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Palo 6°Ê888]Ê ÕLiÀÊ£nÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊx]ÊÓä£äÊN xäZ Alto Special section Love Is in the Air Page 35 www.PaloAltoOnline.com antitrustThe advocate Veteran Palo Alto attorney Gary Reback takes aim at Google [PAGE 16] Pulse 12 Spectrum 14 Eating Out 25 Movies 27 Puzzles 52 NArts Who says Yiddish is a dead language? Page 20 NSports Stanford signs top recruiting class Page 30 NHome Barron Park: A rural throwback to the past Page 41 Community Health Education Programs Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real Mountain View Center 701 E. El Camino Real Lecture and Workshops Targeted Therapy: What is it and Why Do We Need it? Lecture and Workshops 650-934-7373 Presented by David Leibowitz, M.D., PAMF Hematology and Oncology Effective Communication Strategies with Children Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7 – 8:30 p.m., 650-853-4873 Marvin Small Memorial Parent Workshop Series Presented by Susan Stone-Belton, ParentsPlace Living Well Classes 650-853-2960 Tuesday, Mar. 9, 7 – 8:30 p.m. Functional Spine Training Managing Your First Monday of each month, High Blood Pressure HMR Weight Management Program 650-404-8260 5 – 6:30 p.m., 650-853-4873 Monday, Feb. 8, 3 – 5 p.m. Free orientation session. Tuesdays, noon – 1 p.m., and Thursdays, What You Need to Know About 5 – 6:30 p.m. Warfarin (Coumadin) Call for dates and time. 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Page 2ÊUÊiLÀÕ>ÀÞÊx]ÊÓä£äÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Palo Alto group seeks to bridge gap between police, community New Community Advisory Group offers the Police police and citizens in order to assure Councilwoman Gail Price said she as an affront to democracy and ar- Department ‘candid’ advice behind closed doors fair and impartial policing.” hopes the group revisits the issue. gued that the community has a right But in recent weeks, several mem- “I see it as a process decision, to know what goes on at the meet- by Gennady Sheyner bers of the City Council publicly hopefully, that gets revisited be- ings. James, who regularly criticizes questioned the less-than-transparent cause we feel very strongly about the police department at meetings alo Alto’s newest citizen com- occupations are similarly varied. nature of the new Community Advi- giving people opportunities to par- of the City Council and the Human mission includes an East Palo Since late October, members have sory Group, which the city created ticipate,” Price said. Relations Commission, decried the P Alto pastor, a Palo Alto High been meeting once a month with a last year to improve communications “I understand the issue of creating fact that he can’t participate in the School student, a retired bank ex- small group of Palo Alto police offi- between the police department and an environment where people feel Community Advisory Group meet- ecutive, a former Palo Alto mayor cers to swap police stories and bone the community. At last week’s joint safe to make comments,” she added. ings as well. and a local resident who had public- up on police laws and procedures. meeting of the City Council and “As this goes on, there are a lot of “It’s a basic concept of democ- ly accused Palo Alto police officers The goal, according to the group’s the Human Relations Commission, people with good ideas who may racy,” James said. “I might see what of racially profiling her. vision statement, is to “address the Councilman Yiaway Yeh asked for help you with your work.” Its members’ ages range from 16 concerns of the community and en- a list of “pros and cons” for keeping Police watchdog Aram James to 84 and their backgrounds and hance the relationship between the the meetings closed to the public. characterized the private meetings (continued on page 8) STATE Newcomer takes fundraising lead in Assembly race Venture capitalist Becker overtakes Gordon, Kishimoto in cash raised by Gennady Sheyner Menlo Park venture capitalist has surged past two political A veterans in the race for cam- paign cash, all but ensuring a tight three-way contest for Ira Ruskin’s seat in the State Assembly. Joshua Becker, whose campaign is a little more than three months old, has received $219,643 in cam- paign contributions, according to financial statements filed Monday. His two opponents in the Demo- cratic primary, San Mateo County Supervisor Rich Gordon and for- mer Palo Alto Councilwoman Yoriko Kishimoto, have raised $195,360 and $161,464 as of Dec. Vivian Wong 31, respectively. Becker took the lead in fundrais- ing despite being the only politi- cal newcomer in the race. Calling himself an “innovation Democrat,” What a re-leaf! Becker is banking on Silicon Valley Paly High student Jayshawn Gates-Mouton shovels structural soil into the hole around a tree, at the Canopy-sponsored tree-planting along support to win Ruskin’s seat in the California Avenue last Saturday. More than 150 volunteers participated in replanting the street with 44 new trees, in a community celebra- 21st District, which includes 13 cit- tion of trees. Another 21 larger trees will be planted by the city. ies from San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. mean that 75 percent of new teach- Many new teachers credit mentor- Ruskin will be termed out at the EDUCATION ers in East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood ing from the New Teacher Center, a end of this year. City School District failed to return national organization dedicated to Gordon has received much of his for a second year. “accelerating the effectiveness of support from San Mateo County Mentoring boosts teacher But that figure has reversed itself teachers,” for giving them the sup- attorneys, Realtors and labor lead- dramatically in the past few years — port and sense of professionalism ers. Kishimoto has relied on checks retention in East Palo Alto schools about 74 percent of first-year teach- they need to stick with, and thrive from local environmentalists, poli- ers now stay on for at least three or in, the challenging job. ticians and neighborhood leaders. Veteran teachers offer support, four years. “The New Teacher Center has had Becker has been boosted by the That’s welcome news for Superin- a tremendous impact on my abilities district’s high-tech sector. His more ‘sense of professionalism’ in challenging job tendent Maria De La Vega, who has as a teacher,” said first-year teacher than 300 contributors include many by Chris Kenrick said a more stable teaching staff is Kathleen Florita. “From orienta- technologists and CEOs, including key in boosting student performance tion at the beginning of the year, to professionals from such firms as new teacher enters the class- the job.