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Talk about the news at Town Square, www.PaloAltoOnline.com N Upfront Last curtain call for Pat Briggs? Page 3 N Arts Palo Altan returns home to pursue theater career Page 19 N Home & Real Estate Sunset Idea House inspires thought Page 36 KAELYN LEUKEMIA SURVIVOR CURRENTLY: DESIGNING HER FUTURE
JUST ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. Kaelyn was a resilient 12 year-old when she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). At her community hospital, she began a diffi cult 26-month treatment with very good odds. But, 20 months into treatment, Kaelyn’s cancer returned and wasn’t backing down.
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Page 2ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ No Friday edition this week Due to the Independence Day holiday on Friday, today’s edition of the Palo Alto Weekly is a combined edition and there will be no paper published on Friday. Check out the Weekly’s Web site, www.PaloAltoOnline.com for local news coverage throughout the holiday weekend. UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Children’s Theatre’s Pat Briggs fired Monday
Her termination follows similar action for Program once again, that the city’s manage- Parsons said Briggs received a May 15 that no one would be prose- Assistant Richard Curtis; both may fight dismissals ment lacks good judgment and a 10-page letter late Monday morning cuted, Briggs was informed the next sense of proportion,” he wrote. “Pat with additional documentation from day she was being recommended by Becky Trout has faithfully served this city for 47 the city, delivered by a messenger. for termination as the outcome of at Briggs, director of the part in this situation,” Parsons said. years. Generations of children have The news was expected. Briggs, a separate administrative investiga- Palo Alto Children’s Theatre The termination is “far too harsh” benefited from her talent and good 71, has been on administrative leave tion. She had an opportunity June P since 1961, was fired Monday a penalty, Ralph King, spokesman heart. since Jan. 24 while she and the late 5 to present her case and has been morning, her attorney, Jon Parsons, for the nonprofit Friends of the Palo “We believe Pat should be re- Assistant Director Michael Litfin awaiting the city’s ruling. said. Alto Children’s Theatre, said in a instated and the city’s campaign were under police investigation for On Tuesday, Parsons provided the “We are disappointed the city has statement. against Pat, masquerading as justice, embezzlement. Weekly with a copy of Briggs’ June not accepted responsibility for its “This egregious action shows, should be put to rest,” King said. But although police announced ÊVÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÇ®
COMMUNITY Proposed turning lanes added to Middlefield Road at Oregon Expressway Fourth of July
Middlefield Road sparks fire 3-foot reduction of landscape strip concerns Fire officials don’t expect problems but urge caution by Karla Kane he Fourth of July is associated with warm weather, barbecues Oregon Expressway T and fireworks. The holiday cel- 5-foot reduction ebrations, however, also come with an increased risk of fire hazards, of landscape strip especially in this year of unusually dry conditions, according to Palo Alto Fire Chief Nick Marinaro. “We’re always on heightened alert Left-turn 3-foot reduction for the Fourth of July because of the lane added of landscape strip fireworks,” Marinaro said. “But fire conditions this year are as bad as we’ve ever seen them.” He cited a lack of spring rain as a major source of the increased danger, as grass and other fuel have been allowed to dry out for longer than usual. Alternative 1 calls for 10-foot-wide Palo Alto hasn’t had any reports of northbound lanes on Middlefield, north fireworks gone awry in recent years,
of Oregon. Alternative 2 would replace - >Ê ÀiÞ Marinaro said, emphasizing that pri- the two lanes with a single, 17-foot- Left-turn vate use of fireworks is always ille- lane added N gal and urging residents who witness wide lane, requiring no tree removal. any suspicious firework activity to contact the police. Stanford University has cancelled its traditional July 3 fireworks show. TRAFFIC written to Palo Alto and county the buffer would put traffic dan- Fireworks are normally displayed officials, upset that the changes gerously close to pedestrians using from Memorial Way near Galvez could cause safety problems and adjacent sidewalks and make the Street on campus. Due to construc- Residents angered hamper access to their neighbor- street feel more like an express- tion in the area and lack of a sub- hoods. way. stitute location that would pass fire- (Comments can be sent to the “This proposed widening is safety standards, this year the show over proposed Oregon Roads and Airports Department counter to the City of Palo Alto’s will not go on. A minimum separa- at comments@oregonexpressway. Comprehensive Plan, which states tion of 210 feet from spectator view- Expressway changes info.) that ‘Additional lanes at intersec- ing areas, vehicles and buildings is The biggest concerns relate to tions should not be installed at required for the type of firework widening the Middlefield Road the expense of bicycle lanes, side- shells typically used in the display, Added lanes, medians, could pose dangers from efforts intersection and blocking cross walks, or landscaping,’” Garland to improve traffic flow, residents fear Bob Cable, public relations manager traffic at familiar access points Drive resident Andrei Sarna- for Stanford Lively Arts, said. by Sue Dremann to neighborhoods, including Ross Wojcicki wrote to the city. The Alternate locations are being ex- Road, Indian Way and Waverley plan specifically includes Middle- plored for next year, he added. proposed traffic-flow im- to July 19. Street, by extending raised median field as a designated residential ar- Despite the hazardous conditions, provement project along The $2.8 million federally fund- strips, residents said. terial; and widening Middlefield Stanford is actually in a better posi- A Oregon Expressway has ed project would improve traffic The proposed widening at Mid- would turn the road into an ex- tion for fire safety this year, thanks angered residents and prompted flow, upgrade signals and add dlefield would require removing 3 pressway, he argued. to measures taken after last year’s an extension of the comment pe- sidewalks to improve pedestrian to 5 feet from landscaping strips Ananth Prasad, a senior civil brush fire in the foothills, accord- riod to the County of Santa Clara and bicycle safety. to make room for left-turn lanes. engineer for the County of Santa ing to University Fire Marshal Joe Roads and Airports Department But dozens of residents have Residents say cutting out part of ÊVÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊx® ÊVÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÇ® *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER Our William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors Keith Peters, Sports Editor Town Tyler Hanley, Online Editor by Don Kazak Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers A ‘no-win situation’ Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff olice Chief Lynne Johnson, world would we want to go after an Photographers in an interview last week, icon in the community?’” Johnson Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, said she knew at the start of Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Jack McKinnon, P asked. Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, the investigation of financial irregu- “We have much better things to Contributors larities at the Palo Alto Children’s do. There’s enough crime in Palo Monica Guzman, Jillian Keenan, Thea Lamkin, Editorial Interns Theatre that it was a “no-win situa- Alto to keep us busy.” Jill Kimball, Arts and Entertainment Intern tion” for the police. Johnson, who preferred not to go David Cenzer, Danielle Vernon, Photography “I said to my staff, no matter how “tit for tat” about the criticisms of Interns this ends up, if we find criminal the police, did reveal that the police DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director wrong-doing, and if we don’t do (the paused in its investigation last year. Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers investigation) and people find out, “We actually could have, and Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, we’ll be criticized,” Johnson said. we discussed it, bring them in for Charmaine Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers “For us, it was a completely no- interviews before the Christmas PRODUCTION Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager win situation.” holidays,” she said. “We purposely Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, The investigation of four long- did not do that because, again, this 15% OFF Sales & Production Coordinators time theater employees ended with- was a sensitive case. It was out of ADVERTISING out any criminal charges being filed concern that we didn’t want to ruin Anything Red, White or Blue Vern Ingraham, Advertising Director by the Santa Clara County District their holidays.” Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. July 3, 4 & 5, 2008 Only Judie Block, Adam Cone, Janice Hoogner, Attorney’s office. The police were immediately Display Advertising Sales A burglary at the theater last June under public scrutiny after Jan. Red, white or blue must be on product, not just packaging. Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. led to the discovery of un-cashed 24, with the public and reporters (Not valid with other discounts or offers) David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, traveler’s checks, triggering an in- clamoring for information as the Inside Advertising Sales vestigation that included search detectives sorted through massive Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. warrants and put four theater em- amounts of personal and theater fi- ONLINE SERVICES Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online ployees on administrative leave. The nancial records. investigation revealed an arcane fi- “We were being hammered be- BUSINESS Theresa Freidin, Controller nancial system, with seemingly no cause we weren’t being transpar- “Fun for everyone since 1930” Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits oversight from city financial staff, ent,” Johnson said. That’s why, she Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant of using traveler’s checks to help explained, “we did something that Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Cathy Stringari, Doris Taylor, Business Associates pay the staff for their expenses on was highly unusual” in releasing ADMINISTRATION out-of-town performances by the the 120-page police report after the Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & theater. district attorney determined that no Promotions Director The police investigation seemed criminal charges would be filed — Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, abrupt when it was revealed on Jan. and after both the Weekly and Daily Jorge Vera, Couriers 24, but it had been underway for six News filed Public Records Act re- EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. months. quests. William S. Johnson, President The investigation also touched a “Now, we’re being hammered by Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; huge nerve among many residents, the other side.” Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations for whom the Children’s Theatre is Johnson declined to comment on & Webmaster a beloved institution. some points raised by Jon Parsons, Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager; Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & That’s partly why Johnson knew it the lawyer for theater Director Pat Mailing Services; Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, would be a “no-win situation.” Briggs, who sent a 6-page e-mail to Circulation Assistants; Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, Oscar Rodriguez Computer Johnson said the police had no the city claiming the police report System Associates choice but to investigate what ap- “was used for political purposes” The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) peared to be financial crimes. and that the police “attempted to try is published every Wednesday and Friday by And the DA’s office initially this case in the press.” Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo agreed that an investigation was Alto, CA 94302, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals post- The criminal investigation is age paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing warranted. over but repercussions continue. offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circu- Right from the start, Johnson said, One employee, Richard Curtis, was lation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, there were too many “red flags” and fired earlier and Briggs was fired Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty what she calls “conflicted state- Monday. and staff households on the Stanford campus and ments” from theater staff that trig- And the City Council wants its to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not cur- rently receiving the paper, you may request free gered investigative interest. contract police auditor to audit the delivery by calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send “We think there’s something amiss investigation. address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. 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450 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 (650) 289-5400 Widening Middlefield Road would involve removing the planting strip that separates the road from the www.avenidas.org sidewalk, 75 feet back from Oregon Expressway, on each side of the street.
Traffic could also be pushed onto homes because of the danger of exit- Oregon Expwy adjacent streets if the three inter- ing their driveways into traffic. But VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊή sections are closed by the median, the plans would scale back permit- Radin said. ted parking by 75 feet, forcing resi- Clara Roads and Airports Depart- “On Waverley, if they close off dents to park in front of neighbors’ ment, said many of the light signals with the median, traffic would go homes, she wrote. at intersections — including at Mid- onto Bryant and Cowper,” she said. “My husband is disabled,” she 8C:GB67@2 dlefield — are antiquated and cause The medians would also cause added. “Should he risk backing his visibility hazards. Lane designs also 13:30@/B7=< emergency vehicles to have to take car into the right-turn lane, or is it cause traffic to back up during peak a round-about route to access neigh- just better for him to park some- hours. borhoods, she added. where down the street and use his But what’s missing is a bird’s-eye Prasad said the medians would not crutches to propel himself as far as view of the neighborhood to under- push significant traffic onto adjacent he needs to?” stand the full impact of the proposed streets but would improve safety by Radin said 2,300 residents re- changes, Pam Radin, traffic chair of prohibiting aggressive drivers that ceived notices of the road improve- the Midtown Residents Association, take left-turn chances. ments — a large number of people said. “Any time you have median ac- spread throughout a large area. “There are three major develop- cess opening in the middle of an Many residents are still in the pro- ments in the Page Mill area: the expressway it is not as safe as a cess of sorting through the improve- public-safety building; Google may signalized intersection. Other than ment proposals and preparing com- be moving into the Agilent building; off-peak hours, people are using ments. and a large housing development other roads because of the danger,” Midtown Residents Association is going into the same area. And he said. Studies showed those inter- leaders are studying the proposals there are three major developments sections did not have enough traffic closely and have asked the City of across from Fry’s. Further south on to warrant traffic signals, he added. Palo Alto and County of Santa Clara Middlefield, there are the proposed Changes to the existing bicycle to hold an additional public meet- Mitchell Park library and a poten- boulevard at Bryant Street would ing to discuss residents’ concerns, tial Foothill-Cubberley campus,” exacerbate hazards — especially at she said. B67A she said. a time when more people are cycling Maps of the proposed changes B6C@A2/G Another issue is neighborhood to avoid high gasoline prices, Nancy and local meeting updates will be connectivity. Proposals to cut off Read, a Bryant Street resident and posted on the association’s Web site :7D3:G/@BA turning across Oregon Expressway cyclist, wrote in a letter to the city. at www.mimi.com/mra. at Ross, Indian and Waverley would “The central issue is that cross- Federal money doesn’t come eas- further reduce access of residents ing Oregon on Bryant is presently ily for such projects and Palo Alto ",)* .,$.(% from both north and south parts of a dangerous undertaking. Drivers should take advantage of using the town, Radin said. )'*+%("#+" + )+ &!') &#- )*#+. are prone to run the red light, hav- funding at hand, Radin said. She + *'( & +(% Ross is part of the city’s Bicycle ing worked up a speed well beyond praised the county’s job of incor- Transportation Plan. The bicycle the posted 35 mph as they come up porating many residents’ early con- 0`W\UbVSeV]ZSTO[WZgb]AbO\T]`R:WdSZg/`ba¸ plan includes a pedestrian/bike-on- from the underpass. ... I hope that cerns, but a broader view incorpo- O\\cOZ^`S7\RS^S\RS\QS2OgQ]\QS`bW\PSOcbWTcZ ly signal at Ross and Oregon to con- any changes at the intersection will rating community impacts should nect Midtown students with Jordan 4`]ab/[^VWbVSObS`TSObc`W\UbVSaWhhZW\Ua]c\Ra address this serious issue of speed- be taken, she said. ]TbVS
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK Looking ahead‘‘ to future growth along Oregon Expressway, if refinements and enhancements are not accomplished, we could foresee a future vehicle-pedestrian scramble. — Pam Radin, traffic chair of the Midtown Residents Association, on proposed traffic-flow ‘‘ changes to Oregon Expressway Around Town FIREFIGHTERS FIGHTING ment of the layoffs in the Daily FIRES ... Even as the smoke News June 29 edition ends mid- clears in the Bay Area, more sentence. A bit of revenge? than 1,400 fires are still raging in northern California. More than THE WALL STANDS FIRM 19,000 firefighters and other ... Like most newspapers, the workers are battling the blazes, Weekly doesn’t perform ethics including five firefighters from investigations on its advertis- Palo Alto, Fire Chief Nick Marin- ers. The paper should step in aro said Monday. One Palo Alto if claims made in an ad seem crew left June 22 to work on the incorrect, however, Publisher Bill STANFORD Butte Lightning Complex. That Johnson said recently. But if a team returned Monday, relieved Weekly advertiser does some- Summer Theater TH by another five Palo Alto fire- thing newsworthy — good or fighters, Marinaro said. Marinaro bad — the editorial department 10 said the Palo Alto crew, part of is committed to covering it. The SEASON a Santa Clara County “strike new Daily Post rose to the chal- team,” has been focused on lenge last week, running a short protecting structures — 1,200 story on one of its frequent ad- residences are threatened by vertisers, Redwood City’s Group the 16,000-acre Butte blazes, Specialists Auto Repair shop, Brian Friel which were sparked June 21 after its owners were arrested by lightning. Palo Alto has a June 26 facing charges for $1.2 (and other Irish voices) designated company, based at million of insurance fraud. The Fire Station 6 on the Stanford ads were a bit strange, as ap- July 7—August 18, 2008 campus, which travels to out- parently was the business. “Bita of-town fires, Marinaro said. Imani is just like you!” cries the Firefighters who bid to work at headline, above a photograph of Station 6 know an extended a woman holding a baby. “She’s deployment could be part of a wife, a mother and a hard- Friel and Others on Film their job, and most welcome the working businesswoman. ... But, Mondays, July 7–August 18 at 7:00 PM; FREE! opportunity, Marinaro said. “It’s Bita knows very little about fix- an experience that’s pretty rare ing cars.” Apparently not. Imani, Cubberley Auditorium (School of Education) and unique,” he said. Compared 35, and her husband, Mehran to other fire departments, Mar- Baraniz, 45, would buy and kill July 7: THE DEAD (1987) inaro said Palo Alto’s crews are mice, paint them black and put directed by John Huston; discussion led by Scott Bukatman, Professor of particularly skilled at wildland in them in engines of the Mer- Art History, Stanford firefighting and undergo regular cedes and BMWs their shop training because of the city’s focused on, according to San July 14: THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (2006) diverse geography. Palo Alto’s Mateo Chief Deputy District At- directed by Ken Loach; discussion led by Charles Junkerman, Associate firefighters will likely continue torney Steve Wagstaffe. Another Provost and Dean of Continuing Studies, Stanford rotating until the state teams can trick was stuffing leaves in the handle the fires, Marinaro said. carburetor to claim comprehen- July 21: DANCING AT LUGHNASA (1998) Until then, the city will need to sive coverage from insurance directed by Pat O’Connor; discussion led by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar, staff Station 6 with additional companies. They never actually Associate Artistic Director, SST firefighters, paying overtime, repaired the vehicles behind Marinaro said. the 236 false insurance claims July 28: ODD MAN OUT (1947) between 2003 and 2007. They directed by Carol Reed; discussion led by Tina Zoccoli Mayers, Film Series DAILY NEWS DOWN STAFF, face 56 counts of fraudulent Director, SST SKIPS MONDAY... The financial claims, five counts of grand theft problems plaguing the news- along with charges of perjury August 4: THE CRYING GAME (1992) paper industry struck the Palo and tax fraud. directed by Neil Jordan; discussion led by Ciara Murphy, Ph.D. candidate Alto Daily News Friday, where in Drama, Stanford five editorial employees and one YES, THAT WAS FRANKEN... graphic artist were laid off. In Local Democrats held a fund- August 11: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER (1993) addition, the former seven-day raiser Tuesday morning for U.S. directed by Jim Sheridan; discussion led by William Chace, President paper will now publish six days Senate candidate Al Franken, Emeritus, Wesleyan University and Emory University a week, dropping its Monday of Minnesota. With a catchy edition beginning June 30. The cereal-box invitation, Penny and August 18: THE COMMITMENTS (1991) cutbacks made the front page of Greg Gallo, among others, or- directed by Alan Parker; discussion led by Rush Rehm, Artistic Director, SST the Daily News’ challenger, the ganized a breakfast at Il Fornaio Daily Post, which is owned by downtown with a $500 minimum the founders of the Daily News. contribution. “Universal health According to the Post, three care, a solution to global warm- copy editors and a proofreader ing, an end to the war in Iraq: all http://summertheater.stanford.edu were let go. That might explain part of a balanced breakfast,”
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Page 6ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront Fireworks VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊή Leung. “The width of the fire break along the foothills perimeter has been in- creased to 30 feet. This will mini- mize even further the possibility of The Bowman program builds fire leaping from one side of the fire break to the other. confidence, creativity and Also, due to the fire last summer, there may actually be less fuel avail- academic excellence. able for fire in the same areas,” he wrote in an e-mail. He added that Lower School - Grades K - 5 additional fire breaks have been cre- ated and water hydrants installed, ÊiÀ> Middle School - Grades 6 - 8 and that in the event of extreme fire-hazard — so-called “Red Flag Individualized, self-directed program Days” — Stanford has the capability to restrict access to the foothills. Illegal fireworks confiscated Rich international & cultural studies Geoffery Aus, division chief for East Palo Alto Mayor Pat Foster (from left), Menlo Park Fire Pro- the Menlo Park Fire District, said tection District Chief Harold Schapelhouman and East Palo Alto the July 4 fireworks display at the Proven, Montessori approach Police Officer Shante Williams held a press conference Monday Sharon Heights Golf and Country afternoon to show the media some 250 pounds of illegal fireworks Club will go on as planned but that State-of-the-art facility seized on Sunday when a person selling them was arrested. Officers an extra fire engine will be staffed, were tipped off by an anonymous caller at about 10 a.m. Sunday as is usual for the holiday. Low student-teacher ratio reporting a person was selling fireworks off the back of a pick-up He said the department is trying to truck, police said. The caller offered a description of the vehicle and raise awareness of potential Fourth its occupants, according to police. Around 7 p.m. officers observed of July fire danger by posting signs www.bowmanschool.org a vehicle matching the description of the suspect and stopped the around the district reminding resi- 4000 Terman Drive l Palo Alto, CA l Tel: 650-813-9131 vehicle, police said. One suspect was arrested for felony and misde- dents of fireworks’ illegality, espe- meanor violations and booked into San Mateo County Jail, police cially in East Palo Alto, where there said. His name has not yet been released. have been problems. —Don Kazak and Bay City News Service The City of East Palo Alto also currently has its prohibition of fire- works featured on its Web site. “We encourage people to go only to from sources of ignition, such as dry Marinaro said despite the drought professional fireworks shows, spon- grass, he said. and recent occurrences of fires sored by the fire district,” Aus said. Recent fires in the Santa Cruz around the state, the fire department “Do not use fireworks at home.” mountains and other locales have is not anticipating problems for Fri- It‘s an easy way to make a difference. The Independence Day tradition left the skies hazy and smoke-filled, day’s holiday. Still, he said, “Be extra of barbecuing also merits caution, causing the Bay Area Air Quality cautious.” N Marinaro said. Make sure there is Management District to issue health Editorial Assistant Karla Kane can a water source or fire extinguisher advisories due to unhealthy air qual- be e-mailed at kkane@paweekly. nearby and that flames are kept far- ity. com. Briggs VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊή ‘Pat knows in her heart that she did nothing 4 defense statement to the city. It is posted at www.paloaltoonline.com. wrong. Mistakes might have been made (but) Parsons alleged that the city did she knows she did the best job she possibly not respond to material and infor- mation provided by Briggs. could.’ From the city’s Monday termina- — Jon Parsons, Pat Briggs’ attorney tion letter, it’s not clear they read Briggs’ statement, Parsons said. He said Briggs also requested access to yet decided what she wants to do, fornia. Briggs and her staff had an financial records such as invoices Parsons said. unusual system of using cash ad- and receipts, some of the items col- Although she is technically fired, vances from the city to buy trav- Paper. Plastic. Monstrous. lected by police during the 11-month receiving no pay, Briggs can have eler’s checks, which they then used Your best defense is a reusable bag. investigation. an independent fact-finder review to pay themselves back for theater- The city denied her request, Par- the case, Parsons said. related purchases charged to their That process resembles a trial, personal credit cards. BYOBag! Retail Partners Reward Shoppers sons said. Palo Alto businesses are partnering with the community to encourage you to bring “They said they didn’t have to with witnesses, evidence and at- This continued after Briggs was torneys for both sides, Larkin said. given a credit card for official pur- your own bag when you shop. They‘ll even reward you (e.g. discounts)! give it to us,” he said. Thank them for doing their part by giving them your business. Assistant City Attorney Donald The city would pay for it. chases. The arbitrator would then write a Briggs also received multiple re- Larkin said the city must provide Visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/BYOBag to learn your reward. all records used by the decision- report making a recommendation. imbursements from the city and the makers, a condition it has met and The ultimate decision, however, nonprofit Friends of the Palo Alto Books Inc. exceeded. would be made by the city man- Children’s Theatre for at least 126 “Mr. Parsons has seen documents ager, Larkin said. purchases. Country Sun Natural Foods reviewed by the investigator but not “It can be a lengthy process,” he She has a legion of supporters, Curves - Palo Alto South necessarily by the decision-maker,” said. generations of Palo Altans who J.J. & F he said. Parsons said he hopes that Briggs have participated in the theater. Legar Salon The city does not know of any will challenge the decision. The main Children’s Theatre is other records that would show She is disappointed, but “doing named after her and she has re- Patagonia Briggs did not break city policies, well,” Parsons said. ceived numerous awards, including Piazza‘s Fine Foods Larkin said. He said he believes “Pat knows in her heart that she the Avenidas Lifetimes of Achieve- The Playstore police and the outside investigator did nothing wrong. Mistakes might ment Award in 2006. reviewed most of the material and have been made (but) she knows she Three other theater employees Skin Spirit that theater records were “incredibly did the best job she possibly could. were also placed on administrative Whole Foods Market disorganized.” She has done nothing intentionally leave in January. Litfin died Feb. The city and Briggs also disagree wrong. There are reasons for every- 1, Costume Supervisor Alison Wil- about the city’s travel policy; Briggs thing she did,” Parsons said. liams has returned to work and Pro- says the theater trips did not have to Briggs’ termination stems from gram Assistant Richard Curtis was Palo Alto businesses — become a BYOBag! Campaign Partner. Contact us for details. comply, while the city maintains the her handling of the city-run the- fired June 23 for violating condi- policy covers all city-related travel. ater’s finances, particularly the tions of his administrative leave. N (650) 496-5910 Briggs has 10 days to challenge funding of out-of-town trips to the- Staff Writer Becky Trout can be e- www.cityofpaloalto.org/BYOBag the termination ruling, but has not ater festivals and to Southern Cali- mailed at [email protected]. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 7 Upfront
