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ELECTION 2012 Ken Dauber enters school board race Fourth candidate vying for three seats, seeks ‘open community discussion’ by Chris Kenrick arent activist Ken Dauber announced Tuesday, Aug. 7, P he will run for the Palo Alto Board of Education in this Novem- ber’s election, injecting some competition into the race. The Google software engineer and cofounder of the group We Can Do Better Palo Alto will vie for one of three available seats on the five-member board against in- cumbents Melissa Baten Caswell and Camille Townsend and newcomer Heidi Emberling. The election is Nov. 6. “I want to ensure that there is a contested election so that we have the opportunity to have a full and

Veronica Weber open community discussion of our values and priorities for our schools,” Dauber said in a statement. “I am particularly interested in bringing to the school board A firefighter lays down red tape around one of the sites where five fires were started at the Pearson Arastradero Preserve on Aug. 8. clearer and more transparent decision making backed by data and agreed-upon metrics. ... I will work The joint attack is one example battalion chief from each agency to bring my experience in educa- EMERGENCY RESPONSE of how fire responses will look will be present on the scene, al- tional data and large, complex in the near future due to expand- lowing for better direction for organizations to bear on bringing ing automatic-aid agreements. personnel. The departments are more effective governance to the Fire districts revving up One year ago, the Palo Alto City also looking at ways to meld their board,” he said. Council unanimously approved communications and dispatch Dauber and his wife, Stanford a new arrangement between the systems. Law School Professor Michele cross-border aid Palo Alto and Menlo Park fire- Menlo Park Fire Chief Har- Dauber, burst onto the school scene protection districts in which en- old Schapelhouman said the early last year, criticizing Super- Palo Alto and Menlo Park personnel will respond to gines and personnel in closest 2010 plane crash into an East intendent Kevin Skelly and the fires within each others’ service areas proximity to a fire or emergency Palo Alto residential neighbor- school board and calling for “new will respond — regardless of ju- hood brought to light the need leadership” in the Palo Alto Unified by Sue Dremann ing Palo Alto’s and Menlo Park’s, risdiction. for a new agreement. Confusion School District. hen a wildfire ignited battled five blazes that could The agreement covers Code 3 among the various departments The two founded We Can Do Bet- grasslands in Pearson have harmed people and property incidents, which require a siren responding to the incident led to ter Palo Alto, which has 165 Face- W Arastradero Preserve on had the response not been rapid. and red flashing lights. Paramedic his initiation of discussions with book followers and has doggedly Wednesday afternoon, the various Pastures that contain about 155 services are not included. Palo Alto, he said. lobbied the school board on issues city and county fire departments horses are just 200 feet from the Although the two agencies The main reason for the agree- relating to academic stress. that responded ignored their usual burned area, and the hills are have cooperated since 1999, the ment is maximum protection for Between April and June of this boundaries. surrounded by homes in Portola updated arrangement will ensure Multiple fire agencies, includ- Valley and Los Altos. that one truck company and a (continued on page 7) (continued on page 7) ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 3

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450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ PUBLISHER Give blood for life! William S. Johnson bloodcenter.stanford.edu EDITORIAL Jocelyn Dong, Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Government works more efficiently Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Tom Gibboney, Spectrum Editor if we all work together. Sue Dremann, Chris Kenrick, Gennady —Harold Schapelhouman Sheyner, Staff Writers , Menlo Park fire chief, Eric Van Susteren, Editorial Assistant, Internship on the new mutual-aid pact between Palo Alto and Coordinator Menlo Park fire departments. See story on page 3. Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer Colin Becht, Dale F. Bentson, ‘‘ Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, Susan Tavernetti, Contributors Helen Carefoot, Maytal Mark, Dean McArdle, Lauren-Marie Sliter, Editorial Interns DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Around Town Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, MUSIC TO THEIR EARS ... Lytton tion Official Jaime Rodriguez said. Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers Plaza Lili Cao, Rosanna Leung, Designer has long served as Palo Alto’s The signal operations would be the prime meeting ground for the discon- same at all three intersections and PRODUCTION Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager tent masses, from the Vietnam War include the left-turn movements on Dorothy Hassett, Samantha Mejia, Blanca Yoc, protests in the 1960s to the dem- Alma Street. When a train has passed Sales & Production Coordinators onstration against the city’s freshly through the intersection the signal ADVERTISING passed noise ordinance in the 1970s. can allow northbound left-turn traf- Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales & Advertising But a musician looking to blast an fic if there is demand. If no vehicles Adam Carter, Elaine Clark, Janice Hoogner, angry riff on her electric guitar may are turning left, the signal would turn Brent Triantos, Display Advertising Sales Neal Fine, Carolyn Oliver, Rosemary soon have a new set of rules to fol- green when a sensor finds a car wait- Lewkowitz, Real Estate Advertising Sales low. The Parks and Recreation Com- ing. The change affects traffic going David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, mission is expected to approve an westbound (towards El Camino Real) Inside Advertising Sales ordinance later this month that would and eastbound (towards Middlefield Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Asst. Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. set time limits for amplified music. Road). The light sequence that clears Wendy Suzuki, Advertising Sales Intern The proposal is far less drastic than traffic off of the eastbound approach EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES the one the commission reviewed to the tracks before arrival of the train Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator and rejected in October, which would remains the same, however, he said. Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager have prohibited amplified sound BUSINESS unless the user takes out a $300 TUNING IN ... While Palo Alto of- Susie Ochoa, Payroll & Benefits permit. 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ENVIRONMENT San Francisquito Creek project to surge ahead next year Long-stalled flood-control plans include new levees, protection for wildlife by Gennady Sheyner

hen flood-control officials Bayshore Road. finally break ground next On a parallel track, the agency W year on a long-awaited ef- is also looking to upgrade several fort to calm the flood-prone San bridges over the creek — start- Francisquito Creek, it won’t be just ing with the Newell Road bridge the human residents around the creek between Palo Alto and East Palo whom they’ll be looking to protect. Alto — and explore possible op- The downstream area that’s tar- tions for retaining flood water in geted for construction, between the the upstream area in the Santa Baylands and U.S. Highway 101, is Cruz Mountains. home to a rich array of wildlife, in- While the primary goal of the cluding the California clapper rail, downstream project detailed in the the white-tailed kite and the double- new environmental analysis is to crested cormorant. The salt marsh calm the creek, officials from the harvest mouse, an endangered spe- partner cities also hope to use this cies, makes its home in the Baylands opportunity to enhance the area’s and the salt marsh wandering shrew natural habitat and recreational has been known to wander in this uses. The destruction of the old area as well. California red-legged levee, for example, would create frogs have also been observed sever- new marshlands, while the real miles from the construction area, construction of the Palo Alto Mu- as have western pond turtles. nicipal Golf Course would make The regional strategy for protect- space available for three athletic ing these species from construction fields, an amenity that Palo Alto is detailed in the newly released officials enthusiastically endorsed environmental impact report last month.

(EIR), a state-mandated document But as the new report makes Weber Veronica that analyzes the expected impacts clear, the project comes with plen- The area adjacent to the San Francisquito Creek is slated for a flood-reduction and ecosystem-restoration of the ambitious project and pro- ty of challenges, including the task project. poses strategies for minimizing the of ensuring that construction won’t problems. harm or displace members of the have the project largely completed sis acknowledges that the project golf course. The effort is being spearheaded rich and delicate Baylands ecosys- by the end of that year. will have other unwanted impacts, The project detailed in the new by the San Francisquito Creek Joint tem. The creek authority is pro- These deadlines could slip, how- some of which cannot be mitigat- report is a major step forward for Powers Authority, which consists posing a wide array of measures ever, if the wildlife doesn’t coop- ed. This includes pollution from a flood-control effort that lan- of officials from Palo Alto, East to protect the area’s biological re- erate. The environmental report construction, which is expected guished under inadequate fund- Palo Alto, Menlo Park, the Santa sources. These include installing notes, for example, that if a biologist to exceed the Bay Area Air Qual- ing for more than a decade before Clara Valley Water District and “nesting exclusion devices” to pre- identifies a nesting burrowing owl ity Management District’s thresh- generating momentum in the past the San Mateo County Flood Pro- vent birds from setting up nests in in an area that would be affected old for significance. The level of three years. It also signifies the tection District. The overarching construction zones, planting native by construction, a 250-foot “no-ac- nitrogen oxide, the report notes, fresh approach toward flood con- goal is to protect the partner cities vegetation species and conducting trol that the creek authority ad- from the dreaded 100-year flood, extensive surveys of nesting rap- opted under Len Materman, who which by definition has a 1 per- tors, migratory birds, burrowing While the primary goal of the downstream became the agency’s executive di- cent chance of happening in any owls and other species just prior project detailed in the new environmental rector in 2008. Previously, officials given year. The major project tar- to construction. The agency would from the three cities and the two gets the particularly flood-prone then establish buffer zones and, if analysis is to calm the creek, officials from the water districts had pinned their area downstream, which suffered necessary, delay or relocate por- partner cities also hope to use this opportunity hopes on the U.S. Army Corps of millions of dollars in damages in tions of the project as needed to Engineering, which had been con- a February 1998 flood. To calm accommodate the wildlife. to enhance the area’s natural habitat and ducting its own study for protect- the floodwater in this area, the The creek authority plans to be- recreational uses. ing the area from floods. But with creek authority plans to knock gin relocating utility equipment the federal study underfunded and down an old, largely degraded le- in December and to start work on tivity buffer” would be established would remain “significant and un- making imperceptible progress, vee to allow floodwater from the the levees in January. Much of the and remain in place while the nest avoidable” by state standards. But the creek authority elected to pur- creek to enter the Baylands. New levee excavation and construction is active. Similarly, if a California in the creek authority’s view, this sue its own smaller-scale projects levees would then be constructed is pegged for next summer. The clapper rail or a California black short-term spike in air pollution is targeting specific portions of the to widen the channel, and flood- authority plans to start construct- rail sets up nests near the construc- a reasonable price to pay for long- watershed. walls would be added along East ing floodwalls in May 2014 and to tion area, project activities “will term flood protection. The downstream project has al- be postponed until after the young The authority’s “judgment is that ready received the backing of all have fledged.” And if a salt marsh the flood control benefits to resi- five members of the creek author- harvest mouse or a salt marsh wan- dents in East Palo Alto and Palo ity. In Palo Alto, residents in the dering shrew is observed while Alto outweighs the temporary Crescent Park and Duveneck/St. workers are clearing pickleweeds, significant and unavoidable NOx Francis neighborhoods near the “clearing will cease and workers emissions during project construc- creek have been particularly ada- will move to a new area.” tions,” the environmental report mant over the years about the need The new report also dedicates a states. to boost flood protection. section to protection of the steel- Another impact that cannot be The release of the Environmen- head trout, another prominent avoided is disruption to Palo Al- tal Impact Report triggers a 45-day member of the Baylands ecosys- to’s golf course, the environmen- review period during which people tem. The authority plans to avoid tal report notes. In this case, how- can submit comments and questions, in-channel construction between ever, the city has its own plan for which the creek authority must ad- early October and the end of addressing this significant recre- dress. The review period concludes April, the steelhead migration pe- ation impact. On July 23, the City on Sept. 13. The report is available riod, and to have a fisheries biolo- Council unanimously approved a at www.sfcjpa.org. Veronica Weber gist survey construction areas for $7.5 million plan for redesigning The authority also plans to hold surface water before construction the golf course to align it with the public hearings on the project at 6 commences. Before an area is dew- proposed levee configuration. The p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, and atered, the report states, “fish will project would get about $3 million Wednesday, Aug. 29, on the first floor be captured and relocated to avoid in funding from the creek author- of the East Palo Alto City Hall. N Along with the salt marsh harvest mouse, California red-legged frog, injury and mortality and minimize ity. Palo Alto would foot the rest Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner white-tailed kite and double-crested cormorant, this Snowy Egret makes disturbance.” of the bill, with the city’s share can be emailed at gsheyner@ its home in the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve. The new environmental analy- coming from playing fees at the paweekly.com.

