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$300,000 over the past year, while proposed budget for 2013 includes a opposition, animal lovers aren’t the City also considers charging more for community gardens the city’s contribution for retirees’ $3.1 million increase in revenues, it only residents who could feel an im- and adding fees for lawn bowling medical care will jump by $1.9 mil- also includes a $3.9 million hike in pact should the City Council adopt by Gennady Sheyner lion in fiscal year 2013, according to expenditures. the proposed budget. Lalo Perez, the city’s chief financial Perhaps the most dramatic, and The council’s Finance Commit- aced with skyrocketing pen- ter to balance the budget this year. officer. controversial proposal, in Keene’s tee considered on Tuesday night the sion and health care costs for The fee increases are included in The spiking expenditures are effort to curb costs is elimination budget for the Community Services F city workers and retirees, Palo City Manager James Keene’s budget casting a shadow over good news on of the city’s animal-services opera- Department and heard protests from Alto officials are considering rais- for fiscal year 2013, which begins the revenue front — namely, the fact tion, a move that finance officials more than a dozen residents, in- ing fees for athletes who play on July 1. They aim to close the budget that the city’s sales-tax and hotel-tax estimate will save about $500,000 cluding gardeners, artists and lawn local fields, gardeners who plant at gap caused by rapidly rising employ- revenues have essentially returned to annually. But while outsourcing bowlers. city parks and artists who rent stu- ee expenditures. Pension and health where they were before the economy animal services has generated much dios at Cubberley Community Cen- care costs have each risen by about tanked in 2008. But while Keene’s publicity and unleashed community (continued on page 8)
EDUCATION School board positive on graduation criteria Vote to be held May 22 on plan to stiffen requirements while offering alternates by Chris Kenrick ith high hopes of mak- have helped me in college and in ing inroads against the life.” W “achievement gap,” Palo Skelly said whether students pur- Alto school board members Tues- sue the college-prep curriculum or day, May 8, declared their support negotiate alternative requirements, for boosting high school graduation the new system will force them to requirements to align with entrance have a conversation with school criteria for California’s public, four- officials and parents about produc- year universities. tive use of their high school years The proposal — which will add — something that’s currently not Veronica Weber requirements in foreign language, the case. math and lab science beginning The school board chamber was with the Class of 2016, today’s packed with school principals from eighth-graders — will not affect the every level, as well as high school vast majority of Palo Alto students, students and parents who voiced They’ve got the moves who already meet or surpass the support for the measure. Jordan Middle School students, from left, Griffin Carlson, Alex Gold, Eric Griswold, Cyrus Pishevar, new guidelines. Twin Paly seniors Al and Lucas Ryan Brown and Ariya Momeny show off their hip-hop moves while auditioning for the upcoming It is aimed at boosting expecta- Brooks told the board they are often “airband” competition at the school, which will take place during lunch on May 16. tions and support for the 20 percent the only African-Americans in their of students who graduate without advanced classes, their other black the four-year college-prep curricu- friends having been “laned down” ty of the parks also have deferred lum under their belts. years ago. OPEN SPACE maintenance needs of $1.3 billion The new rules also offer custom- “When I look for my black for water, wastewater and septic ized “alternative graduation require- friends, they’re in other classes,” systems. ments” for students who cannot or Lucas Brooks said. State Sen. Joe Simitian But cutting back on operating prefer not to pursue the standard “The only difference between my- funds is not the answer, Simitian route. The alternate path would be self and my friends is that I had two said in a May 8 teleconference designed by the student and parents Ph.D. parents and all their resources pushes to keep parks open with Evans. The proposal to close in consultation with school officials ... and they didn’t have that and were 70 parks was “fundamentally ill- and would have to meet California laned down to the bare minimum Nearby state parks in La Honda and Saratoga conceived, penny-wise and pound- graduation standards. requirements for graduation.” are on the shutdown list foolish, (and) irreversible,” he said. The plan is set for a final school Paly senior Tremaine Kirkman, a by Dave Boyce A closed park has higher risks for board vote May 22, but all five founder of the Student Equity Ac- criminal activity, wildfire and pos- members Tuesday indicated their tion Network, said the graduation ith a July 1 deadline loom- ing for several years to come. sible lawsuits over injuries. support, praising Superintendent proposal “is the right and practical ing over a budget-cutting The proposal would tap $10 mil- “It’s a false economy,” he said. Kevin Skelly for his multi-year work thing to do to help students maxi- W plan that would close some lion annually for five years from Parks also generate important on the topic. mize their futures.” 70 of the 270 state parks, two state a clean-water revolving loan fund revenue for local businesses. Of the In presenting his case for beefing Gunn parent Linda Lingg, who senators are proposing an alterna- and from a $500 million reserve for 70 parks, 20 are located in Evans’ up the requirements, Skelly’s voice last year expressed skepticism about tive that could keep about 50 of the motor-vehicle license-fee revenues, North Coast district, which includes cracked as he read a letter from a the proposal’s impact on special-ed- parks open. and up to $21 million every year in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and long-ago Palo Alto High School ucation students, said her concerns The budget proposal, co-authored perpetuity from a fund earmarked Napa counties. Two nearby parks graduate who said he’d always re- have been met with the latest pro- by Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) and for trail and off-highway-vehicle made the shutdown list: Portola gretted “taking the easy way out” posal on alternative requirements. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa) would purposes. Redwoods State Park in La Honda when at Paly. “Thank you for submitting a reallocate up to $41 million to cover State parks are in financial trou- and Castle Rock State Park just west “I did not choose wisely as my proposal confirming that our com- a $22 million shortfall in the state ble in part because they receive only of Saratoga in Santa Clara County. parents were not involved back munity values individuals who are Parks and Recreation Department’s about 20 percent of what they need “The state has never closed a state then,” the letter stated. “If I had pursuing an alternate path,” Lingg budget for the current and next fis- annually for road maintenance, the been forced to fulfill the language cal years and provide reliable fund- senators said in a statement. Twen- (continued on page 14) requirements back then it would (continued on page 15)
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450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jocelyn Dong, Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor When we talk about the need of saving for Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Tom Gibboney, Spectrum Editor college or for a funeral, those are eye openers. Sue Dremann, Chris Kenrick, Gennady Sheyner, Staff Writers —Georgina Peraza, instructor for the Secure Eric Van Susteren, Editorial Assistant, Internship Future$ financial-literacy program, on teaching low- Coordinator income people to manage their money. See story on Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer page 5. Dale F. Bentson, Colin Becht, ‘‘ Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, Susan Tavernetti, Contributors Junesung Lee, Bryce Druzin, Editorial Interns DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, Around Town Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers WHOSE SPACE IS IT ANYWAY? ... Lili Cao, Designer San Jose. But what’s good for bus Nature lovers who frequent the Palo riders may not be good for drivers. PRODUCTION Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager Alto Baylands could soon see some In cities like Palo Alto, the VTA is pro- Dorothy Hassett, Samantha Mejia, Blanca Yoc, changes in the programs and tours posing allowing buses to stop in their Sales & Production Coordinators the city offers at the nature preserve. driving lanes near stations (rather ADVERTISING That’s because the city’s consider- than pull into and out of stops). This Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales & Advertising ing either closing the Baylands Na- would freeze the traffic behind the Judie Block, Adam Carter, Elaine Clark, ture Interpretive Center or turning buses while passengers board and Janice Hoogner, Brent Triantos, Display Advertising Sales it over to the Santa Clara County disembark. According to a new Neal Fine, Carolyn Oliver, Rosemary Parks Department. The proposal, report from Palo Alto’s Chief Trans- Lewkowitz, Real Estate Advertising Sales which would save the city $121,724 portation Official Jaime Rodriguez, David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, Inside Advertising Sales in expenses, would allow the city to this option would entail widened Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. eliminate one position — producer of sidewalks “to form the equivalent of Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Asst. arts and science programs — from bulb-outs at intersections to accom- Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. the Community Services Depart- modate passenger dwelling and tick- Wendy Suzuki, Advertising Sales Intern ment. But the switch would come eting facilities.” The VTA is proposing EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES at a price. The city would no longer two stops along El Camino Real, at Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager offer nature interpretive classes, Arastradero Road and at California camps and school field trips, the Avenue. The system’s northbound BUSINESS Susie Ochoa, Payroll & Benefits budget proposal states. It would also terminus would also be in the city, at Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Claire lose about $94,700 in annual bud- the University Avenue Transit Station. McGibeny, Cathy Stringari, Business Associates geted revenues from these activities. The VTA hopes to have the system ADMINISTRATION Community Services Director Greg operating by 2016. B Janice Covolo, Doris Taylor, Receptionists Betts told the City Council Finance T A Ruben Espinoza, Courier S Y Committee Tuesday night that some AUDIT PLAUDIT ... Palo Alto’s Of- EMBARCADERO MEDIA E programs would continue thanks to fice of the City Auditor is charged William S. Johnson, President
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A Frank A. Bravo, Director, Information Technology O E R ety and Environmental Volunteers. the office recently found itself on the P & Webmaster Baylands visitors aren’t the only other side of a review, and it passed Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing nature lovers who could notice some with flying colors. The Association Services changes next year. People who go of Local Government Auditors gave Alicia Santillan, Circulation Assistant fishing at Boronda Lake in Foothills the office its 2011 Honorable Men- Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, Computer System Associates Park could soon find the water level tion Knighton Award for the best going down, down, down. The city performance audit in the category The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is has been keeping the lake full by “Small Audit Shop.” The audit, which published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, adding potable water as needed. But the office released in October, 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) now, staff is proposing to cease this pointed out a security breach in the 326-8210. Periodicals postage paid at Palo Alto, practice and treat the lake like other SAP system that tracks employee CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation for Santa Clara water reservoirs, which would mean information. Auditors discovered that County. The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to the water level would fluctuate based they were able to access sensitive homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola on the amount of rainfall. This would and confidential information — in- Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff house- holds on the Stanford campus and to portions of save about $65,000 annually in water cluding employees’ Social Security Los Altos Hills. If you are not currently receiving costs, Betts estimated. numbers and payroll records — for the paper, you may request free delivery by calling an “extended period of time” using 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send address changes SPEEDING ALONG ... If regional a default password. Association of to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Copyright ©2012 by Embarcadero Media. transportation planners have their Local Government Auditors judges All rights reserved. Reproduction without permis- ways, El Camino Real could soon had decided that the audit’s ap- sion is strictly prohibited. The Palo Alto Weekly is be the site of brightly branded buses proach was innovative and that the available on the Internet via Palo Alto Online at: www.PaloAltoOnline.com whizzing north and south on dedi- document had significant potential Our email addresses are: [email protected], cated lanes, stopping every now and for impact, according to the city’s [email protected], [email protected]. then to pick up passengers from ex- announcement. The audit issued Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? panded station platforms surrounded 21 recommendations for tightening Call 650 326-8210, or email circulation@paweekly. by freshly installed streetscape security, 13 of which have already com. You may also subscribe online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr. improvements. That’s the vision that been adopted, City Manager James the Santa Clara Valley Transporta- Keene told the council this week (one tion Authority has for its proposed is in the midst of adoption and the re- SUBSCRIBE! “El Camino Real Bus Rapid Transit” maining seven are being evaluated). Support your local newspaper Yiaway Yeh by becoming a paid subscriber. project — an effort that the Palo Alto In a statement, Mayor $60 per year. $100 for two years. City Council is scheduled to discuss called the audit “another example of Monday night. Under the plan, the how an independent, objective City Name: ______new buses would occupy dedicated Auditor adds value to our City.” “As Address: ______center lanes in some cities (Mountain a result of this report and others like City/Zip: ______View, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale it, the City is making important im- Mail to: Palo Alto Weekly, among them) in the same way light- provements across the organization,” P.O. Box 1610. Palo Alto CA 94302 rail currently shuttles passengers in Yeh said. N
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she said. Single parents also often use gifts to lesson. We cannot rely on this coun- ECONOMY Hernandez said that without a keep a child feeling loved. try as a great power that will support credit card she could not pay bills “When we are single, we have us. It has its ups and downs, and we by phone. Now she pays her bills dollar symbols in our faces. You are dragged with it,” she said. Securing their futures on time through direct deposit and want to keep them happy, so the Ogden said four groups have gone withdrawal, and she saves on fees. child doesn’t want to go live with through the program since its incep- Anti-predatory-lending program teaches financial street One time, when she owed $1, she the other parent,” she said. tion, and there is hope to graduate smarts to East Palo Alto residents had to purchase a money order for “It’s so wrong. The children need a total of 100 people. So far, most $1.75 to make the payment, she re- to love you and accept what has hap- have been Latino. But organizers by Sue Dremann called. pened. In their lives, they will hear recently placed greater emphasis on Such small sums add up, class in- many ‘nos.’ They need to be used to reaching English speakers through hen Maria De la Luz Her- the city. Payday lending and other structor Georgina Peraza said. hearing that,” she said. the Mouton Center and churches nandez’s 11-year-old son fringe financial services charge ex- “You need to write down every- Peraza tells her students to clean and food banks. W begs for items he sees on orbitant fees for small loans, a prac- thing you spend every day. If you and organize everything in their Most participants have had some the Internet, she — like most par- tice that often keeps residents in buy a popcorn, if you buy an ice homes. Organized closets and cup- experience with banking, but orga- ents — wants to please him. And debt, said Keith Ogden, staff attor- cream, if you buy a coffee, you need boards help eliminate double pur- nizers want to reach the unbanked she also wants her only child to ney for Community Legal Services’ to write it down. chases, which are made when one — people who have never had a have a good college education. But anti-predatory lending and home- “How many (purchases) were can’t find something or has forgotten banking experience, he said. until she took the Secure Future$ mortgage foreclosure program. ‘needed’? How many were ‘I want it even exists, she said. Refrigerator Oscar Dominguez, who until re- free financial-education course, she A four-week course in finance tos’? How many could be reduced or leftovers in clear containers can be cently directed the program, said had little hope of having enough management, quarterly workshops eliminated? Get up earlier to make seen and eaten — not stuck in the that Renaissance also runs a busi- money for either, she said. and financial counseling help resi- coffee instead of buying it, and pack back turning into science experi- ness program for emerging entre- Now Hernandez saves $50 every dents learn to accumulate assets by lunches for the kids to take to school ments, she said. All of these measures preneurs, but there are very high 15 days, and although her husband is opening bank accounts, developing instead of paying for them to buy save time and money, she said. attrition rates of business classes — on disability and is not working, she sound money management plans, lunch at McDonalds,” she said. The students make collages with of 30 to 50 percent. But Dominguez can still stretch the family’s money increasing savings and repairing or Hernandez said one reason she pictures of their goals: a trip to Reno said he believes entrepreneurship, and have some left over, she said. building credit. took the class was because she didn’t or a picture of a car or a home. They especially among people who have Hernandez is one of 53 residents Only a few students have dropped have a credit or debit card for online post their collages on the refrigera- given up looking for jobs, is key to from East Palo Alto and Menlo out of the program, in part because purchases. But now she is learning tor as a reminder of saving for the helping people rise above poverty. If Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood participants have an added incentive to save for her son’s education, and things they really need or want, she there were an incentive, such as the who have taken the free financial to follow through, Ogden, said. As she is more mindful to not buy him said. raffle, more people might stick with education and asset-building pro- they complete a set of goals, such everything he wants, she said. Hernandez said one lasting les- the program, he said. gram. The Silicon Valley Commu- as opening a checking account or The saving habit is also rubbing son is the importance of saving for Peraza’s eyes grew wide as she nity Foundation of Mountain View creating daily and monthly bud- off on her husband, who is also tak- a death or hospital emergency. talked about the response to a re- is funding the classes as part of a gets, participants receive colored ing the classes. “When we talk about the need of cent April raffle, when the students five-year asset-building initiative to tickets to enter a series of raffles. “Before, whatever the boy wanted, saving for college or for a funeral, came for the savings-account prizes. help alleviate poverty. The prizes range from $25 to $500 he would buy. I would say, ‘Don’t buy those are eye openers,” Peraza said. Just nine prizes were awarded. She The program was launched in and are directly deposited into their too many toys!’ Now he is conscious “Do you want to be buried in this swept her arm in a wide arc across East Palo Alto in February by the new savings accounts. of what he is spending, and we know country or in your home country? the room. nonprofit organizations Community Hernandez won $25, she said. But we need to start saving,” she said. Do you want your relatives to cry “You should have seen it. This Legal Services in East Palo Alto, her greatest satisfaction is being in Peraza said such generosity is because you are gone or because of place was packed,” she said. N Renaissance Mid-Peninsula and control of her family’s money and common among low-income immi- the debt you have given them? Staff Writer Sue Dremann can Nuestra Casa as a response to “pay- watching it grow. grants, who want to give their chil- “The financial crisis we are hav- be emailed at sdremann@paweek- day” lending, which is prevalent in “I didn’t have that habit before,” dren everything they did not have. ing now is really teaching us a great ly.com.
CITY HALL City of Palo Alto overhauls its website New site includes more social features, customization options Gennady Sheyner he City of Palo Alto on Mon- the city announced. During that day, May 7, launched its new time, the city will consider feed- T website, capping years of back about the beta version of the tweaks, frustration and ridicule new site and make further tweaks from the city’s tech-savvy com- as needed. munity about its existing site. The multi-year effort to over- The new website, which the city haul the city’s site was conducted “soft launched” Monday, is avail- by staff and a dozen community able at beta.cityofpaloalto.org. volunteers known as the Website Unlike the prior version, which Advisory Committee. The com- can still be accessed at www.cit- mittee will be officially recog- yofpaloalto.org, it is loaded with a nized by the City Council in the wide array of multimedia features, coming weeks, City Manager videos and options that allow users James Keene said Monday. to customize their experience. Bob Harrington, a member of The City of Palo Alto’s new website, which the city “soft launched” Monday, is loaded with a wide array A soft launch is a product re- the committee, lauded the city’s of multimedia features, videos and options that allow users to customize their experience. lease to a limited audience that decision to get the community in- tests the product’s viability before volved in the redesign. ichental, who is leading the city’s in the video. the new site becomes official. its official release. “To their credit, the City re- multi-pronged social-media effort, The site also includes links to “The day of one-size fits all is The two sites will both be sponded to website concerns by called the new site a “virtual com- other videos, the city’s agendas, actually long over for consumers available for the next 60 days, inviting citizen-volunteers to help munity of Palo Alto” — one that budget documents, local nonprofit and the same is true for govern- improve the site,” Harrington said becomes more valuable the more groups and city departments. ment,” Keene said in the video. TALK ABOUT IT in a statement. “The Committee people use it. Keene said the rise of social “Social media in particular allows www.PaloAltoOnline.com was formed ... and it’s paying off.” “It should be a place in which, media in recent years has given us to build a much more individu- The new site’s homepage greets when there are updates to prog- the city new opportunities for in- ated connections between our resi- What do you think of the City’s new visitors with a video in which ress, when there are issues to be forming residents and getting their dents and the city.” N website? Share your opinion on Town Keene and Chief Information Of- discussed, this is a place where the Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Square, the online discussion forum feedback. For the next 60 days, on Palo Alto Online. ficer Jonathan Reichental describe information can be stored and get residents will have a chance to of- can be emailed at gsheyner@ their vision for the new site. Re- possibly debated,” Reichental said fer feedback on the new site before paweekly.com.
