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Page 2ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Police: Outrage over homicides leads to tips a possible connection to a third that East Bayshore Road pizzeria — the two others sat in a car. Police said Major leads in recent East Palo Alto killings occurred July 24, he said. fourth homicide in 12 days. she was not the intended target. mark turning point for community, leaders say Perhaps most surprisingly, the Davis all but predicted the re- Two East Palo Alto residents, willingness to come forward is com- newed violence after a July 6 sum- Jabari Banford, 23, and Hugo by Sue Dremann ing from young people, community mit of federal, state, county and Chavez, 26, were gunned down July fter decades of adhering to a 3-month-old Izack Jesus Jimenez leaders said. local law-enforcement agencies, 18 and 19. Then Guzman was killed “no-snitch” culture, East Palo Garcia, has been crucial to solving “People are drawing a line in the where Davis publicly vowed to shut and an 18-year-old was wounded on A Alto residents are coming for- murders that have rocked the city sand and saying they are not go- down the entrenched Norteno and July 24. ward with tips about recent murders since July 13, police Chief Ronald ing to tolerate this violence. Three Sureno gangs. “How I feel about these recent as they never have before, East Palo Davis said last week. Within 48 homicides in a week is crazy. We The first of the four homicides oc- deaths is certainly disgust,” East Alto police are saying. hours, police received several cred- should be outraged,” Davis said, just curred a week later. Nineteen-year- Palo Alto resident Whitney Ge- That sea change, prompted in ible tips that led to the identification days before 19-year-old Kevin Guz- old Menlo Park resident Catherine part by the June shooting death of of three suspects in two killings and man was gunned down outside an Fisher was fatally shot as she and (continued on page 7)
COMMUNITY Two’s a crowd? Plan for second Palo Alto Lions Club draws roars from existing club members by Jeff Carr t a meeting of the Palo Alto City Council last month, Jack A Van Eton announced an op- portunity for District 4-C4 of Lions Clubs International, which covers the Peninsula, to form a new club in Palo Alto. Despite the organization’s reputation for community service, the seemingly innocuous announce- ment didn’t sit well with one group: the Lions Club of Palo Alto. Current club members said that creation of a second Palo Alto branch is unnecessary in a time of dwindling membership and could even create unwelcome competition Veronica Weber between the groups. “We are not for it,” said Robert Stoudt, who was the president of the existing Palo Alto club until July 1. “We’d like to see the district build up our numbers.” That’s using their noodles! “The word I would use is ‘dis- Camp Avenidas participants Andrew Robell, left, Beverley Altman and Werner Wadensweiler use foam noodles during their water- appointment,’” new president Bill exercise workout. The camp is a three-day summer program at Channing House featuring exercise, lectures and social events for seniors. Downey said. The club’s roster of 31 members puts it “on the larger held outdoors at El Carmelo Elemen- gathered and stayed together until side,” he admitted, but numbers are COMMUNITY tary School — where Dias had been dawn. dropping. “We’re stretched.” a PTA president and volunteer — is By 5 a.m. Saturday, Cindy How- Downey said an ideal club size being organized by Howard’s close- ard began mounting a memorial might be 40, and he too would like knit family and a host of neighbors website (www.robertandanamaria. to see the district help with recruit- Friends, relatives remember and PTA friends. com), which quickly grew into a ing instead of forming what he sees A Roman Catholic service, to be venue for expressions of shock, grief as a competitor. family of four held Friday in Turlock, was orga- and the sharing of memories, photos Al Russell, extension chair for the nized by Dias’ family, 1975 refugees and information from friends and district, said the rationale for start- Vacationing Palo Alto couple, daughters, from the Angolan civil war who set- family around the world. ing a second Palo Alto branch is die in Canadian highway crash tled in the Napa Valley before retir- Friends, neighbors and PTA col- that one club can’t serve the needs ing to the Central Valley. leagues sprang into action to pre- of a community of more than 60,000 by Chris Kenrick Surviving family members got pare meals and help plan memori- residents. ll four members of a Palo Alto Samantha, 11, and Veronica, 9, were news of the accident in the early als, Cindy Howard said. Russell has helped start four oth- family, who died last Friday on vacation in British Columbia’s hours of Saturday, according to Cin- “We’re supported by a lot of peo- er clubs on the Peninsula in recent A (July 22) in a car accident Kootenay National Park when a dy Howard of Palo Alto, the wife of ple,” she said. years. But in this instance, problems in Canada, will be remembered at tractor-trailer crossed the dividing Robert Howard’s brother John. “Ana Maria’s family is also arose because then-district gover- services Friday (July 29) in Turlock line and collided with their Dodge Robert Howard’s three siblings uniquely close, and they’re gath- nor Mike Simonini left the Palo and Sunday in Palo Alto. camper, pinning it against a barrier and father, Stanford engineering ering and doing that same kind of Alto club and its board of directors Robert Howard, 49, his wife Ana- and causing it to ignite. professor Ronald Howard — all of Maria Dias, 50, and their daughters Sunday’s Palo Alto service, to be whom live in the immediate area — (continued on page 8) (continued on page 6)
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ess memorization and deeper for teachers and bringing college is? Those things need to match.” Discover ways to: engagement is the way of the students from around the country to If someone walked into discus- L future for K-12 science class- do research at the SLAC sions about energy in Overcome a loved one’s clutter rooms, says Stanford University National Accelerator today’s classes in biol- Understand mental decline physicist Helen Quinn. Laboratory. ogy, chemistry and phys- Manage multiple medications Quinn chaired a top-level com- She retired from SLAC ics, “you’d be hard put to Plan ahead for legal issues mittee of the National Research last year to devote herself figure out they’re talking Build family cooperation Council, which last week released full time to the science about the same thing,” a 282-page report calling for a new framework committee which is confusing to approach to science education. “without feeling guilty kids, Quinn said. Register at Avenidas.org The first such review in 15 years, about not doing any The framework stresses the Framework for K-12 Science Ed- physics.” core ideas in four areas: or call (650) 289-5435. ucation Standards is likely to affect In an interview last physical science, life sci- the way science is taught in all 50 week, she described the Helen Quinn ences, earth and space states, with consequences for low- committee work as “enor- sciences and engineering, performing schools as well as high- mous and fascinating intellectually. technology and the application of sci- end districts such as Palo Alto. “One of the challenges was to ence. Where age is just a number The framework also will form the make the parallels across the disci- It incorporates new scientific find- basis for “common core standards” plines (biology, chemistry, physics) ings of the past 15 years, in areas in science, similar to those already such that they are coherent, so that such as DNA and climate change. in place for math and language what students are learning about en- It also incorporates research on arts. The existing common core ergy in the physical science stream how kids learn, Quinn said. standards have been adopted by 44 matches what they’re asked to apply “The research says that kids don’t states, including California. in life science. change their mindset by being told Quinn, a theoretical physicist and “For example, if you talk about a fact. professor at Stanford since 2003, has the water cycle and you don’t know “For kids to really understand an long been interested in science edu- the particulate nature of matter, how cation, running summer programs do you understand what evaporation (continued on page 7)
CITY HALL City banks on Stanford cash for major projects Council hopes to use $40 million on ‘meaningful,’ ‘transformative’ projects by Gennady Sheyner alo Alto officials are just history” — a 1.3 million square foot Councilman Greg Scharff said the starting the long process of expansion. funds should be used on projects that P allocating about $40 million Though the city continues to face have at least a 20-year horizon. He that the city is scheduled to receive years of projected budget deficits, specified that the money should not from Stanford University Medical council members and City Manager be used as a “stop-gap measure” and Center. But the City Council agreed James Keene said Monday night that agreed that the projects should be Monday night the funds should not the Stanford money should not be “meaningful” and “transformative.” be used to balance budgets but rath- the answer to Palo Alto’s short-term “We want to make sure we don’t er to fund big, ambitious projects fiscal woes. Instead, Keene advised fritter it away on small things that with visible, long-term impacts. the council to proceed “methodi- don’t have a lot of impact on our The money, which Stanford cally and cautiously” in consider- community,” Scharff said. agreed to provide in order to get the ing how to leverage the funds into Espinosa agreed and said the city’s permission for a major hospi- “transformative investments” in the money should be used for projects tal expansion, is scheduled to come community. that have “real impacts that Palo Al- in three installments, with the first, Keene said it’s too early to dis- tans will notice, whether traffic or $15.7 million installment due later cuss what exactly the funds would biking in particular, that really have this summer. The council kicked be spent on, except for the $2 mil- some connection to the project and off what promises to be a long pro- lion that the council has already really are noticeable in their lives.” cess of allocating the funds when agreed to use to support Project “It’s unusual that we get this sort it directed Mayor Sid Espinosa to Safety Net, the city’s effort to pro- of influx, so it’s something we could appoint two council members to mote youth well-being. This week’s really see as a benefit to the com- an advisory committee. The com- discussion focused not on specific munity,” Espinosa said. mittee, which will also include two items that the money would fund The council also agreed that some Stanford officials, is charged with but on the process the city will use of the money from Stanford should determining how to spend $4 mil- for allocation. The council’s Policy be sequestered as an endowment lion allocated for community health and Services Committee and its Fi- and used to accrue interest. This in- programs. nance Committee are expected to be cludes the funds Stanford is provid- In addition to this $4 million, heavily involved in this process in ing to the city to ensure “cost neu- Stanford is also slated to provide the coming years. trality” for the hospital project. $23.2 million for “infrastructure, “This is a lot of money that needs Vice Mayor Yiaway Yeh said sustainable neighborhood and af- to be handled in a responsible and Monday that he supports a staff fordable housing” and $12 million thoughtful way,” Councilwoman recommendation to use some of the for initiatives relating to climate Gail Price said Monday. “I think it funds for an endowment. change. will be an incredibly important dis- “It makes a lot of sense,” Yeh The city in July approved Stan- cussion.” said. “It creates additional sources ford’s Renewal Project for its hos- But while the Monday discus- of revenue for additional needs in pital facilities, which will exceed sion was short on specifics, coun- our community.” N the city’s zoning code and has been cil members made it clear that they Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner commonly described as the “biggest want the funds to be used for ambi- can be emailed at gsheyner@ development project in the city’s tious, long-term investments. paweekly.com. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 5 Woodland School Upfront Building a Lifelong Joy of Learning Accepting Applications for Fall, 2011 Lions Club (continued from page 3)
Online This Week out of the process. These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online Simonini disagreed, saying he’d visited throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline. the Palo Alto club several months ago to com/news or click on “News” in the left, green column. talk about the plan. While he described benefits to them Two men arrested after high-speed chase of starting a new group, “They took it as Preschool through eighth grade, Woodland School’s focus is a chal- Two men taken into custody Wednesday night (July 27) after though I was trying to kill their club,” he lenging academic program with a strong enrichment program in the leading law enforcement officials on a lengthy car chase through said. areas of French, art, music, drama, computers, gymnastics and physi- the East Bay are not the men suspected of homicides in East Palo The Palo Alto club, in operation since cal education. Science, math and technology are an integral part of Alto and Grand Junction, Colo. (Posted July 28 at 8:19 a.m.) 1925, is best known for its annual event, the 5th-8th grade experience. the Concours d’Elegance. The Concours Sketch of indecent exposure suspect released displays and awards prizes to classic and Visit our beautiful ten acre campus in Portola Valley exotic automobiles and the proceeds sup- near Alpine Road and Highway 280 Police have released a sketch of a man who indecently exposed himself to a juvenile in Los Altos Monday morning (July 25). port a Stanford athletic scholarship and Woodland School, 360 La Cuesta Drive, Portola Valley about 40 area charities. This year’s Con- s WWWWOODLAND SCHOOLORG The man approached the victim in a vehicle and exposed him- self before driving southbound on Grant Road toward Foothill cours brought in about 10,000 attendees and $100,000. Downey said the event is by Expressway at around 11:30 a.m., police said. (Posted July 28 at 8:35 a.m.) far the largest Lions Club event on the Pen- insula, and it necessitates greater numbers Four people displaced in Mountain View fire than other clubs. A two-alarm fire displaced residents of two apartments in a The event is also a magnet for club mem- June 24 – August 6 Mountain View complex Tuesday night (July 26), emergency bership. Downey was upset to learn of dis- trict representatives soliciting membership Tickets On Sale Now officials said. (Posted July 27 at 2 p.m.) for the new club at this year’s Concours. Briones House wall purchased for $30,000 “I don’t think too highly of that tactic,” Final week of world-class jazz! he said. “That’s our turf.” The last remnant of the historic Briones House that propo- Russell said the district wants to be as nents sought to preserve through nearly 14 years of litigation non-intrusive as possible to what he said has been purchased by Palo Alto Stanford Heritage for $30,000, is “a damn good club” in Palo Alto. That’s according to Clark Akatiff, a member of the Friends of the Juana why he and others have been advertising Briones House. (Posted July 27 at 9:01 a.m.) and holding informational meetings mostly on the southern end of the city. That’s also Stanford forms emergency-medical team why Van Eton announced the district’s in- Members of the Stanford medical community have formed tentions to the City Council. the Stanford Emergency Medicine Program for Emergency Re- “There’s no doubt in my mind that a city sponse (S.E.M.P.E.R.) in order to more swiftly react to disasters this size can handle another service orga- worldwide. (Posted July 26 at 3:25 p.m.) nization,” Russell said. Palo Alto is the only city in the district with a population of ELECTRIC MILES WITH BILL FRISELL 858 QUARTET Palo Alto’s largest union agrees to pay freeze more than 50,000 but only one Lions Club. WALLACE RONEY 7/30 7/31 With fiscal deficits looming on Palo Alto’s horizon, pay freez- Even smaller Menlo Park has two. Russell es have become the new normal for the city’s largest workers said that in his experience, two clubs in the union. (Posted July 26 at 9:48 a.m.) same city are more likely to complement each other than compete. “Once this gets Errant dog sparks alleged death threat, arrest up and running, I know that (the existing Police were forced to intervene Saturday (July 23) when a Palo Alto club) will benefit. They will gain 68-year-old Palo Alto woman allegedly threatened to kill her members as a result of this,” he said. neighbor with a hammer, Palo Alto police said Tuesday (July Simonini agreed. Twice the public expo- 26). (Posted July 26 at 9:28 a.m.) sure of the Lions Club activities will gar- ner twice the interest, he said. Prospective Computer heists at Portola Valley schools Lions will have a choice of which set of A total of 31 computers, valued at $28,000, have been stolen causes to support and which meeting to from Portola Valley schools in recent weeks, the San Mateo attend. Simonini also noted that the cur- JOE LOVANO 8/1 THE BAD PLUS 8/2 rent Palo Alto club focuses the majority of County Sheriff’s Office reports. (Posted July 26 at 8:18 a.m.) its time on the Concours, and “car shows aren’t for everybody.” Rampaging teen smashes up store Lions Clubs aid in a variety of causes A Mountain View teenager was arrested after allegedly going worldwide and local clubs may select their on a destructive rampage through a Latham Street convenience own charities. But the Lions in general store Saturday night (July 23), and then violently resisting police emphasize diabetes, hearing and especial- officers, a police spokeswoman said. (Posted July 25 at 2:37 p.m.) ly vision issues, ever since Helen Keller encouraged members in 1925 to become Palo Alto schools get new education director “knights of the blind,” Downey said. Mem- A Pleasanton school administrator has been named to a high- bers collect eyeglasses and pay for eye ex- level post in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Charles ams for those in need. TAYLOR EIGSTI QUARTET SJW ALL-STAR JAM SESSION Young, director of secondary education in the Pleasanton Uni- According to Russell, members usually WITH TILLERY 8/3 8/5 fied School District, replaces Virgina Davis, who was Palo pay less than $10 in monthly dues and have Alto’s assistant superintendent for educational services before no time commitments other than to “do retiring in June. (Posted July 25 at 9:54 a.m.) what they can.” There is no paid staff at the local or district level. Coroner IDs EPA shooting victim, 19 Membership is down in all service clubs. A 19-year-old East Palo Alto man who was shot to death Sun- Lions Clubs in East Palo Alto and Atherton day night (July 24) has been identified by the San Mateo County have recently been shuttered. However, Li- Coroner. (Posted July 25 at 8:17 a.m.; updated July 25 at 11:01 p.m.) ons are often members of clubs in the cities where they work, not live. In fact, only a Memorial service held for Cate Fisher handful of the current Palo Alto Lions are A memorial service for Catherine (Cate) Fisher, 19, of Menlo actually from Palo Alto. Russell said East Park, who died after being shot in East Palo Alto, was held Palo Alto didn’t have the infrastructure to Friday (July 22) at Temple Beth-El in San Mateo. (Posted July 22 support a club, and the 60-year-old Ather- GEORGE CABLES TRIO WITH MADELINE EASTMAN 8/6 at 5:57 p.m.) ton club failed to seek new members and thus shrank over time. Driver follows GPS, gets stuck on train tracks While Downey laments the district’s de- ORDER TICKETS A woman driving a Toyota Corolla got stuck on the Caltrain cision, he doesn’t fear for his own club’s Presented by tracks near East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto Wednesday night future. By Phone: 650-725-ARTS (2787) (July 20) when she made a wrong turn onto the tracks, Caltrain “Our membership is loyal and our chari- ties are loyal,” he said. N spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said. (Posted July 22 at 2:20 p.m.) Online: www.stanfordjazz.org Editorial Intern Jeff Carr can be emailed at [email protected]. Page 6ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront
turn. have to stop being afraid, and start trators to talk about ways they can 20 years ago, he said. The city has Homicide leads “Our city has grown socially. speaking up, and spreading the love choose an alternate lifestyle. had years of single-digit, steadily (continued from page 3) People are not tolerating what they of God. ... Parents should worry Other residents are trying to gal- decreasing homicide rates. The con- tolerated before. What had once not about whether or not their child will vanize the community. stant branding does the community nevro, 23, said in an email to the been tolerated by the few is now not get picked for the varsity team at On Tuesday (Aug. 2), Moody’s a disservice, he said. Weekly. “I cannot understand these being tolerated by the many.” school, or if their child’s grades are group will host National Night But he isn’t naïve about the cur- killers’ minds, and how they must Tips from the community led to good enough to get into a univer- Out, a nationwide community-co- rent violence, he added. Commu- not have any love inside of them. I the identification of three suspects sity, not whether or not this is the hesiveness event, with four block nity leaders will continue to push to know anger is a strong emotion, but in the Fisher and Chavez homicides: day they’ll get the call to identify parties on Runnymede Street, Joel solve the underlying causes of the it should never be an emotion that Christian Fuentes, 20, Jaime Carde- their child’s body,” she said. Davis Park, Newell Road and East violence, he said. drives the uncontrollable desire to nas, 19, and Fidel Silva, 24, all of Larry Moody, director of the O’Keefe Street, event organizer Lisa “Violence is a reaction to some- kill a human being. East Palo Alto. Fuentes was arrested nonprofit Making it Happen for Moody said. thing else going on. We are offer- “I hope others are willing to break last week for violating parole, police Our Children Promise Neighbor- The City of East Palo Alto will ing parenting classes; coaches are their code of silence because they said. hood, which aims to provide cradle- host a town hall meeting with May- making an impact, teaching con- might have information to bring jus- The three have also been impli- through-college educational help for or Carlos Romero and Davis to dis- flict-resolution skills. People need tice to these murders, and we need cated in a string of crimes and ho- youth in the Gardens neighborhood, cuss a summer violence-reduction jobs. The unemployment rate in more people to stand up and do what micides in Colorado, and police are said the mood is definitely chang- plan on Thursday (Aug. 4) from 6 East Palo Alto is 28 to 29 percent,” is right. At my age, we have a great looking into the possible involve- ing. to 8 p.m. at East Palo Alto City Hall, he said. influence on the younger children ment of one or more of the suspects “I had a conversation with eight 2415 University Ave. “We will push the community and and teens. If we are good role mod- in Guzman’s death. Fabian Zara- teens recently, and without a doubt Lisa Moody said last year resi- push getting to know your neigh- els, who knows the types of crimes goza, 17, was arrested for Izack’s there’s a sense of being sick and dents on Runnymede boarded up an bor. and mishaps that can be avoided?” killing within hours of the shooting tired of being sick and tired with unsafe house and did weed abate- “One death is too much. Every life she said. due to tips from the community, po- the violence,” he said. ment to reduce crime during Na- is precious. I can’t wait until we get Near the spot on East Bayshore lice said. Operation Cease Fire, which of- tional Night Out. to that zero death rate in East Palo Road where Guzman was killed, Young people said they are tired fers social, medical and job resourc- “We will take back our city one Alto. I want it to be in my lifetime. two young men discussed the city’s of living in fear. es to gang members who agree to block at a time, if we have to,” she That will be a year of celebration — homicides, including the June 5 “Friends I know who were once leave the criminal lifestyle, has gen- said. and that’s coming,” he said. N death of the infant, Izack. It was a fine walking to and fro in the city erated some interest on the street, Bains said he wishes the media turning point, they said. have been staying indoors lately he said. would stop referring to when the city Staff Writer Sue Dremann can “The killing of a 3-month-old for fear of a stray bullet,” Tameeka “Folks are talking about the pro- was branded the national “murder be emailed at sdremann@paweek- baby — that’s just too much,” one Bennett, 24, said in an email to the gram as a way out, which is a good capital.” That was in 1992 — nearly ly.com. of the young men, who asked to re- Weekly. start. Education and jobs are the key. main anonymous, said on Monday. “The chief is doing what he can, Even gang members will agree,” he The city’s faith leaders said the and I respect and appreciate that — said. turn-around goes against decades but I strongly believe that is time for At a July 21 meeting at The Lord’s of ingrained fear. people of faith to stand up against Gym Community Center, 15 reli- “Now there are a whole lot more the reckless violence in our com- gious leaders discussed ways to stop people saying, ‘Enough is enough,’” munity. the recent violence. said Rev. Paul Bains, pastor of St. “I refuse to be scared to step out- Bains said they are taking “Jesus’ Samuel Church of God in Christ. side or walk down the street. I live approach” by going out among the “In my years of being in the com- here. This is my community, this is people to communicate their mes- munity since 1961, it’s not like it home.” sage of hope. was in the past, where people said, Genevro agreed. On the city’s most inflamed ‘I don’t want to be involved.’ The “As a community, especially streets, the faith leaders are making stop-snitching culture has taken a in the faith-based community, we contact with known crime perpe-
Advanced Placement science curri- and not enough of the idea.” Science education cula to place greater emphasis on be- The framework report will be (continued from page 5) ing able to apply knowledge and less passed to Achieve, a Washington- emphasis on memorization of facts. based organization created in 1996 idea, they have to work with that “We’re cutting out details that are by the nation’s governors and corpo- idea. So what you need to do is have not depth,” she said. “People tend to rate leaders, to raise academic stan- fewer facts and more development think of detail as depth. But — talk- dards and graduation requirements. of ideas,” she said. ing about a cell, for example — it’s Achieve will translate the frame- “It’s a whole different culture of much more important to take the work directives into standards, ex- the classroom.” time and depth to understand how pected to be released in late 2012. Even in top districts like Palo a cell functions than to be able to Major support for the framework Alto, she said “if you assess the dis- give the Latin names for all parts project came from the Carnegie course in a classroom today, 90 per- of the cell. Corporation of New York, as well cent or more of what goes on is the “If you’re going to be a biologist as from the National Science Teach- teacher asks a question and a student or medical researcher, you will need ers Association and the American answers and the teacher either af- to know the Latin names because Association for the Advancement of firms or critiques the answer.” that’s the language of the discipline. Science. N The new model would have stu- But what we have right now is too Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can be dents debating one another about much the language of the discipline emailed at [email protected]. whether measurements made in the classroom confirm a certain hy- pothesis, with the teacher guiding the process. Quinn’s committee, comprised of WE LOVE LARGEST university scientists and education KIDS scholars from across the country, said BARBER SHOP educators should de-emphasize “dis- SWITH 8 PROFESSIONAL BARBERS TO SERVE YOU! crete facts” and refocus on “a limited number of core ideas and crosscut- ting concepts.” Every student should have a chance to work with the ideas, CELEBRATING SAVE make connections and experience 42 YEARS $3 00 how science is actually done. IN LOS ALTOS By the end of 12th grade, students WITH THIS AD should be able to “engage in public discussions on science-related issues, to be critical consumers of scientific information related to their everyday lives,” the committee said. BARBER STYLIST 948-9868 Quinn said her committee’s work is HAIRCUTS REGULARLY $18.00 consistent with the direction the Col- #/2.%2 /& 3!. !.4/.)/ 2/!$ !.$ %, #!-)./ 2%!, s /0%. $!93 lege Board has taken in revising its
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lantic archipelago of the Azores, Luis Obispo, and worked at the Howard memorial moving between there and the Por- American Rocket Company before (continued from page 3) tuguese colony of Angola in Africa moving to Philips Semiconductor. until the civil war there caused her She loved books and art and for a thing in the Central Valley.” family to flee to the United States while worked part-time at Printer’s Robert Howard lived in Palo when she was a teenager. Inc. bookstore.
Courtesy of the Howard family Howard the of Courtesy Alto from the age of 3, attending “My father and my sister (Ana- After the birth of her first child in Peninsula School in Menlo Park, Maria) were at home (in Angola) 1999, Dias devoted herself to par- Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto and the fighting came close to the enting and volunteering, becoming High School and Stanford Univer- house,” said Dias’ sister, Mary Hor- involved first at Palo Alto PreSchool sity, where he earned a bachelor’s vitz of Seattle. “They had about an Family and later at El Carmelo and and master’s in mechanical engi- hour to gather whatever they could. JLS Middle School, which her neering. “It’s a very long story, but we all daughters attended. After a decade at Apple, he moved made it safely out and ended up in She was in the early stages of in 1996 to the product design and the Napa Valley,” where the family launching her own business as a development consulting firm Lunar had a friend, she said. professional organizer, her sister- Palo Alto residents and volunteers Robert Howard, left, Ana-Maria Design, where he was vice-president Dias earned a degree in elec- in-law Kim Saxe said. Dias, Veronica Howard and Samantha Howard, are pictured in a recent of engineering. tronic engineering from California Samantha “Sam” Howard was family photo. Dias was born in the North At- Polytechnic State University, San about to enter seventh grade at JLS, and Veronica “Nica,” fourth grade at El Carmelo. Friends painted a portrait of a sociable and close-knit family who took walks together in the neighbor- hood, volunteered and reached out to others. Neighbor Carrie Manley, who re- cently went on vacation and left the family dog, Charlie, with a house- sitter, said Dias had volunteered to take Charlie home for the rest of the week after he seemed lonely. “Knowing Ana-Maria, Robert, WE Samantha and Nica, I knew that Charlie would be extremely well- cared for and loved, so without hes- itation I immediately said, ‘Yes,’” Manley wrote on the website. “And so began Charlie’s best week ever,” Manley wrote, adding CAN that she got email from Dias “with tender, sweet Charlie updates.” Preparing to leave for the camp- ing trip to Canada, Dias left Charlie at Manley’s house a few hours be- fore Manley and her family returned from vacation July 16. “How many people write a thank- BEAT you note after they take care of your pet? This family did,” Manley said. At Sunday’s outdoor service at El Carmelo, shade will be limited, and Cindy Howard is urging people to wear comfortable clothing, includ- ing hats and sunshades. THIS. After the formal service, there will be an opportunity for sharing and recording stories on video. “That will mean so much to the family,” she said. Dias is survived by her parents, Jose and Natalia Dias, a brother, John, sisters, Mary and Natalia, their spouses and children. Howard is survived by his father, Ron; his sister, Kim Saxe, and her husband, Tim, of Los Altos; and his brother David of Menlo Park and his brother John and his wife, Cin- dy, of Palo Alto, and their children. His mother, Polly Howard, died in 1997. Sunday’s service will be at 3 p.m. at El Carmelo School, 3024 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Walking, bicycling or carpooling is encouraged. OPENED JUNE 2011 Rather than flowers, the fam- ily prefers memorial contributions to Palo Alto Partners in Education Bringing Hope and Healing to Women with Cancer (www.papie.org); Friends of Pre- School Family (www.fopsf.org); or The Stanford Women’s Cancer Center is dedicated to providing the Society of St. Vincent de Paul comprehensive cancer services to women with breast and gynecologic (www.svdpusa.org), an organiza- cancers. The new facility offers Stanford’s unparalleled outpatient tion that helped the Dias family cancer services—from diagnosis to treatment to supportive when they arrived as refugees to the United States. N care—offering hope and healing to women with cancer. For more info, Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can call 650.498.6004 or visit http://cancer.stanford.edu/womens be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. com.
Page 8ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront Delicious fresh Italian food in beautiful downtown Los Altos prepared with the News Digest Support freshest ingredients and Palo Alto adds fee to garbage bills Palo Alto Weekly’s healthy choices. Palo Alto’s garbage rates are scheduled to rise in the fall for the sec- We have pastas, entrees, ond year in a row, but this time every residential bill will feel the same coverage of our impact. salads, homemade The City Council voted 8-0, with Greg Schmid absent, on Monday community. desserts, and paninos (July 25) to approve a $4.62 fee for residential refuse bills, effective Oct. for lunch; we make our 1. The council adopted the new fee to help close the $3.7 million deficit own bread daily in the city’s refuse fund and to bring the residential and commercial rates Memberships begin a bit closer to parity. The council also agreed to continue the 6 percent increase to residen- at only 17¢ per day tial bills and the 9 percent increase for commercial bills it approved last Come and try our delicous and affordable lunch menu September. Both rate hikes were scheduled to expire Sept 30. Join today: 100 State Street s ,OS !LTOS s The new fee was imposed by the council as an interim measure while SupportLocalJournalism.org staff is considering a more dramatic overhaul to the refuse-rate structure. WWWPOMPEIIRISTORANTECOM Palo Alto’s refuse fund has been losing money in recent years as more customers switched to smaller trash cans, trimming their garbage bills and the city’s revenues. The new rate structure will likely include charges for recycling and composting, services that are currently offered for free. Everything for your garden and The flat fee is helping city officials reach their goal of creating more parity between Palo Alto’s residential and commercial customers. Pre- more! Visit our Garden Center liminary analysis from the Public Works Department has indicated that commercial customers are paying far more than their share for the gar- bage operation, effectively subsidizing residential customers. Farm to The Finance Committee discussed the new residential fee on July 19 Table Event, and voted unanimously to support it. In addition to bringing in needed revenues, the new fee will bring the city closer to compliance with Propo- Wine, Food, sition 218, a state law that prohibits refuse rates from exceeding the cost Music of providing the services. N — Gennady Sheyner Sunday Sept. 4th Palo Alto’s airport takeover delayed until 2013 Palo Alto’s plan to take over operation of Palo Alto Airport has fallen ,ENA !VE 'ILROY s WWWGARDEN ACCENTSNET behind schedule because of vacancies and turnover in the city staff, ac- cording to a new report from the city manager’s office. The small but busy airport is currently operated by Santa Clara County Quality Turfgrass under a 50-year lease that is set to expire in July 2017. County officials have indicated that they don’t want to renew the lease, prompting the city – grown one blade at a time! to consider an early takeover to ensure that the Baylands facility doesn’t 504 Sq. Ft. Only $185 deteriorate. In December, the City Council directed staff to hire legal consultants BENEFITS OF NATURAL GRASS and conduct environmental analysis to begin the process of taking over s Releases oxygen & cools the air airport operations from the county. Staff was hoping to complete the 1UALITY 3OD ,AWNS 3INCE takeover by July 2012. A recent business plan by the firm Ralph E. Wiede- s Safe play area for your children mann & Associates estimates that the city’s profit from the airport could Ask us about our s Controls pollution & reduces be as high as $16.2 million by 2037 if the takeover occurred in 2012. biodegradable netting greenhouse gases That money would have to be reinvested in the airport under federal CALL NOW! s 30° cooler than asphalt or synthetic turf law. Palo Alto officials are still considering which business model to adopt for the airport operations. The Wiedemann report identified three options: 0ALM !VE -ORGAN (ILL s s WWWGRASSFARMCOM running the airport with city staff; turning over airport management to fixed-base operations; and hiring a third-party to run the facility. The City Council is scheduled to discuss the takeover of the airport in the fall. N It‘s Trunk Show Time! Please Join Us! — Gennady Sheyner ->ÌÕÀ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÈÊUÊ£äÊ ÊÊÎÊ* Equipment stolen from classrooms at Paly, Gunn Someone stole six digital cameras, worth $3,600 altogether, from a Palo Alto High School classroom over the weekend (July 23-24), ac- FEATURING cording to police. In a separate incident reported to police Friday (July 22), two laptops, valued together at $2,200, were taken from a classroom at Gunn High School. The Paly burglary occurred sometime between 5:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Monday, police Sgt. Sal Madrigal said. The thief or thieves en- tered a science building at the school and took six cameras from a file cabinet, he said. Madrigal said neither the classroom nor the file cabinet was locked, and there was no sign of a break-in. He said it is possible the person re- sponsible is a student, as the school is hosting a summer science camp. “Everyone has access to the building,” Madrigal said. The cameras were Canon and Nikon models valued at $600 each, Madrigal said. The Gunn theft occurred between 9 p.m. Thursday (July 21) and 10:30 a.m. Friday (July 22), Madrigal said. Unknown suspects entered Classroom 25 through an unlocked window and took two MacBook Pros, he said. Madrigal said he did not know whether the classroom is in use this summer, or why the window might have been unlocked. A janitor working at Gunn Thursday night said he noticed two suspi- cious persons, a male and a female, on campus, but could not give a 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 description. N — Bay City News Service LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com 1805 El Camino Real, Palo Alto | 650.324.3937 | www.luxpaloalto.com
*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 9 Upfront Philip Joseph O’Neil March 15, 1925-July 10, 2011 Philip J. O’Neil of Palo Alto, California, after retirement. died peacefully on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at He loved food the age of 86. Husband to Edith O’Neil (nee and cooking for Clow); loving father of Elizabeth (“Betsy”), his family. His CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week Alice, Mary and Eileen; and dear grandfather daughters and of Sean and Christopher Elam, Jane and Ellie their friends will Childress, and Meagan and Laura Olson. Born always remember City Council (July 25) Refuse: The council voted to add a $4.62 fee to residential refuse bills, effective on March 15, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois to Dr. the good food Oct. 1. Yes: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Shepherd, Yeh Absent: Dillon and Margaret O’Neil, Phil was the and laughter Schmid 2nd child along with siblings Richard O’Neil, around the dinner table on Saturday nights. A Stanford: The council directed Mayor Espinosa to name two members to a joint committee to determine how to spend money from the city’s development agree- Patricia Parker & Jeanne Nestor. He joined veteran of innumerable road trips, train rides ment with Stanford University Medical Center. Yes: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Price, the United States Navy to serve his country and cruises, as well as an ardent fan of all Scharff, Shepherd, Yeh Recused: Klein Absent: Schmid during World War II and was in line to train kinds of word games and puzzles, Phil never Parks and Recreation Commission (July 26) as a pilot when the War ended. He attended failed to surround his family with warmth, Water plant: The commission held a study session to discuss proposed landscap- college in Rochester, NY. After the War and humor, good food and to generally spoil his ing around the Regional Water Quality Control Plant. Action: None Recycling: The commission heard a presentation from staff about proposed im- college he moved to Honolulu, Hawaii to grandchildren. provements to the Household Hazardous Waste facility next to the Recycling Center work in the airline industry. In Honolulu, Phil Phil was preceded in death by his beloved and the potential closure of the Recycling Center. Action: None met Edith “Dolly” Clow, who had recently youngest daughter, Eileen Kohler in 1999. He moved there from Seattle. They were married is survived by Edith, his wife of sixty years, Council Rail Committee (July 28) Caltrain: The committee approved a letter to Caltrain outlining the city’s concerns in 1950 in Seattle, and welcomed their first daughters Betsy Elam and her husband Craig, about the certification of the Environmental Impact Report for the electrification plan. child, Betsy, while living in Honolulu. In Alice Olson and her husband Grant, Mary Yes: Burt, Klein, Shepherd Absent: Price 1952 he moved with his young family to Childress and her husband John, and son in Seattle, Washington where Alice was born. law, Peter Kohler; his grandchildren, Sean The family moved to Palo Alto, California, Elam and his wife Jennifer, Christopher Elam in 1954 where he would settle for the rest and his wife Kristy, Jane Childress, Ellie of his life. His family soon grew to include Childress, Meagan Olson and Laura Olson; Public Agenda daughters Mary and Eileen, both born in Palo his sister Patricia Parker, many nieces and A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week Alto. A lifelong employee of United Airlines, nephews, and his dear friend Helen Crisman. CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold its annual joint meeting with Phil worked as an instructor until he retired Additionally there will be a great grandson the Human Relations Commission; discuss a switch to electronic packets in 1980. He continued his love of teaching by born this fall. for staff reports; adopt a resolution to place on the November ballot an ini- developing the curriculum for travel training Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, tiative to undedicate 10 acres of parkland at Byxbee Park; consider an ex- at Cañada and Foothill Community Colleges August 6, 2011 at Alta Mesa Cemetery, 695 tension of the Arastradero Road re-striping trial project. The joint meeting and teaching the program for many years Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, California. will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 1, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). The rest of the meeting will be held in the PAID OBITUARY Council Chambers at 7 p.m. or as soon as possible after the joint meeting.
ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to review AT&T’s proposed design for a Distributed Antenna System, which includes antennas at nine existing utility poles. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Raman Wilson Stultz Aug. 2, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). RAIL CORRIDOR TASK FORCE ... The task force will continue its discus- March 11, 1914 – July 13, 2011 sion of the city’s vision for the Caltrain corridor. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, in the Downtown Library (270 Forest Ave.). Raman Wilson Stultz of Palo Alto passed away In 1969, he re- peacefully at age 97 in Palo Alto on July 13, 2011. tired and traveled PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss new- Ray is survived by his wife of 67 years, Elizabeth with his wife to media art and public-art opportunities in Midtown. The meeting will begin Stultz. Mexico for half a at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Raman Stultz was born to G. Roy and Pearl year before moving Hamilton Ave.). Teal Stultz in Clinton, Indiana on March 11, to Sarasota, Flori- 1914. During the Depression, he worked his way da. He reinvented through DePauw University and graduated with a himself as a real BA degree in 1937. estate broker and A warm and engaging person and an excellent within a couple of years had become Director of Lasting Memories tennis player, he was offered a position teaching Marketing for Pelican Cove, a 750 unit townhouse An online directory of obituaries and remembrances. English and coaching tennis at Ruston Academy development in Sarasota. Over the next seven years Search obituaries, submit a memorial, share a photo. in Cuba. There he learned Spanish, which became he oversaw the completion of the sale of all of the a lifelong interest. While at Ruston, he was units and retired again in 1980, living in one of the Visit: www.PaloAltoOnline.com/obituaries recruited by the United States military to be a units. civilian undercover agent whose assignment was Beginning in 1980, he and his wife began to determine who was leaking information to the summering in Palo Alto to be with family and Germans about the schedule and routes of ships avoid the oppressive Florida summer heat. They heading to Europe. did that each summer for 25 years until they moved Roger Simmons Schuyler As the war intensified, in August of 1943 he permanently in 2004. Ray was an avid golfer most enlisted in the Navy’s Officer Candidate School of his adult life and continued to play until just a August 8, 1932 – July 10, 2011 and was commissioned six months later. He was couple of years ago. selected to be among a small number of officers In addition to Elizabeth, Ray’s family includes Roger was born in Los Angeles on August 8, 1932 and based in Vero Beach, Florida whose task was to his children Richard Stultz and Judith Stultz passed away in Spokane, Washington on July 10, 2011. He train Navy fighter pilots to fly low altitude missions Scott. Richard Stultz and his wife Josie have two at night over the ocean. children, Julie Stultz Fine and David Stultz. Julie resided in Palo Alto in the 1960s and 1970s, working in On March 30, 1944, he married the love of his is married to Jacob Fine and their daughter Meira the technical publications field and was the founder of life, Elizabeth Hoff of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. is Ray’s great-granddaughter. Judith Scott and her Imagemakers, Inc. in Sunnyvale. He sold the company Honorably discharged from the Navy after husband Charles have three children, Andrea, Teal the war, he initiated a new career at Leo Burnett and Jessica. in 1981 and moved to the Smith River in the redwoods advertising agency in Chicago. The family moved Gifts, in lieu of flowers, may be given in his of Northern California. He is survived by his wife Ginny to Winnetka, Illinois, and he became Personnel memory to DePauw University, 300 E. Seminary St., Director of the 300 employee company. He was with Greencastle, IN 46135. Private services are planned of Spokane, Washington. For the full obituary, see www. the company for 20 years becoming Vice President at 3pm, Friday, August 5 at Holy Trinity Episcopal heritagefunerals.com. of Personnel as it grew to 1,800 employees. Church, 330 Ravenswood Ave., in Menlo Park. PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY
Page 10ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Menlo Park July 20-26 Violence related Domestic violence ...... 1 Karen Louise Chin Sexual assault...... 1 Theft related Oct. 5, 1952-July 15, 2011 General burglary...... 3 Karen left us on July 15, 2011 at the young age of 58. Karen is survived by her Fraud ...... 1 Born October 5, 1952 in Oakland, California, Karen husband, Michael Seto; her two Pulse Grand theft...... 1 A weekly compendium Identity theft ...... 1 attended Catholic school during her early years, graduated children, Megan and Zachary; Petty theft...... 2 from Oakland High, and went on to earn her Bachelor her mother, Lola Chin; her sister of vital statistics Residential burglary ...... 1 Vehicle related of Arts degree at the University of California, Berkeley. and her husband, Cynthia and Karen loved to meet people and travel, spending much of Eddie Lee; her brother and his Palo Alto Auto recovery...... 1 July 20-25 Auto theft ...... 1 her working life as a flight attendant for World Airways. wife, Gary and Janie Chin; her nephew and his wife, Eric Violence related Driving with suspended license ...... 5 She married on December 16, 1984 and spent her next 27 and Julia Chin; and a large extended family of her aunts, Hit and run ...... 3 Assault w/ deadly weapon ...... 1 Vehicle accident/no injury...... 2 years enjoying and raising her 2 children who were most uncles, and cousins. Battery ...... 3 Vehicle accident/injury ...... 3 dear to her. Karen enjoyed cooking (and of course eating), A celebration of Karen’s life will be held at 11am, July Child abuse...... 1 Alcohol or drug related Domestic violence ...... 4 taking her children to museums and parks, venturing on 30, 2011 in the Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave, Drug activity ...... 3 Theft related Drunken driving...... 1 many summer and winter visits to Yosemite, regular trips Oakland, California. Commercial burglary ...... 3 Miscellaneous to Hawaii (Mike’s home), trips along the California and In lieu of flower donations, please consider donating Grand theft...... 2 Disturbance ...... 3 Oregon coast and international travel. Karen was a loving a memorial gift to Yosemite National Park (http://www. Identity theft ...... 1 Found property...... 4 Misc. theft...... 1 Indecent exposure ...... 1 wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, and niece to all her yosemiteconservancy.org/gifts-memory) or your favorite Petty theft...... 1 Information ...... 1 family. national park of choice. PAID OBITUARY Residential burglary ...... 5 Juvenile problem...... 2 Shoplifting...... 5 Lost property ...... 1 Vehicle related Medical aid...... 1 Abandoned auto...... 1 Misc. penal code violation ...... 2 Abandoned bicycle...... 2 Missing person...... 1 Auto theft ...... 1 Other/misc ...... 3 John Laurance Madden Driving w/ suspended license...... 3 Property for destruction ...... 1 Hit and run ...... 4 Suspicious circumstances ...... 5 “Jack” Misc. traffic...... 4 Vandalism...... 4 Theft from auto...... 3 Warrant arrest...... 2 Jack passed away peacefully on July 15, 2011 at the football. In his later years he Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 5 age of 86 at the Skilled Nursing at Vi in Palo Alto, became a dedicated walker Vehicle accident/property damage.....5 VIOLENT CRIMES Vehicle stored...... 3 Palo Alto California, surrounded by his family. and would often be seen Alcohol or drug related Harker Avenue, 7/20, 10:34 p.m.; domestic He is survived by Claude, his wife of 61 years, his walking the streets of Palo Drunk in public ...... 6 violence/battery. daughters Gay Giffen (Richard), Laura Jermann Alto or the cliffs of Santa Drunken driving...... 1 Embarcadero Road, 7/21, 4:30 p.m.; child Miscellaneous abuse. (David), and Carin Wineman (Scott), his five Cruz wearing his green Animal call...... 2 Middlefield Road, 7/23, 7:59 a.m.; grandsons, Rory, Russell (Carolin), and Thayer jacket and white hat. False info to police ...... 1 domestic violence/battery. Giffen, John and Grant Wineman, and his brother Jack and Claude loved Firearms disposal...... 2 3000 block El Camino Real, 7/23, 11:45 Found property...... 1 a.m.; assault w/ deadly weapon. Frank Madden. to travel the world. Their Misc. penal code violation ...... 1 Cereza Drive, 7/23, 1:24 p.m.; domestic Jack was born on January 4, 1925 in Yonkers, New favorite winter destination Noise ordinance violation ...... 1 violence/battery. York. He grew up in Princeton, N.J., and graduated was Maui, where they returned for the last 36 Other/misc...... 2 Pasteur Drive, 7/24, 10:00 a.m.; domestic Psychiatric hold ...... 4 violence. from Princeton University with the class of ’47 in years. Summers were spent at their beach house Public incident ...... 1 Menlo Park 1949. He was a member of Cottage Club. During in Santa Cruz, amid the bustle of their children, Suspicious circumstances ...... 2 300 block Grayson Court, 7/22, 6:48 p.m.; WWII Jack was a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps; grandchildren and friends. Terrorist threat ...... 1 sexual assault. Vandalism...... 3 2300 block Sharon Road, 7/23, 3:45 p.m.; he was part of the 850th Bomb Squadron of the Family and friends will remember Jack for his Warrant/other agency...... 5 domestic violence. 490th Bombardment Group. Jack was a navigator quick sense of humor, inquisitive mind and great on a B-17, named “The Bad Penny”. kindness. He never met a stranger that didn’t In 1950 he married Claude Harper. They lived in become a friend. Dalyn Joanna Wells Princeton, N.J., Buffalo, N.Y., and moved to Palo Jack was a parishioner of St. Mark’s Episcopal Alto, California in 1960. Jack was the Division Church in Palo Alto, where the family will hold a Dalyn Joanna Wells of Cupertino, California Manager for the Engineered System Division, a part private service. born December 1, 1941 died peacefully in of FMC, in San Jose. A celebration of Jack’s life will be held August Jack was an avid fly fisherman, duck hunter, and 24th from 2 - 4pm at Vi of Palo Alto at 620 Sand Hill her sleep at Asilomar on July 17, 2011. Friend, he enjoyed camping in the High Sierras. He loved to Road. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to mother, sister and companion, her joyful, loving play golf on the Stanford Golf Course where he was the Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Dr. suite magnificence is deeply missed. a member. Jack adopted Stanford sports, especially 100, Arlington, VA 22203. PAID OBITUARY Memorial services for friends and family will be held on Saturday, August 13 at 11 am at the First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto, 625 Edgar E. Jacobs Hamilton Ave. Nov. 18, 1928-July 16, 2011 Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to Edgar E. Jacobs, a former longtime Palo Alto Baylands Unicef United States Fund. 125 Maiden Lane, resident of Palo Alto, died of pneumonia Preserve. He was on July 16, 2011 at Stanford Hospital. intellectually New York, NY 10038. He was 82 years old. He is survived by curious, with a PAID OBITUARY his son David and daughter-in-law Elga broad knowledge of Palo Alto; his daughters Terry of of science and a Answers to this week’s puzzles, which can be found on page 45 Palo Alto and Meg of Petaluma; and his great interest in 4 3 5 7 1 9 6 8 2 granddaughter Sonya of Sausalito. Jenny, world history and his wife of nearly 50 years, died in 2000. art. He and his wife 7 9 1 8 6 2 5 3 4 A native of Idaho, Edgar ser ved in the Army made close friends 6 2 8 3 4 5 1 7 9 and then attended Reed College in Portland, in the Palo Alto area, and they also had 1 7 2 4 9 3 8 5 6 Oregon, where he met his wife Jenny. He great affection for their children’s friends, 5 6 4 1 8 7 9 2 3 received degrees in physics and business who were always welcome in their home. from Reed and M.I.T.. After working in I n re c e nt ye a r s , E d g a r h ad l ive d i n Po c ate l lo, 9 8 3 2 5 6 7 4 1 Massachusetts, Ohio, and England, Edgar Idaho, where he renewed old friendships. 3 4 6 9 7 8 2 1 5 moved with his family to Palo Alto in 1963. After being diagnosed with lung cancer at the 2 5 7 6 3 1 4 9 8 He worked for many years as an industrial beginning of this year, he returned to Palo 8 1 9 5 2 4 3 6 7 economist at Stanford Research Institute Alto to be with his family while undergoing (now SRI International). His consulting medical treatment at the Stanford work took him to Europe numerous times, Cancer Institute at Stanford Hospital. as well as to Brazil for an extended period. A celebration of Edgar’s life will be held at Free. Fun. Only about Palo Alto. Edgar had a keen love of nature, and a later date in Palo Alto. 1 C R O S S W O R D S enjoyed spending time birdwatching in the
Visit www.paloaltoonline.com/puzzle PAID OBITUARY *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 11 Editorial What to do with $40 million? Stanford money tied to approval of hospital expansion will require disciplined process SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions by Council and the community he Palo Alto City Council and administration set the stage Borders building My next suggestion for improve- not in a school setting. Every school Monday for what we hope will be a serious and productive Editor, ment is that Paly should diversify should be a safe place for students to discussion about how to bring the most benefit to the city from With the demise of Borders, let’s its staff to include more teachers grow, but Paly provided no support T who promote social justice and ac- to help students develop the coping the $40 million that will begin flowing from Stanford later this sum- review the history. mer. The Varsity Theater, a Class-A cept differences among faculty and strategies that we need in order to historical building (the highest des- students. While attending Paly, survive. The task is both exciting and daunting, and judging by the discus- I encountered a number of hor- Looking back at my experience at sion at Monday night’s meeting, most council members appeared ignation in California), was to be destroyed to accommodate Borders. rific statements from my so-called Paly, the only thing I learned was appropriately circumspect by the responsibility to decide how this A petition signed by thousands was “teachers” including a Geology to think that I’m stupid when really money should be invested or spent. presented to the City Council, ask- teacher who called one of my queer that was just oppression talking. There was no talk of pet projects or other specific ideas, like the ing that the theater be saved and big peers a “f----t.” Karin Zander funding of a new police station, which was put on hold two years ago chain stores discouraged from mov- This type of hateful language Byron Street due to fiscal constraints. Instead, council members focused on the ing into town. The petition was ig- should never be tolerated, especially Palo Alto yet-to-be-defined process for deciding how to utilize the funds. nored and the project fast-tracked. Although no formal vote was taken, comments suggested that the When Chop Keenan embraced council will be looking for a project or projects that will bring vis- Borders, a vicious battle raged with This week on Town Square ible, long-term impacts to the city. And even though the city faces its evil twin Barnes & Noble for substantial budget-balancing challenges in the coming years, no one mega-chain bookselling primacy. Posted July 23 at 9:36 p.m. by ally nothing down there now and Independent booksellers and small Andrea, a resident of the Ever- I have no reason to deal with the was suggesting using the Stanford money as a means of avoiding cuts chain bookstores and employees in services. green Park neighborhood: bad smelling, dirty street with were collateral damage — Mega Downtown Palo Alto used to empty stores and so many home- City Manager Jim Keene wisely recommended that the council pro- Books, Stacys, Chimera, and the be- ceed “methodically and cautiously” as they look for ways to leverage be a place where you could get less ... don’t even get me started loved Printers Ink, unable to sustain dinner, grab an ice cream and on the parking. the funds into “transformative investments” for the community. The high rents, online sales and Borders window shop from one end of the I don’t feel safe down there and council’s Policy and Services Committee and its Finance Committee downtown. And Palo Alto lost some street to another. It was clean, to be honest it makes me sad as a of its heart. will be the starting points for the discussion, according to Keene. friendly and a nice place to visit. lifelong resident to see it like this. The only concrete action taken Monday was to direct Mayor Sid I feel sorry for Borders employees and lost revenue for the city, but I That is no more. It’s embarrassing when you look Espinosa to appoint two members to an advisory committee that will Restaurants and stores come at downtown Los Gatos or San include two Stanford officials. The panel will advise the council how cannot feel bummed about Borders crashing. and go so frequently it’s almost Carlos and here’s affluent Palo to spend $4 million that was specifically allocated for community But for Palo Altan Dennis Back- a joke to see what’s gone and Alto ... what a joke. health programs in the city’s development agreement with Stanford, land finding that state laws (CEQA) what’s still there on the few times Borders was the one place I with the expectation that $2 million would be used to support Project required preservation (where was the I do go downtown. There is re- went to and could take my child Safety Net, the community collaborative formed in response to recent city attorney?), the theater building teen suicides. would have also been lost. Keenan YOUR TURN Stanford’s money will come in phases, starting with $15.7 million was forced to preserve it, construct- ing removable floors so that it may this year, which includes the $4 million for the community health The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on revert to theater use in the future. safety programs, $7.7 million nominally dedicated to infrastructure issues of local interest. and affordable housing and $4 million for sustainability programs, As Chop shops for new tenants, although the city is free to use the funds for whatever it chooses. the city must ensure the historical What do you think? Is Palo Alto doing enough to calm traffic and integrity of the Varsity Theater. Ev- encourage bicycling? A second payment of $11.7 million is due next year with the funds ery little plaster cherub and flour- allocated to the same categories. The final $11.7 million payment will ish; every neon tube and tile must be not be received until January 2018. preserved in anticipation of the love- Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. During the discussion, several members were eager for details on ly night when film may again flicker Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel how the work of the council’s two committees would be managed on the Varsity screen. In the mean- and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- and differentiated. Some potential uses for the funds might lend time, we can recommit our support cepted. themselves to the Policy and Services Committee, while others, like for our remaining local independent You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town infrastructure, might be more appropriate for the Finance Commit- bookstores and film theaters. Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any tee. City Manager Keene urged members to be patient as his staff Winter Dellenbach La Para Avenue time, day or night. develops more detailed recommendations for how the council should Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of Palo Alto proceed. permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. We would urge the council to resist the temptations to begin spend- Paly problems ing these funds until the hospital construction is complete and the For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Online Editor Tyler Hanley Editor, at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. traffic and other impacts are fully realized. While not bound to use I was a victim of systematic white these funds to mitigate the direct impacts of the expansion of the adult privilege as much as anyone else and children’s hospitals, the purpose is to make the city “whole” on and I think the recent outburst of costs that it will incur when the project is complete. Transportation suicides in Palo Alto is a direct re- needs and concerns should be at the top of that list. sult of too much privilege. Some council members, including Greg Scharff, want to make sure Teachers give some students the that the funds be used on projects that are “meaningful” and “trans- benefit of the doubt creating a very formative” and have at least a 20-year lifespan. harmful sense of entitlement, while Mayor Espinosa said he will be looking for projects that have “real the school casts disadvantaged stu- dents aside. Our high-school classes impacts that Palo Altans will notice, whether it is traffic or biking in are based on lanes that force some particular that really have some connection to the (hospital) project students to stay in AP and honors and really are noticeable in their lives.” classes while other students are sys- Palo Alto might be wise to take a lesson from Mountain View, tematically excluded from entering which recently received a $30 million advance rent payment from higher lanes. Google and grappled with what to do with it. At first the city toyed In addition, students with disabili- with spending a portion of the funds to balance this year’s budget, ties are given little or no chance to but in the end decided, at least for now, to bank the money and spend achieve Paly’s high expectations of only the interest of about $1 million a year. “success.” These young adults are That would be a wise parameter for the council to impose on itself put into lower lanes and often treat- ed with disrespect by other teachers and the community as this unusual process begins. (some of whom refuse to recognize learning accommodations). Page 12ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our com- munity 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! to. Z Gallery was the other. Now what’s left? Not much. The Varsity was an awe- some place and so was Swensons. Two Board of Contributors: places I spent a lot of time growing up. Now the teens of Palo Alto have nowhere to hang out like we did. Mediation program raises Palo Alto’s ‘mellow/Yelp’ score I will not allow my daughter to go down there at night. Palo Alto needs to take a good look at what it is becoming before we by Jeff Blum Human Relations Commission only a few Alto Mediation Program opens each year all get fed up and leave. And yes the traffic e are lucky to live in Palo Alto where requests for mediation were made per year. are successfully resolved, frequently re- lights at Town & Country are the stupidest the weather is As requests grew a commission task force sulting in written agreements between the things ever! Wsublime and was set up to respond to the growing need, parties. the restaurants are called the Rental Housing Mediation Task People who collaboratively work out their Posted July 26 at 3:57 p.m. by Every- superb (check Yelp’s Force (RHMTF, pronounced “rum tough”). differences often establish and sometimes dayer, a resident of the Downtown North reviews of Palo Alto During the 1980s requests for mediation ex- expand upon fruitful relationships. neighborhood: restaurants). panded, including any area other than those In a successful Palo Alto Mediation Pro- I spend everyday in downtown. Here’s There is more to within the purview of the City Council or gram mediation that I participated in in- what I see: Palo Alto’s reputation the Police Department. The name of the volving a former disgruntled terminated Empty storefronts? Only because they for being a wonderful task force was changed to Mediation Task employee and his employer the parties end- are in the midst of remodeling and getting place to live or work. Force to reflect this change. Later, “task ed their session by agreeing to collaborate ready to open as something else. That’s Take, for example, force” was dropped since the group’s sole with one another on future projects. what I like about downtown. It’s dynamic. Palo Alto’s Mellow- purpose was to mediate, although its role In another successful mediation neigh- I never know what I am going to find in the ness. What helps make it a mellow place later expanded. In addition to mediating, bors were able to resolve their dispute over way of new shops or restaurants. I don’t see to live is the Palo Alto Mediation Program. the group promoted mediation and helped a flooding problem occurring on one neigh- a dying downtown, I see a vibrant one. This program is so great it ought to be with training and workshops. Eventually it bor’s property that was allegedly due to I also see one or two regular homeless expanded. Mediation could be offered in became the Palo Alto Mediation Program. conditions existing on the other neighbor’s folks. I don’t see overwhelming numbers situations where parents have a substantial Palo Alto residents know of “the Palo property. Alto Process” — the opportunity to partici- of them. I did see them several years ago, dispute with their teenager. The police and These success stories show the contribu- school officials who deal with these dis- pate extensively in meetings of the school tions of the Palo Alto Mediation Program but I think downtown has come a long way putes could strongly encourage parents and board, City Council, planning commission to maintaining the stability and happiness in addressing this issue. There is an orga- the teen to show up and at least listen to our and Human Relations Commission so they of the community at large. nization I see everyday call the Downtown opening statement. Most people then are can speak their minds (often at length and Thus, just as the Palo Alto Process does, Streets Team. They clean the streets, every- willing to engage and continue with media- more than once) to help move the governing the Palo Alto Mediation Program also in- day, all day. The streets are exceptionally tion, which is successful most of the time. process and the city forward. It often works, creases Palo Alto’s mellow/Yelp score. clean and the alleys are unbelievably clean. OK, maybe this idea is a bit intrusive in time. Surveys consistently show that we Next time you fill out one of those resi- Other downtowns should be so lucky. of family relationships or over the top, or Palo Altans like our city and the way it op- dent surveys about satisfaction with Palo Lytton Plaza has been redone and I see both. erates. If you converted these surveys to Alto services, remember to give some credit folks enjoying the sunshine and water fea- Yet our community has been made more Yelp scores, the city’s would be high. to the Palo Alto Mediation Program. Have ture there everyday. The downtown has a civil thanks in part to the good work of the Just as our boards and commissions give your teenage kids fill out these things, too, vacancy rate of 2 percent according to one Palo Alto Mediation Program for the past us an opportunity to speak our minds and even if you think it might lead to an argu- report I read recently. That’s not what I call 30 years. I learned some of the program’s participate in the process, the Palo Alto ment between you and your teen. (There’s a dying downtown. history courtesy of Lynn Torin, who was Mediation Program gives landlords, ten- always mediation.) N Those who categorize downtown Palo involved in mediation on behalf of Palo ants, neighbors, business owners, business Jeff Blum, a family law attorney prac- Alto as sub par probably haven’t been Alto’s Human Relations Commission and customers, employers and employees that ticing in Palo Alto, is a former member of downtown in a while and ought to come has written a summary of its history. same opportunity to speak their minds and the Palo Alto Human Relations Commis- back and take a look. It ain’t that bad folks. The Palo Alto Mediation Program is a peacefully work out their differences. This sion and of the Palo Alto YMCA board. Borders or not. group of city-appointed volunteers trained builds our community. He can be emailed at [email protected]. in mediation. When it was created by the Many of the 150 or so cases that the Palo Streetwise What is your opinion of traffic in Palo Alto? Asked at Town & Country Village, El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Interviews and photographs by Aaron Guggenheim.