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MENTAL HEALTH TRANSPORTATION How to capitalize on failure Stanford luminaries share personal stories of rejection in ‘resilience project’ by Chris Kenrick ejection. thing is the cloak that I’m wearing Many Stanford University as I walk through life.” R students — having assiduous- Other Stanford luminaries sharing ly polished their grades and resumes their stories with the Resilience Proj- to gain admission to the university ect include award-winning writer — have never really experienced it. and English professor Tobias Wolff, Some of Stanford’s respected pro- U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen fessors, students and alumni now Breyer, retired U.S. Supreme Court are sharing their personal memo- Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, HP ries of rejection in a project to teach CFO Cathie Lesjak, novelist and “failure-deprived” undergraduates School of Medicine Professor Abra- not to be defeated by setbacks but ham Verghese and retired chemistry to capitalize on them. professor Carl Djerassi, famous for In the Resilience Project, com- his contribution to the development puter-science professor and former of the birth-control pill. Google research scientist Mehran The project was launched in 2011 Sahami recounts rejection letters by Adina Glickman, associate di- Daniella Sanchez for jobs he badly wanted; Pandora rector for academic support at Stan- founder Tim Westergren recalls ford’s Center for Teaching & Learn- experiencing hundreds of rejec- ing. She was inspired by Harvard tions; and former freshman dean University’s “Success/Failure Proj- Julie Lythcott-Haims tells of feeling ect,” which generated a handbook Erin Simongs, a Stanford University graduate student, commutes from San Francisco to Palo Alto via crushed after earning a D in the first for students called “Reflections on Caltrain on Aug. 6. quarter of her freshman year. Rejections.” “I just saw that as the university’s “I thought our students are similar indication that I was in fact the one and that it would be good to start admission mistake in the great class something speaking to the same of ‘89,” Lythcott-Haims recalls in a issues for Stanford students,” said Caltrain reports record ridership, video on the Stanford Resilience Glickman, who coaches students Project website. who are struggling with academic “If I failed at this class that was or other issues. revenue boost supposed to be the easy entry point “A lot of times, when you’re feel- Caltrain’s average weekday rid- the board stated. Also, June was increased Baby Bullet express to academic life, then clearly I was ing stressed, you feel like you’re the ership in June was a record 50,390, the 23rd consecutive month of service. not cut out for anything, so that was only one,” she said. an 11 percent increase over June ridership increases. Caltrain revenue in the fiscal hard.” Last year Glickman and her steer- 2011, the Peninsula Corridor Joint As a result, Caltrain plans to year that ended June 30 totaled When she finally told her parents, ing committee assembled a wish list Powers Board, which governs restore four midday trains that $59.8 million, a 22 percent in- “they reacted beautifully,” told her of Stanford faculty and alumni they Caltrain, announced Thursday, were eliminated last year due to crease over the previous year, they loved her and helped her find hoped would share their stories and Aug. 2. budget cuts and add two new eve- Caltrain spokesperson Christine resources at Stanford to help her get began approaching people. This was the first time in Cal- ning trains in the fall. Caltrain Dunn stated. N back on track. So far, she said, “Nobody’s turned tain’s 149-year history that week- attributes the growing ridership — Almanac staff “Over the 20-plus years from that D us down. In fact, the most common day ridership exceeded 50,000, in part to schedule changes and in communications, I’ve learned how response is, ‘Which of the stories to sit with those disappointments and should I talk about?’” not let them become me,” said Lyth- Of the 16 interviews posted so far, cott-Haims, a Harvard Law School several — including those of Les- Stanford students are “amazingly know to roll up their sleeves and say, Resilience Project to fellow educa- graduate who recently resigned to jak, Djerassi, O’Connor and Breyer diverse in personality and outlook “What can I do differently?” tors attending the National Resource study writing and poetry after 14 — are restricted to viewers with a and world view,” Glickman said. “It’s a full range, but Stanford is Center’s International Conference years as a Stanford adviser and dean. Stanford password. Glickman said While some have never known re- such a challenging place to be that on the First-Year Experience. “I sit and examine them and take that’s either at the request of the in- jection, others have overcome huge almost everyone feels at some point “There was a lot of interest by peo- from them what I can and learn terviewee or because she hasn’t had obstacles of poverty and homeless- they don’t belong and they were the ple in developing something similar” from them. ... I strengthen myself a chance to clear it with the subject. ness but haven’t figured out how admission mistake, and it challenges on other campuses, she said. N and become a stronger, more effec- She plans to continue adding sto- to transfer those coping skills to their sense of belonging and sense Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can tive person as a result of that bad ries, with a new focus on student sto- academic life in an elite institution. of capacity,” she said. be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. thing instead of feeling that bad ries, at the request of other students. Others, when met with a challenge, In July, Glickman presented the com.

COMMUNITY A celebration of cycling to roll into Palo Alto Palo Alto Gran Fondo set for Sept. 16 by Dean McArdle n the list of things the Palo ers over the Santa Cruz Mountains year — the Gran Fondo’s first year the Bay Area nonprofits. dishes from local restaurants, in- Alto community enjoys, bi- to the Pacific Ocean before loop- — and is hoping for even more rid- The entrance fee for fundraising cluding The Flea Market and New O cycling and food are right ing back to Palo Alto. Elevation ers this September. teams is $5 for the Echelon Chal- Leaf Market, along with a selec- at the top, and the Italian-inspired changes of thousands of feet will “We had about 600 or 700 (par- lenge event and $50 for the Gran tion of cheeses from Pescadero’s Gran Fondo bike ride and festival is challenge riders. ticipants) last year,” Ziesing said. Fondo. Echelon Challenge teams Harley Farms. bringing them together in a celebra- Participants not looking to spend “And we are expecting between are required to raise an additional “I really want to get the people of tion of cycling and food Sept. 16 in hours on a bike seat can take part 800 and 1,200 this year.” $100 for their charity of choice, and Palo Alto who are health minded front of City Hall. in the Echelon Challenge, a 0.6- More than 40 charities will Gran Fondo teams are likewise re- to come out and have a good time,” Italian professional cyclist mile loop around downtown Palo benefit from fundraising by Gran quired to raise $250. Ziesing said. Michele Scarponi will headline Alto for walkers, joggers and Fondo and Echelon Challenge par- After completing the 95-mile More information on the event this year’s Gran Fondo (Italian cruiser bikes. ticipants. Gran Fondo course, or the 0.6- can be found at www.echelongran- for “big ride”), which features Hunter Ziesing, executive direc- “The number of charities has gone mile Challenge course, hungry fondo.org. N courses of 30 miles, 75 miles and tor of Echelon, the San Francisco- from 17 to over 40,” Ziesing said. participants can converge on a Editorial Intern Dean McArdle 95 miles. based nonprofit hosting the event, “About 70 percent of those chari- post-race food-and-drink festival. can be emailed at dmcardle@ The two longer courses take rid- was encouraged by the turnout last ties are local,” he said, referring to The event will offer a sampling of paweekly.com.

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Google fined $22.5M for privacy ‘misrepresentations’ year, Dauber filed seven requests Search giant charged with planting cookies on computers of Apple’s Safari users with the school district under the California Public Records Act, by Gennady Sheyner seeking district staff communications that mentioned himself, his oogle will be required to pay to send targeted ads to users. The FTC charged in its complaint its settlement “is intended to pro- wife or We Can Do Better, as well as a $22.5 million penalty after In addition to the penalty, the that Google had been placing cook- vide a strong message to Google staff communications regarding the G the Federal Trade Commis- FTC’s order requires Google to ies on computers of Safari users for and other companies under order Gunn counseling system and board sion (FTC) charged the Mountain “disable all tracking cookies it had several months in 2011 and 2012, that their actions will be under member Barb Mitchell’s emails with View-based Internet search giant said it would not place on consum- “although Google had previously close scrutiny and that the Com- school staff. with misrepresenting its privacy ers’ computers,” according to the told these users they would au- mission will respond to violations We Can Do Better supported settings to its users. commission’s statement. tomatically be opted out of such quickly and vigorously.” the school board’s decision to shift The privacy settlement, which Jonathan Mayer, the Stanford stu- tracking, as a result of the default “No matter how big or small, all the 2012-13 academic calendar to according to the FTC is the larg- dent who brought Google’s cookie setting of the Safari browser used companies must abide by FTC or- end the first semester before win- est penalty ever for violation of policy to light, wrote in a February in Macs, iPhones and iPads.” ders against them and keep their ter break and has pushed for Gunn a commission order, came after post on his blog that Google and According to the FTC, Google’s privacy promises to consumers, High School to adopt the “teacher a Stanford University graduate Vibrant Media (a company that “misrepresentations” violated its or they will end up paying many advisory” counseling model used at student uncovered the company’s specializes in display advertising) October 2011 settlement with the times what it would have cost to Palo Alto High School. placement of “cookies” on users’ “intentionally circumvent Safari’s FTC, which barred the company comply in the first place,” John The group also backed the board’s computers even if they use Apple’s privacy feature.” He also provided from “misrepresenting the extent Leibowitz, chairman of the FTC, decision this Safari browser, which is set by de- on his blog a detailed technical to which consumers can exercise said in a statement. N past spring fault to block the cookies. Cook- analysis of Apple’s Safari browser control over the collection of their Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner to stiffen ies are data stored in a browser and the process Google followed information.” can be emailed at gsheyner@ high school that track users’ online activities. for planting cookies despite the The commission issued a state- paweekly.com. graduation They are often used by companies privacy features. ment Thursday, Aug. 9, saying that requirements so they align with entrance criteria for article he found that quoted a Menlo ficiently if we all work together. At nications equipment. Both depart- California’s Fire Park fire chief who was angry after the end of the day, it’s better for the ments recently conducted major public four- (continued from page 3) Palo Alto had responded to a fire citizens of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto radio system improvements so that year univer- on his side of the border near San and Menlo Park. In an emergency, they can talk on each department’s sities begin- Ken Dauber the residents of both cities in the Francisquito Creek. they want the closest resource.” frequencies, he said. ning with shortest amount of time, he said. “He told the Palo Alto fire chief A mutual response to a house fire “We shouldn’t rush that part be- the class of 2016. Students unable or Fire departments have had a tra- to ‘get the hell out’ of his town,” on Jasmine Way in East Palo Alto cause we need to do the analytics unwilling to complete the four-year ditional culture of “turfing,” he not- Schapelhouman said. “We’re in on July 31 helped keep a second every time we make a change to en- college prep curriculum will be able ed. He recalled a 1943 newspaper 2012. Government works more ef- home — where an elderly disabled sure that the change is actually an to negotiate alternative graduation woman lived — from serious fire improvement and working the way requirements. damage, he said. we want it to,” he said. The new standards will not affect Palo Alto/Menlo Park shared Also last month, crews from both Geo Blackshire, Palo Alto Fire the more than 80 percent of Palo fire-protection areas departments kept contained a Bay- deputy chief of operations, said a Alto students who already meet or lands grass fire that came within trial run in East Palo Alto in the last exceed the four-year college-prep feet of homes in an adjacent East year has worked out well. While ini- curriculum but are aimed at raising Palo Alto neighborhood. tially there were concerns that the the bar for the 20 percent who con- Under the agreement, Menlo aid would be lopsided, Blackshire sistently fall short of that. Park fire crews will go into Palo said that has not turned out to be the Dauber was a member of the Alto as far as Embarcadero Road case. Palo Alto has benefited when school district’s Homework Com- and up to Interstate 280 to the west, incidents occur closer to a Menlo mittee, which in May issued recom- Willow Rd and to West Bayshore Road to the Park station. If a Palo Alto station mendations to the school board, in- Ringwood Ave Bay Rd east. Palo Alto personnel will cover is closed or understaffed because of cluding specifying amounts of time Menlo Park from Sand Hill Road a response to another emergency, students at each grade level should University Ave and San Francisquito Creek to Val- Middlefield Rd equipment and personnel from the be spending on homework. paraiso, Ravenswood and Ringwood nearest Menlo Park station can be He has consulted on education avenues to the north (See map). used, he said. data and educational equity with the Embarcadero Rd Palo Alto fire protection will The agreements will not cost the U.S. Department of Education, the extend into East Palo Alto from departments additional money, he Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Map by Shannon Corey Shannon by Map An updated automatic-aid Sand Hill Rd agreement between Palo Alto CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week and Menlo Park fire-protection districts will dispatch equipment and personnel beyond city City Council The council did not meet this week. boundaries in a fire or emergency. Map boundaries are approximate.

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 7 Upfront Online This Week & Teen Academies These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news Great News! or click on “News” in the left, green column. CREATE VIDEO GAMES! Wave of property crimes hits Menlo Park A walker, a generator, computers and a gun were among the items stolen in a wave of property crimes in Menlo Park over the past several Space added DEVELOP iPHONE® APPS! days that included seven burglaries and three cases of theft, according to police reports. (Posted Aug. 9 at 8:25 a.m.) to iD Tech Camps East Palo Alto celebrates National Night Out PROGRAM ROBOTS! A barricaded East Palo Alto street was not the scene of a police ac- held at Stanford! tion Tuesday night, Aug. 7, but a celebration to increase neighborhood unity and cooperation with police. (Posted Aug. 8 at 10:45 a.m.) MAKE MOVIES! East Palo Alto police investigate assault, shooting Weeklong camps Two suspects forced their way into a residence and shot a victim in East now through August 24th 60+ UNIVERSITIES. AGES 7-18. Palo Alto Tuesday morning, Aug. 7, police said. (Posted Aug. 8 at 9:48 a.m.) Stanford CVS manager struggles with alleged thief A man who stole $10 worth of food from a CVS pharmacy could --- UC Berkeley face strong-arm-robbery charges after engaging in a struggle with the store manager, Palo Alto police said. (Posted Aug. 7 at 4:53 p.m.) Seats are filling up. UC San Diego UC Irvine Firefighters contain woodland fire in Woodside Register now before UCLA Firefighters needed about 20 minutes Monday, Aug. 6, to contain a woodland fire that burned some 600 square feet of vegetation in an it’s too late! www.internalDrive.com upland Woodside neighborhood. Investigators are attributing the fire 1-888-709-TECH to a stray spark igniting natural gas when workers broke a gas line. (8324) (Posted Aug. 7 at 4:06 p.m.) NASA Ames scientist to analyze Mars data Thousands of people gathered at the NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field Sunday night, Aug. 5, to watch the historic landing of the Mars rover Curiosity on the mysterious red planet. (Posted Aug. 7 at 8:34 a.m.) Motorcyclist dies in crash on Woodside Road A 27-year-old San Francisco man was killed Friday, Aug. 3, on ATTENTION ADVERTISERS Woodside Road when his motorcycle collided with a car heading out of the Menlo Country Club. (Posted Aug. 7 at 8:20 a.m.) Computer with patient info stolen from Stanford A computer containing some medical and personal information for approximately 2,500 patients was stolen from a Stanford faculty member’s locked office sometime between July 15 and 16, according to Stanford University Medical Center. (Posted Aug. 3 at 9:53 a.m.) Fugitive arrested in East Palo Alto to be on TV A Salinas fugitive became the unwitting star of the show after running a stop sign in East Palo Alto Wednesday night, Aug. 1. (Posted Aug. 3 at 9:45 a.m.)

