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■ NORBERT VON DER GROEBEN CITYCOUNCIL Brent Ross of Mountain View and his team have built the best Halloween display around – and according to Fearnet.com, it’s the best in the country. Greens clash with neighbors over The scariest house in America ‘Hawthorn Park’ CREATORS OF BUSH STREET HALLOWEEN DISPLAY WIN $50,000 IN HAUNTED HOUSE CONTEST COUNCIL FAVORS LOWERING HEIGHT By Daniel DeBolt New York to appear on “The Today in his parents’ front yard and part of OF ROW HOMES PROPOSED FOR Show,” where he was presented with his neighbor’s yard for the last 17 years, HETCH HETCHY OPEN SPACE he award-winning “DC Cem- $50,000 by the president of Fearnet. each year adding more props and more etery” on Bush Street that draws com — a Web site whose users watched detail. The team’s passion for their By Daniel DeBolt Tbig crowds every year isn’t just a a video and voted Ross’ house their display shows through in its many seasonal hobby for its creators — it’s a favorite over 40 others. personal touches — for example, the he city’s growth pains reached an unexpected year-round love affair. After receiving his award on national gargoyles that breathe fog on top of the intensity Tuesday night as environmentalists in “I generally try to budget $1,000 a TV, Ross flew home first class — just in cemetery fence were hand-sculpted by Tfavor of dense housing clashed with neighbors of month,” which adds up to $12,000 a time for Halloween night, so he could Ross. a proposed development at 450 N. Whisman Road. year for several years, said lead designer enjoy the fruits of his labor. The display has grown into a compli- Ninety-six three story row homes had been proposed Brent Ross. That night the street was blocked cated system of motion sensors, micro- on six acres — a rectangular open lot between Whis- This year, Ross, 31, and his eight- off while a line formed to enter the computers and props operated with man Road and Tyrella Avenue that is bisected diago- member team got some of that invest- DC Cemetery and accompanying DC compressed air. Numerous elaborate nally by the Hetch Hetchy right of way. The resulting ment back as winners of the Fearnet. Morgue. Some children were too afraid skeletons, a witch and a grim reaper configuration of homes, named “Hawthorn Park” by com “best house haunt in the country.” to go inside. the developer, put what neighbors described as a 500- On Halloween morning, Ross was in Ross has been building the cemetery See HOUSE, page 11 See COUNCIL, page 10

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From the Rally for health Editor’s Desk draws 170 teens STANFORD DOC ADVISES EXERCISE, EATING RIGHT AT MAYOR’S YOUTH CONFERENCE

