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BUSINESS Facebook goes to Stanford Research Park Some employees may remain downtown by Arden Pennell he Internet firm Facebook, headquartered in downtown T Palo Alto with more than 600 employees at five offices, will move all or a substantial portion of its operations to a site at Stanford Research Park, the company con- firmed Monday. To accommodate its rapid growth, the firm will lease 1601 California Ave. — a roughly 8.5-acre, 152,000- square-foot site — and relocate in the first quarter of 2009, Facebook spokesperson Debbie Frost said in e-mail statements.
Darlene Bouchard The company will likely — but not definitely — retain office space downtown, to maintain room for employees that overflow even the new California Avenue site, accord- ing to Frost. The new location is a former Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Bigfoot in Palo Alto? building later occupied by HP’s Just moments before a press conference called to reveal ‘evidence’ of Bigfoot’s existence, Joey Hawilo of Palo Alto held a sign out- instruments-manufacturing spin- side the Cabana Hotel in Palo Alto. Indistinct photographs of a body discovered in Georgia by Matthew “Gary” Whitton, a police off, Agilent. The site is slated for officer from Clayton County, Ga., and his friend Ric Dyer, were released as ‘evidence’ of Bigfoot’s existence. The press conference eventual conversion to housing un- offered more questions than answers, attendees said. der a 2005 agreement between the city and Stanford University. Facebook declined to state how living in Mexico and was extradited He had been linked to the crime long it would remain at the new site CRIME to Los Angeles last Wednesday. based on a ring found at the crime but said it is still looking for a major He has been charged with one scene, which was engraved with the campus to house its growing opera- count of sexual assault during the name “Edwin.” Hernandez’s brother tions. Man arrested for rape commission of a burglary and one Edwin lived near the assisted-living The firm’s reported target is 1,000 count of elder abuse with great bodi- facility and had reported the ring employees by year’s end. of 94-year-old woman ly injury, according to Palo Alto Po- stolen the previous year. The social-networking company lice Agent Dan Ryan. Hernandez was exonerated three and website have ballooned in size DNA match triggered manhunt, arrest in 2002 case On May 10, 2002, the woman weeks later by DNA evidence and since a 2004 move to downtown was raped and brutally beaten in her was released, although then-Police from founder Mark Zuckerberg’s by Jocelyn Dong ground-floor Palo Alto Commons Chief Pat Dwyer previously said Harvard University dorm room. apartment off El Camino Real in Hernandez might still be part of the Initially, a couple dozen employ- n an international case involving ing and rape of a 94-year-old wom- south Palo Alto. Police initially ar- ongoing investigation. ees worked out of a single Univer- the FBI, the U.S. Justice Depart- an in a Palo Alto assisted-living rested Gunn High School graduate The false confession became a sity Avenue office. I ment and Mexican law enforce- center, Palo Alto police announced Jorge Hernandez, then 18, following focus of an inquiry into police in- Now, a swarm of mainly young ment, a 40-year-old man has been Friday. an interrogation that police claimed arrested for the vicious 2002 beat- Roberto Cruz Recendes had been produced a confession. VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ9) VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ9)
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Advertising Sales Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales 2,000 years ago, mostly between “I had planned to go to law school,” Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. 300 B.C. and A.D. 30. he said. It wasn’t until he was half- David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, Welcome to the Papyrological way through undergraduate school at YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE IN Inside Advertising Sales Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. Institute, an annual effort that was Georgetown University that the lure ONLINE SERVICES held for the first time at Stanford of the study of classics caught him. KINDERGARTEN TO ENJOY Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online during July. He also remembered the enthusiasm BUSINESS The institute drew 18 graduate a high school teacher had for the an- “ARTS AND CRAFTS”! Theresa Freidin, Controller and post-graduate students from 15 cient Greeks and Romans. Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant universities around the world, in- Sutherland hasn’t picked a dis- Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Cathy cluding John Sutherland, a second- sertation subject yet, but he is in- Check out the new, ADULT classes Stringari, Doris Taylor, Business Associates year Stanford doctoral student. terested in Roman socio-economic ADMINISTRATION The attraction, for the students and history. While an undergraduate, he at the Palo Alto Adult School! Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & professors, was about 70 texts from wrote an honors thesis on poverty in Promotions Director Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant ancient Egypt that had been restored Roman Egypt. Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, well enough to be studied. They were “The papyri helped me answer Jorge Vera, Couriers encased in large pieces of glass, re- some questions about the common EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. sembling oversized photo slides. man,” Sutherland said. “There was William S. Johnson, President Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Walter They are among hundreds of doc- a lot about economics that can be Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; uments donated to Stanford in the answered or at least approached Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations & Webmaster 1920s by a Stanford alumnus who through the papyri.” Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales purchased them from an antiquities What did Sutherland and other Manager; Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & dealer in London. students learn in that room in Green Mailing Services; Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, Circulation Assistants; Chris Planessi, Chip The words are written on papyri, Library? Poedjosoedarmo, Oscar Rodriguez Computer an ancient version of paper made One of the texts set down the rules System Associates from plant stalks that were over- for an Egyptian village association. The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) lapped and hammered flat. The It included the amounts of fines is published every Wednesday and Friday by Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo ink was made from coal and water for anyone who made a complaint Alto, CA 94302, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals post- and written with reeds, somewhat to the Pharaoh before bringing the age paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing like ancient fountain pens. The complaint to the association first. offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circu- lation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly ink, the words and the papyri all The message seemed to be: “Talk is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, have endured for 2,000 years, long about it in the village first before you Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty enough for students to try to deci- and staff households on the Stanford campus and go running to the government.” to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not cur- pher their meaning. Somehow, after 2,000 years, rently receiving the paper, you may request free But the scraps of papyri weren’t modern neighborhood or hom- delivery by calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box recovered from an ancient library. eowners’ associations may not be 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Copyright ©2003 by They had a, well, different, slightly that different from what went on in Embarcadero Publishing Co. All rights reserved. spooky origin. ancient Egypt. 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NeighborhoodsA roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann
AROUND THE BLOCK Still spreading his wings
LIBRARY CLOSURE ... The Octogenarian takes flight College Terrace Library will at Palo Alto Airport be closed from Aug. 21-22 by Sue Dremann and possibly through Aug. 23 during removal of a diseased rofessorville resident Arthur eucalyptus tree. The large tree, Morse, 86, seemed wistful as P he looked back on his life and which is adjacent to the library, thought about the opportunities he’s has been declared unsafe by missed. the city arborist. No library “One thing I wanted to do — but items will be due and check- I won’t get to do now — is a para- out dates will be extended chute jump. Somebody talked me during the closure. The book out of it,” he said. drops and Wi-Fi will not be ac- That was four years ago, when cessible. Morse was 82.
BE PREPARED ... While sip- ping and strolling at the Palo “One thing I wanted to Alto Festival of the Arts, resi- do — but I won’t get to dents can learn more about neighborhood preparedness. do now — is a parachute The PAN Emergency Pre- jump. Somebody talked >ÀiiÊ ÕV >À` 7>Õi}>Ê iÜÃ-Õ 7>Õi}>Ê >ÀiiÊ ÕV >À` paredness Committee will me out of it.” have a table at the Aug. 22-23 —Pilot Art Morse event. A retired mechanical engineer, Morse comes out to the Palo Alto EDGEWOOD PLAZA OVER- Airport nearly every day. Flying VIEW ... Palo Alto planning is his passion — or at least, one of Art Morse, 86, takes to the skies in a 1962 Cessna 150. He has flown 3,100 hours since learning to fly at age 22. department staff members them. In his life, there have been will present an overview of the many: cruising boats, sports cars, planning process and timeline guns and motorcycles to name a few. Online exclusive: for redevelopment proposals But perhaps the most long-lasting Hear Arthur Morse talk more for Edgewood Plaza on Sept. has been small planes. about his life and watch him fly 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. Opportuni- “I’ve limited myself to one expen- at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. ties for public input will also sive toy at a time, by and large,” he said with a chuckle. be outlined. The overview will Morse still flies a plane almost 2,000-foot Santa Cruz Mountains, not be a presentation or review every week, taking a vintage 1962 the creeks coursing through tan val- of a developer proposal. The two-seater Cessna 150 owned by a leys like veins until they empty into meeting will take place at the friend up into the skies above Palo the seas. Palo Alto Art Center Audito- Alto. Sometimes he flies with a On a recent Tuesday morning, rium, 1313 Newell Road, Palo friend who is also a pilot to have Morse got ready to fly again. He pol- Alto. lunch in Half Moon Bay. Last week- ished the windshield and removed end, he flew to Watsonville to have the wings’ tie-downs, checked the his favorite bowl of chowder. LAST PUBLIC MEETING ON fuel gauge and turned on the radio. At other times, he just takes to the “I derive a certain enjoyment from OREGON EXPY. ... The last air to see the sights: the small white flying. I can look out under the wing public meeting on Oregon crests of waves lapping in San Fran- and realize that I’m being suspended Art Morse, in the Navy uniform with his foot on the tire, made a perfect Expressway improvements cisco Bay, the cars crawling like le- by an invisible gas,” he said. emergency landing in 1945 in downtown Waukegan, Ill. His feat made takes place at the Midtown gions of ants moving breadcrumbs three newspapers, including this one from the Waukegan News-Sun on Residents Association gen- to a colony; and up over the verdant VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ£ä) Oct. 22, 1945. eral meeting on Aug. 28 at 7:15 p.m. Santa Clara County and Palo Alto city officials will UNIVERSITY SOUTH neighborhood and environment, Residents haven’t been contacted be on hand to answer ques- residents contend. by the VA about the proposed rede- tions. Walt Hays will moderate. Residents wary of VA The VA is proposing a six-story velopment, he added. The meeting will take place helipad and 600-space elevated “They put up a huge tower on the at Emerson School, 2800 W. parking garage as part of a $750 south side of the property with re- Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, in Hospital redevelopment million redevelopment plan. The flectors for communication. It just the “Red Room.” The proposal Federal jurisdiction means city project will include a new poly- went up,” he said. will go before the Palo Alto trauma rehabilitation center, blind Residents sent a list of concerns Planning Commission in Janu- has no oversight of expansion center, acute psychiatric inpatient to Emslie on July 29, including po- facility, rehabilitation and research tential noise and traffic problems ary 2009. N by Sue Dremann center and central plant and gen- from more cars and additional earing noise from helicop- ects, such as proposed redevelop- erator facilities. helicopter flights, damage to and Send announcements of ters, traffic jams and glar- ment of the 93-acre VA Palo Alto “It is approximately 40 percent of pollution of Matadero and Barron neighborhood events, meetings F ing nighttime light pollution, Health Care System, according to what Stanford is talking about [for Park creeks, disruption of Hetch and news to Sue Dremann, Barron Park residents are insisting Steve Emslie, Palo Alto’s interim its redevelopment project]. Foothill Hetchy water lines adjacent to the Neighborhoods editor, at they get a say in the Palo Alto Vet- deputy city manager. and Arastradero get a lot of traffic. VA property, potential disturbance [email protected]. Or erans Affairs’ (VA) redevelopment But the size and scope of the Being the federal government, they of a nearby Native American site, talk about your neighborhood plans. redevelopment — and a potential don’t need [environmental reviews] construction debris and toxic waste, news on Town Square at www. The City of Palo Alto does not lack of oversight and accountabil- or mitigation,” longtime resident VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ£ä) PaloAltoOnline.com. have jurisdiction over federal proj- ity — will be detrimental to the Bob Moss said. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊU *>}iÊ5
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK It’s as if the‘‘ project never happened. August 23 & 24, 2008 5NIVERSITY !VENUE s AM PM —Donald Larkin, Palo Alto assistant city at- torney, on a judge’s ruling about a proposed project ‘‘ at 195 Page Mill Road. See story on page 3. 300 Quality Artisans Italian Street Painting Kids’ Art Studio Presented by Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Around Town Spirit of Palo Alto Stage SPINNING NEWSRACK CAL. AVE. UPGRADES ... Once NEWS? ... What better way a town of its own, California Av- Presented by ZonePerfect to fill up a daily newspaper enue’s denizens must now turn Gourmet Food, Wine & Microbrews during the August lull than to to the cash-strapped City of Palo make some news yourself? Alto for community projects. A Entertainment on Three Stages That seems to be the strategy $335,000 infrastructure project of Dave Price’s Daily Post, is underway, with a top priority to Free and Secure Bicycle Parking which is elevating a tussle over replace the streetlights. The con- newsracks to a battle over Free troversial fountain replacement Speech itself. And, he’s pin- is expected to cost $50,000. ning the bit of trouble on the Money leftover will be used for Weekly, which — to set the street trees and street furniture. 4HANKS TO /UR -EDIA 0ARTNERS record straight — was only In addition, next summer and fall one of several publications that the street will be resurfaced, fol- notified the city when Price lowing a gas and sewer line proj- flaunted established news- ect. City planners intend to slim rack rules in the downtown California Avenue from four lanes area. The city’s ordinance, to two to make way for bicyclists established years ago when and improve crosswalks. too many newsracks cluttered downtown, mandates that all A PEEK AT THE BALLOT ... publications must vie for spots Thanks to a highly visible presiden- in established two-tier mounted tial contest, plenty of voters are displays, banning freestanding expected to show up at the polls in single newsracks. Price, then November. Palo Altans have plenty with the Daily News, weighed of issues that might require a bit of What you need to in on the new ordinance and thought. Most local is the library made sure his paper got lots of bond, which will need more than 66 know about prime spots. In May, when the percent of voters to provide $76 Daily Post started publishing million to construct a new Mitchell and wasn’t immediately given Park Library and Community Center, plenty of room by the city, Price expand the Main Library and revamp disobeyed the city rules and the downtown branch. Voters will Kitchen and set out his individual racks — also be asked to vote on an $840 which display the newspaper’s million bond measure for Santa name and product much more Clara Valley Medical Center and a Bath Remodels prominently — giving him an one-eighth of a cent sales tax for edge over papers that were fol- a BART extension into Santa Clara lowing the rules. The Post has County that would link with Caltrain. also insinuated in its articles The ballot will ask for an advisory that the Weekly has threatened vote on the Santa Clara Valley Trans- earn the facts and how-to’s of the remodeling process. to sue the city over the issue. portation Authority’s (VTA) 2035 Designed especially for homeowners, this class will cover Saturday, August 23 But, again to set the record plan and to decide whether the VTA the step-by-step details, decisions and considerations that are 9:00 am to 12:00 pm straight, that’s not true, Weekly should need to submit a plan to the publisher Bill Johnson has Measure A Citizen’s Watchdog Com- part of transforming a home into the special place you’ve always (Doors open at 8:30 am) noted. mittee every six years. Voters in the wanted (including how to live through a remodel). 1954 Old Middlefield Way 14th Congressional District will have Mountain View, CA 94043 TASER TRAILS ... Between the choice between incumbent Anna Topics will include: April and June, Palo Alto po- Eshoo (D-Palo Alto); Republican lice pulled out their electric business owner Ronny Santana; the ■ Making the decision to remodel ■ Inspections stun guns 12 times but did Green Party’s Carol Brouillet, who ■ Choosing an architect, designer and contractor not actually shoot anyone, lives in Palo Alto; and Libertarian ■ The design process ■ Budgeting ■ Materials ■ Floor plans the department reported this Brian Holtz. In the 11th State Sen- ate District, incumbent, Democrat ■ Code requirements ■ Scheduling ■ Building permits ■ Fabulous photos! month. Three of the officers’ targets — including a man who and Palo Altan Joe Simitian will face claimed he was Allah and had Republican Brian Austin Nathan. Harrell Remodeling is an award-winning Design + Build firm on the Peninsula a bomb in his backpack, a man Republican Annalisa Yenne plans to known nationally for creating extraordinary homes that reflect each client’s suffering a manic episode at challenge Assemblyman Ira Ruskin unique signature for living. We welcome you to attend our workshop so you can home and a man at a bus stop (D-Redwood City) for the 21st State screaming racial epithets — Assembly district seat. A race for a approach your major remodel confidently, and with intelligence. www.harrell-remodeling.com Santa Clara County Superior Court License: B479799 were taken to Santa Clara Val- Harrell Remodeling. We never forget it’s your home.® ley Medical Center for psychiat- judgeship will pit Diane Ritchie ric evaluations. One officer was against Lane Liroff. And, Palo Alto For more information or to pre-register for the workshop call (650) 230-2900 ■ Fee is just $20 per household prompted to point her Taser resident Grace Mah, an incumbent, with pre-registration, or $25 at the door ■ No credit cards accepted ■ Refreshments will be provided after a man walked up to her will run against Ellen Santiago for The Harrell Remodeling Design Center is 85% solar powered. while she was sitting in a car a seat on the Santa Clara County and threw a beer bottle at her. Board of Education. N
