Rail Is at a Critical Juncture,” comes as Board al (408) 265-2607, ext. 2277, por lo menos tres días antes de la audiencia. another major blow to a project that voters approved in November 2008 but that has since been plagued by financial uncertainty and scathing criti- cism from communities along the proposed route. While previous audits 0ӑLQӛOӵFVӁÿѭӧFWKӵFKLӋQKҫXJL~SQKӳQJQJѭӡLEӏNKX\eátWұWFyWKӇWKDPGӵEXәLÿLӅXWUҫQ0XӕQEtrW had also highlighted flaws in the rail authority’s business plan, ridership WKrPFKLWtrWYӅFiFEXәLÿLӅXWUҫQQj\keå caû yeâXFҫXJL~SÿӥQJѭӡLNKX\ӃWWұWKD\FҫQWK{QJGӏFKYLrQ[LQ assumptions and day-to-day operations, the new report goes a step further OLrQOҥF9ăQ3KzQJ7Kѭ.ê%DQ4XҧQ7UӏӣVӕ EҩPtWQKҩWQJj\WUѭӟFQJj\KӑS and argues that the state Legislature should reject the rail authority’s funding request for the next fiscal year and halt the project altogether unless federal deadlines are renegotiated and the governance structure for the project is revamped. N — Gennady Sheyner 5/2011_LC LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

Page 8ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CRIMINAL JUSTICE CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT Rape-case victim describes escape from death ACCESS CHANNEL 26 In case against alleged rapist Lionel Blanks, woman says attack and abduction began after she became lost THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING by Sue Dremann LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: rom the little bit she could see She was thrown into the back floor whom she had requested a referral for http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp from under her blindfold, the of her car, and the man drove to the a bartending job. Doe said she did. F victim in a brutal 2010 rape and freeway. Valeros also questioned how Doe attempted-murder case that began on At first, the man’s questions seemed knew her assailant was black if (TENTATIVE) AGENDA-COUNCIL CHAMBERS El Camino Real in Palo Alto said she almost friendly. she was blindfolded. Doe said she MAY 16, 2011 - 7:00 PM saw blood cascade from every part “He commented he has two could tell by his voice and use of of her body the night she was alleg- daughters,” she recalled him as language. She also saw parts of his SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY edly attacked by Lionel Blanks Jr. of saying. Hoping to gain sympathy, arms from edges beneath the blind- 1. Community Partners Non Profit Presentation Community Star Santa Clara. she lied and said she had a daughter, fold, she said. Awards “Ju Doe,” as she was called in too, she said. “As a bartender, have you heard 2. Proclamation on Affordable Housing court, appeared at Blanks’ prelimi- “Have to get home to my daughter,” young people in bars who have used 3. Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Utilities nary hearing Wednesday morning in she said. Ebonics (a dialect used by some Afri- Advisory Commission Santa Clara County Superior Court But the questions and demands for can-Americans) to emulate that slang in San Jose. immediate responses grew increas- but who are not African-Americans?” CONSENT CALENDAR She testified she survived the at- ingly harsh. At times, he threatened Valeros asked. Doe said she had. 4. Approval of United Nations Association Film Festival tack only because she was able to to kill her, she said. Valeros also questioned how long 5. Approval of Energy Efficiency Contracts for Expansion of a fake her death while being strangled The man drove off the freeway onto Doe had been sleeping, citing the Large Business 3rd Party Energy Efficiency Program, for 3rd in a Santa Clara school field early on a gravel road for what seemed like time periods between when Doe was Party Oversight of Commercial Efficiency Programs and for the morning of May 22, 2010. 15 minutes, she said. He exited the stopped by the police, when she fell Evaluation, Measurement and Verification of Programs “I felt like I probably have four car, and Doe said she could hear him asleep and police records of the 911 6. Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract for the Construction breaths in me, and I’m gone. I inhaled wiping down the doors and the entire call from the passerby at 5:20 a.m. of the Mayfield Pump Station Augmentation Project really slowly and exhaled slowly to surface of the car inside and out. “From 2 a.m. to 3:30 or 4 a.m., you 7. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance to Transfer Funds play dead,” said Doe, a 20-something He drove on and then entered a have no real account other than sleep- from the Street Resurfacing Budget and Approval of a Contract Asian woman with long, dark hair. paved road. Doe was dragged in her ing,” Valeros said. for the 2011 Street Maintenance Program Asphalt Overlay Doe said she was not familiar with bare feet from the vehicle. Her knees Prosecutor Erin West later said Palo Alto when she joined two girl- bled and hurt so bad that she had there is no way to determine the du- 8. Approval of an Agreement Sponsoring the Palo Alto Gran friends for drinks at a bar on May 21. trouble walking, where the glass from ration of the events. Fondo/Echelon Challenge/ Taste of Palo Alto Community Event Earlier that afternoon, she had been in the broken car window and the rough Sexual Assault Response Team for September 17, 2011 Saratoga and had drunk two glasses pavement had ground in, she said. nurse Julia Pinero testified Doe had 9. Approval of Employment Contract for Library Director of wine at a food tasting for her best But her faltering was met with only lacerations, abrasions and bruising on STUDY SESSION friend’s upcoming wedding. more blows to both sides of her head, nearly every part of her body. 10. Wireless Facilities In Palo Alto nearly four hours including her temples and jaw, she Pinero said Doe had injuries con- CLOSED SESSION later, she had three drinks with her said. sistent with sexual trauma, but upon friends. The man threw her to the ground questioning by Valeros, she said she 11. Closed Session Existing Litigation At about 1 a.m., she drove her and tore off her clothing. Doe said could not determine if the injuries friends to their car and proceeded she struggled, knowing what was were caused by forced or consensual STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS home, but she became lost on side to come, her ears ringing from the intercourse. streets, she testified. blows. Blanks waived his right to a con- The Finance Committee Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 17, A Palo Alto police officer stopped He turned her onto her stomach tinuous preliminary hearing. The at 6:00 p.m. Regarding 1) General Fund Capital Improvement, her on suspicion of drunk driv- and raped her, she said. court will reconvene Monday with 2) Utilities, Utilities CIP, General Fund CIP, 3) Non-Departmental ing. Doe said she was attempting “I had to give in. I thought I was testimony from a DNA expert. N Budget, and 4) City Council Budget (continued from May 3, 2011) to download an application on her going to die. I was so out of it that if I Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be GPS device. were to touch anything, I couldn’t feel emailed at sdremann@paweekly. The officer let her go without it anymore,” she said. com. charging her after she passed a drunk- He flipped her onto her back again driving field test, she said. and then squeezed hard around her After her navigation device reset, neck with both hands, she said. He Doe followed its directions, but that squeezed harder. ! +-"/ +"-"' +( +& - -' (+ '"/+,"-2 led her to road construction on the “He’s not going to let go; he’s go- - 0 ) , . Stanford campus, and she ended up ing to snap my neck,” Doe said she presents “going in circles” until she reached thought. That’s when she faked be- El Camino Real. ing dead. Feeling tired, she parked her SUV Doe said she heard the man rise near a field under a street lamp and and run away, and she could hear the climbed into the passenger seat to keys to her car jingling in his pocket. K_\Jk\èM`j`kè^Ni`k\i nap, Doe said. She didn’t know how Still blindfolded, she rose and ran long she had been asleep, but she did in the opposite direction. not think it had been very long be- “The only clothing I had is the fore she awoke to a cold breeze and blindfold on my head,” she recalled. :_Xic\j9Xok\i felt sharp things on the seat as she Doe said she managed to work her shifted. hands free from the bindings and re- Someone began shouting, she said. moved the blindfold. In the road, a “Before I had time to reply, I was in car passed by. The driver did not stop. a choke hold.” Doe saw a dark figure watching her +;7:?D= Doe testified she was yanked from from about 100 yards away. He wore the car and thrown to the ground. black clothing with white lettering on “I could see my feet. My head the shirt, she said. &('2 &2 )& started taking blows to the concrete. This time, she positioned herself I realized, ‘Oh my gosh — I’m not in the middle of the road in the di- .+%2."-(+".& ,-' (+&)., dreaming anymore,’” she said. rect path of an approaching car and Photo by Keri Pickett “Someone was still shouting. The waved. She used the blindfold to voice said, ‘You better not scream. cover her nakedness, she said. Keep quiet. Do what you’re told.’ The Doe was cross-examined by Dep- FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC blows were so hard, my ears would uty Public Defender Gilda Valeros, only get bits and pieces,” she said. who asked Doe about a breakup with Information: 650.723.0011 http://creativewriting.stanford.edu Slipping in and out of conscious- a former boyfriend in 2009. Valeros ness, Doe said she was blindfolded also asked Doe to confirm that she and her wrists were bound together. knew a former sex offender, from Sponsored by Stanford University Creative Writing Program

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in studies at CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week City Council (May 9) Bike plan: The council heard a presentation about the ongoing update to the city’s Bike Stanford! and Pedestrian Transportation Plan. Action: None Block grants: The council approved the proposed Community Development Block Grant funding allocation and adopted a Draft Action Plan for fiscal year 2011-12. Yes: Unanimous Board of Education (May 10) Academic calendar: The board voted to change the district-wide academic calendar, moving to a school-year start date earlier in August and an end to the first semester before the December holidays, beginning in 2012-13. Yes: Klausner, Mitchell, Tom No: SIGN UP NOW: Caswell, Townsend http://stanfordpsychpaid.sona-systems.com Policy and Services Committee (May 10) Binding arbitration: The committee discussed the binding-arbitration provision in the City Charter and considered whether the city should put the repeal of the provision on the November ballot. The committee directed staff to return with more information for more information: about arbitration policies in other communities. Action: None www.stanford.edu/dept/psychology/cgi-bin/drupalm/participate Planning and Transportation Commission (May 11) [email protected] Capital-improvement program: The commission discussed the city’s capital-im- email: provement program for fiscal year 2012 and found the plan consistent with the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Yes: Fineberg, Garber, Keller, Martinez, Tanaka, Tuma Absent: Lippert Stanford University Medical Center: The commission recommended certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report and approving a statement of overriding consider- The records for the City of Palo Alto show the following checks as outstanding ation for Stanford University Medical Center’s proposed expansion of its hospital facili- for over three years to the listed payees. Under California Government Code ties. Yes: Garber, Lippert, Martinez, Tanaka No: Fineberg, Keller Abstained: Tuma Section 50050, unclaimed money will become the City’s property three years after the check was issued. If you are one of the listed payees, please contact Suneet Sidhu at (650) 329-2224 at the City of Palo Alto by June 30, 2011 so Public Agenda arrangements can be made to reissue the check. A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week

Payee Reference Amount Payee Reference Amount CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss the city’s regulations on wireless-communications facilities and hold a closed session on pending Bilir, Lisa 2044538 50.00 Levitsky, Rob 2041819 182.80 litigation with Sterling Park. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, May Bond, J Ric 2050018 50.00 Lin, Jonath 2050028 88.85 16, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). The closed session will follow the regular meeting. Bowen, Gregory 2047390 50.00 Lu, Patrick 2039664 50.00 BP West Coast Products 2036122 192.04 Mason, Elizabeth 2036144 50.00 California Automobile Assocate, FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the proposed Matsuda, Yahuhiro 2041846 94.12 Paragron Subrogation Services, budget for the Utilities Department and the capital-improvement programs Inc., and Ram Prasad c/o McCulloug, Michael 2039658 93.33 in the General Fund and utilities budgets. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Jonathan Neill & Associates 9397 960.36 Miklos, David 2046516 50.00 Tuesday, May 17, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Carvalaho, Claudia 2043367 52.43 Miller, Diane 2046517 100.00 HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to discuss 630 Ra- Carvalaho, Claudia 2044545 146.00 Mirzale, Babak 2046515 50.00 mona St., a request by Vitae Architecture, on behalf of KG-Bryant LLC and Causi, Karen 2044547 50.02 Moore-Rodriguez, Susan 2038357 200.00 Coldwell Banker, for a historic rehabilitation of an existing building. The meet- Chang, Charles 2043347 81.65 Mwenda, Andrew 2039250 62.65 ing will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, in the Council Chambers at Changbae, Jin 2046528 50.00 Pashin, N 2039330 85.85 City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Coniglio, Victoria 2045980 70.88 Payne, Susan 2042669 63.29 PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission Darvishzad, Mahmoud 2039321 50.00 Prymak, Thomas 5006353 122.73 De Jager, Robert 2038344 50.00 plans to discuss the proposed development agreement between Palo Alto Rachakonea, Lee 2036181 77.72 Delaney, David 2043411 125.06 and Stanford University Medical Center over Stanford’s proposal to expand Reimer, Steve 2036210 64.27 Dion, Brenna 2041746 50.00 its hospital facilities. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May Rensel, Mary 2044592 100.00 18, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Domingues, Alberto 2048226 50.00 Rogers, Courtney 2036135 50.00 Estate of Deborah Moore 2079936 3,363.84 Sader, Clayton 2041752 100.00 CITY-SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee will share news Fardis, Mehran 2048584 65.00 from recent City Council and Board of Education meetings, and discuss Sambuceto, Harry 2046529 75.30 Feng, Yanhua 2050066 50.00 budgets and school enrollment and facilities planning. The meeting will be- Filippini, Carla 2046512 59.79 Saric, Marin 2046525 100.00 gin at 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, in Conference Room A of school district Fryer, Carolynns 2039261 144.70 Sereda, Wendy 2046527 88.52 headquarters (25 Churchill Ave.). Gallagher, Kathryn 2046523 50.00 Shafer, Steven 2048305 516.49 Glover, Molly 2046526 67.89 Sharma, Amit 2049985 50.00 ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss 195 Page Greenwald, Michael 2039657 50.00 Sikka, Satish 2039682 67.66 Mill Road, a request by Hohbach Realty Company for a review of a 154,387- square-foot building featuring research and development space and 84 Hahn, Kyu 2046524 50.00 Silverstein, Eva 2046533 772.63 residential units. The board will also consider 2650 Birch St., a request by Hall, Evelyn 2048248 50.00 Spira, Menachem 2046514 60.28 Hohbach Realty Company for a review of a new four-story mixed-use build- Hawkins, Shannon 2039683 57.39 Steele, Lindsay 5009208 786.67 ing with eight condominiums, ground-floor office space and an underground Helmer, David 2039574 50.00 Strategic Decision Groups 2041833 3,569.11 parking garage. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 19, in Hodge, Shawn 2038352 282.82 Swaminathan, Aravind 2042661 119.55 the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Honderick, Lauren 2050034 50.00 Taylors Alteration 2036211 105.29 Hoon Joo, Jae 2047395 50.00 RAIL CORRIDOR TASK FORCE ... The task force will continue its discus- The Torres Group 2046518 446.19 Hou, Aiju 2039550 50.00 sion of the city’s land-use vision for the area around the Caltrain corridor. Towers, Forest 2046195 85.33 Jos J Albanese Inc 2047405 520.27 The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, in the Lucie Stern Kestinbaum, Lauren 2042729 73.42 Tucker, Annie 2042684 50.00 Community Room (1305 Middlefield Road). Kim, Sangba 2050053 52.66 Van Der Meyden, Ronald 2038930 50.00 PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to vote on whether Knight, Daniel 2038261 100.00 Verma, Sarves 2039681 50.00 to accept donated artwork into the city’s collection and consider relocating Walker, Jonathan 2046520 50.00 Kou, Lydia 2027184 75.02 the sculpture “Stage” by David Bottini. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Kriegler, Iris 2039290 127.12 Winters, Julia 2044605 79.77 Thursday, May 19, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamil- Levin, Alexander 2046522 50.00 X.Com 2046519 4,596.00 ton Ave.).

