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PaloAltoOnline.com 6°Ê888]Ê ÕLiÀÊ{äÊUÊÕÞÊÈ]ÊÓä£ÓÊN 50¢ AN ALMANAC, MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE AND PALO ALTO WEEKLY PUBLICATION HOME+GARDEN Inside this issue SUMMER 2012 INTERIOR MOTIVES IN MENLO PARK|PAGE 10 Summer Home & A Garden Design A NOD TO HISTORY IN PALO ALTO | PAGE 4 DESIGN IN A DAY IN MOUNTAIN VIEW | PAGE 18 FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION IN PALO ALTO | PAGE 24 page 3 Deadline to vote this Sunday Transitions 10 Shop Talk 18 Movies 19 Puzzles 37 2 0 1 2 NArts Live theater meets the real world Page 14 NSports Bank of the West tourney opens at Stanford Page 21 NHome A passion for clay, glass and the environment Page 25 For a complete list of classes and class fees, lectures and health education resources, visit pamf.org/healtheducation. July 2012 Ready, Set, Go: Preparing for Kindergarten Tuesday, July 10, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Presented by Stephanie Agnew, B.A. Mountain View Center ParentsPlace 701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-934-7373 Learn what to expect from kindergarten programs and what makes a child ready for the experience. Discussion includes suggestions on how you can help your child prepare socially, emotionally and academically for this transition. REMEMBER STROLLING IN A LUSH GARDEN? Tapped – Healthy Screenings Film Friday, July 27, film starts at 7 p.m. Presented by Edward Yu, M.D. Mountain View Center PAMF Family Medicine 701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-934-7000 An in-depth examination of the big business of bottled water. memory care Remember what a breath of fresh mountain air smells like? The Gardens Memory Care is located on a beautiful 42-acre campus in the peaceful environs of Upcoming Lectures and Workshops in August Portola Valley. Memory Care is just one of the benefits s -EDICARE5PDATESAND s #AN9OU(EAR-E.OW s &ORKS/VER+NIVESn of calling the Sequoias Portola Valley home. Learn more #HANGES (Mountain View) (Sunnyvale) (EALTHY3CREENINGS&ILM at sequoias-pv.org or call marketing at 650.851.1501. (Mountain View) facebook.com/paloaltomedicalfoundation (650) 851-1501 | sequoias-pv.org | 501 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA twitter.com/paloaltomedical Scan this code with your smartphone for more health education information. Get the This not-for-profit community is part of Northern California Presbyterian pamf.org/blog free mobile scanner app at http://gettag.mobi. Homes and Services. License# 410500567. 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Johnson A fresh approach! EDITORIAL Jocelyn Dong, Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor Saturday, July 28 Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor 4HISISARIDICULOUS UNDEMOCRATIC Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Palo Alto Medical Foundation Tom Gibboney, Spectrum Editor PROCESS 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Sue Dremann, Chris Kenrick, Gennady — Larry Klein,0ALO!LTO#ITY#OUNCILMAN REGARD Hearst Conference Center & Courtyard Sheyner, Staff Writers Eric Van Susteren, Editorial Assistant, Internship INGTHESTATEHIGH SPEEDRAILFUNDINGBILLTHATWAS Come enjoy: Coordinator RELEASED4UESDAYNIGHT WITHAPOTENTIALVOTEON Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer &RIDAY3EESTORYONPAGE Educational Seminars* Dale F. Bentson, Colin Becht, ‘‘ Music & Art by Seniors *Special movie screening Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Gardening Demos from 2:30 - 4:15 p.m. of Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Vendor Booths “How to Live Forever” Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, sponsored by LYFE Kitchen Susan Tavernetti, Contributors Food Tastings Helen Carefoot, Junesung Lee, Maytal Mark, Raffle Prizes Bryce Druzin, Lauren-Marie Sliter, Dean *Limited seating! To guarantee a seat at an McArdle Editorial Interns educational seminar and/or the movie, RSVP to pamf.org/successfulaging or call (650) 853-4873. DESIGN Around Town Shannon Corey, Design Director EICHLERS OR iCHLERS? ... Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, With mission. The council reappointed Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers their minimalist design, for-the-peo- Commissioner Greg Tanaka and Lili Cao, Designer ple sensibility and cultlike following, appointed Alex Panelli, a former PRODUCTION Joseph Eichler-developed homes Parks and Recreation Commission Partnering together Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager pamf.org avenidasvillage.org have more than a glancing similar- member. But the race for the third for