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the council consider the project in determination on that,” Janz said. a needle in a haystack,” Ryan said, 195 Page Mill light of the new environmental in- Drekmeier said the project would Rape prompting the department to ask for VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊή formation. have been “much less” appealing to VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊή help from the FBI. Janz also hopes the council would him if it had included condomini- “They used a lot of investigatory Hohbach must resubmit his proj- “give some deference to the actions ums rather than apartments. terview techniques, discussed at time and tracked him to a certain ect, Current Planning Manager [of the former council],” which ap- Janz said the city, not just Hoh- length during city Human Relations neighborhood and a certain village. Amy French said. proved the project. bach, is missing out by delaying ac- Commission meetings. We obtained a warrant and asked That would be a setback for Hoh- Even if the project were the same, tion on a project that would bring In December 2004, Hernandez Mexican officials to pick him up,” bach, however, because his project the council has no requirement to affordable housing, business-gener- received a $75,000 settlement from Ryan said. was allowed back in 2005 under consider the 2006 decision, Larkin ating research space and an attrac- the city. Recendes was taken into custody a zoning that the city has since said. tive design to a key piece of land. Ironically, Recendes’ arrest in the in December 2007. changed. “The current council can’t bind a The building, which at 451 feet is rape case was due to the same DNA Then began the delicate 6-to-8- The housing/research and de- future council,” he said. longer than the 800 High St. condo- evidence, related to the ring and also month extradition process, led by the velopment space combination was Janz said Hohbach isn’t giving miniums, includes a central court- a necklace, Ryan said Monday. U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of OK’d under a “general manufactur- the city a deadline to avoid facing yard, Janz said. No residences face Recendes had been living in Palo International Affairs, Ryan said. Fol- ing” zoning that allowed housing, a lawsuit. the train tracks. Alto at the time of the crime and had lowing international protocol, Mexi- French said. He said he plans to set up meet- It also would have a swimming come into possession of the ring, po- can authorities weighed the charges Since then, the zoning has ings with city officials and isn’t pool and underground parking. lice said. He was later arrested and against Recendes and the evidence changed to general manufacturing completely ruling out submitting a Although Judge Nichols’ decision convicted on unrelated charges of against him according to their coun- with no housing. new application. came 10 months ago, Hohbach con- domestic violence. He served time try’s law-enforcement standards. He is not without options, though. “It would depend upon the terms tinued to appeal, Moss said. in state prison but was paroled in They ultimately agreed to extra- Hohbach could request approval and conditions the city [imposes],” On Thursday, however, the Cali- 2006, Ryan said. dite him. under a special city designation that Janz said. fornia Sixth District Court of Ap- Under the conditions of his pa- Recendes is being held in the San- was created to encourage housing How the project, in its current peal rejected Hohbach’s appeal of role, he was expelled from the U.S. ta Clara County main jail without near the train station, French said. form, would fare before the current the Oct. 9 decision invalidating the and required to provide a sample of bail and is scheduled to enter a plea That request would require the city council, which has four new city’s approval of the project. his DNA, Ryan said. on Friday. multiple city bodies to examine members, remains unknown. A judge also ruled this summer A few months after Recendes’ The victim has since died, Ryan the project, she said — Architec- Mayor Larry Klein, Vice Mayor that Hohbach and the city must parole, the state Bureau of Forensic said. N tural Review Board, Planning and Peter Drekmeier and Councilman pay Moss’ legal fees, which to- Services matched Recendes’ DNA Bay City News contributed to this Transportation Commission and the Jack Morton voted in favor of the taled $175,000. The city has paid with the crime-scene DNA. report. city council. project in 2006, while Council its $87,500, but Moss said Hoh- Then the intensive search for Re- Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong Or, Hohbach could use the land members John Barton and Yoriko bach has appealed and hasn’t paid cendes in Mexico began. can be e-mailed at jdong@paweek- for manufacturing with no hous- Kishimoto voted against it. yet. The task of finding him “was like ly.com. ing, creating a project that wouldn’t Drekmeier said Friday he voted Hohbach, a major property owner require city council review, French for the project because it would help in the California Avenue area, has said. satisfy the need for rental housing. a history of taking the city to court. Hohbach and Janz, an attorney “To me, that location is one of In an attempt to build a 10-story Digest with San Francisco-based Sideman the least controversial in the city,” building at 260 Sheridan Ave., first VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® and Bancroft LLP, read Judge Nich- Drekmeier said. It has few close proposed in the mid 1960s, Hoh- ols’ order differently and call the residential neighbors and is near bach appealed the city’s rejection Tuesday. city’s proposed process “overkill.” the California Avenue Caltrain twice to the California Supreme The victims, 30 and 43 years old, suffered only minor injuries, Ryan “There is no legal basis for impos- station. Court and three times to the U.S. said. ing such a draconian requirement,” In addition, Hohbach had pro- Supreme Court. The incident began around 10:25 p.m. Janz wrote in a July 30 letter to the posed designating about 16 of the Another Hohbach attorney, Jef- The four men were heading toward Middlefield Road and crossed the city council. rental units as below-market-rate frey Widman, sent a letter on July street to approach and try to rob the victims, Ryan said. “It’s unnecessary. It’s extremely housing, in exchange for several 28 to Klein’s office, bypassing City “I think they were just out cruising around, so they parked and came time consuming. It would cost the exemptions provided by state law. Hall, asking for a meeting with the up to them,” Ryan said. developer a lot of money. The city Complicating matters, Hohbach city council without any planning Neither Palo Alto man had any money, and one of the victims tried would lose money,” Janz said Fri- originally proposed the housing as department staff, particularly In- to escape at the urging of his friend, Ryan said. day. rentals, but last summer, after coun- terim Deputy City Manager Steve The suspects — all black males, taller than 6 feet, heavyset, wearing In the July 30 letter, Janz esti- cil approval, he applied to convert Emslie, or any city attorneys. hooded sweatshirts and dark pants — fled in a white Buick-like sedan mates the developer is spending the research and development space That meeting hasn’t occurred. with “55” as the last two numbers of the license plate, police said. $100,000 a month just holding the and the two upper floors of housing Larkin said the city doesn’t intend Ryan said Tuesday morning that the police have no suspects. property. into condominiums. to compromise its rules and proce- Anyone with information is asked to call the detective division at He argued that the city would get That issue was never decided due dures to avoid a lawsuit. 650-329-2406. N additional property tax and needed to the lawsuit. “The city’s going to do what is —Becky Trout housing units if it approved the On Friday Janz said Hohbach required by the law. We’re not will- project, Janz said. intends to rent out the residences, ing to bend any laws. That would be Acterra’s Michael Closson injured in Europe Janz and Hohbach want the city although they might be legally inappropriate,” Larkin said. N to use the existing project, expand designated as condos all owned by Staff Writer Becky Trout can Acterra Executive Director Michael Closson, 69, is undergoing sur- the environmental review and allow Hohbach. be e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. gery today after rupturing tendons in both kneecaps in a fall in France for public comment, and then have “I don’t think he’s made a final com. Aug. 8. Closson, who was on vacation with his partner, Francie Allen, was Many of our employees live in the that, or even as low as $3.75 billion, hiking in the Pyrenees Mountains when he slipped on a steep, rocky Facebook area and will continue to be a part BusinessWeek wrote. trail and fell. VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊή of the downtown community,” ac- And technology analysts such Allen continued on the trail to get help, leav- cording to Frost’s statement. as the blog TechCrunch have writ- ing Closson with provisions and blankets, plus hires wearing Facebook logo-gear The move shouldn’t hurt the ten that advertising on the website instructions on how to say “I’m injured” in fill downtown streets on their way downtown economy because other — once thought to be an obvious French. to and from offices at 156 and 151 businesses will take Facebook’s cash cow, given Facebook’s ability A rescue team reached Closson 12 hours later University Ave., 164 and 285 Ham- place, she stated. to scan user profiles and match ads and stayed with him overnight. He was airlifted ilton Ave. and 500 Emerson St. “The motivation behind the move — may do a poor job of attracting to a regional hospital the following morning. The company’s growth follows was the need to scale the organization customers. Told he needed surgery and a long recovery the trajectory of its social-network- while taking into account employee Facebook is also facing a federal time, Closson and Allen made the decision to ing website. preferences to be located together as class-action lawsuit as of last week, return to the United States rather than remain Once confined to users at a hand- much as possible,” Frost wrote. with users alleging the site and ad- in Europe, Allen said. She said no American ful of elite American universities, The announcement comes at a vertising partners including Block- airlines were willing to transport Closson (who Michael Closson Facebook is now publicly available time of speculation about investor buster and Overstock.com illegally needed to remain flat, with unbent knees) and and accessed by more than 90 mil- enthusiasm for the firm. spied on customers through the Bea- others would have charged up to $64,000. Fi- lion people worldwide, according to BusinessWeek reported this con application. The Beacon feature nally they were able to secure a first-class British Airways flight and, the firm’s website. month that Facebook executives sparked outcry last winter when it after being transported by friends from France to London, returned In e-mailed responses to ques- have been selling their stock in the automatically enrolled users without home Sunday. tions, Frost declined to give details privately held firm for prices far asking permission and sent informa- Closson underwent surgery Tuesday at El Camino Hospital in Moun- of which offices, if any, would be below the net $15 billion value pro- tion about purchases made on other tain View and is expected to have a six-month recovery period. retained downtown, but stressed the jected after Microsoft’s 2007 pur- websites, such as Overstock.com, to Allen said Closson remains in good spirits and is extremely grateful firm’s sentimental connection. chase of a tiny 1.6-percent slice of friends in their network. N to the “unbelievably generous” friends and officials he met in France. “We have loved our time in the company for $240 million. Staff Writer Arden Pennell can Closson, an experienced backpacker, would like to return to the downtown Palo Alto and consider it The current stock-sales prices be e-mailed at apennell@paweek- Pyrenees next year to hike again, Allen added. N part of the DNA here at Facebook. imply Facebook is worth a third of ly.com. —Karla Kane
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Wings southwest. The plane banked west, He was 23 at the time. VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊx® then disappeared from view. Although in his late 80s, the worst It reappeared a half hour later, discomfort Morse has is carpal tun- with Morse landing. The tires made nel in both hands, he said. He has Morse climbed into the cockpit a brief screech as they hit the tar- good blood pressure and low choles- and put on his headphones. Today mac. terol, so he “isn’t afraid of having a was a special day. He was taking a “We survived,” Morse quipped, heart attack in the air,” he added. photographer with him. He hasn’t climbing from the cockpit. But he laughed at the irony of be- taken anyone else up in the plane Landings are his favorite part of ing a pilot and an acrophobe — he with him for close to a decade, ex- flying. “When I make a good land- does have a fear of heights. cept for frequent flights with a lady ing, that’s the best part,” he said. “If there’s a cliff over here, there’d friend who is 40 years his junior Tuesday’s was a good one, he said, better be a railing,” he said. and is a pilot active in the Civil Air satisfied. But it’s different looking out of a LOS ALTOS VAULT & SAFE DEPOSIT CO. Patrol. He lifted the plane’s tail and plane than standing on the edge of a A private depository “There’s no romance, but it’s very yanked backward, moving the Cess- cliff. In the cockpit, he has a sense Safe deposit boxes of all sizes 7 Ê, Ê£t pleasant,” he said. na back into its parking space. of control, he said. Strict and total confi dentiality / iÀiÊÃÊ ÊÓ His wife, now deceased, went up The skies are much more crowded The only other regret he has — only once with him, but “she didn’t Secured and ample parking 6 Ê/t now than when Morse first began besides not jumping out of an air- like airplanes,” he added. And dur- flying on June 2, 1944, he said. plane — is that he didn’t get to fly For your own sake we should have your business. ing his marriage and raising three The first plane Morse flew was an the kit plane he was building. That Visit our facilities and judge for yourself. sons, he knocked off flying for al- Aeronca Defender, an ex-military plane, owned by a friend, ended up Data bank for important and confi dential records. most 20 years, he said. plane. in storage out of the area and was Morse maneuvered the plane down In 1946, he made the papers as never flown. SAFE FROM STATE & FEDERAL INTRUSION the runway with a sense of command. far away as Chicago after mak- Morse shook his head. The little plane looked a tad worn, ing a flawless emergency landing “I really wanted to fly that plane,” IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HACKERS TO PENETRATE OUR COMPUTER compared to the shiny knew ones N SYSTEM. REASON — WE HAVE NO COMPUTERS. WE DO BUSINESS in a rented plane in the middle of he said. THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. taking off before it, but the engine downtown Waukegan, Ill. Morse roared as the plane barreled down the dropped the plane into a vacant Staff Writer Sue Dremann 121 First Street, Los Altos, CA 94022 pavement, lifting off with ease. In a lot, without hitting so much as a can be e-mailed at sdremann@ Tel: 650-949-5891 www.losaltosvault.com minute, Morse was high and flying branch or wire, the papers noted. paweekly.com.
VA Hospital during construction. VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊx® Regarding neighbors’ major con- cerns, Childress said the VA has had a helicopter pad for many years. At and glare from lighting of buildings most, there are two to three flights and towers. a month and the VA has no plans to “The neighborhood has been as- increase flights. sured by Steve Emslie that there will The helipad is currently at ground be a community meeting with the level but moving it to the parking VA and the City to discuss the plan structure roof or possibly on top of and get input from the City and resi- the hospital has been proposed, Ni- dents,” Barron Park neighbor Winter etupski said. No flight-plan changes Dellenbach said. are anticipated, and the Federal “I do expect that meetings are a Aeronautics Administration would two-way street and that our input be involved if any were necessary, and concerns will be taken seriously he said. and reasonable changes made where Traffic should also not increase as needed by the VA,” she said. a result of the parking structure, he Emslie said the city can offer sug- said. New building construction dis- gestions but has no enforcement places stalls in three large parking ability. lots, and the new parking structure Dellenbach said the city and Bar- represents a reallocation of the lost ron Park Association had meetings stalls. with the VA after the Loma Prieta “There would be nominal growth earthquake caused significant dam- at best,” he said. age and the hospital embarked on VA Palo Alto has seen a doubling redevelopment. in its patient population from 24,000 “This effort was successful to a in 1997 to 51,000 last year, but that significant degree to mitigate some doesn’t have anything to do with the of the worst impacts on the neigh- redevelopment, according to Nietup- borhood, especially those of resi- ski. The redevelopment is to replace dents whose homes are very near aging structures, not to increase the the VA,” she said. already existing patient load, he said. / VA Palo Alto spokeswoman The San Francisco Public Utili- Kerri Childress said the VA would ties Commission is being engaged host a town-hall meeting or a pub- regarding any disturbance to the lic open house to give neighbors a water line, and an archaeologist will &&*!"## &## & ()*! +%", ()"*.*(%) ( ( (*("%"% briefing, once the proposed plans be involved at the Native American are established. site, Nietupski said. % ' ()&%# , #&'$ %* #)) ).&+-%** &)**!* "*) According to facilities manager He said the VA won’t have any Jason Nietupski, the design pro- toxic building materials on site. Sev- .&+(+ *&%#.&%#.' (+%"*' (+%"* &( ( )" %*) cess has just begun and involves eral monitoring wells already keep 27 full-time architects. The first an eye on groundwater contamina- meeting is scheduled for Aug. 26, tion previously caused by Hewlett- he said. Packard Company. The VA would #)) ))*(* The VA wants to accommodate involve HP or any companies re- residents’ concerns, he added. sponsible for pollution in the clean- Nietupski emphasized that the up if the redevelopment disturbs the current plans are proposals only. contamination, he said. How construction of the polytrauma, Nietupski did not know of any VA- &( &$'# * &+() #")*"% ),")"*--- &&*!"## + blind, ambulatory care and research related pollution but said he would facilities will take place will become welcome seeing any documents of clearer in September, he said. hospital-caused contamination, he “By September or October we said. N should have a plan of action. There Staff Writer Sue Dremann can FOOTHILLFOOTHILL COCOLLEGELLEGE are a lot of components,” he said. be e-mailed at sdremann@paweek- Some programs will be displaced ly.com.
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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊU *>}iÊ11 City of Palo Alto Recreation Presents 24TH ANNUAL PALO ALTO WEEKLY MOONLIGHT RUN & WALK FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 City of Palo Alto TIME & PLACE PLEASE NOTE TIMES: 5K walk 7:15pm, 10K run 8:15pm, 5K run 8:45pm. Recreation Race-night registration 6:15 to 8:00pm at City of Palo Alto Baylands Athletic Center, Embarcadero & Geng Roads Presents (just east of the Embarcadero Exit off Highway 101). Parking — go to PaloAltoOnline.com to check for specific parking locations. COURSE 5K and 10K loop courses over Palo Alto Baylands levee, through the marshlands by the light of the Harvest Moon! Course is flat, USAT&F certified (10k run only) on levee and paved roads. Water at all stops. (Course map available at www.PaloAltoOnline.com) REGISTRATIONS & ENTRY FEE Pre-registration fee is $20 per entrant (postmarked by September 5, 2008) and includes a long-sleeve t-shirt. 24th Annual Late/race-night registration is $25 and includes a shirt only while supplies last. A scantron card must be filled out at race-night registration. Family package: Children 12 and under run free with a registered parent. A completed entry form Palo Alto Weekly for each child must be submitted with adult registration. Please indicate on form and include $10 for an adult small t-shirt. No confirmation of mail-in registration available. Registration also available online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Refunds will not be issued for no-show registrations (and t-shirts will not be held). SPORTS TEAM/CLUBS: Pre-registration opportunity for organizations of 10 or more runners; contact Amy at (650) 326-8210 ext. 285. MINORS: September 12, 2008 If not pre-registered Minors under 18 MUST bring signed parental/waiver form (below) on race night to participate. In addition scantron card must be completely filled out at race-night registration. DIVISIONS Age divisions: 9 & under; 10-12; 13-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60-69, and 70 & over with separate divisions for male and female runners in each age group. Race timing provided for 5K and 10K runs only; not 5K walk. COMPUTERIZED RESULTS by A Change of Pace Race results will be posted on the Internet at www.PaloAltoOnline.com 10am on 9/15. Registration forms must be filled out completely and correctly for results to be accurate. Race organizers are not responsible for incorrect results caused by incomplete or incorrect registration forms. AWARDS/PRIZES/ENTERTAINMENT Top three finishers in each division. Prize giveaways and refreshments. DJ, Efren Ayala. Pre-race warmup by Andre Bobo. BENEFICIARY Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund. A holiday-giving fund to benefit Palo Alto area non-profits and charitable organizations. In April 2008, 37 organizations received a total of $240,000 (from the 2007-2008 Holiday Fund.) MORE INFORMATION Call (650) 463-4920, (650) 326-8210, email [email protected]. or go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com. For safety reasons, no dogs allowed on course for the 5K and 10K runs. They are welcome on the 5K walk only. No retractable leashes! Please bring your own clean-up bag. Jogging strollers welcome in the 5K walk or at the back of either run. Flashlights/head lights recommended.
