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UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Palo Alto embarks on disaster preparations ber and October to raise public trical power, water, communications City assesses its emergency readiness Part 1 in a series awareness and help focus neigh- and the emergency-operations cen- with series of events borhoods and schools prepare for ter — could be rendered either in- In the coming months, commu- a disaster. operable or minimally operable for by Sue Dremann nity groups and city officials will On Saturday (Sept. 11), Barron days or weeks, according to police alo Alto is not prepared for a should be, we’re probably a 3. It explore just how prepared — or un- Park residents will participate in and city officials. major disaster, but it’s better means all of us are under-prepared,” prepared — Palo Alto really is for a tent-city drill, called “Quakev- “People should plan to be on their P prepared than most cities. Burt said recently. disaster. ille,” in Juana Briones Park. The own not for three days but for two That, at least, is the opinion of Emergency preparation is one of The council has scheduled a study 18-hour event will test people’s weeks. In a real catastrophe, police Mayor Pat Burt, a view echoed by the city’s top five priorities for 2010, session on the topic Monday (Sept. abilities to cope in the aftermath and fire aren’t going to be there,” other city officials. the City Council decided in Janu- 13). of a disaster. Police and interim Fire Chief Den- “By comparison to other cit- ary. September has been declared A series of community events If a major earthquake were to ies, Palo Alto is an 8. To where we emergency-preparedness month. have been planned for Septem- strike, various city systems — elec- (continued on page 9)
LAW ENFORCEMENT Auditor’s report details Taser firings Recent Taser deployments would have violated police department’s new guidelines by Gennady Sheyner ncidents in late 2009 and early 2010 in which Palo Alto police I officers fired their Tasers at suspects would have violated the city’s new policy for deployment of the controversial stun guns, In- dependent Police Auditor Michael Gennaco has concluded in his new report. The report details five recent inci- dents of Taser use, including one in which an officer fired a Taser at a “young” burglary suspect who tried to run away from the officer. Some of the Taser deployments would have been appropriate under the Galen Stolee previous department policy, which permits Taser use when suspects are “actively resisting,” which includes such actions as “tensing” or “brac- ing” to resist arrest. The new policy, Something to chew on adopted by the police department Goats graze on dry grass just off East Bayshore Road in Palo Alto Wednesday. The city brought them in as a fire-prevention method. earlier this year, created a stricter standard and requires that the sus- Jones has called Islam the “reli- tion. He would’ve been at the press pect “pose an immediate threat of COMMUNITY gion of the devil” and has written conference in solidarity. He believed physical injury before firing a Taser a book entitled “Islam is of the so deeply in our tradition that God is appropriate.” Devil.” is a God of love; Jesus is a prince of In the case of the unnamed Faith leaders speak up Among the speakers at the peace. There is no room for hatred; “young man,” the officer who fired Wednesday press conference were there is no room for bigotry; there the Taser appears to have violated Rev. Randle (Rick) Mixon, First is no room for the kind of prejudice even the original, less strict, policy. for Muslims Baptist Church of Palo Alto; Imam we’ve been seeing. It’s really appall- The officer fired the weapon after Aladdin El-Bakri of the West Val- ing that it comes from Christians,” the young man ignored an officer’s Multifaith group convenes in Palo Alto to take a stand ley Muslim Association in Saratoga; he said. order to stop and then began to run by Sue Dremann Samina Sundas, founding executive Another minister reminded partic- away. The officer missed, but the director of the American Muslim ipants that in the 18th century Bap- man, hearing the sound of the Taser, hristian, Jewish and Muslim community and to ask people of all Voice; and Rabbi Sheldon Lewis, tists were a persecuted group who stopped running, lay down on the faith leaders spoke out Wednes- faith groups to practice tolerance. rabbi emeritus of Congregation Kol supported the First Amendment to ground and allowed police to hand- C day in Palo Alto against rising The leaders said they are con- Emeth in Palo Alto. the U.S. Constitution, Mixon said. cuff him. He had a small knife and bigotry toward Muslims and a plan cerned with opposition to building a “I just got back from 10 days in “What goes around comes a screwdriver in his pocket and was (aborted on Thursday) by a small, mosque near where the Twin Towers Boise, Idaho, where I grew up and around,” Mixon added. “Those of us arrested for possession of burglary nondenominational Christian group in New York City were destroyed was visiting my family and my 92- who have known oppression should tools, according to the auditor’s re- in Florida to burn the Quran, Islam’s on Sept. 11, 2001. They decried the year-old mother,” Mixon said in a stand with those being oppressed.” port. most holy book, on Sept. 11. planned “International Burn a Ko- separate interview. El-Bakri said his hope was for Though a police supervisor ini- About 15 leaders gathered at First ran Day” by the 50 or so followers of “It stirred memories of my own people to build the “twin towers of tially determined the officer’s use Baptist Church in Palo Alto to ex- Dove World Outreach Center Pastor father, who was a Baptist minister in press their support for the Muslim Terry Jones in Gainesville, Fla. the conservative, evangelical tradi- (continued on page 6) (continued on page 13) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£ä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 3
