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Page 2 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis State cuts could hit Foothill-De Anza at worst time More students but less money will be a recipe for stand to lose $484 million in the fis- and Foothill-De Anza about $2.4 But the governor’s proposal funds cal year starting in June under Gov. million. a mere 1 percent enrollment growth, disappointment, district officials say Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to The cuts couldn’t come at a worse she said. by Arden Pennell meet California’s $14 billion bud- time, according to district spokes- It also provides no funding for get deficit. person Becky Bartindale. cost-of-living adjustments, such as tate funding cuts could mean The cuts could hurt students in in- The cuts — on which the legisla- In economic slowdowns, commu- increasing wages, insurance or utili- fewer teachers to meet grow- troductory classes as well as those ture will vote in May — are part of nity colleges see enrollment swell ties costs, she said. S ing demand at Foothill-De in cutting-edge green-technology his suggested 10 percent across-the- as students seek new skills for the But the college district must make Anza Community College District, programs, officials said. board reduction in spending. tougher job market, she said. such payments — meaning it sim- officials said this week. Everyone is affected when an al- In addition, an unexpected dip in For the spring semester alone, en- ply can’t spend money to ramp up “We’re starving, and we’re even ready under-funded system takes a state property-tax collections will rollment at Foothill-De Anza is up 5 programming for the additional stu- getting thinner,” Chancellor Martha financial hit, Kanter said. increase the burden, costing com- percent, she said. Its annual growth dents, she said. Kanter said. California’s community colleges munity colleges $84.4 million — is 2.5 percent, she said. (continued on page 7)

TRANSPORTATION Oregon Expressway may get improvements County meeting slated for Thursday to gather suggestions by Becky Trout alo Altans with keen memo- ries will recall Santa Clara PCounty-led discussions about Oregon Expressway’s problems about five years ago. Drawing on the community’s suggestions, Santa Clara County approved a 13-page implementation plan for the 4.7-mile-long road in August 2003. And now, after receiving $2.8 Norbert von der GroebenNorbert million through the 2005 federal Transportation Equity Act, thanks to Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Palo Alto), some of those improvements may finally materialize. Palo Altans rejected a proposal to add sound walls along Oregon Expressway but called for improve- Lake Lagunita, on the Stanford University campus, is filling with more water than usual due to preparations for a project at Felt Lake. ments that would make it easier for bicyclists and pedestrians to cross LAND USE Zigterman, associate director of concrete step-pool and “weir” lad- the four-lane roadway, said Council- utilities at the university. der would be easier to navigate in woman Yoriko Kishimoto, who was Called an Alaska Steep Pass, flows as low as half a cubic foot involved in the planning effort. Stanford proposes changes the ladder was designed for full, per second, he said. In particular, the plans call for rushing bodies of water in Alaska It may even increase chances coordinating the timing of signals to creek, Felt Lake — not Los Trancos Creek, whose of steelhead survival by easing to improve both traffic movement flow varies wildly and sometimes their journey and allowing them to and “crossability” east of El Cami- Project should help fish, won’t hurt creek, school slows to a trickle, Launer said. spawn more readily throughout the no Real. Pedestrian ramps may And steelhead trout, a threat- creek, he said. also be added to direct walkers and officials say ened species that travels upstream In addition to the fish ladder, the the handicapped safely across the by Arden Pennell to spawn, have trouble making it project would revamp the system road. up the ladder in low flows, Launer by which Los Trancos water is Crossings at Waverley Street, two-foot steelhead trout is Felt Lake, located west of Inter- said. diverted to Felt Lake, Zigterman Ross Road and Indian Drive are not a happy fish when stuck state 280. Instead of spawning, fish occa- said. targeted for improvements, ac- Ain shallow Los Trancos Creek As part of the three-part Steel- sionally get stuck below the ladder, The university uses the lake, a cording to the plan, which is avail- during dry season, Stanford Uni- head Habitat Enhancement Proj- then turn around and head back to man-made reservoir, to irrigate able at www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ versity’s campus biologist Alan ect, a fish ladder in the creek will the bay, he said. golf and athletic fields. pivot/?ore. Launer said this week. be replaced, among other improve- “They don’t want to get stuck in To hold extra water, the school Middlefield Road might also see To aid fish migration and help ments. this dinky little creek,” he said. would dig up roughly 100 acre- an added turn lane. the school collect water more ef- The fish ladder currently allows The current ladder works poorly feet of sediment that has settled in Other proposed projects include ficiently, Stanford is planning water to spill over a dam and rush when creek flow dips below three Felt Lake since its 1920 creation, a $250,000-plus study of the Alma changes to the creek and its own downstream, according to Tom W. Street interchange, which has very cubic feet per second; the new (continued on page 7) (continued on page 7) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 3 • Specialize in hot and spicy dishes (mild also Szechwan & Hunan Gourmet available) • Banquet and catering 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 Tel: (650) 328-6885 are available (650) 326-8210 Fax: (650) 328-8889 Call for special banquet and PUBLISHER Our 443 Emerson St. catering menu William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Palo Alto, CA 94301 Jay Thorwaldson, Editor jingjinggourmet.com FOOD TO GO • DELIVERY Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors Keith Peters, Sports Editor Town Tyler Hanley, Online Editor by Don Kazak Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Re-engage Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers Talking about the Bomb yourself Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor with Avenidas! Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant Norbert von der Groeben, Chief Photographer iscussing the destructive can presidents have increasingly Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff power of nuclear bombs is stopped thinking of nuclear weap- Photographers not a pleasant way to spend a ons as weapons. “It would be dev- Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, D Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Jack McKinnon, Tuesday morning, but the students astating for us diplomatically to use Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, were attentive and asked smart, so- the bomb,” she said. “I can’t think Contributors Alex Papoulias, Veronica Sudekum, Richard To, phisticated questions. of a circumstance under which the Editorial Interns The 18 girls were all second- U.S. would use a nuclear weapon.” Nick Veronin, Arts & Entertainment Intern semester seniors at Castilleja High The bad news is we still have Danielle Vernon, Photography Intern School in Palo Alto. 3,000 nuclear warheads, while other DESIGN Carol Hubenthal, Design Director They were listening to Lynn Eden countries have theirs, too. 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Page 4 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront Enroll Now: SCHOOLS ART CLASSES Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced School-bond campaign in full swing Over 50 selections Volunteers raise support for June vote — but opposition also gearing up • Watercolor • Acrylic • Collage/Mixed • Sculpture • Oil • Photography Media • Printmaking by Arden Pennell ong before Palo Alto’s school meant as an attention-grabbing ges- site up, will make fliers and go door- board voted in February to put ture, Lowell said — it was just to to-door, he said. Classes begin APRIL 7. L a $378 million bond measure help with start-up supplies and lawn The anti-bond-measure campaign Call 650-321-3891 for detailed brochure, or write: on the June ballot, a small group signs. will run a tight, responsible budget, of parents was laying groundwork Foster, who also campaigned for he said, declining to cite a figure. to convince citizens to vote “yes.” the winning $493 parcel tax in 2005, The group has not yet filed finance MAIL THIS AD IN WITH YOUR They met with district officials to said he and co-chair Samir Tuma statements with the county. 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Led by four co-chairs, including sure, he said. Yet there is an unofficial list of Mandy Lowell, former school board By law, the school district cannot projects and costs, he said, refer- president, the group is reaching out spend taxpayer money on a politi- ring to the document the district to the school and local community, cal campaign. It can only send out prepared after many school meet- she said. informational fliers. ings in the fall. The mostly volunteer effort is Months of school-district efforts Besides, all projects will be voted driven by the belief that the bond — including meetings at school on by the school board at public measure is crucial to upgrade facili- sites to draft possible project lists meetings, he said — echoing an ties at Palo Alto’s aging, cramped for the bond measure — ended with argument the “Strong Schools for a Stanford Shopping Center schools, she said. the board’s Feb. 26 approval to place Strong Community” stated on its of- To win, 55 percent of voters need the measure on the ballot. ficial rebuttal to Rice and Martin’s Now located between Macy's and to approve the measure under state The work to get the measure statement. Bloomingdale's, next to Playa Grill Proposition 39. passed now lies with the citizens’ Rice and Martin also questioned Lowell said that so far, the pro- committee, Foster said. how cronyism would be avoided in measure committee has met with And all the committee has done forming the citizens’ oversight com- 650.321.4177 the city’s Chamber of Commerce until now is mere preparation for a mittee required by Proposition 39. and the League of Women Voters, massive push in April and May to State law that prevents employees, garnering endorsements from each. reach citizens — including phone vendors or consultants from serving The group’s Web site is up and banks and mailings, he said. and dictates which sorts of stake- Visit us to receive a FREE GIFT! 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Libertarian Alliance, and Palo Alto “In some ways we’re scrambling And the committee has contract- resident Wayne Martin. because we’re parents” or working ed Oakland-based political consul- Martin is a longtime opponent of full-time jobs, Lowell said. tant Larry Tramutola to advise on new taxes who actively campaigned And Kathy Schroeder, commit- grassroots tactics such as effective against the 2005 parcel tax. tee co-chair, called campaigning a brochure mailing, the committee’s The statement accused the district “necessary evil.” co-chair Jon Foster said. of failing to follow Proposition 39’s “It’s the democratic process in all Tramutola also consulted for the requirement to detail what the funds of its detail,” she said. successful $178 million school bond would be used for by not listing spe- The bond measure on the June 3 Measure B in 1995. cific projects at specific schools for ballot would continue, without in- Foster said this year’s commit- specific amounts of money. creasing, Measure B’s $44.50 tax tee hopes to raise $100,000 to pay Rice also filed an identical argu- per $100,000 in assessed property mainly for mailings and Tramutola’s ment against the Fremont Union valuation to raise $378 million. De- fee. High School District’s proposed pending on how quickly property Campaign finance statements June bond measure. values rise, the tax could extend released this week show the group Martin is starting a “Palo Altans until 2042, Golton said. ■ has raised $6,465 so far, including Against Measure A” campaign, he Staff Writer Arden Pennell can a $5,000 donation from Lowell. It’s said this week. be e-mailed at apennell@paweek- the most she’s ever given and not The group will soon have a Web ly.com.

potential officer. In addition, five Sheriff’s contract with candidates have completed oral in- terviews, and 10 more applied at a recent job fair Davis held. East Palo Alto ends After the hiring process, the re- onday marked the first day officials. cruits attend police academy (if not in 25 years that San Mateo “I knew the city needed its own already completed) for six months M County Sheriff’s deputies crime investigations,” Police Chief and then spend four months in the weren’t assisting in the policing of Ron Davis said. field with a training officer. East Palo Alto. The East Palo Alto The end of the contract will free The city has seen homicides de- Police Department is standing on up money to hire additional offi- crease since the 15 in 2005 to six its own for the first time since the cers. Four open positions had been in 2006 and seven last year. The city incorporated in 1983. frozen to pay for the contract, Davis 2006-07 numbers included a deadly San Mateo County informed the said. period in December 2006 and Janu- city in May 2005 that it would end The city is currently budgeted ary 2007, which included several the contract for police services. for 39 sworn officers and has seven homicides and a spate of non-lethal As part of the transition, the city vacancies. Davis said he hoped to shootings, prompting new commu- established its own investigations fill those positions by the end of the nity efforts to reduce violence. Da- unit of detectives more than a year year. vis has vowed to continue to reduce The department has two recruits ago. The sheriff’s deputies have the number of homicides. ■ been providing supplemental patrol in training now, Davis said, while —Don Kazak assistance since then, according to he just made a job offer to a third Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 5

Upfront WEST COAST GLASS QUOTE OF THE WEEK 10% off materials There are‘‘ so many people at the school 4020 FABIAN WAY PALO ALTO 493-1011 who are afraid to let their kids cross RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL that intersection even in the company Family Owned since 1929 of their parents. JOE BAXTER ‘‘ — Liz Schwerer, mother of two second-graders Contractor License #227972 at Ohlone Elementary School, on the need for Oregon Mon. - Fri., 8:00 - 5:00 Expressway improvements. See story on page 3. INSULATED & BROKEN WINDOWS REPLACED, MIRRORS HEAVY GLASS TOPS & BEVELS Around Town IN HONOR OF HOPKINS ... The present there seems to be zero Gunn High School community enforcement of rules against it.” plans to dedicate an oak tree He sent a letter in August and and a bench to Albert Hopkins, another in March, still looking for its former Academic Center a response from the city. director and teacher who died in July 2007 at age 63. “We CALLING ALL USED BIKES ... wanted to memorialize Albert That rusty old bike gathering and his commitment to educa- cobwebs in the garage could tion and the students and the help a student in Kenya, ac- community,” Assistant Principal cording to charity One Dollar Your Child’s Health University Phil Winston said. Donations for Life. The nonprofit, run by gathered after Hopkins’ death Los Altos High School students, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes, seminars and resources raised money for the memorial. has teamed up with Gunn High Winston said he is not sure how School to organize a used- designed to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. much money is left, but it may bike drive on Saturday, April 5. be used to provide scholarships. Children in the African nation Hopkins is being honored for SIBLING PREPARATION routinely walk two or more hours “his dedication and his love and to school, according to a press Designed for children two years of age and older, this class prepares siblings for the passion for the students that release from the charity. A bike were here and all the connec- would not only save time and en- emotional and physical realities of the arrival of a newborn. tions he made with people and ergy but also give them a chunk - Saturday, April 5 all the lives he touched,” Winston of the day back to help out at said. Hopkins’ renown grew home. Extra bikes can be sold to after he was attacked by Palo help the school buy basic goods MAMA YOGA Alto police officers in 2003. He such as notebooks or labora- was never charged with a crime, Join other prenatal and postpartum mothers in a Yoga class designed to enhance strength, tory equipment. Even broken and he believed the officers beat bicycles can be donated. Gunn flexibility and tranquility. Practice Yoga stretches and poses while pregnant and return after him because he was African- and Los Altos students hope to American. The city agreed to a your delivery for a gentle shape-up and relaxation time. collect 700 and have recruited $250,000 settlement in 2005. community members to spread - Saturdays, April 5-26 A ceremony will be held Friday, the word, including the Palo Alto April 4, at 12:25 p.m. between Kiwanis. The Mountain View and the new science building and the Palo Alto police departments THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: library on the Gunn campus. BULLYING AND THE SOCIAL LIVES OF OUR CHILDREN and the Stanford Sheriff’s Of- fice will be donating impounded BROCHURE BLOOPER ... A Learn how children react to socially stressful situations, such as being Cyber-Bullied, bicycles, according to the press recently released brochure to release. The students’ nonprofit and develop strategies that will help your kids stand up for themselves or others. attract Palo Alto’s next city man- ager extols the community; for has rented a shipping container - Tuesday, April 15 example, “Complementing its to fill with bikes and later drive to exciting and innovative business Oakland, for shipping to Mom- basa, Kenya. Bikes can be do- BECOMING GRANDPARENTS community, Palo Alto’s residents are highly educated, politically nated on Saturday from 9 a.m. Designed for new and expectant grandparents, this class examines the change in labor aware and culturally sophisti- to 4 p.m. at Gunn High School in Palo Alto at 780 Arastradero and delivery practices, the latest recommendations for infant care and the unique role cated.” Indeed. But the brochure also makes a critical slip, calling Road and Los Altos High School of grandparents in today’s society. El Palo Alto a “majestic 250- at 201 Almond Ave. - Thursday, April 24 year-old coastal redwood tree.” 250? Highly educated Palo Al- VOLUNTEER AT THE PACIFIC tans know the tree is believed to ART LEAGUE ... The belea- guered Pacific Art League is Call (650) 723-4600 or visit www.lpch.org to register or obtain more be more than 2,000 years old. Recruiter Bob Murray pledged now under the leadership of a information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. to correct the mistake. new board following months of heated debate about the non- SIDEWALKS ARE FOR CARS? profit art association’s future. ... Palo Altan Paul Berry is on It is also planning to boost its LUCILE PACKARD a mission. He’s tired of people volunteer rolls to supplement the viewing the rolled curbs of South vacancies left by five departing CHILDREN’S Palo Alto as an invitation to park staff members during the tur- their cars with two wheels on moil. The league is looking for a HOSPITAL the sidewalk, two wheels on gallery manager, a chief financial the street. He’s been capturing officer, a webmaster and a vol- the parking offenders with his unteer coordinator — all volun- camera, sending the photos in teer positions. For more informa- CALL TODAY TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES (650) 723-4600 to the city. “What can be done to tion, visit www.pacificartleague. discourage sidewalk parking? At org. ■