Page 10ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Barbara H. Van Slyke On April 23rd, Barbara Heaps Van Slyke, She also had a passion Pulse a resident of Stanford since 1967, died for her garden. She A weekly compendium of vital statistics peacefully of lung cancer, surrounded by and her husband Palo Alto Suspicious circumstances ...... 2 her family and close friends. traveled often, both May 4-10 Trespassing ...... 1 Violence related Vandalism ...... 5 She had a long and successful career domestically and Battery ...... 2 Warrant/other agency...... 7 as a psychotherapist. She was also an abroad, especially to Domestic violence ...... 2 W&I protective custody...... 1 accomplished musician, with a deep love Asia. Always a strong Family violence ...... 1 Menlo Park Theft related May 3-9 for the harpsichord and baroque era music, swimmer, in her later Checks forgery ...... 1 Violence related especially that of J.S. Bach. years she participated Commercial burglary ...... 5 Battery ...... 2 Counterfeiting ...... 1 Domestic violence ...... 1 Born in Chicago on September 26, in short-course Credit card forgery ...... 3 Theft related Grand theft ...... 4 Fraud ...... 5 1931 to Porter and Dorothy Heaps, she triathlons. In 2003, she finished first in her Identity theft ...... 5 Grand theft ...... 3 grew up in Evanston, where her father age group at the Pacific Grove Triathlon. It Petty theft ...... 11 Petty theft ...... 5 Prowler ...... 1 Residential burglary ...... 2 was an internationally known organist. didn’t matter to her that she was the only Residential burglary ...... 1 Shoplifting...... 1 She attended Carleton College, and in entrant in the over-70 category. Shoplifting...... 4 Vehicle related Vehicle related Auto theft ...... 1 1954 received a B.S. in education from Barbara is survived by her husband of Abandoned auto...... 1 Driving with suspended/revoked license 6 Northwestern. nearly 58 years; by her children, Peter Bicycle theft ...... 3 Hit and run ...... 2 Driving w/suspended license ...... 8 Theft from auto ...... 1 In July 1953, she married Lyman P. Van (Denise), John (Susan), and Elizabeth; by Hit and run ...... 4 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .2 Slyke, then in Naval service based at NAS four grandchildren; by her sister (Portia); Misc. traffic ...... 5 Vehicle impound ...... 1 Theft from auto ...... 10 Vehicle tow ...... 5 Alameda. They later lived in Berkeley, where by many nieces, nephews, and cousins; Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 9 Alcohol or drug related he earned his Ph.D. in Chinese history at and by a wide circle of friends and former Vehicle accident/property damage. . . .15 Drug activity ...... 2 Vehicle impound ...... 20 Drunken driving...... 1 the University of California. During this clients whom she loved and who loved Vehicle tow ...... 31 period two sons and a daughter were born. her. Alcohol or drug related VIOLENT CRIMES Drunk in public ...... 5 Palo Alto They also lived for three years in Taiwan We wish also to thank the Kaiser Drunken driving...... 3 Unlisted block Embarcadero Road, 5/4, before and just after her husband joined Hospice Program for its unfailing care N&D possession ...... 1 noon; battery/simple. Miscellaneous Unlisted block El Camino Real, 5/5, 2:30 the Stanford University faculty in 1963. and consideration. In lieu of flowers, Animal misc...... 2 p.m.; family violence. In 1971, Barbara earned an MSW degree contributions may be sent to the San B&P misc...... 1 Unlisted block Curtner Avenue, 5/6, 8:20 Casualty fall ...... 1 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. from the University of California at Francisco Early Music Society, to the Disturbing the peace...... 1 Unlisted block Cambridge Avenue, 5/7, Berkeley, thus beginning a career as social Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, or to the Found property...... 4 12:32 p.m.; domestic violence/court order. F&W disposal request...... 1 400 block Waverley Street, 5/8, 11:46 worker and therapist that continued until charity of your choice. Juvenile problem...... 2 p.m.; battery/simple. February 2011. A memorial celebration will be held at Lost property ...... 2 Menlo Park Missing juvenile...... 1 600 block Ivy Drive, 5/3, 9:05 a.m.; She also had a deep commitment to the St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Missing person ...... 2 domestic disturbance. recovery process and to its fellowship, from Avenue, Palo Alto on Friday, June 10, at Outside investigation ...... 1 1100 block Carlton Avenue, 5/4, 1:26 Penal code misc...... 1 p.m.; battery. which she drew many of her closest friends. 2:00 p.m. Psych subject ...... 6 2800 block Sand Hill Road, 5/5, 9:45 PAID OBITUARY Stalking...... 1 p.m.; battery. Bgafmk^gj+j\9ffmYd>j]]Emka[>]klanYd Dr. Glen A. Lillington

Dr Glen A. Lillington, whose passion for teaching, and he particularly writing and speaking about medicine inﬂuenced enjoyed doing short countless medical students and practitioners, died editorials, often 3DOR$OWR peacefully at his Menlo Park home Saturday, May 7. recalling a personal He was 84. experience or medical Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and always history anecdote. proud of his Icelandic Canadian heritage, Glen was Described by the :RUOG0XVLF an internationally recognized expert in pulmonary Wall Street Journal as critical care disease. He was Emeritus Professor of the nation’s “unofﬁcial Medicine at the University of California (Davis) and curator of medical Emeritus Clinical Professor of Medicine Stanford humor”, Glen was also 'D\ University. He also served recently as ombudsmen at a repository of medical the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, where he began his long jokes and brought a medical career in 1960. joyful sense of fun to He received a BS in science and his MD from his lectures and hospital rounds. His warmth and the University of Manitoba, where he won many compassion made him popular with generations of 6XQGD\-XQH scholarships and prizes and participated in a huge students, colleagues, and patients. range of activities, from sports (hockey, football and He won many awards and honors during his SP soccer), to glee club, and especially, singing. From distinguished career including the California Medal high school onward he performed in Gilbert and from the California Lung Association (1995). Sullivan operettas, choirs and barbershop quartets Glen’s former resident and UC Davis colleague Dr and had an abiding love of grand opera. Samuel Louie said of Glen: “A generation of colleagues, 'RZQWRZQ3DOR$OWR He did a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota physicians and professors has learned from Glen 50 Musical Groups! in internal medicine and an MS at the University of Lillington. A Professor for All Seasons, his important Jazz, Blues, Classical, Pop, Rock, Latin, Celtic, Minnesota there. and pioneering accomplishments in the discipline of While there he met his wife, Ellen Place, a nursing chest diseases are enhanced through his natural gift Klezmer, Chinese, World Music, Choral student. They married in 1957 and moved to California to teach young physicians the expertise necessary in 1960 after he was offered a position at the Palo Alto to provide consultation, and to bring a smile to a ZZZSDPXVLFGD\RUJ Medical Clinic. He also taught at Stanford until he patient’s face with his delightful bedside manner.” had the opportunity to move to full time teaching He is survived by sisters Claire Burns (Robert) IZeh:emh as a professor of medicine at UC Davis in 1973. of Modesto and Barbara Williams (Roland) of Upon retirement in 1994, Glen and Ellen moved to Winnipeg; wife Ellen; daughter Karlin (Chris) of Menlo Park, where he returned to clinical teaching at Dublin, Ireland, sons Peter of Placerville and Barry

K^\k^Zmbhg Stanford and also took on his ombudsmen role. (Dawn) of Fairfax; and grandson Zachary. ?hng]Zmbhg Glen authored an inﬂuential textbook on chest Memorial contributions may be made to the ‘Glen diseases that has been translated into several languages, Lillington Pulmonary Endowment’ at UC Davis, 4150 and wrote nearly 200 journal articles during his long V St., Suite 3100, Sacramento, CA 95817 or the Palo career. His clear, elegant and often amusing writing Alto Medical Foundation. A celebration of his life will style led to many medical journal board appointments be held at a later date. PAID OBITUARY

