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UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis E-books spark outcry at Palo Alto libraries As city plans to reduce print collection in favor of e-books, is 13, gets all his information from jocular you-just-stuck-a-knife-into- some see move as ‘betrayal’ of city’s earlier promise digital media. my-heart gesture. Scharff called the e-book phe- The tension between print and e- by Gennady Sheyner nomenon “amazing” and predicted books has particular resonance in that books will “become anachro- Palo Alto these days. Library offi- alo Alto City Councilman Kindle or his iPad. Scharff, who said he reads three nistic.” He had even fiercer words cials and council members acknowl- Greg Scharff announced ear- “I don’t like holding hard-cover to four books a month, said his three for print periodicals. edge (most to a lesser extent that P lier this month that he has books in my hand anymore — children have also made the switch, “I think they’ll just go away, Scharff) that the publishing world given up on “real books.” they’re too heavy,” Scharff said to varying degrees. His 18-year-old and we’ll end up purely with elec- is quickly transforming. Mayor Pat It’s not that he doesn’t read. He at a Nov. 1 meeting between the still reads paper books, while his tronic periodicals,” Scharff said, Burt told the library commission just finds print books too unwieldy council and the Library Advisory 15-year-old has largely made the while Councilwoman Gail Price and prefers to do his reading on his Commission. switch to digital. His youngest, who displayed her disagreement with a (continued on page 10)
EDUCATION HOLIDAY FUND A hand Continuing up for the the ‘Asian homeless conversation’ Panel on emotional Downtown Streets intelligence set for Dec. 8 Team works to curb by Chris Kenrick panhandling and promote ith a growing Asian enroll- responsibility ment in Palo Alto schools, by Kelly Jones W parent leaders are prepar- ing a second community forum in what has come to be known as the n an average day on Uni- “Asian conversation.” versity Avenue, amongst Students and parents were polled O the businesspeople rush- at the first event in March, titled ing by, shoppers strolling and “Growing up Asian in Palo Alto,” teenagers hanging out in Lytton to help determine a topic for the sec- Plaza, workers in brightly col- ond gathering: “The Challenge of ored T-shirts patrol the street Nurturing (Emotional) Intelligence with brooms and dustpans, leav- in Palo Alto.” ing cleanliness in their wake. The The event will be Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. shirts, reading Downtown Streets in the board room of school district Team in large block letters, indi- headquarters, 25 Churchill Ave. cate that those who wear them are This fall, Asian students comprise associated with the organization 35.5 percent of Palo Alto school en- dedicated to ending panhandling rollment, up from 29.5 percent in in Palo Alto. 2007-08. The Downtown Streets Team The growth is even faster in the was cre- elementary grades, which this fall ated in has an Asian enrollment of more 2005 in than 37 percent. response School board President Barbara to a study Klausner, school board member done by Dana Tom and PTA member Sunny the Busi- Dykwel came up with the idea of ness Im- holding a public series of “Asian provement conversations” early this year, invit- District ing a small group of Asian Ameri- showing cans to help plan the March event. that the Klausner and Tom both are Chinese two biggest problems facing lo- American. Dykwel moved to the cal businesses were panhandling United States from the Philippines and street cleanliness. To knock as a child. out two problems with one punch, The March discussion on “Grow- the nonprofit strives to prepare ing Up Asian” drew about 200 par-
homeless team members to find Vivian Wong ents and students, mostly — but not permanent jobs through its men- exclusively — Asian. tor programs and by providing Students and parents shared sto- temporary street-cleaning jobs. ries and perceptions about com- During their time on the team, mon stereotypes, such as people’s employees keep downtown look- A member of the Downtown Streets Team, which employs homeless people, sweeps along University frequent assumption that they are Avenue in Palo Alto on Tuesday. The Streets Team is supported in part by the Palo Alto Weekly focused exclusively on math and Holiday Fund. science. (continued on page 13) (continued on page 13) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 3
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK 450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor I don’t like holding hard-cover books in Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor my hand anymore – they’re too heavy. Open House Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Chris Kenrick, Gennady Sheyner, Staff Writers — Greg Scharff, Palo Alto city councilman, on Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant why he reads e-books rather than print books. See Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer story on page 3. Thursday, December 2 at 7 p.m. Dale Bentson, Colin Becht, Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, ‘‘ /&1#5 * /#+5 Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Renata Polt, Jeanie K. 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Accord- PRODUCTION ery time a developer tries to slip ing to a report from Community Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager a note to a city official at a public Service Director Greg Betts, Parker Toms, Class of 2011 Dorothy Hassett, Samantha Mejia, Blanca Yoc, Sales & Production Coordinators hearing or shows up with last- Young concluded that “all euca- minute revisions. That infamous lyptus trees should be removed You will be known. You will belong. ADVERTISING Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing practice may soon come to an to prevent additional limb drop ✓ Judie Block, Esmeralda Flores, Janice end. The City Council will consid- or whole tree failure around the ❏ AP Scholar Hoogner, Gary Whitman, Display Advertising Sales er on Monday changing the city’s playground.” Arborist Dave Muf- ✓ Neil Fine, Rosemary Lewkowitz, ❏ Varsity Football Player Real Estate Advertising Sales policies to require developers to fley, who was hired by neighbor- ❏✓ /'+* (+*+-+!'#/4 David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, submit all application materials hood residents to inspect the 10 Inside Advertising Sales well in advance of council meet- remaining trees, concluded they ❏✓-#.'"#*/+$/&#'%-+/&#-.(0 Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Assistants ings. The policy would require were “structurally unsound.” The ❏✓ Varsity Soccer Player Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. these materials to be released city then hired Landscape Ar- EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES at least five working days before chitect Edward Chau to develop Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator the release of the City Council’s conceptual plans for the replant- Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager pre-meeting packets. Council- ing of trees at the southwest Serra High School - Where a classmate becomes a brother. BUSINESS woman Karen Holman, a former corner of the park, according to Penelope Ng, Payroll & Benefits Manager planning commissioner, has the report. The plan will be dis- Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Susie Ochoa, Doris Taylor, Business Associates been a leading proponent of the cussed at a Dec. 1 community policy change. At a recent meet- meeting. ADMINISTRATION Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher ing, she pointed to instances in & Promotions Director which application materials were GOT MONEY? ... Students Janice Covolo, Receptionist delivered to the homes of council and parents across Palo Alto Ruben Espinoza, Courier members — a practice that she this week were greeted at their EMBARCADERO MEDIA said undermines the transparen- schools by volunteers for Part- William S. Johnson, President Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO cy of the development process. ners in Education, an indepen- Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing The committee also agreed that dent foundation that raises funds Frank A. Bravo, Director, Information Technology council members shouldn’t talk for Palo Alto public schools. At & Webmaster Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager to applicants about their projects Palo Alto High School, parents Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing until after the city’s Architectural including Melissa Anderson, Services Review Board and Planning and Susan Bailey and Sally Kadifa, Alicia Santillan, Circulation Assistants Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, Transportation Commission had along with Assistant Principal Jef- Computer System Associates issued their recommendations. fy Berkson, waved signs reading The change was prompted by “Give to PiE,” “Thank you” and The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is pub- arguments from some planning “3 Days Left to Double your $$,” lished every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 450 commissioners that their work telling parents that all contribu- Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) 326- 8210. 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Palo Alto Shuttle buses, which currently drive around the city unadorned, will get humorous facelifts (as depicted here) due to the efforts of former Mayor Jim Burch.
TRANSPORTATION Palo Alto shuttle buses to feature local faces Former Mayor Jim Burch responded to new unmarked buses by coming up with his own promo campaign by Jay Thorwaldson
im Burch was somewhat taken cars, he noted. relating to the shuttle, some humor- “This project is a perfect exam- of an in-joke pastime for the com- aback last January when he Then he saw a magazine ad show- ous or witty and some straightfor- ple of the kind of partnerships that munity. J saw a new Palo Alto shuttle bus ing a bus with a molded plastic ward. make Palo Alto great,” Burt said. Longtime resident Carroll Har- with no signage on the outside tell- image attached to the side, and it “I think I’ve forgotten my stop,” The new signage “was born out of rington and Michael Reuscher ing people what it was — confus- evoked his instincts from his past longtime resident Virginia Fitton the enthusiasm and expertise of our worked on the design, and Tango ing riders and not doing anything to career in marketing. comments in one panel. own citizens, who have volunteered Graphics of San Mateo printed the promote the free shuttle service. Burch, also a former Palo Alto “Where did you leave it?” her their time and creativity to make a vinyl panels. Nowhere on the side, front or back mayor and City Council member, husband, Don, replies. city service better.” Burch initially pitched his idea to did it say it was a city shuttle bus — decided to do something about the The vinyl panels have tiny holes Burch’s January idea turned into a city officials and secured funding of unlike an earlier 2002-03 generation three naked buses, two of which so people inside the bus can see out, major undertaking. $7,000 for all three buses, includ- of the four-bus fleet in which the ve- were trundling back and forth on similar to scenic or animal window There are 35 Palo Alto residents ing the side signage and the window hicles were adorned with vinyl film Embarcadero Road and one on a images on recreational vehicles. featured in the window panels, from images. and large type on the sides. The city, crosstown route. The new buses will make their children en route to the Junior Mu- The shuttle bus service costs the after cutting one crosstown bus to But Burch took the idea miles debut Monday at 10 a.m. in front of seum and Zoo to adults of all ages, city about $215,000 a year. The save funds in an extra-tight budget past the prior markings. In addition City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. On some cracking jokes as with the crosstown bus is funded fully by the year, left the new buses blank for the to the large signage, with “FREE” Saturday, volunteers — many of Fittons. But it took longtime Palo city, and the Embarcadero buses are same reason. prominently displayed, he mixes in them subjects of the window art — Alto photographer Theodore Mock funded half by Caltrain and a quar- “You couldn’t tell whether they photos of local people as “window will gather at a bus storage location 258 photos to get the final images, ter each by the city and Palo Alto were meat trucks or what they were,” art” for the new buses. in East Palo Alto to put on the vinyl Burch said. Unified School District. N Burch said. In addition to confusing Each window panel will feature images. He said the subjects will not be Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson people, they did nothing to promote one or two persons with talk-bal- Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt is fully identified by name in the panels — can be e-mailed at jthorwaldson@ ridership and get people out of their loons, most containing comments on board with the concept, he said. making identifying them something paweekly.com.
“Teens want places to go. That’s “The idea is a couple of years YOUTH what they’re looking for,” said Chris from now there will be something Miller, director of youth ministries every Friday or Saturday night. for St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, That’s the vision,” said Miller, who Giving teens space to be themselves which organized the Friday Night is also a member of the Los Gatos Community groups respond to youths’ concerns with basketball, karaoke and more Lights movie and karaoke night. school board. “Bowling alleys are closing. ... The Palo Alto Youth Collabora- by Jocelyn Dong The traditional venues are quickly tive is working to coordinate those going away,” he added, referring to efforts, as well as address other couple of Friday nights ago, a few weeks. to do on the weekends — as well the planned closure of the Palo Alto youth concerns. The group includes crowd of more than 30 teens The prior Friday, about 150 teens as new venues for them to connect Bowl. representatives from the school A got together at St. Albert the turned out for a DJ dance party with one another and with adults. St. Thomas Aquinas Parish is district, nonprofit agencies, health Great Church on Channing Avenue, at the new Oshman Family Jew- The initiative, which youth ad- trying to play a role in providing organizations, religious groups, some to indulge their inner “Ameri- ish Community Center. Two more vocates hope will gain momentum, regularly scheduled events. Friday businesses and the city, and meets can Idol” with a little karaoke, oth- dances are planned for Dec. 3 and grew out of three teen forums this Night Lights, which is open to all monthly. ers to watch a movie or play various 4. spring, held in the wake of five Palo Palo Alto youth and does not in- Earlier this month, the members forms of “tag” outside. In an effort to embrace the youth Alto teens’ deaths. At the forums, clude any religious teaching, will heard from two different groups of Across town that same night, of Palo Alto, community groups young people spoke of many of their be offered one Friday a month. The youth — the Palo Alto Youth Coun- rubber soles squeaked against gym this fall have launched weekly or concerns and desires. One was that next is scheduled for Dec. 17. Miller cil and Teen Advisory Board — floors at the Ross Road Palo Alto monthly teen events. The activi- they’d like the community to offer hopes other community groups will who themselves are planning a teen Family YMCA, where a “Teen ties are part of a concerted effort to more events of a greater variety, host events to cover the other week- Open Gym” night was in its first provide youth with relaxing things planned by both teens and adults. ends of each month. (continued on page 13)
*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 5 Upfront Upfront News Digest CULTURE Museum plans move forward Tough week for would-be robbers Palo Alto History Museum will offer interactive exhibits, art In three unrelated incidents in Palo Alto this week, potential vic- by Kelly Jones tims fought off their robbers twice on Tuesday night, while a wan- nabe robber of the Midtown 7-11 Sunday night ran off after failing to take cash the clerk tried to hand him. The first of the attempted robberies on Tuesday took place around 9:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Talisman Court. The victim was ap- proached as he got out of his car by a man who walked into his Community room garage, brandished a handgun and demanded money, police said. Rotating gallery There was a brief scuffle between the suspect and the victim, and the suspect ran off empty-handed, police said. The victim was not injured. The suspect in that robbery was described as a black man between 18 and 22 years old with a slim build, police said. The second robbery attempt took place at 10:03 p.m. in the 900 Gallery: block of University Avenue, police said. PA history Legacy Hall Video Cafe A fight broke out between the victim, a man in his 30s, and three summary theater suspects, one of whom showed a gun and demanded money, police said. The suspects eventually fled. The second victim did not lose any property in the attempted robbery, police said. He sustained Gallery: minor facial injuries in the fight but was treated by Palo Alto Fire culture Lobby Department paramedics at the scene. One of the would-be robbers is described as a man in his 20s who may be Asian, police said. The man was 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium build, and he was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and Gallery: Museum gray sweatpants. That suspect was the one who was brandishing the technology store firearm and is believed to still be armed, police said. The second of the three suspects is described as a Hispanic man in Gallery: his 20s who is also 5 feet 10 inches tall but with a larger build. business In the incident at the 7-11, a 4:28 a.m. robbery attempt involved a young man in his early 20s wearing a white hooded sweatshirt pulled up over his face, according to Lt. Sandra Brown.
She said he entered the store at 708 Colorado Ave., pulled a gun Courtyard of Garavaglia Architecture Courtesy and demanded money. The clerk offered him cash but instead he Gallery: grabbed a woman customer and again demanded money. culture “The clerk continued to offer the money,” Brown reported. But instead “the suspect hesitated then fled the store, running east on Colorado Avenue.” He took nothing with him, and neither the clerk nor the woman customer were injured, Brown reported. The robber was described as black, about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, she said. Upstairs: Gallery: education Police are using the robbery attempts as a way to remind residents Archives to be as aware as possible of their surroundings, particularly after Subtenant dark. People should also try to stay in well-lit, populated areas and avoid walking alone, police said. Homer Avenue If someone should have a run-in with a would-be robber, police advise, “It is generally safer to comply with an armed robber’s de- The Palo Alto History Museum is expected to open in October 2012, after years of planning and fund-raising. mands.” Anyone with information about the two attempted robberies on Tuesday is encouraged to call the Palo Alto Police Department at lans for the long-discussed parents where the only thing that’s Alto History Museum board said. 650-329-2413 or leave anonymous tips at 650-383-8984. N Palo Alto History Museum changed is the amount of dust on “We’re giving them credit and tell- — Bay City News Service and Palo Alto Weekly staff Pare finally in motion. Hav- the displays,” she said, quoting a ing their stories.” ing raised approximately $6.2 mil- conversation she had with Staiger. Other themes will include Palo Google to build fiber network at Stanford lion in the past three years, project Exhibits in the museum will be Alto’s geology, Palo Alto and Bay Palo Alto’s dream of a citywide ultra-high-speed broadband net- managers aim to begin renovation area artists and musicians, as well work will soon take shape on a smaller scale just beyond the city’s of the Roth Building, located at 300 as a plan for “living time capsules” borders, thanks to a pilot project Google plans to unveil on the Homer Ave., in May 2011 and pre- Palo Alto muralist — an area where children can sug- Stanford University campus early next year. dict that doors to the museum will gest objects they think best repre- The Mountain View based tech giant plans to construct a fiber open by October 2012. Greg Brown has been sent a given year. Objects will be network for about 850 homes leased by Stanford faculty and staff. Floor plans that have been drawn commissioned to gathered and displayed in five-year The network, once built, would enable users to connect to the In- up show several galleries for exhib- create a new mural increments, beginning with the year ternet at speeds up to 1 gigabit per second, which the company says its, a café, a community room, an the museum opens. is “more than 100 times faster than what most people have access upstairs space that can be leased for the side of the The building itself will have a to today.” to a subtenant and a recording area building. place in the museum’s historical The project would be a smaller version of the highly anticipated to allow visitors to add their story teachings. The Roth Building, built Google Fiber project, which the company announced in February to the collection of personal histo- for the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, to great fanfare. Palo Alto is one of hundreds of cities nationwide ries that make up Palo Alto, among was constructed in 1932 and served that yearns to be selected by Google for this project, which would other features. arranged by four categories: educa- the community as one of the first give every household and business in the city high-speed Internet According to city historian Steve tion, technology, business/environ- group medical practices in the access. Staiger, nearly every city in Santa ment, and arts and culture. country. The building is listed in Google plans to install a termination point and a dedicated fiber at Clara County except Palo Alto has “Any story that can be told here the National Registrar of Historic each home and give each household the option of connecting to the some form of a historical museum should fit into one of those catego- Places. fiber network, according to James Sweeney, president of the Stan- specifically detailing the city’s ries,” she said. The murals decorating the walls ford Campus Residential Leaseholders. Those who opt in would be past. Ideas are already being discussed of the Roth Building have a few charged $250 for installation, or $50 if they choose to receive a self- City Council member Karen Hol- for potential exhibits. One will fea- stories behind them as well. Cre- install kit. They would then receive free ultra-high-speed Internet man emphasized that the museum ture Ohlone Native American life at ated by Victor Arnautoff in 1932, access for a year, after which time Google would charge a rate that will not only be a focus on the the turn of the 20th century, while the Art Deco murals caused a stir has yet to be determined. N city’s founding but that exhibits will another will explore the role of ven- when they were unveiled. Several — Gennady Sheyner evolve and change with the times. ture capital in Silicon Valley. of the pictures showed half-naked “People only think of history as “Venture capitalists have not got- patients being examined by doctors, the past, but it’s a time continuum,” ten much credit for what they have exciting outrage from the public. LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines Holman said. “This isn’t like the done for California and its econo- and talk about the issues at Town Square at www.PaloAltoOnline.com museums we used to go to with our my,” Margaret Maloney of the Palo (continued on page 11)
