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Page 2 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis City wants Children’s Theatre director fired Lengthy appeals process expected to follow for Pat Jon Parsons made the news public cause this letter actually gives us nonprofit Friends of the Palo Alto Monday morning. significant optimism,” Parsons Children’s Theatre is also optimis- Briggs, Richard Curtis All three employees have been said Monday. tic, Paula Collins, its president, by Becky Trout on paid leave — which the city He said the eight-and-a-half said in a statement Monday. does not consider a type of disci- page memo — which announces “We have every confidence that alo Alto Children’s Theatre of its tentative recommendations pline — since Jan. 24 in relation to the city’s intentions, not its final the city’s management will afford Director Pat Briggs, a city Friday, the day after the crimi- an investigation into possible em- decision — finally provides Briggs her a full and fair hearing, and we P employee for 47 years, and nal investigation was formally bezzlement at the city-run theater. with an “itemization of what the hope Pat will return to her home at Program Assistant Richard Curtis dropped. Both Briggs and Curtis plan to city’s concerns are.” the theater soon,” she said. may be fired, but Costume Super- Former city union leader Phil challenge their decisions, Plymale “We are optimistic that we will Parsons declined to discuss the visor Alison Williams was expect- Plymale announced the recom- and Parsons said. be able to address many if not all city’s reasons for the termination. ed to return to work Tuesday. mendations for Williams and Cur- “Pat is seriously disappointed. of those concerns,” Parsons said. The city notified the employees tis Friday, and Briggs’ attorney She is not, however, crushed be- The board of directors of the (continued on page 7)

COUNCIL Council speaks out about Theatre Council may call for review of city’s investigation by Becky Trout n an unconventional and con- troversial move, the Palo Alto I City Council broke its silence on the Children’s Theatre investigation Monday, asking dozens of questions and agreeing to hold a more complete discussion — and potentially call for an outside audit — at a later meeting. At the recommendations of council members Pat Burt and Yoriko Kishimoto, the council voted 8-0 (with John Barton declining to participate and leaving the meeting) to consider requesting reviews by the contracted police auditor and the

Don Feria in-house auditor of the city’s handling of the investigations. “I think we need to have a long discussion,” Councilman Jack Remembering China’s quake victims Morton said. About 300 people gathered at Stanford’s Memorial Church at noon Monday to remember the tens of thousands of people who died last week in “It’s been a long, sad 11 months. China’s massive earthquake. The service included readings, reflections and candle lighting and was organized by the Association of Chinese ... I think the healing is not going Students and Scholars at Stanford, Chinese Life Science Postdocs and the university’s Office for Religious Life. to be easy.” Morton, who is also the accoun- “She said, ‘Now I know I don’t According to the L.A. Times on tant for the nonprofit Friends of the STATE have a mom, but I think it’s pretty Thursday, 1.1 million signatures Children’s Theatre, has been fairly good to have two dads,” McCor- have been submitted to qualify a outspoken about the case, but the mick said. constitutional amendment for the other council members have kept Gay marriage debate Last Thursday, the California November ballot stating, “Only their views largely private, heed- Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 de- marriage between a man and a ing advice not to interfere with a cision that a state ban, enacted in woman is valid or recognized in criminal investigation. expected to go national 2000, against same-sex marriage California.” But Monday, four days after the conclusion of that investigation was Supporters, opponents react to was unconstitutional. McCormick anticipates the bat- All Californians have rights as- tle for rights to continue not only announced, Mayor Larry Klein or- California Supreme Court ruling sociated with marriage including in California and the United States chestrated an agenda switch that moved the “Council Comments” by Veronica Sudekum the right to establish an officially but around the world. recognized family, according to “Personally, my feeling is, I’ve section of the meeting from its cus- alo Altans Robert Parish “We’ve always been very public the majority Court opinion, writ- never understood why a portion of tomary spot at the end, usually well and Miles McCormick wed- on the issue that we are husbands. ten by Chief Justice Ronald M. the world has a problem with gay past 11 p.m., to the beginning. P ded at Ladera Community We have a child, mortgages, an George. people,” he said. “Our plan is not “The council has sat quietly by Church on June 7, 2003, in what SUV. We sit on the school board “My thoughts are it’s wonderful. to take over the world — our plan for the past four months. We were they remember as a “huge, beau- and do homework every night,” It’s a long time coming,” McCor- is just to be accepted and have the told we could not interfere in any tiful wedding” including friends McCormick said, adding that fam- mick said. same benefits in life that everyone way,” Klein said. and family. ily life is important to the couple. Though pleased, Parish said he else has.” “But the investigation is over, Today, they are busy raising Recalling something Holly said considers the battle far from over Reverend Amy Zucker Morgen- and I know that many members their daughter, Holly, a first-grader recently, Parish and McCormick because a new initiative could in- of the council wish to speak, and at Addison Elementary School. laughed. validate the court ruling. I think that members of the com- (continued on page 8) (continued on page 7) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 3 Andy Harader Tennis Camp June 16 - August 22 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 9AM - NOON • AGES 7-16 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER @ PALO ALTO H.S. Our William S. Johnson www.andystenniscamp.com EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor (650) 364-6233 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 )&)43./4).4()36!5,4 )43./43!&% Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers In the courtroom Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff ’ve spent a lot of time in court- times reduced to sobbing. Photographers rooms this year, saying hello to The lawyers have a casual cordi- Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, sheriff’s deputies and emptying ality with each other, greeting each Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Jack McKinnon, I Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, my pockets and taking off my belt other, prosecution and defense. Contributors to pass through the metal detec- There is a protocol in a court- Jillian Keenan, Alex Papoulias, Veronica Sudekum, tors. room, including standing up when Editorial Interns The Weekly is tracking six high- the judge enters, but it is business Nick Veronin, Arts & Entertainment Intern profile criminal cases. All are in as usual for the attorneys who trade Danielle Vernon, Photography Intern pre-trial motions. information about their upcoming DESIGN Carol Hubenthal, Design Director One is about a 52-year-old Palo vacations. 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Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. a mental-health determination, as chided an assistant district attorney Irene Schwartz, the defendant recited the Pledge of not providing discovery evidence to Inside Advertising Sales IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HACKERS TO PENETRATE OUR Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. Allegiance several times, unbidden, the defense. in one court appearance. The courtroom became very C O M P U T E R S Y S T E M . R E A S O N — W E H A V E N O C O M P U T E R S . ONLINE SERVICES WE DO BUSINESS THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online A third defendant is accused of quiet. BUSINESS torching the former Walgreen’s The same judge also criticized 121 First Street, Los Altos, CA 94022 Theresa Freidin, Controller building in downtown Palo Alto. sheriff’s deputies for not having a Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits A fourth defendant is accused of prisoner in the courtroom on time. 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More than 300,000 visitors monthly Lowney, the deputy district attorney Briggs told them that she had been most familiar with the case. told by a city employee that the city Since November Lowney has met didn’t want any leftover money from regularly with Palo Alto detectives the trips back, after the city’s ad- and reviewed “a good portion” of the vance was reimbursed from funds investigation and evidence, he told from parents or the Friends group. the Weekly. Briggs’ attorney, Jon Parsons, said He outlined to detectives what ev- Briggs could have talked to someone idence would be needed for formal as much as 20 years ago. Briggs has charges to be filed to take the case led the theater since 1961. to court. But when police checked with the The main reason the investigation Community Services Department had to be dropped was the need to be and financial staff members, and able to explain it simply to a jury. were told they never said to keep the “I have to come up with something leftover checks, they believed they I can explain to 12 people in five min- had caught Briggs lying. utes. If I can’t do that, there’s nothing The presence of thousands of dol- Your Child’s Health University there,” Lowney said. Lowney is the lars worth of traveler’s checks “cer- one-person Government Integrity tainly warranted” a criminal investi- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes, seminars and resources Unit of the Santa Clara County Dis- gation, Lowney said Thursday. designed to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. trict Attorney’s Office. “There’s just no doubt about it. It Police Chief Lynne Johnson Thurs- would have been negligent not to day announced via press release that pursue it in that way, in my opinion,” MAMA YOGA no one would be criminally pros- he said. ecuted despite there being evidence But the fact that the checks were Join other prenatal and postpartum mothers in a Yoga class designed to enhance of “significant instances of serious still around the office seems to negate strength, ﬂexibility and tranquility. Practice Yoga stretches and poses while pregnant financial misconduct and other pos- an intent to steal them, he noted. and return after your delivery for a gentle shape-up and relaxation time. sible criminal activity.” “It was a very, very odd set of facts. - Saturdays, June 7-28 Despite his close familiarity with I’ve never heard of anything like it,” the case, Lowney said he is still puz- Lowney said. “It doesn’t sound right, zled by it. so you want to get to the bottom of NEWBORN CARE 101 “I can’t explain what was going on it and there were conflicting state- Often touted as our “most fun” class, this interactive program teaches the speciﬁcs of [at the Children’s Theatre]. I don’t ments” made by theater employees, know,” he said. he said. newborn care, including bathing, temperature-taking, changing diapers, swaddling, In his meetings with detectives, Lowney has been with the District soothing techniques and more. Infant doll models are used to allow for hands-on practice. Lowney said he outlined relevant Attorney’s office since 1994 and spe- - Saturday, June 14 legal theories and types of evidence cialized in fraud until recently. needed to further prosecute the Lowney said two crimes seemed case. possible in the Children’s Theatre HEART TO HEART SEMINAR ON GROWING UP The department just doesn’t have situation: embezzlement or misap- Informative, humorous and lively discussions between parents and their pre-teens on that essential evidence, he said. propriation of public funds. puberty, the opposite sex and growing up. Girls attend these two-part sessions with “‘This is a real strange case’ is not Embezzlement requires a public a good theory. It’s just not going to official to use public money for a their moms and boys attend with their dads. fly,” he said. personal use, “with the specific in- - For Boys: Mondays, June 23 & 30 While investigating a June bur- tent to deprive the public entity of the - For Girls: Wednesdays, July 16 & 23 glary at the theater, Palo Alto po- money.” That crime has no statute of lice learned that $3,600 in traveler’s limitations and could result in three checks made out to Director Pat years in prison on each count. INFANT MASSAGE Briggs, Assistant Director Michael Misappropriation of public funds Learn the techniques of infant massage to relax and soothe a baby, to relieve the Litfin and Costume Supervisor Ali- is the unauthorized use of the money, son Williams had been stolen during without a specific intent to steal. It temporary discomforts of gas and soreness of vaccination sites, and to stimulate a baby the burglary. has a four-year statute of limitations as he or she grows into an active child. Briggs had not reported the checks and could result in four years in pris- - Thursdays, July 10-31 missing, police say, although her at- on on each count. torney has disputed that. Johnson said the investigation was Additional traveler’s checks were discontinued because of “the statute found in the theater and in Briggs’ of limitations issue together with the Call (650) 723-4600 or visit www.lpch.org to register or obtain more cluttered office. reduced likelihood of reaching the information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. Officers learned about the theater high burden of proving criminal ac- employees’ odd accounting system, tivity beyond a reasonable doubt.” which involved accepting cash ad- Lowney outlined several factors vances from the city for out-of-town that weakened the case. LUCILE PACKARD trips, using the money to buy trav- First, in order to show wrongdoing, eler’s checks, then using the checks investigators would need proof that CHILDREN’S to compensate themselves for official the theater employees used the trav- purchases charged to their personal eler’s checks for personal purposes, HOSPITAL credit cards. Lowney said. This practice continued even af- “They weren’t used, period. That ter the employees were issued city- was odd,” he said. approved credit cards for authorized In addition, the thousands of dol- CALL TODAY TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES (650) 723-4600 purchases, according to search warrant affidavits unsealed April 29. 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Thursday, May 29 It’s been a long, sad 11 months. 2:30 – 5 p.m. — Jack Morton, Palo Alto city councilman, on the Children’s Theatre police investigation, which was 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto ‘‘ dropped last week. See story on page 3. Hearst Center for Health Education

The Center for Hearing Health at PAMF will feature presentations by PAMF audiologists and physicians about hearing loss and Around Town treatment options, as well as information and demonstrations NO FUN FOR FASTERS? ... into the Haymarket Theatre to from hearing device manufacturers and other vendors on the The popcorn and cotton-candy listen to the abdication of King latest products and services for individuals with hearing loss. chow-down at Gunn High Edward VIII of Great Britain. “You School’s Carnival won’t be could never have those kinds of shared by all students, student assemblies in that old theater board member Andrew Tesler today,” she said. “It wouldn’t Light refreshments will be served. The event is open to PAMF reported at the last school board hold half the students.” To sup- patients and members of the community. RSVP for the event meeting. Members of Gunn’s port enlarging and sprucing up Key Club are fasting against schools, Webster and her hus- by calling 650-853-4873. world hunger that day, he said band, Sam, became the 1,000th with a sympathetic smile. The and 1,001st endorsers of the unfortunate coincidence — and proposed bond Measure A last much fun and celebration — week, according to the pro-bond will occur during Carnival at measure group. The June 3 bal- the school Friday, from 3 to 9 lot measure would continue the p.m. The party is open to the current $44.50 property tax per whole community, according to $100,000 assessed valuation organizer and Gunn junior Alix to raise $378 million. Of that, at www.pamf.org/hearinghealth Farhat. least $8 million is budgeted for theater improvements at Paly, DAVE’S COMING B-A-A-CK ... according to Co-chief Business Dave Price, the frequently feisty Official Bob Golton. Paly’s Hay- newspaper publisher who found- market may even be torn down ed and later sold the Palo Alto to make way for a new perform- Daily News and sister papers, is ing arts center, according to Su- What you need to about to re-enter the journalism perintendent Kevin Skelly. field in the Midpeninsula. Price know about confirmed that he’s planning DON’T VOTE FOR PROP. 98, something newspaperish, with CITY SAYS ... The June 2008 longtime partner Jim Pavelich, ballot contains competing but declined to say precisely propositions related to eminent TRENDS what. He’s been talking to former domain: the governments’ abil- Daily News staffers and adver- ity to take private property for tisers, and has hired longtime public purposes. The Palo Alto Kitchens, Baths journalist Diana Diamond back City Council, acting on the ad- as editor. She will be ending her vice of City Attorney Gary Baum, monthly column-writing stint recently urged the public to for the Weekly and leaving an support Proposition 99 and vote and Beyond assignment with the San Jose against Proposition 98. Sup- Business Journal. Price said the ported by anti-tax groups, 98 new publication will be called expands the definition of “taking” the Palo Alto Daily Post, not the property to include affecting its ell-conceived homes are a source of pleasure that endures. Wednesday, May 28 “Peninsula Daily,” as one report value. “Read literally, this provi- had it. He confirmed that name sion could make unconstitutional Before you remodel, learn about current trends in home 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm design. 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Page 6 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront plan to fire both Briggs and Curtis The city’s recommendations Children's Theatre after their hearings, the employees stem from an administrative in- (continued from page 3) can challenge the decision through vestigation, which examined the He said Briggs will have the several appeals, Plymale and Par- employees’ compliance with the opportunity to review all of the sons said. city’s rules and procedures. That documentation related to the city’s But, after that decision, the city probe was sparked by a criminal recommendation. usually does terminate the employ- investigation into unusual account- The appeal processes for Briggs ee, which means they stop getting ing practices at the theater. and Curtis will be slightly differ- paid even though they can keep ap- The administrative review was ent because Curtis is a member of pealing, Plymale said. conducted by David Reuben of DR Service Employees International The final decision for Briggs, Associates International and Doug Union Local 521, the largest union if the case is not resolved earlier, Freifeld, an attorney with Fagen for city employees, and Briggs is would be made by a “fact-finder Friedman & Fulfrost. part of the Management/Profes- appointed by the city” at a hearing, The administrative investigation sional bargaining unit. Parsons said. Plymale said an arbi- of Briggs has concluded, accord- On Monday, Plymale said he ter could be called in to make the ing to Don Larkin, assistant city final determination about Curtis. attorney. hasn’t seen a copy of Curtis’ let- “The union’s going to continue Although the contents of Briggs’ ter from the city yet, but he said to work aggressively to appeal any letter remain confidential, infor- he thought it might be related to of this,” Plymale said. “We don’t mation about the criminal inves- the late Assistant Director Michael think he did anything wrong.” tigation released within the last Litfin’s February memorial service Williams hasn’t received a let- week hints at the city’s probable held at the theater. ter explaining the city’s decision, case. (See story, “Why DA decided The employees on leave had Plymale said. Russ Carlsen, the not to prosecute theater case,” on been given special permission to city’s human resources director, page 5.) enter the theater to attend the fu- called her Friday and told her to During her 47 years at the the- neral, but during the service, Cur- return to work Tuesday morning, ater, Briggs worked with genera- tis was suspected of accessing his Plymale said. tions of Palo Alto children and computer. On Friday, Plymale said Wil- gained a legion of loyal support- Both Briggs and Curtis have the liams was feeling shock and con- ers. chance to challenge the decisions at fusion. Williams and Curtis have both a meeting with personnel officials “She’s afraid they’re going to been involved with the theater before the city’s decision is final- try to have her sign things and so since 1981. She has been the cos- ized, Plymale and Parsons said. forth, you can’t talk to this per- tume supervisor since 1985. Curtis’ hearing is scheduled for son or that person,” Plymale said. Curtis has run the box office June 5, Plymale said. “She’s just kind of suspect of the since 1995, according to the city’s Even if the city sticks with its whole process.” biography. ■ Council (continued from page 3) ‘I think given the degradation of trust and It‘s an easy way to make a difference. munity wish they could hear from us,” he said. Klein served as the concern in the community ... it’s going to attorney for the administration of the late theater Assistant Director be very important that we have as much Michael Litfin’s estate. The move broached sensitive le- transparency as possible.’ gal and ethical ground. State law – Pat Burt, Palo Alto city councilman forbids the council from discussing issues not included on a published agenda 72 hours in advance. And the investigation focused on three city employees, whose privacy is investigation, the decision to re- staff about the reasons for Richard protected. strict who the three staff members Curtis’ termination. Council members usually relate could talk with and other decisions “I think that is so outside the information about conferences of the Police Department. realm of things this council should they attended or other boards they “If we can answer some of these be talking about,” Baum said. serve on during the “Council Com- questions, then maybe we can be- “This individual has privacy rights. ments” section. gin to heal,” Morton said. Please don’t go down that road.” City Attorney Gary Baum reluc- Klein lauded Deputy District At- Burt also called for the city to tantly approved the discussion, em- torney Steve Lowney for clarify- release as much information as Paper. Plastic. Monstrous. phasizing council members should ing the case and criticized the city possible. Your best defense is a reusable bag. not violate the Brown Act, which for failing to keep the criminal “I think given the degradation of forbids discussion on non-agen- and administrative investigations trust and concern in the communi- dized items, or trespass beyond separate. ty ... it’s going to be very important BYOBag! Retail Partners Reward Shoppers their roles as policymakers. “I have yet to see an explanation that we have as much transparency Palo Alto businesses are partnering with the community to encourage you to bring The council approved the switch as to why the Children’s Theatre as possible,” Burt said. your own bag when you shop. They‘ll even reward you (e.g. discounts)! on a 7-2 vote, with council mem- was closed in January. I think this Kishimoto asked for an update Thank them for doing their part by giving them your business. bers Sid Espinosa and John Barton really has to come from the city on the status of the administrative voting “no.” manager’s office,” Klein said. investigation. Visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/BYOBag to learn your reward. Barton was so inflamed by the City Manager Frank Benest was “I think one thing that would not present Monday because he is really help the public is having a Accent Arts Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce* decision he announced he would Andronico‘s Palo Alto Community Federal leave the room during Council in Australia on a three-week vaca- clear explanation of what has taken Books Inc. Credit Union Comments. tion. place and what will take place,” Channing House* Palo Alto Sport Shop & Toy World “I’m just so ethically concerned He placed four of the theater’s Kishimoto said. Common Ground Garden Supply Patagonia about what this body is going to six employees on paid administra- Kelly Morariu, acting as city and Education Center Peninsula Hardware do,” Barton said, noting it is the tive leave on Jan. 24, the day the manager, said it was difficult for Congdon & Crome Piazza‘s Fine Foods first time he has opted out of a police obtained search warrants her to answer because of the em- Country Sun Natural Foods The Playstore discussion in his decade of elected for homes of Litfin, Pat Briggs and ployees’ privacy. Crossroads World Market Red Door Movies service. Alison Williams. Litfin died one Councilman Greg Schmid said Curves - Palo Alto South Skin Spirit week later. he thought the council should ad- Far East Living Sprout Cafe “This is a very sensitive topic, Honeys & Heroes Starbucks Coffee Company and I don’t think this is the way Klein also asked questions re- dress many issues raised by the J.J.& F. Market (locations: Middlefi eld Rd., to go about it,” Espinosa said. “We lated to costume sales, the city’s investigations, including how to Legar Salon California Ave.) need to agendize it.” failure to ask for financial docu- “help rebuild the trust in the com- Whole Foods Market Each council member took a mentation from theater employees munity.” * Denotes Community Partner different approach to the restricted and other decisions made by in- The council expects to decide discussion. vestigators and police Chief Lynne whether to commission a probe of Palo Alto businesses — become a BYOBag! Campaign Partner. Contact us for details. Morton asked about costume Johnson. the city’s handling of the case at sales, the link between the June Burt also asked several ques- an upcoming meeting. The coun- (650) 496-5910 burglary and the personnel investi- tions, provoking a sharp response cil does not meet next week due to www.cityofpaloalto.org/BYOBag gation, the duration of the criminal from Baum when he pressed city Memorial Day. ■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 7 Upfront Palo Alto Unifi ed School District WEST COAST GLASS lice had focused on the theater DA employee’s spending and trips be- Request for Statement of (continued from page 5) tween 2000 and 2004 because there Qualifi cations for Architectural lars worth of traveler’s checks were were no records during that period, found at the theater. Lowney said. Services “That’s city property. It never left “After 2004 (Briggs) turns in re- city property. That’s very unusual,” ceipts, before 2000 she turns in re- The Palo Alto Unifi ed School District (“District”) is requesting the submis- Lowney said. ceipts,” Lowney said. “It’s a huge sion of a statement of qualifi cations for architectural services (“Statement of 10% off materials “You have to get up in court and gap.” Qualifi cations”) from fi rms interested in providing professional architectural 4020 FABIAN WAY PALO ALTO say, ‘This woman stole money from Lowney said he has “pretty good services to the District for projects outlined in the Measure A Project List. 493-1011 the city,’” Lowney said. “Well, they proof” the city never asked for any RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL actually were never cashed. When receipts or other documentation from The District is seeking one or more fi rms with a record of excellence Family Owned since 1929 you hear that somebody stole mon- theater staff during that period. in school planning, programming, design and project delivery. The JOE BAXTER ey from the city that never left the The city is “not denying that,” theater. ... Lowney said. fi rm should have extensive experience with the Offi ce of Public School Contractor License #227972 “By that time, it’s apparent you Reached Thursday, City Manager Construction (“OPSC”), the Division of the State Architect (“DSA”), the Mon. - Fri., 8:00 - 5:00 don’t have a case beyond a reason- Frank Benest admitted the city had Uniform Building Code (“UBC”), and Title 24 of the California Code of INSULATED & BROKEN WINDOWS able doubt.” erred. Regulations. REPLACED, MIRRORS HEAVY GLASS TOPS & BEVELS On Thursday, Johnson said she has “There should obviously have been proof that on 150 occasions Briggs stronger efforts to ensure that they To obtain a copy of this RFQ or for questions regarding this request for received money from both the non- turned in receipts, and that was not qualifi cations (“RFQ”) inquiries may be directed to Dr. Robert Golton at profit Friends group and the city for done. That’s quite clear,” he said. 650-329-3801 or [email protected]. All Statements of Qualifi cations the same purchases. Benest said he doesn’t think the must be received on or before May 29, 2008, no later than 5:00 p.m. “There’s no doubt that that oc- accounting gaps extend beyond the Recycle curred,” Lowney said. Children’s Theatre, however. Interested Architectural fi rms are encouraged to attend a voluntary site tour But the Friends would likely say “No, I do not believe so. I can- of the following District campuses on May 19, 2008, starting at 3:30 p.m. your that Briggs made a mistake and ask not comment further than that,” he (meet at the District Offi ce at 25 Churchill Ave.): Palo Alto High School, her to pay back the money, Lowney said. Gunn High School, JLS Middle School, Fairmeadow Elementary School. said. Assistant City Attorney Don Lar- “So you have no victim,” he said. kin said Monday that a new inves- “That’s what I found was difficult.” tigation into the city’s money-han- But the discovery of the double dling and tracking process will be payments motivated detectives to launched soon. continue the case. Benest has “given direction to “You see that conduct, and it can’t staff to make this happen as quickly be ignored because it did in fact oc- as possible,” Larkin said. ■ cur,” Lowney said. Staff Writer Becky Trout can be During the investigation, po- e-mailed at [email protected].

other issues.” Gay marriage Theri Rowen, president of the (continued from page 3) Silicon Valley Young Republicans stern of the Unitarian Universalist Federation, called the California Su- Church of Palo Alto called the rul- preme Court’s ruling a “shock and a ing “great news” in a press release. wake-up call.” A decade ago, her congregation “It’s disappointing that this [ban] became a “welcoming,” proactively got overturned, but it gives us con- including bisexual, gay, lesbian and servatives another opportunity to get transgender congregants. something on the ballot that will ... Her congregation voted unani- get traditional marriage back in the mously to oppose Proposition 22 state. It was a very close vote, three in 2000, also known as the Knight to four, and it just makes us work Initiative, which provided that the harder,” she said. state would recognize as marriages “I have friends and family that are only unions “between a man and a gay — but I tell them, ‘You know, woman.” I believe in traditional marriage. It California voters ratified the initia- doesn’t mean I love you less,’” she tive, which the California Supreme said. Court struck down. She believes Thursday’s ruling for Pastor Andy Burnham of the Pen- the state of California will affect the insula Bible Church in Palo Alto said country. he is displeased the court decided to “It’s going to be an issue for Mc- overturn the will of the people. Cain, Hillary and Obama,” she said. “Morality is being mandated by The South Peninsula Area Repub- the court systems. They have stepped lican Coalition said the decision will into an area that is outside of their loosen the fabric of California fami- bounds. They are trying to call it a lies and society, according to a press civil right, but it is more of a moral release sent by Duffy Price. issue — and the courts have stepped The decision is evidence that the into an area that they were not de- California Supreme Court is “legis- signed to handle,” he said. lating from the bench.” According to Burnham, recent in- But the majority opinion was terpretations of rights would appall reached based on the contents of the the founding fathers and the writers state constitution, not through the of the state constitution. judges’ personal opinions, argued While he opposes the court rul- James Zahradka, attorney at the Law ing, Burnham said he does not op- Foundation of Silicon Valley. pose gay people. Nor does his God, “They got past the whole issue of he said. ‘civil unions are the same as mar- “God loves the gay community. He riage by a different name’ by saying loves the sinner but hates the sin,” he there are rights that are traditionally said. associated with marriage that are in- “I do care about people; it’s more tegral to a person’s liberty and per- the particular court decision that I sonal autonomy,” he said. am having difficulty with,” he said, These rights cannot be undone proposing the following rhetorical without amending the state constitu- question: “If we’re allowing gay tion, he said. ■ marriage between consenting adults, Editorial Intern Veronica Sude- then will polygamy be allowed next? kum can be contacted at vsude- This opens the doorway to some [email protected]. Page 8 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront

NeighborhoodsA roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

AROUND THE BLOCK

AY CHIHUAHUA . . . Palo Alto canine Chloe, the pug- Chihuahua mix owned by Mel and Katrina Soledad, won the fourth annual regional Petco Unleashed Chihuahua Races, which took place on May 3 in San Bruno. She ran the 35- yard track in 1.6 seconds. “We know Chloe can kick butt. Her fastest during training was 1.4 seconds,” Katrina Soledad said. Chloe came in second last year. Chloe will move on to San Diego on Aug. 31 for the national race and her bid to be crowned the fastest Chihuahua in America. She received a vanilla ice cream cone for her reward.