Page 6 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront cubic feet per second. spring and work would begin this cisquito Watershed Council found The entire diversion, lake and fish Felt Lake The school would not take any summer, he said. no problems with the proposal dur- project has been tangled in argu- (continued from page 3) more water in total from creeks than While it dredges the reservoir, ing meeting with Stanford represen- ments for nearly a decade, he said. Zigterman said. it does now, he said. Stanford would use its wells to ir- tatives, according to Ryan Navratil, Discussions with state agencies The sediment would be spread And the project includes a prom- rigate fields, he said. the council’s program director. began in 1999, but Stanford and over adjacent hills with a mix of ise not to take water when flows dip Currently, Lake Lagunita on the “It appeared very much like Stan- agencies had trouble seeing eye-to- natural seeds to encourage vegeta- below five cubic feet per second — university campus is at high levels ford had done their homework,” he eye on how much water should be tion, he said. Building the reservoir meaning the university would essen- because reservoir water is being said. diverted. created surrounding “borrow pits,” tially load up on water in winter and pumped in to lower Felt Lake in The group even wrote a letter to “Both sides were pretty obstinate, and filling them with earth will re- then leave creeks alone in summer anticipation of summer’s work, he the state agency last year expressing putting it mildly,” he said. store the land’s original topography, and fall, he said. said. support, Zigterman said. Stanford ultimately agreed to he said. That’s a change from the current He was not sure the exact amount The current diversion system at many agency requests, including The university would also replace practice, where water is pumped being pumped, he said. Los Trancos has worked poorly since not to divert water during dry times, its pumping station downstream at with flows as low as one cubic feet These preparations are underway its 1995 installation, Launer said. It he said. San Francisquito Creek near Ju- per second, he said. because, according to Zigterman, requires manual monitoring — or Stanford has riparian and pre-1914 nipero Serra Boulevard, he said. It The project is currently under the university expects the state to people scrambling out at 2 a.m. in appropriative water rights at its di- would double capacity from four to environmental review by Califor- issue a mitigated negative declara- the middle of a storm to insert flash versions, Zigterman said. ■ eight cubic feet per second — but nia’s Department of Fish and Game, tion, or a clean bill of environmental boards to direct the water, he said. Staff Writer Arden Pennell can only during high flows, he said, not- Zigterman said. health for the project. The new system will be automat- be e-mailed at apennell@paweekly. ing the flow can reach hundreds of A response should come this Creek watchdog group San Fran- ed, he said. com. This time always-popular basic tightening its belt by spending less Foothill classes will generate waitlists and on travel to academic conferences (continued from page 3) frustration, she said. and by putting out the word on cam- “These students come pouring in, High-demand “green technology” pus that money is scarce, she said. but you don’t have the money that programs — which experienced a But it’s tough to save when the you need to offer classes to serve demand spike of 600 percent in the fiscal year is already three-quarters them all,” she said. Many students previous two years — would also finished; the district can’t just cancel will wait longer to get credentials lack money for expansion, Kanter programs in full swing, she said. as they vie for spots in classes. Oth- said. Funding is already spare, so ers may grow frustrated and simply there’s little leeway for obvious sav- give up, she said. ings, Kanter said. Delays in times of budget crises “We don’t close “There’s not much left to be ef- can add six months to a year to the ficient with,” she said. With $5,500 length of schooling, Kanter said. doors. We don’t stop per student, “there’s only so much Theresa Tena, director of fiscal enrollment. It’s going you can do.” policy at the Community College to mean ... fewer spots For now, the district hopes the League of California, said unlike state legislature will come up with other schools, which can close en- in classes, larger an alternative to sweeping cuts — rollment — as did state universities classes and waitlists one that won’t hike student fees, she this winter — community colleges said. bear the brunt of hard times. for classes.” “What we’re doing right now is “We don’t close the doors. We crossing our fingers. ... We’re read- don’t stop enrollment. It’s just go- —Theresa Tena, director of ing tea leaves. ... We’re hoping the ing to mean students take longer fiscal policy, Community College government budget won’t have high- [and] there are fewer spots in class- League of California er student fees,” she said. es, larger classes and waitlists for This is her fifth major budget classes,” she said. But the district is not expecting to crisis in California in 35 years, she In the last budget crisis, counsel- lay off staff due to budget cuts this added. But she’s never seen a cri- ing, tutoring and support services at or next fiscal year, Bartindale said. sis follow so closely on the heels of Foothill-De Anza were cut, hurting A reserve of $6 million in state the previous crisis, which came in students who really needed help, money, awarded earlier to raise the 2003-04. Bartindale said. district’s per-student funding to the “What’s disappointing is we have NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE PUBLIC ART For example, students who weren’t state average of $5,500, will help not learned our lesson and we have COMMISSION FOR FOUR, THREE-YEAR used to navigating the higher edu- cover costs, she said. not figured out a way to sustain our TERMS ENDING APRIL 30, 2011 (TERM OF cation system or didn’t understand Yet that is a one-time reserve, educational program,” she said. ■ COOPER, DEEM, FRANKEL, AND NEGRIN) how to apply to financial aid may leaving the district without a long- Staff Writer Arden Pennell can have been the first students affect- term plan to fund growth, she said. be e-mailed at apennell@paweek- ed, she said. Meanwhile, the district has been ly.com. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications from persons interested in applying for a three- year term on the Public Art Commission ending April 30, 2011. Oregon parents have concerns about cross- fare is one of the county’s eight ings at Greer and Louis roads, where expressways, an unusual road type Eligibility Requirements: The Public Art Commission is (continued from page 3) as many as four accidents involving considered a link between the high- short entrance lanes. composed of seven members who are not Council Members, Ohlone pedestrians or bicyclists ways and local streets, Kishimoto officers, or employees of the city, and will be appointed by the At Page Mill Road and Interstate have occurred in the last few years. said. 280, the plan calls for reconfigur- City Council, serving without pay. Regular meetings are held at Both north- and southbound The county initiated an express- 7:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. ing the southbound on-ramp and Greer, for example, lack a left-turn way-wide planning study when its adding signals at both sides of the signal onto Oregon Expressway. As coffers were flush with dot-com Qualifications: Members of the Public Art Commission interstate. The changes are needed cars wait for a break in the traffic boom money, she said. It lacked the to make the road safer for bicyclists, either shall be members of the Architectural Review Board to turn, they often don’t look out for money to implement it right away, or shall be professional visual artists, professional visual Kishimoto said. pedestrians who also have a green however. art educators, professional visual arts scholars, or visual Lower-priority projects include light, Schwerer said. Although the plan has already arts collectors whose authorities and skills are known and adding turn lanes at the express- “There are so many people at the been approved, the public now has way’s intersection with El Camino school who are afraid to let their the opportunity to “fine tune” it, respected in the community and, whenever feasible, who have Real and adding a southbound right- kids cross that intersection even Likens said. demonstrated an interest in, and have participated in, the arts turn lane from Junipero Serra Bou- in the company of their parents,” For additional information, con- program of the City. levard to Page Mill. Schwerer said. That complicates ef- tact the Roads and Airports Depart- Application forms and appointment information are available To weigh in on these projects, forts to encourage parents to bike ment at 408-494-2700. ■ the county’s Roads and Airports or walk rather than drive to school, Staff Writer Becky Trout can in the City Clerk’s Office, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto Department is hosting a meeting she said. be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. (Phone: 329-2571) or maybe obtained on the website at http:// Thursday, April 3, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Oregon-Page Mill thorough- com. cityofpaloalto.org.html/ in the Dance Studio at Jordan Mid- dle School, 750 N. California Ave. Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk’s Office “This is the first opportunity for is 5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2008. If the incumbent does the public to provide input as users Correction not reapply, the deadline will be extended to Tuesday, April 22, A March 28 article incorrectly identified the location of Scott Design As- 2008. of the expressway since the study sociates, which worked on a home included in the Charming Cottages was adopted,” Palo Alto’s transpor- of Palo Alto tour. Its offices are in Burlingame. To request a correction, DONNA J. GRIDER tation manager Gayle Likens said. contact Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-326-8210, jdong@ City Clerk Liz Schwerer, mother of two sec- paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. PALO ALTO RESIDENCY IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. ond graders at Ohlone Elementary School, said she and other Ohlone Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 7 Upfront TownSquare. Palo Alto’s Online Gathering Place Discuss community issues. News Digest Announce an event. Homeless woman found dead in Palo Alto Report a sports score and more. Mary Ann Morgan had tried for Ask for advice. years to stop drinking and straighten out her life. But she ended up home- Rate a movie. less and on the streets of Palo Alto. Review a restaurant. Morgan, 61, was found dead last Friday morning in a downtown alley Be a citizen journalist. near University Avenue. The cause of her death is not known. Morgan had been a member of the Downtown Streets Team, a housing-

Megan Eireann for-work program, five times. PaloAltoOnline.com Mary Ann Morgan “We gave her extra chances,” said More than 300,000 visitors monthly Eileen Richardson, the director of the Downtown Streets Team. Morgan even lived for about nine months in the Opportunity Cen- ter before voluntarily signing over her apartment and leaving. “It’s so sad,” Richardson said. “She was a very nice woman who was always caring about other people. She would do well for a while and then go on binges and become difficult, yelling at everyone.” Morgan was even one of the 12 people featured on a 2007 calen- dar, “Faces of Hope,” which the Downtown Streets Team produced more than a year ago. The portrait photographs were shot by Rich- ardson’s daughter. Richardson doesn’t know where Morgan was from originally but said she’s been in the Palo Alto area off and on for 30 years. Mor- gan had said she has two children, who would now be grown, and a brother. But Richardson doesn’t know who they are or how to find them. Richardson has been working with the Santa Clara County Coro- ner’s office since last Friday trying to locate a next of kin so Mor- gan’s body can be released for burial or cremation. ■ —Don Kazak Foothill nets legal win over tax foe A legal tussle over the $490.8 million bond Measure C, passed by district voters in June 2006, is finally over for the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. The California Supreme Court declined to review an appellate ruling last Wednesday, ending more than a year and a half of litiga- tion. “It is now 19 months later, and we have prevailed at all levels,” Chancellor Martha Kanter said. “We are jumping for joy, literally.” A lawsuit was originally filed challenging whether the measure conformed to state regulations earlier imposed by Proposition 39. The college district won the lawsuit but that decision was ap- pealed. The district won the appeal in December, but complainants Melvin Emerich and Aaron Katz turned to the Supreme Court to review the appeal. The court declined to review the appeal Wednesday, ending the legal battle. The district was already preparing to build while in litigation, Kanter said. “We were able to put the first quantity of bond funds into the bank to start earning interest,” she said. The district sold $250 million in bonds and put all but $10 million in escrow, according to a press release. “At this point, we now can spend funds to renovate classrooms and build a new science center,” Kanter said. ■ —Arden Pennell EPA man convicted of cockfighting operation An East Palo Alto man will serve six months in county jail and be on supervised probation for three years as a result of a plea agree- ment he reached with prosecutors over charges he ran a cockfighting operation from his home. It’s unusual to discover cockfighting operations, San Mateo Coun- ty Chief Deputy District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. It usually happens on the coast in Half Moon Bay or Pescadero. Jose Alfredo Sierra, 19, will no longer be able to live with pets or other animals nor be able to work with them, as terms of his plea agreement. Wagstaffe said neighbors of Sierra in the 2500 block of Ralmar Avenue complained to police of hearing roosters “screaming” at times over the period of months, leading police to investigate. Police discovered one dead rooster, a severely injured rooster and various related items, including razor blades that the cocks use as weapons and syringes and steroids that are used to prepare the roosters for fighting. Other roosters were discovered on the property, he added. Sierra was arrested Feb. 24. ■ —Don Kazak

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A weekly compendium of vital statistics www.andystenniscamp.com (650) 364-6233 POLICE CALLS Menlo Park Parking/driving violation ...... 2 March 24-30 Suspicious vehicle ...... 12 Palo Alto Violence related Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 1 March 22-27 Battery ...... 1 Vehicle code violation ...... 3 Violence related Domestic violence ...... 1 Alcohol or drug related Armed robbery ...... 1 Theft related Possession of drugs ...... 2 CITY OF PALO ALTO Assault w/a deadly weapon ...... 1 Commercial burglaries ...... 1 Miscellaneous Sexual assault...... 1 Fraud ...... 4 911 hang-up ...... 2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Theft related Grand theft ...... 1 Animal call...... 4 Commercial burglaries ...... 3 Petty theft ...... 2 Civil matter ...... 2 Counterfeiting ...... 1 Residential burglaries ...... 2 Construction complaint ...... 2 Fraud ...... 1 Theft undefined...... 1 Disturbance ...... 2 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the Grand theft ...... 1 Vehicle related Disturbing/annoying phone calls...... 1 City of Palo Alto will hold a Public Hearing at a Regular Identity theft ...... 3 Auto recovery ...... 3 Fire call ...... 6 Petty theft ...... 1 Driving w/suspended license ...... 5 Follow up ...... 1 Council Meeting on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., or Residential burglaries ...... 4 Driving without license ...... 2 Hazard ...... 1 as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, Shoplifting...... 4 Hit and run ...... 1 Juvenile problem...... 1 Vehicle related Reckless driving ...... 1 Lost property ...... 2 City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California Abandoned auto...... 1 Theft from auto ...... 7 Meet citizen ...... 3 to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing Auto theft ...... 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 1 Other/misc...... 5 Driving w/suspended license ...... 8 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .4 Outside assistance ...... 4 Hit and run ...... 2 Vehicle tow ...... 2 Underground Utility District Number 45 (Palo Alto Avenue, Suspicious circumstances ...... 2 Misc. traffic ...... 5 Alcohol or drug related Suspicious person ...... 5 Alma Street, High Street, Lytton Avenue and Cambridge Theft from auto ...... 10 Drug activity ...... 2 Town ordinance violation ...... 3 Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 5 Drunk in public ...... 2 Avenue) by Amending Section 12.16.020 of Chapter Tree blocking roadway ...... 2 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . .10 Miscellaneous Vandalism ...... 1 12.16 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code. Vehicle tow ...... 8 Animal call...... 1 Warrant arrest...... 2 Alcohol or drug related CPS referral ...... 1 DONNA J. GRIDER Welfare check ...... 3 Drunk in public ...... 1 Indecent exposure ...... 2 Wires down...... 2 Drunken driving...... 3 Info. case ...... 1 City Clerk Possession of drugs ...... 5 Located missing person ...... 1 Under influence of drugs ...... 1 Mental evaluation ...... 2 VIOLENT CRIMES Missing person ...... 2 Miscellaneous Palo Alto Found property...... 3 Property for destruction ...... 2 200 block Hamilton Avenue, 3/23, 1:46 Lost property ...... 2 Vandalism ...... 7 a.m.; assault with a deadly weapon. NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Misc. municipal code violation ...... 3 Violation of court order ...... 2 Unlisted block Harker Avenue, 3/25, 12:03 Misc. penal code violation ...... 7 Warrant arrest...... 11 of the City of Palo Alto p.m.; armed robbery. Missing person ...... 1 Atherton Unlisted location, 3/26, 12:22 p.m.; sexual Noise complaint ...... 9 March 24-31 Historic Resources Board assault. Other/misc...... 2 Theft related Possession of stolen property ...... 2 Fraud ...... 2 Menlo Park Please be advised the Historic Resources Board shall conduct a Prowler ...... 1 Petty theft ...... 4 1100 block Pine Street, 3/30, 8:03 a.m.; meeting at 8:00 AM on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in the Civic Psychiatric hold ...... 4 Residential burglaries ...... 1 battery. Center, Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Vandalism ...... 3 Vehicle related 1100 block Madera Avenue, 3/30, 1:13 Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard Warrant/other agency...... 13 Abandoned auto...... 1 p.m.; domestic violence. on these items. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Approval of minutes of Historic Resources Board meetings of February 20 and March 5, 2008. NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the City of Palo Alto NEW BUSINESS Public Hearings Architectural Review Board (ARB) 1. 1030 Ramona Street [08PLN-00095]: Application by Please be advised that Thursday, April 17, 2008, the ARB shall Robert and Kelli Glazier for Historic Resources Board review conduct a public hearing at 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers, 1st and recommendation regarding the proposed demolition of a Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Any interested one-story duplex, constructed in 1954, that was considered by persons may appear and be heard. the Keeper of the National Register and the Dames and Moore historic survey of 1997-2000 as a visually adverse non-con- Draft Ordinance Proposing Greenbuilding Requirements tributing building in the Professorville National Register Historic for Private Development: Request for ARB recommendation District. Stanford Medical School to City Council of 1) an Ordinance Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Blood Center Palo Alto Municipal Code to Add a New Chapter 18.44 (Green 2. 345 Lincoln Avenue [08PLN-00057]: Application by Building Regulations) and 2) a Resolution to Adopt Green Building Cody Anderson Wasney Architects for Historic Resources Compliance Thresholds, Rating Systems, and Compliance Board review and recommendation regarding a revised project Verification for Private Development Projects. comprising proposed alterations and an addition to the Charles Benjamin Wing house (1893) and water tower (1894) which are 200 San Antonio [07PLN-00302]: Request by Toll Brothers for listed on the City’s Historic Inventory in Category 2, and are ARB review of a 45-unit multiple family project, includes a new located in the Professorville National Register Historic District public street, landscaping, and driveways and Design Enhancement and in the R-1(10,000) zone district. The proposed project Exceptions for setback encroachments. Zone District: ROLM. includes a comprehensive landscape plan. The project is sub- ject to the City’s discretionary Individual Review process and the Share a 564 University Avenue [08PLN-00079]: Request by Ann historic preservation provisions of the California Environmental Hawkinson for ARB review of a 4,475 square foot addition to an Quality Act (CEQA). The project was publicly reviewed at a existing category 2 historic residence and historic rehabilitation for Historic Resources Board Study Session on February 20, part of new restaurant tenant. 2008. 4703 El Camino Real [07PLN-00288]: Request by Adrian OTHER BUSINESS your life – Huang for Preliminary ARB review of a new 1,682 square foot commercial building at the corner of El Camino Real and El Camino 3. Discussion of potential topics for the Joint HRB-City Council Give blood Way. Zone District: Neighborhood Commercial (CN). meeting scheduled for May 19, 2008. 3801 E Bayshore Rd – [08PLN-00097]: Request by Chris Questions. If interested parties have any questions regarding the Dorman for ARB Review of landscape and parking changes to an above applications, please contact the Planning Division at (650) approved project. Zone District: ROLM(D)(AD). 329-2441. The files relating to these items are available for inspec- tion weekdays between the hours of 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 1:00 The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with PM to 4:00 PM and staff reports will be available for inspection at disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, 2:00 PM the Friday preceding the hearing. services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn 1-888-723-7831 more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with http://BloodCenter.Stanford.edu Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@ services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn cityofpaloalto.org. more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected]. Amy French Manager of Current Planning Cathy Siegel, Advance Planning Manager

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 11 TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths

organization of their community. taught art and drawing at Cal. Deaths Loved ones recall him as a gen- State Long Beach. She also taught tle, friendly person with whom art classes for children. everyone liked to talk. She was the sole practitioner John Wesley Fort He enjoyed fine cars and fishing John Wesley Fort, 83, a former with his friends. in graphic-arts business Banyan pastor in East Palo Alto, died He is survived by his wife of 58 Design and a member of the Palos March 23. years, Pearlie Mae Fort of East Verdes Art Association. He was born in Born in Terrell, Palo Alto; children, Shirley Hill Texas. As a young man he joined Friends remember her as a gift- (and her husband Thomas Hil), the U.S. Navy. ed and creative artist and teacher. Wesley D. Fort (and his wife Dr. In 1950 he met his future wife, She is especially remembered for Mary Bains-Fort), Gregory John Pearlie Mae Riley. her work in the Palo Alto Camera Fort, Pinky Annette Fort and Ce- In 1957 he became a member cil Lamar Fort; 11 grandchildren; Club. of the Calvary Temple Church of She was married to Ted Shields God In Christ. He then spent many 20 great-grandchildren; and many and married the late Fred MacK- years serving as assistant pastor to nieces and nephews. Dr. E.J. O’Neal at the Little Flock A memorial service was held enzie, an engineer with Stanford Church of God In Christ. In 1974 Monday, March 31, at the Grace Research Institute, in 1986 and he became a pastor and founded Temple Church of God In Christ, moved to Palo Alto that year. 1970 Clarke St., East Palo Alto. and built the House of Prayer She is survived by her children, Church of God In Christ, now Leighton, Leslie and Jana Shields, known as Grace Temple Church Anne MacKenzie all of Southern California; broth- of God In Christ. Anne MacKenzie, 83, a long- He served on the Senior Citizen time resident of Palo Alto, died er, Frank Rus of Naperville, Ill.; Board of Directors. He and his Feb. 24. step-children, Richard MacKenzie wife volunteered to help feed the She was born in Chicago, Ill. of California and Nancy Hamble- hungry, while dispersing food to She received an art scholarship to ton of Nevada; two grandchildren; the needy in the community. He the University of Southern Cali- and three great-grandchildren. helped implement fundraising for fornia and a master’s degree from A memorial service will be held the then-new Senior Citizen Cen- Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles ter. He encouraged community in 1976. She studied under Rich- Saturday, April 5, at 10 a.m. at the members to participate in church ard Diebenkorn at the University Palo Alto Art Center auditorium, and to get involve in the care and of California, Los Angeles, and 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Coming AN ELEGANT EVENING OF DINNER, DANCING, Soon! & AUCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF ADOLESCENT SCOUNSELING SERVICES (OBEEgSs4HE0LAY3TOREs5NIVERSITY!RT s)NSURANCEBY!LLIED"ROKERSs3TANFORD0AINTING )NC s$IAMONDSOF0ALO!LTO s0ALO!LTO3PORT3HOP4OY7ORLD Parade Entry Deadline is April 11 REAL For parade information or to request an SpringSoundsGala ESTATE entry form, please call 650-463-4921 SATURDAY, M AY 3, 2008 AT 6:30–11:00 PM or visit us online at SHARON HEIGHTS GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, M ENLO PARK SECTION www.cityofpaloalto.org/recreation $200 INDIVIDUAL, $1,600 TABLE OF EIGHT, $2000 TABLE OF 10 BLACK TIE OPTIONAL To reserve your ticket, call 650.424.0852 or visit www.acs-teens.org April 25