By Daniel DeBolt techniques for controlling stress Reading and how to “eat the colors of the r. Walter Bortz may be 77, rainbow” to ensure a proper diet. but that only made him Bortz is a well known author, together Dmore qualified to deliver Stanford medical professor and a wake-up call to a crowd of 170 marathon runner. One of his asser- By Don Frances youth at 9 a.m. Tuesday. tions Tuesday was that genes and At this year’s Mayor’s Youth Con- heredity “don’t matter that much.” HAVE YOU begun reading your ference, Mountain View’s middle Only 15 percent of a person’s health book yet? “When the Elephants and high school students took a problems can be explained by genes, Dance,” by Tess Uriza Holthe? day off from their normal routine he says. The rest is the responsibility The book is a WWII story tak- to learn about “the most important of the individual. ing place in the Philippines, and thing in your life — health,” Bortz He also told students tests have this year’s pick for Mountain View said. “You can’t do nothin’ in life if shown that TV reduces the amount Reads Together, which kicked off you don’t have your health.” of oxygen to the brain. last week with a talk with the Mayor Laura “I’m 77,” he said. author. Macias agreed, “I’m going to MV Reads is a fairly new concept HARDY WILSON and said she “I’m 77... there’s not run a marathon — this is its second year, I believe CSA volunteer Mary Sanbrook sifts through bags of donated didn’t mind in Los Angeles — whereby all of Mountain View toys to make sure none are on the recall list. hearing some a darn thing wrong in a few weeks. picks up the same book and reads health advice There’s not a darn it during the same month, so that herself. with me.” thing wrong with we can share our impressions of it. CSA checks for lead “If we are tak- DR. WALTER BORTZ me.” (Ideas like this are catnip to jour- ing care of our- One of Bortz’s nalists, because we like to read.) selves then we books is called Think of it as Oprah’s Book Club in donated toys are going to be able to contribute “We Live Too Short and Die Too for Mountain View. more to what happens in our Long.” Many of his comments had Besides reading the novel itself, By Daniel DeBolt during the holiday season. CSA world,” she said. a similar existential flavor. there are still many ways we officials said they’re grateful for The event was organized by the “I don’t want to end up in a can participate in this unique ommunity Services help from Cisco employees, who youth advisory commission and nursing home,” he said, before program, according to organizer Agency officials decided assisted in sifting through the the recreation department. The explaining how the most com- Sharlene Gee: Clate last month to exam- 800 toys. health theme was suggested by mon reasons for ending up in one This Saturday, Nov. 10, from 2 ine 800 toys left over from last “I was really worried given all commission member Kacy Clark, are preventable. to 3:30 p.m., get the kids involved year to make sure none were on of the releases from the Con- who also designed the shirts for the The answer to the most com- with a “family stories” event in the a federal recall list. sumer Product Safety Institute,” event, said recreation supervisor mon health problem facing downtown library’s Community To the relief of agency staff said associate director Maureen John Marchant. today’s youth — diabetes — is Room. There, “Professional sto- members, only seven of the toys Wadiak. “We really wanted to After Bortz’s talk in the Center as simple as eating appropriately ryteller Olga Loya will tell stories were found to have problems take the extra precaution.” for Performing Arts, the teens and getting exercise, he said. from a Mexican family tradition. such as lead paint. The agency is taking toy broke into small groups to discuss “One third of children born this Anthony Robles, author of ‘Lakas The unused toys, donated donations now. Donations caffeine, diabetes, eating disorders year will develop diabetes,” Bortz and the Manilatown Fish’ ... will last year during various com- can be made at the CSA office and similar issues. At the end of the said, adding that it costs $11,000 a follow with a reading of his book for munity toy drives, will be added at 204 Stierlin Road. Call conference the teens were asked year to treat each diabetic. In the young children. Refreshments will to those collected this year and (650) 968-0836 for more what they had learned. Students U.S., he said, “60 million people be provided.” given to about 1,000 children information. V mentioned “confidence,” “stress” will soon have diabetes — there Then the following Saturday, and “too much TV is bad for your isn’t enough in the treasury to pay same place same time, is a “mak- brain.” They also learned breathing for that.” ing books” event during which To illustrate how much exercise “Families are invited to write, draw is recommended, a few students and assemble books from their own Local firefighters answer the call were given pedometers to measure family stories and traditions. Bring how much they walked during the photos that you wish to include. All MOUNTAIN VIEW SENT ENGINE CREW, BATTALION CHIEF TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA conference. It is recommended other materials will be provided.” that a person walk 10,000 steps a That same day, from 10 a.m. to By Don Frances The Mountain View Fire Depart- along the way, bracing themselves day, but one student had walked noon, is an interesting-sounding ment heeded the call by sending an for a marathon shift. only 1,200 steps by 1:30 p.m., even event called “Tracing the MV Com- s the wildfires began to engine crew — Engine 2, staffed The worst of the inferno was over as she shuffled between events, munity Tree,” which is described as break out across Southern by Kevin Collins, Vern Chestnut, by the time they arrived, but their which included a health fair in an “interactive discussion walking ACalifornia three weeks ago Mike Wester and Mike Robbins — presence was still needed for “mop- civic center plaza. through the family tree of our com- — multiple fires from Santa Bar- and a battalion chief, Andy Smith. up” — making sure surviving Students were given surveys at munity” led by SF State professor bara to San Diego, all emerging On Oct. 22, they joined a caravan neighborhoods didn’t fall prey to the end of the conference to sug- within 48 hours — the call went of engines headed south on Inter- gest new city-run health pro- See EDITOR’S DESK, page 13 out for help all over the state. state 5. 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NOVEMBER 9, 2007 ■ MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE ■ 7 LocalNews Sacred Heart Preparatory School Atherton, California A pathway to discover… FRENCH faith · intellect · justice · community · self Continued from page 1 social diversity, good public tran- sit, adequate open space and a You Are Invited friendly business climate, Attali 3ACRED(EART0REP says. After pro-American French !DMISSIONS/PEN(OUSE president Nicolas Sarkozy was elected in May, he appointed Sunday, Nov. 18,s0- Attali, a prolific writer and (*Program begins promptly at 1pm) famous intellectual, to head the “Committee to Liberate Growth 0ARENTS ALONGWITHTHEIRSONSAND DAUGHTERS AREINVITEDTOJOINUSFOROUR in France,” hoping to remove ADMISSIONSOPENHOUSE0LEASECOME obstacles to business. ANDLEARNABOUTOURCURRICULARAND When the Voice asked Clem- CO CURRICULARPROGRAMS MEETFACULTY enceau why he thought Moun- STAFF STUDENTS ANDCOACHES ANDTOUR tain View was chosen by Attali OURBEAUTIFULCAMPUS7EHOPEYOU as a model for business develop- AREABLETOJOINUS

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Contact Information: admission@shschoolsORGs ment and “going green,” Clem- 6ALPARAISO!VENUE !THERTON #! enceau said, “Why not?” www.shschools.org One Palo Alto environmental- ist had a very different reaction, something along the lines of, “Why Mountain View?” She went on to criticize the Moun- tain View City Council for cut- Community Wellness Lecture Series ting high density, smart growth development at Mayfield. Presented by the Health Library & Resource Center — A PlaneTree Afﬁliate In a call to Attali’s office in France, a secretary there said the Wednesday, November 14 7–8 pm mention of Mountain View in his report had a lot to do with Google’s free WiFi — a model for Hip Replacement: Advantages of the communication technology Attali wants to see in these new Minimally Invasive Anterior Surgery cities. Attali did not respond with Jeffrey Kliman, MD, Past Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, El Camino Hospital more details by press time. Clemenceau, a respected John Parker, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, El Camino Hospital reporter for Europe One, believes he made a good case for Moun- El Camino Hospital, back of cafeteria, 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View tain View during his visit. He interviewed local environmen- Wednesday, December 5 7–8 pm talists, Mountain View city officials Nadine Levin and Ellis Berns, Google’s VP of business Can I Trust This? operations Shona Brown, and he learned about Google’s program Finding Medical Information on the Internet to develop plug-in hybrid cars. Jack Black, El Camino Hospital Senior Librarian The resulting radio broadcast will air this month in France. City of Sunnyvale Council Chambers, 456 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale Clemenceau was the second European reporter to talk to city officials in October. A few To register and for more information call 800-216-5556 weeks earlier, Dan Glaister of the Guardian UK talked to city manager Kevin Duggan about the the right care. right here. city’s relationship with Google. “It’s amazing. For the size town 2500 Grant Road, Mountain View, CA 94040 | www.elcaminohospital.org we have, nothing bypasses us,” Duggan said. V