*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 11 * + ,+(( (- Transitions Phyllis Johnson During World War II, the U.S. Friday she’d clear it off in time for Phyllis Hack- Navy sent Johnson to Asbury Park, whatever party she was having that ! "! man Johnson, a N.J., for training, so 20-year-old weekend.” long-time Men- Hackman took a train across the In 1969, when busing of students # $ "!!% #& #&!# " lo Park resident, country alone to marry her sweet- from East Palo Alto to Menlo- a passionate ad- heart. The Johnsons were married Atherton High School provoked ra- vocate for chil- for 66 years. cial tensions, she led efforts to reach &%"' dren and an ac- After the war, she earned her B.A. out to parents in both communities tive volunteer, in elementary education from San to promote harmony. !& died April 16 at Jose State University. Following her A gifted photographer who loved the Sequoias in husband’s graduation from Stan- hiking and traveling, she never tired ! Portola Valley ford University, the couple settled of learning. At age 50, she went back after a long illness. She was 86. in Menlo Park, and she taught at to San Jose State to earn a master’s !#& !() She was born on July 17, 1924, Addison School in Palo Alto. Her degree in instructional technology. in San Jose, the oldest daughter husband served as city manager of She was a soft-spoken, gracious of Albert and Eva Hackman. As a Menlo Park and then as executive hostess who put people at ease. student at San Jose High School, administrator of the Palo Alto Med- “Mom always looked put together she was active in the First United ical Foundation. and elegant, even in her last years,” Methodist Church. It was there that While raising two children, she her daughter Kris recalled. she met her future husband, John R. was an energetic volunteer commit- In 1998, the Johnsons moved to Johnson, son of the newly arrived ted to social justice. She served on The Sequoias, where she led an art ! " minister. the Board of the Children’s Health therapy program for the memory “It was love at first sight, at least Council, the League of Women Vot- impaired. for me,” he recalled. ers and other organizations. Survivors include her husband, “Mom never could say no when son Steven Johnson (Carol) of Peta- someone needed something done,” luma, daughter Kristina Johnson of her son Steve recalled. “She al- Truckee, and two granddaughters, ways had some project laid out on Anna and Sarah Johnson of San Jack Richard Rominger the dining room table, but every Rafael. N Resident of Palo Alto Jack Rominger, a long time Palo Alto community After Jack retired from member and early force in shaping Silicon Valley, died Ehrlich Rominger in of a heart attack April 28 while travelling in Europe. 1984, he and Fran began Weddings “Jack” was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September to travel extensively with Foster-Whitaker degree from Princeton Univer- 16, 1929, to parents Ralph and Mary Rominger. He family and friends to Laura Elizabeth Foster and Joel sity and an MBA from the Tuck was the second of four sons, with older brother Vern both visit and experience Fraser Whitaker were married on School of Business at Dartmouth. and younger brothers Harold and Jim (deceased). The foreign cultures and Sunday, March 27, 2011, in the She is the daughter of Barbara and family moved to Lamar, Colorado due to the dust bowl to pursue his passions Mission Blue Chapel at Cavallo Winfield Foster, 45-year residents of the 30s and later settled permanently in the southern for skiing and golf. Point Lodge in Sausalito, Calif. of Palo Alto. Rocky Mountain town of Del Norte, Colorado. It was while travelling The officiant was The Rev. Mar- The groom, born in Saskatoon, He graduated from the University of Colorado on a six-week European garet Irwin, former rector of All Saskatchewan, Canada, is an in 1952 with a degree in Architectural Engineering trip with Fran that Saints’ Episcopal Church in Palo alumnus of Oberlin College. He is Alto, which the Foster family at- the son of Sidney Whitaker of Ce- and married his college sweetheart, Mary Frances Jack suffered a tended while the bride was grow- dar Point, Ill., and Gwen Allison Sickenberger (Fran), soon after. The couple relocated heart attack in the ing up. of Victoria, British Columbia. to southern California for Jack’s first job. Jack Italian Alps - living life as always to the fullest, to the The bride attended Walter Hays The newlyweds, who are both joined the Air Force in 1953 during the Korean War very last moment. Elementary School, Jordan Mid- employed by the Corporate Ex- and was based in Pleasanton, California working Jack was always quick to smile and brought ease and dle School and Palo Alto High ecutive Board, will make their as a draftsman. Upon his discharge in 1957, he joy to all he touched, and made it a priority to help School, and received a bachelor’s first home in Singapore. joined the Palo Alto architectural firm of Clark, others, acting as a mentor to many young architects Stromquist, Potter and Ehrlich, where he began to and designers, including several nieces and nephews. perfect what would be a career and lifelong passion. His generous heart and giving nature were a gift that Memorial Services May 15, at 2 p.m. at Sharon Heights In 1968, Jack, in unison with Joe Ehrlich and Rod he shared freely, and all who knew him were better for A memorial service for Philip Golf & Country Club, 2900 Sand Heft, formed the architectural firm of Ehrlich, Heft it. To the friends of his children, Jack was considered a Kuekes will be held Sunday, May Hill Road, Menlo Park. & Rominger, known as “EHR,” which later became second father, for Jack gave them rich experiences and 15, at 3 p.m. at 2200 Cowper St., A memorial service for Duncan Ehrlich Rominger, “ER”. The partnership proved counsel that would shape their lives forever. He was Palo Alto. Williams will be held Saturday, quite successful and was a strong contributor to the greatly admired for his sense of humor, his commitment A memorial service for Jack May 21, at 3 p.m. at The Sequoias, emergence of Silicon Valley as the world leader in to family, his positive and energetic outlook, his Rominger will be held Sunday, 501 Portola Road, Portola Valley. high-tech. ER’s pioneering clean-room design was sense of duty and honor, and his unconditional love. incorporated into many of the valley’s microelectronic He will be forever fondly remembered and companies, like Fairchild, Varian, Watkins-Johnson grievously missed by his surviving family: his loving Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 64 and Hewlett Packard. wife, Fran, his son and daughter and son-in-law, three This success allowed Jack to follow other pursuits and grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters-in-law, as dreams, such as his design and personal construction well as numerous nieces and nephews. We miss him so of the family’s award-winning cabin at Bear Valley in very, very much. the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He also designed about A memorial and celebration of Jack’s life will be held 10 other Bear Valley cabins, and in such efficient and on Sunday, May 15, at 2:00pm at Sharon Heights Golf personal dwellings perhaps best expressed his true & Country Club, 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, talent for marrying design with function. CA. As an outgoing individual,’ the epitome of In lieu of flowers, anyone wishing to offer tribute to optimism’, with a happy family and many friends, Jack Jack is encouraged to make a contribution to one of the long played an active role in Palo Alto and beyond. He following organizations: was a member of the Peninsula Kiwanis Club of Palo The Ehrlich Rominger American Institute of Alto and the Volunteer Bureau of Santa Clara County, Architects (AIA) Scholarship Fund http://www.aiascv. served on the Bear Valley Architectural Review Board org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=16 and, in more recent years, became deeply involved The Palo Alto Community Foundation with the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden and Palo Alto http://www.paloaltocommfund.org/pgs/donations. Free. Fun. Only about Palo Alto. Community Fund. 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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 13 Editorial The new school calendar Moving semester break to December and the start of the school year to mid-August will be neither a Editorials, letters and opinions panacea nor a disaster Spectrum othing arouses more parent opinion than messing with the Parking prosperity one of the best-performing services dles, which hold hundreds of books, school calendar, and as Palo Alto school board members of its kind. However, its importance are elitist. Wonder what she would found out Tuesday night, there is especially a lot of under- Editor, N For sometime I have felt that the is not generally acknowledged even say to someone who has hundreds standable emotion wrapped up in when summer vacation ends and though it keeps 40,000 riders’ cars off of paper books in his home? What’s the school year begins. employee parking invading our Pro- fessorville neighborhood was a direct our freeways every day. The funding different about a private home library For a community that claims to thrive on innovation and an open- for this essential service is broken and from a private Kindle library? ness to new ideas and experimentation, the debate over whether form of subsidy to property owners who fail to provide parking for their if the cities on the Peninsula want to Her concerns about “paying for the mid-year semester break should occur in December or Janu- retain it, we must get off this yearly electricity” to power Kindles are un- ary created more angst and despair than genuine out-of-the-box tenants’ employees and clients. Last week I read an article in one of the lo- rollercoaster of repeated emergencies believable given Kindle’s very low thinking. to provide it with long-term, stable power use. Moreover, there are now The idea of moving the end of the first semester to coincide cal papers in which one of the major Palo Alto commercial property own- funding. solar re-chargers on the market, as with the December holiday break has been vigorously discussed I urge you to let your legislators, well as WiFi power harvesters, for in Palo Alto for years while many other school districts quietly ers was quoted on the value of parking to commercial success. He told local businesses and friends know recharging cell phones, MP3 players made the change without controversy, divisiveness or horrible con- and e-readers “off the grid.” the paper “Parking equals prosper- about Caltrain’s dire financial straits sequences. If owning a Kindle, and buying ity” in his support of a $50,000-per- and ask for their support as well as The theory is that middle and high school students and their books, is elitist, so must owning your space fee for off-site parking, a fee ideas for possible solutions. families are better served by having a winter break with no school Shirley Ingalls own telephone, car and home be elit- obligations, projects or finals hanging over them during vacation that helped build the now near-empty ist, too. parking structures in downtown. San Ramon Avenue and return to start a new semester more motivated when they don’t Mountain View It’s easy to believe that within a face final exams in mid-January with no break afterwards. Other business uses in every city few years, the new Measure N library Opponents to this idea don’t like shifting the school year earlier are required to provide parking, complex will be standing empty — and compressing the first semester, and believe the current calendar mostly on site, for the use of build- E-books not elitist because everyone is using e-books, Editor, allows winter break to be a “catch-up” period for students needing ings, usually at a rate of at least 1/250 as well as the Internet to download square feet for industrial and office, One doesn’t know whether to movies and music. it, as well as time for high school seniors to focus on completing laugh, or cry, at the May 6 letter from college applications. Much of the debate has centered on whether assuming four employees per 1,000 There was a time that only the rich square feet of building area. With Alice Shaffer Smith, responding to a could own a lot of books. Thanks to families can shift their traditional August vacations forward, as has previous letter by John Harrington, occurred long ago in most school districts. start-ups moving into many Palo Silicon Valley technology, now all of Alto buildings and escalating rents commenting that Measure N was a us can. Public libraries send the mes- No new alternatives of more than $5 per square foot per mistake. While Harrington’s points sage that only government should month, that employee density is in- are well-reasoned, the brick-and- own books, which is the wrong mes- After lengthy discussion last year, the school board was unable creasing — suggesting the need for mortar library lover’s logic wanders sage for the 21st century. to navigate to a decision and instead asked for more study, surveys an even higher ratio of parking-to- aimlessly, from aisle to aisle, in the Wayne Martin and new ideas on how to avoid encroaching on summer vacation floor area and more parking. Instead, fiction section. Bryant Street time in August. Regrettably, administrators didn’t respond with the city accepts less and grants park- The letter’s author claims that Kin- Palo Alto any new creative alternatives similar to the ones offered by two ing exceptions. parents in a Weekly opinion piece last week, so little changed from Where do most downtown em- YOUR TURN the debate last fall. ployees park now? In Professorville While expressing frustration that a more creative calendar — where from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. our The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on couldn’t be developed that addressed parent objections, the board streets have become Costco-like issues of local interest. Tuesday finally made its long-overdue decision. All five trustees parking lots. We are subsidizing the should be credited with weighing the data and input and casting commercial interests’ prosperity with What do you think? What should the city do to encourage commu- their votes as they saw fit, rather than continuing a probable futile the quality of this neighborhood. Our nity dialogue about wireless technology? quest for consensus through more study. neighborhood is also a National Reg- But the school board’s 3-2 split (Klausner, Tom and Mitchell vot- ister Historic Residential District ing for the calendar change, Townsend and Baten-Caswell voting where homeowners, but apparently Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. against) reflects the sharp divide in the school community, at least not others, need to follow preserva- Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. among the most vocal. We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel tion rules to preserve its character. and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- Are the commercial owners open cepted. Important work ahead to paying us $50,000 per space? I You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town While we expressed support for the calendar change in an earlier could use the money this developer Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read seems willing to pay to maintain his blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any editorial, we think its importance has been overstated by many, time, day or night. and are concerned that the divisiveness over the issue could get in “prosperity.” Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of the way of the more important work that lies ahead in addressing I’d rather restore and preserve the permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it student stress and school climate and culture, including policies on intrinsic value and character of this online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. homework and school projects. neighborhood by getting employee parking out of here and back to the For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Online Editor Tyler Hanley We are also worried that some are characterizing the calendar at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. debate as dividing along high school lines, with Gunn parents sup- commercial districts where it be- porting the change and Paly parents opposing it. longs. The school community must strongly reject this notion. While the Ken Alsman Gunn community may have organized more effectively in support Ramona Street of the change, parents from both high schools were on both sides Palo Alto of the issue and both sides articulated legitimate and well-reasoned arguments. Neither side should be shamed for its position. Caltrain funding Lots of other school districts have successfully moved to a cal- Editor, endar similar to the one adopted Tuesday night and there is little I am one of many community reason to believe that our experience with it will be significantly members who implored the Caltrain different. And the change is for only two school years, beginning board not to cut the service of its in 2012-13. trains and was delighted when it re- The new calendar is not perfect, and there are many variations cently approved a plan to keep them that might be worthy of trying, including a few that surfaced for running with no station or service the first time in recent days. Some, such as switching to trimesters cuts. But, unfortunately, Caltrain’s similar to the Stanford calendar, are interesting but come with their underlying funding isn’t stable. Ev- own set of problems. We look forward to the new calendar advisory ery year it needs to ask three counties committee looking at these other ideas. and the Metropolitan Transportation The school calendar issue has consumed an inordinate amount Commission to cobble together fund- of time, energy and emotion over several years, and should be put ing, and must balance its budget with to rest for now. It’s time for parents, teachers and administrators to these one-time funds. pull together and work toward successful implementation. Caltrain is not only the backbone of transit on the Peninsula, it is also Page 14ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊUÊ*>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 the Editor’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!

Guest Opinion Palo Alto leads in wireless, but needs bandwidth to operate

by Leon Beauchman station. It’s the next offramp. It’s how we’ll Valley schools. wireless carriers to develop guidelines that funny thing hap- spark new innovation, new investments and minimize the visual impact while supporting pened in Palo new jobs.” Infrastructure for the future technology deployment. Public safety is also A Alto on the way The wireless communications phenomenon The potential of wireless technology can an issue when approximately 25 percent of to the 21st century. has already generated thousands of Silicon only be enabled if there is a robust wireless homes in the United States have no wired con- There’s controversy Valley jobs. Yet, the future holds even greater infrastructure. Ironically, in Silicon Valley, nection and depend exclusively on the wire- about the future of promise. Smart devices will drive the next it has taken as long as five years to review less telephony. Every day, more than 300,000 wireless technology. wave of innovation and expansion. In the and approve an application to build wireless wireless calls are made to 911. This sounds strange United States, there are more than 300 mil- facilities. In some cases, residents have felt because much of the lion mobile phones. More than 65 million that wireless carriers have ignored their con- A way forward innovation driving the people had smart phones in January 2011, an cerns by rushing project applications through A new Wireless Communications Initiative explosive growth of 8 percent increase over the preceding quarter. local bureaucracies. Too often the process has (WCI), as part of Joint Venture: Silicon Valley wireless devices has In addition, American consumers identified turned adversarial and made dialogue almost Network, is working with city councils, city been created in Silicon Valley. In fact, our smart phones as their most likely technology impossible. staff, wireless carriers and communities to region has had a significant role in the evolu- purchase for 2011. Much of the controversy has evolved promote deployment of a 21st-century wireless tion of what ITU World Telecom calls “the The operating system for smart devices is around whether radio-frequency emissions infrastructure. The future of Silicon Valley most rapidly adopted technology in the his- dominated by two Silicon Valley companies, are a health risk. The actual emissions from and local job growth is very much tied to the tory of the world.” Globally, there are more Google and Apple, with more than 50 percent wireless facilities are a fraction of what the evolution of the wireless technology. The ques- than 5.2 billion wireless phones, and develop- of the market. In addition, the global mobile federal government has established as being tion is not whether we’ll have a 21st-century ing countries see wireless communications as applications market is estimated to reach $25 safe. However, the perception is that cell tow- infrastructure, but rather, how and when. an effective tool to compete with the leading billion in 2015 from about $6.8 billion in ers, due to their size, are a greater health risk. As a way forward, the WCI has launched the economies. 2010. The emerging devices and applications To date, medical studies in this country and Coalition for a 21st Century Wireless Infra- Few people would be surprised that Palo are right in the Valley’s “sweet spot.” abroad overwhelmingly suggest that RF emis- structure. The coalition’s objective is to create Alto probably has more smart phones and What’s most amazing are the emerging sions are not a health risk. balanced conversations and community dia- smart devices per capita than any other city applications that wireless technology will In a recent Palo Alto Weekly article, Dr. logue in support of deploying wireless technol- in the world. All of this new technology needs enable. Health care will be profoundly im- Paul Fisher of the Stanford School of Medi- ogy. We need people to advocate by writing wireless bandwidth to function properly. This proved when doctors can remotely monitor cine stated, “The bottom line is there’s no letters, speaking at hearings or by lending their apparently insatiable demand for more power- a patient’s status in real time. Health profes- known association between cell phones or name as a coalition supporter. You can join ful devices has led Apple to begin work on a sionals will have access to medical records on towers and health effects.” “This is the high the coalition or get more information at the new store in downtown Palo Alto. Rumor is its hand-held devices and make better-informed tension wires of our time” he went on to say, Wireless Communications Initiative page on size will rival Apple’s store in Manhattan. decisions about patient care. Educators have comparing a similar debate about the health the Joint Venture Silicon Valley website (www. Fortunately, our president has seen and already started including hand held devices risks of high-tension wires 30 years ago. jointventure.org). embraced the future. Barack Obama under- in their teaching practices. Digital textbooks Another concern in Palo Alto is wireless fa- Silicon Valley is defining the future. We stands the strategic importance of building a and smart devices will revolutionize how stu- cilities affecting home values. To date, no one should lead by example when it comes to communications infrastructure that will allow dents interact with teachers and the curricu- has presented meaningful data to prove any inventing and embracing our new wireless our country to compete in the new century. lum. The Federal Communications Commis- neighborhood or individual has seen the value world. N “For millions of Americans, the railway hasn’t sion recently awarded $9 million in grants to of their homes negatively impacted. However, Leon Beauchman is the director of the shown up yet,” the president said recently. schools and libraries to support the develop- communities should be concerned about the Wireless Communication Initiative of Joint “For our families and our businesses, high- ment of wireless applications. Unfortunately, aesthetic impact of wireless facilities. Some Venture: Silicon Valley Network. He can be speed wireless service, that’s the next train none of the 20 grants was awarded to Silicon cities have worked with neighborhoods and contacted at [email protected]. Streetwise Do you bike to work? Asked on California Avenue, Palo Alto. Interviews and photographs by Aaron Guggenheim and Kareem Yasin.

Jurek Alexander Nicholas Chiumenti Emily Vick Howard Lagoze Kim Kubota Psychologist Salesman Unemployed Nonprofit Social Services Agency Designer West Charleston Road, Palo Alto 9th Street, San Jose Park Avenue, Palo Alto Dufferin Avenue, Burlingame Calaveras Boulevard, Milpitas “No, not really. I’m very comfortable “I’m in charge of sales for the Bay “Never. I live on a mountain; you’d die.” “I have a bike but I don’t. My job re- “Yes, but I only bike on campus. I driving my car.” Area, so I can’t ride my bike to work.” quires me to be in San Jose and Palo suppose one way to encourage more Alto on a daily basis, so I need a car. biking downtown would be more bike I could probably take the Caltrain and lanes and parking.” bike, but that would be ambitious.”