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK WHERE PICTURE FRAMING IS AN ART. 450 CAMBRIDGE AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 (650) 326-8210 ‘‘ PUBLISHER Invites you to their William S. Johnson EDITORIAL NIVER Jay Thorwaldson, Editor TH AN SA Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor RY Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor 0 Keith Peters, Sports Editor 2 ™ Tyler Hanley, Express and Online Editor We know we can live together Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor peacefully. Exclusive Art Chris Kenrick, Gennady Sheyner, Staff Writers —Rabbi Sheldon Lewis, rabbi emeritus of Con- Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant gregation Kol Emeth, who joined leaders of different Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer faiths this week in decrying bigotry against Muslims. Show & Sale Dale Bentson, Colin Becht, See story on page 3. Peter Canavese, Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, ‘‘ Sheila Himmel, Kevin Kirby, Jack McKinnon, Renata Polt, Jeanie Forte Smith, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Contributors Angela Chen, Ryan Deto, Robin Migdol, Georgia Wells, Editorial Interns DESIGN Shannon Corey, Design Director Raul Perez, Assistant Design Director Around Town Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Scott Peterson, A TALE OF TWO TIGERS ... Mark Zuckerberg now tops Paul Llewellyn, Senior Designers There are many brown-and-gray Vanity Fair’s list of 100 most Gary Vennarucci, Designer tabby cats in the world, but only influential people of the Informa- PRODUCTION one Tiger Samson. And if he tion Age. In anointing Zuckerberg Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager Dorothy Hassett, Samantha Mejia, Blanca Yoc, could talk, he’d have quite a tale as its “new Caesar” this month, Opening Gala Sales & Production Coordinators to tell. Tiger, a nearly 2-year-old the magazine alludes to a toga ADVERTISING tomcat belonging to the Samson party he threw two years ago, Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing family of Palo Alto, embarked on when the company attracted its Judie Block, Esmeralda Flores, Janice a weeks-long adventure when he 100 millionth user, and mentions Sun. Sept.12th 2pm to 5pm Hoogner, Gary Whitman, Display Advertising Sales Neil Fine, Rosemary Lewkowitz, escaped from Palo Alto’s Classic his sweaty, uncomfortable June show continues thru end of October Real Estate Advertising Sales Pet Grooming on Arastradero interview with Wall Street Journal David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, Road in early August — where columnists over privacy issues. Inside Advertising Sales he was to stay while his human Zuckerberg isn’t the only notable with 50% OFF the frame, Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. on any custom framing order placed during the show Diane Martin, Real Estate Advertising Assistants family was on vacation. When local presence on the maga- Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. Mark Samson and his kids, zine’s 16th annual list, the Vanity EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES Emma and Craig, ages 10 and Fair 100. Palo Alto resident and 1047 El Camino Real, Menlo Park Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator 6, returned to pick up Tiger, they Apple CEO Steve Jobs is second (next door to Su Hong’s) Rachel Hatch, Multimedia Product Manager were presented with one who on the list, while Google found- 650-3231097 BUSINESS looked similar to Tiger. But the ers Sergey Brin and Larry Page Penelope Ng, Payroll & Benefits Manager Samson children insisted he was (who met at Stanford University Hours: Mon.-Sat: 10-6 Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Cathy Stringari, Susie Ochoa, Doris Taylor, not their beloved pet. Besides, and had their office in Palo Alto Business Associates he was growling at the family. At before moving into the com- ADMINISTRATION first, Samson said the owner of pany’s current Mountain View Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher Classic Pet Grooming said it was headquarters) share third spot & Promotions Director indeed their cat, but she even- with the company’s CEO Eric Sc- Janice Covolo, Receptionist tually admitted that Tiger had midt. In its introduction, the mag- Ruben Espinoza, Courier escaped his kennel and disap- azine acknowledges Palo Alto’s EMBARCADERO MEDIA peared shortly after arriving. The prominent role in the Information William S. Johnson, President Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO impostor cat turned out to be- Age and calls the city “the Rome Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing long to a neighbor. He was found of our nascent millennium.” Frank A. Bravo, Director, Information Technology in the yard to which the real Tiger & Webmaster Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager had escaped and was presumed WANTED: A CLEAN, WELL- Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing to be the right cat, the owner LIGHTED PLACE ... It’s been Services said. “We had hardly seen Tiger a rough month for Friends of Alicia Santillan, Circulation Assistants because he had been in his carri- the Palo Alto Library Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, , a group Computer System Associates er and then escaped so quickly,” of volunteers that sells books she said of the mistaken identity. and raises money for the city’s The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is pub- An opening in the ceiling through library system. On Aug. 9, a fire lished every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 450 which Tiger escaped has now damaged the group’s headquar- Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, (650) 326- been sealed off to prevent any ters at Cubberley Community 8210. Periodicals postage paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a news- future escapes, she added. She Center, scorching walls, singe- paper of general circulation for Santa Clara County. apologized, waived the boarding ing thousands of books and The Palo Alto Weekly is delivered free to homes fee and put up lost-cat posters leaving the group scrambling in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Portola Valley, in the area. Then, a miracle: After East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff households on to find a new place for its book the Stanford campus and to portions of Los Altos 21 days of “heartache, tears and sales. Despite the setback, the Hills. If you are not currently receiving the paper, several false leads,” Samson plucky group will proceed with its you may request free delivery by calling 326-8210. said, a Mr. Sakazaki of Los Al- monthly book sale, which will be POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. tos called the Samsons. He had held this Saturday and Sunday. Copyright ©2010 by Embarcadero Media. All recognized Tiger as a cat he’d The group announced that its rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is seen hanging around his neigh- main sale area would now be strictly prohibited. Printed by SFOP, Redwood City. The Palo Alto Weekly is available on the Internet via borhood, taken a photo of the located next to the temporary Palo Alto Online at: “lost cat” poster with his iPhone Mitchell Park Library at Cub- www.PaloAltoOnline.com to compare it, and tracked down berley. In addition to this “main” Our e-mail addresses are: [email protected], the Samsons. A short trip to Los room, the Friends group will also [email protected], [email protected]. Altos later, with Sakazaki leading be selling books from the Chil- Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? Call 650 326-8210, or e-mail circulation@paweekly. the way and Samson’s wife and dren’s Room and the Bargain com. You may also subscribe online at children calling Tiger’s name, Room. Meanwhile, the group www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr. the wayward feline was joyfully is seeking a permanent head- reunited with his family and is quarters to accommodate future SUBSCRIBE! now back home. Sakazaki has sales. Friends want the new Support your local newspaper by becoming earned the Samsons’ gratitude place to be about 4,000 square a paid subscriber. $60 per year. $100 for — and a $200 reward. “He’s a feet, to have parking and to be two years. hero,” Samson said of Sakazaki. located near Cubberley so that Name: ______books and volunteers could be MEN OF INFLUENCE ... He has easily transferred between sales Address: ______conquered the world of social locations. Anyone with knowl- City/Zip: ______media and united 500 million edge of such space is asked to Mail to: Palo Alto Weekly, people under his banner. It’s no e-mail info@friendspaloaltolib. P.O. Box 1610. Palo Alto CA 94302 wonder then that Facebook CEO org. N
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LAND USE Palo Alto shifts housing strategy City looks to transit corridors, mixed-use buildings to meet housing needs by Gennady Sheyner
alo Alto, a city with a repu- concentrate new housing near Cal- tation for affluence and as- train stations, within a quarter mile P tronomical property values, of El Camino Real and in mixed-use is banking on small apartments buildings. scattered near rail stations and bus The strategy is a far departure corridors to meet its daunting “fair from the city’s current Housing Ele- share” requirement for affordable ment (1996 to 2006), which calls for housing. the city to develop non-residential The city is in the process of put- lands as residential and mixed use. ting together its Housing Element, a It also calls for the city to “aggres- state-mandated document that lays sively pursue a variety of housing out the city’s housing needs and its opportunities that enhance char- strategies for meeting those needs. acter, diversity and vitality of the The document also has to address City” but does not dictate where this what many city leaders agree is an housing would be built. impossible task: finding room for One reason for the city’s change 2,860 units of new housing in a city in strategy is the recent mushroom- that officials say has almost no land ing of dense, multi-family housing to spare. developments, particularly in south City planners discussed this di- Palo Alto. Between 1996 and 2006, lemma with residents at a Tues- the city approved 1,713 units of hous- day evening workshop on the new ing, 316 more than its “fair share,” Housing Element, which they hope as determined by Association of to complete by early next year and Bay Area Governments (ABAG). which covers the period between Of these new units, 1,372 were built 2007 and 2014. for residents of “above moderate” Though the final details are still income. Since then, many residents being hashed out, planning officials indicated the new document would (continued on page 6)