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“Rain” is among the watercolors and large mono- Matt Sameck and Corrie Borris are in “Something Honoring type prints being exhibited by artist Miyoko Tani this Wonderful” by Leah Halper, which will be per- OUTSTANDING CITIZEN month at Gallery 9 in Los Altos. formed with several other new short plays at the MEGAN SWEZEY FOGARTY Pear Avenue Theatre this month. Thursday Leah Halper, Caryn Huberman, May 3 at 536 Ramona St. in Palo OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL Valerie Leghorn, Richard Me- Alto. Call 650-322-0193. Miyoko Tani, a Sunnyvale artist, LINDA LENOIR is showing watercolors and large dugno and Ross Peter Nelson. monotype prints at Gallery 9 at Tickets are $15-$30; go to www. Saturday The Firebird Youth Chinese Or- OUTSTANDING BUSINESS 143 Main St. in Los Altos, with a thepear.org or call 650-254-1148 chestra gives a free concert at reception set for Saturday, April (1-800-838-3006 for credit-card IDEO the Center Pavilion at Stanford 12, from 3 to 6 p.m. Gallery hours ticketing). Shopping Center from noon to are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday The New Century Chamber Or- OUTSTANDING NON-PROFIT 1:30 p.m. as part of a spring se- through Saturday. Go to www. chestra, with Stuart Canin (con- CANOPY ries. A musical-instrument drive gallery9losaltos.com or call 650- certmaster of the Los Angeles for the Ravenswood City School 941-7969. Opera) as guest concertmaster, District is also going on through “Re:producing Motherhood,” an performs at 8 p.m. at St. Mark’s April 20; people can donate at the exhibit by Menlo Park photog- Episcopal Church at 600 Colora- mall’s guest-services office. Go rapher Kristin Lorraine Herbster, do Ave. in Palo Alto. The program Online registration: www: PaloAltoChamber.com to www.stanfordshop.com or call explores the challenges of today’s includes Shostakovich’s Chamber 650-617-8591. FOR RESERVATIONS AND INFORMATION mother role. Black-and-white Symphony for Strings, Op. 110a. The Palo Alto Philharmonic plays photos are shown with interviews Tickets are $42/$28; go to www. Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce music by Brahms, Debussy and with modern women and excerpts ncco.org or call 415-357-1111. Rachmaninoff, featuring pianist (650) 324-3121 from parenting books. The show Mariana Barnes, an aerospace Daniel Glover in Rachmaninoff’s is at the Michelle R. Clayman Insti- scientist/engineer in Palo Alto, is Rhapsody on a Theme by Pa- tute for Gender Research at Serra exhibiting her acrylic paintings ganini. The concert is at 8 p.m. at House on the Stanford campus, that feature bright mosaic pat- Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middle- 589 Capistrano Way, through terns and colors. The show is this field Road, Palo Alto. Tickets are June 13. A reception is tonight month at the Pacific Art League at $8-$17; go to www.paphil.org. from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Go to www. 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto, with SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL stanford.edu/group/gender. a reception tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. Go to www.fineartbymariana. Sunday João de Brito, an impressionist/ The St. Lawrence String Quar- figurative artist from the Azores, com or call the art league at 650- 321-3891. tet plays with pianist Stephen is exhibiting his lively, tree-filled Prutsman at 2:30 p.m. in Stan- INNOVATIVE REMODELS OF LOCAL HOMES paintings at Cafe Borrone at 1010 Urban Nights Dance Fusion, the annual performance of many ford’s Dinkelspiel Auditorium. El Camino Real in Menlo Park The program includes the new 2008 HOUSE TOUR through April 20. The show is of Stanford University student dance groups, comes to Dinkelspiel String Quartet No. 4 by Stanford new works and is called “Colors composer Jonathan Berger, and Friday, April 4 & Saturday, April 5 of Life.” Go to www.joaodebrito. Auditorium on campus tonight and tomorrow at 8 p.m. Groups Haydn’s G Major String Quartet. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. com or call the cafe at 650-327- Tickets are $20-$44; go to live- 0830. include Cardinal Ballet, Los Sal- seros and Swingtime. Tickets are lyarts.stanford.edu or call 650- “Design Unbound,” an exhibit by 725-ARTS. Stanford University design stu- $10; go to cardinalballet.group. stanford.edu or call 520-240- Nancy Ortberg, a former teaching dents, is at the Thomas Welton pastor, speaks about her book Stanford Art Gallery on campus 5537. The Coupa Cosas gallery is “Looking for God: An Unexpected through May 4. Go to art.stanford. Journey through Tattoos, Tofu, edu or call 650-723-2842. showing work for the home by nine members of the Association And Pronouns” at 1 p.m. at Ke- pler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Friday of Clay and Glass Artists of North- ern California. Barbara Brown, Real, Menlo Park. The book is a Pear Slices 2008 is a collec- Babak Daleki, Jan Schachter, Lee collection of personal essays on tion of new short plays being Middleman, Mary Dorsch, Phyllis finding God in unforeseen places. performed at the Pear Avenue Williams, Eliza Wilson Thomas, Go to www.keplers.com or call Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, Bill Geisinger and Eileen P. Gold- 650-324-4321. Mountain View, through April 27, enberg will have a reception from Thursday through Sunday. The For more on the local arts 6 to 8 p.m. and exhibit through playwrights are: Paul Braverman, scene, read arts editor Rebecca Wallace’s blog. Go to www. COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION PaloAltoOnline.com and click on Ad Libs. Art The Palo Alto art cooperative Gallery House celebrates its 50th an- Tax-deductible tickets niversary. Advance tickets $30; Music after March 28 or at the door $35 Guest concertmaster Stuart Canin — whose resume includes playing For ticket and tour information call: (650) 325-2990 for Harry Truman and Winston Churchill — performs with the New Century Chamber Orchestra in Palo Alto. Stop-Loss (R) Sponsored by the Palo Alto Area Mills College Club Fri-Th. 1:30, 4:15, 7:05, 9:50 to benefit the students of Mills College Movies Reviews of “Leatherheads” and “Snow Angels.” The Band’s Visit (PG-13) Fri-Th. 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30

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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 13 MoviesMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley, and Susan Tavernetti MOVIE TIMES Note: Screenings are for Wednesday through Thursday only. ✭✭ 10,000 B.C. (PG-13) Century 16: 1:30, 4:15, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 12:05, 1:50, 2:35, The Other Boleyn Girl (PG-13) Century 20: Noon, 2:40, 5:20, 8:05 & 10:40 p.m. (Not Reviewed) 4:25, 5:10, 6:15, 7:05, 8:55, 9:45 & 10:25 p.m. Run, Fatboy, Run (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Aquarius: Noon, 2:30, 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m. 21 (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 12:35, 2, 3:30, 4:50, 6:30, 7:40, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m. Century Semi-Pro (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 4:10 & 10:05 p.m. 20: 12:15, 1:30, 3:05, 4:30, 6, 7:30, 9 & 10:30 p.m. Shutter (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:45, 3:10, 5:30, 7:45 & 10 p.m. Century 12: 12:50, 2, 3, The Band’s Visit (PG-13) ✭✭✭1/2 CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 p.m. 4:20, 5:15, 6:30, 7:30, 9 & 10 p.m. The Bank Job (R) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 1:20, 4:05, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. Century 12: 1:20, 4:10, 7:20 & The Spiderwick Chronicles Century 12: 12:20, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m. 10:05 p.m. (PG) ✭✭✭ Be Kind Rewind (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Century 12: 1:10, 4, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m. Stop-Loss (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 & 10 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, College Road Trip (G) Century 16: 4:30 & 9:10 p.m. Century 12: 12:15, 2:15, 4:40 & 7:05 p.m. 4:15, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Superhero Movie (PG-13) Century 16: 12:40, 2:55, 5:10, 7:25 & 9:40 p.m. Century 12: 12:30, 2:45, The Counterfeiters (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Guild: 2:15, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:40 p.m. (Not Reviewed) 5, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m. ✭✭✭✭ Definitely, Maybe (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Century 20: 1:25, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:20 p.m. There Will Be Blood (R) Century 20: 12:40 & 6:45 p.m. Doomsday (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 1:40, 4:35, 7:15 & 10:10 p.m. Century 12: 1:05, 3:50, 7:25, Under the Same Moon Century 20: 12:15, 2:50, 5:25, 8 & 10:35 p.m. Aquarius: 1:45, 4:30, 7 & 9:20* & 10:10 p.m. *Spanish subtitles (La Misma Luna) 9:30 p.m. (Not Rated) ✭✭✭1/2 Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! Century 16: 12:30, 1:15*, 1:55, 2:50, 3:35*, 4:20, 5:05, 5:55*, 6:45, 7:30, ✭✭✭1/2 (G) ✭✭✭ 8:10*, 9, 9:45 & 10:25 p.m.* *Spanish subtitles Century 20: Noon, 12:45, Vantage Point (PG-13) Century 16: 1:35, 4:25, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 1, 3:15, 5:35, 7:55 & 1:30, 2:15, 3:05, 3:50, 4:40, 5:40, 6:55, 7:55, 9:20 & 10:10 p.m. 10:15 p.m. Drillbit Taylor (PG-13) Century 16: 1:25, 2:40, 4, 5:15, 7, 7:50, 9:35 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: (Not Reviewed) 12:35, 1:35, 3, 4:05, 5:30, 6:40, 8, 9:15 & 10:30 p.m. ★ Skip it ★★ Some redeeming qualities ★★★ A good bet ★★★★ Outstanding In Bruges (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:10, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 & 10:15 p.m. Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266- CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Jumper (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 12: 1, 3:20, 5:40, 8 & 10:30 p.m. 9260) Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) ✭✭✭ Juno (PG-13) Century 20: 12:05, 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266- Married Life (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 1:45 & 6:50 p.m. Century 20: 12:20, 2:35, 4:50, 7:15 & 9:35 Mountain View (800-326-3264) 9260) p.m. Century Park 12: 557 E. Bayshore Blvd., Red- Internet address: For show times, plot synop- Meet the Browns (PG-13) Century 16: 1, 3:50, 6:55 & 9:25 p.m. Century 12: 12:40, 1:50, 3:10, 4:30, wood City (800-326-3264) ses, trailers and more information about films (Not Reviewed) 5:45, 7, 8:30 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Century 16: 12:50, 3:20, 5:40, 8 &10:15 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 2:45, Redwood City (800-326-3264) PaloAltoOnline.com/ (PG-13) ✭✭✭ 5:05, 7:25 & 9:50 p.m. Never Back Down (PG-13) Century 12: 1:40, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:25 p.m. ON THE WEB: The most up-to-date movie listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com (Not Reviewed)

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Page 14 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Book Talk FOR A GOOD CAUSE ... Popular local author Firoozeh Dumas will be the featured speaker at the Fifth Annual Circle of Support Breakfast benefiting Family & A monthly section on local books and authors, edited by Don Kazak Children Services of Palo Alto. Title Pages The breakfast will be 8 to 10:30 a.m. May 8 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Palo Alto. Dumas is the author of “Funny in Farsi” and has Stanford’s Tobias Wolff publishes a new book, “Laughing Without short story collection an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad.” For tickets and informa- tion, call 650-326-6576 ext. 5423 or go to fcservices.org. SOON TO BE A MOVIE ... Menlo STORIES Park mystery writer Barry Eisler has won fans with his series of books about John Rain, a dan- gerous former government agent. The first in the series of books, “Rain Fall” is now being cast as a movie, and actor Gary Oldman OF is in negotiations to play the star- ring role, according to Variety. “The book feels like it was written for the screen,” according to the 2002 review in the Weekly. LIFEalso gaining prominence. Like Carver, Wolff’s OF LOCAL NOTE ... Pearl Karrer of Palo Alto has written a book earlier stories tend to be minimalist in style, of poems, “The Thorn Fence.” It and because he most frequently shuns the is available at Amazon and Bell’s beautiful and the elite to focus on the disen- Books in downtown Palo Alto. franchised and the unlucky, he has often been Nick Tayler, a San Jose State included among the set of authors who came University professor of compara- to be known as “dirty realists.” tive literature who lives in Menlo The writing throughout these early stories Park, has written “The Disagree- is straightforward and plain-spoken, echoing ment,” a Civil War novel from the the lives and personalities of Wolff’s charac- point of view of a young Southern ters, who themselves tend to be plain-spoken, doctor who saves the life of a regular people leading largely regular lives. wounded Union officer. Zachery The power in the best of these stories lies in Mason of Palo Alto has written the author’s clear-eyed depiction of the ten- “The Lost Books of the Odyssey.” sions and cruelties brewing beneath the sur- It features “alternative episodes, face of lives that at first appear ordinary and mundane but are soon revealed to be simmer-

fragments and revisions” of Hom- von der GroebenNorbert er’s original “Odyssey.” Just pub- ing and explosive. lished, it won the 2007 Starcher- One of the finest examples of this is in the one Fiction Prize. Taylor will be at story “Desert Breakdown, 1968,” which be- Kepler’s at 7:30 p.m. April 17. gins by introducing a young Vietnam vet, his pregnant wife and their young child, who have AUTHOR, AUTHOR ... Author embarked on a road trip, cutting through Colo- events at Kepler’s Books in Menlo rado and heading into California, on the hunt Park this month include Nancy for a fresh start and new careers. The reader Stanford’s Tobias Wolff has just published a new collection of his short stories. Ortberg (“Looking for God: An is lulled into following the mundane bickering and frustrations of the couple as their 1958 Unexpected Journey Through “Our Story Begins: New and Selected Tattoos, Tofu and Pronouns”) at Bonneville breaks down at a gas station in the Stories” by Tobias Wolff; middle of nowhere. 1 p.m. April 6. Germaine Greer Alfred A. Knopf; 379 pp., $26.95 (“Shakespeare’s Wife”) appears at But tensions are soon ratcheted up as the 2 p.m. April 13. Thriller writer Pat- couple finds themselves surrounded by a By Jennifer Deitz rick McGrath (“Trauma”) appears vaguely threatening and off-color group of at 7:30 p.m. April 18. And Nathan- obias Wolff has earned both critical small-town inhabitants who become the fam- iel Rich (“The Mayor’s Tongue”) praise and popular success for his nov- ily’s reluctant hosts. While the wife is left to T els and memoirs, including “This Boy’s fend for herself among “the natives” who are appears at 2 p.m. April 19. Life” and “Old School,” but he is perhaps preparing for a dinner of rabbit stew that eve- MORE AUTHOR, AUTHOR ... even more revered as a master of the short ning, the husband hitches a ride in a hearse Author events at Books Inc. in story. His newest book, “Our Story Begins: with three young alcoholic punks who tempt Palo Alto this month include New and Selected Stories” makes clear why the young husband into taking a turn that risks Palo Alto yoga instructor Esther this reputation is so well deserved. perilous consequences for both him and his Gokhale (“8 Steps to a Pain-Free In reading this collection, one finds from family. Stories like this one — that are at once Back”) at 7 p.m. April 9. beginning to end, the author’s knack for cap- realistic and strange — are the gems of this turing the essence of a diverse array of charac- collection. Items for Book Talk may be sent by ters and for swiftly and economically bringing What makes the collection most interesting, the last Wednesday of the month to to life the small universes they inhabit. The however, is being able to read these stories Don Kazak, Title Pages editor, Palo stories are resonant and convincing whether back to back and catch a glimpse of how the Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo he is depicting a sharply intelligent yet deeply author’s style and sensibility seemed to shift Alto, CA 94302 or e-mailed to insecure English professor, the blithe cruelty and evolve over the decades, gradually eas- [email protected]. of school-age boys, the melancholy of an aging ing away from the dictates and restraints of husband reflecting on a lost love, or the stub- Wallace Stegner Fellowship in creative writ- the sparsely realistic style he began with and bornness and courage of a woman in search of ing in 1975, is now a teacher in the program. transitioning into a style of storytelling that her soldier brother. Wolff came of age as a writer at a time when a feels deeper, more compassionate and freer Wolff is a professor of humanities and sci- number of luminaries of the short story form in language and form than the earlier work. ences at Stanford, and after having received a — most notably Raymond Carver — were (continued on next page)

