Mayfield’S 260 Homes Nearly a Done Deal
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JUNE 24, 2011 VOLUME 19, NO. 23 INSIDE: MOVIES | PAGE 20 650.964.6300 MountainViewOnline.com Mayfield’s 260 homes nearly a done deal
By Daniel DeBolt to buy the property and develop that plan when the recession hit. hile details about trees Only two people spoke with and architecture have concerns about traffic, the loss of Wyet to be worked out, native trees and the safety of the the City Council approved a mas- pedestrian tunnel under Central ter plan for a 260-unit housing Expressway to the San Antonio project at the site of the former train station that the developer Mayfield Mall Tuesday night, in has agreed to build. what appears to be a quiet end for City staff reported that 30 a once-controversial project. neighbors were pleased overall “Some of us have been with with the project at a May 11 com- this project 10 years now,” said munity meeting. But while the Mayor Jac Siegel at the end of an protests have subsided, neighbors unusually quick and easy meet- are still concerned about traf- ing, which gave developer Sum- fic, said Monta Loma resident mit Land Partners proper zoning Colleen Walter. She reported
MICHELLE LE and parcel map for the 21-acre Tuesday that 60 percent of the Volunteers from Google got to work fixing up Stevenson Elementary School on June 16. project at Central Expressway neighborhood’s 1,000 house- and San Antonio Road. holds remain concerned about The council voted unanimous- traffic impacts. Walter said new Googlers get down and dirty at Stevenson ly to approve the project, with Mayfield residents might use the council members Ronit Bryant neighborhood as a cut-through By Nick Veronin this year, according to Cady Kol- wiped windows clean. and John Inks recused because to Highway 101. len, an administrative assistant at It was also the biggest year of conflicts of interest. Bryant’s The council will sign off on bout 400 Googlers gath- Google and the project leader for for GoogleServe on the whole, husband works for Hewlett Pack- final plans for the project in ered at Stevenson Elemen- the Stevenson site. according to Katelin Todhunter- ard, which is selling the property, August or September after review Atary School on June 16 “This is the biggest GoogleServe Gerberg, a spokeswoman for and Inks owns property within by architects on the city’s devel- to help clean classrooms and project ever organized,” she Google. Though a final headcount 500 feet. opment review committee. paint walls as part of the fourth said, surveying the work of her was not available at press time, Council member Laura Macias Though the $6 million tunnel annual GoogleServe, a world- colleagues — many of whom Todhunter-Gerberg said more remarked at how few public was a leftover requirement from wide community service program wore black-and-neon-colored, than 6,000 employees from 60 speakers there were Tuesday the previous project, Summit organized each summer by the “Google”-emblazoned sunglasses offices around the world partici- night compared to the last time, vice president Rhonda Neely Mountain View-based online and black “GoogleServe” shirts as pated in more than 400 projects. when the council approved a reassured council members, search company. they worked paint rollers, vacu- previous iteration of the project “We’re going full speed ahead The Stevenson crew set a record umed, scrubbed desktops and See GOOGLE, page 8 with 450 units. Developer Toll Brothers passed on their option See MAYFIELD, page 11 Voice launches community membership campaign
he Voice has launched a decline in print advertising with by the recession suspend their campaign to secure a membership subscriptions from advertising or turn to inex- Thealthy future by asking people who value local journal- pensive marketing alternatives, readers to begin pay- the traditional business ing for a portion of the model that allowed local costs of operating the journalism to be primar- newspaper and its pop- ily supported through ular website, Mounta- advertising is quickly inViewOnline.com. ism, regardless of whether viewed evaporating,” said Voice publisher Through a letter to all residents in print or online. Tom Gibboney. and a print and online advertis- “As more residents turn online “These changes threaten the ing campaign, the Voice aims to stay informed about the com- IMAGE COURTESY OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW to replace the recession-driven munity, and businesses rocked See MEMBERSHIP, page 6 A future view from the corner of Central Expressway and Mayfield Avenue.