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Faith groups lobby ! " # $ % & ' "( for teen ‘connectedness’ ) * ' " " Following suicides, local congregations worry "( '+ about kids who ‘fall through the cracks’ & ' ) , * by Chris Kenrick - " .+ " / "-0 0 "( )+ alo Alto’s religious congre- St. Mark’s Episcopal Church mem- '+ " - ) gations have taken an active bers who have met regularly since $ * 01 $ role in community discus- last October. P "#23 " # " # ) 4 % ' ( sions about the social and emo- The Midtown neighborhood tional health of local teens in the church long has had an active youth "( ) 5 past year. program that welcomes teens from Amid a multitude of plans to ad- across the community. dress teen mental health in the wake But, shaken by the suicides, a of five student suicides, faith-com- group of up to 30 St. Mark’s pa- munity representatives are insist- rishioners, from young parents to ing that programs be structured in seniors, gathered to go beyond what such a way that no student can fall was traditional. Their meetings through the cracks. evolved into a research-and-discus- Beyond services in which students sion forum about how to better sup- can participate on a voluntary basis, port teens. they are pushing for programs, such Similar concerns were raised in as JLS Middle School’s Panther other local congregations, including Camp, that reach all kids, particu- All Saints Episcopal Church, Con- larly those who never sign up for gregation Beth Am, First Presbyte- anything. rian Church, Iglesia Fuente de Vida, “We think it’s fantastic that the St. Bede’s, St. Thomas Aquinas, Our (school) district is putting ‘student Lady of the Rosary and Unitarian connectedness’ at the top of the agen- Universalist Church of Palo Alto. da,” parent Greg Smitherman told the Once the St. Mark’s group satis- Board of Education recently. fied itself that immediate concerns “We want to make sure the result about suicide prevention were be- is systematic, that it reaches every ing addressed by others, members kid — especially the kid who’s not turned their attention to research on going to raise his hand and volun- overall youth well-being. teer to be part of athletics, choir or “When you looked through all a school team.” Smitherman is one of a group of (continued on page 8)
*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ-i«ÌiLiÀÊ£ä]ÊÓä£äÊU Page 5 Upfront Scott‘s Multifaith “a blessing.” Housing strategy LobsterFest (continued from page 3) “I can’t express how I’ve been (continued from page 5) blessed by the dialogue and by working together in so many One-Pound love and compassion” and spoke of ways,” said Lewis, who added that and city officials have criticized how many times in the Quran that he found the press conference pro- the new developments for increas- Live Maine Lobster Moses, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and foundly moving. ing neighborhood traffic, providing Jesus are mentioned in positive Samina Sundas, founding execu- inadequate parking and forcing lo- $24.95 ways. Mohammad is mentioned tive director of American Muslim cal schools to accommodate more only four times, he said. Voice, said that she believes most children. When burning the Quran, people Americans are compassionate, kind Others have lamented the trans- Served daily while supplies last. are really burning the teachings of and open-minded people and they formation of local institutions such the Judeo-Christian traditions as don’t feel the same as Jones. as the Hyatt Rickey’s and Palo Alto well, he said. “I believe that these groups (of Bowl into housing developments. (650) 323-1555 Lewis noted that Jews have expe- extremists) are few and far between Though the bowling alley contin- #1 Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real rienced the burning of their sacred but they are loud and funded by spe- ues to operate, the city last year ap- texts many times, including during cial-interest groups. Write letters; proved a proposal to build a hotel www.scottsseafoodpa.com the Nazi era. speak. And join the human family,” and townhouses on its land. “I hope the result (of standing to- she said. Planning Director Curtis Williams gether) will be that we learn to rel- An interfaith rally will take place said the influx of dense housing de- ish each others’ sacred texts,” said on Friday (Sept. 10) at James McEn- velopments over the past decade, Lewis, who said he planned to read tee Plaza, 70 West Hedding St., San particularly in areas far from transit the Quran again. Jose, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sundas corridors, encouraged city planners He also said that rising anti-Is- said she hopes Palo Alto residents and City Council members to be lamic sentiment has spurred groups will attend. more selective about housing loca- to “join hands with one another and Multifaith Voices is hosting an tions in the current Housing Element. to come to a new resolve about how Interfaith Witness for Peace gather- The last Housing Element was much important interfaith relations are ing on Sept. 19 at Heritage Park on more “scattered” than the one staff is and ... how much we (should) relish Channing Avenue in Palo Alto from currently working on, he said. the diversity in community.” 