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Page 2ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Massive ‘Gateway’ building OK’d for downtown followed months of negotiations be- the most prominent example of the you do need mass to create anchors Four-story mixed-use development to occupy tween the applicants, Lytton Gateway city’s recent push toward develop- and scale for public spaces and for former Shell station site LLC, and Palo Alto’s planning comment that encourages people to use the community to use those spaces,” by Gennady Sheyner mission and council members. Dur- public transportation, a key tenet said Jim Baer, a developer who was ing that time, the project was scaled of New Urbanism. The building at a member of the application team owntown Palo Alto will soon Greg Schmid and Councilwoman down from five stories to four and the 355 Alma St., would be 50 feet tall along with Lund Smith, Boyd Smith have a prominent new “gate- Karen Holman dissenting, to approve developer was asked to scrap the plan and would include a corner tower and Scott Foster. D way” building next to the Cal- a zone change for Lytton Gateway, a to include 14 affordable-housing units about 70 feet in height. The council Lund Smith called the project train station, though the glassy devel- four-story building at the corner of in the project and to provide space for agreed with the applicants’ asser- “progressive” and said it is “an ex- opment won’t be as tall or ambitious Lytton and Alma streets that would retail at below market rate. tion that the building’s location near ample of what an urban develop- as the one originally proposed. include offices on the top three stories Once built, the project will trans- a major transit hub justifies its large ment can provide.” The City Council voted 7-2 early and space for retail and a nonprofit form a site that was once occupied size and high density. Tuesday morning, with Councilman group on the ground floor. The vote by a Shell gas station and become “There are certain locations where (continued on page 11)

SCIENCE Moon to eclipse sun on Sunday Professor warns against unprotected viewing by Bryce Druzin ndrew Fraknoi has some ad- vice for what not to do during A the solar eclipse on Sunday, May 20: Don’t look at the sun with unprotected eyes. “Normally, who’s stupid enough to stare at the sun?” said Fraknoi, who chairs the Astronomy Depart- ment at Foothill College. “Mom taught you that, pain taught you that ... but somehow during an eclipse, especially if it’s in the newspaper, people go crazy.” In the Bay Area, the eclipse will be visible in the northwest portion of Veronica Weber the sky, with the moon beginning to move in front of the sun at 5:16 p.m. At its peak at 6:33 p.m., the moon will cover 84 percent of the sun. Fraknoi suggests people inter- Getting a charge out of it ested in seeing the eclipse go to a Visitors to Stanford Shopping Center will be able to charge more than store purchases, now that a DC fast-charging station for electric viewing site, such as the Foothill vehicles is available in the Quarry Road parking garage. The station, the first one available for public use in California, will charge a Nissan College Observatory, where viewing Leaf to 80 percent in a half hour. Pictured here is Mike Thompson, right, an electric-vehicle consultant, inserting the power plug into a Leaf equipment with proper filters will while talking with Paul Smith, left, chief electric-vehicle officer for Sustainable Unlimited Mobility and Project Green On Ramp, and Kim be available. Kinoshita, a Leaf owner, on Tuesday, May 15. For people who wish to view the eclipse on their own, Fraknoi recom- mends cutting a pinhole in a piece of “Emily dying is not just a per- classmate devastated Benatar’s cardboard or thick paper and allow- COMMUNITY sonal loss or a communal loss,” said childhood friends as they completed ing the sun to shine through the hole her friend Anna von Clemm. “It is a their freshman studies and trickled onto another piece of paper. The pro- loss to society. I know in the deep- back to Palo Alto for the summer. jected image will be safe to view. Classmates stunned by loss est part of me that Emily was going They flocked to the Benatar home “It will be as if the sun is cov- to do something not just great but as her parents, Lisa and Darrell, and ered up more and more by a black incredible with her life.” sisters, Isabel and Maya, observed disc,” Fraknoi said. “In the old days of vivacious Paly graduate Though Benatar had been vacci- the Jewish tradition of sitting shiva, people thought a monster was eat- Friends recall Emily Benatar as exuberant, creative, with nated against meningitis, she con- receiving friends at their house this ing the sun.” tracted a strain not covered by the past week. Sunglasses, exposed film and wide social circle vaccine. On Wednesday, the Benatars sat smoked glass do not provide suffi- by Chris Kenrick Initially lacking the classic symp- in their living room surrounded by cient protection for direct viewing. tom of a headache, she was twice countless bouquets, photographs, No. 14 arc-welder’s glass is a suit- undreds will gather Saturday Benatar’s friends at colleges sent home by doctors before a severe scrapbooks and other reminders able filter but not the lower num- to remember the life of Em- across the country were in the midst headache led to a diagnosis. After of Emily, including many of her bered glass. H ily Benatar, a vivacious 2011 of final exams when they learned an initial coma, she rallied, leading handicrafts. Viewers in other parts of the Palo Alto High School graduate their cheerful and accomplished to hopes she would recover. But a Lisa Benatar wore a simple neck- western United States, including who died May 9 in St. Louis, where childhood friend had lost her battle subsequent swelling of the brain lace of a rounded piece of sea glass Redding and Chico, will see what she had been a first-year student at against meningococcal disease after caused her death, her parents said. Washington University. three weeks in the hospital. The loss of their charismatic (continued on page 10) (continued on page 12)

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Inspirations Upfront 450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ a guide to the spiritual community PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jocelyn Dong, Editor FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Keith Peters, Sports Editor £nxÊÕÃÊ,>`]Ê*>ÊÌÊUÊÈxä®ÊnxÈÈÈÈÓÊUÊÜÜÜ°vVV«>°À}Ê Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor -Õ`>ÞÊ7ÀÃ «Ê>ÌÊ£ä\ääÊ>°°Ê>`Êx\ääÊ«°° Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor In the old days people thought a ÕÀV Ê-V Ê>ÌÊ£ä\ääÊ>°° Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Tom Gibboney, Spectrum Editor monster was eating the sun. 10:00 a.m. This Sunday Sue Dremann, Chris Kenrick, Gennady Completed Joy Sheyner, Staff Writers — Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College astronomy Eric Van Susteren, Editorial Assistant, Internship professor, on how people used to regard solar eclips- Rev. Dr. Eileen Altman preaching Coordinator es. See story on page 3. An Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer Dale F. Bentson, Colin Becht, ‘‘ Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Sheila Himmel, Chad Jones, Karla Kane, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Jeanie K. Smith, Susan Tavernetti, Contributors Junesung Lee, Bryce Druzin, Editorial Interns DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, Around Town Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers ONE SEXY VEGGIE ... Joanna Jack- the next game-changing technol- Lili Cao, Designer son, a native of Palo Alto, was raised ogy, Palo Alto’s Utility Department PRODUCTION a vegetarian and serves as an ideal is anxious to meet that person. As Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager model for a meatless lifestyle. No, lit- part of a new program that the City Dorothy Hassett, Samantha Mejia, Blanca Yoc, Sales & Production Coordinators erally, she’s a model, a triathlete and Council green-lighted in January, music buff. Jackson is one of the 10 the department is looking to partner ADVERTISING Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales & Advertising female finalists in the national “sexi- with people and companies involved Judie Block, Adam Carter, Elaine Clark, est vegetarian next door contest” in “emerging technologies” — that Janice Hoogner, Brent Triantos, Display sponsored by the nonprofit group is, “creative concepts for managing Advertising Sales Neal Fine, Carolyn Oliver, Rosemary People for the Ethical Treatment and using electricity, gas, water and Lewkowitz, Real Estate Advertising Sales of Animals (PETA). If her vegetar- fiber optics.” Utilities Director Valerie David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, ian/athlete/model credentials aren’t Fong said in a statement: “This re- Inspirations Inside Advertising Sales enough to make people feel guilty gion teems with emerging technolo- is a resource for ongoing religious services Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. and special events. To inquire about or to reserve space in Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Asst. about their own lifestyles, a PETA gies, and it’s in everyone’s interest Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. press release stated that Jackson to find the best ideas out there and Inspirations, please contact Blanca Yoc Wendy Suzuki, Advertising Sales Intern adopted an herbivore’s diet because help get them implemented.” Inter- at 223-6596 or email [email protected] EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES it “helps stop animal suffering, ested participants need to apply by Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator safeguards one’s health, and helps July 15 and can get an application or Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager protect the Earth.” Add compas- request more information by email- BUSINESS sionate environmentalist to the list. ing [email protected]. Susie Ochoa, Payroll & Benefits As its contest name would suggest, Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Claire A QUESTION OF TIME ... In his first McGibeny, Cathy Stringari, Business Associates the competition plays out like an online beauty pageant, in which speech as Palo Alto mayor, Yiaway ADMINISTRATION Yeh proclaimed 2012 the “year of B Janice Covolo, Doris Taylor, Receptionists the entrants may only be vegans T A infrastructure renewal and invest- S Y Ruben Espinoza, Courier or vegetarians and are judged by ment.” But given the city’s outdated E EMBARCADERO MEDIA PETA based on their “sexiness.” William S. Johnson, President While few people would accuse public-safety buildings and its $41.5

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A Tom Zahiralis, Vice President Sales & Advertising costs, the task of coming up with O R Frank A. Bravo, Director, Information Technology pieces of meat, it bears mentioning P E & Webmaster that the organization also judges funds for the needed infrastructure Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager based on votes from the public and repairs remains daunting. In re- Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing “the enthusiasm demonstrated by cent months, the City Council has Services been pondering going to the voters Alicia Santillan, Circulation Assistant entrants in living and promoting a Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, vegetarian lifestyle.” The winners for for help in November and asking Computer System Associates the male and female categories will them to pass either a bond or a be announced Monday, May 21. The tax increase to pay for some of the The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is two winners will be awarded a trip repairs. This week, the council is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, expected to officially scrap this idea. 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) to Hawaii, where they presumably 326-8210. Periodicals postage paid at Palo Alto, will not be sampling the local luau’s Instead, the council is now eyeing CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a slow-cooked kalua pig. the 2014 election as a more suit- newspaper of general circulation for Santa Clara able time. The council’s Policy and County. The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to TAKE THAT, PORTLAND! ... Palo Services Committee agreed on May homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff house- Alto has a grand vision for becoming 8 that the city doesn’t have enough holds on the Stanford campus and to portions of the nation’s top bicycling city, one time to put a measure on this year’s Los Altos Hills. If you are not currently receiving that includes expanded bike lanes, ballot and directed staff to plan for the paper, you may request free delivery by calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send address changes new bike boulevards and a fancy 2014. Councilman Larry Klein, who to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA bridge to the Baylands spanning in the late 1980s chaired a planning 94302. Copyright ©2012 by Embarcadero Media. U.S. Highway 101 in south Palo Alto. committee for Palo Alto’s centennial All rights reserved. Reproduction without permis- But even without these improve- celebration, cited the length of time it sion is strictly prohibited. The Palo Alto Weekly is available on the Internet via Palo Alto Online at: ments, the city’s bike community is took to get that event off the ground www.PaloAltoOnline.com bustling with energy. On “Bike to and urged taking more time to plan Our email addresses are: [email protected], Work Day” May 10, a record-break- for the ballot measure. “There is a [email protected], [email protected]. ing 1,573 bicyclists passed through tendency, understandably, in human Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? Call 650 326-8210, or email circulation@paweekly. the city’s four “energizer stations” — nature to say two years is a lot of com. You may also subscribe online at a 14 percent increase over 2011, City time,” Klein said. “But it’s not. This www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr. Manager James Keene reported this is a major project.” In the coming week. Riders had a chance to pick months, City Manager James Keene SUBSCRIBE! up fruit, coffee and canvas bags and staff will go through the long Support your local newspaper and to mingle with top city officials, list of needed repairs and identify by becoming a paid subscriber. including Keene and Mayor Yiaway projects for a possible ballot mea- $60 per year. $100 for two years. Yeh, who also took part in the two- sure. Meanwhile, the city is pursuing Name: ______wheeled celebration. other avenues to close the gaping Address: ______backlog. Keene’s proposed budget WANTED: THE NEXT EDISON ... If for 2013, which the council is sched- City/Zip: ______there’s an Edison, a Jobs, a Hewlett uled to approve in June, boosts Mail to: Palo Alto Weekly, or a Packard somewhere out there, P.O. Box 1610. Palo Alto CA 94302 infrastructure spending by about $2 tinkering, inventing and plotting million. N

Page 4ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Upftont REMEMBER YOUR LOVE OF NATURE?

RECREATION Rendering courtesy of Alta Planning + Design Matched CareGivers memory

The bike-and-pedestrian bridge at Adobe Creek would guarantee year- round access to Palo Alto Baylands in south Palo Alto. care Palo Alto could get $5 Remember what a breath of fresh mountain air smells million for new bike bridge like? The Gardens Memory Care is located on a Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss proposes a beautiful 42-acre campus in the peaceful environs of grant for bridge over Highway 101; another $3 million for “There’s no place Portola Valley. Memory Care is just one of the benefits trail improvements of calling the Sequoias Portola Valley home. Learn more by Gennady Sheyner like home.” When you, or someone at sequoias-pv.org or call marketing at 650.851.1501. alo Alto’s ambitious vision of al to invest in the bridge and the trail you care about, giving residents and bicyclists a “breakthrough” and “one of the needs assistance... P convenient, year-round ac- most exciting announcements I’ve you can count on us cess to the Baylands became more ever made in my public life.” She to be there. concrete Wednesday morning when noted that it’s been 11 years since We provide Peninsula Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Stanford had received the permit, families with top, Kniss unveiled a new proposal that and the university’s $10.37 million professional caregivers. would invest $5 million in a new contribution for recreational oppor- (650) 851-1501 | sequoias-pv.org | 501 Portola Rd, Portola Valley, CA bicycle bridge over U.S. Highway tunities has yet to be spent. County Call now 101. officials had initially expected the (650) 839-2273 This not-for-profit community is part of Northern California Presbyterian The proposed bicycle-and-pedes- funds to be spent on a walking Homes and Services. License# 410500567. COA# 075 trian bridge is a key component of trail at Alpine Road, Kniss said. In www.matchedcaregivers.com Palo Alto’s Bicycle and Pedestrian December, the San Mateo County Master Plan, a document aimed at Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 not making the city one of the nation’s to pursue the so-called “northern top bicycling destinations. City trail,” allowing money to be spent staff, consultants and members of on other projects. the bicycle community have been “This is a long, long winding evaluating possible locations for trail,” Kniss said, referring to the a new highway crossing for more process of allocating Stanford funds than a year. Last year, the council for recreational opportunities. accepted a recommendation to build She said the pedestrian-and-bike a crossing at Adobe Creek. bridge would “serve as a safe, year- The biggest wildcard for the proj- round connection” to the Baylands. ect has been its price tag, which Palo Alto currently has one bicycle staff pegged at somewhere between connection across Highway 101 in $8 million and $10 million. The south Palo Alto — a flood-prone $5 million grant, which the Santa undercrossing at Adobe Creek that Clara County Board of Supervisors is typically open between April and MEET THE NEW LADERA OAKS! is scheduled to consider Tuesday October. Officials have long been morning, May 22, would be the discussing the prospect of open- first significant funding source for ing a year-round crossing. At the SWIM TENNIS-0;5,:: the project. press conference, Vice Mayor Greg The proposal, which Kniss un- Scharff called the new Adobe Creek veiled at a press conference Wednes- bridge a “high priority” and said he’s day morning, also includes $3 mil- thrilled by the proposal to make the lion to complete the Dumbarton bridge a reality. Deputy City Man- There’s never been a better time to get acquainted with Ladera Oaks and to enjoy the privileges of membership. link in the San Francisco Bay Trail ager Steve Emslie agreed and said Take to the water in our warm family pool or adult lap pool. We offer swim instruction for all ages and skill between Redwood City and Alviso. the city expects 40,000 bicyclists to levels, a year-round U.S. Swim Team, a wonderful summer league swim team, and a Master’s Program. The 27-mile link would be the latest use the bridge every year. Enjoy our year round tennis community. Join our strong junior tennis programs, USTA teams and addition to the Bay Trail, a 500-mile “This is an extremely important shoreline trail that rings San Fran- link in our bike-commuter system,” interclubs. Play in the twilight mixers on our lighted courts and keep the fun going with alfresco court side cisco Bay. So far, 310 miles of this Emslie said. dining under the stars. You can also work out in our state-of-the-art fitness center with a spectacular view. trail have been completed. Chief Transportation Official The money for the two projects Jaime Rodriguez estimated that it would come from a pool of funds would take about two years for the Take a tour. Use the club for 30 days for only $300. If you decide to join, we apply it that Stanford University contributed city to complete the necessary de- toward your membership. Don’t wait! Call today to schedule your own private tour. to the county more than a decade sign work and environmental analy- ago, when it was applying for a Gen- sis. It would then take another two Contact [email protected] or call 650.854.3101, ext.1000 eral Use Permit (GUP). The permit years to complete construction, he enabled Stanford to add close to 5 said. In the meantime, the city will million square feet of buildings to continue to look for other funding its campus. Stanford’s contribution sources and partnerships. to recreational opportunities in the “This gets us halfway there,” Ro- region was one of the conditions of driguez said. the county’s approval. Kniss also lauded the trail project, Flanked by more than a dozen en- saying it will open up a host of rec- 3249 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 www.laderaoaks.com vironmentalists, bicyclists and local Ladera Oaks is a private club owned by its members. Invitation to membership involves a selection process. dignitaries, Kniss called the propos- (continued on page 10)

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PUBLIC’S RIGHT TO KNOW Weekly calls for halt to confidential school board memos Memos may be shaping public policy outside of public’s eye by the Palo Alto Weekly staff tating that Palo Alto school discuss, deliberate, or take action on cess that the Brown Act is designed board members may have any item of business that is within to prevent: a behind-the-scenes S violated California’s open- the subject jurisdiction of the legis- series of private communications meeting law, the Palo Alto Weekly lative body.” among trustees and administrators has asked the board to cease the Johnson’s letter cited the Califor- that develops a game plan (or per- practice of receiving weekly confi- nia state Attorney General’s Brown haps even an outcome) for handling dential memos from Superintendent Act handbook, which strongly cau- a major policy matter scheduled Kevin Skelly. tions against confidential commu- for your upcoming consideration,” The existence of the practice came nications. Johnson wrote. to light two weeks ago when a copy “Problems arise when system- In addition to directing Skelly of Skelly’s April 20 “Confidential atic communications begin to oc- to cease writing his “Confidential Weekly” memo to school trustees cur which involve members of the Weekly” memos, the Weekly’s let- was turned over to a citizens group board acquiring substantive infor- ter asks the school board to receive by the school district in response to mation for an upcoming meeting a briefing on the Brown Act from the group’s Public Records Act re- or engaging in debate, discussion, a qualified attorney, adopt a policy quest. The group, We Can Do Better lobbying or any other aspect of the that no communications should oc- Palo Alto, provided the Weekly with deliberative process either among cur among more than two board a copy. themselves or with staff,” the hand- members unless they are made pub- In a four-page letter to the Board book says. lic, and for Skelly to send an email of Education, Weekly publisher Bill “If these communications are per- to Gunn parents making clear that Intro Special Johnson said it was “clear that the mitted to occur in private, a large the board has not yet made any de- very purpose of this practice has part of the process by which mem- cisions regarding the high school been to exclude the public” and that bers reach their decisions may have counseling program, contrary to an “10 Days for $20!” the April 20 memo, which included occurred outside the public eye. Un- email he and Gunn principal Katya Skelly’s comments about the high der these circumstances, the public Villalobos sent out May 5 that stated school counseling system at Gunn, would be able only to witness a the board would not be adopting a “conveys the thinking and potential shorthand version of the deliberative specific guidance model for use at Time Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun actions of district administrators process, and its ability to monitor Gunn. on a subject (counseling) on which and contribute to the decision-mak- A Public Records Act request by 6:00 am X X you are in the midst of formulating ing process would be curtailed.” the Palo Alto Weekly for all of Skel- 8:00 am X X X X X policy.” In the memo Skelly also in- Johnson said Skelly’s April 20 ly’s “Confidential Weekly” memo- vited trustees to discuss this “sensi- memo was an excellent example randa since March 2011 is awaiting 10:00 am X X X X X X X tive” issue with him further if they of what the Attorney General cau- response from the district. N 4:00 pm X X desired. tioned against, since in the memo California’s open-meeting law, Skelly described a specific plan that READ MORE ONLINE 4:30 pm X X X X X known as the Brown Act, prohib- he and other administrators were www.PaloAltoOnline.com 6:30 pm X X X X X its the majority of members of an exploring regarding the counseling The confidential April 20 memo and 8:15 pm X X X X elected body from using “a series system at Gunn and invited private Weekly’s letter to the Board of Education of communications of any kind, di- discussions on the subject. have been posted on Palo Alto Online. Search for “Weekly calls for halt.” ££ä Ê7°Ê Ê >Ê,i>]Ê ÕÌ>Ê6iÜÊÊUÊÊÈxä°ÈÇ°ÓÈnÊÊ rectly or through intermediaries, to “This is exactly the kind of pro- E: [email protected] http://www.bikramyogamountainview.com LABOR Palo Alto signs new deal with police union Two-year contract with Palo Alto Police Officers’ Association requires employee contributions for pensions, medical costs by Gennady Sheyner he nine-month standoff be- quest to achieve structural cuts in cluding the firefighters union and tween Palo Alto and its police employee compensation, an effort the non-unionized group of man- T union came to an end early that began in 2009 when the City agers and professionals, have made Tuesday morning, May 15, when Council imposed benefit reductions similar concessions. the City Council approved a new But contract talks with the police contract that imposes benefit reduc- union have proved contentious for tions on the 82-member union. ‘This agreement is a the city, which in February declared The council unanimously ac- significant step in the an impasse with the police officers. cepted an agreement with the Palo The two sides remain at an impasse, Alto Police Officers’ Association city’s effort to strive but the deadlock is now restricted to that forces the police officers to con- for equity across just one issue — the contributions tribute 10 percent of their medical that future retirees would have to costs and to pick up the “employee bargaining units, to make to retiree benefits, said Marcie share” of pension contributions — make similar changes Scott, assistant director of the Hu- a share that the city had previously to compensation.’ man Services Department. Reef Flats! covered. The new agreement, which “This agreement is a significant Actually Comfortable the union ratified late last week, also —Marcie Scott, step in the city’s effort to strive for trims salaries by 1.3 percent, elimi- assistant director, equity across bargaining units, to nates three of the 12 paid holidays Palo Alto Human make similar changes to compensa- and creates a less-lucrative pension Resources Department tion,” Scott told the council Tuesday formula for newly hired employees. morning. The city estimates that the new on its largest union, the Service Em- The city’s prior agreement with agreement would save about $1.4 ployees International Union (SEIU), the union expired on June 30, 2011, million in costs annually. Local 521. Since then, the SEIU has but the terms remained in place dur- 526 Waverley Street Downtown Palo Alto The two-year agreement is a ma- agreed to an extension of the new TOYANDSPORTCOMs jor milestone in the city’s three-year terms, and other labor groups, in- (continued on page 12)

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EDUCATION Paly, Gunn students detail dissatisfaction with counseling programs Asked what could be better, students plead for more personal attention by Chris Kenrick tudents in Palo Alto’s two pub- counselors. cally prominent school and one several board members expressed The issue of guidance models has lic high schools wish they had “I remember in my sophomore that has been plagued with suicides a “sense of urgency” for Gunn to become entangled with a new con- S more personal attention from year, when we were being called up and other problems, there are fewer explore changes, pointing to survey troversy due to the revelation that their counselors to help them with for meetings, some of my classmates counselors than at almost any other numbers indicating consistently Skelly has been sending confiden- what they perceive as ever-looming never even received a call slip to meet schools. higher levels of satisfaction with tial weekly memos to school board college-admission pressures. with their counselors, and ended up “I have yet to find a person who counseling at Paly than at Gunn. members (see www.paloaltoonline. Those sentiments emerge — not meeting them that year,” he said, can explain to me. Our counselors Stressing they were loath to dic- com, “Weekly calls for halt to confi- sometimes in pleading terms — while adding that he was nevertheless don’t have time for us and cannot/ tate specifics, a majority suggested dential school board memos”). from nearly 1,700 anonymous, open- grateful for his counselor’s help. will not help us. Reform would be Gunn shift to a counseling system Asked why he did not release the ended comments made in a March The school district had not re- great.” closer in structure to that at Paly. 1,700 open-ended student comments survey asking students about their leased the comments with the inde- Gunn currently has a staff of six In particular, board members with the March 27 consultant’s re- experiences with guidance counsel- pendent consultant’s report on coun- traditional guidance counselors for said they want to see more built-in port to the board, Skelly said last ing programs at Gunn and Palo Alto seling at Palo Alto’s two public high “touch points” between students and week it was partly a matter of lo- high schools. schools, which was presented to the adult counselors or advisers than the gistics, since comments were being Specifically, students were asked: Board of Education on March 27. ‘Our counselors don’t current once-a-year model at Gunn. collected up to the day of the pre- “What can the (counselors) do dif- The student comments were ob- At Paly, students meet in groups sentation. ferently or better to help you and tained under a California Public have time for us and of 22 with their teacher-advisers at “We didn’t talk about putting out other Gunn/Paly students suc- Records Act request from a parent- cannot/will not help least monthly throughout their four 500 pages of raw data. That was not ceed?” led group, We Can Do Better Palo us. Reform would be years of high school. In junior year, the purpose of the report,” he said Fifty-five percent of Gunn stu- Alto, which has actively lobbied they meet one-to-one with college last week. dents surveyed and 45 percent of the school board on counseling great.’ counselors. But Skelly said he did regret the Paly students surveyed offered and other issues related to student —student, Following the March 27 school way he managed the March 27 their opinions (excluding those who stress. Gunn High School, board meeting, Gunn Principal board presentation. wrote irrelevant comments). In a tabulation of the 3,077 stu- Palo Alto Katya Villalobos and Superinten- “My view was, ‘Let’s present Survey comments from Paly student questionnaires from both dent Kevin Skelly said they would the report, and then we’ll do more dents were not uniformly positive schools, Michele Dauber of We Can return to the board in June with sug- analysis as time goes on.’ I plunked about counseling there but were sig- Do Better said she found 45 percent its 1,864 students. By contrast, Paly gestions on how to proceed. the report down and left the board to nificantly more positive than those of the Gunn student comments were devotes more financial resources in Meanwhile, Skelly and Villalobos wallow around in the general find- from Gunn. negative, 8 percent were neutral, 3 order to augment its four-member sent an email to Gunn parents on ings instead of stating, ‘Here are the “There is an extreme lack of com- percent were positive and 40 percent guidance-counseling staff with 46 May 5 stating that a specific guid- results, and here’s what we’re going munication between the guidance were blank. “teacher advisers” and several col- ance model would not be “forced” to do next.’” counselors and the students,” one That compares to results at Paly lege counselors. on Gunn. Villalobos told the Week- Skelly will present his own analy- Gunn 12th-grade boy wrote. “I real- that found 27 percent of the open- School board members in the ly in a May 9 interview she expects sis of the open-ended student com- ize that Gunn is a large school with ended comments negative, 9 percent past have said the Gunn and Paly an informal “working group” cur- ments about counseling at the Board many students, and it is difficult for neutral, 8 percent positive, 4 percent programs need not be identical but rently exploring counseling reforms of Education meeting coming up the counselors to get to know every irrelevant and 51 percent left blank, should offer roughly equivalent ser- at Gunn to be formally constituted next Tuesday, May 22. N single student, but there is a small Dauber said. vices to all students. this fall with a timeline to come up Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can effort in providing an organized Another Gunn student wrote: At the March 27 consultant’s pre- with recommendations by March be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. way for the students to meet the “At our school, a very academi- sentation on counseling, however, 2013. com.