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8 ■ MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE ■ NOVEMBER 9, 2007 NOVEMBER 9, 2007 ■ MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE ■ 9 LocalNews Fantastic Hair & Nail Spa to commute hours a day to work Koga said. Special Fall Sale COUNCIL in Mountain View, decreasing Meanwhile, three neighbors Continued from page 1 carbon emissions. showed up Tuesday night to ■ Manicure & Pedicure Spa ...... $26 “Because of their compactness, oppose a project that wasn’t on with Hot Stone and Scrub or Parafﬁ n foot-long, 30-foot-high “wall” of these houses are efficient to build,” the agenda: a community garden ■ European Facial ...... $45 three story row homes along their said local Sierra Club member proposed along a different Hetch ■ Waxing ...... $7 & up backyard fences. Jennifer Andersen, who recom- Hetchy right of way near Beatrice ■ Though as much as 77 feet would mended they be built differently and Bonny streets. Hair Cut ...... $9 & up separate the new homes from the to allow solar panels. Making a comment some ■ Perm & Color ...... $40 & up old, a slide show rendering created The Hetch Hetchy trail will thought was satire, one of the ■ Make Up & Up-Do ...... $45 & up by one neighbor showed how the run along the front porches of neighbor said, “We didn’t under- ■ Eyelash Extension ...... $100 view from his backyard would be the homes, which Council mem- stand it would be, essentially, high- altered for the worse. Most residents bers Tom Means and Margaret density vegetable plots.” 417 San Antonio Road / San Antonio Shopping Center (next to Ross) wanted the area left as open space, Abe-Koga said would provide a A community hearing to discuss 650-949-1862 ■ Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.- 8 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. especially since there is a docu- unique opportunity for biking the garden is planned for the Reng- mented lack of park space in that and walking to work. The trail storff Park Community Center on — Free Nail Care Box For All New Clients — neighborhood. runs between the Shoreline district Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. The negative reaction from and the Whisman area’s industrial neighbors, which led to a three- park. Other Council news hour discussion Tuesday night, “How often do you get to have ■ Mayor Macias’ pursuit of surprised council member Nick a trail at your doorstep?” Means valet parking for visitors who Galiotto, who was among a coun- said. aren’t familiar with downtown cil majority that favored reducing One resident said he wanted Mountain View was rejected by building heights down to two “to step up and buy one of these the other council members, who stories or, at most, 27 feet. Devel- homes.” Compared to the neigh- said they couldn’t justify spending oper KMJ Urban Communities is bors, “I’m sure I represent a much over $20,000 of city money when expected to come back for another larger group of people,” he said. the Bryant Street parking garage is study session on the matter. Neighbors responded by saying still underutilized. At least three council members that the $800,000 homes wouldn’t ■ Realizing the council might "Since 1938" — Jac Siegel, Ronit Bryant and be affordable, and another said end up rejecting Home Depot Our new GPS system allows Laura Macias — said the project there was no way the city could altogether at San Antonio Shop- us to get the closest cab to you! should be significantly altered or ever meet the huge demand for ping Center, members agreed to OVER 300 TAXIS AVAILABLE rejected in favor of open space. housing. Ronit Bryant’s request for another Local environmentalists showed “Mountain View has done its study session on the topic. Many unusual passion Tuesday, citing share of housing,” Siegel agreed. members opposed the project at Our 650new GPS-321 system-1234 allows global warming as a key reason The project has been in the a session in March. City manager for Mountain View to build more works for two years, and though it Kevin Duggan said that if there is a us to get the closest cab to you? housing. fits the zoning in the general plan, fundamental problem with Home “The housing crisis is out of con- council members were concerned Depot it would be good to have that OVER 300 TAXIS AVAILABLE trol,” said resident Tamara Colby, about the lack of public input at discussion as soon as possible. Reservations Welcome. a member of the Sierra Club. “We the start. Some neighbors said real ■ The meeting was adjourned have a severe housing-jobs imbal- estate agents had told them the San Tuesday in memory of Manuel ance. We need to open our hearts Francisco Public Utilities Com- Herrera, a longtime city employee to our community — we need to mission could never develop on and volunteer firefighter who share with others or we will all the site. The SFPUC is in contract recently passed away. V 650-321-1234 bake.” to sell the land to the developer. Sunnyvale & Mountain View Served by Checker Cab. Colby said every home the coun- “The issue of not having public Order a cab online at www.foraride.com cil allows to be built would mean input for two years into this project E-mail Daniel DeBolt at one more person wouldn’t have is deeply concerning to me,” Abe- [email protected]

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Concoctions (the “DC” in “DC house is located near the corner HOUSE Cemetery”). of Bush Street and Yosemite Continued from page 1 Ross’ parents, Mike and Mary- Avenue. V Ann Ross, have sacrificed their have tiny computers in them, garage, which Ross took over and E-mail Daniel DeBolt at which can each take 10 hours converted to a shop where the [email protected] The Bowman program builds to program, Ross said. The props are constructed. All year computers respond to “midi long, Ross and his team hammer confidence, creativity and notes,” which allows the display away, making noise that would Hybrid cars... academic excellence. to be programmed by an electric normally irritate neighbors. But are still cars. music keyboard. When every- this display brings a sense of Lower School - Grades K - 5 thing is set, Ross hits play on the pride to the neighborhood. keyboard and the display runs in The day after Halloween, Middle School - Grades 6 - 8 a loop. enthusiasts were arriving from The scariest prop in the DC Fremont, Sacramento and else- Individualized, self-directed program Morgue might be a skeleton that where to see the cemetery. Ross flips up and smacks against a said he is part of an online group Rich international and cultural studies window, com- of “Halloween ing face to face nerds,” which The Bicycle. Proven, Montessori approach with visitors probably didn’t A sign warns A perfect model of efﬁciency. before sliding hurt when it State-of-the-art facility downward. against entering came time to A sign warns vote on Fearnet. Low student-teacher ratio against enter- for people who are Parents of small ing for people children also “prone to stroke, (650) 858-7700 www.bowmanschool.org who are “prone visited Thurs- 3001 El Camino Real in Palo Alto 4000 Terman Drive Palo Alto, CA Tel: 650-813-9131 to stroke, claus- claustrophobia or day, because www.MikesBikes.com trophobia or children often wetting them- wetting themselves.” are too scared selves.” to approach Ross once the display at studied prop design and was night. thinking about joining the mov- Ross’ wife, Kasey, was watch- ie business, but when faced with ing him work on Thursday. “It’s the choice to “do this as a hobby” the only way I get to see him,” or “do this as a profession and she said. The two are expecting quit [DC Cemetery] completely,” a baby soon and plan to put the SendSend UsUs he chose the former. Being in $50,000 prize money toward Hollywood would have meant buying a house in Mountain AA PostcardPostcard giving up his 17-year project, he View. Because of their new said. responsibilities, the DC Cem- Now he’s a stock broker in etery may not be around next training, which gives him the year. Photo of the time and money necessary for “I’d like to say it’s going to be his hobby. And he’s created a side around forever,” Ross said. “But business selling “armatures” — I wouldn’t mind taking a year Murray and Curlay the hidden mechanical contrap- off.” tions that bring his props to life. More information is available Families at Culzean That business is called Devious at www.dc-cemetery.com. The Castle in Scotland.