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After pulling over the vehicle bank they believe he robbed about WOMAN ARRESTED N CRIMEBRIEFS on San Antonio Road near Leg- a half hour prior to his arrest. IN POT BUST horn Street around 4:25 p.m., the He was taken into custody on ARMED ROBBERY tomers witnessed the robbery; the driver told the officer that he had June 17 inside the Starbucks at 750 Police arrested a Mountain AT 7-ELEVEN other ran out of the store when he a handgun, said Liz Wylie, spokes- Castro St. where a plainclothes View woman Wednesday after saw the suspects enter, Wylie said. finding 29 pounds of marijuana Two armed men held up the woman for the Mountain View detective found him reading a Both suspects were wearing sweat- Police Department. A search of the newspaper less than 30 minutes — with an estimated street value 7-Eleven on Rengstorff Avenue on shirts and jeans, and neither spoke of more than $140,000 —in her Monday, June 20, making off with car turned up a baseball bat between after employees of the California with an accent, she said. One was the door and driver’s seat, a loaded Bank & Trust, located around the apartment. the contents of the store’s cash about 6 feet tall, the other of aver- After receiving an email tip drawer, police said. handgun, methamphetamine and corner at 700 W. El Camino Real, age height, and both were of average multiple syringes, Wylie said. The reported they had been robbed by that a woman living in the apart- The clerk and two customers build, said Wylie. ment complex located at 660 were in the store when the masked officer also determined that the an individual matching his descrip- No one was injured in the rob- driver was under the influence of tion, Mountain View police spokes- Tyrella Ave. was selling pot out suspects entered, around 6:30 p.m., bery. Police used a canine unit from of her home, a sergeant with the said Liz Wylie, spokeswoman for methamphetamine, she said. woman Liz Wylie said. Sunnyvale to try to track the sus- Regan Titchen, 49, of Castle Rock, Employees from the bank called Mountain View police walked by the Mountain View Police Depart- pects, but in the heat and crowded the apartment numerous times ment. One of the men, armed with Washington was arrested on mul- 911 at 9:09 a.m., Wylie said, tell- conditions, the dog quickly lost the tiple felony charges, including pos- ing dispatchers that a man had over a number of days to see if a silver semi-automatic handgun, trail, Wylie said. he could smell signs of the drug, jumped the counter and pointed sessing and being under the influ- approached a teller claiming he —Andrea Gemmet ence of a drug with a firearm, and a had a gun and demanding money. department spokeswoman Liz his weapon at the clerk, a 52-year- Wylie said. old San Jose resident. The other misdemeanor charge for possession The teller obliged and the man DRIVER WITH of syringes, Wylie said. fled. The officer never smelled any- robber, armed with a black semi- thing suspicious, but given the automatic handgun, emptied the HANDGUN ARRESTED —Andrea Gemmet At 9:35 a.m., the plainclothes detective saw a man matching the specificity of the information cash drawer and patted down the A man was arrested on charges of provided in the tip-off email, the clerk, presumably looking for a wal- carrying a loaded handgun while NEWSPAPER-READING suspect description. The man had changed some of his clothes, but the investigating policeman decided let, Wylie said. under the influence of drugs by a BANK HEIST SUSPECT to conduct what Wylie called a The two suspects fled with less officer making a traffic stop on June rest was the same as that described Police apprehended a man Friday by the bank employees. “knock and talk” shortly before than $500, heading east on Latham 21, police said. noon on June 15. Avenue, she said. One of the cus- morning just a few blocks from the The plainclothes officer called for backup and kept an eye on the man When the tenant answered the until more officers could arrive. door, the officer could “imme- While the officer waited, the man diately smell fresh marijuana,” Join our sales team! went into the Starbucks bathroom. Wylie said. The woman then At that point, the officer instructed let the officer in her apartment, everyone in the store to evacuate. where he found dried, ready-to- When the man emerged from the smoke marijuana buds “every- Are you an outgoing person who cares about our community and is looking for a fast-paced job bathroom into an empty store, he where.” working with an amazingly talented group of colleagues? had changed all of his clothes and The woman also had scales for The Mountain View Voice and Embarcadero Media are seeking smart, articulate