CITY BUDGET Palo Alto committee supports public-safety cuts City considers changes to police, fire departments to balance 2013 budget by Gennady Sheyner alo Alto’s traffic-enforcement But the latest switch has as much formation because of a departure of cally when it comes back, and I’ll proposed eliminating rather than team, which once consisted of to do with the high number of va- a lot of people.” need to understand it better if this freezing the positions. P seven officers, is now down to cancies as with the annual budget. While the committee approved freeze goes forward,” Shepherd said. One controversial proposal is the just two because of years of staffing The Police Department has 92 the shift of traffic officers, members The Police Department’s budget, plan to use an engine at Station 2 cuts and an unusually high number sworn positions, but 14 are currently stressed the importance of keeping which will be finalized and adopted to back up other stations. Geoffrey of vacancies in the Police Depart- vacant, three officers are on disabil- the traffic-enforcement program in in June, will also likely include a Blackshire, the Fire Department’s ment this year. ity and one is undergoing academy place for the long term. host of changes to the city’s animal- acting deputy chief for emergency The trend will likely continue training. Penny Ellson, chair of the PTA services operation (see story on operations, said the station was stra- later this year when the city reas- Police Capt. Ron Watson told the Council’s Traffic Safety Committee, page 8) . tegically chosen because of its central signs the traffic-enforcement team City Council’s Finance Committee urged the council not to eliminate The Finance Committee also location on Hanover Street. Response to field patrol, a switch that City Tuesday evening that it’s not unusu- the traffic-enforcement team. Of- backed Keene’s proposed budget from this station is faster than from Manager James Keene has called al for the Police Department to have ficers work with her committee to for the Fire Department, which in- any other in the city, he noted. for in his proposed budget for fiscal about half a dozen vacancies and a pinpoint safety problems and iden- cludes an elimination of Station 7 But some residents from the near- year 2013. The move would freeze few people injured or getting train- tify programs that work. Eliminat- at the SLAC National Accelerator by College Terrace neighborhood six full-time positions, some cur- ing. In this case, the department had ing the team, she said, amounts to Laboratory. The U.S. Department of weren’t thrilled about this proposal. rently vacant, for a savings of $1.1 lost 13 staff in just 10 months, creat- “lopping off the enforcement arm of Energy decided last year not to keep Brent Barker of the College Ter- million. ing an “overarching challenge.” the Safe Routes to Schools partner- an on-site fire station at the labora- race Residents Association told the Though these officers will con- Reduced staffing in the police ship.” tory. The elimination of Station 7 Finance Committee that under the tinue to be responsible for traffic and fire departments isn’t likely The committee shared her view, allows the city to cut nine full-time budget proposal, the station “would enforcement, Keene’s budget ac- to end. Keene warned that the city agreeing to include a provision in positions for a net cost savings of be cannibalized” during periods knowledges the shift would “lead would have “a lot of Swiss cheese in the budget recommendation stating $972,000. Keene had also proposed when there are vacancies elsewhere. to an overall reduction in the level place in the organization from time the city’s commitment to continuing keeping six other positions vacant, He asked city officials to consider a of proactive traffic and parking en- to time.” Over the past few years, the Safe Routes to School Program. but the committee decided to slash different system, one in which the forcement.” a large number of Baby Boomers The committee also directed staff these positions as well for an addi- designated backup vehicle is rotated The proposed switch is just the retired, as did dozens of other city to return in the fall with an update tional net savings of $762,000. The rather than restricted to Station 2. latest transformation for a team that workers who didn’t want to see their on the impact of the staffing freeze. positions could be reinstated later, “We believe the risk should be in 2000 consisted of a sergeant and benefits reduced. Committee Chair Nancy Shepherd if necessary, committee members dispersed more broadly,” Barker six police officers. Those numbers “I think the next several years was one of several members who said. said. N gradually dwindled as city revenues will have a lot of this kind of flux,” voiced concern about reducing the “I think we need to be making Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner decreased, following the dotcom Keene told the committee. “We traffic-enforcement program. structural changes in this budget,” can be emailed at gsheyner@ bust and the 2008 recession. don’t want it, but it’s a radical trans- “I will be looking at this very criti- said Councilman Greg Scharff, who paweekly.com.

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CITY BUDGET Plan to close Palo Alto animal shelter fizzles News Digest Seven injured in multi-vehicle crash in Palo Alto Council members recommend keeping Animal Services Center in place, cutting costs A traffic collision involving an airport shuttle van and three other by Gennady Sheyner vehicles in Palo Alto late Wednesday night, May 16, sent seven people to the hospital, one with serious injuries, according to the California Highway Patrol and the Palo Alto Fire Department. alo Alto’s Animal Services The collision was reported at 11:53 p.m. on southbound U.S. Highway Center may soon become a 101 just north of San Antonio Road, near the border of Palo Alto and P major financial drain, but a Mountain View, CHP said. City Council committee agreed at Nine people were evaluated for injuries, and seven were taken to Stan- an emotional hearing last Thursday ford Hospital with various injuries, according to a statement from Palo night, May 10, that the aged but Alto Fire Battalion Chief Chris Woodard. popular shelter is far too important One of them, a man from San Jose, was taken to Stanford Hospital to the community to shutter. with a laceration to his left eye, CHP said. The man also complained of The council’s Policy and Servic- chest pain. es Committee unanimously voted Another man and a woman were also injured but less severely. They Thursday to reject the city staff’s were both transported to the hospital to be treated for neck pain. Several proposal to close the bustling ani- lanes of the highway were blocked for more than an hour while emer- mal shelter on East Bayshore Road gency crews cleaned up the scene. and outsource animal services to Veronica Weber The driver of the airport shuttle reported that the shuttle was slowing another agency. Instead, council down because of road construction near the San Antonio exit when it was members directed staff to come up hit from behind by a car, according to Woodard. That car, which was re- with other ways to raise revenues portedly traveling at regular highway speed, pushed it into another car. N and cut costs at the facility. — Gennady Sheyner and Bay City News Service On Tuesday, the council’s Finance Committee also signaled its desire Leslie Graham, a vet technician at the Animal Services Center in Palo Alto, to preserve the shelter, but requested greets dogs in the shelter before taking one out for a walk in February. East Palo Alto woman pleads not guilty in DUI fatality staff return with a plan to reduce An East Palo Alto woman accused of killing another woman in a costs by $500,000. of the Palo Alto Humane Society, The animal-services operation, she drunken-driving crash last year has pleaded not guilty to second-de- The proposal to close the shelter said her group does not believe that said, has been an important part of gree murder, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said was prompted by Mountain View’s “trucking animals out of the area the Palo Alto community for more Wednesday, May 16. decision to end its partnership with to crowded facilities and uncertain than 100 years. Leylani Simmons, 26, also pleaded not guilty to driving under the the Animal Services Center, go- fates” constitutes good stewardship. “9,” Holman said. influence of alcohol resulting in great bodily injury or death, and driving ing instead with the Silicon Valley Leanor Delgado, an educator at the The committee unanimously on a suspended license on the night of the crash, which occurred on June Animal Control Authority. Moun- organization, also lamented the loss backed a proposal from Klein, 17, 2011, according to the district attorney’s office. tain View had been contributing of educational opportunities Palo which calls for keeping the shelter East Palo Alto patrol officers allegedly spotted Simmons driving reck- $470,000 annually to the Palo Alto Alto would experience if the shelter open but finding ways to raise about lessly on Pulgas Avenue at about 10:30 p.m., Wagstaffe said. East Palo facility. David Ramberg, assistant were shuttered. $100,000 in revenues and to cut Alto woman Lorina Veamatahau, 22, was a passenger in the car. Police director of Palo Alto’s Administra- “Given Palo Alto’s often stated about $200,000 in expenditures in tried to initiate a traffic stop, but Simmons refused to pull over, according tive Services Department, told the strong commitment to quality edu- fiscal year 2013, which begins July to the district attorney’s office. policy committee last week that cation, why would the city want to 1. The proposal also directs Keene A video camera on the console of the police patrol car recorded the Mountain View’s withdrawal “es- to create a task force that would subsequent pursuit, which allegedly shows Simmons driving through at sentially created a $470,000 hole in make further recommendations for least six stop signs, driving on the wrong side of the road and reaching the General Fund bottom line.” ‘I think we are a raising revenues and cutting costs speeds of up to 80 mph on surface streets, Wagstaffe said. But the city’s animal lovers ral- with the goal of completely closing The chase continued for about 1.5 miles until Simmons lost control of lied to save the shelter, with online healthier, happier the budget gap by fiscal year 2016. her car and crashed at an intersection with East Bayshore Road. Simmons petitions and hundreds of letters to The committee’s recommenda- and Veamatahau were both ejected in the crash. Veamatahau was pinned community if we can beneath the vehicle and died from her injuries at the scene. the council. More than 100 animal keep the services here.’ tion pleased the audience, prompt- advocates and volunteers poured ing applause from the crowded City Simmons was taken to Stanford Hospital, where she was arrested three into the Council Chambers for the —Karen Holman, chair, Hall room. But City Manager James days later. Simmons, who had an active arrest warrant in Santa Clara policy-committee meeting. Many Policy and Services Committee Keene warned that this just means County for reckless driving, remains in custody without bail at San Ma- in attendance carried signs or wore other programs or services would teo County jail. She is scheduled to be back in court for a pretrial confer- yellow T-Shirts with the initials have to be impacted. ence on July 31. N “S.O.S,” signifying their affiliation toss aside a locally based, humane “This is democracy at work. It is — Bay City News Service with the newly formed grassroots education curriculum shared by like a little town meeting,” Keene group, “Save Our Shelter.” Palo Alto Animal Services and the said. “The problem is, we have a Agents target heroin-trafficking ring, arrest 12 Perhaps the most influential Palo Alto Humane Society?” Del- different town that shows up each Twelve people were arrested in the Bay Area Tuesday, May 15, as speakers were members of the Palo gado asked. week, depending on what the issue part of a multi-agency operation targeting an international heroin- Alto Humane Society, a nonprofit The committee sided with the is. We’ll have another group with trafficking ring. group that released its own proposal speakers and agreed to put the brakes concerns about cuts in police and Federal and state investigators served arrest warrants in East Palo Alto, for cutting costs and raising revenue. on the staff recommendation. Mem- fire and whatever we do.” Hayward and Oakland as part of a long-term operation, named “Opera- The organization offered an alterna- bers unanimously agreed that the At the meeting’s conclusion, tion Middle Man,” that aimed to dismantle the Santa Clara County-based tive that would eliminate 4.25 po- city shouldn’t rush into outsourcing Councilman Sid Espinosa lauded Carlos Jose Moreno drug-trafficking organization — a large-scale heroin sitions, saving about $430,300 in animal services. Councilman Greg the Palo Alto Humane Society’s and methamphetamine distributor, according to the state attorney gen- employee costs. It would include Schmid called the shelter’s budget proposal. eral’s office. cutting two animal-control positions problems “a tough situation” and “Rarely, in my years of service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and officers and reducing administrative staff- said more time is needed to find a have I seen an organization come with the Department of Justice-led South Bay Metro Task Force arrested ing. Its other ideas include staffing solution. forward with a comprehensive set the suspects and seized nine guns and small quantities of marijuana and the shop at Animal Services Center Councilman Larry Klein agreed of ideas like that,” Espinosa said. methamphetamine, the attorney general’s officials said. with volunteers and boosting rev- with those speakers who said elimi- “It was very helpful and I think set The Moreno organization is comprised of Norteno gang members with enues by keeping the spay-and-neu- nating animal services would cre- us on a very good course of discus- connections to Mexico, and they distribute drugs around San Jose, East ter clinic and the vaccination clinic ate other problems, including more sion.” Palo Alto, Palo Alto and Redwood City, state officials said. Law enforce- open on Saturdays. stray and feral animals. Many peo- Hyde said after the meeting that ment officials said the crystal methamphetamine was manufactured in The nonprofit group has also rec- ple, he said, would refuse to drive her group began working on its pro- California’s Central Valley and the heroin was imported from Mexico. ommended reaching out to other to Milpitas or San Jose to surrender posal immediately after staff first Among those arrested Tuesday were East Palo Alto residents Jose Iza- cities to replace Mountain View their pets. Outsourcing may work floated the idea of outsourcing ani- bel Moreno, 26; Pearl Moreno, 27; Jose Arreguin, 21; Jose Macias, 25; (options include Portola Valley, for some city functions, he said, but mal services about six weeks ago. Elizabeth Kovac, 23; Victor Hernandez, 23; and Edgar Enrique Bustos, Woodside, Menlo Park and Ather- in this case, the service reduction Like many in the audience, she said 18. Macias and Hernandez were in the United States illegally, a spokes- ton, all of which get their services would be too severe. she was pleased with the commit- person for ICE said. from the Peninsula Humane Society “I think our animals are a key tee’s decision. The suspects were booked into Santa Clara County Jail and are facing through a contract with San Mateo part of our community,” said Klein, “It just opens a whole new dia- charges that include conspiracy, residential burglary, firearm sales, sale County) and starting a working owner of two rescued dogs. “I’m not logue about finding a creative solu- of methamphetamine and heroin and gang enhancements. N group that could work with the city at all impressed with the idea of out- tion,” Hyde told the Weekly. N — Bay City News Service staff to address the animal shelter’s sourcing.” Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner long-term future. Committee Chair Karen Holman, can be emailed at gsheyner@ LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines Carole Hyde, executive director owner of a dog and a cat, agreed. paweekly.com. and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

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EMERGENCY FAIR ... The free Barron Park Emergency Prepared- ness Faire will take place Saturday, May 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Bar- ron Park Elementary School, 800 Barron Ave., Palo Alto. The fair features demonstrations and information about personal readiness, utility safety, pet readiness, fire safety, crime safety and emergency power sources. Supply kits will be sold. More information is available from Lydia Kou at [email protected].

NEW LIQUOR STORE ... While the battle between two Barron Park businesses over who should have a liquor license and the Ernie’s Liquors name continues in Santa Clara Superior Court, the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) has granted an interim operating permit to E Wines and Liquors, located at 3870 El Camino Real. The store opened on May 3. The location used to be called Ernie’s Wines and Liquors, but former tenant Anthony Puthanpurayil moved his liquor store — and the Er- nie’s name — to a strip mall at 3866 El Camino Real in November 2010. Barron Park residents have op- posed the E Liquors license but are

not involved in the dispute between Weber Veronica the two stores. They don’t want an- Chris Carlton, far left, a docent for the Cantor Arts Center, leads an outdoor sculpture tour attended by the “Follow Me to Stanford” College other liquor store near a residential Terrace group. Residents mingled with others on the March 4 tour. The College Terrace group included Leslie Browne, left, Irina Cross, Dara neighborhood. The interim permit is Olmsted and Noel Bakhtian. good until Aug. 20. ABC will hold a hearing on July 25-26 at 9:30 a.m. COLLEGE TERRACE at the State Building auditorium, 100 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, regarding neighbors’ protests.

SLOW DOWN, MIDTOWN ... Trav- Beyond strolling the neighborhood elers along Middlefield Road in “I attended all but one of the Fol- to get out to meet my neighbors and Midtown Palo Alto can expect to ‘Follow Me to Stanford’ brings College Terrace residents low Me events Noel planned,” resi- get to know the neighborhood. I was see some changes designed to together for campus events dent Doria Summa said. “I thought so thrilled about it. It was a beauti- slow drivers down and make the by Sue Dremann it was a great idea, and Noel has a ful day,” she said. busy roadway more friendly for great spirit to inspire others.” Olmsted added that Follow Me pedestrians. Public Works will add eighbors used to socialize campus’ Main Quad. The university “I did meet new neighbors I had offers the opportunity to talk to pedestrian-warning signs at the over a borrowed cup of sugar has 100 pieces of 19th- and 20th- not previously known at events. I people one doesn’t know about a intersection of Colorado Avenue or a pot of coffee, but in Col- century outdoor sculpture by artists think it has the potential for really common interest, and the conversa- and Middlefield. The signage ad- N lege Terrace they hike to the Stan- such as Auguste Rodin, Alexander doing a lot of good: introducing us tion morphs from there. The gather- dressed complaints that left-turning ford campus. Calder and Vietnam Veterans Me- to our neighbors and encouraging ing provides a time to relax, and it is vehicles on Colorado weren’t yield- Follow Me to Stanford, the brain- morial artist Maya Lin. residents to appreciate all the ben- less awkward than trying to drum up ing to pedestrians, city Chief Trans- child of Noel Bakhtian, brings resi- Bakhtian said she conceived of the efits Stanford offers,” she said. conversation over a cup of coffee. portation Official Jaime Rodriguez dents together to share some of the idea when she was the Stanford ob- Irina Cross agreed. “As you are walking around for said. The city’s also installing four university’s best offerings in art, server for the College Terrace Resi- “I always wanted to see the sculp- 1 ½ or 2 hours, you just start to get new vehicle-speed feedback signs, technology and culture. Since their dents’ Association (CTRA) in 2011. tures and go on the docent tour,” to know people. We started to talk two at each end of the business first gathering in July 2011, neigh- “I was trying to find a way to said Cross, who also attended the about more neighborhood events district near the Moreno Avenue- bors have gone to a virtual-reality develop a mini-program for our virtual-reality seminar. and the community,” she said. Marion Avenue and Towle Way- seminar, summer jazz concert, residents that would bring us to- Although she hasn’t met anyone Olmsted said she works for a Wellsbury Way intersections. pumpkins-as-art exhibition, Messi- gether socially but also connect us she doesn’t already know, Cross nonprofit group and is interested in ah sing- and play-along and campus with Stanford a little more closely. said the events she attended were community building. She was a resi- CTRA SPRING PICNIC ... The sculpture tour. College Terrace Residents’ Asso- In a brainstorm session at a CTRA pleasant for her and others. But as dent assistant (RA) in her dormitory The university and all it has to board meeting, we hit on this idea with many neighborhood-bonding ciation Annual Spring Picnic will at Harvard University, she said. offer is right in the residents’ back- of group walks over to Stanford events in these busy times, neigh- take place Saturday, May 19, from Since moving to the neighborhood yard. College Terrace borders Stan- and experiencing the opportunities borhood associations are “strug- 3 to 6 p.m. at Mayfield Park, which Olmsted has also joined a book ford Avenue on the south side of the afforded by our proximity to Stan- gling to make people come out of is adjacent to the College Terrace group begun by Bakhtian. Olmsted campus. Depending on where they ford,” she said. their houses,” Cross said. Library, 2300 Wellesley St., Palo started a crafts club. go on campus and the physical fit- Bakhtian is no longer the neigh- Dara Olmsted moved to College Alto. This year’s theme is Favorite “It’s important,” she said of neigh- ness of participants, they walk or borhood Stanford observer, so the Terrace from Boston in Novem- Foods of the Family. Russian po- borhood gatherings. “It makes you carpool, Bakhtian said. Follow Me role has gone to John ber. She heard about Follow Me tato salad, Romanian deviled eggs, more likely to talk to your neigh- During the March 4 campus sculp- Gabaix. He is planning upcoming through the NextDoor neighbor- N French cheese and vanilla kipferl, bors.” ture tour, residents met at Cameron events, he said. hood email list and attended the Staff Writer Sue Dremann can along with hot dogs and veggie Park. They joined Chris Carlton, a The group has been small but en- sculpture walk, she said. be emailed at sdremann@paweek- burgers, will be among the foods Cantor Arts Center docent, at the thusiastic, participants said. “I got to look at interesting art and ly.com. brought by neighbors to share. 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COMMUNITY Mayor hosts ‘Day in the Park’ June 3 Event is second-installment in year-long YMCA Mayor’s Challenge ring on the bocce. at Mitchell Park and Rinconada work in Palo Alto. That’s what Palo Alto Park from 2-5 p.m. Each hour will The first Mayor’s Challenge event, B Mayor Yiaway Yeh is hop- include 45-minute sessions of each table tennis, took place on March ing residents throughout Palo Alto sport simultaneously, with the ten- 25, with more than 150 neighbors will say on Sunday, June 3, when he nis limited to kids 10 years old and and volunteers turning out. The top hosts the second installment of his younger. Participants can rotate three neighborhoods with the great- “YMCA Mayor’s Challenge.” through all three sessions or just est number of participants in the The free recreational event, titled choose one, Yeh said. first challenge were Midtown, Bar- “Day in the Park,” will feature yoga, Day in the Park is an all-volunteer ron Park and Old Palo Alto. bocce ball and youth tennis. The pur- event co-sponsored by Palo Alto People can register for Day in the pose of the Mayor’s Challenge is to Tennis Club and Campo di Bocce, Park at www.ymcamayorschallenge. bring neighbors together to meet one according to Yeh. org or in person at the Palo Alto another, he said in a press release. Tennis rackets and Bocce Balls Family YMCA on Ross Road. Ad- The event is loosely competitive, will be provided, but neighbors ditional information is available by with points awarded to the neigh- should bring their own yoga mats. contacting Stephanie at the YMCA borhoods that turn out the most par- This event is open to Palo Alto at 650-842-7167 or shannah@ ticipants. residents, all school-district stu- ymcasv.org. N Day in the Park will take place dents, and people who commute to — Palo Alto Weekly staff

her smile or make you laugh until Benatar your stomach hurt. (continued from page 3) “She was an outstanding artist, an amazing daughter, a loving sis- clasped in silver that had been craft- ter and as true a friend as you could INTERESTED ed by her daughter. ever hope for.” IN LEARNING “A lot of people are walking Benatar traveled the world with around wearing jewelry made by her family and made multiple trips After school program starts on September 8 her,” Darrell Benatar said. to Spanish-speaking countries, in- Emily Benatar loved to knit and cluding Mexico, Spain and Nicara- for non-Mandarin speaking students. crochet and was known for fashion- gua, because of her Spanish.

