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EDUCATION District proposes two stories for Garland Palo Alto school district is taking into account earthquake-safety standards by Emilie Doolittle o make room for more classrooms, the Palo Alto Unified T School District is considering adding two-story buildings to Gar- land Elementary School before it re-opens in 2010. The district staff presented several design concepts for the Garland campus at a Board of Education meeting Jan. 13. The elementary school site, located next to Jordan Middle School and currently leased by the private Stratford School, would be re-opened by the district in November 2010. The retrofitted North California Avenue campus would have a new

Dana Ullman library, multipurpose room and 24 classrooms. Construction would begin in June 2010. “This community is not ready for two-story buildings,” Superinten- Funds needed to keep donkeys ‘out to pasture’ dent Kevin Skelly said. However, Barron Park neighborhood’s two donkeys, Niner (right) and Perry, graze in their pen at Bol Park last week. Their caretakers are seeking “The safest place for our kids is in funds to secure future veterinary care. See story on page 13. these two-story buildings. ... There is a safety element in these buildings that you won’t find in shopping ect, which includes a grocery store, lic hearing for Alma Plaza, at the malls and other buildings.” CITY COUNCIL 37 homes, a commercial building Nov. 19 meeting of the Planning and The new facilities would have to with 14 below-market-rate apart- Transportation Commission. Mem- adhere to seismic-safety standards ments, a park and a community bers of the neighborhood group in accordance with the California Battle over Alma Plaza’s room. “Friends of Alma Plaza” and several Building Code, he noted. Several issues are expected to planning commissioners argued at Skelly also said that the district come into play Monday night, in- that time that the room should be would like community input regard- future resumes Monday cluding how the South Palo Alto open throughout the day and char- ing design concepts for Garland. development in the 3400 block of acterized the proposed time restric- “We want to be good neighbors City Council to discuss mixed-use project, Alma Street would be subdivided tions as a bait-and-switch tactic by with the process,” Skelly said. community room hours and whether the proposed commu- the developer. Elisa De Martel lives next to nity room could still be considered a McNellis has vehemently denied Garland and has four children, one by Gennady Sheyner public benefit if it’s closed between any switch, citing early discussions who attends Stratford School, and fter 14 public hearings span- milestone Monday night. 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily, as the de- about the time restrictions on use a baby who will attend Garland El- ning more than two years, That’s when the City Council is veloper has proposed. of the room due to peak shopping ementary. A John McNellis’ effort to rede- scheduled to discuss and possibly The community room emerged velop Alma Plaza could hit a crucial decide on the widely debated proj- as a hot-button issue at the last pub- (continued on page 11) (continued on page 9) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 Our PUBLISHER William S. Johnson EDITORIAL AND Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Carol Blitzer, Associate Editor Town Keith Peters, Sports Editor by Don Kazak Tyler Hanley, Express™ and Online Editor Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Tony Ciampi’s vindication Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Emilie Doolittle, Gennady Sheyner, Staff Writers t was one of those cases that timony, then burst out of his van, Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant turn up on the daily police log yelled at the officers, and went Veronica Weber, Staff Photographer I and get a few paragraphs on- back into his van, slamming the Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, Colin Becht, line or in the paper. door. Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Jack McKinnon, Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Contributors Palo Alto police rousted a home- An officer then opened the van Megan Rawlins, Susan Robles, Johanna Toivio, less man who had been living in door and another then reached into Kris Young, Editorial Interns his van in a residential neighbor- the van and pulled Ciampi out of DESIGN hood just south of downtown. it, resulting in the melee in which Shannon Corey, Design Director The homeless man, Tony Ciam- Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers Ciampi struck all three officers. Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Scott Peterson, pi, 42, was arrested for assaulting The story just gets worse for the Designers police officers. It seemed to a be police. PRODUCTION clear-cut case because if you hit a One officer testified that he Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager cop that’s a crime. thought Ciampi was a drug user be- Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, Sales & Production Coordinators There is no question, according cause of pock marks on his arms, ADVERTISING to police testimony, that Ciampi which he cited as justification for Walter Kupiec, Advertising Director fought with three police officers pulling Ciampi out of his van. Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. until he was subdued when one of- But Ciampi is an Army veteran Judie Block, Janice Hoogner, Gary Whitman, Display Advertising Sales ficer used his Taser on Ciampi not and has been treated at the Palo Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales once but twice to subdue him. Alto VA Hospital for a skin con- Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. The arrest happened last March dition that leaves pock mocks on David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, Inside Advertising Sales 15 and the charges against Ciampi his arms. Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. were dismissed by Santa Clara Judge Barrett ruled that the Palo EXPRESS, ONLINE AND VIDEO SERVICES County Superior Court Judge Alto police violated the Constitu- Rachel Palmer, Online Operations Coordinator Thang Nugyen Barrett in mid- tional rights of Ciampi by illegally Molly Stenhouse, Online Sales Consultant December. enticing him to leave his van in the ŀ BUSINESS The arrest initially came to the first place, which made everything Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant Weekly’s attention because this else they did illegal. Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Cathy was a “Taser case,” only the sec- The cops do screw things up Stringari, Doris Taylor, Business Associates ond time Palo Alto police had once in a while, and this was one ADMINISTRATION used an electronic Taser to subdue of those times. Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & Promotions Director someone. Ron Eadie thought so, too. Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, But it wasn’t just a Taser case. He and his wife attended the Jorge Vera, Couriers Instead, it was a case about the court hearings. EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. Constitutional right that protects “I’ve known Tony for 12 or 15 William S. Johnson, President citizens from unlawful searches years,” Eadie said. They’re part of Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO Walter Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing by the police. a group that has morning coffee to- Robert Stetson, Director of Marketing Judge Barrett sided with the gether in downtown Palo Alto. Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations Constitution. “I admire Tony for his charac- & Webmaster Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales Manager I’m in court often covering hear- ter,” Eadie said. “He has friends Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & Mailing ings and I talk with police every who admire him. He’s usually very Services Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, day about what’s happening in the quiet.” Circulation Assistants community, so I’m inclined to be Normally, supporters of criminal Chris Planessi, Chip Poedjosoedarmo, sympathetic to the cops. They have defendants are family members, Oscar Rodriguez, Computer System Associates a tough, thankless job. Most of the not retired Navy captains, like The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) is criminal defendants I see in court Eadie. He served on a destroyer published every Friday by Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA 94302, (650) deserve to be handcuffed and in escort in the later stages of the 326-8210. 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Upfront THE NEW STANFORD MEDICINE QUOTE OF THE WEEK OUTPATIENT CENTER ‘‘ IN REDWOOD CITY COMBINES A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY WITH There is no way to describe how cool STANFORD that was. Just, yay. QUALITY CARE —Jessica Brooks, a Palo Alto High senior, whose Twitter message from Washington, D.C., described her feeling upon seeing President Barack Obama. See story HOW CAN ‘‘ on page 18. WE HELP YOU? Around Town RED MEETS GREEN ... The NEW FACES ... While the na- NOW IN A CONVENIENT NEW LOCATION: phrases “green activism” and tion’s eyes zeroed in on the Dermatology “emergency preparedness” historic transition at the White Digestive Health are rarely uttered in the same House, Palo Alto has been ush- Imaging breath. Unless, of course, ering in a few fresh faces into its Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine you’re in Palo Alto, where the own fold. On Jan. 12 — a week Pain Management two subjects remain the surest after Peter Drekmeier and Jack Sleep Medicine ways to get the community’s at- Morton were elected, respec- tention. Now, the green crowd tively, mayor and vice mayor by Featuring is teaming up with neighbor- their City Council colleagues Full Rehabilitation Services hood watchdogs to spread the — the council selected a