First aid service and chiropractic evaluations provided by K. Skinner, R.N., D.C. Sports and Spinal Injury Specialist Register online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com
GOT OLD SHOES? Give them to Meb! We’ll be collecting gently worn athletic shoes to go to those in need in war-zones and post-conflict areas. Bring your shoes to the Project Active booth on the baseball diamond and support your sport by giving back. Go to www.GiveMebYourShoes.com for more information about the cause. ✂ Please make checks payable to: Palo Alto Weekly MOONLIGHT RUN and mail to: Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302 ONE ENTRY FORM PER PERSON CHECK ONE ON RACE DAY
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Investing in energy Put on the agenda now, we just is impacted by the airport-noise Editor, might resolve the location issues pollution. They are required to sign YOUR TURN Skyrocketing demand for renew- in time for installation, making us disclosures on home sales regarding able energy pits city against major not users of renewable energy but noise disturbance. The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on utilities providers, reports the Palo providers. I experienced the month of July issues of local interest. Alto Weekly. These seem like obvious ways 2008 as the worst we have experi- We expect to fall short of the 2008 from a citizen to stabilize utility enced in this area — now continu- What do you think? Should Stanford provide housing for employees renewable energy goal, says Utilities rates. ing into August. brought in for its planned expansion? Assistant Director Jane Ratchye. Opening up debate could yield There are many different options A few years ago, we were remind- other good ideas that would help to reduce this noise pollution to our Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] Palo Alto exceed its goals for re- communities. Please make a differ- or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, ed of the existence of the “Palo Alto address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right Utility Rate Stabilization Fund” newable energy and stabilize energy ence and let your voice be heard. to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors when our crack legal team agreed rates in the process. Nothing will be done unless you known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. to pay millions of dollars to a bank- The mere existence of the fund personally continue to let SFO know You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town ruptcy court for energy contracts has proven to be an easy target for how it is unnecessarily polluting the Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read one bankruptcy proceeding and noise level in your community. blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any fraudulently negotiated — then can- time, day or night. celled — for energy never delivered could again. And, the fund could be Please contact www.flyquietsfo. Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- by Enron. Of course, the payment devalued by investments in Fannie com and please complain regularly mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish didn’t do anything to stabilize rates. Mae, Freddie Mac or Bear Stearns. by calling the Complaint Phone line it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. There must have been a loophole Marty Breon at 650-821-4736. For further infor- For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Editorial Assistant that permitted fiduciaries to use the Manuela Avenue mation, please visit www.uproar. Karla Kane at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. fund for other purposes. Palo Alto org. It wouldn’t take a financial genius Deborah Dooley to think of better uses for so many Sound off Webster Street dollars. I have a couple to float. Editor, Palo Alto The fund invests in interest-free The Tuscany quality of Palo Alto loans for residential installation of living and that of surrounding com- No smoking solar-power systems with eventual munities is eroding due to San Fran- Editor, repayment in kind of excess power cisco International Airport (SFO) We have banned smoking in all flowing back to Palo Alto Utilities. air-flight patterns. public places in Palo Alto but we It would remove us from the com- We are considered a primary en- still let people puff away at the Palo petition that pits us against other en- trance to SFO. This fact is not new. Alto Golf Course. ergy providers. What is new is the altitude at which I was on the driving range this Or, make a $50 million investment the flights are coming in. morning and there are people in Nanosolar. Better late than never. Though the SFO “Noise Com- smoking all over the place. It of- Such an investment would give our plaint” reports contradict this, I fends me, is bad for my health and back-order for their innovative so- have lived in this neighborhood with all the junior golfers there this lar technology highest priority. The for 20 years and have never heard summer it does not present a good delay will give us time to engage in flights arriving every five-to-10 model for adult behavior around a the inevitable not-in-my-backyard minutes certain hours of the day. golf course. tug-of-war in which neighborhoods Some flights are so low you can now Ron Diess vie to see which generates the most see the colored stripes and count the Webster Street organized and articulate opposition lines. Palo Alto to what some will consider an eye- People who move to South San sore. Francisco know the quality of life VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ16) Streetwise Should Stanford provide housing for employees brought in from the planned expansion? 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Guest Opinion ; 0'%*#,*:'*.)/4#.& 30*%9&*3)'3-*,&#,3/ Szechwan & Hunan Gourmet #6#*,#$,' ;#.15'4#.&%#4'2*.( You never miss the water ', #2'#6#*,#$,' #8 Call for special banquet and -'23/. 4 catering menu #,/,4/ till the well runs dry +*.(+*.((/52-'4%/- ;! " by Marianna In contrast, you know how much gasoline is in your Grossman Keller car’s tank and you know how much it costs to refill hen the well’s dry, that tank. Many of us are changing the way we drive to they know the worth use less gasoline and save money. The environmental “Wof water,” Benjamin and health benefits of walking, biking, carpooling or Franklin observed in his Poor taking transit improve all of our lives, but our behav- Richard’s Almanack in the late ior changes when we have accurate feedback (the gas 1700s. It’s still true, even if on a gauge) and personal accountability (the fuel bill). It‘s an easy way to make a difference. vastly larger scale. In terms of water, in addition to reduced supply, Twice, a few years ago, some 80 percent of our waterways are contaminated by workers broke the water main on chemicals, including pharmaceuticals, caffeine, and our Palo Alto street while they industrial and agricultural waste. These chemicals get were repairing the sewer. In order into the aquatic food chain, threatening the health of to protect our health, the water fish and amphibians and concentrating in hazardous for our street was turned off for several days each levels in seafood. time. The workers put portable toilets on every few drive- ways to be shared by three or four households. They gave us several gallon jugs of water per house per day. The price of water is so low that It was shocking to discover how dependent I was on most of us never think about how fresh, clean tap water — for cooking, laundry, bath- ing, cleaning and watering our garden. Even though much water we are using or how Adobe Creek runs alongside of our backyard, it is in a 10-foot-high concrete channel and the water in the much that water costs. creek is not accessible. Is water the next Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis wait- ing to happen? Hydrologists know that we are drawing down the water in all the major aquifers of the world Paper. Plastic. Monstrous. faster than they can be replenished. Diminishing snow Your best defense is a reusable bag. pack and melting glacial ice is the source of much of the fresh water we rely on in the Bay Area. Sierra Only a fraction of 1 percent of venture capital is water is also the source of hydropower that gives us being invested in water technology. The challenges BYOBag! 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Accent Arts The Oaxacan Kitchen Andronico‘s Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce* how much that water costs. Many corporations have A first step toward addressing the impending water Books Inc. Palo Alto Community Federal programs to reduce their use of energy but few have Channing House* Credit Union parallel efforts to conserve water. VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ16) Common Ground Garden Supply Palo Alto Sport Shop & Toy World and Education Center Patagonia Congdon & Crome Peninsula Hardware Country Sun Natural Foods Piazza‘s Fine Foods Some wake-up facts about water: quires more than 1.5 million barrels of oil, enough Crossroads World Market The Playstore s 'OLDMAN 3ACHS CONSIDERS WATER TO BE THE h0ETRO- to fuel 1,000 cars for a year. Curves - Palo Alto South SkinSpirit leum of the Next Century.” s 'OVERNOR !RNOLD 3CHWARZENEGGER SAYS #ALIFOR- Edwards Luggage Starbucks Coffee Company Far East Living (locations: Middlefi eld Rd., s 4HE 7ORLD (EALTH /RGANIZATION REPORTS THAT WATER nians face mandatory water rationing if we do not Honeys & Heroes California Ave.) scarcity affects every continent and affects four out drastically reduce consumption. J.J.& F. Market Walgreens* of every 10 people. s 4HE PRODUCTION OF ONE KILOGRAM OF BEEF REQUIRES Legar Salon Whole Foods Market s $EMAND IN THE 5NITED 3TATES HAS TRIPLED IN THE PAST 16,000 thousand liters of water. Mollie Stone‘s Market 30 years while the population has grown only 50 s 4HE hWATER FOOTPRINTv IN #HINA IS ABOUT CUBIC * Denotes Community Partner percent. meters per person per year; the water footprint in Palo Alto businesses — become a BYOBag! Campaign Partner. Contact us for details. s 4HE WORLDS POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH ABOUT THE 5NITED 3TATES IS CUBIC METERS PER PERSON billion by 2025. per year. (650) 496-5910 www.cityofpaloalto.org/BYOBag s 'LOBAL WARMINGCLIMATE CHANGE IS COMPROMISING s ,EAKS FROM AN AGING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CAUSE our water supply. percent clean water to be lost. Infrastructure repair s 4WO OUT OF THREE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE MAY BE LIVING IN costs projected to be more than $150 billion. DMBTTJGJFETtUFFOTLJETtTFOJPSTtQIPUPSFQSJOUTt water-stressed conditions by the year 2025 if pres- s -ORE THAN PERCENT OF 53 WATERWAYS ARE CON- TIPQQJOHtCFTUPGQBMPBMUPtIPNFHBSEFOtQFSTPOVisit Palo Alto Weekly ent global consumption patterns continue. taminated by medications. s !N ESTIMATED LITERS OF WATER PER PERSON PER s #URRENT WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS ARE NOT DESIGNED online day is required to produce food — 1,000 times what to filter out new micro-pollutants, such as aspi- we need for drinking. rin, caffeine, animal-growth hormones and other s !GRICULTURE REPRESENTS PERCENT OF GLOBAL WATER emerging contaminants. PaloAltoOnline.com demand. Researched by Johanna Johannesson and Mari- SFTPVSDFT t SFBM FTUBUF t POMJOF DPVQPOT t MPEHJOH t - anna Grossman Keller. s 0RODUCING PLASTIC BOTTLES FOR 53 USE ALONE RE UIJOHTUPEPtUSBOTQPSUBUJPOtOPOQSPGJUTt TIPQQJOHt *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊUJ *>}iÊ15 Spectrum
brooms instead of hoses to clean Letters outdoor surfaces, install faucet aer- VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊ£{® ators and upgrade to more efficient models of toilets, low-flow shower heads and clothes washers. Many The future of water more water conservation tips and Editor, techniques can be found at http:// ! "#! Between population growth and watersavinghero.com. $ climate change, water is becoming It is essential we focus more atten- one of the most challenging issues tion on water conservation, not only %$$ $ facing our generation. to protect at-risk resources like the Rising temperatures are causing Tuolumne, but also to ensure future more precipitation to fall as rain water supplies in a time of changing instead of snow in mountain water- climate. sheds, such as the Sierra Nevadas, Will Derwin upon which we rely for natural wa- Ramoso Road ter storage. Portola Valley ! & This reduction of future snowpack threatens our freshwater supplies Hangar One invaluable $ ' ( ' and poses challenges to water-relat- ed activities, including recreational Editor, ) ! ! skiing and summer rafting. Mike McMahon argued in his Yet despite this threat, the San letter of Aug. 13 that Hangar One $ *$ Francisco Public Utilities Com- at Moffett has little historic value. mission (SFPUC) is proposing to He is wrong. + & & divert even more water from the It is the centerpiece of the Mof- & & Tuolumne River in Yosemite Na- fett Historical District, and is rec- tional Park. ognized as a unique historic struc- On top of the 59 percent of the ture both locally and nationally. Tuolumne’s natural flow that is al- In the EE/CA for Hangar One & ready diverted to farms and cities, issued by the Navy July 30 they the SFPUC plans to divert up to 25 discuss extensively the unusual $ million more gallons of water per and historic aspects of the struc- day from the river, based on flawed ture and the significant loss that projection modeling that inflates the proposed partial demolition future water demand while under- would create. estimating the potential for conser- It is problematic that the Moffett vation. Historic District could be retained Such water diversion has already if Hangar One has the siding re- caused extensive environmental moved as proposed. degradation and species decline As for future uses, a number within the Tuolumne watershed. We have been proposed but are await- must turn to water conservation to ing resolution of the fate of Hangar improve our dire situation. One. Many simple conservation oppor- The Moffett History Museum tunities exist today. occupied part of the hangar until Individuals can plant drought- tolerant plants, cover pools, use VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i®
Water farmers will have to switch to VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊ£x® drought-tolerant crops and more efficient irrigation methods, such as are being developed at Ben Gu- rion University of the Negev in crisis is to reduce waste. Emulat- Israel. ing the concept of “NegaWatts” Smart companies and building pioneered by energy expert Amory owners will anticipate the impend- Lovins, we can start by implement- ing market correction and will ing conservation (don’t waste) and install water-saving technology efficiency (use sparingly and effec- for their buildings, manufactur- tively) measures for water. Maybe ing processes and irrigation. They “NegaGallons?” will install drought-tolerant land- There is legislation in Sacramen- scaping and permeable surfaces to to to require metering for the coun- reduce runoff of storm water, and ties, mainly in the Central Valley, add catchment systems for storing that currently charge only a basic and using rainwater. water fee and don’t meter how Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg- much is being used. It makes no ger has already declared a drought sense to flush toilets with drink- and is encouraging conservation. ing water or to irrigate non-edible The State has not imposed ration- landscaping with fresh water. ing or raised water prices — yet. Why have a shower with more Now is the time to transform our than 1.2 gallons per minute show- relationship with water from tak- erheads? Why run the water while ing it for granted — to seeing you are shaving or brushing your water as a precious and sacred teeth? There are many ways we resource, that is necessary to life, /$ $ can save water that don’t really as well as very nice for a quick 012304030"5# 6 impact our daily lives, beginning shower. N by waking up to the risk of running Marianna Grossman Keller &&& $ out, the cost of waste and available works with companies and com- solutions — by simply being more munities to take action to protect conscious of our collective well. the climate. She is the convener ,- . - ,- Second, the market for water is of California Interfaith Power out of balance: The price bears no and Light’s Peninsula/South relation to the true costs of deliv- Bay Working Group. She and ering clean water. When the price her family live in Palo Alto. She + $ , rises to reflect the risk of severe can be e-mailed at marianna@ water shortages and drought, then kellers.org. Page 16ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Spectrum
VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® Hangar One is resolved. That is why it is vital for every- Saves yyyyou money!y they were forced out after the tox- one to attend the public meeting ics were discovered. A nonprofit on Hangar One Aug. 26, 7 p.m., at air and space museum organization the Santa Clara American Legion Dream Dinners’ customers was trying to arrange occupancy in Post and urge that it be retained in save an average of $188 per the hangar but had to pull back un- useful form. til its availability is resolved. Bob Moss month and about 28% The sight-seeing blimp that Orme Street starts service at Moffett this fall is Palo Alto overall on food expenses. another potential occupant. It is a unique location for technology-re- lated organizations such as Google or Facebook who want to expand with your scheduled session. 4546 El Camino Real - Suite B12 here. LET’S DISCUSS: ! % ' ( $ &# %(")%( . Unfortunately it is impossible Read the latest local news ! " " headlines and talk about Expires: 09.05.08 to get any future tenants to make www.DreamDinners.com commitments until the usability of the issues at Town Square at www.PaloAltoOnline.com
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION 147(f) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED, FOR THE FINANCING AND/OR REFINANCING OF CERTAIN PROJECTS FROM THE SALE OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 8, 2008, a public hearing as required by Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Public Hearing”) will be held with respect to the proposed sale and issuance over the next three years, in one Your Child’s Health University or more series, by the California Municipal Finance Authority (the “Authority”) of its Revenue Bonds (Keys Family Day School, Inc.) Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes, seminars and resources Series 2008 (the “Bonds”) in an aggregate principal amount not to designed to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000), pursuant to a plan of financing as described below. The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Keys Family Day School, Inc., a California not-for-profit SIBLING PREPARATION corporation (the “Corporation”), pursuant to a loan agreement (the “Loan Agreement”). The Corporation will use such moneys to Designed for children two years of age and older, this class prepares siblings for the provide a plan of financing to: (i) fund the demolition of an existing emotional and physical realities of the arrival of a newborn. facility and the construction and equipping of one or more new - Saturday, September 6 buildings to be used as educational facilities on the Corporation’s property located at 3981 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, California (the ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER “El Camino Campus”), including furniture, fixtures and equipment MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR PARENTS and design, architectural, engineering, project management, project consultants and other similar expenses relating thereto, Does your child have difficulty focusing, paying attention or sitting still? If so, your child (ii) fund certain other capital expenditures, renovations, equipment could have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The Child Psychiatry and relocation expenditures at the El Camino Campus and the Clinic at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital is offering ways for parents of children Corporation’s property located at 2890 Middlefield Road, Palo (ages 5-12) with ADHD to help their children improve behavior and function more Alto, California (the “Middlefield Campus”); (iii) refinance an existing bank loan used to acquire and improve the El Camino independently. If interested, please call (650) 723-5511. Campus; and (iv) pay other expenses related to the issuance of the - Tuesdays, September 9 – November 11 Bonds, including but not limited to funding a debt service reserve fund, costs of issuance, and capitalized interest (collectively, INFANT MASSAGE the “Project”). The Project will be owned and operated by the Learn the techniques of infant massage to relax and soothe a baby, to relieve the Corporation. temporary discomforts of gas and soreness of vaccination sites, and to stimulate a The Bonds and the obligation to pay principal of and interest baby as he or she grows into an active child. thereon and any redemption premium with respect thereto do not - Thursdays, September 11 – October 2 constitute indebtedness or an obligation of the Authority, the State of California or any political subdivision thereof, within the meaning NEWBORN CARE 101 of any constitutional or statutory debt limitation, or a charge against the general credit or taxing powers of any of them, but shall be Often touted as our “most fun” class, this interactive program teaches the specifics payable solely from certain revenues duly pledged therefor and of newborn care, including bathing, temperature-taking, changing diapers, swaddling, generally representing amounts paid by the Corporation. soothing techniques and more. Infant doll models are used to allow for hands-on practice. The hearing will commence at 7:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, and will be held in the City Hall Council - Saturday, September 13 Chambers, City of Palo Alto, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94301. Interested persons wishing to express their views on the issuance of the Bonds or on the nature and location Call (650) 723-4600 or visit www.lpch.org to register or obtain more of the facilities proposed to be financed and/or refinanced may information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses. attend the public hearing or, prior to the time of the hearing, submit written comments.