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pregnancy of her own, she said. COMMUNITY “If our staff recognizes her as a protester, they’ll do their usual kind of counseling and will even push Toughness just part of the job at Planned Parenthood her a little and say, ‘Are you sure you want to (have an abortion), giv- From helping 12-year-olds to weathering picketers, Williams reflects on two decades en that you’ve demonstrated a belief by Chris Kenrick that’s counter to this?’ “They will say some variant of, ‘My situation is different.’ “And we say, ‘Yes, it is — and so is every woman’s,’” she said. Beyond managing the clinics, Williams spends a lot of time on the road, working on national strat- egy for Planned Parenthood, most recently in the area of health care reform. “Like any other health care en- tity, we have to be alert to the busi- ness issues and the mission issues,” she said. The group anticipates a deluge of previously uninsured patients and also is seeking a business model to continue serving the uninsured. Currently, more than 80 percent of Williams’ revenue comes from government and the rest from pri- vate sources, including individual contributions. California leads the nation in its level of family-planning support for low-income women, a program developed under former Republican governor Pete Wilson, she said. “There was a big awards ceremo- ny in Los Angeles, and Pete Wilson gave the most moving talk because it was from the heart. “He said the (family planning) program was one of the proudest Veronica Weber achievements of his governorship because he felt it was one of the things that did the most to promote equal opportunity in California.” Nobody works in family planning Linda Williams, executive director of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, stands outside the Mountain View clinic in early November. for two decades without amassing a wealth of stories, and Williams has her share. For example, “the oldest pregnant hen Linda Williams ap- mous as an abortion provider, 97 on the campus of Foothill College. child visit, many pediatricians can- person we’ve ever seen in one of our plied for the top local job percent of its work revolves around Her two newest counties — San not afford to have a large Medi-Cal clinics was 57.” W at Planned Parenthood, it prevention — chiefly contracep- Mateo and Alameda — were inher- practice. Some people, she said, are sur- took her nine months of interviews tion. Just 3 percent of patient visits ited this fall when Planned Parent- “We finally said, we’re putting all prised to learn Planned Parenthood — the human gestation period — to are for abortion services, according hood booted its five-county, San this energy into finding (pediatric) also supports teens who choose to persuade hiring managers she was to service data. Francisco-based Golden Gate af- care, maybe we should just offer it. have their babies through its “Teen tough enough. Ironically, despite an increasing- filiate from the organization, citing We completely underestimated the Success” program. “I look kind of sweet,” chuck- ly permissive culture and far more financial and administrative irregu- complexity of it. Integrating serv- First launched locally with sup- led the petite, longtime Palo Alto information sources, Williams ob- larities. The change left Williams ing children in those centers where port from Becky and Jim Morgan resident, who grew up in Texas and serves that people’s “specific knowl- scrambling to find venues to serve we do is more complicated than we of Los Altos Hills, Teen Success Oklahoma. “I do — I always have. edge about sex is patients in the new expected.” has spread to 37 venues around the It has its advantages.” not appreciably counties. Of Williams’ 34 full-time clinics, country. That was 21 years ago, a time of more sophisti- ‘I look kind of The largest cat- 12 currently serve children and 13 “We have a weekly support group confrontational blockades of abortion cated than when egory of medical offer adult primary care. for 12 pregnant and/or parenting clinics across the country, including I was a teenager sweet. ...It has its visits to Planned Despite battle scars from de- teenagers between the ages of 12 a clinic in San Jose. Planned Parent- in Oklahoma.” advantages.’ Parenthood — 79 cades’ worth of abortion wars, Wil- and 18 — and yes, we do have 12- hood wasn’t sure Williams, previously People still call percent — falls liams’ burnt-boot exterior softens year-olds,” she said. a manager at the Red Cross, was up to hotlines, with —Linda Williams, under family plan- when the subject turns to what she “There’s child care, and for two the challenge. frequency, to ask executive director, ning, with preg- considers the highly individual and hours the girls really concentrate She finally got hired after a questions like, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte nancy tests and complex calculus of choice. on themselves, and it becomes very Planned Parenthood board mem- “Is it possible to primary care, each “The nexus of issues around con- precious time for them. The goal is ber from Arkansas, who “knew the get pregnant the around 5 percent, a traception and abortion is in some to work with them so they achieve a Southern genre,” reportedly gave his first time you have sex?” distant second and third. ways the nexus between religion and high school diploma or the equiva- assessment to the selection commit- “The fact that information is As people have trouble obtaining sexuality, and that’s a very power- lent, and they don’t have another tee. “He said something like, ‘She’s available all over the Internet health insurance, some women have ful nexus point, imbued with a lot of pregnancy during their high school as tough as a burnt boot,’” Williams doesn’t mean people access it,” come to rely on the organization for emotion and religious symbolism. years, because a second pregnancy recalled, breaking out into a grin. Williams said. primary care as well as family plan- “It arouses very strong feelings in is quite common. In the two decades since, Wil- “The more distraught someone ning. many people, pro and con.” “About 97 percent of the Teen liams has grown what was just a is, the less likely they are to search “They’ve stayed with us, just kind Even some of Planned Parent- Success moms in our group do fin- Santa Clara County operation into methodically.” of settled in, and we are their med- hood’s own donors don’t consider ish high school or the equivalent the largest Planned Parenthood af- Williams’ far-flung empire of ical-care provider in many cases,” themselves “pro-choice,” she said, and, thanks to the Morgans, we filiate in the nation — encompass- clinics, known as Planned Par- she said. but “we do more to help women now have a scholarship program ing 42 California and Nevada coun- enthood Mar Monte, served more The organization also increas- prevent unintended pregnancies for those who qualify to go on for ties and operating 34 full-service than 261,000 low-income patients ingly serves children. than any other organization in the post-secondary work.” N health centers, plus 12 to 15 satel- — from Bakersfield to Yuba City “We help with delivery of healthy country.” Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can lite centers. Her operating budget to Reno — in nearly 553,000 medi- babies, but in some places it’s very From time to time a woman who be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- has grown from $3 million to $90 cal visits in the past year. Locally, hard for us to find referral sources has picketed outside a Planned Par- ly.com. million. a full-service clinic operates in for pediatric care for those babies. enthood clinic will come in as a pa- Though the organization is fa- Mountain View and a satellite clinic “They are so poor, and for a sick- tient, seeking to end an unintended
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THE SANDMAN COMETH ... Sock-puppet Volunteers are needed to help fill sandbags on Sandbag Saturday, soliloquy which will take place Nov. 20 at the Palo Alto Municipal Services Palo Alto resident Doug Center at 3201 E. Bayshore Kalish takes to the stage Road, Palo Alto, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community members are with one-man sock-puppet needed to help make and deliver re-enactments of classic sandbags to their neighbors literature who can not do the work them- selves. Volunteers should go to by Sue Dremann http://2010sandbagsaturday. eventbrite.com and select the appropriate free “ticket” to sign oug Kalish donned his home- up for one or more two-hour made sock puppets with relish shifts. Volunteers will be available this week, re-enacting bits of a to help Palo Alto residents who D need assistance lifting sandbags recent performance of Shakespeare’s after 11 a.m. High school stu- “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in dents note: Community-service his Old Palo Alto backyard. credit can be received for par- Hermia, with a bright yellow feath- ticipating in Sandbag Saturday. er boa for long hair, and Lysander, Information: 650-617-3197. her comical lover with glittery red heart eyes, engaged in the Bard’s HOLIDAY FUNDRAISERS ... The banter. Cubberley Tenth Annual Holiday Kalish, an educator, executive of Open Studios raises money for three startups, biologist, managing- the Palo Alto Art Center Reno- technology consultant, and former vation through the sale of art- managing partner at Price Water- works and gifts. Art viewing, holi- house, worked the puppets’ mouths day gift shopping and raffle and in wide arcing movements, his voice refreshments on Nov. 21 from 1 animatedly reciting the lines. He did to 5 p.m., Cubberley Community not try to hide that he is the one who Center, E, F and U wings, 4000 is speaking. Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. “Fair love, you faint with On Dec. 4, Deborah’s Palm, a non-profit organization providing wand’ring in the wood; holistic wellness and support for And to speak troth, I have forgot women in times of crisis, need our way,” the Lysander puppet spoke or daily-life challenges, will host to his lady love. a holiday bazaar from 10 a.m. to “I mean that my heart unto yours 4 p.m. at 555 Lytton Ave., Palo is knit, Alto. www.deborahspalm.org. So that but one heart we can make of it; GREER PARK GRAND OPENING Two bosoms interchained with ... A grand-opening celebration an oath — for the newly landscaped Greer So then two bosoms and a single Park Phase IV and children’s troth.” playground will take place Dec. On the words “two bosoms,” 11 at 1 p.m. Dignitaries will Kalish comically entwined the two Vivian Wong include City Manager James puppets. Keene and Mayor Pat Burt. The The one-man sock-puppet perfor- event is open to the public. mance of the popular play is one of two performances he has given so Old Palo Alto neighborhood resident Doug Kalish demonstrates his sock-puppet rendition of Shakespeare’s EAST MEADOW CONCEPTS ... far at Salon Menlo, a quarterly read- The Draft preferred concept plan “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Blonde Hermia is to the left, heart-eyed Lysander to the right, and Kalish as for the East Meadow Circle/E. ing, film, performance and discus- Puck in the middle. Bayshore Area Concept Plan (continued on next page) will be discussed by the Planning and Transportation Commis- sion on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. at Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. SOUTHGATE local, needy children who might The plan will include land use not otherwise have a gift to open designations and key transporta- on Christmas morning. The toys tion improvements and policy Southgate toy drive builds friendships, hope benefit InnVision’s Holiday Toy direction, as modified from those Shoppe, where low-income, local previously outlined for the com- Neighborhood event provides gifts for needy local children parents can select and wrap gifts mission and at community work- by Sue Dremann for their children for free. shops. The plan will be finalized Southgate residents provided and presented to the Palo Alto roughly one-tenth of the 1,200 City Council in early 2011. or the past four years, a fes- One by one, the toy count rises: arrive on Dec. 5 for the South- gifts the toy outlet distributed in tive neighborhood ritual multicultural and multiracial dolls, gate Neighborhood 5th Annual 2009. Send announcements of neigh- has taken place in the quiet nonviolent toys and games, family Toy Drive and holiday party, the “Last year was our best collec- borhood events, meetings and news F Southgate neighborhood, and it’s board games, gift cards for teens, barrels will overflow, the McFalls tion — even with the economic to Sue Dremann, Neighborhoods about to begin again the week of portable CD players, watches and predicted. downturn. We collected 135 gifts editor, at sdremann@paweekly. Nov. 22 and run through Dec. 10. books and more. “It’s neat to see. Someone will and filled two barrels and had com. Or talk about your neighbor- Residents will arrive at the home Residents place the colorful, walk up with five or six gifts,” Jim more than could fit,” Jim said on hood news on Town Square at www. of Jim and Gail McFall, bearing unwrapped toys in barrels on the said. PaloAltoOnline.com. gifts. couple’s porch. When neighbors The barrels of toys will go to (continued on next page)
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Soliloquy Harvard University students. It was erences. (continued from page 8) performed using puppets. “I spent a lot of time researching “It was so incredibly innovative what the poem was about. Just do- that it has stuck with me to this day,” ing a reading of the poem is boring. sion event, supported by Friends of he said. There are a lot of things that are not the Menlo Park Library. He also loves the Muppets, he obvious to the modern reader. A lot Kalish invented the performances said. of references are not familiar,” he after learning of the multi-media “I’m absolutely devoted to it. I’d said. Salon from co-founder and friend watch it all the time. It was literate Kalish read “The Raven” while in Lauren John. and funny,” he said. high school but didn’t remember it He hadn’t considered puppetry un- Kalish did not have much prior well, he said. But it isn’t a poem of til the Salon came up, he said. acting experienced, except for some haunting and horror, he realized. “Being a ham and loving any performances in high school, where “The poem is really about loss and kind of audience,” Kalish thought he had the lead in “The Man Who the fellow’s finally accepting that his he would find the experience enjoy- Came to Dinner,” he recalled. love is never going to be with him on able after quickly reading through Reciting Shakespeare took some Earth or in heaven,” he said. Act II, Scene II, he said. Lysander work, he said. Kalish said he loves to read ev- and Hermia go to sleep in the woods “The memorization was not easy. erything from classics to modern and Lysander is mistaken by Puck I took the script out to the Baylands, literature, and he loves the works of (played by Kalish wearing an ivy and I’d declaim as I’d walk around. E. Annie Proulx. His “absolute fa- wreath on his head) for Demetrius, I think I scared off all of the other vorite” genre is the short story. whom Puck is trying to enchant walkers. The Baylands is a great He loves anything by Charles so that he will fall in love with the place to rehearse your lines. It got Dickens and would like to do a sock- homely Helena. easier over time,” he said. puppet scene from “David Copper- “When I had the idea to do this, I His first performance received wild field” or “Nicholas Nickleby,” he went to Jo-Ann Crafts store” where applause and can be viewed on YouTube said. he spent a couple of hours looking for by searching under “dougkalish.” He isn’t sure about his next perfor- materials for his creations, he said. Shortly before Halloween, Kalish mance at the Salon. He took along his granddaughter, returned to Salon Menlo to perform “Lauren wants to do something on who wanted to make princess sock Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” with Valentine’s Day. While walking the puppets, which she did, he said. a raven sock puppet he purchased dog today, I thought, ‘How about ka- He used as his inspiration a con- online and appropriately named Ed- raoke?’ Lip-syncing — maybe with densed version of Wagner’s “The gar. marionettes.” N Ring” that he saw performed by For this performance, he explored Staff Writer Sue Dremann can director Peter Sellars while Kal- the poem verse by verse, explaining be e-mailed at sdremann@paweek- ish and his wife, Donna, were still many of its nuances and obscure ref- ly.com. - 4[XUPMe 0eZMYUO 0a[ Toys other and give back,” Gail said, 300-square-foot homes for people (continued from page 8) noting that she is also involved in a who were living in chicken coops, similar program at Wilson Sonsini they said. Wednesday morning. Goodrich and Rosati, where she is The payoff of the voluntarism? The McFalls are hoping to beat the community-affairs manager. “Getting that feedback — the re- FROM ENGLAND: RODNEY RAYNER last year’s record, they said. The toy drive also helps to raise sponse,” he said of people who were Jim is also trying to get other Palo awareness for the Southgate Neigh- grateful for their new homes. Alto neighborhoods to do toy drives borhood Watch program, which the The McFalls recalled the hope they of their own. McFalls lead. It helps when people helped restore in New Orleans. Gail “It’s not that difficult to do some- get to know their neighbors, Gail said she saw it in residents’ eyes. said. “It’s a faith that everyone would The toy drive instills a sense of come to help them there,” she said. ‘It’s not that difficult neighborhood values in young peo- Without that help, the rebuilding to do something like ple, Gail said. “wouldn’t have happened.” N “It’s fun to watch the kids’ reac- Staff Writer Sue Dremann Rodney will be presenting his exceptional new and award- tions when they put the toys in the can be e-mailed at sdremann@ it. Even if you only get winning designs using the juiciest specially-cut gems with barrels. It gives them a good sense paweekly.com. 10 gifts, that’s 10 kids of community,” she said. signature color combinations who might not have The McFalls also travel well Correction beyond Southgate to help build gotten anything.’ In the Nov. 12 edition article on FROM GERMANY: GELLNER neighborhoods in devastated com- mobile apps, the Web address for —Jim McFall, Southgate munities. Jim is an architect, and in Jon Paris and Tim Su’s company toy-drive organizer, Palo Alto August, they went to New Orleans was incorrect. The correct URL is to work with Rebuilding Together, http://act.fm. The Weekly regrets the error. To request a correction, reconstructing neighborhoods de- contact Managing Editor Jocelyn stroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Dong at 650-223-6514, jdong@ thing like it. Even if you only get 10 The couple have also traveled to paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, gifts, that’s 10 kids who might not Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, and built Palo Alto, CA 94302. have gotten anything,” he said. 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2011 TALL TREE said at the October meeting. “We’re for her to see the reading material. Library moving into a direction where it’s Leif Schaumann went a step fur- AWARDS (continued from page 3) commonplace for long-term plan- ther and said at Tuesday’s meeting ning in the library to assume that that the entire premise of the city’s Call for Nominations a certain fraction of the collection library-renovation project is mis- that the “only constant you’ll see is would be digital.” guided. He suggested the city con- The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce change” and predicted, “Right now Group 4 Architecture, which is sult with tech giants such as Google we may be at the tipping point for designing all three bond-funded and Yahoo to figure out what the and the Palo Alto Weekly electronic books.” libraries, proposed a series of revi- future will bring. are proud to announce the 32nd This nationwide transformation is sions to accommodate the new trend “I’d propose that five to 10 years looming large in the minds of local — namely, more seating, less shelv- from now, there will be no need for Annual Tall Tree awards, presented in library officials because it happens ing and fewer bound volumes. The libraries or for staffing,” Schau- four categories, recognizing excep- to coincide with Palo Alto’s own goal for the city collection remains mann said, prompting another audi- physical transformation of its aged at 338,000 books and materials. But ence member to remind him that he tional civic contributions and service library facilities. Now, the city must at Mitchell Park, the adult nonfiction was stating an opinion rather than to the Palo Alto community. Current decide where its library’s future will print collection would increase from fact. “All that you’re seeing here is elected officials are not eligible. lie: in print or in digital volumes. 17,080 volumes to 30,960 volumes an extension of the past.” When city officials asked resi- rather than the originally planned dents in 2008 to approve a $76 mil- 37,872. The adult fiction print col- o honor its promise to the vot- s /UTSTANDING #ITIZEN6OLUNTEER lion bond (which voters did), they lection would go from 8,000 vol- ers, yet also accept burgeoning s /UTSTANDING 0ROFESSIONAL touted a larger collection as one of umes to 16,128 volumes rather than T digital preferences, the Library the major benefits of the project. But 17,856. The rest would be e-books. Advisory Commission has chosen s /UTSTANDING "USINESS library officials and project archi- At the Main Library, the changes to take the middle path and make s /UTSTANDING .ON 0ROlT tects are increasingly arguing that would be more dramatic and hence “flexibility” the defining feature of the “collection” does not necessarily more controversial. The adult collec- the new designs. Last month, the mean print volumes. tions, under the revisions, would ac- commission unanimously adopted The heated conversation about tually shrink from the current 72,528 the plans recommended by Group .OMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT electronic books began in earnest volumes to about 60,000. The branch 4 for the city libraries, but specified WWWPALOALTOCHAMBERCOM in March and hit a fever pitch in the would, however, pick up more seats, that the design should make it easy OR AT THE 0ALO !LTO #HAMBER past month, as city officials began to larger shelves and wider aisles than for the city to add shelving should OF #OMMERCE finalize the new design of the Main under the previous design. the need arise. AT (AMILTON !VENUE 0ALO !LTO Library — the last of the three li- Commissioner Bob Moss ac- braries slated for renovations. Mem- his week, the plan ran into a knowledged the commission doesn’t Nomination deadline bers of the group Friends of the Palo wave of opposition from FO- know how prominent e-books will Alto Library (FOPAL), which sells T PAL members, who character- be in the next few years, when the January 7, 2011 at 5pm books (the traditional kind) to raise ized the proposal to reduce shelves new and renovated libraries are fin- money for local libraries, have come as a betrayal of the city’s promise ished. out swinging against a new proposal to its residents to expand the col- “We made some assumptions, by the library staff and consulting lection. Jim Schmidt, president of one of which is that we’ll have an architects to reduce shelving and in- the FOPAL board, noted at Tues- increase in e-books and a decrease crease seating at the Main Library day’s community meeting at the in paper books over the next three or — a setup that would lead to fewer Main Library that about 80 percent four years, which means you can put print volumes at the library. of the surveyed residents said be- more things physically into a small The group led a similar revolt fore the 2008 vote that they view space,” Moss said. “We also said, last year, when staff proposed re- an expanded collection as the most ‘We could be wrong.’ ducing the book collection at the important aspect of the colossal li- “The layout was designed so if we Downtown branch. Staff ultimately brary project. need more book spaces, they could agreed to add books to the small and Tom Wyman, a member of FO- be put back in.” Peninsula School central library. PAL, warned city officials and ar- Library officials and project archi- /VSTFSZUISPVHIUI(SBEFr1SPHSFTTJWF&EVDBUJPO4JODF The design work for the new and chitects that the changes could be tects also stress that the new libraries improved Main Library was largely interpreted as a “bait and switch” will provide the city with more than completed in 2007, when e-books by residents who supported the just bookshelves. They will also fea- were just a speck on the horizon. In bond because they wanted more ture more seating space, better light- We believe education can March of this year, Kathy Page, the volumes. ing, an outlet for a laptop at every ta- city’s space consultant for librar- “We’re all looking at it as potential ble and new community and program be engaging and joyous. ies, warned the Library Advisory for creating ill will,” Wyman said, rooms — places where residents can Commission that this trend wasn’t referring to the proposed revisions to hold meetings and socialize. 8ZaZWgVi^c\VgihVcYVXVYZb^Xh considered at the time officials were the Main Library design. “Right now, Local libraries remain hugely Ldg`^c\id\Zi]ZgidXjai^kViZXjg^dh^inVcY^bV\^cVi^dc putting the designs together. there’s a lot of people here who see popular, despite the changing trends Higdc\Xdbbjc^inWj^aY^c\ In a memo to former Library Di- this as a retrograde step — cutting the in users’ behavior, architect Dawn rector Diane Jennings and the city’s collection at this library.” Merkes of Group 4 said at the Oct. ;dXjh^c\dci]ZegdXZhhd[aZVgc^c\ architect, Group 4 Architecture, His wife, Ellen, who is also on the 28 meeting of the library commis- AdlhijYZciiZVX]ZggVi^d!hbVaaXaVhhh^oZ Page said that two library projects FOPAL board, said she and many sion. Renovated libraries in cities she has recently worked on estimat- other people would see the cutback such as Milpitas and Mountain ed that 10 to 20 percent of the fu- at the Main Library as a “simply View have been bringing in crowds, Open House — Nursery, Kindergarten, First Grade ture collection would be electronic dishonest” act by the city. she said, and so will Palo Alto’s. Saturday, November 6, 10-11:30 a.m. Children welcome. only. She recommended that 5 to “If they want to pass another bond “My understanding of the com- 10 percent of the collection in the measure in the next eon, they better munity that this library will serve is School Tours new Mitchell Park library be solely not do it,” she said. that every seat will be taken no mat- Oct. 14, Nov. 4, Jan. 6 & 13 beginning at 10:00 a.m. in electronic format. She also pre- Jeff Levinsky, former president of ter how many seats you will have,” dicted the growth of e-readers, MP3 FOPAL, also downplayed the rise of Merkes said of the new Mitchell Dec. 2 & 9 beginning at 9:00 a.m. Parents only please. registration not required players, smart phones and personal the e-books, noting that these books Park Library. “You can use every computers would “continue to push still make up only 0.6 percent of the seat you can get and there will still For an appointment, please call (650) 325-1584, ext. 5. public demand for digital content.” library system’s total circulation. be a teen sitting outside on the patio 920 Peninsula Way, Menlo Park, CA | 650.325.1584 | www.peninsulaschool.org “As we plan facilities designed to Levinsky, who said he reads e-books, — just like now.” N serve the next generations of library also characterized the decrease of Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner users, factoring out a portion of print books as a “broken promise.” can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ shelving is not only valid but the re- “Growth (in e-books) may seem paweekly.com. sponsible thing to do,” Page wrote. large, but it’s still a tiny, tiny share,” In April and again at the Oct. 28 Levinsky said Tuesday. TALK ABOUT IT meeting, when the library commis- Others reject FOPAL’s perspec- www.PaloAltoOnline.com sion held a long and thorough dis- tive, however. Valerie Stinger, vice cussion on design modification at chair of the commission, recalled What do you think the future of the Palo Alto Library should be? Do you read Mitchell Park and Main libraries, a recent technology forum during print or e-books? Share your opinion on
Photo: Marc Silber Photo: Marc Page emphasized the changing de- which a woman from Channing Town Square, the community discussion sires of libraries. House, a senior facility, approached forum, on Palo Alto Online. “There’s a growing interest in her to inquire when books will be- electronic material with Kindles, come available for the iPad. The On the cover: Photo by Veronica 920 Peninsula Way, Menlo Park, CA | 650.325.1584 | www.peninsulaschool.org iBooks and all these things,” Page woman said the iPad makes it easier Weber. Composite by Shannon Corey.