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Search for Safety Invades Our Liber- Insightful Mia, who later becomes ties” (May 13, 7 p.m.); Jennifer Holm “The Four Ms. Bradwells,” by Meg a journalist, gets the worst of it, suffer- and Matthew Holm, “Squish” (May Waite Clayton; Ballantine Books, New ing questions at her firm about whether 14, 2 p.m.); Victoria Zackheim, “He York; 321 pages; $25 women like to sleep in the nude, or if she Said What?: Women Write About Mo- here’s a reason why so many works wears garters. ments When Everything Changed” of fiction center on four friends as “This was 1981, when the firms we (May 18, 7 p.m.); Steve Earle, “I’ll T they change over time. were joining had no women partners and Never Get Out of This World Alive” We see our friendships in their friend- few women associates,” Laney says at one (May 20, 7 p.m.); Julie Orringer, “The ships, and our fights in their quarrels. It’s point. “The class that graduated before us Invisible Bridge” (May 24, 7 p.m.); fascinating to see how four personalities marked the first year large firms hired Adam Hochschild, “To End All Wars: experience, and are affected by, the same women in substantial numbers, and the A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion” events. And there’s a vicarious “Where are medium and small firms had yet to fol- (May 25, 7 p.m.); Helen Wang, “The they now?” feeling that comes from seeing low suit.” Chinese Dream: The Rise of the characters grow up. The four friends, in fact, are dubbed World’s Largest Middle Class and “The Four Ms. Bradwells,” by Palo Alto “the four Ms. Bradwells” by a law pro- What It Means to You” (May 26, 7 author Meg Waite Clayton, is a welcome fessor when they speak out on behalf of p.m.); Chris Adrian, “The Great Night” addition to this genre. Deftly plotted and women on the first day of law school. (June 1, 7 p.m.); Emma Donoghue, paced, the novel also shows the author’s Ginger resents being called “Miss” by the “Room” (June 2, 7 p.m.); Melissa savvy sense for dialogue and the rhythms male professor, insisting on “Ms.” And all Marr, “Graveminder” (June 3, 7 p.m.). of longtime friendships. Meg Waite Clayton four friends have something to say about Info: keplers.com Mia, Betts, Ginger and Laney meet as the case Bradwell v. Illinois, in which a budding lawyers in 1979 at the University woman applied for a law license in 1873 STANFORD EVENTS ... Authors of Michigan Law School. But we first see but was turned down because of her gen- scheduled to speak soon at Stanford them in the present day at the U.S. Sen- der. University include Siva Vaidhyana- ate, where they’ve gathered as Betts hopes Clayton handles the subject of women’s than, “The Googlization of Everything to be appointed to the Supreme Court. A roles smoothly, with conviction but with- (And Why We Should Worry)” (May specter from the past emerges during the out browbeating. There’s a resigned hu- 16, 5:30 p.m., Building 200, Room confirmation hearings, and the friends flee 002, Lane History Corner); Joel Brin- to Ginger’s family home on a Chesapeake COURT kley, “Cambodia’s Curse” (May 18, Bay island. The decades of their friendship 6 p.m., Stanford Bookstore); Elaine unfold in flashbacks and contemporary Tyler May, “America and the Pill: A scenes, as they wait to hear whether Betts History of Promise, Peril and Libera- will be confirmed after all. QUARTET tion” (May 19, 5:30 p.m., The Terrace Clayton keeps the plot layered and Room, Fourth Floor, Margaret Jacks intriguing, but never confusing, as she Hall); William Nickel, “The Death of shepherds her characters through major Palo Alto novelist follows four Tolstoy: Russia on the Eve, Astapovo life events including marriages, mother- Station, 1910” (May 31, noon, Encina daughter tensions, career achievements compelling characters from law school Hall West, Room 208, Second Floor). and setbacks, births and deaths. Dark se- Info: events.stanford.edu crets from past dark nights on the island to the Supreme Court are revealed carefully, all in good time. MORE TALKS ... Upcoming authors A common thread running through the at Books Inc. at Town & Country novel is the position of women in Ameri- Village in Palo Alto include Jennifer can society, and the friends’ efforts to ad- Grant, “The Good Stuff: A Reminis- vance it through their careers and lives, cence of My Father, Cary Grant” (May with varying degrees of success. 17, 7 p.m.). Info: booksinc.net At one point, Laney, a straight-laced Southerner, faces two kinds of discrimi- COLLECTIBLE SALE ... The Friends nation as a black woman clerking at a of the Menlo Park Library are hosting prestigious law firm. For her part, Ginger, a sale of collectible books, including ever rebellious, ever downplaying her fam- a first edition of Bret Harte’s “In a Hal- ily’s wealth, is asked to take dictation at low of the Hills,” according to a press release. The event is May 22 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Menlo Park Library’s downstairs meeting room, 800 Alma St. Info: menloparklibrary. org N

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Photographs by Veronica Weber | Text by Kareem Yasin

porting the enormous striped feathers of the tures,” explained Vananda Yazzie, one of three university golden pheasant as well as seed pods that rat- juniors responsible for co-chairing and putting together tled around their shins, a procession of danc- the event. “And I think it still serves that function, edu- ers drew an enormous crowd at the Stanford cating people who don’t know very much about Native PowwowS last weekend, entering the arena to the sound of American culture.” conch shell horns amid a cloud of incense. Indeed, when they weren’t swarmed around the main For 40 years the Powwow has drawn thousands from performance arena, or treating themselves to Indian tacos the Bay Area and beyond, bringing together a host of and fry-bread topped with strawberries, a number of visi- dance and musical groups representing Great Plains tors took full advantage of the dancers dressed in colorful tribes as well as Southwest Native cultures. It is the larg- traditional costumes, many of whom were more than will- est inter-tribe gathering on the West Coast and the biggest ing to answer questions about their attire and heritage. such event in the country that is student-run, hosted by the “You do get some naïve questions,” admitted Marcos Stanford American Indian Organization (SAIO). Madril from San Jose, representing the Pascua Yaqui tribe The Bay Area Aztec Dancers began with an invoca- of southern Arizona in the Men’s Northern Traditional tion saluting the four directions, as well as the sun and dance contest. “But I enjoy making sure that the culture mother earth. is kept alive, and I’m actually part of a group that goes “It is the traditional way of asking permission from around visiting schools to talk about Native history and our ancestors and from the spirit of the land to perform,” culture.” dancer Xochi Tli said. His wife, Crystal, was not dancing, but she was also “This Powwow was created in 1971 as a showcase for dressed in traditional gear, wearing a costume character- Native American culture, in response to the old Stanford istic of the Jicarilla Apache, an Athabascan indigenous logo, to help people understand that we’re not just carica- group mostly located in western New Mexico.

Top to bottom: Jaydean Randall of the Navajo and Sioux tribes gets ready to compete in the teen girls fancy dance competition; Native American women enter the arena during the Grand Entry at the Stanford Powwow; American Indian hoop dancer Ginger Sykes Torres of the Navajo tribe tells the story of the eagle with hoops. Page 18ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Cover story

Counterclockwise, from right: Percy Warcloud Edwards of Wolville, Wash., did the beading and fringework on his own regalia, complete with cougar on top; Isaiah Bob of the Navajo tribe in New Mexico competes in a special men’s fancy dance competition led by Stanford Powwow head male dancer, Stanley Whiteman Jr.; members of the Red Hoop drum group of Garnerville, Nev., compete at the Stanford Powwow.

Elsewhere, installations celebrating the indigenous cultures of Central Ameri- ca and the World War II veterans of the Muwekma Ohlone tribe drew in crowds, as did the two Mexican gray wolf dog hybrids being showcased by Nevada- based nonprofit US Wolf Refuge, and Newt, a red tail hawk. “Powwows help increase people’s awareness, allowing them to see and experience new things,” said Robert Leroy of Oakland, also competing in the Men’s Northern Traditional contest. “And it’s also a chance for my boys to get in touch with our culture.” He pointed to his two children dressed, like their father, in the colorful traditional attire of the Omaha and Northern Ponca tribes. Many participants attend or compete in events like this across the country, sometimes every weekend. “I go to powwows all over California, and this year I’m also going to one in Montana,” said Kyle Conluhiltschen, a 15-year-old representing the Conville coalition of tribes in the Traditional Teen Boys event. Having been taught the dance by his uncle, Kyle has been attending Stanford Powwow since he was a small child. “I can’t count how many years I’ve come to this one, it’s been so many,” he said. Indeed, for many participants, a significant component of keeping Native culture alive is not just in informing outsiders but the shared experience. “It’s less a competition and more of a gathering — meeting old friends and making new ones,” Leroy said. “And this year there are a lot of tribes repre- sented, a collection of people all the way from Montana to those representing Aztec culture.” The diverse age range of the Bay Area Aztec Dancers’ more than 100 dancers — hailing from San Jose, Salinas and across the whole East Bay — spoke to the shared vision and sense of family and belonging at the event. Elsewhere, children and teenagers representing the Choctaw, Nez Perce, Cherokee and other Native American communities from across California gathered in groups, old friends from other powwows. “It’s fun to see a lot of the same people at different powwows, you get to know each other over the years,” said Ivan Julianto from the Red Hoop Singers, who participated in the hand-drum contest. Based in Gardenville, Nev., the folk vocal and drum group’s members repre- sent various tribes, including the Washoe, Shoshone, Paiute, Navajo and Pueblo. Founded by the two brothers of lead singer Marty Montgomery, the group ac- cumulated its additional members at various other powwow events, including gatherings in Sacramento and Milwaukee.

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About the cover: Janessa Lambert of the Sylix nation in Keremeos, British Columbia, dances during the women’s jingle competition on May 8, during the Stanford Powwow. Photograph by Veronica Weber.

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Ravenswood Family Health Center 1 Ravenswood Family Health Center’s mission is to improve What we do the health status of the Provide integrated, community we serve by providing coordinated primary high quality, culturally competent health care to low- primary and preventive health income and uninsured care to people of all ages residents of southeast regardless of ability to pay . San Mateo County — Mission Statement

Board of Directors Primary Medical Care -ELIENI4ALAKAI #HAIR Parents Make the Difference s0EDIATRIC!DOLESCENT-EDICINE Patient Navigator: Life Changing Coach According to a study released in May by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, *ULIO'ARCIA 6ICE#HAIR s!DULT-EDICINE na Tuipulotu’s day be- Food is an essential stay in the house every day tion session. All of them nearly 1 in 10 children now has asthma. – NY Times May 4, 2011 -ANUEL!RTEAGA 4REASURER s0RENATAL#ARE gins with phone calls part of the culture. Every and lock the door and you are there because they East Palo Alto Area is a Hot Spot -ARCELLINE#OMBS 3ECRETARY to Pacific Islander Sunday morning in Tonga, only have a small patch for have uncontrolled diabetes. the things that were triggers. “All my can- says Dr.Baca. Rates of asthma hospitalization are two dles and incense went into storage and I A key component of asthma manage- s3CREENINGS)MMUNIZATIONS *OSEPH,OPEZ 0ARLIAMENTARIAN Apatients. She leaves a people wake early to pre- a yard.” These differences 99.9% don’t understand the times higher in East Palo Alto relative to the donated his stuffed animals to the neigh- ment is to get families to be part of the s7OMENS(EALTH 6ERNAL"AILEY message for a patient who pare the meal, taking taro take their toll on the health relevance of their A1C num- nearby rates in Palo Alto (25.8 per 10,000 bors. The only thing we can’t get rid of is process. works 7 days a week as a leaves, stuffing them with of islanders. ber recorded on a paper * 3ENSERIA#ONLEY versus 12.6 per 10,000). his crocheted blanket. He has to have it The Pediatric Clinic kept seeing the s2EFERRALSTO3PECIALTY#ARE caregiver. Ana recommends handed to them at the start with him to sleep. The nurse suggested same families coming in again and again #ARLOTA&LORES that she find a substitute so of the class. ddie Vasquez has been through a lot we wash it in hot water and put it in the with the same issues. Parents were con- Integrated Behavioral *ONATHAN,INDEKE she can come in for a one- Ana lectures for an for a four year old. In his first year of freezer in a plastic bag for two hours to kill fused about the different medications. Health Services 'ORDON2USSELL on-one education session. hour. She talks with power life, he stopped breathing for a few dust mites. But he’s still using it.” Like Eddie’s parents, many were not us- The patient’s Hemoglobin and energy, gaining mo- momentsE at a time for no apparent reason. The nurse identified cleaning sup- ing the control medicine which is key to re- s#RISISINTERVENTION 2AYMOND-ILLS "OARD,IAISON A1C (a measure of how well mentum like a locomotive One time when he was in a swing, he ducing inflammation. So, together with s3HORT TERM#OUNSELING 3HERRI3AGER "OARD,IAISON diabetes is being controlled) as she drives home the re- stopped breathing. His mother, Irma, Sandra Nova, RN, Dr. Baca organized s0EDIATRIC!DULT is 11.9, a blood sugar count alities of diabetes. She dia- called 911. Waiting for them to arrive an Asthma Conference and called the that is dangerously high. grams on the white board. she remembers, “I raised him up into parents of children who are seen most 3OCIAL3ERVICE2EFERRAL the wind to get him breathing again.” frequently. It was a pilot run that proved Advisory Council Ana grew up in the “This is what happens s0ARENTING3UPPORT 0ATRICIA"RESEE #HAIR For her it was a scary, helpless feeling. invaluable to parents, giving them a Kingdom of Tonga, an ar- when arteries narrow.” She much better understanding of how to chipelago in the South Pa- mimics the muted boom- When he was two and half, his s0SYCHIATRIC#ONSULT -AYA!LTMAN lips turned blue and they took him to use medications and how to assess 'REG!VIS cific where the daily mean boom of the heart pumping Emergency. He was hospitalized with their homes for triggers. s$OMESTIC6IOLENCE#OUNSELING temperature is in the mid- Ana Tuipulotu illustrates the effects of diabetes harder. She sketches the #ARETHA#OLEMAN pneumonia. “Everything changed once Eddie’s mother told Dr. Baca, “This 70’s January through De- kidneys that can fail, lead- we saw him in the hospital on oxygen, should be a required class for all par- Center for Health #HRIS$AWES cember. She was a health meat and coconut milk, ing to dialysis and warns of taking injections. Seeing him going ents that have kids with asthma. A lot of Promotion 'REG'ALLO educator there before com- wrapping it with banana 24% of RFHC’s Pacific Is- hemorrhage in the eye that through all of that,” the father says, “we parents don’t understand much about ing to the States. leaves and laying them on lander patient population can cause blindness. knew we had to quit smoking for his it.” s#HRONIC$ISEASE-ANAGEMENT 2OSE*ACOBS'IBSON Eddie is a lot better now. His doctor Diabetes is not common very hot stones in an earth has diabetes. She reaches into a box sake. It was cold turkey.” Dr. Elizabeth Baca exams Eddie with father Edward LaDay s(EALTH%DUCATION $R2OSS*AFFE in Tonga, she says. The oven that is covered over Teaching patients to and brings out a life-sized Eddie was taken to see Dr. Eliza- sees it. His father sees it. “He’s playing $R0HIL,EE difference is the food and with banana leaves and soil. manage their diabetes is a foot. Blood glucose can in- beth Baca for follow up care. He was and jumping around. He’s being Eddie. s(EALTH#OVERAGE%NROLLMENT the lifestyle. “It’s quiet over the whole top priority. Diabetes has jure the walls of tiny blood diagnosed with asthma and started on a plies that are triggers and gave them the He used to come and tell you he’s not $R2ICHARD,EVY treatment using a nebulizer. “I had to set County’s safe list of non-toxic alternatives. breathing right. Now he’s saying ‘I want “Back in the Islands, island; the only thing you alarming consequences, if vessels that nourish your Ravenswood Family *OHN!3OBRATO people can’t afford soda, hear is the church bells. In unchecked. It takes aggres- nerves, especially in the the alarm and wake up every four hours “At first I was ‘iffy’ about it, but it works. to go. Let’s play basketball.’ He’s knock- Lemon juice, vinegar with hot water and a ing on neighbor’s doors, ‘Can you come $R&REDERICK3T'OAR canned or frozen foods. the afternoon, after families sive training in self-manage- legs. throughout the night to put on the mask for Dentistry his nebulizer treatment.” But, he continued little bit of baking soda, it makes the walls and play?'" s0EDIATRIC!DULT$ENTAL *ANE7ILLIAMS Most people have their own return from church, you set ment to help patients bring You can’t miss the mes- to have occasional asthma episodes. real white.” The nurse addressed other plantation. Everything they the food on a table and if diabetes under control. sage. Ignore diabetes and Dr. Baca put in a referral to San Ma- SUREOHPV²DFRYHUXSRIEODFNPROGLQWKH RFHC received support from s0REVENTIVECARE eat is fresh. They you have 4 neighbors, you RFHC’s Chronic Disease you can lose your eyesight, teo County’s Asthma Management Pro- bathroom and in the carpet. The Coun- 6XWWHU+HDOWKJUDQWWRGHYHORSDVWKPD s2ESTORATIVE0ERIODONTALCARE ver since their inception, CHCs have received pull the taro and divide the food, putting a Management team has 5 kidney function, even your gram which assists families of children ty nurse and Dr. Baca both wrote to the action plan for pediatric patients with asthma substantial legislative attention in a remarkable yams out of the portion on a plate to give to Patient Navigators (2 Pacific limbs. The effect on the with asthma when the child has had two apartment complex manager saying Eddie s/RALSURGERY display of bipartisan harmony. In the face of a earth and cook each of them; they do the Islanders, 2 Latinos, and 1 audience is obvious. From emergency visits within six months and needed to be an apartment with hardwood 8QLYHUVLW\ RI :DVKLQJWRQ VFKRODUVKLS IRU Enational crisis in primary care, sequential legislative it the same day. same for you.” African American) who are casual attention at the start the symptoms are not being controlled floors. This month the family will move into spirometry training to assess lung function s%MERGENCYDENTALSERVICES in asthmatic children. initiatives have sought to expand and strengthen the If they need fish, In the islands, she says, trained to gently, but firmly to alert recognition. Their with medical management. a ground floor condo with no carpet. s/RAL(EALTH%DUCATION CHC paradigm. The public health nurse, Marty Rosier, “Asthma is a complex disease and * Breathe California, Golden Gate Public Health Partnership. they go to the people are much more ac- coach patients in the man- awareness collectively 2006 EPA Community Needs Assessment New England Journal of Medicine, 6/3/10 sea, catch it and tive. “You get up and go agement of diabetes. seems to have jumped from went through the apartment identifying all there’s a lot for parents to understand,” eat it. Or they kill outside to work in the gar- On Friday morning, 24 a 3 at the start to a 10 at the Ravenswood Family Health Revenue a chicken from den or hang the laundry. Pacific Islanders arrive for end. Stanford Health Library Comes to Life Center - Main Clinic $ONATIONS the yard.” It’s not like here where you a special diabetes educa- 4EL &EDERAL'RANTS he Director of Stanford Health Library, gentleman with diabetes asked for my help. !"AY2OAD TNora Cain, appointed Edgar Lopez to I showed him a Healthy Roads video that %AST0ALO!LTO #! #OUNTY be the medical librarian at its new branch in explained how you can examine the soles of 'RANTS Let’s do the numbers Ravenswood’s Center for Health Promotion. your feet using a mirror. It was just what he Center for Health Promotion 0UBLIC(EALTH Since Edgar started, the number of people needed to know. With a bad back he wasn't "AY2OAD %AST0ALO!LTO )NSURANCE &OUNDATIONS Total diabetes prevalence (diagnosed and undiagnosed cases) is projected to increase from 14% utilizing the library has tripled. able to check for foot sores. in 2010 to 21% of the US adult population by 2050. (Source: Population Health Metrics 2010) “I grew up in a culture similar this one,” Like a true jazz musician, Edgar fields Ravenswood Family Dentistry The dramatic rise in the number of diabetics has health care organizations across the nation making he says. The son of migrant farm workers all sorts of queries. He’s sensitive to patrons "AY2D %AST0ALO!LTO chronic disease management a top priority status. Last fall, Ravenswood was one of six community health from Mexico, he spent his childhood in the with limited literacy and shows them the bi- Expenses Delta. He was 4 years old the first time he lingual resources they can use. centers in the nation to be awarded a three-year grant for a comprehensive chronic disease prevention and Edgar Lopez, Medical Librarian with Will Cerrato, $EVELOPMENT /THER navigation services demonstration project. followed his parents into an orchard to pick Chronic Disease Manager “It’s my full-time job to not only assist up walnuts and 17 when he planted his last the community but to support the staff that Belle Haven Clinic -ANAGEMENT American who was my role model. I realized, 4EL 'ENERAL vineyard. assists the community.” I can do this too.” Edgar went on to earn a 4ERMINAL!VENUE The costly consequences: Edgar’s first love is music. An accom- He is proactive; he asks staff how he Master’s in Library Science at the University 'LDEHWHVLVWKHOHDGLQJFDXVHRIQHZFDVHVRIEOLQGQHVVDPRQJDGXOWVDJHG ²\HDUV plished jazz trombonist, he received a Bach- can help. He gathers research for medical -ENLO0ARK #! of North Texas and is now in the dissertation 0RUHWKDQRIQRQWUDXPDWLFORZHUOLPEDPSXWDWLRQVRFFXULQSHRSOHZLWKGLDEHWHV elor’s in Music from CSU Sacramento. He providers and resources for health naviga- phase of his Ph.D. #LINIC 'LDEHWHVLVWKHOHDGLQJFDXVHRINLGQH\IDLOXUHDFFRXQWLQJIRURIQHZFDVHV remembers well the man who first opened tors. And, he’s an ambassador who encour- Mobile Clinic As a librarian, he catalogues the inqui- /PERATIONS his eyes to future possibilities. “As an under- ages community leaders to use the library. 6ARIOUSSITESINTHESCHOOLDISTRICTAND ries he receives: 59% are requests for in- Currently, more than 360,000 people in the United States are undergoing dialysis, according to the US grad I had a professor, 6’6” tall, an African It’s Stanford’s gift to the community. WHEREHOMELESSCONGREGATE Renal Data Service. Medicare spends approximately $73,000 annually per dialysis patient. formation about medical conditions. “One 2 Ravenswood Family Health Center Ravenswood Family Health Center 3 'RAPHIC$ESIGNBY2OYD(ATTA Patricia Bresee She is an attorney. Her first Through her Court work and 15 when time a At So, volunteering to serve on What most inspires her? “Possibilities! #HAIR 2AVENSWOOD!DVISORY#OUNCIL ong before Pat Bresee joined the Advisory Council of Ravenswood See our Latest Videos at: Videos See our Latest www.ravenswoodfhc.org L she knew a lot about the concerns and challenges of families in the minority communities Ravenswood serves. For the better part of her professional life, she has been devoted to children and family issues, both in the courts and in work. volunteer experiences reach backin private to practice her in yearsthe 70’s when she andwould visit children80’s placed in foster care families in East Palo Alto. In the following 15 years she served as Superior Court Commissioner in San Mateo County, handling adoption and guardianship cases in Juvenile Court. The disproportionate number of minority children in the foster remains, to this day, a caredeep concern to system her. plus years as a volunteer, serving on the Board of the Peninsula Community Foundation and Community then Foundation, Pat Silicon to came know Valley and support community the nonprofits efforts to of strengthen capacity and resources community issues. to resolve Ravenswood Advisory Council is “hand-in-glove” experience. a everybody is talking back about and pulling folks in Sacramento Washington are telling and people to pull themselves their up by boot own straps,” Pat sees she a big difference in the spirit of what in the leadership at Ravenswood. “There’s an optimism and a confidence investing in moving is She ahead with Ravenswood’s expansion project.” believes in. “We all have a stake in the health of others and the community as a whole. Everybody has a right to basic health care.” - - y Hµ KHU N ZRU ZKR WRUV GRF KH W Abigail Thornburg spends time sorting medications in the dispensar HVSHFW U - - - - HDOO\ U , Please mail to: Ravenswood Family Health Center !"AY2OAD %AST0ALO!LTO #! 4EL &AX Visit our website to donate online ²

