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EDUCATION COMMUNITY Teachers question stiffer graduation rules Parents assert Palo Alto failing minority, low-income students by Chris Kenrick move to stiffen graduation jects they love and thrive in. requirements, by itself, will “I disagree with the belief that A not boost the achievement helping more students with ‘A-G’ of struggling students, high school can be accomplished simply by teachers said Tuesday, March 13. changing the graduation require- Department heads from Gunn and ments,” Kathy Hawes, chair of Palo Alto high schools met with the Gunn’s math department, said. Board of Education to discuss a “Changing the requirement will proposed phase-in of stiffer gradu- only result in more students meet- ation requirements, so by 2018 they ing ‘A-G’ if we change our program

Kelsey Kienitz would fully align with entrance cri- in a significant way. teria for the University of California “When students in my class have and California State University. difficulty I don’t make the quiz The proposal to stiffen require- harder with the expectation they’ll ments would not affect the vast work harder and do better. I ask, Sabina Davis and Alan Lewis play in an open practice session at the Palo Alto Table Tennis Club majority of Palo Alto students, who ‘What can I do differently to im- at Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto in early March. The club is one of the sponsors of the already meet or exceed the UC/ prove my instruction?’” Mayor’s Challenge. CSU prerequisite coursework, the Teachers from an array of disci- so-called “A-G requirements.” plines discussed recent efforts to boost Rather it is aimed at raising expec- the achievement of struggling stu- ‘Mayor’s Challenge’ takes tations for — and performance of — dents. At Paly, for example, student- the roughly 20 percent each year who teacher ratios in “regular lane” math graduate without fulfilling them, a classes are 12:1, compared to 37:1 in on neighborhood unity group that is disproportionately low- advanced calculus, according to math income, African-American or Hispan- department head Radu Toma. Residents could meet and find new connections at the first citywide athletic tournament ic. For students with “explicit” plans Gunn also has lower class sizes in by Sue Dremann that differ from the four-year college its lower math lanes, and both high track, the new proposal would offer schools said they are experimenting hat if the mayor issued for the Palo Alto Family YMCA. reduction and way of life, residents an opportunity for customized “alter- with online learning for students in an invitation — and no- The table tennis tournament, said, but the means for achieving native graduation requirements.” programs like the Khan Academy. W body came? the first of the mayor’s challeng- connection seems as varied as the The reform proposal is backed by Special-education teachers reported On March 25, the Mayor’s Chal- es, is focusing on five locations city’s 34 neighborhoods. the Parent Network for Students of there have been positive early re- lenge — a series of athletic events throughout the city (see map). “I like the mayor’s plan to en- Color, the Student Equity Action sults under a newly strengthened designed to bring neighborhoods The challenge is open to all age gage neighborhoods with each Network and We Can Do Better “inclusion model,” in which special- together — will kick off with an groups and there is no age limit. other; it’s always a good idea to Palo Alto, a group lobbying to reed teachers come into mainstream open-play table tennis competi- So far three neighborhoods increase contact and meet others duce academic stress. classrooms to co-teach classes in tion, which will take place at five are represented — Barron Park, within one’s community,” South- Teachers did not explicitly en- history, science, English and alge- venues around Palo Alto. Green Acres and Triple El — and gate Neighborhood Watch coordi- dorse or reject the proposed new bra. The challenge came out of dis- Hannah said she hopes there will nator Jim McFall said. policy, which has been recommend- The high schools also reported cussions with Palo Alto Neighbor- be many more signups, even on “Within a specific neighbor- ed by Superintendent Kevin Skelly. they are extending library hours and hoods (PAN) leaders who said res- event day. Yeh lives in the Duve- hood, I feel even more strongly But they cautioned that many new in-school tutoring opportunities for idential relationships have shifted neck/St. Francis neighborhood. about the importance of connect- supports would be needed to foster students. Still, some worried such toward less discourse and less in- Some residents said they thought edness and communication. The success should the new require- measures would not be enough. teraction, Mayor Yiaway Yeh said. the challenge is a good idea, but more we know our neighbors, the ments be adopted. “What else can we offer instead As of Thursday, out of the city’s others seemed uncertain about better the neighborhood, as well as Several also said they worried of just the same thing over and over 64,000 residents, only 15 people whether it would create a strong the quality of life. about the “opportunity costs” in the again?” asked Paly counselor Selene had signed up for the inaugural incentive to be more connected. “I believe getting to personally new policy — for example, forcing Singares. “That guy that kept push- event, according to Stephanie Han- Neighborhood building, in what- struggling students into extra aca- nah, director of communications ever fashion, is an asset to crime (continued on page 6) demic periods at the expense of sub- (continued on page 5)

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LAND USE TRANSITIONS ‘Gateway’ building sparks Family: Caltrain victim lost battle concerns over parking against mental illness Council members ask developers to reduce number of floors, revise application for development near Caltrain station PayPal executive Eric Salvatierra, 39, of Palo Alto was killed March 9 on train tracks in Menlo Park by Gennady Sheyner n ambitious proposal to con- change for dramatically exceeding by Gennady Sheyner struct a high-profile “gateway” the city’s zoning regulations. he man struck by a train in ily noted in the statement that it at about 9:30 a.m. at the tracks A building at a prominent corner Concerns over the new build- Menlo Park Friday morning, decided to be forthcoming about near Ravenswood Avenue, ac- of downtown Palo Alto is facing ing’s parking impacts also loomed T March 9, was Eric Salvati- Salvatierra’s illness “to support cording to Caltrain. Salvatierra resistance from residents worried large during Monday’s discussion. erra, a 39-year-old Palo Alto resi- others who are suffering, and also was reportedly on the tracks when about the new building’s parking Residents and property owners from dent, according to the San Mateo to help abolish the stigma associ- a northbound train struck him. impacts and concerns from city of- Downtown North and other nearby County Coroner’s Office. ated with mental illness.” People at the scene commented ficials about its size and benefits. neighborhoods attended the meet- A married father of three daugh- Salvatierra was described by that he had been seen with a sil- The issues over parking and “ben- ing, with many arguing that the proj- ters, Salvatierra had worked at Donahoe in the email as “one of ver road bike and helmet. efits” bubbled up at the Monday, ect is far too large and that it would PayPal as vice president for cus- our longest serving and most loyal This was the fourth death on March 12, public hearing for the burden the neighborhood with more tomer advocacy and operational employees.” Salvatierra and Ack- the Caltrain right-of-way this “Lytton Gateway” project, a mara- cars than it can accommodate. excellence. He had also previously ley had moved from New York year, according to Caltrain. There thon discussion that featured testimo- The project, as proposed, would served as vice president and CFO City to California in 1998 so that were 16 fatalities in 2011. ny from about 20 residents, a series of include 130 parking spaces, includ- at Skype, which was previously he could attend Stanford Graduate Agency spokeswoman Chris- split votes and a wide-ranging debate ing eight outdoor spaces that would owned by eBay Inc. School of Business. He deferred tine Dunn said the incident re- by the City Council about what they be open to the public and 14 under- Salvatierra had spent 14 years his admission to join eBay, ac- mains under investigation. want to see in the new building. Faced ground spots that would be available at the three companies and had cording to the family. In his email, Donahoe wrote that with competing priorities, council to the public on nights and weekends. served as the first vice president Donahoe praised Salvatierra in Salvatierra’s “debilitating mental members ultimately decided to defer The development would also include for site management and fraud the email for having performed ev- illness” had prompted him to take a final decision on the project. a valet-parking system that would al- prevention at eBay, which owns ery role he held at eBay “with skill a leave of absence last year. Instead, the council voted 6-3 — low the building to accommodate 164 PayPal, according to eBay CEO and unmatched dedication.” One of The email also noted that in re- with Councilwomen Karen Holman, cars, and a transportation-demand John Donahoe. Salvatierra’s many gifts included cent months Salvatierra and Ackley Nancy Shepherd and Gail Price dis- management plan geared toward get- Salvatierra had lived in Palo Alto an “ability to bring out the best in found support through the resourc- senting — to direct the applicants ting people out of their vehicles in fa- with his wife, Meredith Ackley, all of us and compel his colleagues es of the National Alliance on Men- to further revise the application and vor of other modes of transportation. and their daughters, aged 3, 8 and to be better employees and better tal Illness, a nonprofit that provides to consider reducing the number of This includes buying Caltrain Go 10. His family released a statement people,” Donahoe wrote. education on mental-health issues, stories in the project. Passes for the building’s occupants. Monday, March 12, characterizing “Eric was one of those unique and and that the family is now receiv- The development under discussion Boyd Smith of the applicant team his death as a lost battle against a special colleagues who was loved ing support from Kara, a Palo Alto- — a five-story building featuring told the council that his group has mental illness. Salvatierra was di- and admired by all,” he wrote. based organization that counsels three stories of office space, ground- been meeting with neighborhood agnosed last summer with bipolar In his free time, Salvatierra en- people during times of grief. Dona- floor retail, 14 apartments and an residents and striving to meet their II disorder and depression, accord- joyed snowboarding, karaoke and hoe said the company would make underground garage — would stand concerns about parking. Unlike most ing to the statement. deejaying, according to Donahoe. contributions to both organizations at Alma Street and Lytton Avenue, of downtown, the residential Down- Salvatierra and Ackley had been “For all of us who had the privi- in Salvatierra’s memory. near the downtown Caltrain station. town North currently doesn’t have working with health care profes- lege of knowing and working with The Salvatierra-Ackley family The applicants — Lund Smith, Boyd any parking restrictions, a situation sionals for the past eight months Eric, we will remember and miss has asked that donations be giv- Smith, Scott Foster and Jim Baer that prompts many office workers to to deal with his mental illnesses, his wit, intelligence, and joy of en in Eric Salvatierra’s name to — characterized the project as the leave their cars in the neighborhood, the family said. life both professionally and per- NAMI (www.nami.org) or Kara perfect example of a transit-oriented various residents told the council. “In the end, he lost his fight sonally,” Donahoe wrote. “Our (www.kara-grief.org). N development — a dense, mixed-use Many have called for a parking- with this debilitating disease,” the deepest sympathies and thoughts Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner building next to a major transit site. permit program that would limit the family wrote in the statement. are with Meredith and the girls.” can be emailed at gsheyner@ Various downtown property amount of time nonresidents can The Salvatierra-Ackley fam- The Friday collision occurred paweekly.com. owners have come out in favor of park in the neighborhood. Smith the project, as has the Sierra Club, said the applicants are willing to which wrote a letter supporting pay the city $250,000 for a study to emotional issues — parent issues, classroom teaching. Later in the the dense development because of evaluate possible parking solutions Graduation family issues — that none of us can meeting, Skelly rebutted what he its proximity to Caltrain. The Palo for the neighborhood. (continued from page 3) change,” Espinoza said. called a “flogging of teachers.” Alto Housing Corporation, a local “We have done everything we Parent Michele Dauber of We Can “This idea that we have failing nonprofit that manages the city’s can to be thoughtful and responsive Do Better Palo Alto charged that schools is hard to reconcile with affordable-housing stock, also en- to those (parking) concerns,” Boyd ing the boulder up the hill — Sisy- Palo Alto has constructed “basical- some of the great successes I see dorsed the project, which includes Smith said. phus — we don’t want Sisyphus. ly a failing ‘school-within-a-school’ with kids — all kinds of kids — who seven below-market-rate units. Many remained skeptical. Sally- And that’s what I’m hearing. for minority and poor students. come through our schools,” he said. The project has also received the Ann Rudd, who lives in Downtown “What’s also very important is the “Regardless of race, if you’re in “There’s a tone here where this blessings of the city’s Architectural North, said her neighborhood had be- social-emotional needs of students. a basic lane in the Palo Alto Uni- idea that, ‘if you cared more, you’d Review Board and, more recently, come the “overflow parking lot” of As we increase the expectation we fied School District you’re attend- be more successful with these stu- its Planning and Transportation downtown and encouraged the coun- also increase the need to support ing a failing school, camouflaged dents,’ and I think that’s insulting. Commission, which voted to ap- cil to institute a permit program. An- students who struggle with depres- by the test scores of high-achieving “Nobody’s running from these is- prove the project last month after other resident, Tina Peak, went a step sion,” Singares said. kids who offset and hide negative sues. We’re here because we want to four lengthy meetings. While few further and said the project is far too Gunn counselor Monica Espinoza, outcomes,” she said. talk about them. I’d encourage you residents attended the previous big for the neighborhood. She asked who runs the College Pathways pro- Dauber and others from her group to be a little more gentle with staff. public hearings on 101 Lytton Ave., the council to demand that the appli- gram for underrepresented minori- called on the district to hire a third- These are not bad teachers, and it’s more than two dozen showed up to cants reduce the building’s size. ties, described the extra struggles party consultant to bring “a fresh set very difficult to come time and time the Monday night council hearing. “Currently this city is not even some of her students face. of eyes to a problem we’ve normal- again when people just bang on staff Council members agreed that the close to being sustainable on its own “I have a student who works 30 ized,” and to assess whether the high on a regular basis. It’s just not pro- site, which was previously occupied and adding more and more devel- hours a week to help his parents pay schools truly are offering academic ductive,” he said. by a Shell gas station, is ideally suit- opment will get us no closer to this for food and rent. There are issues “basic lanes” that meet but do not Board members pressed teachers ed for a large new development. Vice goal,” Peak said. “Please send this with them being so poor they have exceed the A-G requirements. for specifics on resources and sup- Mayor Greg Scharff called it “prob- project back to the drawing board to contribute to the family not hav- “Our community has lost confi- ports that would help struggling ably the best site in the city” for an or, better yet, to the chopping block ing tutors to help them meet the rig- dence in some of our teachers, no- students meet the more stringent office building and Councilman Sid to bring it down to size.” ors of the classes, coming from oth- tably the Paly math department,” graduation requirements being Espinosa said it was “the right kind Some on the council shared her er districts or countries and thrown Dauber said. contemplated. Skelly is scheduled of a development, from my perspec- view that the project, as proposed, into one of the most rigorous school Calling for outside auditors, she to return to the board in May with tive, for the right site.” But members is too big. The building would be districts in our area and not know- said “we need to get on track to fix a more detailed proposal for the had different ideas when it came to 64-feet tall and would feature as its ing how to cope,” Espinoza said. our failing school-within-a-school.” phase-in of the new graduation re- the details — namely, just how big centerpiece a tower that rises higher “Other students have tutoring for Other parents cited the extensive quirements. N the building should be and which than 80 feet. It would thus exceed many hours and access to a whole use of outside tutoring by many Palo Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can “public benefits” the applicants the city’s 50-foot height limit for different conversation when they’re Alto families, arguing that the phe- be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. should be forced to provide in ex- new developments. N at dinner. Then there are a lot of nomenon points to a problem with com.