ing colorful wallets made out of odd family Benatar the of Courtesy On an eighth-grade trip to Spain, materials like Capri Sun containers friends recalled that she was the first At Jordan School (Saturdays 9am-11am), and duct tape. to volunteer to “run with the bulls” Fairmeadow School (Thursdays), Laurel School She filled sketchbooks with her — actually, practice a bullfight with (Tuesdays and Fridays), Oak Knoll (Mondays) drawings — including some that her a baby bull, her parents said. parents used in designing the family “She was always open to new and Encinal School (Wednesdays) home they built three years ago. ideas and never backed down from Contact: Phyllis (650) 917-7907 for details “Whenever there was a judgment a challenge,” Coleman said. call on anything aesthetic, I’d just After her Paly graduation last ask Emily and go with it,” Darrell Emily Benatar June, Benatar traveled to Europe Benatar said. with von Clemm and Sahana Ku- Hwa Shin Chinese School Emily Benatar was a lacrosse mar, backpacking from hostel to 750 N. California Ave., Palo Alto player at Paly, head of the school’s She attended kindergarten at hostel through four countries over www.hwashinschool.org Green Team and an honor student. Addison Elementary School but two weeks. At Washington University, she was switched to Escondido in first-grade “There is no way I could have contemplating a double major in after being admitted to the Spanish known what would happen a mere math and art or design. Immersion Program there. nine months later, but I knew it was “Emily was blessed with all these “One day when I was at her house an amazing time when it happened,” City of Palo Alto gifts,” her father said. she got an unknown phone call” Kumar said of the trip. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT “But what comes through the most from the community where she “Although her death has created from her friends is that she was kind. lived one summer in Nicaragua, a sense of emptiness within me, I There were just so many people who recalled Megan Coleman, a friend have decided that the best thing I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Draft Negative Declaration has been felt like Emily included them. There since kindergarten. “She answered can do is to live life the way Em- prepared by the Palo Alto Department of Planning and Community En- was no pretension, and that made it and started talking in her amaz- ily did.” vironment for the project listed below. In accordance with A.B. 886, this people want to be around her.” ing, fluent Spanish.” A memorial service for Benatar document will be available for review and comment during a minimum 20- She was born at Stanford Hospi- Benatar was famous among her will be held Saturday, May 19, at day inspection period beginning May 18 through June 6, 2012 during the tal as her mother was completing an friends for keeping a binder of 7 p.m. at Congregation Beth Am, hours of 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Development Center, 285 Hamilton engineering doctorate at Stanford. beauty tips and trying them out on 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Alto Avenue, Palo Alto, California. The family remained in Palo Alto, her friends. Hills. The Benatars have estab- This item is tentatively scheduled to be considered at a public hearing where Emily participated in several “She was an amazing student with lished the Emily Benatar Memorial by the Architectural Review Board, Thursday, June 7 at 8:30 AM. in preschool programs including Par- tons of friends,” said Paly friend Fund to honor their daughter. De- the Palo Alto City Council Chambers on the first floor of the Civic Center, ents Nursery School and T’Enna at Gracie Cain. tails are available at www.emilybe- located at 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Written comments the Jewish Community Center. “She could light up a room with natar.com. N on the Negative Declaration should be provided to Clare Campbell, Department of Planning and Community Environment, 250 Hamilton Av- enue, Palo Alto, CA 94301, or via email at clare.campbell@cityofpaloalto. org , by 5:00 PM on June 6, 2012. Hanko, a member of the district’s “It’s been over 11 years since Bike bridge board of directors, said that while Stanford received its General Use Casa Olga Hotel Conversion, 180 Hamilton Avenue [12PLN-00147]: (continued from page 5) the district was disappointed that Permit (GUP) to develop nearly Request by Joie de Vivre Hospitality for Architectural Review of exterior Stanford’s northern trail couldn’t 5 million square feet of build- modifications to convert the existing eight story building into a hotel hav- reational opportunities for residents be built, members are excited about ing on its campus,” Roberts said. ing 86 guest rooms, a ground floor restaurant (approx. 1330 square feet of East Palo Alto and surrounding the new Dumbarton Trail proposal. “Stanford has been building new of floor area), hotel entrance and reception area (within the former garage cities. These could include a pos- She called the new connecting trail facilities during these 11 years, space), and service areas, and to eliminate the Emerson driveway and sible marathon along the shoreline a “long-held dream.” but the full mitigation for loss of provide new sidewalk and valet service. trail, she said. Lennie Roberts, legislative ad- recreational opportunities due to *** Her proposal was greeted with vocate for Committee for Green campus expansion has not yet been Curtis Williams, Director of Planning and Community Environment enthusiasm from local bicyclists Foothills, praised both projects and provided.” N In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, listening assistive devices and conservationists, including said her group looks forward to the Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner are available in the Council Chambers and Council Conference Room. Sign language members of the Midpeninsula Re- completion of the Bay Trail and the can be emailed at gsheyner@ interpreters will be provided upon request with 72 hours advance notice. gional Open Space District. Nonette bridge at Adobe Creek. paweekly.com.

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But the project met a mixed reaction. Some lauded it as perfect for its location and others argued the new building would further exacerbate the parking problems in the adjacent Downtown North neighborhood. Michael Griffin, a former planning commissioner who lives in Downtown North, told the council he would be willing to support the LLC Gateway Lytton courtesy of Rendering idea of transit-oriented develop- The four-story Lytton Gateway building in Palo Alto — 50 feet tall, with ments downtown but not if they add a 70-foot corner tower — will have offices on the top three stories and to parking congestion. He urged the ground-floor retail and nonprofit space. The plan for the corner of Lytton VIDEO: Powwow celebrates Native American culture council to specify in its approval that and Alma streets was approved Monday night by the City Council. Mother’s Day always means something additional at Stanford the developer’s fees be used only to University: the Stanford Powwow. A Palo Alto Online video of develop a program for Downtown floor retail and the amount of mon- Holman ultimately voted against last weekend’s 41st Annual Stanford Powwow features traditional North restricting parking to those ey the applicants should contribute. the project, saying she doesn’t con- dancing, songs, drumming and interviews with two participants. To with permits. The approval included Holman’s sider the corner of Alma and Lyt- see the video by Palo Alto Weekly photographer Veronica Weber, Barron Park resident Winter suggestion that the building’s below- ton a real “gateway site.” But all her visit www.PaloAltoOnline.org, and search for “VIDEO: 41st Dellenbach lambasted the entire market-rate rents for nonprofits last colleagues with the exception of Annual Stanford Powwow.” “planned community” zone designa- for the lifetime of the project rather Schmid praised downtown’s newest tion, which allows developers to ex- than for 10 years, as was initially development. ceed zoning regulations in exchange proposed. It also included Scharff’s “This is an exciting and appropri- for negotiated “public benefits.” The proposed provision that the retail ate building for this site,” Council- benefits offered by Gateway devel- portion be restricted to such busi- man Sid Espinosa said. “I’m excited opers can hardly be considered such, nesses as restaurants and coffee to see this become a reality. This is Online This Week she argued. She cited the develop- shops — not banks. a great day for Palo Alto.” N These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout ers’ proposal for ground-floor retail the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news space, which they earlier said could or click on “News” in the left, green column. include a financial-services provider Can’t Get Everything such as a bank. “There’s no one in this town who re- in Your Gunn parents surprised by counseling difference ally thinks that a bank is a public ben- Carry-On Luggage? Several parents from Gunn High School said Wednesday they were efit in exchange for this hugely dense, unaware until recently that the school’s guidance counseling program tall building,” Dellenbach said. differs significantly from the guidance counseling program at Palo Others downplayed the parking Learn Innovative Tips at our Alto High School. (Posted May 17 at 9:53 a.m.) problem and asked the council to green-light the development. Irwin Packing Burnetts won’t face charges for underage drinking David, who lives nearby on Alma, Two parents won’t be prosecuted for alleged underage drinking at said it’s time for Palo Alto to start Demonstration a party held in their Menlo Park home on Nov. 25, the San Mateo charging for parking. Steve Lang- Saturday, May 19th, County district attorney’s office said Wednesday, May 16. (Posted May don, who also lives downtown, 11:00 am – Noon 17 at 8:12 a.m.) stressed that downtown parking spaces are public and should not be Please join us for this fun and State senate passes distracted-driving bill restricted to neighborhood residents informative Workshop. A bill that would increase the base fines for distracted driving passed through a parking program. To do Drawings for Free Prizes! the California State Senate Tuesday, May 15. (Posted May 15 at 1:13 p.m.) so, he said, would unfairly punish downtown workers. Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto Mountain View woman accused of running ‘pill mill’ “The streets in our neighborhood A Mountain View woman was arrested Friday, May 11, and charged aren’t deeded to anyone,” Langdon RSVP 650.325.3308 with allegedly prescribing large quantities of highly addictive, opiate- said. “They’re public. They’re ad- based painkillers to patients without conducting proper examinations jacent to a commercial area, which or checking medical records, authorities with the county said. (Posted everyone in the neighborhood ben- May 15 at 9 a.m.) efits from.” But the council sided with the Downtown North residents and CHP cites 5,900 in April for distracted driving agreed that parking is a major prob- Cell phone calls, texts and other distractions on the road earned lem that needs to be addressed. nearly 6,000 Bay Area motorists citations from the California High- Council members accepted Vice way Patrol last month, the CHP announced Friday, May 11. (Posted May Mayor Greg Scharff’s proposal 14 at 8:50 a.m.) to take some of the funds that the developers must contribute to the Police investigate drive-by shooting in Menlo Park city’s affordable-housing fund and " Police in Menlo Park are investigating a shooting that took place in to use them instead for parking the city early Saturday, May 12. (Posted May 13 at 4:11 p.m.) improvements. The agreement the council approved includes close to Mountain View to launch bike-sharing stations $2 million for future parking im- By early fall Mountain View will join the ranks of such cities as provements such as a new garage. Paris, Barcelona and London in having its own bike-sharing network, Chief Transportation Official Jaime which will place up to 117 bikes at stations around the city. (Posted May Rodriguez said a new garage would 11 at 3:13 p.m.) cost between $5 million and $10 million, depending on the location. NASA: General Services Administration should Scharff praised the package of decide fate of Hangar One public benefits and said that the Derailing restoration plans for Hangar One and causing anxiety over building itself can be considered ! Moffett Field’s future, the head of NASA wants to assign the General beneficial. Services Administration to determine the fate of Moffett Federal Air- “I think this is a prime site and having an office building — a Gate- field and Hangar One. (Posted May 10 at 5:33 p.m.) way project — is itself a public benefit,” Scharff said. Burglary reported at Ramona’s Pizza in Palo Alto The council’s approval followed A longtime family pizza restaurant in the California Avenue busi- more than five hours of wrangling ness district lost $600 after a burglar or burglars pried open the back over details, with numerous motions !" door either Tuesday, May 8, or Wednesday, May 9, Palo Alto police and amendments dealing with ev- Sgt. Rich Bullerjahn said. (Posted May 10 at 5:07 p.m.) erything from the nature of ground-

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 11 Upfront Juana Briones principal announces departure Announcement follows tensions over contract renewal of popular librarian, other issues CityViewA round-up of Palo Alto government action this week uana Briones Elementary precipitated by Nagle’s contro- and beyond.” School Principal Matthew Na- versial recommendation not to Nagle was hired to lead Juana J gle announced Tuesday, May renew the contract of a popular Briones in August 2009, replacing City Council (May 14) 15, he will leave the school at the school librarian. The dispute led principal Michael O’Neill, who re- Lytton Gateway: The council approved a proposed four-story mixed-use develop- end of the school year to work on other staff members, with support signed in late July after two years at ment at 355 Alma St. The development includes ground-floor retail and offices at projects in the Palo Alto school dis- from a number of parents, to come the school to take a job on the East the top three floors. Yes: Burt, Espinosa, Klein, Price, Scharff, Shepherd, Yeh No: Holman, Schmid trict central office. forward with complaints, sources Coast. Police: The council approved a new memorandum of agreement with the Palo Alto Nagle, who is finishing his third said. Nagle had been an elementary Police Officers Association. Yes: Unanimous year as principal of the 415-student In his email, Nagle said he had school principal for seven years, K-5 campus, broke the news in an “nothing but gratitude” for his three having previously served at Black- Council Finance Committee (May 15) email to parents and staff Tuesday years as principal at the school. ford Elementary School in San Jose Budget: The committee recommended approving the budgets for the Office of the afternoon. “I know that the district will find and Marshall Lane Elementary City Clerk and for the Police and Fire departments. Yes: Unanimous The announcement followed another principal talented enough to School in Saratoga. N tensions at the school apparently lead this school into the next year — Chris Kenrick LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

Eclipse Viewing sites for Sunday’s solar eclipse (continued from page 3) More eclipse information is posted at www.astrosociety.org/2012eclipse. is known as an “annular” eclipse, in Half Moon Bay Public Agenda which the moon will appear to be Cameron’s Campground, Inn, and Restaurant A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week surrounded by a ring of fire. 1410 Cabrillo Highway South, Half Moon Bay Bay Area residents last had the Host Steve White will have a special telescope that allows CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to discuss options improving con- chance to see an eclipse in 1994, for viewing of solar flares and prominence. nectivity between the Main Library and the Palo Alto Art Center; consider and those who miss Sunday’s event a recommendation from the Utilities Advisory Commission to pursue a will have to wait until 2017 for their Los Altos carbon-neutral electric portfolio; discuss the city’s options for funding next opportunity. Foothill College Observatory infrastructure improvements; hear a status report on high-speed rail and The observatory at Foothill, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills Caltrain’s proposed electrification. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on which is operated by the Peninsula www.pastro.org/dnn/Observatory/FoothillObservatory.aspx Monday, May 21, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). Astronomical Society, will be open Telescopes will be set up both inside and outside the observatory to the public on Sunday from 5:30 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will hold a study session on enroll- to 7:30 p.m. ment projections and facilities planning, with particular focus on middle Telescopes with filters that allow San Carlos schools. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, in Confer- for direct viewing of the sun will San Carlos Library ence Room A of school district headquarters (25 Churchill Ave.). be available, including a hydrogen 610 Elm St., San Carlos alpha solar telescope that filters A solar eclipse event will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., with telescopes COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the out most of the color spectrum and and eclipse and lunar-phase models. budget for the Public Works Department, including the new enterprise fund allows viewers to see the chromo- for airport operations. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May sphere, the outermost layer of the San Francisco 22, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). sun that is normally invisible to the California Academy of Science human eye. 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will hear a report from the Home- Members of the society will be Telescopes and other viewing devices will be set up in front of the work Task Force, a staff analysis of free-response student comments present to provide information to Music Concourse side of the academy from 5 to 7:40 p.m. about high-school counseling and an update on the district’s budget. the public. Board member Wil- Members will vote on proposed changes to high-school graduation re- liam Phelps said the anticipation of San Jose quirements and a lease of recently acquired school-district property at 525 seeing the eclipse was giving him San Jose Astronomical Association San Antonio Road. The public meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, “goosebumps.” 150 feet north of the intersection of Twilight and Rupert Drives, May 22, in the board room of school district headquarters (25 Churchill This will be the 17th eclipse San Jose Ave.). viewing for Phelps. He’s trekked 5 to 7:40 p.m. around the globe to see these astro- PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to nomical events, with previous des- Source: Andrew Fraknoi discuss possible relocation for the MacArthur Park Restaurant; hear an tinations including China, Tahiti, update on proposed upgrades to Palo Alto Golf Course; and discuss the Russia and the Caribbean island of Community Services Department budget for fiscal year 2013. The meeting Guadeloupe. cal significance, he appreciated that besides the argument you’re having will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). “Eclipses are a great excuse to it can pique peoples’ interest in the with your boss,” he said. N travel,” he said. cosmos. Editorial Intern Bryce Dru- Fraknoi said that while the eclipse “I like anything that make people zin can be emailed at bdruzin@ ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to discuss 278 is not an event of great astronomi- think there’s a bigger world out there paweekly.com. University Ave., a request by The Hayes Group for a replacement of brick paving in the sidewalk with integrally colored concrete; 3825 Fabian Way, a request by Brian B. Lawry of Gordon Prill, Inc., on behalf of Space Sys- tems Loral for an expansion of Building 6 at the existing industrial campus; penditures in City Manager James Mayor Yiaway Yeh and Council- and 4214-4220 El Camino Real, a request by Matt O’Shea of OTO Devel- Labor Keene’s proposed budget for fiscal woman Nancy Shepherd both opment for a review of a new four-story, 174-room Hilton Garden Inn hotel. (continued from page 6) year 2013. praised the city’s negotiating team The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, in the Council New employees would have their for working hard with the union to Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). ing the negotiations. pensions calculated on a “3 percent reach a resolution. The changes in the new agree- at 55” formula (retirement allowed “Things are starting to fold to- COUNCIL RAIL COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss Caltrain’s ment are meant to address the two at age 55, with the pensioner re- gether the way we wanted them to electrification effort and the proposed state budget for high-speed rail. The trends that are contributing to the ceiving 3 percent of his/her annual last year,” Shepherd said. “We’re meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 24, in the Council Con- ference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). projected deficits in Palo Alto’s compensation, calculated as the av- getting there.” N budget — the rising pension and erage of the three highest-paid con- Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner medical costs. Each has gone up secutive years). Existing employees can be emailed at gsheyner@ COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITEE ... The committee plans to continue its by about $300,000 in the past year, would remain on the “3 percent at paweekly.com. discussion of the fiscal year 2013 budget. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. according to data from the Admin- 55” formula, with payments based on Thursday, May 24, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton istrative Services Department. The on the employee’s single year with READ MORE ONLINE Ave.). rising costs, along with the city’s the highest salary. www.PaloAltoOnline.com growing contribution toward retir- Though the contract took more LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss ee medical benefits, are the main than 16 meetings to reach, the coun- The terms of the agreement with PAPOA the library budget for fiscal year 2013 and the magazine circulation at lo- are posted on Palo Alto Online. Search cal libraries. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24, in the drivers behind the $3.9 million cil approved it swiftly with little for “Palo Alto signs new deal.” increase in the General Fund ex- discussion at about 1 a.m. Tuesday. Downtown Library (270 Forest Ave.).

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Residential burglary ...... 1 Possession of drugs ...... 7 Psychiatric hold ...... 1 Shoplifting...... 3 Miscellaneous Suspicious circumstances ...... 2 Tour is approximately 2 hours. Vehicle related Animal call...... 2 Suspicious person ...... 3 Auto recovery ...... 1 For your comfort and safety, we request low-heeled shoes. Coroner case ...... 1 Town ordinance violation ...... 3 Please no cameras or children. 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PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Alcohol or drug related Psychiatric hold ...... 2 Unlisted block Everett Avenue, 5/10, CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE Drunk in public ...... 3 Suspicious circumstances ...... 1 12:30 p.m.; assault with a deadly weapon. BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 Drunken driving...... 3 Vandalism ...... 4 Unlisted block W. Bayshore Road, 5/10, CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT ACCESS CHANNEL 26 Possession of drugs ...... 2 Warrant arrest...... 2 8:09 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Miscellaneous Atherton Unlisted block Bautista Court, 5/10, 11:09 ***************************************** p.m.; domestic violence/battery. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS. THE AGENDA Disturbing phone calls ...... 1 May 9-15 Unlisted block Ventura Avenue, 5/13, 7:34 Found property...... 2 Violence related WITH COMPLETE TITLES INCLUDING LEGAL DOCUMENTATION Lost property ...... 3 p.m.; child abuse/physical. Brandishing knife ...... 1 CAN BE VIEWED AT THE BELOW WEBPAGE: 400 block Waverley Street, 5/13, 1:56 Medical aid ...... 1 Theft related p.m.; fight between two subjects, battery/ http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/knowzone/agendas/council.asp Misc. penal code violation ...... 2 Fraud ...... 2 simple. Psychiatric hold ...... 1 Grand theft ...... 1 Town ordinance violation ...... 1 Petty theft ...... 1 Menlo Park SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY Vandalism ...... 4 Vehicle related 800 block Ivy Drive, 5/12, 12:31 p.m.; 1. Proclamation for National Public Works Week May 20-26, 2012 Warrant/other agency...... 5 Hit and run ...... 1 discharge of a firearm into an occupied 2. Resolution Recognizing Terry Acebo-Davis from Public Art Commission dwelling. Menlo Park Misc. traffic ...... 3 3. Resolution Recognizing Michael Smit from Public Art Commission May 9-15 Parking/driving violation ...... 5 Atherton 4. Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Roger Bloom Upon His Retirement Violence related Suspicious vehicle ...... 10 500 block Middlefield Road, 5/9, 4:09 Negligent discharge of firearm ...... 1 Traffic hazard ...... 7 p.m.; knife was brandished by a juvenile. CONSENT CALENDAR 5. Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution to Execute the Northern California Power Agency Legislative and Regulatory Program Agreement 6. Contract with DTN Engineers for Generator Design Approval of a Wastewater Treatment Enterprise Fund Contract with DTN Engineers, Inc. in a Total Visit Amount Not to Exceed $249, 918 for Mechanical System Design at the Administration Building at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant-Capital Improvement Program WQ-80021 7. Approval of Amendment No. 2 to an Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and Casa Olga Relating to the University Avenue Area Off-Street Parking Lasting Memories Assessment District ACTION ITEMS An online directory of obituaries and remembrances. 8. Art Center/Main Library Connectivity Selection of Option for Connectivity Search obituaries, submit a memorial, share a photo. Between the Art Center and the Main Library (CIPs PE-11000, PF-07000) 9. Public Hearing: Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Adoption - Adoption of a Resolution Amending the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Go to: www.PaloAltoOnline.com/obituaries Plan Incorporating the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan and Approval of a Negative Declaration 10. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation to Pursue a Carbon Neutral Electric Portfolio and Develop a Plan by December 2012 11. From Policy & Services: Infrastructure Funding Options Visit ShopPaloAlto.com, 12. Rail Committee Update STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS the guide to local businesses — and much more The Finance Committee meeting will be held on May 22, 2012 at 6:00 PM. regarding; 1) Public Works- General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service t.BLFQVSDIBTFT t#VZHJGUDFSUJöDBUFT Fund and related CIP, 2) Parking District The City Council Rail Committee meeting will be held on May 24, 2012 at 8:30 t8SJUFBOESFBESFWJFXT t%JTDPWFSMPDBM AM regarding; 1) Follow up to the 5/21/12 presentation, 2) Caltrain Electriﬁcation EIR Update, 3) State Budget Update, 4) Report from Professional Evaluation t'JOEEFBMTBOEDPVQPOT CVTJOFTTFT Group, 5) Reports on Meetings The Cubberley Policy Advisory Committee meeting will be held on May 24, 2012 at 2:00 PM at the PAUSD District Ofﬁces regarding; 1) Draft list of Cubberley Issues, Support Local Business 2)Draft of Key Questions for the Advisory Committee, 3) PAUSD Presentation of Future Enrollment, 4) PAUSD Presentation on Potential Schools at Cubberley, 5) Good for Business. Good for You. City Discussion of IBRC Report and Timeline of 2014 Election The Finance Committee meeting will be held on May 24, 2012 at 6:00 PM. Good for the Community. regarding; 1) Budget Backup if needed

ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 13 William Chamberlain August 16, 1920 – May 5, 2012 William Ellsworth Chamberlain passed away Saturday, May 5 in Palo Alto, California at the age of 91. Known as “Bill,” he was born August 16, 1920 in Providence, Rhode Island to William TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths Chamberlain, Sr. and Kathryne Walsh. Bill had resided with his family in Palo Alto for the last forty years. After losing his mother at the age of three, Bill and his older Mary East Eberle He was 76. Fame in 1994. sister Bernadette were raised by their maternal aunt, Julia Mary East Eberle, a 47-year res- He was born June 5, 1935, in As president and CEO of Walsh, and their paternal grandparents, Catherine and Frank ident of Palo Alto, died May 7 in San Francisco and was raised Nortech Waste, he designed, con- Chamberlain, who later moved them to Hartford, Connecticut. Wilsonville, Ore. She was 85. in Berkeley, where he attended structed and operated a 2,200- Bill graduated from Bulkeley High School in Hartford in 1938 and She was born July 1, 1926, in high school and competed on the ton-per-day Material Recovery Chicago, Ill., and moved to the Bay swim team. After graduating from Facility (MRF) in Roseville, Ca- worked at Pratt & Whitney before enlisting in the Army in 1943. Area with her family in 1947. She Berkeley High School he went on lif. Recently he had been a guest During World War II, he trained and served as a B-29 navigator and her husband, Buck, moved to to earn a bachelor’s degree in civil lecturer on several occasions for in the U.S. Army Air Corps stationed at Harvard Air Force Base Palo Alto in 1954 and raised their engineering from the University the University of Nevada, Reno, in Nebraska. After the war ended, he attended Brown University three children there. of Nevada, Reno, where he was College of Engineering. on the GI Bill, graduating in 1949 with a B.S. in Electrical She was an avid football fan also a member of the Sigma Nu He is survived by his wife, Engineering. Bill went to work for the Electric Boat Division of and enjoyed traveling, cooking fraternity. Joan Trewhitt; his two daughters, General Dynamics in its nuclear submarine program, where he and crossword puzzles. She is sur- On Nov. 17, 1963, he married Stacy Conner and Stephanie Tre- vived by her daughters, Dale Mue- Joan Sterling. He and Joan were whitt; his two grandsons, Ryan worked with USN Admiral Hyman Rickover in the development genburg of Ventura, Calif., Jeanne rarely apart in the 50 years they and Blake Conner; his sister, Ja- and construction of the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear- Aufmuth of Palo Alto, Calif.; and were together. net Trewhitt; and his sister-in-law, powered submarine. As part of the submarine program at EBD, five granddaughters. Donations He began his career working Audrey Sterling. Bill also did post-graduate work at Yale and MIT. His experience should be made to the American for his father Wayne Douglas Tre- In lieu of flowers, contributions with nuclear power took him from General Dynamics to the Lung Association. whitt II and the family’s Easley & may be made payable to UNR Brassy Corporation as vice presi- Foundation, Wayne D. Trewhitt Atomics Division of AMF Corporation in New York City. At Wayne Trewhitt III the time AMF Atomics was involved in the U.S. Government’s dent (1963-1978) then as presi- Scholarship. College of Engineer- Wayne D. Trewhitt III died May dent (1978-1986). Early in his ca- ing and sent to Melanie Perish, “Atoms for Peace” program that supplied nuclear equipment 5 at his home in Woodside, Calif. reer, as general manager of Solid Mail Stop 162, Reno, NV 89557. and information to schools, hospitals and research institutions Waste Engineering and Transfer within the U.S. and throughout the world. Systems, the company that owned It was in 1957 that he met Bernadette Mitchel in New York and operated the San Francisco City, and they were married the following spring. Bernadette’s transfer station, he was respon- Births family was from San Francisco and Teaneck, New Jersey. Their sible for the design of the entire early years were spent in New York City, where their children San Francisco-Mountain View Maksim Kamenetsky and transfer system, which introduced Patricia Sitnitsky of Palo Alto, Claire and John were born. In 1963 Bill moved from AMF to the “tipper” unloading system and a son, May 4. the Utah Construction & Mining Company in San Francisco, aluminum transfer trailers to the Francesco and Jennifer where as Vice President he oversaw several projects including Give blood for life! waste industry in the 1970s. He Fagnini of Menlo Park, twins the construction of the BART trans-bay tube and the San Luis bloodcenter.stanford.edu was inducted to the Environmen- (a son and a daughter), May 5. Rey Reservoir. Bill and Bernadette lived in San Francisco and tal Industry Associations Hall of welcomed a third child, Paul, later that year. It was in 1968 when Bill chose to leave the corporate world and begin his own venture in real estate development. He founded Transcentury Properties and developed sites in Northern California, the most noteworthy Eileen Mach Berg being the construction of Bodega Harbour, a community October 25, 1922 – May 7, 2012 located along the Pacific Coast just south of Bodega Bay. In 1972 he and his family moved to Palo Alto. Bill remained active Eileen Berg, a Palo Alto resident since 1996, Eileen traveled ex- at Transcentury through 1980, and he continued his interest in passed away on May 7, at the age of 89 in Palo tensively throughout real estate investing and development until his death. His wife Alto, CA. Europe and espe- Bernadette sadly preceded him in death in 1992. Eileen grew up in the small town of Tabor, cially Czechoslova- In 2005 after a long courtship, Bill married Claire Carew, South Dakota. She was active in 4-H and won kia. Her passion was formerly of San Francisco, and later adopted her children, a trip to Chicago from the Chicago Mail Order folk dancing and Rodrigo and Maria. for the clothing she designed and sewed. She traveling abroad to Throughout his remarkable life, Bill was an exceptional was proud that she and all four of her siblings see many folk dance father and grandfather, a terrific listener who provided the managed to receive a college education despite festivals. She loved rare combination of endless encouragement tempered by wise the hardships of the Great Depression. She was hiking and traveling with family and hosted counsel, a wonderfully kind man with a twinkle in his eye and a strong advocate for education and life long family adventures to see Machu Picchu, Peru, a light, yet ever present sense of humor. He was an avid reader learning. and to hike in Australia and New Zealand and of history, a keen fan of the World Series, and a man with an She graduated from South Dakota State Europe. She believed in volunteering for causes enormous interest in the well-being of others. He was immensely University with a degree in home economics (hers was medical research and she participated proud of his children and grandchildren, always encouraging where she first met the late Wallace Berg, her in many research projects at UCLA and Stanford them to pursue their interests with passion and to strive for future husband. He went to serve in the Army University). She loved music and studied voice excellence, all the while leading by example. He never stopped Airforce in World War II while she taught in at Columbia University and sang in Pro Musica “growing young.” Bill was so much for so long and to so many, the Indian Service in Colorado on a reservation groups and church choirs. yet above all else was known as the truest of gentlemen. teaching Navaho and Sioux. From Colorado In Palo Alto, she was active in American Bill is survived by his wife Claire, his five children Claire, Eileen followed her dream to move to New Association of University Women as well as John, Paul, Rodrigo and Maria Chamberlain, his daughters- York City where she enrolled in the Barbizon Avenida’s Senior Center where she enjoyed in-law Rebecca Schwartz Chamberlain and Martha Witbeck Modeling School and became a fashion model. meeting friends for lunch. Chamberlain, and his ten grandchildren Carl, William and Jack After War War II, while in New York, she Eileen is survived by four children, Alan reunited with Wallace who pursued an MBA Berg, Brian Berg, Cara Rudolf and Donna Eckert; Laura, Sarah and Kathryne Chamberlain; and Eliza, at Columbia University. They got married Noyman, eleven grandchildren, and one great William, Maggie and Grace Chamberlain. and moved to Southern California where she grandchild. Eileen will be remembered for her No words adequately express how much we will miss his voice worked as a Buyer for Hagerty’s Department courage, her drive to learn and explore, and her and smile, yet no amount of time shall steal them from us. He is Store and Wallace established his accounting devotion to family. beloved in so many ways. practice. They eventually settled in San Pedro Please consider a donation towards the Family and friends are invited to share in a celebration of Bill’s and then Rancho Palos Verdes where they lived “Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pre-Medical life at St. Albert the Great Church in Palo Alto, California on and raised four children. Always devoted to Scholarship Fund,” which is awarded annually August 18, 2012. her family and encouraging education, Eileen to local students seeking to pursue medical In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that contributions volunteered in the schools and as a Girl Scout careers. Donations may be sent to the Palo Alto honoring Bill’s memory may be made to: Stanford Cardiovascular leader. After Wallace died, Eileen eventually Medical Foundation Office of Philanthropy, 795 Institute, 2700 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. moved to Palo Alto. El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301. PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY

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AUTHOR AUTHOR ... Upcoming book readings at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, include: Peter Carey, “The Chem- istry of Tears” (May 21, 7 p.m.); Enrico Moretti, “The New Geog- raphy of Jobs” (May 22, 7 p.m.); an evening of poetry with Jacqueline Kudler and Judy Halebsky, “Eas- ing into Dark” and “Space/Gap/ Interval/Distance” (May 23, 7 p.m.); Victoria Zackheim, Ellen Suss- man, Sam Barry and Kathi Gold- mark, “Exit Laughing: How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death”

(May 31, 7 p.m.); Anna Banks, Veronica Weber “Of Poseidon,” Leigh Bardugo, “Shadow and Bone,” Jennifer Bos- worth, “Struck,” Emmy Laybourne, “Monument 14” and Marissa Meyer, “Cinder” (June 8, 7 p.m.); Ralph Richard Banks, author of “Is Marriage for White People,” is a professor at Stanford Law School. He teaches family law, and Beatriz Williams, “Overseas” race and the law, and employment discrimination law. (June 12, 7 p.m. Kepler’s members are admitted free; general admission requires purchase of event book or a $10 gift card. Informa- tion: www.keplers.com. Insights on marriage: MEET THE AUTHORS ... Upcom- ing authors at Books Inc. at Town & Country Village in Palo Alto include Robin Davis and Lara Starr, “The Star Wars Cookbook: Wookiee Cookies and Other Ga- lactic Recipes” (May 24, 6 p.m.); black and white Michael Scott, “The Enchantress: Secrets of the Immortal Nicho- by Chris Kenrick “Some of the hating was not activity,” he said. las Flamel” (May 31, 6:30 p.m.; “Is Marriage for White People? hating the book per se, just hating “I want to try to unpack that set Richard Ford, “Canada” (June 1, How the African American Mar- the whole discussion of marriage, of processes there, and also to iden- 7 p.m.); and Stephanie Reents, riage Decline Affects Everyone” intimacy and relationships with a tify the continuities and disconti- “The Kissing List” (June 11, 7 by Ralph Richard Banks; Dut- focus on African-Americans be- nuities between the experiences of p.m.). And at Books, Inc., at 301 Law professor ton, New York; 289 pp.; $25.95 cause that hits very close to home. African-American boys and boys Castro St., Mountain View: Imran It highlights issues that people are of other groups.” Admad, “The Perfect Gentleman: n his exploration of American not especially eager to talk about.” Banks’ inquiry into the state of A Muslim Boy Meets the West” ponders the marriage, families and children, Banks, who teaches family law black marriage — which, he sug- (May 23, 7 p.m.); Marty Broun- Stanford Law School Professor and equal protection and anti-dis- gests, is a leading indicator of stein I , “Two Among the Righteous options for Rick Banks doesn’t shrink from crimination law at Stanford, next what’s coming for American mar- Few: A Story of Courage in the peering under rocks. intends to train his gaze on boys, riage in general — has taken him Holocaust” (May 30, 7 p.m.); Rich- single black His 2011 book, “Is Marriage for African-American boys and oth- from coast to coast multiple times ard Martin, “Superfuel: Thorium, White People?,” provoked heated ers. with appearances on major televi- the Green Energy Source for the reaction, particularly in the black His concern there is a personal as sion and radio talk shows, including Future” (June 4, 7 p.m.). Informa- women and community, with its suggestion well as professional one. He and his Anderson Cooper, Nightline and tion: www.booksinc.net. N that African-American women — wife, Stanford Associate Professor NPR and campuses, and through lessons for suffering from an acute shortage of Psychology Jennifer Eberhardt, discussions in a host of national Items for Book Talk may be of similarly educated and accom- are the parents of three school-age and local publications. sent to Associate Editor Carol plished black men — reconsider sons. His decision to tackle the sensi- Blitzer, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O society at their historical avoidance of racial- “It’s clear that boys, African- tive subject — over the objections Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 93202 ly mixed marriage. American boys in particular, (are) of some friends and even one of his or emailed to cblitzer@paweek- large “You love it or you hate it,” Banks not faring well educationally, which own sisters — arose from an aca- ly.com by the last Friday of the said in a recent interview in a sunny is a big issue — one that translates demic curiosity similar to the one month. lounge off the courtyard of the law into employment difficulties, high school’s new Neukom Building. levels of incarceration and criminal (continued on next page)

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(continued from previous page) “You’d think it’s kind of a femi- atypical for white women, who later nist approach in a way, arguing that followed. Later, black women began now propelling him into the discus- women should do what’s best for having children outside of marriage. sion about boys. them — that it’s not their respon- Today, more than a quarter of births Though plenty has been written sibility to lift the men up and bring to white, non-Hispanic women are about family breakdown in the in- them along — but in fact that mes- outside of marriage. ner city, he’d seen next to nothing sage is one many black women are Similarly, Banks sees possible about family life in the black middle uncomfortable with.” parallels in terms of academic and class, which is much larger than in Polling suggests that for black economic struggles for men and the past. women, racial identity is more cen- boys. “I wanted to figure out why there tral than gender identity, he said. So “The changing labor market af- was this marriage decline even opening the conversation has been fected black men first because among the affluent, educated Afri- slow at best. they’re the most vulnerable, but now can-Americans — and I also found “We’re still working on it. This men across the board are experienc- there’s this continuity between the is just one of those issues where it’s ing some of the same struggles black African-American experience and men have endured for decades, so I the more general American experi- think it’s really interesting to trace ence,” Banks said. ‘I transformed his that. Though reviewers widely praised “It’s interesting to understand the the book, readers’ responses were statement into a commonality of people’s experi- polarized between those who de- question to match the ences rather than to imagine, as we plored Banks for airing “family se- often tend to do, that what happens crets” and those who thanked him sense of exploration to some racial group is somehow for prying open an important con- and curiosity that distinctive.” versation. pervades the book. I Banks said he started the book Members of a Stanford alumni as an academic treatise, but was group of African-Americans said hope for the book to prompted to switch gears when it they’d like to discuss the book — open a conversation, came to the title after a comment by but not in a racially mixed setting. an African-American boy in Wash- The mainstream Stanford alumni not to end one.’ ington, D.C. group wanted to discuss it — but —Ralph Richard Banks When a journalist visited his only in a racially mixed setting. sixth-grade class, another boy in the When he participated in radio talk class said he wanted to learn about shows around the country, Banks very difficult to have a conversation being a good father, and the journal- said, “invariably someone would in a mixed-race setting in particu- ist volunteered to bring some mar- call in and say, ‘this guy’s promot- lar,” he said. ried couples in to talk. But the boy ing genocide.’ Sometimes lost in the crossfire said he wasn’t interested in learn- “This issue of black women ex- was another central theme of Banks’ ing about marriage and his friend panding their options and looking book: Trends that began showing up interjected, “Marriage is for white beyond black men, that’s just a re- in black families decades ago have people.” ally loaded topic,” he said. become, over time, increasingly the Banks said he adapted the quote norm among whites. for his title “because it confronted “You see society-wide develop- directly the sort of unpleasant real- ments that are starkest among Afri- ity that adults often seek to avoid. }iÃÊÇ£ÈÊUÊ ÊUÊ can-Americans,” he said. “In a sense, “I transformed his statement into Andy Harader the black experience is emblematic a question to match the sense of a small, fun, very educational camp of the American experience. I think exploration and curiosity that per- Tennis Camp that’s cool and interesting.” vades the book. I hope for the book (650) 364-6233 As a vulnerable group, he said, to open a conversation, not to end African-Americans tend to be on one,” he wrote. N @ Palo Alto High School ÜÜÜ°>`ÞÃÌiÃV>«°V the front lines of change: when Staff Writer Chris Kenrick can black women entered the workforce be emailed at ckenrick@paweekly. JUNE 11 - AUGUST 17 ÓääÇÊ ", Ê1-*/Ê} Ê-V Ê >V ÊvÊÌ iÊ9i>À in the 1950s that was thought to be com. VOTED BEST AUTO REPAIR 2011 Did you know that your new car’s maintenance schedule can be fulﬁ lled here at Dean’s Automotive as well as the dealership? (Read about it in your owner’s manual!) More importantly, personal, one-on-one attention is our speciality, Support including free shuttle service. SERVICE EXCELLENCE 2011 WITH A PERSONAL TOUCH sASE-certiﬁ ed technicians committed to on-going Palo Alto Weekly’s

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speak with experience about environmental on the Board of Supervisors. Simitian is Editorial issues and big projects like high-speed rail. a household word in Palo Alto, which he We recommend Jerry Hill for the District 13 has represented on the school board, city state Senate seat. council, county board of supervisors, state Assembly and state Senate. His logical next Hill, Gordon, Simitian are Rich Gordon for state Assembly step to the District 18 House seat is blocked Facing three first-time candidates, Rich by longtime Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, best choices in local races Gordon is far and away the most qualified who is actively campaigning for another candidate in the race for state Assembly in term. the 24th District. After serving 13 years as a In the meantime, Simitian has laid out a Voters should welcome opportunity San Mateo County Supervisor, he was elect- course of work he will undertake if he wins to elect effective and experienced candidates on June 5 ed to the Assembly in 2010. In his first term, the fifth-district seat currently held by Liz Gordon has seen 15 of the 19 bills he spon- Kniss. High on Simitian’s list is helping to guide the county through whatever version ith at least one veteran legislator Chris Chiang, who is using the race to tout sored signed into law, an enviable record for any legislator, regardless of experience. of President Obama’s health care reform running for seats in the state Sen- his education reform ideas, and Libertar- legislation ultimately is approved by the Su- ate, state Assembly and Santa Clara ian John Webster, who says he is fighting Among his top priorities this session are W ending partisan gridlock, investing more in preme Court. He also sees work ahead as County Board of Supervisors, voters will the “darker side of democracy.” Chiang and education and solving the perennial state the county takes on more responsibility for have an easy task when they go to the polls Webster are each spending about $1,000 on housing adult and juvenile offenders. June 5. Four legislators stand out in a field the race, so are not running serious cam- budget crisis. He said he supports the Gov- ernor’s pension reform bill that should come Simitian faces a challenge from Barry that includes many first-time office-seekers paigns. Chang, a Cupertino City Council member, in the debut of the “open primary” under Hill and Lieber are Democrats with simi- before the Legislature in August. Gordon’s opponents are three first-time and two-time Cupertino Mayor Kris Huyi- rules approved last year. lar positions on many issues, but our choice lan Wang, who did not respond to our re- The new system allows all voters to se- here is for Hill, who is committed to state candidates, Republican Chengzhi “George” Yang, Joseph Antonelli Rosas Jr., who has quest for an interview. lect any candidate, regardless of party, for pension reform and holding back on approv- During his council term, Chang has fo- state and congressional offices. The top two ing high-speed rail unless certain stipula- no party affiliation and Democrat Geby E. Espinosa. Each challenger is focused on just cused on forcing the Lehigh Permanente vote-getters advance to the general election tions are met, including a guarantee of a quarry and cement plant just outside the in November. two-track system on the Peninsula. He also a few issues. Yang is worried about how the shortfall in state revenue will impact the uni- city’s borders to reduce its emission of mer- The new system does not apply to presi- says if individual rail segments are built he cury, and he has chastised the county for not dential or county central committee elec- wants to make sure each would remain vi- versity system and he sees a lot of potential in bringing Chinese tourists to California. doing enough to reduce the emissions. Last tions, or to nonpartisan local elections, such able if financing for the entire project falls July, the state Office of Mine Reclamation as for the Board of Supervisors. However, through. He says his first bill as a state Sena- Rosas said he is a victim of foreclosure and that if elected, will work on a homeown- ordered Lehigh to comply with pollution in the supervisors’ race, if no candidate tor would be to provide sustainable funding and mining laws, provoking the company to receives more than half the votes, the top for Caltrain that would enable San Francis- ers’ bill of rights. Espinosa said she believes the state can file a lawsuit against the state. two finishers will advance to a run-off in co, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties to Wang was elected to the Cupertino City November. put a tax measure on the ballot to support create jobs by legalizing hemp to manufac- ture textiles. She also favors closing the bor- Council in 2003 and reelected in 2007. She In this primary, we have decided to en- the railroad. has served on several county commissions, dorse one candidate in the state Senate and As the Assemblyman representing San ders to keep out illegal immigrants. We applaud the three challengers for get- including Parks and Recreation, Recycling state Assembly races, although the top two Bruno, Hill has made a major effort to make and Waste & Reduction and Environmental vote-getters will face a run-off in November. sure that PG&E pipelines are safe and that ting involved in this race, but Rich Gordon is our choice, and we expect him to continue Quality and Policy, and represented the city We and the voters will have a fresh chance the utility does not escape stiffer regulations in the League of California Cities. to evaluate the two finalists in the fall. and fines for its part in the horrific pipeline the good work he has started in the state Assembly. In this race, Joe Simitian is clearly the explosion that killed eight San Bruno resi- best and most experienced candidate and Jerry Hill for state Senate dents two years ago. Joe Simitian for Board we endorse him for the District 5 seat on The most hotly contested race is between After serving six years in the Assembly, the Board of Supervisors. Assemblyman Jerry Hill and former As- Sally Lieber, who describes herself as a of Supervisors sembly member Sally Lieber to replace Palo maverick, would bring significant experi- Longtime Palo Alto resident Joe Simitian For the Weekly’s endorsements of judi- Alto resident and state Sen. Joe Simitian, ence to the District 13 seat, but we believe is termed out of the state Senate and has cial candidates, go to www.paloaltoonline. who is termed out. Also on the ballot are Hill is a more focused candidate who can set his sights on returning to his old seat com.

no other offered in the Bay Area. tion say about the people of Palo Rinconada Park has had the same Letters Where else can a student be close Alto? I believe that the residents configuration for more than 50 years Check out and intimate with what is in the have simply not been given the and is probably the most beloved and Town Square Don’t close nature center mud, water and air using micro- chance to comment on this great heavily used park in the city. At this scopes, a seining net and binocu- loss. For a fact I know that teachers time of financial limitations, this is Hundreds of local topics are being Editor, discussed by local residents on Town I read with great dismay and sad- lars? A trained staff naturalist have communicated their dismay at one change that is definitely not need- Square, a reader forum sponsored ness that the Baylands Nature Cen- helps interpret the natural world the prospect of losing this priceless ed. Furthermore, the city has em- by the Weekly on our community ter is closing to the public, and the and shows the value of Palo Alto’s resource. Let us all stand up for a ployed a team of consultants to hold website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. education programs may also be own great vision of saving the vision that predates most of us, yet workshops and examine ideas. The Post your own comments, ask ques- deleted from the city budget. For open spaces. Without understand- defines present quality of life in money spent on consultants could tions, read the Editor’s blog or just 40 years this center has served not ing how natural systems all work Palo Alto. certainly be better used elsewhere. stay up on what people are talking just Palo Alto residents, but visitors together, the students, parents and Linda Drey-Nightingale (How about animal services?) about around town! from across the U.S. and the world. teachers cannot fully comprehend Former school staff I can understand the need for It is famous and is frequently writ- how we, as humans, impact each naturalist for Open Space maintenance planning and for a tree Correction system. Los Trancos Circle replacement schedule, but surely ten about in guides, magazines, In the May 11 “On Deadline” column Parents are now bringing their Portola Valley this has been done for 50 years. Do newspapers and books, even for- about transitional kindergarten, the children on field trips that they we have excess staff in that depart- eign travel books. The interpretive name of one of the teachers who once attended as children. The col- ment that spending time in multiple displays inside, the lab and the on- A change not needed advocated for the new law was mis- leges and universities in the area meetings is a good use of their time? site naturalist (position is deleted) Editor, spelled. It is Natalie Bivas. The Weekly frequently bring their classes to Please shelve this unnecessary ex- all create an invaluable learning Recently I attended a neighbor- regrets the error. To request a cor- the Baylands Center and walkways. ercise before it adds up to still more experience. Without the opportu- hood workshop sponsored by the rection, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong Will all this end for want of a few excess. nity to engage the public, the open City Parks Department. The purpose at 650-223-6514, jdong@paweekly. thousand? Jean Pressey spaces can be seen as merely land was to discuss plans for Rinconada com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA What does this lack of interest in Homer Avenue that can be used and abused. Park. 94302. The education programs are like our open spaces and nature educa- I am incensed at this exercise. Palo Alto

Page 20ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V On Deadline Citizen watchdogs dig out another ‘confidentiality’ secret — but such things go w-a-a-y back by Jay Thorwaldson Michele Dauber, Palo Alto parents of five ship he wanted to have with the Weekly, and children and founders of “We Can Do Better A leadership team’s I wondered if this was the issue on which he he practice of Palo Alto,” the Weekly took up the broader wanted to throw himself in front of the bus. It public adminis- issue of the memos between Skelly and board emphasis tends to erode the wasn’t. Ultimately the memos were put on the T trators sharing members. The Daubers filed a Public Records city’s website. “confidential” in- Act request and turned up a weekly memo and distinction between those The Weekly sued the city twice during my formation with their other documents. They in turn alerted the tenure as editor, with Weekly Publisher Bill elected bosses while Weekly. The Weekly has since filed its own elected to govern a district Johnson spearheading the suits. One, filed in keeping it from the Public Records Act request. January 2003 and ultimately settled, was over public has surfaced, The bigger question in this case and his- and the administrators hired secret emails sent between certain council with the discovery of torically, is why the elected officials allowed to run it. It blurs the line members and staff members. Oddly, the city at- numerous incidents these privy communications to happen. torney’s office ruled that making the emails or involving Palo Alto Why did no one on the board — not one between bosses and staff, staff responses public would violate the Brown schools Superinten- — speak up and put a stop to them? In ear- Act. The settlement was that all email commu- dent Kevin Skelly lier cases, council members also allowed such especially when there is a nications between council members and staff and the Board of Education. things to occur. would be placed immediately on the city’s web- Such practices are nothing new, going back Yet virtually all such officials are briefed strong administrator who is site — breaking new ground statewide. decades in local cities, school districts, coun- on the Brown Act. It is nearly impossible for The other suit, in the fall of 2005, was to ties and special districts — the so-called an outsider to know about the quality of such adept at furthering such a obtain a $300,000 consultant’s report relating “public agencies” that govern nearly all our briefings, which often occur during “boards- blending of responsibility. to lax supervision in the city’s large Utilities day-to-day contacts with democracy. manship training” retreats for multiple dis- Department that resulted in discipline or dis- It is a surprise that Skelly has been outed, tricts. missal of 19 employees and the forcing out so to speak, for sending regular confidential One problem peculiar to school boards, in- of the department director. The court ruled weekly memos to school board members, as cluding Palo Alto’s, is that there seems to be cleanly for the Weekly. he has presented a public persona of openness an emphasis on creating a “leadership team” Then I learned Benest had been sending them My first personal brush with open meetings and transparency in handling school affairs that includes both the board members and top to City Council members for several months. was when I was an intern with the Los Gatos since he was named superintendent in the administrators. This is less of a pattern in cit- I immediately requested a meeting with Times-Saratoga Observer newspaper (Los spring of 2007. ies and counties, in my experience. Benest, and we set up a short after-hours ses- Gatos was my home town). I was assigned to A take-home lesson here is that the state’s A leadership team’s emphasis tends to erode sion that afternoon in his office. Staff Writer cover a Town Council meeting. I arrived early, Ralph M. Brown Act, the open-meeting law, the distinction between those elected to govern Jennifer Kavanaugh and I headed over to City and the manager invited me into his office — extends well beyond meetings. It includes pri- a district and the administrators hired to run Hall. On the way, she asked, “Do you think where the whole council had crowded in. They vate communications between officials that it. It blurs the line between bosses and staff, we’ll get the memos?” I replied that we’d get went over the entire agenda, indicating likely are part of the decision-making process. It in- especially when there is a strong administra- the memos but the real question was whether actions they would take in public. I believe they cludes “serial” communications of any kind, tor who is adept at furthering such a blending Benest and I would have a relationship after. felt if a reporter was present it was OK. even when members of an elected body don’t of responsibility. We did, actually. The paper made an issue of it, effectively meet in person. Similar patterns can happen with cities, The 15-minute meeting stretched to an hour ending the practice. But it made me acutely There are explicit exceptions to open meet- counties and special districts — the latter es- and a half of sometimes head-to-head discus- aware of the issues. ings for personnel matters, actual or potential pecially are vulnerable because they are not sion. He finally shoved a pile of past memos The Brown Act provides a strong model for lawsuits, labor negotiations, such as the “hir- followed as closely by today’s local newspa- over to us and we looked through them while good government, but it has great weaknesses. ing, firing or bringing of charges” provision pers and are way below the radar of electronic he ducked out to another short meeting. They It does not apply to the state Legislature, and under the personnel exception. “Personnel news. were essentially harmless announcements it suffers from weak enforcement — which matter” is not a blanket cover. Historically, the City of Palo Alto had a of awards to city staffers and upcoming city leaves it up to the elected officials, public Proper notifications of closed sessions must strikingly similar circumstance in 2000. It events or programs. watchdogs and the media to enforce it by ex- be followed immediately by a public report on was in the form of “Frank’s Weekly Memo,” Benest at one point said we could file Public posure and public opinion. N any definitive decisions made, although the after then-City Manager Frank Benest. As ed- Records Act requests and he would have 10 Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson definition of a decision is subject to stretching. itor of the Weekly in mid-2000, I heard about days to respond for each memo. I said that can be emailed at jthorwaldson@paweekly. After being alerted by citizens Ken and a weekly memo Benest planned to send out. would be OK if that was the kind of relation- com with a copy to [email protected]. Streetwise What do you think about adding double carpool lanes on Highway 101 between Embarcadero Road and Highway 85? Asked on Cambridge Avenue. Interviews and photographs by Bryce Druzin.