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medic — that’s 80 firefighters anybody else.” FIRE holding the line. The fires are out now, leav- Continued from page 5 Twenty-four-hour shifts were ing behind half-a-million charred typical, Smith said. “There were acres, 2,000 destroyed homes and concealed or potential fires, which reports of some companies work- several dead. can smolder for days. ing three days nonstop.” Though In California, a calamity like this In an interview with the Voice not desirable, there’s not always an “typically happens every other year, last week, the firefighters said that, alternative, he said. every third year,” said Young, who though they would have been Smith noted that the engines sent made sure his people were ready happy to fight the full-blown blazes, by most cities, including Mountain when the call came out. In the near they were heartened to receive the View’s Engine 2, are “structural” or future, however, due to climate appreciation and thanks of the “type I” engines, built for fighting change and other factors, “I think Our Program Provides: displaced residents. The intensity structural fires in an urban setting. it’s going to be every year,” he said. • Physician Contact of the fires that swept through was So they were not equipped to fight Mountain View’s firefighters will • Dietary Guidance clear to the crew members. fires on the mountainsides. always be ready to help, he said, in • Safe and Effective Medication “You could see where it burned Meanwhile, the firefighters’ sheer part because mutual aid is a two- right up to the back of the homes, numbers made organization a way street. • Long Term Weight Management right up to the decks,” Chestnut daunting task. According to Moun- “For us, it’ll be an earthquake, or • Covered by Flexible Spending Account said. “Sometimes the decks were a tain View Fire Chief Michael Young, a terrorist attack,” he said. The for- little singed.” all those city and county depart- ested hills above Los Altos and Palo How much do you want to lose? Smith’s first assignment was in ments, plus the state’s Cal Fire force, Alto are also concerns, and should Fillmore, Ventura County. The operate through the “Incident Com- they go up, Young said, “We’ll prob- crew “set up on the western edge mand System,” which organizes the ably be one of the first 10 engines in of a neighborhood. We had four firefighters in a pattern resembling those areas.” strike teams, so 20 engines,” he military deployment. Whatever may come, he wants to Sooji Rugh, M.D. Sean Bourke, M.D. said. At four firefighters per engine “It’s chaotic, and it’s not a per- make sure his city will “enjoy the 1235 Pear Ave, Mountain View CA 94043 For inquiries, call 650-468-9692 — a fire captain, second captain, fect system,” Young said, “but I benefit of the same resources” used www.jumpstartmedicine.com fire engineer and firefighter para- think our state did it better than in Southern California. V

“light wells in large developments, banned (does anyone besides EDITOR’S DESK DR.CULVER’s Continued from page 5 “downtown dense housing” and, junk mailers oppose this idea?), C ASE STUDY OF THE WEEK perhaps most controversially, “use and one person suggested we “eat Dan Gonzales. This one’s at a loca- San Francisco as a model.” less animal protein.” tion to be announced. And then there’s number 21, which Another item caught my idea, As for the centerpiece novel, there is unique and self-explanatory: “Rec- and I wonder why it isn’t brought “Me..? With scoliosis?? are two upcoming group discussions ommend a subject about Environ- up more often: “Hang 50 percent on it — 10 a.m. Nov. 14 at Clock- mental Sanitation in early curricu- of your laundry out to dry on the tower Coffee, 425 N. Whisman; and lum for our children in schools.” clothesline,” suggests number 18. How can that be???”