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EDUCATION Mayor Where to go for the Mayor’s Challenge Board approves $2.1 million (continued from page 3) know the people on your block is Jordan Middle School gym in school cuts one of the best ways to build com- 750 N. California Ave. munity on a macro level. Getting Reductions come in personnel, utilities, food service, to know your neighbors is also an effective way to address crime; Ross Rd maintenance and staff development Middlefield Rd witness the recent incidents where regon Expy by Chris Kenrick observant Palo Alto neighbors have O id-year school-budget cuts has declined by $808 per student, noticed unusual activity on their Louis Rd were approved by the Board 6 percent, since 2008-09, Mak streets, contacted police and helped Loma Verde Ave M of Education Tuesday, reported Tuesday, even more than to solve recent burglaries,” he said. March 13, as officials described an the $788 per student she reported Barron Park resident Bob Frost Palo Alto Family Y gym ever-changing financial outlook. on Feb. 28. The current per-pupil said he had signed up to play at 3412 Ross Road About $2.1 million in mid-year allotment is $12,215. Terman Middle School. Campus for Jewish Life gym cuts to the schools’ $162.4 million The per-student reduction is a “I will probably watch as much 3921 Fabian Way operating budget came atop $2.7 mil- consequence of enrollment in- as I will play,” he said. “It just Palo Alto lion in reductions made at the start of creases outpacing growth in prop- sounded like fun.” Alma St the 2011-12 budget cycle. erty tax receipts, as well as state Frost said it would be interest- Cuts approved this week include funding cuts. Mak said she expects ing to see if people come out. But E Meadow Dr $889,000 in personnel, utilities and the school district will face “large for others, the challenge fell flat. food service; $389,000 in “routine structural deficits” for the next five “I am not big on organized El Camino Real maintenance allocation”; $200,000 in years, particularly if proposed tax events in the neighborhood. Most E Charleston Rd staff development budget for summer measures expected to be on this No- of our life is so ‘over scheduled’ Cubberley Community Center Cubberley activities and $338,000 in per-student vember’s ballot are voted down. that I just love that our little street Community allocation of school site funds. However, the district has squir- is sort of ‘schedule free,’” Down- gym B and Pavilion Center However, the site-specific re- reled away surpluses for the past town North resident Corrie Sid ductions will not affect this year’s three years, growing its “undesig- wrote in an email. Alma St classrooms because they will come nated fund balance” from $3.1 mil- “I personally would not go to a from site reserve funds, the district’s lion at the end of 2008-09 to $12.9 neighborhood pingpong tourna- Business Official Cathy Mak as- million at the end of 2010-11. Those ment, mainly because I have too San Antonio Rd sured board members. funds came from one-time windfalls many scheduled events and parties Corey Shannon by Map Mak will return to the board in such as federal stimulus funding. already (one of which happens to ArastraderoTerman Rd Middle School gym May with proposed cuts for the The district has used the surplus be a pingpong tournament) from 655 Arastradero Road 2012-13 school year. to cushion the reductions and un- our school community at Addi- Gunn School funding for Palo Alto — certainties in the state income and son,” she said. High School Terman Middle excluding locally raised money — property-tax picture. N There are other challenges on School which her neighborhood focuses its energy, she said. a lot of work to find common 1950s — all were built by devel- age over the rail authority that the “The struggle with traffic in our ground — probably achievable oper Joseph Eichler as part of his Rail MTC does not. neighborhood has left parents un- in some areas but not others,” he community concept. (continued from page 3) Despite the city’s reservations, the willing to leave their children to wrote in an email. “I’m glad Mayor Yeh is being MTC is unlikely to withdraw from the play on their own, even in their “This can be done with small proactive about this. Having fun sortium (PCC) have been particularly process. Jayme Ackemann, Caltrain’s own front yard. ... If the mayor beginnings in local neighbor- together is a great way to build re- alarmed about the rail authority’s on- government affairs officer, told the really wants our neighborhood to hoods, not the entire city. Journey lationships. That has been Green- going negotiations with the Metro- committee that the MTC — which come together, we should block off of a thousand miles begins with meadow’s philosophy for about 50 politan Transportation Commission has the authority to disperse federal some of the streets again ... I think but a single step. He’s trying to years. So far, it has worked pretty (MTC) on an agreement that would funding to other transportation agen- we’d have many more opportuni- make a giant leap for mankind well,” Penny Ellson of the Green- lay out early investment opportunities cies — has indicated its intention to ties to come together naturally, just — if I may borrow from history,” meadow Community Association by the rail authority in the Bay Area. take the lead role in the agreement. because folks would be outside Browning said. said. Some, including Palo Alto Council- Richard said the authority plans to more often than today. Many neighborhood association “I think stable, happy commu- man Pat Burt (who also sits on the ask the State Legislature this year for “Perhaps a block party would leaders said residents have made nities are like stable happy mar- Rail Committee and chairs the PCC) $2.7 billion in bond funding for Cen- entice more interest, ... make it connections through association riages. Building relationships, un- have argued that the MTC, a regional tral Valley construction. Improve- more social, versus an activity that activities, common-interest groups derstanding each other, happens planning agency, may not be the best ments for the system’s “bookends” forces folks to know a skill or how such as book groups and the envi- when we make time to be together. representative for the Peninsula when will not come until later, he said. to do something other than say, ronment, and through emergency If we want a healthy community, it comes to high-speed-rail issues. Even so, rail officials maintained ‘Hi, I’m your neighbor,’” she said. preparedness and block-prepared- we need to constantly work on our At Tuesday’s hearing, which was that the revised business plan is a George Browning, Charleston ness programs. relationships,” she said. chaired by state Sen. Joe Simitian, “new vision” for the agency and that Gardens Neighborhood Association But although email connections “A friend of mine used to say, D-Palo Alto, Burt said that while it directly addresses many of the con- leader, said he did not think many are becoming the glue for many, ‘Love doesn’t just happen. It’s a Palo Alto understands the MTC’s cerns it received from the community in his neighborhood would partici- others said they could not discount habit. The habit of acting in a lov- role in distributing regional funding, and legislators when it released its pate in the pingpong tournament. the importance of personal, face- ing way makes love happen.’ I think the agency “lacks both the ability to current business plan last year. “Neighborhood building will be to-face connections. In Green- community is a lot like that.” N speak on behalf of our residents and “This is an opportunity for Cal- difficult, since the neighborhoods meadow, the association has had Staff Writer Sue Dremann the local knowledge that our council train as much as it is an opportunity are quite far apart — physically a neighborhood meeting house, can be emailed at sdremann@ members possess.” for high-speed rail,” Hartnett said and economically. It will take park and swimming pool since the paweekly.com. Palo Alto’s Rail Committee con- Tuesday night, referring to the early tinued to question the MTC’s role investment. “We believe the plan Thursday morning and stressed in will set out a reasonable way of do- Guide to the Mayor’s Challenge its letter that it believes the agree- ing that.” ment should involve Caltrain rather High-speed-rail officials also said What: The first athletic event in Yi- 3:45-5 p.m. Open Play Which neighborhood do I belong than the MTC. The Peninsula Joint Tuesday that the project’s estimated away Yeh’s Mayor’s Challenge is a Where: Five locations: Palo Alto to? Neighborhoods will earn points Powers Board, which oversees Cal- $98.5 billion price tag will drop in the table tennis (pingpong) challenge. Family YMCA, Cubberley Commu- in the Mayor’s Challenge based train, owns the tracks and has con- new business plan, largely because of The event is designed to bring nity Center, Jordan Middle School, on the number of people they sistently advocated for the blended neighborhoods together in friendly Terman Middle School and the bring to the events. To find your its new emphasis on the blended ap- (see map). approach, which was first unveiled proach. The new plan, he said, will competition during a fun, interactive Campus for Jewish Life neighborhood, go to www.PaloAl- about a year ago by Simitian, U.S. demonstrate the ways in which the afternoon. Additional athletic events How to register: Go to http://ymca- toOnline.com/news/show_story. Rep. Anna Eshoo and Assembly- capital costs can be reduced. will be held through the year as part mayorschallenge.eventbrite.com/ php?id=15124 man Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park. “The key to it is the blend ap- of the Mayor’s Challenge. or register in person at the Palo Alto Who: Palo Alto Mayor Yiaway Yeh, Councilman Larry Klein, who proach,” Richard said. “This is one When: Sunday, March 25, 2-5 p.m. Family Y (3412 Ross Road). Ad- the Palo Alto Family Y, the Palo Alto chairs the Rail Committee, said of the things that will lock us into 2-2:30 p.m. Open Play ditional information is available by Table Tennis Club, Joola and the Thursday that the greater the MTC’s the course that I think will save us a 2:30-3 p.m. Demo by a contacting Stephanie at 650-842- Palo Alto Unified School District are coach volunteer 7167 or [email protected]. the event’s co-sponsors. role is in the new contract, the more lot of money.” N worried he is about the agreement. Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner 3-3:45 p.m. Open Play with Cost: $4 per person, plus $1.21 per What else? This event is open to He noted that Caltrain, as the owner can be emailed at gsheyner@ opportunities for one-on-one coach- person online processing fee. City of Palo Alto residents only. N of its corridor, has the kind of lever- paweekly.com. ing tips

Page 6ÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront Thank You from the 2012 Palo Alto Business EXPO Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce “A truly amazing event—from the venue to the exhibitors to the food—all tied together with a fantastic jazz ensemble. There was definitely a true sense of community as businesses were able to Sponsors Supporting Sponsors learn about one another and also find ways to support one another. CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week Thank you!” Nicole Tusa, Operations Manager City of Palo Alto City Council (March 12) Palo Alto & Dahl Plumbing Heating and Air Lytton Gateway: The council voted to request revisions to the proposed mixed-use development at 101 Lytton Ave., including a reduction from five stories to four. Yes: Exhibitors Absent: Burt, Espinosa, Klein, Scharff, Schmid, Yeh Holman, Price, Shepherd Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More Hallmark Personnel, Inc./ Oshman Family JCC California Peoplesearch Council Policy and Services Committee Boomerang Peninsula Optical Co., Inc. Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. Harrell Remodeling Polyglot, Inc. (March 13) California Pizza Kitchen Harrington Design Ronald McDonald House at Stanford Labor: The committee recommended approving a new “labor guiding principles” Stanford Shopping Center Hewlett-Packard Company document. Yes: Unanimous San Mateo Credit Union Cardoza-Bungey Travel HSBC Bank Sheraton Palo Alto Hotel Board of Education (March 13) Copy Factory K1 Speed Soiree Valet Graduation requirements: During a study session, the board heard from teachers Crown World Wide Moving & Storage Kennedy Kruises & Travel Stanford Federal Credit Union and members of the public on a proposal by Superintendent Kevin Skelly to phase in Dinah’s Garden Hotel Lone Star Limo stiffer graduation requirements to fully align with entrance prerequisites to California’s TeamLogic IT public, four-year universities by 2018. Action: None Eneron Inc. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Technology Credit Union European Car Repair LLC MassMutual Financial Group Tesla Motors Board of Education (March 13) Family & Children Services MDB Group Top Shelf Beverages Budget: The board approved the 2011-12 Second Interim Financial Report, which First Tech Federal Credit Union Microsoft Store includes $2.1 million in mid-year budget cuts. Yes: Caswell, Mitchell, Tom, Townsend University Chiropractic Absent: Klausner Groupon Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Visual Cue Thermal Imaging (Michael Sosnow and Richard Seiler) Habitat Design Wells Fargo Business Banking 2I¿FH'HSRW Planning and Transportation Commission Wemorph, Inc. (March 14) Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 400 Mitchell Lane Palo Alto 650.324.3121 PaloAltoChamber.com Capital: The commission held a study session to discuss the city’s capital improvement program for fiscal years 2013-17. Action: None Rail: The commission discussed the recent report from the Rail Corridor Task Force about the community’s vision for the Caltrain corridor. Action: None City/School Liaison Committee (March 15) Meetings: Members exchanged information about recent discussion of the Board of Education and the City Council. Action: None Transportation: The committee heard a presentation by Palo Alto’s Chief Transpor- tation Official Jaime Rodriguez about plans for bicycle and pedestrian routes through the city. Action: None Citizen survey: The committee heard a presentation by City Auditor Jim Pelletier on the Service Efforts and Accomplishments report. Action: None Architectural Review Board (March 15) Caltrain: The board discussed a newly released report from the Rail Corridor Task Force about the community’s vision for the Caltrain corridor. Action: None Council Rail Committee (March 15) Rail: The committee discussed the proposed memorandum of understanding among Caltrain, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the California High-Speed Rail Authority regarding early investment opportunities in the Bay Area. +1 415 503 3413 The committee approved a letter to Caltrain expressing the city’s concerns about the [email protected] proposed agreement. Yes: Unanimous A pair of George I walnut armchairs first quarter 18th century Public Agenda $4,000 - 6,000 A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week

CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in closed session to discuss contract negotiations with Service Employees International Union, Local 521, and the Palo Alto Police Managers Association. The council also plans to discuss the annual Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report, consider a proposal to build 10 homes and renovate three retail buildings at Edgewood Plaza and discuss options for improving connectivity between Palo Alto Art Center and the Main Library. The closed session will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee is scheduled to discuss modifications to the Utilities Department’s Long-term Electric Acquisi- tion Plan’s Renewable Portfolio Standard Strategy. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

COUNCIL RAIL COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss high- speed rail and the latest legislation regarding the project. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview candidates for the Public Art Commission, the Human Relations Commission and the Utilities Ad- visory Commission. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to hear updates about the Mitchell Park Library and Main Library construction projects and to hear a presentation on rBlock, a social-media site for neighborhoods. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 22, in the Downtown Library (270 Forest Ave.). ©2012 Bonhams Auctioneers Corp. All rights reserved. Bond No. 57bsbes3248

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Corrections The City Council voted 7-0, with Mayor Yiaway Yeh absent and Councilman Larry Klein recusing News Digest himself, on the theater and office building at 27 University Ave., which was incorrectly reported in Car flips into parking garage, hits Mercedes the March 9, 2012, issue. A car that slid on a rain-slicked road fell into the Birch Street garage The correct website for Music with near California Avenue and crashed into a new Mercedes Benz Wednes- Toby, incorrectly listed in the Class day morning, March 14. The driver of the Toyota was trapped in her Guide (March 9, 2012), is www. vehicle, Palo Alto Fire Battalion Chief Chris Woodard said. musicwithtoby.com. To request a correction, contact A woman in her 70s driving a light-colored older-model Toyota Corolla Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223- was negotiating the turn from Oregon Expressway around 11 a.m. when her 6514, [email protected] or P.O. vehicle skidded on the curve, Palo Alto police said. The car struck two yel- Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. low road signs in the median before swerving across the roadway and plung- ing through the shrubbery and over the below-street-level garage wall. Police said the parked car, a black Mercedes, broke the Toyota’s fall Support Local Business and prevented it from flipping onto its roof. The driver of the Toyota was Buy Two Baseball Gloves not injured and no one was in the Mercedes. Woodard said the rear wheels of the Toyota rested on the brick retain- Someone wants a game of catch ing wall, and the nose of the car had gone into the windshield of the Mercedes. The roof of the parked car was observed to be mashed down nearly to the top of the door on the passenger side. Palo Alto fire and emergency personnel blocked the entrance to Birch from Oregon Expressway while the Toyota was lifted back up to the road. The vehicle was secured with chains and a rope and the driver was extricated with a ladder. Damage totals are unknown, but one vehicle was a total loss, Woodard said. The online guide It is the second time a vehicle has plunged into the partially sunken 526 Waverley Street Downtown Palo Alto to Palo Alto garage in three months, and the structure’s property manager wants the TOYANDSPORTCOMs businesses city to do something about the hazard. Hensel Troche, the garage property manager, said there have been six crashes in the six years he has worked there. “The city should be asked to get a railing or something,” he said. On Dec. 29, 2011, a Ford Mustang skidded on the wet roadway and plunged several feet into the same section of the garage, landing on its roof. N — Sue Dremann Con man Simon Gann loose in Bay Area, police say Good Samaritans beware: A traveling con man has returned to the Bay Area, and may be only too eager to help relieve you of your money and peace of mind, according to police. Simon Gann, one of the notorious Gann twins, returned to the attention of Menlo Park police officer Felicia Byars after his parole date arrived. “Knowing what I know about him, I double-checked,” she said. Gann violated parole by departing for areas unknown, according to police, or at least unknown until people who had the misfortune of en- countering the man under one of his well-worn aliases turned to Google and unearthed a trove of newspaper stories about his past activities. He’d been sighted in Arizona, Oregon, Washington and Las Vegas, according to Byars, who started getting telephone calls. He was allegedly up to “the exact same thing.” “The exact same thing” for Gann usually involves posing as a math savant and business tycoon who just needs a helping hand to recover from losing his passport and wallet. In December 2010 he admitted sweet-talking a Menlo Park woman into a relationship and out of approximately $1,900 by pretending to be a millionaire MIT graduate named “Saleem Dutante” who could count cards “like Rain Man,” and pleaded no contest to multiple felony charges in San Mateo County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 16 months in state prison. While it’s nice to help someone out, Byars urged everyone to first make sure that the person asking for assistance really needs the help. Anyone with information about Gann’s activities can call the Menlo Park police department at 650-330-6300 or email [email protected]. N — Sandy Brundage

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Palo Alto looks for speedier union negotiations Palo Alto officials made a push this week to speed up the city’s process for labor negotiations when a City Council committee endorsed a new policy that calls for new union contracts to be approved before existing ones expire. (Posted March 14 at 4:10 p.m.) Bay Area gas prices skyrocket in past month Average gas prices in the Bay Area have skyrocketed in the past month, jumping by 51 cents to $4.41 on average per gallon, according to a report released this week by AAA. (Posted March 14 at 1:55 p.m.) Affordable and fast lunches. VIDEO: Girl Scouts celebrate 100th anniversary Monday evening, March 12, hundreds of Palo Alto Girl Scouts Happy Hour in our lounge everyday from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. strolled from the Lou Henry Hoover Program Center at Rinconada New and inspired dinner menu. Park to City Hall, where Mayor Yiaway Yeh read a proclamation, and the girls and women shined lights at 7:12 p.m. in recognition of the Girl Scouts of America 100th anniversary. (Posted March 13 at 4:35 p.m.) We look forward to seeing you!