Additional information concerning the above matter may be LUCILE PACKARD obtained from, and written comments should be addressed to, the City Clerk, City of Palo Alto, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California, 94301. CHILDREN’S Date: August 20, 2008 HOSPITAL The City of Palo Alto CITY COUNCIL CALL TODAY TO SIGN UP FOR CLASSES (650) 723-4600 /s/ Donna Grider, City Clerk
*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊU *>}iÊ17 special feature FINDING SUPPORTIVE CARE AT STANFORD HOSPITAL & CLINICS Call 650-725-9456 for more To participate in the Weight Loss support The Stanford Health Library is a resource for group, contact Dana Schroeder, information about these groups: more information about many other Hospital A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics (408) 307-2890. support groups. The library has three locations: • Brain Tumor Support • Group Support- all For more information on the Caregiver Solid G-2B Stanford Shopping Center (650) 725-8400; Group cancers Organ Transplant Support Group, contact E303 Stanford Hospital (650) 725-8100; Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, people who don’t need • Caregivers Workshop • Head & Neck Support Rodney Plante, (650) 725-8636. For more 875 Blake Wilbur Dr. (650) 736-7157. to have anything ex- • Colorectal Support • Leukemia & Lymphoma information on other support groups available for transplant patients, call (650) 723-4000. Support Groups plained. In the Stanford Group Family Support The Stanford Women’s Health program runs weight-loss surgery • Gynecological Cancer • Renewal & Recovery For more information about the stroke support support groups and special workshops. support group, Sisto Support Breast Cancer Support group, call Pam Triano, (650) 498-7852. Contact Penny Donnelly, (650) 723-6408. said, she found that Supply Crucial Help comfort. “I felt like they understood. Nobody understands like they feel lilikek you’re the only one,” said instinctive thing of taking care Sharing and learning for healing do,” she said. “You feel a anotheranothe group facilitator, social of someone.” In the comfort of the camaraderie with them workerworker Jenny Kwak. “It’s isolat- group, he could ask the difficult Even before her weight loss sur- all.” And it’s important, he said, to – they share something ing.”ing.” questions and “things you don’t gery at Stanford Hospital & Clin- know you’re not alone. you share, that even even think of” to ask, he said. ics, Clare Sisto was reassured your best friend doesn’t LolaLola ScSchaefer’s husband, Jack, that her physician, John Morton, At Stanford Hospital & Clinics, pa- know what it’s like.” turned eagerly to the group. The The group’s common experiences would prescribe more for her than tients and their families can find Schaefers,Schaefe long-time residents of also helped Jack Schaefer cross an operation. He asked her to go many support groups, made pos- In the group’s shelter of Jack and Lola Schaefer courtesy courtes LosLos Gatos,Ga active and enthusiastic the hurdle of isolation. “Mentally to an informational support group sible by a firm belief and commit- of acceptance, Sisto felt about llife, had lived for several you know there are others like meeting before her surgery – and ment to the idea that these groups y free to vent about many of Jack and Lola Schaefe yearsyears wwith Lola’s lung disease, yourself,” he said, “but it doesn’t also to a post-op support group are an essential and effective part things, including peo- idiopathicidiopat pulmonary fibrosis. In hit reality until you’re sitting in meeting, one designed to be a vital of therapeutic treatment for many ple’s attitudes toward thethe llastast winter before her trans- the room – and you all have the
and secure platform to manage the diseases and conditions, whether von der GroebenNorbert those with a lot of extra plant,plant, Lola,L 68, went skiing just same problem.” big life changes that come with the cancer, infertility or stroke. The weight. as always,alwa even though she had surgery. Cisto already knew that Hospital has also gone one more to taktakee her oxygen tank with her. He became more empathetic, he those changes wouldn’t be easy. important step farther, creating The group also serves Then ttheh disease advanced so said, helped by greater under- supportive care groups for patients’ Before her weight loss surgery, Anjanette DeVito wouldn’t have been r as a backstop of ac- quicklyquickly her only hope was a trans- standing of what transplant pa- caregivers, in recognition of the able to walk her dog, Scooter. Now, with the help of support group, JackJack and Lola SchaeferSchaefer had shared a long lilifefe together bebeforefore her lulungnngg transplant, transplant but they are boboththh grateful for countability. One mem- plant.plant. tients go through. “Otherwise the “ We all had a story to share valuable role they play. she has lost weight and kept it off . thethe llessonsessons JacJackk llearnedearned in tthehe SoSolidlid OrOrgangan TranTransplantsplant CarCaregiversegivers SuSupportpport GrouGroup.p. – and we all really want ber told the group about only thing you have to measure “how she was eating all anything by is how you do it,” said to help each other and be The proven power of support each other through difficult times this bad stuff. We kinda had this Caregivers Need Support, Too “M Mentallyen you know there his wife. “Hearing others’ experi- is one that dates back to the 18th little network – one person agreed ences opens your eyes - he became successful.”” Morton patient Clare Sisto went are others like yourself, but century. to call her a couple of times before As plentiful as support groups anything other than unwavering a lot more patient.” — Clare Sisto, Stanford Hospital to the support meetings at the it doesn’t hit reality until the next meeting and she agreed are for many health conditions, strength and patience. & Clinics weight loss patient Hospital “just to be part of the “You don’t need to have a random- that would be a good idea. We were one group is usually overlooked you’re sitting in the room – And in better understanding, he program,” she said. That changed ized trial to tell you that a para- all concerned about her.” – the families and friends who Stanford Hospital & Clinics has said, “a lot of stuff that might have quickly, however. “I wanted to go,” and you all have the same At the pre-op meeting, patients re- chute is helpful when you jump out provide very necessary support long provided support groups for been an issue five years ago, you she said. “I wanted to participate. problem.” ceive valuable factual information of a plane,” Morton said. “We all But some people want to do things for transplant patients. Many are caregivers. “Patients are inun- just ignore it.” I wanted to be with other people from Morton, plastic surgeons and accept support groups as a good for themselves – and resist going. thrust into the role, completely dated with care,” said Rodney — Jack Schaefer, husband of who had experienced the surgery. a nutritionist. Dana Schroeder is thing.” Six months after her bariatric sur- unprepared for its strenuous Plante, one of the several Hos- a lung transplant patient His wife’s transplant was almost We all had a story to share – and also there and introduces herself gery at Stanford, Anjanette DeVito emotional hardships and physical pital social workers who lead two years ago, but Jack Schaefer we all really want to help each as the facilitator for the post-op finally attended a meeting. She’d demands, both before and after the group. “Caregivers,” he said, In the long pre-op interview, a still goes to the group, now more other and be successful.” “ Surgery is a tool, not the group, the one that Morton knows lost 100 pounds and “the stages of surgery. That ongoing stress can “need a place where it’s safe for social worker told Jack Schaefer for others than for himself. “You is a crucial part of the surgery’s answer. If you don’t fix change were happening quickly,” lead to depression, burnout and them to have an emotional melt- about the caregivers support try to give encouragement and The American tradition of people success. When Schroeder tells the she said. “I felt like I needed a life- post-traumatic stress disorder. down or an epiphany or a gripe group. “I wanted to go to see what support for others,” he said, “in a with similar issues gathering your head, you won’t fix group that she went through the line. I had to reach out.” She had And, out of concern for their loved session.” And the listeners are else there was to learn,” he said. safe place to talk about stuff you together to educate and support anything.” surgery several years ago, there is discovered that “surgery is a tool, ones, many caregivers bottle up people who become friendly trav- And he was well aware that “be- wouldn’t talk about to anybody a gasp of admi- — Anjanette DeVito, Stanford not the answer. If you don’t fix their feelings, reluctant to show elers on the same road. “You can ing a male, you’re lacking in that else.” ration from the Hospital & Clinics weight loss patient your head, you won’t fix anything. group. I still struggle with emotional eat- And for people who choose not the group to keep her from fall- often enough or for long enough. Two years after her first weight ing and find that if I have an out- to share news of their surgery ing back into bad habits is where Space is the spoiler. “We are Doctors can loss support meeting, Sisto has let, I do better.” with anyone other than their its support “comes into play,” she busting at the seams,” said Rod- physically lost 120 pounds and the group is a immediate family, the support said. “I don’t understand how ney Plante, a social worker who change some- continuing companion of her jour- group offers complete freedom of people who don’t get to have sup- coordinates one of the Hospital’s one’s stomach, ney. Losing the weight, she said, A circle of understanding von der GroebenNorbert speech within the understanding port groups get through a lot of support groups. When the Stan- but the patient “doesn’t mean the baggage goes When her mother died unexpect- circle of the group. Sometimes, the bad times.” ford Medicine Outpatient Center needs to make away. It takes mental and physical edly, DeVito might have gone back said a patient who has kept her opens in Redwood City in 2009, big life changes work.” And the group is there for to eating as solace, but she turned surgery private, food “calls your The support groups are so popu- it will be the new home for an around what her when she’s having a bad time. to the group. “I knew it would pull name so loudly,” like any addic- lar that the only complaint from expanded Center for Weight Anjanette DeVito loves her dog, Scooter, but to help her through the kind and how An hour with them, she said, and me back,” she said. But occasion- tive substance does. Then, having members is that they don’t meet Loss Surgery. challenges of weight loss surgery, she turned to a support group. much food to von der GroebenNorbert she can “walk away feeling good, ally, the group serves another pur- eat – and then and recognized.” pose – it’s a place where she can maintain them. share freely her challenges without “It’s not an really needing specific advice. Just Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiac care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. Consistently ranked among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News easy thing,” Acceptance and accountability by verbalizing them, she said, “you and World Report, Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of Morton said. Weight loss support group facilitator Dana Schroeder (l.) consults with bariatric surgery Transformation from one way of take the mystery out of it, you take program worker, Marisol Fernando (r.), about the next support group meeting. patients. The Hospital is part of the Stanford University Medical Center, along with the Stanford University School of Medicine and “It’s not easy at life to another is much easier with the fear out of it.” Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Page 18 • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto Weekly • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 • Page 19 A quote from Abraham Lincoln welcomes visitors to the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital, which houses the Western Blind Rehabilitation Center. Setting new sights ‘When this war VA Western Blind Rehabilitation Center transforms its services is over we will to meet needs of vets from Iraq War, as well as WWII ... have a ton story by Sue Dremann of people with photos by Marjan Sadoughi
strokes. [Before] he hallways were busy with veterans tap- “I can see flying bugs and can point at them, The center used to focus on eye diseases such a lot of people ping their white canes. but I don’t know how far they are. I guess my ca- as macular degeneration and glaucoma and T Sliding the red-tipped staffs along pol- reer as a wide receiver is completely squashed,” served an aging population of veterans. It used ished floors, the men felt their way to rehabilita- he said jokingly with a smile. to only take patients who were legally blind or fit with strokes tion therapy, computer classes — and wood shop The light panel is helping Williams to learn certain criteria. But the wars in Afghanistan and — at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System’s to scan his environment, training his neck and Iraq have brought in new, young soldiers whose didn’t have vision Western Blind Rehabilitation Center. head to turn and to create a visual list. Williams injuries are changing the way the center treats Marine Corporal Robert Williams sat squarely is learning to gather that information in sync with blindness. Young vets have functional impair- rehabilitation.’ in front of a light panel, his nose only 11.8 inches his brain’s ability to process it. The Western Blind ments — neurologically based visual problems away from touching its black surface. Colored Center is the first hospital in the U.S. to have a — caused by stroke, aneurysm and polytraumatic —Scott Johnson, lights in rows flashed in preprogrammed se- vision board, rehabilitation specialists said. It is injury, according to Harriet Straus, the center’s coordinator quences before him: red, white, blue, green and part of a litany of technologies being developed nurse manager. of the Comprehensive amber. or adapted by researchers at the center. In some cases, no injury to the eye is apparent. Neurological Vision Partially blinded in the Iraq War, Williams Adaptive devices such as computers, smart The veterans can see well, but how the brain in- Rehabilitation Program counted, comparing the flashing patterns or phones, specialized scanning equipment and terprets what they see isn’t the same, according to sorting out the colors, trying to discern the dif- GPS navigation are helping blind and visually im- Scott Johnson, coordinator of the Comprehensive ferences. paired veterans to live independently with greater Neurological Vision Rehabilitation Program. Williams, 23, has deep-blue eyes and boyish facility. And younger vets, who are plugged into The causes are often improvised exploded de- good looks. An avid hunter and fisherman, he the digital world, are demanding prosthetics that vices (IEDs). Some soldiers are being exposed lost sight in his left eye in August 2005 after a are tailored for individual needs and ages, such to two, three, four or even seven IED explosions roadside bomb attack in Iraq. The blast damaged as devices that scan and read menus and interpret causing repetitive “closed-head” brain trauma his depth perception. them by voice, specialists said. from the concussive force, Johnson said. And the
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‘The polytrauma patients have totally changed how the VA does business. They are doing cutting-edge therapy with patients.’
—Harriet Straus, nurse manager
Left, Marine Corporal Robert Williams, who lost his left eye due to an explosive device in Iraq in 2005, works with a neuro-vision technology machine while Scott Johnson, program coordinator, helps him to understand what he is seeing. Below, occupational therapist Georgette Cyabyab (left) customizes a target while physical therapist Johnny Feng tightens the straps for Minh-Tri Van to get ready to ‘punch’ his target while Geraldine Pagao, who trains the occupational therapist on the machine, observes.
Physical therapist Johnny Fang (left) cheerfully walks toward the traumatic brain injury rehabilitation center at the VA Hospital while Minh-Tri Van (right) and John Kingston, orientation and mobility specialist, follow.