Page 10ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront The Palo Alto Story TRANSPORTATION ‘What’s Project ‘Traffic calming’ projects bloom in Palo Alto your City hopes to make roads friendlier to pedestrians, story?’ bicyclists; some drivers are not impressed Heard the one about the plane that crashed into a man’s car on by Gennady Sheyner Embarcadero Road? Did you know developers once eyed Arastradero Preserve as a place to build shopping centers and schools? ewer traffic lanes, more bike recommendations on new traffic pro- portation Authority (VTA), Rodri- These stories and other tales about Palo Alto, as told by local residents routes, colorful sidewalks along grams, gave projects a rave review. guez wrote in a report, and would as part of the Palo Alto Story Project, are now posted on the Internet. FEl Camino Real and road signs “I’m not sure if I’m amazed or be a “demonstration project with all over the city pointing bicyclists to- overwhelmed,” Commissioner Susan Caltrans to show the creative types ward popular local landmarks could Fineberg said just after Rodriguez of street improvements that can be Watch them at soon become some of the most vis- completed his presentation. built along the corridor.” www.PaloAltoOnline.com ible features on Palo Alto’s traffic Of the new projects, the Arastra- “We’re looking at ways to convert landscape. dero project has so far generated the El Camino Real from an expressway The city is speeding ahead on a most community debate. Though to a more pedestrian-oriented and myriad of projects aimed at calming the project aims to calm traffic, it business-friendly corridor,” Rodri- traffic at dangerous intersections, has had the opposite effect on some guez said Wednesday night. “We’re HOLIDAY BAZAAR promoting bicycling use and provid- drivers. fortunate enough to serve as a dem- Saturday, December 4: 10 to 4 ing students with safe passages to Brian Steen, a Greater Miranda onstration project for that.” school, according to Chief Trans- neighborhood resident, wrote a The California Avenue project, Join us for a special day! portation Officer Jaime Rodriguez, scathing post about the new lane which the city hopes to implement in — Food Gifts and Crafts made who made a presentation to the city’s configuration on PaloAltoOnline’s 2012, has met some resistance from by our volunteers, teachers Planning and Transportation Com- Town Square forum in September, local businesses, who argued at re- and local artisans mission Wednesday night. giving the new lane configuration cent community meetings that reduc- — Wreath Making The projects include reducing what he called a “failing grade.” He ing lanes in the city’s “Arts District” lanes in the California Avenue Busi- described a morning scene in which would increase traffic congestion. — Strolling Minstrels ness District from four to two; add- cars honk, students jump out of cars The project also includes new street — Crafts from around the ing intersection improvements at El to take the sidewalk, and there are furniture and a shift to diagonal world provided by Heavenly Camino Real and Stanford Avenue; “trapped commuters making illegal parking spaces. Treasures reconfiguring Arastradero Road near U-turns to get out of this mess.” The city expects the $1.7 million Gunn High School from four lanes “This chaos happens daily and project to be largely funded by a to three; and aggressively promot- was unnecessarily created with the VTA grant, which is expected to to- ing walking and biking to schools City’s re-striping Arastradero late tal about $1.2 million. decemberNEW FOR THIS highlights MONTH through new literature, events and a this August in the name of safety,” “The goal of the project is to tie EXERCISE: Strength, Balance website to help school-bound parents Steen wrote. in the street with the existing land and Posture Training; Light find carpooling opportunities. Philip Green, who also lives in uses,” Rodriguez said. “The (lane) Yoga and Stretch Most of these projects are funded Greater Miranda, brought a list of reduction does that.” by county grants, with smaller con- concerns from other neighborhood Rodriguez also listed an array of Women’s Grief Support for tributions from the city. Some, in- residents about the new striping on less divisive projects, including new the Holidays cluding those at Arastradero Road Arastradero, which now has one lane maps for students and parents show- COOKING: Gingerbread, Cookie and El Camino Real, have already going in each direction and a center ing good walking and bike routes Gift Exchange and Biscotti begun. The strip of Arastradero was turning lane into residential streets to schools; signals on Alma Street For updates, please visit our re-striped in August — to a mixed re- and commercial properties. warning of trains approaching; and website: ception — and the city’s traffic engi- Green said neighbors are con- new markers for bicyclists, directing deborahspalm.org or call us at: neers are now monitoring the impact cerned about traffic congestion near them to popular destinations such as 650 473-0664 on traffic of the new lane configura- El Camino Real and worried that the Caltrain stations or downtown. tion. Construction on El Camino and new lane setup could force traffic to These markers are expected to Stanford is scheduled to begin in the spill over to residential streets north be included in the Bicycle and Pe- deborah’s palm coming weeks and conclude by the of Arastradero. destrian Master Plan. If they prove middle of 2011. Rodriguez acknowledged the proj- popular, the city could install more Other projects loom just beyond ect has received community criticism markers leading residents to local the horizon. The city has just kicked but stressed that the new lane con- trails and other pedestrian-oriented off work on a new Bicycle and Pe- figuration is a pilot project that is destinations. destrian Master Plan, geared toward scheduled to end next summer. “One of the reasons we like it is making Palo Alto a national leader Meanwhile, traffic engineers are it has a lot of different uses,” Rodri- in bike infrastructure. Once in place, preparing for construction at the guez said. “If it’s successful in the the plan is expected to recommend intersection of El Camino Real and streets, we can use the markers for new bike boulevard projects, added Stanford Avenue, which is consid- trails.” N signage and more intersection im- ered by many to be one of the most Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner provements. dangerous crossings in the city. The can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ Members of the planning com- project is funded through a grant paweekly.com. mission, which reviews and issues from the Santa Clara Valley Trans-
History Museum experiences, from photography work- One strategy to meet LEED re- (continued from page 6) shops, recycling seminars and explo- quirements will be to salvage and ration into the murals of Palo Alto. reuse building materials to reduce Potential events will include cultural waste. Local media picked up the story, cooking classes and a recording area “We want to make this a learning and the murals were criticized by to allow visitors to add their story to center for converting old buildings the San Francisco Chronicle as art the collection of personal histories to LEED standards,” Holman said. that “flaunts modernity in the face that make up Palo Alto. According to Holman, the mu- of a quiet, family neighborhood.” “We want to tell the story of Palo seum currently has a lease-option Palo Alto muralist Greg Brown, Alto by telling the stories of the agreement, which the board can known for his work in downtown people,” Staiger said. exercise for $1 per year. In addition Palo Alto, has been commissioned The construction project is also to the $6.2 million raised, the Palo to create a new mural for the side of planned as an example of environ- Alto History Museum board will the Roth Building. mentally friendly renovation. need another $1.5 million to meet “We don’t just want learning to “Since the beginning we intended its expected budget and is encour- take place inside the museum,” for this to be a ‘green’ building,” aging potential donors to help make Holman said. “We want learning to Holman said. “We’re aiming for a the project a success. N start at the sidewalk.” LEED Gold standard,” she said, re- Editorial Intern Kelly Jones can The Palo Alto History Museum ferring to the national green-build- be e-mailed at kjones@paweekly. board also plans to offer interactive ing certification program. com.
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Teens nity Center, relied on a committee and Noelle Jung — said teens want “babysat” or attend an event that’s White said. “With Friday Night (continued from page 5) of eight teens to help organize the to attend events that actively engage been hastily or carelessly orga- Lights, I don’t want it to be a check- Oct. 29 dance, which was open to them. And, they want to be where nized. list thing. I want kids to come and all high school students in the area. their friends are. “Teens generally want to be en- have fun.” Black and White Ball, an open-mic The youth publicized the dance Guillen enjoys activities that gaged and involved if they are At the inaugural Friday Night night with local bands and possibly on Facebook, helped to plan and draw a big crowd — more than 100 spending their free time at an event, she gave the teens a choice an outdoor movie night in Lytton worked at the event itself. teens. event,” Jung said in an e-mail. Oth- of movies to watch (they opted for Plaza or a park. “Things need to come from them, “I prefer going to large events that erwise, she added, “If I could be do- “Percy Jackson & the Olympians”) “These ideas we’re talking about what they’re planning, and it will be are filled with people than small ing the same thing at home, I would and activities to participate in. With are not from adults. They’re from a success,” Adler-Abramitzky said. events,” he said in an e-mail, adding probably rather be at home.” a half-dozen 20something volun- the students — the groups that have Corbin Koch, a Jordan Middle that it would be important to him Ultimately, the hope is to provide teers on hand, the teens could also come up with these ideas,” said Lin- School eighth-grader who attended that friends were going. Otherwise, teens with activities and places just sit and talk about whatever was da Lenoir, nurse for the Palo Alto Friday Night Lights, agreed. he fills his free time with volunteer- where they feel they can be them- on their minds — which some did, Unified School District and a leader “We definitely want to have a ing, basketball, movies and video selves and not have to fulfill a role, White said. of the Youth Collaborative. say,” said Corbin, who organizes games. said Ally White, middle school “There’s no program, which is the That’s a philosophy that many “spirit” events at Jordan as part of a Jung likewise said she’d go to an youth minister for St. Thomas beautiful part about it,” she said. adults are championing: To care for leadership class. “It’s pretty much, event if her friends were attending Aquinas and also a former career “This isn’t for your resume; it’s for teenagers, adults need to listen to you can never have too much of an or if people she knew were per- mentor at Gunn. your soul.” N them and follow their lead. opinion.” forming. She herself occasionally “A lot of the kids I was working Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong Noya Adler-Abramitzky, teen Two members of the Youth Coun- attends school dances and plays. with (as a mentor) ... they feel they can be e-mailed at jdong@paweek- coordinator for the Jewish Commu- cil — Gunn seniors Jesus Guillen Jung said teens don’t want to feel have to accomplish the checklist,” ly.com.
The Streets Team will be able Thoits, Love, Hershberger and Streets team to launch more outreach programs McLean to provide a support sys- (continued from page 3) thanks to the Palo Alto Weekly’s tem for team members. With these Holiday Fund grant of $15,000. groups, the program offers monthly ing tidy while learning the values In its latest project, Streets Team meetings, mentor relationships and of punctuality, responsibility and members will clean city garages and information on applying for jobs. CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week sobriety, Program Manager Chris reach out to anyone found sleeping The program also helps expunge Richardson said. in the garages. non-relevant criminal charges by Team member Norman Williams “When it’s one of our guys tell- working with the courts. Finance Committee (Nov. 16) credits the Streets Team for his cur- ing them not to sleep there anymore This year, the Streets Team was Utilities: The committee discussed the Gas Utility Long-term Plan (GULP) proposed rent quality of life. Sentenced to 25 they are hearing it from a peer,” said awarded the 2010 Tall Tree Award by the Utilities Department. The committee directed staff to return with more infor- years to life in Folsom Prison on Eileen Richardson, Streets Team ex- for outstanding nonprofit in Palo mation about the city’s strategy for long-term gas procurement. Action: None a third-strike charge when he was ecutive director. Alto. caught taking a floor jack from the “Many don’t trust in programs, In celebration of National Home- Historic Resources Board (Nov. 17) 405 Lincoln Ave.: The board discussed the proposed demolition of a house at 405 back of a tow truck, Williams was but when they see their former peers less and Hunger Awareness Week, Lincoln Ave., in the historic Professorville district, and construction of a new house. released after 13 years in prison doing so well it shows that they can the Downtown Streets Team hosted The board considered a motion to recommend that the house is compatible with after Stanford lawyers took up his do it too,” she said. a booth in Lytton Plaza this week to the district and split 2-2, with dissenting members saying the project is incompatible cause. According to Chris Richardson, create support, solicit advocates for because of the roofline and eave treatment. Yes: Kohler, Loukianoff No: Bernstein, He entered into the Streets Team an important step of helping a per- the cause and bring in volunteers. Makinen program. son to overcome homelessness is a “It changes the opinion of the com- “I was set out with nothing,” Wil- change of social circle. Homeless munity about homelessness,” Eileen Planning and Transportation Commission liams said. “There’s no telling where residents form a tight community, Richardson said of the team. (Nov. 17) Traffic projects: The commission discussed the city’s ongoing transportation proj- I would be without the Downtown which often leads to complacency “People look at the homeless like ects, including the lane re-striping project on Arastradero Road, the planned inter- Streets Team.” and an acceptance for street living. ‘Get a job, bum’. This program section improvements at El Camino Real and Stanford Avenue and the Safe Routes To date, the Streets Team has To change bad habits, the Streets shows people will work their tails to School program. Action: None helped more than 150 people find Team introduces its participants to a off to support themselves,” she said. jobs and housing. According to new group of people and a new out- N Architectural Review Board (Nov. 18) Richardson, there are plans to fur- look on life. The program encour- Editorial Intern Kelly Jones can Main Library: The board held a study session to discuss planned changes to the ther housing programs by opening a ages self-sufficiency and motivates be e-mailed at kjones@paweekly. design of the Main Library at 1213 Newell Road. Action: None transitional-housing facility, which people to enrich their lives. com. High-Speed Rail Committee (Nov. 18) would give up to 24 people a place “It’s a battle with each person,” To contribute to the Palo Alto High-speed rail: The committee heard an update on the Nov. 4 meeting of the Cali- to live while going through the pro- he said. “We’ve worked hard for a Weekly Holiday Fund, and supports fornia High-Speed Rail Authority board of directors and discussed rail-related con- gram (which can be for up to one small organization.” programs like the Downtown Streets tracts and legislation. Action: None year). Through work in the street- The Streets Team is currently Team that help kids and adults who cleaning program, team members working in collaboration with Stan- are in need, please see the ad on can also earn up to $100 in food ford’s Students Taking on Poverty page 18. LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines vouchers per week. (STOP) and professional law firm and talk about the issues at Town Square at www.PaloAltoOnline.com
Panelists will discuss case histo- Sung, who moved from Korea to Asian ries and show video interviews with Chicago at the age of 6, recently Public Agenda (continued from page 3) University of California, Berkeley, published an article about her doc- A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week students on the subject of student toral research on “the influence of scheduling and what parents can do culture and parenting practices of CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in closed session to dis- Others discussed the challenges to nurture emotional intelligence. East Asian families and emotional cuss the status of labor negotiations. The council also plans to hold a of trying to raise “American” chil- Panelists include University of intelligence of older adolescents.” public hearing on 305 Grant Ave., 2640 and 2650 Birch St. and 306 dren while maintaining their cul- Tokyo psychologist and former The Dec. 8 event is sponsored and 320 Sheridan Ave., a proposal to amend the zoning map to cre- tural values. Stanford University visiting schol- by the Parent Education and Com- ate a transit-oriented development district for a mixed-use develop- For the upcoming event, parents ar Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu; munity Outreach committees of the ment; and discuss proposals from the Policy and Services Commit- and students are asked to complete Terman Middle School counselor Palo Alto Council of PTAs. tee to revise council procedures and protocols. The closed session is a “time-management checklist” to Bhavna Narula; and Cupertino Following the “Growing Up scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22. Regular meeting will analyze how the student is spend- Union School District counselor Asian” forum in March, Klausner begin at 7:30 p.m. or as soon as possible after the closed session in ing his or her time. Time blocks are Helen Sung. expressed hope it would be the first the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). sorted into “work” activities, defined Narula, whose areas of interest of many community-wide discus- as school, homework, chores, com- include adolescent stress, multi- sions on the intersection of Asian BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will meet in closed session as munity service, music and sports, cultural counseling, middle school culture with Palo Alto and its well as in public session. The public agenda includes a discussion and “non-work” activities defined transitions and culturally responsive schools. of the installation of whiteboards in classrooms and a change in the as hobbies, family time, religious teaching, has led workshops titled, According to Dykwel, a third mission statement of the Palo Alto Adult School to comply with new activities, socializing, television- “Guiding the Model Minority.” event, planned for next spring, is federal law. The closed-session agenda includes 525 San Antonio watching, reading and sleep. Murphy-Shigematsu, founder of tentatively titled, “What Can We Ave., a parcel the district has expressed interest in acquiring. The The checklist asks parents to Multicultural Leadership, has led Learn from Each Other?” N closed session is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, and is “challenge your knowledge about courses and workshops for K-12 Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can expected to last about 30 minutes. It will be followed by a public ses- your child’s current lifestyle by fill- parents and undergraduates on emo- be e-mailed at ckenrick@paweek- sion in Room A of school district headquarters (25 Churchill Ave.). ing in the table.” tional and social intelligence. ly.com.
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Area Figurative movement in the Chuck Painter/Stanford News Service people who have augmented Portu- 1950s. With his interest in the hu- guese culture and history. man figure, he took a different path Oliveira retired from Stanford 2/3!,).% 2/: &2!.4: 0%00%2 from the many artists who were pur- in 1995 but continued to create. In Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend passed away on Sunday suing abstract expressionism. 2008, a large exhibition at the Palo morning, November 14. She had endless energy to pursue her many talents and “I’m not part of the avant-garde,” Alto Art Center highlighted the un- interests, but her main joy and love was her family. While encouraging her children he said in a 2002 interview with usual textured patinas that Oliveira Stanford Magazine. “I’m part of the added to his bronze sculptures. and grandchildren to achieve their dreams, she was always there to provide support garde that comes afterwards, assim- “Each piece has a very particu- and counsel. She loved sunny days, dancing, photography, and travel. ilates, consolidates, refines.” lar patina,” he told the Weekly at In her later years she struggled with many health issues. She gave her best Oliveira also gained a wide repu- the time. “The painterly part of me effort to overcome her physical challenges and seemed invincible. Born July 7, tation from his work in printmak- keeps coming out.” 1921 in San Francisco, she was a first generation American, graduating from ing. Art historian Peter Selz cred- Oliveira’s wife died of cancer in Washington High School and attending Stanford University and UC Berkeley. ited him with helping revive the art extreme talent and ingenuity, right 2006. He is survived by his sister, She worked in numerous fields, including bookkeeping, retail shoe sales with form after its decline in the 1960s to the end of his life,” Selz said. Marcia Heath of Millbrae; three and ‘70s. Oliveira was born in Oakland to children, Lisa Lamoure of Fresno, her husband, real estate, and travel. She and her husband Alfred celebrated During his long career, Oliveira Portuguese immigrants. He started Gina Oliveira of Maui and Joe Ol- their 62nd wedding anniversary on November 7. Rosaline leaves behind her held exhibitions in cities as far-flung art lessons in high school and later iveira of Palo Alto; and five grand- loving family including her husband Alfred, son Donald (and Giulie) Pepper, and as New York, Melbourne, Stock- earned bachelor’s and master’s de- children. daughter and best friend Janis Pepper. She was the devoted grandmother of holm and Paris. But he was also a grees in fine arts at the California A memorial is being planned at Daniel and Jennifer Slate, Andrea Pepper, and Giulene (and James) Moller, dear familiar face locally, walking Stan- College of Arts and Crafts in Oak- Stanford Memorial Church for the sister of the late Geri (and Robert) Shimoff, and the late William Frantz, dear ford’s Dish to seek out the birds he land (later the California College afternoon of Jan. 12, 2011, with the sister-in-law of Ralph (and Joanie) Pepper, Ruth Pepper, the late Herman loved painting. of the Arts). He married Ramona time to be announced. “I always felt he was a painter of — the daughter of Cincinnati Reds Pepper, and the late Ann Pepper Nelson and beloved aunt to numerous nephews and nieces. Support Local Business Funeral services were held on November 17 at Congregation Etz BIRTHS Chayim, 4161 Alma Street, Palo Alto. In lieu of flowers, donations Carey and Si-Wai Lai of Palo Palo Alto, a son, Oct. 5. can be made in her memory to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Alto, a daughter, July 23. Joyce and Hugh Brock of Palo www.pdf.org. Celine and Gregory Boutte of Alto, a daughter, Oct. 8. Atherton, a daughter, July 25. Sudipta Bhowmik and Dwipal Sinai Memorial Chapel Nicole and Cesar Rodriguez of Desai of Palo Alto, a son, Oct. 11. 650-369-3636 East Palo Alto, a son, Sept. 11. Amber and Ryan Warner of PAID OBITUARY Evan and Curt Herberts of Menlo Park, a son, Nov. 7. Menlo Park, a daughter, Sept. 20. Ann Lin and Renny Hwang of Shealan and Raj Singh of Palo Palo Alto, a daughter, Nov. 9. Alto, a son, Sept. 27. Kimberly Todd and Jason Jennifer and Robert Noravian Field of Menlo Park, a daughter, */(. 7//$25&& !2-342/.' of Atherton, a daughter, Oct. 1. Nov. 13. Natalie and David Heymann of John Woodruff and birds, working on endless improvement Armstrong at 93, projects, and entertaining his grandkids and Submitting Transitions announcements passed away in Santa teaching them about the outdoors. He loved the The Palo Alto Weekly’s Transitions page is devoted to births, wed- Rosa on September 29, sport of tennis and following retirement from the dings, anniversaries and deaths of local residents. 2010. John was born Schlage Lock Company, he and friends formed Obituaries for local residents are a free editorial service. Send infor- mation to Obituaries, Palo Alto Weekly, 450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, on November 7, 1916 the Palo Alto Termites tennis group. 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Send announcements to the mailing, fax or e-mail addresses his life. First was Florence, his wife of 61 years many friends throughout his life, and especially listed above. whom he called his ever-loving honey. Dad said Frank, Stan, Paul, Gene and his doctors Francis the day he married Florence was the happiest Koch, Juliet Kral, Scott Chilcott, his favorite day of his life. He was proud of family: sons “sticker” Carol and med tech Teresita. He lived John, Charley (Lynne), Tom (Merren) and a remarkable life and said often “I wouldn’t daughter Nancy (Curt); grandkids Lauren, Emily, change anything. “ Paige, Casey, Sam and Kelly. He loved the John, Dad, Papa — we love you and miss you. Sign up today at www.PaloAltoOnline.com Ranch, fishing and watching the deer, squirrels