Former Citigroup employee gets prison sentence 150 University Avenue | Palo Alto, CA 94301 A former Citigroup Inc. sales assistant who stole $800,000 from the financial firm’s clients in Palo Alto has been sentenced in federal (650) 329-9644 | www.amber-india.com court in San Francisco to one year and 10 months in prison. (Posted March 13 at 3:53 p.m.) $20K taken in Mountain View home burglary A safe containing an assortment of jewelry and more than $20,000 in cash was taken from a house in the 1600 block of Villa Street in Moun- tain View Monday, March 12, police said. (Posted March 13 at 3:14 p.m.)

Palo Alto to shift dispatch center to mobile unit Mark Welton, MD, MHCM Palo Alto’s dispatch center will be moved from the City Hall base- Professor and Chief, ment to the city’s state-of-the-art Mobile Emergency Operations Cen- Colon and Rectal Surgery ter later this week to accommodate seismic retrofit work — a move that will force the city to temporarily close a downtown block to traffic. (Posted March 12 at 11:12 a.m.) Palo Alto firefighters douse rooftop blaze A fire that officials say began on the roof caused nearly $30,000 in damages to a home on Georgia Avenue in Palo Alto Saturday afternoon, March 10. No one was injured. (Posted March 12 at 9:22 a.m.) First Person: A conversation with Linda Williams Palo Alto resident Linda Williams, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte (PPMM), speaks with Lisa Van Dusen about the challenges of leading the nation’s largest Planned Parenthood af- filiate in this “First Person” video. (Posted March 11 at 10:30 a.m.) Two caregivers sentenced for elder fraud Two East Palo Alto women were sentenced Thursday, March 8, to 11 months in jail and 5 years probation for defrauding an 82-year-old woman, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday, March 9. (Posted March 9 at 3:27 p.m.)

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Matthew David Turbow, 36, passed away and his brother, Jason on Friday, March 9. An active member of the Turbow. Transitions local deaf community, he was also an avid Services took place follower of his local teams—the Giants, 49ers last week in Redwood Adele McPartland master and loyal San Francisco and Stanford athletics, especially—consistently City. The family Adele McPartland, a resident of Giants fan. She spent many years switching between any number of ballcaps in his requests that in lieu of Portola Valley, died March 2 at her working and performing volunteer collection, depending on the season. Matthew ﬂowers, donations be home. She was 85. work at the Portola Valley Library. Born in Connecticut, she gradu- She was preceded in death by loved being surrounded by people, from Deaf made to the Children’s ated from nursing school and dur- her son Mark and her husband, Dr. Expos to sporting events to rock concerts to Health Council, which helped Matthew early ing hospital rounds met her future Francis McPartland. She is survived family gatherings. He was a graduate of Leigh in his life: heep://www.chconline.org/giving/ husband, Mac. They married and by her children, Maureen Hardy, High School in San Jose, attended Ohlone donate-now; 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA moved to the Bay Area, where he Paul, Philip and Jim. College, and in December completed a computer 94304. began his practice as an anesthesiol- In lieu of flowers, contributions ogist at Stanford and what was then may be made to Our Lady of Way- course conducted by Goodwill Industries. He is SINAI MEMORIAL CHAPEL the Palo Alto Medical Clinic. side, where she was a long-standing survived by his parents, Mike and Ellen Turbow, 650-369-3636 They built their home in Portola parishioner, or a favorite charity. A PAID OBITUARY Valley 52 years ago, and she raised memorial service will be held Fri- her family and became involved in day, March 30, at 11 a.m. at Our the community. She flourished as a Lady of the Wayside, 930 Portola librarian, gardener, florist, Ikebana Road, Portola Valley. Jeff Mill

Visit Jeff Mill passed away on March 2, 2012 in and Jan Mill of Palo Redwood City, CA. He was 50 years old. Alto; his mother and Jeff grew up in Palo Alto where he attended stepfather, Marge and Lasting Memories the Palo Alto schools and then Foothill College. Larry MacMillen of An online directory of obituaries and remembrances. He worked in Silicon Valley as an IT manager Nevada City CA; sister Search obituaries, submit a memorial, share a photo. for several years, solving computer and network and brother in-law Go to: www.PaloAltoOnline.com/obituaries problems. Suesan and Jeff Larsen Jeff loved spending time with his son Ryan, of Nevada City; brother Alec Mill of Palo Alto, visiting Yosemite, reading, good movies and niece and nephew, Amanda and Josh Larsen; Unlisted block Lytton Avenue, 3/8, 9 p.m.; Pulse domestic violence/battery. music. Jeff was generous with his time, always and especially his dear friend, Amelia. (continued from previous page) Unlisted block El Camino Real, 3/9, 4:39 willing to help a friend. A celebration of his life will be held in Palo p.m.; battery/simple. Jeff will be missed by many who loved him: Alto on March 17. Construction complaint ...... 1 Unlisted block Encina Avenue, 3/10, 6:45 Disturbance ...... 2 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. his son, Ryan, his father and stepmother, Ted Fire call ...... 1 Unlisted block Juniper Lane, 3/10, 10:45 Hazard ...... 4 PAID OBITUARY Medical aid ...... 2 a.m.; domestic violence/battery. Outside assistance ...... 5 Unlisted block El Camino Real, 3/12, 7:41 Pedestrian check ...... 1 a.m.; domestic violence/battery. Public works call...... 1 Unlisted block Louis Road, 3/12, 7:41 a.m.; Delloyd George Ulander, D.D.S. Suspicious circumstances ...... 3 family violence/misc. Suspicious person ...... 5 Unlisted block Homer Avenue, 3/13, 11:25 Town ordinance violation ...... 2 Nov. 11, 1915-March 7, 2012 Vandalism ...... 1 p.m.; suicide/adult. Welfare check ...... 4 Menlo Park Delloyd George Ulander age 96, of Sun Lakes, he loved and took VIOLENT CRIMES 600 block Willow Road, 3/9, 10:29 a.m.; AZ, passed away on March 7, 2012. Delloyd was the most interest. Palo Alto battery. born in Stanley, WI on November 11, 1915, the He collected several Unlisted block Pasteur Drive, 3/8, 6:01 1200 block Crane Street, 3/13, 1:23 p.m.; p.m.; battery/sexual. battery. son of George and Jenny Ulander. He attended trophies, including the University of Wisconsin and the University three national of Minnesota from which he recieved a degree championship NOTICE OF FINAL DRAFT REPORT of doctor of dentistry. Dr. Ulander had his office races with his 37 OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN in Edina, Mn and served on the teaching staff of foot sailboat. In his TRANSPORTATION PLAN the University of Minnesota until he was drafted older years, his hobbies were confined mostly to NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Final Draft Report for in the Army at the rank of Major. Upon his music, bridge and golf, which he loved to play. the 2012 Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan has discharge from the Army, the Ulander family Dr. Ulander is survived by his wife, Shirley; been prepared by the Palo Alto Department of Planning moved to Palo Alto, CA where he practiced two daughters, Sheri Breeding and Marilyn and Community Environment, Transportation Division. This dentistry for 35 years. He retired to Sun Lakes, Waldron; three grandchildren; and four great- document is available for review and comment during the AZ for the rest of his life. He was active and grandchilcren. period beginning March 2, 2012 through April 2, 2012, and is served as an officer in several organizations Family and friends may visit at 1:00 PM available online at www.cityofpaloalto.org/bike. which included President of the Palo Alto Lions and are invited to attend 2:00 PM Funeral Club, Shrine Club, life member of the Sequoia Services on Monday, March 19, 2012, Both to Comments may be submitted via email to transportation@ Yacht Club, Palo Alto Elks Club, charter member be held at Valley of the Sun Mortuary, 10940 E. cityofpaloalto.org or to Department of Planning and Community of the Palo Alto Hills Golf Club and member of Chandler Heights Road, Chandler, AZ. www. Environment, Transportation Division, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94301. the Stanford Golf Club. His hobbies were golf, valleyofthesunfuneralhome.com music and sailing. Sailboat racing was the hobby

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but at what cost? Editorials, letters and opinions High-Speed Rail Authority changes course Spectrum to gain ‘bookend’ support Abolish the stigma n its struggle to gain credibility in the wake of more than dou- Editor, This week on Town Square bling the cost to build a high-speed-rail line between San Fran- I was so very sorry to read of Mr. Icisco and Los Angeles, state rail authority officials Tuesday Salvatierra’s suicide. Clinical de- Town Square is an online discussion forum offered nearly $1 billion to help electrify Caltrain and a similar pression and bipolar disorder run in at www.PaloAltoOnline.com amount to a Los Angeles rail system. my family as well, and I profoundly It is an appealing offer. Caltrain desperately needs to electrify respect the family for their efforts Posted March 10 at 10:11 p.m. Posted March 12 at 9:47 p.m. its aging fleet of diesel engines and upgrade its rolling stock and “to help abolish the stigma associ- by Anon., a resident of the Cres- by RICHTERDAMAN, a resident train control system to serve a growing number of riders. But if ated with mental illness” by going cent Park neighborhood: of the Midtown neighborhood: the state High-Speed Rail Authority’s deal is accepted, Caltrain public with the story behind this I went downtown just now to What a courageous thing for will effectively endorse blending its Peninsula corridor trains tragedy. get a bite to eat, and at Cowper this family to do — to come out with high-speed trains on a mostly two-track system with pass- Going public helps all of us fight and University in the space of and shed light on this horrible ing lanes, which could end any talk of the four track sets in the the sense of shame brought on by 10 minutes two cars went right illness (re: “Family: Caltrain original high-speed rail proposal which were roundly criticized flawed brain chemistry. We owe the through the red light heading to- victim lost battle against mental on the Peninsula. Salvatierra-Ackley family a debt of wards Stanford without hesitation illness”). Under the blended plan, high-speed trains would reach speeds thanks. — just drove right through the in- I can only imagine the grief and of over 200 miles per hour through the Central Valley and over I can recommend two books in Pacheco Pass to San Jose, where they would slow to just over tersection on a red from a stop. pain they are going through. What particular, both by Kay Redfield Considering that a person was a wonderful family, and to be so 100 miles per hour to make the run on to San Francisco. Until Jamison that helped me come to recently, this plan — originally advanced by state Sen. Joe Simi- killed by a bus down there a while strong during this tragedy. terms with my own family history: back and it is a problem intersec- Our community should come tian, Rep. Anna Eshoo and Assemblyman Rich Gordon, all Pen- “An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of insula Democrats — was deemed unworthy by high-speed rail tion, maybe someone needs to be together and put our collective Moods and Madness” and “Night keeping an eye on it or a camera arms around them. My thoughts engineers. Then at a hearing held Tuesday in Mountain View, Dan Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide.” Richard, the newly appointed chair of the high-speed rail authori- needs to be installed. and prayers are with them. Dr. Jamison is both a psychologist This was blatant and there are ty and board member Jim Hartnett, embraced the idea, calling the and a longtime bipolar patient. I a lot of people walking around Posted March 13 at 2:13 p.m. Peninsula and Los Angeles segments “bookends” of the system, expect that her other books on both downtown as well. by Mary, a resident of the Down- which will still include construction of a Central Valley segment subjects are equally as helpful. that critics have called a “train from nowhere to nowhere.” Vera M. Shadle, MHA, MHS Are other people seeing the town North neighborhood: No financial details were available when the new plan was Bibbits Drive same poor driving in Palo Alto As a property owner in Down- rolled out, but Richard said that officials are rethinking the en- Palo Alto because people are really paying town North, I am very concerned tire high-speed rail concept “...so that each station (segment) in no attention to the rules of the about the parking problem that front of us will have something that is useful — like Caltrain Gateway? No way road? will be exacerbated by this proj- electrification...” Whether the new approach, which would incor- Editor, porate some parts of the existing system, will bring down the total I am writing in regards to the lat- price is not known. Last year estimates of the total cost jumped est ugly addition to downtown. With YOUR TURN from about $40 billion to $98.5 billion. Rail officials believe the all due respect to the city “leaders,” changes will lower the project’s cost, although no details were if this city hall truly cares about available. The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on their city and its citizens, they are issues of local interest. And that is the key question that we hope stays on the mind of surely not showing it. The down- every state legislator who ultimately will have to vote on whether town Gateway building is so high What do you think? Do you think the Mayor’s Challenge to a ping- to authorize sale of more that $2 billion in bonds to begin the and unattractive. It even exceeds pong contest can help build neighborhood community? “bookend” portions of the rail project. So far, the rail authority “current” zoning laws! Why put has yet to find any support from private industry to add to $10 this monstrosity of an issue at the billion in state bond funds and another $3.4 billion in a federal Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. forefront? Why not tackle clear Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. grant that must be used to build the Central Valley segment. discrimination of the disabled and Palo Alto City Councilman Pat Burt, who chairs the Peninsula We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel elderly, instead? And also focus on and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- Cities Consortium (made up of Atherton, Menlo Park, Belmont, the “look” of the city? cepted. Burlingame and Brisbane) said he is concerned about the early Why not solicit a ton of public You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town investment which would be placed with the Metropolitan Trans- opinion on issues? Rich special Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read portation Commission. He said the “devil will be in the details,” blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any interests, as in the Palo Alto Bowl time, day or night. and that he has already heard that the cities will not have a voice issue. That case also showed how in any agreement (like financing Caltrain electrification) between Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of this unfair status quo discriminates permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it the MTC and rail authority. — in that case, against the disabled online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. On the other hand, without help from the rail authority, it could community. Once again? City offi- be years before Caltrain ever finds the funds to electrify the rail For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Online Editor Tyler Hanley cials unwilling to fight back? Once at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. line, which it desperately needs to accommodate more Peninsula again? To stand up for those who passengers and increase speeds between San Jose and San Fran- they are supposed to serve? Once cisco. again? To stand up for this city? Richard said the challenge for the authority is to show that con- Once again? struction of the Peninsula segment would provide lasting value Do we not matter? Does the even if the entire project does not get funded. A revised business American Flag not matter? plan “...will have a more rational basis for how the system devel- Government is supposed to be for ops...” he said. the people. Not rich developers. It is no surprise that the thousands of jobs created if the proj- Daniel Mart ect is built has great appeal to Peninsula and Los Angeles-area Awalt Drive legislators. And by beginning work first on the “bookends” the Mountain View rail authority has overcome a huge hurdle present in earlier plans, which would not have seen trains running for 10 years or so. Nevertheless, the true test of whether the state wants and can afford high-speed rail must rest on its business plan. With the state and federal governments continuing to struggle to merely pay for day-to-day operations, the idea of adding to our debt load doesn’t make sense. The Peninsula and Caltrain could benefit from this new design, LET’S DISCUSS: but in our view, that is not enough to justify its approval. Until the Read the latest local news authority produces a viable business plan, we urge the legislature headlines and talk about to sit tight. the issues at Town Square at www.PaloAltoOnline.com Page 12ÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read the blogs or just stay up on what people are talking about around town! ect (re: “’Gateway’ building sparks concerns over parking”). Infilling is a good idea, but please, the Mayor’s Challenge: public benefits should be true benefits, e.g. parking, not the so-called art we have seen on other buildings. Connecting neighborhoods, neighbors Posted March 14 at 4:35 p.m. by Mar- Initiative begins with pingpong tournament; winner will be team with most participants rol, a resident of the Embarcadero Oaks/ by Yiaway Yeh at the neighbor level. For example, if you have changes when people move in or away, the May- Leland neighborhood: rowing up in Palo a newborn baby who can’t get to sleep because or’s Challenge aims to bring people of differ- Mr. Klein states that the city has poten- Alto, I enjoyed of your neighbor’s dog barking, rather than call ent life experiences and backgrounds together tially lost millions of dollars by extending G the tradition of the police, you would have the existing relation- through a series of athletic events. New rela- existing contracts (re: “Palo Alto looks for neighbors support- ship with your neighbor to ask if the dog could be tionships created by meeting neighbors through speedier union negotiations”). He and oth- ing neighbors. During kept inside for the night. Jim Keene, our city man- social, active ways benefit the strong tradition er elected officials have demonstrated little my freshman year at ager, shared a report with me from a colleague of engaged neighborhoods and maintains the or no fiscal restraint, however, while al- Gunn, the Class of 1996 in another city who said that 80 percent of calls sense of community that Palo Alto has long locating many more millions in other non- built the class float for received by the police department didn’t need a enjoyed. essential services, while infrastructure and Homecoming Week in uniformed officer. They needed a neighbor. More The first community-wide athletic event is public safety needs go by the wayside. my parents’ backyard. neighborliness will enhance the quality of life for table tennis (pingpong) and will be held Sunday, Millions have been spent or set aside Not being expert float- all of us in Palo Alto. March 25, from 2 to 5 p.m. at five locations: for several non-essential, niche projects builders, the shark we Strong neighborhoods have been a long tradi- Palo Alto Family YMCA, Cubberley Commu- such as playground construction, busi- constructed easily grew in magnitude. Once we tion in the City of Palo Alto. When a Palo Altan nity Center, Jordan and Terman middle schools, ness district makeovers, bike bridges, golf had finished hammering and creating our chick- meets another Palo Altan, often one of the first and the Campus for Jewish Life. course upgrades, public art and countless en-wire artwork, a dilemma arose: How would questions asked is which neighborhood they live The Palo Alto Family YMCA has agreed consultant fees. Additionally, public dol- we get the shark out of the backyard? in. It reflects a sense of community and identity to head up the Mayor’s Challenge for the year. lars are still being used to fund homeless Our neighbor advised us. He showed us how within the city. It’s also a tradition that benefits For this first event, the Palo Alto Table Tennis from renewal in Palo Alto. More than 64,000 programs that cater to few if any Palo Alto to raise the entire structure over the backyard Club, the table-tennis company Joola and the shed and use rooftop rollers to smoothly move people call Palo Alto home. Many have been Palo Alto Unified School District are the event’s residents. the structure in one piece. Any passerby would here for decades with families that have lived co-sponsors. The Children’s Theatre is funded in large have witnessed a group of teenagers cheering that here for generations. Some have just moved into part by public dollars, a practice way past our weeks-long project was now ready for the big the community from nearby. Some have recently Three additional athletic events will be held its time. These same elected officials that time and didn’t need to be reassembled. immigrated from another country and are creat- during the year. Each will pit neighborhood vilify the public employees so-called greed Late in 2011, 20 years later, the leaders of the ing roots here in Palo Alto. against neighborhood. The winning neighbor- have no problem accepting lifetime medi- Palo Alto Neighborhoods group approached me Looking at 2010 Census data shows that over hood will be determined by having the greatest cal benefits after serving their terms. as vice mayor and let me know that the relation- the last two decades Palo Alto has experienced number of residents participating. The goal of It’s (time) for these city leaders and ships between neighbors has shifted to one char- significant demographic shifts in its population. the Mayor’s Challenge is that by the end of the elected officials to back up their rhetoric acterized by less discourse and less interaction. Two trends stand out. First, the graying of our year, many Palo Altans will feel the foundation with some action. Although I agree that Consequently, in my State of the City address last population: 17 percent of Palo Altans are now over for the tradition of neighborhood identity and certain reforms and adjustments have to be month, I provided more details on the Year of 65 years old. Second, the growing Asian popula- activism has been strengthened. made with our public employees salaries Infrastructure and Renewal, promising it would tion: Nearly 30 percent of Palo Altans now iden- To register for the Mayor’s Challenge and to and benefits, to characterize them as the cultivate our community’s human assets through tify themselves as Asian or Asian-American. select your preferred site for table tennis, visit sole culprit of our financial woes is simply the Mayor’s Challenge, a year-long effort to create As a community, the relationships we have as the website: ymcamayorschallenge.org. N irresponsible and unfair. and renew neighbor-to-neighbor relationships. neighbors are always in need of renewal and are Yiaway Yeh is the Mayor of Palo Alto, and They are being used as a scapegoat after The benefit of new or rekindled relationships built through pro-active efforts. is a graduate of JLS Middle School and Gunn years of poor civic planning and irrespon- with neighbors can be understood from a city High School. He grew up in the Green Acres sible spending on frivolous, non-essential perspective. Anecdotally, the police department What is the Mayor’s Challenge? II neighborhood, now lives in the Evergreen projects and programs. has received more complaints about barking The Mayor’s Challenge is an initiative designed Park neighborhood, and can be reached at dogs that in the past would have been resolved to bring neighbors together. As the community [email protected]. Streetwise Should high schools raise graduation requirements to meet UC and CSU entrance criteria? Asked on Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Interviews and photographs by Cristina Wong.