center is bracing for an increase in patients whose nurse for more than 20 years, and I’ve never seen spaces, he said. visual impairment could come later in life as a a place like this for the blind.” Williams wants prosthetics that will help fur- result of their head trauma. ther his education. A Petaluma resident, Williams ‘I love the irony “When this war is over we will have a pro- obert Williams messed around in the plans to attend Santa Rosa Junior College and gram in place. We will have a ton of people with recreation room, tussling with Mae, a wants to become a physical therapist, he said. of walking into strokes. [Before] a lot of people with strokes R 6-month-old black Labrador retriever that He works with Dan Nakamura, a blind-reha- didn’t have vision rehabilitation,” he said. is a seeing-eye dog in training. The dog is blind- bilitation specialist in computer-access training, a blind school The center has a “basic training” program that rehabilitation specialist Laura Kaehler’s tenth to learn how to use the Kurzweill 3000 program, teaches core skills, such as use of optical aids, dog in training. Williams has become attached which scans printed text and can read aloud to and finding a big- independent travel, daily living skills, alternative to the dog, which was chasing a rope toy as Wil- Williams. Although he has some sight, his vision methods of communication, sensory awareness liams traced it along the floor. tires easily. The program can coach him along screen TV. It’s like and manual-skill development, and training fam- “The biggest part of her training is socializa- the way when he becomes too fatigued to read ily members to interact with the veteran at home, tion. ... She had to learn to not be afraid of the on his own. taking deaf people according to Lila Jaffray, clinical coordinator. automatic door,” Kaehler said. Smart phones are another valuable innovation Special programs include computer-access train- Williams is missing 30 percent of his field of with widespread applications for the blind, Na- to a ventriloquist.’ ing, GPS, power-wheelchair or power-scooter view. He has been at the center since mid-July, kamura said. programs. picking up the tales and wisdom of older vets “Robert doesn’t have to carry seven different — Robert Williams, Blind Center researchers were forerunners in from older wars. things. He’s carrying one thing that does every- Marine corporal the development of a power-mobility program, The recreation room has a pool table and big- thing for you,” Nakamura said. and the center has been a testing site for electron- screen television. Smart phones have GPS, Windows and voice- ic travel aids and other devices, Jaffray said. The “I love the irony of walking into a blind school recording capabilities. The phones are being center houses 26 in-patients and in a year 200 are and finding a big-screen TV. It’s like taking deaf tested on the completely blind, Nakamura said. served. The length of stay varies, depending on people to a ventriloquist,” he said. He held up a small black box the size of a point- each veteran’s needs, she said. But Williams is learning to function again the and-shoot digital camera. “It can take a picture of “The polytrauma patients have totally changed same as any young man his age: He can drive a menu and read it back to you. It can observe and how the VA does business,” Straus said. “They his truck with the use of bubble mirrors. And the read a street sign and read it back,” he said. are doing cutting-edge therapy with patients. ... vehicle is equipped with a back-up sensor and Williams is excited about the freedom of It’s a pretty phenomenal thing. I’ve been a rehab GPS navigation to aid backing out of parking hand-held technology. “Dan will hook me up
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New sights having speech therapy and learning (continued from previous page) to clap his hands and punch. Much of that occupational therapy takes place at the polytrauma center. Van with Powerpoint, word processing, tends to fall, so he still uses a walk- Google and Wikipedia,” he said. er, but he has made much progress. Since coming to the Blind Center inh-Tri Van, a gentle and on July 8 from his parents’ home in soft-spoken 29-year-old Columbus, Ohio, he has learned to M man, was a Navy sonar use a white cane and how to cross a technician stationed in San Diego street safely. He wants a GPS sys- when his roommate found him un- tem so he can navigate by himself conscious in his barracks. He de- around neighborhoods and will veloped brain damage in 1998 due have more independence. He likes to a mysterious episode that caused Palo Alto, and living here indepen- anoxia — a lack of oxygen. dently is a goal, he said. Van picked at his salad during “When I came here, I couldn’t lunch in the mess hall. A painting walk backwards or speak loudly,” of a veteran walking with a white he said. cane adorned the wall. A series of white canes hung from pegs on the akamura said devices that back of the mess-hall door as their enhance communication are owners chatted during lunch. N crucial for older blind veter- Part of Van’s brain has died as a ans, too, who will rely on computers
Georgette Cyabyab, occupational therapist (left), and Geraldine Pagao, clinical specialist, help tighten the straps around Minh-Tri Van’s hand. result of the episode, causing speech, for communication with children memory and mobility problems, he and grandchildren who are part of said. “My vision is 20/200. Every- the digital generation. thing is blurry. I can distinguish “Sometimes they say they’re too colors, and I have depth-perception old. You’re never too old. We had a problems.” 99-year-old man here. He was run- Since coming to the center, he has ning around here better than I am,” been camping, swimming and play- Jaffray said. ing billiards. But he also engages in Older vets can also be the primary hard work: training to use a book- caregiver of a spouse, Jaffray said, scanning device that can read aloud, noting the importance of retaining independence as eye problems from disease rob sight. Most patients have macular de- ‘Sometimes they generation, glaucoma and retinitis pigmentosa. “But the really big say they’re too one is diabetic retinopathy,” Straus Minh-Tri Van reaches toward a target to improve his motor coordination accuracy and endurance while said. Fifty percent of patients have Geraldine Pagao (left), clinical specialist, John Kingston, orientation and mobility specialist, and Louise old. You’re never the disease and the center is see- Hess, occupational therapist, observe. ing more Vietnam veterans. Those too old. We had veterans are more prone to get- lost sight 1½ years ago, he said. ahead of him. en with wooden toys, boxes, frames ting diabetes as a result of the war “I can’t see straight ahead, but I He fingered a finely tooled leath- and candlestick holders, all made a 99-year-old and post-traumatic stress disorder, can see on the side,” he said. er belt he learned to make himself. by blind veterans. Caravello opens which can lead to alcohol abuse and Gregarious and energetic, Cara- Halfway through, he learned to work a drawer filled with hammered man here. He was depression, she said. vello loves to take visitors to his it without looking, he said. With the copper pictures: praying hands and Among older veterans, “one of room to see a portrait taken with his use of closed-circuit television, he American eagles. He is learning to running around the biggest problems is reading — wife, a stunning 68-year-old woman can read newspaper articles. make frames for each of the craft- just to read a newspaper or look at who looks 45. Last year, they cel- “It’s the first time I’ve read in 1½ works, he said. here better family photos,” Jaffray said. Older ebrated their 50th anniversary, he years,” he said with satisfaction. Irving Gold, 92, is turning a veterans use adaptive devices to get said. Caravello is learning to type again wooden block on a lathe, turning than I am.’ mail or to go to the end of the block. Caravello arrived at the Blind and wants to learn computer skills it into a fine writing pen under the “For some, that’s a goal,” she said. Center in late June. so that he can get a job working on watchful eye of El Gray, a blind- — Lila Jaffray, Others want to travel or return to “This place is absolutely unbeliev- a computer, he said. rehab specialist and manual-skills work. The center offers training in able. The attention you get from the “They teach you so well you can instructor. clinical coordinator touch typing and creating a business start: They teach you how to cross almost do what a person who can “The tools are outfitted differ- plan, she said. streets; how to cross safely. It’s very see can do,” he said. ently and set up in ways where they Ron Caravello, 75, a retired New difficult without training for the While hospital spokeswoman can’t hurt themselves,” Childress York City police officer and Korean things to listen for. They teach you Kerri Childress and a visitor rode said. War veteran in the Air Force, lost how to use peripheral eyesight,” he the elevator, Caravello took the In the manual-skills lab, veterans sight in his left eye 12 years ago to said, strolling briskly down the hall, stairs beating them to the wood- are doing leather work, creating macular degeneration. His other eye his white cane scanning the terrain shop. Table tops and shelves are lad- identification folders or learning
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‘I know what it’s like. I’ve been privileged to be on both sides. ... I tell them by the second week, they’ll be owning the place.’
—Anita Stone, a blind rehabilitation specialist and living-skills instructor
Dean Hale (left), Dewayne Chartier and Irving Gold applaud their fellow classmates at a graduation ceremony held at the Western Regional Blind Center at the Palo Alto VA Hospital in August.
Program graduate Barbara Bowlin holds the hand of classmate Ron Caravell after receiving her diploma at the graduation ceremony in August. basic skills such as threading laces them it’s OK to be scared. They are and using restrooms. out of their comfort zone. I tell them A board mounted with several by the second week, they’ll be own- keys, door knobs and latches pro- ing the place,” Stone said. vides a platform for learning how “The biggest frustration is trans- to open and close various kinds of portation. When you lose your vi- door fixtures. sion, it’s difficult to cope,” she The hallway is lined with photo- said. Sara Hudson, occupational therapist, shows Ron Caravello how to cut the bevels for his frame, to improve his graphs and descriptions of different Someone’s seeing-eye dog loped manual skills at the wood workshop in the Western Regional Blind Center. types of visual impairments, each around Stone’s cramped office. She image a reminder of just exactly ate lunch with her husband, Dale what they need. For some, it’s typ- get their certificate, it means the said. how veterans with each kind of vi- Honhoinewa, who has low vision ing and Braille, for others, it’s about world to them, and it meant the Stone said the center’s new direc- sion loss really see. and works in the hospital’s inten- money and identification safety. world to me,” Stone said. tion and continuing research take a For Anita Stone, a blind-rehabil- sive-care unit. Both have experi- Some people have health problems. Last year, the Western Blind Re- tremendous effort but are necessary itation specialist and living-skills enced the frustrations of the public’s They lose spouses and families and habilitation Center celebrated its to make the center more challeng- instructor, her own blindness is a often well-meaning misconception friends due to blindness and many 40th anniversary. The center is the ing. The ultimate goal is how to best constant reminder of what her cli- of blindness, they said. become isolated. “’The best thing,’ second oldest in the country, and is serve veterans in a changing world. ents experience. Stone was in Navy “When you travel, going to desti- I tell someone, ‘is when you lose vi- one of 11 regional facilities nation- “We had a young man who sat in communications and intelligence. nations and being in public, a lot of sion, is to find others,’” she said. wide. When the Palo Alto VA un- his house for three years and never Eight years ago, she developed re- people want to help you. But some Tuesday morning is graduation dergoes a makeover in the next few went outside. He came here and in a tinitis pigmentosa and went through people overstep their boundaries. day. It’s the time when veterans line years, the Blind Center will have short time he was volunteering and a similar rehabilitation program in They get angry when you refuse up to receive diplomas and speak a new 64,000-square-foot facility going out. This place saved his life,” Tucson, Ariz. She has light percep- their help. ... Trying to convey to the about their achievements. Each week that will nearly double the current she said. N tion but is functionally blind, she public that you are OK is especially the ritual is renewed, with a new crop amount of space and will possibly Staff Writer Sue Dremann said. difficult,” she said. of graduates making their way out include an outpatient center reflect- can be e-mailed at sdremann@ “I know what it’s like. I’ve been Stone said she assesses each vet- into the world — independently. ing the changing needs of veterans, paweekly.com. privileged to be on both sides. I tell eran’s issues and tries to figure out “When people graduate and they Jason Nietupski, facilities manager
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JAMMING AT THE BOARD MEETING ... Perhaps it will re- place finger-drumming and foot- jiggling. To pass time while wait- ing for a recent Foothill-De Anza Community College District board meeting to begin, district staffers booted up a YouTube video. The subject? Chancellor’s Office em- ployee Jon O’Bergh, jamming in a blond afro wig and rainbow tie- dye shirt with his band. The video, called “Gemini Soul — Sun God- dess,” pairs a funky, jazzy sound with folks breaking moves on the dance floor. O’Bergh laughed — and perhaps blushed — as the video played, while meeting attendees waited for the board to emerge from a property ne-
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A SITE FOR SORE EYES ... Out with the old and in with the new — Stanford University website, that is. The school debuts a new Dwayne Williams, 17, is one of about 20 high school students — many from disadvantaged backgrounds — who were selected to work in Stanford site that’s more interactive, sim- University research labs this summer. pler to use and just plain easier on the eyes this month, according to Director of Web Communications Scott Stocker. The older site, in A scientific partnership use since 2002, feels, well, old, Stocker said. The new site fea- tures a scrolling series of pictures Minority students get boost from lab exposure — and labs get federal money for helping students and articles on the bottom, as well by Arden Pennell as event blurbs that open on the screen using a technology called light box. That means good-bye to wayne “DJ” Wil- The Stanford program is a chance to do so- mathematics) — the same fields in which the U.S. pop-up windows, he noted. It will phisticated lab work. He hopes the research will is currently decried as lagging — are particu- also be more accessible to those liams, a soft-spoken help him get into a good college. He’ll be the first larly reliant on federal grants, according to Tara with disabilities, such as those us- in his family, which lives in East Palo Alto, to Bennett, manager of a Harvard science-outreach ing screen readers, he said. The D teen entering his last attend. program. new site follows on the heels of At first glance, Williams’ story seems straight- But from a grant applicant’s perspective, it may Stanford’s YouTube channel, de- year of high school, can forward — an underprivileged student benefited be difficult to describe how studying a certain buted this spring. from access to the dazzling resources of a world- protein, for example, will ultimately affect mil- talk at length about solar renowned research institution. lions of people for the better. CITIZEN-EDUCATION UPGRADE Yet Stanford may benefit from Williams as At the outset of research, it can be tough to ... It’s not enough to know the flares, or when the sun’s much as he benefits from the school. predict a project’s impact, according to science colors of the flag and the date of As a minority gaining scientific exposure, Wil- foundation spokesman Bobbie Mixon. America’s independence, accord- activity causes a distur- liams represents the “broader impact” scientists It is perhaps simpler to show that teaching un- ing to Stanford University School must demonstrate when applying for federal derrepresented minorities about science — one of Education doctoral student bance in Earth’s ionosphere. grants to fund their research. of the ways NSF applicants can meet the impact Jack Schneider. In an op-ed Major institutes such as the National Science requirement, according to Mixon — will have a piece for the Christian Science He spent this summer Foundation (NSF), NASA and the National Insti- palpably positive effect. Monitor this month, Schneider tutes of Health often require grant applicants to So professors at elite universities such as Stan- wrote in favor of a citizenship test working at Stanford Uni- demonstrate societal impact when applying. ford and Harvard turn to local high schools for that measures knowledge of prin- Universities rely on winning such grants to help, creating an unlikely symbiosis between low- ciples — not just memorization. versity’s Solar Observatory power research. income, generally non-white or otherwise minor- The new citizenship test the gov- Grants from the NSF fund about one-third of ity students and the sophisticated research labs of ernment will institute in October Group, building palm-sized all science-related research at Stanford, accord- the academy. is an improvement, he wrote. A ing to Paul Grossi, associate director of Stanford’s To help link the two parties, universities cre- few questions deal with rights and monitors to detect the sun’s Office of Science Outreach. ate offices such as Stanford’s Office of Science responsibilities. But there are still Researchers in the so-called STEM fields, Outreach or Harvard’s Life Sciences/HHMI Out- VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i® temper tantrums. (STEM for science, technology, engineering and VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i® Page 24ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ School's Out
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Dwayne Williams shows off a solar-flare detection device that he Grossi works with principals of worked on at Stanford University this summer. small schools throughout the Pen- own devices, the Summer Research insula to find motivated, bright — program, now in its second summer, yet underprivileged — students to aspires to create a community for match with Stanford researchers for students, Grossi said. the program Williams participated Once a week — the program runs NOTICE OF DIRECTOR'S HEARING in, the Summer Research Internship eight weeks, June to August — the Program for High School Students. 20 students are treated to lectures The lab where Williams worked and trips. is funded by NASA under a grant One Friday this summer, students To be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 4, 2008 in the Palo Alto City Council Conference that requires outreach, according to toured Stanford marine-research fa- Room, 1st Floor, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Grossi. cilities in Monterey. On another day, Williams’ project itself was part Nobel Prize-winning geneticists Documents related to these items may be inspected by the public at the Development Center, of that outreach. came in to lecture. The students get 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California on: The red metal monitors he and a broader view of science careers several other interns built, called while meeting fellow science-loving Sudden Ionospheric Disturbance teens, according to Grossi. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 am - Noon, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (SID) monitors, cost only about And they are paid for their time, $50 to make and connect easily to with a $2,500 stipend their first year Wednesday 9:00 am - Noon, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm a computer. 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Victoria Var- the Council Chambers and Council Conference Room and Sign language interpreters will be provided upon Grossi, a for- gas, a senior at request with 72 hours advance notice. mer high-school physics teacher, East Palo Alto’s Eastside College spoke enthusiastically about help- Prep like Williams, said the proj- ing students feel they belong in aca- ects often puzzle parents. She added demia even if their parents didn’t most of her friends at school don’t finish high school. really get why she’s so into science, The program also opens eyes in either. the Ivory Tower, perhaps encourag- Vargas worked this and last sum- ing professors to change subtle prej- mer studying a microscope designed Plumbing udices about which students might to detect early signs of cancer. It make good lab assistants, he said. could replace biopsies, she said. Those benefits outweigh any Regardless of whether her lab hoped-for productivity, he said. work is easy to understand, she Students arriving with little expe- knows her parents are proud. Problems? rience rarely make a real contribu- Vargas recalled her mother telling tion to labs, according to Grossi. friends: “My daughter’s working at “To get productive work out of it is Stanford, and she’s not working in almost a bonus. ... If you get a drop the dining section. She’s working in the bucket, that would be great. If with a professor.” N Looking for it doesn’t reduce the baseline water level, that’s our goal,” he said with a laugh. 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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊU *>}iÊ25 Sports Shooting Shorts CARDINAL CORNER . . . Stanford for Olympic grad Candice Wiggins received the WNBA Community Assist Award for July for her effort in gold finish the Minnesota Lynx community outreach program. “It’s a huge honor to be in a position to help U.S. men’s water polo closing in my community,” Wiggins said. on first medal in 20 years; Villa and “It is something I love to do.” The womens' team to play for the title WNBA will make a $5,000 dona- by Rick Eymer tion to Wiggins’ charity of choice in honor of the monthly award . . here is one Stanford . The Stanford menís water polo grad with an Olympic team was picked to finish second in the Mountain Pacific Sports T gold medal at the Beijing federation in a vote of the con- ference coaches. The Cardinal Olympics, joining the silver returns four All-Americans from a and bronze medals already team that finished third last year and won two of three from even- secured. Several others are taul national champions California. on the brink of finding gold USC was picked to finish first while Cal was tabbed for third. at the end of their long roads. UCLA was fourth, followed by Pepperdine, UC Santa Barbara, Tony Azevedo, playing in his Long Beach State, UC Irvine, and third Olympics, treads so ago- Pacific. Stanford opens at the Princeton tournament on Sept. 12 nizingly close to one of those against Johns Hopkins. medals. Should the United SMART SPIKERS . . . The Palo States team captain help bring Alto girls’ volleyball team was of- ficially recognized by the AVCA for the American men’s water its remarkable collective achieve- polo team to the medal stand, ment in the classrooom for the second straight year. The AVCA it will serve as testimony to honored the Vikings with one his own radiant legacy in the of six Team Academic Awards
