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Flowery language Auther made an alphabet out of roses HOME+GARDEN | P.25 JULY 21, 2006 VOLUME 14 NO. 30 INSIDE: WEEKEND | PAGE 17 650.964.6300 mv-voice.com Lawyers fight Measure C AARON KATZ VOWS TO June to provide long-overdue JOIN GARY WESLEY IN facilities renovations and tech- nology upgrades to Foothill and SUIT AGAINST FOOTHILL- De Anza colleges. DE ANZA BOND After being granted a 10-day extension past Monday’s dead- By Molly Tanenbaum line, Saratoga attorney Aaron Katz says he also plans on joining onday’s deadline to con- the validation action by July 27. test Foothill-De Anza’s Measure C passed with 65 per- Msuccessful June bond cent of the vote on June 6. The election brought one voice of dis- college district immediately pur- sent, with one sued a valida- more on the tion action — way. ‘Measure C is a a specialized Mountain type of law- View attorney blank check with suit to ensure Gary Wesley, the legitimacy on behalf of regard to the projects of the bond MICHAEL MULLADY a friend, Los election — to Altos attorney to be funded.’ prevent future TRADITIONAL BEATS: Mountain View’s annual Obon festival took place Sunday, July 16 Melvin Emer- litigants from at the Mountain View Buddhist Temple on Shoreline Boulevard. To conclude the event, the temple’s GARY WESLEY ich, has joined challenging taiko group performed. The group was lead by Steven Hiramoto (right), of Sunnyvale. the commu- the measure, nity college’s and to be able validation action to challenge to prevent construction delays. the $491 million bond measure. The action preempted a poten- Voters approved the measure in tial lawsuit by Katz, who has Not your grandmother’s bookmobile brought legal actions against GOOGLE, CITY DEBUT WIFI-EQUIPPED ROLLING LIBRARY several local school districts and El Camino Hospital over their By Daniel DeBolt brought to places, such as senior centers, where Orion Park bond and parcel tax elections. people may not normally have access. The suits have resulted in con- ountain View can now claim it’s got The bookmobile even awed the high-tech struction delays, legal fees and the most high-tech bookmobile in the gurus of Google, the company that provided the pollution still increased building costs, all of Mworld. $200,000 to build the which Foothill-De Anza hoped At Google’s head- machine. a mystery to avoid. quarters last week, the “It’s like the ice cream Prior to the election, Katz had city unveiled its new man, but instead of ice By Daniel DeBolt indicated that he was considering WiFi-equipped, envi- cream it’s the Internet,” suing the district if Measure C ronmentally friendly said project manager ust outside the Moffett passed. In his previous lawsuits $200,000 bookmobile, Minnie Ingersoll. She Field main gate is a rare against other districts, he argued replacing a tired pre- recommended it play a Jsight in the booming hous- that he should be able to vote in decessor cut from a catchy jingle as it rolled ing market of Silicon Valley: a an election as a property owner strapped library budget through neighborhoods. large, completely vacant apart- — he owns 10 Mountain View three years ago. Google stepped in as a ment complex. condos — even though he lives “It’s not your mother’s partner on the project Orion Park was once home outside of the district. or your grandmother’s after the city said, “We for National Guard, Army “Since 50 percent or more of bookmobile,” said Karen need a hotel and confer- and Navy families based at voters are not property owners Burnett, library services NORBERT VON DER GROEBEN ence center — no no, that Moffett field. And for some and as such won’t have to pay director. 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