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 15 Editorial Flexible libraries or rigid book warehouses? Palo Alto libraries confront a new generation of readers who mostly prefer their ‘books’ on Kindles, iPads and not-yet-imagined sources SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions uggestions that Palo Alto library refurbishing and rebuilding should include flexible designs to accommodate greater use of Recycling hypocrisy School went from room to room to enthusiastic in helping, including S digital devices rather than traditional bound books have run into Editor, deliver donated personalized pres- Nature’s Alley floral shop in Mid- some not-too-surprising resistance. I have been taking recyclable ents to the veterans. (The students town, the Peninsula Creamery, Palo That resistance comes from longstanding members of the construction debris to the Palo Alto had Veteran’s Day off as a holiday; Alto Sport Shop and Toy World, Friends of the Palo Alto Libraries, a citizens’ group that over the Recycling Center for decades. Now the gift-giving tradition began one Congdon and Crome, and Bell’s years has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars to support that the City of Palo Alto Building year ago, as part of a JLS Middle Books. library operations through its community book sales. Department requires recycling on School PTA Family Service day.) All of us here in Palo Alto are It surfaced at a community meeting Tuesday night to discuss construction projects, I am told this This year, the veterans’ wishes lucky to live so close to the VA design concepts for the library rejuvenation planned for the Main facility is not on the city-provided were once again simple: Three vets Hospital, where even the smallest Library and already underway at the Downtown Library branch list of acceptable facilities. said they’d love a strawberry milk- gestures bring the biggest smiles. and an entirely rebuilt Mitchell Park Library and Community This makes no sense. Aside from shake, another requested fresh tulips In fact, you can see for yourself at Center. the obvious hypocrisy of driving to for his wife, another said he’d appre- the hospital’s upcoming “35th An- The issue is whether extra space should be created for patrons Milpitas in the name of lessening ciate cord and sea shells for making nual Christmas Crafts Making and using digital devices. our environmental impact, it addi- jewelry, another said he’d be grate- Decorations Program for Veterans” The catch is that the architects and library officials are also tionally creates an economic disin- ful for stationary and Christmas on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 5:30-9 p.m. suggesting either leveling off or reducing the number of “real” centive to recycle. cards. At this event, community volun- books, and thus sacrificing some shelf space in the redesign. It’s much easier and cheaper to Snickers Bars and pecan pie were teers of all ages help VA patients Interim library Director Ned Himmel said use of e-books in continue throwing debris into a two popular requests, as well as make their own ornaments, decora- the library system has climbed 30 percent in the past year — but dumpster. Maybe make the absolute books on a variety of subjects, from tions and gifts. It’s really fun, you that impressive-sounding figure is hollow, based on a minuscule minimum or utilize means that cir- genealogy to classical music and don’t have to be Martha Stewart at .6 percent of overall circulation. He also noted that Amazon.com cumvent the requirements. Believe more. Two veterans had a taste for making arts and crafts, and volun- is now selling more e-books than hard-copy new best-sellers. me, they exist. deep-fried scallops and one vet said, teering is easy: just call Tom McCa- He predicted that the digital era will only grow. Outcome — continued dumping with a laugh, “Steak and lobster, of rthy at 650-493-5000, ext. 64353, or It is the proposal to level off or cut back the book collection in the landfill. course!” He meant it as a joke, but e-mail him at Thomas.McCarthy@ for the Main Library that rallied the Friends’ leadership, who Why is our local facility not an when pressed, admitted that yes, va.org showed up with about 20 supporters Tuesday night to lambaste approved recycling center? steak (medium-rare) and lobster on We owe our thanks to every vet- the idea. Longtime Friends member Ellen Wyman said it would Dan Lucas Veterans Day would be wonderful. eran, and also to dedicated public You won’t always find steak and be dishonest in terms of a pledge to expand the collection that Lucas Construction servants, such as Mr. McCarthy, for lobster on the Fish Market menu, whom every day is Veterans Day. was made prior to the library bond vote in 2008. Byron Street Palo Alto but that didn’t stop the general man- Carrie Manley “If they want to pass another bond in the next eon, they better ager, Toby Fisher, from jumping at PTA not do it,” she warned about any cutback in the collection. Praise for the Prez the chance to provide. Other busi- Palo Alto We agree that the city should adhere to pledges made in nesses were equally generous and 2008, but it’s also increasingly clear that readership habits of the Editor, younger generation — and many in the older generation — are I was encouraged to read that changing as fast as new technology emerges. President Obama vows to make YOUR TURN Collection size notwithstanding, building in flexibility to the Senate’s ratification of the new accommodate the gadgetry within the libraries is far better than START treaty a top priority. This is a rare chance to reduce the The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on seeing patrons fade away from our new buildings over time, issues of local interest. leaving them predominantly as book warehouses guarded by a limit of strategic warheads for the few lonely staff members. U.S. and Russia to 1,550. Currently, What do you think? If you have tried one, what is your experience the limit for each country is 2,200. with an e-book? This may seem like a small step but it is a critical one if we are going Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. to make our world a safer place to Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. Time to compromise on We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel live. and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- The more nuclear weapons in cepted. the world, the more dangerous and You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town finals, start of school unstable it becomes. Other nations Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read want what we have and the new blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any t’s hard to believe that a community with as many highly educated, time, day or night. intelligent people in it can’t resolve the “school calendar” dilemma START treaty sends a message that Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- currently embroiling the Palo Alto Unified School District. the two nations with almost all of mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish I the nuclear weapons are willing to it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. The proposal from the school administration is to move final cut the numbers. exams to before winter break, thus freeing students from having For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Online Editor Tyler Let’s support our president with to study or do special projects so they can have a “real” break. Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. an outpouring of letters and calls to Virtually all school districts have moved or are moving in this our Senators asking them to ratify direction, partly to remove a source of stress for students. this important treaty. But to move the semester back to get finals before the break Barbara Kyser creates pressure to push the start of school earlier into August, Deodara Drive which is unacceptable primarily to parents with children in Los Altos elementary grades. Some parents want to push it the other way, returning to a post-Labor Day start of school, giving more time for study after winter break but pushing the end of school into VA volunteers June. Some even suggest getting rid of finals and finding some Editor, other method of measuring knowledge gleaned from a class. Some local children and teenag- One suggested solution is to have a shorter fall semester than a ers deserve our thanks for taking the spring semester, which would involve cooperation from teachers. time on Veterans Day to give their The latter seems to us to be the best avenue for compromise thanks to hospitalized veterans at all around: The district should strip out all not-absolutely- the VA Hospital’s Spinal Cord In- essential training or other off-days in the fall and focus on jury Center in Palo Alto. completing content before the break. With hospital recreational As we’ve said before, moving finals to before the break therapist Tom McCarthy provid- should be a no-brainer decision for the well-being of our over- ing thoughtful help and guidance, stressed students. Then let’s use our brains to figure out how to youthful volunteers from El Carme- accommodate that within the fall semester. lo Elementary, Ohlone Elementary, JLS Middle School and Gunn High
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Guest Opinion Bullying is universal, but responding effectively can be learned
by Philippe Rey bullying as their only means of survival. ed at groups or individuals can now be viewed and families who are here as foreigners and met my first bullies The media contributes with so much vio- by a worldwide audience via the Internet. who feel as if they just don’t belong. As a role as a boy growing lence — even reality TV and radio, where Bullies have always been there, but in the model I want to show them that they are not I up in Switzerland, most of the jokes make fun of other groups. past the cruelty was limited to a certain so- an “abomination of nature” or fundamentally slightly built and less Responses to bullying are so dependent on cial circle or boundaries and bullies could be different and that we can finally all come to secure than I am now the individual. If you feel shameful about who easily identified, and acts could be witnessed the table and share the meal that all of us de- as an adult who heads you are or insecure you in a sense allow the and stopped. serve in harmony and inclusiveness. an important counsel- bullying behavior to get to you. But those who With technology, bullies add the fact that All of us have to start to be an example and ing service in Palo are able to respond well and ignore the ver- the fear and hate will perpetually go on and role models to our children, to our commu- Alto. bal assaults or report the physical assaults or on and will not, cannot get better. nity, to our schools and teach them inclusive- From my interna- threats can actually alter the bully’s behavior, So what is the real problem? The bully? ness and love rather than hate and exclusion of tional experience and one way or the other. Technology? Both? others’ differences. subsequent studies I believe bullying in some I moved to the United States in 1984 to at- The answer is surely extremely complex, We also need to teach our children conse- form is universal, whether it be physical as- tend the University of California, San Diego, but it is hard not to look at a third party here quences for their behaviors when they cross saults or threatened assaults or verbal, from to study psychotherapy. – and that party is our society. We therefore the line and adopt a no-tolerance rule for all cruel teasing to sarcastic put-downs, In 1997 I joined the staff of the Adolescent need to accept the fact that in our society we comments, behaviors or remarks that are tar- Of course there are differences between the Counseling Service (ACS) in Palo Alto, which have allowed and at some level even promoted geted at difference. kind of bullying boys do compared to the more provides counseling and support services to the idea that it is tolerated to bully someone Please join me in this fight. This is a mat- verbal type used by girls who bully. Boys tend children and families when they are facing a who appears or act differently. ter of life and death for kids of all types who to use physical bullying three to four times challenging time or crisis. I was named execu- Different reasons push individuals to bully walk our streets and school hallways and who more than girls. And there are cultural dif- tive director in 2004. but if you look at most cases, the bullied ones can become targets for bullies for almost any ferences between ethnic and racial groups or As the executive director of ACS, a gay are the same: individuals who are perceived reason. nationalities. man and a foreigner in this country, it is hard to be different and therefore a target or anger There are things we can do about bullying, But there so many similarities in both the for me to not ask this question about bullies: and hate. and we will be exploring those at special con- behavior and root causes motivating a bully What is wrong with these people? What would As a gay child, I grew up feeling different ference Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the Midpenin- that some conclusions can be made. Bully- drive any individuals to such cruelty as to hurt and have been victim to name callings and sula Community Center at 9 p.m. It will be ing tends to occur whenever someone feels emotionally, physically, mentally and socially, often beat up. telecast. superior — or wants to feel superior — to an- another individual? Because of my shame of being different, I People will be invited to call in with ques- other group, as represented by an individual. What saddens me even more is that here in did nothing. At times I even felt it was nor- tions. It’s a power thing, about differences. Lack Palo Alto we are in a society that prides itself mal for me to be targeted because I was this Our future cannot afford the costs of bul- of learned social skills can also motivate a in raising accepting and tolerant kids. “abomination of nature”! Unfortunately, I see lying in terms of damage to the individual or bully. But the reality is that homophobia, racism, not much has changed since I was that lost and cultural environment of our schools and com- Bullying can also be a learned behavior, xenophobia and sexism are more prevalent hurt child 30 plus years ago. But I am not the munity. based on a child’s home environment, mod- than thought otherwise, especially when giv- same person I was then. Remove the shame Our young people are precious and we need eled behavior by parents or critical put-downs en the chance to hide behind the screen of and the bullies no longer have power. to protect them. N that undermine the young person’s sense of anonymity with all the online access we enjoy What will it take for our society to finally Philippe Rey is executive director of self. nowadays. achieve tolerance, acceptance, fairness and Adolescent Counseling Services, based in Our definition of the outside world comes People are unfortunately allowed to hate in full responsibility? I pledge to be a vocal Palo Alto. He can be e-mailed at philippe@ from our perception of our home. Some see private, and that is scary. People’s hate direct- role model for gay youths and for children acs-teens.org. Streetwise What is your favorite Thanksgiving tradition? Asked at Town and Country Village. Interviews by Kelly Jones. Photos by Vivian Wong.
Denise Bernard Ginny Russell Elliot Stein Shelley Jones Hanni Hanson Retired Teacher Real Estate Adviser Homemaker Student Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto South Palo Alto Green Acres, Palo Alto Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Stanford Campus, Palo Alto “Turkey sandwiches on the beach if the “My mother used to section pink “I like getting together with my ex- “Turkey Bowl: 20 families get together “When I was little we always went to weather is nice.” grapefruit, so for me Thanksgiving is tended family.” and play games like flag football and Spokane to visit my mom’s family.” pink grapefruit.” soccer.”
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Experts question safety of massive groundwater pumping for basements in Palo Alto
ay-in, day-out from April through October, residents of Old Palo Alto have noticed the D incessant pumping of water — estimated at up by Sarah Trauben to 13 million gallons taken from one property alone. and Georgia Wells In the last two years, eight property owners have built basements in or near the pricey neighborhood, accord- ing to Mike Nafziger, a Public Works Department se- nior engineer. The catch is that the high water table in the area forces “dewatering” of millions of gallons of groundwater before a basement can be built. Yet because the aquifers flowing under Palo Alto are billions of gallons the impact of pumping is relatively small, according to one city official. At most it would cause a temporary depression in the water table, he said. Noise annoyance aside, some residents are concerned about what’s in the ground- water and whether pumping it out actually draws a toxic plume from the Stanford Research Park closer to their residential neighborhood. The plume, which mainly stems from an underground tank that for years leaked trichloroethylene (TCE) as well as other chemicals, was first discovered in 1981 and was listed as a Superfund site in 1990. The most prevalent chemical, TCE, is a known carcinogen and solvent for cleaning metal equipment. It is already the subject of ongoing study and clean-up effort. There are regulatory safeguards at various levels of government. But testing of pumped groundwater is optional and sporadic, and the multiple agencies involved create a potential for gaps. City officials don’t appear to be worried. The pumping is legal and approved by the city’s Public Works Department and Palo Alto’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant in the baylands. But sucking water out of shallow wells to “dewater” a site so a basement excava- tion can occur ranges from 30 to 50 gallons per minute, 24 hours a day for between
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Groundwater (continued from page 19) three and six months, according to a 2008 city staff report. The volume of water removed ranges from 3.9 million to nearly 13 million gallons per property. The eight permits over the past two years totaled just under 50 million gallons, according to city estimates — equivalent to approximately 75 Olympic-size swimming pools. The latest pumping involves Google co-founder Larry Page’s large basement project in the 2100 block of Bryant Street.
‘With such uncertainty, I would worry about the effects of this pumping.’ —Yoram Rubin, hydrologist, UC Berkeley Veronica Weber In 2008, some residents ques- tioned whether pumping from earlier projects in the area might be draw- ing the toxic-contaminated plume toward residential neighborhoods. The plume presently predominantly A constant flow of groundwater is pumped into a storm drain at the corner of North California Avenue and Bryant Street in Palo Alto in October underlies non-residential areas in due to construction of a nearby basement. the vicinity of Page Mill Road and El Camino Real — but it includes looked. The treatment plant has not expertise to help cities investigate up the contaminated water. Stonestrom wrote in an open letter the Chesnut-Wilton-Ventura neigh- require a single property to test the vapor-intrusion concerns. “Multiple pumps in the center of to the Palo Alto City Council in borhood of smaller homes as well as water, Torke said. Yet some hydrologists express these (Superfund clean-up) sites 2008, when new regulations regard- aparetments along Sherman Avenue The homeowners are not re- concern that large-scale pumping are pulling in an equal or greater ing basements were adopted. near the North County Courthouse, quired under city, state or federal could accelerate the spread of the amount of water every day. A small Stonestrom, U.S. Geological Sur- according to a Santa Clara Valley law to have the pumped groundwa- contaminated plume. project, a half a mile away, is un- vey hydrologist, said he wrote out of Water District map. ter tested. But the boundaries of the Yoram Rubin, a civil and environ- likely to change anything,” Torke concern as a resident and not in his The Larry Page property is about contaminated plume have not been mental engineering professor at the said. professional capacity. 1,500 feet east of the contaminated precisely measured and need fur- University of California, Berkeley, But city officials say there is little plume, according to the map. ther study, according to a review of who specializes in hydrology, said to be concerned about regarding Five of the eight residences the Superfund site this year by the there could be reason for concern. ‘If it’s in the vicinity of these short-term pumping projects where the pumping is happening San Francisco Bay Regional Wa- The pumping and direction of because of checks and balances are aligned north and east of Page’s ter Quality Control Board, a state flow of the aquifer “could have the known contamination relating to the regulatory agencies property, lying between Oregon Ex- agency. combined and significant effect of involved. pressway and Embarcadero Road. Stephen Hill, who heads the accelerating the migration of con- plumes, then we So far, no toxics have been found toxics-cleanup division at the water taminants further into the residen- require them to hree systems contain the TCE- in water pumped from the projects, board, said there are two ways his tial areas. bearing plume, according to according to Ken Torke, environ- agency interacts with cities: “We “It could be a significant risk and do tests for the T Roger Papler, case manager mental control programs manager copy the city on all correspondence deserves careful study,” he said. for the Regional Water Board. The at the city’s Regional Water Quality about HP 640 and other cleanup sites But the volume of residential contaminating systems are (1) extraction wells on Control Plant. as a matter of courtesy.” He said the pumping pales in comparison to substances in the HP property, (2) wells off the But that’s because no one has agency also is available to provide longstanding pumping done to clean HP property and (3) a high-volume question.’ filtration system at the Oregon un- derpass, which can filter up to 600 Groundwater pumping sites — Phil Bobel, acting assistant director, Palo Alto Public Works gallons of contaminated water per minute. A typical aquifer, according to Wikipedia, consists The measures currently in place of an underground layer of water-bearing rock (or gravel, sand, silt or clay) from which groundwater “effectively contain the plume,” Pa- can be extracted. The upper aquifer is more The regional water board’s 2010 pler said. Transpiration subject to contamination than the lower aquifer, review of the HP Superfund site “It would be very difficult for by vegetation from which drinking water is usually drawn in recommended additional monitor- those operations to draw the ... some areas. ing of the plume in order to ensure plume into the local groundwater. Unsaturated zone containment. (See Weekly story, Even if they did, the chances of the Oct. 8, 2010). water exceeding maximum contam- Stream Water table “With such uncertainty, I would inant levels for drinking water are Unconfined aquifer worry about the effects of this pretty low.” pumping,” Rubin said, speaking as But vapors are a concern. a hydrologist but not as a specialist It’s uncertain whether vapor from in Palo Alto groundwater. the contaminated plume could dif- Others have argued against the fuse into basements. New technolo- continued basement pumping be- gies to measure such intrusion have cause knowledge of the exact nature not been used at the HP Superfund and extent of the toxic plume has site, he said. been shaky for some years. TCE intrusion was discovered
Shannon CoreyShannon “Many containment plumes in 2009 in the basement air of the Confining zone (aquitard) are mapped, but others are poorly Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati characterized. Such risks addition- law firm near the eastern edge in the Confined aquifer ally weigh against construction de- Research Park. Papler said a work watering,” Palo Alto resident David plan is being developed to address
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Is pumping groundwater helping spread contaminated plume?
East Menlo Park Eight permits for building Palo Alto basements, where ground- water pumping is required, were issued in the last two years. There is no evidence that the HP Superfund site plume is being drawn toward the homes by large-volume pumping of University Ave Cowper St groundwater. Waverley St Embarcadero Rd
Oregon Expy El Camino Real Alma St Palo Alto Middlefield Rd
Stanford Cowper St
Waverley St Sheridan Ave Alma St
Olive Ave California Ave = Location of building permit for basement Hansen Way HP Superfund CoreyShannon site plume Page Mill Rd
San Antonio Rd
W Charleston Rd TINA GRADUATED the vapor intrusion and monitoring The Palo Alto wastewater-treat- “They were not near enough to questions. ment operation reserves the right sites of known groundwater con- SUMMA CUM LAUDE The city’s Department of Public to test water before contractors dis- tamination,” Torke said. FROM WASHINGTON Works and the city’s Regional Water charge it into city storm drains, ac- All basement applications must STATE UNIVERSITY Quality Control Plant evaluate con- cording to Torke. But no testing was have a soil-type and groundwater WITH A BACHELORS struction plans that involve dewater- required this year, he said. report, which he said help determine ing. They can — but often don’t — the volume and duration of pump- OF MUSIC IN VOICE require contractors to test water for ing. PERFORMANCE, THEN contaminants before pumping it into ‘Multiple pumps in “The volume of water potentially WENT ON TO EARN AN storm drains, according to Phil Bo- involved depends on the soil type,” M.A. ALSO IN VOICE bel, Public Works’ acting assistant the center of these Richard Woodard, principal engi- director for engineering. neer at San Carlos-based Romig PERFORMANCE FROM “If it’s in the vicinity of known (Superfund clean-up) Engineering, said. Romig has done SAN JOSE STATE contamination plumes, then we re- sites are pulling in a number of the “geotechnical” UNIVERSITY. quire them to do tests for the con- reports in Palo Alto that relate to taminating substances in question,” an equal or greater pumping. She hopes her students Bobel said. “If it’s clay, water will come but In addition, the regional water amount of water every at a reasonable rate. If the soil is leave her classroom every day with a sense of accomplishment, board and Hewlett-Packard jointly day. A small project, more permeable, the dewatering a desire to improve, and to develop a deep and lifelong love of supervise the plume’s clean-up and will continue throughout the proj- making music. containment. a half a mile away, is ect,” he said. While no testing was “Any time we have a groundwa- unlikely to change required for Page’s basement proj- When Tina isn’t teaching, she loves to sing, read, play piano, ter-pumping project, we send it off ect, it is less than 1,500 feet from hike, and run. She also attends as many concerts and theater to them, and whatever they com- the plume edge, as estimated by the ment on we incorporate into our en- anything.’ regional water board’s 2010 report. events as she can and loves to go dancing. vironmental review process,” city —Ken Torke, City of Palo Alto Torke said previous nearby testing Planning Director Curtis Williams environmental-control had shown no contamination. Tina’s ultimate goal as an educator is to let her students experi- said. programs manager Groundwater pumping is unlikely ence, create, and participate in as many “musical moments” as to pull the contamination beyond its possible. She wants her students to learn that when many voices existing known boundaries, Torke come together as one, it creates beauty that is transcendent. said.
