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6°Ê888]Ê ÕLiÀÊÊUÊÀ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓäänÊ N xäZ ‘Terrace’ a taut, Sign up for Express, psycho a new, daily, electronic edition from thriller the Weekly and PaloAltoOnline. Page 21 Launching Monday. WeeklyWeekend Edition www.PaloAltoOnline.com YOUR GUIDE TO THE AUTUMN ART SEASON PAGE 9 Movie Times 22 Goings On 27 ■ Upfront Ban on plastic bags could start in spring Page 3 ■ Sports Stanford football hosts San Jose State Saturday Page 23 ■ Home & Real Estate A Jewish salute ‘To Life!’ Section 2 ALBERTO ONCE HELD BACK BY WEIGHT CURRENTLY: DIVES RIGHT IN JUST ANOTHER REMARKABLE DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. At 13 years old, Alberto was one of more than 2 million overweight kids in this country. The good news is, he chose to do something about it. Since he enrolled in the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program last year, Alberto has lost over 30 pounds and is now an active and healthy kid. Rather than focus solely on © 2007 Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital calorie intake and weight loss, our program helps families maintain lifelong healthy eating and exercise habits. In fact, Alberto’s mom was so inspired, she lost 12 pounds herself. Alberto is still headed toward his weight goals. The way we see it, his loss is truly Lucile Packard his gain. To find out more about the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Children’s Hospital Program call 650 -725 - 4424 or visit pediatricweightcontrol.lpch.org. AT STANFORD *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÀ`>Þ]Ê-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓäänÊU Page 2 UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Plastic-bag ban in Palo Alto could hit next spring Council this fall, could go into ef- only banning plastic carryout bags, but believe the fee could be about Paper bags could also face fee, fect around Earth Day (April 22) modeled on San Francisco’s ap- 25 cents, Bobel said. if approved by City Council this fall next year, Bobel said. He said he proach. Yet at an April meeting, Mollie Stone’s owner Dave Bennett hopes it would be the first step in a grocers generally opposed that plan worries that grocers will offer “sales” by Becky Trout comprehensive program to motivate because consumers would switch on the fee or find other ways to pro- fter consulting with grocers, proposal to ban plastic bags, except consumers to bring reusable bags to paper, which costs more. Some tect their shoppers from a new fee. industry groups and residents it does not include the major phar- when shopping anywhere. grocers also argued the ban should “Eventually it will sneak into the A over the summer, Palo Alto macies — Longs Drugs and Wal- Future bans could follow on most cover all businesses. cost of groceries,” Bennett said. environmental officials intend to greens — and could introduce a fee polystyrene takeout food and drink Adding a fee on paper bags could Bobel said grocers would be re- unveil in November a plan to ban on paper bags at grocery stores, ac- containers as well as carryout plastic help dissuade shoppers from tak- quired to charge paper-bag users, if plastic checkout bags at grocery cording to Phil Bobel, the city’s en- bags at pharmacies, food stores and ing disposable paper bags instead, the fee is adopted, and a violation stores. vironmental compliance manager. eventually all retailers, Bobel said. Bobel said. City staff members are It is similar to the city’s original The ban, if approved by the City Bobel had originally proposed still studying how much to charge (continued on page 4) LAND USE Residents seek to avoid rancor with Edgewood Heeding lessons of Palo Alto’s past, neighbors urge consensus by Sue Dremann oping to avoid the divisive- ness that plagued the Alma H Plaza and Rickey’s Hyatt redevelopments, residents living near Edgewood Plaza beseeched their neighbors Wednesday night to strive for consensus on develop- ment plans. Located along Embarcadero Road near U.S. Highway 101, the historic Edgewood Plaza shopping center has fallen into disrepair in Marjan Sadoughi Marjan recent years. It was built by devel- oper Joseph Eichler in the 1950s and has garnered the loyalty of ar- dent Eichler preservationists. Some residents in the Duveneck/ St. Francis neighborhood want the 3.58-acre site to remain retail-only, What’s happening here? as it was originally intended. Three Top Grade Construction backhoe operator Bob Schade moves equipment for excavation near the 80-year-old A.M.E. Zion Church (with residents, known as the Architec- pitched roof at the rear of the photo) on Ramona Street. The church was crumbling and damaged by the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake tural Control Committee, filed prior to redevelopment. The first African American church in Palo Alto, it is being restored as part of the South of Forest Avenue (SOFA a lawsuit against developer Sand I) redevelopment plan, which will create 35,542 square feet of office and retail space, 144 parking spaces and four residences. Another Hill Property