Local Political Consultant Joins El Camino Hospital Board
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Sing for your supper WEEKEND | 25 JULY 17, 2015 VOLUME 23, NO. 25 www.MountainViewOnline.com 650.964.6300 MOVIES | 30 Locals cheer successful mission to Pluto NASA AMES SCIENTISTS HOST PARTY FOR NEW HORIZONS FLY-BY FOR AVID AUDIENCE AT MOFFETT FIELD By Mark Noack several scientists involved in the mission. New Horizons’ ground n what is being called a operations were centered at the “flawless” mission, the NASA John Hopkins Applied Physics Ispacecraft New Horizons this Laboratory in Maryland, but the week successfully performed the events were live-streamed for the first-ever flyby exploration of Ames attendees. Pluto after a nine-year and 3-bil- Just before 6 p.m., the onlook- lion mile voyage — a success met ers burst into cheers as mission with cheers by scientists and the operations manager Alice Bow- public gathered at NASA Ames man announced the probe had Research Center in Mountain transmitted its “phone home” View. signal. MICHELLE LE The New Horizons probe pro- “We have a healthy spacecraft,” Sylvia Targ cleans the glass of the tank that houses Seascape’s most famous denizen, Trinity, the giant duced the first up-close images she said. “And we’re outbound gourami. The specialty pet store is closing down after failing to find a buyer to take over the longtime of the icy dwarf planet which are from Pluto. We did it.” Castro Street business. astounding the astronomy world. With the successful visit to More data is expected to be trans- Pluto, NASA scientists celebrated mitted over the coming months a new milestone — exploring all It’s no fish story: Seascape set to close for researchers to pore over. nine planets of the classic solar But like all space exploration system. The probe, powered by NO NEW BUYER FOUND FOR DOWNTOWN SPECIALTY PET STORE missions, there was a significant heat from radioactive plutoni- element of uncertainty. The criti- um-238, is expected to continue By Kevin Forestieri decades-long run in the heart one during its evening hours, cal test came on Tuesday, July 14, functioning for 20 years. It will of downtown Mountain View. according to store owner Chloe as the probe went silent to collect continue traveling farther out niche shop known for Seascape, a pet store located Mezilis. data as it crossed Pluto from a into the Kuiper belt, the outer its exotic fish, reptiles on the corner of Castro and “We get everybody here,” distance of about 7,800 miles. region of the solar system. Aand brightly-colored Dana streets, has been a hub Mezilis said. “People coming At the NASA Ames at Mof- Even though New Horizons coral will be shutting its doors for reptile and fish enthusiasts, fett Field, hundreds gathered to See PLUTO, page 7 later this month, ending its but attracts just about every- See SEASCAPE, page 14 watch the outcome, including Local political consultant joins El Camino Hospital board By Kevin Forestieri Chen of Moun- vacated by Nandini Tandon, who tain View to the did not seek a second term. Chen’s fter rapid-fire interviews nine-member three-year term began on July 1. and a handful of ques- hospital board The Voice requested details Ations, the El Camino at a June 16 about how the five health care Healthcare District board wel- meeting. Chen district board members voted comed a Stanford lecturer, long- was one of three on the appointment — a vote time political consultant and finalists who Lanhee Chen conducted by paper ballot dur- vocal opponent of the Affordable showed up at ing the public meeting — but El Care Act onto El Camino Hospi- the meeting to Camino officials did not respond tal’s governing board. give their pitch for why they by Wednesday’s press deadline. MICHELLE LE The district board voted 3-2 would make a good addition to A new image of Pluto, the icy dwarf planet at the edge of the solar in a secret ballot to add Lanhee the board if appointed to the seat See HOSPITAL BOARD, page 16 system, was released by NASA on Wednesday. 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