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EDUCATION When regular school doesn’t work, Menlo Park enterprise offers help ‘Academic trauma’ addressed by one-to-one teaching at Lydian Academy by Chris Kenrick he “parental angst” that walks ough, Saratoga, Half Moon Bay and Kortschak is now at the Universi- through her door is familiar Redwood City. ty of Southern California, studying T territory to Rhonda Racine, Last year, Lydian graduated nine in the university’s school of theater founder and director of Menlo full-time seniors. and fine arts. Park’s Lydian Academy, an accred- One of them was a Palo Alto boy Palo Alto district Superintendent ited, one-to-one tutoring service. whose father said Lydian helped his Kevin Skelly said programs such as As the product of Palo Alto son achieve the academic focus that Lydian fill a need for some students. schools and mother of two Palo had eluded him in larger settings, The district’s stated policy is to hon- Alto High School graduates, she’s where he tended to be the class or up to 40 units of coursework from acquainted with the community’s clown. accredited, off-campus institutions culture of achievement and the anxi- “I did the same when I was in high such as Lydian. ety shared by many who worry their school, so I understand it, but as a If a class is taken at an outside in- children don’t fit in. father I wanted him to be in an envi- stitution, it is noted on the Palo Alto Her thriving six-year-old business, ronment that would bring out the best transcript, he said. which offers customized instruction of his academic potential,” said the Racine, the daughter of educators in a “non-stress environment,” targets father, whose son is “doing very well — her father was principal at Cub- needs that traditional schools, public in his first year away at college.” berley High School in the 1970s — or private, cannot always fill. Paly 2010 graduate Sarah Ko- has been passionate about schools That includes helping students rtschak found “a little bit of relief since her early teens, when she was with learning difficulties, disci- from the Paly pressure cooker” at devouring books by psychiatrist pline problems or those who have William Glasser and writer Jona- overextended themselves academi- than Kozol. cally and are trying to get back on ‘The effects of trauma She was a newly minted teacher track. Another population of stu- when Proposition 13 budget cuts dents is more advanced and trying in academia are similar swept California schools, so she re- to get ahead. to what they might be turned to school to study computer For $70 an hour, a student can science and worked as an engineer- take a class or two — or an entire elsewhere. Not that ing manager for two decades. high school curriculum, including they’ve necessarily “I certainly was able to support AP classes — on Lydian’s “cam- had bad teachers, but my children in their choices of col- pus,” an office space overlooking leges, but it wasn’t my passion the El Camino Real. they’re super-sensitive way education is,” she said. “All the “People have this idealized ver- and internalize these problems you’re faced with in edu- sion of what the Palo Alto profile cation day to day come very natu- is and sometimes feel their child is things in a way that rally to me.” different from the profile and worry makes them feel stupid Racine helped her parents, who about that,” she said in an interview or inadequate.’ own the School for Independent around a table in her sunny office. Learners in Los Altos, before striking Outside her door, the office was a —Rhonda Racine, out on her own with Lydian in 2006. quiet hum of a dozen students and tu- founder and director, She bootstrapped with existing tors, working one-to-one in cubicles. Lydian Academy accredited curricula to attain pro- “Parents who sit around this table visional accreditation and obtained have tough situations,” Racine said. full accreditation for her enterprise Sometime the student has learn- Lydian, where she completed Al- in 2009. ing disabilities or discipline prob- gebra II, physics and chemistry in Often, students who come to her lems. Others have non-school pas- a one-to-one setting, her mother, have been “academically trauma- sions that have pulled them off the Marcia, said. tized,” and her top priority is to academic track. Diagnosed when a student at “build some academic confidence “I certainly understand that value Duveneck Elementary School with and get them loving learning again. system when it comes to Palo Alto dyslexia and auditory processing is- “The effects of trauma in academia families,” she said. sues, Sarah graduated from Charles are similar to what they might be else- “You try to offer some doors they Armstrong School in Belmont be- where,” she said. “Not that they’ve don’t know about and keep doors fore enrolling at Paly. necessarily had bad teachers, but open that resonate with the family “At Paly, there were many great they’re super-sensitive and internal- and priority system. fits and courses there for her, and ize these things in a way that makes Please join the Palo Alto Woman’s Club for our “For example, there are lots of col- some that were made more chal- them feel stupid or inadequate. lege programs people don’t know lenging because of her learning dif- “If it happens at a young age, all about that are highly academic but ferences, so we used Lydian to bal- or parts of their learning can get Spring Kitchen Tour also make room for the arts. They ance the high school experience,” stuck. They think everybody else might not have heard of those paths.” Marcia Kortschak said. knows how to add fractions when Saturday, May 19, 2012 In ceremonies at the Stanford Sarah remained a full-time Paly denominators aren’t the same, so 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Faculty Club May 19, Lydian will student, where she thrived in some they’re too ashamed to ask, and all graduate 12 high school seniors classes but went off campus for one- this energy goes into hiding their Tour five fabulous Palo Alto kitchens who are full-time students at Lyd- to-one instruction in others. Her phys- differences. ian. Three of those live in the Palo ics teacher at Lydian “made the whole “We work to unpack all that.” Tickets $30 Alto school district. 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Public hearing PUBLIC WORKS Flood Control Benefit Assessment Rates Palo Alto eyes major for Fiscal Year 2012–2013
upgrade to sewage plant You are invited
City pursues long-term plan to retire incinerators Topic : Flood Control Benefit Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year 2012–2013 at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Who : by Gennady Sheyner Santa Clara Valley Water District or a city that prides itself on Bobel said the future regional When : Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 9:00am its high-tech vision and green plant will be able to extract energy F policies, Palo Alto’s sewage- from sewage sludge. The draft iden- Where: Santa Clara Valley Water District Headquarters—Board Room treatment operation has long been tifies several options. One process, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118 a source of embarrassment. known as gasification, heats up The city is one of the last in the sludge in an oxygen-free contain- state to use incinerators to destroy er. This creates a gas that can be This public hearing will cover the “Flood Control Benefit Assessments Report, 2012-2013 through its sewage sludge. The largely obso- converted to electricity or renew- lete technology produces hazardous able diesel. Allen said the process 2029-2030, dated “April 2012.” The written report incorporates by reference a description of each ash containing copper, which has to is long established, but it’s new in parcel and the expected amount of assessment under the approved formula for each parcel within the be shipped to a landfill. For local the United States when it comes to flood control zones of the District. At the hearing, the Board of Directors will hear any and all protests. environmentalists and city officials, sewage-sludge treatment. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board may adopt or revise any assessment and will make its these incinerators can’t be retired The other option is wet anaero- determination upon each assessment referred to in the report. soon enough. bic digestion, a process in which Now, the city is finalizing a plan microorganisms break down waste to do just that. Public Works staff and create energy, which can be A copy of the report may be inspected at the Office of the Clerk of the Board at the above address at and consultants are preparing an either gas or electricity. Palo Alto any time during business hours. Copies of the report have also been placed and may be inspected at ambitious long-range plan for the is already considering building an the following locations: Regional Water Quality Control anaerobic digester to process local Plant, which provides services to food waste and yard trimmings. Palo Alto, Mountain View, Stan- The project, which has split the en- Campbell City Hall Milpitas Library Dr. Martin Luther ford University, Los Altos, Los vironmental community, received 70 North First Street 160 North Main Street King Jr. Library Altos Hills and the East Palo Alto a major boost last November when Campbell, CA Milpitas, CA 150 E. San Fernando Street Sanitary District. The goal of the voters approved the “undedication” San José, CA document is to create a roadmap for of a 10-acre site in the Baylands to Cupertino City Hall Morgan Hill City Hall scrapping the 40-year-old technolo- accommodate the new facility. 10300 Torre Avenue 17555 Peak Avenue Hillview Branch Library gy and for replacing it with one that Former Mayor Peter Drekmeier, Cupertino, CA Morgan Hill, CA 1600 Hopkins Drive converts waste into energy. who led the campaign to undedicate San José, CA According to the draft plan, the the parkland, praised the city’s ef- Gilroy City Hall Monte Sereno City Hall process won’t be cheap or easy. The fort to upgrade its sewage facilities 7351 Rosanna Street 18041 Saratoga Los Gatos Road Pearl Avenue Library document states that repairs and and encouraged the city to integrate Gilroy, CA Monte Sereno, CA 4270 Pearl Avenue replacements will “require a sig- the two efforts (replacing the waste- San José, California nificant investment in the next 15 water plant and building a new com- Gilroy Branch Library Mountain View City Hall years.” Phil Bobel, assistant direc- post facility). Drekmeier advocated 7652 Monterey Street 500 Castro Street Santa Clara Central tor of public works, estimated that “scaling up” the digester to include Gilroy, CA Mountain View, CA Park Library renovating the wastewater plant food waste and said there are “great 2635 Homestead Road and replacing the aged equipment cost savings in energy-production Los Altos City Hall Mountain View Santa Clara, CA could cost as much as $250 mil- potential.” 1 North San Antonio Road Public Library lion. Meeting potential federal and “In nature, every waste product is Los Altos, CA 585 Franklin Street Santa Clara City Hall state regulations — including new used by something else,” Drekmeier Mountain View, CA 1500 Warburton Avenue requirements for recycled-water use, said. “We’re definitely on the right Los Altos Hills Town Hall Santa Clara, CA incineration limits and air-emissions track.” 26379 Fremont Road Palo Alto City Hall regulations — could add another The council did not take action Los Altos Hills, CA 250 Hamilton Avenue Saratoga City Hall $150 million to the price tag. The on the plan, though several mem- Palo Alto, CA 13777 Fruitvale Avenue cost would be split among the part- bers said they were excited about Los Gatos Town Hall Saratoga, CA ner agencies and would likely be the movement to replace the aged 110 East Main Street San Jose City Hall funded through either a bond or a equipment at the plant. Bobel said Los Gatos, CA 200 East Santa Clara Street Sunnyvale City Hall low-interest state loan, Bobel said. staff would try to blend the two proj- San José, CA 650 W. Olive Avenue Bobel and Jamie Allen, man- ects and return to the council in July Milpitas City Hall Sunnyvale, CA ager of the plant, both told the City with a schedule for moving forward. 455 East Calaveras Blvd Council Monday night, May 7, that He said the long-range plan for the Milpitas, CA the existing equipment is showing wastewater plant is necessary to cre- signs of extreme wear and has ex- ate a “path” for moving forward on To secure information on an individual parcel assessment, you must know your Assessor Parcel ceeded its design life. the needed upgrades. “Renovation and rehabilitation “We need the ultimate plant lay- Number. If you do not know it, call the Assessor at (408) 299-5570 and ask for it, giving your name is needed,” Bobel said. “You can’t out, so we can sequence and make and street address. Using that parcel number, you can learn your proposed assessment by calling the mess around with a facility like this. expenditures in the right order,” he Santa Clara Valley Water District Tax Assessment Hotline at (408) 265-2607, ext. 2810. It needs to operate 24/7.” said. While safety is one factor, the The council was also scheduled to Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities wishing to attend this environment is another. The report discuss on Monday night the Lytton notes that “the public has expressed Gateway development, a four-story, public hearing. For additional information on attending this hearing including requesting accommo- concern over use of an incineration mixed-used project that would stand dations for disabilities or interpreter assistance, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at process.” on the corner of Lytton Avenue and (408) 265-2607, ext. 2277, at least three days prior to the hearing. “Therefore, the recommendation Alma Street. Members voted 8-1 of this LRFP (Long Range Facili- shortly after 10 p.m. to postpone the Se harán los esfuerzos razonables para ayudar a las personas con discapacidades que deseen ties Plan) is to retire the existing in- item to next Monday, May 14. N cineration process as soon as a new Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner atender a esta audiencia pública. 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ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 7 Seeking People with Pre-diabetes Upfront are not using the gardens,” he Fee later added. @ Stanford University! (continued from page 3) Several of the artists who attend- ed the meeting urged council mem- Keene’s budget recommends ask- bers not to rush into raising the fees. Dr. Gerald Reaven at Stanford University is studying how a ing those who use particular city- Marguerite Fletcher, an artist with s /PPORTUNITY owned facilities to pay more so that a studio at Cubberley, said artists for Monetary medicine like aspirin works to lower blood sugar in people at the operations are more financially have been making a special effort risk for type 2 diabetes. self-sustaining. The budget proposes to reach out to the greater public. Compensation! raising the rent the city charges com- The effort includes more open- You will be screened for diabetes, receive cholesterol panel munity gardens (designated garden- studio times, more public lectures ing spaces at Johnson Park, Eleanor and participation in Palo Alto Art s 7EIGHT ,OSS results & an evaluation of risk for heart disease. Pardee Park and near the Main Li- Center programs. Sessions at End If you qualify you will receive 1 month of the study brary) from 50 cents per square foot “We do understand that the city is annually to $1 per square foot. This facing real financial dilemmas, and of Study! medicine or placebo (no medicine); payment for study time would raise the cost to most garden- we’d like time to work with you on AND instructions for weight loss by our dietitian! ers by $80 to $160 a year, depending a resolution that can preserve our ar- s )N 'OOD on the garden size, and bring about tistic community and find equitable Call Dr. Reaven & Associates $30,000 in revenue to the city. solutions,” Fletcher said. Health The budget also proposed raising Committee Chair Nancy Shep- @ 650-723-7024 studio rents at Cubberley Commu- herd emphasized the need to “build nity Center, located at 4000 Middle- a sustainable future for all these s YEARS OLD Find out YOUR Risk for Type 2 diabetes! field Road, by 30 cents per square groups.” She and Councilwoman foot; raising fees for lawn bowlers Gail Price both advocated having s -ODERATELY For general information regarding questions, concerns, or complaints about research, by $100 a year (effectively doubling staff negotiate with artists, garden- research related injury, or the rights of research participants, please call (650) 723- what they pay now); and generat- ers and other parties impacted by /VERWEIGHT 5244 or toll-free 1-866-680-2906, or write to the Administrative Panel on Human ing another $100,000 in revenues the new fees to consider various rev- Subjects in Medical Research, Administrative Panels Office, Stanford University, by raising fees for users of athletic enue options. All three committee "-) Stanford, CA 94305-5401. fields. These fees would help cover members (Vice Mayor Greg Scharff the cost of maintaining the fields. Though the Finance Committee agreed that the proposed fee hikes ‘We pride ourselves are too steep and too hasty, mem- bers also acknowledged that some on being creative increases would be needed to cover and valuing the arts the structural budget deficit and make sure community services rev- and the use of the enues approach expenditures. The imagination. And we committee directed staff to return need to live by that.’ next week with a revised proposal that includes less-dramatic increases —Gail Price, to studio and garden rates. Council- City Councilwoman, man Pat Burt said the rate increases Palo Alto should be about half as steep as the ones staff had proposed. was absent) lauded the artist studios “We’ve got big cuts that we have and agreed that they make valuable to make,” Burt said. “But in any case contributions to the city. where you had a longtime commu- “We pride ourselves on being cre- nity use and you have a doubling or, ative and valuing the arts and the in this case, a more than doubling of use of the imagination,” Price said. the fees in a single year — it’s just “And we need to live by that.” too abrupt in my mind.” The Tuesday hearing was the first Greg Betts, director of the Com- of a series public meetings leading munity Services Department, said up to the council’s budget adoption programs like lawn bowling and on June 18. The budget proposes community gardens were selected to eliminate 18 positions citywide for fee increases because these are and to keep 20 vacancies frozen. “exclusive-use facilities” that ben- If adopted, the city’s staffing level efit a particular group rather than would drop to 1,006 full-time posi- the community at large. tions, 72 fewer than were budgeted But many of the artists and gar- for in 2011. deners who spoke at the meeting The proposed budget also plans said their operations are valuable to to raise the city’s infrastructure the larger community. Rita Morgin, spending by $2.2 million, as rec- who plants at the community garden ommended in a recent report by near the Main Library, said the pro- the 17-member Infrastructure Blue posal to raise fees would make the Ribbon Commission. The council community gardens “unavailable to had also considered asking the vot- people who’d benefit most” — low- ers to approve in November a bond income residents and renters who or a tax increase to raise money for don’t have gardens of their own. infrastructure repairs. But coun- “This kind of an increase is really cil members and staff ultimately outrageous for gardeners — espe- agreed that they don’t have enough cially on a limited income,” Morgin time to do the necessary research said. and outreach for a ballot measure Burt also argued that the benefits this year. of community gardens go far beyond On Tuesday night, the council’s the gardeners who plant them. Policy and Services Committee “While I recognize that the most unanimously recommended not direct benefit is to the gardeners, I putting a revenue-raising ballot think the community gardens do measure on the November ballot, a benefit a wider group of the com- recommendation that the full coun- munity,” Burt said. “In my neigh- cil will consider later this month. borhood, people who don’t have gar- The committee agreed that the city dens view it as a community benefit should instead look to 2014 for a to walk the gardens.” possible ballot measure. N “There are other intrinsic values Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner placed in there by the community can be emailed at gsheyner@ and the community members who paweekly.com.
Page 8ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront REAL ESTATE TRENDS by Samia Cullen TRANSPORTATION Keep Resale in Mind When Buying a Home Commuters The real estate market is a highly good schools, nearby transportation, fluctuating market, with fantastic low crime rates, etc. The value of get psyched ups, dramatic falls and sometimes a property having these qualities unexpected turns. Home prices tends to recover more quickly after a are influenced by many complex downturn in the market. to bike variables that even experts cannot Buying a property with good accurately predict. potential for renovation or extension Numbers of cyclists up For many buyers purchasing a can also be a positive upon resale. It is on Bike to Work Day home, resale is something in the advisable to consult with an architect unimaginable future. Many buy with and a contractor to get a better by Jocelyn Dong plans to raise a family and stay for understanding of what changes are the long term. However, studies permitted and feasible. Evaluate and ome people bike to work in show that people now move more discuss the options that you have with order to help preserve the en- Jocelyn Dong than ever before, whether for job your agent. A good agent can provide S vironment. Others do it for opportunities, because of divorces or you with projected resale price based exercise or to save money. for myriad other reasons. Statistics upon the anticipated or historical Palo Alto resident Kitty Lee has show that an average family stays in increase in value in the neighborhood. a home only 5 to 7 years. Treat the home as an investment on another reason. A bicyclist gets a tote bag at the “energizer station” near the “You feel guilty if you don’t,” she Fixating strictly on purchase which you want a good return. California Avenue Caltrain station May 10 during Bike to Work Day. price can prove costly down the Real estate continues to be one of said, only half-joking. Lee works for road. Instead, buyers should look the most stable investments you can Stanford University, which offers safely in traffic. clad riders. beyond price to qualities that keep make. If you buy the right home, it strong incentives to convince people “Thanks for biking to work!” a It was Coale’s fifth year of volun- a property attractive to new buyers will likely prove to be one of your not to drive themselves to the office. volunteer called out to cyclists ex- teering. over the long haul: prime location, most valuable assets. On Thursday, May 10, Lee was iting the California Avenue under- “It’s fun to give a little bit of some- one of hundreds of bicycling com- pass, next to the Caltrain station. thing as a benefit,” he said. If you have a real estate question or would like a free market analysis for your home, muters who stopped by the Bike to The California Avenue area is For Lee, the commute times by please call me at 650-384-5392, Alain Pinel Realtors, or email me at [email protected]. Work “energizer station” on Califor- like Grand Central for bicyclists. car and bike are about the same — For the latest news, follow my blog at www.samiacullen.com. nia Avenue in Palo Alto. The 18th It’s at the intersection of the un- 20 to 30 minutes. She could get to annual Bike to Work event, spon- derpass, the train station and Park campus quicker by car, depending sored by the Silicon Valley Bike Boulevard. This year, 682 people on traffic. But then she’d have to Coalition, along with the City of biked past between 6:30 and 9 a.m. find parking and walk or catch the Palo Alto, Stanford University and — more than last year, according Marguerite shuttle to her building Hewlett-Packard Company, aims to volunteer David Coale, who was on the sprawling campus. to encourage and celebrate two- counting the cyclists. She’s been commuting by bike for Mother’s Day wheeled transportation. He surmised that the good weath- about a year. The key lesson she’s Volunteers hosted stations at stra- er helped the turnout. learned is to map out a safe route, tegic spots around town, replete “We get a little bit of everyone,” which provides a greater incentive Brunch with oranges, Hobee’s coffeecake, he said, gesturing to a woman in a to continue biking, she said. N bagels, coffee, free tote bags and chiffon skirt and heels, straddling Editor Jocelyn Dong can be at Allied Arts Guild plenty of literature on how to cycle her bike amid a sea of spandex- emailed at [email protected]. Benefi ting Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford Join us for our annual Mother’s Day Brunch on May 13th Sunday in our beautiful and historic garden oasis. This year’s brunch buffet will include a savory carving station, heavenly dessert bar and bottomless mimosas and sparkling wine. Enjoy a splendid brunch buffet, stroll through 3.5 acres of Spanish Colonial architecture set amid lush season- MEET THE NEW LADERA OAKS! al gardens and visit the unique artisan shops and studios for a memorable Mother’s Day. SWIM;,550:-0;5,:: First seating at 10:30am and Menu second seating at 12:30pm. Buffet Service: Seasonal Fresh Fruit Display Tickets are $50 per adult and Assorted Breakfast pastries There’s never been a better time to get acquainted with Ladera Oaks and to enjoy the privileges of membership. and Muffi ns $25 per child under 10 years old. Bagels with spreads, smoked salmon, Take to the water in our warm family pool or adult lap pool. We offer swim instruction for all ages and skill capers, tomato, onion... Limited availability. Cheese Blintzes with a fresh fruit levels, a year-round U.S. Swim Team, a wonderful summer league swim team, and a Master’s Program. compote Belgium Waffl es with fresh fruit Enjoy our year round tennis community. Join our strong junior tennis programs, USTA teams and Reservations are required. compote, whipped cream, syrup interclubs. Play in the twilight mixers on our lighted courts and keep the fun going with alfresco court side Call 650-322-2405 or email Eggs Benedict with a sauce dining under the stars. You can also work out in our state-of-the-art fitness center with a spectacular view. béarnaise [email protected] Mushroom and Spinach Frittata Plain Scrambled Eggs Bacon & Sausage Take a tour. Use the club for 30 days for only $300. If you decide to join, we apply it Breakfast Potatoes Carving Station: Smoked Ham, toward your membership. Don’t wait! Call today to schedule your own private tour. Prime Rib of Beef, Turkey Breast, Traditional Accompaniments Contact [email protected] or call 650.854.3101, ext.1000 Dessert: Assorted mini pastries and cookies. Coffee, tea, juices and sodas Bottomless mimosas and sparking wine
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Page 10ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upfront GUIDE TO 2012 SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS Camp Connection CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week Summer 2012 City Council (May 7) For more information about these camps, see our online directory of camps at Sewage plant: The council discussed the long-range plan for the Regional Water http://paloaltoonline.com/biz/summercamps/. To advertise in a weekly directory, contact 650-326-8210 Quality Control Plant. Action: None Finances: The council accepted staff’s Long Range Financial Forecast and request- (continued from previous page) ed that staff include a scenario in the forecast with less drastic pension increases India Community Center Palo Alto/ Sunnyvale/ and no salary increases for employees. Yes: Burt, Espinosa, Holman, Klein, Scharff, Summer Camps Milpitas/Olema Shepherd, Schmid, Yeh No: Klein Academics Join ICC’s Cultural Camps which give campers a quick Board of Education (May 8) tour of India and its vibrant culture. These camps include Graduation requirements: The board discussed a proposal by Superintendent Kevin iD Teen Academies Stanford Skelly to stiffen high school graduation requirements to match entrance criteria for Learn diff erent aspects of video game creation, app arts, crafts, folk dance, bollywood dance, music, yoga, California’s four-year, public universities, with a provision for negotiated “alternative development, fi lmmaking, photography, and more. Indian history and geography. Over 10 diff erent camps requirements” for students unable or unwilling to complete the four-year college-prep 2-week programs where ages 13-18 interact with curriculum. Action: None all through the summer for Grades K-12. To register or Cubberley: The board approved a list of “principles” to guide its upcoming discus- industry professionals to gain competitive edge. iD for more details visit: sions with the City Council on the future of Cubberley Community Center, as well as Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy, and iD www.indiacc.org/camps 408-934-1130 ext. 225 membership of a 25-member Community Advisory Committee on Cubberley. Yes: Visual Arts Academy are held at Stanford, and other Caswell, Klausner, Mitchell, Tom Absent: Townsend universities. Pacifi c Art League Palo Alto www.iDTeenAcademies.com 1-888-709-TECH (8324) Council Finance Committee (May 8) Art camps are fun, and stimulate visual perception Budget: The committee approved the budgets for the City Auditor and City Attorney offices and for the Library Department. Yes: Burt, Price, Shepherd Absent: Scharff Mid-Peninsula High School and cognitive thinking. Week-long camps are available Services: The committee discussed the Community Services Department budget for kids and teens 5 – 18, from June 18 to August 19, and directed staff to return on May 15 with a proposal that includes less steep in- Summer Program Menlo Park creases in fees for lawn bowling, community gardens and artist studios at Cubberley Mid-Peninsula High School off ers a series of classes and including Glass Fusing, Cartooning, Printmaking and Community Center. Yes: Burt, Price, Shepherd Absent: Scharff electives designed to keep students engaged in learning. Claymation. Class Monday-Thursday and limited to 15 students. www.pacifi cartleague.org 650.321.3891 Council Policy and Services Committee (May Every Thursday there’s a BBQ lunch. The Science and Art 8) classes will have weekly fi eld trips. Palo Alto Community Infrastructure: The committee voted to recommend that the city not place a reve- www.mid-pen.com 650-321-1991 x110 nue-generating measure on the November 2012 ballot. Yes: Unanimous Child Care (PACCC) Palo Alto Human Relations Commission (May 8) SuperCamp Stanford PACCC summer camps off er campers, grades Grants: The commission discussed the Human Services Needs Assessment. Ac- Increases Grades, Confi dence and Motivation. Academic kindergarten to 6th, a wide array of fun opportunities! tion: None pressure to stand out. Social pressure to fi t in. It’s not easy K-1 Fun for the youngest campers, Nothing But Fun being a high school or middle school student. Straight for themed-based weekly sessions, Neighborhood A or struggling, kids are overwhelmed by homework, Planning and Transportation Commission Adventure Fun and Ultimate Adventure Fun for the (May 9) activities, and technology distractions. SuperCamp Housing Element: The committee voted to recommend approval of the Housing provides strategies to help kids succeed. Bobbi DePorter more active and on-the-go campers! Swimming twice Element in the Comprehensive Plan. Yes: Fineberg, Keller, Martinez, Tanaka, Tuma created SuperCamp to empower kids. Now in its 30th per week, periodic fi eld trips, special visitors and many Abstained: Michael year with 64,000 graduates, SuperCamp builds study engaging camp activities, songs and skits round out the Council Rail Committee (May 10) skills, self-esteem, and test scores. SuperCamp works. fun off erings of PACCC Summer Camps! Registration is Litigation: The committee discussed the partnership between the California High- Parent Patty M. says, “We saw a jump in grades … the online. Open to campers from all communities! Come things she learned about her worth are of lasting value.” Speed Rail Authority and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and con- join the fun in Palo Alto! sidered whether the city should pursue litigation challenging the latest plans for a www.supercamp.com 1-800-285-3276. blended system of Caltrain and high-speed rail. Action: None www.paccc.com 650-493-2361 Summer at Saint Francis Mountain View Summer at Saint Francis provides a broad range of TechKnowHow Computer Palo Alto/ academic and athletic programs for elementary through & LEGO Camps Menlo Park/Sunnyvale high school students. It is the goal of every program to Fun and enriching technology classes for students, ages make summer vacation enriching and enjoyable! 5-14 Courses include LEGO and K’NEX Projects with Public Agenda www.sfhs.com/summer 650-968-1213 x446 A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week Motors, Electronics, NXT Robotics, 3D Modeling, and Synapse School & Wizbots Menlo Park Game Design. Many locations, including Palo Alto, Menlo CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a closed session to discuss Cutting-edge, imaginative, accelerated, integrated, and Park, and Sunnyvale. Half and all day options. Early-bird labor negotiations with the police union and the management and pro- hands-on academic summer enrichment courses with and multi-session discounts available. fessionals group. The council also plans to discuss the city’s long-range independent in-depth, project-based morning and financial forecast and 355 Alma St., a proposal by Lytton Gateway, LLC www.techknowhowkids.com 650-638-0500 afternoon week-long programs for children ages 4-12. for a four-story, mixed-use building that includes offices and retail; and ap- Young Explorers, Thinking Math, Leonardo da Vinci’s prove a new contract with the police union. The closed session will begin Theatreworks Summer Camps Palo Alto Inventions, Nature Connections, Girls’ & Soccer Robotics, at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 14. Regular meeting will follow in the Council In these skill-building workshops for grades K-5, students and more! Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). engage in language-based activities, movement, music, synapseschool.org/curriculum/summer 650-866-5824 and improvisation theatre games. Students present their COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss po- lice and fire budgets for fiscal year 2013. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Write Now! own original pieces at the end of each two-week camp. on Tuesday, May 15, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Summer Writing Camps Palo Alto www.theatreworks.org/learn 650-463-7146 Ave.). Emerson School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton open their doors and off er their innovative Wizbots Creative Robotics Palo Alto/ CITY-SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... Committee members will ex- programs: Expository Writing, Creative Writing, Summer Camps Menlo Park/San Carlos change information about recent meetings of the City Council and school Presentation Techniques, and (new!) Media Production. FUN. ROBOTS. CREATIVITY. That’s what Wizbots Creative board, and hear an update on the city budget and emergency prepared- Call or visit our website for details. Also Pleasanton. ness. The meeting will begin at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 17, in Confer- www.headsup.org 650-424-1267, 925-485-5750 Robotics camps are all about! Each weekly camp includes ence Room A of school district headquarters (25 Churchill Ave.). the use of computers, LEGO® Mindstorms NXT robotics Arts, Culture and Other Camps equipment, LEGO, motors, sensors, arts & craft supplies COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITEE ... The committee plans to discuss the and other unique building materials. With lots of fun Utilities Department budget and the capital-improvement program in the Community School of projects and exciting themes, boys and girls alike, learn general fund. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, in the Music & Arts (CSMA ) Mountain View Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). all kinds of new skills and exercise their imaginations. 50+ creative camps for Gr. K-8! Drawing, Painting, The all new themes for summer 2012 include: Robots in Ceramics, Sculpture, Musical Theater, American Idol PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss Byxbee Space, Robolympics, Crazy Contraptions, and Dynamic Workshop, more! Two-week sessions; full and half- Park maintenance issues impacting public art, hear an update on mainte- day enrollment. Extended care available. Financial aid Designs. Quality staff lead half-day and full-day camps nance of the art collection and hear a report on the Youth Art Awards. The off ered. for rising 2nd-7th graders. meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, in the Council Confer- ence Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). www.arts4all.org 650-917-6800 ext. 0 www.wizbots.com [email protected]