Bill Reichlich Naoko Shirota Eden Will John Fox Bill Kelly General contractor Student Computer consultant Poetry therapist and writer Network consultant Portola Valley Palo Alto Ventura neighborhood Mountain View Chimalus Drive

“During rush-hour traffic, compared “As long as it’s clear that the two lanes “I think carpool lanes are great. Every “I’m a single-person driver so I don’t “I know commuting it, it’s bumper to to the other cars, the number of cars are a carpool lane ... generally it’s a once in a while I get to use them.” get to use them. ... We’ve got to get bumper and they’re speeding by. If using the carpool lane isn’t that great. good idea, as long as it’s clear and some way so people aren’t driving in there were two commuter lanes that They’d probably be better off making it people aren’t confused.” their own metal box.” weren’t full that would drive everyone a toll lane.” crazy. It’s an incentive to buy an electric car.”

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What to know about sunscreens: Sun Damage Basics: t Use an SPF of at least 30, but be aware that this number only reflects how well t Ultraviolet B (UVB) rays are the primary cause of sunburn and skin cancer, UVB rays are filtered. Measuring a sunscreen’s protection against UVA rays is although ultraviolet A (UVA) rays also play a role in skin cancer development. more complicated but now required for coverage of both types of UV radiation. UVA radiation also leads to premature signs of aging in the skin, called photo- t Look for sunscreens labeled broad spectrum, meaning their ingredients provide aging. They penetrate more deeply into the skin than UVB. They can also protection against the full range of UVA and UVB. Sunscreens with an SPF A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics pass through the ozone layer and glass. Both types of UV radiation penetrate beyond 50 do not appear to offer significantly increased UVB protection. New through clouds. FDA guidelines will limit all American sunscreens to SPF 50+. How to protect your skin: t No sunscreens are fully waterproof, although they may be labeled as water t Apply sunscreen with an SPF (sun protection factor) of 30 daily before going resistant. Keeping Close Watch Can outside. t Sunscreens do have expiration dates and will deteriorate if stored at higher t Use enough: Two tablespoons, a palm-full, for full body coverage and one temperatures. teaspoon for the face and ears. Reapply at least every two to three hours, t Depending on their ingredients, sunscreens either absorb or reflect harmful Catch Skin Cancer Early especially if you’re sweating or swimming. If your scalp is not covered fully by rays. Sunscreens with micronized titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, in conjunction hair, try a spray-on sunscreen or a sunscreen gel. with chemicals like avobenzone and oxybenzone, combine the two approaches. Kelly Bathgate’s mother was vigilant. “Kelly was the perfect patient because About 76,000 new t Wear a hat that covers your face, ears and the back of your neck. She had three daughters, all fair-haired she pursued treatment, and we caught patients will be told t Cover as much of your skin as you can. A tightly woven, light-colored fabric can Free Screening and fair-skinned, and the family spent her melanoma in the earliest phase pos- they have melanoma, protect skin better than inadequately applied sunscreen. Dermatologists from Stanford Hospital & Clinics will provide free skin several years living in Hawaii and in the sible.” Using only local anesthetic to the most aggressive t Avoid the mid-day sun (between 10 a.m.-4 p.m.), especially in the summer, examinations from 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, June 2 in the Dermatology Clinic Philippines. “My mom was always putting numb Bathgate’s cheek, Aasi was able to of the three types. It unless you are fully protected. Seek shade when possible. on the fourth floor of Pavilion B at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, sunscreen on us,” Bathgate said. “She remove Bathgate’s melanoma and repair represents just 4 per- t Wear sunglasses to protect your eyes. 450 Broadway, Redwood City. The screening is recommended for people with did everything she could. We lived on the the wound, leaving a barely perceptible cent of all skin can- Avoid tanning beds. The type of light they emit causes both non-melanoma fair skin, excessive exposure to the sun, many or atypical moles or a parent or beach, and we were always outside.” scar. When the tissue was examined cers, but accounts for t skin cancers and melanoma. sibling who has had skin cancer. For more information, call 650.723.6316 under the microscope, Aasi was able to 80 percent of deaths Her mother’s best intentions, however, confirm that the margins around the from skin cancer. Re-

were not enough. Even with sunscreen, removed melanoma were clear of cancer. searchers have also von der GroebenNorbert For more information about skin cancer care at Stanford, visit stanfordhospital/melanoma or call 650.498.6000. Bathgate would get sunburned, some- Nor had the melanoma gone below the found that the num- times weekly. By the time she was 24, she uppermost layers of the skin, making it a ber of sunburns over Join us at http://stanfordhospital.org/socialmedia. Watch the new Stanford Hospital Health Notes television show on Comcast: channel 28 on Mondays at 8:30 p.m., was conscious enough of the freckles she’d very superficial cancer with very low risk a lifetime increases Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. and Fridays at 8:30 a.m.; channel 30 Saturdays at 10:30 p.m. It can also be viewed at www.youtube.com/stanfordhospital. acquired that when her best friend, also of recurrence. the risk of melanoma. fair-skinned, mentioned she’d started going for annual skin examinations, Bath- “ We’re not asking people to get on a Sun exposure, and gate began to do the same. A few years treadmill or not eat their favorite particularly the kind of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imag- reach all the parts that are hard to reach. She told another friend who said, “Oh, my later, her dermatologist suggested checks that produces sun- Kelly Bathgate’s mother was vigilant, always putting sunscreen on her daughter, ing, and with members of the Radiology I’m more conscientious.” husband is a redhead and I don’t think he every six months. foods. We’re just recommending that burn, remains the but her best intentions were not enough. Even with sunscreen, Bathgate would and Engineering Departments, to use the ever gets skin checks. I should tell him people treat sunscreen like brushing single most predictive get sunburned, sometimes weekly. newest imaging techniques for preopera- “ Skin cancer is one of those things to do that.” Bathgate said, “Yeah, you Bathgate moved to the Bay Area and their teeth or using deodorant.” risk factor for devel- tive assessment and lymph node mapping. should!” fell a bit behind on her checkups. Then a opment of skin cancer, which may explain don’t leave the house without it no matter von der GroebenNorbert The group is currently investigating a that you hear about happening friend arrived for a holiday visit. “What’s – Sumaira Aasi, MD, director why, as Aasi put it, “dermatologists are what the weather is like.” hand-held gamma camera that uses radio- but don’t think about it happening “I think my generation is probably a lot that on your face?” he asked. “That’s of Mohs and dermatologic surgery, very passionate about skin cancer be- active tracing to build spatial images. to you.” more conscious of all the health risks,” always been there,” Bathgate replied. Stanford Hospital & Clinics cause it is one of the few cancers that is And using sunscreen works: Recently, she said, “certainly more than my par- “Not like that it hasn’t,” her friend said. preventable.” Australian researchers released the re- Stanford’s Dermatopathology Services – Kelly Bathgate, patient, ents’ generation was, and of course more It was a spot that her dermatologist had Our skin’s function as the primary and sults of a study in which they followed also offer a highly sensitive clinical test Stanford Hospital & Clinics than their parents’ generation before. been watching for a couple of years, but first protective barrier against the envi- When tanning salons become common- 1800 patients for over 10 years and found that can identify specific genetic changes Still, especially at this age, skin cancer now, in just a few months, it had changed ronment almost guarantees that at some place, starting in the 1980s, skin cancer that those who used sunscreen on their present in melanoma so that targeted She’s also going to spend just as much is one of those things that you hear about markedly. point in a lifetime, it will be damaged. rates for younger women began to climb. faces, ears and tops of hands once daily Using only local anesthetic to numb Bathgate’s cheek, therapy can be specifically designed for time outside, if not more but safely, pro- happening but don’t think about it hap- Exposure to the sun is impossible to In the last 30 years, the number of women reduced their rate of melanoma by 50 Aasi was able to remove Bathgate’s melanoma and individual patients. tecting her skin from the sun. “My favor- pening to you.” Bathgate quickly called a local doctor for avoid, of course. So, it seems, is sunburn. under age 40 diagnosed with basal cell percent compared with those who used repair the wound, leaving a barely perceptible scar. ite thing to do in my free time is an exam, which included the removal of The most recent federal survey showed carcinoma has more than doubled and the sunscreen on a discretionary basis. to be outside—running, hiking, a small portion of the spot. A week later, that half of all American adults have incidence of squamous cell carcinoma in are more likely to develop and die of mel- A changed perspective being near the water,” she said. the call came: the spot on Bathgate’s face had at least one sunburn in the last year. that age group has increased 225 percent. Advanced treatment anoma. Last year, the program expanded Bathgate is still working through what “And this will make me be outside was melanoma. At first, Bathgate said, Among U.S. residents ages 11 to 18, the Rates of melanoma rose 150 percent. to include a special skin cancer clinic for happened. “It’s been interesting to get more because I’m going to live my “My reaction was fairly nonchalant. My rate jumps to almost three out of four. and research transplant recipients whose immunosup- such a diagnosis and then have it be gone life — every moment of it.” dad’s had basal cell skin cancer removed Those degrees of exposure now mean While people with darker skin can get What sunscreen, sunblock, hats, long pressive medication puts them at higher within a month,” she said. “But more several times. He also has a redhead’s that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer, Aasi said, the risk is higher sleeves and shade does is prevent those risk for squamous cell cancers. That clin- than anything, I just feel incredibly lucky. She has begun to talk about her complexion and I always suspected that some form of skin cancer in the course of for people with fair skin. Making chang- cellular changes that trigger cancer’s ab- ic will be broadened this fall to provide It’s reminded me of how precious and skin cancer. “A friend saw the scar I would deal with the same.” But her doc- a lifetime. es, she said, doesn’t require extreme normal growth. Aasi and her colleagues dermatology care for patients who have valuable life is.” She has begun to be more on my face a few weeks after the tor had different thoughts. “The differ- measures. “We’re not asking people to get are part of the Stanford Pigmented Le- been treated for any sort of cancer; treat- careful with small but important changes. surgery and asked, ‘What hap- ence between melanoma and basal cell,” Each year, about 3 million will be di- on a treadmill or not eat their favorite sion and Melanoma Program (PLMP), a ment side effects include a higher degree “I’ll be wearing SPF 45 or 50 instead of 15 pened?’ I told him, and he said, ‘I she told Bathgate, “is that melanoma is agnosed with basal cell carcinoma, the foods,” she said. “We’re just recommend- large team of clinicians and researchers of vulnerability to skin cancer. or 25, and I’m definitely putting it on ev- can’t believe you didn’t tell me. I unpredictable in how it spreads—and it most common type; about 500,000 cases ing that people treat sunscreen like working to advance the understanding ery single time I leave my house—not just said, ‘It’s kind of personal and I spreads really quickly.” of squamous cell carcinoma will be re- brushing their teeth or using deodorant- of skin cancer. The team’s efforts include The Pigmented Lesion and Melanoma on my face, but on all exposed skin. And didn’t want to make a big deal of corded, the second most common type. research and clinical trials in preven- Program works with the Stanford Division I’ve got a spray sunscreen to make sure I it,’ and he said, ‘You really need tion, early detection and to tell people about this because Norbert von der Groeben Increasingly common diagnosis treatment, particularly we’re out in the sun and should A friend told Bathgate: “You really need to tell people about this That’s when Bathgate called Stanford treatment that combines know that can happen to any one because we’re out in the sun and should know that can happen Hospital & Clinics and found Sumaira surgery, chemotherapy and of us.’” to any one of us.” Aasi, MD, director of Mohs and derma- radiation. tologic surgery at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center in Redwood City. Aasi Susan Swetter, MD, who Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders

was not surprised to see melanoma in von der GroebenNorbert directs the program, re- von der GroebenNorbert in areas such as cardiovascular care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ someone as young as Bathgate, who was cently received the 2012 transplants. It is currently ranked No. 17 on the U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best just 32. Humanitarian Award from Hospitals” list and No. 1 in the San Jose Metropolitan area. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is the Melanoma Research internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of patients. The Stanford University Medical Center is comprised of three world renowned institutions: Stanford “You don’t think of a younger person Foundation. One of her Hospital & Clinics, the Stanford University getting cancer, any kind of cancer, but most recently published School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in we are seeing an increased incidence of papers documented the im- the Western United States, and Lucile Packard skin cancer in adolescents and young portance of both self- and Children’s Hospital, an adjacent pediatric teaching adults, especially in people with fair skin Sumaira Aasi, MD, director of Mohs and dermatologic surgery at the Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center in physician skin examina- Since her melanoma diagnosis, Bathgate has made some changes in her routine. She’s using SPF 45 or 50 sunscreen instead of the 15 or 25 hospital providing general acute and tertiary care. who’ve spent time in the sun,” she said. Redwood City, was not surprised to see melanoma in someone as young as Bathgate, who was just 32. tions for older men, who she once did. “I’m definitely putting it on every single time I leave my house,” she said, “not just on my face, but on all exposed skin.” For more information, visit stanfordhospital.org.

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‘BookBroadway of Mormon’ cast includesdebut a pair forof Peninsulans two CBS publicity photo CBS by Kate Daly

hen Nic Rouleau started performing at age 8 in a Peninsula Youth Theatre W production in Mountain View, he had dreams of making it to Broadway. Little did he know he would achieve that goal by age 24.

Now 25 and a graduate of Sacred Heart Prepa- Robert Mannis ratory in Atherton, Rouleau is working six days a week as the standby for one of the lead roles in the Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon.” Since July, he has appeared as Elder Price more than 40 times at the Eugene O’Neill Theater. The Tony award-winning musical is an irrever- ent take on Mormon missionaries working in Af- rica, as portrayed by the creators of the television show “South Park.” The musical is sold out through the rest of the year, and Rouleau expects it to run in New York for many more years. His contract extends through September, and after that he’s hoping “to do the role more full- time” in New York, he says. A nationally touring company will bring the show to San Francisco in November, and include one member of the Broad- way cast, he says. The current cast also has another Peninsulan. Nick Spangler, a graduate of Mountain View High School, is also making his Broadway debut in “Mormon.” Spangler is a swing, which means he understudies various singing and dancing roles. That can also mean he’s very busy. On April 1, he wrote on Twitter: “Onstage for my 167th performance in The Book of Mormon today... Swing power! #nobodycomestoworkanymore” Also in April, Spangler played Rolf in a benefit concert performance of “The Sound of Music” at Top left: Actor Nick Spangler pictured Carnegie Hall. His previous shows included an in a CBS publicity shot with his sister off-Broadway production of “The Fantasticks!” Starr when they were on the reality and regional productions of “Fantasy Football: show “The Amazing Race” in 2008. the musical?” and “Avenue X.” Above: Actor Nic Rouleau. Spangler briefly swapped the stage for the small screen in 2008, when he and his sister Starr won

Page 24ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V the CBS reality show “The Amaz- Recently, when Menlo School dra- ing Race.” ma teacher Beth Orr took a group of Before heading for the East Coast, 30 students to see the show, Rouleau Spangler did theater in the Bay Area went on as Elder Price. with Peninsula Youth Theatre, Chil- “He was really, really entertain- Buddhists Just dren’s Musical Theater in San Jose ing,” says freshman Rebecca Shoch and other companies. of Woodside. “The best part about As for Rouleau, he sang a cappel- him was his facial expressions; they Want to Have Fun: la with the quartet Pulse at Sacred were very exaggerated.” N Heart during his four years there. After graduating in 2005, he went Kate Daly writes for the Alma- Joy, Compassion, on to study musical theater at New nac, one of the Weekly’s sister pa- York University, where Spangler pers. Weekly arts editor Rebecca and World Peace also studied. An agent signed him Wallace contributed to this story. on after seeing him in a student production his junior year. Rouleau, a blond, 6-foot tenor, A&E DIGEST then worked in summer stock the- An afternoon with New York Times ater in New London, N.H., where, FILM ON OBESITY IN KIDS ... he recalls, “We made $40 a week, A documentary produced by best-selling author we built all the sets, made all the Louise Pencavel at the Midpen- costumes, rehearsed during the day, insula Community Media Center and performed at night.” in Palo Alto is soon to be shown Chade-Meng Tan After college, Rouleau spent a on national television. “The speaking on the role of meditation year playing Woody in “Toy Story” Parents’ Survival Guide: Child- for Disney Cruise Line. The follow- hood Obesity” is a one-hour in the world’s great religions. ing year he toured the country play- program looking at the reasons ing Emmett in “Legally Blonde.” for obesity in kids and propos- A year ago he won a ticket lottery ing solutions for addressing the Sunday, May 20, 2012 to go see “The Book of Mormon,” problem. “Childhood obesity is 4:00 pm and remembers walking out and an incredibly multi-layered and telling a friend he wanted to be in complex problem with biological, the show someday. psychological, social, cultural Spangenberg Auditorium Then, he says: “It really happened and political facets and I have at Gunn High School, quickly. I was in the right place, at found it an infinitely fascinating the right time, and knew the right subject to explore,” Pencavel 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto people.” He auditioned and landed said in a press release. Locally, the part of standby. the program is currently set to “I always have to be alert and be shown on June 13 at 7 and ready to go on,” he says. 10 a.m. on KQED World, but Presented by One night he learned at 11 p.m. Pencavel encourages viewers to that he was going to be making his check their local listings as times The Thomas Merton Center of Palo Alto Broadway debut the next day. He can change. For more about the Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/246736 notified his parents and they took a documentary, go to parentssur- red-eye flight cross-country to make vivalguide.org. or by calling 1-800-838-3006 it there in time.

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largely instrumental album that This wooden all, many of the pieces have includes the singles “Gravity Rides figure is to do with rites of passage. Everything” and “3rd Planet.” part of The free exhibition is Blankets and picnics are encour- a new open through Sept. 2, open aged at the student-produced out- exhibition Wednesday through Sunday door concert (but not alcohol, chairs of Nigerian from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and or umbrellas). Tickets are $40 gen- art at the Thursdays until 8 p.m. The eral, $30 for Stanford affiliates and Cantor Arts Nollywood Film Festival Worth a Look $20 for Stanford students. Stanford starts at 11 a.m., with exhi- Center. Tulsa Ballet and is now premiering this work students attending in a group of 10 bition tours on Thursdays at with San Francisco’s Smuin Ballet. It’s set to or more get in for $18 each. 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays and four tracks from the album “1996” by Ryuichi For more information, go to stan- Sundays at 2. Sakamoto, who won an Oscar for his sound- fordconcertnetwork1.tumblr.com. For more information, go track to the film “The Last Emperor.” to museum.stanford.edu or The Smuin Ballet comes to the Peninsula call 650-723-4177. to perform “Through” from May 23 through May 27 at the Mountain View Center for the Fashioned from wood, Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Also on pigment, vegetable fiber Art and beads, this mask comes the program is “Swipe,” a piece for four men ‘Central Nigeria and three women choreographed by Val Ca- from the Idoma peoples of niparoli, who has often created dances for San Unmasked’ Nigeria. Francisco Ballet. OK, film buff. You think you’ve Lastly, the dancers will also perform “Sym- got it all covered. But betcha the phony of Psalms,” set to a Stravinsky score. Nollywood Film Festival is a first Performances are 8 p.m. May 23-25, 2 and for you. That’s movies from Nige- ria, playing on June 9 at Stanford’s Keith Sutter Keith 8 p.m. May 26, and 2 p.m. May 27. Admis- sion is $49-$62. Go to smuinballet.org or call Cantor Arts Center. 415-912-1899. The free festival and gratis docent tours are planned as part of a new exhibition at the Cantor mu- Smuin Ballet dancers John Speed Orr and seum, “Central Nigeria Unmasked: Erin Yarbrough-Stewart in Ma Cong’s new Arts of the Benue River Valley.” piece “Through.” Music Organized by the Fowler Museum ‘Frost Revival’ at UCLA and the Musee du quai Paying tribute to past Grateful Dead shows Branly in Paris, the show aims to and other outdoor concerts, the Stanford Con- give a comprehensive view of the Dance cert Network is hosting “Frost Revival” at the Smuin Ballet arts in the region, exploring cultur- university’s Frost Amphitheater this Saturday, al traditions from about 25 ethnic Pairs of dancers entwine and soar in May 19. The Oregon indie-rock band Modest “Through,” a dance work on relationships and groups that are not widely known. Mouse headlines, with fellow indie band Eyes About 150 objects are on display, fulfillment. Lips Eyes and singer-songwriter Benjamin It’s a new piece by Ma Cong, who studied including masks, figurative statues, Francis Leftwich also on the bill. maps and photos. Sculpted vessels at the Beijing Dance Academy, is a resident Fans may know Modest Mouse from the choreographer and principal dancer with may represent a spirit or be intended 2000 album “The Moon & Antarctica,” a to protect a pregnant woman. Over-