and dedicated had shaved off his mustache. weighing out the pot and baggies individuals who are looking for a dynamic and family-friendly work environment of people committed The officer took the man into for packaging it, Wylie said. All told, the woman, whom Wylie to producing outstanding journalism and effective marketing for local businesses. custody, and he was positively iden- tified by bank employees, Wylie identified as 36-year-old Honey You will join our staff of journalists, designers, web programmers and sales people in our “green” said. Police found $1,100 on the Margoles of Mountain View, had building in the California Ave. business district. suspect and discovered his previous 29 pounds of marijuana in her As a Multimedia Sales Representative, you will contact and work with local businesses to generate outfit in the bathroom trashcan. apartment. Margoles, who was “very coop- sales and expand their brand identity. You will support their future success using opportunities available They did not find a gun. They will continue looking for erative with the investigation,” through our various marketing platforms: newspapers and special publications, Mountain View Online, according to Wylie, told police Shop Mountain View and Express, our daily e-mail digest. a weapon, but he may not have had one, Wylie added. Lawrence that she had just bought 20 The ideal candidate is a self-starter who loves working on a team to beat sales goals and possesses strong Petitta, a 53-year-old transient, was pounds of pot on June 14 for verbal, written, persuasive and listening interpersonal skills and can provide exceptional customer arrested on suspicion of robbery, $30,000. service. While previous sales experience is a plus, we will train you if you otherwise have all the right she said. Wylie said the woman did not skills and motivation. And while our preference is full-time, we like to be fl exible when we can and are —Nick Veronin willing to consider 30 hour-per-week schedules. 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By Daniel DeBolt Middlefield Road building that once housed over 100 convicts Aon work-furlough can soon be scraped to allow a three-story office building, thanks to a City Council deci- sion Tuesday. Four Corners properties got unani- mous council approval for a 97,000- IMAGE COURTESY OF THE VTA. square-foot building and parking garage An artist’s rendering of VTA’s proposed westbound Bus Rapid Transit station along the middle of El Camino Real at Castro Street. at 590 East Middlefield Road, where an The eastbound station would be on the other side of Castro Street. The buildings on the left are for illustration purposes. aging 33,000-square-foot building now stands, the former home of the county work furlough program. The light rail Support stalls for major El Camino bus upgrade station next door will be used by office employees instead of furloughed convicts on their way to and from work. By Daniel DeBolt VTA is set to purchase new diesel hybrid Five audience members spoke in The building is slated for a LEED Gold buses for the project, which include support of the dedicated lanes, while rating, with solar panels on the roof of a ity Council members were hesi- tables inside and WiFi Internet service. one person opposed them because car parking garage, electric car charging sta- tant to embrace a VTA proposal VTA officials said Tuesday that having drivers would resent the exclusive use of tions, free transit passes for employees, CTuesday that would bring dedi- a dedicated lane for the buses in each two lanes on El Camino Real for buses patio seating and glass and stone build- cated bus lanes to El Camino Real for a direction would nearly double daily rid- that travel only every once 10 minutes. ing materials. Approximately 13 of the 51 system similar to light rail. ership on the line to 22,717, and decrease Downtown resident Aaron Grossman trees on site will be removed. The Valley Transportation said he used BRT in Ecuador, where The approval is a relief to Santa Cara Authority is set to build a bus he was surprised how quickly people County officials, who have been try- rapid transit line that would extend “We have to do what fits for us.” got on and off, and said it was faster ing to sell the building since it became from Palo Alto to San Jose along El than a taxi. Resident Jarret Mul- vacant in 2008. Camino Real. In Mountain View, LAURA MACIAS lin said the system would increase To help the developer secure bank VTA proposes two so-called BRT property values along the corridor. funding, the council narrowly approved lanes down the middle of El Camino travel times. But in Mountain View, The reduction to four lanes could a development agreement