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Our Gemologists and experts Sunday, May 20 will evaluate to purchase your Buying from 10am to 6pm jewelry, watches, rare coins and Special Seminar with Guest Speaker Janet Zapata Former Tiffany & Co. Archivist, Jewelry Historian, and Author paper money for their current 3pm to 4:30pm fair market value Monday, May 21 All jewelry purchases by Buying from 9am to 7pm Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry will generate a donation in your name to the OFJCC Location: OFJCC - Freidenrich Conference Center 3921 Fabian Way Palo Alto On Display – Over 50 Pieces of Jewelry www.paloaltojcc.org Owned by Actress & Celebrity, Eva Gabor For more information contact us at [email protected] No appointment necessary - All transactions are strictly confi dential
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MEDIA News Digest Weekly Palo Alto engineer pleads guilty to fraud conspiracy A Palo Alto systems engineer who bilked 3Com Corporation out of nearly $600,000 pleaded guilty in federal court Monday, May 7, to one wins record count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, United States Attorney Me- linda Haag announced. 11 awards Sheng Qiang, who is also known as Becky Sheng Qiang, admitted to committing a sophisticated rebate fraud scheme with her husband, co- Palo Alto Online defendant Yezhou Zhao. He also goes by the names Jake Zhao and Jake wins best website Chao, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. In pleading guilty, Qiang, 38, admitted that for approximately 5 1/2 half years, from 2002 to 2008, she and Zhao perpetrated a scheme to he Palo Alto Weekly took defraud 3Com, a computer-equipment manufacturer headquartered in home a record 11 first- and second-place awards, includ- SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012 Grand Rapids, Mich. T 7:00 – 10:00 pm SILENT & LIVE AUCTIONS: ing best website, in the annual 3Com offered a “Trade-Up” program, which encouraged customers to Items include: Paintings, Drawings, All Saints Episcopal Church replace old computer equipment with new 3Com equipment through a statewide California Newspaper Photography, Folk Art, Sculpture, rebate program. Publishers Association competition 555 Waverley Street, Palo Alto Jewelry, and more from local and Qiang admitted that she and Zhao submitted 98 fraudulent rebate claims in San Jose Saturday, May 5. TICKET INFORMATION: regional artists. to 3Com, totaling more than $634,000, and received more than $577,000 The Weekly’s news staff garnered www.deborahspalm.org LIVE MUSIC by Farouche in rebates. Hewlett-Packard (HP) Company, an information technology seven first-place awards, including 650 473-0664 REFRESHMENTS: corporation based in Palo Alto, acquired 3Com in April 2010. for coverage of the death of Apple (Ticket purchase enters you into Wine Tasting, Hors d’ oeuvres & Dessert co-founder Steve Jobs, competing According to Qiang’s plea agreement, she admitted that the couple es- a drawing for a Kindle Touch) MAJOR DONORS: tablished numerous shell companies and private mailboxes around the San against other large non-daily papers Francisco Bay area. They submitted rebate requests to 3Com using various in California. fake corporate and personal identities and forged and falsified documents. The Weekly’s website, www. staciebaptistdesign PaloAltoOnline.com, placed first Qiang’s sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 4. (This space donated as Community Zhao has not appeared in court to face the charges in the indictment for the third year in a row, having Service by the Palo Alto Weekly) and is considered a fugitive. Authorities request anyone with information won in 2009 and 2010 as well. about his whereabouts to call the United States Postal Inspection Service It was also the first time a Palo Alto Online video has won the at 877-876-2455. N The records for the City of Palo Alto show the — Sue Dremann statewide award. The Weekly’s sister papers — following checks as outstanding for over three years the Almanac in south San Mateo to the listed payees. Under California Government Judge rejects challenge to California Avenue plan County and the Mountain View Code Section 50050, unclaimed money will become The City of Palo Alto’s effort to remove two lanes from California Voice — picked up another three the City’s property three years after the check was Avenue took a leap forward Monday, May 7, when a Santa Clara County awards between them. issued. If you are one of the listed payees, please contact Suneet Superior Court judge rejected a lawsuit from a local merchant who op- The first-place honors were given Gill at (650) 329-2224 at the City of Palo Alto by June 30, 2012 so poses the lane-reduction plan. for: arrangements can be made to reissue the check. The lawsuit was filed by Robert Davidson, whose business, California s 4HE 7EEKLYS TEAM COVERAGE OF Paint Company, is located on California Avenue. This was the second the death of Apple co-founder Steve Payee Reference Amount lawsuit by California Avenue merchants opposed to reducing the number Jobs last October; of lanes from four to two. In February, Judge Patricia Lucas rejected a s #OVERAGE OF YOUTH AND EDUCA Akamine, Yotoro 2053483 50.00 similar challenge from Terry Shuchat of Keeble & Shuchat Photography tion issues by Staff Writer Chris and resident Joy Ogawa. Both lawsuits claimed that the city violated en- Kenrick, specifically her cover Anderson-Burley, Dirk 2053329 50.00 vironmental law in approving the $1.8 million streetscape project. story, “Nurturing happier, healthier Basso, Giancarlo 2056136 77.89 Like Shuchat and Ogawa, Davidson claimed in his suit that the city youth”; had failed to accurately describe the project and that it did not adequately s 4HE 7EEKLYS NEWS AND COMMU Berlia, Neha 2053417 55.65 analyze the potential impact on area businesses. The city argued that nity website, Palo Alto Online; Davidson’s suit is nearly identical to the first challenge and that the court s 3TAFF 0HOTOGRAPHER 6ERONICA Carlsson, Erik 2060247 117.42 should throw it out. Weber’s video on the final days of Though Lucas allowed the challenge to go forward, she ultimately the Palo Alto Bowl; Chu, Moo Lan 2060241 156.00 sided with the city after concluding that Davidson did not express any s 7EBERS FEATURE PHOTO OF NEW FA Circle, Jenny 2053962 50.00 objections to the lane-reduction project prior to filing his lawsuit against ther Steve Martz and his premature the city. Because he did not exhaust his “administrative remedies” before son, Samuel; Hama, Takaakt 2062027 50.00 contesting the lane-reduction plan in court, his petition cannot advance, s 7EBERS PHOTO ESSAY OF THE 3TAN she concluded. ford Powwow; Harik, Georges 2060234 50.00 Even though they did not prevail in court, the merchants could claim a s "EST HOUSE AD FOR ITS SERIES OF victory of sorts. By tying up the project in litigation, critics of the project Shop Palo Alto advertisements. Ho Oh, Young 2053484 50.00 have kept Palo Alto from receiving a $1.2 million grant city officials were The categories for which the Hu, Xuteng 2052090 50.00 expecting to get from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The Weekly received second-place rec- city had hoped to begin the project this spring and complete it by fall. ognition were: Kasson, Peter 2060255 70.00 With the delay in grant funding, planning officials now hope to start the s 3TAFF 7RITER 'ENNADY 3HEYNERS project next year. N coverage of local government, spe- Legend Document Solutions 2057194 400.00 — Gennady Sheyner cifically the ongoing conflict be- tween the City of Palo Alto and its Mahgerefteh, Daniel 2054844 50.00 Silicon Valley cash to fund Stanford Hospital labor unions; McDonald, Kimani 2050771 50.00 Stanford University has launched a $1 billion fundraising campaign to s /NLINE BREAKING NEWS COVERAGE build its new hospital and invest in medical research and teaching, and for photos and articles about Steve Moidie, Sameer 2060246 115.00 already half of that sum has been pledged by Silicon Valley companies Jobs’ death; and individuals, Stanford announced Monday. s 3PORTS %DITOR +EITH 0ETERS SHOT Monshouwer, Marius 2054906 100.00 Three donors are contributing $150 million: John Morgridge, former of Menlo School water polo coach Cisco Systems CEO, and his wife, Tashia; Anne and Robert Bass, phi- Jack Bowen being pushed into the Murakami, Kenji 2054885 61.74 lanthropists; and the Christopher Redlich family. Morgridge, the Basses pool after a championship win; Murakami, Kenji 2056086 50.00 and Redlich are all Stanford graduates. s 7EBERS ARTNATURE PHOTO h(ON Seven companies have committed $175 million for the project through eybee gathers nectar.” Nahm, Jung Ju 2060254 297.50 the Stanford Hospital Corporate Partners initiative: Apple, eBay, Hewl- In addition to the first- and second- ett-Packard, Intel, Intuit, Oracle and NVIDIA. place honors, the Weekly also placed Protection One 2051335 65.00 The new hospital will replace aging facilities and bring the medical as a finalist in the categories of local center up to state seismic standards. breaking news, writing, photo essay, Taylor, Jeremy 2053205 50.00 A major portion of the campaign — $700 million — will support the video and advertising excellence. Tiongson, Jesusa 2053369 100.00 new hospital, but the remaining $300 million will fund a number of The competition involved more initiatives in the School of Medicine that hospital officials said would than 3,000 entries and winners Tsai, Pamela 2050452 70.00 improve the delivery of care and advance research. were selected by journalists outside The campaign funds will also support graduate education programs in of the state. The contest grouped Verjee, Amar 2050819 65.00 the biomedical sciences. N newspapers by size of circulation — Sue Dremann and frequency of publication. N Wable, Akhil or Gupta, Anoop 2051338 190.00
ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 13 Upfront Be the Change Parks Youth Benefit Concert (continued from page 3) Online This Week park, not even in the Great Depres- These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout sion,” Evans said. In fact, she said, the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news during the Depression the state or click on “News” in the left, green column. opened Anza Borrego Desert State Park in eastern San Diego County. Soap Box Derby racing into Palo Alto May 19 Exactly which parks would still With the wind in their hair and the concentration of a race car driver, close under the Simitian plan has kids ages 7 to 17 will barrel down Hanover Street in soap-box cars on not been determined and is a mat- May 19 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. They won’t have to battle the usual traf- Youth dancers, bands, vocalists, classical ter for the Parks Department. Fac- fic. The road will closed for the Palo Alto Elks Silicon Valley Soap tors include historical significance, Box Derby. (Posted May 10 at 9:52 a.m.) musicians, volunteers from 12+ schools visitor count, the net savings that All proceeds go towards building a school would result from closing a park Man exposes self to middle-school girl — twice and the level of difficulty in keep- Mountain View police are searching for a man they believe exposed in Sierra Leone through Free the Children ing visitors out, according to an himself to a local middle-school-aged girl twice in the span of about 14 online summary. months. The man first reportedly exposed himself to the girl in Febru- Sunday May 20 7:00-8:30 PM The number of visitors statewide ary 2011, and then again on May 7, 2012. (Posted May 10 at 8:39 a.m.) has been consistent in recent years, Cultural Art Hall and during hard economic times, Suspicious odor leads to HazMat response Palo Alto Jewish Community Center parks are important as a low-cost A suspicious chemical odor, a plume of smoke and the sight of a man way to get away and relax, Evans standing at the back of a pickup truck early Wednesday morning, May 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto said. 9, in Menlo Park led a sheriff’s deputy to call in firefighters at 2:15 Eighteen of the listed parks have Minimum suggested donation $10 a.m. (Posted May 9 at 2:18 p.m.) collaborative arrangements in place For more information, email [email protected] with federal agencies or nonprofits This space donated as a community service by the Palo Alto Weekly that would keep them open, and Downed line causes outage in south Palo Alto About 500 utility customers in south Palo Alto, including two area hotels, lost power for about three hours Wednesday morning, May The proposal to 9, after a contractor working in the area of Wilkie Way accidentally caused a circuit to break and a power line to drop, utility officials said. close 70 parks was (Posted May 9 at 11:22 a.m.) ‘fundamentally ill- Palo Alto Unified School District conceived, penny-wise Mountain View officially switches animal services A group hoping to save Palo Alto’s animal shelter swayed only one and pound-foolish, member of the Mountain View City Council Tuesday, May 8, in an NOTICE TO SENIOR CITIZENS ABOUT PARCEL TAX EXEMPTION (and) irreversible.’ effort to keep Mountain View from switching to a Santa Clara-based animal services provider. (Posted May 9 at 9:49 a.m.) —Joe Simitan, DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2012 state Senator, Palo Alto Menlo Park commission OKs Facebook plan On June 5, 2001, the voters approved Measure D, a special The impact reports for the proposed Facebook campus expansion, eight more are in negotiations for along with the associated developer agreement, got the thumbs up parcel tax assessment of $293 per parcel for five years. On such arrangements, Evans said. Monday night, May 7, from the Menlo Park Planning Commission. June 7, 2005, voters approved an increase to $493 per parcel The proposal aims to increase (Posted May 9 at 9:19 a.m.) and extended the tax through the 2010-11 tax year. On May support and involvement by non- 4, 2010, voters approved an increase to $589 for six years profits, spearheaded by the Cali- VIDEO: VolunTEENS, Part 3 beginning as of July 1, 2010, with annual two percent escalation fornia State Parks Foundation and Filmmaker Carolina Moraes-Liu presents a monthly series of videos adjustments. The funds are used to attract and retain qualified community partners. It would also focusing on how teenagers in Palo Alto are finding ways to volunteer and experienced teachers and school employees, maintain allow parks to become more entre- throughout the Bay Area. This third segment focuses on the Teen Arts preneurial and give more flexibility Council. (Posted May 8 at 12:18 p.m.) educational programs that enhance student achievement, and when it comes to personnel, accord- reduce the size targeted classes. A parcel is defined as any unit ing to a summary of the “Sustain- of land in the District that receives a separate tax bill from the Hate-crime vandal wanted by Palo Alto police able Parks Proposal.” Palo Alto police are seeking the perpetrator of a pair of hate crimes Santa Clara County Tax Assessor’s Office. To reach the governor’s desk for after a dental office and a car were spray painted with racial and ethnic signature, the proposal will need slurs on May 2 or 3. (Posted May 8 at 11:32 a.m.) An exemption is available for any senior citizen who owns and simple majorities in the Senate and occupies as a principal residence a parcel, and applies to the the Assembly, Simitian said. Asked if he anticipated opposition, he said Ravenswood Family Health Center gets $5M grant District for an exemption. For the 2012-13 tax year, a senior it was too early to tell but that “we’ve An East Palo Alto community clinic that offers medical and dental citizen is defined as a person 65 years of age and older by June tried very hard” to design a proposal services to some of the Bay Area’s neediest individuals and families has 30, 2013. Please apply for the exemption by May 31, 2012. that avoids political confrontations. been awarded a $5 million federal grant by the U.S. Health Resources California is known for its parks and Services Administration (HRSA). (Posted May 7 at 10:38 a.m.) If you were exempt from paying the PAUSD parcel tax for the and the idea of closing 70 of them, 2011-12 tax year, you should have received an exemption “I think a lot of people find incom- Palo Alto mulls major reductions in animal services Palo Alto residents would lose many of the animal services they cur- renewal letter in April. To renew your exemption for the 2012- prehensible,” he said. “We are using existing revenues rently enjoy, including the ability to voluntarily surrender pets, if the 13 tax year, please sign and return the letter. in a relatively modest way to avoid city were to scrap its longstanding operation and outsource it to another the cuts,” he added. “Our goal is to city, according to a new city report. (Posted May 7 at 9:56 a.m.) If you have any questions about the parcel tax, the Senior get past the year-to-year crisis in Citizen Exemption, or you did not receive your renewal letter, management of state parks. ... I am Plane makes emergency landing near Palo Alto please call the PAUSD Business Office at 650-329-3980. cautiously optimistic.” N Airport Almanac Staff Writer Dave A plane landed in the San Francisco Bay near the Dumbarton Bridge Boyce can be emailed at dboyce@ HOW TO APPLY FOR A SENIOR EXEMPTION Sunday afternoon, May 6, after its landing gear failed, according to the almanacnews.com. Palo Alto Fire Department. (Posted May 6 at 7:33 p.m.) s #OMPLETE AN APPLICATION AT #HURCHILL !VENUE 0ALO !LTO -ONDAY – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. or call the PAUSD Business Office VIDEO: Palo Alto celebrates May Fete Parade at 650-329-3980 to have an application mailed you. The 90th annual May Fete Parade marched through downtown Palo If you decide to complete the application in person, you will need Alto Saturday, May 5, as an array of group floats, musicians, martial- to bring: arts demonstrations and costumed characters showcased “Palo Alto at Play.” (Posted May 5 at 3:27 p.m.) s 9OUR !SSESSORS 0ARCEL .UMBER FROM YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL s ! COPY OF PROOF OF BIRTH DATE only one of the following: driver’s College Board to offer make-up SAT LICENSE BIRTH CERTIlCATE PASSPORT OR -EDICARE CARD The College Board will offer a special “make-up exam in the very s ! COPY OF PROOF OF RESIDENCE ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING near future” or refund fees after a scheduled administration of the driver’s license, utility bill, Social Security check, or property Give blood for life! TAX BILL SAT was canceled at Palo Alto High School Saturday, May 5. (Posted bloodcenter.stanford.edu May 5 at 9:52 a.m.)
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He served in the Navy A weekly compendium May 2-8 Drunken driving...... 1 Theft related during WWII and he worked for over 35 years as a technical of vital statistics Misc. liquor law...... 2 Fraud ...... 1 Possession of drugs...... 8 Petty theft...... 2 writer and editor in the aeronautics industry. Miscellaneous Residential burglary ...... 1 He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Jane Dugan POLICE CALLS Animal call...... 1 Vehicle related Casualty/fall ...... 1 Palo Alto Abandoned auto...... 1 Staley; and he is survived by his three children, Paul, Ellen Concealed weapon...... 1 May 2-8 Hit and run ...... 1 Disturbing the peace...... 1 (Lussier) and David; and eight grandchildren. He loved, not Violence related Parking/driving violation ...... 10 Found property...... 2 Domestic violence ...... 1 Suspicious vehicle ...... 9 necessarily in this order, Stanford football, the Democratic Hate-crime vandalism...... 1 Theft related Vehicle accident/minor injury ...... 1 Lost property ...... 5 Party, the California coast, the music of Lester Young and a Commercial burglary ...... 2 Vehicle accident/property damage.....2 Medical aid...... 1 Embezzlement ...... 1 Vehicle code violation...... 2 good martini. Misc. penal code violation ...... 6 Grand theft...... 2 Alcohol or drug related Outside assistance...... 3 A memorial service will be held on May 19 at noon at Alta Identity theft ...... 7 Psychiatric hold ...... 3 Drunken driving...... 1 Miscellaneous Mesa Cemetery in Palo Alto. Petty theft...... 19 Suspicious circumstances ...... 3 Residential burglary ...... 2 Town ordinance violation ...... 2 Animal call...... 4 PAID OBITUARY Vehicle related Trespassing ...... 1 Citizen assist...... 2 Abandoned bicycle...... 1 Vandalism...... 3 CPS referral ...... 2 Warrant/other agency...... 6 Disturbance ...... 8 Disturbing/annoying phone calls...... 1 Menlo Park Fire call ...... 1 May 2-8 Flooding ...... 1 Violence related Paul Berg Poulsen Hazard ...... 2 Battery ...... 3 Juvenile problem...... 3 Spousal abuse ...... 1 Paul Berg Poulsen, 45, passed away unexpectedly at St. William Catholic Medical aid...... 2 Theft related Meet citizen ...... 1 April 28, 2012. He leaves behind his number one Church, 611 South El Attempted burglary...... 2 Suspicious circumstances ...... 3 fan, his supporting and loving wife Kathleen, and his Monte Avenue, Los Altos, Fraud ...... 3 Suspicious person ...... 3 Grand theft...... 2 beloved sons Christopher and Tyler. Paul is survived CA 94022 with reception Town ordinance violation ...... 5 Petty theft...... 6 by his parents, Ann Poulsen and Villy Poulsen, and directly following at St. Tree blocking roadway ...... 1 Residential burglaries...... 1 his brothers, David and Michael. Born in Palo Alto, William. Vehicle related Vandalism...... 1 California, he called the Bay Area home and lived in In lieu of flowers, a Driving w/suspended license ...... 5 Warrant arrest...... 1 the house that he built for his family in Los Altos. fund for the children has Theft from auto...... 1 Welfare check...... 2 Early on, Paul found his calling in the construction been set up. Vehicle accident/property damage.....2 VIOLENT CRIMES Vehicle tow ...... 1 and remodeling business and followed in his father’s Name of Fund: Alcohol or drug related Palo Alto footsteps and earned his general contractor’s license. Poulsen Memorial College Scholarship Fund Drunk in public ...... 1 Unlisted block El Camino Real, 5/4, 1:30 Paul founded his own company and met with success, Checks Payable to: Kathy Poulsen for the Poulsen Drunken driving...... 6 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. working hard and playing hard as he grew both his Memorial College Scholarship Fund Possession of drugs...... 5 Menlo Park Miscellaneous 1300 block Madera Avenue, 5/2, 9:34 family and business. Paul’s other passions included Mail Check to: Avid Bank, 400 Emerson St., Palo CPS referral ...... 1 p.m.; spousal abuse. cars, boats, waterskiing, soccer, fishing and travelling. Alto CA 94301 Disturbance ...... 3 300 block Sharon Park Drive, 5/3, 3:14 Paul’s good nature and huge smile is missed by the Attn: Susan Wells 650-843-2210 Disturbing/annoying phone calls...... 1 p.m.; battery. many lives he touched. Vice President - Relationship Manager Felon possessing firearm ...... 1 2800 block Sand Hill Road, 5/4, 7:51 p.m.; Found property...... 1 battery. Memorial services will be 11a.m., Monday, May 21, Info case...... 5 10 block Coleman Place, 5/5, 9:53 p.m.; PAID OBITUARY Juvenile problem...... 1 battery. Learn About Counseling Changes for Gunn How Teacher Advisors Can Better Support Our Kids
Parent and Student education The PAUSD School Board met on March 27 and directed Gunn to make signifi cant changes to improve the quality meeting and panel discussion of counseling. Come learn about: with Q&A, featuring: © The PAUSD survey of student satisfaction that led the School Board to mandate changes at Gunn © How advisory programs deliver academic and social- emotional counseling services more effectively, and improve connectedness © The prospects for bringing advisory to Gunn © How you can participate in this change process To learn more, visit our website: Denise Clark Pope, Ph.D. Becky Beacom http://wecandobetterpaloalto.org/Counseling Challenge Success Health Education Manager Stanford University Palo Alto Medical Foundation
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Page 16ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sheldon D. Sicotte Feb. 22, 1931 – May 1, 2012 Sheldon Sicotte, 81, of Palo Alto CA, passed resulting in the Transitions away from cancer at Stanford Hospital on writing of two A rosary will be held May 11 at May 1, 2012. He was better known as Zeke, family histories. Deaths 7 p.m. at Crosby-N. Gray Funeral a nickname from childhood days. He was He played the Robert Perkins Berryman Home in Burlingame. A service cel- born in 1931 in Oakland CA, to Fred and guitar for over Robert Perkins Berryman, a ebrating his life will be held May graduate of Stanford University, 12 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Bartholomew’s Marguerite Goessi Sicotte. He graduated sixty years, often died May 6 in the home he built in Church in San Mateo. Donations from Piedmont High School and Stanford with friends in Hillsborough. He was 87. may be made to the San Francisco University. He served as an officer in the country music He grew up in South Pasadena Opera, the San Francisco Symphony Navy during the Korean War and beyond, sessions. He was with his parents and his brother, or Angel Flight West. John Sloan. He completed his un- from 1952 to 1955, aboard a destroyer, the an avid sports dergraduate studies at Stanford in USS Hamner DD718. He was the navigator, fan who loyally 1948 and completed his law degree making three tours of duty across the Pacific. followed the SF Giants and all Stanford teams. at Stanford in 1951. During this Births Zeke and his wife, Nancy, met while at He also was a skilled gardener with plants time he married and had two sons, John Robert and Mark Alan. He William Foster and Dulcy Stanford. They were married in 1954. After and flowers. His most compelling interest later married Katherine Williams in Freeman of Menlo Park, a son, his discharge from the Navy, they settled in was traveling the back roads of this country, 1958. They had a son, Robert Per- April 8. Palo Alto, raising two sons there. He had a in the early years with his family, and in kins Jr., and a daughter, Katherine Nick and Alexia Costouros forty year career as a CPA in San Francisco, later years with Nancy, following genealogy Marie. of Menlo Park, a son, April 20. He worked as general counsel for Douglas and Cassie Hansen primarily with Hemming Morse Inc., where research, pioneer trails, and Americana in G. W. Williams & Co. and Williams of Mountain View, a son, April he served as the managing partner from 1976 general. & Burrows Inc. from 1954 to 1969. 22. to his retirement in 1996. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Johnson He then started his own construction Mark and Lisa Lakata of He was active in the Boy Scouts, during Sicotte; his sons Steve (Francine) of Portland company, R.P. Berryman Co., with Mountain View, a son, April OR and Dan (Erin) of Walnut Creek CA; his his wife, Katie, as his equal. He built 26. his youth in Oakland, where he achieved the homes, apartments and commercial Erik and Krista Szyndlar of rank of Eagle Scout, and a generation later in five grandchildren, Megan and Tessa Sicotte- properties on the Peninsula. Menlo Park, a daughter, April Palo Alto, where he was an adult leader when Kelly, Kevin Stanley, Jeff and Rob Sicotte; He was preceded in death by 29. his sons were in the organization. Following his sister Marilyn Welland (John); and seven his wife of 50 years, Katherine, in Eric Sponburgh and Kristi- retirement, he was involved in volunteer work nieces and nephews. 2009. na Johnson of Mountain View, He is survived by his sons, John a daughter, April 29. as treasurer for both the Oregon-California A memorial service will be held on May 29, (Yvonne), Mark (Jacqueline) and Zachary Held and Jaime Trails Association and the USS Hamner 2012, at 1:00 PM at the First Congregational Bob Jr. (Anna); daughter, Kathie Lau of Los Altos, a daughter, Reunion Association. He also served as a Church, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. In lieu (Frank); grandchildren, Laura, April 29. docent for the Museum of American Heritage of flowers, the family suggests that donations Linda, Curtis and Clifford Berry- Ross and Alexandria Feld- man; Katie and Andy Woolard; and man of Palo Alto, a daughter, in Palo Alto. be made in his memory to veterans’ Amannda Armanini; as well as a May 8. His many interests included genealogy, organizations. niece. PAID OBITUARY
William Edward Walsh Page Edith Marie O’Neil Age 71 February 4, 1923 – February 27, 2012 Former Palo Alto, CA resident, Bill Page passed away on May 3, Edith was a kind, strong and loving woman Edith and Phil 2012 at his home in Medford, OR. with a positive outlook on life. To the end she loved to travel. Along Bill was born August 2, 1940, in Larchmont, NY, to Eugene Page was more concerned for her family than for with trips to visit and Esther Walsh. As a young idealist, Bill entered the Maryknoll herself. She lived a long and happy life. Born on family in Chicago Catholic seminary to become a foreign missionary. He went to February 4, 1923 in Seattle, Washington, Edith and Seattle they trav- Bolivia and Mexico to study and work. was the treasured child of Irvin and Edith Clow. eled by ship to Alaska, While in Mexico he became disappointed with the Catholic She was nicknamed “Dolly” and is still known Hawaii and Central as Dolly to her extended Washington State America. After re- Church and left the priesthood in 1969. After his departure, family. Edith Marie (Clow) O’Neil of Palo Alto, tirement they drove he hitchhiked throughout South America and then went to California, died peacefully, surrounded by her across the county, Los Angeles to teach English. His future wife joined him in Los family on Monday, February 27, 2012 at the age taking several months Angeles, and he began med-school at the ripe age of 36 to uphold of 89. to see all of the places his passion for helping others and motivating people to lead Edith was an only child but grew up with they had dreamed healthy lives, of which his own life was a premier model. many cousins who were like siblings to her. about. However, the Bill spent 25 years practicing family medicine at the Palo Alto Summers were filled with trips to the farm in most important trips Quinault - sleeping in the hay, long family hikes for them were to visit Medical Foundation. Upon retiring from PAMF, Bill worked in the woods and lots of laughter. She graduated their grandchildren, as a locum tenens physician in the US and in New Zealand. His from the University of Washington in 1945 which they did very life is a true inspiration to his family, friends, and patients, and with a degree in Home Economics. In the late often. They took his character and humor are to be celebrated and emulated. 1940s, after the war and in keeping with her their grandchildren to every park, the zoo, din- Bill endured three chemo treatments for melanoma prior to adventurous spirit, she sailed on her own to ers, and generally spoiled them. recently moving to the Rogue Valley Manor in Medford. Bill is Honolulu, Hawaii. She found a job in the airline Edith was preceded in death by her husband, survived by his wife of 40 years, Maria Cristina, two daughters, industry where she met Phil O’Neil who would Philip J. O’Neil in 2011, and by her beloved youngest daughter, Eileen Kohler in 1999. She is Christine and Danielle, and his sons-in-law Will and Joe. A local become her husband for the next 60 years. Although Edith and Phil began their married survived by her daughters Betsy Elam and her memorial will be held Sunday, May 13, 2012 from 2-5pm, at the life in Hawaii, they moved to Seattle in 1952. In husband Craig, Alice Olson and her husband Lucie Stern Community Center Ballroom, 1305 Middlefield Rd, 1954 they moved to Palo Alto where they would Grant, Mary Childress and her husband John, Palo Alto. stay for the next 57 years. The Palo A lto home was and son-in-law, Peter Kohler; her grandchildren, Please consider a donation towards the ‘Palo Alto Medical a welcoming place of happiness, laughter and joy. Sean Elam and his wife Jennifer, Christopher Foundation Pre-Medical Scholarship Fund’ which is awarded Edith always had a project – mouse bookmarks, Elam and his wife Kristy, Jane Childress, Ellie annually to local under-served students seeking to pursue medical pillows, home made jams and preserves, dresses Childress, Meagan Olson and Laura Olson; her careers. Donations may be sent to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for her 4 daughters and the beautifully soft baby great-grandson Nathanial Elam and a second blankets which are cherished by everyone who great-grandson due in the fall; many cousins, Office of Philanthropy at 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto CA received one. Christmas memories were made and many nieces and nephews. She was adored. 94301. better with her hand made gifts.