Meera Parat Jane Smith Ron Silzer Carrie Lavin Tim Richards Student Consultant Retiree Retiree Software Engineer Hubbartt Drive, Palo Alto Ross Road, Palo Alto University Drive, Menlo Park Golden Oak Drive, Portola Valley Darling Lane, Los Altos Hills “It’s pretty good compared to other “Whenever I drive, I don’t have much “It is what it is because of the way the “I hardly come to town because it is “Lots of people trying to do 35 mph on areas.” trouble finding parking.” city was laid out.” too congested.” 25 mph streets. ... It’s the speeders and tailgaters that drive me nuts.”
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CHANGING Drivers worry about getting left behind as Palo Alto speeds ahead LANES with traffic-calming projects
A cyclist rides past a newly installed traffic signal at Coulombe Drive and Arastradero Road in Palo Alto last week. The city’s planning commission recently recommended a one-year extension of the traffic-calming trial along Arastradero. story by Gennady Sheyner photographs by Veronica Weber or a glance at Palo Alto’s transportation future, drive up and down Arastradero Road during the morning rush hour. F The busy thoroughfare, which stretches between highways 280 and 101, has undergone a complete makeover over the past year as part of the city’s robust effort to make life easier for bicyclists and pedestri- ans. Once a simple four-lane stretch favored by drivers bound for Stanford Research Park and by parents dropping off their kids at school, the road was transformed last year into a pa- rade of signals, road markings and left-turn lanes. Most significantly, the number of lanes has been reduced from four to three through- out most of the stretch from El Camino Real to Gunn High School. Earlier this month, Palo Alto’s planning di- rector, Curtis Williams, called the Arastradero project “a precursor to our whole ‘complete streets’ effort that we have as an ongoing goal in the city.” The plan, which the City Council is scheduled to discuss on Monday (Aug. 1), is to make busy roads near schools more accom- modating to non-drivers. But the project has also polarized the com- munity. Bicyclists and school parents praise the new signals, bike lanes and crosswalks for providing welcome relief from speeding drivers. Others argue, equally convincingly, that to calm traffic is to enrage drivers. Some residents are also complaining that their pre- A driver makes a right turn onto Stanford Avenue from El Camino Real in Palo Alto, where construction is aimed at making the viously quiet side streets are now becoming intersection safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. detours for frustrated four-wheel commuters.
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Palo Alto challenges Portland on biking excellence Strategic plan proposes ‘core network’ of bicycle boulevards, new trails and bike lanes by Gennady Sheyner pacious bike lanes, winding trails and a network of bicycle boulevards stretching to all corners of Palo Alto could soon become visible features of the city’s landscape S thanks to an aggressive push by local officials to make the city the nation’s top bicycling hub. The city’s plan for overtaking Portland, Ore., San Francisco and other famously bike- friendly hubs is detailed in a new strategic plan, which the consulting firm Alta Planning + Design released Tuesday (July 26). The plan, almost a year in the making, proposes a “core network” of bike trails and boulevards connecting major thoroughfares and a link between the east-west Bay to Ridge Trail and the north-south Bay Trail in the Baylands. The release of the new bike plan is the latest milestone in what City Manager James Keene and the City Council dubbed the “Year of the Bike” in Palo Alto. In May, the council began its meeting with a tour of the city’s next bike boulevard, which stretches from Park Boulevard in the north to Wilkie Way in the south. Though the plan gives Palo Alto’s serious bikers something to cheer about, its main focus is on the casual cyclist. The plan particularly targets the 60 percent of commuters who are classified by planners as “interested but concerned” — a group whose members are open to biking but who tend to avoid major speedways like Foothill Expressway and traffic-heavy roads such as Alma Street. The other three groups, according to a theory developed in (where else?) Portland, are the “no way, no how” people who wouldn’t get on a bike even in the safest of settings (they make up about 30 percent of commuters); the “strong and fearless” riders (1 percent) who are perfectly at ease swerving through traffic jams; and the “enthused and confident” set (9 percent), a group that was particularly well represented at Tuesday’s meeting, when the master plan was unveiled. The city’s goal with the plan is to double the rate of bicycling for both local and work commutes by 2020 — to 15 percent and 5 percent, respectively, according to Alta consul- tant Casey Hildreth. “The aspirations are to be at the higher echelon of communities really committed to bicycle and pedestrian planning,” Hildreth said. As such, Palo Alto officials want to overcome their Portland envy by becoming the na- tion’s top biking city. They hope to see Palo Alto’s status raised from the respectable “gold” level to the elite “platinum” level, as designated by the League of American Bicyclists. City officials don’t expect every commuter to make the switch to bicycles (their goal of raising the percentage of work commuters who use bicycles to 5 percent may not strike the average reader as particular ambitious). But they hope to see more residents rely on bikes for discretionary trips around town, whether to go to the grocery store or the library. For this reason, the plan pays particular attention to bicycle and pedestrian connections around popular destinations such as schools and shopping areas, Hildreth said. The plan is unlikely to be implemented in its entirety any time soon, but many of its com- ponents will start popping up around town in the coming months. This includes the city’s newest “bicycle boulevard,” which is scheduled to be completed along Park Boulevard, Castilleja Street and Wilkie Way as early as this fall, according to Chief Transportation Official Jaime Rodriguez. Future bike boulevards are planned for Moreno Avenue, Greer Road and Ross Road. These thoroughfares would also, under the plan, ultimately connect Motorists pass through the intersection of Terman Drive and Arastradero Road in Palo to trails in the Baylands and the Foothills, allowing bicyclists to traverse the city easily. Alto, where restriping has narrowed Arastradero from four to three lanes. Not everyone has bought into Palo Alto’s recent bicycling renaissance. The city’s recent At a July 13 hearing on the trial project The bike-friendly throughways would include projects aimed at calming traffic and making life easier for bicyclists were met with skep- Planning and Transportation Commissioner Park Boulevard, Greer Road, Moreno Ave- ticism and, in some cases, criticism from some residents and business owners (see main Eduardo Martinez said he didn’t think he had nue and Ross Road. The city is also looking story). Some have argued that the new roads don’t discourage drivers but rather enrage ever “heard such disparate positions on an forward to a $3 million payment from Stan- them and, in some cases, prompt them to detour onto residential side streets. issue” as in reading emails and hearing com- ford University Medical Center to improve Rodriguez said many aspects of the bike plan would have little or no impact on drivers. ments from the public about the Arastradero pedestrian and bicycle connections between The planned bike boulevard on Park already has most of the traffic-calming measures in Road re-striping project. the hospitals and downtown Palo Alto. These place, and driving conditions are not expected to change. He also noted that the council The debate is almost certain to become big-ticket items would complement a score and the community will have plenty of opportunity to decide which projects they want to more common and more vehement in the of smaller projects on the city’s radar, includ- take on. coming months as Palo Alto’s multi-pronged ing installing color-coded signs guiding bi- “The bike plan is as aggressive in implementation as the community wants it to be and as effort to slow down traffic and turn the cyclists to popular destinations and creating the council wants it to be,” Rodriguez told the Weekly in a recent interview. “For a future city into a bicycling Mecca expands to just easy-to-identify, green bicycle lanes of the bike boulevard — like Ross Road, for example, which could be about five years away — about every section of the city. Earlier this sort already in place in San Francisco. One we would go through a community outreach effort and see what types of traffic-calming year, Mayor Sid Espinosa and City Manager such lane is proposed for Channing Avenue, measures the community will accept.” James Keene declared 2011 the “Year of the between Newell Road and Lincoln Avenue, as Bike boulevards typically include a series of traffic-calming methods as well as desig- Bike” and, since then, they’ve been putting part of a traffic-calming project that also in- nated bicycle lanes and way-finding signs directing bicyclists to notable local destinations. the city’s (as well as the state’s and county’s) cludes a cornucopia of traffic-slowing signs, The plan urges the city to proceed more aggressively with creating a “network” of boule- money where their mouths are. Construction road markings and speed banks. vards to complement the existing one on Bryant Street. is already proceeding at the dangerous inter- Ambitious bike projects are far from new The plan recommends branding the proposed network by installing way-finding signs section of Stanford Avenue and El Camino to Palo Alto, a city that introduced the con- and other low-cost improvements in the short term and proceeding with more significant Real, a traffic-calming project aimed at help- cept of the “bike boulevard” in 1982 and that improvements on a spot basis, as funding becomes available. ing students cross the street and making El currently carries a “Gold Level” designation Funding, in fact, remains the largest obstacle in the city’s quest to overtake Portland. The Camino a more bikeable, walkable boule- from the League of American Bicyclists. city’s previous strategic bike plan, which the council adopted in 2003, also outlined a series vard. Deer Creek Road in the Stanford Re- But even by the city’s historically lofty stan- of bike improvements, but its recommendations were never implemented because of a lack search Park is now in the process of losing a dards, the efforts have accelerated over the of funding and political commitment. driving lane and picking up a bike lane. And past year and will likely continue their pace City officials are confident the new plan will get greater traction. The city is in the midst design work is proceeding on the California in the months ahead, as the city proceeds of reconstructing the busy El Camino Real and Stanford Avenue intersection, a project that Avenue lane-reduction plan despite a lawsuit with the implementation of its new Bicycle aims to make the crossing safer for bicyclists and pedestrians. The council also approved from two residents concerned about the im- and Pedestrian Master Plan (see sidebar). funds last week for design work on the California Avenue streetscape project, which in- pact on businesses. Palo Alto officials point to a series of trends cludes reducing driving lanes and improving bicycling amenities. Further down the road, city officials are ey- for the sharp increase in transportation proj- Palo Alto residents will have two months to comment on the draft plan. They can submit ing more ambitious projects, including four ects on city streets: the slew of transporta- their comments at www.altaprojects.net/palo-alto. N new bike boulevards that would complement tion grants aimed at encouraging environ- the existing bike boulevard on Bryant Street. (continued on next page)
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Shop Local Online Sales Representative Former council member Ellen Fletcher stands with her bike next to the Ellen Fletcher Bicycle Boulevard sign on Bryant Street in Palo Alto last (20-30 hrs per week) week. More bike boulevards are planned. the street of our future, which re- Embarcadero Media is seeking a self-starter and motivated individual interested in helping build an innovative new Changing lanes quires us to be able to slow down, online program that helps local businesses market themselves to the local community. Our Shop Local websites, (continued from previous page) requires us to think what this is and powered by ShopCity.com, offer a unique and simple platform for business owners to promote their merchandise, make mentally sustainable commuting accept slower drive-through times special offers, announce special events, maintain customer lists and engage in social network marketing on Facebook habits; staffing changes in the city’s as a result of things that I think are and Twitter. Transportation Division, including now valued by our community.” a new Chief Transportation Officer His view is supported by the The Shop Local Sales Representative is responsible for generating revenue by selling businesses subscriptions/ position; a City Council and a city daily scenes of spandex-clad bikers memberships on the Shop Palo Alto, Shop Menlo Park and Shop Mountain View websites and helping to increase manager who are passionate about streaking down Arastradero, Foot- awareness about the program in the broader community. biking; and a realization by a grow- hill Expressway and other popular throughways; of families and er- Specifi c duties include: ing number of Palo Altans, particu- larly in the school community, that rand-runners cruising down Bryant when it comes to wheels, more isn’t Street while drivers are negotiating * Heightening awareness of the Shop Local program through distribution of marketing materials to local their way around the speed bumps businesses always better. Daniel Garber, a member of the and roundabouts; and of students in- Planning and Transportation Com- creasingly eschewing cars in favor * Directly selling Shop Local packages by phone and in-person to businesses within the local community, with of biking or walking (at Gunn and an emphasis on locally-owned establishments mission, alluded to Palo Alto’s zeit- geist during the July 13 discussion Palo Alto high schools, more than a of the Arastradero Road projects, at third of students now walk or bike to * Increasing the use of the site by assisting businesses in setting up profi les, posting offers and understanding school, compared to fewer than 15 the features of the site which time the commission recom- mended extending the trial project percent about a decade ago). * Assist in the marketing of the site through attendance at business and community events for another year. The road, he said, The Palo Alto Bicycle Advisory reflects the way Palo Alto’s trans- Committee continues to be a robust * Coordinate sales efforts and work with Embarcadero Media sales team as a resource person on the Shop portation culture has changed over lobbying force for new bike lanes Local program the past decade, as walking and bik- and other amenities, though they are ing have grown in stature. preaching to a council that increas- “It’s not that driving has been ingly agrees with their views. In The Shop Local Sales Representative is supervised by the Multimedia Product Manager. disregarded or lowered in value, it’s May, council members began their that the pedestrian involvement and meeting with a bike tour along the Compensation is an hourly rate plus commissions for all sales. Schedule is fl exible, but the target number of hours per bicycle involvement in our commu- city’s next bike boulevard on Park week is 25 (fi ve hours per day.) nity has risen,” Garber said. “As a Boulevard and Wilkie Way — a tour result, you end up with streets like that involved at least 40 residents This position is currently considered temporary, exempt and non-benefi ted, but may evolve into a permanent position Arastradero that historically have and a score of department heads as the program develops. been more cut-through. from City Hall. And it’s not just “It’s not the freeway experience the city leaders and students who To apply, submit a letter describing why this position is a good fi t for your background and experience and a resume to are rediscovering their bikes. Close Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager at [email protected] that some of the residents have de- scribed. It is mixed, and it really is to 1,400 cyclists took to the streets between 6:30 and 9 a.m. during the Page 16ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Cover Story
always put concentration on moving have slowed traffic down to a crawl Palo Alto's traffic-calming projects and proposed bicycle network more cars faster,” Fletcher said. “It’s during the morning-commute hours. really the wrong policy.” John Elman, who lives on Hubbartt
e The philosophical shift spreads Drive off Arastradero, said it now Menlo v A o far beyond Palo Alto. Cities like San takes him an extra 16 minutes to Park lt A Channing Ave Hawthorne Ave Greer Dr Francisco and Portland, have been travel from his home to the gym at o al P Middlefield Rd gradually building up their bike in- the Campus for Jewish Life, which University Ave Greer Dr frastructures and adding restrictions is about 2 miles away. The project City and fees for drivers. drastically reduced speeds, prompt- Hall Embarcadero Rd But even their efforts pale when ing drivers to switch to residential Bryant St Channing Ave compared to what’s happening in side streets, he said. Alma St Webster St Europe. A recent story in The New Elman invited commissioners to Amarillo Ave York Times, descriptively headlined come to his house in September, Waverley St Greer Dr “Across Europe, Irking Drivers Is when school resumes, and survey Palo Alto Moreno Ave Urban Policy,” lists various Euro- the impacts of the Arastradero proj- Palm Dr Churchill Ave High Castilleja AveEmerson St pean cities, including Copenhagen, ect for themselves. He even sweet- School Bryant St Ross Rd Middlefield Rd Louis Rd Vienna and Zurich, where officials ened the offer by saying he would El Camino Real Oregon Expy Park Blvd We’ve always put Ross Rd Stanford concentration on moving more Loma Verde Ave Park Blvd Bryant St Louis Rd cars faster. It’s really California Ave Current traffic-calming projects: Alma St California Ave E Meadow Dr the wrong policy. El Camino Real JLS Arastradero Rd Middle M School o n —ELLEN FLETCHER, Stanford Ave intersection t
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Bryant St C This includes closing some of their pancakes. Alma St busiest areas to traffic and adding “Then we’ll go out and wander Park Blvd W Charleston Rd Greer Dr tolls. The Times quotes Zurich’s into traffic and you tell me if it Moreno Ave/Amarillo Ave chief traffic planner, who said the improved things in the city of Palo Ross Rd Miller Ave city’s goal is to “reconquer public Alto,” Elman said. space for pedestrians, not to make it Barron Park resident Doug Moran Foothill Expy easy for drivers.” told the commission that at public Arastradero Rd San Antonio Palo Alto officials aren’t going hearings on the project “there’s Shopping Gunn Center that far — at least, not yet. The fact been an impression that the needs High San Antonio Rd that the city is a job magnet with a of drivers have been disregarded.” School