SWINGIN’ GOOD TIME . . .

Two new swings accessible David Cenzer to all children, including those with physical disabilities, were just installed at Greer Park, according to Olenka Villareal, a board member of nonprofit The Sue Prescott and Larry Kavinoky met, and will be married, in College Terrace. Friends of the Palo Alto Parks. The wide, blue swings have a beige safety strap and hang over a rubberized surface. They will fit children who have outgrown the Marrying the ‘girl next door’ park’s bucket swings but aren’t ready for “big kid” swings yet, Couple found romance in their neighborhood School in Los Altos. the church included doing late-night Villareal said. For more informa- by Sue Dremann But Kavinoky moved away before security checks. As he and Prescott tion or to give feedback, e-mail Prescott got to know his family and grew closer, she joined him dur- [email protected]. t’s a boy-marries-the-girl-next- right in the neighborhood. she didn’t meet him for 36 years. ing his rounds. One night, as they door kind of story. But the The marriage will be the first for In 2003, Kavinoky moved back checked the church, he proposed to BAMBI DEBUT . . . Barron I groom is 62 years old, the bride Prescott. Kavinoky has four chil- to College Terrace to help his ag- her in the sanctuary. Park got a dose of wildlife May 61. Finding each other took nearly dren by a previous marriage. They ing parents. Prescott hosted a Bible- The couple will marry on June 7 4 when a young deer was spot- 40 years. But no matter — College might have had many opportunities study group on Thursday evenings at Wesley Methodist Church. ted running down La Donna Terrace residents Larry Kavinoky to meet: Kavinoky grew up in Col- and that’s where they met, at her “Nobody pushed,” Kavinoky said Avenue. After the animal got and Sue Prescott plan to be married lege Terrace; Prescott moved there home, Kavinoky said. of family. “The good Lord just knew dangerously close to El Camino for 40 years and make up for lost from Oregon in the 1960s. Both It didn’t take long before they what he was doing.” Real, neighborhood residents time, they said. graduated from Stanford in 1967. started studying each other, they Prescott has a quiet, intelligent and Palo Alto Animal Services The couple’s romance is living She knew his parents and his sis- said. “In December 2006, we felt presence; her silver hair is worn employees were able to coax it proof that one doesn’t have to go ter, who had two sons in Prescott’s the spark. We got serious in January swept back. She earned a master’s away from the busy street and far to find true love. Sometimes it’s Spanish class at Egan Junior High 2007,” Kavinoky said. His duties at back towards safety. Lynnie (continued on next page) Melena, president of the Bar- ron Park Association, had never seen a deer in the area before. and the Marlins and manager of the day evening during training, shout- “I was driving on La Donna, Friendly neighborhood rivalry Eichler Swim & Tennis Club. ing out a sequence of drills to the 30 and the deer came bounding But it’s a friendly competition, big swimmers who bobbed in the lanes down the street towards me. Two neighborhood swim teams face off in annual event on fun and pretty much fluid — the of the aquamarine-colored pool. The It’s not something you expect by Sue Dremann young people have friends on both young swimmers took off, pulling to see,” Melena said. The deer teams, she said. away in long strokes to the far side likely followed Matadero Creek ot every neighborhood has its architect Joseph Eichler in the mid- There is also a decidedly com- of the pool and back again; back and to Barron Park, resident Doug own swim team, but since the to-late 1950s. petitive edge: Many of the young forth in a sequence of laps. N early 1960s, two Palo Alto The two teams will face off at swimmers ages 4 to 18 go on to be- “It’s a great rivalry. The coaches Moran said. “Creeks are wildlife highways. It’s got shelter; it’s got residential teams have engaged in a the Eichler Swim & Tennis Club on come top competitors at Palo Alto swam a relay with each other last water; it’s got food,” he said. The friendly neighborhood competition. June 14. Both are part of the Junipe- and Gunn high schools, according year,” he said. deer returned safely back to the The Eichler Gators hail from Palo ro Serra Swim League, a five-team to Kelly. Paddington takes his charges seri- creek after the commotion. Verde and swim at the Eichler Swim organization of friendly competitors Luke Paddington, Gators’ head ously. He’s trying to create all-around Send announcements of & Tennis Club on Louis Road; the from Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Cuper- coach of 9-years-old-and-up swim- better athletes, he said. The swim- neighborhood events to Sue Greenmeadow Marlins swim at tino and Saratoga swim clubs who mers, is a champion sprint swimmer mers learn everything from how to Dremann at sdremann@ the Greenmeadow Residents Asso- vie for championship at Stanford in from Trinidad and Tobago who has read the clock to how to shake hands paweekly.com. ciation pool on Parkside Drive. The late July, according to Sue Kelly, for- coached Olympic athletes. He kept a with competitors and how to take neighborhood pools were built by mer team coach of both the Gators keen eye on his athletes last Wednes- (continued on next page)

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 9 Upfront PALO ALTO FARMERS’ MARKET said. Couple Prescott squeezed back. “He’s next market day (continued from previous page) very supportive and affirming,” she SAT. MAY 24, 2008 degree in education from Stanford said. and has taught languages at Egan for Childhood friends from Prescott’s GILMAN ST @ HAMILTON 8a-12p 40 years. She loves music and has Girl Scout days came down from sung in her church choir since 1980. Oregon to meet Kavinoky after She has traveled widely and knows learning of the couple’s engage- Community run, serving the local community many people from around the world. ment. “They were checking him with fresh produce from local farmers since 1981. Her roommates have often been out,” Prescott said. All proceeds beneﬁ t Avenidas Senior Center. from other countries, she said. Kavinoky didn’t mind. “It’s been Kavinoky is tall, gentle and gre- very pleasant to see that she is so Son of Rambow garious. He graduated from Stan- deeply loved. What I love best about 2:00, 4:30, 7:10, 9:35 ford with a degree in economics. He her is her concern for others,” he left Palo Alto after graduation and The Visitor said. 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:30 joined the Air Force, where he was Prescott brought out a picture (Times are Fri thru Thurs) a meteorologist for 10 years. Later, of her wedding gown. It’s her first armed with an MBA, he settled in marriage and she wants a traditional Cheyenne, Wyo. and began a busi- white wedding. “This is it. I’m an www.pafarmersmarket.org ness as a certified public accountant. old-fashioned person,” she said. In 2001, he moved to Virginia. Kavinoky closed his eyes. He When he returned to Palo Alto, won’t get a glimpse of the gown un- he started another accounting busi- til wedding day. ness. One of his focuses is helping With 40 years of residency, seniors with their finances, he said. Prescott is “the newcomer to Col- SpringSpring into Shape! He joined Wesley Methodist, the lege Terrace,” she said. Roots run at Overtime Fitness church where he grew up. deep among neighbors who spend Kavinoky and Prescott have more many decades there. Many neigh- LIVE. FLEX. GROW. ENGAGE. than faith in common. Both have a bors will be among the 250 guests love of doing service. He is a mem- at the wedding, she said. CLASSES. TRAINERS. NEW EQUIPMENT. ber of the Rotary Club in Foster City The reception will be held at Stan- and has worked with Rebuilding To- ford’s Tresidder Union Oak Room, gether on construction projects for with music — a piano and guitar. the needy. She has volunteered with The couple will honeymoon in WORKOUTWORKOUT FOR FREE the Friendly Visitors program for Big Sur. But that’s only part one. Af- nearly 30 years, visiting the home- terward, they will jet off to China, 10 DAY TRIAL OFFER bound and aged. In 2007, the couple where Prescott will be singing with FirstFirst time trial customers only pplease.lease. did missionary work in Tonga. the Stanford choral ensembles trav- OffOffer expiresi 006/15/08.6/15/08 MMustt presentt ththisi ad.d What is important in a marriage? eling there from June 16 to July 5. 650.944.8555 “Communication, faith and listen- Kavinoky will move into M-F 6am-9pm Sa/Su 8am-7pm ing — knowing what’s important to Prescott’s Oxford Street home. But 1625 N. Shoreline Blvd. Mt. View, CA 94043 your spouse — what makes him the biggest adjustment may be when happy. It’s important to enjoy doing Prescott takes his name. WWW.OVERTIMEFITNESS.COM things you enjoy together,” Prescott “The seventh-graders will have said. a hard time calling me Mrs. Kavi- Kavinoky squeezed her hand. noky,” she said. ■ We invite you to experience our “Being in service together. The fo- Staff Writer Sue Dremann cus on helping others lets me focus can be e-mailed at sdremann@ on her and not be ‘me’-centered,” he paweekly.com.

Eighty young people are members BEAUTIFULRESIDENTIALCOMMUNITY Rivalry of the club. (continued from previous page) B.J. Garvey, 12, Chris Maystead V Take a stroll down our walking paths and a loss — or a win — gracefully, he and Jake Weinstein, both 11, are all said. Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School lovely landscaped gardens. “You learn how to work as a team sixth-graders. The three boys have V As you tour our spacious apartments enjoy the both in and out of the pool. The older “lots of friends on the Eichler team,” kids help the younger kids,” he add- Weinstein said. view from the balcony or patio. ed. The Marlins haven’t won for a After five years without a cham- while, he added, but he is confident. V Take advantage of our many amenities and pionship win, the 150-athlete Gators “You get a lot of bragging rights if concierge services. needed a boost of self-esteem. you win,” he said, adding that much of “Last year, I told them they would the bragging goes on at school, where V We offer independent and assisted living get a trophy. We took it one meter at swimmers from both teams mingle. options with six levels of care available. a time. We lost only one drill meet Maystead has been a Marlin for and we won all the others. We tied three years. He’s confident the team for the championship with two oth- will win, he said. For Garvey, the er teams. They started to believe in challenge is personal. “It’s fun to see themselves,” he said. what you need to improve on,” he Jonathan Anker, 16, has been a said. Gator for eight years. He also swims Head coach Lauren Costella is in for Gunn High School. “It’s fun. It her first year as Marlins coach. gets me fit. I get to exercise and “I’m still getting my feet wet,” she hang out with my friends,” he said. said. Last year his team beat Green- But Costella has experience. She meadow. “We’ve been getting better swam with Stanford’s team for four over the years. We’re going to beat years and has competed nationally Palo Alto Commons is a privately owned them again this year,” he said confi- and internationally. She also coached and managed senior residence in Palo Alto. dently. other summer leagues. The water at the Greenmeadow “It’s great having the two pools [at Here you'll find a warm and vibrant Community Association pool on Eichler and Greenmeadow]. We want environment with a loyal and committed Parkside Drive looked inviting on a to have fun and have friendly compe- 100-degree afternoon last Thursday. long-term staff and management. tition,” she said. Coach Sara Langlois shouted encour- For Garvey, Maystead and Wein- agement over the splashing of flailing Please call for a personal tour and be stein, the pools offer a chance for arms and pummeling legs. cross-neighborhood social exchange. our guest for lunch. We look forward 4075 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, CA 94306 The Marlins competitors are as “It’s nice to be able to say, ‘Hey, let’s to seeing you. young as 4 years old, although at that go swimming,’” Weinstein said. ■ 650-494-0760 age they swim only one lap and aren’t Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be www.paloaltocommons.com Short term stays are available. License #435200706 disqualified in competition, Langlois e-mailed at sdremann@paweekly. said. com. Page 10 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly CASHIN COMPANY

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Page 12 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths

ried Bill Francis, whom she met in He was born in Los Angeles and the Marines, and enrolled in the Uni- graduated from Stanford in 1940 Deaths versity of Texas at Austin. Following with an economics degree. graduation, they lived briefly in Ven- He served as Navy lieutenant and Paul Balboni ezuela, then settled in Keene, N.H. staff intelligence officer in World Paul Balboni, 58, a former Palo There she completed her college War II and worked in administrative Alto resident, died March 20 in Los education at Keene Teacher’s Col- posts for the Central Intelligence Angeles. lege and taught English and math in Agency and the Ford Foundation in He was born in San Francisco and the local school district. the 1950s before joining the Stanford raised in Palo Alto. She and Bill retired in 1977 and administration in 1957. He had been living in West Holly- moved to Florida. Except for a two He was asked by then-Provost wood, where he was instrumental in year period when they lived in Bah- opening Vito’s Pizza, an acclaimed Fred Terman to be the university’s rain, the couple remained in Florida. restaurant. point man in Washington to get ap- Loved ones recall his generosity Her husband passed away in 2001 proval for the proposed linear accel- of spirit as well as his enormous and in 2006 she moved to Palo Alto erator center. athletic ability at various schools in to be near her son. He remained with SLAC until the Palo Alto. She was an active participant in mid-1970s as the associate director He is survived by his elder sib- the resident councils at the retire- for administrative services. lings, Jim of Palo Alto and Bonnie ment communities where she lived He was also a founding member of Lake Shasta, Calif.; and twin both in Holly Hill, Fla., and in Palo and later executive director of the brother, Stephen of Palo Alto. Alto. She enjoyed studying her fam- Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition. A “celebration of life” memorial ily’s genealogy. One of the group’s projects was will be held Saturday, May 24, 4 to 6 She is survived by her son, Curt named Moulton Plaza in his honor. p.m. at Dinah’s Poolside Grill, 4261 Francis; and three grandchildren. He participated in protest of the El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Family services will be held in Vietnam War at the San Mateo Daytona Beach, Fla., where she will County Draft Board in 1971 and June Francis be interred next to her late husband. campaigned for the impeachment of June Francis, 83, a resident of then-President Richard Nixon. Palo Alto, died April 14 of natural Robert Moulton He is survived by Helen, his wife causes. Robert Moulton, 89, who helped of 61 years; sons, Mark and Rob- A native of Reading, Penn., she win funding from the federal gov- ert; daughters Katherine and Sarah; served in the U.S. Marine Corps in ernment to build the Stanford Linear three grandchildren; and one great- World War II. Accelerator Center (SLAC) in 1959, grandchild. After the end of the war, she mar- died at his Palo Alto home April 15. No memorial service is planned.

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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 13 Editorial An investigation gone very wrong Children’s Theatre no-prosecutions announcement caps nearly a year of fruitless police work and raises SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions serious management-oversight concerns e may never know how a police investigation into a simple California Avenue mural Profitable poison after I showed him the lab results. burglary morphed into one of the most confusing, frustrating, Editor, Editor, His choices in building materials W hurtful and ultimately un-prosecutable cases in the history of I want to weigh in on making This article (“Reasonable Accom- might have been quite different had the Palo Alto Police Department. changes to the mural in the Califor- modations?”, May 9) portrays a de- he been given the opportunity to For nearly a year, detectives were deeply immersed in exploring nia Avenue pedestrian tunnel. gree of ignorance and criminal neg- read a label for them and learn what leads in a criminal case that has become as cluttered as the Children’s The deep-sea mural painted by ligence in the housing sector which the ambient levels of formaldehyde Theatre’s office, while a parallel administrative investigation was Oscar Castillo about 10 years ago is largely responsible for skyrocket- would be, once installed in rooms of various dimensions. Why do we underway involving a private detective and a lawyer. is wonderful. Every time I walk ing rates of illness and health care through I feel joy and wish to let costs. OSHA supposedly deals with have formaldehyde in our housing Even Deputy District Attorney Steve Lowney, who has worked at all? It is banned in many other closely with Palo Alto detectives since November, says he Oscar know that he makes a positive monitoring toxicity over eight-hour impact on my spirits almost daily. days spent in the workplace. There countries as a carcinogen, sensitizer doesn’t understand what was going on at the Children’s Theatre. and toxic substance. He said there were enough indications of questionable financial I always want to say “thank you, are no residential standards for the thank you, thank you!” but never 24-hour occupation of homes by in- Why must we wait for casualties practices to merit an investigation. have until now. What if Rivera’s fants, women, pregnant women, the when responsible research and de- Yet he ultimately had to pull the plug on any prosecution murals had been painted over by the elderly or the infirmed. velopment should determine such — and hence on the investigation itself — because it would next generation of artists? There are I was disabled by pesticide poison- things in pre-market testing? Label- be impossible to make a case to a jury out of the tangled web other public walls for the new artists ing at the age of 45. Left with a sig- ing would then allow consumers to of evidence, suspicions, surmises and apparent lack of police to display their talents. We should nificant degree of extrinsic asthma, make informed choices in our pur- awareness of long-time practices relating to annual sales of old not cover up the past, but perhaps I once moved into an apartment and chases of unregulated substances. costumes, a significant component of the probe. make it more permanent by putting experienced heightened respiratory Inadequate product testing and But ending the investigation raises a serious question of it in tile. and sinus problems. Realizing the euphemistic, incomplete labeling fairness. Despite the inability to prosecute, Police Chief Lynne Barbara Millin answer was not in taking pills but permits the ongoing deception of Johnson in a press-release announcement made the astounding Emerson Street in examining the air I was breath- consumers believing we practice statement that there were “significant instances of serious Palo Alto ing, I invested $125 in checking capitalism. No system of capitalism financial misconduct and other possible criminal activity.” formaldehyde levels in this heav- is representative of a “free market- What can anyone to do with that harsh judgment? Because Answer is yes ily insulated, recently constructed place” when consumers have no there will be no trial, there will be no opportunity for a defense Editor, unit. The results were higher than idea what they are buying. or “not guilty” vindication. In answer to whether or not traf- those reported by the CDC in the The woman described in this article appears to have been held re- No one is questioning that the handling of funds at the 76- fic flow and safety have improved Katrina trailers and in excess of in the Charleston/Arastradero cor- WHO guidelines for residences. I sponsible for achieving the impos- year-old theater operation was way past odd — “screwy,” the sible — knowing how the owners late Assistant Director Michael Litfin called it prior to his death ridor? didn’t sue my landlord for buying standard insulation and cabinetry in late January, while denying wrongdoing. Litfin, Director Pat The answer is yes! (continued on page 16) Briggs and two staff members, Alison Williams and Richard Gloria and Ron Pyszka materials and we parted amicably Curtis, were abruptly placed on suspension Jan. 24. Williams East Charleston Road Palo Alto can return to work this week but Briggs and Curtis are being YOUR TURN recommended for termination. Curtis is represented by the employees’ union, but Briggs is Boyarsky for judge Editor, The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on management, thus not covered by a union — despite having worked issues of local interest. to create a middle-management association several years ago. We strongly support Jay Boyarsky Yes, there was sloppy bookkeeping and years when there for Superior Court Judge in Santa What do you think? Does Palo Alto need more parks? (See Page 3.) appear to be no expense receipts at all. But was there dishonesty? Clara County. Boyarsky recently concluded five years of service as No matter, Briggs and Curtis, at least, have been judged guilty the Supervising Deputy District by press release following a secrecy-shrouded investigation that Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] Attorney for North Santa Clara or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, was allowed to drag on for far too long. County. He is a person of impec- address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right From outward appearances, the handling of this investigation, cable integrity and has earned the to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors from the abrupt suspensions to the anticlimactic fizzle last endorsement of our police chief, the known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. week, appears to have been as clumsily handled as records and county sheriff and every endorsing You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town traveler’s checks at the theater. Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read police officers’ association in the blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any The public owes thanks to Lowney, the sole member of the county . time, day or night. district attorney’s office “Government Integrity Unit,” for his What makes Boyarsky unique, Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- candid sharing of insights and light into the murky case in however, is that he has also won mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish today’s Weekly. Lowney, who worked with detectives for months the support of a very wide range of it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. to make prosecutorial sense of the case, finally concluded it civil-rights leaders, based in part on For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Assistant to the Editor Tyler Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. could not be pursued successfully in court. his leadership in prosecuting hate Besides its complexity, the case had serious flaws. One was crimes. the suspected “embezzlement” of costumes for annual sales He is the only candidate running to benefit the theater through the Friends of the Palo Alto who has such broad support. The re- Children’s Theatre group. These sales were highly public 15 markable breadth and balance of his years, and one wonders why detectives seemed oblivious to that. support, from so many people who A second huge problem was how to establish that thousands have worked with him over the years of dollars worth of traveler’s checks kept in Briggs’ office were and who understand the importance of having fair and balanced judges, actually “stolen.” They were still on city property and “had never is a clear indication that he is a su- been cashed, period,” Lowney noted. The Weekly asked soon perb candidate for the bench. after the investigation became public: If there was an intent to It can be difficult at times to make steal why were the checks still in the office? informed decisions about judicial More relevant is the question of how this bookkeeping candidates since relatively little catastrophe was allowed to exist for years without oversight information on the candidates is from higher-up. And there is a companion concern: If a situation widely available. In this case, how- such as this can exist in one department, what is happening ever, we do have all the information elsewhere? we need to know that Boyarsky will It seems the soon-to-be-hired new city manager, assistant city be an excellent Superior Court judge manager and city auditor have a high-priority task neatly laid out and deserves our vote. for them: To assure the community that city funds — and police Jon Foster and Catherine Crystal investigations — are being adequately supervised. Foster Channing Avenue Palo Alto Page 14 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read Diana Diamond’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!

Guest Opinion Teaching math needs history to make it add up

by Truman Cross cided to give algebra a Physicists know very well that they are Students should learn that mean, median, chool math due for upgrade,” Ar- go just to see how bad fortunate to capture some bits of reality with and mode are concepts, not real things, and den Pennell’s interesting report my brain really was. numbers and symbols borrowed from math- that statistics never yield hard information “Sin the Weekly (May 14), aroused “Mathematics is an ematicians. That is enormously convenient on how reality will behave tomorrow. some memories and reflections on my strug- elegant and rigorous since they cannot see or sometimes even That is why people go to baseball games. gles with arithmetic and math many years language about noth- detect what they are talking about. Author Chasing reality with a bucket of numbers ago. I will let readers do the arithmetic by ing.” Those are the Brian Greene discusses this in his 1999 may be enjoyable, but the paint on the stone first words I remember giving my age: 74. book, “The Elegant Universe: Super Strings, is not the stone, or, much worse, a human. Stewart Sheets saying, I want to emphasize that I am not a nostal- Hidden Dimensions, and the Search for the Gifted students will learn much, as I did, gic old geezer who thinks schools were bet- but from then on I aced Ultimate Theory.” from books by and about mathematicians, ter “back then.” I remember great teachers every test in sight. I re- Biologists also talk to each other with and some friends, not whether school was member vividly show- numbers, but reality is doing whatever real- and will also learn a powerful question-pos- good or bad. ing my father how well I could play with ity does while they talk. Engineers doing ing tool: What puzzled and challenged Des- But I do remember humiliation at being those x’s and y’s, get them all in order on calculus are between jobs. cartes, Newton, Euler, Gauss, Lobachevskii, dumb in manipulating numbers and sym- the left, give instructions at the = sign, and Computers are doing the heavy lifting Poincare, Piano, Hardy, Hilbert, Goedel, bols. watch them fall into formation on the right. now, although the electronics industry needs Turing? And how did these luminous minds Magarethe Sass (seventh grade arithme- It was a game I could play! I gave plane people who can enter one and zero in imagi- approach their puzzles using the work of tic, although the word math was creeping geometry a chance the next year, but it was native ways. We all love those people who predecessors? into usage) inspired me to pay attention. Just unnecessary because Sheets had introduced created “word processing,” an odd phrase Mathematics has a history, a rich history what her magic was I cannot say. But I do the class to analytic geometry, and it was since the real action is taking place in a that needs to be added to math instruction to know she carefully explained (a new expe- plain that geometry was just another game brain. give it context and meaning. Knowing some- rience for me) that numbers were symbols, with symbols and instructions. The problem of quick and slow learning thing about both the nature of math and the and that just nine of them took care of all I could do it, but why bother? I wanted to is a result of so many variables that no sane living, breathing individuals who struggled know about humans. After all, I was one. Or possible combinations. person would guess at “the answer.” to bring it into the clarity of light is a won- She also made sure that we understood so they said. But that does return my thoughts to As opportunities came along, I began derful way to learn, not just about math but multiplication as high-speed addition, di- Pennell’s article or to the impossible task about what the intellect can do, whether it vision as the same for subtraction. “Place” reading in history of mathematical thought of teaching to a standard output without and works by and about mathematicians. applies to reality or not. suddenly made sense. My humiliation never (thankfully) a standard input, to use some A clear history could possibly be the most quite subsided because of a genius called One of the remarkable discoveries (for me) inhuman terms derived from economic the- important upgrade possible to instruction in Grover, but at least I think everyone else felt was that some humans felt a kind of rapture ory and engineering. ■ that he was one-of-a-kind. playing this game, and it became clear that Basic arithmetic — manipulating num- mathematics. Leaving eighth grade for high school, I raptured people invented the rules and sym- bers that stand for “something” with simple Truman B. Cross is a longtime Palo Alto signed up for general math to avoid algebra, bols that so tortured the rest of us. instructions to those numbers — is worth resident and a Russia scholar who taught but some teacher (Ms. Swan?) overruled my They could really only talk to each other, the effort. Eight years of that is enough for as a lecturer in history at Portland State but they had managed to make math a re- choice. Yet now I could avoid humiliation by anyone but the blessed (or cursed) “math- University, Drake University, University quirement in schools and for securing em- skipping school after noon: band and typ- ematically inclined.” of California, Santa Barbara and Foothill ployment in the “sciences.” There is even a ing were also disposable. I suffered a year And that is also enough time to explain College until his retirement in June 2000. field in history — kliometrics — for shuf- of general math with some obviously bored what mathematicians do by way of some He can be e-mailed irinacross@sbcglobal. fling humans into various categories. coach, changed states and schools, and de- simple algebra, perhaps analytic geometry. net. Streetwise What event especially influenced your life? Asked around downtown Palo Alto. Interviews Jillian Keenan Photographs by Veronica Weber.