that are issued to California high sport. ÀLÞÊ ii schools, and 128 in the nation. Palo Alto earned a combined 3.48 VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÓÇ® GPA this past school year. Stanford grad Peter Hudnut joins former Cardinal pals and current Olympic teammates in the Final Four of the men’s water polo competition. The WATER POLO CLINIC . . . The U.S. plays either Serbia or Spain in Friday’s semifinals. Stanford Water Polo Club are holding two water polo clinics at Avery Aquatic Center on the Stan- SPORTS ford University campus for girls ages 8 to 8th grade. Beginners to advance players are welcome. Palo Alto reserves itself, The clinic will be directed by Stan- ford's John Tanner and Susan makes up lost ground Ortwein. Clinics are Wednesday between 4:30 and 7 p.m. and Boyd puts the hurt on West Fargo, helps erase the pain of Saturday between 9 and 11:30 Tallahassee in Babe Ruth 14-year-old World Series a.m. Cost is $50 for seventh- and by Colin Becht eighth-graders and $35 for every- wo days in and the Palo Alto body else. There is no advance 14-year-old Babe Ruth all-star registration required and players T team has already given its best may attend one or both clinics. Jekyll and Hyde impersonation. The For more information, please see also discovered what a difference a the website www.stanfordwater- day makes. polo.com or contact Ortwein at Palo Alto looked sloppy and [email protected] mistake-prone in an embarrassing 17-4 loss to Tallahassee, last year’s ON THE AIR 13-year-old Babe Ruth World Se- ries winners, on Sunday in Quincy, Wednesday MA. Olympics: Men’s volleyball, 7 a.m.; The all-stars regained their swag- Women’s beach volleyball, 5 p.m., Men’s ger with an overpowering 14-3 win volleyball, 9:35 p.m., NBC over West Fargo on Monday. ,ÊÀi` Olympics: Softball, 9 p.m., Women’s Palo Alto has split in its first two soccer, 11 p.m., CNBC pitch and one swing of the bat to set games of the World Series with Olympics: Women’s Soccer, Women’s things right again for Palo Alto. Basketball, Baseball, Tennis, Beach Vol- two contests left in pool play. The Center fielder BJ Boyd, who led leyball; Men’s Archery, Cycling, 11 p.m. outcome of those next games will off Monday’s game with a home Palo Alto 14-year-old Babe Ruth all-star BJ Boyd watches the flight of USA. determine whether Palo Alto plays run, attributed the dramatic swing his ball after hitting the first pitch of Monday’s win over West Fargo at Thursday for the title or comes home with a (his and the team’s) to fatigue. and had a little focus,” said Mike feet. Olympics: Women’s water polo, soft- bunch of souvenirs and memories. “I think we were just tired,” he Piha, president of Palo Alto Babe “First pitch, first swing, I think ball, 7 a.m.; NBC A win over Syracuse (2-0) in said. Ruth. “They were just playing like that kind of set the tone for the day,” Tuesday’s scheduled contest would They looked anything but after Ö they’re capable of playing.” Piha said. likely have been enough to qualify Boyd’s blast, the first home run of West Fargo advanced to the World Boyd’s teammates quickly fol- SPORTS ONLINE Palo Alto for the next level. The all- the World Series by any team. The Series as champions of the Midwest lowed his lead as Palo Alto scored For expanded daily coverage of college stars play again on Wednesday at 5 good people of North Dakota never Plains region. five runs in the first inning. and prep sports, please see our new site p.m. against host Quincy. knew what hit them. Boyd’s monstrous home run, Piha Starting pitcher Jake Batchelder at www.PASportsOnline.com And to think all it took was one “I think they just settled down estimated, traveled well over 400 VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÓn® Page 26ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Olympics Kirby Lee VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓÈ® Azevedo would love to join Cana- dian rower Adam Kreek, a Stanford grad who was part of a gold-medal Brenda Villa has Olympic silver and bronze. This year, the three-time performance in the men’s eight boat Olympian hopes to bring home a gold medal. on Sunday. Azevedo got a little clos- ish. It was the last race of the sport er to his dream finish on Monday. in this year’s Olympics. The U.S. defeated Germany, 8-7, The 27-year-old Kreek, a Geo- in the final game of the preliminary technical Engineering and Hydrol- round, securing a spot in the semifi- ogy major at Stanford, was joined nals and guaranteeing, at the least, of on the medal stand by Kevin Light, matching its best finish since 1988. Ben Rutledge, Andrew Byrnes, “It’s one of the greatest feelings,” Jake Wetzel, Malcolm Howard, said Azevedo, a three-time national Dominic Seiterle, Kyle Hamilton collegiate Player of the Year while and Brian Price. at Stanford. “For 10 years, I’ve been Schroeder is the third man in working as hard as I can and have America’s quadruple sculls boat. Kirby Lee sacrificed so many things. To lose He helped the team to a 5:52.81 that game over and over again has finish in the quarterfinals. been just devastating. To come out The U.S. men’s four boat, with and be in that final four, it’s a great Stanford grad David Banks and Tony Azevedo, 3-time Olympian, looks for an Olympic medal when the feeling. We’re definitely the under- Brett Newlin, missed a spot in the U.S. play on Friday. A loss means going home empty-handed. dog story.” finals by one second. The Americans have lost just one It’s U.S. versus the Netherlands Stanford grad Layne Beaubien, Newlin is the older brother of who earned two All-American hon- of its six Olympic matches, but Italy on Thursday for the gold medal. Stanford grad Kristen Newlin, who gave them a scare. “This is what we trained for the ors with the Cardinal, is playing on plays women’s basketball profes- his second Olympic team. Tom had 14 kills and three blocks last four years, to get another op- sionally in Turkey. in the match. portunity to play for an Olympic “I think we’ve been a team that American men’s four finished people have thought could win for Tom recorded 14 kills in the medal,” Villa said. third in the ‘B’ final with a time American’s 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, Villa scored three goals, while a long time,” Beaubien said. “We’ve of 6:07.17, a mark that would have had talent, we’ve had strong players. 25-20, 15-11 win over host China, Stanford grad Alison Gregorka and earned the team a silver medal on the win that clinched a spot in the Cardinal junior Jessica Steffens For whatever reason, we weren’t able Saturday. Instead, the U.S. settle for to take that next step. I think now it’s quarterfinals. each added a goal. a ninth-place overall finish. It was an emotional night for U.S. Villa and Gregorka each scored just sort of happening. It’s not like In the women’s pair ‘B’ final, we’re just a bunch of chumps swim- coach Jenny Lang Ping, a legend in twice as the U.S. beat Russia, 12-7, Stanford grad Sabrina Kolker China and credited for giving the in the final game of the preliminary ming around out there.” and teammate Zoe Hoskins went Peter Varellas and Peter Hudnut, Chinese national volleyball team round. 7:37.27 to finish ninth overall for its legitimacy with a gold medal Steffens added a goal for the U.S., former Stanford teammates with Canada. Azevedo, also join in the fun. Stan- performance in the Los Angeles which scored the first six goals Stanford grad Jamie Schroeder Olympics of 1984. against a Russian team that was out ford grad Thomas Hopkins serves as rowed in the U.S. men’s quadruple an alternate. Tom had a team-high 18 kills, 13 of contention. sculls boat, which finished the digs and nine blocks as the U.S. fin- This Olympics marks the first Terry Schroeder, the team’s third course in 5:47.64. Teammate Scott coach since the last Olympics, was ished pool play with a 4-1 record, time U.S. women’s and men’s teams Gault is a Berkeley native, and his second to Cuba’s 5-0 mark in Group had made it to the medal round at the team captain when the Ameri- family still resides in the area. cans won silver medals in 1984 and A, with an 18-25, 25-21, 19-25, 25- the same Games. Stanford sophomore Lindsay 19, 15-13 victory over Poland. Tom 1988. There’s been a medal drought Meyer’s U.S. women’s quadruple ever since, although the U.S. was hit at a .460 rate. Women’s soccer boat also finished fifth, recording Nnamani gave her best perfor- Stanford grad Rachel Buehler fourth in 1992. a 6:25.86. “When I came onboard, it was mance of the Games to date with played another full game as the U.S. as close to a dysfunctional family 11 kills, nine blocks, three aces and beat Japan, 4-2, in the semifinals on Men’s volleyball a hitting percentage of .350. Monday to qualify for Thursday’s as you could find,” Schroeder said. The United States got its coach “We’d been through three coaches Tom leads the team with 60 kills, gold-medal match against Brazil. back, and maintained its winning Kirby Lee in three years. There were a lot of five service aces and 13 blocks. “We’re pumped. Bring it on,” U.S. ways. She’s second with 47 digs. Nnamani midfielder Heather O’Reilly said. individuals, a lot of good pieces. With Stanford grad Kevin Hansen They just didn’t really believe in has 13 kills, three blocks, six digs “We’ve played Brazil before and recording 41 assists, the Americans and three aces so far. we know they’re a pretty awesome themselves and they weren’t really Logan Tom, 3-time Olympian beat China, 25-22, 25-12, 25-18 on team with a lot of great personali- a team. Just to witness and just be is looking for her first Olympic Saturday. Women’s water polo ties. But this team, player for player, a part of how far these guys have medal. The chance when she Coach Hugh McCutcheon missed Like Azevedo, Stanford grad is unified and strong.” come, it really gets me in my heart. plays Cuba in the semifinals. three games following a fatal attack Brenda Villa, one of the best wa- Buehler helped limit the Japanese They believe now they can beat any- on his in-laws, who were visiting a body in the world.” finals in Beijing against Cuba on ter polo players the United States to nine total shots, seven on goal. Beijing tourist site. Friday. has ever produced, has done every- “We don’t have one star, but we The United States meets either Cardinal grad Gabe Gardner, still Serbia or Spain in the semifinals on “I think we all said, `We still have thing but win gold at the Olympic have 18 players, a team,” U.S. coach recovering from an ankle injury, re- some fight in us, let’s take this thing Games. Pia Sundhage said. “That’s why it’s Friday. corded two kills in limited duty. Azevedo scored three goals and to a fifth set,” Stanford grad Logan Silver — check (2000). so fun to be around the players on On Sunday the Americans (5-0) Tom said about the turning point af- Bronze — check (2004). and off the field. That is a win- Varellas added a goal as the U.S. beat Japan, 215-18, 25-12, 25-21. recorded a crucial 7-5 victory over ter dropping the third game. “That Villa’s opportunity to make a ning feeling and I’m so honored The U.S. meets Serbia in Wednes- was fun.” dream come true arrived again on and proud to be coaching this U.S. top-ranked Croatia.Varellas’ goal day’s quartefinal. snapped a 2-2 tie and gave the U.S. After the match, Stanford grad Tuesday. She scored the winning team.” the lead for good. Ogonna Nnamani (who else?) be- goal in America’s 9-8 victory over It’s the fourth straight Olympic Women’s volleyball gan an impromptu victory dance. Australia in the semifinals. final for the Americans, and the The United States beat Italy, 20- She was quickly joined by her “I saw an opening and I took it,” second straight for Brazil. Rowing 25, 25-21, 19-25, 25-18, 15-6, on Kreek, a four-time world champi- teammates, who chanted “U-U-U- Villa said. “I knew that was prob- Buehler played 97 minutes of Tuesday to advance to the semi- U-U-S-A!” ably the best look we would get.” on, helped his boat to a 5:23.89 fin- VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊÓn® *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕ}ÕÃÌÊÓä]ÊÓäänÊU *>}iÊ27 In SportsBusiness
baseball.” pitching staff. Babe Ruth Palo Alto’s fielding was flawless, Palo Alto’s defense suddenly VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓÈ® as Monday’s game was error free. seemed to be missing too. The all- faced early struggles on the mound, A far cry from the five or so errors stars committed five errors, or three surrendering two runs in the bot- the team made in the loss to Talla- more than they committed during tom of the first. He recovered mag- hassee. their run to the regional tournament nificently from the early setback — Palo Alto opened against the title. what a difference an inning makes! champions of the Southeast region, “You just can’t win baseball games — and allowed one run the rest of who were stinging from a 1-0 up- playing like that,” said Mike Piha. the way. set loss to Quincy the previous day. “Every team has a bad game and we Batchelder pitched all five in- This time it was Palo Alto which just happened to have ours.” nings, giving up the runs on five needed the mercy rule. After surrendering four runs in hits and four walks. He also struck “Our kids have played just great, the top of the first inning, the Palo out eight. outstanding baseball for every tour- Alto offense responded with three With Batchelder locked in, his nament game they played in the last runs in the bottom of the first and run support was generous. Palo two months. This just happened to briefly tied the game at four with Alto added to its lead with a run in be one of the games where it didn’t another run in the second. the second, an overwhelming seven all come together,” said Piha. Palo Alto stopped scoring though. runs in the third and one more in His son, catcher Jordan Piha, was Tallahassee didn’t. The team from the fifth. even more explicit: “We just started Florida went on a crusade in the Batchelder even helped out his out flat,” he said. fourth, crushing Palo Alto’s hopes own cause with two RBI. Palo Alto greatest struggles were with a nine-spot. ,ÊÀi` In addition to Boyd and its pitching and defense, and deliv- Palo Alto went through four pitch- Batchelder, Palo Alto received of- ered uncharacteristic performance ers trying to find a solution to the fensive help from Travis McHugh, in both aspects. Tallahassee torrent. Freddy Avis Drake Swezey, and Tucker Jorgens- BJ Boyd gets a hero’s welcome after hitting a home run to lead Mon- Palo Alto pitchers walked 10 bat- started and went three innings day’s game against West Fargo. en. ters and hit two, and with Tallahas- before being relieved by Graham McHugh tripled and drove in two see getting eight hits of its own, Marchant, Kevin Kannappan, and when Boyd stepped to the plate on vance to a single-elimination tour- runs, Swezey had two hits, including well, do the math and that’s a lot Sam Falkenhagen. Monday. nament, which begins Thursday.N a double, and two RBI, Jorgensen of baserunners. Tallahassee mus- Falkenhagen had some success, “They’re in good position right Tuesday’s game is featured in added three hits and two RBI. tered two more hits than Palo Alto, as Tallahassee was held scoreless in now,” said Piha. the Palo Alto Weekly’s online edi- “They’re back on track,” said but continually received gifts, and the fifth. Palo Alto needs to finish at least tion at http://www.paloaltoonline. Piha. “They just played Palo Alto wisely accepted them, from the PA All that negativity melted though third in its five-team bracket to ad- com/sports/ Netherlands, 8-0, in five innings. hits in his last 18 at bats, including wasn’t as fortunate either. He fouled “We’re leaving China on a high,” Olympics The Americans came back to four doubles and a home run. He’s on his final attempt, settling for a Mike Bryan said. “We were obvi- VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«>}iÊÓÇ® beat China, 9-0, and earn a spot in hitting .348 overall. 202-2 1/2 in the men’s discus throw, ously disappointed that we couldn’t the American’s 2-1 overtime win Tuesday’s semifinals. The U.S. has one more prelim- not enough to qualify. He has a best make the gold medal match, but it’s against Canada in the final pool Team USA has outscored its op- nary game to play, against Japan on of 215-2 1/2. going to be something really spe- play contest. ponents by a 53-1 margin, with Wednesday. The semifinals begin “I thought my second throw was cial to us to have that medal back Women’s beach volleyball Canada scoring the only (unearned) Friday. farther than it was,” Robertson said. at home.” Stanford grad Kerri Walsh and run and holding the only lead over “The last one, I pepped too much The Bryans lost to eventual gold Misty May-Treanor will defend the U.S. in these games. Track and field and went out of the ring. There is a medal winners Roger Federer and their gold medals. Mendoza, a four-time All-Amer- Things got started on Friday, potential for big reward but there’s Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland, The reigning Olympic champions ican while at Stanford, hit two although it was a short-lived ex- also a lot of risk. I’m in good shape. 7-6 (6), 6-4, in the semifinals. downed a pair of Brazil teams in home runs and drove in four runs perience for Stanford grad Erica It was just trying to make it to that the quarterfinals and semifinals in Team USA’s 7-0 victory over Ja- McLain, who finished 26th in the next level.” Women’s basketball and will meet the top-seeded China pan in Olympic softball. She added women’s triple jump qualifying Stanford grad Leila Ben Youssef Stanford senior Jillian Harmon team of Tian Jia and Wang Jie in the a hit, an RBI and two runs scored round. She went 44-3 1/2. made her Olympic debut in the got a close look at some of her championship match on Thursday. in the American’s 8-1 victory over “I tore my hamstring (high grade women’s pole vault for Tunisia on childhood idols in the United States’ The Americans beat Renata Ri- Canada, the conclusion of a weath- tear) on July 20 and I guess I just Saturday, recording a height of 13-1 Olympic women’s basketball team’s beiro and Talita Antunes, 21-12, 21- er-suspended game. didn’t have enough time to recover,” 1/4 during the qualifying round. 96-60 over New Zealand on Sun- 14, for their 107th consecutive vic- Mendoza hit a home run, dou- McLain said. “I came out here and The African pole vault champion day. bled and drove in two runs as the tory and the guarantee of at least a gave it my all. This is the Olym- finished 17th, and did not advance. Should Harmon, who began play- U.S. downed Chinese Taipai, 7-0, pics.” silver medal. Cal product Kristin Heaston, who ing with the Tall Ferns in April, con- to clinch the top seed in the next McLain suffered the injury at the The United States has reached the lists Palo Alto as her residence, tinue with the New Zealand national podium in all four Olympic tourna- round. KBC Night of Athletics meet in failed to qualify for the finals, fin- “A home run at any time feels Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. She fin- team, maybe she’ll meet someone ments since beach volleyball was ishing with a 56-9 in Friday’s pre- she inspired this Olympics. added to the games in 1996. good, but in the Olympics, it just ished third in the triple jump with a liminary round. “It was a pretty exciting opportu- “We’re not done. We are abso- feels spectacular,” said Mendoza. leap of 45-1 1/4. She qualified at the nity,” Harmon said. “I think most of lutely not done,” Walsh said. “We “It’s so contagious with this team. Olympic trials with a 45-9 3/4. Swimming us grew up watching these girls. I came here to win.” Usually when we score, it’s like the Stanford grad Jillian Camarena, Kenya’s Jason Dunford, a senior They beat Brazil’s Ana Paula floodgates have opened. You never on the other hand, was elated with at Stanford, finished fifth in the fi- think I was 10-years-old when Lisa Conelly and Larissa Franca, 21-18, know who’s going to be the spark- her 12th-place finish in the finals of nals of the men’s 100 fly, an event Leslie played in her first Olympics. 