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 15 mental Title Pages viron Actio En n P NEW & RECOMMENDED ty ar i tn This month’s picks by Frank field theory, examines some pos- n e Sanchez, head book buyer at sibilities. u r Kepler’s, include a book of pho- “Human Smoke: The Be- m s tographs of the region, a book ginnings of World War II, the n h to g about the comic book “scare” of End of Civilization” by Nich- m in rr i a h the 1950s, a book about the super olson Baker has piqued the in- o ll p o rr a c Stanford Medical rich and powerful, and more. terests of book critics. Baker, a C “Gabriele Basilico — Sili- highly regarded writer, looks at con Valley” edited by Sandra the 1930s and 1940s in a series Bringing the community together to create solutions. Phillips and Filippo Maggia is a of snippets of what was happen- collection of photographs of the ing, but deliberately doesn’t state area by the noted Italian photog- conclusions, just inferences. He The City of Palo Alto and community groups are creating the rapher. He had been invited by questions many of our assump- the San Francisco Museum of tions about those long-ago times, Community Environmental Action Partnership (CEAP) Modern Art to take the photos, including how world leaders such to implement the Climate Protection Plan. which are mostly in black and as Churchill and Roosevelt were white but include some color. regarded. You are invited to join us: It’s a wonderful collection but “The Translator: A Tribes- the title is a little misleading, man’s Memoir of Darfur” by since the book has a partial San Daoud Hari is the author’s obser- Francisco focus. There are just a vances of the Darfur genocide. Next Meeting: few shots of the Palo Alto area. He had worked as a translator Handsomely done, though. for journalists and helps groups ■ “The Ten-Cent Plague: The in his native Darfur. The village April ,   –  p.m. Great Comic-Book Scare and where he grew up was destroyed How It Changed America” by and his family fled. He stayed in Mitchell Park Community Center David Hajdu is a fascinating sto- the area, helping survivors and Middlefield Road, Palo Alto ry about how churches and other then working as a translator.  moral leaders led a crackdown “Mudbound” by Hillary Jor- against what they deemed dis- dan is a novel set in rural Missis- tasteful comic books in the early sippi after World War II. It’s the connect 1950s. One of the publishers of story of a young mother strug- the comic books, Bill Gaines, gling to make ends meet for her decide went on to found Mad magazine, family, of sharecroppers and of We so the story has a happy ending war veterans who had seen too act of sorts. The author also wrote much brutality. “Positively Fourth Street,” a “Symmetry: A Journey Into book about Bob Dylan. the Patterns of Nature” by Information: ()   or www.CityofPaloAlto.org/CEAP “Superclass: The Global Marcus du Sautoy is an exami- Power Elite and the World nation of symmetry found in na- They Are Making” by Da- ture, which is much more preva- vid Rothkopf is an unflattering lent than we may first think. The look at how the richest and most book is also about the relationship powerful people in the world between chemistry and physics, are changing things. The author and of how mathematicians have counts some 6,000 corporate, grappled with the most difficult Your government and other leaders concepts over time. among the worldwide elite, but “Blood Matters” by Masha Bring doesn’t name them. Gessen is the author’s foray into Own “Physics of the Impossible: A the world of genetics after she Bag Scientific Exploration into the found she was genetically pre- It’ s an easy way to make a difference. World of Phasers, Force Fields disposed to ovarian and breast and Time Travel” by Michio cancer. The author, a Russian s2EDUCEWASTE One cloth bag can replace 1000s of plastic and paper bags over its lifetime Kaku starts with the notion that journalist, is part of a growing s-AKESA")'DIFFERENCELess waste means less air and water pollution and less energy consumption much of what we take for granted group of people who look at their today was once science fiction. genetics in thinking about their s3AVES9OUMONEY Many stores offer discounts for reusable bags What science fiction will be- future health. come reality in the future? The — Don Kazak "9/"AG
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LET THE BUYERS BEWARE? Palo Alto’s affordable-housing program, one of the oldest, facing growing pains by Becky Trout

off. with the future of its program, process. “I deeply regret my decision,” which now has 179 ownership and By 1976, the city standardized the Wright said recently. 155 rental units, with about 145 regulations — each development While her neighbors sell their more coming soon. Nearly all are now had to set aside 10 percent of market-rate condos for $700,000 to in condominium developments. its residences for the BMR units. $965,000, Wright would only get The debate has stirred passions of The Greenhouse on San Antonio $120,000. Due to deed restrictions, current homeowners, who want fair Road, with 24 BMR units, was one she would have to sell to another treatment, financial freedom and of the first major projects under the BMR program participant. That, respect. It has also raised a critical program. she said, doesn’t give her enough question: Is homeownership — with The program is managed by the money to move. limited appreciation, restricted in- nonprofit Palo Alto Housing Corpo- Norbert von der GroebenNorbert Wright said she has already bro- heritance and refinancing rules, oc- ration, which maintains the waiting ken several bones, and she is con- cupancy restrictions and potentially list, checks eligibility, coordinates cerned about having several flights even discrimination — a good deal with developers and manages re- of stairs in her unit. for the residents or the city? sales. “I think the intent of the BMR is a Program founders showed fore- good one, but somehow the way this alo Alto’s program began al- sight, Siegel said. They included turned out has become extremely most informally, with the city deed restrictions, in effect for 59 unfair,” she said. P crafting deals with each de- years, to limit the selling price of At top, Joel Davidson stands outside the below-market-rate condo he When Palo Alto began its afford- veloper, according to Cathy Siegel, the residence. bought in 2005 — after being on the city’s affordable-housing waiting able-housing program in 1974, it the city’s advanced-planning man- “The idea that Palo Alto held list for 18 years. Above, inside Davidson’s south Palo Alto home. was perhaps the first community in ager. Siegel, something of a BMR strongly when the program was es- California to adopt an “inclusionary guru, has been tapped to share her tablished, one of the goals, was to zoning” approach to address the rap- knowledge with other communities make the units affordable over time oel Davidson beamed when is confident and lively, his voice idly rising price of real estate. The as inclusionary-zoning provisions ... so the next buyer can still buy an showing visitors through retaining a trace of an Eastern ac- concept is straight-forward: All new have become widespread, particu- affordable unit,” Siegel said. J his Palo Alto home, but Kay cent. housing developments should in- larly in high-priced areas such as Other cities, which established Wright, after discussing her condo, Wright, a gentle woman with soft clude some homes available for peo- California. 20- or 30-year deed restrictions, also a “below market rate” (BMR) features, purchased her Abitare ple with lower incomes. In theory, Initially, the residences were in- have lost residences from the pro- property, couldn’t hold back the condo in downtown Palo Alto for the city would then include residents tended for school district and City of gram, while the need for affordable tears. $100,000 about 20 years ago. of all incomes living together, their Palo Alto employees, she said. housing hasn’t abated, Siegel said. Both are longtime Palo Altans, Davidson waited 18 years for his diversity fueling a vibrant social and “They used words like ‘low and The first buyers’ residences ap- now in their 60s, who worked pro- condo, and he’s thrilled. economic mix. moderate income’ in some of the preciated in line with the Consum- fessionally with children — David- “I’m just so appreciative to have Actually crafting a program, of early documents. I think they were er Price Index (CPI), a measure of son as a recreation therapist at the a place,” said Davidson, who used course, was much more complex. looking at people that were kind of price variations developed for geo- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital to rent. “I think it’s a fabulous pro- How many residences should devel- the edge of being priced out of the graphic areas by the U.S. Depart- and Wright as a social worker. gram.” opers provide? Who should live in market,” Siegel said. ment of Labor. But in 1983, with The similarities end there. “I mean it’s just amazing to live them? How much should they cost? But in the late 1970s, the pref- inflation and interest rates soaring, Davidson is a recent BMR owner; in Palo Alto for that amount of And, perhaps most critically, what erences for teachers and city em- pushing the CPI up to double-digit he purchased his one-bedroom Bar- money.” happens next? ployees were dropped, Siegel said. levels, housing managers watched ron Square condominium in south For Wright, the joy of having her Those questions have risen to the It added unnecessary complexity, as prices for BMR units approached Palo Alto for $97,000 in 2005. He own place in Palo Alto has worn forefront again as the city grapples and delays, to an already Byzantine (continued on next page) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 17 Cover Story

ABCs of affordable housing • AMI — Area median income. For Santa Clara County in 2008 it is $105,500 for a family of four

• BMR — Below market rate

• CPI — Consumer Price Index, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor. It has been 2.8 percent for the last 12 months. ■

A single mother’s experience

ean Nolan and her two sons moved into their three-bedroom condo in The Greenhouse off San Antonio Road in 1993. A legal secre- J tary at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Nolan had been on the waitlist for six years and paid $114,300. Other Greenhouse properties were selling for about $250,000 at the time, she says. It has been a good home, and she’s taken care of it, installing floors, painting it in pastel colors and adding other upgrades. “I have had a good experience,” Nolan said.

But as she nears retirement, and now rooms only with Baxter, the cat, von der GroebenNorbert Nolan said she’d like to move to Ohio to retire. She was extremely disappointed to learn her home is worth only $132,000, despite an appraisal that valued it at $610,000 last year. “Let’s be fair about this. I didn’t sign on to be broke. I didn’t sign

on to come out with nothing. Nobody in their right mind would buy von der GroebenNorbert something with that low (of appreciation),” Nolan said. Although Nolan signed a deed that limited her equity appreciation, she said she hadn’t realized its implications. “I can only say whatever I knew at the time was overshadowed by my Some units in the Vantage development in south Palo Alto, now under construction, are reserved for Palo Alto’s affordable-housing excitement at being able to buy a home for my children,” Nolan said. program. Since the City Council is now reviewing the affordable-housing pro- gram guidelines, she believes the contract is irrelevant, she said. “I didn’t raise (the appreciation issue), the city did,” Nolan said. Nolan considers the fact that her home will go to a family with a Jean Nolan shows a visitor her three-bedroom, below-market-rate home in south Palo Alto. She believes the limited appreciation rate on her unit is unfair. lower income “totally unfair.” The city shouldn’t make current owners pay to provide the units to those of lower incomes. Nolan said she plans to “stick it out” until she can sell for $200,000. (continued from previous page) ers are. were built with lower quality materials was worth, and they loaned her quite dents are satisfied with their experi- The coucil already extended the he said. owners, who must stick with the lan- Even with the city’s recently approved maintenance bonus, however, a lot more,” Siegel said. ence, more than half are older than 60 term of deed restrictions from 59 to And Councilman Greg Schmid has guage in their deed, according to the ■ “When we pay homeowners’ fees, than other units, increasing the demand her condo is only worth about $160,000. those of market-rate properties. The city and the Housing Corpo- years and more than 70 percent have 89 years, a change the program man- said the city might be able to house city’s attorneys. — Becky Trout it’s just money out the window,” an- for maintenance, Siegel said. Develop- So the city slashed the appreciation other BMR owner, who didn’t want to ers have always been allowed to sub- ration have had to step in about four incomes below $50,000, with 22 per- agers hope will ensure the residences more people if it moved away from Even without a comprehensive rates of any future BMR units. Any provide her name, said. stitute “luxury” furnishings, such as times to save BMR homes from fore- cent earning less than $22,000. remain affordable indefinitely. It also the ownership model. Owners have change, city planners are recom- deeds signed after 1983 would only But the program's problems didn't marble countertops, for more standard closure, Prendergast said. Only 18 percent said they “know plans to require increased education, the advantages of a usually fixed mending the program shift toward allow residences to appreciate by one- end there. fixtures, Siegel said. “We haven’t lost (residences), but for sure” how their resale value was having future owners sign a “plain lan- mortgage, rather than paying increas- encouraging rental residences, rather third of CPI per year, equal to about 1 Over the years, the program had ac- “But sometimes they went too far, we have had to go into litigation to be calculated, with more than half who guage” deed. ing rents indefinitely and they receive than ownership, perhaps even grouped percent per year. cumulated about 20 types of deeds, and it was really, really basic,” she tough on the lenders and title compa- said they “know somewhat” or “don’t And, the city plans to create a low- a significant tax credit for ownership, together on land acquired from devel- Shame: the cost of ownership A two-bedroom condo at Abitare, on complicating administration and po- said. nies who may have screwed up,” Pren- know at all.” interest loan program to finance BMR- he said. opers. Alma Street north of University Av- tentially creating inequity. Wright said she has plywood-grade dergast said. “It’s six horrible months, Thirty percent of residents said they maintenance projects so owners can “I think it is worth looking at the Developers don’t usually build ay Wright, 61, doesn’t usually tell people she lives in a below- enue, climbed from $87,000 in 1985 to Some of the older residences also kitchen cabinets, and although she has a lot of expense, and then the person’s “don’t know at all” the requirements keep their units in tip-top shape. question whether this economic ben- many rental units because they can market-rate (BMR) home. $108,000 in 2007, for example. Simi- haven’t been kept up, planners say. no fireplace, her unit is topped by a probably out, which is sad. It’s really of refinancing their unit. Nearly one- The council also approved a $2,000 efit would be greater for a larger num- earn more by selling condos or houses, K She’s overheard other Palo Alto residents talking about “those lar units now sell for about $750,000 to “Essentially our impression is that chimney, to keep the complex’s exte- terrible when that happens.” third of respondents said they weren’t per year maintenance bonus, which ber of people if the city monetized the Siegel said. BMR owners.” more than $800,000. there is a lot of deferred maintenance,” rior appearance uniform. completely sure of the rights and re- will boost the home values of current value of that ownership and turned it Despite efforts to remedy the pro- Few BMR owners interviewed by the Weekly, even those who are In the mid-1980s, the city launched Steve Emslie, the city’s planning direc- “Now, we don’t let them do that,” nother unforseen consequence sponsibilities as owners when they owners earning only about 1 percent a into a rental program,” Schmid said. gram, inequities remain. The few extremely happy with the affordable-housing program, were willing its affordable-rental program, Siegel tor, said recently. Siegel said. of the program’s complexity purchased their home. year. When an owner decides to sell, Councilwoman Yoriko Kishimoto remaining owners who purchased to give their names. Even owners who addressed the City Council and said. Developers are required to pro- Marlene Prendergast, the Hous- Yet when the Weekly recently vis- A is its own participants’ lack of Prendergast said she finds it hard if the residence is in good condition, said she had also considered the merits between 1974 and 1983 continue to submitted letters, which are public records, called the Weekly and vide BMR rentals when they build ing Corporation’s executive direc- ited the Vantage development on East knowledge. Several owners contacted to believe that owners really didn’t he or she will receive $2,000 for each of an all-rental program. earn about 3 percent per year, com- asked not to be mentioned by name. apartment complexes. The rental units tor, agreed. “This isn’t to say they Meadow Drive, which is under con- by the Weekly said they still didn’t un- understand what they were agreeing year since his or her purchase, Emslie “If you do go to the rental model, pared to the 1 percent for post-1983 “I’m ashamed to be part of the BMR program. I’m embarrassed I are intended for lower-income resi- are trashed. ... (Residents) stay a long struction, contractors knew immedi- derstand what full CPI or partial CPI to, although the Housing Corporation explained. it’s much clearer who has the respon- owners. One Greenhouse BMR owner even got involved in it,” said one owner, “Kathy.” dents than the ownership BMR resi- time.” ately where the BMR units were. was. has bulked up its education efforts in But if a unit isn’t well-maintained, sibility for maintaining and upgrading, paid $38,000 in 1975 for a condo now When she purchased in 1985, she was a “busy, single mom working dences, she said. And with the low-appreciation for- In the past, developers also created “There was so little information recent years. the owner doesn’t get the bonus. Sev- which seems like a huge issue,” she worth $146,800. But Jean Nolan’s full-time.” mula, each time a BMR residence is BMR units that were smaller than the given when I bought my unit. I was “What we did was go carefully over eral BMR owners said they are still said. comparable condo, which she bought “I didn’t know what one-third CPI meant,” she said, referring to n 2003, the city planners began sold, it gets more affordable in relation others or were clumped together in a just so home-buying naïve,” said a the deed restrictions and explain them not satisfied. One woman, who asked Yet that would require the city to in 1993 for $114,300, is now only val- the appreciation formula that has brought owners about a 1 percent revising the program’s policies but to the housing market. Buyers of new less desirable location of the develop- longtime BMR owner who asked not in as plain language as we could,” to remain anonymous, said the bonus purchase and manage the units, Mor- ued at $132,300. increase per year. I soon realized they faced an enor- BMR units must earn between 80 and ment, Siegel said. to have her name used. “There was no Prendergast said. “We assumed that did not account for the homeowners’ ton said. Although all the residences And future owners, some of the 500 “We just thought we were lucky to get it,” she said. mous task. 120 percent of the Santa Clara County Davidson’s condo, in the Barron training, not like they do now. All they they would remember those things.” fees and amount of money she had are technically in the city’s program, families currently on the Housing Cor- Joel Davidson isn’t an ashamed BMR owner. He serves on the board Problems related to restricted appre- median income, which is now between Square complex off Maybell Avenue, did was give me my deed and contract “Granted, when you are buying a put into her unit. Another owner said ideally the city shouldn’t have to pay poration’s wait list, could have their of his homeowners’ association, as do other affordable-housing pro- ciation needed to be addressed. With $84,400 and $126,600 for a family of is bunched with six other BMR units and say, ‘This is how it is.’” house it’s a scary thing. There’s all it would take more than the bonus’ anything for them. home values pegged to the AMI. gram participants, said Marlene Prendergast, executive director of the limited appreciation and low incomes, four. closest to El Camino Real. His build- She said she was satisfied until she kinds of big words and it’s a lot of value to refurbish her unit, which had To address the inadequate apprecia- Talk of switching to a rental pro- Palo Alto Housing Corporation. many owners didn’t have enough money But as the residence is sold and re- ing didn’t have air conditioning and learned that some BMR owners, those money, but the CPI was the lynchpin shoddy materials to begin with. tion, the council voted recently to ask gram even scares Wright, who fears And although some recent owners may be happy now, they will real- to keep their residences in good condi- sold, its value slips, making it afford- units were smaller than in other neigh- who bought before 1983, were earning of the whole program. ... They should But the BMR program may be in for staff to consider an entirely different the city might try to take her home. ize later the costs of the program, Kathy said. tion. And although the program’s man- able even to relatively low-income fam- borhood condos, Davidson said. three times the appreciation. have known,” Prendergast said. an even larger shake-up. formula. Rather than basing sale price And Morton’s assertion that “owner- “Twenty-two years down the road they will be unhappy,” she fore- agers realized early the program would ilies, who sometimes lack the money to Even more troublingly for the city, “There was no education at all,” Councilman Jack Morton said he on CPI, the prices could be pegged to ship” is the wrong word for the BMR cast. not serve as a “stepping stone” for own- keep up with maintenance. some owners have refinanced their res- said another BMR owner, who also fter years of finessing, policy doesn’t want to keep calling it an Area Median Income, or AMI, which residents’ situation infuriates them. One family who bought a BMR in the recently constructed Arbor ers to purchase market-rate houses, the These families, as well as other BMR idences, sometimes for even more than asked to remain anonymous. changes finally bubbled up to “ownership” program. is currently used to establish eligibility “We were told when we bought our Real, which replaced Rickey’s Hyatt along El Camino Real, said they low appreciation had slashed the choic- owners, are also vulnerable to increases they were worth, according to Emslie The city hired a consultant, Keyser A the City Council in late March. “I think because we use the term for the program. home it was ours,” Wright said. only wanted to get their children into Palo Alto schools, not earn mon- es for residents, leading many to stay in in homeowners’ dues. The city had to and Siegel. Deeds written before 1993 Marston Associates, in 2004 to review The council approved some procedur- ownership there’s a real misunder- “CPI is only tangentially related to Prendergast understands the attrac- ey. their home even when it no longer met step in to provide loans for BMR own- didn’t even require owners to check the program. It published a 352-page al revisions, but additional debates, standing,” Morton has said. “BMR is affordability,” Schmid said. tion of ownership. “In this country, Wright said she decided to speak about the issue because she wanted their needs — containing stairs or too ers at the Palo Alto Redwoods complex with the city before taking out a loan, report — available at www.PaloAl- cutting to the core mission of the pro- in a way a contract that has restricted Emslie has said he favors CPI be- there’s this little thing called the dream to warn future participants. many bedrooms, for example. on El Camino Real and at Abitare in and a survey recently revealed that 50 toOnline.com/pivot/?BMR — and gram, were deferred until later this home ownership. You get assistance cause it is less variable than AMI. The of owning your own home. It’s a very “I want people in the future to know not only the disrespect you get, And BMR owners are required to 2002, when both developments faced percent of owners have refinanced at conducted a survey of residents, which year. That’s when the city will begin from a housing fund to go into a unit council will probably discuss that is- strong feeling that’s kind of amazing. but also, is this where you want to invest your money?” Wright said. ■ pay all homeowners’ association dues, major assessments related to unit-wide least once. was completed by 124 residents, a 73 working on the housing component of you couldn’t afford.” sue before June, he said. “You have your own castle.” ■ — Becky Trout although they aren’t reimbursed by projects. “We’ve even had a situation where percent participation rate. the Comprehensive Plan, its governing “(The residents) thought a housing Changing the home-price calcula- Staff Writer Becky Trout can be e- selling at a profit as market-rate own- In addition, sometimes BMR units the homeowner told the lender what it The survey found a majority of resi- document. contract was an investment contract,” tion formula wouldn’t affect current mailed at [email protected]. Page 18 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 19 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Sports Chance Shorts ON THE RUN . . . Stanford fresh- for final man Alexandra Gits likely won’t be in the field this weekend for the annual Stanford Invitational dance track and field meet. It’s not that Gits isn’t ready to run; she just needs a rest. Gits flew back Wiggins leads Stanford from Edenburgh, Scotland, early to first Final Four this week after competing in the 36th IAAF World Cross Country after 11-year absence Championships. Gits competed by Rick Eymer in the Junior Women’s 6K race, here were so many frustrating finished 13th while leading the moments along the way, so USA team to a sixth-place finish. T many last-second losses that Gits ran 20:41 and was the top it was a wonder Stanford women’s American finisher, despite falling basketball coach Tara VanDerveer midway through the race. She was able to hold it together so well. took a tumble after colliding with Candice Wiggins was getting Kenya’s Jackline Chebii. Both ready to shed tears of joy on na- bounced up quickly. “After I fell, I tional television; Roz Gold-Onwude just wanted to get back up,” Gits had to bury her face in her newly- said. “I did not want that front acquired ‘Final Four’ T-shirt to hide pack to get too much distance on her tears. me.” Chebii recoved to finish sixth Wiggins wouldn’t let herself be- with Gits only seven spots behind. lieve it until the final seconds were The U.S. team put all of its run- ticking off the clock. Following her ners among the top 50 for its solid emotional outburst, Wiggins leaped finish. Gits came to Stanford after into VanDerveer’s arms like a kid becoming the 2006 Minnesota to her mom. state champ in cross country and The scoreboard inside the Spo- 2007 track and field state champ kane Arena illuminated the curse- in the 3,200. She finished second busting score: Stanford 98, Mary- in the Junior Women’s division at land 87. The fourth-ranked and this year’s USATF Cross Country second-seeded Cardinal (34-3) Championships. earned an all-expense paid trip to Tampa, Fla., for a gathering of the COACHING CORNER . . . Wood- four teams still standing in the side Priory is looking for a new NCAA tournament. boys’ head basketball coach for It’s been 11 years since Stanford the 2008-09 season following the celebrated such a trip. Over those resignation of veteran coach Al years the Cardinal has endured the Klein, who took the Panthers to good, bad and ugly. There were the the semifinals of the NorCal Divi- consecutive first-round losses, the sion V playoffs the past two sea- four losses in the second round and the frustration of losing three con- sons and finished 25-6 in 2008. Marc Abrams/Stanford Athletics Those interested in applying secutive regional finals. should contact Priory athletic di- Even while attending the first rector Mark Stogner at 851-6107 day of classes on Tuesday, Stanford players remained engulfed on cloud . . . Menlo School is looking for nine. a girls’ varsity basketball coach Players and coaches gathered to- for the 2008-09 season. Please gether on Tuesday night to watch send a resume and cover letter to their next opponent — Rutgers or athletic director Craig Schoof at Connecticut — qualify for the Final [email protected]. Dead- Four. The game will be held on Sun- line for submitting an application Stanford women’s coach Tara VanDerveer (left) applauds as Candice Wiggins and Jayne Appel hold aloft the day, April 6 at the St. Pete Times is April 25 . . . Sacred Heart Prep regional championship trophy after the Cardinal toppled No. 1 seed Maryland, 98-87, on Monday night. is seeking a girls’ varsity volleyball (continued on page 22) coach for the 2008 fall season. Interested applicants should con- Stanford women put historic winning streak on tact athletic director Frank Rodri- guez at 473-4031 or frodriguez@ the line against USC and UCLA this weekend shschools.org . . . Palo Alto High is looking for a varsity assistant by Rick Eymer pionship match. and JV assistant volleyball coach nthinkable for the past nine years, the Stan- Stanford has not lost more than four matches for the fall season. Those inter- ford women’s tennis team appears vulner- in a season since 1983, and dropped five in Lele ested should contact Paly AD Earl U able to seeing its longest winning streak ever Forood’s first seven seasons as coach combined. Hansen at [email protected]. come to an end this weekend. To even entertain the thought that the home win- The fifth-ranked Cardinal (3-1, 13-4) hosts No. ning streak could end, as soon as Friday, seems 10 USC on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and No. 8 UCLA on blasphemous at best. ON THE AIR Saturday at noon in Pac-10 contests that put Stan- Stanford’s four losses have been to (at the time) Friday ford’s 127-match home winning streak on the line. fourth-ranked Georgia Tech, No. 11 UCLA, No. College baseball: Arizona St. at Stan- Stanford’s program has been so good for so long 11 California and No. 13 Arizona State. The Sun ford, 6 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) that winning has been taken for granted. The Devils beat Stanford, 4-3, for the first time in 24 David Kirsch/Stanford Athletics Saturday Cardinal has never suffered a losing season since years on Friday. The Cardinal came back to beat College baseball: Arizona St. at Stan- women’s tennis became a collegiate sport in 1975, Arizona, 6-1, on Saturday. ford, 1 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) and has gone undefeated in 10 seasons. Those 16 The last time Stanford lost at home was on Feb. Sunday national team titles are unmatched, as is the current 27, 1999 when fourth-ranked Cal knocked off the College baseball: Arizona St. at Stan- .918 winning percentage that reflects Stanford win- fifth-ranked Cardinal, 5-4. Stanford went on to win ford, 1 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) ning 774 of the 843 dual matches in its history. the national title. Stanford remains a leading contender for the na- Four of the six singles players that day were fresh- SPORTS ONLINE tional title even as the season continues to unfold. men, including at No. 1 singles, and Stanford had For expanded daily coverage of college The season has been mildly crazy. Northwestern lost its top three players from the previous season. and prep sports, please see our new site and Baylor, the top two teams in the current ITA There’s a good chance the Cardinal could have Stanford freshman Hilary Barte leads the at www.PASportsOnline.com rankings, never have appeared in a national cham- (continued on page 21) Cardinal at No. 1 singles. Page 20 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly MEN’S BASKETBALL Stanford suddenly appears shorthanded With Lopez twins headed for the NBA, Cardinal’s style of play and roster is decidedly different heading into 2008-09 season by Rick Eymer And while Robin didn’t perform t was only moments after the up to his expectations in the sea- Stanford men’s basketball team son-ending loss to the Longhorns I had been eliminated from the last Friday in Houston, his offen- NCAA Tournament following an sive improvement over the past six 82-62 loss to Texas in the Houston weeks apparently elevated him to Regional on Friday. Cardinal senior first-round status. Fred Washington was asked what “This has been a very difficult Kyle Terada/Stanford Athletics he thought about the team’s future. decision for me because I really Said Washington succinctly: enjoyed my two years at Stanford,” “Short.” Robin Lopez said in a statement. “I Washington never spoke more have always hoped I would have an prophetic words. The truth in that opportunity to play in the NBA, and statement was unveiled Monday by I feel that now is the right time to the announcement that Stanford’s make that dream a reality.” 7-foot sophomore twins Brook The twins, who turn 20 on Tues- and Robin Lopez would be leaving day, said last year they wanted to school for the NBA. turn pro at the same time. They Stanford’s 2008-09 lineup will look decidedly different than this one, with senior Fred Washington (left) grad- It was a foregone conclusion that made good on that plan after be- uating and sophomore twins Robin (42) and Brook Lopez (right) leaving school for the NBA draft. Brook Lopez would be leaving ing the foundation of the Cardinal’s pez brothers. game. He knows his work habits and Hill and 6-7 Landry Fields will like- Stanford after his sophomore sea- 28-8 season that included Stanford’s The Cardinal won’t be pounding those things are the only thing that’s ly join the starting lineup. Josh Ow- son to turn pro. The only question first two NCAA Tournament wins the ball inside next season as much going to stop him from being spe- ens (6-8), who played sparingly as a was whether his 7-foot twin, Robin, in four years. as guard play assumes a more prom- cial regardless of where he plays. In freshman, could fill the post spot. would join him. While a player who declares for inent role. my mind he’s one of the better post Fields reached double figures It became a multiple choice an- the draft before his college eligibil- Brook Lopez left Stanford fans players we’ve had.” against the Longhorns, scoring 11 swer on Monday night. ity is gone has the option of with- with a good impression in his final It seemed there was some incen- points including a key 3-pointer The two had talked about tak- drawing from the draft if he does game, scoring 26 points on 10-of-22 tive for Robin to return. With 83 with 12:52 remaining to play. ing time to make their decision but, not hire an agent, there is no hint the shooting and snaring 10 rebounds, blocked shots, he just missed the “He was aggressive, relaxed and only three days after Stanford’s loss Lopez’s would consider returning to his 12th career double-double. He single-season record of 85 set by he had fun,” Johnson said. “I’m ex- to Texas in the NCAA Tournament, Stanford. averaged 19.3 points, 8.2 rebounds Curtis Borchardt in 2001-02. Lopez cited for Landry because he’s a guy the two announced they would give Their mother, Deborah Ledford, and 2.1 blocks this season after is also 12 blocked shots away from going into next year that’s going to up their final two years of college told AP that both brothers will hire missing the first nine games because passing Tim Young’s 167 career have a huge role on this basketball eligibility. agents. he was academically ineligible. He blocks. team.” Brook has been touted as a top-five “That’s something we’re still scored 30 and 26 points in the Car- Robin would have been the cen- Drew Shiller (6-0) will see his pick in the upcoming NBA draft. working on and finalizing,” she dinal’s final two NCAA Tourna- terpiece of a starting lineup that role expand next year, along with His 26-point performance against said. “It’s a definite decision. ment games. would also include two other start- redshirt sophomores Da’Veed Dildy Texas cemented that conclusion. We’ll be hiring agents.” “The sky is the limit for Brook,” ers in guards Anthony Goods (6-3) (6-5) and 6-9 Will Paul. They figure He was named to the third team of Thus, Stanford coach Trent John- Johnson said after the loss. “It and Mitch Johnson (6-1). to be in the rotation, providing depth the Associated Press All-America son can start making plans of life doesn’t take a rocket scientist to Instead, Stanford will not have a off the bench. squad announced Monday. next season minus his 14-feet of Lo- figure out this is probably his last true center. Six-foot-eight Lawrence (continued on page 23)