“When you think of millions of gallons of water, it seems like an TINA PAULSON Olympic swimming pool, but the plume itself is probably on the or- der of billions of gallons of water,” ONE OF THE MANY REASONS TO SEND YOUR CHILD TO: he said. Woodside Priory School Furthermore, the city officials Admissions Office said that pumping, which moves 302 Portola Road, groundwater, doesn’t necessar- ily move contaminants at the same Portola Valley, CA 94028 rate. www.PrioryCa.org Veronica Weber Chlorinated solvents such as TCE “are heavier than the groundwater OPEN HOUSE for Prospective Students and Families that they’ve seeped into, so they tend to sit at the impermeable bottom of Wednesday, Nov. 17th, 2010 at 7 p.m. the shallow aquifer,” Torke said. Saturday, Dec. 4th, 2010 at 10 a.m. “These plumes tend to move more Ken Torke, environmental-control programs manager for the City For information and to R.S.V.P. contact Admissions at 650. 851. 8223 of Palo Alto, stands outside one of the water treatment tanks at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant. (continued on page 24)
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Inside Your Digestive System t This reverse action usually takes place because the valve between the esophagus and the stomach fails to work properly. Instead of closing t Our digestive system has its own brain. Within the nearly 20 feet of after allowing food to move through to the stomach, it stays open, tissues that line our food-processing organs are nerves that run the allowing reverse movement. show. In fact, there are 500 million nerve cells and 100 million neurons A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics that, if consolidated, would be about the size of a cat’s brain. t Most of us will experience digestive discomfort on occasion. If we eat too fast or too much all at once, or lay down less than three hours after t This enteric (meaning: within the intestines) brain has its own senses, eating, we are more likely to feel that burning sensation. Sometimes, responding to food with the appropriate actions—controlling the medications can disrupt digestion, too. system’s muscles, enzymes and hormones. t Smoking can also affect the valve muscle’s function. Tobacco relaxes Research into neurogastroenterology holds potential in important ways. After Indigestion Resolves: t that muscle and stimulates stomach acid production. Among its other functions, our digestive system represents 70 percent of our immune system’s response to unrecognized intruders. t Women secrete fewer stomach acids than men; they also have stronger Tissue changes can raise valve muscles. Those two elements help reduce the damage done if What is Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease? acids do reach the esophagus. t Commonly shortened to GERD, this condition happens when stomach risk of esophogeal cancer contents come back up into the esophagus. Because the stomach When Should I See a Doctor? James Revier’s timing, some might of course, because it’s acids from the contains acids whose job is to dissolve food into digestible material, the t If you suffer such upset on a regular basis, physicians recommend that say, couldn’t be better. When he was stomach that are the problem; the esophageal tissue can be damaged as it comes into contact with those you see your doctor. The longer stomach acids are in contact with your diagnosed with lung cancer in 1983 heart isn’t involved at all. Some diges- von der GroebenNorbert harsh acids. esophagus, the more likely it is that damage will occur. and told he had six months to live, he tive problems are more common in ended up at Stanford Hospital & Clin- older age, but there is no gender or age For more information about digestive disorder care, visit stanfordhospital.org/gastroenterology or call 650.736.5555. ics, where physicians offered him the category for distress around eating. Join us at: stanfordhospital.org/socialmedia chance to try some new treatments just out of research. Why it happens The chemotherapy they tried worked. The causes for gastric upset are many: James Revier survived lung cancer only to discover that years of indigestion had left their mark on his esophagus. New tools, like a flexible suturing that support how humans process able to do many “It worked so well, they were sur- irritable bowel syndrome, stomach device, have made endoscopically- food and the pain we might feel in our more things than prised,” Revier said. “They started in infection, medications, eating too fast, gus. Once someone has suffered from Chen, MD, who leads the Hospital’s performed surgical procedures more intestines. The nerves are wired differ- just surgery.” March or April and by August they eating high-fat foods, stress, alcohol acid attacks for five years, physicians Barrett’s Esophagus Program, became durable. ently in each person, Chen said, which could no longer see the tumor.” Revier and smoking. In many cases, it’s what recommend an endoscopy to look for Revier’s physician. For decades, “the may explain why some people with just Revier did not received radiation treatments, too, and doctors call GERD gastroesophageal signs of change. treatment for Barrett’s involved remov- The digestive system is far more com- a bit of acid reflux experience severe need to be fully after five years of clean check-ups, his reflux disease. Each part of the diges- ing a part of the esophagus and pull- plex than most would assume. In fact, pain while others with large amounts anesthetized for Stanford doctors told him there was no tive system has its own particularities, What worries them are the changes ing up the stomach to attach it to the the nearly 20 feet that run from end to of acid reflux don’t know they have a the cryoblation, reason for him to come back. of course; trouble starts when there’s that can happen to the esophagus remaining esophagus,” she said. “That end contain an independent brain not problem until cancer is already devel- which he was very interaction that goes in the wrong di- after long-term exposure to acid. The can be a risky procedure and cause a solid organ like the one in the skull, oped. Pasricha leads research at the happy about. “They In 1983, fewer than 20 percent of lung rection. With heartburn, acid from the rate of esophageal cancer in the lower long-term nausea, vomiting and compli- but a system of 100 million neurons, Enteric Neuromuscular Disorders and did it and it went cancer patients survived for five years stomach, designed to break down food, esophagus has more than doubled in cations. Nor has it been shown to pre- an integral part of the tissues. This Pain Laboratory at Stanford, also home well,” he said. after the diagnosis. One of those lucky moves into the esophagus, whose tis- the last 25 years, making it by far one vent further Barrett’s in the remaining enteric (which means relating to the to the NIH-funded Digestive Disease “Everything went few, Revier picked up his life again, al- sues are seriously altered by the corro- of the fastest increasing cancers in the esophagus.” intestines) brain controls all the con- Center. fine,” Revier said, though he was no longer the two-pack- sive effects of regular acid reflux. U.S. The National Cancer Institute tractions and biochemical processes “and things are a-day smoker he had been. The one estimates 16,640 new cases this year. “ Endoscopes have long been “ I keep thinking about what would looking very good.” thing that was still with him, however, “ The treatment for Barrett’s When someone has GERD, the odds neglected in terms of the biotech have happened if it hadn’t been for Chen said check- Norbert von der Groeben was indigestion. “I’ve always had indi- involved removing a part of increase for the development of a condi- up endoscopies of The rate of esophageal cancer has risen dramatically in the last few years, sending gestion,” he said. tion called Barrett’s esophagus, a sig- and device industry, but things that piece of meat getting stuck.” Revier’s esophagus the esophagus and pulling up physicians looking for new ways to detect changes in the esophagus and to nal of tissue changes that raise the risk are beginning to change.” – James Revier, Stanford Hospital showed healthy remove damaged tissue with more precise and minimally invasive procedures. Millions of other Americans have it, the stomach to attach it to the that cancer will develop there. Early & Clinics patient new tissue re- – Pankaj Jay Pasricha, MD, Chief Revier’s care at Stanford made his recovery a quick one. too. It’s a word that describes a hand- detection, as with all cancers, is tied to growth and no sign remaining esophagus. That can be of Stanford Hospital’s Division of ful of unpleasant feelings centered a risky procedure.” the most effective treatment. Gastroenterology and Hepatology It was Pasricha who developed the of the Barrett’s. in the body’s core the bloating, burn- endoscopic technology to deliver the geal cancer at a young age. We just ing and belching that can make meal – Ann Chen, MD, Director, Stanford Hospital People like Revier, for whom gastric first round of successful treatment for have not yet found the answer to why. times miserable. Sometimes it’s called Barrett’s Esophogus Center discomfort was the norm, may go The biggest change since those Revier. Instead of removing the Bar- Next steps We just can’t predict it yet.” heartburn, a label that’s erroneous, for years without knowing about the days has come because of the rett’s tissue with a scalpel, Chen was The next step will be to refine who is at Most of us will experi- changes taking place inside their endoscope a slender, flexible wand able to spray the pre-cancerous cells risk and who to treat, Chen said. Stan- Revier still needs to watch what he ence that sensation esophagus. He found out only because that can be sent into the esophagus with a very cold gas to freeze them in ford is involved in research to follow eats. “I’ll probably always take my at least once in a life- he swallowed a piece of meat that with light-projecting optics and a technique called cryotherapy. She patients and develop new techniques to medications, just to make sure I don’t time. When it begins was too big and he ended up in the surgical tool attachments. Stanford followed that a few weeks later with ra- diagnose patients earlier and to build have anything going back up to irritate to happen on a regular emergency room. The physician who opened a new endoscopy center in diofrequency therapy, burning off any preventive care strategies. “We think that area,” he said. “I keep thinking basis, the problem is examined him noticed immediately 2009, where patients can be treat- residual Barrett’s tissue with quick, tobacco and alcohol are factors, and about what would have happened if it serious. Typical treat- that something was wrong. Revier was ed for a wide range of conditions, short pulses of heat directed with an genetics likely plays a significant role,” hadn’t been for that piece of meat get- ments include medica- later diagnosed with Barrett’s that had with the endoscope’s minimally endoscope. There was no blood loss, she she said. “There are people who have ting stuck.” tions that counteract produced pre-cancerous cells in his invasive approach taking the place said, and less post-procedure pain, too. acid reflux for years but never develop the acids and promote esophagus. of traditional and more invasive Barrett’s or pre-cancerous changes. Having a place like Stanford, he said, the healing of dam- surgical procedures. von der GroebenNorbert “It really improves the care we can of- Then there are those who have only “is one very good thing about living Norbert von der GroebenNorbert aged esophageal tis- fer patients,” Pasricha said. “We are mild acid reflux and develop esopha- where we do if something comes up.” sue. And more than Better options Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Chief of the $1 billion in over the Revier’s health history and current Hospital’s Division of Gastroen- counter medications medical conditions raised very high terology and Hepatology, has been Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex are sold each year for the risks for invasive surgery. By the working to improve endoscopic disorders in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, acid relief. But while time he found Ann Chen, MD, at Stan- tools since he entered the field. and organ transplants. Consistently ranked among the top institutions in the U.S. News antacids offer pain ford Hospital & Clinics, he had gone “Endoscopes have long been ne- Stanford physicians didn’t use a scalpel to repair Revier’s & World Report annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” Stanford Hospital & Clinics is After minimally invasive treatment for damage done by indigestion to his relief, they do not through a series of unsuccessful hot glected in terms of the biotech damaged esophagus. Instead, they carefully inserted a slender internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of patients. esophagus, James Revier is back at work in the Food Services Office at a local reverse the potential laser treatments and the pre-cancerous and device industry,” he said, “but tube called an endoscope to carry both heat and freezing gas to It is part of the Stanford University Medical Center, along with the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard school district. damage to the esopha- cells were progressing toward cancer. things are beginning to change.” remove unwanted tissue. Revier was back at work within days. Children’s Hospital at Stanford. For more information, visit stanfordmedicine.org. Page 22ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 23 Cover Story GOT Groundwater WRINKLES? (continued from page 21) slowly than the water above.” In 2008, Torke said he grabbed three water samples at a Waverley Street site near Page’s property “out of curiosity, wondering if the plume The Aesthetics Research Center is participating in had moved and nobody knew about a research study for crow’s feet and forehead lines. it. There wasn’t any contamination in it,” he said. We’re looking for women, age 30-70, The city has encountered con- with slight to deep wrinkles. taminated groundwater near other
plumes, as it did in 2008 under the Veronica Weber FOR MORE INFORMATION: then-planned Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life on the former Ford Contact Stephanie at 800.442.0989 or Aerospace site in south Palo Alto. email [email protected] That discovery resulted in signifi- cant changes in design, including The Aesthetics Research Center requiring all buildings to be raised Phil Bobel, Public Works’ acting assistant director of engineering, a full story off the ground for air stands outside Palo Alto City Hall. circulation.
" !%(& #' 707464 When contaminated water is The city used to allow perma- drain pipe flowing into a sub-base- found, such as in the Taube Koret nent groundwater pumping out of ment catch basin and being pumped case, it can’t be discharged into city basements prior to 2006, which an to the surface via garden-hose-size storm drains. The removed water is official said could have a greater pipe. The water is not tested. instead routed to the sewage-treat- overall impact on the movement of Both permanent pumping sys- ment plant, according to Torke. contaminated-plume water. While tems, such as the catch basin, and At the treatment plant, a three- there is currently no “mandatory one-time pumping during construc- step process lets chemicals settle, phase-out” of existing permanent tion address a central problem of exposes the water to bacteria — drainage systems, the city considers building in areas with high water which “essentially chomp away at such installations worrisome. tables: the pressure groundwater large organic compounds to make However, city officials said that exerts on basements, causing poorly smaller ones” — and filters it, Bo- public health concerns associated constructed basements to try to float bel said. with standing water, not concerns upward. If water contamination exceeds about the potential movement of sewage-treatment-plant limits, it groundwater, motivated the city’s decision to outlaw new permanent needs to be brought to a hazardous- waste site in barrels or tank trucks, drainage constructions. The city now ‘The short-term Bobel said. only allows groundwater pumping pumping associated during construction and only dur- ome city officials suggest ing the dry season, between April 1 with the construction that older construction styles and Nov. 1, so as not to overload the S might have greater conse- city’s storm-drain system. regulation is less quences for groundwater flow than Prior to 2006, the draining meth- $ the new short-term projects. od was a combination of perforated concerning than those long-term projects that do influence the water Going down the drain? table.’ Citizens concerned about what happens — Phil Bobel, acting assistant to extracted groundwater director, Palo Alto Public Works ld Palo Alto resident Sue Kemp saves water by the cup in her kitchen to use in her garden. When she noticed a fire-hose- O sized pipe from Google co-founder Larry Page’s construction “The new regulations mean that of a new home with basement continuously pouring water into a storm the waterproofing materials must drain, she was concerned. be installed in such a way as to Such pumping worries other residents as well. withstand the extra hydrostatic “Waste on this scale is unconscionable,” resident David Stonestrom pressure,” said Brig Ord, a local wrote in an open letter to the City Council in 2008, responding to ear- contractor who has installed base- lier basement-pumping operations. Stonestrom said he was acting as a ments before and after the change concerned resident and not in his professional capacity as a hydrologist in regulation. with the U.S. Geological Survey in Menlo Park. Ord estimates that the ban on Resident Steve Broadbent observed that occasionally the city names permanent pumping systems has in- such basement-construction projects “green.” In a 2008 letter to City creased the cost of building a base- Council, he claims such labels are disingenuous given the sizeable ment in a high-water zone by about ! waste of water. $20,000. City Planning Director Curtis Williams noted that the groundwater Older basements currently escape isn’t tied to Palo Alto’s Hetch Hetchy Reservoir drinking-water sup- city oversight. When originally in- ## " ply but is from a natural aquifer flowing beneath Palo Alto from the stalled, the projects didn’t require hills to the bay. city approval, and so the city doesn’t A 2008 city manager’s report claimed that not all of the water is have a complete record. actually wasted, since much of it is later reabsorbed in regional creek “When we discover a permanent- beds. But Broadbent pointed out that Adobe, Matadero and Barron pump system, we try to discourage creeks all have concrete bottoms and sides for most of their length — the owner,” Bobel said, adding that which prevent water absorption. many still exist undetected. Such water waste isn’t easily avoided, however, because it’s “too “The short-term pumping associ- large a volume for individual use, and too impractical to capture and ated with the construction regula- reuse for other use,” according to the 2008 manager’s report. tion is less concerning than those Civil and Environmental Engineering Professor Yoram Rubin of the long-term projects that do influence University of California, Berkeley, agreed, adding that occasionally the water table,” Bobel said. N such pumped water can be injected back into the ground somewhere Editorial Intern Sarah Trauben else to recharge the aquifer. Yet that has its own danger: It can contrib- can be e-mailed at strauben@ ute to flooding in some low-lying areas, he said. N paweekly.com and Editorial Intern — Georgia Wells and Sarah Trauben Georgia Wells can be e-mailed at Sign up today at www.PaloAltoOnline.com [email protected].
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Ron Evans strums his violin while Ken Brown plays lead guitar.
Hot Club of Palo Alto, Atherton The other musicians connected “Top 10,” another musician resident Paul Getty plays rhythm more recently, bringing back- agrees. Some like it hot guitar with Menlo Park’s John grounds in traditional jazz, rock During “The Sheik of Araby,” Higham also providing a rhythmic and classical. “Ken kind of got us Alley commands the microphone The Hot Club of Palo Alto keeps the gypsy-jazz tradition anchor on bass. Both also jump in all playing this kind of music,” like an old-timer. “At night when alive and swinging with solos from time to time. Getty says. you’re asleep, into your tent I’ll Alen Cieli of Palo Alto alternates “It’s very accessible,” Brown says creep,” he croons, garnering appre- by Rebecca Wallace between bowing and strumming of gypsy jazz. “It’s got a great feel ciative laughs from the audience. his violin, with Don Dias providing and a great tradition.” After the show, the musicians t’s been raining for hours, but 1953), and his Quintet of the Hot that distinctive Continental sound If these musicians live in dif- chat with patrons as the cafe quiets there’s a Sunday-afternoon Club of France. on the accordion. Chazz Alley, who ferent towns, why name the band down and the cozy room begins to I warmth inside Menlo Park’s This year, many concerts have grew up in Palo Alto, plays saxo- after Palo Alto? Someone had al- empty out. Instruments get packed Cafe Zoe that has nothing to do marked what would have been Re- phone and shaker. When a song ready taken the domain name for up, and the players start talking with the soup of the day. inhardt’s 100th birthday, including needs words, he’s the vocalist. Menlo Park, Getty says. And “The about their next gig. Rich gypsy jazz swings through a tribute performance at the Stan- “Chazz has a beautiful voice,” Hot Club of Atherton” just didn’t They’ll play over at Red Rock, the small room and out the front ford Jazz Festival this summer. The Cafe Zoe owner Kathleen Daly sound right. then back at Cafe Zoe, then back at door: bittersweet violin solo atop Hot Club of Palo Alto honors the says. She describes the band’s On this Sunday afternoon, the Red Rock. Other gigs might pop up. vigorous rhythm guitar and bass, master and his swinging style year- music as “really happy, feel-good band sounds just fine to the crowd Brown has music lessons to teach. layered with accordion, lead guitar, round, performing at Cafe Zoe, Red stuff,” and adds, “We fight over at Cafe Zoe. The musicians play the Some of the guys have day jobs. saxophone and shaker. People at the Rock Coffee in Mountain View, who’s going to work Sunday after- warm “Blue Bossa,” the dreamy It’s a traveling band for travelers’ tables — some neighbors and some and other venues. noons because we all enjoy them “Nuage” and other tunes, commu- music. N fans of the band, The Hot Club Longtime Menlo Park guitar- so much.” nicating with each other through of Palo Alto — nod in time over ist and teacher Ken Brown is the All the band’s instruments add eye contact and nods, taking turns Info: The Hot Club of Palo Alto’s their lattes. When the players take band’s musical director, doing all up to a textured sound that appeals on solos. A boy in a baseball cap upcoming local gigs include a per- a break, a man shouts from outside, the arrangements and planning sets. to many players because of the too big for him watches so intently formance planned from 2 to 4 p.m. “You guys are good!” He’s got a background in classical chances for lengthy improvisation that he forgets to eat his chocolate- this Sunday, Nov. 21, at Red Rock Gypsy jazz, also known as jazz music, a guitar pin on his lapel, and and technically difficult solos. chip cookie. Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain manouche, blends the sounds of a love for introducing new tunes to View. Go to redrockcoffee.org or call “I’m a rock ‘n’ roll guitarist,” Getty seems to enjoy his emcee 650-967-4473. tango, swing and even Dixieland the band and its audiences. says Getty, who toured with Stevie role as he calls out each song title. The band also regularly plays at Cafe jazz into its often minor-key mix. It One of the features of gypsy jazz Wonder in the early ‘70s. “Django’s Before the band plays “Midnight in Zoe, 1929 Menalto Ave., Menlo Park. began really making its voice heard is that it lacks a drummer. Doesn’t style is hard to play. We like the Moscow,” Getty announces: “We’re The next scheduled gig is Sunday, in 1930s Paris. Much of the music’s need one. The rhythm guitar pro- challenge.” going to take you back east of the Nov. 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. Go to enduring popularity today is thanks vides the distinctive percussive Getty and Brown have known Volga for the next tune. ... It’s older cafezoemenlopark.com or call 650- to a Belgian-born gypsy guitarist, sound known as “la pompe,” which each other for 15 years. In fact, than dirt. Probably a greatest hit in 322-1926. The band’s website is at the iconic Django Reinhardt (1910- can skip along at quite a clip. In The Brown used to give Getty lessons. 1870.” hotclubpaloalto.com.
or 500.” He grins with the infectious finger leads the viewer’s eye toward says. “Ancient times and modern Some are in the Stanford show, in- James Su enthusiasm of a child. a distant rescue helicopter. times — they meet together.” And, cluding “Last Tree,” an apocalyptic (continued from previous page) Su’s years as an engineer are also If the sky were empty, the work the sculpted Columbus is holding a scene filled with the circles of tree First, the pastel’s style: figurative reflected in “East Meets West.” He would be missing something and book on China. stumps seen from above. Su said and realistic, the way Su was taught pays a lot of attention to lines and the viewer would feel unsatisfied, Overall, Su has 18 paintings and he wanted to try a different point of at the Shanghai Art Institute. This planning, often gridding his canvas- Su says. “If I make a composition, I four pastels in the Stanford Art view. was a few decades ago, and Su re- es and carefully anticipating where try to find logic. I have an engineer- Spaces exhibition. One watercolor Also in this scene are three wom- calls his art-school training as pre- the viewer’s eye will fall first. Here, ing background,” he adds matter-of- painting, “West Meets East,” is a en in white robes. They fly across cise and rather rigid. Abstract art the viewer is drawn immediately to factly. companion to the aforementioned the canvas toward the one remaining was not encouraged. He felt he got the girl’s face, with the light focused But Su also feels an emotional link pastel. tree. Bright birds follow them, and strong classical training, but that his on her skin and the lines of nearby to his work far beyond logic. Sadness Or a mirror image. It shows two their hair streams out behind in their teachers weren’t open to new ap- painting frames pointing toward her. over the earthquake led him to create Caucasian people looking at a pair of haste. Clearly there’s a story here. N proaches. The long rectangles in the parquet “Hope.” And in “East Meets West,” Chinese sculptures. The sculptures The Cultural Revolution brought gallery floor are meticulously drawn, he’s very close to the girl standing in represent health and prosperity, but What: Stanford Art Spaces exhibits new pressures for artists in China, also leading the eye up to the girl. the art gallery. She’s his daughter El- Su has chosen to paint the scene paintings and pastels by Palo Alto artist and Su shifted to studying engineer- During the interview, Su pulls out len, who is also studying art, at Yale with the couple’s faces turned away. James Su, together with textile art by “New Ideas for Better Drawings,” University. Lean in, and you might One can speculate whether they un- Alice Beasley and paintings and char- ing. When he came to the United coal drawings by John Sundstrom. States in 1985, he earned a doctor- an art textbook he wrote, then pub- see the family resemblance. derstand what the sculptures really Where: Mostly in the Paul G. Allen ate and continued to work as an en- lished in China. Several pages are Step back, and the pastel’s whole mean. Building, with some artwork at the gineer. It was only recently that Su filled with images of his artwork, theme and title reflect Su’s life in Nowadays, Su does a little engi- David Packard Building, the Huang made a serious return to art. Now lines carefully drawn on them to China and the United States. The neering consulting, but he’s mainly Engineering Center and Jordan Hall’s he felt free to work in any style — show the paths that viewers’ eyes gallery that the young Asian girl a full-time artist, doing commissions psychology office. and medium. His choice of pastel in are likely to take. stands in is at the Legion of Honor and architectural work along with When: Through Jan. 20, open week- “East Meets West” says something He points to an image of another in San Francisco. The sculpture is of his own paintings and drawings. He days from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. about him, too. of his works that’s currently up at the young Christopher Columbus, hopes to publish a book of sketches Cost: Free Stanford, called “Hope.” It’s a scene who set out from the Western world he drew of life in China. Info: For more about the exhibition, go “Pastel was new for me here and to cis.stanford.edu/~marigros/. James I was curious,” Su says. “Pastels in from a recent earthquake in China, to find the East, and found more of And, true to form as a Bay Area Su has some of his art at www.wjsart. China are not very popular. Here you and shows an injured woman hold- the West instead. artist, Su has also been working on a com. can get big sets ... 200 colors, or 400 ing a baby up to the sky. The baby’s “Her eyes connect with his,” Su series of environmentalist paintings.