2 p.m. Nov. 18 at Books Inc. And Certain themes on the list stood It’s so crazy it just might work. ROBERT L. CULVER D.C., D.A.C.N.B. finally, at the end of the month, you’ll out. One could be described as These are the words that came out when Dr. Culver has recently get another chance to meet author “paper not plastic”: The use of plas- A HEARTY “Go Spartans!” to the opened a new facility in Jan saw her X-rays. She saw a 21 degree Holthe, 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Moun- tic bags, water bottles, styrofoam Mountain View High School March- Mountain View where bend in her lower back, and had no idea tain View High School Theater. and the like should be cut way back, ing Band, which brought home he provides natural that she was that bent, or that her And there it is. For more on all or banned altogether. (“Bring your nine awards from the Foothill Band healing processes this, visit www.mvreads.com or call own takeout container for restau- Review in Pleasanton last month. utilizing modern constantly recurring lower back and hip (650) 903-6337. rant leftovers — avoid styrofoam,” chiropractic neurology pain were caused by the discs being and new biomechanical advises number 27.) Don Frances can be reached at crushed and deformed by her scoliosis. THE COOL Cities event came and Junk mail, too, should be [email protected]. techniques that produce lasting results. went last weekend, and organizer Scoliosis is usually associated with a Jennifer Anderson says it was a suc- • Recent recipient of deformity that evokes images of the cess, with as many as 150 people America’s there at its peak. Top Chiropractors “Hunchback of Notre Dame”, but, like so “There was considerable interest Award many things, it is a matter of degree. in the various tables and activities, • Over 40 years in practice and Sally Lieber, Laura Macias, When a scoliosis is first starting in a Ronit Bryant and Margaret Abe- • Board Certified youngster, 4 degrees is significant. It Chiropractic Neurologist Koba each spoke,” she said. th predicts serious impact upon her health. Also, she said, “We received 28 Saturday, Nov. 17 • 10am • Applied Kinesiologist different suggestions of things that Preview: Friday, November 16th • 9am-4pm & • Pettibon Practitioner At age 20, a 21 degree angle may not sound Mountain View people can do to • Certified in Neuro so serious. But, since a scoliosis increases, mitigate global warming (on post-its Early Saturday 8am-10am. Auction starts 10am. Emotional Technique on average, at the rate of 1 degree per that we provided),” and she provided • Chiropractic Sports me with a copy of the suggestions. Physician year, 30 years later we have a very serious Most of them involved the little • Spinal Decompression problem that could be irreversible. things we can do in our daily lives • Nutrition — recycling and whatnot — but Fortunately, we have some new technolo- a handful called for larger, institu- gies that enable us to deal effectively with tional changes. Perusing the list, I was intrigued by numbers 6 and 26, many of the scoliosis conditions that were which called for a publicly funded UP TO 200 VEHICLES ALL VEHICLES SMOGGED. previously afforded only temporary relief. photovoltaic system from which the • Cars • Motor Homes • Trucks entire community could draw power. • Vans • 4x4s • RVs • Boats • & More *We do all DMV For Jan, her scoliosis angle reduced from I’m not sure if this could work logisti- 21 degrees to 9 degrees in 4 months, the cally, but the idea seems to resemble a THE NEW CHIROPRACTIC equivalent of reversing 12 years of municipal power plant, only solar. 650-938-3272 480 San Antonio Road Another set of suggestions Mountain View, CA degenerative changes. involved changing the city’s build- N.A.S. Public Auto Auction 2520 Old Middlefield Way • Mountain View 94043 650.559.7500 Check your spine, and check your child's ing codes to make the places we live From Hwy 101: Exit San Antonio Rd. (W) Old Middlefield Way (L) greener. These included “manda- FREE ADMISSION • DLR. #50204 • 10% BUYER FEE Call to schedule a no-charge spine, while it is reversible. tory double-pane glass windows, consultation. Mention MV-14.

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■ EDITORIAL THE OPINION OF THE VOICE