21-15, to advance into Tuesday’s plug.” the women’s shot put. that gave American Michael Phelps It was a good experience.” semifinals. Cardinal grad Lauren Lappin had “It was awesome to be here,” Ca- his seventh gold medal. Phelps out- Harmon, along with Stanford “Our experience together, that’s a hit and drove in two runs in her marena said. “To be here after hav- touched Slovakia’s Milorad Cavic, a grad Clare Bodensteiner, helped what makes us so good,” May- first Olympic appearance for the ing back surgery three months ago, graduate of California. New Zealand in its first Olympic Treanor said. “It’s like a marriage: Americans. I’m ecstatic. And to make the final Stanford grad Ben Wildman-To- appearance. You’ve got to learn to work through The Americans scored all nine was just awesome. I’ve been having briner finished fifth in the 50 free Harmon certainly showed she the ups and downs.” runs against China in the first in- a great time.” in 21.64. belonged with the elite team. She Walsh would earn her 100th ca- ning, and all with two outs. Camarena recorded a mark of Wildman-Torbiner swam 21.76 to played nearly 27 minutes against reer title (May-Treanor already has “It’s not that I didn’t expect great 59-8 1/2 in the finals. reach Saturday’s final in the 50 free. the Americans, scoring four points a record 102) with a gold medal. things out of this unbelievable line- Los Altos Hills resident Grace Dunford went 51.33 in the 100 fly. and grabbing a game-high seven Walsh, who turned 30 on Friday, up,” USA catcher Stacey Nuveman Upshaw will be looking for a medal Stanford grad Markus Rogan, rebounds. She scored in double has won 99 career titles in her sport. said, “but, I mean, nine runs in one after qualifying for the finals in the who won the silver medal in the 200 figures in a pair of games and will Only May-Treanor has won more at inning? That’s just unreal.” women’s long jump. back in Athens, was fourth in the likely be remembered as the player 102. “It went well. I got through, that’s event with a time of 1:55.49. who scored the Tall Ferns’ first The American beach volleyball Baseball what matters. I was happy to get a Olympic points. team, defending Olympic gold Stanford grad John Gall hit a go- fair jump for my first jump because Tennis The U.S. takes a 30-game Olym- medalists, beat the Belgium team of ahead home run to start the sixth, a lot of people are having problems Former Stanford men’s tennis pic winning streak into Tuesday’s Liesbet van Breedam and Liesbeth and it was enough to send the U.S. with fouling,” Upshaw said after standouts Mike Bryan and Bob Bry- quarterfinals. Moucha in the round of 16. Olympic team into the semifinals clearing 22-11, the sixth best mark an walked away with an Olympic New Zealand dropped a 90-59 de- as the Americans beat Taiwan, 4-2, of the qualifying round.” medal on Saturday in doubles play. cision to Czech Republic in another Softball on Tuesday. Stanford sophomore Arantxa It’s just not the right color, though. preliminary contest. Stanford grad Jessica Mendoza Gall was 2-for-4 with an RBI as King went 19-8 in her first Olym- The top-seeded Bryan twins claimed Harmon suffered a 2-of-12 night hit her fourth home run in three the U.S. rallied for a 5-4 win over pic jump and then fouled twice. She the bronze after rallying from a first from the floor and finished with games and Monica Abbott, who Canada on Sunday. finished 19th overall representing set loss to beat Mickael Llodra and five points and three rebounds. prepped in Salinas, pitched a per- He added an RBI double in an 9-0 Bermuda. Arnaud Clement of France 3-6, 6-3, Bodensteiner also saw action for victory over China. Gall has eight Stanford grad Michael Robertson fect game as the U.S. downed the 6-4. 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Architectural Review Board (ARB) Stanford University, A wine tasting and dance party continuing indefinitely. for single professionals is set for Much of the work is 7:30 p.m. at Alberto’s Night Club influenced by Italian at 736 W. Dana St. in Mountain Please be advised that Thursday, September 4, 2008, the glass; many of the View, with boutique wines and ARB shall conduct a public hearing at 8:30 AM in the Council artists have studied appetizers. Admission is $30. Go in Venice. Go to mu- Chambers, 1st Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to www.thepartyhotline.com or seum.stanford.edu or California. Any interested persons may appear and be call 415-507-9962. call 650-723-4177. heard. “My Strange Na- tion” a new musi- Sunday A jazz combo of Stanford Jazz Joe Camp, author and creator of the “Benji” cal revue featuring 653 Homer Avenue [08PLN-00169] Request by Amir series (pictured with the latest Benji), speaks songs by folk singer Workshop alumni performs from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mantra restaurant, Shahmirza for Major ARB review of three, two-story detached at Kepler’s Books on Thursday about his new Susan Werner, runs residential townhome units and associated landscaping. book, “The Soul of a Horse.” Thursday through 632 Emerson St., Palo Alto. They’re set to play the follow- Thursday Sunday through Sept. 801, 841, 853 and 875 Alma Street [08PLN-00094]: 7. Presented by theatre Q, the ing Sunday as well. Go to www. Joe Camp, creator of the “Benji” show is at the Dragon Theatre at mantrapaloalto.com or call 650- Request by Eden Housing, on behalf of the City of Palo Alto, series, brings his dog (the third 535 Alma St. in Palo Alto. Tickets 322-3500. Ole A. Christensen IV, James O’Reilly, and Larry and Penelope Benji) to Kepler’s Books to speak are $25 general and $18 for se- The Grant-Matheny Duo and Hassett, for Architectural Review of preliminary plans for a about horses: his new book, “The niors, youth and Theatre Bay Area the Dmitri Matheny Quintet play mixed use development consisting of an affordable housing/ Soul of a Horse,” to be exact. His members. Go to www.theatreq. a concert of music billed as commercial building and a senior housing/commercial free talk is scheduled for 7:30 org or call 415-433-1235. flugelhorn and piano mixed with p.m. at 1010 El Camino Real in building. This review is associated with a request for a soul, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at Filoli, Planned Community Zone change and a SOFA Amendment. Menlo Park. Go to www.keplers. 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. com or call 650-324-4321. Friday “Delta Rising: A Blues Documen- Tickets are $50 for Filoli members “Grey Gardens,” a musical about and $60 for nonmembers, and two fallen members of the Bou- tary” will be shown Friday and include snacks, wine, beer and vier society class, is playing at Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Bus sparkling water. Go to www.filoli. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals the Mountain View Center for the Barn Theater at 97 Hillview Ave., with disabilities. To request accommodations to access City in Los Altos, with a pre-show org or call 650-364-8300. Performing Arts at 500 Castro St., facilities, services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), please COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at 650.329.2550 (voice) Theater Food Movies or by e-mailing [email protected]. A review of theatre Q’s original Our critic reviews one of his fa- A review of “House Bunny.” revue “My Strange Nation: The vorite restaurants in this area: Bis- Amy French Music of Susan Werner.” tro Elan on California Avenue. Manager of Current Planning
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Updated schedules for the Century theaters were not available at press time. For new information, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com. The Mummy: Tomb of the Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:15 &, 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 1, Dragon Emperor (PG-13) 2:20, 3:40, 5:05, 6:30, 7:50, 9:15 & 10:30 p.m. Note: Screenings are for Wednesday through Thursday only. (Not Reviewed) Bottle Shock (PG-13) --- CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:40, 4:25, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. Pineapple Express (R) --1/2 Century 16: 12:35, 2, 3:30, 5, 6:25, 7:55, 9:15 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 Brideshead Revisited (PG-13) Century 20: 12:35, 3:35, 7 & 10 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:15, 7 a.m.; noon, 12:40, 1:15, 2, 2:40, 3:20, 4, 4:45, 5:20, 6, 6:40, 7:25, 8:05, 8:45, (Not Reviewed) & 9:50 p.m. 9:25 & 10:15 p.m. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Century 16: Fri. at 10 p.m. Sex and the City (R) --1/2 Century 12: 7:25 & 10:35 p.m. Dragon (PG-13) --- The Sisterhood of the Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:55, 4:40, 7:35 & 10:20 p.m. Century 12: 1, 3, 4, 7, The Dark Knight (PG-13) --- Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:25, 2:35, 3:45, 5:50, 7 & 10:25 p.m. Sun.-Tue. also Traveling Pants 2 (PG-13) 9:50 & 10:20 p.m. at 9:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m.; 12:25, 2:25, 3:45, 5:45, 7:10, 9:05 & 10:30 (Not Reviewed) p.m. Space Chimps (G) Century 16: 11:30 a.m. Century 12: 12:25, 2:45 & 5:10 p.m. Get Smart (PG-13) --1/2 Century 12: 7:35 & 10:25 p.m. (Not Reviewed) Hancock (PG-13) ---1/2 Century 12: 1:30 & 7:20 p.m. Star Wars: The Clone Wars Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 12:30, 1:45, 3, 4:15, 5:30, 6:45, 8, 9:20 & 10:25 p.m. Hellboy 2: The Golden Army Century 12: 1:10 & 7:15 p.m. (PG) -1/2 Century 20: 11:10 & 11:45 a.m.; 12:30, 12:55, 1:35, 2:15, 3, 3:20, 4, 4:40, 5:25, (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) 5:50, 6:25, 7:10, 7:50, 8:20, 8:55, 9:40 & 10:20 p.m. Henry Poole is Here (PG) Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 2:20, 4:50, 7:25 & 9:50 p.m. Century 12: Noon, 2:30, 5, Step Brothers (R) Century 16: 12:05, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 & 9:45 p.m. Century 12: 12:10, 2:40, 5:15, (Not Reviewed) 7:40 & 10:05 p.m. (Not Reviewed) 7:45 & 10:15 p.m. House of Flying Daggers Century 16: Sat. at 10 p.m. Swing Vote (PG-13) -1/2 Century 12: 4:10 & 10 p.m. (PG-13) ---- Tell No One Aquarius: 1, 4:30, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Indiana Jones and the Century 12: 12:05 & 7:05 p.m. (Not Rated) ---1/2 Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13) --1/2 Tropic Thunder (R) ---1/2 Century 16: 11:45 a.m.; 1:05, 2:25, 3:55, 5:10, 6:40, 7:50, 9:30 &10:30 p.m. Century 20: Iron Man (PG-13) ---1/2 Century 12: 12:20 & 7:10 p.m. 11:40 a.m.; 12:30 & 1:20, 2:20, 3:05, 3:55, 4:55, 5:40, 6:30, 7:30, 8:20, 9:10, 10:10 p.m. Journey to the Center of Century 16: 11:55 a.m.; 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:40 p.m. Century 12: 3:20 & 10:10 Vicky Cristina Barcelona Century 20: Guild: the Earth (PG) -- p.m. 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m. 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:30 (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) p.m. Kit Kittredge: An American Century 12: 11:55 a.m.; 2:35 & 5:05 p.m. Girl (G) (Not Reviewed) WALL-E (G) ---1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.;1:30, 4:10, 6:55 & 9:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 1:50, 4:25, 6:55 & 9:30 p.m. Kung Fu Panda (PG) ---1/2 Century 12: 12:15, 2:50 & 5:20 p.m. Wanted (R) ---- Century 12: 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. Mamma Mia! (PG-13) --- Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:15, 5:05, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 12:50, 2, 3:25, 4:35, 6, 7:15, 8:40 & 9:55 p.m. The X-Files: I Want To Believe Century 12: 3:55 & 9:40 p.m. (PG-13) --- Man on Wire (PG-13) ---- Aquarius: 1:30, 4, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Mirrors (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:40, 4:20, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m. Century 12: 12:30, 2, 3:30, Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, theater addresses, trailers and more information 4:45, 6:15, 7:30, 9 & 10:15 p.m. about films playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/
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The Stanford Theatre is at 221 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Go to www.stanfordtheatre.org.
Broken Blossoms (silent, 1919) A waif, abused by her father in a seedy London area, is befriended by a sensitive Chinese immigrant. Wed. at 7:30 p.m.
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) The dangerous lives of mail pilots in South America, starring Cary Grant. Wed. at 9:05 p.m.
The Spirit of Saint Louis (195) The story of Charles Lind- bergh’s historic flight to Paris . Thu. at 7:30 p.m.
The Bride Came C.O.D. (1936) A charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader. Thu. at 5:45 and 9:55 p.m.
Bottle Shock 1:40, 4:25, 7:10, 9:55 Brideshead Revisited 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:50 (Times are Fri thru Thurs)
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Foreclosure Special! HARTCOM AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE title, possession or encumbrances, to 100+ Acre Colorado Ranch for FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, satisfy the indebtedness secured by $49,900. Year-round roads, utilities. STATEMENT YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. said Deed of Trust, advances thereun- Access to 6,000+ acre recreation File No. 512724 3143 STOCKTON PL, PALO ALTO, CA der, with interest as provided, and the land. Call 1-866-OWN-LAND x4392. The following person (persons) is (are) 94303 “(If a street address or com- unpaid principal of the Note secured by (Cal-SCAN) Public doing business as, Hartcom, 2058 mon designation of property is shown said Deed of Trust with interest thereon Edgewood Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94303, above, no warranty is given as to its as provided in said Note, plus fees, Montana Santa Clara County: completeness or correctness).” Said charges and expenses of the Trustee Best land deal: 20 ac- Ponderosa Pines, SARA B. HART Sale of property will be made in “as and of the trusts created by said Menlo Park, 5+ BR/4+ BA 2058 Edgewood Dr. is” condition without covenant or war- Deed of Trust. DATED: 08/09/2008 $2,695,000 Built in 2001. Great County Road and Utilities. Notices Palo Alto, CA 94303 ranty, express or implied, regarding RECONTRUST COMPANY 1757 TAPO detail and design features. NetEquity Was: $99,900. Now: $79,900. 160AC with New Log Cabin Was: $199,900. This business is owned by an indi- title possession, or encumbrances, to CANYON ROAD, SVW-88 SIMI VALLEY, (650) 594-1041 vidual. pay the remaining principal sum of the CA 93063 Phone: (800) 281 8219, www.NetEquityHomes.com Now: $149,900. 208AC w/Huge Storage Barn Was: $299,900. NOW: 995 Fictitious Name Registrant/Owner began transacting note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, Sale Information (626) 927-4399 By: $249,900. Affordable financing, dis- business under the fictitious business with interest as in said note provided, - Trustee’s Sale Officer RECONTRUST Mountain View, 3 BR/1 BA - $709,000 counted prices. Absolutely beautiful Statement name(s) listed herein on Jan. 1, 1996. advances, if any, under the terms of COMPANY is a debt collector attempt- This statement was filed with the said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and ing to collect a debt. Any information Mountain View, 3 BR/2 BA - $699,999 land. Call 877-229-7840 Visit www. MACHADO DESIGNS WesternSkiesLand.com While we talk! County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara expenses of the Trustee and of the obtained will be used for that purpose. Redwood City, 3 BR/1 BA - $799,000 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME County on August 6, 2008. trusts created by said Deed of Trust. ASAP# 2834637 PAW 08/13/2008, (Cal-SCAN) STATEMENT Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $749000 (PAW Aug. 13, 20, 27, Sep., 3, 2008) Said sale will be held on: AUGUST 08/20/2008, 08/27/2008 File No. 512044 26, 2008, AT 10:00 A.M. *AT THE Nevada - Lakefront Property Village HeartBeat NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE UNDER Redwood City, 5+ BR/4+ BA - The following person (persons) is (are) FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY pprox. 2 hrs. South of Carson City. Village Heartbeat DEED OF TRUST LOAN: 205-011 $2995000 doing business as, Machado Designs, COURTHOUSE, 190 N. MARKET 1 ac Dockable $149,900. 1 ac Lake Village Heart Beat OTHER: 3206-69512 A.P. NUMBER 363 Stanford Avenue, Palo Alto, CA STREET, SAN JOSE, CA At the time of Sunnyvale, 2 BR/1 BA - $595,000 Access $49,900. 38,000 ac Walker FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 158-15-029 INVESTOR LOAN #: YOU 94306, Santa Clara County: the initial publication of this notice, the Woodside, 3 BR/3 BA - $1,599,000 Lake, very rare. Home sites on paved STATEMENT ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED KAREN MACHADO total amount of the unpaid balance of road with city water. Magnificent views, File No. 512950 OF TRUST, DATED February 10, 363 Stanford Ave. the obligation secured by the above very limited supply. New to market. The following person (persons) is 2005, UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION 830 Commercial/ Palo Alto, CA 94306 described Deed of Trust and estimated www.NVLR.com Call 1-877-542-6628. (are) doing business as, 1). Village TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT This business is owned by an individual. costs, expenses, and advances is Income Property (Cal-SCAN) HeartBeat, 2). Village Heartbeat, 3). MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to $272,100.82. It is possible that at the transact business under the fictitious Village Heart Beat, 883 Ames Avenue, IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF PA: Downtown Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara time of sale the opening bid may be THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING 120-4355 sf offices for lease. New Mexico -140 Acres business name(s) listed herein. less than the total indebtedness due. Sacrifice. Was $149,900, Now Only This statement was filed with the County: AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT Photos, plans, pricing: www.paof- B. ZORINA WOLF Date: July 25, 2008 T.D. SERVICE A LAWYER. NOTICE is hereby given that fices.com. 650/776-5390 $69,900. Amazing 6000 ft. elevation. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara COMPANY as said Trustee, SUSAN Incredible mountain views. Mature tree County on July 21, 2008. 883 Ames Avenue Community Properties Inc , as trustee, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4134 EARNEST, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. or successor trustee, or substituted cover. Power and year round roads. (PAW July 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20, 2008) SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., Retail Space Excellent financing. Priced for quick This business is owned by an indi- trustee pursuant to the Deed of Trust Mountain View, Retail Strip Mall, 205 E. CENTER FOR THE WORK vidual. SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA executed by Estelle K Balaty married sale. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204-9760. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME ANA, CA 92711-1988 We are assisting Middlefield Rd. 1000sf 415-652-3811 (Cal-SCAN) Registrant/Owner began transacting woman as her sole and separate STATEMENT business under the fictitious business the Beneficiary to collect a debt and property Recorded on 03/08/2005 840 Vacation File No. 512120 name(s) listed herein on Feb. 8, 1993. any information we obtain will be used as Instrument No. 18262348 in Book New Mexico 140 Acres The following person(persons) is (are) This statement was filed with the for that purpose whether received orally - Page - of Official records in the office Rentals/Time Shares New to Market. Ranch Dispersal - doing business as, Center For the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara or in writing. If the Trustee is unable of the County Recorder of Santa Clara $89,900. River Access. Northern New 2bdrm Mayan Palace - Mexico Work, 433 Kingsley Ave., Palo Alto, CA County on August 12, 2008. to convey title for any reason, the County, California, and pursuant to the Mexico. Cool 6,000’ elevation with stun- 94301, Santa Clara County: successful bidder’s sole and exclusive Bed & Breakfast B&B Hotel (PAW Aug. 20, 27, Sep., 3, 10, 2008) Notice of Default and Election to Sell ning views. Great tree cover including HEATH L. WOOD, PHD remedy shall be the return of monies thereunder recorded 03/18/2008 in Five Star Resort Ponderosa, rolling grassland and rock 433 Kingsley Ave. PENINSULA PIANO BROKERS paid to the Trustee, and the successful FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Book - , Page - , as Instrument No. $6900, Studio 650-210-9054 outcroppings. Abundant wildlife, great Palo Alto, CA 94301 bidder shall have no further recourse. 