on Aug. 5. historic building, the French laundry, was also saved from the wrecking ball and is being incorporated into the three-story, mixed-use Others, however, support plans development of retail, offices and housing. The church and the laundry are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. by Sand Hill to add 25 townhomes to the site, in addition to a 29,500 square-foot retail center, including the only incumbent running. City services, including public a grocery store. EAST PALO ALTO Redevelopment may be an issue safety, could also be issues during Palo Alto Mayor Larry Klein or- in the race, with projects planned the campaign. ganized Wednesday’s community for Bay Road along with the long- The city, though, is in better shape meeting to calm nerves and help Nine vie for three delayed University Plaza complex, financially than it has been in years, residents understand the city’s ap- at University Avenue and Donohoe thanks to the voter approval of a proval process for Edgewood. It EPA council seats Street. parcel tax three years ago that pro- was co-sponsored by the Duve- The city is also going through a vides $1.5 million a year for police neck/St. Francis Neighborhood Incumbents Foster and Rutherford are stepping down bitter court fight with Woodland and youth services. Association. Park Management, formerly Page Divisive politics and often conten- Nearly 50 residents turned out. by Don Kazak Mill Properties, over rent increases tious City Council meetings are also “Knowledge is power. Some of he East Palo Alto City Council With Mayor Pat Foster and Vice the company is charging to most a concern of both present and former the e-mails [from residents] seemed will have at least two new fac- Mayor Donna Rutherford each de- tenants in the more than 1,700 apart- council members and several of the uninformed. Our obligation is to see T es after the Nov. 4 election, as ciding not to seek a third term, the ments it manages. The city contends candidates in this year’s election. that the community is informed. nine candidates compete for three race is more wide open for newcom- the rent increases violated the city’s seats. ers. Councilman A. Peter Evans is Rent Stabilization Ordinance. (continued on page 7) (continued on page 5) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£]ÊÓäänÊU Page 3 Upfront Where languages are just the 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 groups such as the American Chem- (650) 326-8210 Plastic bags istry Council, which participated beginning... PUBLISHER (continued from page 3) in meetings this summer, and Dart William S. Johnson Container Corporation, which man- French-English Program Chinese-English Program www.istp.org EDITORIAL Information Night Information Night (650) 251-8504 would result in a penalty against the ufactures polystyrene cups and was Palo Alto, CA Jay Thorwaldson, Editor September 30th at 6 p.m. October 14th at 6 p.m Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor retailer. responsible for a petition submitted to Nursery - 8th November 4th at 6 p.m. November 18th at 6 p.m. Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors “I wouldn’t think store owners the City Council in March, allegedly Keith Peters, Sports Editor would want to be in a position of vio- representing local businesses. Tyler Hanley, Online Editor Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor lating a city ordinance,” Bobel said. The American Chemistry Coun- Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor E Unlike some other grocers, Ben- cil continues to oppose a ban on cole internationale de la Péninsule Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers nett was advocating for a complete plastic bags and supports improved Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor ban on single-use bags at check- bag-recycling programs, which it Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant outs. is willing to help initiate, said Tim Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff Photographers “I wanted whatever we did in Palo Shestek, the council’s director of ̽ Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, Colin Becht, Alto to make a difference,” Bennett state affairs. Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Jack McKinnon, said. “I wanted to see if there was a “From a consumer perspective, ࣑ Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Contributors Megan Rawlins, Johanna Toivio, Kris Young, way we could help break the habit reusable bags may make sense for Editorial Interns [of using single bags].” some people. I don’t think they Jill Kimball, Arts and Entertainment Intern Darlene Bouchard, Photography Intern A fee might be an intermediate necessarily make sense for every- ᄑ step toward a culture change, he body,” Shestek said. “If consum- DESIGN ዕ Shannon Corey, Design Director admitted. ers want to choose a plastic bag, Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers Bobel would also like to see shop- it’s an environmentally responsible Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Scott Peterson, ओ Designers pers rely primarily on reusable bags.