Founding Editor, Kate Wakerly ■ STAFF Tenants have nowhere to turn Publisher Tom Gibboney e hope the ordeal suffered by a dozen or more resi- by the company, but in searching for redress, have found that Editorial dents whose apartments at the Americana complex no state, county or city agency has jurisdiction over this type of Managing Editor Don Frances were contaminated by asbestos will stir local law- asbestos incident. One resident told the Voice that she had called Staff Writer Daniel DeBolt W makers to protect tenants should similar problems come up dozens of agencies that might be able to hold the apartment own- Intern Theresa Condon Contributors Angela Hey, Sheila Himmel, in the future. ers responsible for the damages, from the Governor’s Office to Forrest Linebarger, Elaine Rowland What happened in this case shouldn’t happen to anyone, but if the Environmental Protection Agency. Photographers Norbert von der Groeben, Marjan Sadoughi it does, state, county or city officials must be empowered to step “Every single person told us to get a lawyer — we are in no Design & Production in and oversee the cleanup and compensation to the tenants. one’s jurisdiction,” she said. Design Director Raul Perez At the Americana — which is managed by Prometheus, a Even the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, which Designers Linda Atilano, Laura Don, Nancy Hwang, Eric Kinnaird, Joanne Lee, company that oversees about 10,000 apartment units in the is the most likely agency to deal with the problem, said there Gail Thoreson area — the nightmare began when workers embarked on an would likely be no consequences for the Americana’s owners and Advertising early-October roof-replacement project in the complex at 707 apartment managers. Since the roofing workers were not trying Advertising Manager Britt Callaway Advertising Representative Anna Mirsky Continental Circle. Company officials say the roofing con- to remove the asbestos, and accidentally shook it loose, the com- Real Estate Advertising Executive tractor did not know asbestos was present in the apartments, pany would not be liable for damages, a spokeswoman said. Pooja Bhardwaj although tenants say their leases actually acknowledged that All of this points to a hole in the law as gaping as the Americana’s Real Estate Advertising Coordinator Charito Mabutas the material was present. roof. Unsuspecting tenants leased their apartments believing they Advertising Services Bill Rayburn Whether the contractor knew or not, there is no dispute that had a right to be safe from toxic or dangerous substances. They Office Coordinator Diane Martin asbestos particles were dislodged during the roofing replacement also assumed their apartments would not be exposed to inclem- Published every Friday at and floated into many top-floor apartments. Then, when a ten- ent weather. And if the people they pay rent to failed in this regard, 655 W. Evelyn Ave., Suite 3 P.O. Box 405 ant demanded that units be tested for asbestos, the contractor there should be some form of reasonable compensation. Mountain View, CA 94042 (650) 964-6300 halted work on the project, leaving some renters’ apartments and But it seems the renters were wrong to think they had these fax (650) 964-0294 belongings exposed to the elements. legal rights. E-mail news and photos to: [email protected] As luck would have it, a torrential rainstorm hit Mountain If ever a situation cried out for State Sen. Joe Simitian’s “There E-mail letters to: [email protected] View that weekend, forcing many tenants to evacuate the build- Oughta Be a Law” contest, this is it. Prometheus apparently has News/Editorial Department ing. Many have since moved out of the building permanently, encountered similar situations, in particular an asbestos problem (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294 but are fighting for to be compensated for moving expenses. For at a Cupertino apartment complex in 2000. Display Advertising Sales (650) 964-6300 others still intending to return, Prometheus found temporary If nothing else, this large management firm should do every- Classified Advertising Sales quarters while the asbestos is cleared away and the roof replaced. thing possible to resettle the tenants and pay them generous (650) 964-6490 • (650) 326-8216 fax (650) 326-0155 Many tenants are outraged at the way they have been treated damage settlements. It is the only fair thing to do at this point. E-mail Classified [email protected] E-mail Circulation [email protected] ■ LETTERS The Voice is published weekly by Embarcadero VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY Publishing Co. and distributed to residences and businesses in Mountain View. If you are not current- ly receiving the paper, you may request free delivery GREEN OPPORTUNITY tection Agreement, committing and N. Whisman Road. They’ve Clean Air Policy, people who by calling 964-6300. Voluntary subscriptions at to major greenhouse gas emis- chosen to build compactly and live in compact developments $30 per year, $50 per 2 years, are WITH HAWTHORNE welcome from residents of Mountain sion reductions. use land efficiently on this site. produce 20 to 30 percent less View. Subscription rate for businesses Editor: Soon, the City Council will Not only have they found space carbon emissions per household and for residents of other communities is $50 per year, $80 per 2 years. As a person who lives and works convene a study session to con- for 69 new families, they’ve also than people who live in typical Copyright ©2007 by Embarcadero Publishing in Mountain View, I enjoy the sider a development called Haw- been able to set aside one-sixth of single-family homes. Company. All rights reserved. many benefits of a pedestrian. thorne Park, proposed for a six- the site for a one-acre park. There is a choice for this site Member, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce Because I work within walking acre site between Tyrella Avenue According to the Center for and many others in our city. distance from my home, I have We can opt for auto-oriented ■ an extra one to three hours each development or we can choose WHAT’S YOUR VIEW? day not spent commuting. pedestrian-oriented projects that All views must include a home address and contact Unfortunately, many people are complement the trails and allow phone number. Published letters will also appear on the web site, www.MountainViewOnline.com, not so lucky. They are forced to for easy connections to jobs and and occasionally on the Town Square forum. spend hours commuting because the VTA. In that way, Mountain TOWN SQUARE FORUM they cannot afford to live in the View is honoring its commitment POST your views on the areas where they work. This time to combat climate change. Town Square forum at adds up. Around 50 percent of Patricia Dyck www.MountainViewOnline.com the greenhouse gas emissions in Villa Street E-MAIL your views to the Bay Area are caused by trans- [email protected]. Indicate portation, of which commuting if it is a letter to be published. WHAT HAPPENED TO plays a significant role. MAIL to: Editor CITY’S LEASH LAWS? Mountain View Voice, This is also why I am especially 655 W. Evelyn, Suite 3, happy when the city supports Editor: Mountain View, CA 94042. smart growth development. Just When did Mountain View CALL the Viewpoint desk at this week, Mayor Laura Macias 964-6300, ext. 26. signed the Mayor’s Climate Pro- Continued on next page

14 ■ MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE ■ NOVEMBER 9, 2007 Viewpoint BMWBMW •• MERCEDESMERCEDES •• VVOLOLVVOO LAPTOP DOCTORS Continued from previous page AND MINI AND MINI $53.95 repeal its leash laws? $139 Hitachi 80GB 2.5" Over the past several years I CORPORACORPORATETE AUTOAUTO WORKSWORKS Flat Rate for IDE 5400 RPM notebook repair # 0A28417 have witnessed an ever-increas- Top Rating For Quality By Bay Area while supplies last. ing number of dog owners who Consumer Check Book 2 per person. until 11.06 seem to think the athletic fields Complete ServiceandRepair We Do We Sell at Crittenden Middle School PC and Laptop repairs Desktops, Laptops were built for dog parks. Last 770 Yuba, Mt. View IT services Monitors time I checked these fields were off El Camino Anti Virus, Spyware Drives meant for softball and soccer. near Hwy 85 On Site Services Networking Being a dog owner myself, I Mon-Fri 8-6 Custom Build Systems and more understand wanting to give your www.corporateautoworks.com 1000's of products on sale dog exercise, but not at Critten- www.centralcomputer.com den. Mountain View does have Since s r r TM 650-691-9477 Santa Clara Newark Sunnyvale San Francisco an actual dog park. 1981 1255 W. El Camino 3777 Stevens Creek 5990 Mowry Ave. 837 Howard St. This past weekend at one of Distributor JT Design Products 650.988.8886 408-248-5888 510.793.5555 415.495.5888 the softball fields I saw yet again a number of off-leash dogs with their owners letting them run uncontrolled. This time was dif- “OWN A PIECE OF SILICON VALLEY” ferent though, because sitting right in the parking lot facing the athletic fields was a Mountain View police officer. of Mountain View Did he approach the offend- ing dog owners and at least give them a warning about their FOR SALE: Small Professional Ofﬁ ce Bldgs. dogs being off leash? Nope. • 1133 Sq. Ft. and up Did he even acknowledge their presence in the hour-plus time • Prices from $430,000 span he occupied that parking • 425-495 Whisman Road (near Ellis off 101) space, never once leaving his car? Negative again. • Coffee house and cafe, other amenities nearby With Mountain View having • 90% ﬁ nancing available such a limited number of athletic fields, it would be great if our city officials could see fit to Some of your future neighbors keep them as athletic fields and not let irresponsible dog owners at The Vineyard: ruin them for our kids. Enforc- Ken Rodriques, Architect. Kenneth ing our leash laws is the first step High Tech Companies Rodriques & Partners. “I designed in this direction. the Vineyard and bought one for my Joe Cree business.” Morgan Street Mortgage Brokers IMMIGRATION AGENTS Private Investors JUST DOING THEIR JOB Editor: Investment Firms Well, you have slipped another notch by criticizing a branch of Media Company our federal government, Immi- gration and Customs Enforce- ment (ICE), for doing its job Health Insurance (“More pain from ICE raids,” Oct. 26). Who’s writing your Law Firms Moria and Jimmy Kang, Neocom editorials, Ted Kennedy? Marketing Co. “Great long-term The ICE raids are not unconsti- investment.” tutional, they are for a reason. We Accountants are being invaded by a country south of our border. Invaded with- out a shot being fired. Whether you Contractors realize it or not, if these “invaders” are allowed to stay in our country, Architects everything will get much worse than it is now. These illegal aliens are costing Engineers taxpayers considerable amounts of money, and if they are allowed Appraisers amnesty, as your article propos- es, the costs will be considerably more. Manav Singh, partner, SOAProjects. We taxpayers are paying $22 “Why pay rent when one can own?” billion in welfare to illegal aliens each year — $2.2 billion in food Contact Exclusive Agents stamps, $2.5 billion in Medicaid, KEVIN CUNNINGHAM RICK BELL and the list goes on. If they are allowed to stay here, the money 650.688.8521 408.982.8428 [email protected] [email protected]