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Page 8ÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront News Digest Palo Alto Sikhs try to raise awareness Local Sikh philanthropist and entrepreneur Narinder Singh Kapany sees the Aug. 5 shooting in Wisconsin that left six Sikhs dead as part of a disturbing trend of violence against his religious group. Sikhism is a monotheistic religion from the Punjab region of Southeast Asia whose men traditionally wear turbans and long beards. Kapany said that Sikhs have increasingly been the victims of acts of violence since the Sept. 11 attacks, often because they’re confused with Muslims. Wade Michael Page, the alleged perpetrator of last weekend’s shooting, had ties to white supremacist organizations, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which monitors hate groups and other domestic extremists. While Page’s motives remain unknown, the New York-based Sikh Co- alition has reported more than 700 attacks or bias-related crimes against Sikhs since the Sept. 11 attacks. In 2006, Iqbal Singh, a Sikh living in Santa Clara, was stabbed in the neck by a man with a steak knife who apparently believed Singh was a member of the Taliban. Instances of vandalism, arson, assault and murder have also occurred across the country. “Right here in the Silicon Valley, there are 40 or 50 Sikhs running their own companies, hiring people and doing wonderful things for our country,” Kapany said. Kapany himself is credited with being one of the founders of fiber optics. He founded the Sikh Foundation, located in Palo Alto, in 1967 to advance the Sikh culture in the West. “The only answer, quite frankly, is to get the people to learn what we’re all about,” he said of anti-Sikh sentiments. “Come to our temple. We welcome everyone. Meet with us, try to understand, and that’s all we ask.” N — Eric Van Susteren PiE announces 2012-13 fundraising goal An independent, parent-led foundation that raises funds for Palo Alto’s Come join us to celebrate our public schools announced a 2012-13 fundraising goal of $4.75 million. Palo Alto Partners in Education (PiE) will solicit contributions from parents, community members and businesses to support classroom aides; specialists in reading, math, science and the arts; student guidance; col- th lege and career counseling; and an array of electives. Launched Tuesday, Aug. 7, the campaign will run through January with the resulting gift to the school district to be announced in March. ANNIVERSARY In 2011-12, PiE donated $4.4 million to the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD), comprising nearly 3 percent of the district’s total op- 5 erating budget of approximately $160 million. Of that amount, $2.35 million went to the district’s 12 elementary schools and Young Fives PARTY program, $850,000 to the three middle schools and a combined $1.2 million to Gunn and Palo Alto high schools. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18TH “In the face of ongoing state budget cuts, donations to our schools through PiE have become a bedrock of support for PAUSD. Extended Hours “Every student in the district benefits from PiE dollars, which are allocated on a per student basis to provide funding at each school,” Su- 9am-7pm perintendent Kevin Skelly said. Last year PiE received donations from more than 4,600 school families and community members. Families received direct appeal letters in their back-to-school packets. Since its inception in 2004-05, PiE has donated nearly $20 million to Palo Alto schools. Information is available at www.papie.org. N — Chris Kenrick East Palo Alto selects new city manager A former Redwood City deputy city manager who worked with under- served youth and families has been chosen as East Palo Alto’s new city manager, the city announced on Friday, Aug. 3. Magda Gonzalez, 48, will replace ML Gordon, who retired March 2. Police Chief Ronald Davis has served as interim city manager since then FREE LENSES but chose not to apply for the permanent position. Gonzalez’s selection fol- RAFFLE EVERY HOUR lows an extensive six-month national search that attracted 78 applicants. Single vision plastic Gonzalez holds a bachelor’s degree in social science from California Prizes include 2 Oakley with purchase of any State University, Sacramento, and a law degree from Santa Clara Uni- sunglasses, Chanel perfume, versity Law School. frame with mention of Face a Fame frame, Judith She has extensive experience in municipal government, working in this ad executive-level positions, including as human-resources director, as- Leiber frame, $100 gifts sistant city manager and deputy city manager, in the cities of Belmont, San Bruno and Redwood City. She was laid off from her position in cards and much more. Don’t Redwood City last year. miss this event~it only She grew up in Redwood City and graduated from Sequoia High School in happens once a year! 1981. She spent her teen years working at the Fair Oaks Community Center in the city’s core Latino district. She also worked as the center’s director. Gonzalez is president-elect of the International Hispanic Network and is current conference-planning chairperson at the International City/ County Management Association (ICMA). She is the recipient of the 2008 “Rising Star Award” from the Munici- pal Managers Association of Northern California, Women’s Leadership 1805 El Camino Real, Ste. 100 Summit, and a 2007 “Leadership Hall of Fame Inductee” for the Red- Palo Alto wood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce. She is married 650.324.3937 and has a 13-year-old son. N www.luxpaloalto.com — Sue Dremann

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(TENTATIVE) AGENDA–CUBBERLEY POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING PAUSD DISTRICT OFFICE, 25 Churchill Avenue, August 15, 2012 2:00 PM 1. Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Report and Timeline for Submission 2. Discussion of Preliminary and Final CAC Report 3. Budget for Cubberley Committee Work Veronica Weber Good for Business. Good for You. Good for the Community. Horses at Portola Pastures (from left, Paddington, Dakota and Jamie) munch on feed in their pasture, seemingly oblivious to the smoke coming from fires a few hundred feet away on the hillside of the Pearson Arastradero Preserve on Aug. 8. Arson (continued from page 3) they needed to move the 15 or 20 horses out of the upper pasture, she said. Ruelas said Portola Pastures shelters about 155 horses. Firefighters from Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Coastside in Half Moon Bay, Woodside, Santa Clara County and Cal Fire, plus aircraft that dumped fire retardant and a helicopter that dropped water, swooped down on the blaze, according to Cal Fire. Police blocked traffic along Aras- tradero Road from Page Mill to Al- pine roads and closed the preserve. Only horse owners were allowed to check on their animals. Crews had the fire contained by 6 p.m. and remained into the evening to ensure the hot spots did not flare. The open-space preserve is open, Feeling Good Is with all hiking trails available, according to the police statement. Police are asking anyone with information about the fires to contact the department at 650-329-2413. EVEN BETTER Anonymous tips can be emailed to [email protected] or sent via With Our Private Pay Short Term Care. text message or voicemail to 650- 383-8984. N Transitions in chemo therapy and surgical recoveries can be difﬁcult. But with our staff (care and Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@paweek- supervision by our licensed nurses), experience, and assistance, your short-term stay is the best. If ly.com. you or a loved one would like help with medications, assistance as needed — even 24 hours a day— we can do all of it. And your stay includes your own private room with comfortable bed, plasma TV, luxurious bath, optional meals, as well as transportation for doctor’s appointments. For only $135 a day we offer the very best private pay care. Scheduling your stay is easy. Call 650.327.4333