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(Bar Opens Nightly at 5:00pm) Library Director Diane Jennings said the measure’s size hasn’t been determined yet and could be change if the City Council opts to use uber- For Reservations Call or Visit our Website environmental construction methods or alter the scope of the projects. www.zitune.com The council is expected to receive the results of a recent poll of 600 Palo #'-$& !'$&- Altans and decide whether to place the bond measure on the November ballot at its July 7 meeting, Jennings said. The money would be used to construct a new combined Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, expand and restore Main Library and revamp the Downtown branch. A November bond measure is expected, however, and campaign organizers have already raised $50,000 toward their goal of $120,000, Cormack said Friday. They have also retained Google chili chef Ray Nottie to cook for the Better Libraries for Palo Alto booth at the Chili Cook-off July 4 at Mitchell Park. The campaign will focus on educating voters about the condition of the library system and the city’s plans to revamp it. Because a massive turnout is expected in November, many who are unfamiliar with libraries are expected to vote, former councilman and campaign Vice-Chair Bern Beecham said. The measure needs two-thirds support to pass, unlike the recent school bond measure that required only 55 percent approval. It will cost about $25 per $100,000 of assessed property value, or about $160 for a house with an N John Calloway Quintet average Palo Alto assessed value of $644,000. 7.5, 8 PM —Becky Trout Mountain View homicide victim tried to call police THIS WEEKEND In a chilling revelation, Mountain View police believe that one of the two people shot and killed in a home early Sunday morning tried to call 911 to Saturday, 7.5, 8 PM John Calloway Quintet get help before she was killed, spokeswoman Liz Wylie said. Sunday, 7.6, 2:30 PM FREE! Everything You Wanted To Know Dispatchers received a call from the California Highway Patrol Commu- About Jazz (But Were Afraid To Ask) nications Center in Vallejo at 3:54 a.m. that a wireless caller was reporting Sunday, 7.6, 7:30 PM Sony Holland Plus Five a break-in at a Mountain View address but disconnected before the call could be transferred to Mountain View. NEXT WEEKEND The caller reported living on “Clemon” street, which does not exist. Officers and dispatchers attempted to call back the caller many times Friday, 7.11, 8 PM Mulgrew Miller without success. Dispatchers also began working with the cell phone car- Saturday, 7.12 Early Bird Jazz: An Intro to Jazz for rier to determine the caller’s identity and address and contacted neighbor- Kids w/ Jim Nadel and Friends ing cities to determine if the caller had made the call from elsewhere. Ages 1-7: 10 AM & Ages 8-12: 11:15 AM At 4:53 a.m., dispatchers began to get calls about shots fired in the 1900 Saturday, 7.12, 7:30 PM Kenny Burrell Quartet block of Plymouth Street. Sony Holland Plus Five Officers entered a home and found Omar Aquino, 24, and his sister and 7.6, 7:30 PM Sunday, 7.13, 2:30 PM Mel Martin & the Benny Carter roommate, Teresa Sanchez, 27, dead from multiple gunshots. Tribute Band Sanchez’s 8-year-old was found unharmed sleeping in another room. Wylie said police believe several people entered the home and that San- All events at Stanford University chez attempted to call for help. Group rates, festival subscriptions and 50% student Investigators believe that one or both victims knew the people who en- discounts available tered the home and that an argument had taken place, since robbery does not seem to be a motive, Wylie said. Discount Ticket Program: $5 tickets for selected Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Moun- concerts for children under 18 and accompanying adults tain View Police Department at 650-903-6344. Callers may leave informa- (up to 5 people per group) tion anonymously. N —Don Kazak BOX OFFICE: INFORMATION: 650.725.ARTS (2787) 650.736.0324 Big guys helping in Little League thefts www.ticketweb.com www.stanfordjazz.org The Ravenswood Little League program in East Palo Alto lost $8,500 worth of equipment when thieves broke into its storage building at Mar- tin Luther King, Jr. Park sometime between 11 p.m. Friday and 7:30 UPCOMING CONCERTS Mulgrew Miller 7.11, 8 PM a.m. Saturday. JULY 7.30 Ambrose Akinmusire But the big guys are taking care of the little guys. and Friends The Oakland A’s called the East Palo Alto program to say that a check 7.18 Gary Bartz Quartet 7.31 Tia Fuller and Healing Space featuring George Cables for $8,500 is on the way. 7.19 The Whole Drum Truth AUGUST The program lost bats, 50 gloves, 30 uniforms, a pitching machine, a 7.20 Yosvany Terry: Yedégbé – hot-dog warmer, a nacho-cheese warmer, a megaphone, a television and the Afro-Caribbean Legacy 8.2 Dena DeRose Trio w/ special guest Wycliffe Gordon a microwave, Tommie Roberts of the program said. 7.21 Sandy Cressman and Now, the Little League program will be better off due to the help from Homenagem Brasileira 8.3 The Agosto Trio: John Scofield, Larry Grenadier, 7.22 Dayna Stephens Quartet the professional baseball team, he said. Bill Stewart 7.23 Andrew Speight’s Bebop Night Roberts also said other Little League programs up and down the Pen- 8.4 Barry Harris/ 7.24 Victor Lin and Friends Charles McPherson Quartet insula have been calling to find out how they can help or donate equip- 7.26 Geoffrey Keezer Quartet 8.5 Jason Moran/Larry Grenadier/ ment. w/ special guest Joe Locke Richard Davis/Jeff Ballard The bats and gloves are used by children whose families are too poor 7.27 Taylor Eigsti/Julian Lage Duo 8.6 Wycliffe Gordon Sextet to purchase personal equipment, Roberts said. 7.28 Sylvia Cuenca Trio 8.8 SJW All-Star Jam Session Anyone with information is asked to call police Officer Frank Perkins 7.29 Ruth Davies’ Blues Night 8.9 Fly +1 w/ special guest at 650-853-3160 or the East Palo Alto tip line at 650-853-8477. N featuring Henry Butler Joshua Redman —Bay Cities News Service Mel Martin 7.13, 2:30 PM ON THE WEB: The latest local news headlines at www.PaloAltoOnline.com
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 11 ley Methodist Church of Palo Alto, JOSEPH THOMAS KEHRET serving on various committees and teaching Sunday school. She was also PTA president at Hoover Died June 24, 2008 at age 70 in Palo Alto CA surrounded by family. Born School. in St. Louis MO to Joseph and Lucy Kehret, he graduated from Parks College She also served on the board and of Engineering and Aviation of St. Louis University. A structural engineer for was president of a local condomini- Lockheed, he contributed to the Corona Project, the Trident missile and early um association for several years. Transitions She was a full-time housewife orbiting capsules. He is survived by his wife Roberta, sons Greg (Siwany) Births, marriages and deaths until her children were in high and David (Jennifer), brother John, sister Karen Gill (Edward), and four school and then was employed as grandchildren. She did pediatric nursing at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. a part-time secretary at the First A British car enthusiast, Joe could be seen around town in his green ‘67 Deaths They moved to Edmonton, Al- Christian Church on Middlefield MGB. He developed and manufactured high performance components for berta, Canada, in 1956 with their Road in Palo Alto. vintage British sports cars. At home he was an accomplished and inventive Claire Beck two young daughters. Her son and Later she was employed as an Claire Beck, 100, a resident of chef. Much of Joe and Roberta’s house and furniture was created by his own other two daughters were born in accountant at Bay Microfilm, Inc. Los Altos, died June 20 at El Cami- Canada. in Palo Alto and Santa Clara for hand. When traveling they particularly enjoyed English and Italian cultures. no Hospital. several years until she retired in A cremation is planned. Joseph's life will be celebrated during his The family moved to New York Born to immigrant parents from in 1966. They moved once again in 1988. Memorial Mass Monday, July 21 at 10 a.m., Our Lady of the Rosary, Palo Germany, she grew up speaking 1971 to Palo Alto for her husband’s She loved holidays and special Alto, CA. Donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association. German with her four brothers and job at Stanford Medical Center, events with her children and grand- sisters in Fort Lee, N.J. children. She seldom missed a high- PAID OBITUARY where she began nursing again as a She earned a degree in chemistry psychiatric R.N. at Valley Medical school sporting event in which her at Douglass College (which became and then in the Santa Clara Jail. grandchildren were involved. Rutgers). She spent several years She retired in 1991, spending She attended many sporting working in medical research and many years enjoying taking care events at Stanford and was a big fan ,/)3 4!+!/+! bacteriology laboratories. of her four grandchildren as well of Stanford Girls basketball. She was a proficient skier and as spending time in the garden and She is survived by her husband, Lois Takaoka, 70, a resident of Palo Alto, met her husband, Roy, while skiing arranging flowers. Thomas; sons, Craig and Clark; at the University of Vermont. To- daughter, Cynthia; and five grand- died June 27 after undergoing four years of She is survived by her daugh- gether they traveled to Washington ters, Nichola Carpendale of Mor- children. treatment for lung cancer. State University, where Roy taught, gan Hill, Rosemary Carpendale of Funeral services and burial were She was born February 22, 1938 in Tokyo, and then to Washington, D.C., and Berkeley, Susan Sow of Alameda in Iowa. overseas in Tanganyika, Nigeria, A memorial service will be held Japan and at age two was brought to San and Amanda Rubio of Menlo Park. Indonesia and Brazil while Roy Her son Andrew Carpendale pre- Saturday, July 12, at 1 p.m. at the Francisco by her parents, Jirohei and Moriyo worked for the U.S. State Depart- ceded her death in 2002. Wesley United Methodist Church, ment. Palo Alto. Nakamura. They later settled in Palo Alto, Donations may be made in her For the last 20 years she lived in name to the Save the Polar Bear Memorials may be made to Wes- where Lois attended school. She graduated Los Altos, where she was a member Fund at the World Wildlife Fed- ley United Methodist Church. from Palo Alto High School in 1956 and the of the Los Altos Garden Club and eration. Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. Margaret Watkins University of California, Berkeley in 1960 with a degree in Fine Arts. Loved ones called her the “ener- Lee Cretarolo Margaret (Maggie) Watkins, 84, Lois worked as the administrative services manager at Stanford gizer bunny” because of the ener- a resident of Palo Alto, died in her gy with which she approached her Lee Cretarolo, 87, a resident of University Medical Center, in the Cardiothoracic Surgery department, Palo Alto, died June 21. sleep July 12 at Lytton Gardens Se- many activities. nior Communities. for 23 years. During her tenure, she worked under heart-lung transplant She is survived by her son, Bruce He grew up in Haverhill, Mass., with short post-World War II stays She was a native New Yorker. pioneer Dr. Norman Shumway, and helped pave the way for Medicare Beck and daughter-in-law Kathy of She attended St. Mary, Star of the Los Altos; brothers, Ed Walter and in Fresno and Sacramento before settling in Palo Alto in the home Sea Elementary School in City Is- coverage of heart-lung transplants. Following her retirement from his wife Virginia of Pennsylvania, land and graduated from Aquinas and Fred Walter and his wife Char- where he lived for 54 years. Stanford University Medical center, Lois worked in a similar capacity at A frequent golfer and past mem- Hall in the Bronx. lotte of Illinois; and two grandchil- During the early years of WWII, Stanford’s Institute for International Studies and the US-Japan Technology dren. ber of Palo Alto Hills Country Club, he spent his professional life she married Carl E. Rodehau and Transfer Center, as well as for several Silicon Valley startups, including Services will be held Tuesday, attended the New School for Social July 8, at 2 p.m. at the Menlo Park as a senior executive of American Palo Alto-based VMware. Building Maintenance Company, Research for a brief time. Presbyterian Church. Their three children Terry, Jona- Lois was an accomplished painter and enthusiastic participant in headquartered in San Francisco, dealing with sales and operations than and Gil were raised in their several local artist cooperatives. She was also active in the Palo Alto Phyllis Carpendale across much of Northern Cali- early years in New York City. Buddhist Temple for many years. She loved spending time with her Phyllis Carpendale, 82, a resident fornia, frequently handling union She moved to Albuquerque, of Palo Alto, died in her home June N.M., in the early 1950’s. Shortly family, friends and fellow artists. negotiations and serving until re- 20. cently as a member of the Service after moving, she and Carl were di- Lois is survived by her husband, Howard; sons Erik and Scott; She was born in Workington, Employees International Union vorced. She subsequently married England, to William Ritchie and Edwin Robert Watkins, Jr., with granddaughter Emi; and sisters Eunice Yanari and Kuniko Steele. trust fund board of trustees. Betty Gowans Malloch. He married Effie Cameron of whom she had two more children, A memorial service will be held at the Palo Alto Buddhist Temple She trained as a nurse at Ed- Pangwich, Utah, in 1942 and spent Edwin R. III and Christopher Da- located at 2751 Louis Road on Tuesday, July 8 at 2 p.m. In lieu of inburgh Royal in Scotland, later his early post-World War II service vid. She and Bob worked for sev- serving in the Royal Air Force as a eral years for the Atomic Energy flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to Stanford years playing bass in small jazz nurse. In the RAF she met Michael groups. Commission. She remained a very University Medical Center or the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford. Carpendale whom she later mar- He and Effie raised a daughter, active volunteer in the Democratic ried in Cambridge, England. They Party. PAID OBITUARY Sandra of Palo Alto, and sons Jon immigrated to the U.S. in 1953. of Bainbridge Island, Wash., Marc She held a variety of jobs over the of Portland Ore., and Eric of San years including being cook at St. Carlos. The family now numbers Phillip’s rectory in San Francisco. eight grandchildren and four great- She eventually moved to Westbor- JOHN VAN ESS FIRMAN grandchildren, in addition to his ough Royale Senior Home in South older brother Mat Mathews of San Francisco. John Van Ess Firman was born on August 28, 1945, in White riding to Salt Lake City and back in 24 hours. A week before his death Berkeley. Her health deteriorated, so she Plains, NY and died on Monday, June 23 at his home in Palo Alto. his request was to visit the Harley showroom and sit on one of the A private service is planned. moved to Lytton Gardens in 2006, John grew up in Claremont, CA and graduated from the University new Harleys. With his wife, Ann, John was also a fan of the Stanford where she was able to be closer to of California at Santa Barbara. He lived the past 18 years here in women´s basketball team. Delores Jean Meadows Gil and Christopher. Her love of politics stayed with Palo Alto. As a young child he also had lived in Palo Alto while John had a wonderful sense of humor, offered unconditional love Delores Jean Meadows, 78, a her throughout her years and she his father was a graduate student at Stanford University. John was and acceptance to those he met, and was a kind and gentle soul. He resident of Palo Alto, died May 25 was determined to vote in this a psychotherapist, writer, and a faculty member of the Institute of will be terribly missed in this world. of sudden cardiac arrest. year’s presidential election. Transpersonal Psychology. He co-wrote three books with his wife, John´s family includes his wife Ann Gila, his daughter Catharine She was born and raised in Iowa. Ann Gila: "The Primal Wound," "Psychosynthesis: The Psychology of of Leeds, England, his brother David Firman of Kansas City and many, She is survived by her five chil- After graduating from high school the Spirit," and "Psychosynthesis Therapy: A Psychotherapy of Love, many friends, students, and clients. Ann would like to express her dren; brother, Francis Fitzsimmons; she attended the University of Power, and Spirit" (to be published by SUNY Press this year). deep appreciation for the outpouring of love and support for John and three grandchildren. Iowa. John had many passions. Foremost was his commitment throughout his illness. A remembrance mass will be She married L. Thomas Mead- to developing the Psychosynthesis theory of Roberto Assagioli. A service will be held for John on Friday, July 11 at 7 pm, Unity held Sat., July 12, at St. Thomas ows on August 19, 1951, at the Wes- Following this he was absolutely devoted to the blues music he played Church at 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Aquinas Church, 751 Waverley St. ley Methodist Church in Ottumwa, with his band, The Bornia Boys. He loved doing this so much, and the In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Association for in Palo Alto. Iowa. They relocated to California last time he was able to play with them there were tears in his eyes. the Advancement of Psychosynthesis, to The Institute of Transpersonal Donations may be sent to Aqui- in 1953. She had been a resident of John also loved riding his Harley. He was a long distance rider, once Psychology, or to Wildlife Rescue. nas High School, 685 E. 182nd St., Palo Alto since 1962 and was an PAID OBITUARY Bronx, NY 10457. active member of the United Wes- Page 12ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ City of Palo Alto Recreation Presents 24TH ANNUAL PALO ALTO WEEKLY MOONLIGHT RUN & WALK FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 13 Editorial Time for some sanity on Children’s Theatre City has two choices: to compromise and move forward or continue to muddle through a deepening morass SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions of anger, recrimination and legal entanglements Stuff it, ABAG signed to appear as individual struc- and hasn’t been discussed again. dark cloud hung over an otherwise joyful celebration of the Mag- tures but they are not. Why not? ic Castle outdoor stage complex’s 10th birthday Friday evening Editor, ABAG, acting on a state directive, As a preservationist, it is com- Palo Alto is usually thought of as A that made the smoke from wildfires seem like a light haze. forting to hear about businesses a socially conscious place. Not ev- Pat Briggs, the embattled director of the Palo Alto Children’s has decreed in its infinite wisdom that Palo Alto must build by 2014 continuing to thrive in this historic eryone who lives there is rich. There Theatre, spent two hours Friday morning sitting in her attorney’s another 2,860 homes, of which more setting. are students, families, all types. office awaiting promised word from the city as to whether or not than 1,200 must be slated for low- Gail Woolley This just can’t go on. Anyone out she was to be terminated. Finally, at 12:30 p.m. she was notified income occupants. Mariposa Avenue there agree? that the notice would arrive Monday. This is in fundamental contradic- Palo Alto Sharon Osterlund She has been on paid administrative leave for five months, tion to the principle that all major S. Ravine Lane along with Program Assistant Richard Curtis, who was planning decisions should be made Astounding rents Fair Oaks terminated last week. During that time, the Police Department by the community and by those Editor, investigation of “financial crimes” within the Children’s people, such as City Council and I am really astounded at the rate /-Ê7 Ê" Theatre fell apart when it hit a hard-facts analysis of the district city staff, who are answerable to it. of rental increase in Palo Alto in just attorney’s office. Specifically, Palo Alto should have the two months we have been look- A 120-page report summarizing the department’s case — the exclusive right to make decisions ing for a place there to rent. TownSquare about growth and development, zon- The increase is literally $1,000 Posted June 30 at 2:40 p.m. by Walter made public only after Public Records Act requests were filed E. Wallis, a member of the Midtown by the Weekly and the Palo Alto Daily News — showed flimsy ing, open space and parks, business per month. I find it hard to believe neighborhood: evidence at best mixed with innuendo and surmise, such as and conservation incentives, libraries that the renting people of Palo Alto Stealing the goose the astounding “probably paid for with city funds” description and public services, traffic manage- are not protesting this price goug- of “very nice” vacation trips by Briggs and the late Assistant ment and calming, and everything ing that goes on everyday in your “The law doth punish man or Director Michael Litfin. else that will have a major effect on lovely city. woman who steals the goose This tragic mish-mash is chronicled in archives attached to the community in the future. We have a six-figure income and from off the common, but lets the the latest story on Briggs’ status, posted at www.PaloAltoOnline. Fortunately, Palo vAlto has the still can’t swallow those prices. I greater felon loose who steals wrote to the City Council about the com. excellent option to tell the state to the common from the goose. “stuff it.” And if the state retaliates issue of rent control and they said it Bye, Frank.” The DA’s office did say it felt an investigation initially was by withholding development money, was addressed in the 1970s or 1980s warranted, based on a bizarre system of accounting at the Palo Alto will lose exactly $0.00. theater. We agree. But it became increasingly clear as weeks and Results of bureaucratic decisions months went by that the case was either an immense conspiracy on housing can be disastrous. Pub- YOUR TURN or was in deep trouble. It also became clear through reports lic-housing projects in the 1960s and transcripts of police interviews that detectives became became a nightmare but the deci- The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on committed more to proving guilt than finding facts. sion to destroy them in the 1990s issues of local interest. Even the announcement of the end of the investigation moved the disaster to the suburbs. included a comment by Police Chief Lynne Johnson that The soaring crime rate in previous- What do you think? Would you favor traffic-flow changes at Oregon criminal acts had occurred, an astounding violation of our basic ly safe Memphis suburbs has made Expressway and Middlefield Road? legal tradition of innocent until proven guilty. Memphis the “murder capital” in Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] The entire handling of this case from beginning to end could the U.S. (ref: Hanna Rosin’s “Why or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, not have been scripted to be more cruel and humiliating to those Crime is Coming Back” in the July/ address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right involved, up to and including the inexcusable incident Friday Aug 2008 Atlantic.) to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors Mayor Larry Klein has pointed known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. morning. It’s bad enough to notify people whether they face You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town termination by messenger or mail. What is hard about a simple out the potentially community-de- Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read phone call when one knows people are waiting, one in an agony stroying effect of this build-out. In blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any of suspense? contrast, Councilman John Barton, time, day or night. the architect, welcomes the business. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- So what next? If everyone stays on the present course, the mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish outlook is grim and destructive. The City Council has ordered And kudos to Sid Espinosa for em- phasizing that these are matters for it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. an “investigation of the investigation” by the city’s independent Palo Altans to discuss and decide. For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Assistant to the Editor police auditor, the union will take Curtis’ termination to Dan Bloomberg Tyler Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. arbitration, Brigg’s likely will fight her termination and may Paradise Way have grounds for a libel or defamation action against the city Palo Alto based on the chief’s press release, and there will be months more of angry recriminations and allegations back and forth. Building history A far better alternative is for everyone involved to just stop Editor, and think. It would be far better for police officials to stipulate I enjoyed learning about the origin that their investigation was flawed and that unless they can prove of Tea Time from Dale Bentson’s ar- criminal wrongdoing it was wrong to continue alleging it. It ticle (Weekly, June 20), but having would be far better for the city manager’s office to acknowledge been a good friend of Birge Clark, timing and judgment errors that have made this entire episode I need to set the record straight on such a cruel farce. And it would be far better for the Friends of the the origin of the building. Children’s Theatre to move beyond their anger and into the future. Pedro de Lemos designed the two Briggs should be brought back as “artistic director” and buildings nearest to the University allowed to retire in a year or so with honor, with day-to-day side of the Ramona Street Historic operations handled by an administrative director. And Curtis District, but Birge Clark designed despite technical grounds justifying termination should be the rest of the structures except for reinstated due to mitigating circumstances, as may happen the Cardinal Hotel, which is attrib- anyway under arbitration. We should not allow fear of creating a uted to William Weeks with Clark precedent to stand in the way of getting past this horrible mess. as the onsite architect. The two And if one needs a precedent, there is a great one. buildings fronting on University We believe a suspension without pay for several weeks — were erected much later although such as was meted out to former Assistant City Manager Emily one references elements of the his- toric structures. Harrison last year rather than termination for a pattern of There is a brochure prepared “inexcusable” conduct and harassment of another employee, in some years ago by Palo Alto Stan- recognition of her 20 years of service to the city — would be ford Heritage to help in pairing the appropriate discipline for either Briggs or Curtis, in recognition architects with the buildings — a of their even longer years of service to the city. confusing task because several of the buildings were deliberately de- Page 14ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our commu- nity website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Post your own comments, ask questions, read Diana Diamond’s blog or just stay up on what people are talking about around town!