Robert Menjivar Becky Zinzius Chris Barcelona Bryce Facchino Paul Gowder Starbucks supervisor Starbucks store manager Community training instructor Community training instructor PhD candidate Emerson Street Middlefield Road Charleston Road Middlefield Road Serra Street “I think they shouldn’t increase the re- “If you increase the high school crite- “I feel like a lot of it is kind of point- “Let you choose what you want to do. “It’s kind of amazing what these in- quirements because they already have ria, not only do you increase classes, less. If a high school student wants to ... It’d be nice to have a bunch of coun- credibly wealthy communities spend a hard time with the requirements they but it requires extra help from teach- go a certain route with their education, selors to help you out. ... No one is their time worrying about, when they have to meet now.” ers, tutors ... Who’s going to help?” they should be able to pick and choose told they can do other things besides already have a high school district what courses they want to take, like a go to a UC.” advantage.” college-type atmosphere.”

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by Chris Kenrick | photographs by Veronica Weber

ell-meaning but overzealous “tiger parents,” Wsocial pressures and the pleasures of solitude are among the themes of a teen art exhibit on display in Palo Alto this weekend and through April 1. The non-traditional “self portraits’’ — most of them created by Gunn High School students in acrylic on canvas — come with narratives explaining each artist’s ideas behind the work. All are displayed anonymously to protect the privacy of students and families. The project, in which students were asked to portray what it’s like to be “themselves growing up in Palo Alto,” was part of the curriculum in this year’s drawing and painting classes taught by artist and veteran Gunn art teacher Deanna Messinger. Additional self-portraits were produced by local teens in two recent “art retreats” held by Break Through the Static, a Bay Area nonprofit that aims to support teens affected by suicide. Starting this week, the works are hanging in local small businesses — Mike’s Cafe, Bon Vivant, Vino Locale and two Philz Coffee shops — culminating in a City Hall exhibit from March 19 to April 1. Though some of the student work touches on a devastating cluster of Palo Alto student suicides in 2009 and 2010, most of the self-reflections focus on the wider array of concerns facing teenagers almost anywhere — gossip, fear of not fitting in, college-admission pressures, smothering

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Top: “Icarus,” a piece of art featured at the exhibition, symbolizes one young artist’s feeling of burning out from being spread too thin. Above: Gunn art teacher Deanna Messinger, second from left, demonstrates to students how to use a printing press during their Advanced Drawing and Painting II class at Gunn High School on March 12.

‘It’s really about what it’s like being “you” in Palo Alto, with all that you bring.’ —DEANNA MESSINGER ART TEACHER, GUNN HIGH SCHOOL

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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 15 special feature The Lung: From Illness to Transplant t Interstitial lung diseases can be unpredictable. Their symptoms can vary from mild t Of the 30 heart-lung transplants in the US, eight were done at Stanford. The to severe. average waiting time for a lung transplant at Stanford is between 45-90 days; the national average is nine months. A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics t Symptoms can include shortness of breath, fatigue and weakness, dry cough, labored breathing, chest discomfort, fatigue and weakness. t Potentia l donors must be 18. Registration is available online at https://www. donatelifecalifornia.org/register/, or when renewing or obtaining a California t What causes such illnesses remains under study. Environment, however, can play Drivers License or California ID card. There are no disqualifying age or health a major role. Family history, radiation and some medications can also contribute. condition requirements to register. After Disease Claims Lungs, A New Life t Diagnosis may include pulmonary function tests, bronchoscopy, blood tests, X-rays or CT scans. For more information about the Center for Advanced Lung Disease, t Treatment choices can be influenced by age, overall health, extent of the disease call 650.736.5400 or visit stanfordhospital.org/lungtransplant Begins With Care Center’s Expert Help and tolerance of medication. t A ccording to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, about Join us at http://stanfordhospital.org/socialmedia. Watch the new Stanford 1,800 lung transplants took place in the US in 2010. Stanford Hospital performs Hospital Health Notes television show on Comcast: channel 28 on Mondays at 8:30 Eight years after Jennifer Julian began to that most basic of body functions. With each For many lung diseases, between 50 and 60 lung transplants annually, which places it in the top 10 for lung p.m., Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. and Fridays at 8:30 a.m.; channel 30 Saturdays at 10:30 feel a bit short of breath, she sat in an exam breath in and each breath out, oxygen and the only cure is new transplant volume. p.m. It can also be viewed at www.youtube.com/stanfordhospital. room at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and carbon dioxide pass through the delicate lungs. “You want to delay listened to her doctor tell her that her right filtering system of the lungs. “The lung is that as long as you can,” lung was failing and her left soon to follow. the only organ in our body that’s exposed to Rosen said. “You don’t At just 48 years old, she would need a trans- the environment 24 hours a day. The rest of want to do it too early plant to live to see her next birthday. “My the organs in the body, except the skin, are because it’s a big opera- and I do understand their needs. I want to later, as she walked great example of someone who is passionate head was spinning,” Julian said. protected in some way. It’s a physiologically tion and lungs can be re- educate them and give them a sense of con- with the help of a ther- about wanting to enjoy her life. She’s a real very complex organ,” said Glenn Rosen, MD, jected. But we don’t want trol and to let them know we will be there apist, sipping air with fighter.”

For years, Julian had known that her lungs director of the Center’s Interstitial Lung Dis- to wait too long, until von der GroebenNorbert to support them.” shallow breaths as were stiffening, altered by a reaction to some- ease program, who became Julian’s doctor. the patient is too weak. she had for years, that She also spends a good portion of her time thing in the environment from a condition There’s a balance. We’re “When I was first told that I needed to get there came a deeper coaching other lung disease and transplant called chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. “ All of these diseases are constantly assessing. a double lung transplant, I didn’t know von der GroebenNorbert breath. “It was one of patients at support group meetings and indi- Medications and close monitoring had kept interconnected. With the center, We have a caring, empa- that that existed,” Julian said. “As I went the deepest breaths I’d vidually. “I’m honored to be able to do that,” her going, even allowed her to scuba dive, thetic team that works to through the process of trying to understand taken in two years and she said. And she begins each day with a few ski, golf and visit one of her favorite places, a we can share resources. We have create a comprehensive, more, I didn’t know if I was going to live or it was incredible. I was moments focused on that gift that gave her family-owned cabin in Montana at 7,000 feet. a critical mass of doctors, nurses, individualized treat- “When I was first told that I needed to get a double lung transplant, I didn’t not. You face the reality of death. You really crying and the thera- a second chance at a future. She’s written a dieticians and social workers who ment plan. We also work know that that existed,” said Jennifer Julian. “As I went through the process of do ask yourself, ‘Is Stanford going to get me pist said,’ What hap- letter of thanks that’s been sent to her do- Bit by bit, however, as the lining of her lungs can closely follow our patients.” closely with referring trying to understand more, I didn’t know if I was going to live or not. You face in time?’” pened?’ She’s looking nor’s family and hopes one day to give them scarred and prevented oxygen from pass- physicians—that’s criti- the reality of death.” Julian has made her first solo flight, but has a ways to go before she’ll earn her at all my tubes, and I the gold medal she won at the Transplant ing through, each breath Julian drew grew – David Weill, MD, director, Stanford cal because we’re not the Moving towards a new life pilot’s license from federal officials – there are few transplant patients who’ve said, ‘Yes! I just took Games. shallower and she developed a cough that Center for Advanced Lung Disease primary care doctors for a lot of our patients.” come away from the clinic, whether they’ve been granted approval, but Weill and Rosen are on her side. my first breath!” wouldn’t go away. The summer before she received positive or negative news, feeling Support was what Julian needed to convince “Before the transplant we’d just kind of go found herself in that exam room, she’d gone The lining of the lung, the interstitial space, like a multidisciplinary group of experts has Stanford that she would be a good candidate things—laundry, preparing meals. I would through life, but after the transplant, it’s ap- to that cabin in Montana and the altitude is particularly remarkable, Rosen said. “It Covering all the angles given their case a thorough review and ad- for a transplant. Apart from her lung condi- walk to the bathroom and it would take me Always in mind preciating every single day waking up going, was too much. “I had a really, really tough needs to be very thin so that air can pass Watching each patient carefully, with dif- dressed all possible treatment options.” tion, she was healthy but overweight. She 20 minutes to recoup.” Another three months would pass before she ‘Oh my god, it’s a beautiful day. Thank god time. It was horrible and I thought, ‘I’m quickly from the air sacs into the blood. Dis- ferent points of view, is essential. “Every- needed to lose at least 35 pounds, a difficult really began to regain her strength. But, I’m alive. Thank you, donor family,” Strzepa never going to see this place again.’” ease’s like Ms. Julian’s inflame and scar the body plays a role—it is very much a team “ The last thing I said to the team challenge considering the limits on her abil- Her partner, Gail Strzepa watched her slow- with permission from her doctors, she was said. “The donor family made that very dif- space so you can’t get enough oxygen in or approach,” said Susan Jacobs, who along was, ‘I have the utmost confidence ity to exercise. Jacobs directed her to a pul- ly fade away. Friends pitched in. “We had skiing by January, just six months after ficult choice to give life to others. They are Then came that conversation with her doctor carbon dioxide out. Once that scar tissue ap- with another nurse coordinator, Virginia monary rehabilitation therapy program for an incredible circle of friends who cooked her transplant. She had to wait a year to go the real heroes.” and the beginning of a journey toward a new pears, it can’t be dissolved.” Adi , coordinates evaluations for about 30 in you guys,’ and I’ll see you on the people with chronic lung problems. In that meals, watched the dogs, called her, sent her scuba diving again, but that happened, too. life with new lungs. Julian’s vibrance and new patients each month and follows over flip side.’” program, Julian learned to control shortness cards, relieved me. Everybody was willing She went back to golfing and brought home “A lot of people don’t get second chances,” enthusiasm makes her a glowing example of Unfortunately, science has not yet learned 300. “People are searching for information,” – Jennifer Julian, patient, of breath during exercise and followed an to help,” she said. Finally, the call came. a gold medal in that sport from the Trans- said Julian. “I did.” reclaimed health supported by expert medi- how to heal the lung from those most common Jacobs said, “to confirm a diagnosis or to Stanford Hospital & Clinics exercise routine. With the help of a nutrition- Strzepa, who’d packed a bag, forgot it. plant Games competition. She cal care at the Stanford Center for Advanced lung diseases like emphysema, cystic fibrosis find out their diagnosis. They always want ist, she followed a special diet. She lost 47 got back on her bike. “I did Lung Disease. and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. There are to know how serious it is, how quickly it’s pounds and was put on the list. “ A lot of people don’t get second everything I did before and more than 100 chronic lung disorders in the going to progress and what their treatment With Julian, as she does with other pa- chances. I did.” something I’d always wanted interstitial lung disease group. “We are look- options are.” tients, Jacobs is very honest. “I always tell The disease progressed and an oxygen tank to do—I’m learning to fly.” Once damaged, no repair ing at finding ways to repair the lung with them I can’t really know what it’s like in became her constant companion. With each – Jennifer Julian, patient, She has a ways to go before The recently established center is one of a stem cells,” Rosen said. “We’re at the early More than anything else, Jacobs said, the their position, but I’ve done this a long time passing month, she could do less and needed Stanford Hospital & Clinics she’ll earn her pilot’s license small handful of treatment locations in the stages of that and we’re learning more about Stanford team wants their patients “to more oxygen. “I couldn’t do the simplest from federal officials—there US to offer special experience and knowledge the specific cells in the lung that are at risk.” “It was a long night,” she said. As they are few transplant patients in diseases and disorders that can impede wheeled Julian into the operating room, who’ve been granted approv- Bringing all Stanford’s lung she had a smile on her face. “The last thing al, but Weill and Rosen are on specialists together in one I said to the team was, ‘I have the utmost her side. working group was a means confidence in you guys,’ and I’ll see you on

to enhance collaboration the flip side.’” “Jen has a unique attitude,” Norbert von der Groeben for care that is best when said Rosen. “She looks at Kelly O’Dea, Julian’s flying instructor, is another admirer of what Julian’s multidisciplinary, said Da- When she woke up after the surgery, she setbacks as challenges, doctor, Glenn Rosen, calls Julian’s unique attitude. “She looks at setbacks Norbert von der GroebenNorbert vid Weill, MD, director of still had a breathing tube in her throat and tries new things and lives as challenges, tries new things and lives life to the fullest. She’s a great Stanford’s lung transplant couldn’t feel any change. Not until two days life to the fullest. She’s a example of someone who is passionate about wanting to enjoy her life. “ program and now also director of the new center. “All of these diseases are inter- Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment connected. With the center, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. It is currently ranked No. 17 on the U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” list and No. 1 in the San Jose Metropolitan area. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized we can share resources. for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of patients. The Stanford University Medical As Julian’s disease progressed, an oxygen tank became her constant We have a critical mass of Center is comprised of three world renowned institutions: Stanford Hospital & Clinics, the Stanford companion. With each passing month, she could do less and needed more doctors, nurses, dieticians Not until two days after her double lung transplant, as she walked with the help of a therapist, sipping air with shallow breaths as she had for years, did there come that moment University School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in the Western United States, and Lucile oxygen. Since her transplant, Julian has few restrictions on what she can and social workers who can when Julian felt something different. “It was one of the deepest breaths I’d taken in two years and it was incredible,” she said. With her second chance at life, she began flying Packard Children’s Hospital, an adjacent pediatric teaching hospital providing general acute and lessons, something she’d wanted to do since childhood. photos: Norbert von der Groeben tertiary care. For more information, visit http://stanfordhospital.org/. do. She flies, and golfs, bikes, scuba dives and hikes. closely follow our patients.” Page 16ÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 17 Cover Story