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“Getting married and having kids. “I really don’t get too many events “Having my children. You’re suddenly “There’s a conference we had in East “I would say the birth of my children. That’s definitely the biggest event of because I’m always in meetings, but living for something other than your- Palo Alto for young women of color The birth of my second child coincided my life, because you care about some- recently I would have to say the art fes- self that is bigger and more important. and I thought that was pretty amazing. with Hurricane Katrina and seeing one more than yourself and that’s a tival. Before I graduated from college, The love you feel is indescribable.” We actually put on the event from the pictures of mothers fighting for their pretty big change.” I used to draw. So now, I just go to mu- ground up, just having fun and bonding children, juxtaposed with just having seums and festivals to see the art.” together.” had my child, was quite moving.”

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 15 Spectrum ARM hurt? Is your Adjustable Rate Mortgage Guest Opinion hurting you? Now may be a great time to look at a “fixed rate” mortgage remedy and avoid the uncertainty of Council must say ‘never again’ to future interest rate adjustments. For fast relief call me today! ill-informed investigations by Suzie Stewart tainly Emi- ers’ check, though backed by funds GARY WALLACE, JD s a former president of the ly Harrison, parents had sent to the city for the Mortgage Broker board of the Friends of the who worked trips, supplemented by scholarship AChildren’s Theatre and chair for the city funds given by the Friends to pay 408-884-3014 of the building committee in the long before the expenses of less affluent kids, PURCHASE • REFINANCE • DEBT • INVESTMENT 1980s and 1990s, I have naturally Frank Ben- was still a form of embezzlement. followed closely the just-curtailed est arrived, That is a scurrilous charge, Century Oak police investigation of the theater. knew the based on a lack of knowledge and FINANCIAL GROUP Because of my role on the theater op- a skewed vision of the facts. (DRE Lic: 01342055) Friends board, I spent substantial erations and It is understandable that manag- time at the theater and had many the staff ers or administrators do not know interactions with the staff. I knew well. She all staff members well, especially these people well and observed the had worked closely with the staff new ones. complexities of normal theater op- and the Friends in the years of es- But when one employee works erations, aside from the building tablishing and executing the pub- for the city for 45 years, one for 35 project itself. lic/private partnership to build the years, and one for 25 years, surely Pat Briggs, Michael Litfin and Roy Ginsburg stage, and had been SOMEONE knows them — their Alison Williams were focused on involved in many meetings with strengths, their quirks, and certain- the kids and the productions. We the theater staff regarding various ly their history of integrity. That is worked around their schedules to aspects of theater operation. why this misjudgment is so tragic, deal with building-project issues. I And though Frank Benest did and why the council must be con- was also struck by their determina- not know as much about theater cerned about what new people will tion to preserve the historic tradi- operations as Harrison did, he cer- or will not know. tions of the theatre as we worked tainly had shown confidence in Pat Surely members of a police de- on the Golden Anniversary activi- Briggs. partment must be instructed to ties. Because I understood the “be- When the city needed someone know the community in which hind the scenes” operation of the to serve as an interim arts director they work and the expectations of theatre, I was especially appalled when Leon Kaplan left, he turned the citizens of Palo Alto, who value at what happened to the staff. to Pat Briggs. There were never civil rights and liberties just as they I also have viewed this investiga- questions of Briggs’ competence respect the important work police tion in my capacity as a long-time or integrity. do to maintain public safety. student and teacher of government, Thus, when the police had ques- But it is equally important that tions when they began investigat- a role from which I retired in 2005 the council insist that city admin- ing the burglary of the theater, both after over 40 years in the Palo Alto istrators also understand the expec- Unified School District. This is Harrison and Benest should have tations of the public with regard to a case study of an aspect of local told the police Chief Lynne John- the treatment of city employees. government that deserves some se- son that she needed to have her of- New administrators must under- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING rious scrutiny, especially because ficers discuss financial questions the City of Palo Alto is about to with the city auditor and Friends’ stand that knowledge of an organi- of the City of Palo Alto zation is not only textbook theory Architectural Review Board (ARB) hire a new city manager and assis- treasurer in order to clear up ques- tant manager. tions about travelers’ checks, cos- but institutional history and more There are problems in any orga- tumes or anything else, before than a superficial knowledge of Please be advised that Thursday, June 5, 2008, the ARB shall conduct nization when administrators have jumping to conclusions. people. There are good reasons the City a public hearing at 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 250 no knowledge of the history of that Given their knowledge of this organization. Since the city will staff and theater operations, there Charter and state law prevents Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may council interference with police appear and be heard. hire an almost all new administra- was no excuse for what they al- tive team this summer, there will lowed to happen.. investigations. But the council still be even less institutional history Last November former Arts Di- has oversight functions and the 4301 and 4329 El Camino Real [08PLN-00089]: Request than existed when this sad episode rector Leon Kaplan explained to ability to set clear standards and by Randy Popp on behalf of Palo Alto Bowl, LLC for Preliminary began. police the arrangement for costume expectations for the administrators Architectural Review for the construction of a new 178-room 4-story If the City Council does not set sales and the city’s public/private the city hires. hotel and 28 townhouses on a 3.53 acre site. some guidelines when it comes to partnership with the Friends. I am hopeful that the city will treatment of long-serving city em- Clearly the police had no under- never again allow another episode 441 Page Mill Road [08PLN-00048]: Request by Kurt Anderson ployees, there may well be more standing of this. like this one to destroy reputations for Preliminary Architectural Review of a new 5 story hotel and a Zone misguided decisions. The officer’s response was, and deeply, deeply hurt good people. ■ Change application from R-1 to PTOD. Zone District: R-1. The fact that the police did not “Well, that’s still embezzlement,” know the financial arrangements Kaplan reported Suzan B. Stewart is a longtime Palo Alto resident. She can be The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with between the city and the theater or It was clear that the police had the city and the Friends organiza- e-mailed at Suze1550P@aol. disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, decided that everything the Friends tion, is understandable. But cer- did for the theater, or every travel- com. services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Yes on A That is quite honestly a denial of Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at Letters Editor, reality. The projected growth is an- 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected]. (continued from page 14) As a proud PAUSD graduate and other 1,000 students over the next five years. We need the classrooms ought to maintain their property now parent, I know that our schools Amy French now. without poisoning their tenants. need Measure A. Manager of Current Planning Please take a look at the enroll- Tenants in need of healthy homes Our aging schools need basic renovations. Moreover, enrollment ment figures yourself. Visit www. could have been found to be this is on a steady increase. We have strongschools.org. Join the League woman’s neighbors instead of sit- more than 2400 more students then of Women Voters, the Chamber of ting empty. when we passed the 1995 bond, Commerce and more than a thou- Take a break. Start a conversation in Let’s look at reality instead of which is the equivalent of more sand parents, teachers, students, pretending this woman had such than a high school, or four elemen- staff and community volunteers in TownSquare. special needs that an entire building tary schools. voting YES on Measure A. Palo Alto’s Online Gathering Place was left to decay and apartments In my neighborhood, I see more Great communities are defined Discuss community issues. left vacant. Accommodations are toddlers on their way to kindergar- by their public spaces. Let’s make Announce an event. sure our school facilities are main- Report a sports score and more. “burdensome” because poison is ten. The high schools are packed. I Ask for advice. extremely profitable. was shocked to see that some op- tained to meet our needs. Rate a movie. Barbara Rubin ponents claim that Measure A is Megan Swezey Fogarty Review a restaurant. PaloAltoOnline.com wasteful because the “growth rate Bryant Street Be a citizen journalist. More than 300,000 visitors monthly Norwich, Vt. has been only inching upwards.” Palo Alto Page 16 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly On the Blackboard HOW CA SCHOOLS PLUMMETED... A documen- tary on the decline of California schools by journalist John Merrow will be screened at Gunn High School’s Spangenberg Theatre Thursday at 7 p.m. “From First to A monthly section on local schools edited by Arden Pennell Worst” chronicles the fall of the At School state’s schools from top ranking in the 1950s to their current status as some of the worst in the country. Merrow will speak in a panel alongside Delaine Eastin, former state superintendent of education; Deborah Stipek, Stanford Univer- sity’s dean of education; and Mar- shall “Mike” Smith, of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

TWO MORE DAYS TO GIVE BOOKS ... Two books drives will run until Friday. Gunn High School alumna Priscilla Mendoza, class of 2004, is collecting new or gently used books in English or Spanish, appropriate for kindergarten through sixth graders, for the school district in the South- west where she will be a Teach for America volunteer. Books can be brought to Gunn’s Student Activities Center or JLS Middle School’s Main Office. The Palo Alto High School Global Literacy Club is collecting children’s books on any topics except for American history and holidays for the Man- yana Primary School in Botswana. Bring books to the Paly library or donate to shipping. Contact Sarah Danielle Vernon Martignetti at smartignetti10@paly. net.

BETTER BOOTING UP ... A sur- vey last year showed the newest computers in the Ravenswood Palo Alto High School sophomore Stella Chen won fourth place in the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young City School District were four Violinists last month in Wales. years old, according to Susan Allen, a program specialist in the technology department. But not anymore. The district, which serves East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, just received a donation of 440 computers, she said. Patent firm Townsend and Townsend and Crew, where Allen’s husband works, donated 300, while law firm Davis Polk & Wardell gave 140 computers. The newer models are about three years old, she victory said. Violin THIRST FOR VICTORY ... Resi- Paly student wins international music prize dents of rural Africa, take note: Jordan and Terman Middle School by Karla Kane students have ideas for you. Teams from those schools took on the Tech Challenge Contest sponsored by San Jose’s Tech tage fright isn’t a problem for Stella Chen. of Tchaikovsky’s Concerto in D Major, Op. Museum — to design a system “While playing, I don’t feel nervous; I 35. She performed a total of 1 hour 45 min- for transporting water from a river S just go with the music,” she said. utes of music over the course of the contest. to the water tank of an elevated Going with the music seems to have paid off, She won £1,000, which she will put in her sav- village in Africa using only the flow as Chen, 15, won fourth place last month in the ings account, possibly to be used toward a new Danielle Vernon of the stream to generate power. Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for violin, she said. Jordan teams used water wheels, Young Violinists. The Palo Alto High School Musicians from Australia, China and Russia ram pumps and piston pumps, sophomore competed in the senior division, nor- (all age 19 and older) won first, second and third the latter of which won for “Most mally reserved for those ages 16-22. place, respectively. In a strange coincidence, the Interesting Device,” according to parent Erika Papakipos. Terman Chen said she is proud of being “the youngest first and second-place winners also had the last Stella Chen, 15, practices three hours a day. students won in their age bracket ever laureate in the competition’s entire history” name of Chen. She started lessons at age 6 ½. for a design dubbed “Avalanche.” for placing in the senior category as a 15 year old. “I guess Chens are just all over the world,” She added, laughing, that she’d had no expecta- Stella Chen said. More than 900 students partici- mind and help me become more open. I had fun tions for the competition but that “any prize is She finished fifth in the competition’s junior pated. ■ the whole way,” she said, referring to her Cardiff good.” She said she was one of the few public- division in 2006. trip. school students competing, as most participants In addition to the musical experience she gains On the Blackboard is a monthly Chen started playing the violin at age 6 ½ and are full-time music-school students or graduates. during international competitions, Chen said she feature annnouncing news and takes lessons from Li Lyn of Sunnyvale. During The competition, open to violinists under enjoys meeting people from other countries and events related to schools and the week she practices about three hours a day. the age of 22 and held biennially, took place visiting museums and local landmarks. youth. Send news to At School “I always feel like I do not have enough time to Editor Arden Pennell at apennell@ this year in Cardiff, Wales. Chen was awarded “I believe that seeing these kinds of beauties paweekly.com fourth place for her final-round performance helps my music-making because they broaden my (continued on next page)

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 17 At School CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING District aims to slim down school-food program NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Government Code Section 66016 that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto will hold a Public Cutting out warm lunches, part of proposal to save $200K, Hearing at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, June 9, 2008, at leaves employees’ association cold 7:00 p.m., or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The Public by Arden Pennell Hearing will be held to consider changes to the 2008-09 Municipal Fee Schedule, including adoption of new fees, and increasing existing fees, espite an earlier school-board ‘Get out of this department. Go do by an option such as bagged carrots, directive to cut losses to zero, something in this district that pays she said. rates or assessments. D the Palo Alto Unified School more, because we’re always at the At the board meeting, Vereyken District’s food program will lose mercy of this deficit,’” he said. labeled past attempts to serve more Copies of the fee schedule setting forth any proposed new fees, and about $450,000 to $500,000 this He praised the idea of managing nutritious food as an impossible task increases to existing fees, rates or assessments are available in the year, Co-Chief Business Official nutrition services with district staff, for a zero-deficit goal. Administrative Services Department, 4th Floor, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Cathy Mak told the school board saying that approach had saved “Our noble endeavor to sell Avenue, Palo Alto, California. last Tuesday. money in earlier years. healthier foods has pretty much To reduce the losses to $220,000 The proposed switch to cold hamstrung this department as far as DONNA J. GRIDER next year, she recommended a plan lunches is the latest chapter in an being a financial success,” he said. City Clerk to cut out warm lunches at elemen- ongoing battle to provide affordable “It’s like starting 500 yards be- tary schools to reduce labor costs, — yet healthful — food to the dis- hind the starting line,” he said. among other measures. trict’s students. Yet Mak and Greg Lynch, an Meal prices for students are un- The district instituted rules ban- administrator of departing firm CITY OF PALO ALTO likely to increase, she said. The dis- ning soda and requiring a healthful Chartwells, blamed participation NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING trict already hiked lunch and brunch side-dish of salad or fruit in 2004, at rates, not nutrition. Lynch said the prices this year by 75 cents and one the urging of the parent-led Healthy firm researched the most healthful dollar, respectively, in an attempt to School Lunch Committee. options, but parents viewed school food as an option for low-income NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Palo Alto will be shrink losses. Yet snacks, beverages The district sought a new provider and a-la-carte options will increase to fit the new rules the following kids, rather than a nutritious, ap- adopting by resolution the fi nal Fiscal Year 2008-09 Appropriations by 25 cents, she said. year and picked Chartwells to re- pealing choice. Limit at the regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council The main source of future savings place Sodexho. The number of free or reduced- on Monday, June 9, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., or as near thereafter will come from serving pre-pack- In light of previous money loss, the price lunch participants also saves as possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton aged, cold meals, such as Caesar district’s contract with Chartwells schools money by guaranteeing cus- Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The calculation of the limit and salads or ham-and-cheese sand- specified the firm would pay any tomers — but fewer than 10 percent the supporting documentation are available for review in the City wiches, she said. future deficit more than $350,000, of Palo Alto’s students qualify for Budget Offi ce, 4th fl oor, 250 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto. If you have Currently warm lunches made capping the district’s losses for this the subsidy, Mak said. any questions, please contact Amy Javelosa-Rio, Administrative at a central kitchen at JLS Middle year at that sum. This year, the district spent just Services Department at (650) 329-2238. There is a charge of $.12 School are delivered to each elemen- Board members in 2005 were also under $6 on each meal largely due to per page for copying documentation. tary school, she said. hopeful more students would gravi- labor costs, but recouped only $3.75 Eliminating hot meals means tate toward Chartwells’ healthful for lunch in elementary school and DONNA J. GRIDER fewer workers needed to prepare, meals, thereby boosting revenue. $4.25 in high school, she said. deliver and serve food, she said. The greater participation would After the failure of Chartwells to City Clerk Labor will also be cut by requiring not require greater staffing, accord- bring more mouths to school food, parents to pay in advance, shrinking ing to Mak. For example, three staff the re-worked vision of school food high-school meals to four choices, members may be needed to heat and presented by Mak relies on cutting eliminating catering and managing serve lunches whether 10 or 50 stu- costs, not trying to increase partici- the food program with district staff dents eat — but 50 would bring in pation. CITY OF PALO ALTO or a part-time consultant — rather more money for the district. Yet it could have a few problems, than an outside contractor, she said. Yet participation barely rose under Mak said. They include finding em- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING In total, three employee posi- Chartwells’ more nutritious options, ployees to serve the new, shorter tions and 43 daily worker-hours from 13 to 15 percent. one-hour lunch shift at elementary will be eliminated for a savings of With nearly a half-a-million- schools and dealing with parent con- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Government Code $208,000, she said. The new meal dollar deficit this year, Chartwells cerns about changes, particularly to Section 66016 that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto will hold plan will cost $1.46 million, includ- hasn’t re-opened a contract for the the advance-pay schedule. a Public Hearing at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, ing $220,000 taken from the dis- upcoming year, according to a re- The board is scheduled to vote June 9, 2008, at 7:00 p.m., or as near thereafter, in the Council trict’s General Fund — the sum of- port Mak gave to the board last on the thinned-down food-program Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. ten referred to as the district’s loss. week. The firm cited labor costs proposal May 27. The Public Hearing will be held to consider changes to the 2008-09 Franz Vereyken, representing the and an inability to compete with off- The preliminary effort to save Electric and Gas Rates, the Electric, Water, Gas and Wastewater California School Employees’ As- campus eateries that lure students money would be subject to more Connection Fees and the Water and Wastewater Capacity Fees. sociation, called on the board to from cafeterias, she said. tinkering next year, Mak said. consider the human effect of cutting Mak vowed the “simplified, grab- Palo Alto isn’t unique in running a Copies of the proposed rate and fee are available in the City Clerk’s staff. Lay-offs would be disastrous and-go” plan for elementary school deficit, Golton said, adding one dis- Offi ce, 7th Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. for some, including a 26-year em- lunches would not sacrifice nutri- trict he’s worked with racked up $1 ployee, he said. tion. It would follow state nutritional million in debt to feed students. ■ Donna J. Grider The goal of eliminating the food- standards requiring a mix of protein, Staff Writer Arden Pennell can City Clerk budget deficit has already led to a carbohydrates, fruit and vegetables, be e-mailed at apennell@paweek- doomed feeling in the department, she said earlier this month. The cur- ly.com. he said. rent salad bar, in place since earlier “I tell my folks in this department, parent lobbying, could be replaced

CITY OF PALO ALTO Paly’s Science Olympiad and enjoys soccer, play piano, and I had tons of Violin Chinese dancing on the weekends. extracurriculars. Due to the amount NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (continued from previous page) However, school and music practice of homework now in high school, I practice. With the repertoire that is had to quit many of my childhood required for such a competition, the hobbies,” she said. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Article XIIID, section Chen has not yet decided which 6 of the California Constitution, that the City Council of the time that I have between school and “I see myself as a homework is simply not enough,” college she wants to attend nor if City of Palo Alto will hold a Public Hearing at its regularly she will study music at the college scheduled meeting on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 7:00 p.m., she said. teenager with a lot Pressure to succeed comes from or professional level. or as near thereafter in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 of dreams. The only “I see myself as a teenager with a Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The Public Hearing within. “My parents are always happy lot of dreams,” she said. “The only will be held to consider changes to the 2008-09 Water and constraint is time.” constraint is time.” Refuse Rates. with what I do as long as they know I have tried my best. I think mainly –Stella Chen, Science and math are among her favorite subjects, but Chen plans to Copies of the proposed rate changes are available in the City the pressure comes from myself, award-winning violinist because I feel obligated to perform stick with the violin no matter which Clerk’s Ofﬁ ce, 7th Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, path she takes in life. California. near, if not [at], my best work. I feel disappointed if I present myself in leave the teen with little time to pur- “I will always play,” she said. ■ a way that does not correctly repre- sue her many other interests. Editorial Assistant Karla Kane DONNA J. GRIDER “If there was more time in the can be reached at kkane@paweek- City Clerk sent what I want to say through the music,” she said. world, I think that I would be doing ly.com. Chen competes as a member of a lot more. I used to ice skate, play Page 18 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Cover Story David Cenzer

Edna Farmer, 90, stands beside a portrait of her slain son, John Farmer, who was murdered in his restaurant in December 2006. Impact of a single bullet Family, community feel the loss of a long-time restaurant owner killed by an unknown gunman by Sue Dremann

ohn Edward Farmer probably didn’t have behind the silence — over the many frus- both day and night shifts. He wanted “The Farmer, said. “He gave credit to anyone who enough time to register the muzzle flash trating months on which he has worked on Doctors” to be a family kind of place — a didn’t have enough money for food. ... He J before the bullet struck him dead. the case. soul-food haven where people could come was always the backbone of our family.” Farmer, 56, was preparing to close his East The case may fade and grow cold, but the to eat and congregate — and feel safe, ac- The day of his funeral, just before the Palo Alto soul-food restaurant, The Doctors impact of one bullet lasts a lifetime. cording to his mother, Edna Farmer, 90, who New Year, 2006, the tiny Macedonia Bap- Sports Bar & Grill, on a night shortly before For the living, there are endless questions refers to Farmer as “John Edward,” his first tist Church in Menlo Park overflowed with Christmas, Dec. 20, 2006. He’d served the and a deep void that is never filled, Farmer’s and middle names. people whose lives were touched by Farmer last two hamburgers to two young men who relatives and friends said. They struggle with — many people his family had not met became in late. One may have taken a single the loss of their son, brother, father, uncle fore, Edna recalled. bite from his burger. Then, police believe, and friend — and with the fact that his killer “ He gave credit to anyone who Attendees came with stories of Farmer’s one shot Farmer dead, or the two witnessed or killers have not been found. didn’t have enough money generosity. They spoke of the $300 he do- the shooting by someone else. They recall the birthday parties and fund- nated to a community drug program to help Nobody’s talking about who might have raisers; bridal and baby showers at his fam- for food. ... He was always buy bicycles for needy children and of the pulled the trigger, although family and ily restaurant, now closed forever. Every the backbone of our family.” food he gave to schools, she said. friends talk about the man and the loss they year he hosted a huge Thanksgiving dinner Some came with money they borrowed feel. for his large extended family, filling the res- — Geneva Farmer, years before but never got around to repay- Police are sure the few patrons who were taurant with the aroma of turkey and sweet- sister of John Farmer ing. They placed it in Edna’s hands to help present saw something, according to East potato pies. pay for his funeral, she said. Palo Alto police Detective Jeff Liu, who has Farmer spent 20 years working to make “Any time someone came by he always After his death, the reddish-brown-and- run up against the silence — and the fear his East Palo Alto restaurant thrive, working gave them something to eat,” a sister, Geneva (continued on following page)

Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 19 Cover Story David Cenzer Veronica Weber ai ezrVeronica Weber David Cenzer

Frank Merrill’s son, East Palo Alto police Officer Richard May, was murdered in January 2006. He wants to create a professional-level soccer and rugby field to help at-risk youth in East Palo Alto and reduce despair that