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Vivian Wong Vivian Plenty of beer options await at the Rose & Crown Pub’s bar. Even the dartboards were compli- ments of Budweiser. Cash, it was Pub grub works with suds determined long ago, was best spent Rose & Crown Pub offers pilsners, ales, lagers ... on product. These days, I am more of a San- and serves food, too giovese sipper than beer aficionado, by Dale F. Bentson but, long ago, at a faraway univer- sity, I sipped my fair share. None- ne of the three corner-mounted given moment, we offer 75 to 100 theless, it’s been a while and I was television sets at the Rose & bottled beers, about 25 on draft, and fascinated by the breadth and qual- Crown Pub was tuned to Eng- a few hand-pump, non-carbonated ity of the brewer’s art now available. O Wong Vivian lish rugby. The London Irish and ales.” I enjoyed all the chilled frothy nec- A glass of Hoppy Ending Pale Ale pairs with a plate of fish and the Ospreys were mashing it out on Syed also owns the Palo Alto tars I sampled, and the bartenders chips. the pitch, elbow to elbow, noggin to Brewing Company and serves his provided invaluable help with my bun was fresh, soft and warm, and Rose & Crown offers a pub salad noggin. I shuddered and gulped my own, goes-down-easy Hoppy End- selections. the fries were tasty. of mixed greens, a Caesar salad and schooner of Pliny the Elder Russian ing Pale Ale ($5 for 16 ounces on The brands themselves are an The grilled chicken sandwich a veggie burger for those counting River Ale. tap). entertaining read: Old Viscosity, ($8.95) was tender enough but had food calories but discounting the ale The other TVs were tuned to the Rose & Crown offers additional Damnation Ale, Arrogant Bastard, been overly marinated and tasted calories. More traditional English Premiere League and other Euro- fun and games to keep its youthful Full Sail Sanctuary, Temptation more like a dried-herb sandwich fare can be had with the Plough- pean football venues, and there was habitués engaged. Tuesday is trivia Ale, Kwak, Goose Island Matilda. than the chicken breast it was. The man’s lunch, bangers and mash, no shortage of piped-in action. On night and, according to Syed, the Old Speckled Hen and Jolly Pump- flavorful watercress mayonnaise ex- and the Shepherd’s pie. In all, it is a weekends, the TVs compete with place is packed a half-hour before kin Bam Biere. acerbated the problem, although the suitable Palo Alto version of a solid the jukebox and the general din in the 8 p.m. start. Rose & Crown isn’t a fine-dining toasted roll and slew of condiments working-class English pub. the tight-squeeze pub. It’s elbow to Brewery nights on the last establishment but does provide bar helped. The “small” side of fries There are no desserts at Rose & elbow, noggin to noggin, without Wednesday of each month are also food, most of it fried, that comple- ($2.95) was more than enough. Crown; probably a good idea not to the attendant bruises. popular, featuring eight to 15 beers ments the refreshments. During my Most of the appetizers were as big add a layer of sweetness atop flag- This is Beer Central. I suppose from specialty brewers that are not recent visits, fish and chips came as main courses. The Rose & Crown ons of beer. every college town from Palo Alto generally offered through regular with a choice of one, two or three rarebit ($7.25) was a bowl of melted One cautionary note: The men’s to Portsmouth has a beer galley sim- retail outlets. pieces ($9.95-$13.95) of perfectly cheeses, tamely spiced and served restroom has a stench that could se- ilar to the Rose & Crown Pub; some Decor-wise, Rose & Crown won’t fried, golden, Icelandic cod. The with a quarter-loaf of toasted sliced riously disturb normal appetites. It are a little classier, some not. Rose be featured in Architectural Digest cod was steamy-hot, flaky, tender baguette. A heavier sprinkling of wasn’t that the room was untidy; it & Crown Pub is short on aesthet- any time soon. It is about as basic and flavorful. The fries were hand- cayenne would have livened this was just sour from nearly 30 years ics but long on what counts most to as it gets: a wood bar, several stiff cut and crisp and the tartar sauce, dish and given it some needed piz- of beer-fueled use. I made my ob- its clientele: an endless variety and wooden tables and chairs, a couple happily, wasn’t overly sweet. A per- zazz. servation just before noon one day quantity of suds. of picnic benches outside the en- fect Guinness beer batter coated all Samosas ($6.95) were deep-fried when the room had seen little use. Owners (and married couple) trance. The lighting is mercifully deep-fried morsels. bite-sized triangles of phyllo dough Travel at your own risk. Kasim and Guldem Syed bought the dim. The prawns and chips ($11.95) wrapped around mushrooms, spin- Rose & Crown Pub has been a 30-year-old business four years ago. The walls are festooned with were also noteworthy. About a quar- ach and other vegetables. It was just fixture for three decades tucked Kasim Syed, a real estate agent by freebies donated by breweries. The ter-pound of fleshy fried prawns sat the right amount of appetizer. The off Emerson Street adjacent to a profession, worked part time at the mirrors and menu boards were gifts atop a pile of sizzling fries, finger dab of house-made chutney that ac- city parking lot. The location is no pub for several years and leapt at the from Stella Artois and Murphy’s food that I had to let cool down a bit companied, though, consisted of one secret to its large clientele, though. chance to buy the saloon in 2006. Stout, and much of the glassware is before diving into. chunk of mango and not much else. The food is pub-worthy; the suds “I didn’t change much but in- from Deschutes, with bar coasters Cheeseburgers were plenty good, It was impossible to cut, spread or are endless. N creased the emphasis on local and provided by Firestone Walker Brew- too, and pleasingly priced at $8.95 dip onto the samosas, making it al- handcrafted beers and specialty ing, condiment tray by Duvel, and with a choice of Stilton, Farmhouse most a non-accompaniment. (continued on next page) imports on draft,” he said. “At any bar bumpers courtesy of Spaten. cheddar or Cheshire cheeses. The
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It’s a skill And, as is common when anyone crosses on which Hitchcock once prided himself, the bridge from adolescence to adulthood, though Haggis’ film skews tonally away things have become decidedly more compli- from escapism and toward neo-noir. cated for Mr. Potter. A remake of Fred Cavaye’s French thriller From the onset it is clear “Hallows” is “Pour Elle,” this film deals with a literal a darker, more intense offering than past escape, as Crowe’s John Brennan plots to installments. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and spring his suicidal wife, Lara (Elizabeth his best friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Banks), from a Pittsburgh lockup. Early Hermione (Emma Watson), are still reeling scenes establish how this middle-class from the death of their beloved headmas- woman finds herself sent up the river on ter, Albus Dumbledore. But there is little what may or may not be a trumped-up mur- der charge. The audience has doubts, but time for grief. Dark wizards led by the ser- Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.” pentine Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) John wills himself past those doubts. As he says of “Don Quixote,” “What if we choose have seized control of the wizarding world, now see Harry facing adversity as an adult, well as his unreliable perception as delirium casting an ominous shadow on all things to exist solely in a reality of our own mak- battling overwhelming odds with little help, encroaches. ing?” magical. is at once scary and inspiring. At the instant of the accident, Ralston Voldemort has his sights set on eliminat- So John parks his young son with the Yates, Radcliffe and the rest of the Pot- quickly experiences most of Kubler-Ross’ grandparents (Brian Dennehy and Helen ing Harry once and for all, while the few he- ter posse are giving fans exactly what they stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, roic wizards still left standing believe Harry Carey, both sharp) and begins in earnest to deserve — a powerful denouement worthy depression and acceptance. That accom- make his own reality: that he will escape is their only hope. Following a fierce aerial of a boy wizard who has charmed the world plished, he focuses on his options, laying battle that leaves one wizard dead and an- the country with his family intact. John for more than a dozen years. out his gizmos on the boulder (these include begins the process by plying frequent es- other injured, Harry and company prepare a flashlight, a cheap multiuse tool and his to regroup. A wedding between Ron’s older capee Damon Pennington (guest star Liam Rated PG-13 for some sequences of in- video camera, with which he reviews his Neeson), who explains that the prison break brother Bill and Triwizard Tournament tense action and frightening images. 2 meeting with the girls and records video competitor Fleur Delacour initially seems is the easy part; escaping the post-9/11 rap- hours, 27 minutes. diaries that give the man-in-nature adven- id-response cordon is hard. like a good opportunity for a temporary re- ture its distinctly 21st-century tone of navel- prieve from the chaos — until a surprise And so begins an odyssey that presses a — Tyler Hanley gazing. man to his limits. Brennan may be smarter attack forces Harry, Ron and Hermione to Boyle and co-screenwriter Simon Beaufoy set out on their own. than the average bear and his motivation is 127 Hours --- (both Oscar winners for Boyle’s previous strong, but he’s also emotionally unprepared The trio endeavors to find and destroy (Aquarius) Not since Sisyphus has a boul- film, “Slumdog Millionaire”) don’t flinch four remaining Horcruxes (magical objects for the realities of committing crimes. Hag- der-versus-man tale gotten so much atten- from gore, and they indulge in plenty of gal- gis wisely undercuts Brennan’s superheroics that empower Voldemort). It will take perse- tion. Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” dramatizes lows humor. The director winningly uses verance, teamwork and trust to track down with some sweaty failures on the way to the the survivalist story of hiker Aron Ralston, every audio-visual trick in his bag to turn climactic effort. A test run of one aspect of the Horcruxes and steer clear of Voldie and as told in his book “Between a Rock and a the story cinematic. “127 Hours” becomes his horde of foul followers (including the the plan nearly ends it all, and the more des- Hard Place.” In the process, James Franco something of a Rorschach test for audienc- perate John becomes, the more vulnerable maniacal Bellatrix Lestrange, played per- positions himself for a Best Actor Oscar es. Is it a uniquely powerful experience or a fectly by Helena Bonham Carter). With help to the authorities and the criminal element nomination. “Johnny-come-lately” after the metaphysi- (on which he relies for fake passports and a from a few surprising friends, Harry and his The title refers to the time that lone cal survivalist films “Touching the Void” pals may actually stand a chance. quick infusion of cash). mountain climber Ralston (Franco) spends and “Into the Wild”? Is it an amazing tale Meanwhile, Lara turns the screws on John Keeping a core cast together — spe- trapped in Utah’s Blue John Canyon, where of endurance or a dubious extension of a cifically Radcliffe, Grint and Watson — with her own journey into extremity. Her a boulder pins his arm to a rock wall. Boyle reckless fool’s 15 minutes of fame? I’ll take legal options exhausted and her son turning through seven (soon to be eight) films is clearly relishes the filmmaking challenge. a little from column A and a little from col- astounding, and the creative minds behind cold to her, she won’t last much longer on Like Ralston, Boyle is an adrenaline junkie, umn B. the inside. It’s do or die for John, but Hag- the entire franchise deserve a lot of credit. and the film’s opening moments establish Perhaps the least assailable element of the The three lead actors demonstrate a matu- gis teases the notion that what he must do the searching energy of filmmaker and sub- film is Franco’s performance. In mental and for the woman he loves may change him rity that truly carries the film. Although ject. A vigorous split-screen title sequence spiritual conflict with an immovable object all three have different thespian strengths, so much that — even should he succeed — (set to Free Blood’s “Never Hear Surf Music — one standing in for the force of nature she may no longer be able to love him in their growth and established confidence in Again”) emphasizes the constant movement and mortality — Franco’s intuitive acting one another are obvious. Veteran actors Bill return. of humanity and Ralston’s addiction to the skill never fails him. Even when the camera Banks doesn’t get much screen time to Nighy and Bonham Carter serve up strong stimulation he believes only a nature excur- is directly in his face, or in a bold sequence supporting performances. establish her character, but she serves the sion can provide him. Both notions prove requiring him essentially to do a stand-up story well, portraying Lara as a loving The visual effects are top-notch and have deeply ironic, as does the idea that life bus- comedy routine, Franco pitches his perfor- seemed to get better with each film. Director mother but also impulsive and emotionally tles on unabated while Ralston’s lifeforce mance to hit the right notes of desperately raw. Crowe has to tamp down his natural David Yates, who helmed the two previous ebbs away in a quiet canyon. searching soulfulness. The humanism of Potter pictures (“Harry Potter and the Order confidence (the extra weight helps a little) The opening sequence teases what audi- Franco’s performance focuses and redeems and make John nervy in both senses of the of the Phoenix” and “Harry Potter and the ences know they’re “in for,” as Ralston fate- the overriding “carpe diem” theme, around Half-Blood Prince”), gives the film a hint of word: bold but also jumpy. fully fails to pick up his phone and tell his which Boyle loses ground in a hoary, senti- As for Haggis, he focuses on holding our independent flair with occasional hand-held parents his planned whereabouts, notice an mental assertion at film’s end. camerawork. The effect makes the story interest by yanking our chain, equivocating extra bottle of water in his fridge, or find the on the accuracy of Google-accessible crimi- feel more personal. “Hallows” is rife with pocket knife hiding on his top shelf. Ralston Rated R for language and some disturb- compelling scenes, but one in which Harry, nal advice and the skill or incompetence of also meets a couple of young female hikers ing violent content/bloody images. One law enforcement. It works. Audiences may Hermione and Ron drink Polyjuice Potion (Amber Tamblyn and Kate Mara) shortly hour, 34 minutes. in order to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic roll an eye here or there, but they’re unlikely before his accident. Even as Ralston faces to lose interest in John’s efforts. is easily among the film’s best. his fate alone, his parents, the hikers, old — Peter Canavese Fans who were, say, 10 when “Harry Pot- friends and girlfriends remain characters Rated PG-13 for violence, drug material, ter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was released in in his story. Boyle’s conceit is to view Ral- The Next Three Days --- bookstores will now be 23 or 24 for these fi- language, some sexuality and thematic ele- ston’s experience from his subjective point (Century 16, Century 20) Playing a ments. Two hours, 13 minutes. nal two films. They have virtually grown up of view, incorporating flashbacks to hap- community-college literature teacher, Rus- alongside Harry, Ron and Hermione. And to pier times, reveries and fantasy visions, as sell Crowe explains to his class the pith of — Peter Canavese
Page 32ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Penn) find themselves under attack after dip- Somewhere in the shadows, senior Bush ad- NOW PLAYING lomat and consultant Joe pooh-poohs what viser Karl Rove decides “Wilson’s wife is fair MOVIE TIMES The following is a sampling of movies George W. Bush called “the smoking gun game,” precipitating the outing of Plame as Movie times for the Century 16 and 20 theaters are for Friday through Tuesday recently reviewed in the Weekly: that could come in the form of a mushroom a CIA covert operations officer. With her op- unless otherwise noted. cloud”: Saddam Hussein’s purported pur- erations burnt (and her contacts in danger), Fair Game --1/2 chase of uranium. Wilson’s investigation finds Plame’s career implodes. And thus begins (CineArts) Beltway power couple Valerie no threat, but the war machine doesn’t stop, “the war at home” on two fronts: in the media 127 Hours (R) Aquarius Theatre: 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8 & 9:30 p.m.; Plame (Naomi Watts) and Joe Wilson (Sean leading Wilson to poison-pen the New York ((( Fri. & Sat. also at 10:30 p.m. Times op-ed “What I Didn’t Find in Africa.” (continued on next page) Burlesque (PG-13) Century 16: Tue. at 12:01 a.m. Due Date (R) Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 1:45, 4:15, 7:15 & 10 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:25, 2:55, 5:25, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m. Fair Game (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 20: Fri.-Thu. at 11 a.m.; 1:35, 4:20, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:55, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri., Sat., Wed. & Thu. also at 9:50 p.m. Faster (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Tue. at 12:01 a.m. 7HAT SCHOOL IS MEANT TO BE The Girl Who Kicked the Guild Theatre: 1:45, 5 & 8:15 p.m. Hornet’s Nest (R) (((( Harry Potter and the Century 16: Fri. & Sat. at 8, 9, 10, 11 & 11:30 a.m.; Deathly Hollows: Part 1 noon, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 5, 6:10, 7, 7:30, 8, (PG-13) (((1/2 8:50, 9:50, 10:30, 11 & 11:15 p.m.; Sun. at 8, 9, 10, 11 & 11:30 a.m.; noon, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 5, 6:10, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:40, 9:40, 10:30, 11 & 11:15 p.m.; Mon. & Tue. at 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.; noon, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 5, 6:10, 7, 7:30, 8, 8:50, 9:50 & 10:30 p.m.; Wed. & Thu. at 11:30 a.m.; 3, 7 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. at 10:30, 11 & 11:35 a.m.; 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3, 3:35, 4:05, 4:40, 5:15, 5:45, 6:25, 7, 7:25, 8:05, 8:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:25 & 10:45 p.m.; Mon.- Thu. at 11 & 11:35 a.m.; 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, 3, 3:35, 4:05, 4:40, 5:15, 5:45, 6:25, 7, 7:25, 8:05, 8:40, 9:10, 9:50, 10:25 & 10:45 p.m. Hereafter (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 20: 1:55 & 7:15 p.m. Inside Job (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:40 & 7:20 p.m.; Fri., Sat., Wed. (((1/2 & Thu. also at 9:55 p.m. Jackass 3 (R) Century 20: 10:40 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Love & Other Drugs (R) Century 16: Tue. at 12:01 a.m. (Not Reviewed) Megamind (PG) ((1/2 Century 16: Fri.-Sun. at 10:20 a.m.; 12:45, 3:10, 5:40, #HALLENGING %NGAGING *OYFUL 8:20 & 10:45 p.m.; In 3D at 9:10 & 11:40 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m.; Mon. & Tue. at 10:30 a.m.; 12:55, 3:15, 5:40 & 8:20 p.m.; In 3D at 11:40 a.m.; 2:10, 4:40, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 5PPER 3CHOOL /PEN (OUSE PM PM 4:55, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m.; In 3D Fri.-Sun. at 10:25 & 11:10 a.m.; 12:50, 1:40, 3:20, 4:15, 5:55, 6:45, 8:20 & 9:15 p.m.; In 3D Mon. & Tue. at 11:10 a.m.; 12:50, 1:40, 3:20, 7BMQBSBJTP"WFOVF "UIFSUPO $"ts XXXNFOMPTDIPPMPSH 4:15, 5:55, 6:45, 8:20 & 9:15 p.m.; In 3D Wed. & Thu. at 11:10 a.m. Morning Glory (PG-13) Century 16: 12:10, 1:20, 2:50, 5:30, 7:25 & 8:30 p.m.; (Not Reviewed) Fri.-Sun. also at 9:30 a.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; DANNY BOYLE AND 2:15, 4:50, 7:30 & 10:05 p.m. JAMES FRANCO TAKE US ON The Next Three Days Century 16: 12:20, 3:40, 7 & 10:20 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also (PG-13) ((( at 9:20 a.m. Century 20: Fri.-Thu. at 1:05, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m. Paranormal Activity 2 Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 5 & 10:20 p.m. (R) (Not Reviewed) Red (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 10:50 a.m.; 1:40, 4:35, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m. AND ULTIMATELY UPLIFTING. Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 2:20, 5, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Secretariat (PG) ((1/2 Century 20: 11:05 a.m.; 2, 4:45, 7:40 & 10:25 p.m. Skyline (PG-13) Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 2, 4:50, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. ‘127 HOURS’ SCALES (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:25, 4:50, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. The Social Network Century 16: 10:40 a.m.; 1:35, 4:25, 7:40 & 10:35 p.m. (PG-13) (((1/2 Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 2:10, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Tangled (PG) Century 16: In 3D Tue. at 12:01 a.m. Century 20: In (Not Reviewed) 3D Wed. & Thu. at 11:20 a.m.; 2, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. Unstoppable (PG-13) (( Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 12:50, 1:50, 3:20, 4:30, 6:20, 7:10, 9:20 & 10:10 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 10:10 a.m. A DOUBLE TOUR-DE-FORCE FOR Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 12:35, 1:50, 3:15, 4:35, 5:40, JAMES FRANCO AND DANNY BOYLE. 7:10, 8:15, 9:35 & 10:45 p.m. Waiting for Superman Century 16: Fri.-Sun. at 10:30 a.m.; 4:20 & 10:15 p.m.; ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding
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CAMERA CINEMAS CINEMARK LANDMARK’S EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS CAMERA 7 CINÉARTS AT AQUARIUS PRUNEYARD SANTANA ROW Palo Alto START FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Campbell (408) 559-6900 San Jose (800) FANDANGO 983# (650) 266-9260 *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 33 Movies CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING (continued from previous page) Your fresh hormone-free, natural and in the house of Plame and Wilson. Rated or organic Thanksgiving Turkey PG-13 for some language. One hour, 48 min- when you pre-order by Friday, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to California Public Utilities utes. — P.C. (Reviewed Nov. 12, 2010) November 19th! Code section 2827 that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto will O PURCHASE hold a Public Hearing at its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest ---- December 6, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, (Guild) Lisbet Salander, the girl with the in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, dragon tattoo, the girl who played with fire, doesn’t literally kick any nests in this last California. The Public Hearing will be held to consider adopting installment of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium tril- a new Electric Utility Rate Schedule for Net Surplus Electricity ogy. In fact, Lisbet, again played by Noomi #" %'$" + - #%#)%- Rapace, spends the first half or more of the Compensation to be effective January 1, 2011, and to consider film in a hospital bed. Though the target of adopting a resolution to amend Utility Rule and Regulation 29, various killers, Lisbet is not as much the center of this film as is investigative journal- %*$)',*$ governing Net Energy Metering Service and Interconnection. ist Mikael Blomkvist (Michael Nyqvist). After $+ (!%&&"$ a violent pre-credits sequence, the action 0$-#.+ # , )! )+')+ State law requires Palo Alto’s City Council to establish a Net Surplus becomes more political than physical. Mikael, together with his editor and occasional lover Electricity Compensation Rate Schedule to be effective January !- + &&)-# + $, ).(-, ).*)(, (()- )' $( 0$-# (1)-# +2+ 2)+22 Erika Berger (Lena Endre) and the rest of the ).(-+1.( ).*)(( ).*)(* +#)., #)& * + 1* +*.+ # , )! )+')+ 1, 2011.This new rate will be used to compensate eligible Net staff of their magazine, digs deep to get the goods on the corrupt officials and shrinks Metering customers, who choose monetary compensation, for the who put Lisbet into a mental hospital at age electricity produced by their onsite system in excess of their annual 12. Rated R for strong violence, some sexual material and brief language. Two hours, 28 consumption at the end of each twelve-month period. minutes.— R.P. (Reviewed Oct. 29, 2010)