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The ARB, which has a role because it must My first vote for a Palo Alto generated report says that only 25 Town Square is an online approve the aesthetics of new commercial development, ultimately City Council member went to an percent of the guests and employ- discussion forum at www. decided to send it back for more study and will consider it again next artist and denture technician who ees will drive. Is that believable?) Thursday. billed himself as the reincarnation 3. City approval says this is OK, PaloAltoOnline.com It was an ignoble beginning for what is a substantial grant approved of the Egyptian god Ptah. but in truth there is no space for Blog: London 94301 two years ago that will bring the city the beginnings of a bike rental Why throw away my vote? The any of these added vehicles. Short- program. It will add another option for commuters, residents and visi- sameness of the candidates, their term parking is for shoppers, and Posted Aug. 5 at 6:58 a.m. by Da- tors to get around town. Similar programs are in place in many large backgrounds and positions almost permits are unavailable for em- vid Vinokur, a former resident of the cities, including Washington, D.C., Boston, Denver and Paris, and demanded I vote for the Pan-pipe ployees. Crescent Park neighborhood: increasingly in other smaller communities. playing Ptah. With rare exceptions, 4. The attorney says the hotel A chance sighting of Christine The Palo Alto portion is part of a larger, $7.9 million Metropolitan I’ve continued that practice. will valet park, but where? Will Lagarde and impromptu interview Transportation Commission’s Climate Initiatives Grant, which will My desire for a more diverse they displace other already spo- by NBC were mere accents to the pay to purchase 1,000 bikes for cities on the Caltrain corridor, includ- leadership is why I cringed when ken-for parking in private lots or greatest show on British soil. A ing San Jose, Mountain View, Redwood City and San Francisco. The the Weekly bemoaned the lack of in structures with no net gain in week after the Opening Ceremo- idea is for the bikes to make Caltrain more appealing for commuters, “qualified candidates” for the City parking? ny, we are still buzzing about that who could use the bikes to reach their final destination. Council and school board. 5. Casa Olga is one of 12 ap- amazing night. The bikes, all equipped with radio-frequency identification tags In Palo Alto a candidate is gen- proved but as yet unoccupied Opening volley (RFID), will be available at the University Avenue station and at sev- erally considered “qualified” if downtown projects in the pipe- The O.C. (sic) was equal parts eral locations downtown and California Avenue, as well as sites still he or she has served on several of line, none of which meet their awe-inspiring, humorous, deeply to be announced at Stanford. the city’s umpteen commissions, real parking needs, uses that will touching and, at times, an endur- Users pay a deposit fee electronically and then get the first half-hour been a leader of one of its amor- force 400 or more cars further into ance test. The atmosphere in and of use free, generally enough time to get to a rental station near their phous neighborhood associations neighborhoods spreading commer- around the Olympic Stadium was destination and return the bike. They then pick up a new bike for the or risen through the ranks of some cial parking intrusion into another actually very relaxed and upbeat. return trip. other civic organization. 25-plus residential blocks, dimin- Dress code was largely casual, se- Rafael Rius, the city’s traffic engineer, told the ARB that many po- That commonly accepted defini- ishing the livability and values of curity was friendly, efficient and a tential bike station locations are not included in the pilot program yet tion builds a leadership cadre of yet more of Palo Alto’s residential piece of cake. The run up was large- because they are too far from public transit, would need approval from people with a good grasp of com- areas. ly uneventful with two notable ex- multiple public agencies or are under construction. They include the munity issues. But it also guaran- Is this right? ceptions: we walked past Christine county courthouse, Mitchell Park Library, Main Library, Lucie Stern tees a sameness of thinking that Ken Alsman Lagarde with her small entourage Community Center, the park-and-ride lot at El Camino Real and Page stifles the creativity required to Ramona Street — nice tan — and an NBC reporter Mill Road, Heritage Park and the Downtown Library. solve difficult problems. These stations will have to wait until another phase of the pro- Palo Alto is homogenous demo- gram, when it is hoped there will be adequate funds to expand beyond graphically but not necessarily WHAT DO YOU THINK? serving just commuters. The grant will pay for the program to be in the opinions and knowledge established and for the first bikes. It is expected that the ongoing pro- needed to make it a better place to The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage gram will be funded by corporate sponsorships and membership and live. Fresh approaches to issues, or on issues of local interest. rental fees, which would be used to maintain the bikes and operate even if impractical right now, can the program and ultimately expand the number of station locations. stimulate thinking that produces That is when it might be possible to operate more stations outside the new solutions. What do you think of the proposed downtown core. In the 1980s, Ptah (aka Ronald The plan is supposed to be on a fast track for city approval. Once Bennett) proposed building a tun- bike-share pilot program? the ARB approves it, it will be considered by the Transportation and nel between Palo Alto and Half Planning Commission later in August and the City Council in Sep- Moon Bay to ease traffic conges- ? tember or October. tion. Like his candidacy, the idea When it was announced in 2010, the grant reflected the ground- went nowhere. To me, though, the Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. work done by then-Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto, who had spearheaded a ability to conjure up even fanci- Submit guest opinions of 1,000 words to [email protected]. Include your 2008 effort for the city to launch its own bike-loan program. But the ful solutions such as that is more name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. City Council decided then to back out of a $65,000 commitment for We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, important than service on a dozen libel and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be a 20-bike program. Instead, the staff was directed to find opportuni- boards. ties for a regional bike-sharing program with the Santa Clara Valley accepted. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a Bill Bucy granting of permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also Transportation Authority, which is in part responsible for winning the La Selva Drive publish it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. grant announced in 2010. For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Editorial Assistant At the time, Kishimoto, who served on the boards of directors of Is this right? Eric Van Susteren at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. the VTA and the air-quality district, was a leading proponent of the Editor, regional bike-sharing program, which she found consistent with the I recently returned to find a goals of Palo Alto and the VTA to boost the number of commuters Weekly article referring to my who use bikes to get around the city. appeal of the conversion of Casa Kishimoto said transportation agencies wanted to provide train rid- Olga into an 85-room hotel and ers with a unified message — that bikes are a viable option for getting restaurant and the developer’s at- around town and can solve the problem of the “last mile” by giving torney basically calling me a self- commuters a way to get to their ultimate destination once they step serving crackpot. Yes, I support off the train. residential permit parking. Only in Palo Alto would a pilot plan to have 100 bikes available for Here are facts; make your own rent in a few locations, paid for by a grant, require review by two city decision. commissions and the City Council, as well as the staff time needed to 1. Less than one-third of the attend these meetings. more than 6,000 downtown em- This modest plan is appropriately aimed at in-bound train commut- ployees are provided with parking ers to Palo Alto and should be embraced by the city as another way to in private or public lots/structures. encourage workers to get out of their cars. Maybe 15-20 percent use tran- It should be up to city staff members to select the best locations for sit; the rest park on residential this innovative pilot program, and to change them if they turn out to streets. be underutilized. 2. Casa Olga generated few We trust the ARB will lead the way toward quick passage of the cars and little need for parking. plan, and its eventual approval by the City Council, while resisting the The hotel-restaurant conversion temptation to pick apart every detail. eliminates six existing spaces but generates the need for more than Page 12ÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V 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 Editor’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town! grabbed me for an interview, trying unsuc- cessfully to get me to comment on whether “Trainspotting” would be mentioned during Guest Opinion the ceremony — very cheeky. London on stonking good form With the first week of the 2012 Olympics in the bag, the resounding consensus, based Front-loading respect and compassion in the digital age on our experience and that of our friends attending Olympic events and public festivals, by Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet Africa. The Hellenic Olympic Committee How are children and teens who look to is that London is functioning very smoothly ike many peo- barred her from competing. these athletes as heros going to “draw the and more than rising to the occasion. The ple throughout Early last week, Swiss soccer player Mi- necessary lessons” from broken dreams, medal table is well and truly filling up, with L the world, I’m chel Morganella posted an offensive com- lost careers, racist rants, insensitive com- records being set at a rapid pace and contro- mesmerized by the ment after his team’s 2-1 loss to South Ko- ments and hurt national pride? versy, badminton notwithstanding, kept to a Olympics. rea. In his tweet, Morganella said he wanted It would be much simpler to call these minimum. When asked which country I sup- The pomp of the to beat up South Koreans and that they offensive tweets an aberration, a one-time port, I fall back on the parents’ prerogative: I opening ceremony in should “burn.” He also referred to them as event from a few insensitive athletes, or to couldn’t possibly choose a favorite. Between London, the parade of “a bunch of monogloids.” His Twitter ac- “ban the tool” from the Games. But from my homeland and my country of residence, I athletes from all over count has been deleted, but the damage was my work with children and teens, I know thankfully haven’t had to do too much choos- the world, the tenac- already done. He was sent home from the that neither is an effective response. Ban- ing. Amidst following Team U.S.A., it’s worth ity of the underdog Egyptian men’s soccer Games. ning the tool does not solve the problem highlighting that Britain is threatening to ex- team’s second half against soccer power The 23-year-old player later released the and marginalizing these athletes is both an ceed their record, set in Beijing, of 19 Olym- Brazil, the smile of 17-year-old Colorado following statement: inhumane response and loses this opportu- pic gold, and that Aug. 4 they enjoyed their high school student Missy Franklin when “I am sincerely sorry for the people of nity to truly learn from these events. biggest ever one-day gold medal haul, behind she won the women’s 100-meter backstroke South Korea, for the players, but equally Social media it is not going away. The im- “Golden Girl” Jessica Ennis. These are truly last week, and then dedicated her medal to for the Swiss delegation and Swiss football mediacy and public nature of Facebook and proud days for London and Great Britain. the victims of the Aurora movie theater in general. It’s clear that I’m accepting the Twitter has made it necessary to teach chil- I look forward to reporting more on Lon- massacre. The list goes on and on... consequences. dren and youth the importance of thought- don 2012, and to further reflections on being I’m finding myself equally mesmerized “After the disappointing result and the ful communication, respect and compassion a Palo Alto expat in this fine land. by other Olympic headlines; the headlines reaction from Korea that followed, I made on-line. We need to help children learn, as of yet another athlete being kicked out of a huge error,” Morganella added. early as elementary school, the power and Read more online by going to www.paloal- the Olympics for racist tweets. Again, the harm to self and others was permanence of the words they chose to post, toonline.com/square and clicking “London There is no doubt that the 2012 Olympics huge. Morganella was stripped of his Olym- tweet, share and forward. We need to help 94301.” are being fashioned and changed by social pic accreditation after insulting the dignity them understand that with the great power media that was just in its toddlerhood four of the South Korea soccer team. of the Internet comes great responsibility. years ago in Beijing. The Swiss Olympic team chief has said of And it is only through early education that Correction Greek triple-jumper Paraskevi Papachris- Morganella after stripping him of Olympic we can front-load thoughtful use, respect tou was kicked off her country’s Olympic accreditation,”We hope that he will draw and compassion in the digital age. In the Aug. 3 column “On Deadline: A team before the start of the Games after she the necessary lessons for his still young Gloria Moskowitz-Sweet has been a stronger ‘Project Safety Net’ is patching posted an offensive comment on her Twitter football career,” an Olympic spokesperson school social worker, educator, program holes, renewing its vision,” Greg Betts was incorrectly identified as the city’s liaison account: said. developer and university lecturer since to the Project Safety Net collaboration to “With so many Africans in Greece, the So how are “these necessary lessons 1981. She was the coordinator of Parents enhance the well-being of Palo Alto youth. mosquitoes from the West Nile will at least drawn” in a world of living out loud? A Place Community Education and Bully- The liaison is Rob de Geus. The city recently be eating some homemade food,” the tweet world where thoughts and messages, often ing Prevention Center on the Peninsula hired social worker Christina Llerena to lead Project Safety Net. To request a correction, read. sent without much forethought, become for five years and a lecturer in the gradu- contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223- Papachristou later apologized, but the permanent digital tattoos and change the ate program of social work at San Jose 6514, [email protected] or P.O. Box 1610, damage was done, both to herself and to lives of not only the athletes that face the State University for 20 years. Her com- Palo Alto, CA 94302. the many Olympic athletes competing from enormous consequences, but also greatly pany, mydigitaltat2.com, has an office in hurt the recipients of their tweets? Palo Alto. Streetwise What has been your favorite story of the Olympics so far? Asked on Cambridge Avenue, Palo Alto. Interviews and photographs by Dean McArdle.

Jonathon Kao Ben Clowe Mandy Goldman David Giuliani Emily Mosbacher Graduate student Marketing Bookkeeper Analyst Student Stanford Downtown Palo Alto Midtown Menlo Park “Missy Franklin winning the 200-meter “The competition between Ryan “Ali Raisman winning the floor exercise. “Usain Bolt winning the 100-meter “Gabby Douglas winning the gymnas- backstroke and breaking the world Lochte and Michael Phelps.” You could tell she wanted it so badly.” dash again.” tics all-around gold medal.” record.”

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But his introduction Steven Turner, Advance Planning Manager Hays Elemen- parents, Serventi is survived by her to guitar at age 14 and his love of tary School siblings, Helen, Frank and Edward; gymnastics opened up his world. Hearing Procedures who died Aug. nieces, nephews and many aunts, As a boy he loved to climb a large Please be advised the normal order of agenda items is as 4. uncles and cousins. tree in the family’s yard and walked follows: Serventi, Memorial contributions may along the top of the backyard fence. UÊÊÊ ÀiVÌÀ½ÃÊi>À}ÊÃÌ>ÌiiÌÊ>`Ê>ÞÊ>}i`>ÊV >}iÃÊ 38, died from be made to Camp Midicha, ADA His agility earned him the nick- >ÕVi`ÊLÞÊi>À}Ê"vwViÀÊ complications Southfield, 300 Galleria Office name “Monkey Boy,” she said. He UÊÊÊi>À}Ê"vwViÀÊ>ÕViÃÊ>}i`>ÊÌiÊ>`ÊÀiµÕiÃÌÃÊ«ÕÌÊ of Type 1 dia- Center, Suite 111, Southfield, MI would hop the fence and sneak into vÀÊÃÌ>vvÊ>`Ê>««V>ÌÃ betes, which 48034 (www.diabetes.org/donate); the adjacent College of San Mateo UÊÊÊi>À}Ê"vwViÀÊ>ÃÃÊvÀÊ«ÕLVÊViÌÊÊÌ iÊÌiÊÊqÊi>V Ê she had lived or to Adrian Dominican Sisters, gym. He taught himself gymnastics Ã«i>iÀÊÃ Õ`ÊÌÊÌ iÀÊViÌÃÊÌÊ>««ÀÝ>ÌiÞÊwÛiÊ with since the Adrian, MI 49221 (www.adriando- there, she said. x®ÊÕÌiÃ]Ê>`Ê«i>ÃiÊ`ÊÌÊÀi«i>ÌÊViÌÃÊ>ìÊLÞÊ age of 4, her minicans.org/donate). Parents whose children took «ÀiÛÕÃÊÃ«i>iÀÃÊLÕÌÊÀ>Ì iÀ]Ê>VÜi`}iÊÞÕÀÊÃÕ««ÀÌÊvÊ husband, Tony Serventi, said. – Chris Kenrick lessons from him also expressed Ì >ÌÊViÌ° Walter Hays Principal Mary sadness. Gabrielle Conway said UÊÊÊi>À}Ê"vwViÀÊ>ÃÃÊ>««V>ÌÊ>`ÊÃÌ>vvÊvÀÊ>ÞÊV>ÀwV>ÌÊ Bussmann called Serventi “an in- Wright’s death is a huge loss for >`ÊVÃ}ÊViÌÃÊ credibly devoted teacher who was Russell Wright the children. Her daughter, Abigail UÊÊÊi>À}Ê"vwViÀÊÜÊVÃiÊÌ iÊ«ÕLVÊViÌÃÊ«ÀÌÊ>`Ê passionate about teaching and pre- Russell Wright, a popular chil- Brown, was in his class. iÌ iÀÊVÌÕiÊÌÊÌ iÊÌiÊÌÊ>Ê`>ÌiÊViÀÌ>ÊÀÊ`>ÌiÊÕViÀÌ>Ê paring her students academically dren’s gymnastics teacher, drowned “My daughter absolutely adored ÀÊVVÕìÊÌ iÊ i>À}ÊÊÌ iÊÌi but also building skills to become in Yosemite National Park Aug. 1. Russ. Russ was so amazing. A gen- UÊÊÊ ÀiVÌÀ½ÃÊìVÃÊÊÌiÃÊvÀÊÜ V ÊÌ iÊ i>À}ÊÃÊ contributing members of society. Wright, 57, tle giant. My daughter loved being VVÕì`ÊÜÊLiÊ«ÃÌi`Ê>ÌÊÌ iÊ ÜÌÜÊLÀ>ÀÞÊÌiÊ “The Walter Hays community is taught Palo free to do what she wanted in his ÜÀ}Ê`>ÞÃÊvÀÊÌ iÊ ÀiVÌÀ½ÃÊi>À}Ê`>Ìi°Ê feeling a great loss at this time,” Alto children class. It was a class full of joy,” she Bussmann said. “We send our for a decade said. 872-876 Boyce Avenue (12PLN-00032) Request by Steve prayers and thoughts to her won- at Gym Fit for Personnel at Lucie Stern on Sat- Pierce, on behalf of Lester Loops, for a preliminary parcel map derful family.” Little Ones urday expressed shock and sadness to subdivide a single parcel containing a Category 4 historic Renee and Tony Serventi moved at the Lucie when they learned of his death. home located at 872 Boyce Avenue into two separate parcels. to Sunnyvale from Grosse Pointe, Stern Com- He was at a Merced River swim- Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the Mich., last year, and Renee Serven- munity Cen- ming hole with his daughter when California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15315. ti began teaching fourth and fifth ter. He taught currents carried him downstream. Zone District: R-1. grade at Walter Hays at the start of toddlers and His foot became caught between the 2011-12 school year. kids up to age 12 a creative, ever- two boulders, his sister said. His Appeals Ê/ iÊ>««i>Ê«iÀ`ÊÃÊvÕÀÌiiÊV>i`>ÀÊ`>ÞÃÊvÜ}Ê Born July 5, 1974, in Grosse changing gymnastics program that daughter Monica was with him Ì iÊ>}ÊvÊÌ iÊ ÀiVÌÀ½ÃÊ iVÃ°ÊÊ««i>ÊvÀÃÊ Pointe, Renee Bommarito Serventi was meant to open them up to the for their annual trip. They loved to >`Ê>ÊviiÊÕÃÌÊLiÊÃÕLÌÌi`ÊÌÊ«>}ÊÃÌ>vvÊ>ÌÊÌ iÊ was the first of four children of joys of gymnastics and self-expres- swim in rivers and often went snor- iÛi«iÌÊ iÌiÀÊ`ÕÀ}ÊLÕÃiÃÃÊ ÕÀÃ°ÊÊ««i>ÃÊ Mary Margaret Felling and Vito sion rather than turning them into keling, Peters said. wi`Ê>vÌiÀÊ{Ê«ÊÕÃÌÊLiÊÃÕLÌÌi`ÊÌÊÃÌ>vvÊÊÌ iÊxÌ Ê Bommarito. As a child she attend- professional athletes, said his sister, On Wednesday they were alone yÀÊvÊ ÌÞÊ>]ÊÓxäÊ>ÌÊÛiÕi° ed ADA Camp Midicha, a camp for Moria Peters. in the spot near the entrance of children with diabetes. “He was teaching children how Yosemite when the accident oc- If you wish to appeal any item on this agenda, contact the She attended Grosse Pointe pub- to be children,” she said. “Rusty al- curred. His daughter sustained mi- Planning Division (329-2441) regarding time and fee. If you lic schools, graduating from Grosse ways tried to draw out from every- nor injuries while trying to rescue challenge this land use decision in court, you may be limited Pointe South High School in 1992. one their highest creative potential. him. After she realized she could to raising only those issues you or someone else raised She earned bachelor and master’s He had this ability to get people to not safely free him, she sought help, at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written degrees in autism spectrum disor- open up to the natural world.” Peters said. correspondence delivered to the City of Palo Alto, at or prior to ders from Wayne State University. Peters said he was an “extraor- “It was a real ordeal. He was her the public hearing. She loved children, her husband dinary father” to his 20-year-old best friend and her entire world. said. While completing her educa- daughter, Monica, and his eldest When they left here they drove out In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, tion, she worked for many years as daughter, Rachelle Thomas, 28, of of here laughing. He was probably listening assistive devices are available in the Council Chambers a nanny. Springfield, Ore. as happy as he ever was moments and Council Conference Room, Sign language interpreters will She taught in the Grosse Pointe She said he attended Aragon be provided upon request with 72 hours advance notice. The before he died,” she said. High School and Walden School in City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with public schools until moving to the He is survived by his mother, disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, Bay Area last year. As a child, San Mateo and lived in San Mateo Elsie Wright; daughters, Rachelle services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to Serventi enjoyed spending time on with his mother, Elsie Wright. She Thomas and Monica Wright; sis- learn more about the City’s compliance with the Americans her ancestral family farm in Pad- said his death is the hardest thing ter, (Nancy) Moria Peters; and “a with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ua, Minn. She celebrated her 38th she has ever dealt with. large and loving extended family ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing ada@ birthday in July with her husband, “Everybody that knew him was and many grieving friends,” Peters cityofpaloalto.org. mother and dozens of aunts, uncles extremely fond of him. He had a said. and cousins. She enjoyed pottery, personality that just seemed to mix – Sue Dremann