Mountain The reconfiguration of the road and Page Mill Rd Mill Page population that more than doubles Los Altos View during the day time suggests that the abrupt shift in the number of Miranda Deer Cre it’s not feasible to get everyone to lanes has created what he called a ek Rd shrug off their cars. But at the same “problem of poor predictability” for Arastradero Rd A time, city planners and at least one drivers. council member are looking ahead The city’s effort to remodel Cali- city’s annual Bike to Work Day in shelf. But city officials are confi- more bike-friendly city has been a to a time when the city will do more fornia Avenue, which also involves May — a 2.5 percent increase over dent that the new plan — the draft labor of love stretching back to the to discourage driving. This could in- lane reductions, has also come under 2010. of which was released this week — early 1970s, when her son was a clude new parking fees and zoning fire from a small but vocal group of These numbers have given coun- will be different. student at Fairmeadow Elementary requirements that set a “maximum” merchants and residents, who earlier cil members plenty to boast about. “We have a combination of the School and she served as the safety rather than a “minimum” number this year convinced the Metropoli- “We have reversed a national council that’s in place right now, chair for the school. At 82, she con- of parking spots for new develop- tan Transportation Commission to trend and set new records, contrary particularly the last two mayors (Pat tinues to get around the city on her ments. delay a grant award for this proj- to most everywhere else,” Council- Burt and Sid Espinosa), as well as bicycle. Espinosa acknowledged at a ect. Resident Joy Ogawa and Terry man Pat Burt said at a May meeting, with Jim Keene, where there’s some A Berlin native, Fletcher dis- May meeting that removing park- Shuchat from the California Avenue referring to successful “Safe Routes real political commitment to mak- covered bicycling shortly after she ing spaces would be a “struggle in camera store Keeble & Shuchat filed to School” program. ing this happen,” Williams told the moved to London in December this community.” But he also said a lawsuit against the city in April, Councilman Greg Scharff said Weekly. “And we’re realizing that 1938, during the onset World War he wondered if “that’s what it takes claiming officials failed to follow he’d like to see Palo Alto surpass in order for the community to stay II. to get us to the next level.” California’s environmental laws in other bike-friendly cities in nation- at the forefront in terms of bicycling “In England, everybody rode Such policies, however, remain approving the streetscape project. al prominence. For Palo Alto, being in the national way, and as far as bikes during the war,” Fletcher said. far out on the city’s horizon. Wil- Former Vice Mayor Jack Morton, merely one of the best is clearly not finding alternatives to the automo- “It was natural to ride a bicycle.” liams said officials are currently whose accounting practice is locat- enough. bile — which we have to do to live In 1946, she immigrated to New focusing their parking strategies on ed on California Avenue, publicly “I’d like us to be more bold and in a sustainable way — we need to York, where a biking culture was “making more efficient use of park- criticized the lane-reduction plan at aggressive,” Scharff said. “I’d like focus more on implementing these almost nonexistent. Frustrated with ing areas” by creating new signs di- last week’s council meeting. to be a first-class bicycle city where projects.” traffic congestion and the city’s recting drivers toward local garages “For most businesses at California everyone calls us instead of calling Burt shared Williams’ optimism. subway system, Fletcher — then a and providing automated counts of Avenue there will be a disastrous Portland.” At the May council meeting, he 17-year-old student at Hunter Col- cars in garages. Over time, however, impact on their cash flow,” Morton Keene shares this ambition. Last called the city’s failure to imple- lege — became the “only one in col- they may have to consider alternate said. “For sure, it is the case that the year, when he and then-Mayor Burt ment the 2003 bike plan a “great lege who had a bike on campus,” she parking strategies, he said. majority of businesses on California met officials from various compa- disappointment” but predicted that said. She rode it year round. “I don’t see limiting parking Avenue find the proposal to reduce nies at Stanford Research Park, the the new plan would be more prom- After college, Fletcher moved to spaces as something that would be lanes on California Avenue com- subject of bike-sharing programs ising. Menlo Park and, later, Palo Alto, high on our agenda within the next pletely unacceptable.” popped up on more than one occa- “We now have a commitment where she rediscovered bicycling couple of years,” Williams said. “I’d Palo Alto is nevertheless pro- sion. Keene called the “Year of the within the planning and transporta- during the energy crisis of the late image that within five years or so, ceeding with the lane-reduction Bike” concept a “good convergence tion departments and the city man- 1970s (“I decided I wasn’t going to we’ll need to have serious discus- plan, which officials say will make between our sustainability initiatives ager’s office that I think is one that’s stand in line for gasoline”). sions about that because we’ll see the street more attractive and more and our focus on infrastructure.” going to move this plan toward im- Fletcher maintains that the slew more and more cities try to adopt welcoming to bikers and pedestri- “Bicycling seems to be in charac- plementation,” Burt said. of traffic-calming projects on the that.” ans. The City Council approved a ter with the geography and values of Such words ring like music to the city’s agenda will benefit every- contract for design last week. Palo Alto,” Keene told the Weekly. ears of Palo Alto’s passionate and one, not just bicyclists. If residents o are Palo Alto drivers head- The flurries of protest come as “We’re in good shape, but there’s no politically savvy bicycling com- and commuters switch from cars to ed for gridlock and parking no surprise to traffic experts. Last reason why we can’t be the best bi- munity. Ellen Fletcher, a former bikes, the roads will become less S shortages? The verdict on that year, the city hosted a special pre- cycling city in the nation.” council member and a trailblazer on congested for drivers, she said. The score is still out, but some residents sentation by Jeffrey Tumlin, a trans- bike issues (the Bryant Street is also city, she said, is finally realizing that are panning the early results. portation planner and principal in uch enthusiasm hasn’t always known as the Ellen Fletcher Bicycle policies that prioritize drivers don’t Earlier this month, several pub- the San Francisco firm Nelson/ born fruit. In 2003, the city Boulevard), called the resurgence of always net the best results. lic speakers asserted at a planning Nygaard. Tumlin, who had worked approved a bicycle master pro-bike projects “heartwarming.” “That’s really been the national commission meeting that the traffic- S (continued on next page) plan only to see it languish on a For Fletcher, making Palo Alto a philosophy all these years — we’ve calming measures on Arastradero *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 17 Cover Story
cials acknowledged that change is those roads over time that do slow Changing lanes inevitable and that cities must do the traffic somewhat because we’re (continued from previous page) their part to meet shifting condi- trying to balance the needs of all extensively in Palo Alto and Stan- tions. The Arastradero Road proj- users,” Williams said. “Most of the ford and who received Palo Alto’s ect, after all, was undertaken only roads have been heavily used by now-defunct “Consultant of the after a series of large, dense devel- cars. We’re trying to get some more Year” award in 2000, described the opments went up in south Palo Alto balance into some of the roads.” N city as “almost the perfection of the in the past decade, forcing city plan- Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner California lifestyle” and as one of ners to address the need for traffic can be emailed at gsheyner@ the few places he’s ever been to that improvements. paweekly.com. “really captures the potential of the For now, Williams told the Week- suburban dream in California.” ly, the city is focusing its bike bou- About the cover: “For those reasons, change is re- levards and traffic-calming efforts A sign on El Camino Real ally scary because things are good,” around schools and parks. The goal warns motorists of upcoming Tumlin said during his presentation. is more equitable sharing of streets, sidewalk construction at the Your Kid’s Soccer Gear Here “Any kind of change to the deal that even if that means it might take Stanford Avenue intersection you’ve got threatens this extraordi- drivers longer to get where they’re in Palo Alto. Photo illustration nary thing that you’ve got.” going. by Veronica Weber and #LEATS s 3HIN 'UARDS s 3OCKS s 3HORTS But both he and Palo Alto offi- “There may be improvements on Shannon Corey. 0OP 5P .ETS s 3OCCER "ALLS A great 526 Waverley Street Downtown Palo Alto TOYANDSPORTCOM s bike ride! SUPPORT LOCAL KIDS NON-PROFITS
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C ULTURAL CONVERSATION Jewish Film Festival explores family and tradition, estrangement and ambiguity by Leslie Shen
Top: Vincent Piazza, right, plays a young Jewish DJ and Judd Hirsch, left, is his uncle in “Polish Bar.” Above left: A still from the French World War II film “The Roundup.” Above center: A woman finds a lost Jewish girl in Warsaw in “Joanna.” Above right: A still from “Intimate Grammar,” which takes place in Jerusalem in the early ‘60s. he universe of Jewish cinema is a universe of memory, evocative of Amsterdam and Jerusalem, 1942 Paris and Nazi-occupied The films include more traditionally historical offer- can’t escape. We’re everywhere.” ings along with the stories of today, such as the 2010 The 96-minute film, like its music, is brave-talking and Warsaw. Its stories speak of crisis and drama “Polish Bar.” heavy-hitting, buoyed up by a defiant hip-hop energy that The time of “Polish Bar” is now, the landscape Chicago gives way seamlessly to otherworldly yet folksy songs faith, of alienation and belonging. and its hustling, brooding underbelly. Reuben (Vincent sung in Hebrew. Modern, but in a way that remembers. Many of these stories will be told in Piazza) is the child of suburban respectability, a young Confident, but with painstaking attention given to each Jewish DJ chasing his dreams of making it big — but his character’s self-doubt. There’s Tommy, Reuben’s troubled Palo Alto next month, when the 31st tall ambitions and naïveté leave him dealing cocaine out and violent friend, and Ebony, a tough but vulnerable pole of the questionable strip club in the Polish Village neigh- dancer. They add to a patchwork of stories, not especially annual San Francisco Jewish Film borhood where he spins his beats. Polish and not always intuitively Jewish. But then again, Festival comes to town. Mired in theft and sleaze-laden nights that estrange such stories may not have to be. him from his family, Reuben begins to lose control of the “Yes, it’s possible to make a Jewish film, and yes, ‘Polish The festival, with screenings in San Francisco, Berkeley, Palo Alto and worlds that define his life, among them his relationship Bar’ is one,” said the film’s director, Los Angeles-based Ben with his mother and stepfather, his uncle, (Judd Hirsch) Berkowitz, a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of San Rafael, comprises feature films, shorts, animation and raw, revealing his dying grandfather and his Hasidic cousin Moises, who Chicago. “But films are never really one thing. It was more documentaries, brought together in discussion of what it can mean to be Jewish, invites him to pray. about making it good, making it honest. I tried very hard “I don’t rocks the Orthodox,” Reuben quips by way of not to do a demographic because I’m more interested in the and what it can mean to create or see a Jewish film. What makes cinema refusal. Later he admits, “I just don’t need all this pressure stories. I don’t want to just see the happy parts. I want to to be Jewish all the time,” to which Moises replies: “You Jewish? What makes cinema cinema? (continued on page 21) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 19 Arts & Entertainment David Allen Tyler Risk, left, plays theater producer-with-an-attitude Carmen Bernstein, and Ryan Drummond is the All Activities | All Food humble Lt. Frank Cioffi. Arts & Crafts A must for musical fans ‘Curtains’ is Kander and Ebb’s valentine to Broadway by Kevin Kirby
eginning with “Flora the Red Boston Police Department. An ama- Menace” in 1965 and ending THEATER REVIEW teur thespian, Cioffi is nearly giddy B with Ebb’s death in 2004, com- to find himself rubbing elbows with poser John Kander and lyricist Fred Set in 1959, the story concerns a the “Robbin’ Hood” cast and creative Ebb enjoyed one of the longest Broad- new musical, “Robbin’ Hood,” which staff. As his murder investigation pro- August 27, 2011 / 10:00am-5:00pm way collaborations, producing such has just opened for out-of-town tryouts gresses, Cioffi seems more interested landmark musicals as “Cabaret” and in Boston, on its way to New York. in fixing the musical’s problem num- “Chicago.” Their simple song forms, This musical-within-the-musical is a bers than in catching the killer. (In the Bell Street Park, East Palo Alto innuendo-laced lyrics and penchant for corny Old West version of the Robin end, of course, he manages both.) © EPA Children’s Day | All rights reserved gritty characters marked them more as Hood legend; its anthem “Wide Open Actor Ryan Drummond makes his descendants of Weil and Brecht than Spaces” is a thinly disguised riff on FMT debut as Cioffi, and it’s hard to of Rodgers and Hammerstein. the title song from “Oklahoma!” imagine a better actor for the role. It’s interesting, then, that their final The musical’s future seems uncer- Drummond’s characterization is a show, “Curtains” — currently playing tain after the Boston critics savage the marvel of understatement: Cioffi’s at Foothill Music Theatre — is a fairly show on opening night. To complicate childlike enthusiasm is utterly believ- Palo Alto Unified School District tender-hearted “Valentine to Broad- matters, the show’s leading lady, a tal- able, and his humility is a welcome way.” Sure, the show is peppered with entless Hollywood diva named Jessica break from the grandiose self-involve- unsavory characters, salty lyrics and Cranshaw (played broadly if briefly ment of the theater folk. Notice is hereby given that RFP’s will be received by the Palo Alto Unified a dash of misanthropic wit. It is, after by Reggie Reynolds), collapses dur- To keep Cioffi (and the audience) School District for Network Equipment & Fiber package: all, a whodunit in which more than ing the curtain call and dies several guessing, “Curtains” features a pleth- one character meets a brutal end. But hours later, victim of an inexplicable ora of suspects, every one of them har- Contract Nos. 11-F-05-E-1R beneath all that lies a sweet tribute to poisoning. boring some hostility toward Jessica the magic of Broadway. Enter Lt. Frank Cioffi of the Greater Cranshaw. They include: DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: • Carmen Bernstein, the show’s It Happened in Palo Alto flinty producer, a sort of cross be- The work includes, but is not limited to: All equipment necessary to re- tween Mama Morton and Mama Rose. Veteran Foothill choreographer place the existing district network infrastructure and fiber modules. No When the United States entered the Great War, as it was called in Europe (World Tyler Risk plays Carmen with a wink labor to be included in the bid. Bidding documents contain the full de- War I nowadays) in April, 1917, it was unprepared for the mass training and and a growl, soft-pedaling her harsh- scription of the work. mobilization required. All over the U.S., training camps were hastily set up. One was Camp Fremont in Menlo Park; an historical marker in the city park at University est moments but still maintaining the requisite aura of menace. There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference for each project on Au- and Santa Cruz avenues is all that remains. When war ended in November, 1911 • Carmen’s husband Sidney (a too- gust 2, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. at the District Business Office located at 25 Camp Fremont was ordered closed and all buildings were demolished except for the quiet Jaime Martinez) and daughter Churchill Ave., Palo Alto, California 94306. Non-attendance or tardiness Hostess House, a spacious wooden building with stone fireplaces, which a woman’s Elaine, aka Bambi (Jordan Michele will deem the vendor ineligible to submit a bid. group proposed to move to Palo Alto. Kersten), a loud-mouthed aspiring dancer who can do no right in her Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Business The city owned prime land bordered by San Francisquito Creek, El Camino Real, mother’s eyes. Office located at 25 Churchill Ave. Palo Alto, California 94306, by 3:00 University Avenue, and the railroad tracks. Proceeds from a concert held by the • Beleaguered, effete, British direc- p.m. on August 15, 2011. women just before war ended were applied to the cost of moving Hostess House. The tor Chris Belling, portrayed in pitch- City Council of Palo Alto having accepted the donation of the building, it created a perfect style by Walter M. Mayes. Bonding required for this project is as follows: Bid Bond 10% of the total Community Center Commission to oversee the move and conversion of the house for • The divorced songwriting team of bid. public use. The city would assume responsibility for maintaining the building. The Aaron Fox and Georgia Hendricks, house was disassembled and reassembled piece by piece, complete with plumbing, reunited — professionally, at least — Vendors may examine proposal documents at the District Business Ser- electrical fixtures, a telephone line, fireplaces, and furnishings. Some of the labor was to create the “Robbin’ Hood” score. vices office. Vendors may obtain copies of Plans and Specifications free donated. On November 11, 1919, exactly one year after the Armistice ended World The pair’s ballads, “Thinking of Him” of charge at the District Business Services office located at 25 Churchill and “I Miss the Music,” may not be Ave., Palo Alto, California 94306. War I, a gala affair celebrated the Community Center’s dedication. With the Stanford Band leading, about 3,000 people marched from Waverley and University Avenue to Kander and Ebb’s best work, but ac- tors Mike Rhone and Alicia Teeter All questions can be addressed to: the community site. Numerous groups participated. Mayor Swain presided; there was music, speeches, and a general good feeling. The Palo Alto Community Center was deliver them beautifully. one of the first such centers in the United States. • Niki Harris (a wide-eyed Katie Palo Alto Unified School District Blodgett), the murdered woman’s un- 25 Churchill Avenue, derstudy, who captures Cioffi’s heart Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Lana Ralston, Realtor® despite the fact that her fingerprints Attn: Denise Buschke 650-776-9226 seem to wind up on every scrap of Tel: 650-329-3802 www.RalstonWorks.com evidence in the case. Fax: 650-329-3803 DRE # 01477598 • Bobby Pepper (Gary Stanford), Intero Real Estate Services the star of “Robbin’ Hood” and Geor-