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ating at Main Street Cafe & three varieties: ham, spinach and Books is like dropping in Mediterranean. Add $3 and you Eat a neighbor’s house, more get house salad or a “cup” (that is, about the friendliness than the small bowl) of soup. The butternut food. Many customers are greeted squash soup tasted homemade, if a Michelle Le Michelle by name, asked about their latest little sweet. The quiche would have Cakes and pastries at Main Street Cafe in Los Altos. trip or their kid’s T-ball game and been better if it hadn’t been micro- if they want their usual latte. Solo waved. diners and sippers often sit at the “Le Tuna” ($7.95) is a gigantic PENINSULA counter and chat with the staff and croissant sandwiching tuna salad, Jamie Tomaselli, nine-year owner lettuce and tomatoes. I looked at it of the cafe at the V-neck end of and thought, “No way will I eat this downtown Los Altos, where Main whole thing,” but then, I did. Street meets State Street. Cobb Salad ($9.95) featured Even if you’re a stranger in town, chunks of tender grilled chicken the staff makes an effort to be breast, ripe avocado, crisp bacon, nice. teensy halved cherry tomatoes, Breakfast is served all afternoon. slices of hard-boiled egg and sprin- There’s nothing as complicated as kles of blue cheese. All were laid omelets or even fried eggs, but you upon a bed of romaine lettuce, not Discover the best places can get scrambled eggs with cheese chopped as Cobbs usually are. on a croissant ($6.95) and add ba- My favorite item came from the to eat this week! con, ham or sausage for $1.25. bakery: a perfect oatmeal-raisin The granola is made in-house, as cookie with slight tooth resistance are most of the baked goods. The AMERICAN CHINESE fruit and the orange juice are fresh. (continued on next page) Plates, bowls and silverware have Armadillo Willy’s Chef Chu’s heft. A good cup of coffee is $1.55, 941-2922 948-2696 in a solid china mug if you’re stay- ing. 1031 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 1067 N. San Antonio Road There are plenty of opportuni- www.armadillowillys.com www.chefchu.com ties for vegetarians, as long as they eat eggs and dairy products. Veg- Cheese Steak Shop Ming’s etable salads range from spring mix 326-1628 856-7700 to Caesar to Mediterranean (with olives, artichoke hearts and feta 2305-B el Camino Real, Palo Alto 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto cheese). Le Michelle www.mings.com An olallieberry crimpy with an Quiche ($6.95) recently came in Lutticken’s espresso. 854-0291 INDIAN 3535 Alameda, Menlo Park www.luttickens.com Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903 The Old Pro 369 Lytton Ave. 326-1446 www.jantaindianrestaurant.com 541 Ramona Street, Palo Alto www.oldpropa.com Thaiphoon 323-7700 STEAKHOUSE 543 Emerson Ave, Palo Alto www.ThaiphoonRestaurant.com Sundance the Steakhouse 321-6798 Read and post reviews, explore restaurant menus, get hours and directions and 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto more at ShopPaloAlto, ShopMenloPark www.sundancethesteakhouse.com and ShopMountainView Michelle Le powered by

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Reservations Banquet Credit CARDS Catering Michelle Le A turkey sandwich on a croissant. and Alice’s Stick Cookies from Los Street Cafe and Books, it’s a small Lot Parking Outdoor seating Altos. and quirky selection of new re- Beer and wine There’s a good variety of maga- leases, bestsellers, classics and lo- Noise level: Roasted pepper and smoked Gouda soup. zines, from Glamour and People to cal authors. On the Local Authors Takeout Low Cook’s Illustrated and Utne Reader. shelf, the only name I recognized Highchairs Bathroom (continued from previous page) other of the cafe’s several venues. You are invited, sensibly, to buy the was architect Julia Morgan, subject Cleanliness: Wheelchair Very good In addition to the counter, you can magazine and then read it. of an historical study of the Asilo- access on the outside, soft and chewy in- sit out on the sidewalk or in two As for the book aspect of Main mar Conference Grounds. side. dining areas in the front and one Kids 10 and under are welcome in the back, called the Chat Room. to a peanut butter and jelly sand- It can be reserved for groups, with ing. “It makes the space between the wich or turkey breast with cheddar breakfast or lunch served. outside and the inside almost indis- cheese. Both come on white bread, When we visited, the cafe’s tinguishable,” the source said, adding with a cookie, for $5.95. ample walls were devoted to pre- that it will bear some similarity to New Tables aren’t crammed together, views of works by Silicon Valley York’s Apple Store Fifth Avenue, but if you’re in the vicinity of cry- Open Studios artists. Local artists which also has a distinctive glass ing child or an intense conversation, always are featured, as are local ShopTalk cube as an entrance. you’re going to hear every word. If authors and local products such as A second Apple Store is also being you’d rather read, pick a spot in an- Preston’s candies from Burlingame, built in Palo Alto and will replace the current downtown shop at 340 University Ave. Construction is well underway at 451 University Ave., in “A BLAST OF the former site of Z Gallerie . The store is expected to be completed CINEMATIC SUNSHINE.” several months ahead of the one DAILY MIRROR at Stanford. The downtown store, which will also have a glass facade and roof, will be two stories plus a “CHARMING FUNNY , basement, with the total square foot- AND HEARTWARMING.” ROGER EBERT, age at 16,600.

ADIENT IN ALMA PLAZA ... After “++++ . six years at 120 Hamilton Ave. in Adient Health A TRUE CLASSIC, Palo Alto, , a rehab STARRING A ROYAL center that offers physical and oc- COLLECTION OF THE MOST cupational therapy, is moving south BRILLIANT AND to the new Alma Plaza. “We’ve done ACCOMPLISHED BRITISH well here downtown, but we can no ACTORS ALIVE.” longer afford the rent in this loca- REX REED, tion,” clinic manager Kurt Koeppen A rendering of the new Apple Store at Stanford Shopping Center. said, noting that the landlord raised “ JUDI DENCH IS APPLE STORE IN STEALTH MODE the mall once construction is com- the rent significantly. Adient will PITCH-PERFECT.” ... A new Apple Store is quietly be- plete, according to one source. make the move in late summer or ginning construction at the Stanford The new store replaces two vacant early fall and will take up the entire Shopping Center. No one will pub- storefronts: the former Rugby Ralph second floor of one of the buildings. licly talk about it, yet no one will deny Lauren and Williams Sonoma Home Next to Adient Health will be the “ A BUOYANT COMEDY, it. But it can’t be missed. At 12,100 stores. Construction is expected to 20,000-square-foot grocery store LACED WITH GENUINE EMOTION.” square feet and standing nearly 23 take about six months, with comple- Miki’s Farm Fresh Produce, which PETER TRAVERS, feet tall in a single story, it will be a tion in mid-November, the source also plans a move-in date of late behemoth of a building. said, adding that the current Apple summer to early fall. Alma Plaza will Why the big secret? An Apple Store at the mall will close once the go through a name change when spokeswoman would say only, new one is finished. it is completed. “We’ll be calling it “We’ve made no announcement Plans for the new store were sub- Alma Village,” said developer John around the store at this location so mitted to the City last October, but McNellis. With the construction of I’m not sure how much more I can they went virtually unnoticed by the the planned 51 new homes, “we will tell you.” A Palo Alto city official also public because the company was have created a village,” he said. did not reveal anything. Further, not named. On May 11, the final Stanford Shopping Center spokes- plans were handed over to the City’s CORRECTION ... The May 4 column man Jon Benvenuto said, “We can- Development Office. They detail the incorrectly stated the number of La not comment on the new tenant.” construction and elaborate design Boulange patisserie/cafe locations in But the construction site is so ex- of the project, and the Apple Store is the Bay Area. There are 19. tensive and intrusive that it can’t be prominently named. One seasoned missed by anyone walking through industry observer who had viewed Heard a rumor about your EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENTS NOW PLAYING the western portion of the mall. the early drawings called the build- favorite store or business mov- Ten-foot-high black sheeting, which ing design exquisite. “It makes an ing out, or in, down the block or CAMPBELL REDWOOD CITY extends into the courtyard and elegant and dramatic statement. It is across town? Daryl Savage will !% %("*% "!% "'(%*#)"'#)" forces shoppers to walk around the destined to become Apple’s flagship check it out. Email shoptalk@ barrier, conceals the work. The ven- store,” he said. The structure features paweekly.com. PALO ALTO SAN JOSE erable frog pond is gone, but only a tall glass cube with an overhang "!% "+%'& # '#$(%"!% "+%'&"'"#) temporarily. It will be relocated in that extends well beyond the build-

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attempt to top his previous features with director Larry Charles: “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” and “Bruno.” Though “The Dictator” abandons the mock- documentary style of those films, the filmmakers strike pretty much the same comedic notes, to generally di- minished returns. Certainly in 2012, a brutal dictator qualifies as an easy target for comedy (that wasn’t true in 1940, when Charlie Chaplin released “The Great Dictator,” to which “The Dictator” implicitly nods). The racist Aladeen allows Cohen to make another round of blistering satirical gags about still- thriving anti-Semitism and sexism, buttons Cohen pushed repeatedly with Borat. This time, Cohen also baits African-American outrage with Jack Black in “Bernie.” an over-the-top sequence involving a black corpse and an absurd appropria- Bernie lets Marjorie’s corpse stay on tion of “I Have a Dream” (“Oppressed Bernie --- at last...”). (Guild) From the “News of the ice in a freezer for nine months, a period he spends spending Marjorie’s The premise sounds more promis- Weird” file comes the new comedy ing than what Cohen and Charles de- “Bernie,” a Texan tale of murder that fortune. Sacha Baron Cohen as “The Dictator.” The real Bernie is gay, though the liver. Aladeen finds himself ousted by opens with the promise “What You’re his uncle Tamir (Ben Kingsley), the Fixin’ to See Is a True Story.” film plays coy on the matter, the better to dramatize people’s willingness long-suffering rightful heir to the dic- In Show may go to Jason Mantzoukas daring breach of the multiplex is al- The unlikely leading man is Bernie tatorship of fictional North African for his fairly subtle straight-man work most enough to excuse the misfired Tiede (Jack Black), a roly-poly funeral to look the other way. In part because they just liked the guy, and in part nation Wadiya. The “Prince and the as nuclear scientist/terrorist Nadal. gags that come before. director who explains his craft in the Pauper”-style switcheroo of double Make no mistake, though: Writers film’s opening scene. “You cannot because of all the money he spread around town in acts of beneficence, Efawadh (also Cohen) leaves the real Cohen & Alec Berg & David Mandel Rated R for strong crude and sexual have grief tragically become a com- Aladeen lost in New York, and depen- & Jeff Schaffer keep the focus square- content, brief male nudity, language edy,” he warns of corpse cosmetology, many people refuse to say a bad word about the confessed murderer of an dent on the kindness of stranger Zoey ly on their star and, in the process, ask and some violent images. One hour, but it’s a winking reference to the line (Anna Faris), a vegan anti-corporate us to root for a racist, sexist rapist to 23 minutes. “Bernie” cheerily crosses. For Bernie old woman. One notable exception: district attorney Danny Buck David- feminist. While Tamir leverages a achieve his goals, including winning will soon enough murder octogenar- U.N. appearance and a move to de- the heart of the totally inappropri- — Peter Canavese ian Marjorie Nugent (a drily amusing son (Matthew McConaughey), who, in frustration, must petition to get mocracy to get rich off oil money, ate, Free Earth Collective-running Shirley MacLaine), and the laughs Aladeen plots to reclaim his role. Zoey (what Aladeen really wants is don’t die with her. the trial moved two counties south to the “Squirrel Hunting Capital of the Cohen’s act wears thin with his a cuddle). In what Austin-based filmmaker “r”-rolling, blithely selfish Aladeen, The undeniable charge to Cohen’s Richard Linklater calls his “East World.” While it would be easy to brand and given the shrill scatology, “The subversion, old news though it may be, Texas ‘Fargo,’” the God-fearing folk Dictator” comes dangerously close to unexpectedly proves strongest when of small-town Carthage keep their “Bernie” mean-spirited and tasteless, Linklater and Hollandsworth stick a bad Adam Sandler comedy. (Per- the star bites the hand that feeds him, distance from the “hard-down mean” haps “You Don’t Mess with the Zo- by suggesting that Hollywood celebri- millionaire Marjorie. Meanwhile, closely to the facts, keeping the bi- Fri 5/18 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel zarre story all the more compelling. han.”) Still, “The Dictator” has sev- ties are literal prostitutes (for decades, 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 5:30, 7:15, 8:30, 10:15 they love Bernie to death — and be- Sat 5/19 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel And it is funny, in the manner of the eral memorable moments, including a rumors have suggested that a handful yond. Bernie proves to be a savvy 9/11 run satirizing lingering “War on at any given time have been). 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 8:30, 10:15 fictionalized “To Die For” and the fic- Sun 5/20 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel businessman, drumming up business Terror” fears, and an absurd skit on a “The Dictator” saves up its real by adding crosses to the funeral par- tional “Fargo.” 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 5:30, 7:15, 8:30 Black carefully calibrates his per- zip-line (capped with what’s by now nuclear-level threat for a climactic Mon 5/21 thru Thurs 5/24 Best Exotic Marigold Hotel lor, and winning friends and influenc- an old-hat nudity “shocker”). monologue, in which Aladeen indi- 1:15, 2:30, 4:15, 5:30 (Tues & Thurs Only), 7:15 ing people by singing all over town formance to be all kinds of enjoyable, which is precisely the unsettling The film comes packed with cam- rectly demonstrates America’s lack with the voice of an angel. (Black’s eos from the comedy elite, but Best of personal freedom. On its own, this BWQYSbaO\RAV]ebW[SaOdOWZOPZSObQW\S[O`YQ][ renditions of hymns like “Love Lifted point of the film: How can we like Me” are unqualified highlights.) a murderer so darn much? And what Everything changes when Bernie do we do with the terrible irony that, meets Marjorie at her husband’s fu- apparently, not a living soul missed neral. Gestures of guileless kindness Marjorie Nugent when she was gone, break through the old widow’s tough with the possible exception of the fella ON SALE hide, and after a spell, the two become who killed her? NOW inseparable. The truth about what follows remains a matter of opinion, a Rated PG-13 for some violent im- 6/22 theme expounded upon by Linklater ages and brief strong language. One Danilo Peréz Trio and co-screenwriter Skip Holland- hour, 44 minutes. sworth (working from the latter’s Texas Monthly article “Midnight in —Peter Canavese the Garden of East Texas”). “One of the best things that’s A chorus of East Carthaginians — The Dictator --1/2 happened to jazz.” some actors, but many actual town (Century 16, Century 20) Sacha —The New York Times 6/29 7/07 7/14 residents — tells much of the story, Baron Cohen’s “The Dictator” is lit- Luciana Souza Poncho Sanchez Roy Haynes with commentary collected under erally a take-no-prisoners comedy. Photo: Devin DeHaven Photo: Carol Friedman titles like “Was It Romantic?”, “Was Get on the bad side of Cohen’s latest 38 shows, including: character, Admiral General Haffaz Bernie Gay?” and “Guilty or Inno- Find out more and purchase tickets cent?” The latter, of course, refers to Aladeen, and out of your view he’ll 6/23 Bobby Hutcherson and 7/16 Victor Wooten/Ndugu Bernie’s crime of passion, which he make a throat-slitting gesture indicat- Joey DeFrancesco Chancler/Geoff Keezer stanfordjazz.org never bothers to deny. On the other ing he wants you offed. 6/24 Lionel Loueke Trio 7/21 Houston Person 650-725-2787 hand, before confessing to the crime, That running gag is one of the mild- est in Cohen’s willfully outrageous ÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°VÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 29 Movies

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Battleship (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6:10, 7:30, 8:40 & 9:40 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 10:40 p.m.; Sun.-Thu. also at 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; noon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 p.m. Bernie (PG-13) ((( Guild Theatre: 4:15, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1:45 p.m. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) ((1/2 Century 20: 11:05 a.m.; 1:55, 4:55, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:15, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 8:30 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 10:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sun. also at 2:30 & 5:30 p.m.; Mon.-Thu. also at 2:30 p.m.; Tue. & Thu. also at 5:30 p.m. Chimpanzee (G) ((1/2 Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 1:25 & 3:35 p.m. Dark Shadows (PG-13) (( Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 12:30, 2:20, 3:40, 5, 7:20, 8:20 & 10:20 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. & Tue.-Thu. also at 6:30 & 9:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 12:35, 2, 2:40, 4:45, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. & Tue.-Thu. also at 3:20 p.m.; Fri., Sun., Mon., Tue. & Thu. also at 4 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., Tue. & Wed. also at 6:10 p.m.; Fri.-Mon., Wed. & Thu. also at 8:15 p.m.; Fri.-Sun., Tue. & Wed. also at 8:55 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. & Thu. also at 9:35 p.m. The Dictator (R) ((1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; noon, 1:10, 2:10, 3:20, 4:20, 5:30, 7, 8, 9:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 12:15, 1:20, 2:25, 3:30, 4:35, 5:40, 7, 8, 9:15 & 10:25 p.m. First Position (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) Aquarius Theatre: 4:15, 7 & 9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1:45 p.m. Johnny Depp channels his inner vampire in “Dark Shadows.” The Five-Year Engagement (R) ((( Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; Fri.-Mon., Wed. & Thu. also at 5:15 p.m. cinematic euphoria: a thrilling, creative, and volunteers his services, explaining he NOW PLAYING crowd-pleasing triumph. Rated PG-13 for taught in Algiers for 19 years. He turns out Girl in Progress (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Dark Shadows-- intense sci-fi action/violence and a mild to be just what the students need, and Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 1:50, 4:05, 6:40 & 9:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:10, 2:30, (Century 16, Century 20) The tried-and- drug reference. Two hours, 23 minutes. — perhaps the job is just what he needs. The 4:55, 7:15 & 9:40 p.m. true tandem of director Tim Burton and T.H. (May 4, 2012) director gently depicts the love-hate rela- Headhunters (R) (Not Reviewed) actor Johnny Depp is often a tantalizing tionship between the suicide’s witnesses: Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:30, 4:10 & 7:10 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 10:10 p.m.; Sun.-Thu. proposition, but “Dark Shadows” lands in class clown Simon, given to aggressive acting out, and Alice, who quickly takes a also at 9:50 p.m. the “underwhelming” category. “Shadows” The Five-Year Engagement --- shine to the school’s sole male classroom isn’t an abomination, but it falls well short (Century 20) Albert Brooks meets Hal Ash- The Hunger Games (PG-13) ((( instructor. The keen leading performances of the high expectations viewers anticipate by meets Judd Apatow in “The Five-Year Century 16: 11 a.m.; Fri.-Tue. & Thu. also at 6:10 p.m. Century 20: 5:40 & 8:50 never hit a false note, but Simon gets the from two of the industry’s top talents. The Engagement,” a new romantic comedy p.m. showpiece with an emotional breakthrough film, based on a popular TV show from whose pessimism, sweetness, raunch and about his late teacher. Rated PG-13 for Land of the Pharaohs (1955) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) the late 1960s, plays as something of a loopiness make for a pleasantly offbeat comedy-horror hybrid. But it lacks the thematic material, a disturbing image and Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 7:30 p.m. blend. Jason Segel and Emily Blunt star language. One hour, 34 minutes. — P.C. real humor of a good comedy and chills as Tom and Violet, a San Francisco couple Love Never Dies (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) (Reviewed April 20, 2012) of an effective horror. In trying to walk the ready to take their relationship to the next Century 16: Wed. at 7:30 p.m. Century 20: Wed. at 7:30 p.m. Palo Alto tightrope between two genres, “Shadows” level ... or so they think. Planning follows Square: Wed. at 7:30 p.m. tumbles somewhere into the murky middle, proposal, but everything gets put on hold where ho-hum movies go to die. It seems The Lucky One (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) when Violet gets a chance at having it all. like the gothic version of “Austin Powers.” Chimpanzee -- Century 20: Fri., Sun.-Tue. & Thu. at 1:15 & 6:50 p.m.; Sat. at 6:50 p.m.; Wed. at 1:15 Director Nicholas Stoller — who co-wrote (Century 20) This new G-rated Disneyna- The central character awakens to a modern the script with Segel — is equally adept at p.m. time he can’t quite understand and hilarity ture documentary may prove a “gateway crafting legitimate sweetness that doesn’t drug” of sorts to get young kids interested Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) (((( ensues (or, in this case, doesn’t ensue). lose the film’s “cool,” so to speak. The male Said character is out-of-sorts in a world in nature and science-themed documen- Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 2:10, 3, 7 & 10:30 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. & Thu. (standard 2D) also at point-of-view somewhat upsets the film’s taries, and so its stylistic crimes are prob- 9:30 p.m.; In 3D at 11:50 a.m.; 1, 3:50, 4:50, 7:50 & 8:30 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m.; that has moved on without him, yet he is balance, but it also means a thorough ex- pivotal to quashing a megalomaniac’s plot. ably excusable. Like most docs of its ilk, 1, 2:15, 3:35, 4:15, 5:35, 7:40, 8:55 & 10:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. (standard 2D) also at ploration of the unfair-er sex’s post-feminist “Chimpanzee” allows information to take Rehashing old jokes is no way to win over defensiveness. Because this is an Apatow 10:50 p.m.; In 3D at 11:40 a.m.; 12:20, 1:40, 2:55, 4:55, 6:15, 7, 8:20 & 9:35 p.m. an audience. Rated PG-13 for language, a back seat to manufactured drama, ruth- production, absurdity is welcome, the film lessly constructed to maximize short atten- Men in Black 3 (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) comic horror violence, sexual content, can be too eager to shock, and the running tion spans. The film captures impressive Century 16: Thu. at 12:01 a.m. Century 20: Thu. at 12:01 a.m. smoking and drug use. One hour, 53 min- time creeps past two hours. But the heroes utes. — T.H. (May 11, 2012) fly-on-the-tree footage of a baby chimp in The Metropolitan Opera: Götterdämmerung (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) remain likeable, thanks to Segel and Blunt. his formative years. “Oscar” begins in the Century 20: Sat. at noon. Palo Alto Square: Sat. at noon. Rated R for sexual content and language. company of mother “Isha” but (spoiler alert) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel--1/2 Two hours, four minutes. — P.C. (April 27, when a Disney-style parental tragedy sepa- ((( Monsieur Lazhar (PG-13) (Palo Alto Square, Century 20) Seven 2012) rates the two, Oscar bonds with alpha male Aquarius Theatre: 3:45, 6:15 & 8:45 p.m.; Fri.-Sun. also at 1:15 p.m. pensioners board a plane from England to “Freddy.” The narration, read by Tim Allen, India in this last-chance-at-love travelogue. would love to turn “Chimpanzee” into “The Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) The Pirates! Band of Misfits --- Part of the joke of this comedy-drama is Lion King,” and it’s full of anthropomor- Century 16: Mon. at 7:30 p.m. Century 20: Mon. at 7:30 p.m. Palo Alto (Century 16, Century 20) “Wallace & that the title isn’t entirely truth in advertis- phisms about “our boy Oscar.” Sometimes Square: Mon. at 7:30 p.m. Gromit.” “Chicken Run.” In its consistent ing. Rundown and lacking in amenities the commentary is downright puzzling. excellence, England’s Aardman Anima- The Pirates! Band of Misfits (PG) ((( the spot isn’t the best, but it is a hotel and Following a climactic battle, Allen intones, tions might well be called EuroPixar if its Century 16: 11:15 a.m. & 3:55 p.m.; In 3D at 1:35 p.m. Century 20: 12:20 & 5 exotic, and there’s no turning back for the “Teamwork has beaten brute force” (what U.S. distributor weren’t Sony, and if clay p.m.; In 3D at 2:40 p.m. strangers who become the place’s first movie is he watching?). Decide for yourself didn’t trump pixels at Aardman. Aardman’s guests. Though the picture cozies up to if the narration is a necessary concession Sergeant York (1941) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) streak continues with “The Pirates! Band plenty of cliches, it has this going for it: for kids. Rated G. One hour, 18 minutes Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun. at 5:05 & 9:20 p.m. of Misfits,” 88 minutes of sublime silliness. The course of the film’s romances isn’t — P.C. (Reviewed April 20, 2012) Due to its often sophisticated humor, “The Think Like a Man (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) immediately apparent. The conclusions minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed April 13, 2012) Pirates! Band of Misfits” should appeal in Century 20: 7:30 & 10:20 p.m. may not all be foregone, but more than once we’re instructed The story comes equal measure to adults and children. The To Have and Have Not (1944) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) madcap plot concerns the also-ran Pirate The Hunger Games --- down firmly in favor of plucky and against (Century 16, Century 20) Even those un- Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun. at 7:30 p.m.; Sun. also at 3:15 p.m. sour sticks-in-the-mud. Each plot seems Captain, who covets the “Pirate of the Year” award but stands little chance of win- familiar with Suzanne Collins’ book may Viva Villa! (1934) (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) underserved and the whole enterprise too find Gary Ross’ film somewhat less than platitudinous, but with powerhouse actors ning it for his bumbling plundering. All bets Stanford Theatre: Wed. & Thu. at 5:25 & 9:30 p.m. are off when The Pirate Captain and his suspenseful. But if “The Hunger Games” like Dench, Nighy and Wilkinson, even a on screen doesn’t exactly catch fire, its What to Expect When You’re Expecting (PG-13) (Not Reviewed)Century 16: crew haplessly board the Beagle. Though critic can agree it’s better to be plucky than savvy pop culture mash-up and the charge 11 a.m.; noon, 1:40, 2:40, 4:20, 5:20, 7:40, 8:30 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a stick-in-the-mud. Rated PG-13 for sexual they discover Darwin has no booty, the naturalist recognizes the Pirate Captain’s of teens in peril remain intact. In a retro-fu- a.m.; 12:35, 1:55, 3:15, 4:35, 5:55, 7:15, 8:35 & 10 p.m. content and language. Two hours, four turistic dystopia, the 1-percenters long ago minutes. — P.C. (May 11, 2012) “parrot” Polly to be the last living dodo. And so our hero resets his sights on the Royal crushed the revolt of the 99-percenters. ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding The Avengers ---- Society’s “Scientist of the Year” award. The The rule of fear hinges largely on “the Hun- (Century 16, Century 20) In “The Aveng- story doesn’t skimp on the looting, cut- ger Games,” an annual compulsory lottery ers,” Joss Whedon helms with a master lasses, plank-walking and funny hats, but that demands 12- to 18-year-old “tributes” Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) craftsman’s focus and a devoted fan’s everything gets a winningly ironic spin. The to submit to a televised death match. Two enthusiasm in adapting the popular Marvel picture offers visual delights in old-school weeks, 24 contestants, and only one victor Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View comic book series. The screenplay (also by Claymation style, with an assist from some allowed to walk away alive. Oddly, the early (800-326-3264) Whedon) is witty and rife with whip-smart CGI effects (plus, pie-throwing in 3D). scenes laying this groundwork tend to be dialogue; visual effects and costume de- Rated PG for mild action, rude humor and more lively than the 74th Annual Games Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City sign are exceptional; character dynamics some language. One hour, 28 minutes. — themselves, a sign of Ross’ lack of experi- are deeply developed; and the ambitious P.C. (April 27, 2012) ence as an action director and the film’s (800-326-3264) action scenes are astonishing. The result squeamishness when it comes to depict- is the most impressive superhero film ever ing the story’s gruesomely violent side. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) produced. “Avengers” assembles a handful Monsieur Lazhar --- Straight-arrow-shooting Katniss makes a of “Earth’s mightiest heroes” when mis- (Aquarius) “Monsieur Lazhar” is a sensi- compelling feminist hero, and Lawrence’s Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) chievous Norse god Loki swipes a power- tive and subtle work, with the deceptive resonant performance delivers. The story ful object dubbed the Tesseract. Loki has simplicity of a well-honed short story. could be a conversation-starter for families Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) made a pact with an alien army in hopes “Monsieur Lazhar” takes an interest in both about the voyeurism and willing manipula- of dominating our humble planet.Whedon its titular hero, an Algerian immigrant who tion of the American viewing public. Rated Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information has created something of a masterpiece comes to teach a sixth-grade class, and his PG-13 for intense violence and disturbing about films playing, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies with “The Avengers.” It is a tremendous troubled students. After students discover images, all involving teens. One hour, 23 viewing for action and science-fiction fans their teacher’s body hanging in their class- minutes. — P.C. (Reviewed alike. But for comic book fans it is akin to room, Mr. Lazhar walks into the school March 23, 2012)

