Stumping for Measure A

Whither WiFi Google rep discusses wireless Internet project IN BUSINESS | P.29 MAY 26, 2006 VOLUME 14 NO. 22 INSIDE: WEEKEND | PAGE 21 650.964.6300 mv-voice.com Stumping for Measure A KNISS BACKS TAX TO that of their opponents, and poll numbers that show a slight PAY COUNTY’S BILLS majority favoring the tax. By Jon Wiener “The organization base for Measure A is the biggest I’ve ever ix months ago, county seen in Santa Clara County,” Supervisor Liz Kniss might said Bob Brownstein, campaign Shave been an unlikely can- spokesperson and head of Work- didate to stump for Measure A, ing Partnerships. “It’s a very, very the half-cent sales tax increase broad coalition.” the board of supervisors has Those on the other side, led placed on the June 6 ballot. by Mountain View Vice Mayor Kniss was a staunch critic of plans to extend BART to San See MEASURE A, page 10 Jose, an expensive proposition that could suck up more than a ■ NORBERT VON DER GROEBEN quarter of the new tax revenues. HANGARONE Even after casting the board’s WELTMEISTERSCHAFT FEVER: Martin Roeck, a second grader at the German Inter- crucial fourth vote in February national School of Silicon Valley, warms up with his teammates for a soccer game on Sunday, May 21, at to put the measure before vot- the World Cup Soccer Festival in Mountain View. The festival is presented by the ers, Kniss bemoaned rumors Locals heart German International School and Goethe-Institut San Francisco. of a back-room deal between the supervisors and the Valley their hangar Transit Authority, which was seeking more funding for the CALLS GROW FOR BART-to-San-Jose extension. NAVY TO PRESERVE Longer days for some kindergartens She added that public accusa- tions about the origins of the MOFFETT LANDMARK By Molly Tanenbaum House and other parents in Though parents are in favor of tax proposal would kill voter By Jon Wiener favor of extended-day kinder- the extended-day for kindergart- support for it. indergarten will start garten, such as Terri Evans, ners, the real push came from the Now, as Election Day nears, n 1933, community members looking more like first whose 5-year-old daughter teachers. Kniss has taken it upon herself to gave Hangar One to the Navy. Kgrade when students Samantha will be a Bubb kin- Bubb kindergarten teacher convince voters in Mountain View INow they want it back. come to class next year at Bubb dergartner next year, think the Cathy Fielding, who has taught and the rest of her North County About 300 people, not count- and Theuerkauf schools. longer day will both help kids there for 19 years, said she never district that voting no on Measure ing dozens of media and fed- The change, part of a test pro- and also give working parents thought she would want to teach A won’t stop BART-to-San-Jose, eral employees, stuffed the pub- gram which was requested by an all-day class. However, due to but will only make the project’s lic affairs building at Moffett kindergarten teachers at both increased state standards, teach- feared impacts on bus and train Field on Tuesday night to show schools, will mean two more ‘It’ll be a lot easier ers must pack in more lessons service exponentially worse. their support for restoration of hours of class each day. The each day. “So many people have asked the landmark structure. At one Mountain View-Whisman Dis- for working parents.’ “Our day right now is pretty me why I supported doing this,” point, so many people had shown trict Board of Trustees approved rushed. There’s no time left to said Kniss. The reason, she said, up that the Navy was turning the plan May 18 on the recom- TERRI EVANS, PARENT do the things that are develop- is that “BART will happen no people away at the door. mendation of Superintendent mentally appropriate,” Fielding matter what. It won’t make a dif- “I think we did what we needed Maurice Ghysels. some relief. said. “We’re basically teaching ference whether this tax passes or to do tonight,” said Lenny Siegel, So far, the schools have received “I was very excited about it,” a lot of things that used to be doesn’t pass.” one of the founding members of positive reactions from parents. Evans said. “My daughter has taught in first grade.” With less than two weeks to the Save Hangar One Commit- “I wish they had done it a year been in preschool, so for her to “And I for one still want to go, backers of the tax have a lot tee, the group that has led the earlier!” said Bubb parent Taylor go to all-day kindergarten isn’t have them fingerpaint and I’m to be happy about — an ever- effort to organize the commu- House, whose child is a kinder- a big step for her. 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