Phil Kao also won a key match for On Sunday, Jeffrey Inman picked STANFORD INVITATIONAL GRAND PRIX Stanford roundup Stanford, which travels to USC on up right where Davis left off and (continued from page 20) Friday. that meant another victory for the three freshmen play singles this Stanford. Inman (3-0) threw 7 1/3 Stanford grad weekend, including at No. 1, after Baseball innings of shutout ball while allow- Tara Kirk losing its top two players from last The Cardinal (2-1, 13-7) beat ing eight hits and striking out five year. visiting Long Beach State, 9-3, on before giving way to Drew Storen, Hilary Barte is 11-0 since moving Monday in a nonconference game who finished a 4-1 victory over into the top spot on Feb. 22, Caro- and hosted Hawaii on Tuesday. Washington State in the final game lyn McVeigh has won her last seven Sean Ratliff hit a three-run homer of a three-game Pac-10 series. matches and 10 of 11 overall. Jenni- against the 49ers, while five Cardi- Phelps recorded three hits, includ- fer Yen owns a 13-7 overall mark. nal pitchers held down Long Beach ing a two-run single that sparked a Stanford, USC and UCLA each State. Ratliff, Cord Phelps, Jason four-run rally in the fourth in Sun- have at least four players ranked Castro and Randy Molina each had day’s game. among the top 25, which makes this two hits. Davis (3-1) threw his first career

weekend even more interesting. The Cardinal finds itself in a four- complete game in a 7-3 win over the von der GroebenNorbert The Stanford men’s team, mean- way tie for second place in the Pac- Cougars on Saturday. while, had a big weekend. The Car- 10 after two weekends of competi- dinal stunned previously undefeated tion. Stanford will host top-ranked Women’s gymnastics Arizona State, 7-0, in the Pac-10 Arizona State (3-0, 25-1) for a Stanford made up for falling short opener for both teams on Friday at three-game series beginning Friday in last year’s Pac-10 meet by claim- Taube Tennis Center. at 6 p.m. ing the conference title on Satur- Not even rain, and a 90-minute For Stanford, a good showing day in Seattle. The nationally No. delay, dampened things for the against the Sun Devils would go 7-ranked Cardinal recorded a score Cardinal (2-0, 8-6), which got four a long way to help the Cardinal in of 197.000 points to edge Oregon WHAT: 2008 Stanford University All-Americans like Julia Smit, Elaine straight-set singles victories. its quest for a postseason appear- State. Grand Prix long course swim meet, Breeden, Brooke Bishop, Nate Cass, Matt Bruch clinched the victory at ance. Stanford earned the No. 1 seed in part of the Toyota Grand Prix Series Jon Criste, Eugene Godsoe plus Car- No. 2 singles. The Sun Devils won “Every game is a battle and every the Central Region, which will be that serves as an opportunity for ath- dinal graduates Shaun Phillips, Hong- an earlier match, 4-3, between the team is good,” said Erik Davis, who held in Baton Rouge on Saturday, letes to race against top-flight com- zhe Sun, Andy Grant and local high teams. pitched Stanford past Washington April 12. petition while preparing for the 2008 school standouts like Liv Jensen of Bruch, named the Pac-10 Player of State on Saturday. “We could have The top two teams from each of Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Palo Alto and Alex Navarro of Sacred the Week on Monday, was involved nine playoff teams, except for poli- the six regional meets advance to WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Heart Prep. in six victories last week, three in tics, that’s how good this league is the NCAA championships in Ath- April 4-6. Preliminaries begin each TICKETS: All-session passes are singles and three in doubles. this year. We need to keep produc- ens, Ga., on April 24. day at 9 a.m. Finals are 5 p.m. $25. Prelims are $5 and finals are $8. Paul Clayton, Richard Wire and ing team wins.” Stanford senior Tabitha Yim WHERE: Stanford’s Avery Aquatic SCHEDULE: Friday — 800 free, Greg Hirshman also won in straight “Obviously (Arizona State) is a scored a 39.550 in the all-around, Center. 1500 free, 100 free, 200 breast, 200 fly, sets. great team but we’re not going to be senior Liz Tricase scored 9.950 to WHO: The field includes Olympi- 400 medley relay. Saturday — 200 IM, Wire’s win at No. 4 singles intimidated,” Phelps added. “Hope- win the bars competition and sopho- ans like Natalie Coughlin, Tara Kirk, 400 free, 100 breast, 200 back, 50 free, clinched the Cardinal’s 5-2 win fully we’ll give them our best game more Carly Janiga’s 9.950 on beam Dana Kirk, Jason Lezak, Klete Keller 800 free relay. Sunday — 100 back, 200 over visiting Arizona on Saturday. and see what happens.” was good for first.■ and Amanda Beard, plus Stanford free, 100 fly, 400 IM, 400 free relay.■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 21 Sports

NCAA women MEN’S SWIMMING (continued from page 20) Forum. “We stayed tough and did the Stanford things that got us here and we’re go- ing to keep it going,” Wiggins said. “It’s amazing. It’s the most incred- makes big ible feeling.”