David Cenzer leads to violent crime. Field of dreams Clockwise from top left: Erma Jackson, sister of slain restaurateur John Farmer; mother After son’s murder, a father finds peace building a park Edna Farmer reminisces while looking at family photos of John Farmer; four generations rank Merrill saw his friendship During the years since he and and think about this disparity and of John Farmer’s family (clockwise from left: with John Farmer as a remark- Farmer reunited, Merrill became inequality.’” Farmer’s mother Edna, brother Gary, niece F able feat during an era of racial acutely aware of the disparity be- So Merrill took on a project that Cammie Farmer, grand-nieces Mariya and unrest in 1968, the year Martin tween their lives. Merrill grew up Father Lawrence Goode of St. Fran- Danii); East Palo Alto Police Detective Jeff Luther King was assassinated and in Atherton and Menlo Park and his cis of Assisi Catholic Church had Liu; a family snapshot (clockwise from left: three years after the Watts Riots in life took an upward trajectory; but been trying to accomplish for 20 sister Geneva, brother Gary, John Farmer, sis- Los Angeles. young men such as Farmer, who years. ter Erma Jackson, mother Edna and father, the The two were classmates at Men- grew up in East Palo Alto, suffered Goode had tried unsuccessfully to late John C. Farmer); John Farmer. lo-Atherton High School and played inequality. Farmer succeeded, but raise money to create a soccer field football together. nearly every East Palo Alto male on land next to the church. “It was not a great time to be a they knew in high school is either So Merrill, an avid rugby player, black guy and a white guy,” he said dead or in jail, he said. began raising funds for a profession- of their friendship. al-level rugby and soccer field for The two lost touch after Farmer East Palo Alto youth. So far, he has transferred to Ravenswood High raised $450,000, with a goal of rais- School in his junior year. But in “The power of that ing $2 million. 2001 they were reunited when Mer- bullet to fundamentally “The thing that just amazes me is Photos courtesy of Edna Farmer Edna courtesy of Photos rill found out about The Doctors change everything — the capacity for the human mind to Sports Bar & Grill and walked into adjust and the ability to overcome Farmer’s community restaurant. I could not put into things,” he said. (continued from previous page) er, but he reached out further than I and a taco stand opened up near the brother — he’s gone. It’s real heavy guarantee confidentiality for anyone facing a 50-years-to-life sentence, For now, Liu waits. “It was like we never missed a words.” “I’m an optimist. I couldn’t get white clapboard building on Univer- knew. restaurant, she let her guard down — on me and my grandkids. It never who contacts him about the case, he Liu said. Geneva Farmer isn’t waiting. On beat,” he said of their reunion. out of bed in the morning if I wasn’t. sity Avenue remained empty for more “It’s like a tree. You don’t know “and that’s when it happened,” she leaves you. It affects you mentally said. “The kid testified like a champ. Valentine’s Day she posted a report Merrill had to grieve Farmer’s — Frank Merrill, father Something like this takes you to the than a year. The plate-glass window how deep the roots are until it’s fallen said. big time. That boy was brave enough to stand about Farmer’s murder on “America’s murder just 11 months after the of slain East Palo Alto bottom of your existence and makes and white sign with an oversized down,” she said. Memories of that Dec. 20 evening “It will be with me the rest of my up and tell what happened. He made Most Wanted” Web site. shooting death of his own son: East police Officer Richard May you question many, many things. “S” at the end of the word “Doctors” Closing time — mother Edna had when Farmer died come in stark im- life,” he said. “ People keep talking a huge decision. She knows Liu has done every- Palo Alto police Officer Richard “Life’s not fair. For some people grew grimy from neglect. feared it for 20 years. The restaurant ages to his brother Gary. The broth- Detective Liu is frustrated by the “I don’t see why grown adults thing he could, she said. But she’s May. May was slain Jan. 7, 2006, Farmer accepted that reality as an it’s more unfair than to others.” ■ All traces of the bar and grill are was isolated on the darkened street ers sat at the restaurant sharing good lack of progress on the Farmer case. about retaliation. I can’t. They are making a decision to also frustrated and is certain some- after confronting a man allegedly unfortunate part of life, he said. — Sue Dremann now gone, replaced by a Metro PCS with no other open establishments times just the day before, Gary re- The silence is heavy, and “I’m the haven’t seen it yet. It’s say the violence is OK with them,” one out there knows something, and involved in a fight. “The land- store that was orphaned by one of the nearby. Farmer would often call her calls. type of guy who wants a lot of infor- so ingrained in people’s he said. she wants them to step forward. Farmer consoled him at the res- scape of East city’s redevelopment projects. as he closed up to let her know that “On Wednesday, we had to watch mation on this matter,” he said. The single bite from a hamburger “The pain doesn’t seem to get any taurant in the months following Palo Alto is lit- It still hurts to drive by the place, he was all right, she said. him come out in a body bag,” he Liu is sure people inside the res- minds.” may be the most telling evidence in better. We don’t have a suspect, even. May’s death, Merrill said. tered with fail- family members say. said. taurant know what happened; and — Jeff Liu, detective, East the Farmer case. It’s just there. Not a day goes by that “I’ll never be judgmental of how ures — with the Erma Jackson thinks about her Gary Farmer doesn’t talk much that others know as well. The older Palo Alto Police Department Liu believes the person who took I don’t think about it. I’ll see some- people deal with grief. From the low self-esteem brother every day. At 65, Jackson is about what happened, family mem- generation has been cooperative. that bite could be the killer, his com- thing that reminds me of him. I go moment of what happened to my of those kids, of a vibrant woman just finishing her “It’s like a tree. You bers said. They worry about him But younger people have a different “What I really need is the witness- panion or a witness. Police swabbed into a depression sometimes. It’s al- son, life has never been the same,” the city. They’ve master’s degree in history at San Jose don’t know how deep — Gary was only 8 years old when perspective on the world, he said, es who were at the restaurant when the burger for saliva and checked it most like you don’t want to talk about Merrill said. always been the State University. She plans to have a the roots are until it’s Lucille died. wearily. Their loyalty is to the group the homicide occurred. I need the against DNA databases. They are it,” she said, choking up. “The power of that bullet to fun- ugly stepchild of large party after graduation. The family last year was hit by a — and nobody wants to be called a witnesses to be brave enough to step still seeking a match, and the state “I wanted it out there so it wouldn’t damentally change everything — I the Peninsula,” “But he won’t be there,” she said. fallen down.” third tragedy: Another brother, Rob- snitch. Fear also motivates people to completely up and be willing to do plans to conduct “partial match” be focused just in this area. They do could not put into words. Merrill said. Jackson struggles with disability ert Earl Farmer, committed suicide stay silent, he said. the right thing. This case will depend DNA searches in cold cases to look a lot of captures. I wanted people to “The best advice I received was “It’s so pro- Ve — Erma Jackson, Veronica Weber

from three strokes. She likened the in September 2007. The family does “People keep talking about retali- on the witnesses coming forward,” for a suspect’s potential relatives in know how difficult it is” to live with from a police officer who said, found and un- r

sister of John Farmer o n

loss of function from the strokes to not know if John Farmer’s death may ation. I haven’t seen it yet. It’s so in- he said. the state’s genetic database of a mil- the memory that the murderer of a ‘Don’t let that bullet that killed fair and wrong. ica

the loss of her younger brother. Edna had been through tragedy behave contributed to Robert Earl’s fa- grained in people’s minds,” he said. But silence isn’t universal among lion felons. California Attorney Gen- good man is still free. your son destroy your whole fam- Within the Weber “I know there’s a part of my brain fore. In 1969, her daughter, Lucille, tal depression. Liu regularly checks the depart- the young. In a separate 2006 murder eral Jerry Brown announced April 25 On April 21, Edna’s 90th birthday, ily.’ I didn’t understand that then but context of what and a part of my body that’s dead, but died as a result of domestic violence. “Last Saturday, I put flowers on ment’s murder-tip hotline, 1-888- case, an 11-year-old boy who was a that police can use that relative as a the family had a big celebration at the I sure do understand that now. happened to I’m still alive. It’s like that. You can Since then she feared the violent loss all of their graves,” Gary said during MURDER-0, hoping for a break. witness came forward. His testimony lead to trace a suspect. Tulip Jones Women’s Club in East “As hard as you try, you try to Rich, I said, ‘I Frank Merrill grieved the murders of his son, East Palo lose a limb and still be alive without of another child. an April interview. “It’s real hard. It Anyone with information can call was instrumental in getting a first- That technology could increase the Palo Alto. If Farmer was alive, they make things right — but it’s just not can’t wake up Alto police Officer Richard May, and his friend, John it, but you miss it. He was my broth- But when a real estate company lasts forever. I know I can’t talk to my anonymously, he said. And he will degree conviction. The murderer is chances of finding Farmer’s killer. (continued on next page) right,” he said. in the morning Farmer, in the same year.

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Macedonia Baptist Church Deacon Prime Sterling notified Edna Farmer that her son was dead. The church is like a hospital — a place for healing, he said. Veronica Weber David Cenzer

John Farmer’s mother, Edna Farmer, 90, and her friend Linnie Perkins emerge from the Macedonia Baptist Church in Menlo Park. Farmer copes with her son John’s murder through prayer. Veronica Weber John Farmer is buried at Rolling Hills Memorial Park in Richmond, Calif., in a cemetery plot with his late wife Arlinda. Even the souls of the dead are not unmolested. In 2007, thieves stole 200 of the small bronze vases from gravesites for the precious metal.

(continued from previous page) have remained silent about their father’s Edna didn’t wait to be comforted, he re- then it’s going to rise up,” she said. would have had the party at his restaurant, murder and declined to be interviewed. called. “Have you ever woken up in the night and she said. Grief takes many paths, Liu said. Some “Before I could get my clothes on and get shuddered about something you’ve done? I Although she still walks with the agility of people never dig out, buried in it for the rest there she was already there,” he said. think it’s like that. He or she will have that a woman 40 years her junior, Edna has lost of their lives; some remain silent, letting it Sterling walked through the church on come up within them from time to time. weight and her memory has begun to falter, eat them up inside; others talk about it; still a recent morning, taking in the full-length Your own conscience will convict you. according to family members who attribute others find transformation through good wall mural above the altar: Radiant beams “I may not live to see that person arrested. the changes to the stress and grief of the past deeds; others seek closure through keeping of yellow light emanate from the heavens I don’t have to. I know the person has to live months. the hunt alive for the killer, or following a and shimmer on an ocean. A baptismal pool with it. suspect through the prosecution process. is set into the floor. Edna Farmer prays. “This building in a sense is like a hospi- “ A natural death, you know “We have a saying in the Baptist church: tal,” Sterling said. “You come in and there’s “I just pray that before I die I it is going to happen. But You have to be grounded in your faith to something wrong with you that you don’t find out who did it.” withstand something like this,” Deacon know. There is a medicine you can take to something like this, you don’t Prime Sterling of the Macedonia Baptist take care of it: That’s the word of God.” — Edna Farmer, mother really know how to accept it.” Church said. “It has an effect on the whole Edna Farmer “carries things very quietly of John Farmer community. It lets people know that it can inside,” he added. “And I know one thing living my life as a — Prime Sterling, deacon, even happen to them. “I just pray that before I die I find out who human being: Life has a way of biting you. Macedonia Baptist Church “A natural death, you know it is going to did it,” Edna said. Life will throw you a curve ball and hit you With her ready laugh and twinkling eyes, happen. But something like this, you don’t Erma Jackson said she thinks every day in the head — even if you live in a nunnery. Edna appears to be a pillar of strength. But really know how to accept it,” Sterling about her brother’s killer or killers. Part of One thing I do know from my human expe- inside she isn’t doing well, she admits. said. what gives her comfort is the knowledge that rience is that life will get you. So God will “It’s really hard. I’m just going through the The shooting took place only a few blocks they haven’t escaped their deed, she said. know; and that’s how I live with it — and motions. I could go to bed and never get up. I from Sterling’s home. He made the phone “One thing God gave everyone is a con- I’m OK.” ■ don’t even eat sometimes,” she said. call to Farmer’s family informing them of science — that’s our barometer. Even if Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be Farmer has four grown children, but they Farmer’s death. you’ve never read it, I believe every now and e-mailed at [email protected].

Page 22 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports Shorts BAY TO BREAKERS . . . The Trotter sisters are used to running in a crowded field. Running through San Francisco must have seemed easy. Stanford grad Katy Trotter was the top Ameri- can female finisher in Sunday’s Bay-to-Breakers race, finishing in 42:13 for a fifth-place finish overall, three minutes behind win- ner Lineth Chepkurui of Kenya. Finishing six seconds behind and in sixth overall was twin sister Amanda Trotter, who managed to outkick Russian Alina Alekseyeva. The Trotters were members of three NCAA cross- country championship teams while at Stanford and reside in Palo Alto until they leave for medical school. Steve Sundell, a client manager in the Office of Keith Peters Development at Stanford Univer- sity, was the top American male runner. The former Columbia All-American raced 36:21 to fin- Palo Alto senior Colleen Fostch splashed to a section record of 54.13 in the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday in the Central Coast Section champion- ish seventh overall. Kenya’s John ships at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Fotsch also won the 100 back in 54.00, setting another section record. She broke four CCS marks. Korir won the race in 34:24.

ALUMNI REPORT . . . Sacred CCS SWIMMING Heart Prep grad Spencer Lucian, a third baseman on the Princeton baseball team, was named first team all-Ivy League after hitting A final splash a conference-leading .425 and recorded a .511 on-base percent- age, also best in the league. He for Paly seniors hit four home runs, drove in 34 runs and stole 10 bases. Palo Alto grad Nathan Ford, who Jensen, Fotsch and Fossati-Bellani bow out quarterbacks the Cornell football in style in record-breaking championships team, was named all-Ivy Utility Player. He led the Big Red in hit- by Keith Peters both swam. ting (.410, second only to Lucian iv Jensen and Colleen Fotsch Throw in a third straight section in the Ivy League) and RBI (28). climbed out of the pool and diving title by Paly senior Michela The junior also accumulated a L put an arm around each other Fossati-Bellani and the Vikings ac- conference-best 17 doubles to following the finals of the girls’ 400 counted for five CCS titles on Sat- go with two triples and three free relay on Saturday at the Cen- urday, the most in school history home runs. Menlo-Atherton tral Coast Section championships at since the first girls’ section finals grad Domenic Di Ricco earned Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. were held in 1974. second-team All-Ivy honors in The two Palo Alto seniors smiled For their prep careers, the three the outfield. Di Ricco, who led off at each other. It was their last race to- Paly seniors accounted for 10 indi- Cornell, hit .324, scored 31 runs gether in high school and it marked vidual CCS titles, eight section re- and drew 23 walks.†Lucian, Ford, the end of a special chapter in local cords (with one tie) and one relay and Di Ricco played together on swim history. mark. the 1998 Alpine/West Menlo Little Jensen and Fotsch came away “This is just an awesome way to

League All Star team, along with from the CCS finals with two indi- end my senior year,” said Jensen. Keith Peters Stanford second baseman Cord vidual victories each, keeping them Added Fotsch: “It was just unbe- Phelps, who grew up in Wood- undefeated this season. Jensen broke lievable. I couldn’t have asked for a side before his family moved to five section records during the two- better meet.” Santa Barbara. day meet and Fotsch shattered four, Actually, a team title would have Palo Alto senior Liv Jensen had reason to smile Saturday after breaking including one record set in the pre- been very fitting for Palo Alto. five CCS swim records at the section championships. MAKING THE GRADE . . .Stan- lims of the 400 free relay in which (continued on page 24) ford senior Candice Wiggins scored 15 points in her professional women’s basketball debut Stanford softball moving to the next level on Sunday, helping Minnesota Cardinal program continues to grow as team advances to the NCAA Super Regional open its season with an 84-70 victory over host Detroit. She Rick Eymer urday in College Station, Texas. until Oklahoma won in 2000, was made two free throws with 2:18 tanford’s softball program is The Cardinal beat Massachusetts the only team outside of California left to play in the third quarter to a relative baby compared to in the ‘if necessary’ championship or Arizona to win the national title. give the Lynx the lead for good. S that of Texas A&M. The first game on Sunday in Amherst, 6-0, As it stands, Texas A&M is one of Her four rebounds and four steals time the Aggies won a national title behind Missy Penna’s no-hitter, and five teams outside the Pac-10 to win were team-highs. In a Saturday in 1983, softball didn’t exist on the an offensive showcase that produced a national championship since the

WNBA opener. Kyle Terada/Stanford Athletics Stanford campus. Interested players 11 hits. NCAA sponsored the sport begin- had to organize themselves and go The Minutewomen forced the ex- ning in 1982. ON THE AIR to El Camino Park to play games. tra game with a 2-1 win earlier in Stanford (49-13) looks to stamp The Cardinal has come a long the day. Stanford beat Lehigh, 4-0, itself as a national contender by try- Friday way. John Rittman is the second and Massachusetts, 3-0, in the first ing to reach its third Women’s Col- College baseball: Stanford at Wash- two rounds. lege World Series, and it’s first since ington, 6:30 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) coach in Stanford history and he’s turned the program into a national Texas A&M advanced with a no- 2004. powerhouse. The Cardinal, seeded hitter of its own, beating Louisiana Stanford and the Aggies had 10 SPORTS ONLINE 12th, earned a trip to its third Su- Tech, 6-0, behind Megan Gibson’s common opponents this year. Texas per Regional in four years, and will gem. A&M won 13 of the 15 games in- For expanded daily coverage of college and prep sports, please see our new site Missy Penna threw a no-hitter to take on fifth-seeded Texas A&M in The Aggies (52-7) have won two volving the teams while the Cardi- at www.PASportsOnline.com put Stanford in a Super Regional. a best-of-three series beginning Sat- national titles (also in 1987) and, (continued on page 27) Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 23 Sports

just wanted to finish the season un- CCS swimming defeated and get points for the team. (continued from page 23) She did that and more. Then again, that would have been The Notre Dame-bound Fotsch just downright greedy after all the lowered the 100 back record to record-setting by the Vikings. Still, 54.00 in the prelims and smashed they took the meet down to the final that with a 53.96 in the finals. In relay. the 100 fly, she erased the previ- Monta Vista won the 400 free re- ous CCS record in the finals with a lay in a CCS record of 3:26.89 to win 54.13 victory. its first section title. The time broke “The records are a nice bonus,” record of 3:27.75 that Paly had set in said Fotsch, who was shocked when the prelims. The Vikings finished she saw the times. “It’s such a good second in 3:28.12 as Jensen swam feeling . . . It just shows you that hard the fastest 100 split of her life, 47.94, work and dedication pays off.” to nearly catch the Matadors. All the times clocked by Jensen Paly scored 214 points to finish and Fotsch earned automatic All- third behind Monta Vista (233.5) American recognition. and Mitty (218), which sank its title Not to be overlooked was Fossati- hopes by being disqualified in the Bellani, who won her third straight 200 free relay. Gunn finished sixth section crown by scoring 475.15. (171) and Sacred Heart Prep seventh She set the CCS record last season (150). with 506.05 points.

In the boys’ meet, Bellarmine Surprisingly, she felt nervous Keith Peters scored 357 points to win its 24th while attempting to repeat last sea- straight CCS title. Palo Alto was son’s record-breaking effort. fourth (143) and Sacred Heart Prep “This is one of the most nerve- fifth (125.5). wracking meets because you feel Gunn senior Casey Barnes-Waychus won her first CCS title in the 500 While the Palo Alto girls came up like you have obligations, especially free, setting a school record of 4:59.00. a few points here and there of win- because of last year, to win again,” ning their third section crown, the she said. Vikings produced the highlights of Fossati-Bellani, who also dives their meet with three CCS records for the Italian Junior National Team, Keith Peters on Saturday and eight total for the will compete at USC next season. two-day meet. Elsewhere in the girls’ meet, Gunn Jensen set two CCS marks in the senior Casey-Barnes-Waychus fi- 50-yard free on Friday, one on a nally got her name in the school re- Paly senior Michela Fossati-Bel- leadoff relay leg, then returned to cord book by winning her first CCS lani won her third CCS title. lower that Saturday with a sizzling title in the 500 free (4:59.00). That 22.39 victory. She broke a 25-year- erased the previous school mark of career. old record in the 100 free on Friday 5:00.01 set in 1978. The Sacred Heart Prep girls fin- with a 49.03, and then won the title “It was definitely exciting getting ished third in the 200 medley relay on Saturday with a 49.27. it this year,” she said. Fellow senior with a school record of 1:48.83 as a Jensen also anchored the Paly 400 Katie Reeves finished fifth with a team of Katie Howard, Sarah Liang, free relay team to its CCS record of PR of 5:06.16. Pallavi Menon and Kristie Howard 3:27.75 on Friday. The Gunn girls also set a school clocked an automatic All-American Despite her remarkable perfor- record with a second-place finish in time. mance, Jensen apparently wanted a the 200 medley relay as a team of Liang, just a freshman, was huge little more. Tara Levens, Teva Levens, Naomi for the Gators on Saturday. She won “I was happy I could break the Glassman and Grace Hamilton sped the 100 breast in 1:04.10, a school records, but the times weren’t quite to a 1:48.44 clocking for automatic record and automatic All-Ameri- there for me,” Jensen said. “My All-American status. The Titans can time, while becoming the first Keith Peters goals were a little lofty this year.” set a school mark of 1:39.91 in the SHP girl in school history to win a Jensen wanted to take down 200 free relay and in the prelims CCS title. Liang also finished third the national records in the 50 free of the 400 free relay, the team of in the 200 IM in a school-record (22.04) and 100 free (48.59) and 2:05.10 and swam on the 400 free Tara Levens, Reeves, Hamilton and Sacred Heart Prep freshman Sarah Liang became the first girl in came close. relay team that finished seventh, but Barnes-Waychus set a school mark school history to win a CCS swim title, taking the 100 breast. “Overall, this season has been of 3:38.86. clocked a school record of 3:32.99 really great,” said Jensen, who will Tara Levens added a school re- in the prelims. Palo Alto was fourth in the 400 swim at Cal next season.” cord of 57.99 in the prelims, then In the boys’ competition, Sacred free relay with a season best of While Jensen expected to break took sixth in the 100 back in the Heart Prep senior Alex Navarro 3:09.38, the No. 2 time in school section records, Fotsch did not. She final individual event of her prep closed a record-breaking career history. in bittersweet fashion by finishing Juniors Tim Wenzlau and Mark second in his two individual events Higgins contributed to that relay despite breaking school records in effort after both lowered the school both. record in the 100 back only mo- Navarro went 1:38.90 in the 200 ments earlier. free, losing to Mountain View’s Higgins swam in the consolation Nick Trowbridge (1:38.55). Na- finals and went 52.25, breaking the varro also took second in the 500 school record of 52.30 by Peter Da- free despite trimming four seconds vis in 2001. A few moments later, off his previous school record with Wenzlau clocked a 52.24 while a 4:27.87 clocking. Both were auto- taking fifth in the championship matic All-American times. finale. “It was a bittersweet ending, I Wenzlau and Higgins also teamed guess,” said Navarro, who will swim up in the 200 medley relay, where at Pitt next season. Navarro swam 1:40.58 for second the Vikings finished fourth in place last season and was shooting 1:37.89. Higgins also took third in to break 1:40 on Saturday. the 200 free (1:41.99). “The time was awesome,” he said. Elsewhere in the boys’ meet, “I thought that time would’ve defi- Menlo-Atherton junior Chris Kel- nitely won.” vie clocked a PR of 47.67 to tie Paly Navarro also led off the Gators’ senior Michael Fortune for seventh Keith Peters Keith Peters 200 free relay team that clocked a in the 100 free; Kelvie also clocked school record of 1:26.72 for second a personal best of 1:44.84 in the 200 place and led off the 400 relay with free and swam on the Bears’ 200 a sizzling 45.98, another school re- free relay (1:30.78) and 400 free Sacred Heart Prep senior Alex Navarro finished second twice and had cord and All-American time, to help relay (3:18.08) teams that clocked Paly junior Tim Wenzlau set a a hand in setting four school records in his final prep meet. SHP finish fifth in 3:13.41. season bests.■ school record in the 100 back.