Visit Ernest Lee Bryant, Jr. Lasting Memories Resident of Palo Alto Ernest Lee Bryant, Jr. passed away on July 1, 2012 survived by his An online directory of obituaries and remembrances. after a short battle with cancer. Ernest was born on daughter, Adrienne Search obituaries, submit a memorial, share a photo. August 11, 1946 in San Francisco, CA, the eldest Bryant; sisters of six children. He graduated from Ravenswood Patricia Bryant Go to: www.PaloAltoOnline.com/obituaries High School in E. Palo Alto in 1965 where he was and Terry Clark; an outstanding athlete and scholar. He graduated brother Glen from the College of San Mateo in 1967 with an A.A. Bryant; and a host Degree. Ernest held a variety of jobs while living of other relatives in the E. Palo Alto area the majority of his life, and friends. including Raychem, Stanford Hospital, and as an Ernest is interred in the Community Niche at automotive mechanic. One of his favorite sayings Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, CA. In lieu was, “I may give out, but I’ll never give up”. of ﬂowers or cards, please make a donation in his Give blood for life! Ernest was preceded in death by his parents name to: Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA), Ernest Lee Bryant, Sr. and Rosie Lee Bryant, and 160 E. Virginia Street, Suite 260, San Jose, CA bloodcenter.stanford.edu sisters Regina Bryant and Linda Bowers. He is 95112. PAID OBITUARY

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Above: Construction is underway on a new gymnasium at Gunn High School. Six of Palo Alto’s 17 public schools will start the school year with construction projects on Major construction to campus. greet students next week in earliest-ever school start by Chris Kenrick

long with teachers, major Six of Palo Alto’s 17 public school Aconstruction will greet many campuses — both high schools, all Palo Alto students as they three middle schools and Fairmead- head back to school next Thursday, ow Elementary School — open the Aug. 16 — the earliest start to the school year with fenced-off hard- school year in local history. hat zones as the school district Sierra Duren The mid-August start reflects a scrambles to modernize facilities new academic calendar adopted by and create space for a flood of new the school district for 2012-13 and students who have come through 2013-14. the doors in recent years. Above: Rohit Sharma and his son Sahir The object of the hotly debated In addition, a groundbreaking Sharma peer into a classroom at Ohlone calendar change was to squeeze in for major construction at Duveneck Elementary School during a kindergarten the first semester before the De- Elementary School is likely by meet-and-greet event on Aug. 5. Left: Ruby cember holidays, hence the early early 2013. At Ohlone Elementary Zadik climbs a tree outside Ohlone during a start date. Most public and private School, a new, two-story classroom kindergarten meet-and-greet day. high schools in the area already building was completed and occu-

Sierra Duren have adopted calendars with pre- pied last winter. winter-break finals in efforts to Funds for the construction come give students a work-free vacation. from the $378 million “Strong

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From English learner to master teacher Understanding ‘what makes the teenage brain tick’ in the melting pot of Gunn by Chris Kenrick

hen he arrived at Gunn High School as a 14- W year-old newcomer in 1995, Ronen Habib spoke so little English he was placed in the school’s special program for English learners. Fast forward 17 years: Habib is entering his eighth year of teaching, six of them at Gunn — and all of them in English. “Gunn was just an amazing place to integrate into American society and get all the skills I needed to be successful in col- Veronica Weber Veronica lege in just four years,” Habib Workers pour new pavement at Terman Middle School on Aug. 3. Funds for the construction projects at six said. of Palo Alto’s public schools came from the $378 million “Strong Schools” facilities bond measure, which “There are definitely col- passed in 2008. leagues out there who used to be my teachers, and they’re incred- ible people.” Hebrew was the first language

of Habib, a native of Israel. And Weber Veronica French — he lived in Brussels Ronen Habib, who attended from age 8 to 14 — was his sec- Gunn as a new immigrant who ond, instilling a global outlook spoke little English, will teach even before his family arrived two AP economics courses and in the Bay Area for his father’s help faculty integrate technology high-tech job. into their teaching this year. “To see so much at such a young age was a big privilege. tory this fall but rather two AP To learn another language, about economics courses, with the cultures and stuff was quite spe- rest of his time spent as Gunn’s cial,” said Habib, who still has a “technology lead” — helping grandfather, aunts, uncles, cous- colleagues integrate technology ins and friends in Israel. into their teaching. Habib has taught math, ac- While not required for good counting, history and econom- teaching, technology “can make ics. a great teacher even better and He particularly loves teaching really add significantly to the the history curriculum developed curriculum and the teacher’s pro- by the nonprofit, Boston-based fessional growth,” he believes. Facing History and Ourselves. For example, “screencasting” The program asks students to apps for the iPad have enabled imagine themselves in historical students in his economics class- situations, such as events leading es to divide into small groups to up to the Holocaust, and then to create short videos to teach one relate those situations to choices another the material. they might face in the present. “In microeconomics and mac- Veronica Weber Veronica New classrooms are being constructed at Jordan Middle School. District enrollment has been steadily “Facing History just under- roeconomics there’s a lot of ma- increasing, last year reaching 12,286. stands what makes the teenage terial for the kids to know, and brain tick,” he said. when we review for the tests it’s “We take these case studies always rushed,” Habib said. “I and learn about the steps it took feel like technology allows us to to get to those events, and the take a little more time to learn, Schools” facilities bond measure community center. Two elementary school campus- actions or inactions people took gives the students more access to approved in 2008 by more than 77 Districtwide K-12 enrollment es, Hoover and Juana Briones, open when they were faced with dif- the material. percent of voters. — which stood at 12,286 last fall the school year with new principals. ferent conditions. “When a kid creates something Besides adding space on exist- — has been on a steady upward At Hoover, Katy Bimpson replaces “Then we can look at our own and sees that other kids are learning campuses, the Board of Educa- trajectory since hitting a post-Baby Susanne Scott, who retired in June. lives and see how we’d behave in ing from it, it’s pretty powerful, tion is pondering where to locate Boom low of 7,500 in 1989. The of- At Juana Briones, Lisa Hickey re- certain conditions — try to take and there’s a huge collaborative entirely new schools. If enrollment ficial headcount for 2012-13 will be places Matthew Nagle. case studies from history and ap- environment that’s created be- trends continue, officials have said taken a few weeks into the school In total, the district employs about ply them to things that occur in cause of that. a new elementary school and a new year. 800 full- and part-time teachers. school. For example, if there’s a “I think collaborating effec- middle school will be needed with- Palo Alto had three high schools, Construction crews worked over- fight in school, what do you do? tively will be one of the most im- in the next five years. The venues three middle schools and 22 el- time on some campuses to make “A lot of people, when they’re portant skills of the 21st century, most often discussed are recently ementary schools when enroll- sure academic space would be ac- honest, find that their actions and technology allows kids to be acquired district property at 525 ment hit its historic high of 15,000 cessible when teachers return Mon- would not necessarily be that active participants in the learning San Antonio Road, the old Garland in 1968. Today there are two high day, Aug. 13, to prepare their class- clear.” process.” Elementary School campus at 870 schools, three middle schools and rooms for the arrival of students. Students get hooked by Fac- As a student at Gunn in the N. California Ave., or the old Cub- 12 elementary schools. A 13th el- Below, a random handful of ing History, Habib said, because ‘90s, Habib remembers feeling berley High School campus at 4000 ementary campus, Greendell in teachers and administrators shared “they start to see that history academic stress but admits “it Middlefield Road, currently leased south Palo Alto, houses preschool their thoughts on the coming school doesn’t just happen, that it oc- might be a little bit worse” today, to the City of Palo Alto for use as a and adult-education programs. year. N curs because of actions people despite myriad school initiatives like them decide to take.” Habib won’t be teaching his- (continued on page 20)

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“I’d just moved here, had virtually co, where he lives with his partner, do amazing things, so make the most Making the elementary no school supplies and had two days a customer-service officer with the of it. Learn everything you can. Ask to get a classroom together. San Francisco Society for the Pre- questions. Be curious.” N “I went in on Saturday, and the vention of Cruelty to Animals. connection principal showed me where my “My partner came on a field trip On the cover: Giacomo Resmini The importance of mentors and helping room was and said, ‘Go for it.’ I re- with us at the end of last year and he swings on the monkey bars at member thinking, ‘Can I actually do said, ‘I don’t know how you do this.’ Ohlone Elementary School during teachers learn from one another this?’ It was a big shift from when That’s what my mom says too, and an Aug. 5 kindergarten meet-and- by Chris Kenrick I’d student-taught.” she’s the mother of seven children. greet event. Photo by Sierra Duren. Another teacher was on campus “She said, ‘I have a lot of respect s the oldest of seven children that day and helped Lindner set up for you. I couldn’t do that.’ And that growing up in Minnesota, his room. kind of makes you feel good.” A Matt Lindner did plenty of “Having people there to support Lindner said he’ll miss having his “teaching” from an early age but you and say, ‘Yes, you can,’ makes own classroom this fall, for the first always planned to follow his grand- all the difference,” he said. time in nine years. parents into the dairy-farming busi- Lindner taught in San Jose for five His advice to elementary students: Today’s news, ness. years before switching to Palo Alto “It almost sounds like a cliché, but the His thinking shifted after conver- in order to be closer to San Francis- world is yours. You have the power to sports & hot picks sations with his mother during his freshman year at the University of Minnesota. “I realized in talking with my mom that my real passion was with kids, working with my brothers and sisters, teaching them and seeing that growth,” he said. LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Lindner switched his major to education, began volunteering in a first-grade classroom and never looked back. Faced with a shortage of teaching jobs in Minnesota when PROVIDED BY LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL he graduated, he moved to Califor- nia to begin his career. Weber Veronica After teaching third and fourth Matt Linder, an elementary graders at Palo Verde Elementary teacher on special assignment, School for the past four years, Lind- will travel among schools to help Your Child’s Health University ner shifts gears this fall to begin teachers develop their strategies coaching fellow teachers. and to spread new ideas. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes and As a “teacher on special assign- seminars designed to foster good health and enhance ment,” or TOSA, he’ll travel among elementary classrooms to model ers to be able to see each other, and the lives of parents and children. lessons, help teachers learn how principals have been very supportive to adapt their strategies depending of providing classroom coverage for on how kids are reacting, and try an hour and a half so a teacher can COMFORT TECHNIQUES FOR LABOR to spread new teaching ideas from observe another teacher’s lessons For couples who have already completed Childbirth Prep, this class provides additional tools school to school. and talk about it,” he said. “Teaching can be somewhat iso- Lindner has a personal apprecia- and practice for relaxation, breathing and comfort measures for labor. lating — you’re in a room with 24 tion for the value of coaching and - Tuesday, September 11: 7:00 – 9:00 pm students all day, and that makes it mentoring. difficult to get out and see other As a new graduate scouring for teachers,” Lindner said in a summer jobs, he was hired by San Jose’s Oak interview. He had just returned from Grove School District on a Friday BRINGING BABY HOME an institute for reading and writing and asked to show up for class the A two-part workshop for expectant couples and new parents in their ﬁrst postpartum teachers at Teachers College of Co- following Monday. trimester, this program designed by Drs. John and Julie Schwartz Gottman will assist in lumbia University, courtesy of the “They’d already been in session preserving the couple relationship and developing the relationship between parents and baby. Palo Alto school district. two weeks. They had more students - Saturday, September 15 & Sunday, September 23: 10:00 am – 3:30 pm “Palo Alto has been trying to pro- show up than they’d anticipated,” vide more opportunities for teach- Lindner recalled.