Guest Opinion Eerie skies raise question: Are we really doing enough?
by David Schrom tures are rising. Precipitation that once came For decades scientists yet many carry at most a few hundred mo- alo Alto has had as snow now comes as rain and runs off di- have understood in broad tor vehicles each day. As a result of all this an eerie feel re- rectly. What snow falls is melting sooner. impervious surface, we devote tens of mil- Pcently. Twice in Early melt reduces late season run-off. An terms how atmospheric lions of dollars to storm drains which have the past month we’ve increasing proportion of precipitation comes composition regulates as their sole purpose the deliberate waste of had triple digit heat in “extreme weather events” rather than be- rainwater, a precious resource in our near- waves. For days at ing spread across the winter. The net effect Earth’s temperature. a time we’ve been of all of this: soils dry sooner and plants They’ve cautioned that desert climate. blanketed with smoke struggle to survive. We also create “heat island” effects, to from wildfires, a red Drought-stressed trees and plants are more humans are altering long- which we respond by installing expensive sun hanging high in an vulnerable to pests. Warmer weather allows standing conditions with peak electricity-generating capacity to op- oddly gray-brown sky, more pests to over-winter, breed earlier and precisely unknowable but erate air conditioning. We gain that peak sooty particulate as- do more damage. Dead plants burn easily. capacity by burning hydrocarbons, driving saulting our palattes, airways and lungs as The West is burning. Wildfire losses are almost certainly large and temperatures higher and exacerbating heat- the Bay Area Air Quality Advisory Board mounting year-to-year and decade-to-de- deleterious effects. island effects. cautioned us to to shelter indoors and avoid cade. This year firefighting resources are Why continue this vicious cycle? Why exertion. already stretched to the limit with more than shoulder the burden of infrastructure born The overall effect is evocative of a sci- a hundred wildfires recently underway in a transportation. We spend billions on mass ence-fiction tale set in a future none of us fire season barely begun. transit even as we waste billions of unused of waste and destined to waste? wants to live. This is not the Palo Alto that In the face of all this we persist in old capacity in existing autos and roads. In this It is some measure of how inured we’ve welcomed me in 1970, the Palo Alto where ways, or nibble at change as if we’ve power era of GPS, ubiquitous wireless connectiv- become to euphemisms and outright decep- in summer warm days, cool nights and blue to determine how much is enough. We mea- ity, biometric ID, rapid data processing, and tion that we continue to call “green” and skies were so ubiquitous that even slight de- sure what is “realistic” against our own and electronic commerce, why continue to focus “sustainable” measures that are clearly in- viations were remarkable. others’ habits and preferences rather than on hardware when what we need is software adequate on the basis of overwhelming evi- Some think current conditions are an ab- against mounting evidence from the natural and wetware? Worse yet, why replace exist- dence. erration, but what if they’re a harbinger? world. ing hardware such as CalTrain bicycle cars Current conditions are a wake-up call. Na- For decades scientists have understood in Take, for example, Palo Alto’s “zero with new ones that carry only half as many ture runs a flawless law-enforcement pro- broad terms how atmospheric composition waste” program. As we dutifully put our bikes, giving train-bike commuters a choice gram. To thrive we’ll discern and adapt to regulates Earth’s temperature. They’ve cau- bottled water containers into the blue bins so between being stranded on platforms or go- tioned that humans are altering long-stand- that a fraction of the resource in their plas- ing back to their cars? Her mandates and Her schedule. Let’s get ing conditions with precisely unknowable tic can be recovered, who among us thinks We act as though resource-intensive strat- real. N but almost certainly large and deleterious of the vastly greater resource squandered egies shaped in an era of $20/barrel oil will effects. to extract, bottle, ship and merchandise the suffice with oil at five, ten or 20 times that David Schrom is “valuescientist” and We may be seeing more clearly what those water? price. Our neighborhood streets are wide Palo Alto resident. He can be e-mailed at effects are and will be. Average tempera- And look at our approach to “sustainable” enough to be highways in most of the world, [email protected]. Streetwise What do you think about the new hands-free cell-phone policy? ÌiÀÛiÜÃÊLÞÊÞÃÃ>Ê iÀiâ>°Ê* Ì}À>« ÃÊLÞÊ >ÀiiÊ ÕV >À`°ÊÃi`ÊÊ1ÛiÀÃÌÞÊÛiÕi°
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tion stemming from an 80-year-long bout of Director Peter Berg stays solidly on tone amnesia and the fact that he was abandoned for two-thirds of this clever summer actioner at a Miami hospital in the mid-1920s. but loses his footing with the addition of an As the tetchy Angelenos rebuff Hancock over-pixilated superhero side note that skews he rebuffs back, his slipshod do-gooding re- seriously towards ludicrous. Fortunately the sulting in felony destruction and some 600 climax is affecting enough to gloss over the subpoenas for civil suits. Not your run-of- worst of the narrative damage. the-mill superhero. Smith is aces as the jaded anti-hero, every There’s a core of vulnerability under that nuance packing a hefty emotional punch. hefty psychological armor and image con- Bateman does Bateman spot-on: sweet and sultant Ray Embrey (Jason Bateman) is de- silly with smarts to match. Charlize Theron termined to polish Hancock to an amicable gives good face to dutiful housewife Mary shine. His plan includes a widespread public Embrey but struggles with the film’s most apology and a stint in the slammer, where fragile set-piece. Graphics are top-notch. Hancock will undergo anger-management Fabulously flawed but I just can’t shake it. classes and alcohol rehabilitation. Dropping down on $100K Mercedes-Benzes and tak- Rated: PG-13 for intense action, violence ing out city streets with scorching landings and language. 1 hour, 35 minutes. are off limits. Humor is laced with sorrow as Hancock — Jeanne Aufmuth Will Smith is a superhero with a grungy edge in the flawed but deep “Hancock.” strives to interface with the community and mold himself into an upbeat people person, To view the trailers for “Hancock,” Hancock ---1/2 are not looked upon kindly by the increas- losing his emotional footing time and time go to Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAl- Will Smith positively owns summer; it ingly aggravated residents of Los Angeles. again. I laughed long and hard when Han- toOnline.com/ wouldn’t be blockbuster season without a The premise alone is worth the price of ad- cock rescued a beached whale by tossing it Smith entry on the essential Independence mission and the first hour is some of 2008’s into the chilly California waters, and, oops, most intriguing cinema: edgy black dramedy Day calendar. Is he worth the hype? onto a picturesque sailboat. I also shed a tear Movie times were not available at press Absolutely. Smith delivers a pitch-perfect with surprising depth. at Hancock’s confessions of hurt and con- Hancock is faster than a speeding bullet time. For current movie information, go performance as John Hancock: a grungy, sod- fusion that no one claims ownership of the to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. den superhero whose dubious rescue tactics and able to leap tall buildings in a single wildly conflicted man-child. bound but suffers from deep feelings of rejec-
NOW PLAYING Chief (Alan Arkin) partners him with the collecting curiosities and re-watching a STANFORD THEATRE accomplished Agent 99 (Anne Hathaway), battered VHS copy of “Hello Dolly!” That The following is a sampling of movies who heads to Moscow with him in hopes tiresome routine is turned upside down recently reviewed in the Weekly: of foiling the KAOS operatives and their with the arrival of EVE, a fetching probe The Stanford Theatre is at 221 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Go to www.stan- weapons of mass destruction. You’ll have sent to Earth to determine its tenuous fordtheatre.org. Get Smart --1/2 (Century 16, Century 20) Smart (Steve a better time if you don’t expect this work life-sustaining status. Sparks fly, and Duck Soup (1933) Marx Brothers comedy about feuding fictional Carell) is one of the top analysts at to resemble the original. But the phone how. WALL-E shows off his collection to impress the impenetrable EVE, all beauti- countries. Wed.-Fri. at 7:30 p.m. CONTROL, the U.S. spy agency whose shoe does fit Carell, and he wears it well. headquarters are housed beneath a mu- Rated: PG-13 for some rude humor, ac- fully sans dialogue. High-tech hell breaks Animal Crackers (1930) Zaniness ensues in this Marx Brothers seum and accessed through the iconic tion violence and language. 1 hour, 50 loose when EVE is beamed back up to the Axiom and a lovesick WALL-E stows film when a valuable painting goes missing. Wed.-Fri. at 5:40 & 8:50 long corridor of clanging steel doors and minutes. — S.T. (Reviewed June 20, phone-booth elevator featured in the 2008) away on her transport. As seen from p.m. television series. Max dreams of being his eyes, the Mother Ship is the ultimate promoted to field agent — like the ad- nightmare. It’s best not to dig too deep Kiss Me Kate (1953) A divorced pair of actors play the leads in a WALL-E ---1/2 into “WALL-E’s” narrative as much goes mired Agent 23 (Dwayne Johnson). His (Century 16, Century 20) WALL-E (a.k.a. musical production of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Score by Cole Por- dreams become a reality when KAOS, the unexplained. But “WALL-E” isn’t lacking Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) a social conscience; it passes judgment ter. Sat.-Tue. at 7:30 p.m. Sat. and Sun. also at 3:35 p.m. crime syndicate led by the cold-blooded is the last robot left on the depressing Siegfried (Terence Stamp), attacks the on waste, gluttony, instant gratification Singin’ in the Rain (1952) A silent-film production company and dystopia that is Earth, steadily cleaning up and global warming. Beautifully executed central office. Unlike Mr. Bean, Maxwell trash while the population has lifted off on cast make a transition to sound in this musical comedy. Sat.-Tue. at Smart is no bumbler. The newly num- with a wink and a nudge, “WALL-E” is a Axiom, a state-of-the-art home away from film with heart. Rated: G for good for all 5:35 & 9:30 p.m. bered Agent 86 is simply an intelligent home. WALL-E’s days are spent crush- man with a steep learning curve. The audiences. 1 hour, 37 minutes. — J.A. ing mountains of garbage into cubes, (Reviewed June 27, 2008)
Wanted ---- “ (Century 16, Century 20) The humdrum life is starting to wear on Wesley Gibson TERRIFIC! (James McAvoy). His boss berates him at THIS IS A FILM THAT REMINDS YOU WHY YOU LOVE every turn, he suffers from overpowering MOVIES. BEAUTIFULLY ACTED AND WRITTEN.“ headaches, and his girlfriend is having an -Kirk Honeycutt, THE WASHINGTON POST affair with his best pal. Wesley desperate- “A RARE GIFT FOR YOUNG GIRLS.” ly needs an injection of adventure. Enter -- JoeJoe Morgenstern,Morgenstern, THETHE WALLWALL STREETSTREET JOURNALJOURNAL Fox (Angelina Jolie), a tattooed assassin who tells him about the murder of his estranged father, one of the world’s most “ENCHANTING... dangerous killers. Wesley’s life goes from ONE OF THE SUMMER’S mundane to deadly as he’s introduced to ONE OF THE SUMMER’S a secretive assassins’ guild called the Fra- MOST PLEASING SURPRISES!” ternity and its leader, Sloan (Morgan Free- -- RexRex Reed,Reed, THETHE NEWNEW YORKYORK OBSERVEROBSERVER man). What’s more, it looks like Wesley has inherited some of his father’s almost- BASED ON THE BEST SELLING NOVEL BY MONICA ALI paranormal skills. But a rogue member of the Fraternity (Thomas Kretschmann as Cross) seems intent on eliminating the as- sassins, and he appears to have Wesley BRICK LANE in his crosshairs. Groundbreaking and breathtaking, “Wanted” is more than just DIRECTED BY SARAH GAVRON one of the best films of 2008 — it’s one of WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM the best action movies ever made. Rated: MADE WITH THE SUP- READ THE PORT NOVEL OF THE UK FILM FROM R for strong bloody violence throughout, pervasive language and some sexuality. 1 STARTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 2 CHECK THEATRE Cinemark $%"' & $ & Cinemark $%"'!" Cinemark $%"'$ " DIRECTORIES OR CALL hour, 53 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed June San Mateo 650/558-0123 Redwood City 650/365-9000 The Shops @ Tanforan 800/FANDANGO #998 NOW PLAYING! FOR SHOWTIMES 27, 2008) $$""$ "' " "# % " $ # &$ # #! $# !### "# % $ %! #!$ VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.BRICKLANETHEFILM.COM
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You can go home again Palo Alto native returns from L.A. to pursue theater career
Students in Jonathan Shue’s acting class do a warm-up exercise, pre- Jonathan Shue, center, grins during the Saratoga acting class he’s teaching through the Sunnyvale-based Cali- tending to walk through fog. At right, three students — from left, Ra- fornia Theatre Center. From left, his students include Gianna Kettmann, Melanie Brouillette, Julia Vita and chel Perera, Julia Vita and Rashmi Sehgal — help each other through Kanita Vora. the “fog.”