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ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 17 Editorial Simitian’s park-saving plan ‘Sustainable Parks’ proposal aims to stop closure of state parks s he prepares to leave Sacramento due to term limits, State Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) is hoping to leave one Editorials, letters and opinions Afinal legislative mark: saving as many California parks Spectrum from closure as possible. As chair of the Senate budget subcommittee that oversees the Help the homeless park system, Simitian should be able to shepherd his proposal Editor, to the Senate floor before a July 1 deadline and hopefully obtain I was very disappointed Mon- This week on Town Square legislative approval and ultimately Governor Brown’s signature. day, May 7, that the Palo Alto City Town Square is an online discussion forum at A similar bill is being considered in the Assembly. Council passed another ordinance www.PaloAltoOnline.com Last May, as the state budget crisis worsened, it was estimated that targets the homeless. Like Posted May 7 at 6:17 p.m. by rents for their use of city facili- that 70 parks would have to close in 2012 and 2013 due to cuts these people don’t have enough in the state parks budget. Since then, nonprofit groups and lo- Two lanes are better than Four, ties. problems! a resident of the Barron Park What I do find outrageous is cal and federal agencies have been working feverishly to find Councilman Schmid made a very other sources of funding to keep parks open and maintained, neighborhood: that there is a suggestion that good point: If people can’t leave The judge dismissing the (Cali- these groups should find their and as a result the number expected to close was reduced to 54 their belongings in public space, fornia Avenue) challenge is great costs increased while at the same last month. where can they leave them? news. The opposing businesses time there is no mention whatso- But with these parks facing closure at the beginning of the And his colleagues ignored this haven’t made a clear and cogent ever in making those who use the next fiscal year, a flurry of legislative activity, including Simi- question completely. Some home- case about how their opposition Children’s Theatre pay anything tian’s proposal, is being mounted in Sacramento to find a way less, for instance, use the libraries. will help the neighborhood. for their use of city facilities. to keep most of the 280 state parks operating. (Local parks cur- They have to leave their belong- Arguments like “how are my A family that has two or three rently on the closure list are Portola Redwoods State Park in La ings outside and 30 minutes is not customers going to get their children pays a lot to get them into Honda and Castle Rock State Park near Saratoga.) nearly enough time to use a public paint?” make no sense when soccer, baseball or other sports or Simitian, along with North Coast Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa computer, which some do, or look there won’t be reduced parking, arts programs. A family that has Rosa), are proposing that $20 million a year be allocated to the for a book or whatever. This ordi- those businesses already have theatre instead of any other activ- park system from two existing state funds: the Motor Vehicle nance is just more discrimination rear entries, and parking and traf- ity pays little or nothing for the against those who are poor in our Account, which funds road maintenance and law enforcement fic won’t be significantly dimin- privilege. Undoubtedly all these affluent community, where few ished when the traffic is already activities are good for children’s on public roads, and the Clean Water Loan Fund, which could residents understand the situation be used for badly needed water and septic-system repairs. super low. wellbeing, but the fact that some of the homeless. Let construction begin. pay and some do not is not only The state park system has historically operated entirely within And people cannot “remain” on its own appropriated budget and has never utilized these funds, unfair but discriminatory. public property once a performance Posted May 9 at 8:06 a.m. by Start charging Palo Alto Chil- but with a deferred maintenance backlog exceeding $1 billion, at Lucie Stern has ended. But they the Simitian-Evans proposal is attempting to create a more sta- Resident, a resident of Another dren’s Theatre families and stop can enter the same property after- Palo Alto neighborhood: the outpouring of city funds into ble, longer-term financial strategy using existing special pur- ward? What sense does this make? pose funds that are separate from the annual state budget. I have no opinion as to whether a freebie program before trying I’m disappointed that councilmen gardeners, bowlers and athletes to raise funds from other activi- Other provisions are no-brainers, such as limiting the liability Burt and Schmid didn’t stick to should be charged more realistic ties. of nonprofit organizations who step up to help maintain or op- their guns and the rest of the coun- erate parks and allowing more flexibility and entrepreneurism cil didn’t seem to care about the in operations. people who would be affected by YOUR TURN State park supporters have done an incredible job over the last this ordinance. I urge the council to rescind this year at rallying public support and creating partnerships with The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on new ordinance at the next meeting. nonprofits in an attempt to reduce the impacts of the budget issues of local interest. cutbacks. Simitian’s proposal will complement and reward those Natalie Fisher efforts by creating funding sources sufficient to keep open and Ellsworth Place What do you think? What do you think of State Sen. Joe Simitian’s eventually improve our treasured parks. Palo Alto plan to stop closure of state parks? Rail costs understated Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected]. Editor, Include your name, address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. New grad requirements The latest California High-Speed We reserve the right to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel Rail business plan (the one that and factual errors known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be ac- fter more than a year of discussion and fine-tuning, the projects $68 billion to build the cepted. Palo Alto school board gave all but its final approval on system) claims that operating costs You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town ATuesday to an updated plan for phasing in graduation re- once the system is built will be 10 Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read quirements that are in sync with what is required to attend state cents per passenger mile. blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any universities. time, day or night. A recent study by Alain Enthoven Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of Once the board takes its final vote on May 22, Palo Alto high of Stanford (and others) surveys the permission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Media to also publish it schools would phase in over several years the UC/CSU en- operating costs of HSR systems online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. trance criteria as its standards for graduating from high school, around the world and comes up with For more information contact Editor Jocelyn Dong or Online Editor Tyler Hanley a higher bar than is currently in place. an average of 43 cents per passen- at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. The change would add two years of foreign language, in- ger mile. California HSR does not crease from two years to three of math, including Algebra 2, explain how they intend to operate and change the current two-year science requirement to include the system at a cost that is one-fifth a laboratory science. of the Japanese and German sys- About 80 percent of the high school graduates in Palo Alto tems. Cold fusion? Anti-matter? already have been meeting these so-called A-G standards and Wormholes? We don’t know. will not be affected. The debate has centered around whether The study claims that if the 43- elevating the requirements will result in getting that number cents-per-mile figure is used the up closer to 100 percent, or simply cause more students to not HSR system will require a yearly graduate from high school. subsidy of as much as $9 billion — more than the state pays for the Key to the consensus that has developed for the plan is a University of California system. system whereby special education and other students who are But since operating subsidies are not bound for college will be able to craft individual alternative forbidden by the enabling legisla- graduation requirements. tion, the system will have to be shut Passage of the new requirements is an important step in im- down as soon as it is completed. proving Palo Alto’s relatively poor record of educating both We are about to build a $68 billion minority students and economically disadvantaged students hiking trail, the greatest economic compared to other school districts in the state, and we commend folly in history. Superintendent Kevin Skelly and the school board for bringing David Lieberman this important reform to fruition. Kingsley Avenue Palo Alto
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On Deadline: Will transitional-kindergarten survive state budget revise? by Jay Thorwaldson fives dilemma. He says he learned how the age- birth date will move from December to Nov. 1. those not developmentally ready began to floun- potential revolutionary change in kinder- related handicaps stay with kids throughout their In 2013 it will move to Oct. 1, and finally in 2014 der. garten faces a ma- early education years, and sometimes beyond in to Sept. 1. Historically, Palo Alto’s Young Fives program A jor budget test May terms of emotional scars and academic blocks. Instead of being the “little kids” with fewer is a visionary footnote. 14 when California lead- “Old timers” in Sacramento warned him that social skills and less emotional security, when It grew from a group of mothers of 16 boys ers hammer out a state he’d never get a bill off the Senate floor. Simitian the children do enter regular kindergarten they who felt their youngsters weren’t ready for regu- “budget revise.” said he was as pleasantly surprised as anyone become class leaders as the older, more ready- lar kindergarten but didn’t want them to repeat The proposed change is when the bill not only passed both the Senate to-learn and socially adept kids. the program for 4-year-olds. The mothers met twofold. It would require and Assembly, with a dramatic pre-midnight But Gov. Jerry Brown dropped the transi- with Palo Alto teacher Eleanora Jadwin. that all regular kinder- vote in the Senate. It was signed as one of the tional concept from his state budget package Names from the deep past of Palo Alto educa- gartners have birthdays final acts of then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, while keeping the age-cutoff features, trigger- tion, such as pre-school readiness pioneer Besse prior to Sept. 1, and insti- who called it landmark legislation. ing consternation in school districts statewide Bolton and Betty Rogoway, surface in the pre- tute a new “transitional “We’re fighting now to hang on to the pro- — from officials to a quarter million parents of Young Fives years. Bolton taught a similar class kindergarten” for five- gram,” Simitian said, referring to the upcoming the approximately 125,000 children ultimately until 1962, when Rogoway took it on. year-olds born late in the year. budget revise. Education subcommittees of both impacted. In 1975, the Young Fives was created under But the “transitional” component is threatened the Assembly and Senate have opposed the cut, In addition to the academic-planning and the auspices of Pre-School Family and Palo Alto by state budget cutbacks. and there is optimism that the transitional feature developmental-readiness issues, school officials Adult Education. The growing program became The issue is rooted in Palo Alto, which as far will soon be restored. Overall, the program is realize that if the younger kids are simply “held an official part of the Palo Alto Unified School back as the early 1960s recognized the challenge expected to be cost neutral due to savings in later back” their already hard-pressed districts will District in 1987, when a second Young Fives class and in the mid-1970s created what is now the remedial support. lose another chunk of state funding based on was added. Jadwin taught the class until 1988. “Young Fives” program. Young Fives was copied The change may seem small. It is simply a de- daily attendance, estimated at about $700 mil- From its inception, the program was built on by some other districts, but most fell victim to lay of three months in some 5-year-olds’ entry lion statewide. teachers and parents collaborating, with parents budget cuts. into a regular kindergarten by requiring the child The transitional-kindergarten plan would keep observing and writing about their children and The current change in kindergarten age re- to be born after Sept. 1, rather than the present those kids in school, either in separate classes or sharing their insights at evening or lunchtime quirements originated in Palo Alto when two Dec. 1. This is an issue that has been fought over “combo” classes with regular-kindergarteners. discussions. teachers — kindergarten teacher Diana Argenti for more than a quarter century, and until now ev- Hence no budget hit for the districts, about half Sharon Keplinger, the current head of the Palo and second-grade reading specialist Natalie Di- ery attempt to delay kindergarten for the “young of which already face declining enrollments. Alto school district’s child-development pro- vas — approached state Sen. Joe Simitian (D- fives” has failed. It would be “unconscionable” to drop the tran- grams, observes how “very forward thinking” Palo Alto) armed with petitions signed by 287 The big difference this time around is the no- sitional-kindergarten component, Simitian says. Jadwin and the mothers were in the mid-1970s, teacher colleagues. tion of “transitional kindergarten,” known as It was a key feature that won legislative approval along with the vision of their predecessors. Simitian asked Divas why she as a second- “TK.” Rather than being “held back” — a dread of the plan, after all earlier attempts. So tune in There are some differences between Young grade teacher was interested in kindergarten fate that hits about 18 percent of kids in early May 14. Fives, where time-consuming individual evalu- ages. Her reply surprised him. grades — the youngsters will be enrolled in a In a longer view, there’s irony. A few decades ations are done for each child, and TK, which “I’m the one these kids ask for help in read- transitional class keyed to their readiness in terms back, academically concerned parents pushed links to birth dates in nearly all cases. ing. They would be better served if they were of social, emotional and even physical maturity. for earlier learning of reading, math and other Yet there seems to be a new awareness among emotionally and developmentally ready” for The extra three months is a “gift of time” for subjects. Thus today’s kindergarten classes are many parents, even in high-achieving Palo Alto, kindergarten, he recalls her saying. The broader the younger child, one legislative staff aide ob- teaching things that older generations didn’t that sometimes slowing down a bit can result in teacher support was because the problems of the served. That gift becomes a boon to the child have to learn until first grade — and much of the later, long-lasting rewards. N younger kids often linger through many grade for all of their early years in school, according social-adjustment emphasis of the 1950s (such Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can levels, requiring extra attention and resources. to teachers and officials who have worked to as playing kickball during recesses) shifted to be reached at [email protected] Simitian then learned of the 25-year history create the new state law, which takes effect this academic performance. with a copy to [email protected]. in California of attempts to deal with the young- fall in a three-year phase-in. This year the cutoff But as the kinder-curriculum was elevated, Streetwise What are your plans for Mother’s Day? Asked on Cambridge Avenue. Interviews and photographs by Bryce Druzin.
Matt Raddack Hilary Boudet Salim Shaikh Ooshma Garg Linda Raffel Full-time dad Researcher Full-time dad Works at a start-up Artist Grant Avenue, Palo Alto College Avenue, Palo Alto Menlo Park South Palo Alto Santa Ynez Street, Stanford “(My daughter’s) grandfather is in town “This is my first year as a mom so we “I’m going to surprise (my wife). I took “My mom lives in Dallas, Texas, so I “We’re having a big Mother’s Day party and we really want to take it easy and don’t really have any traditions yet.” photos of her during her pregnancy won’t be able to be there. ... I’m trying at home ... with my sisters and neph- enjoy the weather.” and I’m going to frame a picture and to find out an innovative way to send ews and my father, who’s 100 years give it to her.” her a meal because she nurtured me old and started it all.” and I want to give back.”
ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 19 Spectrum Guest Opinion Former student makes case for teacher advisor counselors at Gunn by Trevor Bisset ered all our bases around graduation am writing to throw my support requirements. They got us into our behind the implementation of a PSATs and CAHSEEs. They helped I teacher us wrap our heads around writing advisor pro- college admission essays. This was gram at Gunn all critical, and I don’t remember my High School, monthly TA sessions having more and to en- than 20 or 25 kids for each faculty courage Palo member, compared to the 300-plus Alto parents, students assigned to each of Gunn’s teachers and guidance counselors. More impor- students to tantly, the TAs were able to keep track attend the of the emotional state within each stu- May 16 panel dent, and if grades were suffering, or discussion if we were suffering, they were there sponsored by We Can Do Better Palo to ask us what was going on, and refer Alto on the merits of TA programs. us to guidance counselors. That was This initiative comes as part of an on- tremendous. I never took the time to going push to address student stress address my own depression issues in the Palo Alto school district, and to until after high school, but I vividly stop the persistent and tragic string of remember how supported I felt sim- youth suicides that have plagued our ply by hearing the words, “Are you STANFORD STROKE CENTER community for the past decade. doing OK?” It was grounding, and it Students in Palo Alto are stressed reminded me that somebody had my Committed to the highest standards of stroke care out. They’ve been stressed for years. back through the daily pressures. The school sits in the shadow of When I reflect on how supportive Stanford University, and students my TAs were, Gunn’s lack of a TA face crushing pressure from parents program would be laughable if it didn’t and the community at large to earn a cast a reminder of the grim circum- spot at one of the nation’s top colleges. stances that led us to this discussion. Providing multidisciplinary stroke care for 20 years, the Many students are raised by executives I know that resources are limited. I at Facebook, Apple, Intel, Sun, Cisco, know that California’s school year Stanford Stroke Center has led the way in establishing Google, and other premier companies shrinks with every budget cycle, and and do their homework surrounded by I know teachers are under pressure to community standards of care. Stanford is consistently some of the most successful self-made condense more education into dimin- business leaders in the world. It’s a lot ishing windows. But that doesn’t mat- to live up to. Even the kids who aren’t ter. Paly was able to pull 45 faculty recognized as a leader in stroke treatment and research, with driven to study engineering at Cal members into an hour-long support Tech spend their formative years in session eight or nine times during the a comprehensive center pioneering medical, surgical and a society that can’t help but conflate school year (I believe it was monthly), academic performance with a sense of and it made an enormous difference interventional therapies for treating and preventing stroke. self-worth. The impact on students’ in the lives of the students. It still does. anxiety and confidence levels is un- The Gunn community should view deniable, and the epidemic of student TA programs as an investment in the WARNING SIGNS OF A STROKE suicides in recent years is testament to success of the other 19 school days the need to support these students. each month; if academic rankings t Sudden numbness or weakness in face, arm or leg The 2010 report released by the are so important to the community, Project Safety Net task force ex- shouldn’t we make a minimal effort to (usually on one side) ploring potential sources of student ensure that kids are supported enough stress places an enormous priority to absorb the material? More impor- t Sudden trouble speaking or understanding others on students’ ability to form personal tantly, shouldn’t we make a maximum relationships with faculty. It gives effort to ensure that our children feel t Sudden trouble seeing out of one or both eyes them an anchor, someone to turn to more confident than hopeless? for help, and reminds them that they I would like to encourage everybody t Sudden, severe headache with no apparent cause are not invisible and lost in the crowd. to attend “Learning About Counsel- Herein lies the value of a teacher advi- ing Changes for Gunn: How Teacher t Sudden dizziness, trouble walking, loss of balance sor program. Advisors Can Better Support Our I attended Paly from 2001-2005 Kids” on May 16, 7 p.m., at St Mark’s or coordination (especially if associated with any of and lost friends to suicide in 2002 Episcopal Church at 600 Colorado the above symptoms) and 2003. This was before Facebook Ave. in Palo Alto. Denise Clark Pope, was available to complicate high a senior lecturer at Stanford, will lead For any sign of stroke CALL 911 school social lives to an unimagina- a panel discussion highlighting the ble degree, and the national economic merits of a teacher advisor program. outlook was more encouraging than I am grateful for the opportunity to harrowing — people graduated from share my own positive experience college and consistently found gain- with the TA program, but this panel ful employment. We were stressed out is a much stronger way to educate stanfordhospital.org/stroke regardless. I was a typical burned out the community and rally support for senior upon graduating, after charg- the cause. We have a stress problem 650.723.4448 ing through the typical varsity athlet- in the district. The school district is ics, model government, AP courses, responding to collective action. Let’s HOSPITALS applying to elite colleges, and so on. continue the progress, and keep push- Having a teacher advisor I could lean ing for a teacher advisor program at NATIONAL on for guidance was a critical support Gunn. N NEUROLOGY & system for me, and though I felt over- Trevor Bisset, Paly ‘05, graduated NEUROSURGERY whelmed every week, my TAs kept from Pomona College in 2010 and is 2011-12 me from feeling lost. now a water resource analyst at the They helped us with field trip lo- Indio Water Authority. He lives in gistics. They guided us through class Palm Desert. registration. They made sure we cov- Page 20ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V
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Summer is here, and classes for kids and adults are available across the Midpeninsula. Want to beat the heat? Maybe it’s time to practice that breaststroke or finally take up ice-skating. Getting a leg up in school can be tough. Summer is a great time for an SAT or language class. All the classes listed below are local, so give one a shot! The Class Guide is published quarterly by The Almanac, The Palo Alto Weekly and the Mountain View Voice.