Wiggins scored 41 points to make David Gonzales/Stanford Photo sure Stanford would get to the Final splash Four. In her first two appearances in the Elite Eight, Wiggins scored a Cardinal men win two combined 42 points. individual titles, finish “We did have that mission,” Wig- Marc Abrams/Stanford Athletics third at NCAA meet gins said. “I knew this was the team that could do it.” by Keith Peters Wiggins became the first woman he Stanford men’s swimming to record two 40-plus point games and diving team left for the during one NCAA Tournament. Her T 2008 NCAA Championships Stanford junior Paul Kornfeld swept 44 points against Texas-El Paso in with a young squad, without a na- the NCAA breaststroke titles. the second round was the third- high- tional individual champ since 2005 est total in tournament history. She and with little hope of winning its ford’s 400 medley relay team that just added the fifth-highest total with first national title since 1998. finished third on Friday night in a her effort against the Terrapins. The Stanford women’s basketball team celebrates its 98-87 victory over While the Cardinal returned home school-record 3:05.43. It was a beautiful game with both Maryland in the NCAA Spokane Regional final Monday. without that elusive crown, it did so While Kornfeld’s performances teams shooting over 60 percent from with its first two-time champion weren’t all that surprising — he the field in the first half and over 50 impersonation by making a trio of snatched the victory and Powell’s since 2002, with valuable experi- was the No. 1 seed in the 100 breast percent for the game. Wiggins led 3-pointers in the first half. desperation 3-point attempt bounced ence, and plenty of momentum for and No. 2 in the 200 — Stanford the Stanford charge, while Kristi Maryland never got closer than off the front of the rim. She scored the future. senior Danny Beal had the meet of Toliver, the daughter of an NBA five points during the second half. 31 points. “We haven’t actually had a win in his life. referee, led Maryland. She tried Hones ended with a career-high In the 2005 Elite Eight contest, a while,” said Stanford junior Paul As a junior, Beal finished 14th in putting the Terrapins on her back, 23 points. Pedersen added 15 points, Stanford rallied from a 13-point Kornfeld, who won the 100- and the 200 free (1:35.97), 12th in the scoring 35 points, all but 11 in the six rebounds and a career-high sev- deficit to close within 70-69 on a 200-yard breaststrokes. “We had 500 free (4:19.83) and 29th in the second half. en assists. Wiggins’ basket. Kelley Suminski’s nine second places last year. Hope- 200 fly (1:49.91 in prelims). All There were five lead changes in Stanford won its 22nd straight — 3-point shot that would have meant fully, this is a big morale booster for Beal did this past weekend was blow the first 13 minutes of the contest, longest current streak in the country a Stanford win, also bounced off the our team and we can springboard those marks and finishes away. but none after Wiggins put Stanford — and will be the first Final Four front of the rim. and keep building off it.” He started out Friday with an ahead to stay at 32-31. With 6:39 re- team from west of the Rockies since In 2006, and yet another Elite With Kornfeld clocking a school eighth-place finish in the 500 free maining in the first half, the Cardi- the Cardinal’s appearance in 1997. Eight appearance, Wiggins cut the record of 52.03 in the 100 breast (4:16.43) after becoming the No. 3 nal held a 34-33 edge. By halftime, It will be Stanford’s seventh Final lead to 60-59 and then grabbed a de- and becoming the second-fastest in performer in school history with a Stanford was up 51-41. Four trip. The Cardinal matched a fensive rebound in the final 15 sec- school history with a 1:53.11 to win 4:15.11 prelim time. On Saturday, he “I’m so proud of our team,” said school record with its 34th win of onds. She was driving to the basket, the 200, Stanford finished third in broke the school record in the 200 VanDerveer, who has coached 46 the season. and with 4.8 seconds left, passed it the team race with 244 points Sat- free with a 1:33.26 time in the pre- of the 50 Stanford wins in NCAA Stanford accumulated a 32-8 off to Krista Rappahahn, who sank urday night in Federal Way, Wash. lims, finishing sixth in the finals in competition. “It’s a little surreal. record in the NCAA tournament a 3-pointer from the right corner. Arizona won the team title with 1:33.65. Later than night he swam It’s been a while. I don’t know that through its last Final Four appear- Wiggins was called for a charge, 500.5 points with Texas taking sec- leadoff on Stanford’s fifth-place 800 there’s been anyone that does more ance in 1997. Since then the Cardi- the basket waved off and Stanford ond with 406. free relay squad. for their team than Candice does.” nal is 18-10 in the postseason, with lost again. Kornfeld became Stanford’s first On Saturday, he swam a personal JJ Hones, who made three 3-point- three of those losses of the most “They were celebrating and danc- individual champ since 2005, the best of 1:43.05 in the prelims of ers in the first 20 minutes, stepped agonizing kind. ing and I said ‘I just want to dance first to win two events since 2002 the 200 fly, then topped that with up to score 17 first-half points, In the Elite Eight in 2004, Nicole like that, be in the Final Four,”’ and the first to sweep the breast- a 1:42.79 to finish third. That time matching Wiggins output. Powell hit a basket in the final 30 Wiggins said. “I had that image in stroke events since Olympian Kurt made him No. 2 in school history, Kayla Pedersen stepped back seconds to tie the Tennessee game my head, and sure enough we are Grote in 1995. trailing only the legendary Pablo and did her best Hones/Wiggins at 60. Moments later the Lady Vols going dancing.”■ Kornfeld also swam a leg on Stan- Morales, who clocked 1:42.60 in 1987. With Beal the only Stanford se- nior who scored, the future is blind- 4O/UR ,
, ingly bright for the Cardinal. %XISTING The team’s 400 free relay that " /",-/ finished fourth in 2:51.46, the third- AND&UTURE#LIENTS fastest time in school history, fea- tured junior Jason Dunford, fresh- man Austin Staab, sophomore David 2ECEIVEA&REE#OPYOFA Dunford and junior Dan Priestly. Staab later finished third in the 100 fly in 45.61 with Jason Dun- ,‰†>Y®,^>p>†® ford seventh in 46.28 (after a PR of 46.07 in the prelims). Nate Cass, who finished seventh *‰¨°^¥® in the 200 IM in 1:45.69 (with a PR vXv of 1:44.84 in the prelims), is a ju- nior. CREATEDDURINGTHE Then there is sophomore Eugene %LECTIONBUTNEVERUSED Godsoe, who led off the 400 medley relay with a PR of 46.75 in the 100 4HISISAONE TIMEOFFERAND back, led off the 200 medley relay THIS0OSTERISNOTFORSALE that finished fourth in 1:24.95, took sixth in the open 100 back in 46.80 #ALLFORMOREINFORMATION and finished seventh in the 200 back in 1:42.67 (after another PR of ,/3!,4/36!5,43!&%,/3!,4/36!5,43!&% 1:42.38 in the prelims). Along with Kornfeld in the breast- $$%0/3)4#/%0/3)4#/ strokes was freshman John Criste 3AFE$EPOSIT"OXES3TORAGEOF6ALUABLE)TEMS (fifth in the 200 in 1:55.77 after a &IRST3TREET ,OS!LTOS #! PR of 1:55.46 in the prelims) and ju- nior Chris Ash (eighth in the 200). 4EL   Freshman David Mosko also WWWLOSALTOSVAULTCOM contributed points in the distance events.■ Page 22 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD PREP ROUNDUP BASEBALL 500 free — Ka. Howard (SHP) 5:33.76; 200 free relay — Sacred Heart Prep (Child, Kr. SCVAL De Anza Division Howard, Mordell, Ka. Howard) 1:45.74; 100 Palo Alto’s Lattanzi Palo Alto 000 020 0 — 2 8 2 back — Liang (SHP) 1:06.68; 100 breast — Los Altos 010 000 0 — 1 4 0 E. Henderson (SHP) 1:15.11; 400 free relay Burk and Abrams; E. Johnson and Young. — Sacred Heart Prep (Child, Ka. Howard, WP — Burk (4-1). LP — Johnson. Clark, Liang) 3:48.09. is back on track 2B — Goodspeed 2, T. Pederson (PA); E. Johnson (LA). 2 hits — Goodspeed, Burk Records: Castilleja 0-2, Sacred Heart She runs No. 9 time in the state in 800 to win at St. Francis (PA). Prep 5-0 Records: Palo Alto 5-3 (7-6-1), Los Altos BOYS TENNIS by Keith Peters Women’s division at the 36th IAAF 2-7 Private Schools Athletic League alo Alto senior Mia Lattanzi World Cross Country Champion- Homestead 000 020 3 — 5 9 1 Pinewood 7, at Woodside Priory 0 has a lot to look forward to on ships in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Gunn 000 120 0 — 3 5 2 WP — Flores (2-1). LP — Einfalt. Singles — Jayakar (P) d. Ross, 6-1, 6-1; P Saturday, even though she’ll Sunday. HR — Batinich (H); Einfalt (G). 3 hits — Jindal (P) d. Khanon, 6-4, 6-3; Field (P) d. be on her feet much of the day and Evans finished third in the girls’ Harris (H). Mcintosh, 7-6, 6-0; Pinewood wins by de- night. mile (5:16.61) and teammate Al- Records: Homestead, 5-1, Gunn 0-6 fault. (0-10) In the morning, Lattanzi will legra Mayer took second in 5:13.65 Doubles — Alter-Tuan (P) d. Montalvo- compete against a top field in the at the St. Francis meet. Bishop Gorman Tournament Hickson, 6-2, 6-1; Lee-Baze (P) d. Kovachy- Third round Farino, 6-4, 7-6; Elson-van Reis (P) d. John- girls’ 1,600 at the annual Stanford Other highlights from the invita- Menlo 000 310 0 — 4 10 2 son-Haley, 2-6, 6-3, 10-8. Invitational track and field meet. tional included a winning mark of Bishop Gorman 102 022 x — 7 8 2 Records: Pinewood 5-3 (5-11) Corley and Mudd; Malm, Bowers (5) and In the evening, she’ll attend Paly’s 16-8 1/4 in the girls’ long jump by National Invitational prom. Gunn sophomore Sunny Margerum Rickard. WP — Bowers. LP — Corley (0-1). 2B — Garcia 2 (BG). 2 hits — Mosbacher, At Newport Beach Being on her feet is a lot more (she was also fourth in the 300 hur- K. Diekroeger, Morris (M); Rickard, Garcia, First round enjoyable and pain-free for Lat- dles and fifth in the 100 hurdles); a Lafler (BG). Waccamaw High (South Carolina) 6, Sa- tanzi these days. She suffered a 34-7 1/2 winning mark by Menlo- Records: Menlo 10-4 cred Heart Prep 2 foot stress fracture her sophomore Atherton’s Stephanie Lee in the tri- Blue Division Second round season at the CIF State Meet, where ple jump; a third in the girls’ 400 by Third place game Sacred Heart Prep 6, Seattle Prep School she finished second in 2:10.87 after Gunn senior Kelsey Feeley; a fourth Menlo 104 000 2 — 7 11 1 2 Campbell Hall 001 010 0 — 2 8 2 Consolation semifinals clocking a state-leading 2:09.61 in in the girls’ 300 hurdles (47.89) by K. Diekroeger and Umphreys; Schwartz, SH Prep 8, Jesuit 0 the prelims. M-A’s Kim O’Donnell; a fourth in Markley (7) and Ehrlich, Domabedian (5). WP That stress fracture ended her the boys’ 3,000 by Paly’s Charlie — K. Diekroeger (3-1). LP — Schwartz. Singles — Blumenkranz (SHP) d. Daw- 2006 season and carried over into Avis (9:03.08), and a season-best 2B — Umphreys (M); Zebrack, Kaplan, son, 6-2; Hutter (SHP) d. Kim, 6-1; McCall Ehrlich, Winther (CH). 3 hits — Mosbacher, (SHP) d. Nagle, 6-0; Malozak (SHP) d. Elo- 2007, where she failed to reach even 1:58.76 by Paly’s Julius Berezin T. Williams (M). 2 hits — D. Diekroeger (M); nets, 6-2; Hansen (SHP) d. Oler, 6-0. the Central Coast Section finals. (fourth place) in the boys’ 800. Kaplan (CH). 2 RBI — Ryan, K. Diekroeger Doubles — McCall-Westerfield (SHP) d. Lattanzi, however, is healthy and The high school portion of the (M). Elores-Oler, 6-0; Parsons-Malozak (SHP) Records: Menlo 11-4 d. Ravuri-Thomas, 6-1; Robinson-Hansen showed her fitness by winning the Stanford Invitational begins Friday Keith Peters girls’ 800 at the St. Francis Invi- at 11:50 a.m. with the girls’ 3,000. Nonleague (SHP) d. Celli-Skylar, 6-1. tational on Saturday. Her time of Field events start at 3:45 p.m. On Friday Consolation championship 2:15.77 is the ninth-fastest in the Saturday, the girls’ 400 hurdles will SH Prep 000 000 0 — 0 1 1 SH Prep 6, Menlo 2 Menlo-Atherton 100 100 x — 2 4 1 Singles — Blumenkranz (SHP) d. Hoff- state this season. start things at 9 a.m. Olmstead, Wilkins (6) and Buono; Mosher man, 8-5; Ball (M) d. Hutter, 8-2; McCall “She’s running very well,” said Paly’s Mia Lattanzi ran 2:15.77 in and Masket. WP — Mosher (3-2, 10 strike- (SHP) d. Glenn, 8-5; Malozak (SHP) d. Paly girls’ track coach Paul Jones. Baseball the 800 on Saturday. outs). LP — Olmstead (2-4). Chase, 8-4; Parsons (SHP) d. Duggal, 8-3. HR — Bader (MA). 2 hits — Viegas (MA). Doubles — Blumenkranz-Parsons (SHP) “She had competition until the last Palo Alto kept its recent streak Records: Sacred Heart Prep 3-7, Menlo- d. Hoffman-Ball, 8-7; Hutter-McCall (SHP) 200, then just blew past it.” of success alive with a 6-2 non- action Wednesday by hosting Capu- Atherton 13-5 d. Chase-Glenn, 8-2; Carlisle-Duggal (M) d. Jones confirmed that Lattanzi’s league victory over visiting Aragon chino at 3:15 p.m. Saturday Malozak-Hansen, 8-4. SH Cathedral 210 060 2 —11 9 0 slow healing last season made it on Monday. The Vikings (8-6-1) Menlo (11-4) also returns to Records: Sacred Heart Prep 10-2, Menlo SH Prep 353 000 1 —12 13 1 impossible to do the kind of train- haven’t lost in six games, suffer- league play after finishing third 10-5 ing that got her to the state meet as ing only a 15-15 tie with Prospect in the Blue Division of the Bishop Branch, Geno (3), Masoud (4), Ruckere (5), Baca (7) and Swenson; Davila, Brezinski BOYS TRACK & FIELD a sophomore. a week ago. Gorman Tournament last week in (5), Lussier (5) and Buono. WP — Lussier St. Francis Invitational “The foot never could take the Senior Kevin Johnson had three Las Vegas. The Knights went 2-2, (1-0). LP — Baca. kind of training it could it needed t hits and scored three runs while ju- which included a 7-4 loss in the HR — Dea 2 (SHC); Davila 2, Suttle (SHP). (Top local scorers only) 2B — Gartrell, O’Connor, Cardin (SHC); Da- 3,000 — 4, Avis (Paly) 9:03.08; 6, Cum- get good,” Jones said. “She was never nior Steven Burk had three hits and third round to unbeaten Bishop Gor- vila, Brezinski (SHP). 4 hits — Davila (SHP). 3 mins (Paly) 9:18.39; 7, Hsueh (Paly) 9:18.72; 100 percent (healthy) last season.” three RBI for Palo Alto, which puts man, the No. 2-ranked team in the hits — Dea (SHC); Olmstead (SHP). 2 hits — Mile — 5, Summers (Gunn) 4:32.63; 100 — Lattanzi, however, is probably in its 5-3 mark in SCVAL De Anza Di- nation. Gartrell (SHC); Deggelman, Brezinski (SHP). 5, Light (Gunn) 11.41; 800 — 4, Berezin (Paly) better shape than she was two years vision action on the line Wednesday Menlo wrapped up third with a 7-2 5 RBI — Davila (SHP). 3 RBI — Dea (SHC); 1:58.76; 7, Hunter (Gunn) 2:01.67; Discus — Olmstead (SHP). 2 RBI — DiLuzio (SHC); 8, Muaka (Paly) 137-4. ago at this time. Then, she concen- at Gunn (0-6, 0-10) at 3:30 p.m. win over Campbell Hall (North Hol- Suttle (SHP). trated on the 400 meters and didn’t Paly won its third straight league lywood) as junir Kenny Diekroeger Records: Sacred Heart Prep 4-7 GIRLS TRACK & FIELD St. Francis Invitational run an 800 until the league meet. game last Friday, a 2-1 squeaker pitched a complete-game with no BOYS SWIMMING Thus, said Jones: “We’re definitely over host Los Altos. Burk scattered walks. Junior shortstop Chris Ryan (Top local scorers only) PAL Bay Division ahead of where we were two years four hits for a complete-game vic- had the key hit, a two-run single in 3,000 — 5, Fawcett (Gunn) 11:15.78; 100 At Menlo-Atherton 125, Carlmont 39 ago.” tory and senior Tyger Pederson hit the seventh. The Knights host Burl- hurdles — 5, Margerum (Gunn) 16.18; Mile 200 medley relay — Menlo-Atherton — 2, Mayer (Gunn) 5:13.65; 3, Jac. Evans Jones has added the 1,600 to Lat- an opposite-field double to drive in ingame on Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. (Swartz, Hong, Kwok, Wright) 1:48.87; (Gunn) 5:16.61; 6, Gaeta (Paly) 5:23.32; 400 tanzi’s workload this season and Burk with the winning run in the Sacred Heart Prep (4-7) bounced 200 free — Kelvie (MA) 1:52.40; 200 IM — — 3, Feeley (Gunn) 1:01.42; 100 — 7, Powell the longer distance has given her fifth. back from its loss to Menlo-Atherton Masuda (MA) 2:08.46; 50 free — Hong (MA) (MA) 12.94; 8, Greene (MA) 12.96; 800 — 1, added strength, in addition another Speaking of streaks, Menlo- to hold off Sacred Heart Cathedral 24.12; 100 fly — Kwok (MA) 57.90; 100 free Lattanzi (Paly) 2:15.77; 800 sprint medley — — Kelvie (MA) 49.22; 500 free — Hong (MA) 3, Menlo-Atherton 1:52.78; 300 hurdles — 4, event she could qualify for at the Atherton (13-5) won its sixth straight on Saturday, 12-11, in a nonleague 4:59.33; 200 free relay — Menlo-Atherton O’Donnell (MA) 47.89; 8, Margerum (Gunn) state meet. The longer race is still last Friday with a 2-0 nonleague game. Eric Davila hit two homers, (Wright, Kelvie, Masuda, Bogott) 1:36.42; 49.09; Long jump — 1, Margerum (Gunn) in the testing stage, thus Saturday’s triumph over visiting Sacred Heart including the game-winning solo 100 back — Masuda (MA) 59.64; 100 16-8 1/4; Triple jump — Lee (MA) 34-7 1/2; appearance at the Stanford Invita- Prep. Bears’ senior Matt Mosher shot in the bottom of the seventh, breast — Kwok (MA) 1:11.48; 400 free relay 6, Cain (MA) 32-5. — Menlo-Atherton (Masuda, Kelvie, Kwok, tional. The 1,600, set for 11:53 a.m., tossed a complete-game one-hitter and drove in five runs to pace the Hong) 3:42.07. Schedule will include Gunn freshman Jackie with 10 strikeouts and Lee Bader Gators. Teammate JJ Suttle also Records: Menlo-Atherton 3-0 WEDNESDAY Evans and Laurynee Chetelat of Da- had a solo homer to cap the scoring. homered while Mike Olmstead GIRLS SWIMMING Baseball vis, who finished 29th in the Junior M-A returns to PAL Bay Division added three RBI.