Students participating in the program assert that their program assert participating in the Students The skills-based learning model has also inspired The Ravenswood staff and patients thank James and The Ravenswood staff James Smith and Abigail Thornburg have been vol- James and Abi When asked what they enjoy most about volunteer the supervision of a medical provider. clinic experience is much more than just an internship. Carmen Stellar, one of the current Advocates, explains transformative. than less nothing was experience her that “I became interested in Stanford’sProgram because it Patient integrates classroom Advocacylearning with community service,” she says. “I have become aware of the extreme need within the which community, can only be alleviated cooperation by the of many helping hands.” students to continue their work in community care health settings. Zach Wettstein, an Advocate focusing on patients, Ravenswood for materials educational creating credits his positive relationships with Ravenswood staff and providers with his increased desire to career pursue in medicine. a Of his plans for the future, he says, “I hope to work with a community-based organization to After my time here, I’m improve public health outcomes. even more excited to get out and start working towards the goal of equitable access to health care.” Abigail for all of their help this year. We wish also Abigail want well as to she begins her freshman year Dartmouth this coming fall! at unteering in the Ravenswood dispensary since October Abigail have and of 2010. Because of the support James provided to the Ravenswood Pharmacy Team, more patients have been able to receive their medications through a reduced pharmacy program, cost savings them hundreds, if not thou sands of dollars. gail help the Raven swood pharmacy technician order medications, com plete applications, and call patients to inform them that their medications Ravenswood dis the are available for pick-up. Recently, pensary has been undergoing some major changes and both volunteers have been instrumental in helping the Ravenswood stay staff on top of their work loads. ing at Ravenswood they both mention the interaction between the patients and doctors. James compared it to a larger clinic like saying, Kaiser, “The patients come in more often here, and the doctors seem to have a better seem practice family makes It patients. their with rapport a like feels it how like “I added, Abigail interesting.” more FRPPXQLW\ Pharmacy Assistance Program Pharmacy -

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Ravenswood Family Health Center 3TATE Externship Coordinator Joyce Bettencourt spends time CarmenStellar and Zach Where can college students get hands-on under- While the clinic has benefitted from the contributions As Ravenswood Family Dentistry continues to in clinic with hygiene students who have participated in Ravenswood Family Dentistry’s program

Wettstein are patient advocates at RavenswoodFamily Health Clinic We Need Your Help Your Need We #ITY 2AVENSWOOD&AMILY(EALTH#ENTERISATAXEXEMPTC NONPROFITAGENCY !DDRESS % MAIL 7EWELCOMEYOURDONATIONOFCASH STOCK ORGIFTSINKIND .AME 0LEASESENDINFORMATIONABOUT2AVENSWOOD&AMILY(EALTH#ENTER %NCLOSEDISMYCONTRIBUTIONOF )WOULDLIKETOREMAINANONYMOUS of Community Health and Ravenswood Family Health undergraduate students take Center, a year-long inten- sive course training them in medical practice and cultur ally competent care techniques. In return, they have the opportunity to apply their skills at Ravenswood, under standing of primary healthcare in a community setting “The state-of-the-art clinic at Ravenswood allows them to try equipment that they may not have Externship tried Coordinator before,” Joyce Bettencourt says of the partnership.“They quickly become more independent and self-confident with these experiences. It is truly a ‘win-win’ partnership.” date, To the students have given over 250 hours of service to Ravenswood’s patients. of Foothill’s students, the externs are also coming away from their experience at Ravenswood with a greater respect and appreciation for working in the community. Many students have encouraged their fellow to students volunteer at the clinic, and independently some have to come back continue their Professor Phyllis A. Spragge says, service. “We see our former Foothill graduates volunteering in our partner clinics. That is the strongest legacy of the program.” expand its practice, Foothill College’s Dental Hygiene Program has provided much-needed support through two Foothill Each Friday, student externs. dental hygiene students spend a full day at the clinic, seeing and patients assisting Ravenswood staff in clinic operations. Stanford Patient Advocacy Stanford Program Patient Dental Dental Hygiene Externship Program ArtsA weekly guide to music, & theater, Entertainmentart, movies and more, edited by Rebecca Wallace

Above: Dancers Alex Dodon, left, and Ilya Kravchenko leap above a jump rope with others cheering them on at a recent Firebird Dance Studio rehearsal. Below: Mikhail Guz and Irina Ivkova, front, and IN FLIGHT Alex Dodon and Sophia Aviles, back, pair up at rehearsal. Dancers bring a ‘fusion of folk and modern folk’ to Russian-American Fair in Palo Alto

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t the Firebird Dance Studio on a late Sun- Young day afternoon, men leap across the stage dancers A doing a valiant shepherd dance to win the Aron ladies. Their strong, controlled movements seem Ryvkin grounded both on the floor and in midair. and Anya In Russian dance, the gentlemen are very physi- Nazarova cal and display strength while the girls are dainty at the pursuits, says Lotta Burton, the owner, artistic di- Firebird rector and choreographer at the Mountain View studio. studio. Moments later, two young boys play a game of tug-of-war with a ballerina. A princess and tin soldier are wound up from their frozen states to dance swiftly. Couples support each other’s stren- uous dance moves and put their skills to the test while doing elaborate tricks to the sweep of an undulating jump rope. The dance is familiar yet quirky, drawing in- fluences from folk, modern, ballet and ballroom dance as well as theater. “All together, it becomes Firebird,” Burton says. In the midst of the loud music and expressive movements, Burton describes the essentials of a Russian fair: clowns, gypsies, dolls and tricks. Her dancers are portraying all of these elements. “It’s a fusion of folk and modern folk to attract both young and old — kids won’t come watch if (continued on next page) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 21 Real Estate Matters Arts & Entertainment

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Vlad Lekhtsikau and Tatiana Kanaeva, front, and Phillip David and Anna Burton, back, rehearsing a Firebird work called “Imaginarium.” dancing for 20 years. “I was 7 when I Firebird started,” she says. (continued from previous page) schoelerman “Rich is how I would describe it,” it’s old-fashioned,” she says. she says of her experience with the The Firebird dance troupe will school and troupe. “The only other thing I can compare it to is family. It’s Richard (650) 566-8033 Realtor, Architect, Contractor bring its fusion to the Oshman Fam- ily Jewish Community Center in Palo so close that you feel it in your bones Jackie (650) 855-9700 Realtor, CRS, SRES Alto this Sunday, May 15, performing and your blood.” [email protected] [email protected] at the Russian-American Fair. Now in Recently, Robin says, she’s been see- schoelerman.com DRE # 01092400 DRE # 01413607 its 19th year, the fair runs from 10 a.m. ing two generations dancing together, to 5 p.m., also featuring Russian food, with parents bringing their children to vodka tasting, art exhibits, children’s the studio where they once took les- activities and other dance and theater sons. As rehearsal at the studio continues T BA performances. The Firebird group is S Y scheduled to perform in the Schultz on this Sunday afternoon, Burton’s