Copies of the rate schedule for the compensation are available on Inside Job ---1/2 (CineArts) Sometimes a good documentary the City’s website and in the Utilities Department, 3rd Floor, City Hall, is one for the history books. “Inside Job” — 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. There is a $3.00 per copy written, produced and directed by Charles Ferguson — may end up being that sort of charge for this publication. film. The wounds recounted may be too fresh just now for “Inside Job” to be broadly ap- DONNA J. GRIDER, MMC preciated, but it’s a cogent synthesis of the factors leading to, defining and resulting from City Clerk the global economic crisis of the last couple of years. Even the most casual observers of the economic crisis will have to consider much of “Inside Job” to be old news, but Fer- guson delivers it doggedly and without suc- cumbing to blatant emotional appeal. Rated PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL PG-13 for some drug and sex-related mate- CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE rial. One hour, 49 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 Oct. 22, 2010) CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT Megamind --1/2 ACCESS CHANNEL 26 (Century 16, Century 20) Will Ferrell plays the dastardly doofus Megamind, the per- **************************************** petual loser of epic matches with superhero THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. Metro Man (Brad Pitt, amusingly channeling buddy George Clooney). Always drawn into THE AGENDA WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING the middle, reporter Roxanne Ritchi (Tina LEGAL DOCUMENTATION CAN BE VIEWED AT THE Fey) fills the Lois Lane role. Metro City goes BELOW WEBPAGE: http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp Home Care by (TENTATIVE) AGENDA-SPECIAL MEETING Seniors for Seniors COUNCIL CHAMBERS NOVEMBER 22, 2010 - 6:00 PM
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Page 34ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Movies topsy-turvy when Megamind appears, almost accidentally, to vanquish Metro Man. What is a supervillain without his hero? This question, THEATER ADDRESSES STANFORD THEATER at times addressed seriously in the pages of comic books, gets a comic treatment — or, Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) The Stanford Theatre is at 221 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Go to www.stan- rather, a ìromantic comedyî treatment as fordtheatre.org or call 650-324-3700. Megamind attempts to win over Roxanne, Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View for whom heís long carried a torch. The sto- (800-326-3264) Mildred Pierce (1945)Joan Crawford plays a waitress climbing ryís loose parameters of good and evil put forward the ideal that everyone is capable of the career ladder. Friday at 7:30 p.m. redemption. Rated PG for action and some Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City language. One hour, 36 minutes. — P.C. (800-326-3264) Angel Face (1952) Femme fatale Jean Simmons sets her sights (Reviewed Nov. 5 2010) on Robert Mitchum. Friday at 5:45 & 9:35 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) The Social Network ---1/2 (Century 16, Century 20) This riveting film Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) Show Boat (1936) A musical about the performers on a river about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg showboat. Sat.-Mon. at 7:30. Sat. and Sun. also at 3:40 p.m. defines a generation. Director David Fincher Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) helms with a deft touch; the screenplay by Aaron Sorkin is beautifully crafted; and the Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) Three showgirls team up with a acting is exceptional. In fact, the only thing composer neighbor. Sat.-Mon. at 5:40 & 9:30 p.m. missing from “The Social Network” is a lik- about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com. able protagonist. Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisen- berg) wasn’t always the world’s youngest billionaire. In 2003, the computer whiz was a Harvard undergrad, more interested in dating than status updates. Harvard students (and twins) Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (Armie Hammer and Josh Pence) and a colleague approach Zuckerberg to enlist his help with the development of Harvard Connection, a NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE LIBRARY MySpace-esque site for Harvard students. ADVISORY COMMISSION Zuckerberg enlists the financial and moral support of his best friend, Eduardo Saverin FOR THREE THREE YEAR TERMS, ENDING (Andrew Garfield), to create his own social- JANUARY 31, 2014 networking site. Rated PG-13 for language, drug and alcohol use and sexual content. 2 hours, 1 minute. — T.H. (Reviewed OCt. (Terms of Hochberg, Mittal, and Stinger) 1, 2010) PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Unstoppable -- Notice is hereby: Given that Palo Alto Unified School District is NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking appli- (Century 16, Century 20) Screenwriter Mark inviting bidders to submit a request to be included in the District’s cations for the Library Advisory Commission from persons inter- Bomback draws on a true story that unfolded ested in serving in one of three terms ending January 31, 2014. in 2001 in Ohio, where an unmanned train Bidders Book for 2011. got away from its conductor and hurtled 66 miles with a cargo of toxic, non-flammable Trade categories include but may not be limited to: Eligibility Requirements: The Library Advisory Commission is molten phenol. The same scenario unfolds in composed of seven members who shall be appointed by and “Unstoppable,” only with much louder music and exclamations about “thousands of gal- Demolition, Asbestos Abatement, Concrete, Roofing, Fire Protec- shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, but who shall not lons of highly flammable fuel.” The villains, tion, Doors, Windows, Frames, Window Coverings, Audio-Visual, be Council Members, officers or employees of the City of Palo then, aren’t terrorists, but rather the fat cats Alto. Each member of the Commission shall have a demonstrated making executive decisions from the golf Classroom Furniture, Modular Buildings, Plumbing, Mechanical, course. Don’t they understand that they’re interest in public library matters. All members of the Commission making it nearly impossible for the clever and Electrical, Phone/Data, Fences, Paving, Landscape, Moving, PV, shall at all times be residents of the City of Palo Alto. Regular hard-working bourgeoisie to save the day? General Contractor Testing, Inspection & IOR Services, meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday the month, With its one-track premise, “Unstoppable” at least one month per quarter. derails thrills. Rated PG-13 for sequences of action and peril, and some language. One hour, 39 minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed Nov. Request Submission no later than November 30, 2010 Purpose and Duties: The purpose of the Library Advisory Com- 12, 2010) mission shall be to advise the City Council on matters relating to Send all information to: the Palo Alto City Library, excluding daily administrative opera- Palo Alto Unified School District tions. The Commission shall have the following duties: 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D 1. Advise the City Council on planning and policy matters per- Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 taining to: a) the goals of and the services provided by the Attn: Ron Smith Palo Alto City Library; b) the future delivery of the services by Phone: (650) 329-3927 the Palo Alto City Library; c) the City Manager’s recommen- Fri & Sat ONLY Fair Game - 1:55, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 dations pertaining to the disposition of major gifts of money, Inside Job - Fax: (650) 327-3588 11/19-11/20 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 personal property and real property to the City to be used Sun-Tues ONLY Fair Game - 1:55, 4:30, 7:20 for library purposes; d) the construction and renovation of 1/21-11/23 Inside Job - 2:00, 4:40, 7:20 capital facilities of the Palo Alto City Library; and e) joint ac- Weds & Thurs ONLY Fair Game - 1:55, 4:30, 7:20, 9:50 tion projects with other public or private information entities, 11/24-11/25 Inside Job - 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:55 including libraries. NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING 2. Review state legislative proposals that may affect the opera- of the city of Palo Alto tion of the Palo Alto City Library. 3. Review the City Manager’s proposed budget for capital im- Architectural Review Board (ARB) provements and operations relating to the Palo Alto City Li- brary, and thereafter forward any comments to one or more 8:30 A.M., Thursday, December 2, 2010 Palo Alto Council of the applicable committees of the Council. Conference Room, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue. 4. Provide advice upon such other matters as the City Council Go to the Development Center at 285 Hamilton Avenue to review may from time to time assign. filed documents; contact Alicia Spotwood for information regarding 5. Receive community input concerning the Palo Alto City Li- business hours at 650-617-3168. brary. 6. Review and comment on fund-raising efforts on behalf of the 795 Welch Road [10PLN-00396] Request by Lucile Packard Palo Alto City Library. Children’s Hospital on behalf of The Board of Trustees for the Leland Stanford Junior University for Architectural Review of a 521,300 !"# $% The Library Advisory Commission shall not have the power or gross square foot expansion to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, including an additional 104 patient beds, underground authority to cause the expenditure of City funds or to bind the City parking and on-site landscaping. This project a component of to any written or implied contract. the Stanford University Medical Center Facilities Renewal and Replacement Project. Existing Zone District: MOR (Medical Office Appointment information and application forms are available in and Research). the City Clerk’s Office, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto (Phone: 650-329-2571) or may be obtained on the website at http://www. 300 Pasteur Drive [10PLN-00399] Request by Stanford Hospital and cityofpaloalto.org. Clinics on behalf of The Board of Trustees for the Leland Stanford Junior University for Architectural Review of improvements to Welch Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk’s Office is Road, including widening of Welch Road at specific locations, 5:30 p.m., Monday, November 29, 2010. If one of the incum- creation of a new public street (Durand Way), roadway restriping, bents does not apply, the final deadline for non-incumbents will and other streetscape improvements. This project is a component of the Stanford University Medical Center Facilities Renewal and be Monday December 6, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. Replacement Project. Existing Zone District: MOR (Medical Office and Research). PALO ALTO RESIDENCY IS A REQUIREMENT
Amy French DONNA J. GRIDER, MMC Manager of Current Planning City Clerk *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 35 1ST PLACE BEST SPORTS COVERAGE California Newspaper Publishers Association Sports Shorts PREP ALUMS . . . UC Irvine se- nior goalkeeper Matt Johnson from Gunn High has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Fed- eration Mikasa Player of the Week in men’s water polo. Johnson recorded 17 saves in a 7-6 home win over UC Santa Barbara last Saturday, marking a season-high total for him and second-best in his career. The 17 saves are also the second-highest total in the MPSF this season. He had six saves in the first quarter when David Gonzales/Stanfordphoto.com the Gauchos were held scoreless and had two stops in the fourth quarter when UCI rallied from a 5-4 deficit for the victory. John- son has 161 saves in 22 starts this season, ranking fourth in the MPSF with an average of 7.32 stops per game . . . Honors also were in the offing for Menlo School grad Mike Merlone, who was named the Collegiate Water Polo Association Defensive Player of the Week last The Stanford football team had a lot to celebrate in 2007 after beating Cal in the Big Game to end a five-year losing streak to the Bears. week for three wins the previous weekend at the Southern Cham- pionships. This was Merlone’s third such award this season . . . A number of Gunn gradu- Stanford has Axe to grind with Cal ates are keeping busy with their respective teams this season: But Cardinal football team first must win it back in the 113th annual Big Game on Saturday Claire O’Connell (2010) was MIT’s by Rick Eymer sixth runner at the New England campus much since 2002, after a rial Coliseum, where they have won D-III Regionals, placing 44th in tanford football players pass seven-year reign with the trophy four games this season by a margin 23:41.7 for 6K, and helping the by the empty case where the ended. It made a visit for a year of 189-34. team qualify for the NCAA finals S Axe Trophy would be promi- when the Cardinal won the 2007 They lost at home Saturday to this weekend. The MIT women nently displayed every day. It’s been Big Game at home, 20-13. Other- top-ranked Oregon, 15-13, and had are currently ranked No. 13 in the missing in action since 2008, when wise the trophy’s existence has been a chance to win it toward the end. country. Alex Johann (2010) ran Cal claimed the trophy in Berke- nothing more than a rumor on The “It truly is a big game for both in the West D-III Regionals for ley. Farm. teams,” Stanford coach Jim Har- “That’s motivation enough,” Car- California (3-4, 5-5) needs a win baugh said. “It’s our most important Pomona-Pitzer, running 27:51.72 TV: Comcast Sports Net Allegra Mayer dinal senior nose tackle Sione Fua to become bowl eligible, and spoil- game of the season. We know we for 8K. (2009) ran Bay Area, 12:30 p.m. in the Midwest D-I Regionals for said of Saturday’s chance to regain ing Stanford’s season (6-1, 9-1) have a challenge.” Northwestern, clocking 22:21.08 the prized possession. would be an added bonus. The Bears Radio: XTRA (860 AM); for 6K. Irene Graham (2006) is The Axe has not been seen on are particularly tough inside Memo- (continued on page 38) KZSU (90.1 FM) scheduled to run in the West D-II Regionals for Humboldt State this STANFORD ROUNDUP weekend. Daniel Damian (2010) is scheduled to run in the California Community College State Cham- No. 1 women’s soccer pionships for De Anza this week- end . . . With Castilleja grad Taylor Docter and Gunn grad Teresa hopes to be at its Skelly making contributions Har- vard pulled out a 3-2 victory over best against Bruins Princeton in an Ivy League match by Rick Eymer last weekend. hristen Press thinks UCLA hasn’t seen the top- ranked Stanford women’s soccer team at its ON THE AIR C best this season. She hopes that happens this Friday weekend, when the two Pac-10 rivals meet in the third Women’s volleyball: Stanford at Cal, 7 round of the NCAA tournament. p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) While there were several regular-season rematches Saturday during the first weekend of play, only Friday night’s College football: Stanford at Califor- game at Stanford features a rematch, and the 7 p.m.
nia, 12:30 p.m.; Comcast Sports Net Bay Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.com kickoff should be a good one. Area; XTRA (860 AM); KZSU (90.1 FM) The Bruins lead the all-time series, 9-8-3, but Stan- Sunday ford has won the past three meetings, including last Women’s volleyball: Stanford at Cal, year’s 2-1 overtime victory in the NCAA Women’s 12:30 p.m.; Comcast Sports Net Bay College Cup semifinals. Area (tape-delayed from Friday) The Cardinal (20-0-2) shut out UCLA, 2-0, on Oct. 10 on its way to a second straight Pac-10 title. The two READ MORE ONLINE schools have combined to win the past 10 conference www.PASportsOnline.com championships. For expanded daily coverage of college “I don’t think we played our best the last time,” said and prep sports, please see our new Stanford’s Mariah Nogueira (right) celebrates with Alina Garciamendez, whose goal against site at www.PASportsOnline.com Santa Clara on Sunday turned out to be the winner in a 2-1 victory in NCAA second-round play. (continued on page 39) Page 36ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ CCS FOOTBALL Palo Alto is ready for the next season Vikings take a 10-0 record and the top seed in Open Division into a first-round rematch with No. 8 Mitty on Friday night by Keith Peters again when the Vikings take on t has been 10 games and 10 vic- the Monarchs for the second time tories for the Palo Alto High this season. In their first meeting I football team. That hasn’t hap- on Sept. 17, Paly held Mitty to 199 pened since 1950. So, with a big total yards while registering a 20-7 sigh of relief, the Vikings victory. can move on. “It was a very good de- “That’s awesome,” fensive effort,” Han- Paly head coach sen said of that Earl Hansen said first game. “We of his best-ever played with pas- start. “It’s in the sion.” bag. Now, it’s Palo Alto fo- time to move on to cused its defensive the next season.” attention on Mitty’s The second season highly touted quar- for Palo Alto begins Friday night, terback Kyle Boehm last time. when the No. 1 seeded Vikings (10-0) “We got to him,” Hansen said. play host to No. 8 seed Mitty (6-3-1) “He’s just as dangerous as a runner in a Central Coast Section Open Di- as a passer, but he couldn’t get loose. vision playoff opener at 7 p.m. We had pressure on him. It was a The winner will advance to the real team effort.” semifinals the following weekend Boehm carried 15 times but against either No. 5 Bellarmine or gained just 12 yards. He also com- No. 4 Oak Grove. The section finale pleted just seven of 15 passes for will be held Dec. 3 at San Jose City only 73 yards and one interception. College at 7 p.m. Hansen credited his defensive Palo Alto is hoping to reach the ends, Kevin Anderson and Tori Jim Anderson championship game for a second Prati, for containing Boehm, along Palo Alto’s Morris Gates-Mouton (on ground) and Kevin Anderson (58) bring down a Saratoga runner during time, the first coming in 2006 with linebackers Michael Cullen the Vikings’ 28-14 victory last Friday to wrap up a 10-0 regular season, the school’s first since 1950. when the Vikings qualified for the and Will Glazier, plus defensive Division II state finals — losing to back T.J. Braff. Boehm has rushed for 471 yards Both are game-breakers. Adams has Morris Gates-Mouton had a 73-yard Orange Lutheran and finishing the “They were all instrumental,” and thrown for 1,302 with nine 48 catches for 863 yards while Wil- interception return for a touchdown. season with a 12-2 record, the most Hansen said. touchdowns. His counterpart if liams is averaging a whopping 27.2 Bono threw for 201 yards and three wins in school history. Both teams have improved since Paly senior Christoph Bono, who yards per catchy and is coming off scores. Palo Alto is three wins away from their first meeting while adding new has completed 121-of-182 passes for back-to-back 100-plus yard games. Despite beating Saratoga, the another such trip to Southern Cali- players. Mitty running back Rocky 1,968 yards and 23 scores. He had four catches for 111 yards victory wasn’t impressive enough to fornia and has all the tools to get it Meszaros didn’t play the first time. Mitty is averaging 198.4 yards and two touchdowns to help rally allow Palo Alto to retain its No. 18 done. The Vikings are averaging He’s now the No. 1 rusher with 530 rushing a game and 150.1 passing, the Vikings to a 28-14 victory over state ranking in the Cal-Hi Sports 32.3 points a game while allowing yards on 87 carries. Paly’s B.J. Boyd while Paly is running for 165.2 ypg host Saratoga last Friday. Top 25. In fact, the Vikings dropped just 9.8. In the first 10 games of also didn’t play previously, but has and passing for 198.5. Paly actually trailed in that game, all the way to No. 47. 2006, Paly scored 37.1 ppg while come on strong with 506 yards (a Paly may have the edge in explo- 14-0, before responding to the chal- Another victory over Mitty on Fri- giving up 12.5. 9.55 average) on just 53 carries to siveness with senior wideouts Mau- lenge. Williams had TD catches of Defense will be critical once lead the Vikings. rice Williams and Davante Adams. 21 and 65 yards while linebacker (continued on page 40)
POSTSEASON PLAYOFF HISTORY PALO ALTO (17-12) MITTY (16-12) SCORE OPPONENT SCORE OPPONENT 14-21 Live Oak 14-0 Mt. Pleasant 22-28 Mitty (1992) 19-26 Leland 47-20 Valley Christian 28-22 Palo Alto (1992) 0-34 Palma 20-14 San Lorenzo V. 7-24 Saratoga 7-20 Palma 27-0 Lick 28-13 Half Moon Bay 21-14 Gonzales 20-21 Cupertino 14-10 Saratoga 27-6 Half Moon Bay 14-31 Mitty (1997) 16-0 Harbor 14-21 N. Monterey Co. 24-14 San Lorenzo V. 0-10 Terra Nova 28-7 RL Stevenson 48-42 Branham 7-14 Saratoga 27-13 Aragon 21-22 San Mateo 13-41 San Mateo 31-14 Palo Alto (1997) 15-14 Monterey 16-7 Monterey 10-31 Westmont 14-28 Los Gatos 33-26 South S.F. 45-7 Del Mar 17-0 Terra Nova 6-37 Los Gatos 34-6 Los Gatos 23-21 Aragon 49-6 Jefferson 41-38 Palma 46-13 Silver Creek 23-21 Oak Grove 7-34 Oak Grove 38-0 El Camino 33-14 Watsonville Jim Anderson 7-0 North Salinas 35-27 Oak Grove 14-7 Menlo-Atherton 7-26 Palma 48-0 Leigh 36-43 Aragon 38-8 Monterey 6-34 Palma 23-29 Los Gatos 26-33 Oak Grove Palo Alto’s T.J. Braff (17) makes one of his 23 tackles (eight unassisted) during the Vikings’ comeback win over 6-34 Bellarmine 17-22 Valley Christian Saratoga that capped a 6-0 finish in the SCVAL De Anza Division. Morris Gates-Mouton (31) had seven stops.
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“It would be nice, personally, to Don Feria/stanfordphoto.com center Chase Beeler, and David De- avenge some of the mistakes I made Castro are also returning starters. in last year’s game,” he said. Fifth-year senior Derek Hall starts Big Game lore resonates through- at right tackle. out the Bay Area, with names like Phillips overcame personal trag- Jackie Jensen, Ken Margerum, Aar- edy to continue playing this year. on Rodgers, Jim Plunkett, Chuck His father died in a plane crash at Muncie, Toby Gerhart, Jahvid Best the beginning of training camp. and Gene Washington sprinkled “He’s done a great job. Physically among the lesser known, yet still he has not shown how he’s been heroic, players like Casey Moore, Stanford QB Andrew Luck will be affected,” Luck said. “I think he’s Dick Norman, Glyn Milburn, Lind- looking to win his first Big Game. more concerned that his teammates sey Chapman, Kevin Scott and Tom aren’t affected. That shows what Schneider named amid Big Game The last shutout in the series was kind of character he has. I love the records. Stanford’s 14-0 victory on Nov. 20, fact he’s blocking for me.” And, of course, the ever popular 1971. Cal last whitewashed the Car- Luck did commit a fashion faux Nov. 20, 1982 ‘The Play’ in which dinal on Nov. 22, 1952. pas at the annual Big Game lun- INSPIRATIONS Cal miraculously used a five-lateral, “Stanford-Cal; there have been cheon in San Francisco earlier in 57-yard crisscrossing kickoff return great games through the years and the week. He wore a dark blue suit A resource for special events and ongoing religious to stun Stanford, which had just it’s awesome to be part of it,” Har- with a light blue shirt and a blue- services. To inquire about or make space reservations scored the go-ahead field goal after baugh said. “It raises the level of and-gold tie. for Inspirations, please contact a brilliant drive led by John Elway. play.” “I thought of that when I got There was one trombone bruised Both teams are coming off tough here,” he laughed. “I only have two Blanca Yoc at 223-6596 among the many egos. games, as Stanford needed a late dress shirts and the other one is in or email [email protected] Stanford has never scored more touchdown to beat host Arizona the wash. This is my only tie.” than 42 points in a Big Game, while State, 17-13, last weekend. Owen Better a fashion mistake than a Cal has never surpassed 48. Marecic scored both touchdowns costly one in the Big Game. N Page 38ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports Jim Shorin/Stanfordphoto.com Paul Llewellyn/Photo illustration Santa Clara University senior Maxine Goynes (15) discovered one way to slow down Stanford senior Christen Press (23), the nation’s leading scorer, on Sunday.