Business, Work and Technology Uforia Studios CareerGenerations 819 Ramona St., Palo Alto 2225 E. Bayshore Road, Palo Alto 650-329-8794 650-320-1639 www.uforiastudios.com [email protected] Uforia Studios specializes in dance (Zumba, hip- www.CareerGenerations.com hop, Bollywood, Hula Hooping), Strength and CareerGenerations offers one-on-one and group Sculpting (uDefine) and Spinning (uCycle). All fit- sessions to meet specific career needs. Career- ness levels and abilities are welcome. Generations career coaches can help assess talents in the context of today’s marketplace, Zohar School of Dance and Company generate career options, improve resumes and 4000 Middlefield Road, L-4, Palo Alto social-media profiles, design a successful search 650-494-8221 plan, and skillfully network, interview and negoti- www.zohardance.org ate salaries. Contact CareerGenerations for a free [email protected] initial consultation. Founded in 1979, Zohar is unique in that it offers classes to adults in jazz, ballet and modern dance. For the Dancer Under the direction of Ehud and Daynee Krauss,
Photo courtesy Silicon Valley Boychoir the studio is known for its professional instructors Beaudoin’s School of Dance and inspiring classes. 464 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-2184 www.Beaudoins-Studio.com The Great Outdoors Tap, ballet, ballroom and jazz dance classes avail- Lucy Geever-Conroy, Flight Instructor for Ad- able for children and adults. Special classes for vantage Aviation preschoolers. 1903 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto 650-493-5987 Dance Connection www.advantage-aviation.com/ 4000 Middlefield Road, L-5, Palo Alto Offering learn-to-fly seminars, private pilot ground Studio: 650-852-0418 school and flying lessons, along with free semi- Office: 650-322-7032 nars for pilots. www.danceconnectionpaloalto.com [email protected] The Silicon Valley Boychoir trains boys in the art of choral singing with an emphasis on Dance Connection offers graded classes for pre- vocal coaching, music literacy and high artistic standards. Health & Fitness school to adult with a variety of programs to meet CMAC Swim School every dancer’s needs. Ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, DanceVisions DanceVisions, a nonprofit community dance cen- CMAC Aquatic Center, 3805 Magnolia Drive, Palo boys program, lyrical, pilates and combination 4000 Middlefield Road, L-3, Palo Alto ter, offers classes from age 3 to adult. Classes Alto classes are available for beginning to advanced 650-858-2005 range from modern to hip-hop, lyrical, pilates, jazz, 650-493-5355 levels. www.dancevisions.org ballet, and contact improvisation, as well as pro- www.c-mac.us [email protected] viding a performance showcase. CMAC Swim School offers lessons for babies,
THE BEST OF TWO WORLDS LEARNING IN GERMAN AND ENGLLISH MOUNTAIN VIEW, BERKELEY & SAN FRANCISCO
t)WXEFPMWLIHdual-immersionPER- KYEKITVSKVEQW +IVQERERH )RKPMWL JVSQTVIWGLSSPXSLMKL WGLSSP tHigh-standard FMPMRKYEPIHYGE- XMSREPGSRGITXXLEXJSWXIVWholistic Spanish Immersion Program NOW ENROLLING. and individual development Pre-K After School CALL FOR SCHOOL TOURS! Preparation for kindergarten t7EJIERHRYVXYVMRKPIEVRMRK Summer & Soccer Camps IRZMVSRQIRXWEXthree locations MRXLI7ER*VERGMWGS&E]%VIE 650-493-4300 1611 Stanford Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306 www.amigosdepaloalto.com Phone: 650 254 0748 | Web: www.gissv.org | Email: [email protected] Page 24ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Summer Class Guide youth and adults. Classes are a half classes are scheduled every day and in- [email protected] ship costs, fees and class listing includ- [email protected] hour long and each class contains three clude special classes such as prenatal, The Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA ed on the website. Learn to speak, read, and write Ger- to four participants. back care and pranayama. Weekend offers classes designed to improve man, with an emphasis on conversa- workshops explore a variety of yoga- balance, strength and flexibility while tion. Basic grammar and Germanic cul- Kim Grant Tennis Academy related topics. promoting relaxation and good health. Language Courses ture are also covered. The instructor, a 3005 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Beginner classes in Taoist Tai Chi in- German Language Class college-credentialed teacher, lived and 650-752-8061 Studio Kicks ternal art of Tai Chi Chuan are offered 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto www.kimgranttennis.com 796A San Antonio Road, Palo Alto for all ages and fitness levels in Palo 650-329-3752 (continued on next page) The Kim Grant Tennis Academy offers 650-855-9868 Alto. First class is free. A nonprofit or- www.paadultschool.org tennis classes to minis (ages 3-5), be- 650-855-9869 (fax) ganization with nationally accredited ginner (ages 5-7), intermediate I and II, www.studiokickspaloalto.com instructors. advanced and elite players. [email protected] Studio Kicks is a family fitness center Yoga at All Saints’ Episcopal Church Palomo Archery offering high-energy cardio kickboxing 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto 4022 Transport, Palo Alto classes and fun martial-arts training for 650-322-4528 650-391-9968 kids 3 and 12 and up. Taught by owner/ www.asaints.org www.palomoarchery.com instructor Richard Branden, six-time Kundalini-style yoga, combining asana [email protected] world champion and original stunt cast (physical poses), breathing exercises Palomo Archery offers classes for member for the “Power Rangers.” and meditation. Practice is best done groups, parties, boy scout/school on an empty stomach. Please bring a classes and private instruction. Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto mat and blanket and wear comfortable, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto easy-to-move-in clothes. If floor work American Red Cross: Silicon Valley 650-327-9350 is difficult, exercises can be modified to Chapter www.ttopa.com be done in a chair. All ages. No registra- 400 Mitchell Lane, Palo Alto [email protected] tion necessary. 1-877-727-6771 Taijiquan Tutelage of Palo Alto. Es- www.siliconvalley-redcross.org tablished in 1973. Learn the classical In a Red Cross First Aid class students Yang Chengfu style of Taijiquan (T’ai Just for Seniors learn CPR, choking rescue, bleeding chi ch’uan). Beginning classes start Avenidas control and treatment of burns, frac- monthly. 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto tures, seizures and more. Adult CPR Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA 650-289-5400 and First Aid Certificates. Locations in 3391 Middlefield Road, YES Hall, Palo www.avenidas.org San Jose and Palo Alto Alto Avenidas offers classes from balance, www.california.usa.taoist.org line dancing and back fitness to demen- Summer Session Betty Wright Swim Center @ Abili- 650-396-9244 tia caregiving and computer. Member- ties United 3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 650-494-1480 www.AbilitiesUnited.org/BWSCwel- AT CHILDREN’S HEALTH COUNCIL 6 Weeks | 2 Sessions come [email protected] 650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304 Improve health and wellness through 650.688.3605 | [email protected] aquatic exercise and therapy in the ful- www.sandhillschool.org June 11–July 20 & July 2–Aug. 11 ly accessible, public, warm-water (93 degree), indoor pool. Classes include Units transfer to UCs, CSUs & aqua aerobics, aqua arthritis, back ba- sics, body conditioning, Aichi yoga and most private colleges prenatal. Physical therapy, personal training, Watsu and land massage by Online or on campus appointment. Group and private swim For young lessons. math | English | biology Be Yoga minds, 440 Kipling St., Palo Alto foreign language | history | chemistry 650-906-9016 www.be-yoga.com one size [email protected] Friendly community yoga studio. Small Apply Today! class sizes, excellent instruction, rea- doesn’t fit all. sonable prices. Also offered are work- shops on ayurveda, reiki and medita- tion. Compassionate, skilled support for your child’s learning needs. California Yoga Center (Palo Alto) /foothillcollege 541 Cowper St., Palo Alto 650-967-5702 /foothillnews www.californiayoga.com s Grades K-4 ScheduleParent Information a Parent Night: Visit! [email protected] s 5:1 student/teacher ratio The California Yoga Center offers MARTHURSDAYS 29 & APR 18 classes for beginning to advanced stu- s Curriculum supports social-emotional 10:306:30 -– 11:307:30 PM AM and academic learning dents. With studios in Mountain View Pre-register online! and Palo Alto, classes emphasize indi- s Outstanding support from Children’s Sign up online! FOOTHILL COLLEGE vidual attention and cultivate strength, Health Council professionals flexibility and relaxation. Ongoing yoga
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(continued from previous page) 151 Laura Lane, Palo Alto students (3 to 5 years old). Additional 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-251-8500 classes taught in Arabic, Farsi, Ger- 650-323-3363 The Silicon Valley Boychoir studied in Germany through Stanford, www.istp.org man, Hindi, Italian, Japanese and Rus- www.anandapaloalto.org 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto from where she later received a mas- [email protected] sian for elementary and middle school Ananda Palo Alto offers classes on 650-424-1242 ter’s degree. ISTP offers extensive after-school students. meditation, chanting and yoga. www.svboychoir.org language classes at its two Palo Alto The Silicon Valley Boychoir rehearses in International School of the Penin- locations. Classes offered in French, The Peninsula Parentsplace downtown Palo Alto and trains boys in sula (ISTP) Mandarin and Spanish to preschool Koret Family Resource Center, 200 Music, Arts and Crafts the art of choral singing with an empha- Channing Ave., Palo Alto Sur La Table Cooking School sis on vocal coaching, music literacy, 650-688-3040 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto and high artistic standards. The multi- www.parentsplaceonline.org/penin- (650) 289-0438 level choir for boys in grades 1-8 is ex- st sula [email protected] panding next fall and adding additional 21 Century Smart [email protected] www.surlatable.com/ (Go to “cooking levels. Auditions are June 4 (see ad). The Peninsula Parentsplace offers par- classes” navigation bar, and search enting classes on subjects ranging from “Palo Alto”) Art for Well Beings strategies for managing picky eaters to Classes are two to two and and half 2460 Park Blvd. #3, Palo Alto making the switch from diapers. hours long. Recipes and tasting-sized 650-776-8297 portions will be provided in the class. artforwellbeings.org Nursery through Sur La Table offers hands-on classes, [email protected] Mind and Spirit demonstration-only classes, and class- Art for Well Beings (AFWB) offers art High School Ananda Palo Alto es for kids and teens. classes especially welcoming people with special needs. AFWB is open to the public. Drop-in or sessions are Since 1984 available. All materials provided. Art with Emily 402 El Verano Ave., Palo Alto 650-856-9571 www.artwithemily.com [email protected] Emily Young teaches mixed-media, multi-cultural art lessons for children SHAPING THE LEADERS OF TOMORROW Los Altos & at her fully equipped studio in Palo Alto. Semi-private and private lessons Mountain View available.
Private Preschool through 8th Grade Art Works Studio waldorfpeninsula.org 595 Lincoln Ave., Palo Alto 30 years of academic excellence in a 650-796-1614 family friendly environment www.artworkspaloalto.net Return to Biblical principles [email protected] Art Works Studio offers a variety of Small student-teacher ratios LIMITED fine-art classes for kids, as well as Competitive tuition rates -* summer camps.
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Her students include ily involvement, values and fun in two space constraints, classes held in the award winners at violin competitions beautiful locations. above cities are given priority. and members of PACO, CYS and The fall Class Guide will publish on ECYS. Amigos de Palo Alto August 1-3, 2012, with deadlines ap- Vocal Training • Music Literacy • Artistic Achievement 1611 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto proximately two weeks prior. Manzana Music School 650-493-4300 To inquire about placing a listing in Palo Alto www.amigosdepaloalto.com the class guide, email Editorial Assistant Auditions for the Fall 2012-13 season 650-799-7807 Amigos de Palo Alto is a full Spanish- Eric Van Susteren at evansusteren@ Multi-level choir in Palo Alto for boys 1st-6th grades www.manzanamusicschool.com immersion preschool. Offering parents paweekly.com or call 650-223-6515.To [email protected] a safe environment where they may place a paid advertisement in the Class By appointment • Monday, June 4, 2012 Private and group lessons for children leave their children, both for childcare Guide call our display advertising de- 650-424-1242 or email: [email protected] and adults on guitar, violin, banjo, man- and to begin learning from bilingual in- partment at 650-326-8210. dolin, fiddle, vocal, arranging and music structors how to speak and learn Span- www.svboychoir.org theory. ish the same way their native language was learned — naturally. Preschool Midpeninsula Community sessions are offered Mon.-Fri. (1-4:30 Advertiser Directory Media Center p.m.); Mon., Wed. and Fri. (8:30 a.m.- 888 Monkeys (page 27) 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto 11:45 p.m. or 1-4:30 p.m.); and Tue.- 650-494-8686 Thu. (8:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m. or 1-4:30 Amigos de Palo Alto (page 24) www.communitymediacenter.net p.m.). Foothill College (page 25) [email protected] The Media Center offers classes every International School German International School of month in a wide range of media arts, of the Peninsula Silicon Valley (page 24) including publishing media on the Web, Cohn Campus (grades 1-8): 151 Laura Gideon Hausner Jewish Day podcasting, digital editing, field produc- Lane, Palo Alto School page (27) tion, TV studio production, Photoshop Cooper Campus (nursery): 3233 Cowp- Our Preschool is an English-Japanese Sand Hill School (page 25) for photographers, citizen journalism er St., Palo Alto bilingual preschool. We provide children and autobiographical digital stories. 650-251-8500 Los Altos Christian School a great leaning experience in a warm, One-on-one tutoring is also available. www.istp.org (page 26) cheerful, and friendly environment. Biweekly free orientation sessions and [email protected] tours. After-school programs for preschool, el- Lydian Academy (page 26) Our mission is to help families who are ementary- and middle-school students. Palo Alto Preparatory (page 25) raising bilingual children as well as Music with Toby Classes include French cooking, Asian Silicon Valley Boy Choir those who want their children to begin Palo Alto cooking, chess, science, robotics, Chi- a second language at an early age. 415-513-3158 nese dance, art and craft, watercolor, (page 27) www.musicwithtoby.com gymnastics, soccer and multi-sports. Sora International Preschool 701 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto Toby Branz offers private voice and vio- (page 27) lin lessons in Palo Alto and San Francis- Milestones Preschool (650)-493-7672 co. She received her master’s degree 3864 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto Waldorf School (page 26) www.SoraPreschool.com from the San Francisco Conservatory 650-618-3325 of Music in 2010 and a postgraduate www.milestonespreschool.org diploma in 2011. [email protected] Milestones Preschool, a developmen- New Mozart School of Music tal program, provides children aged *LGHRQ+DXVQHU 305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto 2-5 years a fun and educational envi- -HZLVK'D\6FKRRO 650-324-2373 ronment that promotes their develop- www.newmozartschool.com ment of the social skills, independent ,QVSLULQJ0LQGV&UHDWLQJ&RPPXQLW\ [email protected] thinking, intellectual growth, and posi- New Mozart provides private lessons tive self-image they need to succeed on all instruments for all ages and ear- in kindergarten and later in life. NAEYC ly-childhood music classes for children accredited. State of California License &RPHVHH 2-7 years of age. 434407984. ZKDWHYHU\RQH Opus1 Music Studio Sand Hill School 2800 W. 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Something for Everyone Palo Alto Art Center Palo Alto Adult School 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto 650-329-2366 650-329-3752 www.cityofpaloalto.org/enjoy 650-329-8515 (fax) [email protected] [email protected] Classes and workshops for children www.paadultschool.org and adults in ceramics, painting, draw- Hands-on computer, language, test ing, jewelry, book arts, printmaking, preparation, writing, bird identification, collage and more. investment, hiking, yoga and certificate courses available. Hundreds of online classes are offered by the Palo Alto Give blood for life! School Days Adult School in conjunction with Edu- T’enna Preschool at the Oshman cation to Go. Sessions @ Terman Middle School July 16-27 bloodcenter.stanford.edu Family JCC 655 Arastr 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto ! & # ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 27 Cover Story June’s primary is a whole new ballgame
hen voters go to the polls June 5, ( Santa Clara County is also electing a new they’ll be voting in a primary elec- ELECT ON supervisor and asking voters to weigh in on W tion unlike any in recent history. 2012( Measure A, which determines the government With voting For one thing, boundaries have been re- ( branch in control of the county jail. drawn for state and U.S. Congressional dis- Those vying to be on the Board of Supervi- tricts, significantly changing the constituent sors are termed-out state Senator Joe Simi- districts base for elected representatives. Two Democrats with experience in the state tian (D-Palo Alto), two-time Cupertino Mayor What’s more, thanks to the California elec- Assembly, incumbent Jerry Hill and former Kris Huyilan Wang and Cupertino City Coun- torate’s approval of Proposition 14 in 2010, Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, are competing cilman Barry Chang. redrawn, races voters no longer have to cast ballots along for the newly redrawn state Senate District 13, Also on the ballot, though not included party lines in a dozen primary races — for along with Democratic teacher Christopher in this voters’ guide, are two open Superior U.S. Congress, state Legislature and top state Chiang and Libertarian John Webster. And in Court judgeships. Five attorneys are seeking officials. Instead, all candidates are eligible the Assembly, one-term Democratic incum- election in those two races. heat up for to receive a voter’s endorsement; the top two bent Rich Gordon is being challenged by Re- Ballots were mailed this week to absen- vote-getters per race will face a run-off in No- publican Chengzhi “George” Yang, a software tee voters. This year, a new “drive-through” vember’s general election. engineer; Democratic business owner Geby drop off will be available in some areas of state Legislature This year, Proposition 14 affects the bids for Espinosa; and Joseph Antonelli Rosas, a net- the county for returning mail-in ballots, ac- U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and work security adviser who declared no party cording to Registrar of Voters spokeswoman state Senate and Assembly. affiliation. Elma Rosas. N
Competition heats up in race for new state Senate district Four-way bid for Joe Simitian’s seat includes political veterans Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber by Gennady Sheyner
o the average Peninsula voter, Chiang, a reform-minded school- The district’s changing borders and Brisbane and Sunnyvale have teacher from Mountain View, and increasing girth shifts power away T little in common. The former John Webster, a Libertarian crusading from Palo Alto. All four candidates is a small, industrial suburb on San against what he calls the “darker side live outside the old District 11 bound- Francisco’s doorstep, the latter a of democracy.” Each is running on a aries and would have been ineligible high-tech hub in the heart of Sili- shoestring budget of about $1,000 and to run for Simitian’s seat. Hill was con Valley. is concerned as much with shifting the born in San Francisco and learned the But to state Assemblyman Jerry Hill, conversation as winning the race. political ropes in San Mateo, where the two municipalities are facing many The district they seek to represent he followed the traditional trajectory of the same issues, including concerns looks nothing like the one Simitian from community leader to council- over Caltrain’s survival, open-space took over eight years ago, when he man to Assemblyman. His three op- Christopher Chiang Jerry Hill preservation, high-tech jobs and air- replaced another Palo Altan, Byron ponents are all from Mountain View, port noise. Hill, a two-term Assem- a city that until now has been repre- blyman whose 19th District includes sented by Democrat Elaine Alquist. most of San Mateo County (including ‘I believe we need With San Mateo County claiming Brisbane), this June finds himself in a to make serious the lion’s share of the new District 13, four-way race to replace state Sen. Joe each is at a geographical disadvantage Simitian, D-Palo Alto, in the newly cuts to the kinds of against Hill, though Lieber claims she redrawn District 13. If he were to win, commitments we’re has name recognition throughout the his constituency would encapsulate district. much of his existing district in San making to adults.’ When the election dust settles, Palo Mateo County and the northern part —Christopher Chiang, teacher Alto residents will not have a home- of Santa Clara County, including Palo grown representative in their Senate Alto and Mountain View. district for the first time in 16 years. Hill’s most formidable opponent, Sher, in the Senate. The prior dis- Both Hill and Lieber are Democrats former three-term state Assembly- trict — a rabbit-shaped blob with with strong environmentalist creden- woman Sally Lieber, is approaching jagged contours that hint at decades tials, but they also have profound the race from the other side, both of politically driven chiseling — was differences. Hill’s record includes geographically and politically. While overhauled last year. The nonparti- bills supporting green technology, Hill touts his ability to find the middle san California Citizens Redistricting strengthening consumer protection ground and get along with a wide Commission took a rolling pin to Dis- and beefing up regulation for utilities. spectrum of constituents (his website trict 11 and smoothed it into a paral- Lieber has focused on social services includes a list of roughly 400 endorse- lelogram stretching from Brisbane to and protection for the disenfranchised, ments), Lieber embraces her image as Sunnyvale. The new District 13 oc- whether they be pregnant convicts or a firebrand who fights for the needy cupies much of Simitian’s old District people who are homeless. If elected, and the disenfranchised. 11, including Palo Alto, Menlo Park Lieber said she would seek as one of “I’ve never been the favored candi- and Atherton. Now, these cities will her first legislative proposals a bill that Sally Lieber John Webster date of the powers that be,” she proud- be sharing representation with most would increase the amount of food al- ly proclaimed at a recent interview. of San Mateo County and the cities of Also on the ballot are Christopher Mountain View and Sunnyvale. (continued on page 30)
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s Rich Gordon, D-Menlo Park, tenders Gym in Mountain View. asks District 24 residents to ELECT( ON return him to the state As- Joseph Antonelli Rosas A 2012( sembly for another two years, three ( Education and “getting the money challengers with no experience in out of politics” are Rosas’ top pri- elective politics are telling voters orities, he said. If elected, he would they can do a better job represent- District to repay promissory notes push for increasing funding for the ing their interests in Sacramento. over 30 years, up from 20 years, University of California and Cali- It’s a near certainty that Gordon, a which has allowed it to restructure fornia State University systems by first-term incumbent assemblyman its bond package “for a huge savings $500 million each, increase com- and former three-term San Mateo this year,” he said. munity college funding by $200 County supervisor with wide name Gordon said that funding for million, and increase K-12 school recognition, will be the top vote- the financial incentives for plas- funding by $6.1 billion. getter in the June primary. But even tic remanufacturing already exists “I will also ensure that this money so, under California’s open primary through the program that charges goes to the students,” he said. “I will rules, one of the three challengers consumers 5 cents per plastic bottle propose that we cap school officials’ will also win a spot on the Novem- at the time of purchase. With the salaries.” ber ballot. incentive program, at least one new To pay for these measures, he On the June 5 ballot in addition plastic remanufacturing plant has would ask voters to approve in- to Gordon are Chengzhi “George” opened in Riverside, with 120 new come tax increases of 1 percent to Yang, 35, of Menlo Park, a Republi- jobs, and more are likely to appear, 3 percent on families with incomes can and a software engineer; Joseph he said. above $500,000. Another proposal: Antonelli Rosas, 22, of Sunnyvale, a The program allows businesses Require the annual reassessment Rich Gordon Geby Espinosa network-security adviser who has no in the state to compete with China, of non-residential property for tax party affiliation; and Geby Espino- where most plastic bottles are now purposes and eliminate the current sa, 47, of Mountain View, a Demo- remanufactured then shipped back loopholes allowing businesses to crat and a small business owner. to the United States, he said. sell property without triggering a Gordon, 63, now represents Dis- Gordon wants to continue work- reassessment. trict 21, which includes Menlo Park, ing on key issues he has focused on Regarding his other priority, Rosas Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley, since arriving in December 2010: said: “Money has an undue influence East Palo Alto and Palo Alto. But government reform to fix the dys- on our political system. Not only do with redistricting of the state, fi- function of the Legislature; and the campaign contributions influence nalized last August, the same area state’s fiscal health. politicians, but all the spending on has become part of District 24 as of “We’ve got to make sure that advertising for ballot measures cor- this election. The district has been what should be our No. 1 priority rupts that system as well.” reshaped to encompass areas in- — education — gets the funding it Rosas’ civic experience includes cluding Mountain View, Sunnyvale, deserves.” being a youth leader in Peninsula and most of the San Mateo County Interfaith Action; leadership in lo- coastside from El Granada south. Geby Espinosa cal California Common Cause and Entering the race with no civic or Democracy Matters citizens groups; Rich Gordon political experience, Espinosa said and participating in the Occupy San Asked why voters should return she’s running for the Assembly seat Jose movement. him to Sacramento, Gordon cites his because she’s concerned about the effectiveness during the year and a poor economy and the number of Chengzhi “George” Yang half he has served. In the last year, bankruptcies in the state. Yang said he’s running for the As- he said, 15 of the 19 bills he spon- She said she wants to work to im- sembly seat because, “as a father of Joseph Antonelli Rosas Chengzhi “George” Yang sored have been signed into law. prove government and society in the two kids, I want them to inherit from “That’s the highest percentage areas of education, the right to work, us a California where the schools in the Legislature,” he said, adding term limits for the U.S. Congress excel, UCs are affordable and the that many of the bills achieved bi- and the economy. Her platform also state budget is stable.” teaching.” “It will also give public servants partisan support. includes support for “the right to Listing education and the state Regarding the state budget, he a financial incentive to serve the in- He singled out two of those bills bear arms,” she said. budget as the top two issues he said: “We must stop the boom-and- terest of the public.” as examples of his record: One One remedy for the economy: would work on if elected, he said: bust cycles of state budgeting. One Yang’s prior civic experience was aims to create more plastic bottle “Let the farmers grow hemp,” she “We should focus on fostering a way to achieve it is to tie compensa- as chair of the San Bruno Bicycle remanufacturing — and related jobs said. “From hemp, we can get the desire to learn in our students. To tion of public servants to (the) medi- and Pedestrian Committee. N — in the state through financial in- taxes and create jobs. California be- that end, we must be willing to ex- an salary factored by the unemploy- Almanac News Editor Renee centives; another allows Los Altos comes a leader in the nation.” plore using new technologies, new ment rate so state spending will rise Batti can be emailed at rbatti@ nonprofit Midpeninsula Open Space Espinosa is co-owner of The Con- systems, as well as new methods in and fall with economic cycles. almanacnews.com.