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O R says. Her violet-colored eyelashes add choreograph while his is to make sure P E to the drama as she walks barefoot Lotta Burton, owner and artistic the dance moves along smoothly. through the studio in her cool, black director of the Firebird Dance “It takes more than two to tango linen dress. Studio. around here,” Burton says, noting the Though people may not be able to had a more traditional folk-dance fo- importance of teamwork on the floor. emulate the dance moves, they will cus, but when Burton became artistic When asked about the difficulties in still be able to relate to the perfor- director in 1999, she brought in influ- balancing contemporary dance with mance, Burton says. Love is the theme ences from around the world. Burton, that of tradition, Burton says: “It’s dif- that ties the dance together. “All we who studied choreography at the St. ficult not to do it. ... I don’t want to be need is love, young or old,” she adds. Petersburg Institute of Performing frozen in a moment — when it grows, Burton’s late mother, Roza Lysaya, Arts in Russia, says, “You can add it changes.” who founded the dance troupe, was your own way of expressing it without In the midst of magic and tricks, also very active in the Russian-Amer- destroying what was past.” the youngest dancers are reminders ican fair from its inception. She be- Burton also paid tribute to her moth- of reality. “There’s something about lieved that the event was important to er’s love of dance by relaunching the having children in your life every day help people be proud of their Russian school under a new name. “The name that makes you feel like you’ve done heritage and not to forget their roots, ‘Firebird’ is a Russian bird character something worthy. They don’t know Burton says. that is characteristically strong, unique how to pretend. Everything is true,” Boris Vladimirsky, performing-arts and beautiful,” she says. Burton says. N manager at the JCC, said in an inter- This month, the Firebird studio is view that the fair is also “a medium to marking its 20th anniversary with an What: The 19th Annual Russian-Ameri- demonstrate talents that were brought original dance show, “Imaginarium,” can Fair, with food and drink, art exhibits, by the wave of immigrants from the on May 21 at the Heritage Theatre in Russian gifts, children’s activities, a raffle, Soviet Union in the early ‘90s, and to Campbell. songs and games, and performances say thank you to the local and wider Inspiration for the dances to be per- Where: Oshman Family Jewish Commu- community to be able to make the Bay formed at the JCC fair came during a nity Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto Area their new home.” visit to the Musée Mécanique in San When: Sunday, May 15, from 10 a.m. to Lysaya founded Firebird in 1991 as Francisco, where items on display in- 5 p.m. The Firebird dancers are sched- the Lysaya Dance School, after she clude hand-cranked music boxes and uled to perform at 4 p.m. in the Schultz came to the United States from the coin-operated pianos. “It was endear- Cultural Arts Hall. Soviet Union. During the fair’s first ing how vintage it is,” Burton says. Cost: Fair admission is free, with art and year at the JCC, 10 dancers from her “It’s not considered old but cool. There school performed. Now Firebird has other items for sale. Dance and theater are things that are timeless.” performances are $5 for adults and $3 more than 100 students, Burton said. Alisa Robin, a Firebird dancer who “Each year, Firebird is one of our for children, with a day pass costing has studied under both Burton and her $12/$8. greatest staples,” Vladimirsky said, mother, has witnessed the progress of with the troupe’s performances con- Info: Go to paloaltojcc.org or call 650- the dance school as both a child and 223-8700. For more about the Firebird sistently attracting crowds at the fair. an adult. As one of the first students in Dance Studio, go to firebirddance.com. The Lysaya Dance School originally the Lysaya Dance School, she’s been

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(continued from previous page) aboard a flight to Las Vegas after and lighting, are adequate but not teamed on “Wendy and Lucy” — the women-folk — Soloman’s wife adopt a “you are there” aesthetic, its Emily (Michelle Williams), Wil- Newly engaged Lillian asks An- popping a couple of pills for anxiety impressive. And a healthy chunk of and tossing back a strong drink. the humor is raunchy or sexual in simplicity and achingly slow pace liam’s pregnant wife Glory White nie to be her maid of honor, a role reflecting the way of life it depicts. (Shirley Henderson) and Thomas’ Annie readily embraces despite Kudos to Wiig for co-writing the nature, which could turn off more savvy script and proving more than conservative viewers. But a witty, (Reichardt employs snail-slow dis- wife Millie (Zoe Kazan) — wait, her personal woes. Lillian’s brides- solves; she also shoots in the boxy uninvited to share their opinions. maid choices — four very different capable of holding her own as a perfectly cast comedy rife with leading lady. Comparisons to “The insight and light-hearted humor is frame of pre-widescreen films, to As their desperate situation grows women — ensure anarchy for An- evoke the limited viewpoint of the clearer, the women’s voices will be nie and hilarity for the audience. Hangover” will be common but well worth celebrating. Think of it unfair, as “Bridesmaids” serves up as a cinematic bouquet — catch it. bonnet-encased women.) heard, at least by their husbands in Helen (Rose Byrne of “Get Him to Part of the film’s appeal is in its the dark of night. Emily, the bold- the Greek”) is a snobby socialite more relationship insight and less buffoonery. The scenes between Rated R for some strong sexu- suggestion of the best-ever reenact- est of the women, makes clear her with boundary issues; Rita (Wendi ment museum, as certified actors distrust of their supposed experi- McLendon-Covey) needs a sabbati- Wiig and Rudolph are especially ality, and language throughout. 2 fun to watch, as the two actresses hours, 5 minutes. recreate the specifics of wagon- enced guide, whose pride goeth cal from her lackluster marriage; train life, down to the casually rac- before their fall. He has an answer Becca (Ellie Kemper) is naïve to a share an obvious comfort that is particularly engaging. — Tyler Hanley ist attitudes. The story derives from for everything, including the differ- fault; and Megan (Melissa McCa- an 1845 incident that found roughly ence between the genders: “Women rthy of “Life as We Know It”) toes But McCarthy’s uproarious performance is likely what most Meek’s Cutoff 1/2 a thousand people led astray by are created on the principle of cha- the line between fiercely unabashed --- wagon-train guide Stephen Meek. os. The chaos of creation, disorder, viewers will be talking about af- (Century 16) Alfred Hitchcock and downright vulgar. Claiming intimate knowledge of bringing new things into the world. ter the end credits role. Laughs once asked, “What is drama but Annie’s world continues to un- the terrain, Meek led the pioneers Men, created on the principle of de- flow freely when McCarthy is on life with the dull bits cut out?” ravel as she desperately tries to on an ill-advised route that came struction. It’s like cleansing, order screen, whether she is flirting with Kelly Reichardt offers something connect with Lillian’s bridesmaids to be known as “Meek Cutoff.” and destruction.” an undercover air marshal (played of an answer in “Meek’s Cutoff,” a and plan pre-wedding events de- Raymond truncates the scale of Emily responds that she’ll have by McCarthy’s real-life hubby, Ben history-based drama that dares to spite Helen’s incessant intrusion. the story by having Meek (Bruce to think about Meek’s estimation, a Falcone) or having a heart-to-heart be dull. But things consistently go awry. Greenwood) guiding seven people canny answer to Meek’s unearned with a depressed Annie. Irish-born Anyone with a lick of sense A seemingly innocent outing at a in three wagons. certitude (or is it bravado?) that actor Chris O’Dowd is also a great knows that settlers traveling the hole-in-the-wall restaurant turns At the film’s opening, the party he knows all and his leadership addition to the cast as Annie’s non- Oregon Trail in 1845 faced a long disastrous when the women later is already lost in the landscape, its instincts are infallible. When she sleazy love interest, a pastry-loving and empty expanse disrupted by suffer the effects of food poison- hardscrabble existence compound- later wonders, “Is he ignorant, or police officer. little more than the drudgery it took ing while trying on bridesmaid’s ed by fear of dehydration, starvation just plain evil?” modern audiences “Bridesmaids” isn’t perfect. The to endure. Director Reichardt and dresses. And Annie wreaks havoc or exposure to Indian attack. 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Senior guard Ahjalee Keith Peters Harvey of Eastside Prep also received Division V all-state honors as did Castilleja senior forward Natasha von Kaeppler, who recently changed her mind on her college choice and will The Menlo School boys’ lacrosse team celebrates the winning goal in overtime by sophomore Wiley Osborne (11, far right), which carried the Knights to a 10-9 attend Stanford next season instead victory over visiting Menlo-Atherton in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League playoff semifinals on Wednesday. Menlo will play for the title on Saturday at 1 p.m. of Yale . . . Menlo Park resident Tim Goode recently received a first-place award for Best Website from the Out- door Writers Association of California It’s nearly a perfect day for the Knights (OWAC). Goode received the award for his NorCalFishingNews.com site. Menlo School boys’ tennis reaches CCS finals, lacrosse advances to finals, baseball ties for league lead LOCAL BASEBALL . . . Palo Alto Babe by Keith Peters Ruth Baseball will hold its opening “That’s why I have an assistant,” day on Saturday at Baylands Athletic t was a big day for Menlo School, Schoof said. “Buffie (Ward) to ten- Center. The Old Pro will take on Co- but not quite a perfect one, as nis, lacrosse and baseball. We did rium (8:30 a.m.) to open the activities I three of four squads earned sig- miss out on swimming (WBAL tri- before the Opening Ceremony is held nificant victories on Wednesday als).” at 11:30 a.m. Games will continue and a fourth was prevented by a Ward started her day in Los Ga- throughout the day, capped by Moun- single stroke of the golf club. tos, where she watched the top- tain View Colonial against DFJ at 7 The Menlo boys’ tennis team seeded tennis team advance to the advanced to the Central Coast CCS Team Tournament final with p.m. . . . Palo Alto American Legion Section finals, the baseball squad a 7-0 win over Monta Vista at the Post 375 will hold two tryouts for the pulled into a tie for first place in the Courtside Club. upcoming season, the first on May 28 West Bay Athletic League and the In Fridayís final (2 p.m.), the and the second on May 30th, both boys’ lacrosse team moved on to the Knights (24-1) will face third-seed- from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Palo Alto Santa Clara Valley Athletic League ed Bellarmine (19-3), which up- High. finals. ended No. 2-seeded Saratoga, 5-2, The only team to miss out was in the other semifinal. COACHING CORNER . . . Sacred the boys’ golf squad, which tied for “They know what’s at stake on Heart Prep is seeking frosh-soph and fourth place at the CCS Regional II Friday,” Menlo coach Bill Shine freshman football coaches as well as tournament in Carmel Valley but said of his players, who are riding a a girls’ junior varsity volleyball coach failed to advance after losing two 14-match winning streak after reg- for next season. All interested ap- tiebreakers to Menlo-Atherton. istering their third straight shutout plicants should contact SHP Athletic “Yeah, pretty good day for Men- in section play. Also on the line is Director Frank Rodriguez via email lo,” said Craig Schoof, the Knights’ a chance to win a record-breaking at [email protected] or by athletic director. He would have 10th CCS title. Menlo and Gunn phone at (650) 473-4031. spent his day shuttling between currently are tied with nine. Keith Peters events, but was busy coaching the Menlo’s Jake Bruml (30) congratulates Austin Marcus, who scored one Knights to their baseball victory. (continued on page 33) of nine runs in the fourth inning of a 12-5 win over SHP. ON THE AIR Friday College baseball: Stanford at Oregon, Getting Stanford ready to host NCAA tennis 7 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) Saturday championships has been a labor of love College baseball: Stanford at Oregon, 2 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) by Rick Eymer onships, a daunting task even in the who will call Taube Family Tennis Sunday ick Gould walks the grounds leanest of years. Stanford plays host Center home for 12 days beginning College baseball: Stanford at Ore- geon, 1 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) of the Taube Family Ten- to between 15 and 18 events a year May 19 have an idea of the extent to Tuesday D nis Center daily, practically and she’s in charge of making sure which Gould, Claypool, Brian Risso College baseball: San Francisco at obsessing over every little detail, things runs smoothly. of the Sports Information Depart- Stanford, 5:30 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) noting things that seem invisible to She’s already helped put together ment and the hundreds of others the casual observer. He wants this major NCAA, Pac-10 and/or Moun- have gone to make these champion- Dani Vernon year’s NCAA men’s and women’s tain Pacific Sports Federation cham- ships a unique experience. READ MORE ONLINE team and individual tournaments pionship events in women’s volley- “It’s like having the Orange Bowl www.PASportsOnline.com to be the best yet and he’s leaving ball, women’s soccer, men’s water here, with Stanford in it, and it lasts For expanded daily coverage of college almost nothing to chance. polo, women’s basketball, and men’s for 12 days,” Gould said. “The idea and prep sports, please see our new Stanford Director of Tennis Dick Jenny Claypool is in her 11th year golf, among others. site at www.PASportsOnline.com Gould has been busy. as Stanford’s Director of Champi- Not even the coaches and players (continued on page 34) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 31 Sports NATIONAL Stanford women face familiar foes

Saturday at NCAA water polo championships May 21 by Rick Eymer with people’s tendencies,” Stanford and Vee Dunlevie. UCLA has Me- 9 AM - Noon he stage is set for another wild senior goalkeeper Amber Oland gan Burmeister (Menlo), KK Clark Be part of the solution to creek pollution! weekend involving four teams said. “I just want to stop them. But (SHP) and Becca Dorst (M-A) while T that know each other well. The we know each other so well; we kind Cal had Lindsay Dorst (SHP) and SAN FRANCISQUITO top-seeded Stanford women’s water of understand what we need to do. It Jen Talbot (St. Francis). USC has CREEK San Francisco polo team hopes that leads to a na- usually comes down to who makes Priory grad Consi Hiller while In- 2 Bay tional title. the fewest mistakes.” diana features Liza Dernehl (Paly)

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E happen to be three of the top four score of 28-23; and split two meet- The Stanford men’s team enters Meeting P seeds in this year’s national tourna- ings with UCLA, with the Cardinal this weekend’s Pac-10 champion- Locations Shoreline L‘Avenida Ca ment, which begins Friday at the owning a 13-11 goal advantage. ships in Tucson ranked No. 12 in PALO ALTO 5 da l Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor. There’s just not much separating the nation, one of six ranked teams 1 Matadero Creek rff The top-ranked and top-seeded F o the four teams. from the conference. No. 7 USC, o t Mathi East Bayshoreo near Renzel s th g 7 Cardinal (25-1) meets eighth-seed- “We feel like we want to win to No. 10 Arizona, No. 20 Oregon, No. Marsh Pond ill n e Ce ed Iona College (26-7) in Friday’s prove what kind of team we have,” 21 UCLA and No. 23 Washington R t nt t ral 2 San Francisquito Creek e 6 quarterfinal contest at 3 p.m. (PT). Oland said. “We have been focused are also among the country’s elite. ff Manhattan Ave. at o Second-seeded California takes on on getting back here all season.” Stanford is looking for its first M Woodland Ave. UC San Diego, third-seeded UCLA The Cardinal has some added in- Pac-10 title on the men’s side since Central E plays Indiana and USC meets UC centive in that UCLA handed Stan- 2002. 3 Adobe Creek 4 3803 E. Bayshore Rd. Irvine in other first round games. ford its only loss this year, USC beat The Cardinal will be led by its The Gaels reached the Elite Eight the Cardinal in last year’s title match distance crew that includes defend- LOS ALTOS El Camin o for the first time in program history and Cal is, well, Cal. ing Pac-10 5,000 and 10,000 cham- 4 Permanente Diversion after beating Redlands in a play-in Oland, Menlo School grad Kim pion Chris Derrick. McKenzie Park, Portland & game last Saturday. Maggie Wood Krueger and goalkeeper Kim Hall Elliott Heath is coming of a Miramonte leads the team with 115 goals. are playing in their final NCAA NCAA indoor title in the 3,000 and MOUNTAIN VIEW Should Stanford get by Iona, tournament. They would like noth- has been in fine form all year. He is 5 Stevens Creek which has won 14 straight, the ing better than to bring home Stan- currently ranked No. 1 in the nation La Avenida Trail Head semifinals could feature defending ford’s first national championship in the 5,000 with a time of 13:26.14. NCAA champions USC, with the since 2002 and earn the school’s Other notables are 5,000 and 10,000 6 Stevens Creek possibility of Cal and UCLA meet- 101st NCAA title. All-American Jake Riley and All- End of Central Ave. ing in the other semifinal. In other The tournament will feature 12 America steeplechaser JT Sullivan. 7 Stevens Creek For a full list of 45 sites county-wide words, an all-Mountain Pacific players from local schools. In addi- Amaechi Morton, in the 400-me- www.cleanacreek.org Moffett Blvd. at PGE Rd. please visit Sports Federation Final Four. tion to Krueger, Stanford had Sacred ter hurdles, gives the Cardinal a shot “Sometimes I just get annoyed Heart Prep grads Pallavi Menon of scoring big points. N