nior through an image of a zipper, Wisdom of teens titled “The Difference.” (continued from page 14) “In anyone’s life there is one or parents, spreading oneself too thin, more thing that ultimately con- the joys of solitude. trols our happiness,” the artist ex- In an untitled painting of a child plained. overshadowed by a roaring lion, a “This zipper holds the two ex- Gunn junior pondered the contradic- tremes of infectious happiness and tions of parental love and ambition. oppressive sadness together but has “Without a doubt parents have the potential to pull them apart at only the best of intentions for their any time.” children,” she wrote. In “Harvard,” a painting of toy “They wish only the greatest wooden blocks marked with “A,” success for them, and yet their love, “B” and “C,” a student reflected on which drives them to push their the often-frustrating struggle for kids for a better future, is often mis- good grades. interpreted. As teens we often don’t “In the Palo Alto community see the love behind their actions but many students are pressured into only a ferocious and snappy preda- getting ‘A’s’ in all their classes,” the tor attempting to enforce their will junior wrote. on us, the unfortunate and reluctant “The attitude that is portrayed by prey of their high ambitions.” students and their parents makes it Another Gunn junior described seem that any grades other than ‘A’s’ his overscheduled life in the paint- are unacceptable. However, this is ing, “Icarus.” not true; moreover, getting straight “Just like how Icarus wanted to ‘A’s’ can also be unattainable and get a closer look at the sun, this year out of reach for some, leaving them I wanted to try a lot of things,” he frustrated as they struggle.” Another Gunn junior discussed wrote. This untitled piece of art by a Gunn junior depicts parents with high expectations as ferocious predators the unexpected rewards of spending “As I threw myself at things, I attempting to enforce their will on their children, “the unfortunate and reluctant prey of their high ambitions.” found myself spread thinner and time alone in “Fulfilling Solitude.” thinner. Eventually, I felt worn out “Solitude doesn’t have to be lone- Digovich, the parent of a Palo Alto I told her about this potential series the backbone of our community, and mentally dead. I wanted to il- liness,” she wrote. High School graduate, who pro- of exhibits I’d talked with the busi- make our communities livable,” lustrate this, so I chose the Greek “There is a peace to being alone, motes local small businesses. nesses about. She was ready to get Digovich said. myth of Icarus. Just as he ventured waiting to be discovered if you let They met when Messinger won involved.” “This is really a very first effort, too close to the sun and burned his go of your emotion and simply em- a prize in a raffle sponsored by a At a 2010 Palo Alto Youth Coun- and we just wanted it to be a great wings off, I feel like I tried to do brace the solitude. You may find small business Digovich was pro- cil meeting following the suicides, effort.” too much and ended up only tiring that you’re not really by yourself moting — two amethyst bookends Digovich volunteered to work with Jade Chamness, CEO of the sui- myself.” after all.” from the Nature Gallery. small business owners to make their cide-recovery group Break Through The emotions of “infectious hap- The exhibit grew out of a chance “We talked about art,” Digovich shops more welcoming for teens. the Static, said she contacted Digov- piness” and “oppressive sadness” meeting last summer between said. “There are a lot of community- ich when she heard about the proj- were explored by another Gunn ju- Messinger, who has taught art at “I was thrilled to meet an art building opportunities here. I feel ect, offering to contribute the art of Gunn for 12 years, and Carolyn educator of Deanna’s caliber, and these independent businesses are some of the teen members of her

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● We provide high quality, bonded and insured caregivers, who are experienced in care for older adults. ● We are the leader in 24 hours a day, 7 days a week live-in care. ● We provide the culinary training for our caregivers at Sur La Table, to improve their skills and our clients’ meals. ● Our experts wrote the books Handbook for Live-In Care and Happy to 102, available on Amazon.com. They are a resource for the industry as well as families. “Harvard” symbolizes the often-frustrating struggle for good grades ! " # # and the pressure on students to get straight A’s. organization. books, incorporating lessons of “This project lined up with what color theory, composition and ar- Break Through the Static is all ranging elements in ways that com- Meadow Wing & Focused Care about — organizing and execut- municate. ing projects where teens feel sup- One Gunn student, a close friend ported, cared for, loved and heard,” of one of the children who died, said Chamness, who launched the “began with fairly graphic imag- organization after losing her own ery,” Messinger said. a tradition father to suicide. “As she processed it and contin- For Messinger, the project fit ued the sketches before painting, nicely with another topic she has she realized she didn’t need to do worked with in her drawing and those graphic images anymore. painting classes — prejudice. She’d actually worked it through of caring “Instead of being about prejudice and come up with more positive and or discrimination, this was turning hopeful imagery in the end.” it into a non-traditional self-portrait The resulting exhibit is cospon- — defying the boundaries of what a sored by the Palo Alto Youth Col- PALO ALTO COMMONS offers a self-portrait is,” Messinger said. laborative, the Gunn High School comprehensive program for individuals with “It’s not about their face or their Visual Arts Department and Break body but about who they are, in Through the Static. Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in our concentric circles starting with Mike’s Cafe, Philz Coffee, Bon the question of ‘What it’s like be- Vivant and Vino Locale all plan Meadow Wing. Here, residents enjoy daily ing you’ with your religious back- receptions for the artists (see side- walks on beautiful garden paths and a full ground, ethnic background ... bar). bringing it to, ‘How’s that in Palo A “Grand Exhibit and Reception” program of activities to engage mind, body Alto’ and ‘How’s that at Gunn?’” will be held at Palo Alto City Hall, she said. 250 Hamilton Ave., March 23 from and spirit. “It’s really about what it’s like be- 5 to 7 p.m. N ing ‘you’ in Palo Alto, with all that Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can you bring.’” be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. For residents in the later stages of Alzheimer’s Students began with their sketch- com. disease, our Focused Care Program provides for all of the resident’s unique needs. Here, The Business-Teen Art Exhibition receptions Music will be performed by local youth at every reception. families are assured that their loved one will get the best care in the most appropriate March 15: 2:30-4 p.m. Mike’s Café, 2680 Middlefield Road March 16: 5-7 p.m. Philz, 101 Forest Ave. environment now and in the future as needs March 17: 12-3 p.m. Vino Locale, 431 Kipling St. March 17: 4-6 p.m. Philz, 3191 Middlefield Road may change. March 18: 3-5 p.m. Bon Vivant, 535 Bryant St. March 23: 5-7 p.m. Grand Exhibit and Reception at Palo Alto City Call today... 650-494-0760 4075 El Camino Way, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Mayor Yiaway Yeh will speak on youth em- 650-494-0760 powerment. All of the pieces of teen art will be hung at City Hall from www.paloaltocommons.com March 19 to April 1. 24 Hour On-site Licensed Nurse Services License #435200706

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Interior designers display the work of many artists in Art their new pair of galleries by Cristina Wong by photos by Kelsey Kienitz design

alking through the Fibre Arts Design Studio in Palo Alto, visitors are drawn into stories told through collages, layers upon layers of metallic pigment and quilted visions on display. In the studio shop are colorful W handcrafted felted scarves and pieces of ceramic jewelry. Open entryways allow visitors to roam freely into a group art exhibition, or experience a different atmosphere in a solo show. There is a modern feel throughout, with white walls and high ceilings. The Industrial Avenue studio, which opened its two exhibition spaces to the public last fall, is also an interior-design studio offering residential and commercial services. Fibre Arts general manager Shira Adriance is both designer and head curator of the galleries. Adriance said she and her team, the majority of whom have lived in Palo Alto for years, chose the area to be a part of its thriving design community. The studio’s galleries are a dominant part of the 5,000-square-foot Fibre Arts space. Adriance and her team plan to feature more than 80 artists and a dozen solo exhibitions throughout the year. Seven group shows each year will feature a particular theme or medium. Overall, Fibre Arts will show a variety of media, Top: Artwork in the group exhibition “Anima: The Self Within,” in which artists explore the including mixed media, oil painting, clay, glass, textiles and photography. unconscious mind. Center right: Exhibit curator Shira Adriance, who is also general manager At the moment, the studio is hosting the group exhibition “Anima: The Self of the Fibre Arts Design Studio. Above: The recent solo exhibition “Dreamscapes,” with paintings on silk by Ellen Brook. (The show has since been replaced by “Object As Memory,” which features Lynn Powers’ collages, paintings and assemblages.) (continued on next page)

Page 20ÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Arts & Entertainment VOTED BEST (continued from previous page) Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The group exhibition AUTO REPAIR 2011 Within,” which was inspired by Jun- “Anima” runs through March 24, with gian psychology’s exploration of the “Object As Memory,” a solo exhibition unconscious mind. The 11 featured of mixed-media and assemblages by Entrust the care of your Toyota vehicle to artists portray various interpretations Lynn Powers, through April 29. of the mind, through abstract expres- For more on these and later events, us, and enjoy expert service in a stress-free sions, figurative sculptures, colorful go to fibreartsdesign.com or environment with a lot of TLC. textiles and layered mixed media. call 650-485-2121. Colorado artist Kathryn Hart is one “We go beyond auto repair to auto care.” of those featured. She created a series A&E DIGEST of mixed-media pieces titled “Mind Mapping,” based on the struggle she PALO ALTAN’S PREMIERE ... SERVICE EXCELLENCE 2011 faced when her mother was diag- Palo Alto writer Janet Silver WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH nosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The Ghent is premiering a play she 15-work collection includes the titles wrote with fellow scribe Matt I am beyond “Synapse,” “Mind Mapping I,” “Jour- Surrence as part of a new-play “ 2010 ney,” “Memory Trail,” “Cry Freedom” reading series at the Masquers satisfi ed with RUNNER-UP and “When the Noise Dies.” Playhouse in Point Richmond. my experience Through her raw colors and abstract Ghent, who has written many at Dean’s forms, Hart said viewers can see how an arts story for the Weekly, Automotive. These “the aggressiveness of each piece dis- describes “The Agony of the 2009 sipates a bit more with each subse- Leaves” as a “contemporary people know and quent piece.” comedy of manners in the wise- love cars...great To schedule your appointment, please call us today at 650-961-0302 The last piece, “When the Noise cracking vein of Neil Simon.” The experience, highly Dies,” is about “what is left of the table reading is scheduled for 7 recommend. 2037 Old Middlefi eld Way memories after the confusion and dis- p.m. April 1 at 105 Park Place; ” K.B.-Palo Alto Mountain View, CA 94043 Open Monday-Friday 8am-5:30pm orientation has taken over,” she said. admission is $5. For more, go to When choosing the themes for ex- masquers.org. Find us on hibits at Fibre Arts, Adriance and two Visit us at: www.deansautomotive.com Facebook 650-961-0302 other curators generally make a list of about 50 interesting ideas and vote on them, she said. “It’s a personal process we go through, but it’s definitely a team process,” she added. Adriance said this traditional col- laborative process is common to the design world and ultimately influences the Fibre Arts staff members’ decision-making as curators. The group is “used to examining things, pulling them apart, and putting them back together,” she said. The staff members also believe the themed exhibitions add an unexpected twist on the usual gallery space. “It’s about finding artists that can delve into that and really explore the themes rather than just saying, well, this guy is a landscape painter,” Fi- bre Arts marketing manager Dan Caple said. The studio gathers works from Bay Area artists, as well as those who live out of state. Adriance said that exhib- iting in her studio provides a good opportunity for emerging artists to Introducing Your Style, Your make a name for themselves in the art world. “When you’re so deep into your own art, it’s hard to step back and NEIGHBORHOOD determine how you should create a sellable, marketable show,” she said. Our Apartment Homes. A gallery can partner with new artists to help them learn how to present themselves to the world “in a success- Welcome to Webster house, Palo Alto’s most gracious senior living community, now a member ful way, and have people appreciate of the not-for-profit organization that owns and operates Canterbury Woods, Los Gatos Meadows, their work and get a lot out of it.” In the Fibre Arts shop, the staff Lytton Gardens, San Francisco Towers, Spring Lake Village, and St. Paul’s Towers. choose pieces that reflect themes Here, you’ll enjoy the rare combination of ideal location, dedicated staff, amenities, and services, of sustainable and urban designs, Caple said. Items have included serv- all within walking distance of downtown Palo Alto, where you’ll find a mix of shops, restaurants, and ing dishes made from traffic lights; art galleries. 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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 21 Arts & Entertainment PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 ‘Now Circa Then’ is timeless ***************************************** Museum guides meet cute, follow a predictable but THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING charming romantic path in modern play LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED by Chad Jones AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp n so many ways, Carly Mensch’s “Now Circa Then” is a timeless (TENTATIVE) AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING I romantic comedy. Two people COUNCIL CHAMBERS find each other in a quirky way, MARCH 19, 2012 - 5:30 PM tussle, fall in love and ride the relationship wherever it may chance to CLOSED SESSION go. Each brings something that the 1. Labor other desperately needs and ends up as a more complete human being for 2. Labor having known the other. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY That’s a lot of romantic territory 3. Proclamation Honoring the Palo Alto Kiwanis to cover in a 90-minute, one-act STUDY SESSION play, but Mensch does an admirable 4. SEA Report job of creating an interesting setting CONSENT CALENDAR in which to place intriguing people 5. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of $900,000 to — two costumed tour guides/re- Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 to be used in the San Anto- enactors in a New York museum nio Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Project; and Approval of a — falling into their romantic evolu- Contract with Granite Construction in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,302,963 tion. Though full of familiar sitcom, for the San Antonio Highway Safety Improvement Program rom-com rhythms, “Now Circa 6. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study and Approval Then” is also an intelligent musing of a Record of Land Use Action for construction and associated site im- on connecting to the past through provements at 830 Los Trancos Road. * Quasi-Judicial the evanescent flurry of life in our 7. Resolution to Modify the Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan Implementation digital age. Tasks Related to the City’s Study of Energy Storage Systems to Conform to The TheatreWorks production of Requirements Under the Public Utilities Code “Now Circa Then” now at the Lu- 8. Approval of an additional $108,730 for the Consolidated Maintenance cie Stern Theatre is about as slick Contract between the City of Palo Alto and Public Safety Systems, Inc. a production as you could imagine For Computer Aided Dispatch, Police Records Management, Fire Records of this likeable two-hander. Director Management, Mobile Data, and Geovalidation Meredith McDonough doesn’t miss 9. 2nd Reading: Ordinance to Amend the Contract Between the Board of a beat with two sturdy actors and a Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalP- stage beautifully dressed by scenic ERS) and the City of Palo Alto to Implement California Government Code designer Andrew Boyce and light- Section 20475: Different level of Benefits Provided for New Employees, Sec- ing designer York Kennedy. tion 21363.1: 3.0% @ 55 Full Formula, Section 20037: Three Year Final In fact, the set threatens to be- Compensation, and Without Section 20692: Employer Paid Member Con- come the most memorable element Tracy Martin tributions for Safety Fire Employees. (1st Reading 3-5-12 Passed 8-0, Yeh of the evening simply because it’s so Matt R. Harrington and Kimiye Corwin play costumed tour guides in a absent) graceful and picture-perfect. When New York history museum in the romantic comedy “Now Circa Then.” 10. 2nd Reading: Ordinance Amending Two Sections of Chapter 2.30 of the depicting three rooms in a museum Municipal Code Relating Facilitation of the Clean Local Energy Accessible very much like the Tenement Mu- while at the same time connecting Now Program. (1st Reading 3-5-12 Passed 8-0, Yeh absent) lives, while the subject of a by-rote seum on New York’s Lower East with Gideon. museum tour, should land more 11. Adoption of Resolution Amending 2011-2014 Memorandum of Agreement Side, Boyce could easily have just As the romance heats up, it be- powerfully if Mensch’s take on the (MOA) with the Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters to Add slid a living room, kitchen and bed- One Additional Classification of Fire Fighter Trainee. comes clear that Margie is running resonance of history is going to room set on and off the stage, but from her family, and though ambi- make a significant impact. 12. Approval of Appointment of Chief People Officer/Director of Human Re- his rooms blend into one another in tious, she is clueless about what she’s It seems Mensch is aiming lower sources surprising ways, and watching the doing with her life. Gideon, a New than that. She wants to entertain, ACTION ITEMS set morph from one room in a late- York native who still lives with his which she does with her fresh take 13. PUBLIC HEARING: Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center - Approval of a 19th-century immigrant apartment widower father, is a history fanatic. on the “meet cute” New York ro- Resolution Certifying a Final Environmental Impact Report, and Adoption of to another is absolutely captivating. He says his brain is a “24-hour His- mance. But the notion of history as An Ordinance (1) Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal That’s not to take anything away tory Channel,” and he shows com- a vital and necessary element of the Code (The Zoning Map) to Approve a Planned Community Zone District from actors Kimiye Corwin as Mar- plete disdain for modern society present is actually more interest- Allowing Renovation of Three Retail Structures, Relocation of One Retail Structure (Eliminating a Parking Lot and Expanding the Main Parking Lot), gie, a new tour guide at the museum, and its digital temples and devices ing than the play lets it be. We get Construction of Ten Single Family Homes and Creation of a 0.2 Acre Park and Matt R. Harrington as Gideon, (he doesn’t own a mobile phone, glimpses and tastes of this theme, (Replacing a Second Parking Lot) and Associated Site Improvements, and a highly experienced hand in the naturally). Our times, he says, are especially as Margie takes control (2) Approving a Tentative Map to Merge Three Parcels into One Parcel for “living history” business. Both per- culturally bankrupt. That’s why he of her life, but it seems there’s more Re-subdivision into Eleven Parcels (One Commercial Parcel and Ten Resi- formers are charming and make prefers the richness of the past. to “Now Circa Then” than its pres- dential Parcels) and Off-Site Improvements, for a 3.58 Acre Site Located at you want their characters to emerge Margie, on the other hand, says his- ent incarnation reveals. N 2080 Channing Avenue. * Quasi-Judicial more fully from the strictures of ro- tory is bull and that we should “stop 14. Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve a Resolution Revising the mantic comedy. worshipping old facts.” She needs to Gas Utility Long-term Plan Objectives, Strategies and Implementation Plan The costumed guides in this par- bring him into the present, and he What: “Now Circa Then” by 15. Approval of Options for Connectivity Between the Art Center and the Main ticular apartment are playing West needs to ground her in the past. Carly Mensch, presented by Library (CIPs PE-11000, PF-07000) Prussian immigrants Julian and Jo- Both tasks will be accomplished TheatreWorks sephine Glockner, who toiled in the before show’s end, but not before SPECIAL MEETING-COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM garment trade and raised five chil- Mensch offers some crackling Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, dren in these three small rooms. We scenes of Margie and Gideon at 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto MARCH 22, 2012 5:00 PM hear bits of the guides’ spiel, which work in their Josephine and Julian has them dropping in and out of characters in which the past and the When: Through April 1, with The City Council will be meeting to conduct interviews for open positions on the character as they instruct their tour present are working on each other in 7:30 p.m. shows Tuesday and Public Art Commission, Human Relations Commission, and Utilities Advisory groups on the challenges of being surprising and intriguing ways. Wednesday, 8 p.m. shows Commission. poor in 1890s New York. By the time “Now Circa Then” Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m. Gideon is an experienced re-enac- is history, the characters of Margie shows Saturday and Sunday and STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS tor (he’s done Gettysburg and Plym- and Gideon have not emerged as 7 p.m. shows Sunday (no 7 p.m. outh), but Margie, a recent New fully as we might hope. They each show on April 1). The Finance Committee meeting will be held on March 20, 2012 at 6:00 PM. York transplant from the Midwest, make the necessary evolution, but regarding; 1) Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as of December 31, 2011, and 2) is a complete novice. Of course they the play’s brevity and its light tone Cost: Tickets are $19-$69 with Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Modifying clash, especially when Gideon tries prevent them from becoming truly student, senior and educator the City of Palo Alto Utilities’ Long-term Electric Acquisition Plan’s Renewable to give her acting lessons. Profes- interesting characters. It’s espe- discounts. Portfolio Standard Strategy. sional actors playing amateur actors cially disappointing that the Julian can be hilarious, and it is here. But and Josephine personas remain so Info: Go to www.theatreworks.org The City Council Rail Committee will be held on March 22, 2012 at 8:30 AM to through Gideon’s coaching, Margie much in the background — sort of or call 650-463-1960. discuss the Palo Alto Rail Corridor Task Force Report. starts to connect with her character as tour-guide jokes. Their fraught