■ At Menlo-Atherton 108, Carlmont 61 De Anza Division — Palo Alto at Gunn, 3:30 p.m. with room for improvement. niors for giving us such a great sea- 200 medley relay — Carlmont 2:01.53; Men’s basketball 200 free — Winters (MA) 2:01.17; 200 IM — PAL Bay Division — Capuchino at Menlo- Stanford will rely on all three son,” Fields said. Atherton, 3:15 p.m.; Burlingame at Menlo, (continued from page 21) Tang (Carl) 2:24.63; 50 free — Leech (MA) freshmen, with the guards figuring Finger was active defensively and 26.42; 100 fly — Tuhtan (Carl) 1:05.77; 100 3:15 p.m. Goods returns as the team’s top to make an immediate impact. grabbed seven rebounds. Washing- free — Leech (MA) 57.67; 500 free — Win- Boys golf ters (MA) 5:31.43; 200 free relay — Menlo- De Anza Division — Palo Alto and Gunn scoring threat, while Mitch John- Last week was more about the se- ton also had seven boards. Brown Atherton (Leech, Breen, B. Dorst, Winters) vs. Los Altos and Mountain View at Shoreline son has to become more of a scor- niors who played their final game (who grew up in Texas) hit a 3-point- 1:48.21; 100 back — Jung (Carl)1:07.22; 100 GL, 2:45 p.m. ing threat. together. Fields said the locker room er and Prowitt grabbed a rebound. breast — E. Dorst (MA) 1:19.26; 400 free Incoming players include two was full of talk about Taj Finger, Pe- Fields also knows there are areas relay — Menlo-Atherton (Leech, Breen, B. Girls lacrosse highly regarded shooting guards ter Prowitt, Kenny Brown and Fred in which Stanford will need to im- Dorst, Winters) 3:59.45. Nonleague — University (SF) at Gunn, 4 Records: Menlo-Atherton 2-1 p.m. and a power forward. Washington. They spent a few mo- prove for another successful season. Boys lacrosse Guards Jeremy Green from Bow- ments together in the game after the “Defensively we should get better Nonleague At SH Prep 123, Castilleja 47 PAL — Serra at Menlo, 4 p.m.; Leland at ie High in Texas, and Jarrett Mann outcome was long since decided. and rebounding is a must,” he said. Sacred Heart Prep, 4 p.m.; Bellarmine at 200 medley relay — Sacred Heart Prep Menlo-Atherton, 4 p.m. from Blair Academy in Delaware The 28 victories match the fourth “We’re very proud of what we ac- (Mordell, Liang, Menon, Kr. Howard) 1:59.33; are both listed among the top 100 highest in program history, and the complished. We fell short of some of 200 free — Clark (SHP) 2:02.16; 200 IM — Softball prospects. Miles Plumlee (6-9, 215) most in four years. our goals but overall this is one of the Liang (SHP) 2:15.33; 50 free — Kr. Howard PAL Ocean Division — Sequoia at Menlo, is rated the 17th best power forward, “We just wanted to thank our se- better teams in Stanford history.”■ (SHP) 26.05; 100 fly — Ka. Howard (SHP) 3:15 p.m.; Menlo-Atherton at Jefferson, 3:30 1:00.19; 100 free — Kr. Howard (SHP) 57.81; p.m. Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Page 23 Editorial Two-month stretch for school bonds Palo Alto schools face “decision of the decade” for $378 million bond issue, Measure A SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions he debate over the proposed $378 million bond measure for Palo Alto schools — to go to voters June 3 — is already heating up. EPA rental woes tors who provide advice and lend scheduled this year on May 18. T At issue is whether the Palo Alto Unified School District Editor, arms-length support to the students Finally, the Gunn team has had will have the funds to accommodate growing enrollment, replace Last Wednesday’s Weekly (March during the build period, it is a source its own struggles in the past, most scores of “portables” and make overdue, energy-conscious 26) said that Page Mill Properties of enormous pride among members notably four years ago when legal upgrades to existing schools — including a new pool at Gunn had no comment about whether its of the Gunn team that, unlike some issues forced the team to disband High School and a new theater at Palo Alto High. East Palo Alto tenants were being teams in the area, they design and mid-season. Pro-bond campaigners have been preparing for months. notified this week about impending build their robot from start to fin- I hope that this year’s experience rent increases. ish. will lead to more instances where There naturally will be opponents. Some are already urging Additionally, the Gunn team is the two teams can work together. people to vote against the bond measure “to send a message” As one of them, I can tell you that the answer is “yes.” I received my supported primarily by money the I know our students all appreci- to school officials — it’s not clear there is agreement on the school receives for Bill Dunbar’s en- ated the alliance with Paly. message, though. notice on Tuesday, which was appar- ently timed one week before April 1 gineering technology class (in which Elizabeth Grover Some cite mismanagement of the last bond measure, the $143 rent payments are due. all team members must participate), La Donna Avenue million “Building for Excellence,” or B4E measure approved by David Taran has stated publicly, generally modest donations from Palo Alto voters in 1995. Few have been more critical of that management several times, that his company is parents and some corporate support, boondoggle than the Weekly, which exposed problems and spending large amounts of money although that support has not been Tree-killing crash prodded the district to correct its worst defects. But there is to renovate the East Palo Alto very substantial with the exception Editor, virtually no one left in the district who was involved in B4E, and apartment buildings that it recently of last year. On March 23 a drunk driver drove bidding procedures and oversight provisions are vastly improved. bought. If so, I wish he’d spend a Many FIRST teams are primarily her car over the side strip next to our Other opponents cite language-immersion programs as little more money on mine, which supported through corporate dona- house and took out three of our 50- reasons to oppose the new bonds. Some mention costs of the needs roof repair and seismic-safety tions but that is not the case with the year-old walnut trees, a big part of a court-ordered Tinsley integration program, or other issues. upgrades (among other things). Gunn team. rose bush and a part out of our fence, But to base a decision that will determine the district’s There is a pattern of inactivity at Last year’s Capitol Steps fundrais- and was finally stopped by a tree we physical condition for decades to come on a single issue, my building. er was an idea generated by a team planted about 10 years ago. whatever its merit, is shortsighted and destructive. Starting last summer, a work crew member’s family as an alternate way The sound of the impact was that We face a long two months in Palo Alto. would arrive, do a day’s work then of raising money for the team since of an explosion and the destruction Meanwhile, pro-bond campaign leaders are making an all-out disappear while leaving the job un- the team has not received large con- we witnessed when we ran out of effort to convince voters that Measure A is critically important finished. Two to four weeks later, a tributions from corporations and our house was just that. different crew would arrive, do an- the cost of competing in FIRST is Tree trunks and tree branches to help maintain the high educational standards for which Palo approximately $4,000-$5,000 per Alto is known nationally. Yes, good education can be achieved in other day’s work and advance the re- were all over the place mixed with pairs a little further, but again disap- competition. The team was fortu- car parts and broken glass. Down old, run-down schools, but the demoralizing influence of shabby nate that it was a successful fund- facilities can’t help but erode the morale and ultimately the pear without finishing them. Two to against our fence was what was left raiser and repeat performances are of her car. We surely thought who- performance of both teachers and students. four weeks after that, same story. My building has been looking like And ask any Realtor in town whether there’s a link between a perennial construction zone for “good schools” (physically and academically) and home values. about nine months and neither the YOUR TURN It is important for voters to pay close attention to proposed tenants nor our resident “manager” projects outlined as part of Measure A (listed in the ballot (so to speak) see much evidence that The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on statement), as will the Weekly in the next two months and repairs are likely to be completed issues of local interest. beyond. Yet from an overall, early assessment (as reported in the soon. Weekly’s Feb. 20 cover story) it seems this bond issue is well- If the current rent increases, What do you think? What do you feel is the strongest or weakest ar- grounded, with oversight provisions in place that should prevent combined with such tardy mainte- gument for the Measure A school bonds in the June 3 election? another B4E experience. nance, are any indication that Mr. By supplanting the prior bond measure, this measure will Taran has financially overextended Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, retain the 1995 measure’s $44.50 per $100,000 of assessed value himself, that sounds like bad news address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right of a home or business. Thus there will be no increase in property for many of us in East Palo Alto. to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors taxes above what is already being paid by owners — just an Perhaps he should consider selling known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. extension of payments until approximately 2042. some of the buildings that he so re- You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town This measure is indeed a decision of the decade for Palo Alto cently bought? Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read Scott Marovich blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any schools, and the early single-issue critics would do well to take a time, day or night. broad view of its importance, and perhaps find other venues for E. O’Keefe Street Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- “sending a message” to district officials. East Palo Alto mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish For the rest of us, it’s time to do our homework on this vitally it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Assistant to the Editor important decision. Robotic alliance Editor, Tyler Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. It was indeed a pleasure to see the customary rivalry between Gunn Lessons from phony and Paly disappear in the finals at the FIRST robotics competition in plastic-bag letters San Jose a week ago. Both the Gunn and Hawaiian flurry of form letters opposing a suggested ban on plastic bags teams fielded strong offensive ro- circulated through Palo Alto businesses in March. The result bots while the Paly team played ex- A was about 35 names of persons associated with local businesses, cellent defense, as it demonstrated from employees to managers or owners. in a match it played against Gunn. But the letters, it turns out, were the result of a stealth effort Together the three teams formed a by Dart Container Corporation, a Michigan-based company that strong alliance. However, I want to makes single-use plastic bags and polystyrene containers. set the record straight about miscon- As reported in the Weekly last week, many signers did so for ceptions the “Guest Opinion” writer poor reasons. One signer said she signed the letter because she (Weekly, March 26) may have left felt sorry for the circulator. in readers’ minds about support the Beyond the ethical issues of stealth campaigns, there are some Gunn Robotics Team receives. object lessons for those who signed — the most obvious being Gunn parents do not work on that a signature has value only to the extent it has credibility. the robot itself — the Gunn robot This bogus effort not only undermines the credibility of is designed, built and fixed during local businesses that joined in it but also sabotages legitimate competitions solely by students on arguments about use of single-use containers of all types. the team. While there are some adult men- Page 24ÊUÊ7i`˜iÃ`>Þ]Ê
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ever was in there was dead or close to it. But to everybody’s surprise she came out of her car seemingly Board of Contributors unhurt. There were no brake tracks and we wondered how fast she was going to finally have been stopped by the trees. Is Palo Alto harboring unintentional scofflaws? Seeing no skid or brake marks we concluded that she must have hit the by Jeff Blum a city staff review of registrations Palo Alto currently has a mech- accelerator instead. After the police cannot filed with the city concluded that anism for enforcement of its or- arrived it was clear that this lady Maybe it is small call them many hundreds of landlords — dinance that is quasi-criminal in was under the influence. She was I true perhaps between 1,000 and 2,000 potatoes to some that nature. It provides that a noncom- handcuffed and taken to the police scofflaws — have failed to register with the numerous landlords plying landlord may be prosecuted station. because city, another requirement of the or- Within a couple of hours the city their viola- dinance. are not complying through a citation proceeding ini- workers had put the fallen trees tions may Maybe it is small potatoes to with one of the city’s tiated by the city attorney. This in the grinder, towed her car and be uninten- some that numerous landlords in- ordinances, but it approach is not practical, in part cleaned up most of the street and tional. Nev- tentionally or unintentionally are because the city attorney does not sidewalk and side strip. ertheless, not complying with one of the concerns me a great have the time or resources to pursue The driver was saved by our old they are city’s ordinances, but it concerns the many noncomplying landlords. walnut trees and so were we. She deal. violating me a great deal. It took a substan- When it has been utilized by ten- would have run into our yard or wants to send a message to New the law. tial amount of time and effort by ants and landlords, the ordinance house and could have hurt us. Even I am not talking about speed- the city’s Human Relations Com- Yorkers that they should embrace worse, she could easily have hit a ers who drive down Embarcadero mission and others to develop this an attitude of less tolerance for im- has been successful in keeping them pedestrian. Now we are open for Road or Alma Street perhaps un- ordinance, which is designed to proper conduct across the board. He out of court through mediation and any speeder or person who decides aware of their speed — or perhaps level the playing field somewhat claims success. in creating some local rent stabil- that he or she can drive while under fully aware but seeking to shave a between landlords and tenants — Concern that Palo Alto might de- ity. These goals remain important the influence. few seconds off of their commute and help counter skyrocketing rents scend into Dante’s Inferno if we do and it is within our ability to be Our protection, our walnut trees, times. in Palo Alto. Noncompliance by not pursue erring landlords might be even more successful in reaching are gone forever. No more food for The people to whom I refer are landlords can lead to more litigation overreacting a bit. Nor do I expect them through this minor proposed the squirrels, no more beautiful Palo Altans to develop a culture of some Palo Alto landlords who are between landlords and tenants and change to the city’s Mandatory Re- trees in the summertime, no more not complying with the city’s rela- possibly to a surge in already exces- criminality if we allow landlords to sponse Ordinance. buffer from danger. tively new Mandatory Response sively high rents. Economic trends persist in their noncompliance with It is the city’s strip but they were Ordinance. indicate that higher rents may be in the ordinance. Mindful that I am a member of our trees. Who is going to replace The ordinance obligates land- store for Palo Alto, exacerbating the Yet the noncompliance problem is the Human Relations Commission, these trees? We want our adult trees lords to mention in leases the re- extreme hardship of renters who are serious enough for Palo Alto to con- which has a direct role in the or- back because we are afraid that quirement of landlords and tenants just getting by now. sider a solution suggested by Proj- dinance’s review process, I offer young trees are going to leave us too to attempt to mediate certain types Should the city be vigorously pur- ect Sentinel. It has been successful this change solely as an individual vulnerable for years to come. in other cities, such as Campbell, of disputes between them. suing possible landlord scofflaws? member. N She took out our adult trees because Los Gatos and Fremont. But Project Sentinel, which over- Assuming for argument’s sake that Jeff Blum, a family law attor- she decided that she could drink and The Campbell ordinance provides sees the mediation program for the they are intentionally disregarding ney practicing in Palo Alto, is a drive. What is now going to protect city as well as for other local cit- the city’s ordinance, the model for that no rent increase will be valid member of the Palo Alto Human us against people just like that? ies, determined in a recent review this go-get-’em approach might be unless the landlord’s lease with the Ina Jekel of numerous rental agreements Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New tenant contains information about Relations Commission and is on Melville Avenue that every agreement failed to no- York. His philosophy has been to Campbell’s dispute-resolution pro- the Board of Directors of the Palo Palo Alto tify tenants about the mandatory- enforce even little laws to estab- cess, which is similar to Palo Alto’s Alto YMCA. He can be e-mailed at Mandatory Response Ordinance. ­Vœ˜Ìˆ˜Õi`ʜ˜Ê«>}iÊÓÈ® mediation program. In addition, lish a more law-abiding culture. He [email protected]. 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NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION FOR TWO, THREE-YEAR TERMS ENDING MARCH 31, 2011 (TERMS OF BLUM AND SAVAGE)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications for the Human Relations Commission from persons interested in a three-year term ending March 31, 2011.