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, a County Executive Jeffrey Smith last close friend of Simitian’s first elect- spring over his behavior at two pub- Three elected officials vie for 5th ed to Congress in 1992, announced lic meetings. in August she will seek re-election Wang, who has a background this year. Congress is not subject to in statistics, computer science and District supervisor seat term limits, which were imposed on business, worked for local compa- the state Legislature by California nies HP, Sun Microsystems, Visa Chang, Wang have experience, but Simitian’s the 800-pound gorilla voters in 1990. and Portal Software before entering by Chris Kenrick Chang, who holds a master’s in public service around 2003. civil engineering from the Univer- She was elected to the Cupertino alifornia State Sen. Joe Simi- ible records in local elected office. Termed out of the Senate this year, sity of Cincinnati, is a Realtor. He City Council in 2003 and re-elected tian is the 800-pound gorilla But neither Chang nor Wang ap- Simitian is circling back to seek for was elected to the Cupertino Union in 2007 and has served on an ar- C in this November’s three-way proaches the widespread name rec- the second time a seat on the county School District Board of Education ray of commissions, including the race to represent northern Santa ognition enjoyed by the 59-year-old board, where current Supervisor Liz in 1995 and re-elected in 1999. He Santa Clara County Parks & Recre- Clara County on the Board of Su- Simitian, gained over three decades Kniss will be termed out and is her- served four years on the Cupertino ation Commission, the Santa Clara pervisors. in elected office, beginning with the self circling back to vie for a spot on Public Safety Commission and was County Recycling Waste & Reduc- The two other candidates for the Palo Alto Board of Education and the Palo Alto City Council. elected to the City Council in 2009. tion Commission, the Santa Clara board’s 5th District seat — two- moving through the Palo Alto City Such are the effects of term limits His long-running, outspoken cru- County Cities Association and the time Cupertino Mayor Kris Huyilan Council, county Board of Supervi- on the local political landscape. sade against the 73-year-old Lehigh Environmental Quality Policy Com- Wang and Cupertino City Council- sors, California Assembly and Cali- A run for Congress would be a Permanente quarry and cement man Barry Chang — also have cred- fornia Senate. logical next step for Simitian, but plant led to a public chastising by (continued on page 32)
ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 29 Cover Story Palo Alto Unified School District
Notice is hereby Given that bids will be received by the Palo Alto Unified School District for bid package: Measure A resolves questions PAUSD Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment Purchase
Contract No. 12-P-05-E over control of jail DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work includes, but is not limited to: Supply Uninterruptible Power Supplies to augment current equipment. No argument against measure has been filed Bidding documents contain the full description of the work. by Daniel DeBolt All requests must include the Bid # 12-P-05-E, PAUSD Uninterruptible Power Supply Equipment Purchase. ounty officials hope voters move the Department of Correc- But Kniss and others say the There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference at 2:00 P.M. on May 15, approve Measure A on June tions under the jurisdiction of the Santa Clara County Sheriff is 2012 at the Palo Alto Unified School District, 25 Churchill Ave, Palo C 5, as it would resolve a legal sheriff, I voted against it. I believed now the one really in charge of Alto, California 94306. quandary over a restructuring of then as I do now that only the vot- the county’s jails. That conflicts the county’s jails two years ago. ers can reverse the arrangements with a 1988 county charter amend- Bid Submission: Bids must be received at the District Purchasing Office, In 2010 the Santa Clara County they put into place when the De- ment that created the Department Attn: Denise Buschke by 3:00 p.m., PTD on Monday June 4, 2012. Board of Supervisors transferred partment of Corrections was made of Corrections to run the county Bidders may request Bidding Documents Via email: [email protected]. control of much of the county’s a separate department in 1988.” jails, and put a chief of corrections or, at the District Office, Business Services Department, 25 Churchill jail system to the county sheriff in in charge. Ave Palo Alto, CA 94306. Please call Denise Buschke @ 650-329-3802 to a restructuring that has saved $7 “When you are dealing with the schedule appointment. million a year. Opponents of that Measure law there’s different ways things All questions can be addressed to: decision, including Supervisor Liz can be interpreted,” said Gary Kniss and the Santa Clara County Graves, chief operating officer of Palo Alto Unified School District 25 Churchill Avenue Correctional Peace Officers As- Santa Clara County. “We believe Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 sociation, said the move violated what we implemented two years Attn: Denise Buschke a 1988 amendment to the county ago was consistent with the char- Phone: (650) 329-3802 charter and therefore needed a A ter.” Fax: (650) 329-3803 public vote. “The jail was not given to the After two lawsuits claiming the sheriff to run,” Graves added. board’s 2010 decision was illegal, Shortly after the 2010 restruc- McManis disagreed. including one from the correction- turing, San Jose lawyer James Mc- “The people at the county are al officers association, the board Manis sued the county “to make very clever people,” McManis is finally requesting that public sure the county followed the law said. “The county charter adopted Palo Alto Unified School District vote. Measure A would confirm like the rest of us.” by the voters required the director the 2010 restructuring and give “We got exactly what the lawsuit of corrections to operate the jails. county supervisors the leeway to is designed to get,” McManis said. The county tried to get around that Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto Unified make such restructuring moves in “The supervisors are doing what by taking all the functions from the School District for bid package: the future. they should have done a long time director of corrections and trans- Contract No. DMM7-12R Measure A asks voters to “reaf- ago, which is putting it to a vote of ferring them to the sheriff. Except firm the recent restructuring, en- the people.” they left the director in charge of a DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work includes, but is not limited to: sure compliance with the law, and McManis said he agreed to drop couple trivial assignments and said Portable relocation and installation of seven portable classrooms including clarify and broaden the Board of the lawsuit when the measure was he is still in charge of the jails. You but not limited to site work, site utilities and interior fit out. Bidding documents Supervisors’ discretion in deter- proposed. don’t have to be a rocket scientist contain the full description of the work. mining how to most efficiently County Counsel Miguel Mar- to see through that.” operate the county jails” says the quez reportedly told the Board of No opposition to Measure A has There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 2:00 p.m. on argument for it, signed by all five Supervisors that the 2010 restruc- emerged and no ballot argument May 23, 2012 at the Duveneck Elementary School, 705 Alester Ave. Palo county supervisors. turing would stand up to a lawsuit against it was filed. N Alto, California, 94303. “I firmly support Measure A,” because the Department of Cor- Mountain View Voice staff Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at the District Facilities Office said Kniss, whose district includes rection would still run the jails, but writer Daniel DeBolt can be Building D, by 12:30 p.m. on June 4, 2012. Mountain View and Palo Alto. “in cooperation” and “in conjunc- emailed at ddebolt@mv-voice. “When the proposal was made to tion” with the sheriff. com. PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related requirements contained in the Contract Documents. That hasn’t kept Hill from becoming dense urban areas and another one Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Compliance Senate one of the company’s toughest critics that exempts victims of the gas explo- Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, (continued from page 28) the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public in the Legislature. sion from taxes on money they receive Works Chapter of the Hill toured the San Bruno neigh- from PG&E. California Labor Code comprised of labor code sections 1720 – 1861. borhood devastated by the gas explo- “Some of the legislation has been A copy of the Districts LCP is available for review at 25 Churchill lotted to pregnant state prisoners. sion on the morning after and was problematic for the utilities,” Hill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Though Hill emphasizes his roots deeply moved by what he saw. His said. “They were quick to speak out as a community leader and a small- legislative priorities immediately of both sides of their mouths, and I’ve 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or business owner, in this race he is in changed, he said. been calling them out on it at every subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law requirements many ways the establishment’s choice. chance.” applicable to the contract. His endorsement list includes a raft of In a recent interview, Hill offered 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to mayors and council members (includ- other examples in which he has taken the District, at a designated time, a certified copy of each payroll ‘They were quick to ing seven of nine Palo Alto council with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. speak out of both on big-moneyed interests and stuck up 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to members, with Karen Holman and for his constituents. He pointed to his verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. Gail Price the only exceptions), the sides of their mouths, time on the San Mateo City Council, 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are Association of California State Su- when he helped establish one of the delinquent or inadequate. pervisors, the San Jose Silicon Valley and I’ve been calling state’s first anti-smoking ordinances. 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in Chamber of Commerce and the Cali- them out on it at every More recently, he has led efforts to the LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and fornia Labor Federation. He has also chance.’ squash San Francisco’s proposals to Labor Commissioner establish that underpayment of other received contributions from an array institute highway tolls and to restrict violations has occurred. of pharmaceutical, biotech and health —Jerry Hill, Assemblyman hiring for public-works projects to city Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities Office, Building care companies, including Genentech, residents — positions that earned him “D”. Bidders may purchase copies of Plans and Specifications at ARC, Eli Lilly and the California Associa- “Cars that were blocks away were major kudos from his Assembly dis- 1100 Industrial Rd. Unit 13, San Carlos, CA 94070, Phone Number tion of Health Facilities. While Lieber melted,” Hill said. “To see the de- trict just south of the city. (650) 517-1895 said she would never seek an endorse- struction and the smoke that was still Hill’s endorsements and accom- ment from pharmaceutical lobbyists, coming from homes and the eight lives plishments don’t faze Lieber, who All questions can be addressed to: Hill asserts that his long list of sup- that were lost — it personalized it for relishes her familiar role as an un- porters is proof of his ability to find me.” derdog. While Hill’s campaign has Palo Alto Unified School District the middle ground. Since the explosion, Hill has consis- been outspending Lieber’s according 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D He also rejects any implication that tently criticized PG&E for its “com- to campaign-finance records, she still Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 Attn: Lori Alvarez money could sway his votes. The prime placent culture.” His recent bills in- has about $200,000 in the bank, com- Phone: (650) 329-3927 example for him is PG&E, which in clude one that requires PG&E to have Fax: (650) 327-3588 the past contributed to his campaign. remote-controlled shut-off valves in (continued on next page)
Page 30ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Cover Story CHAMPION (continued from previous page) toward acquiring the $68.5 billion ( needed to pay for the system. ELECT ON INTERNATIONAL pared to $150,000 in Hill’s campaign “I’ve been extremely critical (of the 2012( SCHOOL chest. In addition to the $100,000 Lie- high-speed-rail project), and I will ( ber pumped into her own campaign, continue to be so,” Hill said. “But I do OPEN HOUSE – 3 locations she has also received contributions appreciate the governor’s new appoint- ports raising the training requirements from an assortment of attorneys, retir- ments and the direction the authority for teachers and getting away from the Preschool (2-5): 5/11, Fri. 5:00-6:00pm ees and environmentalists from both is going. There’s no bait-and-switch existing policy of measuring students’ San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. here.” reading and math skills in favor of a 1055 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd. Sunnyvale, 94087, (408)735-8333 Lieber vowed in a recent interview Lieber said she is interested in more “holistic” testing for students. He Palo Alto (5-12): 5/11, Fri. 5:30-6:30pm that if elected, she would continue to exploring ways to use regional train also said he wants to end Sacramento’s look out for the state’s most needy resi- funds that are part of the high-speed- “micromanagement” of education pol- 870 N. California Ave. Palo Alto, 94303, (650)85801880/ (650)353-0882 dents. As part of a practice she calls rail project to improve Caltrain from icies and to give teachers more power “experiential politics,” Lieber once San Francisco to Gilroy (a recent re- to set classroom agendas. Mountain View (5-12): 5/11, Fri. 5:30-6:30pm spent three days on the streets of San gional agreement between the Cali- Chiang said one of his chief goals 2094 Grant Rd. Mt. View, 94040, (650)353-0881 Jose with a little bag containing $2 fornia High-Speed Rail Authority is to get the Legislature to devote in change. She said it didn’t take her and the Metropolitan Transportation more money to pre-kindergarten SUMMER CAMP long to get booted education — an from a bagel shop investment that Champion Youth Enrichment School (CYES) for appearing ‘Unfortunately, the legislation has tended to pick he said would homeless. the low-hanging fruit — to take from those who more than pay Creative Interactive Mandarin Immersion Programs “It only took off in the long For ages Pre-K to Grade 5 two hours for me don’t have great representation in the Capitol.’ run. Full and Half-Day Programs to turn into a hu- —Sally Lieber, former Assemblywoman “If a parent man pigeon,” she can’t afford a *UNE n !UGUST s n said. “No one saw proper day care ,OCATION . #ALIFORNIA !VE 0ALO !LTO me. I felt I shouldn’t go into places.” Commission only commits to electri- and the child is sitting in front of Register Today! Among Lieber’s proud achievements fying the Caltrain corridor between a TV from ages 1 to 4 or 5, we’ll as an assemblywoman was convincing San Francisco and San Jose). be spending a lot of money in the 650.858.1880 or 650.353.0882 then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to “I’d like to see a fully electrified long run,” Chiang said. “I believe WWWCHAMPIONKISCOM scrap a proposal to shutter cold-weath- system so that we don’t have diesel we need to make serious cuts to the er shelters. trains in the heart of Silicon Valley,” kinds of commitments we’re mak- “We were able to get a deal that al- Lieber said. ing to adults.” lowed companies to keep shelters open Both Hill and Lieber voiced con- For Chiang, this means support- PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL at their discretion,” Lieber recalled. cerns about the way the project has ing Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to cut She said one of her goals, if elected, progressed thus far. Lieber criticized employee pensions. He also sup- CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE would be to protect social services the rail authority’s public-relations ports Brown’s cuts to social services BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 from major cuts and to seek more con- contracts, particularly its $9 million and advocates keeping these cuts in CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 tributions from corporations in resolv- contract with Ogilviy Public Rela- place even when the state economy ***************************************** ing the state’s fiscal crisis. tions, a firm that quit the partnership rebounds. The money saved, Chiang THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA “Unfortunately, the legislation has last summer after disagreements with said, should be placed into educa- WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION tended to pick the low-hanging fruit the rail authority. Hill, meanwhile, is tion. Even popular proposals like CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: — to take from those who don’t have pushing a bill that would require the electrifying Caltrain should take a great representation in the Capitol and rail authority’s subcontractors to re- backseat to improving education for http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp to take by and large from low-income port potential conflicts of interests. California’s children, he said. (TENTATIVE) AGENDA–SPECIAL MEETING children and from education rather From Lieber’s perspective, one Webster, who has run unsuccess- COUNCIL CHAMBERS than asking our major corporations difference between her and Hill is fully for various state offices in the May 14, 2012 - 5:30 PM to step up and to do a little bit more,” the way each is campaigning. Lieber past, also opposes high-speed-rail CLOSED SESSION Lieber said. said she is pursuing a “grassroots spending but for a completely dif- 1. Labor For all their differences, the two strategy of reaching out directly to ferent reason. A libertarian, Web- SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY veteran candidates expressed similar the voters.” She pointed to Hill’s en- ster said major projects such as 2. Proclamation Honoring Hua Kuang Chinese Reading Room concerns about California’s proposed dorsements from the pharmaceutical high-speed rail should be left to high-speed rail system, a $68.5 billion 3. Selection of Candidates to Interview” for the Architectural Review Board, industry and said the endorsement is the private market. He argued in a Planning and Transportation Commission, and Utilities Advisory Commission project that has galvanized intense op- not one she would seek to get. Earlier recent interview that government STUDY SESSION position in Palo Alto and surrounding this year, she received a $2,200 con- needs to start treating its citizens communities. Each has also stressed tribution from Chevron, an offering more like customers. This means 4. Study Session: Bus Rapid Transit Update the need to up- making sure that CONSENT CALENDAR grade Caltrain, citizens pay for 5. Recommendation to Adopt Resolution To Execute the Northern California Power Agency Renewable Energy Certificates Transfer Agreement a popular ser- whatever servic- ‘Even if I’m not elected, if I get the argument 6. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance and Approval of Wastewater vice that remains es they receive Treatment Enterprise Fund Contract with California Plus Engineering, Inc. hampered in a out there, the Congress will start taking things from the govern- in the Total Amount of $2,330,000 for the Power Monitoring & Standby structural deficit ment, even if it Generators Replacement Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant with no dedicated seriously and then decide to do something.’ means charging - Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-80021 & VR-11000 funding source. —John Webster, Libertarian “token tuition” in 7. Approval of Cubberley Guiding Principles Hill said he public schools. ACTION ITEMS plans to introduce a bill that would al- that she considered accepting (“better “You don’t want a bunch of peo- 8. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption Of A PC Ordinance For The Proposed Lytton low the Peninsula Corridor Joint Pow- than have them giving it to someone ple getting free benefits and some- Gateway Project to Amend The Zoning Map of the City Of Palo Alto to ers Board, which oversees Caltrain, whom they can sway,” she said). She one else getting charged for it,” said Change the Zone Designations From CDC-P And CDN-P to a Planned to pursue a ballot measure that would later reconsidered and returned the Webster, a self-employed software Community (PC) District To Allow A Mixed Office And Retail, Four-Story, 50 Foot Tall Building (And A 70 Foot Tall Corner Tower Feature) on the Former fund the popular but cash-strapped money. engineer who describes himself Shell Station Site, Located At 355 And 335 Alma Street. The Project Includes commuter service. It would be up to “My competitor is getting a lot of on his election website as an “avid Exceptions to the Daylight Plane And 35-Foot Height Limit Within 150 Feet of Caltrain officials to determine when to the business support,” she said. “I’m nudist.” Residential Property. *Quasi-Judicial (continued from 05/07/12). pursue a ballot measure, which would not seeking to get endorsed by any Among his more unconventional 9. PUBLIC HEARING: Appeal Of An Architectural Review Approval and a most likely entail a sales-tax increase. lobbying organization.” proposals is pushing for California Record Of Land Use Action Regarding the Director's Architectural Review On high-speed rail, Hill said he While Hill and Lieber can point to threaten succession from the Approval of a Three Story Development Consisting Of 84 Rental Residential wants to see the California High- to their extensive legislative records, United States. Units In 104,971 Square Feet Within The Upper Floors, 50,467 S.F. Ground Floor Research And Development Area, Subterranean And Surface Parking Speed Rail Authority address three Christopher Chiang is new to politics. “Even if I’m not elected, if I get Facilities, and Offsite Improvements, With Two Concessions Under State major concerns before he will fully As if to underscore that fact, he is full the argument out there, the Con- Housing Density Bonus Law (GC65915) On A 2.5 Acre Parcel At 195 Page support the project. The rail authority of compliments when he talks about gress will start taking things seri- Mill Road And 2865 Park Boulevard. * Quasi-Judicial (Staff requests item be has to offer an assurance that a two- the two frontrunners in the race. In ously and then decide to do some- continued to June 4, 2012). track “blended system” of high-speed fact, he said he would be happy to thing,” Webster said. 10. Adoption of Palo Alto Police Officers Association Agreement (HR). rail and Caltrain is the only design vote for Hill or Lieber if they were The four-candidate pool will be win- STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS option that would move forward (as to show a commitment to education nowed down to two on June 5, when opposed to the locally unpopular four- reform. California holds its primaries. The top The Finance Committee meeting will be held on May 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM. track design); that the rail authority’s Chiang, a 31-year-old teacher at two vote-getters will then square off in regarding; 1) Police Budget, 2) Fire Budget. The Finance Committee meeting will be held on May 17, 2012 at 6:00 PM. commitment of $700 million for Cal- N Mountain View High School (and, the general election on Nov. 6. regarding; 1) Utilities Budget, 2) Utilities CIP, 3) General Fund CIP, and 4) Gas train electrification would come soon- before that, in Cupertino and in San Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner Utility Propose Rate Adjustments Effective July 1, 2012. er rather than later; and that the rail Mateo), can speak extensively and flu- can be emailed at gsheyner@ The City /School Liaison Committee will be meeting on May 17, 2012 at 8:30 AM authority lay out a “better pathway” ently about education policy. He sup- paweekly.com. regarding; 1) Emergency Preparedness, 2) Update on City Budget.
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The biggest issues on the horizon 5th District for counties, he said, will be health (continued from page 29) care reform and the planned closure of state juvenile-justice facilities and mittee of the League of California transfer of funding and supervision Cities. She has been an office-holder responsibilities to the county level. in several of those groups. “We’re moving a lot of things back In late-March e-filings with the to local government in the probation California Fair Political Practices and incarceration world, both as a Commission, Chang’s campaign way to do the job less expensively showed an end- and hopefully do ing balance of a better job,” he $11,748; Wang’s ELECT( ON said. campaign had “The state re- an ending bal- ( 2012( cord on recidi- ance of $50,000 vism is nothing and Simitian’s to be proud of, campaign had an ending balance of and there’s a lot of evidence that $108,489. good programs at the local level Chang did not return email and can outperform what gets done at phone requests for an interview, and the state level. Wang said she was unavailable be- “It means all the probation offices Barry Chang Joe Simitian Kris Huyilan Wang cause of an out-of-town trip. are going to have to be working in In a phone interview Monday, top form and there will be changes Simitian noted the county is signifi- in the county jail. It also means the cantly worse off financially than it county will have to step up for pro- munities generally are more pros- in his previous supervisorial stint, percent. was when he previously served on grams for folks trying to re-enter the perous than other areas, part of the his colleague Blanca Alvarado had Simitian, a lawyer, said if elected the Board of Supervisors, from 1997 community, and get that job done.” job is making the case for services 45 percent of the county’s welfare he’d look forward to being able to to 2000. Because the north county com- here, Simitian said, recalling that population while he had just 4.5 live at home and leave the Sacra- mento policymaking world for the day-to-day operations of govern- ment and delivery of services. Under the rules for the nonpar- tisan supervisor election, any of the three candidates could win the seat outright if he or she were to get more than 50 percent of the votes on June 5. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters will square off in No- vember. N Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner contributed to this report. Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can be emailed at [email protected].