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countdown to St. Patrick’s Day A taste of Ireland that starts March 18 and subtracts every day, hour and minute until On St. Patrick’s Day, pubs in Palo Alto the next shamrock celebration.” and Mountain View celebrate the Irish way Well that “shamrock celebration” is right around the clover ... by Tyler Hanley er, corner. On Friday night, March 16, fans everal years ago I traveled the first set of tables and hooks of Irish liqueur can stop by St. Ste- to Roscommon, Ireland, to to the left like a shillelagh. Irish phens to rub elbows with the Bush- S explore my Irish roots with soccer matches play on flat-screen mills and Baileys girls from 11 p.m. my father, uncle and twin brother. televisions, and there’s a plethora to midnight. Bushmills is an Irish Together we traversed the quaint of Irish-themed decor. whiskey with a 400-year history and town where my great-great-grand- Owner Erik Barry and general Baileys is a popular Irish cream sold father was born, and absorbed the manager Des Whelan both hail in more than 180 countries, accord- Celtic culture. The enchanting from County Wexford, and op- ing to their respective websites. St. community was rich with pleasant erations manager Gwen Browne Stephens will rise to the St. Patrick’s residents, small shops and intimate hails from County Dublin. Barry Michelle Le Day occasion Saturday morning by pubs that served traditional cuisine bought St. Stephens in 1999 and serving a full Irish breakfast from and, naturally, Guinness stout. brought Whelan aboard as man- 8 to 11 a.m. The restaurant also Upon returning home I set out ager in 2003. St. Stephens is one Guinness and fish & chips at St. Stephens Green. features a regular menu that gives to find a place that most reminded of several spots on the Peninsula eager eaters an array of traditional me of those pubs we had discov- celebrating St. Patrick’s Day the the holiday in his native Ireland, Weekly restaurant critic Dale Irish options. ered in Ireland. I wandered into St. Irish way: serving a cornucopia when the tantalizing scent of his Benson dubbed the pub a place “Two of our favorites are staples Stephens Green on Castro Street of Irish-themed food and drink to mom’s cooking would drift through where “everything is sturdy ... in any good Irish pub,” Whelan in downtown Mountain View, and ring in the popular holiday. the house. from the tables and chairs to the said. “Our fish and chips are one of the search was over. The inviting For Whelan, celebrating St. Pat- “My mother would always make hearty fare turned out by the our top sellers, which we make with restaurant/bar is authentically Irish rick’s Day at St. Stephens is more fresh Irish soda bread, and you kitchen,” he wrote in his May our own recipe beer batter, and the from its management to its menu. than just a business opportunity. It is would smell it and know dinner 2011 review. “Lest anyone forget The bar is on the right just past a reminder of the times he enjoyed was nearly ready,” he said. where they are, there is a digital (continued on page 24)

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(continued from previous page) Smithwick’s (ale). Those who cel- liard table — on an upper platform. carrots “until it runs out,” owner providing patrons a taste of Ireland obvious corned beef and cabbage, ebrate a tad too much may wish to The pub includes a back patio with Kasim Syed said. on St. Patrick’s Day and beyond. which we have on the whole month stop by St. Stephens Sunday morn- its own separate bar and more seat- And Rose & Crown will be try- And you won’t have to travel all the of March.” ing, March 18, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 ing (particularly inviting when the ing something a little different this way to Roscommon to get it. N St. Stephens also offers potato p.m. for a Bloody Mary that’s $4 weather is nice). Molly’s will serve year by giving the overseas taste of and leek soup served with home- with a breakfast purchase. green beer from 1 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ireland a local flair. St. Stephens Green made Irish soda bread; Guinness While St. Stephens might be the March 17, and always has Guinness, Rose & Crown will feature 10 223 Castro St., Mountain View steak pie with fresh vegetables most authentic Irish restaurant be- Harp and Smithwick’s on tap, not to craft stouts — Ireland’s most popu- 650-964-9151 and mashed potatoes; Irish-style tween Mountain View and Palo mention a host of others. lar style of beer — from West Coast ststephensgreen.com chicken curry with a choice of rice Alto, there are other places ringing Even Palo Alto’s long-standing breweries “for the people that are or fries; and Irish stew, among other in the holiday with similar enthusi- English bar/restaurant, the Rose really into the beer,” Syed said. Molly Magee’s choices (including fresh corned beef asm. Standing just a skip down the & Crown, is getting in on the Irish Stouts from Palo Alto Brewing Co., 241 Castro St., Mountain View rolls served at the bar until 11 p.m. road from St. Stephens like an Irish action — an annual tradition. The Drake’s Brewing (San Leandro), 650-961-0108 on St. Patrick’s Day). sister (although unrelated) is the Rose & Crown is a solid representa- Firestone Walker Brewing Compa- mollysmtview.com And what would a good Irish popular Irish pub Molly Magee’s. tion of Britain’s classic pubs and in- ny (Paso Robles) and Green Flash meal be without a fresh brew to The Castro Street entrance to cludes an outdoor patio, expansive Brewing Co. (San Diego) will be The Rose & Crown complement it? St. Stephens fea- Molly’s is like a tunnel that leads bar and dartboards. On March 17, among those available on tap. 547 Emerson St., Palo Alto tures several Irish beers, including visitors to the bar on the right and the Rose & Crown will offer corned St. Stephens Green, Molly Magee’s 650-327-7673 Guinness (stout), Harp (lager) and an assortment of tables — and a bil- beef and cabbage with potatoes and and The Rose & Crown are proudly roseandcrownpa.com GUIDE TO 2012 SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS

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2 For 1 - The Artist/The Iron Lady Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (PG) (Not Reviewed) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:10, 2:25, 4:45, 7 & 9:20 p.m. Century 20: Fri 11:10 a.m.; In 3D at 6:55 p.m.; In 3D Fri., Sat. & Mon.-Wed. also at 1:40 p.m. 21 Jump Street (R) (Not Reviewed) LA Phil Live: Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 1:40, 2:40, 4:30, 5:30, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 8:50 p.m.; Mon.-Thu. also Century 16: Sun. at 2 p.m. Century 20: Sun. at 2 p.m. at 8:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 1:10, 2:20, 3:55, 5, 6:35, 7:45, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m. Laura (1944) A Separation (PG-13) (((1/2 Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Mon. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. also at 3:40 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Tue. at 2:40 & 7:55 p.m. Guild Theatre: 5:30 & 8:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 2:30 p.m. Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake in 3D (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) A Thousand Words (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Tue. at 7:30 p.m. Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 2:30, 5 & 7:45 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 10:15 p.m.; Thu. also at 9:55 p.m. Century 20: Pina 3D (PG) (Not Reviewed) 11:55 a.m.; 2:35, 5:10, 7:40 & 10 p.m. Century 16: 12:20, 3:10, 6:40 & 9:30 p.m. Act of Valor (R) (Not Reviewed) Project X (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Fri.-Wed. at 11:20 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:10, 4:55, 7:35 & Century 16: 12:10, 2:50, 5:10 & 7:50 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 1:45, 4, 6:15, 10:20 p.m. 8:30 & 10:45 p.m. ((( The Artist (PG-13) 1/2 Richard III (1955) Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:20 & 7:25 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:45 p.m. Stanford Theatre: Tue.-Thu. at 7:30 p.m. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Safe House (R) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Mon. at 5:20 & 9:10 p.m. Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:55 & 4:45 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 1:55, Being Flynn (R) ((1/2 4:35, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:30, 4 & 7 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 9:50 p.m.; Thu. also at 9:30 p.m. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Can U Feel It: The UMF Experience (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Palo Alto Square: 1:50, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:50 p.m. Century 16: Thu. at 8 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 8 p.m. The Secret World of Arrietty (G) (((1/2 Casa de Mi Padre (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:15, 3:15, 6:20 & 8:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m. & 2:15 p.m.; Fri.-Mon. & Wed. also at 6:50 Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 8:10 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 1:30, 3:40, 5:50, 8 & 10:10 p.m. p.m. Silent House (R) ((1/2 Casablanca (1942) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Fri., Sat., Mon. & Tue. at 12:30, 3, 5:20, 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Sun. at 5:30, 8 & 10:15 p.m.; Wed. at 10:15 Century 16: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. p.m.; Thu. at 12:30, 3, 5:20 & 8 p.m. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 1:35, 3:45, 6, 8:15 & 10:35 p.m. Chronicle (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) This Means War (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Fri.-Mon. & Wed. at 4:40 & 9:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:20, 4:50, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (PG) (Not Reviewed) The Vow (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2:10, 4:50 & 7:20 p.m.; In 3D at 11 a.m.; 1:20, 3:50, 6:30 & 8:55 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. (stan- Century 20: 9:20 p.m.; Fri., Sat. & Mon.-Wed. also at 4:20 p.m. dard 2D) also at 9:45 p.m.; Thu. (standard 2d) also at 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 1:30, 3:50, 6:10, 8:30 Wanderlust (R) (Not Reviewed) & 10:45 p.m.; In 3D at 12:25, 2:45, 5, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. also at 12:15 & 5:30 p.m. Friends with Kids (R) (Not Reviewed) Aquarius Theatre: 4:15, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:35, 7:15 & ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding 9:55 p.m. The Godfather (1972) (R) (Not Reviewed) Aquarius: Guild: Century 16: Thu. at 2 & 7 p.m. 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266- 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 9260) (266-9260) The Hunger Games (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Thu. at 12:01, 12:02, 12:03 & 12:04 a.m. Century 20: Thu. at 12:01, 12:03 & 12:05 a.m. Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto In Darkness (R) (Not Reviewed) Aquarius Theatre: 5:15 & 8:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 2 p.m. Mountain View (800-326-3264) (324-3700) Jeff, Who Lives at Home (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Internet address: For show times, plot synop- Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 1:35, 3:45, 5:55, 8:05 & 10:15 p.m. Redwood City (800-326-3264) ses, trailers and more information about films John Carter (PG-13) ((( playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies Century 16: 2:20 & 9:20 p.m.; In 3D at 11 a.m.; noon, 3:30, 6:10, 7 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino 2:30, 5:35 & 8:35 p.m.; In 3D at 12:05, 1, 3:15, 4:05, 6:20, 7:10, 9:25 & 10:15 p.m. Real, Palo Alto (493-3456)