LÞÊ,iLiVV>Ê7>>ViÊUÊ« Ì}À>« ÃÊLÞÊ >À>Ê->`Õ} fter first getting dazzled by stage lights Summer Repertory series. at age 10, Palo Alto native Jonathan Shue “I think it’s ironic that I had to move from L.A. went on to do nearly everything involved to become an actor,” Shue said. awith theater at Palo Alto High School, includ- CTC has three main pieces: a resident theater ing directing, playing the title role in “Pippin,” company performing from October to May most- and creating everything from lighting design to ly for students and families; the Summer Rep- posters. ertory company that puts on shows chiefly for Then, he followed the time-honored actors’ adults; and touring companies. Shue already had road to Los Angeles, earning a degree from an inkling that he’d enjoy working there. UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television Since he was 10, he had acted for many years in 2005 and forming his own theater company. in the Summer Theatre Conservatory where he But, as Stephen Sondheim once noted, every road now teaches. He had also traveled with CTC to has a turning. perform, including a 1997 trip to New Zealand, Now Shue is back in the Bay Area — which, the Cook Islands and Fiji. he says, has more opportunities for theater actors “Jonathan is so multi-talented, as a musician, and is far less competitive. He’s also found that singer, actor and teacher,” said Rick Haffner, Students cruise pensively around the room during a warm-up, pictur- rarity, a full-time stage job. At the Sunnyvale- CTC’s marketing director. Like Haffner, Shue is ing the thickening air swirling around them. based California Theatre Center, he teaches chil- a theater generalist who can also be called upon dren’s theater as well as acting in plays in CTC’s VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i®
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THE NATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED THEATRE OF SILICON VALLEY
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Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz Book by David Stern Conceived by Michael Scheman & David Stern Directed by Jonathan Shue (with cup) leads children in an acting exercise in which they imagine different things the cup Robert Kelley could be used for. (It eventually gets “turned into” everything from a cereal bowl to a Rubik’s cube to a vid- eogame controller.) The second responds, “Moving the the Grimm folk tale adapted for the Home again lawn,” “Watching a horror movie,” stage by Gayle Cornelison, CTC’s “an irrepressible delight” VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® or any other activity, and the first general director and founder. San Francisco Chronicle to stage manage, seek grants and student has to mime it. The activity This summer, Shue is also acting do other jobs. moves swiftly, with much giggling in CTC’s “Liberty Inn” by Dakin But the pleasurable surprise and mugging. One student would Matthews. In the fall, he’ll be in for Shue was how much he en- take the Most Imaginative Activity “The History Boys” at the New “a must-see” prize for announcing, “I’m burning Conservatory Theatre Center in San joys working with children. Palo Alto Weekly up at the center of the Earth.” Francisco. The Alan Bennett play is “I didn’t always expect to,” he says After the exercises, Shue talks about eight schoolboys trying to get in an interview at one of his sum- about how the kids can use what accepted into prestigious English mer classes, “but there are these they’ve learned in a play. Out of universities. “soaring music” moments.” His face brightens as he improvisation, he says, come such Shue says working with his stu- The Mercury News recalls one shy girl, who had only skills as focusing, listening to other dents helps his own craft. “I defi- one line in a play. On stage, she sud- actors (much of acting is about react- nitely draw from the spontaneity denly opened up and said her piece ing, after all) and recognizing how that the kids have in themselves, louder than anyone else. energetic motions can communicate their playfulness,” he said. In today’s acting class, taught at a emotions. Shue also draws from his Palo Now through July 13 only! church school in Saratoga, Shue has “You don’t want to just speak,” Alto background. He’s still in con- Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts a group ranging in age from 8 to 15. student Gianna Kettmann says. “You tact with Melissa Wilson, his former He says his own approach to acting want to show your intention with a theater teacher at Paly, who he says CALL TODAY FOR GREAT SEATS! tends to work well with children. big action, and make your line more challenged students to learn about He often draws on a summer spent interesting.” all aspects of the theater. While he studying psycho-physical acting in Doing these exercises quickly, remembers some pressure to suc- 650.903.6000 Britain with actor-teacher-writer Shue adds, can help the young actors ceed from living in Palo Alto, he www.theatreworks.org Bella Merlin. It’s a method that lower their inhibitions and jump into also recalls an ever-present feeling works from the outside in; the idea the world of the play — they’re not of “dedication to success.” is that physical actions can create stopping to overthink things. He adds, “I never felt like there emotions an actor can use. “You’re living in the moment,” he was anything I couldn’t do.” Children, with their spontaneity tells his students. “You’re believing Shue also makes use of his music and fresh approach, can respond that what’s happening on stage is re- background, which includes sing- well to physical activities such as ally happening.” ing in Paly’s choir and playing cello warm-up exercises Shue has them The kids also learn from Shue’s with the Palo Alto Chamber Orches- do during class. First he has them own acting. On the previous night, tra. Besides having sung and played walk “neutrally” around the room, a many of them saw CTC’s production guitar, violin and banjo in musical- schoolroom with bright posters and of Thornton Wilder’s “The Match- theater productions, he also writes, miniature chairs stacked neatly on maker,” at the Sunnyvale Communi- records and performs his own folk desks. ty Center Theatre. Shue plays store- rock and pop songs. Shue urges, “Feel how the breeze keeper Cornelius Hackl, and the kids He hasn’t ruled out moving back feels on your face,” and then says: seem to have been the most taken by to L.A. at some point, as there are “Now the air is getting thicker. Feel a scene in which Cornelius comes up more opportunities in film and tele- how the fog is on your clothes. It out of a trapdoor, reporting a tomato vision there. Overall, his goals are makes it more difficult to see.” explosion in the basement. How did to pursue both acting and directing, As the kids imagine the air thick- he do it, they want to know. and to eventually earn an MFA. ening, their steps slow. Before long, Grinning, Shue explains how he “I hope to stick with theater until I they are picturing blinding fog. One descended into the orchestra pit, get tired of it,” he says, but adds, “It’s boy takes off his glasses and peers quickly changed from his clean an endless source of creativity.” N through them carefully. The chil- apron into a dirty one, streaked dren squint, their movements flow- black makeup on his face, and made Info: For more information about ing or frightened. Already they are his hair wild. His students are de- educational programs and perfor- making the choices an actor makes lighted. mances at the California Theatre to create a character: How do I react Some also praise the sharp comic Center, go to www.ctcinc.org. to this change? How does my tiptoe- moments in “The Matchmaker.” “The Matchmaker” runs through ing, or brash striding ahead, make “You should observe those so we can July 27, and “Liberty Inn” plays me feel — and how does it reflect use them in our play,” Shue says. At through July 26; call the box office my mindset? the end of this three-week session, at 408-720-0873. For more about In another warm-up, one student the students will put on “The Bremen Shue’s music and acting, go to THE CAST OF SNAPSHOTS / PHOTO BY DAVID ALLEN asks another, “What are you doing?” Town Musicians,” an adaptation of www.jonathanshue.com. Page 20ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Arts & Entertainment
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ny’s pie ($13.99) rated last on three of the four judges’ cards. It had an appealing golden-brown lattice crust woven on the top. Between the tiny squares of lattice were Battle of golden raisins that detracted from whatever taste of apple there might the apple pies have been. The fruit had an unappealing Bakers Square scores first in Weekly pie-tasting; metallic taste that hung on the pal- Creamery a close second ate too long. The bottom crust was soggy and mushy. Had I been blind- by Dale F. Bentson folded, I might not have guessed it was apple pie at all. “A head- scratcher,” one judge said. None- “Good apple pies are a consider- and smacking their lips. Scores theless, it was a-la-mode-worthy. able part of our domestic happi- were reevaluated, erased, crossed While there was a significant ness.” — Jane Austen. out and recalculated. A small but price differential in the pies, the hen the notion of an apple- enthusiastic crowd of interested more expensive ones were larger pie tasting just before the Weekly employees gathered out- and had loads more fruit in them. WFourth of July weekend side the glass-walled tasting room. We did not weigh the pies, nor were was broached at the Weekly office, Turns out they were more inter- the bakeries selling their pies by my mouth puckered with anticipa- ested in getting a piece of pie than the pound. tory delight. in the astute judges’ conclusions On the Fourth of July, my At once, memories of my grand- about them. grandmother’s pies were carefully mother’s wondrous summer holi- In the end, we had a winner, but packed, along with fried chicken, day fruit pies danced inside my the point differential between the ham-salad sandwiches, potato head. Her killer pies were made top two pies was miniscule and the salad, coleslaw, watermelon and from cold-cream-colored lard, winning entry was not a unanimous jugs of lemonade and iced tea and sifted mounds of chalk-white flour, choice. In fact, the Bakers Square stowed in the cavernous trunk of scoops of glistening sugar, healthy pie that captured the most points my grandfather’s Chevy Bel Air. doses of cinnamon and the tartest rated first on only one judge’s score We drove to Buffalo Rock, hiked, green apples from her backyard sheet. played softball, swatted mosqui- toes and feasted. Later, we drove
trees. Palo Alto Creamery Downtown 6iÀV>Ê7iLiÀ It’s hard to find pies like that, was a close second and would have back to town for the pyrotechnics from a time when excess was a won save for the low score on one display. It was a happy, exhausting, virtue instead of a transgression. judge’s card. Next was Marie Cal- singularly American holiday. Today’s pies are probably not lender’s, followed closely by Ann’s We hope you enjoy the Fourth in quite as decadent as those I grew Coffee Shop in Menlo Park, and your own uniquely American way up with, albeit still pleasing, more finally, the Palo Alto Baking Com- Bakers Square’s apple pie took first prize in the Weekly’s pie-tasting last and don’t forget the apple pie. N nutritious and slightly easier on the pany. week, with a firm, photogenic shape and apples that smacked of fresh- waistline. The winning Bakers Square ap- ness. A close second was the pie from the Palo Alto Creamery Down- Bakers Square Our apple-pie entrants, a selec- ple pie (from the Redwood City lo- town (not pictured). 949 Veterans Blvd. tion of Peninsula offerings, were cation) had a classic brown buttery ful to cut into such a masterpiece over-baked. picked up the morning of the tast- crust. The pie remained firm and Redwood City of succulent dimension. The crust was golden, buttery 650-367-8666 ing and numbered by editorial held its photogenic shape after slic- Once cut, the crust held its shape and flaky, reminding me of Euro- intern Alyssa Bereznak. The pies ing. It had a nice balance of acidity while the oversized apple chunks pean pastries. It was the tartest and Palo Alto Creamery Down- were tasted blind, and only after and sweetness. The apples smacked collapsed into a viscous pool of spiciest of the pies. It oozed rather town the final scores were tallied were of freshness and were chunky with sweet goo. It was difficult to plate than ran when sliced. Smooth and 566 Emerson St. the bakery names revealed to the a slight indulgence of cinnamon. and the pie that remained in the sticky on the tongue, it did not leave judges. Scoring was 25 percent for The pie left an impressive stamp of Palo Alto glass dish quickly became soggy much aftertaste. 650-323-3131 appearance, 50 percent for taste just-picked apples on the palate. — the bottom crust all but disinte- Ann’s Coffee Shop’s apple pie and 25 percent for overall impres- Among the judge’s comments grated. Flavors were good, though: ($16) was visually the most un- Marie Callender’s sion. There were numerous sub- were: “like homemade,” “lovely fresh and tart. This Bunyanesque usual, looking almost unbaked. 4710 El Camino Real, categories designed to address the snap of cinnamon,” “sweet and effort was the most discussed of the There was not a speck of brown on nuances of apple pies to help judges flaky,” “delicious,” “like chunky Los Altos pies and priced at $26.49. the pleasantly chewy and doughy 650-941-6989 derive an inclusive score. applesauce,” “crisp,” “good tex- In third place was Marie Cal- crust. The pie was a heavyweight, The intrepid judges were: Weekly ture,” “very well spiced” and “great lender’s (from the Los Altos lo- chockablock full of fruit. When Ann’s Coffee Shop editor Jay Thorwaldson; Tyler Han- chewy feel.” In all, a great buy for cation). This was my favorite pie, sliced, the pie was runny but had 772 Santa Cruz Ave. ley, film reviewer, online editor and $6.99. although narrowly so. It was the big, fresh, just-picked apple fla- judge of the annual Weekly chili Meanwhile, the presentation of Menlo Park color of apricot, not fresh apple. vors. It was tart and acidic, snappy 650-322-0043 cook-off; arts and entertainment the Palo Alto Creamery’s apple My initial impression was that the enough to keep anyone awake until editor Rebecca Wallace; and me. pie would have won any competi- syrup browned from over-baking. the fireworks start. Palo Alto Baking Company The contest was spirited and tion based solely on appearance. It However, the pie ($6.49) was not The Palo Alto Baking Compa- the judges spent considerable stood a good 6 inches high with an 381 S. California Ave. time discussing, tasting, scratch- inviting golden-brown crust. It was Palo Alto ON THE WEB: Hundreds of restaurant reviews at www.PaloAltoOnline.com ing their heads, rolling their eyes artistic and it seemed almost sin- 650-321-3234
NOW SERVING La Fiesta, 240 Villa St., Mountain View popular during the lunch hour, and dinners La Gondola Ristorante, 242 State St., Los reception. Straightforward pastas and fa- Following are condensed versions, in alpha- (650) 968-1364 most weeknights, but brunch is a winner Altos (650) 941-7702 miliar veal dishes seem to be the kitchen’s betical order, of longer restaurant reviews Classic Mexican cuisine at fair prices makes too. Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-9 p.m. The storefront dining room manages to be strong suit. Lunch Mon.-Sat. 10:30 a.m.- published in the Weekly over the past several La Fiesta a favorite among locals. Also Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-10 p.m. Brunch: simultaneously romantic and comfortable. 2:30 p.m. Dinner daily 5-9:30 p.m. (Re- years. This week’s reviews begin where the list features 100 percent blue agave tequila Sat.-Sun. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. Big booths can accommodate the whole ended one week ago. margaritas (the best you can get). Most 30, 2001) family, and even little kids will find a warm VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i® *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 25 Eating Out
VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® money. Mon.-Wed. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thu.- choose from. Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m., capers and cornichons kicks it into a Fri. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. higher gear. The beef taco is smaller but viewed Jan. 28, 2000) (Reviewed April 30, 2004) La Strada Ristorante Italiano, 335 Uni- also excellent. Daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (Re- La Morenita, 800 Emerson St., Palo La Salsa Restaurant, 660 San Antonio versity Ave., Palo Alto (650) 324-8300 viewed Oct. 12, 2007) Alto (650) 329-1727 Road, Mountain View (650) 917-8290 Inspired Italian cuisine specializing in Ladera Country Deli, 3140 Alpine Road, La Morenita is a casual Mexican res- This chain take-out restaurant offers ba- house-made pasta, seafood,and chicken. Portola Valley (650) 851-4254 taurant that welcomes its diners with sic Mexican classics: tacos, burritos, na- The ravioli and pasta with braised lamb You’ll find a dizzying array of freshly made heaping plates of good food. Lunch and chos, etc. La Salsa also caters and has are outstanding. The restaurant has ex- salads, sandwiches and soups at this dinner specials are a good value for the a large selection of trays and platters to cellent appetizers and delicious desserts epitome of a neighborhood deli. Roast to boot. The wine list is exceptional for beef and turkey are roasted daily; salad the area and a full bar is now available. selections change seasonly. Mon.-Fri. )& )43 ./4 ). 4()3 6!5,4 )43 ./4 3!&% Service is excellent and the decor is 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. snappy and contemporary. Mon.-Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Reviewed Nov. 17, 2000) 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thu.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.- Lakeside Cafe, 3160 N. Shoreline Blvd., 11 p.m. (Reviewed June 25, 2004) Mountain View (650) 965-1745 La Tiendita Market and Taqueria, 510 Lakeside Cafe offers waterfront dining O’Connor St., East Palo Alto (650) 853- for breakfast and lunch -- watch the sail- 0632 boats and wind surfers skim across the Fish tacos at their best highlight the dark water from prime seats in the sun or take-out menu at La Tiendita, a full-serve shade, while enjoying a glass of wine or a grocery. Think fresh red snapper in a sandwhich. Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. (varies by light tempura batter, fried to a sizzle and season). (Reviewed Sept. 5, 2003) embedded with shredded cabbage in a tortilla. Chipotle mayonnaise pulsed with
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Page 26ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ The best of what’s happening on PALO ALTO CITY HALL GoingsThe best of what’s happening on the Midpeninsula On 250 Hamilton Avenue Dragon’s Acting Camp Basics of acting 11:15 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Burgess Park, 701 Council Chambers, 1st Floor Art Galleries Laurel St., Menlo Park. Call 650-330- “Small” An exhibition of small-scale work and development of acting skills. Final 2200. produced by local and national photog- showcase for friends and family July 19 raphers utilizing a wide variety of photo- at 1 p.m. Camp is July 7-18, 10 a.m.-3 Downtown Palo Alto Farmers Market graphic processes, including platinum, p.m. $275. Dragon Theatre, 535 Alma St., Shop for locally grown farm-fresh fruits ambrotype, daguerotype and encaustic Palo Alto. Call 650-493-2006. and vegetables plus fish, bread, cheese, wax. Through July 30, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. www.dragonproductions.net eggs and more at the downtown farmers Free. Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Family Fun in the Garden Families with market. All proceeds support Avenidas Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-327-6325. school-aged children are invited to tour senior center. Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. Free. Gilman Street at Hamilton Avenue, www.modernbook.com the garden and participate in delving into Palo Alto. www.pafarmersmarket.org California Visions- Pastels by Steve the art, science and joy of gardening. 2 pairs of San Jose Gourmet Vegetarian Dinners The Pen- Woolery In his first solo exhibit at the Sat., July 5, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Palo Alto Earthquakes Soccer Tickets: Demo Garden, 851 Center Drive, Palo insula Macrobiotic Community serves a Portola Art Gallery, Woolery has captured gourmet vegetarian dinner every Monday scenes of the central California coast and Alto. Call 408-282-3105. (except holidays). Full vegan meal includes Saturday, August 16, 2008 inland communities. Exhibit runs through http://www.mastergardeners.org/scc. soup, grain, beans or bean products, July. Reception, July 5, from 1-4 .pm. 10 html against New England Revolution vegetables, dessert and beverage. Com- a.m.-5 p.m. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Harmonica for Health In the old days, munal seating. Lecture monthly. Reserve Road, Menlo Park. playing the harmonica was just for fun. by Mon., 9:30 am, 599-3320. Since 1987. www.portolaartgallery.com It can still be for fun, but for good health as well. Learn how from Victor SungHee 6:30-8 p.m. $15. First Baptist Church, 305 Gallery House New Members Show New N California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-599- artists Jeff Emmerichs, Dan McClean, Yun, of the Society for the Preservation For an Appointment, Call: 650-723-7819 and Advancement of the Harmonica. 3320. http://www.peninsulamacro.org Carolyn Shaw, Mary Stahl, Eric Steppling Kick Off for Relay For Life of Menlo Park or and Karen White. Media include land- Tuesdays, July 8 through 29. $20 charge, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. $20. Avenidas, 450 Bry- Informational meeting to learn how to sup- Log onto http://bloodcenter.stanford.edu scape and still life in both oil and pastel, port the local Relay For Life in Menlo Park photography and ceramic sculpture as ant St, Palo Alto. Call 650-289-5423. www.avenidas.org taking place Aug. 9-10 in Burgess Park. Click on “Find a Blood Drive” & search city “Palo Alto” well as Raku. Through Aug. 2, 5-7 p.m. Volunteers, cancer survivors, caregivers, Free. Gallery House in Printer’s Ink Cafe, Introduction to Acrylic and Oil Paint- ing This class will teach both still life and students, walkers and runners needed. For Eligibility Questions, Call: 650-725-9968 320 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650- Thu., July 3, 6-8 p.m. Free. Jeffrey’s Ham- 326-1668. landscape using loose brush strokes and vibrant colors. Instructor and artist Juliet burgers, 888 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Bring Photo ID Benefits Lundy will share her knowledge and expe- Call 650-773-9122. www.relayforlife.org July 4 Ragtime for U.S.O. U.S.O. benefit rience with anyone curious about painting Summer Sings - Brahms Join other cho- concert features Menlo Park’s Nan Bo- and welcomes all levels from beginners ral enthusiasts from around the Bay Area stick and Gilroy’s Chris and Jack Brad- up. Classes run July 9 to August 27, 3-5 to sing the "Brahms German Requiem" shaw playing ragtime piano with Pete p.m. $40/members, $50/non members. under the direction of Gregory Wait, mu- Devine on percussion and Woodland’s Avenidas, 450 Bryant St, Palo Alto. Call sic director of Schola Cantorum. Music Robyn Drivon on tuba, followed by a fam- 650-289-5436. avenidas.org available on loan for the evening. Mon., ily BBQ at 5:30 p.m. Fri., July 4, 3-5 p.m. Summer Singing Class Increase vocal July 7, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15/$10 seniors/$7 Donations welcome; BBQ $5. First Bap- power, confidence and musicality for students. Los Altos United Methodist tist Church of Menlo Park, 1100 Middle @ both ensemble and solo singing in this Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. Arbor, Menlo Park. Call 650-323-8544. six-week singing and musicianship class Call 650-254-1700. www.firstbaptist.com for beginners and seasoned singers. The www.scholacantorum.org class is intended for adults but younger Women in Business Luncheon Guest The City of Palo Alto Arts & Sciences Division Classes/Workshops students will be admitted with special Speaker: Kathleen Ronald, president, Beginning French Learn to speak the permission. Wednesdays through Aug. SPEAKtacular. Topic: “The Fortune is and the Palo Alto Weekly present “language of love.” Register online at 13, 7:30-9 p.m. $30 for 6 classes. Menlo in the Follow-up.” Tue., July 8, 11:45 avenidas.org or in person at the front Park Presbyterian Church, 950 Santa a.m.