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PREP ROUNDUP A fitting finish for SHP Boys’ tennis team caps a successful four-year run with a NorCal title by Keith Peters ne of the most successful four-year periods of local O high school boys’ tennis came to an end in fitting fashion when Sacred Heart Prep won the Northern California championship on Saturday at UC Davis. Since 2005, the Gators have won two NorCal crowns, three Central Coast Section titles, plus unofficial state and national championships. In this four-year period, Sacred Heart Prep fashioned a dual-match record of 100-8. The Gators also have won a CCS doubles or singles title in the section individual tournament the past three years and will be seeking another one this week when the fi- Casey Hansen nals conclude Thursday at Imperial Courts in Aptos. Members of the Sacred Heart Prep boys’ tennis team pose with their championship trophy after defeating Monte Vista (Danville), 7-0, on Satur- Given the fact no other local ten- day in the finals of the Northern California Tournament at UC Davis. The victory capped a 27-3 season for the Gators. nis team has won the All-American the NorCal tournament. The Fal- be at stake on Friday when eight tourney in Newport Beach and the cons qualified as the No. 2 entry local girls and six boys, plus two CCS GYMNASTICS unofficial national event (it began from the CCS after falling to Sa- relay teams, compete for top-three only last year) in the same season, cred Heart in the section finals, finishes at the CCS championships the Gators’ feat is unique to the 5-2. However, a number of Saratoga at Gilroy High. Der’s determination sport. players had already committed to Field events get under way at 4 The Gunn boys won seven straight a USTA junior event, leaving their p.m., with running events starting lifts her to all-around title CCS titles from 1972-78 and won team shorthanded. at 6 p.m. either singles or doubles titles from While Saratoga’s absence cer- Gunn sophomore Sunny Marg- by Keith Peters After being attended to by a 1972-75. And the Palo Alto boys tainly made Sacred Heart’s title- erum will be the busiest local ath- ut of all the individual ti- trainer, her coach and even the won six straight CCS crowns from winning easier, the Gators were on lete at Gilroy. She qualified in three tles won in Central Coast judges, Der realized her worst 1991-96, with two individual event a mission this season and achieved events at last Saturday’s semifinals, O Section competition this fears were not that bad. titles during that time. The NorCal it by winning CCS and NorCal setting two school records and es- season, the most remarkable “When I realized I could move, tournament, however, wasn’t around crowns. tablishing three personal bests. achievement may belong to Gunn I knew I was going to be okay,” in those days. “If we had lost in NorCals, it Margerum lowered her own senior Miranda Der. she said. “I was asked not to com- Menlo won six straight CCS team would have been disappointing — school record in the 100 hurdles to Der won her second straight pete, but I do not like giving up. I titles from 1998-2003, adding two knowing how much we had to work 15.44 as the final qualifier. She did all-around title last Thursday at think the injury gave me more of individual section champions plus to get there,” said Jeff Arons, direc- it again in the 300 hurdles, quali- the CCS championships, held at a determination to win. four NorCal crowns. The Knights’ tor of tennis at Sacred Heart Prep. fying third with a school record Gymtowne Gymnastics in San “I was incredibly angry because I felt like my chances of best four-year period (1998-01) pro- Sacred Heart seniors Erik Blu- of 45.57. The one school mark she Bruno. The fact Der even com- doing well had been taken away duced a 97-6 record and three Nor- menkranz, Jamie Hutter and Billy didn’t break came in the long jump, peted it perhaps the most amazing aspect of her victory. from me before I even started Cal titles. McCall went a combined 8-1 during where she qualified first with a Long before she finished the competing. The fact that this Thus, Sacred Heart Prep certainly the three matches, with only Hutter huge personal best of 18-10 to beat evening with 38.550 points while CCS was my last meet ever in has carved out a niche in the highly dropping a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 match at heavily favored Vashti Thomas of winning one event and taking California made me want to see successful local tennis scene with No. 2 singles against Jesuit. Mt. Pleasant, who leaped 18-9 1/4. its 27-3 mark and two postseason second in two others, Der injured it through to the end.” Perfect throughout the weekend Other local girls competing Fri- titles this season. herself in warmups prior to open- Der scored 9.675 on the vault, were the SHP doubles teams of day are Menlo-Atherton’s Asby Funny how things work out. Last ing the competition on the vault. good enough for second place. John Hansen/John Parsons at No. 1, Cogan in the triple jump (36-2), the year, Sacred Heart Prep took an un- Mark Westerfield-Mario Paganini “I injured my spine, not my spi- She moved on to the uneven bars, defeated record into the postseason, M-A 400 relay team, Gunn’s Al- nal cord,” Der said in reference which she won with a 9.700. Af- at No. 2 and Kyle Scherba/Pedro legra Mayer in the 3,200 (11:26.42), finished 26-1 and failed to win CCS Robinson at No. 3. to another report on her injury. ter taking 11th on the beam with a or NorCal titles. This season was Gunn’s Emma Dohner in the 3,200 “My nervous system is fine. I just 9.425, Der regrouped and scored “The best thing about the week- (11:47.63), Palo Alto’s Mia Lattanzi completely different. end was being consistent and fin- damaged a lot of muscles in my a 9.750 on the floor exercise to in the 800 (2:14.95), Menlo-Ather- The Gators took three losses into ishing off the year,” said Arons. “It neck and between my shoulder win the all-around by a mere ton’s Dominique Greene (12.31) and the 2008 CCS tournament, captured was as good a four-year period as blades. I also bruised the bones. .225 points. Her effort helped Caprice Powell (12.27) in the 100 the section crown and advanced to any tennis team has had.” “The issue with my fall was the Titans take second in the the NorCal tournament that con- plus Pinewood’s Angela Gradiska that the mats weren’t set up cor- team competition with 174.600 cluded Saturday at UC Davis with Baseball in the 100 (12.07) and 200 (24.59). rectly. It felt like I was landing on points. Sacred Heart Prep capturing the Menlo put its No. 2 seed and For the boys, Palo Alto’s 400 cement. I basically landed on my These days Der is wearing a title with a 7-0 triumph over Monte 23-8 record on the line Tuesday relay team is in with a season best neck from seven feet high onto a cervical collar and the injury is Vista (Danville). night against No. 3 Live Oak in the of 43.31, Gunn’s David Light goes very hard landing. It was really still very painful. The Gators swept through the semifinals of the CCS Division III in the 100 (10.95), Palo Alto’s Ju- scary when it happened because “The movement in my neck NorCal event. SHP opened with a tournament at San Jose Municipal lius Berezin is in the 800 (1:57.94), I heard my spine crack several and back is very limited,” she 7-0 romp over outmanned Pleasant Stadium. Gunn’s Charles Chisom barely times. Neck and spinal injuries said. “I had to miss my last dance Valley (Chico), won a legitimate A victory will put the Knights in made it in the 200 (22.26) as did are nothing to mess around with of the year, and I can’t drive. I’ve hard-fought 5-2 match with Jesuit Saturday’s championship game at Paly’s Philip MacQuitty in the so I was told to lie still. In my been out of gym for a little bit, (Sacramento) and then topped a 1 p.m., against either No. 1 Santa 3,200 (9:47.08), Paly’s Dom Powell head I just kept thinking I was but I plan on going back soon. It Monte Vista team that was missing Cruz or No. 4 Pacific Grove. takes a 6-6 best in the high jump paralyzed. I felt a lot of pain was a pretty bittersweet CCS but, its No. 1 player. while teammate Mike Powell goes and pressure in the back of my honestly, that’s gymnastics in a Speaking of missing, the entire Track and field in the long jump (21-3) and triple head.” nutshell.”■ Saratoga team did not compete in Berths in the CIF State Meet will jump (43-1).■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 25 Sports Notice of Budget Adoption Public Hearing 2008-2009 Softball (continued from page 23) The governing board of Palo Alto Unifi ed School District nal won 15 of 21. will hold a public hearing on the adoption of the 2008-2009 The Aggies beat Arizona, Or- proposed budget of the district for the year ending June 30, egon State and Washington, but lost 2009, prior to fi nal adoption, as required by Education Code to Massachusetts and Long Beach Section 42103. State. Both teams beat BYU, San Diego, Oklahoma and Texas Tech. The public hearing will be held on June 3, 2008, at 6:30 PM. The Aggies beat Texas three The public hearing will be held at Palo Alto Unifi ed School times, while Stanford lost to the District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Longhorns. The budget can be inspected by the public beginning on May All it means, of course, is that 28, 2008, during the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:45 PM, at Palo there will be two good teams meet- Alto Unifi ed School District, 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA ing for a berth to the WCWS at stake. 94306. In all, five of the Sweet Sixteen schools call the Pac-10 their home conference. Three of those teams — UCLA, Arizona, California — account for 20 of the previous 26 NCAA titles. Real Estate & Display Penna did not allow an earned run in 28 innings of the regional, giving up 11 hits, walking six and Advertising Assistant striking out 39. She has a season total of 411 strikeouts, becoming the he Almanac is looking for an advertising assistant for our busy eighth player in Pac-10 history, and T Real Estate & Display advertising department. The successful the first at Stanford, to register 400 candidate will have strong communication skills dealing with clients strikeouts in a single season. in person, by phone and by email. This person will work within “I think a big theme in our series the department to coordinate advertising between clients and the with UMass was scoring first,” Pen- Production Department, putting together effective ads and accurate na said. “In all three games the team schedules. Computer literate / Ability to multi-task / Attention to that scored first won. I think it was detail a must! 5 days / 40 hours per week / Benefi ts. a nice cushion for them in the first game and then for us in the second. 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the year and matching the Stanford Athletics Kyle Terada/Stanford single-season record with Michelle Sophomore catcher Rosey Neill and Stanford coach John Rittman have Smith. It was also only the second put the Cardinal on the national softball map this season. dinger allowed by UMass pitcher Brandice Balschmiter this season. good job of making something work hitter in Stanford’s opening round Penna also helped her own cause every inning. You have to say a lot 4-0 win over Lehigh. in preserving the no-hitter. In the for her endurance, she pitched every “We were really pumped up for bottom of the sixth she snagged a inning of the series.” this game, and I think that showed,” line drive by Whitney Mollica out Shannon Koplitz recorded at said Haber, who tripled and dou- of the air that was headed for center least one hit in every game of the bled. “We were all just waiting for field. regional and hit .500. She and Neill someone to score a run, and it made “She fields her position better each drove in three runs while lead- it even better for us when Maddy hit than pitcher in Division I softball,” off hitter Alissa Haber hit .357 and it because we became even more ex- Neill said. “She’s the best fielding scored four runs. cited. It was a great hit.” pitcher in the country.” “We were definitely down to busi- Melisa Koutz and Anna Beard- In the seventh, she struck out the ness, scoring runs early, but there is man also drove in runs for Stan- side. definitely room for improvement,” ford. “She is definitely a clutch player,” Haber said. Penna (37-11) gave up a leadoff Neill said. “She knew what she had Neill had three hits and drove in single and then struck out the next to do and the adjustments she had two runs in the championship game eight Lehigh batters en route to 14 to make and did a good job of going while Haber, Koplitz, Maddy Coon strikeouts. She became Stanford’s out there and getting them. If her and Erin Howe each had two hits. all-time single-season wins leader drop wasn’t working she used her Coon’s first-inning home run set with the victory. screwball and curveball. She did a the pace, and Penna threw a four- “I tried to stay under control and throw my pitches,” Penna said. “I THE BEST QUALITY & SELECTION OF BEAUTY PRODUCTS want to throw my game and not worry who we are playing and who is up to bat.” Let Ms.Fit Boot Camp Adventures Penna threw a two-hitter, with 11 strikeouts, as the Cardinal downed show you how. host Massachusetts on Saturday. Great early morning, outdoor workouts energize “It is nice to pitch with a lead, you and jumpstart your day. Every workout is different. especially when we score in the first inning,” Penna said. “It is nice No stuffy gyms. No fancy equipment. All you need are to have that cushion. It is nice, but a pair of workout shoes, comfortable clothing, and a Stanford Shopping Center we still have to play hard the whole desire to create a healthier you. Now located between Macy's and game. It just calms my nerves a little bit to score first.” Next session starts May 26th Bloomingdale's, next to Playa Grill Stanford scored in the first in- in downtown Palo Alto ning for the second straight game, 650.321.4177 as Haber drew a walk leading off Groups limited to 12. Reserve your space now. the contest and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Koplitz singled and Call 650-996-7399 today scored when Neill singled. www.msﬁ ttraining.com “We needed to be aggressive ear- Visit052%/,/'9s2%$+%.s")/,!'%s/0) us to receive a FREE GIFT! No purchase necessary. ly, which we were,” Koplitz said. ■

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SCOREBOARD BASEBALL 3, Winter (UO) 8:46.91. 10, Sullivan (S) Stanford baseball can finish Pac-10 Conference 9:05.76. Sunday 100 hurdles — 1, Craddock (UCLA) Stanford 200 120 000 03 — 8 12 0 13.58; 2, Kelley (USC) 13.85; 3, Paul (C) seventh or tie for first place Arizona 200 021 000 00 — 5 11 2 13.95; 4, Bradley (S) 14.01. Davis, Storen (7) and Castro. Coulon, 400 hurdles — 1, Anderson (WSU) 49.55; by Rick Eymer Storen, in relief of Erik Davis, Women’s tennis Colla (5), Perry (6), Stoffel (9) and Butler. WP 2, Hanson (C) 49.82; 3, Kelley (USC) 49.92. — Storen (2-3). LP — Stoffel (2-2). ith a week remaining to threw a career-high five innings for Stanford was shocked by fifth- 400 relay — 1, Washington (Boase, Fre- HR — Ratliff (S); Glenn 2 (A). 3B — Ger- drickson, Turner, Hamilton) 39.52; 2, Arizona play in the Pac-10, the only the victory. seeded Baylor, 4-1, in the quarterfi- hart, Whitlow (S). 2B — Castro, Molina (S); State 39.84; 3, Stanford 40.24. W thing the Stanford baseball “It was a pretty easy job with nals of the NCAA team tournament Steele, Baird (A). 2 hits — Gerhart, Castro, Ratliff, Schlander (S); Sedbrook, Glenn, 1,600 relay — 1, Arizona State (Profit, team knows for sure is that it won’t the defense we have,” Storen said. in Tulsa on Saturday. Ziegler (A). 4 RBI — Glenn (A). 3 RBI — Cas- Kremer, Elston, Phillip) 3:04.75; 2, Ore- finish last. “The first couple of innings I went The Bears, whom lost to Stanford tro, Ratliff (S). gon 3:04.85; 3, USC 3:05.35. 6, Stanford In fact, no matter what the Car- out there with a starter’s mentality earlier in the season, rallied from a Records: Stanford 12-8 (31-19); Arizona 3:09.50. dinal does the rest of the way, it’s like I was in high school. I threw a 5-2 deficit to win at No. 3 doubles, 9-11 (35-16) High jump — 1, Wright (C) 7-3 1-4; 2, guaranteed no worse than a sev- lot of fastballs and let them put the 9-7, to set the tone for the day. Monday Frederick (UW) 7-2 1-4; 3, Arrivey (WSU) Stanford 053 011 10 —11 14 1 7-1. enth-place finish. At best, Stanford ball in play.” “It was a tough match. We got Arizona 009 000 6x —15 17 2 Long jump — 1, Turner (ASU) 25-8 3-4; 2, can share the Pac-10 title with Ari- outplayed,” Stanford coach Lele Inman, Stringer (3), Fearnow (3), Han- Frederick (UW) 25-4; 3, Rivera-Morales (UA) zona State. Track and field Forood said. “They came back in cock (7), De Groot (7), Bleich (7) and Cas- 24-6 1-2. 5, Bradley (S) 24-3. After dropping a 15-11 decision Stanford senior Erica McLain the doubles and that was pretty intro. Berger, Chaffee (2), Burns (5), Colla (6), Triple jump — 1, Turner (ASU) 51-3 1-2; 2, to host Arizona on Monday in the claimed her second title of the Pac- spiring, obviously, for them. They Schlereth (7) and Childs. WP — Schlereth Marshall (UA) 51-2 1-4; 3, Clark (UCLA) 50-6 (2-0). LP — Hancock (1-2). 3-4. 7, Munabi (S) 48-2. series finale, Stanford clings to sec- 10 championships in Tempe on Sat- were good.” HR — Phelps, Gerhart (S); Ziegler (A). Discus — 1, Garza (UCLA) 198-10; 2, ond place, three games behind the urday, going 44-6 3/4 in the triple Lindsay Burdette won her singles 2B — August, Whitlow, Castro (S); Coyle Maric (C) 195-10; 3, Lloyd (UA) 183-1. Sun Devils, a game ahead of Cali- jump. She won the long jump with match at No. 4, but Baylor dominat- (A). 4 hits — Sedbrook (A). 3 hits — Phelps, Gerhart, Castro (S). 2 hits — Coyle, Ortega, Shot put — 1, Lloyd (UA) 69-0; 2, Whiting fornia and UCLA and two games a 21-4 on Friday. ed the rest of the matches, winning Gaston, Steele (A). 4 RBI — Gerhart (S); (ASU) 66-7 1-4; 3, Savage (UCLA) 61-6 3-4. ahead of Washington, USC and the Lauren Centrowitz finished sec- in straight sets. Ziegler (A). 2 RBI — Phelps (S); Sedbrook, 8, Macellari (S) 58-1 1-4. Wildcats. ond in the 1,500 with a time of Stanford ends its season at 23-5, Steele, Baird, Glenn (A) Pole vault — 1, Tally (UCLA) 17-1; 2, Hoste Two-time defending NCAA 4:23.07, just behind Katie Follett the team’s most losses in a single Pac-10 standings: Arizona State 15-6 (S) 17-1; 3, Woepse (UCLA) 17-1. champion Oregon State has com- of Washington’s winning time of season since 1983. In her seventh (44-9); Stanford 12-9 (31-20); California 11- Javelin — 1, White (USC) 241-8; 2, Young 10 (32-17); UCLA 11-10 (29-23); Washington (C) 235-2; 3, Jeffreys (UW) 230-9. pleted its conference schedule with 4:22.41. year as head coach, Forood suffered 10-11 (31-20) USC 10-11 (27-26); Arizona Hammer — 1, Kocsor (UCLA) 224-10; 2, 13 losses and Washington State Centrowitz also placed third in half of her career 10 defeats (to 219 10-11 (35-16); Oregon State 11-13 (25-23); Veldman (UO) 219-2; 3, Midles (UW) 207-11. clinched the last spot with its 16 the 5,000 with a time of 16:46.98, victories) this season. Washington State 6-15 (28-25) Decathlon — 1, Eaton (UO) 7,604 points; losses and three to play. just behind teammate Teresa The last time Stanford did not ad- SOFTBALL 2, Moody (WSU) 7,395; 3, Hustedt (Stanford) NCAA tournament The Cardinal could possibly host McWalters, who ran 16:42.66 for vance to the semifinals was 1985, 7,181. Amherst Regional a regional at Sunken Diamond, but second. when the tournament was held in Sunday WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD a three-game sweep of the Huskies For the Stanford men, Wopamo Oklahoma City. Massachusetts 200 000 0 — 2 5 2 Pac-10 Championships likely would be necessary. Slipping Osaisai won the 100 in 10.52 and Celia Durkin and Whitney Dea- Stanford 000 000 1 — 1 6 2 at Sun Angel Stadium, Tempe Garrett Heath won the 1,500 in Balschmiter and Serio. Penna and Neill. into third place probably won’t get son each played their final dual Team scores — 1, Arizona State 186 1/2; WP — Balschmiter (31-7). LP — Penna (36- the job done. 3:42.02. matches for Stanford. Pinewood 2, Stanford 117; 3, Oregon 100; 4, USC 91; 11). Stanford opens its final regular- “It’s been a dream to win a race grad Lejla Hodzic also graduates. 5, UCLA 80; 6, Washington State 71 1/2; 6, 2B — Williams (M). 2 hits — Serio (M). California 71 1/2; 8, Arizona 65; 9, Wash- season series with Washington on like this,” Heath said. “There were a Durkin was an alternate for the Records: Stanford 44-13; Massachusetts ington 32 1/2. lot of great guys this year. The Pac- 42-12 Friday at 6:30 p.m. singles tournament, which gets un- 100 — 1, Williams (ASU) 11.444; 2, Gar- Championship The Cardinal (12-9, 31-20) scored 10 is stacked. Any given day, any der way next week, also in Tulsa. rett (Cal) 11.446; 3, Onyepunuka (USC) Stanford 310 020 0 — 6 11 1 plenty of runs over the weekend, but five or six of these guys could have Hilary Barte, who lost for the 11.50. 7, Matthew (S) 11.66. Massachusetts 000 000 0 — 0 0 2 allowed a few more to lose two of won. I was just lucky enough to do first time in 20 matches at No. 1, Penna and Neill. Balschmiter and Serio. 200 — 1, Williams (ASU) 23.09; 2, Maloy the three games. Arizona won Sat- it today.” and Jessica Nguyen are entered in (ASU) 23.28; 3, Diego (UCLA) 23.38. WP — Penna (37-11). LP — Balschmiter urday’s opener, 9-6, and Stanford Also in the 1,500, Russell Brown the singles tournament. (31-8). 400 — 1, Baker (UO) 53.27; 2, Benjamin HR — Neill (S). 2B — Coon, Howe (S). (ASU) 53.45; 3, Durham (ASU) 53.64. recovered to win Sunday night’s finished fourth in 3:42.81 and Ha- 3 hits — Neill (S). 2 hits — Haber, Koplitz, 800 — 1, Johnson (C) 2:00.57; 2, Buck- game, 8-5, in 11 innings. kon DeVries was fifth with a time Crew Coon, Howe (S). 2 RBI — Neill (S). man (UO) 2:04.52; 3, Layman (WSU) 2:04.87. Stanford hopes to return to post- of 3:43.18. Both the Stanford men’s and Records: Stanford 45-13; Massachusetts 7, Follmar (S) 2:10.25. Stanford scored big points in the 42-13 season play after missing out last women’s crews recorded top three 1,500 — 1, Follett (UW) 4:22.41; 2, Cen- year, and would love to host a re- long jump with freshman Arantxa finishes at the Pac-10 Rowing WOMEN'S TENNIS trowitz (S) 4:23.07; 3, Follmar (S) 4:23.6. NCAA Tournament at Tulsa gional for the first time since 2005. King finishing fourth and Griffin Championships on Lake Natoma 5,000 — 1, Blood (UO) 16:33.70; 2, Despite getting outscored, 39-25, Matthew finishing eighth. King on Sunday. Saturday McWalters (S) 16:42.66; 3, Centrowitz (S) Quarterfinals 16:46.98. over the weekend, Stanford did get jumped 20-1 1/2 while Matthew The Cardinal women repeated as Baylor 4, Stanford 1 10,000 — 1, Gits (S) 36:50.42; 2, Kielty some fine pitching efforts from its went 19-6. silver medalists in the varsity eight Singles — Zemenova (B) d. Barte, 6-4, (ASU) 37:09.16; 3, Pearson (UO) 37:25.81. staff, Stanford freshman Alexandra race and took second in the overall 6-2; Nguyen (S) vs. Ormond, dnf; Broosva (B) d. Durkin, 6-1, 6-2; Burdette (S) d. Bie- 100 hurdles — 1, Broom (C) 13.26; 2, On Saturday, Danny Sandbrink, Gits won the 10,000 in 36:50 to eas- competition for the first time since likova, 6-2, 6-2; Stanivuk (B) d. Deason, 6-1, Johnson (ASU) 13.39; 3, Clarke (USC) 13.47. Blake Hancock and Max Fearnow ily separate herself from the field on 1992, while the men used a strong 6-2; Filipiak (B) vs. McVeigh, dnf. 7, Akinniyi (S) 14.12. combined for seven shutout innings a hot day. varsity eight showing to repeat last Doubles — Broosva-Zemenova (B) d. 400 hurdles — 1, Clarke (USC) 58.05; 2, on Saturday and Drew Storen got Lindsay Allen finished second in year’s third-place overall effort. King (WSU) 58.72; 3, Harwood (UO) 58.98. Barte-Burdette, 8-2; Ormond-Stanivuk (B) the win Sunday with five shutout the women’s 3,000 steeplechase in California captured the women’s d. Deason-Nguyen, 9-7; Durkin-McVeigh (S) 3,000 steeplechase — 1, Trane (WSU) d. Chmelarova-Filipiak, 8-6. 10:17.80; 2, Allen (S) 10:20.06; 3, Leonard innings. 10:20.06. Sara Trane of Washington overall title after three of its four Records: Stanford 23-5; Baylor 32-2 (WSU) 10:23.25. Fearnow was pitching well on State won the event with a time of boats collected victories. The Gold- MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD 400 relay — 1, USC (Je. Onyepunuka, Monday before the game got out of 10:17.80. en Bears’ 79 overall points were 18 Pac-10 Championships Clarke, Ju. Onyepunuka, Rodriguez) 44.0; 2, hand. In the shot put, Melissa Yunghans ahead of runner up Stanford and 20 at Sun Angel Stadium, Tempe California 44.69; 3, Stanford 45.73. Jason Castro worked the count used a season-best mark of 53-10 better than third-place Washington High jump — Team scores — 1, Oregon 144 1/2; 2, 1, Patterson (UO) 6-2; full, fouled off a couple of tough 1/2 to finish third. State. 2, Jungmark (WSU) 5-11 1-4; 3, Day (UA) Arizona State 134; 3, UCLA 108; 4, Califor- pitches and then lined a double into In the javelin, Stanford’s Danielle On the men’s side, Washington nia 81 1/2; 5, Stanford 79; 6, Washington 5-10. State 73 1/2; 7, USC 69 1/2; 8, Arizona 65; Triple jump — 1, McLain (S) 44-6 3-4; 2, left field that delivered Stanford to Maier finished second at 161-6. Ra- defeated California by nine points 9, Washington 63. Williams (UCLA) 42-2 1-4; 3, Youngblood victory on a muggy Sunday eve- chel Yurkovich of Oregon won with (72-63) to take the overall crown. 100 — 1, Osaisai (S) 10.47; 2, Duncan (UO) 41-5. ning. a toss of 184-0. Stanford and Oregon State each (ASU) 10.52; 3, Abram (ASU) 10.60. Long jump — 1, McLain (S) 21-4; 2, John- “It’s just a matter of time before The men were led in the field posted 42 points, but the Cardinal 200 — 1, Elston (ASU) 20.91; 2, Abram son (ASU) 20-5 3-4; 3, Garnett (ASU) 20-4 you see good pitches to hit,” Castro events by Graeme Hoste, who was awarded third-place by virtue 1-4; 4, King (S) 20-1 1-2. (ASU) 20.994; 3, Alexander (UO) 20.998. 7, said. “Yeah, they held us down for finished second in the pole vault. of a better finish in varsity eight. Osaisai (S) 21.51. Shot put — 1, Pressley (ASU) 61-7 3-4; 2, Stevens (ASU) 56-1 3-4; 3, Yunghans (S) awhile but we kept at it.” Hoste and Bobby Tally of UCLA 400 — 1, Larry (USC) 44.77; 2, Boase Football (UW) 44.97; 3, Phillip (ASU) 45.29. 7, Darfie 53-10 1-4. Arizona relief pitching had gone cleared the same height of 17-1, but (S) 46.72. Discus — 1, Pressley (ASU) 183-6; 2, Ste- 10 scoreless innings in the first two Tally took the title based on fewer Bellarmine Prep junior Usua 800 — 1, Wheating (UO) 1:46.83; 2, vens (ASU) 182-8; 3, Battle (ASU) 179-0. 7, days of the series before Castro misses. Also faring well was Car- Amanam (5-10, 180) committed Solomon (USC) 1:47.65; 3, Primm (UCLA) Wallerstedt (S) 156-2. broke the streak. dinal freshman Casey Roche, who verbally to Stanford on Sunday. He 1:47.75. Javelin — 1, Yurkovich (UO) 184-00; 2, Castro’s two-run double broke finished fourth at 16-6 3/4. figures to be a cornerback with the Maier (S) 161-06; 3, Johnson (ASU) 159-04. 1,500 — 1, Heath (S) 3:42.2; 2, Acosta the tie in the top of the 11th inning. Myles Bradley finished fifth in Cardinal. (UO) 3:42.34; 3, Matusak (Cal) 3:42.52; 4, Hammer — 1, Stevens (ASU) 216-11; 2, Brown (S) 3:42.81; 5, Devries (S) 3:43.18. Orban (USC) 211-8; 3, Battle (ASU) 207-3. 7, Brent Milleville added an RBI the long jump with a personal best Amanam starred at running back 5,000 — 1, Alcorn (ASU) 14:12.76; 2, Mer- Goodbody (Stanford) 187-3. single. of 24-3. Matt Turner of Arizona and safety as a junior in 2007. Of- cado (UO) 14:17.82; 3, Ghebray (C) 14:19.85. Pole vault — 1, Kantola (UCLA) 14-1 3-4; “He throws the ball hard and State took the title with a jump of fensively he had 220 carries for 7, Heath (S) 14:30.23. 2, Kubishta (ASU) 13-9 3-4; 3, Morgan (C) I didn’t try to do too much,” Cas- 25-8 3/4. 1,656 yards and 20 touchdowns. 10,000 — 1, Trujillo (UO) 30:11.97; 2, 13-5 3-4. tro said. “I fouled off a couple of The Stanford women placed sec- He also caught 21 passes, three for Klotz (UO) 30:18.77; 3, Shackleton (UCLA) Heptathlon — 1, Johnson (ASU) 6,307 breaking pitches and then he made ond to Arizona State, recording 117 scores. points; 2, Theisen (UO) 5,765; 3, Woods 30:19.12. 8, Riley (S) 30:37.26. a mistake and left a fastball over the points. The men were fifth with 79 On defense he record six 3,000 steeplechase — (USC) 5,474; 4, Stewart (Stanford) 5,440; 5, 1, Alcorn (ASU) ■ 8:43.81; 2, Hagenbuch (UCLA) 8:45.91; Liehr (Stanford) 5,186. plate.” points. interceptions. Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 27 Sports

HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD 2008 CCS SWIMMING & DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS BASEBALL 400 relay — St. Ignatius 42.86, St. Fran- 13.69, Marshall (VChristian) 13.99, Ibia (Ev- At Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford CCS playoffs cis 42.87, Monterey 42.93, Palo Alto 43.31, ergreen) 14.42, Nelms (Leland) 14.81, Bau- Division I quarterfinals Bellarmine 43.38, Gilroy 43.40, Mt..Pleasant tista (Mt. Pleasant) 15.37, Reed (Los Ga- BOYS 7, Sacred Hearet Prep 150; 8, Homestead 117; 9, Saratoga 114; 10, Presentation At PAL Field, San Jose 43.52, Mitty 43.52, San Benito 43.60. tos) 15.38, Evans (Leigh) 15.40, Margerum All races in yards (Gunn) 15.44 (school record). 106. Others: 16, Menlo 35; 28, Woodside Menlo-Atherton 002 30 — 5 8 1 1,600 — Abdalla (Willow Glen) 4:15.17, Team leaders — 1, Bellarmine 357; 2, Valley Christian 270 42 —15 13 1 Priory 11; 35, Menlo-Atherton 4; 39, Pin- Surh (Carlmon( 4:18.14, Innes (SI) 4:18.56, 400 — Houp (VChristian) 57.40, McMillian Saratoga 232; 3, Valley Christian 193; 4, WP — Kupbens. LP — Verhaar. ewood 1. Hunt (Aptos) 4:21.64, Lema (Willow Glen) (VChristian) 57.99, Irish (HM Bay) 58.09, Riv- Palo Alto 143; 5, Sacred Heart Prep 125.5; HR — Bader (MA); Eslick, Howard† 200 medley relay — 4:22.57, Gradone (Aptos) 4:22.63, Lynch ers (Harbor) 58.61, Wickliffe (Wilcox) 58.90, 6, St. Francis 107; 7, Homestead 102; 8, 1, St. Ignatius (VC).†2B — Viegas (MA); Garcia (VC). 2 hits (Santa Cruz) 4:24.14, Arms (Serra) 4:24.85, Munishkina (SCruz) 59.05, Olsen (Live Oak) Harker 100; 9, Carmel 98; 10, Menlo- 1:48.08; 2, Gunn (Ta. Levens, Te. Levens, — Sylvester, Stosz (MA). 4 RBI — Eslick Wolfsmith (Sobrato) 4:25.05, Menezes 59.65, Arenas (Evergreen) 1:00.31. Glassman, Hamilton) 1:48.44 (school re- (VC). 2 RBI — Garcia, Lam, Hughes (VC). Atherton 87.5. Others: 14, Menlo School (Saratoga) 4:25.57, Terry (PHills) 4:26.17, 100 — Thomas (Mt. Pleasant) 11.63, cord); 3, Sacred Heart Prep (Ka. Howard, Records: Menlo-Atherton finishes season 56; 25, Woodside Priory 18; 33, Gunn 6. Rodriguez (SClara) 4:26.34. Gradiska (Pinewood) 12.07, Mickos (Los Al- Liang, Menon, Kr. Howard) 1:48.83; 4, 22-11 200 medley relay — 1, Valley Christian 110 HH — Block (Monterey) 14.50, Brown tos) 12.10, Biondi (Los Altos) 12.21, Thomas Homestead 1:50.26; 5, Mitty 1:50.56; 6, (Parizi, Higgenbotham, Shemeta, Fleming) Division II first round (Mt. Pleasant) 14.69, Surprenant (Lynbrook) (Milpitas) 12.23, Powell (Menlo-Atherton Burlingame 1:50.98; 7, Palo Alto (Westly, 1:34.99; 2, Bellarmine 1:35.51; 3, Sarato- Palo Alto 002 02 — 4 7 3 14.69,Kapchuk (Del Mar)14.72, Byrne (Burl) 12.27, Nelms (Leland) 12.29, Greene (Menlo- Xiang, Fotsch, Lee) 1:51.98; 8, St. Francis ga 1:36.62; 4, Palo Alto (Wenzlau, Wang, Leigh 814 5x — 18 18 1 15.00, Prader (Salinas) 15.09, Sulit (Mt. Atherton) 12.31. 1:53.97. Higgins, Fortune) 1:37.89; 5, Menlo (Kim, Tracy, Goodspeed (1), Heeger and Holder; Pleasant) 15.12, Strizich (SI) 15.17. 800 — Fedronic (Carl) 2:14.86, Lattanzi 200 free — 1, Fong (MVista) 1:50.46; 2, Burns and Velo. WP — Burns. LP — Tracy. Balassone, Hudnall, Andresen) 1:40.11; 400 — Caldwell (Lincoln) 49.54, Kemper (Palo Alto) 2:14.95, Diaz (Leigh) 2:15.36, Mitty 1:40.52; 7, Harker 1:40.98; 8. St. Hyde (Sara) 1:51.05; 3, Wei (Mitty) 1:51.50; HR — Velo (L). 3B — Ameral (L). 2B — (Monterey) 49.76, Tucker (Monterey) 49.84, Sarge (Pioneer) 2:16.31, Johnson (SLV) 4, Kwong (MVista) 1:52.24; 5, Garcia (Mit- Goodspeed, Holder (PA); Pitman, Jones, Francis 1:42.15. Mezzera (SI) 49.85, Tran (Independence) 2:17.90, Mulgannon (Los Gatos) 2:20.34, ty) 1:52.59; 6, Peanasky (Home) 1:52.71; Brady. 2 hits — Goodspeed (PA). 200 free — 50.02, Shorey (San Benito) 50.10, Craig Lawman (King’s) 2:20.68, Sanders (SCruz) 1, Trowbridge (Mt. View) 7, Barnes-Waychus (Gunn) 1:54.05; 8, Ka. Records: Palo Alto finishes season 14- 1:38.55; 2, Navarro (SHP) 1:38.90 (school (Woodside) 50.47, Tuggle (Gunderson) 2:20.86. Howard (SHP) 1:55.09. 13-1 record); 3, Higgins (Paly) 1:41.99; 4, A. 50.63. 300 hurdles — Nelms (Leland) 43.47, Hinshaw (Sara) 1:42.06. 5, R. Hinshaw 200 IM — 1, Gong (Pres) 1:59.96; 2, Division III quarterfinals 800 — Sam (Oak Grove) 1:53.93, Mor- Reed (Los Gatos) 45.47, Margerum (Gunn) (Sara) 1:42.41; 6, Schmidt (Bell) 1:43.17; Fisher-Colbrie (MVista) 2:03.73; 3, Liang At Washington Park, Santa Clara rison (Carmel) 1:57.88, Berezin (Palo Alto) 45.57 (school record), Sliva (Mitty) 45.78, 7, Wu (Live Oak) 1:43.58; 8, Bedell (Bell) (SHP) 2:05.10 (school record); 4, Chen Soquel 010 000 0 — 0 5 2 1:57.94, Banks (Saratoga) 1:58.04, Surh Gordon (SClara) 46.14, Daley (Burl) 46.17, Menlo 222 010 x — 7 15 1 1:44.26. (Mitty) 2:05.27; 5, Delisle (Mitty) 2:06.12; 6, (Carl) 1:58.11, Arveson (Monterey) 1:58.13, Ristow (Westmont) 46.42, Armstrong (Live Tarka (SI) 2:07.44; 7, Choy (Mills) 2:07.49; Smith, Carson (3) and Silva; Corley, K. 200 IM — 1, B. Hinshaw (Sara) 1:49.29; Mayeda (Aptos) 1:58.97, Strum (Pioneer) Oak) 46.71. 8, Opatrny (Sara) 2:07.88. Diekroeger (5) and Umphreys. WP — Corley 2:00.64. 2, Shilling (Bell) 1:50.77; 3, Parizi (VChris- (2-2). LP — Smith. 3,200 — Daly (SI) 11:13.42, Bergman 50 free — 1, Jensen (Paly) 22.39 (CCS 300 IH — Surprenant (Lyn) 38.10, (VChristian) 11:13.79, Ferrante (Aptos) tian) 1:53.32; 4, Garcia (Bell) 1:55.26; 2B — Frazier (S); Mosbacher (M). 3 hits — 5, Chin (Harker) 1:55.53; 6, Sonu (Bell) record, old mark 22.51 by Jensen, relay D. Diekroeger, Ryan (M). 2 hits — T. Williams, Skinner (Alvarez) 38.89,Block (Monterey) 11:24.86, Mayer (Gunn) 11:26.42, Miller (Gil- leg in prelims); 2, Schaefer (St. Francis) roy) 11:27.11, Barnett (Leland) 11:31.57, Vargo 1:56.34; 7, Griffin (Aptos) 1:56.77; 8, B. Mosbacher, K. Diekroeger (M). 2 RBI — K. 38.94,Campbell (Mitty) 39.84, Saldivar-Elli- 22.99; 3, Khojasteh (Harker) 23.97; 4, son (SCreek) 39.84, Schmidt (San Benito) (Presentation) 11:34.59, Habtamu (Prospect) Murray (Sara) 1:58.21. Diekroeger (M). Drysdale (MVista) 24.03; 5, Lohrey (SI) 40.12, Strizich (SI) 40.89. 11:37.09, Rodriguez (SHC) 11:38.63; Peters- 50 free — 1, Fleming (VC) 20.33; 2, Records: Menlo 23-8 24.10; 6, Bergman (Home) 24.11; 7, Reed en (Carl) 11:38.89, Talbot (Mt. View) 11:41.45, Thivierge (King’s Academy) 21.24; 3, Han- GIRLS GYMNASTICS 200 — Spencer (San Mateo) 21.88, (San Benito) 24.27; 8, Chen (Aragon) Sanders (SCruz) 21.98, Ellinwood (Leigh) Dohner (Gunn) 11:47.63. ni (Los Altos) 21.32; 4, Kali (Home) 21.44; CCS Championships 24.60. 22.05, Kemper (Monterey) 22.07, Caldwell 1,600 relay — Valley Christian 4:00.35, 5,D. Wall (Bell) 21.46; 6, Davis (Harker) At Gymtowne, San Bruno One-meter diving — (Lincoln) 22.13, Heffner (Pioneer) 22.23, Chi- St. Francis 4:02.76, Leigh 4:03.66, Mitty 21.47; 7, Kim (Home) 21.60; 8, Ngo (Ev- 1, Fossati-Bel- Team scores — 1, St. Francis 187.60; 2, som (Gunn) 22.26, Mezzera (SI) 22.35. 4:05.23, Saratoga 4:05.39, Los Gatos ergreen) 21.64. lani (Paly) 475.15; 2, Lester (Willow Glen) Gunn 174.600; 3, Tracy 165.925; 4, Mercy- 452.55; 3, La (Home) 434.10; Phipps (Mit- 3,200 — Abdalla (Willow Glen) 9:25.66, 4:05.92, San Lorenzo Valley 4:06.39, Moun- One-meter diving — 1, Taylor (Bell) Burlingame 161.975; 5, Cupertino 159.65; 6, ty) 433.75; 5, Robinson (Menlo) 428.10; Estrada (Alisal) 9:31.48, Bor (Jefferson) tain View 4:07.85. 484.60; 2, Peters (Fremont) 464.50; 3, Lowell158.45; 7, Burlingame 155.30. 6, Hayes (Los Gatos) 416.90; 7, Paseman 9:31.56, Johnson (Palma) 9:35.58, Shawhan High jump — Rimbach (Los Altos) 5-6, Huston (Carmel) 395.30; 4, Blease (St. (Harker) 389.55; 8, Greenwood (Paly) Vault — 1, Wong (Mercy-B) 9.775; 2, Der (LGatos) 9:36.61, Wolfsmith (Sobrato) Coulter(Aptos) 5-6, Dolbec (Saratoga) 5-6, Francis) 373.20; 5, Canty (Kingís) 358.40; 375.20. (Gunn) 9.675; 3, Flores (St. Francis) 9.375. 9:38.89, Machado (N. Monterey Co.) 9:38.97, Fernandez (Pres) 5-6, Scales (Los Gatos) 6, Selby (SHP) 351.70; 7, Evans (St. Fran- Bars — 1, Der (Gunn) 9.70; 2, Wong (Mer- Johnson (LGatos) 9:40.51, Myjer (Mt. View) 5-4, McCarthy (Aptos) 5-4, Green (Gilroy) cis) 335.60; Newkirk (Bell) 327.70. 100 fly — 1, Fotsch (Paly) 54.13 (CCS record, old mark 54.35, Ghosh, Lynbrook, cy-B) 9.65; 3, Walbridge (Burl) 9.625. 9:43.88, Profitt (SL Valley) 9:44.68, Ejigu 5-2, Armstrong (Live Oak) 5-2. 100 fly — 1, M. Murray (Sara) 49.90; 2, 2005); 2, Gong (Pres) 54.87; 3, Fisher-Col- Balance beam — 1, Denzel (St. Francis) (SClara) 9:45.67, MacQuitty (Paly) 9:47.08. Pole vault — S. Engle (Homestead) 11-6, Chin (Harker) 50.58; 3, Thivierge (King’s) brie (MVista) 55.05; 4, Leung (SI) 56.01; 5, 9.780; 2, Koutis (St. Francis) 9.675; 3, Hicks 1,600 relay — Riordan 3:25.52, San Reed (Los Gatos) 11-6, Wunder (Scotts Val- 50.97; 4, McKinnon (Soquel) 51.10; 5, Drysdale (MVista) 56.02; 6, Takaki (Pres) (Los Altos) 9.65. Benito 3:26.55, Evergreen Valley 3:37.08, ley) 10-6, Roche (St. Francis) 10-6, M. Engle Hurko (Leigh) 51.63; 6, Yen (Bell) 51.84; 56.65; 7, Hyde (Sara) 57.15); 8, Garcia Floor exercise — 1, Flores (St. Francis) Monterey 3:27.89, Independence 3:28.63, (Homestead) 10-0, L’Heureux (SClara) 9-6, 7, Patnaik (St. Francis) 51.94; 8, Higgen- (Mitty) 57.35. 9.80; 2, Der (Gunn) 9.75; 3, Hoag (St. Fran- Mtn. View 3:29.92, Mitty 3:30.00, St. Igna- Childs (Scotts Valley) 9-6, Pizzo (MVC) 9-6, botham (VC) 51.98. cis) 9.725. tius 3:30.59. Scales (Los Gatos) 9-6. 100 free — 1, Fleming (VC) 45.29; 100 free — 1, Jensen (Paly) 49.27 (set CCS record of 49.03 in prelims); 2, All-around — 1, Der (Gunn) 38.55; 2, High jump — Faust (N. Monterey Co.) Long jump — Margerum (Gunn) 18-10; 2, Hanni (Los Altos) 46.56; 3, Langland Schaefer (St. Francis) 50.18; Fong (MVis- Wong (Mercy-B) 38.325; 3 (tie), Hoag (St. 6-6, Powell (Paly) 6-6, Pappas (Leigh) 6-4, Thomas (Mt. Pleasant) 18-0 1/4, Leung (Carmel) 46.73; 4, D. Wall (Bell) 47.12; 5, Francis) and Walbridge (Burl) 37.525. Carmichael (Oak Grove) 6-4, Strizich (SI) (MVista) 17-0, LeBeau (Lick) 16-11 3/4, Kuo Schmidt (Bell) 47.16; 6, Kim (Home) 47.28; ta) 51.23; 4, Khojasteh (Harker) 51.40; 5, 6-4, Humer (Homestead) 6-4, Lima (HM (Scotts Valley) 16-11 1/4, Chin (Leland) 16- 7 (tie), Fortune (Paly) and Kelvie (MA) Lohrey (SI) 51.90; 6, Reed (San Benito) SOFTBALL 10, Scales (Los Gatos) 16-9 1/4, Rogers 52.23; 7, Ka. Howard (SHP) 52.34; 8, Pea- CCS Division II Bay) 6-4, Thompson (Riordan) 6-4. 47.67. (Prospect) 16-8 1/2. nasky (Home) 52.81. Quarterfinals at Hawes Park Pole vault — Weiler (Los Gatos) 17-0, 500 free — 1, B. Hinshaw (Saratoga) Palo Alto 000 010 0 — 1 3 3 Cucick (St. Lawrence) 15-0, van Niekerk Triple jump — Thomas (Mt. Pleasant) 4:25.72; 2, Navarro (SHP) 4:27.87 (school 500 free — 1, Barnes-Waychus Burlingame 123 004 x —10 9 2 (LGatos) 14-6, Benham (St. Francis) 14-6, 42-1 1/4, Tinetti (SCruz) 36-3 1/2, LeBeau record); 3, R. Hinshaw (Sara) 4:32.93; 4, (Gunn) 4:59.00 (school record); 2, Mur- Jenks and Coleman; Breen and Williams (King City) 14-0, Roth (King City) (Lick) 36-2 1/2, Cogan (Menlo-Atherton) A. Hinshaw (Sara) 4:33.35; 5, Partin (Bell) ray (Sara) 5:03.41; 3, Levere (St. Francis) Malaspina. WP — Breen. LP — Jenks (16- 14-0, Garin (Carl) 14-0, Bet (Serra) 14-0, 36-2, Bautista (Mt. Pleasant) 35-11 1/2, Glick 4:38.23; 6, B. Murray (Sara) 4:40.62; 7, 5:04.27; 4, Clark (Mitty) 5:04.57; 5, Reeves (Cupertino) 35-10, Lott (Mitty) 35-9 3/4, Uc- 9-1). Bassi (Palma) 14-0, Toney (St. Francis) Zlotoff (Pioneer) 4:42.39; 8, Kuo (St. Fran- (Gunn) 5:06.16; 6, Hung (Carmel) 5:08.26; celi (ND-Belmont) 35-7. HR — Breen (B). 2 hits — Flanagan (PA); 14-0. cis) 4:49.19. 7, Kwong (MVista) 5:11.93; 8, Martinson Quadt, Breen (B). 2 RBI — Breen, Minkel Discus — McKee (STeresa) 125-3, (WPriory) 5:12.30. Long jump — Spencer (San Mateo 22-6, 200 free relay — 1, Bellarmine (Shilling, (B). Musika (Milpitas) 123-8, Ekong (Hillsdale) Worthage (Serra) 22-1 1/2, Rutledge (LGa- MacDonell, Bedell, Wall) 1:24.82; 2, Sa- 200 free relay — 1, St. Francis Records: Palo Alto finishes season 19- 122-3, Chung (Cupertino) 120-11, Daniels tos) 21-9 1/2, Schmidt (San Benito) 21-9, cred Heart Prep (Navarro, Rudolph, Cul- (Schaefer, Pichay, Gilley, Talbott) 1:37.38; 9-1 (Milpitas) 118-5, Osai (ND-Belmont) 117-1, Carrillo (VChristian) 21-8, Thompson (Rior- pan, Meisel) 1:26.72; 3, Carmel 1:27.94; 4, 2, Palo Alto (Jensen, Abbott, Bollela, Lee) BOYS TENNIS dan) 21-3 1/2, Scott (Palo Alto) 21-3, Taylor Rohzin (Westmont) 108-3, Medina (King 1:37.45; 3, St. Ignatius 1:37.57; 4, Monta City) 105-9. Homestead 1:28.26; 5, Los Gatos 1:28.29; CIF NorCal Playoffs (Evergreen V.) 21-1 3/4. 6, Harker 1:29.32; 7, Monta Vista 1:29.39; Vista 1:38.75; 5, Presentation 1:39.39; 6, At UC Davis Triple jump — Taylor (Evergreen) 45-1 Shot put — Musika (Milpitas) 42-2, Mc- 8, Menlo-Atherton (Kwok, Hood, Kelvie, Sacred Heart Prep (Kr. Howard, Menon, First round 1/2, Faust (NMC) 44-6 1/2, Sulit (Mt. Pleas- Kee (STeresa) 40-4 1/2, Osai (ND-Belmont) Wright) 1:30.78. Clark, Child) 1:39.73 (school record); 7, ant) 43-7, Kientzel (SCruz) 43-3 1/2, Nwuzi 39-7, Daniels (Milpitas) 39-3, Gordon (Mitty) Gunn (Te. Levens, Glassman, Hamilton, Sacred Heart Prep 7, Pleasant Valley 0 100 back — 1, M. Murray (Sara) 49.50 (SCreek) 43-3, Scott (Paly) 43-1, Bowler 38-8 1/2, Ponce (N.Salinas) 37-9, Chang Lincoln) 1:39.91 (school record). Mitty was Semifinals (CCS record, old mark 49.72 by Cronin, Serra) 42-9, Marshall (SCruz) 42-9. (Westmoor) 37-4, Sullen (N. Salinas) 36-0. disqualified. SH Prep 5, Jesuit 2 Bellarmine, 1989); 2, Trowbridge (Mt.

Singles — Blumenkranz (SHP) d. An- Discus — Gordon (Mitty) 169-0, Quirke View) 49.65 3, Parizi (VC) 51.04; 4, Shil- 100 back — 1, Fotsch (Paly) 53.96 drews, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4; Dawson (J) d. Hutter, (LGatos) 157-8, Wright (Mitty) 154-2, White THURSDAY ling (Bell) 51.30; 5, Wenzlau (Paly) 52.24 (CCS record, old mark 54.00 by Fotsch in 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Kim (J) d. Malozak, 6-3, 6-1; (Oak Grove) 151-9, Guerrero (SClara) 145-4, Boys tennis (school record); 6, Weber (WPriory) 53.06; prelims); 2, Wei (Mitty) 56.89; 3, Bergman Bandy (N. Salinas) 145-2, Solano (West- (Home) 56.90; 4, Nguyen (Leland) 57.79; McCall (SHP) d. Eswaran, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. CCS — Individual tournament at Impe- 7, McKinnon (Soquel) 53.12; 8, Garcia moor) 143-11, Lopez (Homestead) 141-7. 5, Dimagmaliw (SI) 57.95; 6, Ta. Levens Doubles — Hansen-Parsons (SHP) d. rial Courts, Aptos: semifinals in singles, (Bell) 53.27. (Gunn) 58.47 (school record); 7 (tie), Thomas-Nangle, 6-4, 6-3; Westerfield-Pa- Shot put — Quirke (LGatos) 61-1, Huck doubles, noon. 100 breast — 1, Sonu (Bell) 57.53; 2, Cheng (MVista) and Choy (Mills) 59.08. ganini (SHP) d. Oler-Sandoval, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2); (Oak Grove) 54-8, Uikilifi (Mills) 54-4 1/2, Liu (Mitty) 57.92; 3, Fields (Burl) 59.45; 4, Gordon (Mitty) 53-10 1/2, Wright (Mitty) FRIDAY Scherba-Robinson (SHP) d. Ravuri-Hogan, Lam (MVista) 1:00.66; 5, Apolinario (SI) 100 breast — 1, Liang (SHP) 1:04.10 50-2, Nava (Mt. Pleasant) 50-1 1/2, Williams Track and field 7-5, 6-3. 1:00.69; 6, Balassone (Menlo) 1:00.84; (school record); 2, Chen (Mitty) 1:05.80; 3, (St. Francis) 50-0, Quiros (N. Salinas) 49-8 CCS — Finals at Gilroy High: field events, Records: Sacred Heart Prep 26-3 7, Chen (MVista) 1:01.14; 8, Griffin (Aptos) Pratt (Burl) 1:06.52; 4, Firth (Pacific Col- 1/2. 4 p.m., running events, 6 p.m. legiate) 1:06.75; 5, Opatrny (Sara) 1:06.79; Championship 1:02.05. GIRLS TRACK & FIELD 6, Te. Levens (Gunn) 1:06.97; 7, Delisle SH Prep 7, Monte Vista 0 400 free relay — 1, Valley Christian CCS semifinals (Mitty) 1:07.74; 8, Lee (Kingís Academy) (Higgenbotham, Tan, Fleming, Parizi) Singles — Blumenkranz (SHP) d. Meyer, At Gilroy High Visit PASportsOnline.com, 1:08.39. 6-1, 6-1; Hutter (SHP) d. Sipos, 6-3, 6-0; 3:05.55; 2, Bellarmine 3:06.51; 3, Sara- (Qualifiers for finals) the Palo Alto Weekly’s 400 free relay — 1, Monta Vista Malozak (SHP) d. Adam, 6-0, 6-2; McCall toga 3:07.27; 4, Palo Alto (Wenzlau, Wang, 400 relay — Los Altos 47.91, Mt. Pleasant (Fong, Drysdale, Kwong, Fisher-Colbrie) (SHP) d. Presnell, 6-0, 6-0. ofﬁ cial sports Web site. Higgins, Fortune) 3:09.38; 5, Sacred Heart 48.63, Mitty 48.75, Valley Christian 49.07, Prep (Navarro, Rudolph, Culpan, Norton) 3:26.89 (CCS record, old mark 3:27.75 Doubles — Hansen-Parsons (SHP) d. Menlo-Atherton 49.43, St. Francis 49.56, Read award-winning sports 3:13.41; 6, Mt. View 3:13.90; 7, Home- by Palo Alto in prelims); 2, Palo Alto (Fo- Moody-Swinnerjan, 6-2, 6-1; Westerfield- Leigh 49.83, Harbor 50.30. stead 3:16.04; 8, Menlo-Atherton (Kwok, tsch, Xiang, Lee, Jensen) 3:28.12; 3, St. Paganini (SHP) d. Greenwald-Siegfrsed, 6-1, stories, submit photos 1,600 — Johnson (SL Valley) 5:00.26, Francis 3:30.38; 4, Mitty 3:32.77; 5, St. 6-4; Scherba-Robinson (SHP) d. Kui-Wee, Masuda, Kelvie, Hong) 3:18.08. Daly (SI) 5:05.46, Ferrante (Aptos) 5:10.41, and scores, watch video Ignatius 3:34.86; 6, Saratoga 3:34.86; 7, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. Reynolds (Mt. View) 5:11.73, Fabris (Los Ga- highlights and player inter- Sacred Heart Prep (Ka. Howard, Liang, Records: Sacred Heart Prep finishes GIRLS tos) 5:12.52, Rhoades (Carl) 5:15.96, Ham- views, check out schedules Menon, Clark) 3:35.08 (set school record 27-3 ilton (HM Bay) 5:17.42, Hastings (Hillsdale) All races in yards of 3:32.99 in prelims); 8, Gunn (Ta. Lev- BOYS TRACK & FIELD 5:17.49, Whitmire (Sobrato) 5:19.46, Allen and team pages, and much Team leaders — 1, Monta Vista 233.5; ens, Hamilton, Reeves, Barnes-Waychus) CCS semifinals (San Benito) 5:22.14, Pappu (King’s) 5:22.79, more. Go to www.PASports 2, Mitty 218; 3, Palo Alto 214; 4, St. Igna- 3:40.90 (set school record of 3:38.86 in At Gilroy High Clarke (Oak Grove) 5:24.87. tius 208; 5, St. Francis 177.5; 6, Gunn 171; prelims.) (Qualifiers for finals) 100 hurdles — Thomas (Mt. Pleasant) Online.com.