built on a shaky foundation, but its scare top ranks of animated movies. With tender- clear of comparisons to the era’s epics tactics are sound, and its gimmickry is ness, the story brushes against big fears — and screen comics, instead inhabiting enough to stand out in a crowded genre Shawn grapples with mortality, Arrietty with melodrama. The acting is inventive, and the neighborhood. It bears an unavoidable losing her home — while retaining the view film joyously celebrates the movies. Rated stylistic similarity to Alfred Hitchock’s that friendship can mean mutually solving, PG-13 for a disturbing image and a crude Ed Douglas, COMINGSOON.NET “Rope,” which stitched together just 10 or at least alleviating, problems. Rated G. gesture. One hour, 41 minutes. — P.C. (Re- takes to give the appearance of seamless One hour, 34 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed viewed Dec. 2, 2011) action. “Silent House” uses digital technol- Feb. 17, 2012) ogy to create a more convincing illusion A Separation ---1/2 of continuous action. Beyond the exploit- The Vow --1/2 (Guild, Century 20) Even as she defends able stunt appeal of realistic real-time, (Century 20) If the Adam Sandler/Drew her divorce filing, an Iranian woman says of the approach well suits this thrill ride. The Barrymore chuckler “50 First Dates” had her spouse, “He is a good, decent person.” story begins just outside a summer home been recast as a romantic drama and But “A Separation” — a film from Iran that bordered by shoreline and woods, where produced by the Oprah Winfrey Network, just won the Oscar for Best Foreign Lan- college student Sarah meets her father and “The Vow” might have been the result. For- guage Film — tests its every proposition, uncle who are renovating the house. But tunately, leads Rachel McAdams (“Midnight from the wisdom of the couple’s separation matters take a nasty turn when strange in Paris”) and Channing Tatum (“Haywire”) to the ethical rectitude of the spurned hus- noises and a violent attack demonstrate to serve up solid performances and help keep band. The opening scene of writer-director left-alone Sarah that she has everything to the film somewhat grounded. The fledgling Asghar Farhadi’s drama lets wife Simin fear. The shaky-cam’s proximity to Sarah marriage between sweethearts Leo (Tatum) (Leila Hatami) and husband Nader (Peyman solves the dullness problem that plagued and Paige (McAdams) crashes to a halt Moadi) vent their sides of the dispute that the house-wandering longeurs in “The when a truck slams into their car, send- threatens to end their marriage. The two Woman in Black.” When the directors run ing Paige into a coma. When she awakes, separate, forcing 11-year-old Termeh (Sari- out of “Rope” towards the end of the film’s she has no memory of Leo, who endures na Farhadi) to play one parent against the hide-and-seek phase, the story freak- one awkward situation after another to win other in the hope they’ll see the errors of ishly breaks open its realism to reveal the Paige back. Tatum and McAdams have a their ways. The climate of cultural repres- psychological expressionism of symbolic comfortable chemistry and their relation- sion in Iran has only made its cinema more horrors. “Silent House” may disappoint in ship is mostly believable. The romantic vital. The film’s separations can be familial, the end, but not before it serves up plenty scenarios that abound range from endear- but also those of class and culture and be- of armrest-gripping situations. Rated R for ing to saccharine. The characters in Paige’s tween citizen and state; above all, Farhadi’s violent content and terror. One hour, 26 life are moderately fleshed out, including parable teaches that a rush to judgment minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed March 9, 2012) her parents and sister (Jessica McNamee), inevitably turns back on the judge. Rated but those in Leo’s life are numbingly one- PG-13 for thematic material. Two hours, The Secret World of Arrietty ---1/2 note. While most films nowadays include three minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Feb. 3, (Century 16, Century 20) Great things 3D glasses, “The Vow” comes with the 2012) come in small packages. That’s one of the rose-colored variety. Rated PG-13 for lessons of “The Secret World of Arrietty,” sexual content, partial nudity, language and the charming animated adventure based an accident scene. One hour, 44 minutes. on Mary Norton’s kid-lit classic “The Bor- — T.H. (Reviewed Feb. 10, 2012) rowers.” This is a tale of tiny people living underfoot of human “beans,” and “borrow- The Artist --- ing” what they need to survive. But it’s also (Palo Alto Square, Century 20) Any filmgoer COLUMBIA PICTURES AND METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURES PRESENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH RELATIVITY MEDIA AN ORIGINAL FILM/CANNELL STUDIOS PRODUCTION a reminder that the seemingly small pack- undaunted by something different will walk MUSIC EXECUTIVE age of a hand-drawn animated film remains out of this new silent film with a grin. Michel “21 JUMP STREET” BRIE LARSON DAVE FRANCO ROB RIGGLE WITH ICE CUBE BY MARK MOTHERSBAUGH PRODUCERSJONAH HILL CHANNING TATUM EZRA SWERDLOW TANIA LANDAU BASED ON THE TELEVISION STORY SCREENPLAY PRODUCED a warmly welcome alternative to computer- Hazanavicius’ feature has an emotional SERIES CREATED BYPATRICK HASBURGH & STEPHEN J. CANNELL BY MICHAEL BACALL & JONAH HILL BY MICHAEL BACALL BY NEAL H. MORITZ STEPHEN J. CANNELL generated imagery. Director Hiromasa generosity that speaks louder than words. Fri-Sat 3/16-3/17 DIRECTED BY PHIL LORD & CHRISTOPHER MILLER Yonebayashi takes the story at a leisurely Opening in 1927, “The Artist” begins with Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: 1:50, 4:30, 7:15, 9:50 pace, which allows it to breathe. Along with a premiere of a silent film starring George The Artist: 2:00, 4:20, 7:25, 9:45 Valentin (Jean Dujardin). When Valentin the gorgeously detailed art, lush color and swoony music, the film is all but guaran- stumbles into a photo op with Peppy Miller Sun-Thurs 3/18-3/22 teed to entrance children. The animation (Berenice Bejo), the ground for a relation- Salmon Fishing in the Yemen: 1:50, 4:30, 7:15 style, emphasizing meticulous design, ship is paved. Peppy sees her star begins The Artist: 2:00, 4:20, 7:25, 7:25 perfectly lends itself to the source material. to rise with George’s fall, precipitated by Everything about “Arrietty” is as vivid as it is the arrival of talkies and the crash of 1929. (deceptively) simple, which places it in the Writer-director Hazanavicius mostly steers BWQYSbaO\RAV]ebW[SaOdOWZOPZSObQW\S[O`YQ][ *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 27 Sports MEN’S BASKETBALL Shorts It’s not CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford se- the big nior Chris Derrick has been added to The Bowerman Watch List for the first time, the award’s watch list committee announced on Wednesday. Derrick is dance among a select group of 10 athletes for collegiate track & field’s top award But Stanford is still as a result of a successful indoor happy to be playing track & field season that culminated last weekend at the NCAA Champion- in Postseason NIT ships. At the NCAA Indoor Champion- by Rick Eymer ships, Derrick had a pair of gutsy run- ohnny Dawkins won’t be let- ner-up performances in the distance ting his team look too far events that had the track world buzz- ahead. There’s another game ing. In the 5,000 meters, Derrick took J to be played Monday night and he’s the race’s lead with four laps to go busy preparing for it. There must (800 meters) from Arizona duo of Lawi be times, though, when he sneaks Lalang and Stephen Sambu. Sambu a peak at the possibility of ending would drop off by the next lap and Stanford’s season on one of basket- it became a one-on-one battle with ball’s grandest stages. Lalang. At the bell, the two were just seven-hundredths-of-a-second from each other side-by-side. Although Lalang would close with a 28.09 final lap to take victory, Derrick’s 29.79 and final 400 meters of 60.32 gained great acclaim. The following evening in the 3,000 meters, the two squared off again. Derrick took the lead with two laps to go and the duo again was side-by-side through the tape where Lalang was declared the victor by just 17-hundreths-of-a second. Der- The Cardinal (22-11) earned an- rick also anchored the Cardinal to a other home game in the Postseason second-place showing at the MPSF National Invitation Tournament Championships in the distance med- without even playing Wednesday ley relay and was second in the mile night. Stanford, seeded third, took at 3:59.13 . . . Ten days after landing care of business Tuesday night with one of the top rated quarterbacks in its 76-65 victory over Cleveland the country, Stanford landed one of State. the top rated linebackers when Pu- Dawkins and his players had to nahou High’s Isaac Savaiinaea gave enjoy watching No. 7 seed Illinois his verbal commitment to the Cardinal State beat host and No. 2 Mississip- on Wednesday. Quarterback Ryan pi, 96-93, in overtime Wednesday Burns, from Virginia, gave his verbal night. It meant not having to make on March 4. Savaiinaea was a hot travel plans, being able to sleep in their own beds, and getting the extra

commodity, drawing at least 11 official Bob Drebin/stanfordphoto.com offers, including nine Pac-12 schools time to study for finals. and Notre Dame. The Irish offered Even better, Stanford is now the him before his junior year. According highest seed remaining in its region. That means the Cardinal can win its to 247sports.com, the five-star recruit way to Madison Square Garden for from Honolulu had trimmed his list to the Final Four (March 27-29) on its Stanford, Oregon and Texas A&M. home court. Bucknell knocked off top-seeded ON THE LINKS . . . Gunn High sopho- Arizona, 65-54, and travels to Ne- more golfer Jayshree Sarathy was vada for its second-round contest the runner-up in the San Francisco Stanford’s Josh Owens knocked down shots like this while scoring 15 points in a 76-65 victory over visiting Women’s Championships on Sunday Cleveland State to open the Postseason NIT on Tuesday, earning the Cardinal a second home game on Monday. (continued on page 32) at Harding Park, dropping a 36-hold match-play final to Alexandra Wong of St. Ignatius. The tournament, which WOMEN’S BASKETBALL is open to all amateurs, came down to a pair of high school students after Sarathy eliminated three-time Califor- Ogwumike sisters lead Stanford nia Amateur champion Lynne Cowan in the quarterfinals and Clovis East into yet another NCAA opener High senior Hannah Sodersten. by Rick Eymer dinal, seeded first in the Fresno ON THE AIR here is a two-year age gap Region of the NCAA tournament, between sisters Nnemkadi resembles a national championship- Saturday T Ogwumike and Chiney Og- caliber squad. Women’s basketball: NCAA Tourna-