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grad Jack Mosbacher during Tues- Prep roundup day night’s win over UC Davis, giv- (continued from page 31) ing Schoof a proud moment. Before baseball wrapped up, the “I’ve been selling that,” Shine Menlo boys’ lacrosse team got a goal said of the possible record. from sophomore Wiley Osborne in The Knights have faced the Bells overtime to carry the Knights to a twice this season — once in the Na- 10-9 victory over Menlo-Atherton tional Invitation Tournament semi- in the SCVAL semifinals. finals and the other in a nonleague “That’s the third time we played match — and won both times. The them this season,” Said Osborne, Knights will try to win their third who scored four goals with two straight section crown on Friday. assists. “That’s always the hard- Shine was surprised that his team est thing to do, beat a team three wouldn’t be facing Saratoga in a times.” rematch of last year’s finale. The The teams were tied at halftime, Falcons dropped the first set in six 4-4, and traded goals in the third matches Tuesday before getting into period until Menlo’s Ryan Grzejka the battle. Bellarmine had to win a scored for an 8-6 lead. The Bears pair of tiebreakers to help pull it forged an 8-8 deadlock to finish out. the period and took a 9-8 lead on “They must be getting better,” Ryan Johnston’s goal before Menlo Shine said of the Bells. “So, we have sophomore Nick Schultz scored the to bring our best. It doesn’t matter tying goal to force overtime. what we’ve done in the past. It only The Knights (15-7), who were matters Friday.” upset in the SCVAL semifinals last

When tennis was over, Ward year, now advance to the playoff Keith Peters headed back to campus for the base- championship on Saturday at Wood- Menlo School sophomore Wiley Osborne (white) fires the winning goal against Menlo-Atherton defender ball and lacrosse matches, held side- side High at 1 p.m. Menlo will face Robert Davis to give the Knights a 10-9 overtime victory in the SCVAL playoff semifinals Wednesday. by-side for those wanting to watch Mountain View, which eliminated both. defending champ Palo Alto, 11-8, in final six holes. The Bears had fewer On the baseball diamond, a nine- the other semifinal. strokes and thus moved on. run, fourth-inning explosion blew “Last year we had a lot of experi- “A tough loss and a tough way open the game as Menlo earned a ence,” Osborne said. “This year we to lose for the team that had sailed share of first place in the WBAL didn’t start off very well (2-4), but through league play undefeated and race with a convincing 12-5 win we pulled together.” won the WBAL league champion- over Sacred Heart Prep. “We knew each other very well,” ship last week,” said Menlo coach The Knights are 8-1 in league said Menlo coach Todd Blumbergs. Dave Buchanan. (21-5 overall) with one game re- “M-A is a good team and they had Travis Anderson and David Mc- maining — against visiting Kingís every right to win this game as we Namara each shot a 5-over 76 to Academy on Friday at 4 p.m. A win did . . . These (Menlo) kids have pace the Bears while Menlo senior would assure Menlo of at least a seen rough patches, but during those Patrick Grimes, the defending CCS share of the WBAL title before the games the important thing is you champ, and sophomore teammate defending CCS Division III cham- learn and you get better, and you Andrew Buchanan had even-par pion heads to the section playoffs make adjustments going forward.” 71s to advance to the CCS finals as for the 23rd time in the past 24 sea- The only imperfection on the day individuals. sons. for Menlo came in Carmel Valley, Gunn finished eighth in the team Menlo shortstop Tim Benton doubles forces MikeCovell of Sacred Heart The Gators (15-11), also 8-1, play where the Knights surprisingly scoring with senior Matt Redfield Prep at second before completing a double play. Pinewood on Friday to close out the lost out to Menlo-Atherton, which leading the way with a 78. The last regular season. SHP and Menlo split advanced out of the CCS Regional individual qualifying berth went to on Saturday against St. Francis at minutes left to play. Paly played for their season series. II on a tiebreaker while earning a Portola Valley resident Maverick Woodside High at 11 a.m. more than a minute while down two Behind some clutch hitting by berth in Tuesday’s CCS finals, also McNealy of Harker. He shot 75. The Lancers edged Leland, 11-10, players and Los Gatos took advan- Ian Lynch and some Menlo defen- at Rancho Canada (West) Golf In other prep sports with playoff in the other semifinal. tage to get to within 10-8. sive mistakes, Sacred Heart Prep Course. significance this week: Kimmie Flather scored three Once the yellow cards were re- jumped out to a 4-2 advantage, Menlo and M-A both shot teams Sophomore Charlotte Biffar goals with Layla Memar, Leigh Dai- leased, Paly coach Jamie Nesbitt heading into the bottom of the scores of 394, tying for the fourth scored five goals as Palo Alto moved raghi and Nina Kelty all adding two called a timeout to regroup. The Vi- fourth inning with starter Jack Lar- and final CCS berth. The tiebreaker on to the championship match of the for Paly, which grabbed an 8-3 half- kings did just that and scored five son seemingly in control. Menlo, came down to the lowest total team SCVAL girls’ lacrosse playoffs with time lead. The Wildcats (9-7), how- unanswered goals to earn a rematch however, scored nine runs on just score over the final nine holes. Both a 15-9 semifinal victory over visit- ever, rallied in the second half as the with St. Francis. Paly won last sea- eight hits while sending 14 batters teams had the same number so a ing Los Gatos on Wednesday. The Vikings suffered two back-to-back son’s inaugural league playoffs over to the plate. Freshman Mikey Diek- second tiebreaker was used for the Vikings (14-7) will defend their title yellow-card penalties with 13 and 11 the Lancers, 9-8. N roeger who had two of his four hits and junior Freddy Avis who had a two-run double in the frame. “We certainly are a better hitting team than we showed the first time around,” Schoof said of his team’s earlier loss to SHP. “It was nice to see some balls drop. It had seemed like everything they (the Gators) had hit the first time and this time fell in, didn’t matter if it was hit hard or soft. We got some of those in the fourth and then we pounded it a bit.” Avis added to the pounding as he belted a titanic solo home run in the fifth and finished with three RBI. Dylan Mayer, Robert Wickers and Diekroeger all had two RBI. Junior Jake Batchelder came on in relief in the fifth and threw three outstanding innings to shut down the potent Gators attack to preserve the win for Avis (8-1). On hand to watch the important victory were Menlo alums Kenny and Danny Diekroeger, teammates Matt Ersted Matt Ersted on the Stanford baseball team. They Nina Kelty of Palo Alto (34) scored two goals to help the Vikings Paly sophomore Charlotte Biffar (5) scored five goals to put the Vikings were joined in the lineup by fellow advance to the SCVAL playoff finals by beating Los Gatos, 15-9. in the SCVAL playoff finals against St. Francis on Saturday. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊU Page 33 Sports

follow any of the matches no mat- lege teams in here playing you get JR Keenan if Intelligence, Inc. is xx national titles and has envisioned NCAA tennis ter where you are located, and the an incredible atmosphere. You don’t the mastermind behind the system, hosting both men’s and women’s (continued from page 31) entrance way from the corner of get that during the regular season. which also features four separate team and individual tournaments at Galvez and Campus Drives into the The teams that get here have earned television screens. the same site for some time. Stan- is to make this more special than stadium, where kiosks honor every their way and it’s electric.” “He makes it work,” Gould said. ford became the first school to do any event ever. The players and past NCAA Rookie of the Year, Se- The video display features a ‘Gal- “He’s very talented and has worked so in 2006. It’s been done that way coaches don’t know the full extent nior of the Year and All-American. lery of Champions’ Interactive Ki- for HP Pavilion, ESPN and Cisco ever since. of what’s going on here. There’s a Live music will be performed dai- osk, donated by Laurence Korn to Labs.” Gould broached the subject to the ton of stuff going on.” ly at the Heritage Columns, while honor Stanford men’s coach John Jane Goodman and Jim Russell men’s committee only after stepping The event itself is like the tip of an scoreboards along the arcade will Whitlinger, the 1974 NCAA singles are in charge of the umpires while down from full-time coaching. He iceberg. Fans will see just a fraction be constantly updated. Through and doubles champion. Amelia Barnes will make sure there remains Stanford’s Director of Ten- of the work that went into making Gould’s eyes there’s a festive, color- The kiosk features numerous are ballboys and ballgirls for the nis. the tournament work. Stanford is ful atmosphere outside the stadium past matches captured on video team semifinals and finals and the Claypool joined the Stanford ath- given an internal operating budget and the excitement of college tennis and transferred to DVD involving individual tournament. letic department by chance in the and Gould said the tennis programs being contested inside the stadium a Stanford player from 1979 to the More than 400 volunteers will be summer of 1990. The Menlo-Ather- have helped raise even more funds beginning at 9 a.m. every day. present. on hand at some point during the ton High grad earned a bachelor’s to help produce a major event. “It’s not like the traditional tennis ESPN put together a highlight event, including court monitors, degree in Foreign Studies from The most visible to fans are the tournament where fans clap polite- program of all the NCAA champi- ushers and handymen. Smith College and after learning of video scoreboards, the ability to ly,” Gould said. “When you get col- onships the network has televised. Gould coached the men’s team to such a major, she returned to school at Massachusetts-Amherst for a degree in sports management. HIGH SCHOOL MATH AND SPANISH “I was never an athlete but I al- SUMMER COURSES –FULL and SHORT COURSES ways enjoyed sports,” she said. “At UÊ}iLÀ>Ê£ÊEÊÓÊUÊiiÌÀÞÊUÊ-«>Ã Ê£ÊEÊÓ first I thought I would go into For- Palo Alto Unified School District UÊÊÌ iÀÊiÛiÃÊ>Û>>LiÊÕ«ÊÀiµÕiÃÌ eign Services. I spent a year abroad UÊÕÊVÕÀÃiÃ\ÊÕiÊÓäÊqÊÕÞÊÊ>`ÊÕÞÊ££ÊÌÊÕÞÊÓÊUÊf{x in Ecuador and loved it. But I always UÊ- ÀÌÊ ÕÀÃiÃ\ÊÃÌ>ÀÌÊÊ>ÊÜiiÞÊL>ÃÃÊÊUÊf£x worked for the athletic department Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto Unified School District for bid packages: SPANISH CAMPS for kids: K-4th at Smith College.” U `>ÞÊqÊ/ ÕÀÃ`>ÞÊ{\ÎäÊÌÊx\ÎäÊÀÊx\ÎäÊÌÊÈ\ÎäÊUfÈäÊ«iÀÊÜii After earning her second degree, Contract Nos. BPC-11, BPW-11, BPPR-11, DOR-11, PAHP-11 *," --" Ê/1/", Ê- ,6 -ÊvÊ-VÊ6>iÞÊÊU* iÊEÊv>ÝÊÈxä®Ê{nx£ÎÇÊUÊÜÜÜ°*/-ÌÕÌÀ°VÊ Claypool went to work for the San UÊvJ«ÌÃÌÕÌÀ°VÊUÊÈÊÃÊÌÃÊÛiÕi]ÊÃÊÌÃ]Ê Ê{äÓÓ Jose Giants for a year. Following DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: her last day of work she went up to the Stanford Ticket Office to buy a The work includes, but is not limited to: Palo Alto Unified School District ticket to the football season-opener UÊÊ/ iÊ Ài«>ViiÌÊ vÊ V>À«iÌÊ >`Ê ÛÞÊ >ÌÊ >ÀÀÊ *>ÀÊ a week away. Elementary School. Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by “I happened to see a ‘Help Want- UÊÊ/ iÊ Ìi`Ê Ài«>ViiÌÊ vÊ VVÀiÌiÊ >ÌÊ >ÀÀÊ *>ÀÊ the Palo Alto Unified School District for bid package: ed’ sign while I was in line,” Clay- Elementary School. pool said. “I figured I was out of UÊÊ/ iÊ Ài«>ViiÌÊ vÊ ÀÕLLiÀÊ «>ÞÊ ÃÕÀv>ViÃÊ >ÌÊ >ÀÀÊ *>ÀÊ Contract No. JLSP-11 Elementary School. work that Monday and decided to UÊÊ/ iÊ «>ÀÌ>Ê ÀvÊ >`Ê 6 Ê Ài«>ViiÌÊ >ÌÊ Ì iÊ ÃÌÀVÌÊ DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work includes, but is not limited ask about it.” Office. to: The relocation of two (2) existing 960 square foot portable classroom She was hired on the spot for an UÊÊ/ iÊiÝÌiÀÀÊ«>Ì}Ê>ÌÊ*>ÊÌÊ} Ê-V ]Ê>Þ>ÀiÌÊ buildings. Work includes dismantling, building moving, asphalt paving hourly wage, worked four hours that Theater. & utility trenching, electrical, fire alarm, EMS and reassembly of units for same day selling tickets and answer- complete and operational portable classroom buildings. Bidding docu- ing phones. The rest is, of course, There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit ments contain the full description of the work. history. for each project on May 11th and May 12th, 2011. Please Claypool worked closely with There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 3:00 p.m. contact the District Facilities office for times and location of each Stanford administrator Beth individual project. on May 18, 2011 at J. L. Stanford (JLS) Middle School located at 480 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto, California 94306. Contractors who at- Goode, who also serves on a handful of NCAA committees and Anne Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District tended the previous pre-bid conference and site visit held on May 4, 2011 >VÌiÃÊ "vwVi]Ê Õ`}Ê “D”, on May 27, 2011, at the times are exempt from this requirement. Gould, Dick’s wife, to work out de- Ã«iVwi`ÊÊÌ iÊ ``}Ê VÕiÌÃ° tails. Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facilities “I couldn’t do it without Beth. Office, 25 Churchill Ave., Building D, by 3:00 p.m. on June 1, 2011. PREVAILING WAGE LAWS:Ê / iÊ ÃÕVViÃÃvÕÊ `ìÀÊ ÕÃÌÊ She’s a great resource,” said Clay- pool. comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply *ÀiVÌ]Ê>`ÊÀi>Ìi`ÊÀiµÕÀiiÌÃÊVÌ>i`ÊÊÌ iÊ ÌÀ>VÌÊ with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related The day the final 16 teams clinch Documents. requirements contained in the Contract Documents. their spots at the NCAA finals, a package will be handed to the coach Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Compliance containing the team hotel, practice «>ViÊ*À}À>Ê *®ÊvÀÊÌ iÊ`ÕÀ>ÌÊvÊÌ ÃÊ«ÀiVÌ° Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this proj- times (and where), match times, the In bidding this project, the contractor warrants he/she is ect, the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Pub- host family, contact information and >Ü>ÀiÊ>`ÊÜÊvÜÊÌ iÊ*ÕLVÊ7ÀÃÊ >«ÌiÀÊvÊÌ iÊ lic Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of Labor >vÀ>Ê >LÀÊ ìÊ V«ÀÃi`Ê vÊ >LÀÊ VìÊ ÃiVÌÃÊ directions. Claypool has been work- Code Sections 1720 - 1861. A copy of the District’s LCP is available ing on the tennis tournament since £ÇÓäÊqÊ£nÈ£°ÊÊÊV«ÞÊvÊÌ iÊ ÃÌÀVÌÃÊ *ÊÃÊ>Û>>LiÊvÀÊ for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. ÀiÛiÜÊ>ÌÊÓxÊ ÕÀV ÊÛiÕi]Ê Õ`}Ê ]Ê*>ÊÌ]Ê ÊÊ{ÎäÈ° last summer. 1. A pre-construction conference shall be conducted with the con- “I have tunnel vision right now,” 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the tractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law Claypool said. “I’m not sure if I can contractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state requirements applicable to the contract. see the light at the end yet, but I’m labor law requirements applicable to the contract. 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to inside the tunnel, focused on the 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and the District, at a designated time, a certified copy of each payroll end.” furnish to the District, at a designated time, a certified with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. Keeping busy will not be a prob- copy of each payroll with a statement of compliance 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records lem for any visitor, and particularly to verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor signed under penalty of perjury. for the teams. There are 32 families Î°ÊÊ/ iÊ ÃÌÀVÌÊÃ >ÊÀiÛiÜÊ>`]ÊvÊ>««À«À>Ìi]Ê>Õ`ÌÊ«>ÞÀÊ Code. records to verify compliance with the Public Works 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are set to host a team for dinner. That’s >«ÌiÀÊvÊÌ iÊ>LÀÊ ì° delinquent or inadequate. in addition to the welcome dinner, {°ÊÊ/ iÊ ÃÌÀVÌÊ Ã >Ê ÜÌ `Ê VÌÀ>VÌÊ «>ÞiÌÃÊ vÊ «>ÞÀÊ 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the involving upwards of 450 people, records are delinquent or inadequate. LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor to be held inside Maples Pavilion. 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has There’s also a welcome brunch for ÊÌ iÊ *]ÊVÕ`}Ê>««V>LiÊ«i>ÌiÃÊÜ iÊÌ iÊ ÃÌÀVÌÊ occurred. the individual players. >`Ê>LÀÊ ÃÃiÀÊiÃÌ>LÃ ÊÌ >ÌÊÕìÀ«>ÞiÌÊvÊ Stanford is also hosting an Alum- other violations has occurred. Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at the District Facilities Of- fice, 25 Churchill Ave, Building D, Palo Alto. Bidders may purchase ni weekend, which will include a copies of Plans and Specifications at American Reprographics Com- tennis tournament at Alpine Hills `ìÀÃÊ >ÞÊ iÝ>iÊ ``}Ê VÕiÌÃÊ >ÌÊ >VÌiÃÊ "vwVi]Ê Tennis Club open to any NCAA Building “D”. pany (ARC), 599 Fairchild Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043. Phone: (650) 967-1966 alumnus. All questions can be addressed to: The USTA and USPTA is putting Address all questions to: on a College Day in Kissick Audito- Palo Alto Unified School District rium for prospective college tennis Palo Alto Unified School District players, breaking down the recruit- ÓxÊ ÕÀV ÊÛiÕi]Ê Õ`}Ê 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D *>ÊÌ]Ê ÊÊ{ÎäÈ£ä Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 ing process, the rules and additional Attn: Ron Smith Attn: Heidi Rank information. * i\ÊÈxä®ÊÎÓÎÓÇ Phone: (650) 833-4205 Fax: (650) 327-3588 e-mail: [email protected] “It’s going to be great,” Gould >Ý\ÊÈxä®ÊÎÓÇÎxnn said, “as long as it doesn’t rain.” N Page 34ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports 62 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Planning a a Whole Whole House Remodel Houseor a Major Remodel Addition For homeowners interested in learning more about how to approach a remodeling project, these interactive workshops promise to be informative and fun. Upfront planning will ensure a successful project!