to allow the Real, with two bus stations located on that would mean reducing El Camino mean calmer traffic on El Camino Real project’s permits to last six years instead the median, one at Castro Street and Real’s six lanes to four lanes, and council and a more walkable environment along of the usual four. Council members Jac one at San Antonio shopping center. members didn’t welcome that idea at the the lines of the Grand Boulevard initia- Siegel, Ronti Bryant and Laura Macias BRT buses would run every 10 min- Tuesday, June 21, meeting. tive most council members say they agreed with city staff who said such a utes, 18 hours a day. The buses would “We don’t have the space on El support. But concerns about impacts on development has historically cost much beat car traffic through the use of sen- Camino Real that Santa Clara does,” traffic appeared to trump those benefits more than the $20,000 “community sors that give buses priority at traffic said Laura Macias, one of the council’s in the minds of most council members. benefit contribution” that developer Dave lights. To make boarding times quick, bigger critics of the idea, noting Santa “I’m a huge fan of BRT, it’s good, I’ve used Wilbur proposed. Council member Bryant tickets would be bought at stations, and Clara’s support for dedicated lanes. “We described the move as decreasing the value at the same flat bus fare, now $1.75. have to do what fits for us.” See BUS UPGRADE, page 9 of an important bargaining tool. Never- theless, the council ended up approving the agreement after Wilbur stated he was unwilling to pay any more for it. El Camino Hospital defends bookkeeping The project’s approval was one of the quickest ever, with the council approv- CIVIL GRAND JURY SAYS DISTRICT, CORPORATION ‘OPERATE AS ONE UNIT’ ing a request to allow the city planner to work on the project in March. By Nick Veronin in such a way “that one cannot delineate “respects the role of the Civil Grand Jury Because the 3.57-acre site is next to a how taxpayer contributions are spent.” and will give due consideration to the light rail station, the council allowed it l Camino Hospital officially respond- “It’s important to note that we disagree findings and recommendations in the “transit oriented” status, which means ed to a Santa Clara County Civil with several of the report’s statements,” report.” a denser 0.65 floor area ratio is allowed EGrand Jury report criticizing the El Camino spokeswoman Chris Ernst The grand jury, which passed and over the more common 0.5 FAR common health care organization for not clearly said. She made a point of distinguishing adopted the report on May 19, recom- in the area, and 3 percent fewer parking separating the money it receives from tax district operations from hospital opera- mended that El Camino “account for tax spaces are required. payers and the money it generates as a non- tions. “Every tax dollar that comes from revenues on a line-item basis, so that tax- Almost $357,000 in off-site improve- profit corporation. the district comes back to the district.” payers can follow the money to determine ments will be made, including improve- In a statement released June 16, the Ernst acknowledged that the hospital’s monies are properly spent.” ments to a walking path on the north hospital district said it has “preliminarily financial structure is “complex.” According to the report, the grand jury edge of the site from the light rail station. reviewed” the report, which found that the “We feel that we’re already very trans- was unable to determine where the hos- Council members said the alley-like hospital district and the non-profit organi- parent as an organization,” she said. pital derived the funds used to purchase pathway appeared unsafe with walls on zation formed by the district “(appear) to El Camino defended its bookkeeping each side blocking visibility from adja- operate as one unit,” intermingling funds practices while also saying the hospital See ECH FUNDS, page 8 cent parking lots. 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ECH FUNDS Clary County’s Local Agency Continued from page 5 Formation Commission. That report found that no district 3END 5S 3END 5S the Community Hospital of Los funds were used in the acquisi- Gatos in 2009 and sponsor the tion of the Los Gatos campus. San Jose Sharks’ playoff games Another grand jury report, this year. also passed and adopted on May ! 0OSTCARD! 