-1:15 p.m. $28 members; $33 non- desk. Wednesdays July 9 to Aug. 27, 1 Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. www.mppc.org members. Michael’s at Shoreline, 2690 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. $35 members/$45 non- Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650- members, 1-2:30 p.m. $35 members/$45 Community Events 968-8378. www.chambermv.org non-members. Avenidas, 450 Bryant St, 4th of July Celebration The City of Men- Palo Alto. Call 650-247-5436. lo Park’s annual 4th of July celebration. Concerts www.avenidas.org Parade, music, games, bounce houses, Brown Bag Concert Series Quartet San crafts, face painting, food. Fri., July 4, Francisco performs tango, jazz and funk music. Thu., July 10, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Cogswell Plaza, Lytton and Ramona St., OF NOTE Palo Alto. Call 650-463-4940. www.cityofpaloalto.org/concerts TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES Twilight Concert Series The Red Hot Chachkas perform klezmer dance music. Tuesday evenings, 6:30 – 8 pm, thru August 5, 2008 Tue., July 8, 6:30-8 p.m. Free. Rinconada Park Bowl, 777 Embarcadero Road, Palo In various parks throughout Palo Alto Alto. Call 650-463-4940. www.cityofpaloalto.org/concerts Free to the public Dance With generous support from City of Palo Alto Utilities Dancing on the Square Dance series and the “Palo Alto Green” program featuring tango, swing, country western, salsa, hip hop, hula and more. Tuesdays through Sept. 16, 6-8 p.m. Free. Court- 7/1 DAVID JACOBS STRAIN 7/29 LIMPOPO house Square, 2200 Broadway, Redwood Wacky Russian “Folk n’ Roll” City. http://www.redwoodcityevents.com QUARTET Dancing to Celebrate the Fourth Cel- Roots and Blues on the edge! Mitchell Park Bowl, 600 East Meadow Dr. ebrate the start of pre-Independence Eleanor Pardee Park, 851 Center Dr. Day festivities by dancing to the music 8/5 THE TOMMY CASTRO BAND of Linda Mankin and the Sophisticats on 7/8 THE RED HOT CHACHKAS Blues and Memphis soul Wed., July 2, 2-3 p.m. Free. Avenidas, California Avenue Street Concert 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 650-289- Red hot Jewish dance music 5400. avenidas.org Rinconada Park Bowl, 777 Embarcadero between Ash and Birch Streets Line Dance Summer Camp For Adults Bring a low back chair! Eight-part lunch-time series with Hedy 7/15 PETE ESCOVEDO McAdams features three skill levels: ba- LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA Special thanks to Piazza’s Fine Foods sics 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.; intermediate for catering to our bands! 12:25-1:05 p.m.; advanced workshop Legendary Latin percussionist 1:15-2 p.m. Take series, partial series Mitchell Park Bowl, 600 East Meadow Dr. Please help us send less waste to the Wide open spaces or drop-in. Includes swing, c/w, Latin, landfill. Avoid the use of disposable ballroom, urban and zydeco traditions. 7/22 NORTON BUFFALO AND place settings and use “Sonoma Coast” and other plein-air oil paintings by Palo Alto resi- Full description and regular information dent Carolyn Hofstetter are on exhibit through Aug. 1 at Viewpoints ROY ROGERS reusables when you on Web site. Singles welcome. Wednes- picnic at the park. days, through Aug. 20, See site for fee Incredible Harmonica and Guitar Gallery at 315 State St. in Los Altos. Hofstetter was an art major at Make “zero waste” Stanford University and has taught oil painting in her studio and information. All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Bol Park, Laguna at Barron and Matadero 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call 650-325- where you live, outside for the last 30 years. She’ll be at the gallery to chat with 3371. www.DanceAdventures.com work AND visitors on July 2, 14 and 15; gallery hours are Monday through Tuesday Evening Dance Playshops – CITY OF PALO ALTO play! Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11 to 3. Go to Couples and Partnered Dances Eight- UTILITIES www.viewpointsgallery.com or call 650-941-5789. part series: lead-and-follow (couples For more information call 650 463-4940 or visit www.PaloAltoOnline.com dances) and choreographed partnered *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 27 Goings On dances, 9:05-9:50 p.m., taught by Hedy brary, 270 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. Call www.avenidas.org will host a various music styles including McAdams and Rick Evenskaas. Take se- 650-46329-2436. International travelers: The H.I.P. pre- R&B, Zydeco, Jazz, Latin, and Country. ,Ê -/ - ries or drop-in. Full description on Web Home on the Range Story Time Stories scription After outlining the main health Wednesdays through Aug. 13, 6:30-7:30 site. Singles welcome. Tuesdays through about cowboys and cows. Sun., July 6, hazards linked to international travel, p.m. Free. Fremont Park, University & CALENDAR. Information for Weekly Aug. 19, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 11:30 a.m. Free. Kepler’s, 1010 El Cami- based on empirical knowledge and first- Santa Cruz, Menlo Park. Call 650-330- and Master Community Calendar 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call 650- no Real, Menlo park. Call 650-324-4321. hand experience, Dr. Meunier will provide 2200. www.menlopark.org listings must now be submitted 325-3371. www.DanceAdventures.com www.keplers.com tips aimed at keeping travelers in good Music in the Park - Zydeco Flames online. Go to www.PaloAltoOnline. Sandi and Stevie Get Buggy Singing health and make recommendations on Zydeco music. Wed., July 2, 6-8 p.m. Exhibits team performs insect songs. This pro- the content of a standard health kit, 5:15- Free. Stafford Park, Corner of King St. & com, click on “Master Community gram is sponsored by the Friends of the 6:15 p.m. $20. Stanford Health Library Hopkins Ave., Redwood City. Calendar,” and then click on “Submit Bonfires and Bugs The history, science Palo Alto Library. Wed., July 9, 3:30-4:15 2-B, Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford. http://www.redwoodcity.org/events/mu- a listing.” Listings are published in and art of camping. Through Aug. 8, 11 p.m. Free. College Terrace Library, 2300 Call 725-4416. http://hip.stanford.edu sic.htm#MITP the papers on a space-available a.m.-4 p.m. Free. Museum of American Wellesley St., Palo Alto. Call 650-329- Reiki Open House Every Monday is Sony Holland Plus Five Jazz singer Sony Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call basis. 2436. open for introductory sessions with one Holland performs a variety of songs and NEWS. The online form is for 650-321-1004. www.moah.org Wacky Wednesday: Tom McCormack or more Reiki practitioners. 7-8:45 p.m. styles. Sun., July 6, 7:30 p.m. $14-28. Keeble & Shuchat Photography Terry Tom will perform a one-man show with Free/donation based. Camelot Center, Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lasuen Mall, Calendar listings only. To submit Shuchat is displaying his color photo- insect theatrics, colorful characters and 1000 Fremont Ave., Los Altos. Call 650- Stanford. Call 650-736-0324. information for possible use graphs from his travels in the western natural sound effects. This program is 949-3332. www.camelotcenter.net www.stanfordjazz.org elsewhere in the paper, send it the states in The Gallery. Through July 10, sponsored by the Friends of the Palo Alto usual way: e-mail editor@paweekly. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Keeble & Shuchat Pho- Live Music Summer Jazz Series International and Library. Wed., July 2, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Free. local jazz legends will perform styles com; fax (650) 326-3928, Attn: tography, 290 California Ave., Palo Alto. Downtown Library, 270 Forest Ave., Palo “Everything You Wanted to Know About Call 650-327-8996. www.kspphoto.com Jazz (But Were Afraid to Ask)” SJW’s from swing to straight-ahead jazz. The Editor; or mail to Editor, Palo Alto Alto. Call 650-329-2436. 10-week series of free concerts will take Palo Alto Art Center Presents Summer founder Jim Nadel leads an ensemble of Weekly, 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA Woodside July 4th Junior Rodeo 58th place in the gardens of Stanford Shop- 2008 Exhibitions players in a tour of different jazz styles in- “Nathan Oliveira: The annual Woodside Jr. Rodeo with food, ping Center’s Clock Tower Plaza. June 94301. Painter’s Bronzes,” comprehensive exhi- drink and entertainment, including full ro- cluding swing, Latin and hard bop. Sun., QUESTIONS? Call the reception July 6, 2:30 p.m. Free. Dinkelspiel Audi- 5-Aug. 7, 6-7:30 p.m. Free. Stanford bition of bronze sculptures, and “Timothy deo events, petting zoo and pig scram- Shopping Center, Stanford. desk at the Palo Alto Weekly Berry: More Missing Magic,” evocative torium, 471 Lagunita Drive, Stanford. Call ble. Fri., July 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults $15, http://www.stanford- between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. paintings of masks. Docent-led tours, “Art 6-18 year olds $7, and kids under 5 are 650-736-0324. www.stanfordjazz.org Dialogues,” also offered. Through -Sept. John Calloway Quintet “John Calloway is shop.com/Event_Details. weekdays, (650) 326-8210. After free. Mounted Patrol of San Mateo Coun- aspx?ID=841&EID=75347&lmnu=2 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 1-5 p.m. Sun.; ty, 521 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside. a cornerstone of the Bay Area Latin jazz hours, you may press zero and leave 7-9 p.m. Thu. Free. Palo Alto Art Center, Call 650-851-8300. www.mpsmc.org scene. Adept at flute, piano, and percus- On Stage a message in the general mailbox. 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto. Call 650- sion, Calloway was a founding member “Snapshots” West Coast Premiere of For complete Calendar 329-2366. Film of John Santos’s Machete Ensemble and “Snapshots,” the latest musical from www.cityofpaloalto.org/artcenter United Nations Film Festival “Green has collaborated with a who’s-who of lo- Broadway and Hollywood composer listings, go to Spared from the Storm: Masterworks Plans” is a close look at two countries, cal Latin jazz innovators, including Pete Stephen Schwartz. TheatreWorks found- www.PaloAltoOnline.com from the New Orleans Museum of Art the Netherlands and New Zealand, that Escovedo, Jesus Diaz, and Rebecca ing Artistic Director Robert Kelley helms and click on “Master The New Orleans Museum of Art has have moved beyond the rhetoric toward Mauleon," Stanford says. Sat., July 5, 8 this musical “album.” Through July 13, Community Calendar.” gathered approximately 80 works of Euro- sustainability with bold and innovative p.m. $14-28. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Tue.-Wed. at 7:30 p.m., Thu.-Sat. at 8 pean and American art from the late-16th environmental programs. Monday July Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 650-736- p.m., Sun. at 2 and 7 p.m. $21-64. The- to the mid-20th century for this exhibition 7 in La Comida. Free, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. 0324. www.stanfordjazz.org atreWorks at the Mountain View Center at the Cantor Arts Center. Featured artists Avenidas, 450 Bryant St, Palo Alto. Call July Music Fest- Jules Broussard Band for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., include: Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso 650-289-5436. www.avenidas.org The five-week series of free concerts will Mountain View. theatreworks.org atre, 75 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. and Georgia O’Keeffe. Through Oct. 5, Health take place every Wednesday evening in The Curious Savage Advanced Acting Call 650-799-0189. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, July. July 2, The Jules Broussard Band Academy presents a classic comedy, http://www.advancedacting.org Lomita Drive and Museum Way, Stanford. Communicating Despite Alzheimer’s presents standards, jazz, Latin and funk. This free program “Connecting the Dots... about the bold Mrs. Savage, committed http://museum.stanford.edu 6-8 p.m. Free. Town and Country Village, by her stepchildren for refusing to hand Religion/Spirituality Communicating Despite Advancing Al- Buddhist Mindfulness Meditation Group Embarcadero at El Camino, Palo. Call over her millions. She befriends the ec- zheimers” will be presented by Judith L. Sunday morning meditation group (sang- Family and Kids 650-207-0151. www.tandcvillage.com centric residents of the home, who chal- Baby Storytime London, psychologist. Tue., July 15, 10 ha). Practice sitting and walking medita- This is an eight-week Menlo Park Summer Concert Series The lenge our notions of what’s “normal.” a.m. to 11:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m. Free. tion in the tradition of Zen Master Thich session held on Tuesday mornings for City of Menlo Park Community Services Tickets available at the door. Fri., July 11 Avenidas, 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call Nhat Hanh. 9:30-11:45 a.m. Free. Home babies 6-18 months old. Through Aug. Department presents the annual down- and Sat., July 12, 8-10 p.m. $5/students, 650-289-5423. of David and Birgitte, 160 Erica Way, Por- 19, 11-11:30 p.m. Free. Downtown Li- town Summer Concert Series. Each week $10/adults. Palo Alto HS Haymarket The- tola Valley. Call 650-854-4596.
We are pleased to welcome back to our community NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING of the City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board (ARB)
L. BING LIEM, DO, FACC Please be advised that Thursday, July 17, 2008, the ARB shall CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE & CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY conduct a public hearing at 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers, 1st Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and be heard.
The integration of his proven expertise in the management of 420 Cambridge Avenue [08PLN-00020]: Request by Stuart Welte cardiac arrhythmias and device therapy for heart failure with our on behalf of Clarum Corporation for Preliminary Architectural Review of a four unit multifamily residential project with 1,500 square feet of established excellence in cardiology and endovascular services at ground fl oor commercial space and related site improvements. A El Camino Hospital supports our mission to provide Silicon Valley Design Enhancement Exception (DEE) is requested for 2’-8.5” of height beyond the 40 foot height limit. The formal application will with comprehensive cardiovascular care of the highest quality. include a request for a Zone Change to add the California Avenue Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Development Combining District The physicians of CVI Medical Group and Altos Cardiovascular are pleased to (PTOD) Overlay to the existing CC(2) Zone District for this site. announce their association with Dr. Liem; who is specializing in cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology. Dr. Liem, who graduated from Michigan State University Lytton Plaza Park (200 University Avenue) [ 08PLN-00200]: and completed his cardiology and electrophysiology training at Stanford University, Request by the Friends of Lytton Plaza Park, L.L.C., on behalf of the City of Palo Alto, for Preliminary Architectural Review of park is returning to the Bay Area, where he devoted 18 years of his professional career renovations including the installation of new landscaping and other before his brief career advancement in Albuquerque, New Mexico. site amenities. Zone: PF
Dr. Liem will start his practice in the area July 1st, 2008. We are already prepared to make appointments now should you wish to do so. Stanford University Medical Center Modernization and Expansion Project: Request by Stanford University Medical Center on behalf of The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University for You may contact us at the following practices: Preliminary Architectural Review of the Stanford University School of Medicine replacement buildings. Zone District PF (Public Facilities). The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To Altos Cardiovascular Associates CVI Medical Group request accommodations to access City facilities, services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn more about the City’s compliance with the Americans 2490 Hospital Drive, Ste #311 2660 Grant Road with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at Mountain View, CA 94040 Mountain View, CA 94040 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected]. (650) 962-4690 (650) 969-8600 Amy French Manager of Current Planning
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Exploring the Human Condition “Pain, California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 510-395- bership fee. Stanford track-Angell Field, p.m. Free; reservations required; call 329- Managing Global Teams for Success fear, resistance and suffering all play an 7792. Stanford University, Stanford. Call 650- 2366. Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell International panelists will discuss chal- important role in our human and spiritual 321-2175. Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-747-1250. lenges to create and manage global existence. Learn how they can be used Special Events www.djerassi.org teams while overcoming language dif- Independence Day Celebration to accelerate your growth as a spiritual Cel- Support Groups Author Jim Malusa Jim Malusa cycled ferences and cultural perspectives. Tue., Breaking Free from Co-Dependency being having a human experience.” Tim ebrate Independence Day at Little House alone to the lowest point on 6 continents, July 15, 6 pm - 9 pm. $15 members, $20 Custis is a spiritual teacher and founder in the Courtyard with lunch and entertain- A Christian 12-step recovery group for a 6-year series of anti-expeditions to the non-members, $30 at the door, 6p.m. - 9 of Spiral Release BodyworkÆ. Wed., July ment. Wed., July 2, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. those seeking to break the habitual pat- anti-summits. Malusa will read from his p.m. $15 Members, $20 Non-Members, 2, 7:30-9 p.m. Free but call to reserve a $8.50 per person. PV Inc Little House, terns of self defeating behaviors and free new book, "Into Thick Air," and show $30 at the door. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw place. East West Bookstore, 324 Castro 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650- themselves from turmoil in relationships what he found along the way to the Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover St., Palo Alto. St., Mountain View. www.eastwest.com 326-2025. Peninsula Volunteers Inc with others and themselves. Confiden- world’s great depressions, from Death Call 650-386-5015. http://www.gaba- Insight Meditation South Bay Shaila Pentecost 2008 Ten days and nights of tiality and anonymity offered. Tuesdays, Valley to the Dead Sea. Mon., July 7. network.org/index.php?option=com_ Catherine and guest teachers lead a preaching, singing and seminars. July through Aug. 26, 7-8:15 p.m. Free. Menlo www.IntoThickAir.com. 7-8:30 p.m. Free. events&task=view_detail&agid=317&year weekly Insight Meditation sitting followed 4-13, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Free. Mt. Olive Ap- Park Presbyterian Church, 550 Glenwood Books Inc Palo Alto, 855 El Camino Real =2008&month=07&day=15&Itemid=116 by a talk on Buddhist teachings every ostolic Church, 605 Hamilton Ave., Menlo Ave., Menlo Park. mppc.org #74, Palo Alto. Call 650-321-0600. PARC Forum “The Physical Environment DBSA Bipolar/Unipolar Support Group Tuesday, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. St. Timothy’s Park. Call 650-853-0355. www.booksinc.net - The Interface We Move Through,” Mat- Episcopal Church, 2094 Grant Road, www.mtolive.org DBSA Bipolar and Depression Support thew Moore, Hipbone Design. How the Group for consumers only. First, second Author Peter Gosselin Meet Peter Gos- Mountain View,. Call 650-857-0904. selin author of "High Wire: The Precari- design of physical environments with www.imsb.org Sports and third Wednesdays of month, ongo- their inherently extreme bandwidth can 2008 Track Season Registration Reg- ing. Katherine Lerer, Facilitator. 6:30-8:30 ous Financial Lives of American Families." 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City of Palo Alto Environmental Assessment
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared by the Palo Alto Department of Planning and Community Environment for the project listed below. This document will be available for review and comment during a minimum 30-day inspection period beginning July 7, 2008 through August 5, 2008 during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Development Center, 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.
This project is tentatively scheduled for consideration by the Historic *52.!( !6 Resources Board at a public hearing on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 8:00 A.M. in the Palo Alto City Council Chambers on the fi rst fl oor of the Civic Center, #&, - + located at 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. -+ . ,/0 2560 Embarcadero Road (07PLN-00219): Request by the Environmental Volunteers on behalf of the City of Palo Alto for Historic Resources Board Review, '+ 1# " Site and Design Review, and a Conditional Use Permit for historic rehabilitation, a 22+3 ,'0,0 257 square foot addition to the existing mezzanine, and other site improvements to an existing Category I historic resource, the former Sea Scout Base. The proposed use for this site is a non-profi t educational facility. Environmental (+*.# '- 4 Assessment: An Initial Study has been completed and a Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements. Zone District: PF(D).
Curtis Williams, !"# $ %#& % '( $ )" Interim Director of Planning and Community Environment ! !* In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, listening assistive + * !"#$%&'( devices are available in the Council Chambers and Council Conference Room. Sign language interpreters will be provided upon request with 72 hours advance notice. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÀ`>Þ]ÊJuly 2]ÊÓäänÊU Page 29 U.S. TRACK & FIELD Sports A jump Shorts REMEMBERING KATHY . . . A and run memorial service for Kathy Wolff will be held Friday, July 11 at 4 p.m. at Sunken Diamond on the to Beijing Stanford campus. Wolff passed away unexpectedly on June 11, the day before her beloved base- Stanford grads McLain, ball team departed for the College Dobson earn trips World Series. Kathy’s association with Stanford dates to 1976, when to Summer Olympics she worked in the Tresidder Stu- by Keith Peters dent Union in various capacities istory is still waiting to be until 1981. She returned to Stan- made by a U.S. woman at the ford in 1985 as an administrative H Summer Olympics. Stanford assistant in the marketing depart- grad Erica McLain hopes to be that ment. She began working with person. the baseball program in 1987, the “My goal for the Olympics is to first of two consecutive national make it to the finals, which would championship years. She later be a huge accomplishment,” McLain added administrative duties with said. the women’s volleyball program. Since the women’s triple jump Donations in Kathy’s memory can was added to the Summer Games be made to Kathy Wolff Memorial in 1996, no American woman has Fund, Department of Athletics, made the finals. Arrillaga Family Sports Center, “Hopefully,” said Shakeema Wel- Stanford University, Stanford, CA sch, “one of us three will be able to 94305. There is also a website make history and become the first in her honor: http://kathywolff- American woman to advance to the stanford.blogspot.com. For more triple jump finals at the Olympics.” information, please contact Eileen Welsch, actually, won’t be among Gall at (650) 725-9517 or Christa that group unless she attains the McLoy at (650) 723-0885. ‘A’ qualifying standard (46-7 1/4). McLain and Shani Marks do have PA OAKS SWEEP . . . The Palo that standard. Alto Oaks received plenty of All three women made the U.S. pitching and even more offense in Olympic team on Sunday for the winning four games and picking 2008 Games in Beijing, China. up a forfeit victory over the week- They grabbed the top three positions end. At the Best of the West tour- during the U.S. Olympic Track and nament in Berkeley, the Oaks beat Field Trials in Eugene, Ore. the British Columbia Cave Ducks, On Monday, McLain was joined 5-1, on Friday, the Oakland Oaks, on the U.S. Olympic team by fellow 7-1, on Saturday and picked up Stanford grad Ian Dobson, who fin- the forfeit victory in the scheduled ished third in the men’s 5,000 me- nightcap. Sunday, in a Western ters to claim his first berth. Baseball Association double- Marks, who was fourth at the header, the Oaks swept the 2004 trials, popped a winning 47-2 Union City Yankees, 7-1 and 12-1. 1/4 to equal the third-best mark in Palo Alto hosts Fontanetti’s in a U.S. history. Welsch went 46-10 league doubleheader this Sunday to exceed the qualifying standard, at 11:30 a.m. at Baylands Ath- but the leap was wind-aided. Still, letic Center. Palo Alto grad Jason it earned her second place. McLain
Kleinhoffer threw a four-hitter in Spencer Allen reached 45-9 3/4 on her third at- the win over the Cave Ducks. He tempt for third. Her legal lifetime walked one and struck five. M-A best of 46-7 1/4 came in April and grad Chris Budelli and Vinny Her- pretty much put her on the U.S. team rera each drove in a pair of runs at that point. and Brian Beres hit a home run. Recent Stanford graduate Erica McLain qualified for her first U.S. Olympic team and a trip to Beijing by fin- All McLain needed to do at the Matt Campbell gave up one hit ishing third in the women’s triple jump at the U.S. Track and Field Trials on Sunday in Eugene, Ore. (continued on page 34) over five innings and Jeff Ramirez tripled home two runs against the Oakland Oaks. Matt Rossignol U.S. SWIMMING TRIALS pitched six scoreless innings, giv- ing up two hits, to lead the Oaks Stanford’s Breeden splashes past the Yankees in Sunday’s first game. He struck out six and did not walk a batter. Gunn grad Greg her way to Olympic berth Matson and Beres each had two by Rick Eymer the final 50 meters. Breeden swam hits in the contest. Joe Ramirez tanford junior Elaine Breeden 31.05, nearly a half-second faster completed the weekend sweep owns an NCAA championship than all but one competitor, down with a one-hitter over five innings S and is a six-time All-Ameri- the stretch. She was fourth at the in the nightcap. He struck out six can. Now she can add Olympian to halfway mark. as Palo Alto grad Adam Dexter Michelle Bishop/Minorwhite Studios her rapidly growing list of accom- Breeden also edged 2004 Olym- and Gunn grad Max Kautz each plishments. pian Rachel Komisarz, who was drove in three runs. Sean Scott Breeden finished second in the timed in 58.36. and Mark Good each added two women’s 100-meter butterfly with a “I was so happy when I realized RBI. 58.21, a mere tenth of a second be- that I had made it,” Breeden said. hind winner Christine Magnuson, at “I’ve been dreaming of turning On the cover the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team around and seeing a 1 or 2 by my Stanford graduate Erica Trials in Omaha, Neb., on Monday name. It definitely took me a few McLain finished third in the evening to earn her berth on the seconds to realize I made it. It was a women’s triple jump to earn a U.S. team. shock, but I couldn’t be happier. berth on the U.S. Olympic track Both Breeden and Magnuson “I knew the race was really close. and field team Sunday. Photo needed strong finishes to qualify, I put my head down, and hoped that Stanford junior Elaine Breeden reacts to seeing she made the Olympic by Kirby Lee/Image of Sport. as both passed two swimmers in (continued on page 31) team in the 100 fly with a second-place finish. Page 30 • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly a block for the Americans while OLYMPIC ROUNDUP Stanford senior Cynthia Barboza subbed into the match late in the third set. Azevedo, Villa become The U.S. swept its first two matches, beating the Dominican Republic, 25-13, 25-20, 25-21, on three-time Olympians Saturday. That was preceded by a Water polo veterans are joined by five other Cardinal men 25-18, 25-17, 26-28, 25-13 win over Thailand on Friday. and women on U.S. squads headed for Summer Olympics Tom, who did not play the first by Rick Eymer fine tune some things and we will weekend of the Grand Prix, led tanford grads Tony Azevedo be ready.” the U.S. with 17 points on 13 kills,