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Colors pop in artist’s oil-paint odes to the California landscape
“I’m taking what I see and making it what I’m seeing when I’m painting,” he says. “I think I’ve made it more alive.” Coleman often works on abstracts at the same time as his landscapes. Per- haps the fanciful influences spill over. He’ll have four or five paintings going in his San Jose home studio, where paint speckles the door handles. He ponders one abstract canvas, which may have its urban, angular roots in his Oakland upbringing or the Scis- sor Sisters music he listens to. Then he looks at a landscape he’s working on, of the Stanford hills near Interstate 280. “It’s not really speaking to me,” Coleman says. He traces the gentle slopes. “Maybe it needs an upward thrust. What do you think?” He and a visitor speculate about adding a tree or the Stanford Dish. He says: “A paint- ing ought to be interesting; it ought to Top: “Uphill Climb” may be evocative of the artist’s lengthy bike rides. have direction, motion. There’s some- Above: The California hills turn a rusty, warm orange in “Long Shadows.” thing missing. Until I find it, it’ll just sit there.” He laughs and points to a closet shelf by Rebecca Wallace where canvases are stacked tightly, epending on how sentimental sometimes rarely seeing the light of you are, California’s summer day. “Or it’ll go to the back of the THE hills are either invitingly, class.” softly golden, or just brown. Coleman knows about artwork left Veeronica Weber Ind Gary Coleman’s oil paintings, the at the back of the class. For years, he Top: In a rare digression from his beloved California hills glow all year round. HILLS hardly had time to paint while teach- terrain, Gary Coleman here captured “New Mexican The third-generation Northern Cali- ing English and history at Leland High Earth.” Above: Coleman pictured in the Mountain View fornian expresses his love for his home School in San Jose. He enjoyed teach- Center for the Performing Arts lobby, where “Blue and through color — vivid, jazzy color. ing, but it was a 60-hour-a-week job. ARE Gold #2” and others of his paintings are on display. Trees are so green that they’re some- He also knows about artwork mak- times blue; hills are so warm that ing it into the bright gallery lights — they’re sometimes orange. The terrain and sometimes finding a buyer. After may not technically look like this, but alive this is how it makes Coleman feel. (continued on page 34
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Pacific Art League. Currently, he has about 18 Hills.” At one end, “New Mexi- pants around his ankles. is from Germany, and they lived Gary Coleman can Earth” is a non-Californian Coleman smiles. “I never, ever in Belgium when their children (continued from page 33) landscapes in a solo show at the Mountain View Center for the anomaly, with mesas that look thought there was a possibility were young. They still make reg- faded by the sun. that I would sell this. But a lady ular trips overseas. he retired in 1998, he was able to Performing Arts and in neighbor- ing City Hall. Artists are chosen Hues are most vivid in “Uphill in Atherton bought it.” Nowadays, Coleman spends create art full-time, returning to Climb,” with trees and swaths of Another painting, “Duck,” much of his time painting, and the drawing and painting he had by a visual-arts committee ap- pointed by the city council. earth popping in peacock blue. proved so controversial that it not much on marketing his art. studied at the Ecole des Beaux If this painting were a photo, it sparked an art-league board “Things kind of happen by ac- Arts in Paris in the 1960s. The paintings’ bold colors stand out against the lobby walls in the would be delightfully oversatu- meeting. It shows the artist in the cident,” he says. Sometimes he Coleman has displayed his oil rated. bath, his feet, legs and genitals knows another artist who’s shown paintings, and the occasional theater. A visitor’s eye is drawn to the dynamic, fluffy whites “I particularly like this show at showing. A toy duck floats in the at a gallery, and that gives him monotype, in many solo and this time of year, because it’s very water. an in; or people buy paintings group exhibitions. He’s been in “Clouds Over Windy Hill,” and to the warmth of “Cleaved bright and colorful, and it speaks “I think the reason it was ob- through his website. especially active in Palo Alto’s to the excitement of spring com- jected to is because it’s a male “I’d like to keep seeing growth ing,” said Michele Roberts, who nude. You see female nudes ev- in my work, to say: ‘That’s in- works with the theater’s visual- erywhere,” Coleman says. teresting. That’s new,’” he says. arts program as marketing and Over time, Coleman did more “When I was starting out, I want- public-relations manager. “And landscapes of the California hills, ed to be nationally known. Now I it’s very nice, that local connec- sometimes en plein air, some- just want to see positive change, tion of knowing those hills and times from photos or sketches. to feel what I’m doing is worth- seeing them interpreted in his Ever since his family moved to while.” style.” Walnut Creek when he was in the He grins. “It doesn’t hurt Back in his studio, Coleman eighth grade, he’s been drawn to that this pays for our travel to says it can be hard to say where those hills. He used to be a regu- Europe.” N that style comes from. Once he lar cyclist, and still sometimes gets rolling on a canvas, his con- hikes with his wife, Karoline. Info: Gary Coleman’s landscapes scious mind often steps back and Coleman usually doesn’t paint are on display through June 18 at a creative force takes over. the other places he’s been, though the Mountain View Center for the When Coleman became a full- the palette would be broad. In Performing Arts at 500 Castro St., time artist, the muse led him to- 1964, a taste for change led him with a few at nearby City Hall. The ward figurative works. (And, he to a job as a diplomatic courier lobby show is free and open to the confesses, “I was doing figurative for the U.S. Department of State, public Monday, Wednesday and to show people I could draw.”) based in Germany. He’d carry Friday from noon to 1 p.m., and one In a 2001 solo show at the Pacif- sealed bags with secret materials hour before performances in the ic Art League, the figure was his to Cairo and then Ethiopia, or to center. Go to mvcpa.com. own. The exhibition was called Beirut, or to Cold War Moscow. “Artist as Landscape,” playfully Coleman remembers the Russian Coleman is also taking part in Sili- reflecting how the artist saw him- guards on the trains, with long con Valley Open Studios this Sat- self sans mirror. The viewpoint coats and machine guns, German urday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to was often looking down at his shepherds sniffing under the cars. 5 p.m. His home studio is at 1577 hands and feet. In “Contempla- “It was so cool.” Wawona Drive in San Jose. Go to “A BLAST OF tion,” the artist sits on the toilet, Coleman met Karoline, who svos.org. CINEMATIC SUNSHINE.” DAILY MIRROR
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Theater Actor Paul Braverman wrote two ‘Pear Slices 2012’ of the short plays in this year’s Back for its ninth year, the annual “Pear Slices” production. “Pear Slices” production brings new short plays by local playwrights to the Pear Avenue Theatre stage. Palo Alto resident Diane Tasca, the company’s artistic director, directs Freewaters Sandals some of the one-acts, with Robyn G. 1 pair = 1 year of clean drinking water for 1 person Braverman and Troy Johnson taking in a developing country the helm for the others. Actors will play various roles in different plays. This year, the mix of comedy and drama features: Ross Peter Nelson’s “Mounting Olympus,” a humorous look at the gods; Earl T. Roske’s fu- turistic “The Infinite Book”; Doug- las Rees’ “Toppers,” a light-hearted and $5 for non-Stanford students, music.stanford.edu or call 650-725- 526 Waverley Street Downtown Palo Alto dialogue between plastic figures; with Stanford students getting in ARTS. TOYANDSPORTCOM s Leah Halper’s “Pine and Oak,” a free. For more information, go to conversation between Emerson and Thoreau; and Paul Braverman’s TV spoof “The Lawyer Zone” and “scary little comedy” “Do Us Part.” Also on the program are: Elyce Melmon’s “Vanishing Borders,” about the criminal justice system; Bridgette Portman’s “No Dogs Go to Heaven,” about the end of the world and how you can make money on it; % & ,- , and Beverly Altschuler’s contempo- rary genie tale “Careful What You Wish For.” The production opens tonight, May 11, and then runs through June 3, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2. The Pear Av- enue Theatre is at 1220 Pear Ave. in Mountain View. Tickets are $15-$30. Go to thep- ear.org or call 650-254-1148. Music Spring jazz A noted trumpeter and trombonist come to town this month for guest gigs with two Stanford University jazz groups. Jon Faddis, following in the foot- steps of his mentor Dizzy Gillespie as a busy performing trumpeter, is scheduled to share the stage with the Stanford Jazz Orchestra next Wednesday, May 16, at 8 p.m. in Dinkelspiel Auditorium on campus. Also a composer, conductor and music faculty member at Purchase College in New York, Faddis will perform some of his own composi- "&#' tions with the orchestra. Faddis is also scheduled to per- form with the orchestra this summer # () at various jazz festivals in Europe. Later this month, trombonist Doug Beavers will perform with the (* +% Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble ! on Saturday, May 26, at 8 p.m. in Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Beavers ! "# toured with the pianist Eddie Palm- ieri’s band and played on the 2005 $ % & " Grammy-winning release “Listen Here” before starting a solo career in performing and composing. The May 26 concert program includes pieces orchestrated by Beavers for the Stanford ensemble. ! "!# !$ ! ! ! % # " Concert tickets are $10 general ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 35 Eating Out
FOOD FEATURE Fancy fungus among us Garrone family’s Far West Fungi brings organic specialty mushrooms to local farmers markets by Bryce Druzin ost companies would avoid mushrooms, answered questions describing their products as and handed out recipe ideas along M ugly. But Far West Fungi with co-workers Hope Moseley and has some fun with its sometimes Merl Sabado. Veronica Weber alien-looking products, selling When a customer asked Sabado “ugly shiitake baskets” filled with what to do with yellow oysters, she misshapen mushrooms at farmers recommended dropping them in a markets across the Bay Area. soup. “But towards the end. Don’t “They’re not perfectly formed, let them sit too long,” said Sabado, King trumpet mushrooms for sale at the Far West Fungi store in San Francisco’s Ferry Building. but they’re so delicious,” said John who has worked with the Garrones Perez, who comes every other week for more than 25 years. to the Mountain View market to Sauteing mushrooms with veg- PENINSULA pick up an “ugly” basket. etables or using them in omelettes Toby Garrone, who owns Far West are common customer uses for their Fungi with her husband John, said, fungi. But Caitlin Eanes said she “People always laugh and say: ‘Well, had a more elaborate dish in mind I don’t really care what they look for her mushrooms: chestnut pap- like. They taste the same, right?’” pardelle in a brown butter sauce The Garrones have been the sole with English peas. “I’m using mai- owners of Far West Fungi since take, but black trumpet would have 2004, and grow their organic mush- been better,” she said. rooms in Moss Landing in Monterey Back at the Moss Landing farm, County. Besides offering shiitake, Toby Garrone said risotto is “always Discover the best places Far West grows and sells bulbous good with mushrooms” and likes to large-stemmed king trumpets, deli- use a combination of shiitake, oyster to eat this week! cate and ghostly tree oysters, mai- and king trumpet. takes resembling miniature coral Her husband’s latest recipe in- AMERICAN CHINESE reefs, and other varieties. volves taking the large stemmed The company has stands at 16 king trumpet mushroom, cutting farmers markets, including the Sat- them paper thin and sauteing them Armadillo Willy’s Chef Chu’s urday Palo Alto and Sunday Moun- in butter. “The mushroom itself 941-2922 948-2696 tain View and Menlo Park markets. comes out like a chow fun noodle, 1031 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 1067 N. San Antonio Road They also sell non-organic “aga- and sauteing them in butter makes ricus” varieties such as white and a really nice, sweet, mushroomy www.armadillowillys.com www.chefchu.com brown buttons from Global Mush- sauce,” he said. rooms in Gilroy. He added that king trumpets are Cheese Steak Shop Ming’s “We carry them because they’re also firm enough to be cut in half 326-1628 856-7700 such the standard mushroom,” said and thrown into a roast. 2305-B el Camino Real, Palo Alto 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto Robbie Desanto, who works at Far Customers at the Mountain View West’s stand at farmers markets and market repeatedly mentioned the www.mings.com the company store in San Francisco. willingness of Far West’s employ- Lutticken’s Desanto said he’s witnessed cus- ees to talk about their mushrooms. 854-0291 INDIAN tomers purchase the more common When a customer asked Desanto 3535 Alameda, Menlo Park mushrooms for years before trying why organic button mushrooms the more exotic varieties. “It’s that are hard to find, he gave a detailed www.luttickens.com Janta Indian Restaurant initial getting away from the ‘regu- answer about the variety’s suscep- 462-5903 lar’ mushrooms that scares people tibility to mold that makes organic The Old Pro 369 Lytton Ave. at first.” growing uneconomical. At a recent Sunday market in “They are so delighted to give you 326-1446 www.jantaindianrestaurant.com 541 Ramona Street, Palo Alto Mountain View, Desanto sold information,” said Orly Ben Yosef, www.oldpropa.com Thaiphoon 323-7700 STEAKHOUSE 543 Emerson Ave, Palo Alto www.ThaiphoonRestaurant.com Sundance the Steakhouse 321-6798 Read and post reviews, explore restaurant menus, get hours and directions and 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto more at ShopPaloAlto, ShopMenloPark www.sundancethesteakhouse.com and ShopMountainView
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Sales associates Christine Manzano, left, and Christina Dubois assemble mushroom displays at the Far West Fungi shop in San Francisco. 1&.%+/, % -"*# *, who has visited Far West’s farm and such as Whole Food, Veritable Veg- sight, but that they can also recog- & is a member of a group dedicated to etable and Earl’s Organic Produce. nize their own from other domesti- (*,"*#) ./, ' *,$ )& */, .*," #**!- *!2 ,"0&. (&)- promoting mushrooms. Toby said that without companies cally grown. * ' ./, '**!- & John Garrone has been selling willing to pay a higher price, the They recalled being in a Whole (*," mushrooms at the Palo Alto market business would be completely de- Foods and seeing shiitakes that they for more than 25 years. He said the pendent on farmers markets. “We’re suspected were their own, but were market has an unusual feel because running out of kids and trucks. labeled “grown in Washington.” Af- */).,2/) ./, '**!- of its ties with Avenidas, a senior There’s only so many farmers mar- ter asking a worker to bring out the ++'J:Xc`]fie`X8m\GXcf8ckf-,'%*)+%0(0' organization that receives donations kets we can do.” original box, they found their suspi- #.", ''*.%",!&- */).-& */+*)- ))*. " *( &)"!1&.% )2*.%",3,""3*,33 from the volunteer-run market.”The The Garrones weren’t shy about cions confirmed. */).,2/) */+*))" */+*)+",%*/-"%*'!+",! 2+",+/, % -"*# *,(*," dynamic is very community-orient- sharing their feelings about the qual- “We were laughing later, going, ed,” he said. ity of their imported competition. ‘That’s a little neurotic: We know The Garrones have witnessed a “They smell funny,” John said. our own little babies,’” Toby said. dramatic increase in the number of Toby added: “I couldn’t put my Costs for growing have also in- farmers markets, from the 1980s mushrooms in a plastic bag and put creased, they said. Far West grows when Palo Alto had the only mar- them on a ship for three weeks and most of its mushrooms out of blocks ket on the Peninsula, to the present have them come out looking like made up of red oak sawdust and or- day, where some cities hold multiple something you want to eat. So we ganic rice bran. markets in a week. are really clear that it is somehow “At one time sawdust was a free Though the increase has ultimate- processed.” item that people wanted to get rid ly been good for business, Toby said John and Toby said they can not of,” Toby said. “Now it’s an expen- there was a time when the addition only identify imported shiitakes by sive item.” N of new markets diluted sales. “It felt like you had to keep on doing more and more farmers markets just to COMMUNITY MEETING make what you used to make at two of them,” she said. The Garrones said the biggest Safe Routes to School for challenge to their business is the large number of inexpensive shiita- Palo Verde, Ohlone, & Walter Hays kes imported from Asia, which can Review and comment on Draft sell for a third of the price of Far Walk and Roll Maps and Route Improvements West’s product. Regional demand for organic food is key to their business, they said. “We’re fortunate that we have a Tuesday, May 15, 6:30-8:00 PM nice, niche market in the Bay Area,” Palo Verde Elementary, 3450 Louis Road John said. About a third of Far West’s pro- duction is sold at farmers markets, Wednesday, May 23, 6:30 – 8:00 PM with the rest going to wholesalers Ohlone Elementary, 950 Amarillo Avenue
Info: Far West Fungi has a store at Thursday, May 24, 6:30 – 8:00 PM the Ferry Building in San Francisco Walter Hays Elementary, 1525 Middlefield Road and a farm in Moss Landing, and makes regular appearances at local farmers markets. The company is at The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School program is documenting the downtown Palo Alto market on suggested routes to school and identifying opportunities for Gilman Street on Saturdays from 8 a.m. engineering improvements and enforcement which, when to noon, May through December. On combined with safety education and promotion activities, Sundays, there are tables at the Menlo will encourage more families to choose alternatives to Park market off Chestnut Street and the driving to school solo. Mountain View market at Hope Street and W. Evelyn Avenue, both from 9 More info: Contact Sylvia Star-Lack at May 19, 2012, 9AM-Noon a.m. to 1 p.m. all year. For details, go to [email protected] or (650) 329-2156 farwestfungi.com or call 650-871-0786. www.cleanacreek.org or call (408) 630-2739
ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 37 CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS OF GROWTH & CHANGING STUDENT LIVES Movies OPENINGS Sound of My Voice ---1/2 ter spurning clingy lover Angelique Bouchard (Eva (Aquarius) Captivating from the start, Zal Batman- Green of “Casino Royale”), who turns out to be a very MID-PENINSULA HIGH SCHOOL glij’s feature debut proves that the basics — compel- jealous witch. Angelique’s machinations lead Barna- ling ideas, characters, story and performances — can bas to stay buried for the better part of two centuries. make the most modest production engrossing. The year is 1972 when he finally rises from his cof- SUMMER SCHOOL The inventive plot scripted by Batmanglij and Brit fin. Marling, who also glows as a charismatic cult leader, The once-proud fishing town of Collinsport, Maine, teases and tweaks the tension of this 2011 Sundance that Barnabas’ family established is now essentially *UNE *ULY Film Festival indie. Although the engine that drives run by Angelique, whose witchery has made her all the plot questions whether the mysterious guru is the but immortal. And Barnabas’ family home, Col- s %XTENSIVE SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM real deal, the ambiguous answer doesn’t matter as linwood Manor, has grown decrepit. Those who reside s 3MALL #LASSES much as the concepts explored. in the mansion are all that’s left of the Collins family: The drama opens with Peter (Christopher Denham matriarch Elizabeth (Michelle Pfeiffer); Elizabeth’s s /N GOING ENROLLMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR of “Shutter Island”) and Lorna (Nicole Vicius of “Half smarmy brother, Roger (Jonny Lee Miller); teen mal- s !N ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS UNIQUE Nelson”) embarking on a clandestine trek into the San content Carolyn (Chloe Grace Moretz); and innocent LEARNING STYLES AND CREATIVE THINKING Fernando Valley, where they end up in the basement of youngster David (Gulliver McGrath). Therapist-in- a suburban house with others scrubbed down and clad residence Julia Hoffman (Helena Bonham Carter) and s ! STRONG ACCEPTING COMMUNITY in hospital gowns. A weirdly elaborate secret hand- housemaid Victoria Winters (Bella Heathcote) — who shake and no-questions-asked policy set the stage for bears an uncanny resemblance to Barnabas’ long-ago (650) 321-1991 x110 the introduction of the woman sequestered there. true love — round out the motley crew. 1340 Willow Road, Menlo Park Maggie (Marling of “Another Earth”) claims that Burton’s trademark style is evident throughout, and www.mid-pen.com two years ago she woke up underwater, feeling a ter- watching Depp (excellent as usual) portray a blast- rible sense of loss. She had no memory, no clothes, from-the-past vampire is entertaining, at least. The no money, no immune system. The angelic-looking film also boasts a nice performance by Green (who young woman with the backlit blonde tresses recalled looks like Anne Hathaway’s long-lost sister) and only her name and Halloween birthday. Others knew strong production values, such as make-up and set of this time traveler from 2054, who had journeyed design. And the filmmakers have some fun with the back from the civil war-torn future to guide the cho- time period, including a soundtrack that features great KEEP YOUR VTA sen ones. music from the early ‘70s. From isolation to group-think tactics, the film clev- Strangely, “Shadows” seems like the gothic version erly sets up how individuals are assimilated into a cult. of “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.” YOUTH DISCOUNT But Peter and Lorna are not followers, but aspiring The central character awakens to a modern time he can’t quite understand and hilarity ensues (or, in this ® documentary filmmakers working undercover to ex- Apply for a Youth Clipper card pose Maggie as a fraud. The viewer can share their case, doesn’t ensue). Said character is out-of-sorts in at an upcoming Walgreens event. skepticism — or not. Just when you’re convinced the a world that has moved on without him, yet he is piv- situation is a scam, Maggie coaxes repressed feelings otal to quashing a megalomaniac’s plot. Rehashing old from Peter, and the sound of her voiceover provides jokes is no way to win over an audience. snippets of his and Lorna’s backstories. How does Add another addition to the growing Depp-Burton their past affect perception and motivation? library — although “Dark Shadows” is hardly the Starting July 1, 2012, VTA youth monthly passes will be There are plenty of psychological issues to entertain team’s brightest creation. available only on Clipper. To apply for the Youth Clipper your mind while you wait to discover if the outcome is card, bring your proof of age to an upcoming application swindle or science fiction. The soft-spoken Peter may Rated PG-13 for language, comic horror violence, event (a parent/guardian signature is also required). be an anal-retentive jerk suffering from childhood sexual content, smoking and drug use. One hour, 53 wounds. Lorna may be a poor little rich girl, trad- minutes. ing one addiction for another while rarely finishing anything she starts. Relationships and group dynam- — Tyler Hanley ics shift, subtly or cataclysmically, due to revelations about the characters and new kinks in the plot. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Wednesday, May 9 Best of all, the edgy drama encourages you to con- --1/2 sider your belief system and thinking process, func- (Palo Alto Square) Seven pensioners board a plane 2012 El Camino Real tioning as a cinematic Rorschach test with its inkblots from England to India in this last-chance-at-love trav- Santa Clara, 5pm - 8pm open to interpretation. elogue. I’d call it “Eat Gray Love,” myself, but that’s why I don’t work in marketing. Saturday, May 12 Rated R for sexual references, language and drug Part of the joke of this comedy-drama — ably di- 1795 E. Capitol Exp. use. 1 hour, 25 minutes. rected by John Madden (“Shakespeare in Love”) — is San Jose, 9am - 12pm that the title isn’t entirely truth in advertising. The bro- — Susan Tavernetti chure advertising The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for Saturday, May 12 the Elderly & Beautiful turns out to be a beneficiary of 770 First St Dark Shadows -- Photoshop. Rundown and lacking in amenities (in the (Century 16, Century 20) The tried-and-true tan- case of one room, a door), the spot isn’t the best, but Gilroy, 2pm - 5pm dem of director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp it is a hotel and exotic, and there’s no turning back for the strangers who become the place’s first guests. Tuesday, May 15 — who have collaborated on a plethora of films since first teaming up for “Edward Scissorhands” in 1990 As adapted by Ol Parker from Deborah Moggach’s 4170 El Camino Real — is often a tantalizing proposition. But not every novel “These Foolish Things,” the film has more story Palo Alto, 5pm - 8pm Burton/Depp offering is must-see cinema. (“Alice in than it can seat comfortably, but the actors paint in Wonderland” from 2010 certainly had its naysayers.) the crudely sketched characters. Judi Dench makes Thursday, May 17 The duo’s latest strange brew, “Dark Shadows,” for an entirely loveable leading lady, heading up the lands in the “underwhelming” category. “Shadows” ensemble and narrating the picture as Evelyn, recently 342 W. Calaveras Blvd isn’t an abomination, but it falls well short of the high widowed but unwilling to be patronized by her chil- Milpitas, 5pm - 8pm expectations viewers anticipate from two of the indus- dren. She’s joined by retired judge (Tom Wilkinson), try’s top talents. bitter racist Muriel (Maggie Smith), uncomfortable Saturday, May 19 The film, based on a popular TV show from the couple Douglas and Jean (Bill Nighy and Penelope late 1960s, plays as something of a comedy-horror Wilton), take-charge gal Madge (Celia Imrie) and 1130 Bird Ave hybrid. But it lacks the real humor of a good comedy randy Norman (Ronald Pickup). San Jose, 9am - 12pm and chills of an effective horror. In trying to walk Though the picture cozies up to plenty of cliches, it the tightrope between two genres, “Shadows” tumbles has this going for it: The course of the film’s romances somewhere into the murky middle, where ho-hum isn’t immediately apparent (partly owing to one char- movies go to die. acter being gay, “nowadays more in theory than in For a list of accepted proofs of age, visit Depp, playing a vampire for the first time in his practice”). The conclusions may not all be foregone, clippercard.com/VTA or call 877.878.8883. storied career, is 18th-century bloodsucker Barnabas but more than once we’re instructed: “Everything will Collins. Barnabas acquires his fang-toothed curse af- be all right in the end. And if it is not all right, it is not
Page 38ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Movies yet the end.” Each plot seems underserved (de- itself to be great disappointment. down the dog, bonding and healing That leaves only the ensemble re- The story comes down firmly spite the two-hour running time) Keaton plays Beth Winter, the well- all the way. lationship drama, which ranges from in favor of plucky (Luddite Evelyn and the whole enterprise too platitu- off wife of spinal surgeon Joseph The script by Kasdan and his wife soggy to all wet. Indeed, a storm starts a blog and begins a new career dinous, but with powerhouse actors (Kline). With daughter Grace (Elisa- Meg is never less than utterly obvi- serves as the metaphor for what the coaching telemarketers) and against like Dench, Nighy and Wilkinson, beth Moss) striking out on her own, ous; most audiences will immedi- couples’ relationships must weather. sour sticks-in-the-mud (Jean’s pes- even a critic can agree it’s better to empty-nester Beth redirects her ma- ately identify with the film’s canine Though the film has autobiographi- simism about “the climate, the squa- be plucky than a stick-in-the-mud. ternal energy toward a dog she finds lead and look for the nearest route cal roots, the dialogue sounds like lor, the poverty”). Of course, Muriel on the side of the road. She dubs the of escape. That Freeway remains a therapy role play (“I’m so sick of you learns that India isn’t just “brown Rated PG-13 for sexual content dog Freeway, and bonds with the blank doesn’t help. Pet owners may judging my feelings all the time”) faces and black arts — reeking of and language. Two hours, four min- animal over the initial objections of be able to relate to Beth’s manic love rather than genuine discussion. curry,” so much so that she becomes utes. her husband. of her dog, but the Kasdans do noth- The film’s niche audience is indis- instrumental in saving the day for One year and one dog-themed ing to establish Freeway’s character criminate aging dog lovers; people the hotel’s young and in-over-his- — Peter Canavese montage later, family and friends or appeal, other than accidentally lovers should look elsewhere. head proprietor Sonny (Dev Patel of assemble at the Winters’ vacation to suggest the dog is too smart to “Slumdog Millionaire”). Darling Companion - home in the Rockies, on the occa- stay with either its abusive first set Rated PG-13 for some sexual Young and old all get some sort of (Aquarius) Well-bred writer-di- sion of Grace’s wedding. A multi- of owners or its insufferable second content and language. One hour, 43 romantic or sexual action, but more rector Lawrence Kasdan (“The Big tasking Joseph takes a business call set. minutes. broadly the message is to “seize the Chill”) goes to the dogs with “Dar- while walking the dog, and Freeway Um, I guess spoiler alert: It’s a gray” — err, day. Just by making the ling Companion,” a currish new en- hightails it. And so three couples long way to the unintentionally — Peter Canavese leap to India, the heroes are all win- semble “comedy.” — Joseph and Beth, Joseph’s sister comical “running across a field” re- ners, and each commits to further Kasdan’s 11th feature as a direc- Penny (Dianne Wiest) and boyfriend union of a retiree and her dog. (Oh steps forward, illustrating Dench’s tor rounds up regular collaborators Russell (Richard Jenkins), Penny’s yeah, they go there: Dog love is a voiceover conclusion: “All we know Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton, but son Bryan (Mark Duplass) and the many-splendored thing.) If only the about the future is that it will be dif- great opportunity quickly reveals cabin’s psychic-gypsy caretaker rest of the film were as amusing. The ferent.” Carmen (Ayelet Zurer) — must track forced nuttiness goes almost entirely limp despite the stars’ comic creden- MOVIE TIMES tials. The stereotypical psychic gyp- Fri-Sat 5/11-5/12 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel sy fails to stoke any Woody Allen- 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 5:30, 7:15, 8:30, 10:15 Showtimes for the Century 20 theater are for Friday through Tuesday only unless otherwise noted esque whimsy; a random animated Sun 5/13 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Artist (PG-13) (((1/2 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 5:30, 7:15, 8:30 dream sequence proves ill-advised; Mon & Wed 5/14 & 5/16 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Century 16: Fri.-Mon. at 11:30 a.m.; 2 & 4:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 7:30 & 10 p.m.; Sun. & Mon. also at 7 & 9:30 p.m. Century and Kasdan encourages an off- 20: 12:30, 2:50, 5:05, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 7:15 puttingly theatrical acting style that Tue & Thurs 5/15 & 5/17 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Ball of Fire (1941) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) compounds the participants’ embar- 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 5:30, 7:15 Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun. at 5:25 & 9:15 p.m. rassment factor. Battleship (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) BWQYSbaO\RAV]ebW[SaOdOWZOPZSObQW\S[O`Y Q][ Century 16: Thu. at 12:01 a.m. Century 20: Thu. at 12:01 a.m. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) ((1/2 MARK RICHARDRICHARD DIANEDIANE KEVINKEVIN ELISABETHELISABETH SAMSAM DIANNEDIANNE AYELETAYELET Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 2:30, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., Tue. & Thu. also at 5:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 8:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at DUPLASSDUPLASS JENKINSJENKINS KEATONKEATON KLINEKLINE MOSS SHEPARDSHEPARD WIEST ZURERZURER 10:15 p.m. Chimpanzee (G) ((1/2 ! ! Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 1:40, 3:55, 6:20 & 8:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 1:25, 3:35, 5:40, 7:50 & 10 p.m. Dark Shadows (PG-13) (( Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 12:50, 1:50, 2:50, 3:50, 4:50, 5:50, 7 & 9 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 10 a.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 8, 10:20 & 11:05 p.m.; Sun.-Thu. also at 7:50, 9:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: Fri.-Thu. at 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. also at 11:55 a.m.; 12:35, 1:15, 2:40, 3:20, 4, 5:25, 6:05, 6:50, 8:15, 8:55 & 9:35 p.m. WRITTEN BY MEG KASDAN & LAWRENCELAWRENCE KASDAN KASDAN DIRECTEDDIRECTED BY BY LAWRENCELAWRENCE KASDAN KASDAN Darling Companion (PG-13) ( Aquarius Theatre: 4:15, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1:45 p.m. WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM The Dictator (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Tue. at 12:01 a.m.; Wed. & Thu. at 11 a.m.; 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 8:10 & 10:30 p.m. HUNDREDS OF PUPPIES, KITTENS, DOGS AND CATS ((( AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION; NOT ONLY CAN YOU The Five-Year Engagement (R) FIND YOUR NEW “DARLING COMPANION”, YOU’LL BE Century 16: 12:30, 3:40, 7:05 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; 12:30, 2, 3:20, 4:50, 7:45 & 10:35 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. & Tue. also at SAVING A LIFE. VISIT WWW.ANIMALLEAGUE.ORG. 6:15 & 9:05 p.m. VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.DARLINGCOMPANION.COM Girl in Progress (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 10 a.m. Century 20: 12:10, 2:30, 4:55, 7:15 & 9:40 p.m. His Girl Friday (1940) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) OFFICIAL SELECTION BRIT MARLING Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. also at 3:40 p.m. FILM FESTIVAL 2011 The Hunger Games (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 3:20, 6:30 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 12:40, 3:50, 7 & 10:05 p.m. The Lucky One (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:35 p.m. Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) (((( Century 16: 12:10, 3:30, 7:10, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m.; Fri. (standard 2D) also at 10 a.m.; In 3D at 11:40 a.m.; 12:50, 3, 4:20, 5, 6:10, 6:40, 7:50 & 9:30 p.m.; In 3D Fri. also at 10:40 a.m.; In 3D Fri. & Sat. also at 10:05 & 11:05 p.m.; In 3D Sat. & Sun. also at 10 a.m.; In 3D Sat.-Thu. also at 2:20 p.m.; In 3D Sun.-Thu. also at 10 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; 1:05, 2:15, 4:20, 5:35, 7:40 & 8:55 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. (standard 2D) also at 10:50 p.m.; In 3D at 11:30 a.m.; noon, 12:35, 1:40, 2:45, 3:15, 3:50, 4:55, 6, 6:35, 7:10, 8:15, 9:20, 9:55 & 10:30 p.m. /foxsearchlight The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: Mon. at 6:30 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Mon. at 6:30 p.m. EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS The Metropolitan Opera: Siegfried (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) START FRIDAY, MARCH 11 ! "# "$% & ' Century 20: Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Palo Alto Square: Wed. at 6:30 p.m. Monsieur Lazhar (PG-13) ((( Guild Theatre: 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1 p.m. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) ((( Century 16: 11 a.m.; 4:10 & 9:10 p.m.; In 3D at 1:20 & 6:50 p.m. Century 20: 12:20 & 5 p.m.; In 3D at 2:40, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. The Raven (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 4:40 & 9:35 p.m. The Road to Glory (1936) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 5:35 & 9:10 p.m. Safe (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 2:15 & 7:15 p.m. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Fri.-Mon. at 11:10 a.m.; 1:45, 4:25, 7 & 9:40 p.m. Sound of My Voice (R) (((1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 4:45, 7:30 & 9:55 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 2:30 p.m. The Thing from Another World (1951) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 7:30 p.m. Think Like a Man (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 1, 4, 7:15 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 & 10:20 p.m. Wings (1927) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Wed. at 2 & 7 p.m. ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, theater addresses, trailers and more information about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies
ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 39 Sports CCS SWIMMING Shorts Senior class CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford freshman Patrick Rodgers, along with is taking its UCLA’s Patrick Cantlay and Jordan Spieth of Texas, have been named fi- nalists for the 2012 Ben Hogan Award, presented annually to the top player in final bows collegiate golf. The most prestigious award in men’s college golf, The Ben Gunn’s Acker, Paly’s Tosky and Hogan Award is presented annually to the top men’s NCAA Division I, II SHP’s Kremer ready to excel at or III, NAIA or NJCAA college golfer their final section championships taking into account all collegiate and by Keith Peters amateur competitions during the past 12-month period. The Ben Hogan he Central Coast Section Swimming Champion- Award Selection Committee repre- ships is considered as one of the fastest meets in sents leaders in professional, amateur T the nation, year in and out. Who can argue with and collegiate golf. Rodgers is cur- such alumni as Olympians Mark Spitz, Carrie Stein- rently among the top four in all four seifer, Brian Job, John Naber and Pablo Morales. major rankings systems. Last summer, Thus, the meet is a fitting stage for the final acts of he represented the United States at seniors Jasmine Tosky of Palo Alto, Tom Kremer of the 2011 Walker Cup, finished second Sacred Heart Prep and Rachael Acker of Gunn. at the Players Amateur, took fourth at Like the great swimmers before them, all three have the Northeast Amateur and reached aspirations of some day swimming in the Olympic the round of 16 at the U.S. Amateur . . Games — if not this summer then in 2016. . Stanford Provost John Etchemendy Their focus right now, however, is on Friday’s trials has asked Patrick Dunkley, deputy and Saturday’s finals at the George F. Haines Interna- director of athletics, to serve as interim tional Swim Center in Santa Clara. Athletic Director over the summer The boys’ diving finals will be Friday at 9 a.m., months after Athletics Director Bob with the girls’ diving held Saturday at the same time. Bowlsby departs in June 16 to lead Then, it’s time for Tosky, Kremer and Acker to take the Big 12 Conference. center stage at 1:30 p.m., in what should be yet another competitive affair. OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Veteran Cas- Tosky is the most accomplished of the trio, having tilleja School Athletic Director Jez won six individual CCS titles the past three seasons McIntosh will be starting a new job while leading Paly to runner-up team finishes each on Wednesday, as the Facilities, time. She currently holds CCS meet records in the 200 Event and Operations Manager at IM, 100 fly, 200 free and 500 free. Her 100 fly time Stanford University. He will oversee of 51.92 from last year’s prelims is also the national the soccer, softball and track and field record for public schools. stadiums. McIntosh, who spent 14 “Jasmine has been a great representation of what it years building Castilleja into a solid means to be a Palo Alto Viking,” said Paly coach Dan- athletics program and raised the vis- ny Dye. “She has always been a great swimmer and, ability of the schools’ sports teams to in her four years at Paly, she has grown into a won- levels never before seen at the Palo derful young lady. She has the determination, drive Alto campus, will spend his final day and commitment to succeed at the highest levels. Yet, at school on Monday after accepting at the same time is very down to earth, cares about the job at Stanford this past Tuesday. her team and teammates, is willing to do whatever is McIntosh, who founded the West Bay necessary to help them and can laugh and joke with Athletic League and is the current the best of them. commissioner, hopes to stay on in “I could write forever on what Jasmine has accom- Keith Peters that position. The Board of Directors plished in the pool, and I am as proud as anyone of will meet Tuesday and vote. McIntosh those accomplishments. But how she has grown as a also coached the Castilleja basketball person is probably where I am most proud. The team team, so the school will need to fill loves her, she relates to them. She has grown up with two positions with McIntosh leaving . Sacred Heart Prep senior Tom Kremer (right), here celebrating a win in the 400 free relay in last . . Gunn High badminton coach Marc year’s CCS meet, will cap his sensational prep swim career on Saturday at the CCS Championships. (continued on page 43) Tsukakoshi was recently awarded the 2011 Volunteer Coach of the Year Award from the United States Olympic WOMEN’S WATER POLO PREP ROUNDUP Committee. The nominees are named at the end of the year, and the awards are presented in the spring of the fol- Former teammates Menlo School lowing year. Tsukakoshi, a 1997 Gunn grad, has coached 31 CCS medalists hoping to meet seeks perfection — players who reached the semifinals in singles or doubles — in 11 years as head coach. Of that group, 12 were in the NCAA finals in CCS tennis final section champions. by Rick Eymer by Keith Peters allavi Menon and KK Clark won a pair he Menlo School boys’ tennis team prob- ON THE AIR of Central Coast Section women’s wa- ably has season goals that other teams ter polo titles while playing together at only dream about, no matter what has Friday P T Sacred Heart Prep. They’ve also each won an happened the previous season or who’s pres- College baseball: Washington St. at NCAA championship, playing against each ently wielding the racquets. Stanford, 6 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) other. “An undefeated season is always the goal,” Saturday The two former Gators will likely meet as said Menlo senior Justin Chan. College baseball: Washington St., at competitors one more time this weekend be- Chan has achieved perfection once in his Stanford, 2 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) fore they resume their life-long friendship. career and come close to it on three previous Sunday Menon hopes she’ll be part of a repeat with occasions as the Knights have gone 27-2, 27-0 College baseball: Washington St. at Stanford, 1 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) Stanford. Clark would love to help UCLA win and 28-1 during his first three seasons.