0OSTCARD The authors of the report 19, found that “SCC LAFCO acknowledged El Camino’s takes a passive approach in its insistence that funds from the oversight of special districts” corporate arm of the hospital, and that “SCC LAFCO commis- not the district arm, were used sioners are not fulfilling their in both financial endeavors. oversight duties to taxpayers by However, they added, “There is adopting a broader view of their Photo of Nanci Scharfen as no way to confirm that.” policy-making policy.” The hospital district’s official Ernst said the district did not she finished running the response did not go into great directly respond to questions detail defending the purchase raised about El Camino’s spon- Boston Marathon . of the Los Gatos campus and sorship of the Sharks because, did not make any mention of “It didn’t warrant a response. its sponsorship of the Sharks’ We have an operating budget for Take a photo with the Mountain playoff run. the corporation. That’s where the View Voice on your next trip Responding to the suggestion marketing dollars come from.” and email to digitalads@ that district funds might have “The ECHD is a vigilant paweekly.com been used to purchase the Com- steward of the public money it munity Hospital of Los Gatos, receives,” the district statement Ernst pointed to an independent said. “The ECHD Board ensures staff report conducted by Santa that district funds are expended for the benefit of the district and the people served by the district.” Ernst would not speculate as to what the district would ultimately do in response to the grand jury’s report. “If there’s a way that we could make things more clear, that’s what we’re committed to doing,” she said. V GOOGLE Continued from page 1
She said there were 11 GoogleServe projects in Mountain View. Those who participated in the 2011 GoogleServe worked at schools, homeless shelters, elder- care facilities and community parks among others, she said. With as many hands as the Stevenson project had, the entire project, which started at about 10 a.m., was finished by the mid- afternoon. Boom boxes blared music while the employees, many of whom were meeting for the first time, frater- nized over their work. The socializing that occurs at GoogleServe projects is just one of many supplementary benefits to service projects, Kollen said, adding that she had met many of her fellow Googlers for the first time on the day of the Stevenson cleanup. “It’s an amazing team-building happy hunting exercise,” said Francoise Brougher, vice president of business opera- Great Furniture, Accessories, & Jewelry tions at Google, who spent part of her day crouching down, painting at Consignment Prices! the base of a doorframe. “You get to team up with people you are not working with every day, you’re hav- CAMPBELL 408.871.8890 ing fun and you’re working toward MOUNTAIN VIEW CORTE MADERA 415.456.2765 a common goal and you have a very 650.964.7212 DANVILLE 925.866.6164 short time frame. I think that’s very SAN CARLOS 650.508.8317 inspiring for people.” 141 E. EL CAMINO REAL “It’s a way to give back to the 16 LOCATIONS IN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA & TEXAS community and I think it’s a nice thing to do,” Brougher said. V
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Connelly said councils in Sunny- BUS UPGRADE vale, Los Altos and Palo Alto had Continued from page 5 “mixed opinions” about the BRT lanes. it in other cities,” said Mayor Jac Without dedicated lanes, BRT NO Siegel. “But it’s got to fit your area.” buses would use regular traffic It appeared that council mem- lanes, VTA staff said, but BRT sta- bers Ronit Bryant and Margaret tions would require special “bulb WORRIES. Abe-Koga may be the idea’s only outs” on the side of the street at potential supporters, but even Bry- Castro Street and San Antonio ant noted that traffic could increase shopping center. Now is the time to on the downtown street she lives More room could be made for on. A map of streets near El Cami- BRT by removing the 16-foot medi- relax and enjoy life. no Real showed red to indicate an on El Camino real, but, as Con- increased traffic, including on Cen- nelly noted to the council, “your tral Expressway, Middlefield Road staff really likes that median.” and Church Street, among others. Mountain View also has the “One of those red lines is the opportunity to have VTA pay for street I live on,” said Bryant. bike lanes, which are lacking on El Macias wanted to make it clear to Camino Real, if the BRT lanes are VTA officials that she heard oppo- built. On-street parking could also sition from five of seven council be removed. East of Ortega Avenue, Call today to schedule a personal tour of our beautiful community located members. 5.5 percent of El Camino Real is “I want to encourage you to stay used for parking. West of Ortega, in the foothills where Los Altos meets Cupertino. 