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If you would like to be listed in DINING ON THE TOWN please call Britt Callaway at the Voice at 964-6300 pay taxes, why don’t we spend Jack Stone it on our American citizens? Greenview Drive

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■ RESTAURANTREVIEW Goldilocks and the three éclairs FULL-SERVE BAKESHOP ADDS SOME SAVORY FILIPINO FAVORITES

By Sheila Himmel long glass counter, some in packages on display tables. A wall of ith a name like Gol- effusively decorated sheet cakes dilocks, it’s got to be offers themes from “Spider-Man Wwhat — a porridge- 3” to “My First Barbie.” (The based restaurant? Spidey cake is topped by a tow- On closer examination, the ering Gotham City background, sign says “Goldilocks: Cakes, Barbie by the doll herself.) Gol- Breads, Pastries, Asian Cuisine.” dilocks’ cake flavors range from Get it now? chocolate to halo-halo (sweet Me neither, except that Gold- bean). But let’s stop there on the ilocks’ surnames indicate a sweet way out, since Goldilocks prom- tooth. ises a meal from the Philippines. Inside the Mountain View Cuisine of the Philippines is store, near Pet Club in the Costco a rainbow of Malay, Chinese, MARJAN SADOUGHI shopping center, most of the view A combination meal with sinigang na kanduli (sweet and sour fish), pork longganisa, and steamed rice is of pastries, many behind a See GOLDILOCKS, page 18 photographed at the Goldilocks restaurant. HHONO N SUSHIS U S H I Sports GRAND OPENING Page

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N. SHORELINE Open Monday – Saturday in a Row W. MIDDLEFIELD RD 101 Closed Sunday OPEN Saturday & Sunday Mornings at 8:30 am with full "Most Excellent Italian Restaurant in Silicon Valley" Breakfast Menu – Silicon Valley Concierge Association Come in before or DANCE FLOOR after the ✦ ✦ ✦ PRIME RIB & SEAFOOD LIVE ENTERTAINMENT movies! The Full Bar & Menu ROMANTIC CANDLELIGHT Tues-Thurs: Yelena on Piano ✦ ✦ ✦ DININGINING Fri: 6pm–9:30pm Gypsy Healthy Menu Specials Violin with Tibor & Yelena Green ✦ ✦ ✦ PREPARED TABLESIDE Fri Sat: Enjoy Dining with Mike Breakfast Served • Unique Flambé Entreés and Sandi performing your Lantern ✦ ✦ ✦ • Spinach & Caesar Salads favorite selections Dine • Dance • Entertainment • Cherries Jubilee • FULL BAR Lunch served all day Authentic Chinese Food • PREMIUM BEER ON TAP Sat Kitchen Open until 8:30pm Serving Lunch & Dinner Corporate/private holiday parties/ Buddy’s Happy Hour Happy Hour –pm meetings/events — Call for details Monday - Friday 1431 Plymouth St., Mtn. View Tel: 408.734.5323 650-968-8879 5pm-9pm (Exit at Shoreline off 101) 1228 Reamwood Ave., Sunnyvale Off Tasman between Lawrence Expwy & Great America Pkwy 1477 Plymouth Street, Suite D, Mountain View $3 Wells 650.961.1992 Open Mon-Sat 11am-2am (Closed Sun) $3 Beers on Tap Only Bar on Shoreline Blvd.