SIBLING PREPARATION CLASS Palo Alto but occasionally finds it Suz Antink “heartbreaking” when parents have This class for children two years of age and older will help prepare siblings for the emotional and (continued from page 18) unrealistic expectations for their physical realities of the arrival of a newborn. child. - Saturday, September 22: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm “There’s nothing more painful to She was drawn to teaching from a a student than when a parent doesn’t young age, when she attended Cath- recognize who he or she is and is olic school in Erie, Penn. always wanting something different HEART TO HEART SEMINARS ON GROWING UP “I noticed the nuns got to wear from their child. That’s got to be re- Informative, humorous and lively discussions between parents and their pre-teens on puberty, long dresses, and I thought that was ally hard on a kid.” the opposite sex and growing up. Girls attend these two-part sessions with their moms and pretty cool even though some of The highs of teaching, she said, boys attend with their dads. them were pretty mean,” she said. come when “the kids get it, and they - Fall dates available for Girls & Boys classes Later, as a high school student in have that ‘aha moment’ and totally California, Antink lost a younger take over the classroom and start brother to leukemia. “I’m the oldest explaining to everybody why things girl, and one of the ways our fam- are as they are. ily coped was I took over my mom’s “It’s phenomenal when they find Call (650) 724-4601 or visit calendar.lpch.org to register or obtain more duties, getting home in time to greet value, when they come in and say, information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. my siblings and make a home and ‘We’re actually using this in phys- hearth. I’d help them with their ics’ — when they see math as a homework, and I really enjoyed it.” whole gorgeous piece of art.” The hardest thing about teaching, Antink also appreciates it when she said, is “trying to meet the needs kids laugh at her jokes, “because of a lot of different students and math teachers have great jokes,” keeping things fair and balanced, she said. and keeping some basic rules so ev- “And when you’re doing some- erybody knows how to operate.” thing as wonderful and beautiful as Antink said she feels “more sup- math you should be laughing and port than pressure” from parents in smiling a lot.” N VISIT LPCH.ORG TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES

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The lessons “Students get the ideas for a club, “If they’re going to make mis- Today’s middle schoolers strike are taught explicitly at least once a find a teacher sponsor and have a takes, this is the time,” she said in Baker as more “in charge” than she month. big sign-up day,” she said. an interview on the Terman cam- remembers feeling during her own Eighth-graders can become lead- “There are students who raise pus, where construction crews were junior high school years in Sheboy- ers in the TASK program (Tigers money for all kinds of things. working seven days a week to make gan, Wis. Achieving Social Kindness), in “Kids this age are much more classrooms accessible in time for “I was on student council, in act- which they agree to be role models, confident than I remember feeling. school opening next week. ing and theater, but I still had a hor- give school tours and host lunches They have great ideas and a lot of “We have firm boundaries, and rible insecurity complex and never for new students. energy. They want to make a dif- we try to teach them so they don’t wanted to be embarrassed.” To foster “more human interac- ference, change the world. I see evi- make the same mistake again.” Educators have come a long way tion and a warmer environment dence of that every day.” N After working with many age since then in knowing how to han- Weber Veronica groups, Baker says she’s found her dle the middle-school years, she Katherine Baker, principal of niche with 11- to 14-year-olds. believes. Terman Middle School, believes “They’re intelligent, funny, have “There’s a lot of drama, and I middle school is a good time for kids Ronen Habib “I’m a nice person, but I have very a great sense of humor; they’re sen- think people used to think, ‘That’s to learn lessons from their mistakes. (continued from page 17) high expectations for my students.” sitive, they’re, like, everything — just the way it is in middle school.’ Habib advises kids to surround their moods go up and down, and But we’re much more savvy now dividuals. You need to know their themselves with positive influences they kind of do everything in ex- about what helps children and what names, and they need to be con- to address it. — adults as well as peers — and tremes,” she said. they respond to. nected to school,” she said. 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Above: Daumier’s most famous print, “Rue Transnonain, le 15 April 1834,” shows the civilian victims of a military massacre. Left: Victims of a revolution against an earlier king emerge from the grave in this 1835 Daumier print to see that the violence has begun again. The lithograph’s title translates to “It was hardly worthwhile getting killed for that!”

dope. Then Charles Philipon, publisher of the satirical journal “La Caricature,” noticed that the plump King Louis-Philippe — who was declining rapidly in popularity — looked a lot like the fat-bottomed DAUMIER’S BITINGLY SATIRICAL fruit. His pointy hairstyle didn’t LITHOGRAPHS RECALL A help. The joke took off. People drew 19TH-CENTURY BATTLE BETWEEN graffiti of pears on Notre Dame THE ARTS AND THE KING and inside prison cells, and artists slipped tiny pears into their artwork. Today, about 180 years later, by Rebecca Wallace framed prints are arranged on the wall of a Cantor Arts Center gallery t’s France in 1833, and time. There’s the raised fist, in the shape of a giant pear. Each you really, really hate the the peace symbol, the flag. lithograph contains an image of a Iking. But you don’t want The Guy Fawkes masks pear: Louis-Philippe’s head; the to get thrown in prison for worn by Occupy protesters. king gathering inside a giant fruit shouting, “Down with Lou- The elephant signs carried with his advisers, all looking like is-Philippe!” in a crowded by Spaniards angry at their furtive seeds; Frenchmen straining theater. king for going on a pricey sa- to support a massive pear. So you go to the produce fari during the recession. These and the other prints in market. You pick up a pear In France in the early the new exhibition “When Art- and make a snide face, and 1830s, it was all about the everyone around you laughs. pear. The French word “la (continued on page 22) You feel better. poire” was already a slang Protesting authority term; it was great for calling In the 1834 print “Don’t You through symbols is as old as somebody a blockhead or a Meddle With It,” a printer is caught between two French Above, this 1834 Daumier lithograph satirically depicts regimes, neither offering any hope Louis-Philippe I as a three-faced pear; its title translates to for freedom of the press. “The past, the present, the future.” ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 21 Arts & Entertainment

lithographic stones, and prosecuted several staff members,” one exhibit card reads. Daumier served six months in jail, and Philipon made 11 appearances in court and served a total of 20 months behind bars. The publisher reportedly came up with his pear symbol while testify- ing in court. “They got arrested; they got fined; they got brought into court,” Mitchell said of Daumier and his cohorts. “They were playing a very serious game. But they were doing what they thought was the right thing to do.” All along, the artists’ satirical voices were getting harsher and their images sharper. In 1834, Daumier made his most famous print, “Rue Transnonain,” after a worker uprising in Paris turned In the 1832 print “Masks of 1831,” Daumier caricatures French bloody. Soldiers, thinking a sniper government officials, who all surround the pearlike king. (To the right had fired on them from a building of the king is Count d’Argout, the king’s main censor. In many prints, on Rue Transnonain, stormed the Daumier likened the count’s pointy nose to the censor’s scissors.) building and killed indiscriminate- ly, an exhibit card reads. “Daumi- X swoons into the arms of his ad- er’s meticulously drawn reaction The mighty print visers; at his left, Louis-Philippe to the event presents multiple gen- (continued from previous page) charges menacingly toward the erations of family, victims of the printer. soldiers’ vicious retaliation, lying ists Attack the King” come from The artist is “trapped between dead in their home.” a specific and significant period in two regimes” but not ready to give In the print, a man has fallen dead French history: the five years be- up without a fight, Mitchell said. on his child, with bloody footprints tween two times of weighty press His clenched fists seem to be vi- scattered about. The image is not censorship. “La Caricature” was brating with defiance. as gruesome as it could be; at first published only for these five years, Indeed, there was something to glance, the man could be sleeping. 1830 through 1835. This was also be defiant against. Once on the Yet the print is far more vicious when the noted printmaker, sculp- throne, Louis-Philippe quickly re- than any image showing the king It’s coming! tor and painter Honoré Daumier treated from his pledge to uphold as a grotesque, bulging pear. (1808-1879) emerged as an artist the freedom of the press guaran- “It’s the most scathing image re- to be reckoned with. teed in the Charter of 1830. “As lated to Louis-Philippe, and yet it Half the prints in the Stanford he started getting criticized in the doesn’t depict him,” Mitchell said. September 29th exhibition were done by Daumier: press, he started putting laws and In the end, the king lost all pa- biting, darkly humorous and boast- bureaucracy in place,” Mitchell tience with the press. In 1835, the ing fine draftsmanship. Daumier, said. French government passed the pm am Philipon and their colleagues were An 1831 “La Caricature” print by September Laws. They banned 7 - 1 young and audacious, risking — the artist Auguste Desperret (1806- political images totally, and “La and sometimes enduring — pros- 1862) reflects the mood of the Caricature” shut down. ecution for printing just what they times. Ironically titled “La Charte One of the last prints published thought during these tumultuous est une vérité ... donc, la presse est in the journal was Daumier’s eerie times. parfaitement libre! (The Charter is image of people climbing out of a The previous king, Charles X fact ... therefore, the press is per- grave. Titled “C’était vraiment bien (1757-1836), had become hated in fectly free!)” the lithograph depicts la peine de nous faire tuer! (It was the Palo Alto France because of high unemploy- a printing press being quashed by hardly worthwhile getting killed ment, low wages and rising grain weights, quoting the king’s words for that!)” the lithograph repre- prices, according to an exhibit back to him. sents victims of the Three Glorious card. In 1830, a violent uprising This is the first Cantor exhibi- Days revolution against Charles X, called the Three Glorious Days tion for Mitchell, who previously reborn later in 1835. broke out, and Charles abdicated. worked at the Museum of Fine Arts They emerge, open-mouthed, to Black He had no clear heir, and Louis- in Boston. She’s clearly pleased see soldiers attacking citizens and Philippe I (1773-1850) was seen as with the display, which features clergymen doing nothing to help. a citizen king who could be a com- 50 satirical prints, a photograph Meet the new king, same as the old promise between the working class of Daumier and yellowed issues king. N and the wealthy. of “La Caricature.” The walls are “It didn’t quite work,” said Eliza- painted royal burgundy and pear- What: “When Artists Attack the King: beth Kathleen Mitchell, the exhibi- colored, and Mitchell had all the Honoré Daumier and ‘La Caricature,’ White tion’s curator, standing in the gal- prints’ frames gilded. 1830-1835,” a new exhibition of prints lery on a recent morning. “It was a The items come from the col- and newspapers at the Cantor Arts complicated time for France.” lection of the Cantor, which owns Center Mitchell gestured to one Daumier the entire five-year run of “La Where: 328 Lomita Drive, Stanford print that illustrates the tough po- Caricature,” Mitchell said. The University Ball sition the artists found themselves museum has hundreds of prints When: The museum is open 11 a.m. in. 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Obviously, talent factored heavily in all these bands’ Le Michelle respective success stories, but so did access to the clubs Andrew Heine rehearses at the Red Rock Recording where they were able to build their fan base. Many sub- Company in Mountain View. urban bands serious about making it in the music biz will relocate to the nearest big city in order to be closer them play, and Heine said he even gets requests to leave to the bars and clubs, and to the other artists and musi- the front door open when he is practicing the piano. cians inhabiting these urban centers. At the end of the day, the guys from Dogcatcher say But Heine and his cohorts make no bones about it: that as long as they can play a few shows here and there Dogcatcher is a Mountain View band, and plans are for and have some fun, that’s all they really care about. it to remain that way. For the past year they have played And if it just so happens that their friends and neighbors at Red Rock Coffee on the first Saturday of each month. want to listen to them while they do it — well, that’s Their next Red Rock gig is scheduled for Sept. 1. even better. “We feel pretty patriotic about Mountain View,” Hei- “I think, no matter what, the plan is to just keep play- ne says. They say they like the slower, laid-back pace of ing and keep making music,” Heine says. N this city, a preference that is reflected in their tunes and perhaps even in the title of their latest release. Info: Dogcatcher is scheduled to perform with the San Inspirations is a resource for ongoing religious services “It’s cool being a little bit outside, because it keeps Francisco band Sunrunners starting at 8 p.m. Sept. 1 at you a bit isolated,” he said. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Admis- and special events. To inquire about or to reserve space in If the band enjoys the Midpeninsula community, the sion is free. For more information, go to redrockcoffee.org Inspirations, please contact Blanca Yoc locals seem to appreciate the musicians in return. Dog- or call 650-967-4473. at 223-6596 or email [email protected] catcher frequently plays shows outside of Heine and Es- quivel’s house in the Old Mountain View neighborhood. Nick Veronin is a staff writer at the Mountain View People come from the surrounding blocks to listen to Voice, one of the Weekly’s sister papers.