and Brenda Villa officially Azevedo scored three goals, but USA Water Courtesy Polo three blocks and an ace against S became three-time Olympians the United States senior national Thailand. on Monday when they were named men’s dropped a 7-6 decision to host Barboza had three points, with a to the United States Olympic men’s Hungary in an exhibition match on block, in a reserve role while Car- and women’s water polo teams, re- Saturday to complete a four-day dinal senior Foluke Akinradewo spectively, during a luncheon at the common training camp. was in the starting lineup for game Los Angeles Athletic Club. The U.S. scored three straight three. She and Tom opened the set Azevedo, considered the best goals in the second half to take a with consecutive kills. American ever, has been the team 5-4 advantage over Hungary before Tom had nine kills and a block captain for awhile. He joins former the Hungarians pulled away in the Former Stanford All-American Tony Azevedo was named to his third against the Dominican Republic. Stanford standouts Wolf Wigo, In- fourth quarter. U.S. Olympic water polo team on Monday. ternational Hall of Fame members Gregorka earned gold medals less and determined.” will participate in his second Olym- Women’s soccer Wally O’Connor and Austin R. with the women’s Junior National Villa has been a U.S. Senior Na- pic Games, rowing on the U.S. The U.S. Under-20 Women’s Na- Clapp, and U.S. Hall of Fame mem- Team at the Junior Pan-Am Games tional Team member since 1996. Men’s Quadruple Sculls boat, while tional Team fell to Canada, 1-0, in ber Jody Campbell who have been in 2004, and at the 2005 FINA Ju- The most experienced player on the grad David Banks will be the bow- the CONCACAF Championship Fi- part of at least three Olympic teams. nior World Championships. U.S. roster, Villa helped the Ameri- man of the U.S. Men’s Four boat. nal at Estadio Cuauhtemoc in Pueb- O’Connor played in four Olympics With the Senior National Team, cans win a silver medal at the Syd- Stanford grad Adam Kreek makes la, Mexico. The lone goal scored between 1924 and 1936. she helped the U.S. record gold ney Games and a bronze medal at his second Olympic appearance, by Canada in the 45th minute was Azevedo was joined by Stanford medals at the Pan-Am Games and the Athens Games. rowing for Canada’s Men’s Eight. the only goal allowed by the United grads Layne Beaubien, named to the FINA World Championships in “Brenda is a treasure,” Tanner Stanford women’s coach Yasmin States in five games of the tourna- his second team, Peter Hudnut, who 2007. said. “She has been a pioneer in so Farooq will be in Beijing to serve as ment. was an alternate in 2004, and first- “She has been vital to the U.S. many ways, achieving All-Amer- rowing analyst for NBC’s Olympic Canada and the U.S. qualified for time Olympian Peter Varellas. team’s pressing defense, and she has ican status in boy’s high school coverage. the 2008 FIFA Under-20 Women’s Villa, who also serves as team become a serious shooting threat,” water polo, competing in all three World Cup in Chile in late Novem- captain was joined by Stanford grad said Stanford coach John Tanner, a Olympic women’s water polo com- Women’s volleyball ber. Alison Gregorka and Cardinal se- two-time Olympic assistant coach. petitions, and being the first student Stanford Logan Tom scored a In the 33rd minute, Stanford ju- nior Jessica Steffens, both first-time “All three share an uncommon drive from her high school to attend Stan- team-high 16 points and the U.S. nior Kelley O’Hara beat her defend- Olympians. to be the best. They each showed ford. She sees only opportunity in Women’s National team converted er in the left corner and played the “The last six months, a big part that competitiveness while playing any obstacle.” 57 percent of its kill attempts in a ball across for Casey Nogueira, who of it was evaluation and selecting at Stanford, and they have displayed 25-17, 25-16, 25-20 victory over host ripped a shot from just outside the the team,” U.S. men’s coach Terry the utmost tenacity as international Rowing Poland Sunday during FIVB World 18-yard-box that Canada goalkeeper Schroeder said. “We honor the guys water polo players.” Five current and former Stanford Grand Prix Pool E action at Wro- Erin McNulty couldn’t hold onto, that didn’t make it and now we focus Steffens used her redshirt year to rowers were named to the Olympic claw, Poland. but the U.S. attackers couldn’t get on these 13 guys and I think we have train with the U.S. squad. She scored rowing teams of the United States Team USA, 5-1 overall in the to the rebound before she pounced the potential to continue to improve 36 goals and was named All-MPSF and Canada on Friday, the school’s World Grand Prix, travels to Chi- on it. and grow and make Team USA even honorable mention in 2007. largest contingent in the sport at an nese Taipei next weekend to finish O’Hara had the best American better.” “She came to Stanford as a rela- Olympic Games. the World Grand Prix preliminary chance early in the second half, “Now we can focus on what we tive unknown, and many people Stanford junior Elle Logan and round against Poland (0-6) on July running straight at a defender and need to do and the task at hand,” are amazed at her rapid rise in the sophomore Lindsay Meyer will rep- 4, Turkey (4-2) on July 5 and Italy taking a hard shot while sliding and U.S. goalkeeper Merrill Moses said. sport,” Tanner said. “But she has resent the U.S. in Beijing. (5-1) on July 6. The U.S. is in a forcing McNulty to make a finger- “We have some stuff to work on and always embraced challenges and Logan was named part of the three-way tie for second in the 12- tip save over the crossbar. people don’t need to worry now, made a major impact right away Women’s Eight boat, and Meyer was team tournament with Italy and everyone knows their role. We’ve here. It’s not at all surprising that named to the Women’s Quadruple Brazil, one loss behind undefeated Men’s volleyball come together so much in the last she has made a similar impact in Sculls boat. tournament leaders China. The U.S. national team defeated 40 days and now we just need to our national program. She is fear- Stanford grad Jamie Schroeder Tom had 13 kills, two aces and (continued on page 35) Sun was 11th in 54.47 and Godsoe dential.” Swimming placed 13th in 55.13. She plans to take a family vaca- (continued from page 30) Stanford grad Susan (Rapp) von tion in Rhode Island after the tri- I’d make it to the wall.” der Lippe won’t make the Olympic als. She won’t have to cancel those Recent Stanford grad Brooke team for a fourth time, but the 42- plans. Bishop was one of the swimmers year-old has the distinction of being She said a friend asked her what Breeden and Magnuson passed. the oldest swimmer at the trials. she was going to do if she made the Bishop, a 13-time All-American She qualified for the 100 fly and team. and four-time Pac-10 champion, led then went 1:02.47, not nearly fast “I told her it would take a miracle at the halfway mark but finished enough to make the finals. to make it,” she said. “But if that fourth, .33 behind Breeden. “I got second in my heat!” she happens, yes, you can babysit my Stanford grad Tara Kirk finished yelled, jumping up and down. kids all summer.” third in the semifinals of the wom- Chris Machian/Minorwhite Studios Von der Lippe’s motivation for On Sunday, Stanford junior Julia en’s 100 breast to advance to the fi- making a comeback was simple. Smit felt the frustration of just miss- nals of the event on Tuesday night. “I wanted a deck pass,” she said. ing a berth on the Olympic team as Kirk, seeking her second Olympic “I went the last time as a spectator she finished third in the women’s berth, went 1:07.19. and I felt like an outsider. I wanted 400-meter individual medley. “I know that I have fast girls to get closer to the pool, so I figured Smit swam a career-best 4:35.73, that I’m going to have to beat, and I might as well give it a try.” dropping four seconds from her pre- I think that it’s exciting, but at the When she was competing as Su- vious best entering the Trials, and same time I know I have a job to san Rapp, she was a member of still couldn’t make the U.S. team. do,” Kirk said. “Going to the Olym- the 1980, 1984, and 1988 Olympic That’s because Katie Hoff set a pics in Beijing would be just really teams. She was silver medalist in world record in winning the event special for my family because my Stanford junior Julie Smit swam a lifetime best of 4:35.73 in the 400 the 200-meter breaststroke at the in 4:31.12 and runnerup Elizabeth mom’s Chinese.” IM, but missed an Olympic team berth by one spot. 1984 Games. Beisel, just 15, surpassed the old In the men’s 100 breast, Stanford Now she has two kids, a 9-year- American record while taking sec- senior Chris Ash finished sixth and 100 back to easily qualify for Tues- cluding world recordholder Aaron old daughter and 12-year-old son. ond in 4:32.87. sophomore John Criste was eighth day’s finals. Peirsol). The swim felt great. This “I definitely feel my age,” she Fortunately for Smit, she still has in the finals on Monday. Ash went “After the first heat went through, is a great pool, and the crowd is just said. “But I’m pretty excited to be the 200 IM and 200 free left in her 1:01.12 and Criste swam 1:01.84. I was pretty surprised how fast the unbeatable.” here. I kind of miss the way it was in attempt to earn a trip to the 2008 Stanford grad Randall Bal swam depth was,” said Bal. “I knew it Stanford grads Peter Marshall and the ‘80s. It seemed like then it was Summer Olympics.■ the fastest time in the world this would be pretty tough, but after Hongzhe Sun plus Cardinal sopho- more family oriented then. There year (53.09), and the third-fastest looking up from the stairs there more Eugene Godsoe missed the was a lot less glitz. Now-a-days, you Associated Press contributed to ever, in the semifinals of the men’s were already four guys under 54 (in- cut. Marshall finished 10th in 54.43, can’t get anywhere without your cre- this report Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Page 31 Sports
BASEBALL ROUNDUP PA Little League teams carry all-star hopes PA American, National remain alive in District 52 11-12 event; Palo Alto Babe Ruth 15-year-old all-stars win by Keith Peters 7-5 victory over Alpine/West Menlo t was Survivor Palo Alto. No is- on Saturday to qualify for Wednes- land. No bugs. No contests. Just day’s winners’-bracket game against I baseball. Yet, three local teams San Carlos at Hoover Park at 5:30 are gone after just the opening two p.m. rounds of the District 52 11-12 All- Palo Alto American, likewise, Star Tournament. opened with an impressive 9-0 While Ravenswood and Menlo- romp over San Mateo National. That Atherton have struggled in recent earned American a date with San years to stay alive in the early Mateo American on Tuesday. rounds, Alpine/West Menlo has The winners this week advance been consistently solid in the post- to Saturday’s games, in opposite season. brackets. Should both Palo Alto All three are out, however, follow- teams win, they will face each other
Jim Shorin ing back-to-back losses. That leaves on July 8. only the host Palo Alto teams play- Palo Alto National came up with ing in the double-elimination tour- enough offense and defense at the nament that runs nearly two weeks. right time to get Alpine/West Menlo Jack Cleasby stroked an RBI double and picked up the save with some solid pitching relief to help the Palo Palo Alto National, which reached rolling toward its early exit. Alto National 11-12 all-stars post a 7-5 victory over Alpine/West Menlo in a District 52 opener. last year’s district finale, posted a The offense came through in the bottom of the third in the form of five runs. Jack Cleasby stroked an RBI double, Alec Furrier singled in Cleasby, and Jordan Scott doubled home three runs for a 6-4 lead. You are invited to our upcoming events at Alpine/West Menlo had taken a 4-1 lead on Christian Kurtela’s grand slam in the top of the third. Adam Yecies later hit a solo homer in the fourth to trim Palo Alto’s lead to 6-5. A premier senior living community for active independent seniors offering upscale amenities, Scott provided PA National with a little breathing room with an RBI services and nearby conveniences! single in the fifth. It was his third hit and fifth RBI of the game. He also was Palo Alto’s starting pitch- er, working 3 2/3 to get the victory. Piano Concert Estate Planning Seminar Cleasby finished up. The loss for Alpine/West Menlo dropped the all-stars into Sunday’s Thursday, July 10th July 24th & 26th consolation bracket, where San Ma- 3:00pm to 5:00pm 10:00am to 12:00pm teo National pinned an 8-6 loss on them. Palo Alto American got a com- Mr. Chingiz Sadrkhov, EJ Hong, plete-game, five-hit victory from Pianist Attorney Rohit Ramkumar in its opening- round victory over San Mateo Na- Come spend the afternoon Join us as Palo Alto attorney tional. Ramkumar needed only 72 listening to wonderful music and Keller Williams present this pitches over six innings. by Mr. Chingiz Sadrkhov, special seminar focusing on wills, Palo Alto got all the runs it while enjoying hors d’ oeuvres trusts and estate planning. needed in the fourth when Thomas and light refreshments. Park singled to left and Chris Smith There will be a question and walked. A passed ball moved the While you’re here, take a tour answer session following the runners up before Matt Crist walked to load the bases. Park scored on a of our community and take seminars. Light refreshments will wild pitch, Ramkumar’s grounder part in a gift basket raffle! be served. made it 2-0 and a pickoff attempt at third resulted backfired and Crist came in to score. RSVP to RSVP to 650-327-4333 650-327-4333 All-Stars 11 Palo Alto National won its sec- ond straight game in the District 52 All-Star 11s tournament with a 12-9 RSVP for you and your loved one today! win over host Pacifica National on Monday night. Palo Alto next plays Complimentary valet parking is available. Half Moon Bay on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. A bases-loaded double by Philip Lewis gave Palo Alto a 5-2 lead in the second, but Pacific retook the RCFE #: 435201904 CCR 218 lead after four innings, 8-5. Webster House 650-327-4333 401 Webster Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Luksa Dorward hit a two-out, two-run homer in the fifth for Palo Independent Living • Assisted Living Alto before PA National scored five times in the sixth to take a 12-8 lead. Lewis again had a key hit, a bases- For more information visit loaded two-run double. He finished www.WebsterHousePaloAlto.com (continued on next page) Page 32 • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports
2008 DISTRICT 52 ALL-STAR 11-12 TOURNAMENT Host by Palo Alto (games at Middlefield Ballpark, unless otherwise noted)
SATURDAY MONDAY SUNDAY, JULY 6 Game 1: San Carlos 12, Ravenswood Game 14: Redwood City American vs. Game 25: Game 23 winner vs. Game 0 Half Moon Bay, 5:30 p.m. 24 winner, noon Game 2: Foster City 16, Redwood City TUESDAY American 0 Game 26: Game 19 winner vs. Game 20 Game 15: Foster City vs. Redwood City winner, 2:30 p.m. Game 3: Palo Alto National 7, Alpine/ Highlanders, 5:30 p.m. West Menlo 5 Game 16: Palo Alto American vs. San MONDAY, JULY 7 Game 4: Redwood City Highlanders 2, Mateo American at Hoover Park, 5:30 Game 27: Game 25 winner vs. Game 21 Pacifica National 1 p.m. loser, 5:30 p.m. Game 5: Palo Alto American 9, San Ma- WEDNESDAY teo National 0 Game 28: Game 26 winner vs. Game 22 Game 6: San Mateo American 14, Red- Game 17: Pacifica American vs. Hills- loser at Hoover Park, 5:30 p.m. wood City National 3 borough, 5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JULY 8 Game 7: Pacifica American 10, Menlo- Game 18: Palo Alto National vs. San Atherton 9 Carlos at Hoover Park, 5:30 p.m. Game 29: Game 21 winner vs. Game 22 Game 8: Hillsborough 12, Belmont/Red- THURSDAY, JULY 3 loser, 5:30 p.m. wood Shores 0 Game 19: San Mateo National vs. Game Game 30: Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 SUNDAY 16 loser, 5:30 p.m. winner at Hoover Park, 5:30 p.m. Game 9: San Carlos 6, Half Moon Bay Game 20: Belmont/Redwood Shores WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 3 vs. Game 15 loser at Hoover Park, 5:30 Game 10: Redwood City American 4, p.m. Game 31: Game 30 winner vs. Game 29 Ravenswood 2 (Ravenswood eliminated) SATURDAY, JULY 5 loser, 5:30 p.m. Game 11: Redwood City National 14, Game 21: Game 15 winner vs. Game 16 THURSDAY, JULY 10 Pacifica National 1 (Pacifica National elimi- winner, 9 a.m. Game 32: Game 29 winner vs. Game
Jim Shorin nated) Game 22: Game 17 winner vs. Game 18 Game 12: San Mateo National 8, Al- 31 winner, 5:30 p.m. (championship game winner, 11:30 a.m. pine/West Menlo 6 (Alpine/West Menlo if undefeated team wins) eliminated) Game 23: Redwood City National vs. FRIDAY, JULY 11 Game 13: Belmont/Redwood Shores Game 17 loser, 2 p.m. PA National’s Bowen Gerould (left) is congratulated by Jacob Hoffman d. Menlo-Atherton (Menlo-Atherton elimi- Game 24: Game 14 winner vs. Game 18 Game 33: Challenge championship after Gerould made a diving catch to end the game. nated) loser, 4:30 p.m. game, if necessary, 5:30 p.m.
(continued from previous page) the game with five RBI Corey Bicknell was the winning pitcher. Isaac Kasevich had two hits while Kenta Yanagisawa scored town & country three runs. On Saturday, Palo Alto National Village rallied for a 13-8 first-round win over Hillsborough. Wednesdays 6-8pm Trailing 7-3 in the fifth inning, Town & Country Village Palo Alto exploded for 10 runs. The Embarcadero Entrance first eight hitters reached base as Palo Alto eventually sent 15 players July to bat. The rally was capped by back-to-back home runs by Yani- gasawa and Andrew Robinson, giv- ing Palo Alto a 13-7 lead. In other games during the week- end: Music Palo Alto American and Menlo- Atherton both were eliminated after back-to-back losses. Palo Alto lost its opener to Paci- fica American, 11-0, and then fell to Belmont/Redwood Shores on Sun- Fes t day, 8-3. Menlo-Atherton lost a 10-3 opener to Foster City before being eliminated by San Mateo American, Fun for the whole family! 16-6, on Sunday. A 5-week series of free concerts Alpine/West Menlo lost its opener under the oak trees to Half Moon Bay, 8-0. Babe Ruth 2 July The Jules Broussard Band The Palo Alto 15-year-old all- stars opened District 6 tournament Standards, Jazz, Latin and Funk play Monday with an 11-2 victory over Mountain View at the Belmont 9 July Key Lime Pie Sports Complex. Palo Alto next Blending Classic Rock with Soul, plays Belmont or San Mateo on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The finals are R&B and Modern Pop Saturday at 11 a.m., with a challenge game (if necessary) set for 3 p.m. 16 July Keith Johnson and his All-Stars Kyle Barnes gained the pitching Standards, Blues and Funk win Monday with Andrew Klin- gelhofer gaining the save with two 23 July Magic Moments innings of relief. Cory Tenanes reached base five times, Danny ’50s and ’60s Rock & Roll Diekroeger had multiple hits and Jack Hannan contributed three 30 July The Soca Steelband RBI. Caribbean and Reggae Steelband The Palo Alto 13-year-old all- stars opened district play Tuesday against San Mateo (7 p.m.) in the Please feel free to bring lawn chairs, but be sure they best-of-three series at Baylands Ath- are low seating so that everyone can enjoy the music. letic Center since only two teams are entered. Game 2 is Thursday at More than 45 Shops, Restaurants & Services y On the corner of El Camino Real & Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto 7 p.m. A third game, if necessary, is Now Open: Sur La Table, The Village Cheese House, Books Inc., Mom’s theWord and Honey’s & Heroes Saturday at 1 p.m.■ Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Page 33 Sports
reunion in Beijing. Track trials Her parents were in the stands (continued from page 30) watching her Sunday and will be U.S. trials at the University of Or- there in China after purchasing egon’s Hayward Field was finish their tickets before knowing their among the top three. daughter would be competing in the “I didn’t have the best perfor- Olympics. mance, but thank God for having “I’m definitely happy I made it the ‘A’ standard before coming in because both of my parents already here,” said McLain, who graduated have travel arrangements (to Bei- only a few weeks ago. “I couldn’t jing),” McLain said. “If I wasn’t be happier making the team, that’s there, it would be a little different.” what I came in here to do and the McLain plans to travel to Europe mission was accomplished. Mak- next week to compete at the interna- ing the Olympic team . . . It’s a huge tional level to fine tune herself for honor. This is the best graduation the Olympics. present I could give myself.” “It is the sixth time I’ve repre- McLain won the NCAA triple sented the U.S., with all the junior jump title earlier in the month with teams,” McLain said. “To finally be a lifetime best (albeit wind-aided) of on an Olympic stage, I’m really hap- 47-11. That would have broken the py I made it there . . . I want to try American record had it been legal. to stay calm and focused and try not McLain, however, didn’t approach to get flustered and overwhelmed by that distance Sunday for a number such an amazing meet.” of reasons. She had problems with Dobson and McLain can compare Spencer Allen the last phase of her jump and was notes on being first-time Olympians dealing with a sore shoulder. She after Dobson earned his ticket to said she dislocated her shoulder Beijing Monday night. while getting dressed on Saturday Dobson figures himself a pretty and didn’t sleep well. good runner at 5,000 meters and Recent Stanford grad Erica McLain (with flag left) got a chance to show off the 2008 U.S. Olympic team uniforms “Today I was a little flat,” she thus went to the line in the finals during a break at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on Monday. McLain made the team Sunday. said. “I had some shoulder problems expecting good things. yesterday, and my energy level was “I do this because I’m good at it,” graduated from Stanford in 2005. Stanford grad Jonathon Ri- for the finals in the women’s 5,000. a little down along with my speed. Dobson said. “I am really, really happy with how ley did start, but finished 13th in Lambie raced 15:32.56, the fifth- I’m going back to the drawing Dobson made good on his feel- it went.” 13:57.58. best semifinal mark, while Flesh- board. “Today I wasn’t at my best, ings and words by clocking 13:29.76 Dobson finished strong, coming Before Dobson earned his first man was sixth in 15:36.79. McWal- but I know I have it in me.” and running himself onto the U.S. off the final turn to pass Chris So- Olympic team berth, Los Altos Hills ters was 15th in 15:49.54. The 5K June has been a whirlwind month Olympic team with a third-place linsky and Cal grad Bolota Asmer- resident Grace Upshaw gave herself finals are Friday. for McLain, with the NCAA cham- finish at Hayward Field on the Uni- om down the final stretch to finish a chance to compete for a berth on In the women’s long jump quali- pionships and graduation. She also versity of Oregon campus. less than a tenth of a second behind her second Olympic team. fying Monday, Upshaw went 21-4, said she signed up with Nike follow- “It’s kind of overwhelming, be- second-place finisher Matt Tegen- Stanford grads Arianna Lam- the sixth-best mark. ing graduation. Somehow she per- cause I pictured this so many times kamp (13:29.68). Bernard Lagat bie, Lauren Fleshman and Teresa The finals are scheduled for severed to make for a nice family in my head,” said Dobson, who won easily in 13:27.47. McWalters, meanwhile, qualified Thursday night.■ GREAT MARKET. GREAT LOANS. STAR ONE CREDIT UNION
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Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Page 35 Home PALO ALTO WEEKLY Front GONE IN AN HOUR ... All 23 HOME Cummings Park lofts and townhouses in East Palo Alto & were successfully auctioned off on Sunday, June 29 — in just REAL ESTATE under an hour. With minimum bids ranging from $299,000 to $405,000, the units sold from $325,000 to $482,000, or from 9 to 20 percent above the minimum bids. All repre- sented deep discounts from the original prices of $549,000 to $679,000. About 150 people were in the audience, but many chose to observe, rather than to participate. Jong Wu, who rents in Union City, was hop- ing to get his foot in the door. “I’m single, I’ve never owned a place,” he said before bid- ding started. But Wu never bid, concluding, “At this price [$421,000] I could get a house in Hayward.”