who has been a prolific scorer for Maples earlier in the season. Stanford roundup the U.S. Under-20 national team, Stanford enters the contest after (continued from page 36) as well as senior midfielder Kylie beating both Washington State and Wright, and senior defender Lauren Washington on the road last week- Press, the nation’s leading scorer Barnes. All three have vast youth end in four sets. Against the Cou- who is still looking for her first post- national-team experience and were gars, senior libero Gabi Ailes be- season goal this year. All-Pac-10 first-team selections. came the first Stanford player and The Cardinal advanced to the UCLA finished fourth in the Pac- the seventh Pac-10 player to reach Round of 16 for the fifth straight 10 but that doesn’t mean much this the 2,000 career digs plateau. year, beating Bay Area rival Santa week. The Bruins have consistently Ailes celebrated by recording a Clara, 2-1, on Sunday with Marjani been one of the top teams in the season-high 27 digs as part of Stan- Hing-Glover and Alina Garciamen- country for a long time. ford’s season-best team mark of 89 dez each scoring goals for the Car- Sophomore Courtney Verloo is digs in the win over the Huskies. dinal. expected to return to the Cardinal The Cardinal is hitting at a .321 UCLA (13-7-2) extended its con- lineup, adding some speed to the clip, leading the nation in hitting secutive streak of third-round ap- back line. That means junior Ca- percentage. Stanford is ranked third pearances to 12 by upsetting No. 4 mille Levin will return to the for- with 14.26 assists per set, and fifth seed Central Florida, 2-1. ward line. with 15.06 kills per set. “It’s a similar situation in that The former freshman All-Amer- Senior outside hitter Alix Kline- they know us well and we know ican has been Stanford’s most ver- man is second among national lead- them well,” Press said. “They’ve satile player. She started at central ers with 5.55 kills per set, second been our Pac-10 rivals all four years defense in the first two postseason with 6.18 points and 30th with a .375 I’ve been here. We know their play- matches and has also played in the hitting percentage. ers and their coach and vice versa.” midfield. Stanford also has arguably the Both squads have appeared in the “Camy has moved all over the field most versatile player in the nation NCAA Women’s College Cup in all year,” Ratcliffe said. “Courtney on its roster in senior Cassidy Licht- each of the past two years, but only was available to play last week but man, who has recorded 35 double- one of these national contenders will we were being safe and making sure doubles, or better, since the begin- have a shot at the big prize this year. she was fully healthy.” ning of last season. She’s among the
UCLA will put its streak of seven Stanford brings numerous streaks Pac-10 leaders in assists and service Jim Shorin/stanfordphoto.com straight College Cup appearances into Friday’s match: consecutive aces. Stanford’s Marjani Hing-Glover (right) is hugged by Rachel Quon while on the line against the Cardinal. matches unbeaten at home, 37; Sophomore Hayley Spelman is Paly grad Teresa Noyola celebrates Hing-Glover’s goal Sunday. “UCLA is always a big rival consecutive home victories, 33; seventh with a .334 hitting percent- game,” Stanford coach Paul Ratc- consecutive matches unbeaten, 22; age in conference matches, junior nament. The MPSF is also awarded tour of Utah and Washington. liffe said. “It should be an exciting consecutive victories, 19; and con- Stephanie Browne is sixth with 1.15 an at-large bid, though Stanford The Cardinal, which opened the match. They are a talented team.” secutive NCAA Tournament victo- blocks per set, and freshman Carly would have to reach the champion- season Sunday with a 63-50 victory The Bruins have had a crazy ries at home, 10. Wopat ranks ninth with 1.08 blocks ship game and hope the Bears are over Rutgers, opens with a Friday season so far. Ranked third in pre- per set. there too just to have a chance. night contest at Utah at 6 p.m. be- season national poll, UCLA began Women’s volleyball Stanford dropped a 10-9 decision fore heading off to Spokane to face with a 7-0 rout of Cal Poly and later It’s a big weekend, too, for sec- Men’s water polo to visiting Pacific on Sunday, the Ti- Gonzaga Sunday at 2 p.m. earned impressive victories over ond-ranked Stanford in Berkeley. The Cardinal (5-2, 13-6) travels gers first conference win over Stan- All-American junior Nnemkadi perennial powers Notre Dame and Friday night’s 7 p.m. showdown in to top-ranked California (7-0, 20-2) ford in 10 years. The loss cost the Ogwumike scored a game-high 20 Santa Clara. Haas Pavilion will determine who for the Big Splash on Friday at 6 Cardinal a chance to play for a co- points on 8-for-12 shooting while The Bruins also suffered a series assumes sole possession of the Pac- p.m. A win could secure the No. 2 championship and the No.1 seed in also grabbing nine rebounds in the of surprising losses and finished the 10 penthouse, and who will occupy seed while a loss would likely mean the tournament, which will be played win over the Scarlet Knights. regular season out of the NSCAA a lower level. the fourth seed. at Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center. Utah (1-0) opened the season with Top 25. The Cardinal (13-2, 22-2) share California clinched the regular- former Stanford player Michelle UCLA remains a dangerous team, the same conference record as host season title and the top seed for the Women’s basketball Harrison in the starting lineup and coached by U.S. national youth fourth-ranked California (13-2, Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Third-ranked Stanford embarks beat SMU, 44-43, on the road. coach Jillian Ellis. The Bruins fea- 23-2), but the Bears have the slight tournament, which determines the on its first road trip of the season Stanford is unbeaten in 11 all-time ture junior forward Sydney Leroux, advantage after beating Stanford in automatic bid into the NCAA tour- this weekend, taking a two-state meetings with Utah. N *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 39 Sports
CCS VOLLEYBALL CCS WATER POLO SHP earns Plenty is at stake a berth in the title matches SHP boys and girls, M-A girls, Menlo boys and Castilleja in finals all have something special to shoot for in championships Paly, Castilleja and M-A by Keith Peters p.m. hope to join the Gators he Central Coast Section wa- Of all the matchups Saturday, in section finals Saturday ter polo finals will provide the Menlo-SHP one is perhaps the something special for all the most intriguing. The Gators hold by Keith Peters T local entrants this season when the two overtime wins over the Knights t could be a very busy day for championships are held Saturday at this season and little separates the local girls’ volleyball teams at Independence High in San Jose. two squads. I the Central Coast Section cham- For the Sacred Heart Prep boys “This is my sixth year here,” said pionships on Saturday at Indepen- and girls, they’ll be seeking their SHP coach Brian Kreutzkamp, “and dence High in San Jose. fourth straight Division II titles. we’ve played Menlo five of those six Top-seeded Castilleja is expect- The girls will be attempting to tie years. Every year there has been a ded to be playing for the Division St. Francis for the most consecutive favorite. This year, for the first time, V title, which begins at 10:30 a.m. crowns while the boys will be at- it’s 100 percent even.” Likewise, top-seeded Palo Alto tempting to become the first Divi- The teams have senior leaders, should be on the floor along with sion II team to win four straight. outstanding young goalies and No. 3 Menlo-Atherton when the For the Menlo boys, they’ll be strong role players. Jack Bowen Division I finale gets going around looking to win their first Division (Menlo) and Kreutzkamp are at 2:30 p.m. II title since 2006 and, in doing so, the top of their coaching fields and For sure, fourth-seeded Sacred ruin SHP’s attempt at making some each have enjoyed being thrown in Heart Prep will be playing when the history. The Knights are making the pool following championship Division IV title match gets under their 14th trip to the Division II victories. way at 4:30 p.m. finals in 15 years, more than any Both could get wet Saturday long Castilleja, Palo Alto and Menlo- Keith Peters other boys’ or girls’ team in either before the final buzzer, however. Atherton all had to win on Thursday division. Rain is supposed to pelt the area, night in their respective semifinals. For the Menlo-Atherton girls, which could affect play along with Should all three join SHP on Satur- they’ll be making their fourth the early start time. day, all four will be assured of mov- SHP’s Sarah Daschbach and Jesse Ebner had plenty to yell about in the straight appearance in the Division “It’ll be who’s going to adjust bet- ing on to the NorCal playoffs that CCS Division IV playoffs as the Gators reached Saturday’s finals. I finals and will be looking to end a ter,” Kreutzkamp said. begin on Tuesday. two-year stanglehold on the title by Both teams adjusted well in their Semifinals will be held Nov. 27 In Division I, Palo Alto (35-1) perience.” St. Francis. Both those champion- respective semifinals. with regional finals scheduled for took on No. 5 Carlmont (21-13) in Palo Alto faced Monta Vista in ships were won (and lost) in over- Menlo shut down Los Altos Nov. 30. The highest seeds will a semifinal match on Thursday at what appeared to be a lopsided af- time, so perhaps the Bears will be scoring leader Colin Mulcahy on host throughout the playoffs. The Watsonville High. That winner will fair. The Vikings were seeded No. hoping to keep their finale to regula- the way to an 18-6 victory while state finals will be held Dec. 3 at play in the finals against the winner 1 while the Matadors were No. 8. tion, as well. Sacred Heart Prep got eight goals The Event Center at San Jose State between No. 2 North Salinas (28-4) Paly had beaten Monta Vista twice And, finally, for the Castilleja from senior Philip Bamberg and University. and No. 3 Menlo-Atherton (21-7). during the SCVAL De Anza Divi- girls, they’ll be searching for their escaped with a 12-11 win over No. Sacred Heart Prep will be making In Division V, Castilleja (26-8) sion season and came out Saturday first-ever Division II title in their 4 Soquel. its second straight appearance in the was favored against No. 4 Santa Cat- playing like the Matadors would roll fifth appearance all-time. The four “Our defense was phenomenal,” finals and its third since 2005. The alina (17-10) in a semifinal match over quickly. previous showings wound up with Bowen said. “It was the best game Gators (20-10) earned the opportu- Thursday night at Alma Heights Instead, Monta Vista played second-place finishes. The Gators we’ve played this year.” nity to defend its Division IV title in Pacifica. That winner will play scrappy and hit the floor for every hope their coaching staff of Olym- following a 25-21, 21-25, 26-24, 25- either No. Mt. Madonna or No. 3 ball. The Matadors even had two set pians Brenda Villa and Jessica Stef- Girls 23 triumph over No. 1 seed Soquel in Crystal Springs for the section title. points in Game 1 before the Vikings fens will make the difference. Menlo-Atherton will be looking a semifinal match Wednesday night Palo Alto and Menlo-Atherton finally prevailed and went on to reg- While all have their specific for only its second CCS title ever at Christopher High in Gilroy. are looking for their first-ever CCS ister a 27-25, 25-10, 25-11 triumph. goals, only three local teams will after rallying for a 4-3 victory over Junior Sarah Daschbach had a titles while Castilleja is shooting for Thanks to its close call in Game accomplish them. No. 4 Gunn in a semifinal Wednes- huge game of 19 kills and 31 digs its first since 2006. 1 on Saturday, Palo Alto won’t be The No. 1-seeded Sacred Heart day night in the Bears’ pool. for the Gators (20-10) while soph- Should Palo Alto advance as ex- taking anyone too lightly the rest of Prep boys (19-9) will meet No. 2 M-A senior MJ O’Neill scored the omore Sonia Abuel-Saud added pected, it perhaps was able to draw the way. Menlo (18-6) in the Division II finals winning goal in the fourth period, 10 kills and 14 digs. Senior setter upon its learning experience in the Also advancing in Division I was at 10 a.m. The No. 1 Sacred Heart earning the Bears another show- Hannah Elmore provided 22 assists quarterfinals last weekend. No. 3 Menlo-Atherton (21-7), which girls (25-3) will play No. 3 Castilleja down with St. Francis (18-8), which while junior setter Amelia Alvarez “I think we took it for granted eliminated San Benito, 25-17, 25-17, (17-9) at 11:30 a.m., while the No. 1 upended No. 2 Leland, 4-3, in the added 16. that we could win with our offense,” 25-18 Regina Mullen and Diane See- Menlo-Atherton girls (17-9) take on other semifinal. Sacred Heart will face No. 2 Notre said Paly coach Dave Winn. “But, ly each had eight kills while Han- No. 3 St. Francis (18-8) at 1 p.m. Gunn (22-6), making its first- Dame-Belmont in the finals. SHP we had to play defense. Quite hon- nah Branning added 20 digs from The Division I boys’ finale match- ever appearance in the semifinals, lost to ND-Belmont back on Sept. estly, we were lucky to win that first her libero position. Mullen also had es No. 1 St. Francis (19-6) against 23 in a nonleague match. game. This was a good learning ex- three aces and nine digs. N No. 2 Bellarmine (16-11) at 2:30 (continued on page 42)
No. 8 seed in Division I thanks to a Cameron Moody caught a touch- Bowl last Saturday at Sequoia High. take back the Valparaiso Cup, annu- 34-27 victory over visiting Woodside down pass, ran for a touchdown and The victory locked up a No. 2 seed ally awarded to the regular-season last Saturday. The Bears will visit finished with 75 yards rushing and for Sacred Heart Prep (8-2), which winner of this game. No. 1 seed Piedmont Hills (8-2) on 25 receiving. He also had an 83-yard will host No. 7 Seaside (6-4) on Sat- Sacred Heart Prep averaged 6.4 Friday at 7 p.m. Woodside finished run called back by a penalty. Sam urday in a CCS opener at 1 p.m. The yards for its 54 carries, with Robin- its season 1-9. Falkenhagen booted field goals of 33 loss relegated Menlo (7-3) to a No. son scoring twice. Terndrup, mean- Woodside did its best to keep and 44 yards. 6 seed, which means a trip to No. 3 while, raised his season rushing to- M-A from the postseason, but the Woodside scored on a 99-yard San Lorenzo Valley (9-1) on Satur- tal to 1,119 yards. Tomas O’Donnell Bears recovered an onside kick by kickoff return to get to within 27- day at 1 p.m. caught a 57-yard TD pass from John (continued from page 37) the Wildcats and ran out the final 54 21 with barely eight minutes left to Should SHP and Menlo win their Geary that gave SHP a 21-0 lead. seconds to secure the victory. play. The Bears responded with a fi- openers, they’ll meet in the semifi- Menlo got a season-high 171 yards day could change all that. Woodside got two touchdowns nal drive that resulted in a four-yard nals like they did last season when on six catches from Tim Benton and “After three days of good prac- from Andrew Tamilau to grab a 14-0 TD run by Moody for the eventual Menlo reached the division title 246 passing yards from Robert Wick- tice,” Hansen said, “we’re ready to lead, but the Bears responded to the winning points. game with a 20-14 win. ers, who completed only 12 of 32 at- go.” challenge with a potent rushing at- The CCS Division IV playoffs will The Gators, however, appear to tempts and tossed three interceptions Joining Palo Alto in its postsea- tack that ground out 283 yards. Ju- open Saturday for Sacred Heart Prep have the upper hand this season while being sacked six times. son excursion will be Menlo-Ather- nior Sakalia led M-A with 12 carries and Menlo School, but only the Ga- with their vaunted rushing attack. Menlo also was limited to just 37 ton, Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo for 108 yards with Taylor Mashack tors will be riding momentum into Tyler McCool (119), Colin Terndrup yards rushing, as an injury to two- School. adding 104 yards. Both scored the postseason following a 35-7 romp (112) and Pedro Robinson (105) all way lineman Brad Eckert seemed to Menlo-Atherton (4-6) snagged the touchdowns. over the Knights in the annual Valpo surpassed 100 yards on Saturday to hurt the Knights. N Page 40ÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Sports Gunn, Castilleja and Priory girls (and boys) all run to CIF State Meet berths A total of 29 local runners race their way to Fresno next week after solid qualifying efforts at the CCS Cross Country Championships
by Keith Peters “All five girls who finished ran with 61 points while Gunn tallied with Erin, a senior, taking second a PR of 20:25 to get 23rd. Bent fin- hen all 10 races had been their lifetime bests,” said Lee, “so 100 points for second. When the in 18:41 and Sarah, a freshman, fin- ished 32nd in 20:49 while Butner, run and 29 local cross- that was good. Unfortunately, both Titans won last season’s CCS title, ishing third in 18:50. That 2-3 finish the only other Gunn runner on the W country runners had Kieran and Emma dropped out and they scored 39 points. was not totally unexpected by Lee. course, was 48th in 21:22. earned trips to the CIF State Meet that pretty much eliminated any Sisters Erin and Sarah Robin- “Sarah Robinson has been running Palo Alto finished a strong third with their team or as individuals, chance for us to win.” son chased Carlmont senior Jessie very strongly, so her finish wasn’t with 127 points, led by seniors Su- Gunn coach Ernie Lee probably Carlmont won the team crown Petersen (18:23) to the finish line too much of a surprise,” Lee said. san Heinselman (11th in 19:37) and had to thank his lucky stars — and Erin, meanwhile, finished second Gracie Cain (18th in 20:13). Sopho- depth — for keeping some impres- to Petersen for the second straight more Chika Kasahara (20:43) ran sive streaks alive. season. It marked the 15th straight 28th, senior Leigh Dairaghi (21:12) The most important streak that year that at least one Gunn girl has was 39th and sophomore Nora Ro- continued was Gunn’s string of con- placed in the top five at CCS. sati (21:12) was 40th as Paly put its secutive appearances by the girls in Gunn junior Melia Dunbar, nor- the state meet. That streak improved mally the team’s No. 5 runner, ran (continued on page 43) to five after the Titans finished sec- ond to Carlmont in Division I at the Central Coast Section Champion- ships on Saturday at Toro Park in Salinas. Carlmont came in as the No. 1-ranked Division team while Gunn was the defending champion. Lee, however, knew the Scots were fa- vored and would be happy to be one of the two teams to advance. Lee got his wish, but it didn’t quite happen the way he figured. Junior Kieran Gallagher and se- nior Emma Dohner, two of Gunn’s top five runners, were not able to finish the race on the 3.0-mile lay-
out. That immediately put pressure Keith Peters Keith Peters on the Titans’ normal No. 6 and 7 runners, senior Rachel Bent and sophomore Torey Butner, who now had to be No. 4 and 5. Both respond- ed to the challenge, as did the rest of Priory junior Kat Gregory defend- Gunn senior Erin Robinson ran the finishers. ed her CCS Division V title. second in Division I again.
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Nationals are actually held a 3-2 lead after Lauren Leysna scored her third goal midway the next stop through the third period. The Bears battled back with Emily Gran scor- for Knights ing her second goal for a 3-3 match, setting up O’Neill’s game-winner in Palo Alto Jr. Pee Wees the final quarter. M-A senior goalie qualify for AYF playoffs Emily Dorst had 17 saves, the big- by winning NorCal title gest coming on a point-blank shot by Gunn’s Elizabeth Anderson on he Palo Alto Knights’ youth a breakaway midway through the football program is headed third period. T back to the AYF Under Ar- In CCS Division II action: mour National Championships With Sarah Westcott pouring following a thrilling 18-12 vic- in five goals, Sacred Heart Prep tory over the Oak Grove Rattlers swamped St. Ignatius, 14-8, in the in the NorCal Championships on section semifinals on Wednesday Saturday at McClymonds High in night at Lynbrook High in San Jose. Oakland. The top-seeded Gators (25-3) led Representing the Knights will be Linda Cullen by only 5-3 at halftime, but a 6-1 their Jr. Pee Wee team, which re- outburst in the third quarter made mained unbeaten this season. Palo all the difference. Senior goalie Alto will travel to Orlando, Fla., for Catherine Donahoe had 14 saves. the national playoffs from Dec. 5-8. The Palo Alto Knights’ Jr. Pee Wee football team celebrates its 18-12 victory over the Oak Grove Rattlers in Meanwhile, Castilleja advanced This will be the program’s eighth the Northern California Championships last weekend, earning the team a trip to the AYF nationals. to its second CCS Division II final trip in the past 12 years, with cur- in three years with a 5-4 victory rent Jr. Pee Wees’ coach Mike Piha settled for a 6-0 first-quarter lead. 12 entering the fourth quarter. “Our defensive game strategy was over Los Altos. The Gators’ defense coaching five of those squads. The The Knights closed the first half Palo Alto controlled the ball with to blitz the middle on every play,” stood out with goalie Sallie Walecka Knights have finished second three with a 54-yard touchdown pass from a 67-yard drive, with big run plays Piha said. “It worked to perfection getting 17 saves, while seniors Bar- times. Stern to Julian with just one second by Julian and Stern setting up Ju- as we had 50 percent of our stops bara Peterson (three) and Natasha Palo Alto took a big step toward remaining. Piha called a timeout to lian’s two-yard TD run for the win- behind the line of scrimmage.” von Kaeppler (two) accounted for securing its trip to Florida with a set up the trick play as Oak Grove ning points. The Knights will take 28 players all the scoring. dominant first-half performance. thought Palo Alto would run out the The Knights’ defense was out- to Florida in an effort to win the Walecka blocked a 5-meter pen- They got a two-yard touchdown run clock out heading into halftime. standing throughout the afternoon programs first national champion- alty shot with under five minutes to from Ethan Stern, which capped a With a 12-0 halftime lead and the as it shut down Oak Groveís power- ship. The team is seeking financial play in the match and her team trail- 64-yard drive that featured a 28- momentum, the Knights may have ful running game with standout per- support to help pay for travel and ac- ing, 4-3. A few minutes later, von yard run by A. J. Julian and a 20- come out overconfident in the sec- formances by Stern, Jack Devine, commodations. Those interested can Kaeppler scored to tie the match. yard run by Stern. The PAT, how- ond half as Oak Grove scored two Sione Luti, Jamie Cullen and Da- contact Piha at mike@in2change. Peterson provided the game-win- ever, was blocked and Palo Alto quick touchdowns to tie the game at vian Cox. com to sponsor a player. N ning goal. N You deserve a better student loan
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Give now! Kat Gregory Maurice Williams Priory School Palo Alto High Your donation will help fill our new libraries with: The junior successfully de- The senior wide receiver/ fended her individual title defensive back caught four with a 19:13 clocking at the passes for 111 yards and CCS Cross Country Cham- two touchdowns in addition to pionships, helping her team helping shut down Saratoga to a third-place finish in Divi- in a 28-14 win as the Vikings sion V and a berth in the CIF closed the regular football State Meet. season with a 10-0 mark. Honorable mention Sarah Daschbach Tim Benton TechnologyBooks Furniture Sacred Heart Prep volleyball Menlo football Giannina Ong Christoph Bono* Menlo tennis Palo Alto football Erin Robinson T.J. Braff Gunn cross country Palo Alto football Rachel Skokowski Arnaud Kpachavi Castilleja cross country Priory cross country Sonia Abuel-Saud Cameron Moody Sacred Heart Prep volleyball Menlo-Atherton football Melanie Wade* Pedro Robinson Palo Alto volleyball Sacred Heart Prep football www.palf.org * previous winner To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com
as a sophomore followed by two Cross country seconds. Gregory, meanwhile, has (continued from page 41) yet to finish lower than third (her Mitchell Park 2012 freshman year). first five runners ahead of Gunn’s Joining Gregory at the state meet Butner. Gunn’s strength at the top will be Devon Errington, Alwyn plus the big come-through efforts by Lansing, Morgan Mather, Emily Dunbar, Bent and Butner made the Moreton and Maddie Pierson. The difference. Priory boys, who took third, will Palo Alto’s finish, however, was send Leo Berez, Dylan Croll, Joe not enough to get the Vikings to the Farned, Griffin Koontz, Arnaud state meet as only the top two ad- Kpachavi, Robert Perez and Burt vanced. Also missing out were the Sadler. Kpachavi had the best fin- Menlo School, Menlo-Atherton and ish, running third in 17:33. Sacred Heart Prep boys in addition This is the first time in school to the SHP girls. history that Priory is sending both Joining the Gunn girls at the state teams to the State Meet. finals at Woodward Park in Fresno Joining Skokowski at the state on Nov. 27 will be Castilleja and the meet will be Castilleja teammates Priory boys and girls, all of whom Fiona McCarthy-McCrystle (fourth qualified in Division V. in 20:26), Camila McHugh (ninth in Priory junior Kat Gregory not 21:20), Julie McGee, Ayesha Bajwa only defended her individual Divi- and Monica Taneja. sion V title in 19:13, but she helped Also qualifying to the State Meet, the Panthers finish third overall as individuals, were senior Sam with 70 points. Priory has reached Parker and freshman Maddy Price the state meet in all three of Grego- of Menlo School and Gunn junior ry’s seasons. Andrew Prior. Parker was seventh Running second for the sec- in Division IV in 16:39, Price was ond straight season was Castilleja fifth in the girls’ D-5 race in 19:37 senior Rachel Skokowski, who and Prior was 10th in the Division I Downtown 2011 Main 2013 clocked 19:46 to help the Gators boys’ race in 16:17. take second with 61 points. In her The Menlo-Atherton boys, mean- four years at CCS, Skokowski has while, suffered the same fate as the finished sixth as a freshman, first Palo Alto girls by taking third. N *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ ÛiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 43 my peace thedoctorfor of mind .com
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