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Billed as “William (Century 16, Century 20) “I want a real marriage An American in Paris (1951) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) again.” With those words in the dramedy “Hope Friedkin’s film of Tracy Letts’ ‘Killer Joe,’” the NC-17 Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Tue. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 3:30 p.m. picture amounts to an ideal adaptation of Letts’ first Springs,” Meryl Streep’s housewife throws the gaunt- Battle Cry (1955) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) let before her husband of 31 years, played by Tommy play, a merrily sleazy black-humor melodrama culmi- Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 7:30 p.m. nating in the most demented family dinner this side of Lee Jones. Beasts of the Southern Wild (PG-13) (((( Despite the film’s title, which sounds suspiciously “Titus Andronicus.” Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 11:50 a.m.; 2:15, 4:50, 7:15 & 9:35 p.m. Guild Theatre: like a spoiler, hope could well come from these two Whether “Killer Joe” is worthy material to begin 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m. people freeing themselves from a broken union. Can with is questionable. It doesn’t run much deeper than The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) (( Century 16: this marriage be saved? Streep’s Kay Soames believes “man’s inhumanity to man” (or woman), and its sick 11 a.m.; noon, 2:30, 3:30, 6:10, 7:20, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m.; Fri. also at 8 & delight in torturing its characters is palpable. But Fried- 8:50 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; 1:15, 2:10, 4:20, 5:15, 7:25, 8:25 & 10:30 p.m.; Fri. & it can, by roping husband Arnold into a weeklong pro- Sat. also at 12:05, 3:10, 6:20 & 9:30 p.m. gram run by “You Can Have the Marriage You Want” kin and his cast certainly suck the marrow out of it, with relish. Brave (PG) (((1/2 author Dr. Bernard Feld (Steve Carell). Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 1:35, 4:05, 6:45 & 9:25 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at Dragged into Great Hope Springs, a quaint Maine Matthew McConaughey gives a mightily impressive 11:05 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 6:55 & 9:25 p.m. controlled performance as the title character, a Dallas fishing village, Omaha accountant Arnold immedi- The Campaign (R) ((1/2 ately goes on the defensive, shifting gears from terse detective who doubles as a contract killer. Hired by Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:20, 1:50, 3:10, 4:40, 5:40, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. to out-and-out cranky. Everyone and everything else is dangerously-in-debt Chris Smith (Emile Hirsch) and also at 8:20 & 10:50 p.m.; Sun. also at 8:30 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 11:20 a.m.; 12:35, 1:45, 3, 4:30, 5:35, 7:05, 8:10, 9:40 & 10:40 p.m. the problem, and he’s come only out of fear that Kay his father Ansel (Thomas Haden Church) to kill Chris’ (((( would otherwise walk out on him for good. mother, Joe smells the kind of situation it’s probably The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) better to walk away from, but, ay, there’s a rub: Chris’ Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:30, 3, 4, 7, 8:10 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at She’s learned to be a little afraid of her husband, or 11:15 a.m.; 12:55, 2:50, 4:40, 6:35 & 8:30 p.m. of triggering his displeasure. Though he’s not abusive, addled young sister Dottie (Juno Temple), whom Joe immediately desires. In lieu of payment, Joe will take Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) (( his has become a practiced neglect: The couple sleeps Century 16: 11 & 11:50 a.m.; 1:20, 2:10, 3:40, 4:30 & 6:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at in separate rooms, with no more sexual contact than a Dottie, thank you very much. 9:55 p.m.; Sun. also at 9:05 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 10:55 a.m.; noon, 1:20, morning peck on the cheek. As per the tradition ranging from Euripides through 2:30, 3:45, 4:55, 6:15, 7:20, 8:40 & 9:45 p.m. Feld gently forces Kay and Arnold to confront their the Elizabethans and Jacobeans and straight through to The Expendables 2 (R) (Not Reviewed) issues, primarily the erosion of communication and Quentin Tarantino and Martin McDonagh, blood will Century 16: Thu. at 12:01 a.m. Century 20: Thu. at 12:01 a.m. the roots of their sexual schism. The doctor also as- have blood, and family is no object to looking after Hope Springs (PG-13) ((( number one. (“It’s all anyone really cares about, if you Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:10, 1:55, 2:35, 4:30, 5:20 & 7:20 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at signs them “sexercises” to reconnect them physically. 8:20 & 10:45 p.m.; Fri. & Sun. also at 10:05 p.m.; Sat. also at 10:15 p.m.; Sun. also at Though Streep’s effort to save the marriage is half think of it,” Ansel sighs.) The only morally excusable character in “Killer Joe” is the evidently crazy one, 8:30 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 11:10 a.m.; 12:25, 1:40, 2:55, 4:05, 5:30, 6:50, the battle, sexually frank screenwriter Vanessa Tay- 8, 9:20 & 10:25 p.m. lor wisely doesn’t absolve her of responsibility for the Dottie, who accepts the dregs of humanity around her for what they are. Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) (Not Reviewed) couple’s doldrums; Kay’s realization of partial culpa- Century 16: 11 a.m. & 3:50 p.m.; In 3D at 1:25 & 6:10 p.m.; In 3D Sat. also at 9:45 bility gives Streep an opportunity for a subtly painful Letts is a not-untalented dramatist, but he built the p.m.; In 3D Sun. also at 8:55 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 10:45 a.m.; 5:40 & moment of truth. play mostly for shock value, and as such it tests one’s 10:20 p.m.; In 3D at 1, 3:20 & 8 p.m. The master class in acting put on by Streep and the tolerance for systematic degradation of human life. The Imposter (R) (((1/2 particularly pitch-perfect Jones is the big draw here. Then again, some people like that sort of thing. Century 16: 11:10 a.m. & 4:10 p.m.; Sat. also at 10:30 p.m.; Sun. also at 9:35 p.m. While Carell, like his character, expertly facilitates, Even though “Killer Joe” plays sort of like “Wild The Intouchables (R) (( Aquarius Theatre: 12:30, 3:15, 6 & 8:45 p.m. the leads put themselves under the microscope, finding at Heart” without the love, sympathy and wonder, the acting is superb, and Friedkin expertly stages Letts’ Killer Joe (NC-17) ((( fascinating rhythms in their give-and-takes, and speak- Aquarius Theatre: 1:45, 4:15, 7 & 9:30 p.m. ing volumes with body language. As a result, “Hope screenplay for the camera of five-time Oscar nominee Caleb Deschanel. Hirsch gives good dim desperation; Love is Better than Ever (1952) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Springs” turns out to be a different kind of mainstream Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 6 & 9:20 p.m. movie, wielding star power to turn a giant, unsparing the deadpan Church again proves hysterically funny Magic Mike (R) (Not Reviewed) mirror on its target audience: in this case, baby boom- and surprisingly moving as an utter failure; and Temple and the always fierce Gina Gershon (as Ansel’s wife) Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 10:10 p.m. ers in stale marriages. Moonrise Kingdom (PG-13) (((1/2 And so “Hope Springs” evinces a certain kind of are intensely believable and unflinching as the women the men treat like dogs. Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2, 4:20, 7:30 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 12:15, bravery, with its relationship-confrontation subject 2:45, 5:10, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Abuse of women is partly the point, to the degree matter and its consistent refusal to “open up” the story Nitro Circus: The Movie (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) with, say, a subplot involving Carell and his own mar- there is one, and so are the ways in which power is Century 16: 11:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m.; In 3D at 2:50 & 7:45 p.m.; In 3D Fri. & Sat. also riage or, indeed, any subplot at all. Instead, there’s a given up by the weak and taken by the shrewd. (Joe at 10:25 p.m.; In 3D Sun. also at 10:05 p.m. weirdly riveting intensity — and a real sense of privi- significantly alludes to how Oklahoma just plain gave RiffTrax Live: ‘Manos’ The Hands of Fate (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) lege — to the way the movie takes us into squirmy up land.) Century 16: Thu. at 8 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 8 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Thu. at 8 p.m. private moments and focuses nearly every scene on the Friedkin’s pretty shrewd himself, in how he teases out the humor without indulging Letts’ immature glib- Royal Ballet: La Fille Mal Gardee (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) sometimes funny, more often sad dynamic between the Century 20: Sun. at noon; Tue. at 7 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Sun. at noon; Tue. at two lead characters. ness, and how he sidesteps Bible Belt baptism to water- board us in the sewer of selfish human nature. 7 p.m. Director David Frankel (“The Devil Wears Prada”), Ruby Sparks (R) (((1/2 who inherited the project when Mike Nichols unfor- Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:45 & 7:25 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:55 p.m. tunately departed it, shows a tone-deaf allegiance to Rated NC-17 for graphic disturbing content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality. Singin’ in the Rain (1952) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) intrusive pop music that exacerbates a broader tonal Stanford Theatre: One hour, 43 minutes. Sat.-Tue. at 5:35 & 9:35 p.m. imbalance. A handful of comic flourishes lean toward Step Up: Revolution (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) jokiness at odds with the film’s greater scheme, of dra- Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 12:30 & 5:25 p.m.; In 3D at 3, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. — Peter Canavese matic cultivated awkwardness between two people fac- Susan Slept Here (1954) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) ing hard truths. Also, one might well wish for a chink Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 7:30 p.m. in the armor of Carell’s too-perfect shrink. But the The Bourne Legacy -- Ted (R) ( movie’s countercultural commitment to character and (Century 16, Century 20) Meet the new Bourne, Century 20: Fri. & Sat. at 11:35 a.m.; 2:20, 5:10 & 7:55 p.m. performance is enough to give “Hope” a try. same as the old Bourne. 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Games on Thursday. “She has a complete understanding of Steffens, who enters Stanford what it takes to compete and perform as a freshman this fall, recorded a at the highest level both as a player tournament-best 21 goals to help and a coach.” Henderson played with the Americans win their first gold the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medal medal in the event and send Stan- team. ford grad Brenda Villa and Cal grad Heather Petri, who both scored, off CARDINAL CORNER . . . The Stan- as champions. ford field hockey team held its first Team USA had two silver med- official practice on Thursday. Stan- als and a bronze in its collection ford is set to host three exhibition through the first three Olympic matches, tentatively slated for Aug. Games to include women’s water 12, 14 and 18. Stanford’s 18-game polo. Villa, age 32, and Petri, age regular-season slate includes eight 34, were there each time a last sec- contests to be played at the Varsity ond goal beat the Americans. Both Turf, beginning with the home opener have said they are retiring after this on Aug. 24 against La Salle in what John Todd Olympic Games. represents the Cardinal’s earliest start Steffens, the youngest player on to a season in school history ... De- the team at 19, made sure her older fending national champion Stanford teammates would not leave without has been projected to win a fourth gold again. consecutive Pac-12 women’s soccer Mountain View native Adam title by a vote of conference coaches. Krikorian, who coached at UCLA Stanford, which opens its season before taking the Olympic job, was Aug. 17 against visiting Santa Clara, thrown into the pool afterward as the received all but two first-place votes, final horn sounded to send the play- though coaches could not vote for GOLDEN GIRLS ers and USA fans into a delerium. their own team. UCLA received the US women’s soccer and water polo claim gold nearly simultaneously. The game was tied at 2-2 early others and is predicted to finish sec- in the second quarter when Maggie ond, with Cal third and Oregon State his time it didn’t even get foot in the 53rd, in front of 80,203 hibition matches leading up to the Steffens, taking a pass from older fourth. Stanford will play at UCLA on to overtime as Carli Lloyd fans, an Olympic record for a wom- Olympics. Lauren Cheney started sister Jessica Steffens, scored the Oct. 28 and at Cal on Nov. 4 in back- T scored in each half to lead the en’s soccer game. A world record instead. Center midfielder Shannon goal that put the Americans ahead to-back matches, and Oregon State United States women’s soccer team 90,185 spectators watched the U.S. Boxx, a defensive anchor, injured a to stay. comes to Laird Q. Cagan Stadium on past Japan, 2-1, in the gold medal women win the 1999 World Cup at hamstring in the 4-2 victory against That was part of a streak of seven Sept. 27. Stanford (25-0-1 overall and game of the 2012 London Olympic the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. France. Lloyd took on a defensive straight goals for the U.S., which 11-0 in the Pac-12 last year) enters Games on Thursday. The Japanese beat the U.S. on role that wasn’t really her style. was content to run the clock out the season on a 31-match conference Relegated to the bench before the penalty kicks at last year’s World When Cheney got hurt, Boxx re- most of the fourth quarter. winning streak, the third-longest all- Olympics and forced into action by Cup, which left many Americans turned to the center and Lloyd was Stanford senior Melissa Seide- time in collegiate women’s soccer. ... injury, Lloyd delivered as the U.S. stunned. moved forward. mann also scored for the Ameri- Football fans can catch a preview of claimed Olympic gold for the fourth They took advantage of their sec- The U.S. women won all six cans, who also featured Cardinal the 2012 Stanford Cardinal on Satur- time in five opportunities. ond chance, just Lloyd took advan- games in this tournament, coming junior Annika Dries on defense. day, as the team’s seventh practice She scored on a header in the tage of her opportunity. eighth minute, and with her right Lloyd was benched during ex- of training camp will be open to the (continued on page 31) (continued on next page) public. Saturday’s practice session will begin at 9 a.m. on Elliott Field and conclude at approximately 11 a.m. SPORTS Stanford football will host its annual Open House event on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Stanford Stadium The Gold Standard remains and Dan Elliott Practice Field. The event, which will include admission to with American women Stanford’s open practice, behind-the scenes tour of Stanford Stadium and Walsh Jennings and May Treanor earn third straight Olympic title its locker room facilities, football skill f one didn’t know any better, the to 42-1 in sets, Walsh Jennings and stations, a mini fan fest and player au- way Stanford grad Kerri Walsh May-Treanor beat fellow Americans tographs, is free and open to the pub- Jennings and Misty May-Trean- Jennifer Kessy and April Ross 21- lic. Fans will also have the opportunity I or celebrated their third Olympic 16, 21-16 on Wednesday in London to take photos with the 2011 Orange gold medal in women’s beach vol- for the gold medal. Bowl Trophy, an Andrew Luck cutout leyball reminded you of a couple of “It’s a dream come true,” said and learn more about the upcoming teenagers at a rock concert. Walsh, who plans on continuing season and the Pac-12 Networks. They were just reminding us that her beach volleyball career. “To 2012 football posters will be distrib- Olympic fervor is doing well, thank win, you have to have the mindset uted on a first-come, first-serve basis you, and then even the most experi- to win.” while supplies last. Fans will also have enced of all beach volleyball players Kessy and Ross were in their first the opportunity to select their seats can still act like kids in sand. Olympic competition. for new season ticket purchases. “It doesn’t feel real, Walsh said. “It is one thing to play an Olympic “I am scared that I might wake up final and another to play one with READ MORE ONLINE tomorrow and discover that we have people you know so well,” Walsh www.PASportsOnline.com to replay that match. It didn’t feel said. “It ups the stress levels and For expanded daily coverage of college like that last time.” anxiety levels. I was more nervous London2012 and prep sports, please see our new Extending their Olympic winning Misty May-Treanor and Stanford grad Kerri Walsh Jennings earned site at www.PASportsOnline.com streak to 21 matches and improving (continued on page 31) their third straight Olympic gold medal. ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 29 Sports