its first national title since 2009. Keith Peters A second perfect campaign is still on the Top-seeded Stanford (23-2) takes on Pomo- line for Chan and his teammates, who will READ MORE ONLINE na-Pitzer (21-16) at San Diego State’s Aquaplex continue to seek perfection on Friday in the www.PASportsOnline.com in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Central Coast Section Team Tournament For expanded daily coverage of college 3:30 p.m. Friday. championship match. and prep sports, please see our new Menlo senior Justin Chan will seek a fourth straight site at www.PASportsOnline.com (continued on next page) CCS team tennis title on Friday. (continued on next page) Page 40ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Water polo over the Cardinal. Prep roundup Course) in Carmel Valley. The Knights (12-10) built a 5-1 (continued from previous page) Iona is led by sophomore Amy Ol- (continued from previous page) Both teams earned berths after halftime lead against the Gators sen (83 goals) and senior Mackenize finishing second in the respective (13-5), who were missing at least Mone (74). CCS regionals this week. two key players to injury, includ- No. 2 UCLA (21-3) takes on Iona The Sagehens have a few familiar The top-seeded Knights (24-0) On Tuesday, the Gators shot 377 ing starting goalie Austin Appleton. (24-11) at noon. The only way the local faces in sophomore Alex Lin- will take on No. 2-seeded Bellarm- at the CCS Regional I playoffs while Sean Mayle filled in and made 10 Bruins and Cardinal will meet is if coln and freshmen Sallie Walecka ine (18-1) for the section title at trailing only R.L. Stevenson’s 345. saves, but it wasn’t enough as Menlo both reach the championship match, and Sarah Westcott. Courtside Tennis Club in Los Gatos, On Wednesday, the Knights did the held off SHP in the second half. scheduled for Sunday at 5:15 p.m. Westcott, a Sacred Heart Prep starting at 12:30 p.m. same by shooting 385 to finish sec- Nick Schultz scored three times Menon and Clark, meanwhile, grad, has 44 goals on the year, while Menlo kept its perfect season in- ond to Palma (377). and added two assists for the defend- have been both rivals and friends Lincoln, from Gunn, has scored tact with a 15-1 victory over No. 5 Menlo-Atherton (393) and Gunn ing champion Knights while Ryan for most of their water polo lives. eight. A former Castilleja goalie, R.L. Stevenson on Wednesday in a (405) missed out on Tuesday while Grzeja also had a hat trick plus one Teammates at Sacred Heart Prep, Walecka has 32 saves on the year. semifinal in Atherton. Bellarmine Palo Alto (390) failed to advance assist. Wiley Osborne had one goal they also played for different club The winner of Stanford and dispatched No. 6 Saratoga, 11-7, in Wednesday. and one assist and Shuhei Kanata teams; Menon at Stanford and Clark Pomona Pitzer faces the winner of the other semifinal. Menlo’s score established a school won 12 of 17 face-offs. Goalie Luc for NorCal -- along with her cousins a first-round match between UC Ir- Both teams have earned berths record for low round in a CCS re- McNally made seven saves. Lindsay (SHP grad), Becca and Em- vine (24-6) and Loyola Marymount in the CIF NorCal Championships, gional tournament. Contributing to The victory moves Menlo into ily Dorst (M-A grads). (20-9) in Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. semi- which will be played at the Nato- the record effort was junior Andrew the SCVAL playoff championship The lone ex- final. mas Racquet Club near Sacramento Buchanan, who shot a 3-under 68 to game on Saturday night at Gunn ception to their The UCLA-Iona winner takes starting May 18. earn medalist honors. Senior Jack- High against No. 2 seed Menlo- college rivalry on either USC (21-5) or Princeton Menlo will be seeking its (unprec- son Dean and freshman Ethan Wong Atherton. Game time is 7 p.m. came over the (28-4) in the scheduled 5:15 p.m. edented) 11th section crown against each shot 78 while James Huber had The Bears (17-4) eliminated Palo summer when semifinal on Saturday. a Bellarmine team the Knights de- 80 and Will Petit an 81. Alto, 12-9, as Nick Schlein scored Menon and The Women of Troy, seeded third, feated, 7-0, during the regular sea- Palo Alto’s Sam Neithammer shot five goals and added an assist and Clark played are a definite possibility to win the son. Menlo has not lost to a CCS a 1-over 72 to qualify for the CCS Duncan McGinnis contributed two together on the national title. They last won in 2010, opponent since 2008, when the individual tourney. goals and one assist. Kotaro Kihira, United States when Woodside Priory grad Con- Knights fell in the section semifi- The Knox brothers, Kevin and Pierce Osgood, PJ Titterton and National Team stance Hiller was a freshman. Hiller nals. Since then, Menlo has gone Bradley, paced Sacred Heart Prep to Trent Benedick all scored. that competed has seven goals on the season. 106-3 and won three straight CCS its impressive showing as each shot in China. Pallavi Menon USC is led by sophomore Kaleigh and NorCal titles. 2-over 73. Andrew Vetter added a Girls’ lacrosse “We had a Gilchrist with 43 goals. Freshman They put themselves in position 74, Taylor Oliver shot 78 and Zach Palo Alto saw its season come to great time,” Menon said. Monica Vavic, the daughter of coach for another section crown with a Lamb capped the scoring with a an end in a 20-9 loss to regular-sea- Clark agreed, saying “It was fun Jovan Vavic, has 34 goals. dominating effort against RLS. 79. son champ St. Francis in the SCVAL to play with her again.” Princeton junior Laura Martinez, Playing the new three-singles, While M-A missed out on a trip playoff semifinals on Wednesday Menon will have come full circle out of Castilleja, has seven goals three-doubles round-robin format, to the finals, the Bears got Travis night in Mountain View. with Stanford. Her first coach was on the year. The Tigers are led by Menlo swept the opening round, Anderson (72), Matt Tinyo (75) and The Vikings (5-15), who won Kyle Utsumi on the Stanford Water sophomore Katie Rigler, who has 6-0. When Victor Pham and Vikram Max Culhane (75) into the individ- five straight matches to reach the Polo Club. Utsumi is currently an 69 goals. Chari won their No. 2 doubles match ual portion of the CCS Champion- playoffs after having to forfeit six assistant for the Cardinal. The Anteaters are led by junior in the second round, 6-1, it was 10-0 ships. league matches and 11 victories Clark was a freshman when the Jessy Cardey, who was named Big and the match was clinched. overall, received devastating news Bruins won the national title under West Conference Player of the Year Menlo coach Bill Shine was then Boys’ lacrosse earlier in the day when former Paly Adam Krikorian, who currently for a second straight season. She has able to sub in some of his non-start- Menlo pulled off a big 8-6 vic- player Emily Benatar, a freshman at heads the U.S. National Team. She 66 goals so far. ers, which resulted in the one loss tory over regular-season champion Washington University in St. Louis, currently plays for Brandon Brooks, Freshman Mary Jane O’Neill, out — the Knights’ first after blanking Sacred Heart Prep in the SCVAL passed away. who was named Mountain Pacific of Menlo-Atherton High, has scored Mountain View (18-0) and Los Al- playoff semifinals Wednesday on Sports Federation Coach of the Year six goals on just 16 shots for UC Ir- tos (15-0). the Gators’ field. (continued on next page) this year. vine. Menlo’s top three singles players “Everybody tells you when you Senior goalkeeper Elise Ponce, a — Andrew Ball, Richard Pham and are a freshman that this is the fast- Menlo School product, and sopho- Chan — all won twice before sitting REMEMBER STROLLING IN A LUSH GARDEN? est four years of your life,” Menon more Alexandra Honny lead the out the rest of the warm afternoon. said. “Right now I’m trying not to Western Water Polo Association think about anything as being the champions Loyola Marymount Boys’ golf last time. I want to enjoy the mo- into the tournament. Ponce started West Bay Athletic League rivals ment and enjoy every day I can at all 29 games, allowing 6.72 goals Menlo School and Sacred Heart Stanford.” per game and recording 287 saves. Prep will battle each other at least Menon always wanted to attend Honny leads the Lions with 77 goals one more time when both com- Stanford. Clark always knew she and both were named first team all- pete in the CCS Championships on would leave the area for college. WWPA. N Tuesday at Rancho Canada (West “We keep it appropriate,” Clark said. “We have to stay loyal to our schools, so we don’t talk much dur- ing the season. It’s understood in the pool that games can get rough but memory we respect each other. It’s always fun to play against her. I’m a big ad- mirer of the way she plays.” While Clark is a finalist for the Peter J. Cutino Award, presented to care the best college water polo player, Menon has been a mainstay in the Stanford lineup all season. “She has all the skills and the poise you want from an athlete,” Remember what a breath of fresh mountain air smells Cardinal coach John Tanner said. like? The Gardens Memory Care is located on a “She’s steady in all positions and ! "#$ % & she’s also brilliantly creative. She beautiful 42-acre campus in the peaceful environs of will create a chance when others '& ! 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Palo Alto put itself in a hole im- mediately against St. Francis when junior Nina Kelty fouled out of the match following two yellow cards. Your personal wellness concierge. Track and field Grand Opening specials It’s back to work for the Palo Alto on one session or a package of three! boys, who sprinted to the SCVAL De Anza Division title last week. PLUSy+PJOVTGPSUXPPQFO May 10th & May 17th 10am-7pm Next up will be Friday’s SCVAL IPVTFTXIFSFZPVXJMMMFBSONPSF t%JTDPVOUTPOTFSWJDFTNFNCFSTIJQ Qualifier at Santa Clara High, BCPVUUIJTVOJRVF OFXQSJWBUF t3BõFESBXJOHT bringing together the top qualifiers QSBDUJDFJOEPXOUPXO1BMP"MUP t$PNQMJNFOUBSZ-JGFTUZMF"TTFTTNFOUT from the El Camino and De Anza OnePlace. OneGoal. OneYou. Division finals. 'PSFTU"WF 1BMP"MUPXXXPOFXFMMOFTTHSPVQDPN The Vikings’ goal will be to get all their top athletes qualified for next week’s CCS semifinals, May 19 at Gilroy High. The Paly boys scored 193 points and easily dominated the league- meet field with its display of speed. The Vikings scored 98 points in Jasmine Tosky E.J. Floreal six events from the 400 on down, Palo Alto High Palo Alto High including both hurdles races. Los The senior helped the Vi- The junior helped the Vi- Altos finished second with 83 kings win their 10th straight kings win the De Anza Divi- points. league-meet swim title by sion track title with three Paly junior anchoring the 200 medley meet-record wins -- anchor- E.J. Floreal relay to victory, winning the ing the 400 relay, taking the led the way by 200 free in 1:48.14, and 100 in 10.70 and the 200 in anchoring the setting a meet record of a school-record (and No. 2 400 relay team to victory in 55.05 to win the 100 fly. in state) time of 21.16. a meet record of 42.42, then Honorable mention winning the 100 in a meet- Rachael Acker* Chris Hoglund record 10.70 Gunn swimming Palo Alto lacrosse as he led a E.J. Floreal Katherine Hobbs Tom Kremer 1-2-3-4 finish. Castilleja lacrosse Sacred Heart Prep swimming He topped those performances by Ally Howe Andrew Liang leading another 1-2-3-4 Paly finish Sacred Heart Prep swimming Palo Alto swimming in the 200 with a school and meet Expires June 2, 2012 Madison Sabbag Christian Lonsky record of 21.16, the No. 2 time in the Gunn lacrosse Palo Alto baseball state before the weekend. Sophie Sheeline Byron Sanborn The time also ties Floreal for No. Menlo lacrosse Palo Alto swimming 9 all-time in CCS history and is Molly Zebker Max Wilder the fastest CCS time ever run in a Palo Alto swimming Menlo-Atherton swimming league meet. * previous winner Floreal had the state’s fastest time until Khalfani Muhammad, PA To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com a junior at Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks), ran a state-leading 21.12 later in the day for the No. 5 time in the nation. “Everything ran according to form, and more,” said Fung, who +'* 0. $+- * '((0)'* /'*% " 3 +$ /+0-. *" boys’ team won eight events while ,-#.#*/ /'+*. +* ! *!#- "#)#*/' %'*% setting itself up for a run at the CCS title in two weeks. %#*+)'!. &# -/ "'.# .# ./#) !#(( )#"'!'*# The Vikings added 62 points in )+1#)#*/ "'.+-"#-. *" )+-# the field events with Victor Du tak- ing the long jump at 21-5 1/2 and fellow junior Grant Shorin winning ,#!' ( %0#./. the triple jump (41-9 1/2) with Du ' &'*% #*/#- $+- second at 41-9. The two also added 14 points in the high jump while se- # -*'*% *" *+2(#"%# #) #- + -" +$ '-#!/+-. / *$+-" +.,'/ ( ('*'!. nior Tory Prati came up with a per- / *$+-" sonal best of 48-1 1/2 while taking second in the shot put. He added a # * / *$+-" *'1#-.'/3 !&++( +$ #"'!'*# third place in the discus, throwing 130-8. In the girls’ meet, Palo Alto fin- -#.'"#*/ *" / *$+-" +.,'/ ( ('*'!. ished second with 79 points with Mountain View winning the cham- pionship with 149 points. Gunn was third with 72 points. Paly won the opening 400 relay in a season best of 49.50, the No. 5 time in the CCS this season. Torrie Nielsen, who later finished second in the 100 in 12.73, teamed with Pippa Raffel, Lydia Guo and Anna Dukovic for the victory. Raffel added a victory in the long jump with a personal best of 17-10 1/2. N Page 42ÊUÊ >ÞÊ££]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sports Swimming a relay with him, and our training With last year’s 50 and 100 free (continued from page 40) intensity this year was the best it has winner (Maddy Schaefer) now ever been.” swimming for Stanford, Acker is Kremer holds school records the heir apparent in those races after them and cares about them. She has in the 200 free, 100 fly, 100 back finishing second in both last year. never let her talent change her; she and on the 200 and 400 free relays. The Titans also have to be favored in accepts her talent and works to im- The 400 mark of 3:07.36 came at the 400 free relay and either the 200 prove. But she is smart enough to last year’s CCS meet, earning the medley or 200 free relay, whichever realize that there is a life outside of Gators a victory and a fourth place one Hernandez wants to go after. the pool.” team finish. The Gators were third “It’s certainly nice to be consid- Tosky currently holds Paly re- at CCS in 2010 and eighth in Kre- ered one of the favorites, but I’ve cords in the 100 free, 200 free, 200 mer’s freshman year. been to enough of these things to IM, 100 fly, 500 free and is part of “I also have had the luxury to know not to fall in love with seed three school record-setting relays. teach Tom this year in my AP Com- times,” Hernandez said. “We just “Many people will look at the puter Science class (he took the AP need to perform at our best, and get records and see that Jasmine is a exam Tuesday), and, yes, he is an ourselves into as many champion- great swimmer, and she is,” said amazing swimmer, but he is also an ship spots as possible, and then go Dye. “But, her biggest impact on absolutely amazing student,” said out and swim faster on Saturday. the Palo Alto High School team has Morris. “He is one of the most bril- Keith Peters Of the top contenders, I think we been Jasmine Tosky the person. She liant students in the senior class; he lost the fewest points to graduation. has set an example of hard work, took AP Calculus BC last year as a Maddy Shaeffer’s absence helps us competitiveness, compassion and junior. I couldn’t be prouder to have a lot, and we have some new, young friendship that, while it will leave Tom be the ‘face’ of our program. Despite being friends and club teammates, Gunn’s Rachael Acker (left) scorers in this meet. So, though we a lasting impact on the record book I want people to look at the SHP and Paly’s Jasmine Tosky will be rivals at the CCS finals. do have a few holes, we’ll put a lot of at Paly, it will leave an even bigger swim team and see all the values points on the board. At that point, it lasting impression on the hearts of Tom embodies: a great athlete, a creature of precision; and as she’s she’s very capable of doing some- will come down to us winning close her teammates and coaches!” fantastic student, a really nice guy, developed, she’s also become a crea- thing she’s never done before.” races.” Sacred Heart Prep coach Kevin and a great teammate.” ture of controlled aggression.” Last week, the Palo Alto girls won No matter what happens, Tosky, Morris feels pretty much the same Acker is a relative newcomer to Acker, who will join Tosky at the their 10th straight SCVAL De Anza Kremer and Acker are all set for about Kremer, who got his feet wet swimming and hasn’t piled up the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, cur- Division league-meet title, 508- their final bows. Their curtain calls at the 2009 CCS finals by taking accolades that Tosky and Kremer rently holds five individual school 499, over the Titans but Paly held could come later this summer on the fifth in the 200 IM and fourth in have earned. Yet, she’s just as com- records and is a member of three a 54-point diving advantage before international stage. N the 500 free. Since then, he’s been petitive and has re-written the Gunn record-setting relays. She handed the meet began. Gunn scored more pretty much unbeatable. This week- record book while helping elevate Tosky her first-ever individual loss points in swimming and is among NOTES: The Palo Alto boys, end, Kremer will go after his fifth the program among the section’s in high school this season as Gunn the favorites for Saturday’s section who finished to Bellarmine at and sixth titles. elite. beat Paly in a dual meet. title. last year’s CCS meet, probably “Tom has meant so much to our “Rachael was obviously a game- “What’s especially exciting about “CCS ought to be very exciting,” will be happy with a similar fin- program,” said Morris. “Just having changer for our program,” said Rachael is how relatively new she is said Dye. “I think anyone of four ish as the Bells are seeking their Tom on our team made our practice Gunn coach Mark Hernandez. to the sport,” said Hernandez. “She’s schools can win the title for the 28th straight title. The Vikings so much more intense this year. “She’s a once-in-a-very-long-time nowhere near her ceiling, and it’s not girls. I would have to give the edge won the SCVAL De Anza Divi- Even when he wasn’t there, it was type of talent, but she also works ex- at all clear where that ceiling even to Gunn, but Mitty, St. Francis and sion title last week. On Saturday, always lurking out there that the tremely hard. Given her background is. That makes me optimistic for us have a chance. It really will be an the Menlo-Atherton boys won fastest three guys would end up on in ballet, it’s no surprise that she’s a how well she’ll do at CCS, because exciting meet.” the PAL Championships. N
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