wumike and you’d almost swear Stanford coach and Hall of Famer David Bernal/stanfordphoto.com ment: Stanford vs. Hampton, 10:30 a.m.; they were twins, or at least best Tara VanDerveer has been to the ESPN2; KZSU (90.1 FM) friends. When they play as one on mountain top, though it’s been 20 Monday the basketball court, which they of- years since she was able to hoist the Men’s basketball: Postseason NIT: ten do, it’s simply a beautiful thing championship trophy. The road to Illinois St. at Stanford, 8:30 p.m.; KNBR (1050 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM) to watch. the Final Four in Denver this sea- Second-ranked Stanford (31-1) de- son is fraught with intrigue, peril pends on the Ogwumike’s for most and hidden traps, yet more than any READ MORE ONLINE of its offensive production and de- other team in women’s college bas- www.PASportsOnline.com fensive intensity. There are games, ketball, the Cardinal understands For expanded daily coverage of college though, in which the entire team is what it takes to navigate the twists and prep sports, please see our new engaged and playing in synch and Stanford sisters Nnemkadi (left) and Chiney Ogwumike will lead the site at www.PASportsOnline.com those are the days when the Car- (continued on next page) Cardinal into its NCAA first-round game on Saturday. Page 28ÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ NCAA hoops (continued from previous page) Meditation for Modern Life and turns. Is this the year Stanford finally One Day Course punches its way back to the top? That will depend, of course, if the - $ /+ Ogwumike’s supporting cast will step up and get into synch. ((%! -/.0%( !*(+-' “Studying and school come first,” Nneka Ogwumike said. “But there is no possible way to ignore March Bob Drebin/stanfordphoto.com 0#$/4 (%)! 0 $%./)./!- Madness. It’s exciting no matter what. This is the most exciting time !#40%*,+ $!/$%. +0-.!2%(("+ 0. of the year.” The journey begins Saturday +*$+2/+)! %//!* /$!!*!5/.+" when the Cardinal takes on Hamp- ton at 10:40 a.m. (ESPN2) at the )! %//%+*!2%(((!-** ,- /% ! Ted Constant Convocation Center )! %//%+** %*/-+ 0 !/$!"+0- in Norfolk, Va. Stanford earned the No. 1 seed in the Fresno Regional. 0%( %*#(+ '.+"0 $%.//-%*%*# The Lady Pirates (26-4), winners of three consecutive MEAC titles, will Nnemkadi Ogwumike (30) was named a finalist for the Naismith ! %//%+*(* %*#)+/%+*. Trophy after leading Stanford to the Pac-12 title last weekend. make the short drive to nearby Old +),..%+** %. +)+/$ Dominion. “We don’t mind going to Old !#%**!-.* !3,!-%!* ! )! %//+-. Dominion,” VanDerveer said. “It’s WOMEN’S BASKETBALL a place with a great basketball tra- -!2!( +)! dition. It’s a major incentive to win down there and come back and play Stanford’s Neka Ogwumike here.” +./ %* (0 %*#(0* $ “Just put us anywhere, I don’t finalist for Naismith Trophy care,” Ogwumike added. “As long +-)+-!%*"+-)/%+** /+-!#%./!- as we are playing basketball. The tanford senior forward ninth overall tournament crown. legacy builds every day, with every Nnemkadi Ogwumike has She leads the Pac-12 with 21.8 ,(!.!1%.%/222&0*%,!-,/$+-# team and it’s not over yet.” S been named one of four fi- points per game and ranks second +- (( A victory against Hampton would nalists for the 2012 Naismith Tro- with 10.5 rebounds a game and an set up a meeting with either Texas phy for Women’s College Player 83.2 free-throw percentage. Her or West Virginia on Monday, also of the Year, the Atlanta Tip-Off 54.1 field-goal percentage ranks in Norfolk. Club announced Thursday. fourth. Ogwumike also ranks in Two wins and Stanford would ad- Ogwumike is joined by Elena the national Top 15 in scoring, vance to the Sweet 16 in Fresno and Della Donne (Delaware), Skylar rebounding and field-goal per- | 0 $%.//-%*%*#"+-)+ !-*(%"! a possible matchup with fifth-seed- Diggins (Notre Dame) and Britt- centage. 0*%,!- ed South Carolina or fourth-seeded ney Griner (Baylor) on the list of Ogwumike, a consensus na- Purdue a week from Saturday. finalists. tional player of the year and All- “The brackets seem balanced This season has been a ban- America candidate since the pre- because there are a lot more good ner year for Ogwumike, who season, is also on the final ballot teams,” VanDerveer said. “Our has powered Stanford to a No. for the John R. Wooden Award bracket is full of great teams like 2 national ranking as well as to Ogwumike scored 29 points, Duke, Purdue and St. John’s, who go the program’s 12th straight con- including a 3-of- 4 effort from into UConn and beat UConn. You ference title and 21st in 26 years. 3-point range, and grabbed 12 know they’re a great team.” Ogwumike was named Pac-12 rebounds as Stanford beat Cali- The Elite Eight, should Stanford Player of the Year for the second fornia, 77-62, Saturday in the accept its mission, would likely time in her career, and earned championship game at the Staples mean a game against No. 2 Duke, three Pac-12 Player of the Week Center in Los Angeles. No. 3 St. John’s or No. 6 Oklaho- honors, including a USBWA Na- Ogwumike became the all-time ma. tional Player of the Week honor scoring leader in Pac-12 tourna- An intriguing matchup could oc- on Dec. 27. ment history, surpassing former cur in the national semifinal if over- In addition to the Pac-12 Player Cardinal All-American Candice all No. 1 seed Baylor and Stanford of the Year award, Ogwumike Wiggins. hold serve. The Bears (34-0) seem was named to the All-Pac-12 Chiney Ogwumike added 17 to be everybody’s favorite to win Team and All-Defensive Team points and 13 rebounds and fresh- the national title and become the honorable mention. man point guard Amber Orrange first team ever to win 40 games in Ogwumike was named Pac-12 added 13 points. Joslyn Tinkle a season. Tournament Most Outstanding added nine points and blocked “Last year no one thought Texas Player after averaging 23.7 points five shots. A&M would win,” VanDerveer and 10.3 rebounds with a 56.3 The Cardinal improved to 30-2 said. “Baylor is a great team and field-goal percentage over Stan- in the event that began in 2002. It (Brittany) Griner is a great player ford’s three victories. The Cardi- was its 78th consecutive victory and a tremendous talent. I hope we nal claimed its sixth straight and against a Pac-12 opponent. N have a chance to play them.” The trip to Norfolk is the first time since 2001 that Stanford plays a points and 3.66 assists per game and The Cardinal also need quality tournament game east of the Rocky ranks among the national leaders minutes from redshirt junior center Mountains to open the tournament. with a 2.34 assist-to-turnover ratio. Sarah Boothe, freshman forward The Cardinal opened in 2001 in Junior Joslyn Tinkle has record- Taylor Greenfield, senior guard Norman, Okla. ed a pair of double-doubles this Lindy La Rocque and freshman The last time Stanford began the season, reached double figures in forward Bonnie Samuelson. tournament in the Eastern Time scoring 10 times and is enjoying The Lady Pirates have won 11 Zone was the 2000 tournament, one of the best seasons ever at the straight after beating Howard, when the Cardinal traveled to Ath- free throw line, making 89 percent 54-53, on Saturday for their third ens, Ga. and lost to the host Bull- of her fouls shots, third best in straight MEAC tournament title. dogs in the second round. school history. Stanford, making its 25th straight Stanford has a record of 11-4 in Freshman Amber Orrange, also NCAA appearance, enters the game first- and second-round NCAA a Texas product, had a big game on a program-best 28-game winning Tournament games away from against California. She also enjoyed streak, last losing (68-58) at Con- home. a nice game in the season-opening necticut on Nov. 21. Key players for Stanford include win at Texas. She needs to be a This will be the first-ever meet- sophomore guard Toni Kokenis, consistent presence against pres- ing between Hampton and Stanford, named to the All-Pac-12 team and sure defense and should continue to and just the second time the Pirates earning All-Defensive Team hon- go strong to the basket, as she did have played a team from the Pac-12. orable mention. She averages 9.5 against the Bears. California won in 2005. N *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 29 Sports SHP boys can’t be overlooked FREE Regular Size any longer after reaching finals by Keith Peters Fountain Drink or season alive for at least one more he Pinewood boys have been game with a 58-57 victory over host FREE Small Order of Fries here before, albeit 25 years and No. 2-seeded Modesto Chris- T ago. The Eastside Prep girls tian (27-6) on Tuesday night in a also have played in a CIF Northern NorCal Division IV semifinal. Cole Offer good per one sandwich purchase California basketball championship McConnell scored 25 points and hit match, just four years ago. the winning free throw with four 2035-B El Camino Real, Palo Alto 832 W. El Camino Real But Sacred Heart Prep? Not the seconds left. boys’ team. Not ever. (Between Cambridge and California Avenues) Sunnyvale, CA McConnell got 22 of his points Despite winning six Central Coast in the first half as SHP grabbed a (650) 326-1628 (408) 530-8159 Section titles, including its first 37-32 lead at intermission. Ian Ben- in 1995, and playing in 12 section nett’s three-pointer with less than a championship games, the Gators minute to play put SHP on top, 57- had yet to reach the NorCal finals talented players following last sea- 55. Modesto Christian tied it up be- until now. son’s 26-3 season performance, the fore fouling McConnell, setting up Call us anytime While the No. 2 -seeded Pin- Gators’ fortunes expected to go with the winning free throw. ewood boys and No. 2-seeded East- them. Bennett, a 6-5 junior who was on side Prep girls were almost expected True, SHP did not defend its West the JV team last season, finished you need to reach their respective Division V Bay Athletic League title this sea- with 13 points and seven rebounds. title game this Saturday at Folsom son. The Gators lost twice to Pin- McConnell added five rebounds, High, Sacred Heart Prep was not. ewood and suffered six losses dur- four steals and was 10-of-19 from an extra The Gators were seeded No. 3 but ing the regular season. But, since the field for 53 percent. seemingly were getting by with one losing to Marin Catholic on January The Gators will face top-seeded standout senior and a handful of 14 to stretch a rare losing streak to Salesian of Richmond (32-2) on Sat- hand role players — many of whom were three games, Sacred Heart has gone urday at Folsom High at 7 p.m., with playing on the JV team a year ago. 14-1 while losing only to Pinewood the winner advancing to the state fi- That, says SHP coach Tony Mar- — a one-point setback. nals at Power Balance Pavilion in tinelli, is one reason why his team “That three-game losing streak Sacramento on March 23. Salesian has been overlooked much of the in the middle of the season kind of advanced with an 80-41 romp over season. shook them up,” Martinelli said of No. 13 Arcata. “These guys, so many people over his players, who responded favor- Salesian is ranked No. 1 in the looked them and questioned their ably to the adversity. state in Division IV by MaxPreps, ability to win,” said Martinelli. “It “I knew what we had,” said Mar- No. 6 in the state overall and No. 38 kind of challenged them to keep that tinelli, who probably was the only in the nation. SHP, for comparison Sacred Heart identity.” one who did. “These juniors, they sake, ranks No. 16 in the state in This was not the team Martinelli all played JV last year. And these Division IV. was supposed to take to the NorCal seniors, they didn’t much playing finals. The 2010 and ‘11 squads — time but they practiced against some Division V boys Our qualiﬁ ed filled with depth, talent, size and of the best players in the section last Second-seeded Pinewood (27-2) caregivers help experience — were supposed to be year.” will have a chance to equal and those teams. Imagine, teams with That’s why, Martinelli said, “It’s make program history when it takes ease the burden the McConnell brothers — 6-foot-6 been one of my favorite coaching on No. 1 St. Joseph Notre Dame of Will, 6-5 Cole and 6-4 Reed — not experiences, not only at Sacred Alameda (28-4) in the NorCal fi- of caring for challenging for a berth in the state Heart, but anywhere. All these guys nals on Saturday at Folsom High at finals. are pulling for each other and no 3 p.m. loved ones. When the twins, Will and Reed, one wants it to end.” The Panthers, who have yet to graduated along with five other very Sacred Heart Prep (23-6) kept the play in a state championship game, can accomplish that with a victory that would give them 28 wins — s!SSISTANCEWITHBATHING s-EDICATIONSUPERVISION tying the 1989 team (28-3) for the DRESSINGGROOMING s$EMENTIA most ever. Pinewood, which is 7-0 this sea- s-EALPREPARATION !LZHEIMERSCARE son in games decided by five points s4RANSPORTATIONTO s,IGHTHOUSEKEEPING or less, held off Branson, 50-47, in FROMAPPOINTMENTS the CIF NorCal semifinals on Tues- s(OSPITALSITTING day night as senior center Solomone s%RRANDSSHOPPING COMPANIONSHIP Wolfgramm had a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds. s%XERCISEACTIVITIES St. Joe’s, meanwhile, advanced with a 66-45 win over No. 3 Capital Christian. “A great team win tonight against Your partner in high-quality home care a very tough opponent,” said Pin- ewood senior Cameron Helvey, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds in his final home game. “We played as one tonight, and that was the key to our victory. We’re very excited to go to the NorCal championship and we’ll be ready to go.” In a game where neither team led by more than five points, both 650-328-1001 squads got off to slow starts. 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(continued from previous page) Review the proposed design options for the ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Magical Bridge Playground at Mitchell Park as senior guard Gabe Moynihan contributed eight points, including Saturday, March 17, 2012, 11AM-1PM two three-pointers, and trimmed the Panthers’ lead to one. Pinewood Cubberely Community Center, Room M-2 senior guard Bradley Naumann fin- 4000 Middleﬁeld Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94303 ished off the third quarter with a bang, hitting a three-pointer as time expired to give the Panthers a 40-39 The City of Palo Alto seeks the community input on lead. this new universally-accessible playground. Pinewood was down in the fourth quarter until Wolfgramm made a Email [email protected] for more information. clutch put-back to tie the game at 47 with 1:08 to play. On Branson’s next possession, senior Josh Gray Meeting hosted by was called for a critical five-second City of Palo Alto Public Works violation and turned the ball over (650) 617-3183 with 1:00 remaining. Helvey made a huge put-back layup with 25 seconds left to put the Panthers up 49- 47 and seal the win. “It just feels great,” said Wolf- gramm. “Going up against a good Math Tutoring team like that, we have a tremendous respect for them.” Zoe Zwerling (L) Cole McConnell Division V girls Cat Perez Sacred Heart Prep Experts. Eastside Prep can’t accomplish Gunn High The senior forward scored a what its 2008 team did, going 31-2 career-high 33 points, mak- ✔ Call for assessment and free one- Zwerling, a sophomore, had hour Mathnasium session for the most victories in program 20 points and 13 rebounds ing eight 3-pointers, while history. 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A, Menlo Park at Folsom High at 1 p.m., with the Pinewood basketball Sacred Heart Prep basketball www.mathnasium.com | email: [email protected] winner advancing to the state finals Charlotte Biffar Andrew Buchanan at Power Balance Pavilion in Sac- Palo Alto lacrosse Menlo golf ramento on March 24. Brookside Jenny Hansen John Dickerson Christian (28-4) ended Pinewood’s Pinewood basketball Palo Alto baseball season, 60-37. Martha Harding Dante Fraioli* Second-seeded Eastside Prep ad- Castilleja lacrosse Pinewood basketball vanced to its second NorCal title Inspirations Selby Sturzenegger Jack Larson* game with a 47-41 victory over No. Sacred Heart Prep swimming Sacred Heart Prep baseball 3 St. Joseph Notre Dame (22-11) on Kindle Van Linge Solomone Wolfgramm* a guide to the spiritual community Tuesday night in East Palo Alto. Menlo-Atherton swimming Pinewood basketball The victory avenged last year’s * previous winner 45-38 loss to St. Joe’s, when East- To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com side Prep was also the No. 2 seed FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC and the Pilots were No. 3. Hashima £nxÊÕÃÊ,>`]Ê*>ÊÌÊUÊÈxä®ÊnxÈÈÈÈÓÊUÊÜÜÜ°vVV«>°À}Ê Carothers, a sophomore last season, All that came to an end, however, Kennedy crowd delighting in their -Õ`>ÞÊ7ÀÃ «Ê>ÌÊ£ä\ääÊ>°°Ê>`Êx\ääÊ«°° managed only three points in that as the No. 7-seeded Titans fell to No. good fortune, Lauderdale basically ÕÀV Ê-V Ê>ÌÊ£ä\ääÊ>°° season-ending loss. 3 Kennedy of Sacramento, 44-40, in ended the Titans’ season at 21-7 10:00 a.m. This Sunday: Born Again Carothers redeemed herself with the final seconds on Tuesday. with her two free throws that made 18 points and 18 rebounds on Tues- The toughest moment for the Ti- it 42-40. (But not in the bad way) day while her teammates provided tans was a questionable foul call on Gunn’s ensuing inbounds pass Rev. David Howell preaching solid defense once again. The Pan- freshman Meghan Mahoney with went out of bounds and Kennedy Come experience our new 5:00 p.m. service! Vibrant, Engaging and Arts-Based thers took control with a 17-1 run 2.3 seconds remaining with the got the ball back, with Lauderdale between the third and fourth quar- score tied at 40. That allowed Jes- being fouled. She again made both ters. Sophomore Charmaine Brad- sica Lauderdale of Kennedy to hit free throws for the final points of ford added 12 points while sparking the two free throws that put Ken- the night. the second-half rally by Eastside. nedy ahead. “Our girls did a great job staying In another Division V semifinal, “That was a tough call to end composed,” said Stapp. “When we Pinewood’s streak of back-to-back the game,” said Gunn coach Sarah went down by six early in the fourth state titles and three straight appear- Stapp. “But I’m proud of the way we could have folded, but we didn’t. ances in the state finale come to an our girls battled all night.” This has been a real special group end following its 23-point loss to What made the decisive foul call and it has been an incredible year. top-seeded Brookside Christian at difficult was the fact that Gunn’s Ju- “Sharing a league title, the first- Chavez High in Stockton. The No. lia Maggioncalda had tied the game ever CCS title in basketball in school 5-seeded Panthers finished 20-13 at 40 on a three-pointer with 14 sec- history and making a great run in with a young team that featured only onds left and then Gunn appeared NorCal has been great,” said Stapp. two seniors on their 11-player roster. to send the game in overtime when “What has really been rewarding Pinewood connected on only sev- Kennedy’s star player, Lynette John- is having all the fans come out and en of 26 attempts from three-point son, missed a shot with five seconds support us. It has made such a dif- range and suffered 18 turnovers. The to go and Mahoney grabbed the reference for us all year long.” Panthers trailed at the half, 33-16. bound. The past four years, Gunn has Lauderdale aggressively wrestled made three CCS title-game appear- Inspirations is a resource for ongoing religious services Division I girls the ball away from Mahoney and ances along with three NorCal ap- For the past two months, Gunn made a motion toward the basket pearances. In addition, Gunn is the and special events. To inquire about or to reserve space in has had a magical run as it shared — with Mahoney being called for only public school in the past eight Inspirations, please contact Blanca Yoc a league title, won a Central Coast a foul and Lauderdale awarded two years (in girls’ basketball) to make at 223-6596 or email [email protected] Section crown and was on the door- free throws. the NorCal semifinals twice. N steps of a NorCal final appearance With the Gunn team and fans (Andrew Preimesberger and Tom for the first time ever. stunned by the call and a delirious Jacoubowsky contributed) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÀV Ê£È]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 31 Sports Men’s hoops Stanford got this season under Stanford improved to 31-22 all- Stanford is one of three Pac-12 Owens said. “The ball just hap- (continued from page 28) way by going 3-1 in the NIT Season time in 23 postseason appearances teams remaining in the NIT along pened to go in. It’s nice to get out of Tip-Off, losing only to Syracuse in overall, including an 8-4 record in with Washington and Oregon. The that slump.” the championship game, 69-63. Syr- six NIT appearances. The Cardinal only way the Cardinal would run Brown also led the team with a on Sunday. Stanford hosts Illinois acuse is a No. 1 seed in the NCAA captured the 1991 postseason NIT into one of them would be in the career-high 12 rebounds, recording State (21-13) on Monday night at Tournament, which also got under championship and finished second, NIT championship game. his first double-double of the season 8:30 p.m. way this week. to Syracuse, in this year’s preseason On Tuesday night, Aaron Bright and the second of his career. Should Stanford win, it would host “I’m excited for the ability to keep NIT championship, also played at produced a prolific “I was proud of a quarterfinal game on Wednesday playing,” Dawkins said. “It’s an op- Madison Square Garden. second half, scoring Anthony and I think against the winner of Bucknell and portunity to keep growing. It’s great Illinois State, which shot 63 per- all 17 of his points, he can be a terrific Nevada. for our seniors too. They had a good cent in winning Wednesday night, to help the Cardinal rebounder,” Dawk- The Cardinal is attempting to be- year and deserve to play in the post- finished third in the Missouri Valley beat Cleveland State. ins said. “He really come just the fourth team to play at season.” Conference and lost in overtime to His awakening gives stepped up and made Madison Square Garden in both the Stanford reached the postseason Creighton in the conference tourna- Stanford another out- a lot of plays for us. Preseason and Postseason NIT dur- for the first time in three years, ment final. side shooting threat, That was one of the ing the same season. Notre Dame drawing 1,339 fans against Cleve- The Redbirds (21-13) lost at Fres- with Anthony Brown best games he’s had (1999-00), Syracuse (2001-02) and land State. A few more are expected no State earlier in the year. Stanford and Chasson Randle. here.” Ohio State (2007-08) have done it to show up at Maples Pavilion this beat the Bulldogs to open the pre- “I was happy to Brown reached dou- previously. time. season NIT. see Aaron step up,” ble figures in scoring Dawkins said. “He for the third time in took ownership and five games. He need came out in the sec- the prior 17 games to ond half and made us Aaron Bright reach double figures better, not just with three times. his play but also with his leader- “I think the team was excited to ship.” play,” Brown said. “The consensus LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Josh Owens and Anthony Brown was that we were not going to the each added 15 points for the Cardi- NCAA and the NIT was the next- nal, which has won four of its past best thing. Getting a home game six games. was nice for us.”

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING of the Palo Alto Your Child’s Health University Planning & Transportation Commission Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes and Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission (P&TC) seminars designed to foster good health and enhance shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, March 28, the lives of parents and children. 2012 in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Center, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard on these items. CHILD CPR & FIRST AID Staff reports for agendized items are available via the City’s main Designed for parents and care-givers of children one year of age to adolescence, this class website at www.cityofpaloalto.org. and also at the Planning Division will cover cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques, choking and ﬁrst aid for common Front Desk, 5th Floor, City Hall, after 2:00 PM on the Friday preceding childhood injuries. the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Development Center should City Hall be closed on the 9/80 Friday. - Saturday, April 14: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm UNFINISHED BUSINESS. Other Items: BRINGING BABY HOME A two-part workshop for expectant couples and new parents in their ﬁrst postpartum 1. Consider revisions to Commission policies and procedures trimester, this program designed by Drs. John and Julie Schwartz Gottman will assist in regarding private meetings and other forms of communications preserving the couple relationship and developing the relationship between parents (“ex-parte” communications) between Commission and the public and project applicants on development projects. (contd. from March and baby. 14th meeting). - Two Sundays, April 22 & 29: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm NEW BUSINESS. Public Hearing: COMFORT TECHNIQUES FOR LABOR 1. Review and Recommendation to Council for Adoption of the For couples who have already completed Childbirth Prep, this class provides additional tools Revised Draft Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan. and practice for relaxation, breathing and comfort measures for labor. Environmental Assessment: A Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration - Tuesday, April 24: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm has been prepared.

2. 885 Seale Avenue: Request by Maryam Haq and Zahid Rahman for MARCH OF DIMES, MARCH FOR BABIES a Variance from R-1 Zone required and special setbacks associated with the remodel and one-story addition to an existing one-story Packard Children’s Hospital is a proud supporter of the March of Dimes and sponsor of single-family residence including accessory structures (swimming the March for Babies walk event at San Pedro Square Market in San Jose. For more pool and equipment, below grade patio) encroaching into the special information about the March for Babies or the March of Dimes mission, initiatives, and 24’ setback, and a portion of the bedroom addition (27” across ways to get involved, please visit the March of Dimes website at marchofdimes.com. a 5’-6” length) encroaching into the 20’ front setback. Zone: R-1. - Saturday, April 28 Environmental Assessment: Exempt from CEQA per section 15301. Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please contact the Planning Department at (650) 329-2441. The ﬁles relating Call (650) 724-4601 or visit calendar.lpch.org to register or obtain more to these items are available for inspection weekdays between the information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised live on Government Access Channel 26.

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*** Curtis Williams, VISIT LPCH.ORG TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES Director of Planning and Community Environment

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