Stanford freshman Maggie Steffens scored a tournament-high 21 goals while helping Team USA wins its first ever gold medal in water polo. “We looked at each other and said Water polo ‘We’ve been through this before,’” (continued from previous page) Steffens said. “Nothing is going to affect us. We’re going to be the Krikorian, who called an ille- team that finishes this. We knew that gal timeout during the U.S.’s 11-9 whatever it came down to, we’re go- overtime thriller against Australia ing to keep fighting.” that nearly cost his team, can shrug Steffens, leading the way on the USA Volleyball that off now as he became the first offensive end, made good on her American coach to lead an Olympic word. She put the U.S. ahead halfway water polo team, men or women, to through the first of two three-minute a gold medal since 1904. overtime periods, with a skip shot. That’s because his team rallied “She doesn’t play like a newcom- Stanford grad Logan Tom, in her fourth Olympic Games, records a spike against South Korea in Thursday’s in and out of the pool. The Ameri- er,” Krikorian said. semifinal. cans are the only country to medal Kami Craig added a goal to finish in each of the four Olympic Games the scoring and give the Americans in which women’s water polo was a another shot at their first gold medal sport. Of course, that didn’t mean in the women’s event. Another golden opportunity anything Thursday when players “I was feeling horrible,” Krikorian were awarded the gold. said. “After it happened, it took me Krikorian tried calling a timeout a couple of minutes to take a deep awaits American women with one second remaining of the breath and realize what I had done semifinal match. His team, how- and get out of the funk.” Unbeaten Team USA heads into finals of indoor volleyball tournament ever, did not have possession of the But the team’s response to his mis- ball, which becomes an automatic take, he said, was evidence of just tanford grad Logan Tom has silver twice and bronze once since ahead 20-16 in the first set on Hook- penalty. Australia’s Southern Ash how much the squad has developed won a national title with Stan- volleyball joined the Olympics in er’s kill. The South Koreans denied converted the shot to tie it at 9 and since he took over in 2009. S ford women’s volleyball team. 1964. They’ve yet to win a gold. the U.S. its first chance at set point force overtime. “When you mess up, you’ve got to Foluke Akinradewo did not, though The U.S. got an emotional boost before Kim Yeon-koung’s serve Krikorian thought his goalkeeper, own up to it,” Krikorian said. “They she played in the Final Four and for the match with the return of cap- sailed out to give it to the Americans Betsy Armstrong, had control of the came over and I said, ‘My bad.’ This Championship matches. tain Lindsey Berg, who was held out for set point. ball. is not going to stop us. We’ve made They get a chance to share an of the team’s quarterfinal victory “I think we came out a little bit “Everything happened so quickly,” mistakes before and we’ve overcome international championship after over the Dominican Republic with tight to tell you the truth,” said Lo- Krikorian said. “It went through my a lot of adversity over the last three beating South Korea, 25-20, 25-22, an injury to her lower left leg. gan Tom, a four-time Olympian. mind that I might have blown it.” and a half years so one stupid call 25-22, in Thursday’s semifinal. “It’s game time and I feel great, “We made some errors. We weren’t The Aussies won the gold medal in by the coach isn’t going to affect the The team will play for the title and I don’t care how I feel after Sat- moving very well. We didn’t have 2000 after scoring in the final three team’s performance.” Saturday against the winner of a urday,” Berg said of the final, when our usual rhythm. I think we just seconds of the gold medal match He was right. The slip turned to later semifinal between Brazil and the Americans will face either Bra- picked it up. We needed a little bit against the U.S. gold. N Japan. zil or Japan for gold. of time to get accustomed to it. I “It’s great to be in this position,” Fifteenth-ranked South Korea think we do a really good job when U.S. middle blocker Christa Har- upset No. 4 Italy in four sets Tues- it comes to that. I get nervous when motto said. “It’s a position we’ve day to advance before losing to the I don’t have a match like that.” worked for for four years, and we’re Americans. South Korea’s best re- Jordan Larson’s spike made it 15- exactly where we want to be.” sult in Olympic play came at the 10 in the third set, but South Korea The top-ranked United States has 1976 Montreal Games. evened it at 18 on Kim’s ace. The dropped just two sets in London. In The United States has a 6-2 re- U.S. wouldn’t let the South Kore- the latest victory, Destinee Hooker cord against South Korea in Olym- ans take the lead. Hooker’s monster scored 24 points. pic matches, including a 3-1 U.S. spike set up Tom’s kill for match The American women made it to victory in the opening match of the point as the crowd at Earls Court the final at the 2008 Beijing Games tournament. chanted “U-S-A! U-S-A!” but settled for the silver medal, fall- The semifinal was tight at the Berg, a three-time Olympian, ing 3-1 to Brazil. The team has won start, but the United States pulled hurt her leg in the Americans’ final preliminary-round match against Turkey on Sunday, and the U.S. kept quiet about when she might Kami Craig proved instrumental in the semifinal and championship games. return Berg warmed up before the U.S. women’s volleyball straight-set victory the Dominican Republic in the quarterfinals on Tuesday night but didn’t play. Courtney Thompson started in her place. After the match, U.S. coach Hugh McCutcheon made a point of em- bracing Berg. It will be the second straight Olympic final for McCutch-

USA Volleyball eon, who guided the American men to a gold medal in 2008. “That’s great that she feels so positive about it,” McCutcheon said. “I had time to give her a hug and tell Stanford grad Foluke Akinradewo (middle) goes for a block in Team her nice job. If she feels good then Maggie Steffens scores one of her five goals Thursday. USA’s three-set sweep of South Korea. the rest of us do as well.” N Page 30ÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sports London2012 Carli Lloyd (10), Shannon Boxx (13) and Rachel Buehler (16) look to contain a Japanese player. John Todd

California grad Alex Morgan scored the game winning goal during the Americans’ 4-3 overtime win over Canada in Monday’s semifinal. Olympic veteran Abby Wambach ued her streak of playing ev- Soccer converted a penalty kick in the ery minute of every match, one (continued from page 29) 80th minute to set up overtime. of three U.S. players to do so. In the 123rd minute, the match She was forced to step off the from behind in two. on the verge of going into a shoo- field in overtime after a collision The Americans posted three tout, Morgan headed a cross forced her to receive treatment. consecutive shutouts before facing from Heather O’Reilly into O’Hara sparked several attacks up Canada, which threatened to snap the back of the net to give the the left flank, and Cardinal grad Ra- the USA’s 26-game unbeaten streak U.S. its first lead of the match. chel Buehler, who was replaced in the London2012 in the series. Christine Sinclair, who scored second overtime shortly after land- Carli Lloyd celebrates her second goal of Team USA’s 2-1 win over In Monday’s semifinal, Cal grad all three goals, gave the Ca- ing awkwardly in another collision, Japan on Thursday. Alex Morgan scored in the second nadians the early advantage, was a stalwart in central defense. overtime period to lift the U.S. to a scoring in the 22nd minute. The Americans outshot the Canadi- dramatic 4-3 victory over Canada. Stanford grad Kelley O’Hara, ans 18-9, though both countries got Megan Rapinoe scored twice and the left outside back, contin- seven shots on goal. N London2012 London2012 London2012 Shannon Boxx, Kelley O’Hara (5), Alex Morgan and Carli Lloyd is about to get mobbed by Alex Morgan Japan’s Yuki Ogimi is challenged by Rachel Buehler during the USA’s 2 Tobin Heath start counting down the final seconds. and Kelley O’Hara after scoring her first goal. to 1 victory over Japan in the Gold medal game Thursday.

led the Olympics with 24 blocks. selves, getting in great shape. Physi- hard, I can’t fault the effort out there. Track and field Olympics “They are the best team of all- cally we’re fantastic, best we’ve ever It’s just our shots weren’t falling and Stanford grad Arantxa King, (continued from page 29) time,” said Kessy, “and it doesnít been. And then we came out and sometimes that’s how it goes,” Bai- competing for Bermuda, finished hurt too bad to be second to them.” kind of laid an egg in some of these ley said. “You hope it’s not in the sixth in her qualifying group of the for that match than any other.” games. I have no excuses. quarterfinals of the Olympics, but long jump to narrowly miss advanc- The celebration began when the Men’s water polo Croatia put an early end to the sometimes that’s how it happens.” ing to the finals. two-time defending champions fell The U.S. men’s water polo team Americans’ Olympic campaign with The loss brings an end to the in- King matched Belarus’ Veronika to their knees and hugged as Ross’ season came to an abrupt end a sterling performance at both ends ternational career of many of the Shutkova, each at 21-0, but King’s final serve went long on match Wednesday in the quarterfinal of of the pool. Americans, Bailey’s included, and +0.3 wind-aided jump kept her from point. Then it turned viral. the 2012 London Olympic. “We came into this Olympics starts what will likely be a bit of advancing. Shutkova’s reading was The Athens, Beijing and now This time wanting and thinking that we would a rebuilding -0.1. London gold medalists remained the Americans, win a medal, and we really haven’t phase for the Stanford grad Jillian Camarena- unbeaten through three Olympiads. led by Stanford performed. I don’t take anything U.S. team. Williams finished eighth in her It was the Olympic farewell for grads Tony away from Croatia, those guys “We’re going group of the women shot put quali- May-Treanor, who has said she Azevedo, Peter played their butts off and played to lose a num- fication round at the summer Olym- would like to have children. Varellas, Peter great defense and completely shut ber of these pics on Monday. May-Treanor and Walsh Jen- Hudnut and us down on six-on-five. They’re a guys, a num- Camarena-Williams’ best ef- nings, three-time FIVB SWATCH Layne Beau- great team, but we just didn’t have ber of them are fort was 59-7 3/4, off her personal World Champions (2003, 2005, bien, won’t it today.” going to retire, best by over six feet, and just under 2007) leave with an unparalleled get the chance The Americans didn’t have it re- and the next her 59-8 1/2 from the 2008 Beijing Olympic record of 21 consecutive to appear in a ally any day at the London Olym- generation is Olympic Games where she finished match wins without a loss (7-0 this medal game Tony Azevedo pics. Other than an opening 8-7 win going to have Arantxa King 12th overall. year) and a 42-1 won-loss record in after dropping against Montenegro, a veteran U.S. some big foot- Olympic sets, led this yearís Games an 8-2 decision to Croatia. team that boasts 10 players from the prints to fill in,” U.S. coach Terry Synchronized swimming as a team in blocks with 25 and digs “I’m really searching for an- 2008 squad never really showed up Schroeder said. “We chose a team Stanford junior Maria Koroleva, with 151. swers,” U.S. center forward Ryan in London, struggling defensively that was an older team, and thought with partner Mary Killman, fin- Individually, May-Treanor led in Bailey said. “We had a great train- and sputtering in big games offen- that experience would give us our ished 11th overall Tuesday in wom- digs with 107 and was tied for sec- ing, we’ve been together for seven sively. best chance, but it didn’t work out.” en’s pair. The scored a combined ond in points with 125 while Walsh to eight months training, just our- “We came out hard, we played 175.670. N ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊ£ä]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 31 SOLD 301 Vine Street, Menlo Park Beds 3 | Baths 2.5 | Home ~ 2,460 sq. ft. | Lot ~ 6,384 sq. ft. www.schoelerman.com

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