19780982 of said Official Records, hunting. EZ terms. Call NML&R, Inc. This business is owned by an individual. STATEMENT If available, the expected opening bid Pajaro Dunes Condo File No. 512908 WILL SELL on 09/03/2008 at AT THE 1-866-360-5263. (Cal-SCAN) Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to and/or postponement information may NORTH MARKET STREET ENTRANCE 2BR/2BA or 1BR/1BA. On beach, transact business under the fictitious The following person (persons) is (are) be obtained by calling the following ocean view. Cable TV, VCR, CD, tennis, doing business as, Peninsula Piano TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE 190 TEXAS LAND SALE!! business name(s) listed herein. telephone number(s) on the day before NORTH MARKET STREET SAN JOSE, W/D. Pvt. deck, BBQ. Owner, 650/424- 20-acre Ranches, Near BOOMING El This statement was filed with the Brokers, 4333 El Camino Real, Palo the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may 1747. [email protected] Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: CA at 11:00 A.M. AT PUBLIC AUCTION Paso. Good Road Access, Surveyed. County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara access sales information at www.ascen- TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH Palo Alto ARCHITECT ONLY $15,900. $200/down. County on July 22, 2008. GREGORY WUEM tex.com/websales. 1600 Alison Ave. (payable at the time of sale in lawful $159/mo. No Credit Checks. 1-800- (PAW July 30, Aug. 6, 13, 20, 2008) TAC# 793725C PUB: 08/06/08, money of the United States), all right, Residential Architecture + Desig Mountain View, CA 94040 08/13/08, 08/20/08 THIS NEW 843-7537 http://www.sunsetranches. THREE SEASONS RESTAURANT title and interest conveyed to and now This business is owned by an indi- NOTICE SUPERSEDES AND REPLACES vacation rental maui com (AAN CAN) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME held by it under said Deed of Trust in vidual. ANY PREVIOUS NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S Maui oceanfront condo 8512350 STATEMENT the property situated in said County Registrant/Owner began transacting SALE YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED UNDER Washington-Idaho Border File No. 511542 and State hereinafter described: As business under the fictitious business T.S. # F355267 845 Out of Area Almost Heaven. 6 ac just $49,900. The following person (persons) is (are) more fully described on said Deed of name(s) listed herein on 10/1/1987. (PAW Aug. 6, 13, 20, 2008) Calendar cover beauty in Palouse doing business as, Three Seasons This statement was filed with the Trust. The property address and other Country. Rare acreage in an area where Restaurant, 518 Bryant St., Palo Alto, County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. common designation, if any, of the real land is rarely available. Rolling hills, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: County on August 12, 2008. 08-48362 Title Order No. G835255 property described above is purported river access, near town & golf, close THREE SEASONS RESTAURANT LLC (PAW Aug. 20, 27, Sep., 3, 10, 2008) Investor/Insurer No. APN No. 148-14- to be: 1114 Villa Street & 176 Oak to WSU. Has it all including great price, 488 University Ave.# 219 002 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A Street Mountain View, Ca 94041 The must see. EZ terms. Call WALR Palo Alto, CA 94301 BISTRO D’ ASIE DEED OF TRUST, DATED 05/09/2006. undersigned Trustee disclaims any 1-866-836-9152. (Cal-SCAN) This business is owned by a limited FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO liability for any incorrectness of the liability company. STATEMENT PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE property address and other common Registrant/Owner began transacting File No. 512923 SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED designation, if any, shown herein. The 855 Real Estate business under the fictitious business The following person (persons) is (are) AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF total amount of the unpaid balance of name(s) listed herein on 2-12-2003. doing business as, Bistro D’ Asie, 445 THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU the obligation secured by the property Your get away w/ horses Services This statement was filed with the Emerson St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.” Notice to be sold and reasonable estimated Gentlemen’s Horse Farm. See Fogster County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Santa Clara County: is hereby given that RECONTRUST costs, expenses and advances at the ad or Nothnagel listing County on July 7, 2008. I TAPAS & WINE BAR LLC COMPANY, as duly appointed trustee time of the initial publication of the (PAW Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008) 620 Yampa Way pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed Notice of Sale is: $1,174,029.24 In Fremont, CA 94539 by CARMEN SALAZAR, AN UNMARRIED addition to cash, the Trustee will accept 850 Acreage/Lots/ EZ BUSINESS CARE This business is owned by a limited MAN, dated 05/09/2006 and a cashier’s check drawn on a state EZ OFFICE CARE Storage liability company. recorded 05/17/06, as Instrument No. or national bank, a check drawn by a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Registrant/Owner began transacting 18937398, in Book , Page ), of Official state or federal credit union or a check Arizona Land Bargain STATEMENT business under the fictitious business Records in the office of the County drawn by a state or federal savings and 36 Acres - $29,900. Beautiful mountain File No. 512536 name(s) listed herein on 8/28/08. Recorder of Santa Clara County, State loan association, savings association or property in Arizona’s Wine Country. The following person (persons) is (are) This statement was filed with the of California, will sell on 09/03/2008 savings bank specified in Section 5102 Price reduced in buyers market. Won’t doing business as, 1.) EZ Business County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara at 11:00AM, At the North Market Street of the Financial Code and authorized to last! Good access & views. Eureka Care, 2.) EZ Office Care, 2368 Santa County on August 12, 2008. entrance to the County Courthouse, do business in this state. In the event Springs Ranch offered by AZLR. ADWR Ana St., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa 0.5% commission to Buy/Sell home (PAW Aug. 20, 27, Sep. 3, 10, 2008) 190 North Market Street, San Jose, tender other than cash is accepted the report & financing available. Clara County: Gohalfpercent offers a smart 0.5% CA. at public auction, to the highest Trustee may withhold the issuance of 1-877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN) PATRICIA NA commission option. No hidden cost. bidder for cash or check as described the Trustee’s Deed until funds become Buy Bulk 40 Acres 2368 Santa Ana St. 997 All Other Legals Call 650.988.8813 or browse www. below, payable in full at time of sale, available to the payee or endorsee as Just $29,900. Your own gorgeous Palo Alto, CA 94303 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: gohalfpercent.com all right, title, and interest conveyed a matter of right. : Said sale will be ranch. Stunning land, inspiring views, This business is owned by an indi- F355267 CA Unit Code: F Loan No: to and now held by it under said Deed made, but without covenant or war- great location, 2 hours east of Salt vidual. 1190007858/MERCKLING Investor No: of Trust, in the property situated in ranty, express or implied regarding Lake in ideal outdoor recreational area. PA 4bd/3b $5,800 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to 0164840854 AP #1: 127-23-021 T.D. said County and State and as more title, possession or encumbrances, to County maintained roads, ready to build 3100sft.KarenAmon*ColdwellBanker transact business under the fictitious SERVICE COMPANY, as duly appointed fully described in the above referenced satisfy the indebtedness secured by or just hold and enjoy. Priced at bulk business name(s) listed herein. This Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust. The street address and said Deed, advances thereunder, with acreage prices for quick sale. Must sell. statement was filed with the County Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC other common designation, if any, interest as provided therein, and the EZ Terms. Call UTLR 1-888-693-5263. 890 Real Estate Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER of the real property described above unpaid principal balance of the Note (Cal-SCAN) on August 1, 2008. FOR CASH (in the forms which are law- Wanted is purported to be: 181 DEL MEDIO secured by said Deed with interest (PAW Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008) ful tender in the United States) and/or Colorado Mountain Ranch the cashier’s, certified or other checks AVENUE #102, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, thereon as provided in said Note, fees, Newly Released, priced to sell. 35 BALE HAIR AND NAIL specified in Civil Code Section 2924h 94040. The undersigned Trustee dis- charges and expenses of the trustee acres- $39,900. Majestic lake & FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (payable in full at the time of sale to claims any liability for any incorrectness and the trusts created by said Deed of Mountain views, adjacent to national STATEMENT T.D. Service Company) all right, title of the street address and other com- Trust. Dated: 08/06/2008 Community forest for camping or hiking, close to File No. 512663 and interest conveyed to and now held mon designation, if any, shown herein. Properties Inc, as said Trustee 257 E conveniences. EZ terms. The following person (persons) is (are) by it under said Deed of Trust in the The total amount of the unpaid balance Campbell Ave Suite 3 Campbell, Ca 1-866-353-4807. (Cal-SCAN) doing business as, Bale Hair and Nail, property hereinafter described: Trustor: with interest thereon of the obligation 95008 (408)379-1274 By: ROLAND D El Paso, TX 2786 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto, CA ROGER MERCKLING, VERONIQUE secured by the property to be sold plus KEFFER Agent for Trustee 20 acre ranches. Roads Surveyed. 94306, Santa Clara County: MERCKLING CHASSAT Recorded August reasonable estimated costs, expenses ASAP# 2848086 $15,900, $200 Down, $159/month. MINH EM THI VO 4, 2003 as Instr. No. 17239972 in and advances at the time of the initial PAW 08/13/2008, 08/20/2008, Money Back Guarantee. Free Maps & 2639 Kendrick Cir. Book —- Page —- of Official Records publication of the Notice of Sale is 08/27/2008 San Jose, CA 95121 Pictures. 1-800-343-9444. No Credit in the office of the Recorder of SANTA $314,081.24. It is possible that at the NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER HUAN THE NGUYEN Checks!! (Cal-SCAN) CLARA County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant time of sale the opening bid may be ESTATE OF: Teacher Seeks Rental 2639 Kendrick Cir. to the Notice of Default and Election less than the total indebtedness due. ROBERT E. FRANK 3/2 in PA under $3000. San Jose, CA 95121 to Sell thereunder recorded March In addition to cash, the Trustee will NO. 1-08-PR-163731 650.388.8881. This business is owned by a general 14, 2008 as Instr. No. 19778984 in accept cashier’s checks drawn on a To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, partnership. Book —- Page —- of Official Records state or national bank, a check drawn contingent creditors and persons who Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to in the office of the Recorder of SANTA by a state or federal credit union, or may otherwise be interested in the transact business under the fictitious CLARA County CALIFORNIA. Said a check drawn by a state or federal will or estate, or both, of ROBERT E. Classified Deadlines: business name(s) listed herein. This Deed of Trust describes the following savings and loan association, savings FRANK, ROBERT EDWIN FRANK. statement was filed with the County property: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER association, or savings bank specified A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County A DEED OF TRUST DATED JUNE 2, in Section 5102 of the Financial Code filed by: DAVID KANNER in the Superior FRIDAY PAPER: noon, Wednesday on August 5, 2008. 2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO and authorized to do business in this Court of California, County of SANTA (PAW Aug. 13, 20, 27, Sep., 3, 2008) PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE state. Said sale will be made, in an ‘’AS CLARA. WEDNESDAY PAPER: noon, Monday SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED IS’’ condition, but without covenant or THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests warranty, express or implied, regarding Page 34 • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE MARKETPLACE the printed version of TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM fogster.com that DAVID KANNER be appointed as Attorney for Petitioner: the hearing. Your appearance may be in personal representative to administer /s/ Robin D. Faisant person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE the estate of the decedent. 750 Menlo Avenue, Suite 250 A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of THE PETITION requests the decedent’s Menlo Park, CA 94025 the deceased, you must file your claim will and codicils, if any, be admitted to (650)328-6333 with the court and mail a copy to the probate. The will and any codicils are (PAW Aug. 15, 20, 22, 2008) personal representative appointed by available for examination in the file kept NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER the court within four months from the by the court. ESTATE OF: date of first issuance of letters as pro- THE PETITION requests authority RAKHSHPAL S. DHILLON aka vided in section 9100 of the California to administer the estate under the RAKHSHPAL SINGH DHILLON Probate Code. The time for filing claims Independent Administration of Estates NO. 1-08-PR-162670 will not expire before four months Act. (This authority will allow the person- To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, from the hearing date noticed above. al representative to take many actions contingent creditors and persons who YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the without obtaining court approval. Before may otherwise be interested in the court. If you are a person interested in taking certain very important actions, will or estate, or both, of RAKHSHPAL the estate, you may file with the court however, the personal representative S. DHILLON, aka RAKHSHPAL SINGH a Request for Special Notice (form will be required to give notice to inter- DHILLON. DE-154) of the filing of an inventory 24th Annual ested persons unless they have waived A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been and appraisal of estate assets or of notice or consented to the proposed filed by: RAVINDER K. DHILLON in the any petition or account as provided in action.) The independent administra- Superior Court of California, County of Probate Code section 1250. A Request tion authority will be granted unless an SANTA CLARA. for Special Notice form is available Palo Alto Weekly interested person files an objection to THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests from the court clerk. the petition and shows good cause why that RAVINDER K. DHILLON be appoint- Petitioner: the court should not grant the authority. ed as personal representative to admin- /s/ Ravinder K. Dhillon A HEARING on the petition will be held ister the estate of the decedent. 1035 Sycamore Creek Way on SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s Pleasanton, CA 94566 in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of will and codicils, if any, be admitted to (650)248-4686 California, Santa Clara County, located probate. The will and any codicils are (PAW Aug. 20, 22, 27, 2008) at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, available for examination in the file kept 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting by the court. of the petition, you should appear at the THE PETITION requests authority Real Estate hearing and state your objections or file to administer the estate under the written objections with the court before Independent Administration of Estates the hearing. Your appearance may be in Act. (This authority will allow the person- Deadlines person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE al representative to take many actions A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of without obtaining court approval. Before the deceased, you must file your claim taking certain very important actions, Wednesday edition with the court and mail a copy to the however, the personal representative Noon Thursday personal representative appointed by will be required to give notice to inter- the court within four months from the ested persons unless they have waived (space reservation & copy) date of first issuance of letters as pro- notice or consented to the proposed vided in section 9100 of the California action.) The independent administra- Friday edition Probate Code. The time for filing claims September 12, 2008 tion authority will be granted unless an Noon Tuesday will not expire before four months interested person files an objection to from the hearing date noticed above. the petition and shows good cause why (space reservation & copy) YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the the court should not grant the authority. court. If you are a person interested in A HEARING on the petition will be held Please Call the estate, you may file with the court on SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. a Request for Special Notice (form KATHRYN BROTTEM REGISTER ONLINE AT in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of DE-154) of the filing of an inventory California, Santa Clara County, located Real Estate and appraisal of estate assets or of at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, any petition or account as provided in 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting Advertising Probate Code section 1250. A Request of the petition, you should appear at the for Special Notice form is available hearing and state your objections or file 650-326-8210 ext. 237 www.PaloAltoOnline.com from the court clerk. written objections with the court before
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IN OLD PA $3,899,000 BREATHTAKING SETTING! $2,095,000 4 BR 3 BA Single level, house:3000+-sf, lot:10000 5 BR 4 BA Stunning Craftsman by J5 Homes. Open 4 BR 2.5 BA Dramatic Contemporary home with +-sf.den + family room, breakfast room. Floor Plan, Imported Materials, High-End Finishes!! soaring ceilings and VIEWS. Light-filled kitchen, FR. Julie Lau 650.325.6161 Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 Eloise Pollock 650.323.7751 CONTEMPORARY HOME $1,299,000 SPECTACULAR, SPACIOUS HM $3,750,000 CHARACTER ABOUDS! $1,299,000 RESIDENTIAL BROKERAGE 3 BR 2.5 BA Lovely 2 story with great loc. in desir- 6 BR 4.5 BA This amazing 4,489 sqft state-of-the-art, 3 BR 2.5 BA Expanded & remodeled w/3 able neighborhood. Immaculately kept & shows well. nearly new home is thoughtfully designed. bd/2.5+office& bonus area.Woodland gardens,brick MENLO PARK . EL CAMINO Gearailt Cummins 650.325.6161 Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 patio,sunny yd. 650. 324.4456 RENOVATED ENGLISH COUNTRY $3,650,000 Celeste Henzel 650.851.1961 LOS ALTOS HILLS 4 BR 4 BA High end amenities. Charming arbor gated MENLO PARK . SANTA CRUZ NEW OASIS $12,950,000 entry. Spacious floor plan spanning 3 levels. REDWOOD CITY Alan & Nicki Loveless 650.325.6161 650. 323.7751 7 BR 7.5 BA Unparalled luxury & landmark architec- 4 BR 3 BA $1,450,000 ture await you at this home w/10,666 sf on 1+ acre. NEW SPANISH VILLA $3,499,000 Gorgeous home in Sterling Heights neighborhood. PALO ALTO . LYTTON Hanna Shacham 650.324.4456 5 BR 4.5 BA ~3600sf of living space, open flr pln, 3 Huge price reduction. Fine finishes, fabulous floor 650. 325.6161 levels. Designed: Stephen Pogue; Built: J5 Homes plan. MENLO PARK Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 Kathleen & Dave Pasin 650.325.6161 PALO ALTO . MIDDLEFIELD PRIME WEST MENLO! $4,150,000 HIDDEN OASIS IN OLD PA $1,485,000 LOVELY HOME NICE AREA $980,000 650. 328.5211 6 BR 4 BA Final plans submitted to building dept. for 3 BR 2 BA Quiet location on flag this 2-story home 4 BR 2 BA Private cul-de-sac granite kitchen all apl 6BR/6BA, 5400sf Craftsman on 10,690sf lot. offers great family living, spacious kitchen. incl PORTOLA VALLEY Mandana Nejad 650.325.6161 Alan & Nicki Loveless 650.325.6161 Joe Parsons 650.323.7751 650. 851.1961 GREAT CURB APPEAL! $839,000 UNIQUE CONTEMPORARY HOME $1,475,000 GORGEOUS TOWNHOME! $725,000 3 BR 2 BA 2 bonus rms above 2 car garage. Parklike 4 BR 2 BA remodeled home w vaulted ceilings & 3 BR 2.5 BA Spacious, exquisitely updated. Gorgeous WOODSIDE setting. walls of glass; leading to flagstone patio/backyard. kitchen w/ granite, stainless appliances. 650. 851.2666 David McKeever 650.323.7751 Jon & Tessie Anderson 650.325.6161 Dan Ziony 650.325.6161
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