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At 105, George Knoles demonstrates an enduring intellectual curiosity Living history

by Rebecca Wallace

t the time of the 2010 census, Palo Alto had 17 A residents who were at least 100 years old. ‘I didn’t think I It’s hard to know what the number is today. But it’s probably safe was part of history. to say that if you are one of those people, you’re a bit of a local celebrity. I was just living.’ All the ladies in the elevator at Channing House know George —George Knoles, 105 Knoles. At the mention of his name, they beam. “Our 105-year-old!” one of them cries. There are just a few people living in this senior community who are 100 or close to it. An administrator laughs when I ask her if anyone is older than Knoles. Knoles’ grandson Dan Nitzan has told me that his grandfather, clear of head but frail, has a wealth of stories to share. “Ask him about Armistice Day,” he urged. In a room with three hospital beds, Knoles sits in a chair near the window. He has a blanket over his knees and shearling slippers on his feet. Knoles no longer hears well, as one might expect from a centenarian. Visitors have to speak very loudly and slowly and often repeat themselves. But Knoles is delightful: friendly and articulate and funny, with a memory that is often impressive. This is a man who made his career from the past. He was a history professor at Stanford University for decades, rising to chairman of the department. Much of his life is now our history. Knoles neither sums up his entire existence in an hour, nor offers great insight into every event of the 20th century. He wants to talk about the things that have been important to him. Family. Teaching. Travel. What it was like to first notice his wife. How it felt to spend summers in Japan. Once he warms up, Knoles tells story after story. He gives some-

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Clockwise from left: A young George Harmon Knoles in 1932; Knoles as an emeritus professor of history at Stanford University in 1985; Knoles in 1969; Amandalee Barker Knoles, George’s late wife.

(continued from previous page) sity of the Pacific. It was then called educate all eight up Courtesy George Knoles College of the Pacific and located in through their mas- thing with each one: a personal tie to San Jose. ter’s degrees. the past. In a small way, we find our- In his room at Channing House, “All my brothers selves understanding the last century a Knoles talks about his father first. It’s and sisters became little more than we did before. a good place to start. educators,” he says Tully Cleon Knoles, who had been with pride. That in- eorge Harmon Knoles was a history professor at the University cluded Tully Jr., who born in 1907. When you hear of Southern California, became presi- taught at Palo Alto G that, you can’t help but start dent of College of the Pacific in 1919 High School. peal: Amandalee Barker, a Paly gradu- calculating in your head. He was alive and supervised its move to Stockton. “It’s an interesting name,” I say. ate whom he’d met when they were both when the Titanic went down, 5 years He served for 27 years as the college’s “My grandfather was born in the Pacific students. old. He was 11 when World War I end- president and 13 as chancellor. Today Midwest,” Knoles says. “Tully was an Knoles grins, and his eyes crinkle. ed. He remembers the Second World there’s a K-8 school named after him ancient Roman name.” “She was a freshman and I was a high War and Korea and Vietnam. in Stockton, where the school newslet- In those days, he notes, you studied and mighty junior. ... Juniors always like He was born in Los Angeles, which ter praises him for “longevity as well the Greeks and Romans a lot in the to look over the new crop.” he still pronounces with a hard “g,” as quality in presidential leadership.” Midwest. The two were married in Stanford’s because that’s how you said it then. Pacific was the first four-year college Knoles earned a bachelor’s degree and Memorial Church in 1930. When he was a young teenager, his in the Central Valley. a master’s at Pacific, and then headed to On the wall across from Knoles’ bed, family moved to San Jose, where his George Knoles was one of eight Stanford to work toward his doctorate next to a “105” birthday card drawn in father became chancellor of Univer- siblings, and his parents promised to in history. Palo Alto had another ap- a child’s hand, is a photo of Amanda-

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(continued from previous page) bers when chemist Kenneth Pitzer ings. Anyone would come.” “served a brief, turbulent tenure as Lyman now lives across the hall Stanford president during the late from Knoles in Channing House. Another soldier had been out 1960s,” as a university press release Knoles continued teaching at walking one day in the port city of later described it. Stanford, eventually becoming de- Cairns. “He didn’t last long. My view partment chair before his retirement “He stumbled and fell. A woman of why is clear,” Knoles says. “He in 1972. Why did he stay? kicked him, thinking he was drunk. was in the new Faculty Club, in the “I kept getting promoted,” he He wasn’t,” Knoles says, chuckling. president’s dining room, and a ser- says with a smile. When asked why “They got married and are living pentine group of marchers came in.” teaching was important to him, he here.” Here at Channing House. It’s He traces a snaking line on a table. says, “Maybe it’s because my father a small world. “They chanted: ‘We want Pitzer! was a teacher.” After the war, Knoles returned to We want Pitzer!’” Knoles says he I remember that I’ve brought Stanford, where he was promoted thinks the protestors were seeking along a Palo Alto history book and through the teaching ranks of the higher African-American enroll- ask him about what the city was like history department. His main con- ment. The president, he recalls, fled in past decades. He flips through a centration was American history, out the back door. few pages. with publications including “The “Sticky Wilson’s. I remember Presidential Campaign and Elec- that,” he says of a University Av- tion of 1892” and “The Crisis of the George Knoles had enue restaurant pictured in 1925. A Union, 1860-1861.” woman behind the counter wears His interests also turned to seven siblings; all eight her hair in a spunky bob. Europe. Knoles recalls the Stanford The- “After World War I, there had became educators. atre and a few other places but been a lot of pressure in the coun- doesn’t seem interested in talking try to educate young people about Their father, Tully, about the city. He lived mostly on the culture from which they came, campus, he says. mostly Western Europe,” he says. was president of A photo of University Avenue in Knoles worked with fellow profes- the late 1930s looks like something sor Rixford Snyder to compile the University of the out of a movie, showing cars with textbook “Readings in Western their jumbo round fenders and the Civilization.” It became required Pacific. men in neat hats. Knoles merely reading for Stanford students. says, “It looked very much like (Interestingly, Snyder was also Knoles has fonder memories of that.” a centenarian. He died in 2009 at Richard Lyman, the next Stanford A copy of the late historian Da- 100.) president. vid Halberstam’s “The Fifties” sits With the ‘60s came major change, “He was willing to face up to on his bed, half-read. Knoles lived Give blood for life! and sometimes turbulence, on col- crowds of that sort. I’ve always through the decade. Was it ever lege campuses. Protestors burned thought that he saved Stanford strange for him as a history profes- bloodcenter.stanford.edu down Stanford’s ROTC building from a worse-off evil,” he says. “He sor to experience world-changing and occupied others. Knoles remem- would talk to people, set up meet- events, knowing he might teach about them? Again, Knoles is matter-of-fact. “I NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING didn’t think I was part of history. I Bgafmk^gj,l`9ffmYd>j]]Emka[>]klanYd was just living.” of the Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission ll these years, Knoles’ family has become more rooted Please be advised the Planning and Transportation Commission A in Palo Alto. Eight members (P&TC) shall conduct a public meeting at 6:00 PM, Wednesday, of the family, over four generations, May 30, 2012 in the Council Chambers, Ground Floor, Civic Cen- 3DOR$OWR graduated from Palo Alto High. ter, Palo Alto, California. Any interested persons may appear and George Knoles’ mother, Emily be heard on these items. Walline Knoles, was one of the first residents of Channing House when Staff reports for agendized items are available via the City’s main it opened in 1961. George has lived website at www.cityofpaloalto.org and also at the Planning Division :RUOG0XVLF there for 27 years. Front Desk, 5th Floor, City Hall, after 2:00 PM on the Friday preced- Meanwhile, Knoles and his fam- ing the meeting date. Copies will be made available at the Develop- ily were also making international ment Center should City Hall be closed on the 9/80 Friday. 'D\ connections. He taught in France and Great Britain and traveled more NEW BUSINESS. after retirement. Study Session: Picking up a magazine, Knoles comes upon a postcard of a Japa- 1. VTA Bus Rapid Transit Plan: Staff presentation on the Valley 6XQGD\-XQH nese woodblock print. After an Transportation Authority (VTA) – Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) hour-long interview, I wonder if we Project, including recommended station locations, street should leave, but Knoles is inspired alignments, and enhanced bus operations. SP by his find and begins to talk about his many trips to Japan. It’s clear Public Hearing: that these have been highlights in 8QLYHUVLW\$YHQXH his life. 2. Rail Corridor Study Report: Review and Recommendation to “After World War II and prior to the City Council for the Palo Alto Rail Corridor Study Report. 0XVLFDO*URXSV it, relationships between Japanese -D]]%OXHV&ODVVLFDO3RS5RFN/DWLQ&HOWLF and American scholars were cut Questions. For any questions regarding the above items, please off. We had a Japanese professor contact the Planning Department at (650) 329-2441. The ﬁles relat- .OH]PHU&KLQHVH:RUOG0XVLF&KRUDO in our department who got sent to ing to these items are available for inspection weekdays between the ZZZSDPXVLFGD\RUJ an internment camp,” Knoles says, hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This public meeting is televised live on adding drily, “which he didn’t like Government Access Channel 26. IZeh:emh very much.” After the war, other Stanford col- ADA. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, leagues decided to start a program services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn to reestablish relations between K^\k^Zmbhg scholars. Five educators, includ- more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabili- ?hng]Zmbhg ties Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at ing Knoles, went to Japan to teach 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected]. American history. He made friends and ended up traveling to Japan over *** five years with his wife and some- Curtis Williams, Director of Planning and Community Environment times one of their daughters. Knoles’ face glows at the memory.

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The program began only five years after the end of the war, and yet, he says: “I did not ever expe- A historian’s treasures rience any kind of opposition, a ‘you defeated us in war’ kind of thing. Always kindness.” George Knoles donated a wealth of papers to Stanford Amandalee was especially good at communicating without Japanese, he recalls, chuckling. She would go into a butcher shop and point to n this age of glowing screens, with memos, manuscripts, photos, toons to depict what he saw outside his her body to show the cut of meat she wanted. George Knoles’ boxes of cor- lecture notes and syllabi. Visitors can portholes. He wasn’t allowed to give “We enjoyed those summers. They were full I respondence feel like treasure explore these and many other collec- details about his location or duties, so of beautiful memories. Never, never, never any chests. Letters are penned on blue tions in a high-ceilinged Special Col- these drawings must have helped the unkindness of any kind, which surprised me. I Aerogrammes or typed on gossamer lections Room. It’s a colorful way to family imagine his days. Some letters would have thought after that terrible war ...” he onionskin paper. The handwriting can learn more about a person. are datelined merely “At Sea.” says, trailing off. be impossibly small. Much of Knoles’ archive is about Ja- Typed or penned in very straight The warmth in his voice is a strong contrast Dip into a box, and you might find a pan. He was a Fulbright Distinguished lines, Knoles’ letters can be every- to the outrage he expressed over Pearl Harbor. letter from Knoles during World War Lecturer there in 1971, but long be- day (“The weather is now hot as blue There’s a vast difference between the actions of a II, stamped with “Passed By Naval fore that he was devoted to improving blazes”) and funny (“It was my second government and the lives of its regular people. Censor.” Or a 1950s plea from one of post-war relations between scholars venture with the iron, and I must say I For many years after the program, Knoles’ Knoles’ Stanford students for a better by teaching in Japan in 1950-52 and have a newfound respect for you,” he friends from Japan visited, even coming to see grade. 1956. wrote to his wife). him at Channing House. For years, there’s an annual mis- No doubt he treasured such cor- On Aug. 15, 1945, the day of the “All of those people, as far as I know, are gone. sive from Stanford’s history depart- respondence as the 1957 letter from Japanese surrender, Knoles wrote That’s one of the penalties of growing old.” ment, offering Knoles a job for the University of Tokyo student Tadao from the Philippines. These days, Knoles spends much of his time coming year: as assistant, and then Akamura. “According to our radio this morn- reading and talking to visitors. He doesn’t go instructor, and then acting assistant “When I was a little child, I was ing the war is over ... All of the ships downstairs anymore. Still, he avidly reads about professor, and on up the ladder. One taught only that Americans were men in the harbor blew their whistles,” he the great world outside, in newspapers and of the first reads: “It was voted to rec- of brutal nature,” Akamura wrote in wrote to daughter Ann. “Then they books. Perhaps this is part of the secret to lon- ommend you to the President for a blue pen. “But having been taught in fired off rockets — white, green, red, gevity: an ongoing intellectual curiosity, a desire position as assistant in history for the this University by some American pro- smoke floats, and smoke signals which to keep finding out what’s happening. year 1935-36 at a salary of $400 for fessors, I wonder why Japan opened were spectacular.” When a nurse brings in his mail, Knoles spots three quarters.” the war against such a good people. Knoles closed with an encouraging a magazine and says happily, “The New Yorker.” Since Knoles has been a historian “There must be many cause of the message for his young daughter. He never misses an issue. N for decades, it makes sense that he en- war, but not knowing or misunder- “We must all be patient in our anxi- sured his papers were cared for. The standing of other nation is among ety to have family reunions. May God Arts & Entertainment Editor Rebecca Wallace letters are part of the 15 linear feet them, I believe.” bless us and be with us, and may He can be emailed at [email protected]. of George Harmon Knoles Papers in Knoles also provides a different per- make His face to shine upon us and Stanford University Libraries’ Depart- spective of World War II in the letters give us peace. ment of Special Collections and Uni- he sent from the Pacific to his wife, “I love you, Ann. versity Archives. Amandalee, and their two daughters, “Your Dad, George.” N About the cover: The boxes go from 1920 to 1994, Ann and Alice. He often drew car- — Rebecca Wallace Photo by Veronica Weber. Design by Shannon Corey.

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2012 Pac-12 champion. The Bears Stanford Athletics automatically secured a bid to the 2012 NCAA Rowing Championships, scheduled May 25-27 in West Wind- sor, N.J. . . . Chris Chavez of Menlo Park and Anne Bersagel of Stanford ran off with the division titles at the Pacific THERx 5K4Play road race on Despite having three key players taking the season off to train with the U.S. National Team, the Stanford women’s water polo team nonetheless Saturday in Portola Valley. The Grand fashioned a 26-2 record in 2012 and captured its second consecutive NCAA championship with a 6-4 triumph over USC last weekend in San Diego. Prix event was sponsored by the Pa- cific Association of USA Track & Field. Chavez, 26, took the men’s overall title with a 14:54 clocking over the 3.1-mile course. Kota Reichert, 28, of Menlo NCAA title sparks talk of a three-peat Park was third in 15:03. Bersagel, 29, won the women’s overall crown with a Stanford women lose four seniors, but will add Olympians to water polo championship team 16:45 clocking. Former Stanford track by Rick Eymer never stopped communicating. “Melissa texted me, giving me which is great for our team and I’m runner Kate Niehaus, 23, was second elissa Seidemann and Anni- After Stanford beat USC, 6-4, in a little pump-up,” Baldoni said. so excited to have them back next in 17:00. In the Masters 40-49 divi- ka Dries were never really last Sunday’s national champion- “I responded, ‘Mel, you’re such a year.” sion, Kris Paaso, 41, of Menlo Park that far away. The Stanford ship game game, giving the Cardi- huge part of this team and I want So excited that they were invited clocked 17:22 while finishing second. M women’s water polo team missed nal its second consecutive NCAA to be able to hear you in the stands. to join in the postgame celebration . . . A handful of local players, includ- their physical presence but the two title, Stanford junior goalie Kate You’re always with us.’ It’s so great, on Sunday at San Diego State. And ing Keri Gee of Palo Alto High and former Cardinal All-Americans, Baldoni and senior Pallavi Menon because they’ve come to more than both obliged, even though they were Morgan Dressel of Menlo School, who took a year off from school to could start talking about them — as just this tournament. They’re at ev- helped the City Beach 16 Black girls’ train with the U.S. National Team, teammates. ery game they can possibly be at, (continued on page 43) volleyball team win a NorCal Volleyball Association regional championship recently in Sacramento. The victory CCS GOLF NORCAL TENNIS earned the team enough points to be declared regional champions for 2012 . . . Sacred Heart Prep senior Menlo’s Buchanan Menlo’s Chan Erin Sheridan has signed a national letter of intent to continue her career at Santa Clara University. Sheridan, a caps a busy week takes a shot co-captain on the Gators’ CCS Divi- sion II championship squad in the fall, with section title was first team All-West Catholic Ath- at some history letic League and first team All-Central by Keith Peters by Keith Peters Coast Section as a senior. t has been a whirlwind week for Menlo School here have been undefeated players and un- junior golfer Andrew Buchanan, who achieved defeated teams, squads that won Central ON THE AIR I three big goals during that time. T Coast Section titles and NorCal champion- Friday The first came a week ago when he shot a 3-un- ships. The Menlo School boys’ tennis program der 68 and earned medalist honors in a Central pretty much has done it all. College baseball: Stanford at Utah, 5 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) Coast Section regional, helping his team qualify Well, not quite. There’s something still left un- Saturday for the finals. done. College baseball: Stanford at Utah, 3 The second arrived Monday, when Buchanan Menlo senior Justin Chan, however, can take p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) competed at the U.S. Open Local Qualifying tour- care of that this weekend when he and his team- Sunday nament at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz. mates take their 25-0 record into the CIF Nor- College baseball: Stanford at Utah, He shot a 1-under 70 and tied for third, earning Cal Championships at Natomas Racquet Club in 11:30 a.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) a berth in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Sacramento.

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NCAA REGIONAL GOLF Youth movement has Stanford men in hunt Two freshmen among starting lineup as Cardinal seeks to qualify this weekend for NCAA championships by Rick Eymer are strong teams, strong players and reshmen golfers have been any golf afficionado would appreci- making an impact for men’s ate the field.” F college programs across the Stanford finished sixth at the Pac- country and Stanford has three of 12 championships, though Cardinal them making strides and helping junior Andrew Yun won the individ- the Cardinal earn a No. 2 seed in ual conference title. It’s one of the an NCAA regional, which got un- toughest conferences in the country, derway Thursday on the Stanford with six of its teams ranked among Golf Course. the nation’s top 13. Patrick Rodgers is the star of the USC, which features Gunn High class. He’s won a pair of tourna- grad Martin Trainer, and Oregon ments, including the first are the top two seeds one in which he competed in the NCAA Regional

Keith Peters as a college player, and at Michigan, UCLA is has finished among the the top seed at Bowling top 10 in eight of the 10 Green and Washington is events in which he has the third seed in Norman participated. (Okla.), where Arizona is Gunn coaches Melinda Mattes (left) and her husband Mark Hernandez (right) enjoyed their finest day with their Rodgers, a finalist for seeded 11th. girls’ swim team as it captured the first Central Coast Section title in program history last weekend in Santa Clara. the Ben Hogan Award for “We have to feel fortu- the nation’s top college nate there aren’t more Pac- golfer, averages 71.6 per 12 teams here,” Ray said. round, a score that would Patrick Rodgers “The seeding does speak Gunn girls go from no pool keep him in contention in to the strength of the con- most tournaments. ference. There’s also San Diego Menlo School grad Patrick State and Central Florida, both of to CCS swim champions Grimes has also been impressive in whom have had good years.” his first season with Stanford, av- With the quality of freshmen golf- by Keith Peters about everybody and we felt really while Ama teamed with Acker to eraging 75.2 a round and recording ers and the conference medalist in he path that the Gunn High confident.” score 68 points in just the 50 and one top-10 finish in the seven events Yun, Stanford has to feel good about girls’ swim team took to its That was due, in part, to the Gunn 100 freestyles. he’s played. its chances moving forward. Yun T first Central Coast Section seniors. All told, the Titans clocked six au- “Grimes is our No. 4 leads the team with his championship last weekend started “This senior class is the best class tomatic All-American times. golfer,” Stanford coach 71.5 scoring average and with no pool. That was the 2008-09 Gunn has ever had,” Hernandez “This is real exciting,” Hernandez Conrad Ray said. “He has six top-10 finishes in school year, when the Titans were said. “We scored a lot of points in said of his first CCS title. qualified into that spot. 10 events. replacing their ancient swimming a lot of places. Gunn’s team victory overshad- He’s done a good job this Add sophomore Cam- hole. Acker and fellow seniors Ama, owed two fine individual efforts year.” eron Wilson and senior The pool was outdated, too shal- Prior, Lincoln and McKenna scored by seniors Tom Kremer of Sacred Freshman Marcel Puyat David Chung and the low at one end and certainly not up 186 of their team’s 266 points and Heart Prep and Jasmine Tosky of also has been effective Cardinal has the poten- to the standards of any respectable did it impressively — capped by the Palo Alto. for the Cardinal. He has tial to win a national title. program. victory in the 400 free relay to wrap The Stanford-bound Kremer set a third-place finish to his Wilson has a 72.5 stroke Gunn’s freshman class that year up the meet. two CCS records during prelims credit and averages 74.2 average and three top-10 included current seniors Julia Ama, Gunn held only a 12-point lead and finals while helping the Gators per round. Patrick Grimes finishes. Casey Lincoln, Maggie McKenna over Mitty prior to the final race but finish third with 172.5 points and Rodgers came to Stan- Chung has enjoyed bet- and Christine Prior. They, and their Acker, Ama, Lincoln and sopho- equal their best finish ever. ford as a highly regarded junior ter seasons but he’s certainly capa- teammates, had no home meets that more Jenna Campbell splashed to a The star of the day won the 100 golfer and has not disappointed. He ble of stepping up big for Stanford. year and trained at Stanford. CCS record of 3:23.06 to win. The fly in the section’s second-fastest was named Pac-12 Freshman of the He was the team’s top golfer at last Three years later, they were re- time just missed the national public time ever (47.86) after lowering the Year. year’s NCAA Central Regional with warded for that inconvenience with school record of 3:22.85 by Hershey CCS record to 47.12 in the prelims, “He’s mature beyond his years,” an even-par 213 and was a semifi- a championship. (Pa.) last year. erasing the 29-year-old mark set by Ray said. “He’s physically tall and nalist for the Ben Hogan Award as “I can’t say enough about this “That was our secret goal,” said Pablo Morales in 1983. has speed in his swing. He hits it in a sophomore. group of seniors,” said Gunn coach Hernandez. “After tying the CCS Kremer clocked a sizzling 20.03 the air and has touch on the green. Chung has played at the U.S. Mark Hernandez. “Everybody came record in the prelims (3:23.53), we anchor to help the Gators finish He’s a cool customer and Open, the Masters and through and I’m so proud of them. figured it was well worth consider- second in the 200 free relay in a he doesn’t show emo- has reached the finals of These girls really showed the way ing.” school-record 1:23.63, set another tion.” the U.S. Men’s Amateur and have set an example for future A national record would have CCS record while winning the 100 The top five teams out Championships and has Titans to follow.” been just icing on the cake for the back in 47.91 and clocked a sizzling of the Stanford Regional been a member of the Gunn scored 266 points to defeat Titans, who came in as the favorites 43.99 anchor leg as the Gators fin- advance to the NCAA Palmer Cup team. defending champion Mitty (242) and lived up to the expectations. ished second in the 400 free relay in Championships, which Chung brought a career and third-place Palo Alto (173) at Acker won the 50 free in 22.78 af- a school record of 3:05.15. begin May 29 at Riviera 72.9 stroke average into the George F. Haines International ter breaking her school record in the Kremer went after the 100 fly Country Club in Pacific the year. He’s fallen off Swim Center in Santa Clara on Sat- prelims with a 22.64. She also won record on Friday because “it was a Palisades. slightly to 74.2 this season urday. the 100 in 48.98, another school time I thought I could go,” he ex- The field, though, is but still brings quality cre- “We knew coming in that our mark, and led off the winning plained. “The timing was right. I loaded. Pac-12 champion Andrew Yun dentials to the tee. stars were ready to shine,” said Her- 200 free relay team that clocked a didn’t want to risk it (the record) in California is the tourna- “We feel good about our nandez. “We knew our 200 free and school-record 1:34.87. Sophomore the finals.” ment’s top seed and No. 3 San Diego depth,” Ray said. “We have worked 400 free relays were untouchable.” Gabrielle Bethke subbed for Camp- The 100 back record was more of State, No. 4 Central Florida and No. hard to develop a team that peaks at The Titans won both those relays bell on the 200 free squad. a surprise. 5 LSU are all top-flight programs. the end of the year.” and got two individual wins from Lincoln added a second place in “That was better than I thought,” Alabama-Birmingham, Wichita Should the need arise, Ray can senior Rachael Acker, who joined the 500 free (4:53.20) after setting he said. “I didn’t even think about State, Tennessee, Oregon State, also call upon senior Wilson Bowen, the program her sophomore year, to a school record of 4:52.24 in the it because it (the record) was so far Southeastern Louisiana, USF, San junior Steve Kearney, redshirt soph- achieve a goal that was conceived prelims. Campbell finished third out there.” Jose State and UC Davis are also omore Andre DeDecker or sopho- last year after Gunn finished fourth in the 200 free in 1:51.16 after set- The previous 100 back mark of competing. more Shane Lebrow, each of whom for the second straight season. ting a school mark of 1:50.93 in 47.97 was set during the 2009 meet “Any time you can see world class have delivered solid performances “At CCS last year, we thought we the prelims. McKenna added more that saw countless CCS records fall amateur players on a classic, tradi- during the year. could win it this year,” Hernandez Gunn points in the 100 breast with tional course in tip top shape it’s The tournament concludes Satur- said. “We were bringing back just a school record of 1:06.17 for fifth (continued on next page) worth coming out,” Ray said. “There day. N Page 38ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sports