Page 20ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Arts & Entertainment gia’s latest beau. fold. Risk (Carmen) has a second hit Broadway musicals in small venues, two dozen instruments), but the syn- stop laughs of the script. “Curtains” is • Oscar Shapiro (Todd Wright), a fi- on her hands with “It’s a Business,” in without losing the expansive feel of the thesized horns can be distractingly a must, not just for Kander and Ebb nancial backer who has begun to fear which Carmen expounds on the prag- original. It’s a skill that serves him well cheesy at times. fans, but for anyone with a soft spot for his investment. matic side of their artistic endeavor, here, as the large Smithwick Theatre Scenic designer Joe Ragey gives for the Broadway musical. N • Johnny Harmon (a no-nonsense Joe backed by a delightful chorus of stage (the usual home of FMTs summer pro- the stage a sense of faded glory with a Colletti), the show’s stage manager. hands and seamstresses. ductions) is undergoing seismic retrofit- faux proscenium and a red main cur- What: The musical “Curtains,” present- This truly is an ensemble piece — The Act 2 opener, “He Did It,” is ting, forcing “Curtains” into the lovely tain that rises and falls for “Robbin’ ed by Foothill Music Theatre a tribute to the collaborative nature a tightly written exercise in creeping but much smaller Lohman Theatre. Hood” rehearsals and performances. Where: Lohman Theatre at Foothill Col- of musical theater — and the cast paranoia, and the staging — amazing Together with choreographer Dot- However, with limited upstage space, lege, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills works together admirably. If a few what you can do with blankets and tie Lester-White, Manley has created he relies on projections to suggest the When: Through Aug. 14, with shows at of the performers seem a bit green, flashlights — is as effective as it is a show that feels much bigger than the “Robbin’ Hood” sets. This approach, 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and it doesn’t matter. The group’s enthu- minimal. And “In the Same Boat,” a space it inhabits. The cast of 30-plus sadly, fails to create the feel of a 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays (except siasm is evident, and under the sure ditzy vaudeville pastiche from “Rob- never seem crowded on the stage, as- Broadway-bound 1959 production. for July 31, which has a 7 p.m. show) hand of director Jay Manley, it pro- bin’ Hood” that Cioffi encourages sembling and scattering with no hint But the strengths of FMT’s “Cur- Cost: Tickets are $26 general, $24 for duces a whole that is greater than the Aaron to rewrite time and again, pays of traffic congestion. The dance num- tains” far outweigh its few shortcom- seniors, $20 for non-Foothill students, sum of its parts. off beautifully when it finally comes bers never feel “scaled back” and de- ings, just as Kander and Ebb’s songs $13 for Foothill students and staff, and Certain numbers stand out, of together late in the second act. Every- liver plenty of punch. — a few of which might seem tired $10 for kids under 12. course. “What Kind of Man,” in which one, Cioffi included, joins in for the The Lohman venue does, however, or derivative if taken out of context — Info: Go to foothillmusicals.com or call Carmen, Aaron, Georgia and Oscar creation of a song-and-dance extrava- pose a couple of challenges that are are the perfect complement to the non- 650-949-7360. lambast the Boston critics who have ganza that exceeds one’s expectations only partially met. Hidden some- lambasted their premiere, provides the for the space-constrained Foothill where behind the set, Mark Hanson’s show’s first delicious pinch of Kander production. five-piece combo does a decent job of and Ebb strychnine, drawing the audi- Over the years, Manley has proven covering the old-style Broadway ac- ence immediately into the backstage himself adept at staging large-scale companiments (originally scored for
ish Community Center, and the 58 What: The 31st annual San Francisco Film festival festival films in total, seem not to be Jewish Film Festival, with some screen- (continued from page 19) there to resolve uncertainties. Far from ings in Palo Alto David Finckel & Wu Han, Artistic Directors it. Collectively, they appear to make a Where: Oshman Family JCC, 3921 see the conflicts, the struggle. And I’d case that uncertainties can be desir- Fabian Way, Palo Alto. hope that someone who is not Jewish able, even crucial, as unknowability When: Local screenings are afternoons would be able to watch and relate.” turns into possibility and possibility and evenings, Aug. 1 through Aug. 7. What is true of its sister films is un- turns into inclusiveness. Cost: Tickets are $12 general admis- doubtedly true of “Polish Bar” itself: The people inside the art are lovable sion and $11 for matinees (4 p.m. and All is not necessarily as it seems. It’s not clowns, traumatized youths, grandpar- earlier on Monday through Thursday). a parable of childhood, but it is about ents, matchmakers, seductresses and Student and senior tickets are $10.50. growing up and coming to terms. singers, and their stories are as tender A free Palo Alto screening of “Sholem “There is no bar that’s exactly like as they are harrowing, as sweet as they Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness” is the Polish bar, but it’s real,” Berkow- are difficult. In some way or another, at 4 p.m. on Aug. 3. itz said. “People in ‘Polish Bar’ are all many of these stories have already Info: For more information, go to sfjff. trying to be good, but the film is not an been told. But perhaps they persist org or call 415-621-0523 weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. easy film. It’s not a feel-good film. It’s because they’re worth telling again. N tough. It can be really heartbreaking.” Heartbreaking, yes. But what is most heartbreaking is also most reas- suring, in particular at moments of a mother’s insurmountable love, a step- father’s words of wisdom or an Ortho- gramophone dox cousin’s honesty about family and “Innovative, engaging, and artistically excellent...” — faith. Ends are left untied, questions left unanswered. And somehow, that’s all right, with FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC THE 2011 FESTIVAL this film and others in the San Fran- £nxÊ ÕÃÊ,>`]Ê*>ÊÌÊUÊÈxä®ÊnxÈÈÈÈÓÊUÊÜÜÜ°vVV«>°À}Ê : Through Brahms cisco Jewish Film Festival. Maybe no- -Õ`>ÞÊ7Àà «Ê>`Ê-Õ`>ÞÊ-V Ê>ÌÊ£ä\ääÊ>°° 22 13 2011 body knows what will become of the July -August , / Atherton Menlo Park Palo Alto Jewish girl who has lost her mother This Sunday: Animal Blessing Sunday and is taken in by a Gentile woman, Bring your pets for outdoor worship! the titular character of the wintry Pol- ish drama “Joanna,” at great danger An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ Music@Menlo, the Bay Area’s premier chamber music to both woman and child in German- occupied Warsaw. festival, offers an incomparable musical experience— It also might be tricky to explain world-class concerts in intimate venues, innovative why political complicity, as detailed in the French World War II film “The programs performed by a cadre of the world’s great Roundup,” is so painful to talk about. And no one can say for sure if Ro- musicians, and numerous free opportunities to engage muald Jakub Weksler-Waszkinel — with artists and explore classical music. Catholic priest, Jew and the subject of “Torn,” an Israeli documentary — :M8:EI>DC6A8DC8:GIH7NLDGA9"G:CDLC:9BJH>8>6CH will find true reconciliation between the seemingly antithetical halves of :C<6<>C<HNBEDH>66C9A:8IJG:H his religious identity. ;G::86;w8DCK:GH6I>DCH6C9B6HI:G8A6HH:H “I had struggled all my life with what it meant to be a Jew if I didn’t ;G::8DC8:GIH7NNDJC<6GI>HIH;GDB pray weekly, much less daily — if BJH>8 B:CAD H >CHI>IJI: I sometimes believed in God and 5 ¼ sometimes didn’t,” Joseph Dorman, director of the American biographi- cal documentary “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness,” said in a INSPIRATIONS director’s statement. “The important A resource for special events and ongoing religious thing, in the end, is to wrestle with the services. To inquire about or make space reservations ambivalences of identity. Only by do- for Inspirations, please contact ing so can we hope to hold on to our ever-shifting identities in any mean- Blanca Yoc at 223-6596 ingful way.” or email [email protected] FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: The 29 films to be shown Aug. 1 to 7 at Palo Alto’s Oshman Family Jew- www.musicatmenlo.org 650-331-0202
*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 21 “chains” just had that extra frisson named Booger launched McKinney MoviesOPENINGS of kink. In extensive, candid inter- briefly back into international prom- view footage, McKinney shows no inence, giving new meaning to one Cowboys & Aliens sign of shame or self-awareness, just reporter’s appraisal of McKinney as --1/2 an eagerness to play to an audience “barking mad.” (Century 16, Century 20) This en- (“Thank God for all those years of “Tabloid” ultimately doesn’t tertaining genre mash-up — one part drama school”). To hear her tell it, amount to much more than an en- western, one part sci-fi — stretches accusations of kidnapping and rape tertaining trip through some “news believability but boasts an excellent were actually misunderstandings of of the weird” — and it’s hard not to cast and impressive action. Daniel her “honeymoon,” the climax of “A feel that Joyce shouldn’t have her Craig (“Quantum of Solace”) and Very Special Love Story” (the title need for attention fed, especially Harrison Ford (if you don’t know of her unfinished memoir). since people are laughing at and not who he is, I can’t help you) make a McKinney describes falling for with her. But Morris compellingly terrific, no-nonsense tandem while Mormon fella Kirk Anderson, who unfolds the story and clearly means the film’s imaginative energy per- one day disappeared into Mormon for us to see our own untoward qual- meates nearly every frame. missionary work. Convinced her ities writ large in McKinney and the But there is a certain absurdity hubby was being brainwashed by circus surrounding her. to the whole affair that makes the shame-based religion, she tracked picture seem a bit small in scope, down her man in London, whisked Not rated. One hour, 28 minutes. and the cowpoke vs. extraterrestrial him away to a secluded cottage, and dynamic is an odd pairing. Fortu- tried to, um, love him back to his — Peter Canavese nately, the inspired cast and director senses. Whether the sex was mu- Jon Favreau’s gritty approach to the tual (with a twist of S&M) or rape Crazy, Stupid, Love. western backdrop help set “Cowboys Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig in “Cowboys & Aliens.” remains a case of he said, she said, & Aliens” apart from standard ac- --1/2 and “the manacled Mormon” un- (Century 16, Century 20) No tion/adventure fare. vaders and rescue their captured always come together seamlessly, derstandably didn’t grant Morris an When outlaw Jake Lonergan one is particularly crazy or stupid kin. And Lonergan’s laser-blasting even in Hollywood blockbusters. interview. in Glenn Ficarra and John Requa’s (Craig) awakes alone in the desert bracelet proves invaluable in the Still, Favreau should be com- Instead, we hear from McKinney with fragmented memories and a sad-funny movie about love. The dangerous quest. mended for assembling a scintillat- and her accomplices, and Morris en- directing team (“I Love You Phil- high-tech device strapped to his Favreau puts together a fantas- ing cast and keeping the action tight courages us to read between the lines wrist, he makes his way to a quiet lip Morris”) has crafted a relatively tic cast, perhaps thanks to his own and engaging. “Cowboys & Aliens” about who knew what and when. tame romantic comedy with strong old-west town run by gruff cow thespian roots. Both Craig and Ford succeeds despite itself — you might Without ever making any overt com- herder Woodrow Dolarhyde (Ford) undercurrents of loss and longing. exude a stoic toughness, and their just get roped in. ment, Morris knows how to give ‘em With his hangdog expressions and and kindly sheriff John Taggart shared screen time is a real boon for enough rope to hang themselves. (Keith Carradine). Lonergan and deadpan lines, suburban husband the film. Dano and Rockwell — tre- Rated PG-13 for intense sequenc- That said, given the impossibility Steve Carell sets the tone — and Dolarhyde have a strained past — mendous and often underrated ac- es of western and sci-fi action and of objectivity on their parts, neither one Lonergan doesn’t remember exhibits more bromance chemistry tors — shine in their unusual roles. violence, some partial nudity and McKinney nor Anderson has or with womanizer Ryan Gosling than — made even more untenable by Beach lends the film the necessary a brief crude reference. 1 hour, 58 had a monopoly on the truth about the disorderly antics of Dolarhyde’s with Julianne Moore, who plays his emotional poignancy while Wilde’s minutes. what happened. Morris’ approach wife of almost 25 years. The most spoiled son, Percy (Paul Dano of understated performance is mysteri- to retelling the case has an impish, “There Will Be Blood”). hilarious scenes involve Gosling’s ous and seductive. — Tyler Hanley winking quality to it: Though we character trying to transform Carell’s A deadly unexpected attack by The aliens are adequately men- never see him on camera, it’s easy to alien spacecrafts forces Lonergan loser into a Lothario. acing, coming across as violent Tabloid --- conjure the image of the filmmaker Love and relationships make Dan and Dolarhyde to work together as parasites, and the visual effects (Aquarius) The accidentally time- smiling, with a wink and a nod. At Percy, Taggart and several other Fogelman’s (“Cars” and “Tangled”) are impressive. Where “Cowboys” ly “Tabloid” must have documentary one point, a pilot McKinney hired script go round. The plot centers on townspeople are abducted. The pair stumbles is with the plot (the aliens filmmaker Errol Morris thanking recalls, “Joyce had a lot of baggage,” form a posse that includes Ella (Ol- a heartbroken Cal Weaver (Carell), are here for the gold, dadgummit) his lucky stars for Rupert Murdoch’s a literal comment that all too easily who is happily married to his high- ivia Wilde of TV’s “House M.D.”), and western/sci-fi blending, a clever misfortune. If Morris’ last picture, reads as a deadpan pun. Doc (Sam Rockwell), Meacham school sweetheart Emily (Moore) idea that starts with promise but soon “Standard Operating Procedure,” Adding a larger dimension to the until she blurts out that she’s had a (Clancy Brown) and Nat (Adam grows into befuddlement for the au- was news of the world, “Tabloid” is story are the smug tabloid journos Beach) to hunt down the space in- fling with a co-worker (Kevin Ba- dience. The future and the past don’t “News of the World.” who exploited the story for maxi- con) and wants a divorce. Morris is best known for rooting mum personal gain. They prove as Cal hits the bar scene, where the shameless as McKinney, and even ‘‘ ’’ out idiosyncratic (if not outright club-hopping Jacob (Gosling) takes )))). SPELLBINDING. bizarre) figures and throwing the more inclined to entrap. The true pity on the pathetic guy with the Su- ROGER EBERT, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES spotlight on them. No exception is common denominator between the percuts hairstyle and New Balance Joyce McKinney, a former “Miss tabloid reporters and their subject is ‘‘ ’’ white sneakers who can’t stop saying A GUARANTEED GOOD TIME AT THE MOVIES. Wyoming World” who became in- narcissism, the difference between “cuckolded” loudly and repeatedly TY BURR, THE BOSTON GLOBE famous as the star of the “Mormon feeling entitled to claim one’s desires — a word not that funny when ut- sex in chains” scandal of 1977. without asking and feeling com- tered the first or the fifth time. But Though Morris probably had pelled to play by the social rules. Cal’s metrosexual makeover will you at “Mormon sex,” it’s the “in But Morris also implies that the elicit some laughs. chains” bit that gives the film one of tabs are giving us (himself included) Using the Weavers’ marital dis- its most memorable moments, when only what we want. The existence cord as a trigger, the comedy also WWW.SUNDANCESELECTS.COM a tabloid reporter confesses that of “Tabloid” testifies to Morris’ at- examines the relationships of ev- TH LANDMARK THEATRES "26"3*645)&"53& they were probably ropes, but that traction to the salacious, and if you STARTS FRIDAY, JULY 29 430 EMERSON ST (650) 266-9260 PALO ALTO eryone in their orb, including their watch his film, you implicate your- 13-year-old son (Jonah Bobo), their self along with him. Stanford-bound babysitter (Analeigh Morris also doesn’t apologize for Tipton) and a recent law-school ! " falling into his own obsession with graduate portrayed by the ubiquitous McKinney, a character who seems Emma Stone. Establishing so many to make him a bit giddy behind the characters and love-links takes time, camera. She comes across as alter- so the story plods forward until two natingly charming — a Southern Fri and Sat The Tree of Life 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15 surprising plot twists deliver a payoff 7/29-7/30 Buck 2:00, 4:45, 7:20, 9:45 drawl helps — and kooky, and Mor- that connects all the dots in a stroke The Tree of Life Sun 7/31 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 ris seizes on every happy irony and of brilliance. Buck 2:00, 4:45, 7:20 quirk. With no apparent self-aware- Mon 8/1 The Tree of Life 1:15 Depending upon your point of Buck ness of the deeper implications, she 2:00, 4:45, 7:20 view, the movie’s tone may seem Tues - Thurs The Tree of Life 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 likens herself to Narcissus. quirky or just awkward. The com- 8/2-8/4 Buck 2:00, 4:45, 7:20 Morris saves the weirdest twist $%$ "& edy swings from dealing with honest '() * **$* ! " # for last, as McKinney’s secondary emotions to the most contrived and BWQYSbaO\RAV]ebW[SaOdOWZOPZSObQW\S[O`Y Q][ obsessive love, for dogs, comes to sentimental of scenes, particularly the fore. Her enduring love for a dog Page 22ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ MOVIE TIMES PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE Beginners (R) ((( Aquarius Theatre: 3:30 & 8:30 p.m. BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 Bridesmaids (R) (((1/2 Century 16: Fri.-Wed. at 9:30 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. & Tue.-Thu. at 9:30 p.m. CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 Buck (Not Rated) ((( Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:45 & 7:20 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:45 p.m. ***************************************** The Cameraman (1928) Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 8:30 p.m. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA Captain America: The Century 16: 10 a.m.; 12:40, 1:10, 3:40, 4:20, 7, 7:40, 10 & 10:40 p.m.; In 3D at 10:50 & 11:40 a.m.; WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION First Avenger (PG-13) ((( 1:50, 2:50, 5, 5:55, 8:20 & 9:10 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m.; 12:20, 1:45, 3:15, 4:40, 6:10, 7:35, CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: 9:05 & 10:30 p.m.; In 3D at 11:30 a.m.; 1, 2:30, 3:55, 5:25, 6:50, 8:20 & 9:50 p.m. http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp Cars 2 (G) ((1/2 Century 16: 12:45 p.m.; Fri.-Wed. also at 6:30 p.m.; In 3D Fri.-Thu. at 10 a.m. & 3:45 p.m. Cen- tury 20: 1:10 & 6:55 p.m.; In 3D at 10:30 a.m. & 4:15 p.m.; In 3D Fri.-Wed. also at 9:40 p.m. (TENTATIVE) AGENDA-SPECIAL MEETING Cowboys & Aliens (PG-13) Century 16: 10 & 11 a.m.; 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 & 10:50 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 & 11:35 a.m.; 1:25, ((1/2 2:20, 4:10, 5:05, 7, 7:55, 9:45 & 10:45 p.m. Council Conference Room Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13) Century 16: 10:10 a.m.; 1:20, 4:10, 7:20 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 12:30, 1:55, 3:20, AUGUST 01, 2011 - 6:00 PM ((1/2 4:45, 6:15, 7:40, 9:10 & 10:35 p.m. The Electric Daisy Carnival Century 16: Thu. at 9 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 9 p.m. STUDY SESSION Event (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Friends with Benefits (R) Century 16: 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.; 1:30, 2:20, 4:30, 5:30, 7:50, 8:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 1. Joint Meeting With the Human Relations (Not Reviewed) 11:05 a.m.; 12:05, 1:45, 2:40, 4:25, 5:25, 7:05, 8:05, 9:45 & 10:45 p.m. Commission The Globe Theatre Presents Century 20: Mon. at 6:30 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Mon. at 6:30 p.m. CONSENT CALENDAR-Council Chambers-7:00 PM Henry IV Part I (PG) (Not Reviewed) 2. Adoption of a Resolution Calling an Election on No- Harry Potter and the Deathly Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 2:40, 6:10 & 9:20 p.m.; In 3D at 12:20, 3:30, 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. Century Hallows: Part 2 (PG-13) (((( 20: 10:25 a.m.; 1:25, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:25 p.m.; In 3D at 11:55 a.m.; 3, 6 & 9 p.m. vember 8, 2011 on the Palo Alto Green Energy and Horrible Bosses (R) ((( Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:40, 3:10, 5:45, 8:15 & 10:40 Compost Initiative and Argument Procedures p.m. 3. Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract With Midnight in Paris Century 20: 11:45 a.m. & 2:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. & Tue.-Thu. also at 4:50 & 7:10 p.m. Guild Theatre: (PG-13) (((1/2 2, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. Anderson Pacific Engineering Construction, Inc. in a The Navigator (1924) Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 7:30 p.m. Not to Exceed Amount of $8,605,000 for the Con- North by Northwest (1959) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Thu. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 3:05 p.m. struction of the El Camino Park Reservoir, Lytton The Smurfs (PG) Century 16: 10:05 a.m.; 12:50, 3:55, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 10:35 & 11:50 a.m.; 1:15, Pump Station and Well Project WS-08002-501 (Not Reviewed) 2:35, 4, 5:10, 6:50, 7:45, 9:25 & 10:20 p.m. 4. Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract With Snow Flower and the Secret Aquarius Theatre: 1 & 6 p.m. Fan (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Anderson Pacific Engineering Construction, Inc. in a Strangers on a Train (1951) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Thu. at 5:35 & 10 p.m. Not to Exceed Amount of $2,560,000 for Construc- Super 8 (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 20: 7:15 & 10 p.m. tion of the Well Rehabilitation Project WS-08002- Tabloid (R) ((( Aquarius Theatre: 2:30, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:30 p.m. 501 Transcendent Man: Live with Century 16: Wed. at 8 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 8 p.m. 5. Automatic Aid Agreement With Menlo Park Fire; Ap- Ray Kurzweil (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Transformers: Dark of the Century 16: 9:15 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Tue. & Thu. at noon, 3:35, 7 & 10:20 p.m.; Wed. at noon & proval of Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto Moon (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) 3:30 p.m. and the Menlo Park Fire Protection District for Au- The Tree of Life (PG-13) (((( Palo Alto Square: 1:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. & Tue.-Thu. also at 4:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 10:15 tomatic Aid and Inter-Jurisdictional Fire Protection p.m. Service, Emergency Medical, Rescue and First Re- Winnie the Pooh (G) Century 16: 10:20 a.m.; 12:30, 2:30, 4:45 & 7 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m.; 12:45, 2:45 & 4:45 (Not Reviewed) p.m. sponse Zookeeper (PG) Century 16: 1:55 & 4:35 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. & Thu. also at 7:15 & 9:50 p.m.; Sat.-Thu. also at 11:10 a.m. 6. Approval of a Contract With Alliance Roofing Com- (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 10:55 a.m.; 1:35, 4:05, 6:45 & 9:20 p.m. pany, Inc. in the Amount of $402,751 for Civic Cen- ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding ter Tower Roof Replacement Project 7. Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Amend- Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) ed Memorandum of Agreement With the Bay Area Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Moun- Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) Recycled Water Coalition for the Recycled Water Project tain View Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trail- 8. Authorize the City Manager or Designee to Execute (800-326-3264) ers and more information about films playing, go to Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Red- PaloAltoOnline.com. the Welch Road Utilities Project Facilities Construc- wood City tion, Ownership, Operation and Maintenance Agree- (800-326-3264) ment 9. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Adding Section 2.36.040 to the Palo Alto Municipal Palo Alto (493-3456) Code to Require Impartial Mediation for Impasses in Labor Contract Negotiations Cal’s show-stopping outburst at his ACTION ITEMS son’s middle-school graduation. 10. PUBLIC HEARING – Adoption of an Ordinance for Clichés include the shattered a Zone Change, Requested by William Lyon Homes glass of a framed photograph of Inc., From PF (Public Facility) Zone to ROLM (Re- the once-smiling married couple and the kid too wise for his years, search Office Limited Manufacturing) Zone, of a although sometimes the directors 1,968 Square Foot Parcel of Land Located Within flip overused conventions in unex- the Approved Residential Development Project Area pected ways. Cultural references to at 200 San Antonio Road “The Karate Kid” and Mr. Miyagi- like mentoring seem trite, while the 11. Approval of an Extension of the Trial Period for Phase 2 of the Charleston-Arastradero Corridor Re- allusion to the closing-night perfor- 2 0 1 mance of “Dirty Dancing” is fresh 1 Striping Project through June, 2012 and amusing. The acting styles vary, 12. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Con- too, with Marisa Tomei putting the firming Weed Abatement Report and Ordering Cost “crazy” into her broad performance as one of Cal’s sexual conquests. of Abatement to be a Special Assessment on the Instead of expecting a laugh-out- Respective Properties Described Therein loud comedy about fools for love, MING 13. Recommendation from the Policy & Services Com- anticipate a quieter movie that reaf- CO mittee Regarding Electronic Packet for Council firms traditional values about find- 14. Council Determination on Authoring Ballot Argu- ing and fighting for your soul mate. SOON! ments for Green Initiative and Binding Arbitration Rated: PG-13 for coarse humor, 15. Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates to sexual content and language. 1 the League of California Cities Annual Conference hour, 47 minutes. PaloAltoOnline.com 16. Recommendation From the Finance Committee to Approve Policies and Guidelines for a Renewable — Susan Tavernetti Energy Feed-In Tariff
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almost developed a napkin fe- important part of a good burger tish by the time I finished my is quality ingredients, and The I visits to The Workshop Burg- Workshop uses both Angus and ers Bar & Grill. Napkins were dis- Kobe beef, as well as tender pensed on grimy tabletop chrome chicken and turkey, and crisp dispensers, and the paper was mi- vegetables for toppings. croscopically thin, something for Where The Workshop excels, tapas or hors d’oeuvres. It took a and what makes its burgers truly dozen or more napkins to do the delicious, are the handcrafted, job. By meal’s end, the tabletop baked-in-house buns. They are looked like a grenade had been light, soft and wonderfully tex- tossed into a paper factory. tured, and complement meats Napkins weren’t the only issue perfectly. I had with The Workshop, which With more than a dozen choic- opened in February and occupies es, I couldn’t decide on a favorite the space of the late Bella Luna sandwich during my visits, but in downtown Palo Alto. First, favored The Workshop Burger though, some positive news: The ($10.95), a Kobe beef patty with burgers were very good. Veronica Weber Veronica In my book, the second most (continued on next page) The southwest burger at Workshop comes with bacon, guacamole and jalapeños.
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Food was delivered ,UNCH "UFFET - & s /RGANIC 6EGGIES s 2ESERVATION !CCEPTED west burger ($9.95) was Angus ($2.95 each, $7.95 for three), were promptly, but appetizers and en- beef with pepper jack cheese, delightful and came with a petite trees were served at the same time. 369 Lytton Avenue guacamole, bacon and ringlets of pile of fries. Two were enough for And the quality of the other dishes jalapeños with a chipotle spread. the smaller appetite — three would was mixed. Downtown Palo Alto There was no room to fit the let- do the trick for others — and the The chili ($4.95) was mostly 462-5903 tuce, pickles and tomato slice that price was right. about beans. There wasn’t much Family owned and operated accompanied, and they weren’t The price is also appealing for ground beef, and no detectable to- needed. The flavors were irresist- happy hours, held from 3 to 6 p.m. mato, no spice, no zip to it. Raw for 15 years ible, the meat juicy, the bun yield- daily. Beer-and-burger combos chopped onion and a couple of ing and doughy. are $7.95 with appetizer specials shreds of cheese topped it off. www.jantaindianrestaurant.com The chicken BLT burger ($8.95) priced at $2 to $6 each. Pretty The Santa Fe chicken salad with Swiss cheese, lettuce and to- good deal. ($9.95) was another off-ish offer- mato was not quite juicy enough However, more money could ing. The grilled chicken had been Palo Alto Unified School District to encourage me to order again. It have been spent on the restaurant cubed and mixed with the greens isn’t a bad option, though, if you’re itself, including the decor. along with corn, chopped tomato Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by sworn off red meat (hold that ba- There is a long bar along one and cheese. Part of the salad was the Palo Alto Unified School District for bid package: con) and aren’t interested in the wall and several large TVs fill blanketed with guacamole, another miso salmon burger ($10.95) or in vacant spaces. I suppose if the part covered with the chili (beans, Palo Alto High School New Bleachers & Site Im- the veggie burger ($7.95). intent is to be a college bar hang- the menu said), and a side of ranch provements - Increment No. 1 Contract No. PABL- All burgers came with fries. out, the decor is apt — sturdy and dressing to top the toppers. This 11 Sweet-potato fries ($1.75 addition- plain. all made the greens dense and al with burger) were excellent. But Bathrooms were not much im- heavy, and erased any reason to DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work includes, but is not limited have ordered a salad at all. to: The design of fully accessible, approvable by the Division of the State One excellent side dish, though, Architect (DSA), Home and Visitor Bleachers at the Palo Alto High School July 8, 9, 10 was the green apple slaw ($5.95) Stadium facility, including Press Box and Vertical Lift which comply with Grand with raisins and walnuts. Plenty design criteria in the bid documents and integrate with utilities and site Opening! to be happy about here: gener- features as well as the District’s program requirements. The work also ous portion, crisp julienned green includes the lump sum cost to install the Home and Visitor Bleachers, apple, sweet raisins and crunchy HACHI walnuts in a perfectly balanced Press Box and Vertical Lift approved by DSA for a complete and op- erational facility. Bidding documents contain the full description of the mayo dressing. Desserts were announced on work. Exciting New ✱ FREE ✱ small “table talker” signs. A wait- Japanese Fusion ress told me that the apple pie was There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 10 a.m. on made on-site. August 3, 2011 District Facilities Office at 25 Churchill Restaurant 5pcs. of Ahi at the It took 20 minutes for the pie to Ave., Building D, Palo Alto, California 94306. Tuna Sashimi appear. I inquired what the delay with orders of was in cutting a piece of pie, since Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facili- 50% off $30 or more the other courses had always ar- ties Office, 25 Churchill Ave., Building D, by 10:00 a.m. on jw © iw{ © ^wwy~ © iw~ rived within five to 10 minutes. August 18, 2011. when you kiss I was told the kitchen was really Open 5pm - Midnight your signifi cant backed up. OK, but the place was PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply 1711 W. El Camino Real Ste. B, Mountain View other for our scarcely half-filled at the time. with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related 650-988-6938 The pie wasn’t worth the wait. requirements contained in the Contract Documents. photo wall. Menu available on Facebook If it was house-made, it wasn’t fresh; it seemed to have been mi- Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Compliance crowaved. The crust was mushy Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, and tasteless, and the amount of the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public fruit was miserly and too sweet. Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of Labor The scoop of ice cream was the Code Sections 1720 - 1861. A copy of the District’s LCP is available best part and I know that wasn’t for review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. house-made. There are numerous craft and 1. A pre-construction conference shall be conducted with the con- draft beers available by the pint tractor or subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law and pitcher ($3.95-$11.95). The requirements applicable to the contract. wine list is meager. 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to The Workshop Burgers serves the District, at a designated time, a certified copy of each payroll excellent beef burgers and sweet- with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. potato fries. Threading through 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records the rest of the menu can be chal- to verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor lenging, though. And I hope they Code. get better napkins. ■ 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are delinquent or inadequate. 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the The Workshop Burgers Bar LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor & Grill Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations 233 University Ave., Palo Alto has occurred. 650- 328-7437 Hours: Sun.-Wed. 11 a.m.-10 Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at the District Facilities p.m. Thurs.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11:30 Office, 25 Churchill Ave, Building D, Palo Alto. Bidders may pur- p.m. chase copies of Plans and Specifications at American Reprograph- Reservations Banquet ics Company (ARC), 599 Fairchild Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043. Phone: (650) 967-1966 Credit cards Catering City lots Outdoor Address all questions to: seating Beer & wine Noise level: Palo Alto Unified School District Takeout Average 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Highchairs Bathroom Attn: Heidi Rank Cleanliness: Phone: (650) 833-4205 Fax: (650) 327-3588 [email protected] Wheelchair Okay access
Page 26ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports Shorts ON THE PITCH . . . The nationally No. 1-ranked Palo Alto 93 Blue has some work to do if the local 18U boys’ soc- cer team has any plans of playing for the championship of the US Youth Soccer National Championship Series on Sunday in Phoenix, Ariz. Palo Alto opened play in the four-team, round- robin tournament with a 2-1 loss to defending champion and national No. 2 Alpharetta Rush (Ga.) on Wednes- day, despite a last-minute first half goal and a sustained attack in the second half. Alpharetta Rush scored its first goal at 11:10 on a short corner play and scored its second at 29:50 on a steal and a breakaway. At the 46:00 mark, Palo Alto was awarded a free kick from 30 yards out and Riley Hanley scored on a direct kick that beat the keeper cleanly, shortly before the first half ended. To start the sec- ond half, Palo Alto shifted to a 4-5-1 to slow down the speedy Georgians and mount an attack up the middle. The tactic worked as Palo Alto car- ried the run of play and had five good Libby Nolan scoring chances, but could not score again. The top two teams from the round-robin stage will advance to Sunday morning’s title match. The Palo Alto 93 Blue has played together since 2002. This is their first trip to Incoming Stanford freshman David Nolan shocked the swimming world when he set three individual national prep records and swam on two record-breaking relays all in the same meet in March. Nolan will be among a talented field for the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships that start Tuesday at Stanford. nationals. Palo Alto had to win the Northern California State Champi- onship and the Far West Regional Championship. The roster includes Trevor Assaf (Crystal Springs), Cam- A new U.S. swim star is surfacing eron McElfresh (Gunn), Andrew Wohl Stanford freshman David Nolan heads into national championships after setting five national prep records (Gunn), Mackenzie Kelley (Mountain View), Sam Hayward (Gunn), Mark by Keith Peters tional high school swimmer of the never did. there’s ever been.” Raftrey (Palo Alto), Zach Hummel avid Nolan went from a fat year by Swimming World Maga- “I don’t think anybody’s ever done During his senior year at Hershey (Palo Alto), Miguel Vazquez (Half kid to a fast kid — from zine, set the swimming world on its what he has in a high school season, High (Pa.), Nolan broke national re- Moon Bay), Yotam Kasznik (Gunn), D chubby to champion — and ear with three individual national so that’s why all the hoopla,” said cords in the 100-yard free (42.34 re- Daniel Tirosh (Gunn), Juan Gamez from nowhere to somewhere as one public school records and two na- Skip Kenney, the Stanford men’s lay leg), 100-yard back (45.49), 200 (Mission, SF), Grahame Fitz (Summit of the fastest high school swimmers tional relay marks this past season. swim coach who won the recruiting IM (1:41.39) and anchored the 200 Prep), Ian Leung (St. Francis), Evan ever. In doing so, Nolan accomplished battle for Nolan. “He’s maybe the medley relay (1:30.27) and 200 free Coutre (St. Francis), Jose Mendoza The Stanford-bound Nolan, who something even Olympic stars like most successful swimmer — based (UNLV), A.J. Beloff (Carlmont), Ricky is a lock to be named the boys’ na- Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte on his high school events — that (continued on page 31) Minno (Palo Alto), Fernando Salazar (Foothill College) and Hanley. BANK OF THE WEST CLASSIC
OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Palo Alto native Evan Cranston, a recent Castilleja Former No. 1s making graduate, will continue her water polo career at Brown University next spring. Cranston, a goalie, was one of five recruits announced this week . successful comebacks . . Stanford graduate Michael Taylor Sharapova, Serena Williams are battling to regain was a triple short of hitting for the cycle as he collected five RBI as host the elite stature they once enjoyed on the WTA Tour Sacramento topped Reno, 10-1, on by Rick Eymer Monday night at Raley Field in Triple-A the quarters with Sharapova at 8 p.m. baseball . . . Former Stanford football o matter what happens the rest of Williams, who turns 30 in September, wide receiver Doug Baldwin signed the summer, one thing is certain: is playing just her third tournament since Serena Williams is on her way winning last year’s Wimbledon singles with the Seattle Seahawks on Mon- N day. back. The former world No. 1 made that championship. clear with a swift, resounding victory It’s her first tournament on American COACHING CORNER . . . Palo Alto over Anastasia Rodionova earlier in the soil since the 2009 U.S. Open, in which week at the $721,000 Bank of the West Knights Youth Football is seeking ex- she reached the semifinals before losing Classic. to Kim Clijsters. perienced head and assistant football Maria Sharapova, also a former No. 1 Williams needed only 47 minutes to coaches for the 2011 season. Con- player, is a year into her comeback from dispose of Rodionova, 6-0, 6-0, in her tact: Mike Piha 269-6100 or mike@ right shoulder surgery and she’s on the first-round match at Stanford’s Taube in2change.com. . . . Sacred Heart verge of reclaiming her place on top of Family Tennis Center. Prep is seeking an assistant cross- the tennis world. “I felt good,” Williams said. “I want to country coach. All candidates please Sharapova entered the week ranked be more consistent and I think I did that Frank Rodriguez contact AD at frodri- fifth, and reaching Friday night’s quar- by not going for too much and not doing [email protected] or 473.4031. terfinals won’t hurt a bit. too much.” Williams is still in her infancy as far as She recorded six service aces, did not READ MORE ONLINE recovering from a serious right foot inju- have a double fault and won all 17 of www.PASportsOnline.com ry that kept her off the court for nearly a her first-serve points in front of a full For expanded daily coverage of college year. She was favored to beat Maria Kir- house. Harjanto Sumali and prep sports, please see our new ilenko late Thursday afternoon, which Second-seeded Maria Sharapova advanced to Friday night’s quarterfinals site at www.PASportsOnline.com would mean a highly-anticipated date in (continued on page 29) at the Bank of the West with a three-set victory on Wednesday night. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 27 Sports USA men’s and women’s water polo teams play for fifth Palo Alto’s Tosky earns a gold medal when U.S. women’s 800 free relay team captures title at FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China