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George Packer&&'*%'%"% & ""! Palo Alto, Gunn look forward '('"%"#####($" "! ""'%& %-&!'%+!'"'%$*%!' to CCS after Vikings sweep '%"( "(#'"!''" "*'*&.! &'"% Both teams looking for even faster times in section finals; ' ( ',% %, ! *& ! + & M-A freshman Van Linge sets school record at the PAL trials "#&"!"''!&'""&" by Keith Peters legendary Mark Spitz in 1968. Hin- he Palo Alto and Gunn girls shaw swam 1:40.40 to erase the 43- % * ! "!)%&'"! *' Tobias Wolff ! staged another stirring battle year-old mark. Debra Satz. "& " & *%''! &)% ""& T while the Palo Alto boys Palo Alto junior Jasmine Tosky atoned for last season’s stumble also broke a meet record, but it ! (! %" $ "' # ""# from the top. All in all, the 2011 wasn’t quite as old. She clocked a # '(# &*"%##%&%( % + SCVAL De Anza Division swim- sizzling 1:45.98 to win the girls’ ! & "" $$ ! " "(# % ming and diving champi- 200 free and lower her onships turned out well for 1:47.86 time from 2010. It ',&'%'(''"!&%"&&"%" '&! the local teams last Friday was Tosky’s second-fastest "'+%"&&"%" "&"#+!' %'"%"' at Saratoga High. time ever in the event and The Paly girls won their it earned her automatic !'%"% '&!"'+''!"% ninth straight league title All-American status. She with 585 points with Gunn also won the 500 free eas- second with 442. Both ily in 4:46.18, fastest time " !## teams set a handful of re- in the CCS this season. Annenberg Auditorium, Stanford University cords and produced qual- More importantly, Tosky ity times that will only go anchored two trailing re- Free and open to the public lower once the top athletes Jasmine Tosky lays to victory. For more info visit: ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu shave and taper for the The 200 free relay squad Central Coast Section champion- was trailing until Tosky hit the wa- A cross-discipline series at Stanford University ships on May 21. ter and overhauled Gunn’s Casey The Paly boys, upended in last Lincoln with a sizzling 22.83 anchor $!# season’s league finals, made up for as Paly won in 1:37.74. In the meet- that by scoring 434 points to hold ending 400 free relay, Gunn held an off defending champ Monta Vista even bigger lead when Tosky began (366) and win their sixth division her stirring 48.83 anchor and passed BETRAYED crown in coach Danny Dye’s seven Gunn’s Christine Prior in the final "$'%# years at the school. yards. Paly clocked 3:32.84 for first - Q&A with George Packer will follow the performance - “It’s been a fun week and a great and Gunn went 3:33.65 for second, day,” Dye said, “and I’m real proud both extremely fast times. $"' & "! "% %-& !'%)*& ! of my teams. Gunn junior Rachael Acker was “The girls, I wasn’t as concerned. on both relays, but made up for ' & ' &'"%+ " '% +"(! %$& '*" Gunn is a good team and swam a those defeats with a pair of school !!"!*" ! "')''"%&)%+'!+ great meet. Mark (Hernandez) al- records. While finishing second to %-&#%" &"%" ways gets them ready. But, the (Paly) Tosky in the 200 free, Acker went girls were just ready. As for the boys, 1:51.00 to break Jane Abraham’s I had no idea what to expect. But, 1:51.71 mark from 1979. In the 100 ## with the two new freshmen (Andrew free, Acker held off teammate Julia Annenberg Auditorium, Stanford University Liang and Willie Lee), the team re- Ama and broke her school mark of ally came together.” 50.66 with an automatic All-Amer- To reserve a seat visit: ethicsinsociety.stanford.edu While Dye and his assistant ican time of 50.47. Ama won the 50 Sponsored by the McCoy Family Center For Ethics in Society at Stanford University coaches earned a ritual dunking free in 23.50. after the meet, Friday’s title sweep Gunn also got a victory from was just another big step toward the senior Emily Watkins in the 100 Support Local Business section finals in two weeks. That’s breaststroke, her non-taper person- when things get really exciting when al best of 1:06.85 just missing the Help us rescue lives in Japan. times drop like leaves on a windy school record. day. “Our girls did well, and we can Go to www.rescue.org/altweeklies Friday’s finals, however, pro- still clean up a number of things,” duced some great times nonetheless. said Gunn coach Mark Hernandez. The best effort came, appropriately “We’re ready to do even better at enough, from Saratoga senior Adam CCS.” A fundraising effort by the Association of Hinshaw. He used his home pool to Palo Alto also had its share of Alternative Newsweeklies and the Palo Alto Weekly break the oldest league record —a 1:40.50 time in the 200 free by the (continued on page 38)

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Page 36ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£Î]ÊÓä££ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports Menlo-Atherton boys and girls pull off a sweep of the PAL track and field titles by Rick Eymer dle school. I was doing pretty good satisfying. tas Della Morte is making the then so I thought I might do OK.” Carpenter won the 400 in 58.64 most of his track and field ex- During the football season one of and the 200 in 26.43. M-A freshman S perience. Catherine Carpen- the track coaches saw him running Naomi Tovar won the 100 in 12.97 ter didn’t know what to expect this and asked if he’d consider running and won the long jump last week. season. track. Menlo-Atherton’s 400 relay team Each of them had a hand “I figured, why not?” defended its league title with a group in helping Menlo-Atherton he said. “I usually stopped including junior Peyton Bush, junior track and field win both the playing after basketball Daryn Tinsley, freshman Megan boys’ and girls’ team titles season.” Kurtz and Tovar. They finished the Wednesday at the Peninsu- And to think he needed a race in 50.85. Tinsley also qualified la Athletic League finals at push from his father, Tony, in the 400, finishing fifth. College of San Mateo. to start playing baseball Carpenter, Kurtz, Bush and Tin- Della Morte, who won at age 11. Before then he sley also qualified with the 1,600 the long jump last week was content reading comic relay, finishing second in 4:15.09 to and has the Central Coast books and bicycling with clinch the team’s three-point victory Section’s top mark in the his mother, Iryna. over Westmoor, 74 1/2 to 71 1/2. event at 23-1 1/2, also Stas Della Morte “He just thought it would The M-A boys nudged Woodside, qualified in the 100, the be a better environment 68-67. high jump and as a member of the for me,” said Della Morte, who has Freshman Taylor Fortman earned 400 relay team. since decided to pursue track and a trip to the section trials, finishing He plans to compete in all four field at Oregon as a walk-on. fifth in the 1,600 in a personal best events at the CCS trials, which is Carpenter, who won both the 200 5:33.87. scheduled for Saturday, May 21, at and 400, still has another year be- In the boys 1,600, Michael Hester Gilroy High. The finals are May 27, fore committing to a college but it finished fourth and Jack Beckwith also at Gilroy. will be academics first. was fifth to qualify. DellaMorte was This is his first season on the “I would love to run track in col- fourth in the 100 in 11.54. Bears’ track and field team and he lege,” she said. “I know that running The M-A boys’ 400 relay team of

Forrest Carmichael loves every minute of it. at the Division I level is really time- freshman Zack Plante and seniors “I love all the sports I do,” said consuming; maybe Division III.” Brogan O’Hara, Theodore Tussing Della Morte, who was accepted to Carpenter has been bothered by and Della Morte also earned a trip Oregon as a student before he even shin splints all season and after rest- to CCS, finishing third in 45.15. knew he would participate in M-A ing for a while, nothing changed. Other qualifiers include Katelyn track and field. So she decided to run through the Doherty and Alyssa Sterns in the “I’m into jumping,” he said. “I am pain. pole vault, Di’jonn Williams in the M-A junior Catherine Carpenter won the 200 and 400 and led off the dunking a basketball at six feet and I That’s what makes winning two high jump, and Michael Hester in second-place 1,600 relay that clinched the PAL title. did high jump and long jump in mid- events at the league meet even more the 800. N

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personal best of 52.23, winning by LANDSCAPE - DESIGN - BUILD Prep swim three seconds. That ranks him No. Ken Coverdell (continued from page 36) 2 in school history. Sophomore Cole (650) 726-5990 Plambeck won the diving earlier in Award Winning Since 1985 winners. In addition to Tosky, junior the week. www.blueskydesignsinc.com Margaret Wenzlau took the 100 fly Gunn senior Ben Hendricks set a Masonry-Plantings-Woodwork-Irrigation-Water Features-Drainage-Pools/Spas-Lighting in 57.32 with freshman Jayna Wit- personal best by breaking 50.00 in tenbrink second in 58.69 and soph- the 100 for the first time while tak- omore Molly Zebker third (58.85). ing fifth in 49.33 while junior Gavin Senior Sarah Liang won the 200 IM Kerr broke 5:00 in the 500 free for with a season best of 2:07.82 and se- the first time with a fourth-place r at Peninsula nior Sabrina Lee cruised to a 57.54 finish of 4:57.38. Gunn junior Will mme Scho win in the 100 back in addition to Thorson took third in the 100 fly in Su ol helping the Vikings sweep all three a CCS time of 54.56. -ÊEÊ /1, ÊUÊ "" ÊUÊ- 7 ÊUÊ,/ relays. Wenzlau, Tosky and Liang The Peninsula Athletic League, ,/-ÊUÊ 9ÊUÊ ,7 ÊUÊ"1/ "",Ê -ÊUÊ , also did double-duty on the winning meanwhile, will hold its finals on relays. Saturday at Burlingame High start- Paly senior Grace Greenwood ing at 1 p.m. June 27-August 5 won the 1-meter diving earlier in Menlo-Atherton is the defending Located on six wooded acres in Menlo Park, the week. champion in all four divisions and Peninsula School offers a fun and exciting Summer In the boys’ meet, Paly junior By- Bears’ coach Tom McRae is hop- School program for children ages 5-13. All classes ron Sanborn won the 200 IM with a ing the influx of talent from last personal best and came from behind season’s frosh-soph championship i« >ÃâiÊV«iÀ>ÌÊ>`ÊvÀi`Ã «°Ê `ÀiÊ to take the 100 breast to help propel teams will help make a difference learn in an atmosphere of informality and fun. the Vikings. at the varsity level. Sanborn won the 200 IM in “We are looking very good again -iÃÃÊ\ÊÕiÊÓÇÕÞÊ£xÊUÊ-iÃÃÊ\ÊÕÞÊ£nÕ}ÕÃÌÊx 1:53.05, improving upon his No. 3 this year,” McRae said. “On the Space is limited and classes ﬁ ll up quickly. time in school history, after helping varsity girls’ side, we added some the Vikings take second in the open- great new freshman with Maddie For applications and information: www.peninsulaschool.org, 650-325-1584 or [email protected] ing 200 medley relay (1:37.39, No. 4 Pont, Kindle Van Linge and Ni- in school history). He later won a cole Zanolli — all with CCS top- thrilling battle with Lynbrook’s AJ 16 goals. Varsity boys are looking Zavala in the breaststroke, trailing amazing.” the entire race before finally taking During Wednesday’s first day of the lead in the last 10 yards to win in trials, M-A’s Van Linge set a school 58.39 with Zavala second in 58.44. record in the 100 fly while finishing Sanborn clocked a sizzling 46.62 second in 58.84. Van Linge’s time anchor leg on the second-place 400 eclipsed the previous mark of 59.53 free relay team that clocked a sea- by Danielle Hildebrandt in 2005.N son-best 3:12.95, losing by just .34 seconds. (For results of Thursday’s WBAL Paly freshman William Lee was finals, go to www.pasportsonline. a big winner in the 100 back in a com)

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