CCS swimming side (1:58.52), her club teammate on PREP ROUNDUP ing Santa Cruz in the championship (continued from previous page) Palo Alto Stanford Aquatics. game, 4-0. The Palo Alto boys had one of In 2010, Scotts Valley was the their finest CCS meets ever despite No. 1 seed and lost its opener to to the now-banned “fast suits.” Sur- settling for second behind defend- M-A boys, Menlo girls Hillsdale, which advanced to the prisingly, seven section marks fell ing champion Bellarmine as the Vi- championship game. There, Hills- Saturday without the aid of technol- kings scored 218 points. The Bells win lacrosse playoff titles dale fell to Menlo, 8-2. ogy with one tied. Three others fell won their 28th straight section title Second-seeded Menlo (20-7) is in the prelims. with 389.5 points. SHP, Menlo and Palo Alto all win CCS baseball openers now the highest remaining seed One of those marks fell early on The Vikings finished second in and is two wins away from reaching Saturday, to Paly’s Tosky in the 200 the opening 200 medley relay in a by Keith Peters good scored two goals and an as- the finals for a third straight year. free. She clocked 1:43.26 to erase school-record 1:34.26; senior Byron he Menlo-Atherton boys and sist. The Knights need to beat No. 7 San her own section mark of 1:44.11 Sanborn finished second in the 200 Menlo School girls captured Earlier in the day, the Menlo girls Lorenzo Valley (15-7) on Saturday. from 2010. The national public IM in 1:49.44 after setting a school T lacrosse championships on scored early to grab a 15-5 halftime In the bottom half of the bracket, school record is 1:42.81. record of 1:47.60 in the prelims, and Saturday, both in impressive fash- lead before coasting to the WBAL No. 16 Sacred Heart Prep is matched “It was a good swim finished second in the ion. title. Junior Michaela Michael set against No. 9 Pacific Grove (17-10) for me,” said Tosky, who 100 breast in 55.74 after The Menlo girls (16-4) won their the tone of the game by scoring in Saturday’s quarterfinals. used the meet to see establishing a CCS mark 13th straight match and their fourth Menlo’s first goal just 45 seconds The Gators were a huge underdog where her training was of 55.29 in the prelims; consecutive West Bay Athletic into the match. Burlingame even- to No. 1 Palma on Wednesday in the for the upcoming Olym- sophomore Andrew Li- League title — their eighth since tually rallied and got to within 8-5 opening round of the playoffs. That pic Trials. “It’s my best ang was second in the 50 2004 — with a dominating 21-6 before the Knights scored seven obvious disadvantage didn’t seem to time, so I was happy with free in a school record of victory over Burlingame at Menlo unanswered goals, two by junior bother the Gators, who pulled the my 200 free.” 20.92 and second in the School. Brooke Bullington. upset of the tournament over the Tosky finished her Tom Kremer 100 fly in a school record At Gunn High, the M-A boys Nine different Menlo players put host Chieftans (21-6). The Gators prep career by winning of 48.15; sophomore Wil- handily won the SCVAL champi- points on the board, with Michael got a 90-pitch, complete-game vic- her seventh and eighth individual liam Lee set a school mark of 50.45 onship with an 11-5 triumph over leading the way with seven goals tory from Tyler Vau Dell and four titles in four years while remaining while taking third in the 100 back defending champion Menlo School. and one assist. RBI from Joey Papangellin, who unbeaten. She defended her 100 fly and the team of Liang, Alex Francis, The Bearsí aggressive defense and had a bases-clearing double in the title in 52.36, just off her national Lee and Sanborn set another school outstanding team hustle thwarted Baseball fifth inning to give SHP a 6-4 lead. record of 51.92 from last year. Tosky mark of 3:06.74 while taking third in the Knights’ offense, earning coach Menlo School coach Craig Schoof Matt Martella had three hits while also tied the CCS record in the 100 the 400 free relay. Steve Kryger and his team their first should be feeling pretty good fol- Mike Covell, Luke Thomas and free by leading off the Vikings’ 400 Paly junior Cole Plambeck was league title. lowing the opening round of the Nick Sinchek all contributed two free relay in 48.61. third in diving on Friday. M-A finished the year with an Central Coast Section Division III hits for the Gators. Sacred Heart Prep sophomore The Menlo-Atherton boys broke 18-4 record and with a No. 3 Cen- playoffs. A path to the finals has In Atherton, Freddy Avis hit a pair Ally Howe helped the Gators fin- the school record in the 200 free re- tral Coast Section ranking by Lax- been cleared for the Knights once of home runs to pace Menlo School ish seventh with 131 points as she lay while clocking 1:29.06 for sev- power.com. Menlo ends the year again. to a 10-0 victory over St. Thomas defended her 100 back title in 53.12, enth. Gunn’s Tommy Tai broke the 12-11 with a No. 6 ranking. If history is any indication, Sa- More in five innings to open the just missing her CCS record of school record in the 200 IM with a The starting attack again led cred Heart Prep’s 6-5 upset of top- playoffs. Davidson-bound senior 53.11 from Friday’s prelims. She 1:56.35 in the prelims, and M-A’s Bears scoring. Duncan McGinnis seeded Palma on Wednesday has lefthander Jake Batchelder threw also broke her own school record in Kindle Van Linge set a school re- scored four and had two assists, to opened the door for Menlo. the third CCS no-hitter in Menlo the 200 IM (1:58.61) while taking cord in the 100 fly (56.00) in the lead all scorers. Fellow attack Ko- Last year, Palma also was seeded history. Batchelder struck out seven second to Alicia Grima of Wood- prelims. N taro Kihira got three goals and an No. 1 but lost in the second round to and walked three in the five-inning assist, while midfielder Pierce Os- Santa Cruz. Menlo wound up beat- complete-game effort. N

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PREP SPORTS McIntosh calls it a career at Castilleja Veteran athletic director moves on to Stanford to begin new challenge after building Gators’ program into respectability by Keith Peters finally had a team where every- ez McIntosh stuffed a few body was playing year round. I was belongings into a backpack, coaching their club team. That’s the J picked up a box full of clutter he toughest part, giving up the coach- had accumulated during his lengthy ing and the girls, being a part of tenure as Castilleja’s athletic direc- someone’s life while trying to make tor and walked out of his office for a difference. That’s what it’s all the final time on Monday. about.” Before departing, he wandered McIntosh last week accepted a job into the school’s gymnasium, with as the Facilities, Event and Opera- Keith Peters its walls covered in championship tions Manager at Stanford Univer- banners. He picked up a stray bas- sity. He will oversee the soccer, soft- ketball and took a shot. ball and track and field stadiums. “I had to leave on a make,” he “I’ve accomplished everything Jez McIntosh brought respectabil- said. “I took one look around at the I could accomplish here,” he said. ity to Castilleja athletics. banners and walked out.” “Fourteen years is a long time.” And so ended a remarkable 14- When former Castilleja water he achieved them. When I got there year stay for McIntosh at Castilleja, polo coach Ted Minnis became in ‘99, the facilities were pretty where he helped build a moribund the men’s and women’s water polo bad and now there is a great fitness athletic program into a respected coach at Harvard University, McIn- center/gym and pool. The teams one, gave the school good reason tosh got to thinking what might be really soared under him. There are to spend $14 million on a new gym out there for him. so many athletes who are playing and become the founder of the West “I am very happy for Jez,” said in college because of the Castilleja Bay Athletic League. Minnis. “We used to talk about how program, and he was the leader of That made leaving all the more one day we both would be working the program. Stanford saw what Jez difficult for McIntosh. at the college level, and we have brings to the table and he will do a “It was tough,” McIntosh said of accomplished that. Not bad for a great job there. I could not be any his final day. “It was hard to leave small athletic department in Palo happier for him.” the girls; hard to say goodbye.” Alto. I know it must be tough on At Stanford, McIntosh will be in McIntosh spent much of the day the girls at Castilleja because it is charge of making sure everything in meetings, handing off duties and a big loss for the school, but I am is in order for the facilities he over- making sure everything was in place sure he was ready for a new chapter sees. for his successor. Much of his office in his life. For sure, it will be a different job had been moved over the weekend, “I think that Jez did so much for with new challenges and problems. which left him with his backpack the athletics there. He gave tremen- McIntosh, however, still will and box to carry out to his car. dous support to the coaches allow- be involved with Castilleja as the “It’s been my home for 14 years,” ing us to run our programs at a very commissioner of the WBAL. The he said. “Sometimes, spending sev- high level, and that all he wanted league’s Board of Managers met en days a week on campus trying to was for us to coach the kids and Tuesday and voted to keep McIntosh build the program.” he would take care of the rest. He in office for the coming year. And building his basketball team oversaw the upgrade of the facili- “I love high school sports,” he into a contender. ties. He had a vision for the program said. “And I helped create the “I’ll miss coaching,” he said.”I and goals he wanted to attain, and league. I’d like to stay involved as long as I can.” McIntosh accomplished quite a bit in his 14 years at Castilleja, which has 70 of its student body participat- ing in athletics. Since McIntosh arrived in 1998, ! the school has won 40 league championships and had 28 league MVPs. During that time, the Gators have won 13 Central Coast Section championships and 14 CCS scho- lastic championships. They’ve won a state title in volleyball, captured three NorCal crowns in volleyball, had an athlete (Tori Anthony) set a national record in the pole vault and another (softball pitcher Sammy Al- banese) featured in Sports Illustrat- ed, and been academic state champs in soccer (2005-06) and water polo (2009). McIntosh is most proud about “raising the bar of athletics on par with the excellence of academics” at Castilleja, where an athlete can excel on the athletic field and in the classroom and take that off to col- Expires June 2, 2012 lege. McIntosh plans on keeping tabs on how his former athletes are doing but already is dreading Nov. 1, which will be the first day of Cas- tilleja basketball practice. “That’s going to be a tough day,” PA he promised. N Page 40ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sports Menlo tennis Menlo goes after its ninth NorCal (continued from page 37) title since winning the inaugural event in 1999. The Knights hadn’t won more than two straight NorCal Monte Vista (Danville). events until Chan arrived on cam- The championship match is sched- pus for the 2008-09 season. uled for 2 p.m., with Bellarmine be- “He was a scrawny little kid who ing the likely opponent. needed a lot more strength in his Chan is three victories away from game,” Shine recalled of Chan’s accomplishing something unique to freshman season. “To see him turn Menlo tennis — trying to become into the player he has is really re- the first starter on four straight CCS warding.” and NorCal championship teams. Chan was destined to be a Knight. Non-starter Zach Chase is the team’s His cousins, Nancy and Marilyn only other senior. Mock, played for Shine on the Men- Chan also can be a part of the lo girls’ team in the late 1990s. best four-year record in school his- “He (Chan) used to come out here tory (110-3) should the Knights and whack the ball around at age 7,” win NorCals. That would top the Shine remembered. “I was just hop- 95-4 mark from 1997-2000, which ing he’d be as good as Nancy — he’s marked coach Bill Shine’s first four surpassed that.” seasons at Menlo. And now he’s on the threshold of

A 28-0 finish also would mark the making a little history, something Keith Peters third unbeaten season in program Shine informed him of early in the The Menlo School boys’ tennis team improved to 25-0 by capturing its 11th Central Coast Section team title history, in addition to equaling the season. with an 11-7 victory over Bellarmine last week. The Knights seek a fourth straight NorCal title this weekend. most single-season victories — es- “He (Shine) told me on a ride tablished last year when the Knights home,” Chan recalled. “It was a very Morkovine, William Boyd and Mi- possible. When No. the 1 doubles Against Bellarmine, Andrew Ball went 28-1. cool feeling, that I’m the senior who chael Hoffman — will attempt to team of Morkovine and sophomore won both his No. 1 singles matches “Last year was a little disappoint- can make history.” do that. David Ball won their second match as did Pham at No. 2 and Chan at ing,” Chan said of the 28-1 mark. Chan, however, looks at the honor All five had a big hand in help- of the day, 6-1, Menlo held a 10-1 No. 3. David Ball and Morkovine “We have high standards.” from a team point of view. ing Menlo remain perfect, following lead. Pham made it 11-1 moments were 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and fresh- Menlo’s only setback a year ago “We’re the best in history so far,” an 11-7 victory over Bellarmine in later with a victory at No. 2 singles. man Vikram Chari and Victor Pham came in the finals of the All-Amer- he said of the current four-year the CCS team finals last Friday at At that point, Bellarmine coach were 2-0 at No. 3. Menlo’s only loss ican National Invitational in New- stretch. “All the great (Menlo) play- Courtside Club in Los Gatos. Tyler Hansbrough wanted to con- on the court was a 7-5 setback by port Beach. The Knights avenged ers haven never done what we have. It was the Knights’ fourth straight tinue, albeit with his reserves, but the No. 2 tandem of Boyd and Hoff- that defeat by winning the tourna- But, it won’t last forever.” section title and 11th overall, the Shine wanted to end the match in man in the opening round. They ment this spring, allowing a poten- If next year’s Menlo team goes most in CCS tennis history. order to protect his players from pos- bounced back to win in the second tial perfect season to continue. 28-0, it would pass Chan’s accom- “It’s always exciting when you sible injury with the match already round, 6-1. “Bill says ‘you haven’t won any- plishments with five straight CCS win,” Ball said. “It never gets old.” decided. A handful of Knights were With the victory, a perfect sea- thing until the season is over,’ “ and NorCal titles and the best four- While the win over Bellarmine also scheduled to play in national son and Chan’s place in history re- Chan reminded. “We have to take year record in school history (111-1). looked close, it wasn’t. In the new tournaments on the weekend. mained in place. every one seriously.” Five current junior starters — An- three-singles, three-doubles round- In order to do that, Menlo forfeit- “Yep, he said, “and I’m going to That’s the focus this weekend as drew Ball, Richard Pham, Daniel robin format, a total of 18 points is ed the final six matches. try and fulfill it this weekend.” N

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The Knights shot 382 van ride home. finished seventh in the team race the all-time low individual round set and finished fifth as a team, with “The team was very happy to with a score of 390 as Andrew Vet- by Menlo’s Patrick Grimes in 2010. only the top three teams advanc- make it to the second round, so it ter shot 82 and Zach Lamb an 86. Buchanan had five birdies and one ing. was note a huge letdown. Menlo-Atherton had three in- eagle, on the par 5, 503-yard 17th Menlo’s score estab- One senior said: ‘Great, dividuals competing and all three when he hit drive, 6-iron and made lished a team record now twice in my came up short of advancing as Max a 25-foot putt. He finished his final for the all-time low high school car- Culhane and Travis Anderson both three holes birdie, eagle, birdie to round (in which err Menlo has the shot 77 and Matt Tinyo finished complete his remarkable bogey-free five scores are individual cham- with an 81. round. used) at the section pion who shoots 64 Palo Alto’s Sam Niethammer “It’s a hard call on which is bet- championships, but and we, as a team, also failed to move on after shoot- ter,” said Menlo coach Dave Bu- it fell five strokes still can’t move on.’ ing 80. chanan, on whether the U.S. Open behind third-place Teenage boys can be Andrew Buchanan now has a qualifying was bigger than his son’s Palma. brutally honest.” couple of Mondays to look forward CCS title. “The U.S. Open is huge R.L. Stevenson won Menlo freshman to, first NorCals and then the next because there were four PGA cur- the team title with a 366 to- Ethan Wong shot a 3-over stage of the U.S. Open. The CIF rent tour card holders in the field, tal, followed by Mitty (375) and 74 to finish 17th in the field of 65. state championships also are a pos- Menlo junior Andrew Buchanan including Joseph Bramlett, whom Palma (377). St. Francis was fourth He finished strong by going 1-under sibility. shot 64 in the CCS finals. Andrew read about growing up and (381) with Menlo a stroke back. over his final four holes. Senior Will “The U.S. Open now goes to a met at Stanford. “We were disappointed that we Petit shot a 76, his personal best over sectional site where there are 90 remember he made it to sectionals. “On the other hand, a high school came close as a team and did not 18 holes in his final prep appear- players for four spots,” said Dave The CCS Championship win will goal was always to win the CCS quite make it,” Dave Buchanan said. ance. He was 1-under on his front Buchanan. “The second and final always be in the record books. As Championship and to do it in re- “The three (Menlo) boys that all nine. Senior Jackson Dean shot 82 round of the U.S. Open qualification I was looking through the archives cord-tying fashion against teams shot in the 80s were, in particular, and junior Max Garnick completed will be a really tough field and An- last night, (I) saw several names that drew is totally pumped to be going we recognize, one who is a pro at there. If he does not move on in U.S. our local golf club. So, that is a piece GUIDE TO 2012 SUMMER CAMPS FOR KIDS Open qualifying, then no one will of history.” N amp Connection ATHLETES OF THE WEEK C Summer 2012 For more information about these camps, see our online directory of camps at http://paloaltoonline.com/biz/summercamps/. To advertise in a weekly directory, contact 650-326-8210 Athletics used Chinese characters through creative, interactive Sunrise immersion program. 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Learn 300 frequently www.wizbots.com [email protected] To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com Page 42ÊUÊ >ÞÊ£n]ÊÓä£ÓÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÜÜÜ°*>Ì"i°V Sports NCAA polo they’ll really be unstoppable.” goal because we had the shot clock (continued from page 37) Before talk of a three-peat, reset and had another possession. WOMEN’S WATER POLO though, UCLA also missed an im- That second shot I just fired it as portant player this season in goal- hard as I could.” in street clothes. keeper Sami Hall and it was the The Cardinal (26-2) earned its Five Stanford players named Stanford loses four seniors from Bruins who handed Stanford both third women’s water polo national its two-time NCAA championship of its losses this year. USC was also championship and the 103rd NCAA team next year, including Menon, a young team with plenty of poten- title overall for Stanford Athletics. to the U.S. Olympic team the Sacred Heart Prep grad who tial. The Cardinal also won in 2002. ive current and former Stan- All-American, 2001 National scored the critical goal for the Car- There’s an interesting photograph The Cardinal defense, anchored ford players were among the Player of the Year and 2002 Pe- dinal with just over a minute re- that came out of the celebration, by Baldoni, was remarkable the F 13 athletes named to the ter J. Cutino Award winner, Villa maining to play. showing Stanford assistant coach entire tournament while allowing 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Wa- helped lead the Cardinal to its first Alyssa Lo, Monica Coughlan and Kyle Utsumi and Menon near by, nine total goals. Baldoni recorded a ter Polo Team, USA Water Polo NCAA title in 2002. Cassie Churnside also played their both smiling and both very, very combined 29 saves in the three tour- announced Thursday. Jessica Steffens, a two-time final game for Stanford. But, the wet. nament games, 15 in the title match. U.S. captain Brenda Villa ACWPC All-American (2009- program will not be lacking for tal- Utsumi, a former Menlo School She was named tournament MVP. (2003) will compete in her fourth 10), makes her second Olympic ent next year. coach, was Menon’s first water “It’s been a great four years,” Olympic Games this summer in appearance this summer. In addition to Seidemann and polo coach with the Stanford club Menon said. “I’ve known JT since I London, Jessica Steffens (’10) will Younger sister Maggie Steffens Dries, who were both finalists for team. was nine years old. The only water compete in her second, while the signed a National Letter-of-Intent the Peter Cutino Award last year, “This group has an incredible polo I know is JT water polo. To fin- trio of Melissa Seidemann (’13), to join the Cardinal in 2012, but which eventually went to Dries, spirit about them,” Stanford coach ish off my years with a win here just Annika Dries (’14) and Maggie did not attend Stanford this year in there’s Maggie Steffens, who de- John Tanner said. “They were re- means so much.” Steffens (’16) will make their order to train with the U.S. team, layed coning to Stanford for a year lentless. Kate did a phenomenal Stanford’s two leading scorers Olympic debuts. just as older sister Jessica did ahead to work with the national team. Her job and Menon scored that last goal this year were freshmen. Neushul Seidemann, Dries and Maggie of the 2008 Games. The young- older sister, Jessica, also sat out to finally give us some breathing scored once against USC to give her Steffens did not attend Stanford est member of the 2012 Olympic a year to play in the 2008 Beijing room. It’s a great way to finish off 57 for the season. Ashley Grossman during the 2011-12 academic year squad, Steffens spent much of her Olympics. a wonderful season.” finished with 50. And sophomore in order to train with the U.S. prep career as a member of the “They are always in the back of It was the biggest shot of Menon’s Kaley Dodson, who scored twice team, missing the 2012 collegiate various U.S. junior teams. our minds,” Menon said. “We miss water polo career and she was try- against USC, finished with 34. season in the process. All three The duo of Dries and Seide- them so much. But to be able to ing to set up a teammate, only tak- “Hats off to our senior group,” will be part of the Cardinal team mann also make their Olympic share this championship with them ing the shot when it became neces- Tanner said. “The four of them have for the 2013 season. debuts in London. Dries, the 2011 was incredible. I can’t wait to watch sary. been amazing and have just taken The trio makes up the only cur- Peter J. Cutino Award winner, led them when they are Stanford stu- Menon’s shot across the goal this team over and turned it into a rent collegiate players on the U.S. the Cardinal with 65 goals that dents again next year.” bounced off the far post and into the special environment with their vital- team. year, including five in the Nation- Menon thinks the Cardinal can cage, sealing the victory. ity. Usually seniors are looking at The U.S. seeks its first gold al Collegiate Championship final still improve, too. “When I turned around the first grad school, they’re thinking about medal at this summer’s London against California that clinched “They’re only getting better,” person I saw was Kate and she was the career, and the freshmen add the Games, and the trek begins July Stanford’s 2011 NCAA title. Menon said. “They’re going to up to her waist out of the water she energy. Our freshmen have added a 30 against Hungary. The quintet helped the United flourish. There is so much talent, was so excited,” Menon said. “I was whole lot of energy, believe me, but Villa will be one of two four- States qualify for the 2012 Olym- the freshmen coming in next year, looking for Kiley (Neushul) and the seniors are every bit as exuber- time women’s water polo Olympi- pics by winning the gold medal at the freshmen this year who will maybe to work it to the other side. ant. It really is uncommon to have ans for the U.S., alongside team- the 2011 Pan-American Games in be sophomores next year, and with The first shot we got a tip out and to a group that is uniformly energized mate Heather Petri. A three-time Guadalajara, Mexico. N Kate in the goal and her confidence, me that was just as important as the day in and day out.” N

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