FAMILY FUN ... This month’s Master Gardener free work- shop is designed for families with school-age children who can enjoy “Family Fun in the Garden” on Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to noon, fol- lowed by an hour in the open garden. The workshop is held at the Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto (next to Eleanor Pardee Park). For information, call the Master Gardeners at 408-282- Marjan Sadoughi 3105, between 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
SAVE ON SOLAR ... Annie Henderson from the California Cool tones in the vertical subway tiles on the backsplash, white CaesarStone counters and gray concrete floor are contrasted with the warmer bam- Center for Sustainable Energy boo tabletop and butcher-block island counter, as well as the eye-popping red pendant lamp. will talk about “Solar Water Heating” at a free workshop sponsored by City of Palo Alto Utilities on Saturday, July 12 A study in contrasts from 10 a.m. to noon at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Sunset Idea House is filled with ‘I could do that’ thoughts Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. by Carol Blitzer The workshop includes com- parisons of solar heating tech- ld vs. new. Modern vs. traditional. Smooth vs. textured. Quiet vs. today, she said, and her goal is to show how they could personalize a tract nologies and information on colorful. Expensive vs. affordable. home. (The Idea House is part of SummerHill’s 36-home Lane Woods the city’s new cash-incentive O Sunset’s Idea House, which runs through Aug. 31, is chock full of development, adjacent to Sunset in Menlo Park.) program. Pre-registration is contrasts: little surprises that make one re-think how to approach decorat- “It’s about bold colors, mixing color, not being afraid,” she said, noting required. For information, call ing a home. that the design team’s goal was to mix things up. 650-329-2241 or visit www. The living room is a prime example: Warm “Buttered Yam” (orange) Next to the living room, a design wall was created by Lost Art Salon cityofpaloalto.org. walls are contrasted with cool “Flint” (dark gray-blue). Floors are gray of San Francisco. Lost Art buys up art (from 1900-1960s) from estates concrete tiles, with a felted rug made with ancient Persian techniques that’s not exactly “fine” fine art, according to Sarah Gaffney, Idea House TREE WALK ... Woodworker by Peace Industry, San Francisco. Handmade, custom-designed tiles by program manager. “This is good for people who are starting to collect,” and Arborist David Yager will Fireclay Tile, San Jose, face the fireplace, which is topped by a bamboo she said. “If you hang them on different walls, they may not be that great. lead a free tour of trees in the mantel. But put it together and it’s more impactful,” she said. South of Forest area on Satur- “This is not a custom house; it’s a production house,” Kelly Barthelemy, “We’re very cognizant of economy. People put all their money in the day, July 12, from 10 a.m. to Palo Alto interior designer, said. But this represents the way people live house. ... Here’s a way to make it work with what you have already,” Gaff- noon. Yager will talk about how different tree species are used in woodworking. Meet at the Far left, The master-bedroom Palo Alto Civic Center Plaza, headboard was made from a 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. faux fireplace surround and For information, call Canopy mantel, which is really Styro- at 650-964-6110 or visit www. foam, with an upholstered inset. canopy.org. ■ Send notices of news and events Left, In the family room a faux related to real estate, interior architectural niche was created Marjan Sadoughi design, home improvement and Marjan Sadoughi by painting contrasting color gardening to Home Front, Palo behind bamboo shelving. Mod- Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo ern furniture contrasts with the Alto, CA 94302, or e-mail cblitzer@ vintage-technique felted Persian paweekly.com. Deadline is Tuesday rug. at 5 p.m.
Page 36 • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Home & Real Estate ney said. bathrooms both up and down, CaesarStone counters In the family room, part of one wall was painted are used in different colors, paint tones are picked What: Sunset Idea House with “Buttered Yam” — what Gaffney called the up from one room and used for contrast in another When: through Aug. 31, Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. new red — and bamboo shelves were hung. “It’s (Flint from the living room is used as a stripe around Where: Park at 85 Willow Road, Menlo Park; walk down Willow Road a way to create architectural detail with a painted the teenage boy’s room, for example). to Idea House. niche. ... Fake it with paint,” she said. But the bathroom off the guest room is a contrast Cost: $15 general admission, $12 seniors (60+, Fridays only), $5 ages (A similar ploy was used in the girls’ bedroom up- in subtle colors and textures, from the Wabi wall 6-12 years, free age 5 and under; cash or check only stairs, where instead of a chair-rail molding break- (made of sand, straw and fossils that is troweled on) Info: www.sunset.com/mpih or call 800-786-7375; wheelchair acces- ing up a wall, the bottom part was painted white and to the organic Fireclay BottleStone counter and tex- sible for first-floor only; no strollers. the top yellow, with floral stencils rubbed on.) tured cork floor. Three colors of white subway tiles Instead of a standard mantel, the fireplace is faced are arranged with small, square, blue glass tiles, with stone-veneered concrete, which is applied in around sink and tub. sheets like tile. “This could be do-it-yourself,” Gaff- ney said. Both Gaffney and Barthelemy agreed their goals were to use things in a different way. “A lot of peo- ‘We’re very cognizant of ple think it should be all modern or all traditional,” Sliced cork, which is said Gaffney, pointing to the modern Italian leather economy. People put all grouted like tile, works chairs sitting on the vintage felted rug. as a backsplash as well The gray-blue glass backsplash, white Caesar- as flooring in the bath- Stone counters and stainless-steel apron sink could their money in the house. ... rooms. read as very cool, Gaffney said, but the kitchen Marjan Sadoughi “pops with a red pendant” hanging lamp. The same Here’s a way to make it work bamboo used for shelving in the adjacent family room reappears as a table top in the kitchen. The island is topped with a butcher-block bamboo coun- with what you have already.’ ter. — Sarah Gaffney, Sunset Idea House Running subway tiles vertically accentuates the program manager height of the ceiling and mimics the way the con- crete tiles are laid on the floor, she said. “It’s not a radical idea, but it’s unexpected. It makes the room more interesting,” she added. A highlight of the master bedroom is a custom- The guest bathroom is At the top of the stairs, the design team created made headboard constructed from lightweight Sty- a study in textures, with a family study/office space, inspired by trips to rofoam that resembles a fireplace mantel. Fabric is three colors of white IKEA and Target for desktop, bulletin board and stretched across foam rubber and stapled to a ply- subway tiles set off by
storage pieces. A black-and-white photo collection wood inset. Marjan Sadoughi blue glass tiles next to was pulled together from old frames, all painted the In the master bathroom, privacy is assured by ap- a Wabi wall of troweled same white as the walls — another way to re-use plying decorated vinyl sheets to the bottom half of sand, straw and fossils. what you’ve got. windows. The floral design echoes the wallpaper “It’s affordable, insta-art,” she said. behind the headboard. IKEA was a player in decorating the teenage Not every idea is easy to execute, but certainly boy’s room as well. The $10 black roller shade was offers food for thought: En route to the master suite enhanced with white music-player vinyl stickers by is a counter with a built-in coffee maker (with hid- Blik Surface Graphics, Gaffney said. den plumbing), atop roll-out refrigerator drawers for The custom-made headboard could be a weekend cream, or a late-night snack. project, with its painted wood frame, with old album And outdoors, a second “living room” was cre- covers dropped into squares, all secured by a sheet ated with PVC pipe painted silver (with a thinner A textured surface is of plastic. When the teen grows up, the covers can metal tube inside to stabilize the pipe). All is draped made of concrete mixed be replaced with photographs or fabric, she said. with Sunbrella fabric. with recycled glass. There’s nothing “cutesy” in the kids’ bathroom, In addition to design ideas, Sunset’s Idea House Gaffney said, pointing to the circular motif with showcases easy-on-the-environment materials, Marjan Sadoughi round sinks, backsplash tile design, Modwalls pen- from Benjamin Moore’s low-VOC Aura line paints ny-round tiles around the tub and Lumicor plastic to concrete made from usually non-recyclable glass. vanity-door insets with bamboo rings. Color is in- ■ troduced in the green concrete-tile floor, and in eas- Associate Editor Carol Blitzer can be e-mailed at ily changeable accessories. [email protected] All through the house, rooms flow easily with For more Home and Real Estate news, visit www. colors or textures repeated. Cork floors appear in paloaltoonline.com/real_estate.
54 Los Altos Square Y. Barsov to to T. & I. Anguelova for $1,140,000 Redwood City J. Burch for $970,000 on 6/19/08 on 6/19/08; previous sale 5/94, 1204 Edgewood Road U. Wied- SALES AT A GLANCE 934 Mercedes Ave. A. & C. $340,000 mann to Hodgson Trust for Cairo to L. Wang for $2,651,500 on 114 Granada Drive Cartus Finan- $1,157,000 on 6/6/08 Los Altos Palo Alto 6/19/08 cial to P. Premkumar for $624,000 1959 Fernside St. A. Henley 1070 Mercedes Ave. #18 Po- on 6/19/08 Total sales reported: 7 Total sales reported: 1 to G. & J. Taylor for $1,560,000 paduk Trust to B. Johnson for 457 Martens Ave. Huss Trust to on 6/9/08; previous sale 4/00, Lowest sales price: $540,000 Lowest sales price: $1,851,000 $540,000 on 6/16/08 C. & L. Hsiao for $1,720,000 on $825,000 Highest sales price: $2,651,500 Highest sales price: $1,851,000 980 Miramonte Ave. X. & S. Cre- 6/18/08 3755 Florence St. F. Ramirez to C. moux to S. & Y. Tan for $1,500,000 1537 Meadow Lane M. Marovich & C. Hu for $490,000 on 6/5/08 Los Altos Hills Portola Valley on 6/18/08 to C. & J. Jelich for $390,000 on 315 G St. M. & J. Salzano to J. Total sales reported: 1 Total sales reported: 1 1543 Todd St. D. & D. Lundquist 6/18/08 Thomas for $775,000 on 6/10/08; Lowest sales price: $2,500,000 Lowest sales price: $1,495,000 to M. Cheng for $1,055,000 on 1046 Mercy St. D. Keefe to T. previous sale 1/05, $680,000 6/19/08 & N. Anderson for $1,597,000 1535 Gordon St. P. Valladares to Highest sales price: $2,500,000 Highest sales price: $1,495,000 on 6/18/08; previous sale 4/05, Los Altos Hills B. Thorn for $520,000 on 6/6/08 $1,275,000 1562 James Ave. K. Whitin to J. Menlo Park Redwood City 27411 Altamont Road Perry 99 E. Middlefield Road #34 J. Eckenhoff for $810,000 on 6/5/08; Total sales reported: 3 Total sales reported: 10 Trust to G. & M. Sucharczuk for Thomas to D. Lippitt for $425,000 previous sale 5/05, $786,000 $2,500,000 on 6/19/08; previous Lowest sales price: $1,160,000 Lowest sales price: $490,000 on 6/19/08 1546 Kentfield Ave. Green Trust to sale 2/95, $865,000 Highest sales price: $3,498,000 Highest sales price: $1,560,000 179 Ortega Ave. Lane Trust to R. S. Galindo for $788,000 on 6/3/08; Menlo Park Lagier for $769,000 on 6/16/08 previous sale 3/85, $122,000 Mountain View Woodside 1277 Rose Ave. J. & A. Ritzer to 128 Blackburn Ave. J. Schmutz 58 Murray Court B. Navarro to M. S. Patel for $1,950,000 on 6/17/08; Total sales reported: 10 Total sales reported: 1 to M. McLaughlin for $1,160,000 Quiros for $520,000 on 6/10/08 previous sale 4/07, $1,210,000 Lowest sales price: $390,000 Lowest sales price: $4,450,000 on 6/10/08; previous sale 3/03, 1306 Truman St. C. Francis to J. & 1874 San Luis Ave. R. Stowell to Highest sales price: $1,950,000 Highest sales price: $4,450,000 $825,000 E. Rau for $1,150,000 on 6/3/08 H. Sung for $690,000 on 6/19/08 1727 Virginia Ave. W. & P. Reyes Source: California REsource 995 Menlo Oaks Drive Migdal Trust to R. & D. Fezzani for Palo Alto to L. & C. Kermel for $739,000 on 6/10/08 $3,498,000 on 6/3/08 890 N. California Ave. Ransom information from the County Los Altos 1840 White Oak Drive M. & S. Trust to A. Palaniswamy for Woodside Montgomery to R. & D. Spieker for HOME SALES Recorder’s Office. Informa- 57 Bay Tree Lane Cantwell Trust $1,851,000 on 6/17/08 700 Patrol Road Lovazzano De- to T. & B. Miller for $1,595,000 on $2,950,000 on 6/10/08 Home sales are provided tion is recorded from deeds Portola Valley velopment to D. & H. Kerko for 6/17/08 $4,450,000 on 6/6/08; previous by California REsource, after the close of escrow Mountain View 260 S. Castanya Way M. Poppe to 22277 Hartman Drive Bow- sale 8/10/99, $550,000 a real estate information and published within four to ers Trust to B. & A. Aponso for 473 Central Ave. M. Khalil to B. S. Porter for $1,495,000 on 6/3/08; $1,605,000 on 6/19/08 Williams for $597,000 on 6/18/08 previous sale 1/04, $1,195,000 company that obtains the eight weeks. 1090 Clark Ave. Patterson Trust
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Arizona Land Rush! Company, 322 Fairmeadow Way, STATEMENT If available, the expected opening bid New! 1 or 2-1/2 “Football Field” Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara File No. 511160 and/or postponement information may Sized Lots! $0 Down. $0 Interest. County: The following person (persons) is (are) be obtained by calling the following $159-$208 per month! Money Back CONGJIAN HU doing business as, éanda ahrt, 1361 telephone number(s) on the day before Guarantee! 1-877-466-0650 or www. XINMEI LU Stanford Ave., Palo Alto, CA 9306, the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may SunSitesLandRush.com (Cal-SCAN) Public 322 Fairmeadow Way Santa Clara County: access sales information at www.ascen- Milpitas, Ca 95035 ERIK J. WELSH tex.com/websales. Arizone Land Bargain This business is owned by husband 1361 Stanford Ave. TAC# 787880C 36 Acres - $29,900. Beautiful mountain and wife. Palo Alto, CA 94306 PUB: PAW 06/25/08, 07/02/08, property in Arizona’s Wine Country. Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to ANNA T. ROBBERT 07/09/08 Price reduced in buyers market. Won’t Notices transact business under the fictitious 1361 Stanford Ave. NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL last! Good access & views. Eureka business name(s) listed herein. This Palo Alto, CA 94306 Springs Ranch offered by AZLR. ADWR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Woodside, 3 BR/2.5 BA 995 Fictitious Name statement was filed with the County This business is owned by general Date of Filing Application: Serene country retreat on 1.3+ acres. report & financing available. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County partnership. Registrant/Owner has not 1-877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN) June 17, 2008 Magnificent views through the red- Statement on June 2, 2008. yet begun to transact business under To Whom It May Concern: (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008) the fictitious business name(s) listed woods, canyon to the sea. Beautifully Colorado Mountain Ranch DOLLAR TREE # 3823 The Name(s) of Applicant(s) is/are: updated. Living room with rustic stone JOHN DURHAM PLUMBING herein. This statement was filed with COHO AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, THE New to Market! 35 acres- $39,900. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa fireplace. Granite kitchen opens to the Priced for Quick Sale. Overlooking a STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The applicants listed above are apply- formal dining room overlooking the STATEMENT Clara County on July 2, 2008. ing to the Department of Alcoholic majestic lake, beautifully treed, 360 File No. 509672 (PAW July 2, 9, 16, 23, 2008) stunning view. Dining room also has degree mountain views, adjacent to The following person (persons) is (are) File No. 509849 Beverage Control to sell alcoholic access to lovely outdoor deck allowing national forest. EZ terms. doing business as, Dollar Tree # 3823, The following person (persons) is beverages at: indoor/outdoor entertaining. Luxurious 1-866-353-4807. (Cal-SCAN) 14406 Union Ave., San Jose, CA (are) doing business as, John Durham 997 All Other Legals 459 LAGUNITA DR. master suite on main level also enjoys Plumbing, 151 Oregon Ave., Palo Alto, STE. 1 95124, Santa Clara County: NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL the same views. Family room down Colorado Ranch Foreclosures CA 94301, Santa Clara County: STANFORD, CA 94305-8214 DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES has direct access to backyard. Two 100 Acres just $59,900. Other ranches JOHN DURHAM Type of license(s) Applied for: 500 Volvo Parkway Date of Filing Application: car garage has attached artist studio/ available. Year- round roads, access to 151 Oregon Ave. 41 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE - EATING Chesapeake, VA 23320 June 6, 2008 office. Separate structure could be 2nd utilities. Excellent Financing Available. Palo Alto, CA 94301 PLACE This business is owned by a corpora- To Whom It May Concern: artist studio or office. Virtual tour: www. 1-866-696-5263 x4287. www. This business is owned by an indi- (PAW June 25, July 2, 9, 2008) tion. The Name(s) of Applicant(s) is/are: circlepix.com/NM9X9W CALovesCO.com (Cal-SCAN) vidual. Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to MAYFIELD HOUSE LLC NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. Karen Doherty Registrant/Owner began transacting transact business under the fictitious The applicants listed above are apply- GM-136802-C Loan No. 0359142246 Doherty Realty El Paso, TX business under the fictitious business business name(s) listed herein. This ing to the Department of Alcoholic YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED 650.245.9905 20 acre ranches. Roads Surveyed. name(s) listed herein on 1/1/08. statement was filed with the County Beverage Control to sell alcoholic OF TRUST DATED 3/18/2005. UNLESS Open Sunday 6/22 1-4 $14,900, $200 Down, $145/month. This statement was filed with the Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County beverages at: YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT Money Back Guarantee. Free Maps & County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Woodside, 3 BR/3 BA - $1,599,000 on May 19, 2008. 855 EL CAMINO REAL YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD Pictures. 1-800-343-9444. No Credit County on May 22, 2008. (PAW June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2008) STE. 110 AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN Checks!! (Cal-SCAN) (PAW June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2008) MELT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE PALO ALTO, CA 94301-2335 EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF Foreclosed Home Auction FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME SMITH WINES Type of license(s) Applied for: THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, All Northern California. 750+ Homes STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 41 - ON-SALE BEER AND WINE - EATING YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Must Be Sold! Free Catalog 1-800- File No. 510387 STATEMENT PLACE A public auction sale to the highest 470-9314. www.USHomeAuction.com The following person (persons) is (are) File No. 510586 (PAW June 18, 25, July 2, 2008) bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn (Cal-SCAN) doing business as, Melt Restaurant and The following person (persons) is (are) on a state or national bank, check Lounge, 544 Emerson St., Palo Alto, doing business as, Smith Wines, 930 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: drawn by a state or federal credit Montana Business Opportunity CA 94301, Santa Clara County: McLaughlin Ave., San Jose, CA 95122, F355267 CA Unit Code: F Loan No: union, or a check drawn by a state or 3 owners/57 years, recession resistant ON THE ROCKS ENTERTAINMENT Santa Clara County: 1190007858/MERCKLING Investor No: federal savings and loan association, location, 2-3 person operation, cash 14240 Lora Drive PETER SMITH 0164840854 AP #1: 127-23-021 T.D. or savings association, or savings Woodside, 4 BR/2.5 BA business, operate seasonally or year Los Gatos, CA 95032 2270 Doccia Ct. SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed bank specified in Section 5102 of the Highly desired 3+ acres prime Horse round, Russell Pederson 1-406-939- This business is owned by a corpora- Pleasanton, CA 94566 Trustee under the following described Financial Code and authorized to do property in Central Woodside. Stunnig 2501, www.Ranch4You.com “The tion. DANIELLE SMITH Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC business in this state, will be held by panoramic views and park-like setting Freez”. (Cal-SCAN) Registrant has not yet begun to 2270 Doccia Ct. AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER the duly appointed trustee. The sale will surrounding this 4 BDR, 2.5 Bath with transact business under the fictitious Pleasanton, CA 94566 FOR CASH (in the forms which are law- be made, but without covenant or war- a large room can be used as an office Montana’s Best Property business name(s) listed herein. This This business is owned by husband ful tender in the United States) and/or ranty, expressed or implied, regarding our aupair quaters. Lovely southern Land Sale! 20AC- County Road and statement was filed with the County & wife. the cashier’s, certified or other checks title, possession, or encumbrances, exposure suitable for potential vineyard. Utilities- $49,900. 