he USA men’s and women’s to Hungary, with each loss knocking to Friday’s final match where the going to learn from it and bounce The USA men joined the women water polo teams will be com- the USA out of the medal round. Americans will face either Austra- back and it showed we had one bad in a fifth-place match as Peter Va- T ing home from the 2011 FINA Both teams, however, bounced lia. China and Greece will make quarter here. rellas scored two goals and fellow World Championships empty-hand- back after their respective losses. their first-ever appearances play in “I don’t know if anything will Stanford grad Layne Beaubien add- ed. There will be no gold, silver of Three players representing Stan- the championship match. really kind of take the sting away ed a solo tally as the U.S. held off bronze medals for either team. ford’s past, present and future all “I was very happy with our effort from that loss. For us it’s important Germany, 9-8, on Thursday. Both squads, in fact, will be scored as the USA Women’s Nation- and our ability to come back,” said we feel the sting, it’s not something Team USA will face either Spain playing for fifth place when action al Team advanced to the fifth-place U.S. coach Adam Krikorian, whose we’ve felt and it’s not something or Montenegro for fifth place on wraps up Friday for the women and match following an 8-4 victory over team lost to Russia (9-7) in its pre- I’ve felt in a long time. It makes you Saturday. Saturday for the men in Shanghai, Canada on Wednesday. vious outing. “I think that shows a appreciate just how difficult it is to “I think it is really positive for us,” China. Stanford’s Brenda Villa (past), lot of character and a lot of tough- win games at this level. I’ve been said USA coach Terry Schroeder. “I The women suffered a setback to Annika Dries (present) and Mag- ness and that’s what this team is all saying this all along, this women’s think there is the message that we Russia in the quarterfinals while gie Steffens (future) all contributed about. As disappointing as it was water polo tournament, the parity in have a lot of work to do. We don’t the men dropped a tough decision goals to help Team USA move on two days ago, we know that we are women’s water polo is incredible. I want to be playing fifth through think we have a little bit more re- eighth, we want to be playing one, spect for that now.” two, three. I think there is a realiza- In the win over Canada, the resil- tion that we are close to being there, ient U.S. was led by Heather Petri, but close doesn’t count for much.” who tallied two goals, and goalie The U.S. lost out on a chance to Betsey Armstrong, who stopped 12 automatically qualify for the 2012 shots across four quarters. Summer Olympics following a loss LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL It was a slow start for the U.S. earlier in the week to defending until Villa scored at the 4:05 mark Olympic champion Hungary. The of the opening period. Canada an- win over Germany was a positive swered less than a minute later with step forward. a skip shot goal of its own that went Beaubien gave the U.S. a 3-1 lead, bar down and in for a 1-1 match. Varellas made it a 5-4 match and With 2:49 left in the period, Steffens later scored to make it 7-4. (the USA’s youngest player) scored a fancy shot -- gathering the ball in Swimming front of the net on a rebounded shot Palo Alto High senior Jasmine %+( "1)"* $ ,() */ and tipping it from her left hand to Tosky had one swim to earn herself a her right and then past the goalie for medal at the World Championships. Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes and seminars designed a 2-1 lead. While she didn’t swim in the finals, to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. Team USA took a 6-3 lead into the Tosky nonetheless earned that med- fourth quarter but kept attacking. al when the U.S. women’s 800 free After Steffens drew a power play, relay team captured the gold with a MOTHER-BABY MORNINGS it was Dries beating the goalie from time of 7:46.14 on Thursday. four meters for a 7-3 lead. It was 8-4 The relay members were Missy !( "($1)%)& *"%<() (%+& %(+# %($-#%* ()- * $ $*)28#%$* ) with 5:27 remaining. 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Fortunately for Beres, onship game of the AABC North- he got another chance to redeem LUCILE PACKARD ern California State Tournament himself. against the NorCal Longhorns on In the bottom of the 11th, Stan- CHILDREN’S Sunday in San Jose. ford’s Tyler Gaffney led off with a The Oaks had just rallied for broken-bat double to center as the HOSPITAL three runs to deadlock the contest centerfielder dived for Gaffney’s hit and now Beres had a chance to be and just missed it. Gaffney hussled the game’s hero with two out and the into second base to put the Oaks in VISIT LPCH.ORG TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES winning run at third. Beres worked the count full, needing only a ball or (continued on page 30) Page 28ÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports Bank of the West a few parts of my game here and (continued from page 27) there.” Williams took all the drama out of her match with Rodionova the in- Sharapova’s 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over stant she established her serve and Daniela Hantuchova also was played showed a consistent ground game. before a large crowd. She needed “It was me being focused,” Wil- over two hours to gain the victory liams said. “I’ve personally never over Hantuchova, who reached the taken this much time off. It’s totally fourth round of the French Open different than at any other time after and the third round at Wimbledon a surgery. Maybe this is teaching me earlier this season. to be patient.” “Overall I had a good first set Williams finds herself ranked and then it kind of went away,” 169th in the world after being away Sharapova said. “The things I was so long. Sharapova was out of the doing well in the first set I wasn’t top 100 last year before reaching the doing. She had all the confidence in Bank of the West finals. the world and all the momentum go- “I always said if I play my best ing into the third set.” no one can beat me,” Williams said. Whomever Sharapova plays Fri- “Hopefully I can get back to that day will prove a tough chore. She level. No. 1 is great but I really want lost to both of them the last time she to play well.” played Williams and Kirilenko, who Williams, despite a 49-week ab- is one of her best friends. sence from competitive tennis, re- “You can never rest against Ser- mains one of the toughest players ena,” Sharapova said. “She hasn’t on the WTA Tour with 479 career played in quite a while but she’s victories, 37 career singles titles, in- still a great competitor. At the end cluding 13 Grand Slam titles, and 20 of the day she has 13 Grand Slam doubles titles. titles and I have three. That says a ”She’s coming back and she’s lot. Maria can produce great tennis winning again,” Kirilenko said af- and beat the top players.” ter beating sixth-seeded Julia Go- Harjanto Sumali Former Bank of the West Classic erges of Germany, 6-2, 6-3. “I really Former world No. 1-ranked Maria Sharapova has bounced back from injuries and has risen to No. 5 this year. champion and third seed Marion have to be focused every minute and Sharapova’s three-set victory over Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday moved her into Friday’s quarterfinals. Bartoli, fifth-seeded Agnieszka ready from the first point.” Radwanska and eighth-seeded Only older sister Venus Williams, Hantuchova fell to 8-45 against Dominika Cibulkova all reached with 43, owns more career titles the world’s top five, although she the quarterfinals with victories on among active players. They have owns three wins over the elite play- Wednesday. combined to win 12 doubles titles ers this season. I felt great. I love this tourna- in Grand Slam events and own two “Leading 2-0 in the third set, that ment; it’s a great way for me to start gold medals for winning the dou- next game was crucial,” Hantuchova back,” Bartoli said. “I lost to Rebec- bles title in each the 2000 and 2008 said. “She went on that unbelievable ca (Marino) last year in Quebec, so Olympics. run and that’s where it changed a it was good for me to take revenge. Sharapova has defeated Hantu- little bit.” I really felt like I was moving well. chova, who has been ranked as high Sharapova took the next four I was hitting the ball well for having as No. 5, eight times in nine meet- games to re-establish herself and three weeks off. I’m really pleased ings. It was their first meeting in carried that forward for the victory. and know that I still must improve three years. “Even though I wasn’t playing my best tennis, I still felt like I had so many chances,” Hantuchova said. “I think I had 12 break points on two of those. It was a good fight. Unfor- tunately, I had to face someone like that in the second round.” Sharapova has changed things within her team and equipment. She’s finally seeing the success. “I had to make some tough choices over the last year,” she said. “Little by little I’m seeing the payoff.” Sharapova improved to 9-0 in three-set matches this year. “The things you guys notice,” Sharapova said. “I wasn’t aware of that. Winning is the most important thing so I guess that’s good.” That thought probably was shared by Ayumi Morita of Japan, who bat- tled her way to a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory on Thursday over qualifier Urszula Radwanska of Poland to open the day’s schedule. Defending champion Victoria Azarenka took on Marina Erakovic of New Zealand in the second match and was shocked by a three-set loss 4-6, 7-5, 6-2. Semifinals will be Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m., with the singles championship set for Sunday at noon. The winner earns $111,000, with the runner-up nabbing $60,700.
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U.S. swimming pics is what I will be thinking about 100 breast (53.66) before arriving at (continued from page 27) for most practices. This summer, Stanford in 1998 and current Cardi- Nationals is my big meet.” nal Matt Thompson did the same, in Nolan will go into the national the 200 IM (1:45.27), before joining relay (1:21.01) to national marks. All championships at Stanford as argu- Kenney in 2009. the records came at the Pennsylva- ably the most accomplished high And former Stanford distance nia Interscholastic Athletic Associa- school swimmer in U.S. history, but great Jeff Kostoff set an American tion Class AAA Championships at without the long-course credentials record while still in high school and Bucknell University in March. to match. still owns the public school mark of “Nolan’s time in the 200 IM “Long course has always been 4:16.39 in the 500 free from 1983. would have won NCAAs (in 2011),” more difficult for me due to the fact Thus, Nolan should be right at said Kenney. “That’s pretty amazing that I’m only training in that pool home with his Stanford teammates since our guy (Austin Stabb) won it two out of 12 months a year,” Nolan and the school’s storied history. (in 1:41.57).” said. “Plus, I believe that swimming “The recruiting process was the Despite all the commotion sur- long course (meters) is completely most amazing few months of my rounding his record-breaking, No- different from swimming short life,” Nolan said. “I got to see plenty lan seemingly has kept everything course (yards). The technique of of colleges, talk to all sorts of coach- under control. the strokes, strategy of races, and es, and meet tons of cool people on “It is great to have the privilege the mental game are barely compa- all of my trips. It all came down to of grabbing the few national records rable to that of yards. I would love priorities and, for me, swimming that I did this past season,” Nolan to consider myself equally fast for and school are pretty much equal. said. “Just like any other record, it LCM but, unfortunately, that is not “With that said, Stanford of- shouldn’t be the end of the road, but the case. Improvement is very much fers the best combination between a checkpoint and motivation to im- needed.” swimming and academics, and after prove.” Nolan made only one final at last receiving e-mails from most of the Kenney, who has seen Nolan year’s nationals, held in Irvine. Then guys on the team and getting to hear swim on YouTube, actually has yet 17 years old, Nolan took seventh in their wise words, Stanford came out to see him swim in person. Kenney the 200 IM in 2:01.01 while trailing on top.” John Todd/stanfordphoto.com will get that chance next week when the first-place Lochte (1:54.84) and Nolan said one particular com- Stanford grads and 2008 Olympians Elaine Breeden (left) and Julia Nolan joins a top field for the 2011 the second-place Phelps (1:55.94) to ment stood out. Smit will feel right at home at the U.S. Nationals at Stanford next week. ConocoPhillips National Champi- the finish line. “A swimmer on the Stanford team onships that runs Aug. 2-6 at Stan- “Last summer at nationals, I was taught me one of the most important 2011 CONOCOPHILLIPS ford’s Avery Aquatic Center. able to race the big American guys questions I asked myself during the Top swimmers from around the and see how I raced with them,” No- few months of searching . . . that NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS nation, including at least nine U.S. lan said. “That was a great opportu- was: “Where would I like to be if At Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford Olympians, are expected to com- nity and national-level meets are all I got hurt and swimming was out (Prelims at 9 a.m., finals at 6 p.m.) pete. Prelims begin at 9 a.m. each great places to assess how I measure of the equation? Stanford was the TUESDAY, AUG. 2 Women’s 400 IM day with finals beginning at 6 p.m. up with the big dogs. It is always fun answer to that question.” Women’s 100 butterfly Women’s 800 freestyle relay Olympic gold medalists Jason to race them. Hopefully, I can pull Next week’s national champion- Men’s 400 freestyle FRIDAY, AUG. 5 Lezak, Ryan Lochte and Peter a little bit closer each time I hop in ships will offer Nolan a chance to Women’s 200 IM Men’s 100 freestyle Vanderkaay lead a field of U.S. Na- the pool with them.” get his feet wet on The Farm for the Men’s 100 breaststroke Women’s 200 butterfly Women’s 400 freestyle tional Team members that includes Kenney said the difference be- first time. In the fall, the real work Men’s 200 IM Men’s 400 IM Ariana Kukors, Katie Hoff, Dagny Women’s 200 backstroke tween long course and short course begins. Men’s 400 freestyle relay Knutson, Missy Franklin and oth- “Our mission is to get him expo- Women’s 800 free (heats) is technique and kicking. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3 Men’s 1500 free (heats) ers. Hoff is the defending champion “He has these down really, really sure and get him prepared for next Women’s 100 backstroke Men’s 800 freestyle relay in the women’s 400 free. well,” Kenney said. year’s Olympic Trials,” said Knapp. Men’s 200 freestyle Lochte, Vanderkaay, Kukors and Stanford associate head coach Ted “We look forward to this challenge of Men’s 100 backstroke SATURDAY, AUG. 6 Franklin are currently at the FINA Knapp says next week’s meet is cru- bringing him along at this level like Women’s 200 freestyle Women’s 800 free (final) World Championships in Shanghai, cial for Nolan. his high school and club team did.” Men’s 200 butterfly Women’s 100 freestyle China. Lochte won the gold medal “I feel he’s a little unproven at Kenney, for one, can’t wait for Women’s 400 freestyle relay Men’s 200 backstroke in the 200-meter free on Tuesday, long course and doesn’t have that Nolan’s arrival. THURSDAY, AUG. 4 Women’s 200 breaststroke beating longtime rival Michael experience,” Knapp said. “He really “David is as good a young man Women’s 100 breaststroke Men’s 200 breaststroke Phelps. Lochte won the 200 back, came out of nowhere after his junior as he is a swimmer,” said Kenney. Men’s 100 butterfly Men’s 1500 free (final) 200 IM and 400 IM at last year’s year of high school. He wasn’t on “He’s just a normal kid who just Women’s 50 freestyle Women’s 400 medley relay Men’s 50 freestyle Men’s 400 medley relay national meet in Irvine. anyone’s radar as a sophomore.” swims faster than anyone else.” N Nolan is planning on swimming Despite starting his swimming the 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 free, 200 career at age 7, Nolan carried more back, and 100 back. weight around his middle than any- Outstanding In addition to the top national where else and swimming was a way swimmers, the local area will be to shed the extra pounds. He didn’t Member well-represented by the Stanford start to blossom until age 13. men’s and women’s teams along “I was fat all over, I was a tank,” The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize with athletes from Palo Alto Stan- Nolan told Joseph Santoliquito of ford Aquatics (PASA). Stanford MaxPreps. an outstanding leader in the business community. Olympians Julia Smit and Elaine Nolan is now 6-foot-2, 185 pounds Breeden are expected to compete in and a seven-time Pennsylvania state Mehran Farahani: 2011 Member Recruiter of the Year their specialties while current Car- champion. He has 13 gold medals $93DQG%UDQFK0DQDJHU&RPHULFD%DQN/\WWRQ$YHQXH3DOR$OWR dinal competitors like Maya DiRa- with relays included. do, Andi Taylor and Sam Woodward Now, people are comparing No- 0HKUDQ¶VSURIHVVLRQDORXWUHDFKDQGHQWKXVLDVPIRUWKH&KDPEHUKDYH hope to improve upon last year’s lan to Phelps and Lochte and any- KHOSHGGHYHORSQHZ&KDPEHUPHPEHUVKLSWKLVSDVW\HDU finishes. one else who has set world records, The Stanford women will have including Mark Spitz. 7KH3DOR$OWR&KDPEHURI&RPPHUFHLVDQLQGHSHQGHQWORFDOEXVLQHVVPHPEHUVKLSRUJDQL]DWLRQWKDWFHOHEUDWHGLWV&HQWHQQLDOODVW\HDU 15-20 swimmers while the Cardinal “A lot of people are putting a lot men also will have around 20. of unwarranted pressure on him,” $UH\RXSDUWRI3DOR$OWR¶VEXVLQHVVFRPPXQLW\"+DYH\RXFRQVLGHUHGEHFRPLQJDPHPEHURIWKH3DOR$OWR&KDPEHURI&RPPHUFH" Along with selecting the year’s Knapp said. “Here’s a guy who re- +HUHDUHMXVWDIHZRIWKHEHQH¿WV USA Swimming national cham- ally only had a few great swims his 3URPRWHDQGVXSSRUWWKHORFDOEXVLQHVVHFRQRP\ pions, the event will serve as the senior year.” 6WD\LQYROYHGWKURXJKPRQWKO\QHWZRUNLQJHYHQWVPL[HUVDQG&KDPEHUQHZV selection meet for the 2011 Pan Nolan’s times, however, were 3XEOLFL]HPHPEHU¶VEXVLQHVVQHZVWRWKHFRPPXQLW\WKURXJK&KDPEHUPDUNHWLQJFKDQQHOV American Games, set for October mind-blowing and comparisons /RFDOGLVFRXQWVLQVKRSVDQGVHUYLFHVIRU&KDPEHUPHPEHUV 15-22 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and were natural. Speaking of which, )UHHEXVLQHVVFRXQVHOLQJ the 2011 FINA World Junior Cham- Nolan’ is not the first swimmer to ,QWURGXFH\RXUEXVLQHVVWRWKHFRPPXQLW\ZLWKD5LEERQ&XWWLQJ pionships, set for August 16-21 in come to Stanford with a handful of Lima, Peru. national marks. Membership Information: 650.324.3121 [email protected] Everything, of course, is just Joe Hudepohl set national Inde- preparation for next summer’s U.S. pendent (private) school marks in Olympic Trials and Summer Games the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles and in London, England. still holds records in the 100 (43.43 “London is definitely on my list relay) and 200 free (1:34.96). Pat- of long-term goals,” Nolan said. rick Fowler set the still-standing design by harrington “When I get to school, the Olym- Independent school mark in the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce 400 Mitchell Lane Palo Alto 650.324.3121 www.PaloAltoChamber.com *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓ䣣ÊU Page 31 Local DealsBusiness You Good for . Good for . Good for the Community.
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