650-944-0190 open minded,” VTA planning the number is over 50 percent. manager Chris Connelly told the VTA staff said a trip from Palo council. Alto to HP Pavilion on the line The VTA is expected to return would take BRT 52 minutes, while As a resident-owned community, with more data on traffic impacts it could take 60 minutes by car and for another go at persuading the 67 minutes by the current express The Forum offers unique equity council. bus line 522, which would be ownership and continuing care VTA senior planner Steve Fisher replaced by BRT. assured the council that the VTA BRT is also slated for Alum Rock that allows you to plan for a would not build the dedicated lanes Avenue and Stevens Creek Boule- secure future. You can retire in 23500 Cristo Rey Drive in Mountain View without the vard. The project will cost between Cupertino, CA 95014 council’s consent. Caltrans owns $200 million and $250 million, style with luxury living in a vibrant, V 650-944-0100 the El Camino Real right of way, mostly in Measure A funds. friendly environment at The and “we have to approach Caltrans www.theforum-seniorliving.com with a consensus decision,” Fisher Forum Retirement Community. Email Daniel DeBolt at No worries. RCFE# 435200344 COA# 174 said. “If there is conflict, they do A Smoke Free Community nothing.” [email protected]
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A future aerial view looking MAYFIELD southeast on Mountain View’s Continued from page 1 Mayfield neighborhood. IMAGE COURTESY OF CITY OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW with the tunnel.” She said Summit wanted an out- A lot about trees clause on the requirement if the In total, 456 trees will have to be tunnel was found infeasible because removed from the Mountain View of plans to add to high-speed rail side of the project, including 163 tracks to the Caltrain corridor. large heritage trees and 55 coastal Summit will soon begin a year- redwoods. Summit proposes to long demolition of the 500,000- add 613 trees. square-foot building that was once The City Council received a peti- the Mayfield Mall. The property tion from 36 people and several is being sold by Hewlett Packard, letters from neighbors decrying which more recently used it as an the loss of trees and lack of native office building. and drought-tolerant trees pro- Development partner William posed for the project, with arborist Lyon Homes will build up to 260 Dave Muffly noting an “almost homes with an estimated average total lack of drought tolerance price of $913,000. The city expects among the trees selected.” Milk Pail’s Magic Croissants! to see an increase of $154,000 in Summit’s Tim Unger noted property taxes from the $235 mil- that the existing redwoods are lion project. relatively thirsty. Other trees Instead of including 26 below- that neighbors expressed dismay “So good, they don’t need market-rate homes in the project, about losing are not native, he the city will be paid $7 million in said. Nevertheless, Neely said butter or jam!” fees to go toward subsidized below- Summit has “no motivation not Channel your inner Julia Child market-rate housing elsewhere. to work with the community of The plan includes two-story, Monta Loma” in selecting proper in the comfort of your own kitchen single-family homes around the trees for the project. 1. Go to the Milk Pail and locate wonderful hand north and east edges of the site Dozens of redwood trees would and the rest as three-story con- be relocated on site, and an rolled croissants in our Freezer. dominium buildings. The condos arborist hired by Summit pre- 2. Put frozen croissants out on a baking sheet on have individual garages, 39 per- dicted a 95-percent survival rate your counter at bedtime and let them rise overnight. cent of which have controversial for the redwoods. A survey of 3. In the morning you will Jump with Joy when you see these little gems puffed UP! tandem parking (cars park front bird’s nests would be conducted to back, increasing on-street park- to make sure that no birds are 4. Turn the oven on to 375° F (190 C). When oven has reached temperature, place beautiful ing), the highest percentage of any harmed as trees are removed. puffed croissants into oven for 15 minutes or until GOLDEN! development in the city. About a dozen of the redwoods 5. Congratulate yourself after you, your friends and family have eaten these amazing jewels, There is space for two public on the site could remain in one of because you just saved about a THOUSAND dollars on a plane ticket to France! parks that have yet to be designed. the two parks, Mayfield Park, but The total size of the parks, 3.62 that may require an unattractive acres, is more than twice the 6-foot retaining wall on the edge size of what would normally be of the park. Neely said Summit is required. 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