Page 28 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Weekend Preview June 16 - August 8 Special Discounts Available Hindi Immersion at Keys Elementary School this Summer for 1st through 8th graders. Learn Hindi through dance, music, conversation & other fun activities. Table Tennis & Cultural Immersion Camps at other locations 510.682.4249 www.IndiaCC.org [email protected] “To There and Back” is among the works on silk by Ellen Brook now being exhibited at Avalon Art and Yoga Studio in Palo Alto. Thursday Saturday ATHERTON ANTIQUES Sanatan Saha, an Indian An evening of contra dance, & painter of layered, memory-like a traditional type of American images, is exhibiting his work social folk dance, is planned ESTATE LIQUIDATIONS at Aicon Gallery in Palo Alto with live music by the Kjammers through June 7. The gallery is from 7:30 to 11 p.m. at the First Casa Antigua at 535 Bryant St.; go to www. United Methodist Church of Casa Rosina aicongallery.com or call 650- Palo Alto at 625 Hamilton Ave. 321-4900. Admission is $10 general, $8 for Ellen Brook, who calls her members and $5 for students. WAREHOUSE SALE process of painting on silk or- Call the Bay Area Country ganic and intuitive, is exhibiting Dance Society at 650-965- May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 & June 1 several of her works on silk at 9169 or go to www.bacds.org/ Hours: 10 – 4 Avalon Art and Yoga Studio at newcomers. 370 S. California Ave. in Palo The Stanford Laptop Orches- Entire 6000 sq. ft. of antiques, armoires, dining tables, chairs, Alto. The show is open through tra, a computer-mediated lighting, paintings, bedroom furniture, etc. July 12; call the studio at 650- ensemble, performs a free 267-1949 or go to chamber-music concert at 8 940 Industrial Way, San Carlos www.ellen-brook.com. p.m. at the university’s Center The Hoover Institution Library for Computer Research in Mu- ((650)650) 322-1600322-1600 and Archives is hosting the sic and Acoustics. The group exhibit “To Choose Freedom: “Untitled (White and Purple Woman),” is directed by Ge Wang. For Soviet Dissidents and Their a 2007 acrylic painting on canvas, is on more, go to music.stanford.edu. Supporters,” which includes exhibit at Aicon Gallery in Palo Alto with Doctor Noize and Andy Z, two documents, photos and other other works by Sanatan Saha. kids’ musicians, will perform materials from the collections of view Ave. in Los Altos, presented two double-bill shows at the dissidents and writers. The event by the Bus Barn Stage Company. Bus Barn Theatre at 97 Hillview is at the Herbert Hoover Memorial Shows are Thursday through Ave. in Los Altos at 10 a.m. and Exhibit Pavilion, next to Hoover Sunday (and Wednesday, June 4) noon. Tickets are $10. Go to Tower, through Oct. 25. Exhibit through June 21; tickets are $24- drnoize.com or andyz.com, or call hours are Tuesday through Satur- $30. Go to www.busbarn.org or the theater at 650-941-0551. day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Go to call 650-941-0551. THE STANFORD STROKE CENTER PRESENTS www.hoover.org/hila or call 650- Sunday A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM: 723-3563. Friday Michael Ondaatje, author of “The “Northanger Abbey,” a new dra- West Bay Opera presents Richard English Patient,” comes to Kepler’s matization of Jane Austen’s first Wagner’s “Der fliegende Holländer Books at 1010 El Camino Real novel, runs through June 8 at the Stroke Awareness (The Flying Dutchman)” in Ger- in Menlo Park at 2 p.m. to speak Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear man with English titles at the Lucie about his new book, “Divisadero.” Ave., Unit K, Mountain View. (The Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield The novel is set in 1970s North- June 1 show is sold out.) Tickets & Health Fair Road, Palo Alto. Performances are ern California and follows a father are $15-$30; go to www.thepear. Friday through Sunday, May 23-25 and his teenage daughters, along org or call 650-254-1148. and May 30-June 1. Tickets are with a mysterious young man who Mark Tuschman is exhibiting his $40-$50 general and $15-$20 for makes his home with them on photos from his global travels with students, with senior and group their farm. The event is free. Go to nonprofits, together with floral discounts available. Go to www. www.keplers.com or call 650-324- ■ Physicians and health photos by Robert Kato, at the wbopera.org or call 650-424- 4321. Hot Mango Pickle Gallery at 539 9999. professionals will present Bryant St. in Palo Alto. The show The Nova Vista Symphony per- information on stroke pre- runs through June 1, Wednesday forms a concert called “Rhythm of Check out videos, audio files, vention and treatments through Saturday from 11 a.m. to Russia,” featuring music by Rach- photos and snippets about the 6 p.m. Go to www.hotmangopick- maninoff and Borodin, at 8 p.m. in local arts scene on arts editor ■ Health fair activities in- le.com or call 650-324-2577. the Mountain View Center for the Rebecca Wallace’s blog. Go to clude blood pressure and “The Importance of Being Ear- Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. www.PaloAltoOnline.com and Saturday, May 31, 2008 stroke risk assessments as nest” by Oscar Wilde is playing at Tickets are $9 to $16; go to www. click on Ad Libs. 9 am - 1 pm well as a variety of health- the Bus Barn Theatre at 97 Hill- novavista.org. Clubhouse Ballroom/Old Union related information from COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION 520 Lasuen Mall Stanford Hospital & Clinics Stanford University Campus and community organiza- Art Museums Movies tions French painter/photographer Flor- It flopped in the 1800s, but the A review of “Indiana Jones and Registration $5 (lunch included) ence de Bretagne discovers new mechanical calculator is drawing the Kingdom of the Crystal For more information, life in California. visitors to the Computer History Skull.” to register and for directions, Museum in Mountain View. visit the website STANFORD http://strokecenter.stanford.edu STROKE CENTER or call 650-498-6164.

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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 29 The records for the City of Palo Alto show the following checks as outstanding for over three years to the listed payees. Under California Government Code Section 50050, unclaimed money will become the City’s property three years after the check was issued. If you are one of the listed payees, please contact Suneet Sidhu at (650) 329- 2224 at the City of Palo Alto by July 7, 2008 so arrangements can be made to reissue the check.

Payee Reference Amount Payee Reference Amount Abburi, Murali 1020781 50.00 JWR LLC 1023968 339.16 Adams, Courtney 1022296 50.00 Kammaje, Arvie 1022364 50.00 Ahluwalia, Navneet 1022406 50.00 Kanaan, Nabil 1022964 50.00 Ahumada, Angel 1022390 50.00 Kanagawa, Hidehiko Kasahara 1022307 50.00 Movie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley, Alexandrid, Jason 2004719 Movie 50.85 reviews by Kane, Jeanne Thomas Aufmuth, 1023796 Tyler Hanley, 50.00 Allgyer, Warren 1020764 Movies 100.00 Kawasaki, Koji Sakmoto 1022349 50.00 Movies Anderson, Erik 2004680 50.00 Keady, Julia 2004730 50.00 and Susan Tavernetti and Susan Tavernetti Anita Nehta 2004622 100.00 Kennedy, Leslie 2004744 50.00 Anne Venable 1176 61.38 Kenneth Cardinale 7666 50.00 Anthony, Mark 2004848 50.00 Kim, Yeun Bae 1022291 50.00 Appel-Lassila, Sherri 1022419 50.00 Kim, Yosup 1022433 50.00 MOVIE TIMES Araki, Masanori 1022441 50.00 Knicol,MOVIE Karrin TIMES 1022263 50.00 Arneja, Gangandeep 1022401 50.00 Kruger, Bradley 1022377 50.00 Note: Screenings are for Wednesday through Thursday only. Arriolo, Anthony 1022396 Note: 50.00 Screenings are Kudicher, for Wednesday Amos through Thursday 1022307 only. 50.00 21 (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 12: 1:10 & 7:20 p.m. Atkinson-Baker 65254 447.50 Kushner, Marie 1022247 50.00 Atwood, Blu 1022348 50.00 Kwon, Cynthia 1022915 50.00 88 Minutes (R) Century 12: 1:20 & 7:35 p.m. Avikk Ghose 2004629 50.00 Lamere, Joel 1022231 50.00 (Not Reviewed) Awakuni, Gene 1022922 50.00 Landahl, Eric 1022345 50.00 Baby Mama (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 1:55 & 7:05 p.m. Century 12: 4 & 10:15 p.m. Baily, John 1023751 50.00 Lane, Kier 1022312 50.00 Balal, Sabrina 1022246 50.00 Lapatra, Jessica 1018890 73.60 Before the Rains Guild: 1:45, 4:30, 7 & 9:40 p.m. Barmann, Rob 1022292 50.00 Latorre, Karen 1022251 50.00 (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Barr and Poindexter 21505 76.50 Lavigne, Edward 2004675 50.00 Bartholomew, Paula 1022389 50.00 Lee, Christopher 2004652 50.00 The Chronicles of Century 16: 11 & 11:30 a.m.; 12:30, 1, 1:40, 2:15, 2:45, Bernheim, Douglas 2004671 50.00 Lee, Kyu Taek 1023218 50.00 Narnia: Prince Caspian 3:45, 4:10, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:20, 9:45 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: Bhushan, Rajiv 1022351 50.01 Lee, Spencer 1020780 100.00 (PG) (Not Reviewed) 11:10 & 11:30 a.m.; 12:35, 1:05, 1:40, 2:20, 2:45, 3:50, Bimerle, David 1023248 50.00 Leibowitz, Bari 1022266 50.00 Bingham, Ashley 2004627 50.00 Lemieux, Matthew 1024383 96.62 4:20, 4:55, 5:35, 6, 7:05, 7:35, 8:10, 8:50, 9:15 & 10:20 Bittay, John 1022276 50.00 Levinson, Michael 2004762 50.00 p.m. Blood, Tam 1022293 50.00 Lewis, Rod 1022328 50.00 The Counterfeiters Century 20: Noon & 4:45 p.m. Bowman, Lawrence 1022365 50.00 Liang Tang 2004745 50.00 ✭✭✭1/2 Bracy, Andrew 1022347 50.00 Liao, Kaitlyn 1022375 50.00 (R) Braun, Marcel 1022325 50.00 Limon, Rebecca 1028758 50.00 Death Note (Not Rated) Century 16: Tue. at 7:30 p.m. Century 20: Tue. at 7:30 p.m. Brazil, Bernardo 1024442 103.15 Lin, Ruey-Chen 1022264 50.00 (Not Reviewed) Brennan, Matt 1023374 50.00 Liu, Cynthia 1022310 50.00 Budithi, Damodara 1022331 50.00 Lobasan, Sharon 1022269 50.00 Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears Century 12: 12:25, 2:45 & 5:10 p.m. Burge, Heather 1022338 50.00 Lysoe, Ingunn 1023219 50.00 A Who! (G) ✭✭✭ Burk, Deborah 65715 370.00 Macdougal, Christina 1023797 50.00 Burkar, Robert & Julie 1024357 136.82 Mascucci, Peter 1018904 52.75 The Forbidden Kingdom Century 12: 4:10 & 10:10 p.m. Burt, Lacey 66064 50.00 Mccalley, Roderick 1020967 100.00 (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Campbell, Christie 1022446 50.00 Mcginn, Matthew 1022425 50.00 Forgetting Sarah Century 16: 4:10, 7:15 & 10:05 p.m. 1:10 a.m. Century 20: Carpluk, Gregory 2004697 100.00 Mcgrew, Jerry 2004723 300.00 Chen, Alina 1022299 50.00 Mdhu Chaudhary 2004749 50.00 Marshall (R) 11:35 a.m.; 2:20, 5:05, 7:55 & 10:30 p.m. Cheng, Feng 1022423 50.00 Meadowlark Gallery 2004757 349.61 (Not Reviewed) Chernioglo, Yevgniy 1022913 50.00 Misra, Gaurav 1023761 50.00 Harold and Kumar Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 4:30 & 9:40 p.m. Century 12: 12:20, Chu, Geoffrey 2004691 50.00 Moriarity, Eric 1022334 50.00 CKRJ5 Management 2004653 600.00 MP Communications 2004767 100.00 Escape from Guantanamo 3:10, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. Cobin, Jonathan 1022311 50.00 Murali, Abburi 2004583 100.00 Bay (R) (Not Reviewed) Cody, Dennis 1022418 50.00 Murti, Adrienne 1022408 50.00 How the Garcia Girls Century 12: Aquarius: Comon, Hubert 1022302 50.00 Myoi, Takeshi 1022424 50.00 12:30, 3:30, 7 & 10 p.m. 12:45, 3:45, Connor, Wilson 2004834 50.00 Newell, Krisi 2004742 50.00 Spent Their Summer 6:45 & 9:45 p.m. Coponen, Leif 1023352 50.00 Nicole, Monica 1022436 50.00 (R) ✭✭ Crotty, Brendan 1022289 50.00 Nixon, Leigh 1022319 50.00 Curtis, Jonathan 1022248 50.00 O’Leary, Kevin 1020869 100.00 Indiana Jones and the Century 16: Wed. at midnight. Thu. at 11 & 11:30 & 11:35 Dange, Rahul 1023869 50.00 Ong, Wendy 2004822 50.00 Kingdom of the Crystal a.m.; 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3:05, 4:10, 4:40, 5:10, 5:40, 6:15, Daniel Serna 2710 370.00 Ozer, Ozalp 1022337 50.00 Skull (PG-13) 7:20, 7:50, 8:20, 8:50, 9:25 & 10:30 p.m. Darlene Katsanes 20419 95.00 Park, Christopher 1022407 50.00 (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Wed. at midnight. Thu. at 11:25 a.m.; 1, 2:35, David Woodill 21501 58.00 Park, Gene Soon 1022324 50.00 Decreau, Richard 1019297 83.86 Patel, Anu 1023390 50.00 4:10, 5:45, 7:20, 8:55 & 10:30 p.m. Devcon, Job 2004664 500.00 Pederson, Martin 1023754 50.00 Iron Man (PG-13) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 12:15, 1:15, 2:20, 3:20, 4:20, 5:20, Dew, Kevin 1020841 100.00 Pimental, Susan 1020839 100.00 6:20, 7:20, 8:15, 9:20 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 & Dionosio, Garza 2000280 53.16 Polk, Sara Kim 1023347 50.00 Dr. Ulrich Wagner 1024437 50.00 Postman, Joel 1023333 99.42 11:40 a.m.; 12:10, 12:45, 1:25, 2:15, 2:35, 3:10, 3:45, 4:25, Drew, Meltzer 2004673 50.00 Premier Property Management 1024351 82.41 5:15, 5:40, 6:15, 6:45, 7:25, 8:15, 8:40, 9:10, 9:45 & 10:25 Drinan, Helen $ Cara 1022323 50.24 Primbs, James 1022447 50.00 p.m. Duncan, Russell 1020846 100.00 Ramakrishnan, Kalpana 1022243 50.00 Dushek, Kelly 1022244 50.00 Ress, Sanford 1024361 350.00 Leatherheads Century 20: Tue. at 11:20 a.m. & 7:15 p.m. Eda, Hiroki 1022265 50.00 Rey, Giovanni 1022387 50.00 (PG-13) ✭✭ Elam, Harry 1022912 50.00 Rimmie Pondhel DMD 22516 126.00 Made of Honor (PG-13) Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 4:45, 7:25 & 9:50 p.m. Elmore, Richard 2004782 100.00 Robertson, Thomas 2004811 50.00 Empert, Catherine 1022255 50.00 Rock, Stephen 1024360 111.32 (Not Reviewed) Century 12: 12:10, 2:50, 5:30, 7:40, 8:40 & 10:20 p.m. Enroute Inc 2004678 100.00 Roldan, Karen 1022415 50.00 Miss Pettigrew Lives for Century 20: 2:50 & 8 p.m. Ephysician Inc 2004679 400.00 Rothman, Deborah 1022258 50.00 a Day (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Eruschke, Brian 1024386 ★ Skip 53.97 it ★★ Some redeeming Ryou, Thomas qualities ★★★ A good bet 2004812 ★★★★ Outstanding 50.00 EVCL 2004684 80.00 Saarr, Timo 1022329 100.00 My Blueberry Nights Century 20: 12:30, 3, 5:25, 7:45 & 10 p.m. Evensen, Jan 1022352 Aquarius: 50.00 430 Emerson Sarni, St., PaloMark Alto (266-9260) 2004752 50.00 (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Fadil, Mark 1022297 50.00 Satish, Sharma 2004574 50.00 Falkner, Brian 2004636 Century 50.00 Cinema 16: 1500 Saville, N. ReneeShoreline Blvd., Mountain 1022969 View (800-326- 70.11 Nim’s Island (PG) Century 20: 12:20, 2:40, 5, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. Feldman, Jennifer 1023784 50.00 Schmuckler, Elliot 1028753 64.52 (Not Reviewed) Felix, Roger 1022451 3264) 50.00 Schoen, Herman 1019003 100.00 Redbelt (R) Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 2:25, 4:50, 7:25 & 10 p.m. Franke, Kyle 1022449 50.00 Seleznev, Alexander 1023244 78.20 Fraser, Jonathan 1020854 Century 100.00 Park 12: 557 E. Shen, Bayshore Jie Blvd., Redwood 1022340City (800-326-3264) 50.00 (Not Reviewed) Century 12: 12:05, 1*, 3:20, 6:15, 7:10* & 9:20 p.m. Freeman, Nora 1022397 50.00 Simonson, Thomas 1022316 50.00 *Spanish subtitles Fuchs, Irene 1023747 Century 50.00 20 Downtown: Slate, 825 JamesMiddlefield Road, Redwood 1023749 City(800-326- 50.00 Smart People (R) ✭✭ Century 20: Functional Rehab 2994 68.89 Smart Corporation 2004799 200.00 2:30 p.m. Gaertner, Gasse 1023781 3264) 50.00 Smith, Amy 1022300 50.00 Son of Rambow (PG-13) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30, 7:10 & 9:35 p.m. Gala, Vaibhavi 1022318 50.00 Sokoloff, Michael 1022283 50.00 (Not Reviewed) Galerie Intl 2004688 CinéArts 230.00 at Palo Alto Square: Spencer, Jason3000 El Camino Real, 1022383 Palo Alto (493-3456) 50.00 Ganesh Nair 2004690 50.00 Spieker Properties 1019250 861.17 Speed Racer (PG) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 1, 2:40, 4:25, 6:15, 7:30, 9:25 & Genex Services 66249 Guild: 429.11 949 El Camino Real, Spindler, Menlo Laurie Park (266-9260) 1022369 50.00 10:30 p.m. Century 12: Noon, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:45, Global vision Partners 2004694 2,000.00 Stanford, Burberick 2004576 50.00 4:30, 5:15, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9, 9:45 & 10:30 p.m. Graubard, David 64633 750.00 Stein, Terri 1022430 50.00 Green, Alecia 1023746 Stanford: 50.00 221 University Takatani, Ave., Palo Shoehei Alto (324-3700) 2004852 63.24 Street Kings (R) ✭✭ Century 12: 3:50 & 9:50 p.m. Gustafson, Keith 1020771 100.00 Thierrot, James 1025329 50.00 Then She Found Me Aquarius: 2, 4:30, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Halberstam, Michael 2004760 Internet 100.00 address: For show Thorlacius, times, Henrik plot synopses, trailers 1019349 and more informa- 50.00 Halstead, Annie 1026588 72.46 Ting, Robert 1022249 50.00 ✭ (R) 1/2 Henry, Stephen 1022445 tion 50.00 about films playing, go Tsao, to PhilipPalo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline. 1023331 50.00 Under the Same Moon Century 20: 12:15, 5:20 & 10:15 p.m. Heyde, Emma and Eric 1020766 100.00 Verkamp, Mary 2001357 480.80 (La Misma Luna) (Not Rated) ✭✭✭1/2 Hirohata, Noburo 1022381 50.00 Villegas, Malia 1022438 50.00 Holiday Specialties 2004705 100.00ON THE WEB: The most Vittitoe, up-to-date Lafe movie listings at 1023768 www.PaloAltoOnline.com 50.00 The Visitor (PG-13) Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 2:25, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. Hong, Seo Ki 1023362 50.00 Voigt, Rebecca 1022435 50.00 (Not Reviewed) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:40, 4:20, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Hoteit, Hussein 1023389 50.00 Walker, Christina 1022250 50.00 Hou, Bo-yi 1022154 50.00 Walsh, Rick 1022370 50.00 What Happens in Vegas Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:25, 1:45, 3, 4:15, 5:25, 7:10, 8, Huang, Peter 1020788 100.00 STANFORD Wang, Chen THEATRE 1022327 50.00 (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 9:35 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 12:15, 1, 2, 2:45, Huzayyen, Wasﬁ 1020802 100.60 Wasserstein Perella 2004821 2,500.00 3:35, 4:30, 5:10, 6, 6:55, 7:40, 8:30, 9:25 & 10:25 p.m. Ibargi, Susumo Lioka 1022308 50.00 Weinstein, Daniel 2004660 50.00 Ide Advokaat 2004709 50.00 Willis, Helen 1020799 100.00 Young at Heart (PG-13) Century 20: 1:55, 4:35 & 9:50 p.m. Ingalez, David 2004835 100.00 Wilson, Christopher 1022242 50.00 (Not Reviewed) Ivey, Greg 1023790 50.00 Winston, Frederick 1022335 50.00 Jaiswal, Sharad 1022278 50.00 Woodmont Real Estate 2001332 61.66 ★ Skip it ★★ Some redeeming qualities ★★★ A good bet ★★★★ Outstanding Jarotzky, Alex 1022239 50.00 Woosh 2004825 426.69 Jarret, Michael 1023774 50.00 Wordie, Samuel 1022220 50.00 Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, theater addresses,trailers Jenzeh, Michael 1023814 50.00 Wu, Tsui-Fong 1022240 50.00 and more information about films playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www. Johl, Sonja 2004800 100.00 Yale, Popowich 2004826 50.00 PaloAltoOnline.com/ Johnson, Karen 1022351 50.00 Yanty, Antonio 1022287 50.00 Johnson, Rani 1022420 50.00 Yellachich, Dimitri 2004668 50.00 Jones, Clifford 66545 450.00 Yun, Sunghee 1022923 50.00 ON THE WEB: The most up-to-date movie listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com Jones, Clifford 1158 450.00 Zhu, Liang 1022317 50.00

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Reasonable 810 Cottages for licensed by the Contractors State prices. Lic 903303. 650/388-8577 Huge deck w/ view of Hills, furnished or Rent JR’s Garden Maintenance License Board. State law also unfurnished. Residential clean up, trimming, new requires that contractors include No Smokers, References and credit MV: 3BR/1BA lawn and sprinkler installations. 14 yrs their license numbers on all advertis- Wallpapering by Trish check required. 1 car gar. Avail. now. $1900, incl. exp. Great refs. Jose, 650/743-0397 ing. Check your contractor’s status 24 years of experience 650 941-9008 or 408 774-9518. water/garb., gardener. Sec. dep. Free Estimates $1900. Mary, 650/964-6408 Landas Gardening/Landscaping at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321- Los Altos Hills, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $6500 Service Maintenance CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons 949-1820 Palo Alto, 2 BR/1 BA - $3200/mth Los Altos, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $4750 Clean-ups, new lawns, tree cutting/ taking jobs that total less than $500 trimming. Ramon (510) 494-1691, must state in their advertisements JunkGeneral/Eco-Dumpster Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $ 4550 / m 815 Rentals Wanted 650/576-6242 Excel. Ref’s! that they are not licensed by the 775 Asphalt/ Menlo Park, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $4500/mo Contractors State License Board. Student Raising Money for College Concrete Menlo Park, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $5500/mo 1 BR/ 1BATH beginning late Aug. Will haul anything. Call for discount prices. 650-568-3297 Grant Roe General Engineering Got Needs? I can help... Asphalt * Paving * Sealing House for Visiting Professor New Construction and Repairs 30 years exp. No job too small Housing Wanted - Exchange Lic #663703 * 650/814-5572 Page 34 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE MARKETPLACE the printed version of TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM fogster.com