3 to 5 p.m. The World Peace Village, City Planner Ron Babiera said the “In some ways, Muslims are an inter-generational event where city’s approach now is not to rezone newcomers in terms of their public families and individuals can walk sites from commercial to residen- presence and increasing number,” through six centers representing a tial and to consider smaller units in Lewis said. But Muslims are “just center of worship for different faiths, mixed-use developments near major the kind of people we want. We will be on display at the park. transit corridors, as the City Council share core values.” At 4 p.m., an interfaith peace ser- had directed in May. Extremism, however, can be found vice at will be held at St. Thomas The council specifically re- in all religious groups, he said. Aquinas Church, 751 Waverley St., quested the city evaluate possible “Every faith tradition is capable Palo Alto, with music, prayers and housing locations within areas that of distortions, usually from extreme speakers from Palestine/Israel, Iraq are “well-serviced by transit or are elements. It’s true in the Jewish tra- and Afghanistan. likely to be well-served.” The Santa dition. It’s true in the Christian tradi- Wednesday’s press conference was Clara Valley Transportation Author- tion. And it’s true in the Islamic tra- organized by The Santa Clara Coun- ity (VTA) is eyeing El Camino Real dition,” he said. “But the much larger cil of Churches, Interfaith Council as one of several corridors on which moderate middle, the community of on Economics and Justice and was it could launch its Bus Rapid Transit devoted adherents — we know we endorsed by dozens of interfaith and service. can live together peacefully.” inter-community groups. N The city isn’t required to build the He said his involvement in inter- Managing Editor Jocelyn Dong new housing but merely plan to ac- faith groups over the years has been contributed to this report. commodate it. Some residents at Tuesday’s work- shop said they were skeptical about the prospect of more housing along El Camino Real, which they said Online This Week isn’t particularly transit friendly. If These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the busy corridor doesn’t see an im- the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news provement in transit, the new hous- or click on “News” in the left, green column. ing could further worsen the driving and parking conditions in nearby neighborhoods, they said. Is San Antonio shopping center revamp ahead? “We feel real transit can lead to cer- After being “underwhelmed” by the plan in May, a majority of the tain housing, not potential or theoreti- Mountain View City Council did not entirely reject revised plans to cal transit,” said College Terrace resi- revamp a major portion of San Antonio shopping center at a study ses- dent Doria Summa, who participated sion on Tuesday. (Posted Sept. 9 at 10:05 a.m.) in one of two “break-out groups” that discussed the city’s housing needs Multi-vehicle crash cleared on Highway 101 and challenges. “We agreed that it A multi-vehicle crash snarled traffic on southbound Highway 101 at would be a mistake to base (housing) San Antonio Avenue Wednesday afternoon. (Posted Sept. 8 at 4:46 p.m.) on some theoretical transit.” Palo Alto ‘Airport Day’ to be held Saturday Babiera said the city faces a se- The Palo Alto Airport Association is holding its biennial Airport ries of steep obstacles to meeting the Day event this Saturday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the airport “fair share” quota, including an ex- on Embarcadero Road. Admission is free. (Posted Sept. 8 at 11:34 a.m.) isting shortage of affordable hous- ing, limited available land and high Power restored in downtown Palo Alto property values. It’s not uncommon Power was restored to the 1,290 customers in downtown Palo Alto for people to spend five to seven whose homes and businesses went dark for about 3 hours Tuesday years on the waiting list to get into night. (Posted Sept. 7 at 8:30 p.m.) one of Palo Alto’s existing afford- Coroner identifies Sept. 2 plane crash victims able-housing facilities, he said. The third victim from Thursday’s plane crash into the Redwood Palo Alto has been working on Shores lagoon that killed all three passengers aboard has been identi- the new Housing Element for more fied by the San Mateo County Coroner’s office as 73-year-old William than three years. In 2008, the state Heinicke of San Francisco. (Posted Sept. 7 at 8:48 a.m.) granted the city a two-year exten- 10 AM to 4 PM sion. Babiera said the city hopes to Three Palo Alto fire engines heading for Oaxaca have a draft of the Housing Element Some firefighters in Oaxaca, Mexico, will soon jump on El Mar- approved by the council in Decem- inaro to race to a fire. That will be the new designation — named for ber. N retired Palo Alto Fire Chief Nick Marinaro — for one of three older Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner fire engines being transferred to Oaxaca in a bargain sale by the City can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ of Palo Alto. (Posted Sept. 6 at 12:42 p.m.) paweekly.com.
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