160AC tracts Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County Registrant/Owner began transacting specified in Civil Code Section 2924h to satisfy the obligation secured by direct access to Huddart Park and starting at $650/ AC. 300-1000AC on June 4, 2008. business under the fictitious business (payable in full at the time of sale to said Deed of Trust. The undersigned miles of riding and hiking trails. Top rat- ranch lands for cattle, horses, and the (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008) name(s) listed herein on 5/28/08. T.D. Service Company) all right, title Trustee disclaims any liability for any ing Woodside Elementary School. OPEN best elk and deer area- Under $900/ This statement was filed with the and interest conveyed to and now held incorrectness of the property address HOUSE ON SUNDAY 1:00-4:00 PM. AC. North of Billings, MT. Access to BAD RABBY DESIGNS County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara by it under said Deed of Trust in the or other common designation, if any, thousands of BLM. Owner financing or FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County on June 9, 2008. property hereinafter described: Trustor: shown herein. TRUSTOR: MILDRED 830 Commercial/ pay cash with discount. Call 1-877-229- STATEMENT (PAW June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2008) ROGER MERCKLING, VERONIQUE VERDEFLOR, A SINGLE WOMAN AND 7840 or visit www.WesternSkiesLand. File No. 510312 MERCKLING CHASSAT Recorded August OLIES DOG HOUSE NEIL ARARACAP BOCALAN, A MARRIED Income Property com (Cal-SCAN) The following person (persons) is (are) 4, 2003 as Instr. No. 17239972 in MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE doing business as, Bad Rabby Designs, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Office Space Available Book —- Page —- of Official Records PROPERTY, AS TENANTS IN COMMON 215 Bryant St. #4, Palo Alto, CA STATEMENT Rancho shopping center Los Altos. New Mexico Ranch Dispersal! in the office of the Recorder of SANTA Recorded 3/25/2005 as Instrument 94301, Santa Clara County: File No. 510683 Util., Internet, BA/RM. Contact Bob New to market! 140 acres - $89,900. CLARA County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant No. 18290805 in Book -, page - of JOSEPH K. MARTIN III The following person (persons) is (are) $800.00/mo 650-245-0245 River Access. Northern New Mexico. to the Notice of Default and Election Official Records in the office of the Cool 6,000’ elevation with stunning 215 Bryant St. #4 doing business as, Olies Dog House, to Sell thereunder recorded March 3808 Hancock Drive, Santa Clara, CA Recorder of Santa Clara County, PA: Downtown views. Great tree cover including Palo Alto, CA 94301 14, 2008 as Instr. No. 19778984 in 95051, Santa Clara County: California, Date of Sale: 7/23/2008 at 120-4355 sf offices for lease. Ponderosa, rolling grassland and rock This business is owned by an indi- Book —- Page —- of Official Records OLIE INC. 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North Photos, plans, pricing: outcroppings. Abundant wildlife, great vidual. in the office of the Recorder of SANTA 3808 Hancock Drive Market Street entrance to the County www.paoffices.com hunting. EZ terms. Call NML&R, Inc. Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to CLARA County CALIFORNIA. Said Santa Clara, CA 95051 Courthouse, 190 North Market Street, 650/776-5390 1-866-360-5263. (Cal-SCAN) transact business under the fictitious Deed of Trust describes the following This business is owned by a corpora- San Jose, California Property Address business name(s) listed herein. This property: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER is purported to be: 252 - 254 TYRELLA New Mexico Sacrifice! tion. statement was filed with the County A DEED OF TRUST DATED JUNE 2, AVENUE MOUNTAIN VIEW, California Retail Space 140 acres was $149,900, Now Only Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County 2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO 94043-0000 APN #: 160-32-009 The Mountain View, Retail Strip Mall, 205 E. $69,900. Amazing 6000 ft. elevation. transact business under the fictitious on June 3, 2008. PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE total amount secured by said instru- Middlefield Rd. 1000sf 415-652-3811 Incredible mountain views. Mature tree business name(s) listed herein. This (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008) SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ment as of the time of initial publication RWC/Ath: Office cover. Power & year round roads. statement was filed with the County GLOBAL MUSIC & ARTS AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE of this notice is $720,562.47, which Quiet bldg. 150 sf, $500. Incl. janitor, Excellent financing. Priced for quick Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, includes the total amount of the unpaid carpet, utils, prkg. 1 yr min. sale. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204-9760. on June 12, 2008. STATEMENT YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. balance (including accrued and unpaid 650/208-8624 (Cal-SCAN) (PAW June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2008) File No. 509526 3143 STOCKTON PL, PALO ALTO, CA interest) and reasonable estimated 94303 “(If a street address or com- Utah Ranch Dispersal The following person (persons) is (are) D & D PROCESS SERVING costs, expenses, and advances at the 840 Vacation mon designation of property is shown Experience the fun and relaxation of doing business as, Global Music & Arts, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME time of initial publication of this notice. above, no warranty is given as to its having your own 40 acres in the great 2298 Cornell St., Palo Alto, CA 94306, STATEMENT ETS Services, LLC Date: 6/26/2008 Rentals/Time Shares completeness or correctness).” Said outdoor recreational area of the Uintah Santa Clara County: File No. 510156 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 2bdrm Mayan Palace - Mexico Sale of property will be made in “as Basin. Starting at only $29,900. Call ASTARA MARCIA The following person (persons) is (are) Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale is” condition without covenant or war- Bed & Breakfast B&B Hotel UTLR 1-888-693-5263. (Cal-SCAN) 3790 El Camino #396 doing business as, D & D Process Line: 714-730-2727 Digna Del Fonso, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Serving, 1325 Masten Av., Gilroy, CA ranty, express or implied, regarding TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER Pajaro Dunes Condo This business is owned by an indi- 95020, Santa Clara County: title possession, or encumbrances, to ASAP# 2806031 2BR/2BA or 1BR/1BA. On beach, 855 Real Estate vidual. DAVID DOVER pay the remaining principal sum of the PAW 07/02/2008, 07/09/2008, ocean view. Cable TV, VCR, CD, tennis, Registrant/Owner began transacting 1325 Masten Av. note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, 07/16/2008 W/D. Pvt. deck, BBQ. Owner, Services business under the fictitious business Gilroy, CA 95020 with interest as in said note provided, 650/424-1747. [email protected] name(s) listed herein on 1974. This business is owned by an indi- advances, if any, under the terms Palo Alto Architect This statement was filed with the vidual. of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges Registrant/Owner began transacting and expenses of the Trustee and of Residential Architecture + Desig County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 14, 2008. business under the fictitious business the trusts created by said Deed of Did you know? (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008) name(s) listed herein on 5-29-08. Trust. Said sale will be held on: JULY 845 Out of Area 15, 2008, AT 10:00 A.M. *AT THE This statement was filed with the • The Palo Alto Weekly is GLOBAL MUSIC & HEALING ARTS County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County on May 30, 2008. COURTHOUSE, 190 N. MARKET adjudicated to publish in the STATEMENT (PAW June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 2008) STREET, SAN JOSE, CA At the time of County of Santa Clara. File No. 509527 the initial publication of this notice, the • Our adjudication includes the The following person (persons) is (are) WISER WORKS total amount of the unpaid balance of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Mid-Peninsula communities of 0.5% commission to Buy/Sell home doing business as, Global Music & the obligation secured by the above STATEMENT Palo Alto, Stanford, Los Altos, Gohalfpercent offers a smart 0.5% Healing Arts, 2298 Cornell St., Palo described Deed of Trust and estimated File No. 510157 and Mountain View commission option. No hidden cost. Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: costs, expenses, and advances is The following person (persons) is (are) Call 650.988.8813 or browse www. DR. ASTARA MARCIA $250,422.99. It is possible that at the • The Palo Alto Weekly doing business as, Wiser Works, 60 gohalfpercent.com 3790 El Camino #396 time of sale the opening bid may be publishes every Wednesday Roosevelt Circle, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Palo Alto, CA 94306 less than the total indebtedness due. and Friday. NY Horse Farm This business is owned by an individual. Santa Clara County: Date: June 16, 2008 T.D. SERVICE Deadlines: Lovely property for you and your Residential Property Registrant/Owner has not yet begun MICHAEL WISER COMPANY as said Trustee, SUSAN horses. See Fogster ad. Management to transact business under the fictitious 60 Roosevelt Circle EARNEST, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. Wednesday Publication: business name(s) listed herein. This Palo Alto, CA 94306 SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., Noon Thursday • Full Service This business is owned by an indi- 850 Acreage/Lots/ statement was filed with the County SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA Friday Publication: Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County vidual. • Reasonable Rates ANA, CA 92711-1988 We are assisting Noon Tuesday Storage Land Consultants on May 14, 2008. Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to the Beneficiary to collect a debt and Absolute Steal! (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008) transact business under the fictitious any information we obtain will be used Call Alicia Santillan 650.917.4222 business name(s) listed herein. This River Access! Washington 6 AC - E-HU INTERNATIONAL COMPANY for that purpose whether received orally (650) 326-8210 x239 to assist $49,900; 15 AC - Old Farm Buildings statement was filed with the County or in writing. If the Trustee is unable you with your FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County - $89,900. Top quality acreage in STATEMENT to convey title for any reason, the legal advertising needs. stunning setting! Limited available. EZ 890 Real Estate on May 30, 2008. successful bidder’s sole and exclusive File No. 510243 (PAW June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 2008) E-mail Terms. Call WALR 1-866-836-9152. Wanted The following person(persons) is (are) remedy shall be the return of monies [email protected] (Cal-SCAN) doing business as, E-Hu International éanda ahrt paid to the Trustee, and the successful Short term rental - Palo Alto FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME bidder shall have no further recourse. Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, July 2, 2008 • Page 41 PALO ALTO WEEKLY OPEN HOMES '% %#$$#'&!# + (* ,& )#*#&! ) & Page 5 *#!& EXPLORE OUR MAPS, HOMES FOR SALE, OPEN HOMES, VIRTUAL TOURS ON www.PaloAltoOnline.com/real_estate Real Estate ')+ ')& . '.& &+ )
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Bonnie Biorn 650.434.4321 dchesler@ apr.com Katsi Nousiainen SALE PENDING 650.543.1236 Maggie Heilman [email protected] Menlo Park $3,550,000 650-543-1185 Atherton $4,995,000 Vintage Oaks 5bd/3.5ba home on corner lot. Largest floor [email protected] 52,965+/-sf lot located at the back of a cul-de-sac. Flat and plan built by The O'Brien Group. open, very build-able. Las Lomitas School District.
Diane Chesler 650.434.4321 dchesler@ apr.com Quetzal Grimm 650.400.7879 Mary Gilles quetzal@ Menlo Park $1,819,000 650-543-1236 Atherton $6,499,000 apr.com Located in the Willows neighborhood this 4bd/3ba custom [email protected] Light-filled 5bd/3.5ba Lindenwood home is mostly new home features classic elements and premier finishes. construction as of 8/2006. 1bd GH.
Marybeth Dorst 650-543-1235 mdorst@ apr.com John Gerber 650-543-1235 Pamela Culp jgerber@ Saratoga $3,999,000 650.543.1051 Atherton $1,598,000 apr.com Sophisticated 6bd/4ba 7900+/-sf home. Gourmet kitchen, [email protected] Remodeled 4bd/2ba home off a secluded private lane. elegant living rooms, extensive basement. Large patio with pool.
Julia Keady Suzie Provo 650.400.0100 Menlo Park $2,299,000 650.543.1020 Palo Alto $1,849,000 [email protected] Beautiful 4bd/2.5ba home with classic floor plan. Large [email protected] Charming, remodeled 3bd/2ba home in prime North Palo LR and remodeled kitchen. Alto location. Huge lot.
Lori Nelson Suzie Provo 650.209.1554 Menlo Park Price Upon Request 650.543.1020 Palo Alto $1,230,000 [email protected] Charming 3bd/2ba home with family room + in-law quarters. [email protected] Lovely remodeled 2bd2ba single level condo in prime Convenient location near downtown Palo Alto. downtown location. Gourmet kitchen.
Los Altos 167 S San Antonio Road 650.941.1111 | PALO ALTO 578 University Avenue 650.323.1111 MENLO PARK 1550 El Camino Real, Ste 100 650.462.1111 | WOODSIDE 2930 Woodside Road 650.529.1111 APR COUNTIES | Santa Clara | San Mateo | San Francisco | Alameda | Contra Costa | Monterey | Santa Cruz
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BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION $2,995,000 1050 CONNECTICUT DR $1,599,000 DESIRABLE DOWNTOWN STREET $699,000 WONDERFUL 2-STORY HOME! $612,888 Single level, house: 3000+-sf, lot: 10000+-sf. den + Gorgeous hm w/apx. 3380 sf! Elegant and spacious. Light & Bright condo in desirable downtown neigh- Fireplace, master bedroom suite, spacious backyard. family room, breakfast room. Formal LR, Huge Great Rm, Lg media RM borhood. Modern convenience & style. Vaulted ceiling, att. 2-car garage. Julie Lau 650.325.6161 Kathleen & Dave Pasin 650.325.6161 Amy Sung 650.328.5211 April Iroaga 650.328.5211
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ATHERTON MOUNTAIN VIEW DOWNTOWN PA TOWNHOUSE $1,295,000 WONDERFUL 2-STORY HOME! $612,888 2 BR 2.5 BA Approx. 1692 sq. ft. Stunningly remod- 4 BR 2.5 BA Fireplace, master bedroom suite, spa- STATELY GRAND ESTATE $15,500,000 1924 CHARMER! $859,000 eled. in 2004. All the finest materials & appliances. cious backyard. Vaulted ceiling, att. 2-car garage. 6 BR 4 BA 10350sf (includes guest hs) on 1.81 A in 3 BR 1 BA A great location, only 4 blocks from Zach Trailer 650.325.6161 April Iroaga 650.328.5211 prime Circus Club area. Almost completely redone! Castro St. Private backyard, sep. 1-car finished gar. Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 Garrett Mock 650.328.5211 EXPANDED & REMODELED $1,199,000 3 BR 2.5 BA Remodeled kitchen,granite,hardwood SANTA CLARA floors,new appliances.Family Room,dining room. NEW ATHERTON ESTATE HOME $9,495,000 SPACIOUS UPDATED HOME $839,000 LIKE NEW JUST MOVE IN! $399,000 4 BR 3 BA Lovely home offers 2 masters, remodeled Rod Creason 650.325.6161 6 BR 7.5 BA French manor elegance on two levels in 2 BR 2 BA Granite counters & tile baths, gleaming prime Atherton. Menlo Park schools. kitchen w/ granite counters, lge LR w/ fp, hw flrs SALE PENDING HIDDEN TREASURE $759,000 cherry floors, corner unit, close to Santana Row Tom LeMieux 650.323.7751 Greg Stange 650.325.6161 2 BR 2 BA Fantastic 1 level end unit nestled in Gordon Ferguson 650.328.5211 WARM AND INVITING $829,000 secluded setting with fabulous outdoor spaces. FOSTER CITY 3 BR 2 BA Lovely remodeled home with updated Barbara Sawyer 650.325.6161 SARATOGA kitchen, family room, baths, and laundry room. SUN-DRENCHED TOWNHOME $749,000 Pat Jordan 650.325.6161 DESIRABLE DOWNTOWN STREET $699,000 18465 MCCOY AVENUE $895,000 3 BR 2.5 BA End unit townhome on quiet green belt 1 BR 1 BA Light & bright condo in desirable down- Separate remodeled family room. French doors lead in desirable Winston Village, private back patio. REMODELED WITH A WOW! $399,000 town neighborhood. Modern convenience & style. Judy Shen 650.328.5211 2 BR 1.5 BA “Short Sale” Make your best offer and Amy Sung 650.328.5211 to backyard patio/pool. Hardwood floors. the bank might accept it! Opportunity of a lifetime! R. Brendan Leary 650.325.6161 LOS ALTOS Geraldine Asmus 650.325.6161 PORTOLA VALLEY WOODSIDE BRAND NEW CONSTRUCTION $2,995,000 FABULOUS TOP FLOOR UNIT! $349,000 FABULOUS NEW CONSTRUCTION $6,995,000 4 BR 3 BA Single level, house:3000+-sf, lot:10000 1 BR 1 BA This wonderful top floor is bright & spa- 5 BR 4 BA Stunning new contemporary ofrs magnifi- PRIVATE & LUSH SETTING $10,900,000 +-sf.den + family room, breakfast room. cious! It has high ceilings & renovated kitchen. cent mountain, valley views. Completed Fall 2008. 5 BR 4 BA Dramatic Modern Medit. home located Julie Lau 650.325.6161 DiPali Shah 650.325.6161 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 in the center of the Prime Mountain Home Rd Corridor. COUNTRY CLUB LOCATION! $2,595,000 4-YEAR OLD CUSTOM HOME $4,250,000 PALO ALTO Tom Dallas & Steven Lessard 650.851.2666 4 BR 2.5 BA An exquisite single level home in the 5 BR 4.5 BA Lovely Craftsman-inspired home only Country Club neighborhood with Eastern Views. EXQUISITE ELEGANCE $7,750,000 4yrs old, over 1.2 oak studded ac w/sunny lawn & Owen Halliday 650.325.6161 4 BR 4.5 BA Historic Crescent Pk hm. Exceptional patio SPLIT LEVEL HOME $4,150,000 wood detail, magnificent staircase, grand recep. hall Celeste Henzel 650.851.1961 4 BR 3.5 BA 3.8 ac set at the end of a prvte country PHENOMENAL OPPORTUNITY $2,150,000 Linda Fahn 650.325.6161 lane. Beautiful oaks, pool, tennis ct., & gsthse. 4 BR 2 BA Beautifully updated hardwood floors, GENTLY SLOPING LOT $799,000 Scott Dancer 650.851.2666 sought after cul-de-sac location. Top schools. NEW CONSTRUCTION! $5,850,000 Approx .25 acres, sewer permit,15 min. commute to Zach Trailer 650.325.6161 5 BR 4 BA Approx 4,700 SF of living space spread hwy 280, Portola Valley schools. TAHOE STYLE HM 3 YRS OLD $1,799,000 over 3 levels. Approx 8,079 SF lot in Leland Manor. Kathie Christie & John Matlock 650.851.1961 3 BR 2.5 BA Recently built hm, great Tahoe style, 656 PALM AVE $1,849,000 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 REDWOOD CITY beautiful location. 3 BR 3 BA Updated craftsman. House 3/2 with large NEW CONSTRUCT. IN OLD PA $3,899,000 Valerie Trenter 650.323.7751 cottage. Wrap around brick patio. Chef’s Kitchen. 5 BR 4 BA Stunning Craftsman by J5 Homes. Open 1050 CONNECTICUT $1,599,000 Leslie Pappas 650.325.6161 Floor Plan, Imported Materials, High-End Finishes!! 4 BR 3 BA Gorgeous hm w/ apx. 3380 sf! Elegant and DRAMATIC OCEAN VIEWS $999,000 Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 spacious. Formal LR, Huge Great Rm, Lrg media Rm 4 BR 2 BA Cozy home nestled among trees with for- LOS ALTOS HILLS Kathleen & Dave Pasin 650.325.6161 est and ocean views. SPECTACULAR, SPACIOUS HM $3,750,000 NEW OASIS $12,950,000 6 BR 4.5 BA This amazing 4,489 sqft state-of-the-art, STUNNING REMODELED HOME $1,295,000 Marilyn Koron 650.302.8776 7 BR 7.5 BA Unparalled luxury & landmark architec- nearly new home is thoughtfully designed. 3 BR 2 BA Elegant living room, gourmet kit w/break- ture await you at this home w/10,666 sf on 1+ acre. Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 fast bar. Lovely dining area. Exquisite master ste Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 Keri Nicholas 650.323.7751 NEW SPANISH VILLA $3,499,000 MENLO PARK 5 BR 4.5 BA ~3600sf of living space, open flr pln, 3 GREAT MT. CARMEL VALUE $749,999 levels. Designed: Stephen Pogue; Built: J5 Homes 3 BR 2 BA Hardwood floors remodeled baths. PRIME WEST MENLO! $4,150,000 Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 Christina Nguyen 650.323.7751 RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE 6 BR 4 BA Final plans submitted to building dept. for 6BR/6BA, 5400sf Craftsman on 10,690sf lot. IN THE HEART OF PA $2,550,000 GREAT HOME W. IN-LAW UNIT $648,500 MENLO PARK . EL CAMINO Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 3 BR 2 BA New price for this wonderful hm in one 3 BR 2 BA w. 1/1 in-law unit. Great private lot, of Old PA's mostSALE sought-after PENDING loc. Beaut. hwd. flrs 75x105 w/ nice lawn, patio and more. Remod. kitchen 650. 324.4456 504 OKEEFE ST $1,499,000 Zach Trailer 650.325.6161 Joy Yoo 650.328.5211 4 BR 3 BA Beautiful New Construction in the Willows. Built by J5 Homes. Designed by Alex Miller- 334 HAWTHORNE AVE $1,795,000 REDWOOD SHORES MENLO PARK . SANTA CRUZ Cole 3 BR 2.5 BA Unique opportunity to own a stunning Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 contemporary hm in Downtown PA. Top of the line NEWER HOME W/5000+-SF LOT $1,123,888 650. 323.7751 appl 4 BR 2.5 BA Recently updated again. Yard w/flagstone patio, green lawn, flower bed & trees. SOPHISTICATED & LUXURIOUS $1,260,000 R. Brendan Leary 650.325.6161 PALO ALTO . LYTTON Julie Lau 650.325.6161 3 BR 2 BA Uptown living in downtown Menlo Park. 2 HMS FOR THE PRICE OF 1! $1,695,000 Bob Nicholus 650.323.7751 650. 325.6161 4 BR 3 BA One house has 4 bd/3 ba, the other home SAN CARLOS has 2 bd/1 ba. BothSALE have PENDINGhrwd flrs, private yards 104 SAND HILL CIRCLE $1,050,000 Arvada Darnell 650.325.6161 SUMMERTIME OASIS $899,000 PALO ALTO . MIDDLEFIELD 4 BR 3 BA Views of the golf course from office and 3 BR 2 BA Delightfully located well above Alameda. sunroom. On quiet side of Sand Hill Cir. TWO HOMES ON ONE LGE LOT $1,595,000 Spacious living room with romantic fireplace. 650. 328.5211 Patsy Kodama 650.325.6161 4 BR 2 BA Wonderful Move-in condition in prime Barman-Kehr Team 650.325.6161 midtown. PORTOLA VALLEY MILPITAS Ken Morgan & Arlene Gault 650.323.7751 SAN JOSE 650. 851.1961 EXECUTIVE TRI-LEVEL TH! $575,000 HIDDEN OASIS IN OLD PA $1,585,000 CUL-DE-SAC NEAR DOWNTOWN $799,000 3 BR 2.5 BA Located in highly sought-after Calif. 3 BR 2 BA Quiet location on flag this 2-story home 4 BR 3 BA Fabulous 5 yr hm in Blossom Valley. WOODSIDE Landing Community! End Unit! 2 master suites! A/C! offers great family living, spacious kitchen. Plantation shutters, ample storage, walk-in closets. Garrett Mock 650.328.5211 Alan & Nicki Loveless 650.325.6161 Cesar Cervantes 650.328.5211 650. 851.2666 PRINCETON CAPITAL EXPERTS IN HOME LENDING MORTGAGE SERVICES 800.558.4443 ©2007 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Equal Housing Opportunity. Owned And Operated By NRT LLC.
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