Eligibility Requirements: Composed of seven members who are not Council Members, officers or employees of the City, who are residents of the City, and who shall be appointed by the Council. Regular meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month.

Duties: The Human Relations Commission has the discretion to act with respect to any human relations matter when the Commission finds that any person or group does not benefit fully from public or private opportunities or resources in the community, or is unfairly or differently treated due to        
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  #  of housing, employment, education and governmental # '  services and benefits; and b) factors of concern to the          Commission include, but are not limited to, socioeconomic #  !        class or status, physical condition or handicap, married or $   % ! unmarried state, emotional condition, intellectual ability,       &         ! age, sex, sexual preference, race, cultural characteristics,      "       ethnic background, ancestry, citizenship, and religious, (    %  conscientious or philosophical belief. The Commission shall           conduct such studies and undertake such responsibilities    as the Council may direct.         %   %       Appointment information and application forms are available !"   in the City Clerk’s Office, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto          %     # (Phone: 329-2571) or may be obtained on the website at http://cityofpaloalto.org.html/
                
         !      " Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk’s          Office is 5:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2008. If one of the incumbents does not reapply, the deadline will be extended #               to April 22, 2008.

DONNA J. GRIDER City Clerk

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Excellent MAVERICK’S PRINTING 990 Minnesota Ave. File No. 506964 Phd Student looking for studio 925 Shore Pine Court Financing available w/low down pay- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME San Jose, CA 95125 The following individual(s) is (are) Fort Collins, CO 80525 Preschool Teacher seeks rental ment. Call Red Creek Land Co. Today! STATEMENT This business is owned by a corpora- doing business as, Mango Caribbean File No. 506084 CRIST FAMILY TRUST DATED 10/29/80 tion. rental wanted for summer 1-866-696-5263 x3469. (Cal-SCAN) Restaurant, 435 Hamilton Ave., Palo The following individual(s) is (are) doing FRANK LEE CRIST JR. and Registrant has not yet begun to Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: CAROLYN GAY CRIST, TRUSTEES RENTAL, SEMI-RETIRED NURSE Utah Ranch Dispersal business as, Maverick’s Printing, 250 transact business under the fictitious WINSTON WINT Wilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306, No. 6 Rumsen Trace business name(s) listed herein. This Seeking quiet studio/1BR Experience the fun and relaxation of 120 West Third Ave., # 703 Santa Clara County: Carmel, CA 93923 statement was filed with the County San Mateo, CA 94402 having your own 40 acres in the great ALLEN W. KOERING outdoor recreational area of the Uintah ALEX MCMANIGILL Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County This business is owned by an indi- 820 Home Exchanges 250 Wilton Avenue 10949 Magdalena Ave. on February 27, 2008. vidual. Basin. Starting at only $29,900. Call Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 ARCHITECT on call UTLR 1-888-693-5263. (Cal-SCAN) Palo Alto, CA 94306 (PAW March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2008) Registrant began transacting business MICHELLE MCMANIGILL ANN M. CRIST under the fictitious business name(s) 113 Otay Street DOG TOWN PALO ALTO 250 Wilton Avenue FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME listed herein on 3/1/08. 825 Homes/Condos Waterfront Homesites Palo Alto, CA 94306 San Mateo, CA 94403 from $134,900 Gated community STATEMENT This statement was filed with the for Sale This business is being conducted by DAVID BANKS County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara w/ private marina. Grand Lake of the 14835 Stagecoach File No. 506954 husband & wife. The following individual(s) is (are) doing County on March 19, 2008. Belmont, 2 BR/1 BA - $699,000 Cherokees in northeast Oklahoma. Very Registrant has not yet begun to Sisters, OR 97759-9566 Limited Supply. www.SeeThePreserv business as, Dog Town Palo Alto, 540 (PAW April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008) Menlo Park, 4 BR/3 BA - $3,395,000 transact business under the fictitious This business is owned by a general eAtGrandLake.com 1-877-909-5253 partnership. Bryant St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa RED WINDOW CATERING business name(s) listed herein. This Clara County: Menlo Park, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $4100000 x3966. (Cal-SCAN) statement was filed with the County Registrant has not yet begun to FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME LORI SCHMALZ STATEMENT Mountain View, 2 BR/1.5 BA - Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This 1192 Essex Lane File No. 506965 $580,000 on February 28, 2008. Foster City, CA 94404 855 Real Estate (PAW March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2008) statement was filed with the County The following individual(s) is (are) doing Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $1,698,000 Services Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County This business is owned by an indi- business as, Red Window Catering, 435 FRESA on March 10, 2008. vidual. Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Palo Alto, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $1,329,000 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Registrant has not yet begun to Santa Clara County: 5BR Homes From $15, 200 (PAW March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2008) STATEMENT transact business under the fictitious WINSTON WINT Palo Alto, 3 BR/3 BA Foreclosures for sale! For Listings call File No. 506360 DESIGN MINE business name(s) listed herein. This 120 West Third Ave., # 703 $853,410 3br/3ba/2 car tandem 1-800-706-1785 ext. 6825 The following individual(s) is (are) doing FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME statement was filed with the County San Mateo, CA 94402 garage. Highly upgraded. (AAN CAN) Includes washer/dryer, balcony off the business as, Fresa, 3705 El Camino STATEMENT Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County This business is owned by an indi- master suite, 2-car tandem garage with Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara File No. 506573 on March 18, 2008. vidual. Roommates.com storage. GREEN features include 2.0 County: The following individual(s) is (are) doing (PAW March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2008) Registrant began transacting business All areas. Browse hundreds of online kW solar system, tankless water heater, SEP HINES business as, Design Mine, 1862 Ash CASA BLANCA CONSTRUCTION, INC. under the fictitious business name(s) listings with photos and maps. Find dual pane low-E glass, lighting control 980 University A Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME listed herein on 3/1/08. your roommate with a click of the motion sensors and high efficiency Los Altos, CA 94024 Clara County: STATEMENT This statement was filed with the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com. AC/heat pump. 4% Broker Co-Op on MALIKA PARKER KATHERINE CROMIE File No. 507038 County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara (AAN CAN) advertised home. 750 Maplewood A 1862 Ash Street The following individual(s) is (are) doing County on March 19, 2008. 3707 Heron Way, Vantage of Palo Palo Alto, CA 94303 Palo Alto, CA 94306 business as, Casa Blanca Construction, (PAW April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008) STEVE KIM This business is owned by an indi- Alto. Warmington Homes CA. www. Inc., 4093 Ben Lomond Drive, Palo THE ZEN HOTEL WarmingtonHomesCA.com. (650) 980 University Av vidual. Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: Los Altos, CA 94024 Registrant has not yet begun to ZEN HOTEL 856-0257 RODRIGUEZ-COVIELLO CONSTRUCTION, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME This business is being conducted by transact business under the fictitious INC. Redwood City (emerald Hills), 5+ STATEMENT copartners. business name(s) listed herein. This 4093 Ben Lomond Drive BR/4+ BA - $2,499,000 File No. 507306 Registrant began transacting business statement was filed with the County Palo Alto, CA 94306 under the fictitious business name(s) Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County The following individual(s) is (are) doing Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $749000 This business is owned by a corpora- business as, 1.) The Zen Hotel, 2.) Zen listed herein on 2/1/08. on March 11, 2008. tion. Sunnyvale, 2 BR/1 BA - $589,000 This statement was filed with the (PAW March 19, 26, April 2, 9, 2008) Hotel, 4164 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, Registrant began transacting business CA 94306, Santa Clara County: County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara under the fictitious business name(s) County on March 5, 2008. MAGNIFICENT MURALS MISTRY & SONS, LLC 830 Commercial/ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME listed herein on 02/18/1998. 485 N. Whisman Road, # 300 0.5% commission to Buy/Sell home (PAW March 12, 19, 26, April 2, 2008) This statement was filed with the Income Property Gohalfpercent offers a smart 0.5% STATEMENT Mountain View, CA 94043 MACLOVIA COMMERCIAL & File No. 506765 County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara This business is owned by a limited PA: Office Space commission option. No hidden cost. RESIDENTIAL CLEANING SERVICES County on March 20, 2008. Call 650.988.8813 or browse www. The following individual(s) is (are) doing liability company. 270sf office space on S. Calif Ave. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME business as, Magnificent Murals, 611 (PAW March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2008) Registrant has not yet begun to $900 mo., incl. utils and janitorial. gohalfpercent.com STATEMENT Barron Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, UZUMAKI SUSHI RESTAURANT transact business under the fictitious Karen, 650/328-9480 File No. 506431 Santa Clara County: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME business name(s) listed herein. This 860 Housesitting The following individual(s) is (are) doing ERIN CASTELAN STATEMENT statement was filed with the County 840 Vacation business as, Maclovia Commercial & 611 Barron Ave. File No. 507205 Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County Residential Cleaning Services, 703 Palo Alto, CA 94306 The following individual(s) is (are) doing on March 25, 2008. Rentals/Time Shares East Charleston Rd. #B, Palo Alto, CA This business is owned by an indi- business as, Uzumaki Sushi Restaurant, (PAW April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008) Bed & Breakfast B&B Hotel 94303, Santa Clara County: vidual. 451 S. California Ave., Palo Alto, CA MACLOVIA VALENCIA Registrant began transacting business STATEMENT OF WITHDRAWAL FROM Pajaro Dunes Condo 94306, Santa Clara County: PARTNERSHIP OPERATING UNDER 703 East Charleston Rd. #B under the fictitious business name(s) SMILING FACE INC. 2BR/2BA or 1BR/1BA. On beach, Palo Alto, CA 94303 listed herein on 1993. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME ocean view. Cable TV, VCR, CD, tennis, 1610 Maxine Ave. File Number: 506848 This business is being conducted by This statement was filed with the San Mateo, CA 94401 W/D. Pvt. deck, BBQ. Owner, an individual. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara The following person(s)/entity(ies) has/ 650/424-1747. [email protected] This business is owned by a corpora- have withdrawn as a general partner(s) Registrant has not yet begun to trans- County on March 13, 2008. tion. act business under the fictitious busi- (PAW March 21, 28, April 4, 11, 2008) from the partnership operating under Palo Alto Architect Registrant has not yet begun to trans- the following fictitious business name ness name(s) listed herein. act business under the fictitious busi- Poipu Kauai 3 BR Vaction Home This statement was filed with the CVM PRINTING (s). The information give below is at ness name(s) listed herein. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME is appeared on the fictitious business This statement was filed with the Residential Architecture + Desig County on March 6, 2008. STATEMENT statement that was filed at the County County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara (PAW March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2008) File No. 506545 Clerk-Recorder’s Office. 850 Acreage/Lots/ The following individual(s) is (are) County on March 24, 2008. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): FREE HOUSE-SITTING SPORTS AND FUN doing business as, CVM Printing, 951 (PAW March 28, April 4, 11, 18, 2008) SMOG ME, 898 E. Fremont Avenue, [email protected] SPORTS & FUN Storage Sycamore Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94303, COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR Sunnyvale, CA 94087. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Arizona Land Bargain Santa Clara County: REHABILITATION, INC. (C.A.R.) FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY STATEMENT $29,900. Beautiful mountain property in CHARITO MABUTAS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME ON: 5/20/2005. 890 Real Estate File No. 506597 Arizona’s Wine Country. Price reduced 951 Sycamore Dr. STATEMENT UNDER FILE NO. 461970 The following individual(s) is (are) in buyers market. Won’t last! Good Wanted Palo Alto, CA 94303 File No. 506961 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): doing business as, 1) Sports and Fun, access & views. Eureka Springs Ranch This business is owned by an indi- The following individual(s) is (are) doing MICHAEL FONG CHEW, 789 16th. 2) Sports & fun, 805 Roble Ave. #6, offered by AZLR. ADWR report and 3BD+/2Bth+ Palo Alto House vidual. business as, Community Association Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025. This Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo financing available. 1-877-301-5263. Registrant began transacting business For Rehabilitation, Inc., (C.A.R.), 525 E. statement was filed with the County County. (Cal-SCAN) Paint your house “GREEN” under the fictitious business name(s) Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County Page 32 • Wednesday, April 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly on March 17, 2008. interest conveyed to and now held by (PAW April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008) it under said Deed of Trust in the prop- BUTTERFLY STUDIO erty situated in said County, California FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME describing the land therein: As more STATEMENT fully described in said Deed of Trust. File No. 506698 The property heretofore described is The following individual(s) is (are) doing being sold “as is”. The street address business as, Butterfly Studio, 3375 and other common designation, if any, Alma St. # 374, Palo Alto, CA 94306, of the real property described above Santa Clara County: is purported to be: 668 Farley Street, LISA KINDLEY Mountain View California 94043. The '$1=:=<7/::/<3>/:=/:B= 3375 Alma St. # 374 undersigned Trustee disclaims any Palo Alto, CA 94306 liability for any incorrectness of the This business is owned by an indi- street address and other common vidual. designation, if any, shown herein. Registrant began transacting business Said sale will be made, but without =>3<A/BAC< under the fictitious business name(s) covenant or warranty, expressed or listed herein on 1/6/04. implied, regarding title, possession, or This statement was filed with the encumbrances, to pay the remaining County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara principal sum of the note(s) secured County on March 12, 2008. by said Deed of Trust, with interest (PAW April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008) thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the 997 All Other Legals Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the Did you NOTICE OF HEARING trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to- DECEDENT’S ESTATE OR TRUST wit: $796,553.69 (Estimated) Accrued interest and additional advances, if IN THE MATTER OF: any, will increase this figure prior to THE BOONE FAMILY TRUST sale. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written know? CASE NUMBER: Declaration of Default and Demand for No. 1-08-PR- 162700 Sale, and a written Notice of Default 3WQVZS`ZWYS`SaWRS\QSac``]c\RSRPg[O\WQc`SRZOe\O\RZcaVZO\RaQO^W\U and Election to Sell. The undersigned This notice is required by law. caused said Notice of Default and ’!PSR`]][aO\R PObVa This notice does not require you to Election to Sell to be recorded in the appear in court, but you may attend the county where the real property is ’:aVO^SRZWdW\UO\RRW\W\U`]][eWbVe]]RPc`\W\UTW`S^ZOQS hearing if you wish. located and more than three months • The Palo Alto have elapsed since such recordation. ’ QO`UO`OUSQc``S\bZgQ]\dS`bSRb]OP]\ca`]][ NOTICE is given that: JOAN A. STUCKY Date: 3/13/08, FCI Lender Services, Weekly is and ALBERT WILLIAM ALSTON, JR. Inc., as Trustee 8180 East Kaiser =TTS`SROb  '# has filed: Blvd., Anaheim Hills, CA 92808 Phone: adjudicated 1.) APPLICATION FOR DECLARATORY (714) 282-2424 Sale Information: (714) RELIEF THAT THE PROPOSED PETITION 282-2430 Vivian Prieto, Vice President OR ACTIONS DO NOT VIOLATE THE NO- FCI Lender Services, Inc. is a debt col- to publish in $$!;/2@=<3/D33<A/BAC< HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the Notice is herby given that the annual United States, by cash, a cashier’s report of the MARIE D. MILLARD TRUST Wednesday check drawn by a state or national for the year ended December 31, bank, a check drawn by a state or 2007, is available for inspection by any federal credit union, or a check drawn citizen during business hours at 795 El Publication: by a state or federal savings and loan Camino Real, Palo Alto, California. association, savings association, or Noon Thursday savings bank specified in section 5102 Mark McLaughlin, of the Financial Code and authorized Administrator to do business in this state). At the (PAW April 2, 2008) Friday North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 190 North Market Publication: Street, San Jose, CA, all right, title and Noon Tuesday 0`WUVbO\Rac\\g`O\QVabgZSV][S Classified Deadlines: Call Alicia ’!PSR`]][aO\R PObVa ’:WdW\URW\W\U`]][eWbVe]]RPc`\W\UTW`S^ZOQS FRIDAY PAPER: noon, Wednesday Santillan (650) 326-8210 ’3ObW\YWbQVS\eWbVOPc\RO\bQ]c\bS`a^OQS WEDNESDAY PAPER: noon, Monday =TTS`SROb&"'# x239 to assist “20+ Years Selling Local Real Estate” you with your “Experience Counts!” legal advertising Coming Soon...... Palo Alto Tudor eee2c\QYSZ/\R0`WZZQ][ with Carmel Charm..... needs. 5 Bedroom 3 Bath + Family Room E-mail Call Jan today for details! /ZO\2c\QYSZ 2S`Y0`WZZ 2W`SQb$##"! %" 2W`SQb$##"! % JAN STROHECKER asantillan@ “A Realtor with Passion & Vision” paweekly.com ORc\QYSZ.O^`Q][ RP`WZZ.O^`Q][ Mobile: (650) 906-6516 [email protected] O^`Q][j>/:=/:B=#%&C\WdS`aWbg/dS\cS$#! !

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Open floor plan, plen- 1 OF BEST EPA LOCATIONS! $459,950 ty of storage. Near 101 & downtown Redwood City. SPACIOUS DOWNTOWN CONDO $789,000 JUST LISTED! $1,895,000 3 BR 3.5 BA Fresh paint!New fixtures,flr, landscape & 2 BR 2 BA Vaulted ceilings, Frpl, granite counters. 3 BR 2 BA Beautifully remodeled, nearly 2000 SF, PA Cesar Cervantes 650.328.5211 appliances!Bonus rm off mstr!Gar. conv w/bath. Bob Nicholus 650.323.7751 home on a wonderfully landscaped 10,540 SF lot. Wendi Selig-Aimonetti 650.328.5211 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 SUNNYVALE CONVENIENT LOCATION $435,000 MOUNTAIN VIEW REDWOOD COTTAGE $1,450,000 SPACIOUS CHERRY CHASE HM $1,098,000 3 BR 1 BA Spacious bedrooms, cozy kitchen with LIGHT FILLED HOME $1,095,000 3 BR 3 BA 2 fireplcs, redwood interior, wood flrs, breakfast bar, living and dining room combo. 3 BR 2.5 BA Lovely hm in Cuernavaca. Sought after wide front porch. Character that's hard to find. 4 BR 2 BA Open layout w/modern touches through- Fabiola Prieto 650.325.6161 community. Many amenities. Beautiful chef’s kitchen Nancy Goldcamp 650.325.6161 out, Cherry Chase Elem/SV Middle/Homestead High Leslie Pappas 650.325.6161 GREAT OPPORTUNITY $420,000 IMMACULATE & CONTEMPORARY $1,395,000 Clara Lee 650.328.5211 3 BR 1 BA with Bonus Family Room, In move in con- BRIGHT & STYLISH $949,000 2 BR 2 BA Natural light, soaring ceilings. French dition, newer roof, no rear neighbors. 4 BR 2.5 BA Stylish, Detached Single Family doors. Private garden. Custom built-ins in LR, BR WOODSIDE Fabiola Prieto 650.325.6161 Residence has High Vaulted Ceilings and an Open R. Brendan Leary 650.325.6161 Floor Plan OLD WORLD AMBIANCE $6,495,000 LARGE LOT-PRIVATE STREET $399,000 Lan L. Bowling 650.328.5211 N. PA REMOD. RANCH STYLE $1,328,000 2 BR 1 BA with Bonus Studio Unit, Updated Eat-in 3 BR 2 BA Duveneck Elem. district feat. a master ste 5 BR 4 BA 1920's Spanish Revival Villa sits on a hill of Kitchen with tile counters, Double paned windows. QUIET DESIRABLE STREET $795,000 steps from a professionally landscaped garden. terraced gardens & pool w/view of the bay. Fabiola Prieto 650.325.6161 3 BR 1 BA in a desirable street & neighborhood. Leannah Hunt & Laurel Robinson 650.325.6161 Berdine Jernigan & Heidi Johnson 650.851.2666 New sod. Newly painted. Private backyd. 2-car gar NEAR SHOPPING AND 101 $380,000 Garrett Mock 650.328.5211 EXPANDED & REMODELED $1,225,000 2 BR 1 BA Updated kitchen w. tile floors, dining and 3 BR 2.5 BA Remodeled kitchen,granite,hardwood SKYWOOD ACRES $1,995,000 living room combo, bonus rm. Fully fenced yards 1173 FARLEY ST $723,000 floors,new appliances.Family Room,dining room. 4 BR 3 BA Completely remodeled in 2001. 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Livable fixers/potential to build new. 3 BR 1 BA Home features tile floors, cozy kitchen, 2 BR 2 BA Beautifully remodeled condo. New wood dining and living room combo with fireplace. TOWNHOME LIKE NO OTHER! $559,500 flrs, custom baths, Jacuzzi tub, new kitchen appl. Janis Grube 650.851.2666 Fabiola Prieto 650.325.6161 2 BR 1.5 BA 1200+sf! Remod. kitch, granite counters Rod Creason 650.325.6161 & Viking Stove. Open flr pln, Wood laminate flrs. COZY HOME $305,000 Selina Burgoon 650.325.6161 IMMACULATE! $500,000 2 BR 1 BA Features hardwood floors, kitchen with 1 BR 1 BA w. 2nd bedroom/den/office. Award win- breakfast bar, living room with fireplace, Bonus Rm REMODELED WITH A WOW! $525,000 ning complex with full amenities. High ceilings. Fabiola Prieto 650.325.6161 2 BR 1.5 BA NEW PRICE! Stunning new kitchen & Jerod Trailer 650.325.6161 mstr bath. New pergo & carpet, paint. For sale or RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE lease PORTOLA VALLEY LOS ALTOS HILLS Geraldine Asmus 650.325.6161 FABULOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION $6,995,000 MENLO PARK . EL CAMINO NEW OASIS $12,950,000 VAULTED CEILINGS & DECK $395,000 5 BR 4 BA Stunning new contemporary ofrs mag- 7 BR 7.5 BA Unparalled luxury & landmark architec- 650. 324.4456 1 BR 1 BA Lg upstairs condo w/ vaulted ceilings & nificent mountain, valley views. Completed summer ture await you at this home w/10,666 sf on 1+ acre. peaceful deck nestled in treetops. 2008. Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 MENLO PARK . SANTA CRUZ Owen Halliday 650.325.6161 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 650. 323.7751 COUNTRY MANOR $4,788,000 COZY TOP FLOOR END UNIT $309,000 5 BR 4 BA on 2.5 acres with a fabulous view. REDWOOD CITY 2 BR 1 BA Cozy & bright top floor end unit rear of PALO ALTO . LYTTON Gourmet kit, sitting rooms, FR & LR include fireplace. complex with renovated kitchen! A must see! STUNNING REMODELED HOME $1,295,000 Tim Trailer 650.325.6161 DiPali Shah 650.325.6161 3 BR 2 BA Elegant living room, gourmet kit w/break- 650. 325.6161 fast bar. Lovely dining area. Exquisite master ste CONTEMPORARY TREASURE $3,995,000 Keri Nicholas 650.323.7751 3 BR 3.5 BA+den. Great quiet loc. Serene elegance. PALO ALTO PALO ALTO . MIDDLEFIELD Home was rebuilt in '98. Lovely gourmet kitchen. HUGE PRICE REDUCTION! $4,295,000 WEST SIDE CHARMER $932,000 650. 328.5211 Leannah Hunt & Laurel Robinson 650.325.6161 6 BR 6 BA Enjoy sophisticated living, just blocks from 3 BR 2 BA Spacious, sun-filled home on Atherton d'town PA w/nearly 5,000 SF of living space . border. PORTOLA VALLEY MENLO PARK Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 Kathy Nicosia/Colleen Cooley 650.323.7751 650. 851.1961 STUNNING NEW CONSTRUCTION $2,495,000 NORTH PALO ALTO $2,449,000 REDWOOD CITY DUPLEX $650,000 5 BR 4.5 BA Elegant L/R, formal D/R, gourmet kitch- 3 BR 2 BA Gorgeous Mediterranean 2,230 SF Home A great opportunity!Duplex never vacant!Each unit WOODSIDE en, exquisite master suite. on beautifully landscaped 7,452 sqft lot. has 2BR/1BA.Back unit has back yard. Keri Nicholas 650.323.7751 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 Garrett Mock 650.328.5211 650. 851.2666

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