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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW rolls stuffed with chopped pork, GOLDILOCKS shrimp and vegetables that you Continued from page 17 dip in gooey sweet and sour sauce. Those are lumpia Shang- THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW hai ($3.35). The other lumpia Indian, Spanish, Mexican and dish is like mu-shu vegetables RECREATION PLAN COMMUNITY MEETING U.S. stripes. Past the pastries you wrapped in a crepe. They call it may notice a menu board listing fresh lumpia ($3.90). hot and savory items. If you don’t From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wednesday, November 14, 2007 already know dinacdacan from three-item lunch ($6.99) is a 7:00 p.m. lechon kawali, the menu isn’t good deal. You pick the items, much help. one of which can be rice or noo- Mountain View Senior Center, I ordered by pointing to a tray dles. Chicken adobo was a meaty 266 Escuela Avenue, Mountain View and asking what it held. “No thigh and leg swimming in a thanks” on the otherwise attrac- salty sea of soy sauce, vinegar, tive dinuguan ($4.99), pork garlic and black pepper. Sweet DOG PARK – ADDITION OF PROPOSED NEW RULES cooked in pork blood; and glazed pork had a better flavor, lechon kawali ($3.99), deep-fried although it was lukewarm and At the meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission will review a staff report pork belly with liver sauce. “Yes some of the chunks were pure fat. concerning the addition of proposed new rules for the park. please” on the beef kaldereta I chose garlic rice, pungent with ($4.99), a spicy stew; Chinese shards of browned garlic. Every- pork asado ($4.29), mainly pork one else seemed to get plain rice, The proposal involves limiting the number of dogs one individual may bring to the butt; and dinacdacan ($3.99), shaped like a hockey puck. Either park at once to three and also deﬁ nes the term “small dog” as 13 inches, measured grilled strips of pork. way, it’s good rice, short-grained Lumpia may be more famil- and semi-sticky. at the shoulder. iar to non-Filipinos. Goldilocks offers the usual deep-fried egg- Continued on next page A copy of the staff report will be available beginning 4:30 p.m. Friday, November 9, at either the Shoreline Ofﬁ ce, located in the Rengstorff House, 3070 North Shoreline Boulevard, Mountain View or at the City’s Website at: www.mountainview.gov ■ DININGNOTES

If you have any questions, or if you cannot attend the meeting but would like to Goldilocks Reservations 1020 N. Rengstorff Ave. share your comments with the Commission, you may call (650) 903-6074 or send Mountain View Credit Cards an e-mail to: [email protected] (650) 968-4980 Alcohol www.goldilocks-usa.com Party & Banquet Facilities s Hours: Highchairs 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Outdoor Seating Monday-Saturday Catering 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Takeout Sunday Parking Costco parking lot Noise Level fine Bathroom Cleanliness good

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Continued from previous page trans fats, but you have to read name, according to the Web site, way down the ingredient list because the golden-ringlet girl The staff could be a little more before getting to their brush with “seemed to suggest luck.” There New Zealand Rack willing to answer questions, chocolate: alkalized Dutch cocoa are now 18 Goldilocks stores in Veal Sweetbreads especially at times when the res- powder. Marble cake ($1.15) is a the United States and Canada, Poulette of Lamb Style taurant isn’t busy. far better choice. with headquarters in Hayward. with an herb crust Drinks include fresh mango Goldilocks was born in 1966 Except for the free porridge, I’d juice, and fresh calamansi juice. I as a small bakeshop in Makati, say old Goldilocks had more first read this as “calamari” but it Philippines. Two sisters and pluck than luck. V $21.95 refers to a lime-like fruit that shows their sister-in-law chose the Free$29.95 Tarte Tatin up a lot in Filipino cooking. Over in the far corner are the with mentionFree Tarte of thisTatin ad with mention of this ad condiments, utensils, coffee and Dinner 5:30-9:30pm soft drinks. Oddly, Goldilocks ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT SUSHI Dinner 5:30-9:30pm goes to the trouble of serving Seattle’s Best Coffee, with Freshly Prepared When You Order! packets of powdered non-dairy 1405 W. El Camino Real creamer rather than real milk. LUNCH: $15.95 DINNER: $22.95 A steady stream of lunch diners Mountain View, CA 94040 stopped by the pastry side on the Ph: 650-964-3321 way out. Many Goldilocks des- BIRTHDAY ANY SUSHI ORDER WATCH serts retain the Spanish names they were born with, like leche ONE PERSON FREE! 20% OFF* FOOTBALL flan, lengua de gato cookies (OVER 4 PEOPLE) *Minimum $30 OONN TWOTWO and brazo de Mercedes cake. ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT ONLY (INCLUDING SASHIMI) 442"2" TV'TV's There’s a whole line of preserves SUNDAY & made from coconut, yam, fruit, LUNCH DINNER tapioca balls and red beans. Buko ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT MONDAY NIGHTS pandan jelly ($5.69) combines $2 OFF* $4 OFF* $$22 BBEERSEERS 20% off entire bill* strips of young coconut and jelly (INCLUDES SOUP & SALAD) (INCLUDES SOUP & SALAD) 5PM-9:30PM *excludes tax, not valid with any other offer made from pandan leaves (green *LIMIT 2 PERSONS PER COUPON. *LIMIT 2 PERSONS PER COUPON. in color, butterscotch in flavor) OFFER EXPIRES 11/30/07 OFFER EXPIRES 11/30/07 CateringC • Delivery with custard and sweet cream Please present coupon • Offer Expires 12/1/07 MVV NEW ITEMS sauce. GRILLED FISH TACOS Among the packaged good- & Ceviche! See our coupons on http://pizazz.paloaltoonline.com ies, beware “Biscotti With But- ter” (7-ounce bag for $3.29). NEW parking lot next 650-961-8858 They look harmless, but taste SSUSHIUSHI 8855 to the restaurant 1407 El Camino Real, Mtn. View • Mon-Sat 11am – 9 pm like packing material dipped in Hours Open: wwww.sushi85.comww.sushi85.com movie popcorn “butter.” Choco- Monday-Thursday: EL PASO CAFE RESTAURANT late Crinkles (7-ounce bag for 11am - 2:30pm & 5pm - 9:30pm check us out on the web for menu and directions. Friday-Saturday: 11am - 10pm 1350-6 Grant Road, Mountain View $2.99) also claim zero grams of Sunday: 4pm - 9:30pm 650.965.8898 www.elpasocafe.com

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