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This Rental Needed 650.917.4222 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, PartsCenterDirect, 1766 statement was filed with the County 850 Acreage/Lots/ Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County Rental wanted. Your Redwood City Realtor Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA Notices 94303, Santa Clara County: on May 6, 2008. RENTAL, SEMI-RETIRED NURSE Storage 860 Housesitting AR Automotive, LLC (PAW May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2008) Room wanted ASAP ARIZONA LAND BARGAIN 1766 Embarcadero Rd. ABIENTOT Seeking quiet studio/1BR 36 Acres - $29,900. Beautiful mountain 995 Fictitious Name Palo Alto, CA 94303 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME property in Arizona’s Wine Country. This business is owned by a limited STATEMENT Seeking Room Rental for Summer Price reduced in buyers market. Won’t Statement liability company. File No. 509501 Stanford area - Lg. House last! Good access & views. 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DC PARADIGM COUNSEL ERIC KENG FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME vidual. 3522 Bryant St. Registrant began transacting business MONTANA LAND INVESTMENTS. STATEMENT 825 Homes/Condos Palo Alto, CA 94306 File No. 509149 under the fictitious business name(s) 360 AC- $299,900. 1000 AC- This business is owned by an indi- listed herein on June 1998 . for Sale $795,000. 20- 160 acre tracts starting The following individual(s) is (are) doing FREE HOUSE-SITTING vidual. business as, Paradigm Counsel, 870 This statement was filed with the Amarillo, TX at $49,000! Prime location, excellent [email protected] Registrant has not yet begun to Los Robles Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Great buy. Extra large 2BR/2BA. growth potential. Beautiful views, transact business under the fictitious Santa Clara County: County on May 14, 2008. $60,000. (No joke). 650/814-1120 loaded with elk and deer. Once in a life- business name(s) listed herein. 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This NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Aviso al com (Cal-SCAN) File No. 508213 statement was filed with the County Demandado): NEW MEXICO SACRIFICE! the paper without The following individual(s) is (are) Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County RADHA MALLA: 140 acres was $149,900, Now Only doing business as, James Weaver & on May 7, 2008. You are being sued. Lo estan deman- $69,900. Amazing 6000 ft. elevation. phone numbers Associates, 415 Cambridge Ave. #19, (PAW May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 2008) dando. Incredible mountain views. Mature tree Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara YOUTH SQUAD PETITIONER’S NAME IS (El nombre del cover. Power & year round roads. are free ads post- County: FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME demandante es): Excellent financing. Priced for quick JAMES WEAVER STATEMENT KRISHNA B. MALLA Menlo Park, 2 BR/2 BA sale. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204-9760. ed through our 4088 Sutherland Dr. File No. 509029 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after BY OWNER $673K. 675 Sharon Park (Cal-SCAN) Palo Alto, CA 94303 The following individual(s) is (are) this Summons and Petition are served Dr 230. GREAT location, bright, upper, This business is owned by an indi- doing business as, Youth Squad, 310 on you to file a Response (form FL-120 NEW TO MARKET fogster.com clas- vidual. or FL-123) at the court and have a copy 1,100 sq ft; reno kit, marble baths;lush Colorado Mountain Ranch. 35 acres- Colorado Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, garden views; 3 balonies, fp; w/d; AC. Registrant began transacting business Santa Clara County: served on the petitioner. A letter or $49,900. Priced for Quick Sale. sified web site. under the fictitious business name(s) phone call will not protect you. If you Open Sat/Sun 2-4 pm. 415.595.6146 Overlooking a majestic lake, beautifully CHARLES S. WILLIAMS listed herein on January 1, 2003. 310 Colorado Ave. do not file your Response on time, the Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $789000 treed, 360 degree mountain views, Complete infor- This statement was filed with the court may make orders affecting your adjacent to national forest. EZ terms. Palo Alto, CA 94306 Menlo Park, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $4100000 County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara ANNE M. WILLIAMS marriage or domestic partnership, your 1-866-353-4807. (Cal-SCAN) County on April 15, 2008. property, and custody of your children. Mountain View, 3 BR/1 BA - $699,000 mation appears 310 Colorado Ave. NEW TO MARKET (PAW March 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2008) Palo Alto, CA 94306 You may be ordered to pay support Mountain View, 3BR/1BA-$699,000 New Mexico Ranch Dispersal 140 acres on the web site. WARASHINA ASSOCIATES This business is owned by husband and attorney fees and costs. If you By Owner, Agents Welcome. 810 Wake - $89,900. River Access. Northern New FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME & wife. cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk Forest. Open Sat & Sun. See MLS or Mexico. Cool 6,000’ elevation with stun- The person plac- STATEMENT Registrant has not yet begun to for a fee waiver form. If you want legal owners.com by address. ning views. Great tree cover including File No. 508631 transact business under the fictitious advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about find- Palo Alto, 4 BR/2 BA - $1,395,000 Ponderosa, rolling grassland and rock ing the ad always The following individual(s) is (are) doing business name(s) listed herein. This outcroppings. Abundant wildlife, great business as, Warashina Associates, statement was filed with the County ing lawyers at the California Courts Palo Alto, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $3,950,000 hunting. EZ terms. Call NML&R, Inc. 1- has the option of 2151 Park Blvd., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. 866-360-5263. 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Registrant began transacting business The following individual(s) is (are) doing under the fictitious business name(s) Respuesta (formulario FL-120 o FL-123) (Cal-SCAN) business as, In Good Taste, 495 Feme ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal some do not – it listed herein on 1/1/2005. Avenue, Palo Alto California 94306, RIVER ACCESS RETREAT This statement was filed with the de una copia al demandante. Una carta Washington. 6 AC - $49,900. 15 AC - Santa Clara County: o llamada telefonica no basta para pro- is their choice. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara KAT TREADWAY Old farm buildings, $89,900. Incredible County on April 25, 2008. tegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta land & gorgeous setting. Limited avail- 495 Feme Avenue a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes These free lines in (PAW May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2008) Palo Alto, California 94306 Portola Valley(open House able. EZ Terms. 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Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $920,000 UTAH RANCH DISPERSAL Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County give below is at is appeared on the ficti- NOTICE: The restraining orders on on April 30, 2008. page 2 are effective against both Woodside, 3 BR/3 BA - $1,599,000 Experience the fun and relaxation of check out fogster. tious business statement that was filed having your own 40 acres in the great (PAW May 7, 14, 21, 28, 2008) at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. spouses or domestic partners until 830 Commercial/ outdoor recreational area of the Uintah com JOSEPHINE’S JANITORIAL & HOUSE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): the petition is dismissed, a judgment Basin. Starting at only $29,900. Call CLEANING COMPANY SWEET BUDS is entered, or the court makes further Income Property UTLR 1-888-693-5263. (Cal-SCAN) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 339 Kellogg Ave. orders. 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Cualquier autoridad de la ley Office Space, 14 Workstations, Fiber noon, Wednesday business name statement is on file at County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara que haya recibido o visto una copia de Connectivity, Phone System (650)324- the County Clerk-Recorder’s office of County on May 9, 2008 estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar 4200 x102 said County. (PAW May 21, 28, June 4, 11 2008) en cualquier lugar de California. JOSEPHINE D. ABRIGO 1. The name and address of the court 840 Vacation WEDNESDAY are: 1008 Woodside Road #101 SOUTH BAY COURSE OFFICE Redwood City, CA 94061 (El nombre y direccion de la corte son): Rentals/Time Shares 0.5% commission to Buy/Sell home FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME This business is owned by an indi- SUPERIOR COURT, Gohalfpercent offers a smart 0.5% PAPER: STATEMENT Bed & Breakfast B&B Hotel vidual. FAMILY LAW DIVISION, commission option. No hidden cost. File No. 509125 Registrant began transacting business 605 W. 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The name, address, and telephone 1101 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto, CA number of petitioner’s attorney, or peti- statement was filed with the County 94303, Santa Clara County: Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Page 35 MARKETPLACE the printed version of THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS fogster.com GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM tioner without an attorney, are: delivered to you, 60 days after the ______15 of the Superior Court of California, late charges thereon, as provided in personal representative appointed by (El nombre, direccion y numero de date this notice is mailed or personally Attorneys for Petitioner Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. the note(s), advances, under the terms the court within four months from the telefono del abogado del demandante, delivered to you. A claim form may be First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, date of first issuance of letters as pro- o del demandante si no tiene abogado, obtained from the court clerk. For your EXHIBIT A OBJECT to the granting of the petition, fees, charges and expenses of the vided in section 9100 of the California son): protection, you are encouraged to file The land referred to is situated in the you should appear at the hearing and Trustee for the total amount (at the time Probate Code. The time for filing claims KRISHNA B. MALLA your claim by certified mail, with return County of Santa Clara, City of Palo Alto, state your objections or file written of the initial publication of the Notice of will not expire before four months 663 Moorpark Way Apt. No.2 receipt requested. State of California, and is described objections with the court before the Sale) reasonably estimated to be set from the hearing date noticed above. Mountion View, CA 94041 as follows: hearing. Your appearance may be in forth below. The amount may be great- YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the (510)590-7941 {s} ______PARCEL I: person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE er on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY court. If you are a person interested in Date (Fecha): April 24, 2008 Bryn Roe Ostby, Unit No. 26, as shown and described A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE the estate, you may file with the court Clerk, by (secretario, por)Vomylan Attorney for Judith C. Collas, Trustee on that certain Map entitled, “Tract the deceased, you must file your claim TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): a Request for Special Notice (form Deputy(Asistente) 1015 Middlefield Road, No. 4918 Oregon Green-Condominium with the court and mail a copy to the TENA GUGLIELMELLI, AN UNMARRIED DE-154) of the filing of an inventory (seal) Palo Alto, Ca 94301. Subdivision and Plan”, which Map was personal representative appointed by WOMAN Recorded: 1/10/2006 as and appraisal of estate assets or of NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: (PAW May 9, 16, 23, 2008) filed for record in the Office of the the court within four months from the Instrument No. 18762746 in book any petition or account as provided in AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIO LA Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, date of first issuance of letters as pro- xxx, page xxx of Official Records in Probate Code section 1250. A Request ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE State of California on June 2, 1971 in vided in section 9100 of the California the office of the Recorder of SANTA for Special Notice form is available You are served as an individual. OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE Book 284 of Maps, at Pages 16, 17, Probate Code. The time for filing claims CLARA County, California; Date of Sale: from the court clerk. (PAW April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2008) STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE 18, 19 and 20, and as further defined will not expire before four months 6/10/2008 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: Attorney for Petitioner: T.S. No. 08-11922-CA Loan No. COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA in the Declaration of Restrictions from the hearing date noticed above. At the North Market Street entrance /s/ David L. Ach 1002814677 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S No. 108CV111854 (Enabling Declaration Establishing a YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the to the County Courthouse, 190 North P.O. Box 1299 SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Plan for Condominium Ownership) court. If you are a person interested in Market Street, San Jose, CA. Amount 517 Byron Street DEED OF TRUST DATED 4/21/2006. Petitioner QIANG MEI filed a petition recorded November 17, 1971 in Book the estate, you may file with the court of unpaid balance and other charges: Palo Alto, CA 94302 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO with this court for a decree changing 9594 of Official Records, Page 166 a Request for Special Notice (form $453,369.25 The purported property (650)321-4411 PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE names as follows: et seq. DE-154) of the filing of an inventory address is: 4250 EL CAMINO REAL (PAW May 21, 23, 28, 2008) SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED QIANG MEI to JOHN QIANG MEI. Together with the following appurtenant and appraisal of estate assets or of PALO ALTO CA PALO ALTO, CA 94306 AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE THE COURT ORDERS that all persons easements. any petition or account as provided in Assessors Parcel No. 167-55-042-41 OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, interested in this matter shall appear 1. The exclusive right to use the bal- Probate Code section 1250. A Request The undersigned Trustee disclaims any YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A before this court at the hearing indi- cony shown on said Condominium Map for Special Notice form is available liability for any incorrectness of the public auction sale to the highest bidder cated below to show cause, if any, why as Balcony No. B 26 adjacent to the from the court clerk. property address or other common for cash, cashier's check drawn on a the petition for change of name should aforementioned unit. Attorney for Petitioner: designation, if any, shown herein. If no state or national bank, check drawn not be granted. 2. The exclusive right to use for vehicle /s/ Marleen Brady Kuttner street address or other common desig- by a state or federal credit union, or a NOTICE OF HEARING: June 24, 2008, parking purposes, the garage space SBN 173934 nation is shown, directions to the loca- check drawn by a state or federal sav- 8:45 a.m., Room 107. Superior Court shown on said Condominium Map as 1901 S. Bascom Avenue #1240 tion of the property may be obtained by ings and loan association, or savings of California, County of Santa Clara, Garage Space No. G 26. Campbell, CA 95008 sending a written request to the ben- association, or savings bank specified 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 3. The exclusive right to use for ordi- (408)371-0854 eficiary within 10 days of the date of in section 5102 of the Financial Code 95113. A copy of this ORDER TO nary storage purposes, the storage (PAW May 16, 21, 23, 2008) first publication of this Notice of Sale. and authorized to do business in this SHOW CAUSE shall be published at space shown on said Condominium If the Trustee is unable to convey title state will be held by the duly appointed least once each week for four succes- Map as Storage Space No. S 26. for any reason, the successful bidder’s trustee as shown below, of all right, sive weeks prior to the date set for PARCEL II: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. sole and exclusive remedy shall be the title, and interest conveyed to and now hearing on the petition in the following An undivided 1.0252% interest in and to GM-130061-C Loan No. 0359084794 return of monies paid to the Trustee, held by the trustee in the hereinafter newspaper of general circulation, print- the Common Area of said Condominium YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED and the successful bidder shall have described property under and pursuant ed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY. Project, as said area is shown upon OF TRUST DATED 7/30/2004. UNLESS no further recourse. Date: 5/20/2008 Did you to a Deed of Trust described below. Date: May 5, 2008 said Map of Tract No. 4918, and as YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT Quality Loan Service Corp. 2141 5th The sale will be made, but without /s/ Mary Ann Grilli said area and the respective inter- YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 619-645- covenant or warranty, expressed or JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT est applicable thereto, are defined in AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN 7711 For NON SALE information only implied, regarding title, possession, or (PAW May 9, 16, 23, 30, 2008) the said Declaration of Restrictions EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF Sale Line: 714-259-7850 or Login to: encumbrances, to pay the remaining recorded November 17, 1971 in Book THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU www.fidelityasap.com Reinstatement NOTICE OF INTENT 9594 of Official Records, Page 166, Line: 619-645-7711 x3704 /s/ Erik know? principal sum of the note(s) secured SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public TO SELL REAL PROPERTY being all the property within the bound- Rasanen, If you have previously been by the Deed of Trust, with interest AT PRIVATE SALE auction sale to the highest bidder and late charges thereon, as provided aries of said Tract No. 4918, except for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a discharged through bankruptcy, you SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, for the units. may have been released of personal in the note(s), advances, under the COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA state or national bank, check drawn terms of the Deed of Trust, interest APN: 127-41-026 by a state or federal credit union, or a liability for this loan in which case this • The Palo Alto Weekly thereon, fees, charges and expenses (PAW May 9, 16, 23, 2008) check drawn by a state or federal sav- letter is intended to exercise the In the Matter of the Estate of note holder’s rights against the real of the Trustee for the total amount (at CHARLES CALVERT BRUKER, JR., ings and loan association, or savings is adjudicated to the time of the initial publication of the ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE association, or savings bank specified property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT aka CHARLES C. BRUKER, JR., FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated aka CHARLES BRUKER, JR., OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE in Section 5102 of the Financial Code to be set forth below. The amount may STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE and authorized to do business in this DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO publish in the County aka CHARLES C. BRUKER, COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: aka CHARLES BRUKER, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA state, will be held by the duly appointed Mary Ramos, an unmarried woman No. 108CV111845 trustee. The sale will be made, but with- HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. of Santa Clara. decedent. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY Duly Appointed Trustee: Financial Title Case No. 1-07-PR-161914 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: out covenant or warranty, expressed or Company Recorded 05/05/2006 as Petitioner TAYLOR FOWLER filed a peti- implied, regarding title, possession, or OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE Instrument No. 18919257 in book , tion with this court for a decree chang- encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT • Our adjudication NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or PURPOSE. As required by law, you are page of Official Records in the Office after May 29, 2008, at 3:00 p.m., the ing names as follows: secured by said Deed of Trust. The of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, TAYLOR AMIE FOWLER to TAYLOR undersigned Trustee disclaims any liabil- hereby notified that a negative credit undersigned, as Administrator of the report reflecting on your credit record includes the California, Date of Sale: 5/27/2008 estate of CHARLES CALVERT BRUKER, ANDERSON STILWELL. ity for any incorrectness of the property at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the THE COURT ORDERS that all persons address or other common designation, may be submitted to a credit report JR., aka CHARLES C. BRUKER, JR., aka agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of Mid-Peninsula entrance to the Superior Courthouse, CHARLES BRUKER, JR., aka CHARLES interested in this matter shall appear if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR:GIANNA 190 N. Market St., San Jose, CA before this court at the hearing indi- LORETTE SCARPELLI, AN UNMARRIED your credit obligations. C. BRUKER, aka CHARLES BRUKER, ASAP# 2753766 Estimated amount of unpaid balance intends to sell at private sale, to the cated below to show cause, if any, why WOMAN Recorded 8/9/2004 as communities of Palo and other charges: $748,017.32 Street the petition for change of name should Instrument No. 17940388 in Book , (PAW 05/21/2008, 05/28/2008, highest net bidder, all of the estate’s 06/04/2008) Address or other common designation right, title and interest in, and to certain not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: page of Official Records in the office Alto, Stanford, Los of real property: 3249 Maddux Drive real property located in City of Palo June 24, 2008, 8:45 a.m., Room: 107. of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER Palo Alto, CA 94303 Legal Description: Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of Superior Court of California, County of California, Date of Sale:6/11/2008 at ESTATE OF: As more fully described in said Deed California which property is more partic- Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North HARRY C. DAY, aka HARRY CHAPMAN Altos, and Mountain of Trust A.P.N.: 127-08-071 The under- ularly described in Exhibit “A” attached Jose, CA 95113. A copy of this ORDER Market Street entrance to the County DAY signed Trustee disclaims any liability for hereto and incorporated by reference. TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published Courthouse, 190 North Market Street, NO.: 1-08-PR-163201 View any incorrectness of the street address The sell shall be subject to confirmation at least once each week for four suc- San Jose, California Property Address To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, or other common designation, if any, by the above-entitled court. cessive weeks prior to the date set for is purported to be: 1594 TYLER PARK contingent creditors and persons who shown above. If no street address or Bids for the property are hereby invit- hearing on the petition in the following WAY MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040-0000 may otherwise be interested in the will • The Palo Alto Weekly other common designation is shown, ed. All bids must be on the bid forms newspaper of general circulation, APN #: 193-15-020 The total amount or estate, or both, of HARRY C. DAY, directions to the location of the prop- provided by the undersigned or and printed in this county: secured by said instrument as of the aka HARRY CHAPMAN DAY. publishes every erty may be obtained by sending a writ- may be mailed or personally delivered PALO ALTO WEEKLY. time of initial publication of this notice A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been ten request to the beneficiary within 10 to the undersigned at the Office of the Date: May 5, 2008 is $815,997.80, which includes the filed by: WILLIS D. DAY in the Superior days of the date of first publication of Public Administrator/Guardian, 2851 /s/ Mary Ann Grilli total amount of the unpaid balance Court of California, County of SANTA Wednesday and this Notice of Sale. Date: May 6, 2008 Junction Ave., 3rd. Floor, San Jose, CA JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (including accrued and unpaid inter- CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE Financial Title Company Trustees Sale 95134 or to Alain Pinel Realtors, 167 (PAW May 16, 23, 30, June 6, 2008) est) and reasonable estimated costs, requests that WILLIS D. DAY be appoint- Friday. Information 714-573-1965 www.priority- So. San Antonio Road, Suite 1, Los AMENDED expenses, and advances at the time ed as personal representative to admin- posting.com Shena La Rue, Authorized Altos, CA 94022. NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER of initial publication of this notice. ister the estate of the decedent. Signor Financial Title Company, 4 All bids must be accompanied by a ten ESTATE OF: ETS Services, LLC Date: 5/14/2008 THE PETITION requests the decedent’s Deadlines: Hutton Centre Ave #100 Santa Ana, CA (10) percent deposit, with the balance ROBERT DREW SETZER 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 will and codicils, if any, be admitted to 92707 714-668-8420 of the purchase price to be paid in cash No. 1-08-PR-163101 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale probate. The will and any codicils are P398199 upon close of escrow. The full terms of To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, Line: 714-259-7850 Christine Gomez- available for examination in the file kept Wednesday (PAW 5/7, 5/14, 05/21/2008) the sale are contained in the bid form. contingent creditors and persons who Schwab, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER by the court. NOTICE TO CREDITORS All bids will be opened at the Office may otherwise be interested in the will ASAP# 2763272 THE PETITION requests authority Publication: OF GLADYS E. WOODHAMS, of the Public Administrator/Guardian or estate, or both, of ROBERT DREW (PAW 05/21/2008, 05/28/2008, to administer the estate under the DECEDENT at 3:00 p.m., or thereafter, as allowed SETZER. 06/04/2008) Independent Administration of Estates IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF by law. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA- Act. (This authority will allow the person- Noon Thursday CALIFORNIA The Subject property is commonly filed by: BRIAN SETZER in the Superior 08-134711-NF Loan # 5303567340 al representative to take many actions FOR THE COUNTY SANTA CLARA known as, 2460 W. Bayshore Road, Court of California, County of SANTA YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED without obtaining court approval. Before No. 108PR163233 Apt. 10, Palo Alto, Ca 94303, and CLARA. OF TRUST DATED 12/21/2005. taking certain very important actions, Friday Publication: shall be sold “as is.” The undersigned THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO however, the personal representative In the Matter of the Gladys and Cllifton reserves the right to reject any and that BRIAN SETZER be appointed as PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE will be required to give notice to inter- Noon Tuesday Woodhams, 1992 TRUST DATED all bids prior to entry of a court order personal representative to administer SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ested persons unless they have waived 10/26/92. confirming a sale. the estate of the decedent. AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE notice or consented to the proposed For additional information and bid THE PETITION requests authority OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, action.) The independent administra- Call Alicia Santillan Notice is hereby given to the creditors forms, apply at the office of Alain to administer the estate under the YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A tion authority will be granted unless an and contingent creditors of the above Pinel Realtors, 167 So. San Antonio Independent Administration of Estates public auction sale to the highest bidder interested person files an objection to (650) 326-8210 x239 named decedent that all persons hav- Road, Suite 1, Los Altos, CA 94022, Act. (This authority will allow the person- for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a the petition and shows good cause why ing claims against the decedent are Attention: Shirley Bailey, Telephone: al representative to take many actions state or national bank, check drawn the court should not grant the authority. required to file them with the Superior (650) 941-1111 Ext. 480. without obtaining court approval. Before by state or federal credit union, or a A HEARING on the petition will be held to assist you with Court at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, Date:______taking certain very important actions, check drawn by a state or federal sav- on June 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. California 95113, and mail or deliver a however, the personal representative ings and loan association, or savings 15 of the Superior Court of California, your legal advertising copy to Judith C. Collas, Trustee of the ______will be required to give notice to inter- association, or savings bank specified Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. trust dated October 16, 1992, wherein BETTY F. MALKS ested persons unless they have waived in Section 5102 to the Financial code First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU the decedent was the settlor, in care Acting Public Administrator of the notice or consented to the proposed and authorized to do business in this OBJECT to the granting of the petition, needs. of the offices of the attorney for Judith County of Santa Clara action.) The independent administra- state, will be held by duly appointed you should appear at the hearing and C. Collas, Trustee, Bryn Roe Ostby, Petitioner tion authority will be granted unless an trustee. The sale will be made, but with- state your objections or file written 1015 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, interested person files an objection to out covenant or warranty, expressed objections with the court before the E-mail asantillan@ California 94301, within the later of ANN MILLER RAVEL, County Counsel the petition and shows good cause why or implied, regarding title, possession, hearing. Your appearance may be in four months after May 9, 2008 (date of TAMARA K. LOPEZ, Deputy County the court should not grant the authority. or encumbrances, to pay the remaining person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE paweekly.com first publication of this notice to credi- Counsel A HEARING on the petition will be held principal sum of the note(s) secured A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of tors) or, if notice is mailed or personally on June 2, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. by the Deed of Trust, with interest and the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the Page 36 • Wednesday, May 21, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly <^UYQ CUXX[c_ 8[OM`U[Z 482 Dymond Court, Palo Alto

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MIDDLEFIELD 3 BR 2 BA Sunny home with large master suite, 3 BR 2 BA New price for this wonderful hm in one Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 650. 328.5211 wood floors & fireplace. of Old PA's most sought-after loc. Beaut. hwd. flrs Hossein Jalali 650.323.7751 Zach Trailer 650.325.6161 PORTOLA VALLEY PORTOLA VALLEY SPACIOUS, LIGHT FILLED HM $1,095,000 STUNNING DOWNTOWN PA HOME $2,149,000 FABULOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION $6,995,000 650. 851.1961 3 BR 2 BA Spacious light filled hm w/ dbl pane win- 3 BR 3.5 BA Located in historic "University Park" 5 BR 4 BA Stunning new contemporary ofrs magnifi- dows on tree lined st–open layout w/high ceilings. neighborhood, walking distance to University Ave. cent mountain, valley views. Completed Fall 2008. WOODSIDE Zita Macy 650.328.5211 Tom Samoly 650.325.6161 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 650. 851.2666 PRINCETON CAPITAL EXPERTS IN HOME LENDING MORTGAGE SERVICES 800.558.4443 ©2007 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 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