new Leading-edge Surgical Suites groups’ collective wealth of member for the Parks and Rec- knowledge to the rest of the city. reation Commission and began On Saturday, Jan. 31, the “Red interviewing for a new Planning and Green” campaign — a joint and Transportation Commis- venture of Acterra, Palo Alto sion member. The fresh face in Neighborhoods, Community the parks commission will be Environmental Action Partner- Sunny Dykwel, a local Realtor ship and the City of Palo Alto whose activism resume includes — will send volunteers knocking involvement in Friends of Lyt- on doors in every neighborhood ton Plaza, the Palo Alto Black of the city. Residents wishing to and White Ball and Destination volunteer are asked to gather at Palo Alto. Dykwel, who edged the Mitchell Park or the Rincon- four other non-incumbent com- ada fire stations between 9 and petitors for the board seat, will 10 a.m. to pick up the packets take over for Alex Panelli, who and have some coffee and ba- declined a fresh term because Dallas Black Dance Theatre gels. They would then scatter to of the time commitment. The every nook and cranny of Palo new planning commissioner is Alto to deliver information on expected to be appointed at Fri., Feb. 6 • 8 p.m. how to become a Block Pre- the end of January and will take General Admission, $25; paredness Coordinator, sign up the seat formerly held by Paula at Foothill College for Community Alert and Notifi- Sandas, who resigned Dec. 31, Students with I.D., $20 cation System (CANS) updates, 2008, to become chief executive reduce carbon footprints and officer of the Palo Alto Chamber get a free energy audit. At noon, of Commerce. volunteers would reassemble for a barbecue put together by SMOKELESS IN STANFORD ... Group rates available. Palo Alto firefighters. “The goal A group of Stanford University Tickets on sale at is to reach every household with students is hoping the beginning (650) 949-7360 neighbor-to-neighbor contacts,” of a new year will help bring the Council member Yoriko Kishim- end of cigarette smoke on cam- or www.foothill.edu/fa oto said at the Jan. 12 council pus. Stanford Colleges Against meeting. Cancer has recently launched an on-line petition drive to cre- POOF! ... The release of 14 ate a “smoke-free Stanford.” The white doves Monday at King petition had 395 signatures by Plaza in downtown Palo Alto the middle of this week. “The seemed more like the release of freedom of non-smokers to racing doves than ceremonial move around campus without birds. The doves, symbolic of exposure to secondhand smoke peace and hope, were released is a fundamental right,” the peti- as part of the afternoon Martin tion states. “Students should be Luther King Jr. birthday celebra- able to walk from their dorms tion. In a poof and whiffle, the to the classroom and around doves were gone into the sky as main campus without holding some in the large crowd were their breath or avoiding walk- still looking for them. Richard ways with cigarette smoke.” At Hernandez, Oakland-based least one Stanford professor purveyor of doves for release, has sided with the SCAC, the said sometimes the birds do Stanford Daily reported. “I would that, and some don’t return emphasize this is not about even though they are trained to. depriving smokers of anything. “There’s a lot of predators out This is about allowing people to there,” he explained, adding that breathe clean air,” said Dr. Rob- he’s lost five birds of his 50-bird ert Jackler, professor of otorhi- flock already this year. nolaryngology. N

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LAND USE Public Agenda Proposed hotel to bring Asian flavor to baylands PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ... The City Council plans to hold a joint study session with the Parks and Recreation Commission. The Conference center, plaza and 162 rooms proposed for Ming’s restaurant site council will also consider approval of a site and design review for by Gennady Sheyner Alma Plaza, a mixed-use commercial and residential development n designing a new four-story at 3401, 3415 and 3445 Alma St. The study session will begin at 6 hotel on Embarcadero Road, p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26. The council’s regular meeting will follow in I architects aimed to blend Asian the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). design elements with those evoking the nearby baylands. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission The hotel’s rooftop gardens and ofCourtesy Stoecker Inc. & Architects Northway is scheduled to elect a new chair and vice chair and discuss the pavers on the driveways would ref- needs assessment for the 2010-2020 comprehensive plan for the erence Japanese parks, while the community service department. The meeting is scheduled for 7 building’s muted colors and hori- p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, in the Council Conference Room at City zontal feel would provide continu- Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). ity with the surrounding nature, according to the architects. PALO ALTO BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss how Even the project’s layout and en- to go about drawing up new boundaries for the district with plans to trance locations were determined by reopen Garland Elementary School in 2010. The meeting will begin the principles of feng shui, a Chi- at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in the Administration Building (25 nese philosophy that uses placement Churchill Ave.). of objects and design elements to achieve harmony. PALO ALTO PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... But the most conspicuous sign of The commission is scheduled to discuss a Planned Community zone the project’s Asian flavor would be change for 488 West Charleston Ave., a 35-unit affordable-housing Ming’s restaurant, a popular land- A view from the southwest corner of the proposed hotel at the site of development. The commission is also scheduled to review Zoning mark that now operates, and would Ming’s restaurant in Palo Alto. The current restaurant is to the left Ordinance amendments to add incentives to encourage the provision continue to operate, at 1700 Embar- (slightly hidden). of historic covenants for properties, in exchange for allowing condo- cadero Road. The project still has minium subdivision of two parcels that otherwise would be prohibited a row of hurdles to clear, including keep the main entry as far away project and looked forward to work- from subdivision. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, a zoning change and approvals by from it as possible.” ing with the applicant. Jan. 28, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). the local planning commissions and The proposed development would “I think using Asian elements in the City Council. But last week, the also include a gym, conference cen- design is fantastic,” board member PALO ALTO ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board is city’s Architectural Review Board ter and small retail area and four David Solnick said. “I’m optimistic scheduled to consider a major architectural review of 2805 El Cami- no Real, a two-story, 6,850-square-foot retail building. The board spoke enthusiastically about the rooftop-garden areas. The hotel about the whole project.” N project’s potential to improve the would feature 162 rooms, ranging also plans to conduct a preliminary review of the proposed design neighborhood next to the Palo Alto from studios to two-bedroom units. Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner guidelines for the Stanford Shopping Center expansion. The meet- Airport and the Palo Alto Municipal Each room would have kitchen fa- can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ ing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Council Golf Course. cilities. paweekly.com. Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). The proposed development Several board members, including by Vicky Ching and Wu-Chang Chair Grace Lee and Wasserman, Hsiang would also include a plaza, also encouraged the architects to CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES a bike path and outdoor seating for adhere to principals of “horizontal- Ming’s. ity” to maintain continuity with the Distinguished Lecture Series Board member Judith Wasserman baylands. Gerald Mitchell, principal said she was excited about the myr- with Oakland-based Keller Mitch- iad transportation options the hotel ell & Co., said the Oriental and bay- would provide to its guests. lands themes are “pretty compat- “You can fly in, you can drive in, ible” with each other. MILITARISM and FEMINISM you can bike in, or you can jog by “Our design concept is basically the baylands,” Wasserman said. “I dictated by the theme of the hotel, just think it’s great.” which is intended to be ‘Oriental at- Cynthia Munoz, project architect mosphere,’ but that would take place from local firm Stoecker and North- mostly in roof gardens and interior IN AFRICA way Architects, said the principles spaces,” Mitchell said. “Around the of feng shui helped determine the edges we do plan to reflect a little bit architect’s decision to place the of the bay plantings but still keep an main entrance to the building at Asian flavor.” East Bayshore Road and away from The project had been slightly AMINA MAMA the nearby electrical tower owned modified from its original plans. by PG&E. Most notably, its height was low- “Owners had actually consulted ered from 56 to 50 feet, based on BARBARA LEE Distinguished Professor of Ethnic Studies at Mills College with a feng shui expert and the elec- earlier feedback from the Planning tricity tower at the corner represents and Transportation Commission. Chair of Gender Studies at the African Gender Institute at the University of a major ‘fire’ element,” Munoz told Architectural Review Board mem- the board. “They were advised to bers said they were excited about the Cape Town, South Africa

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CityViewA round-up of government action this week Co-sponsors: African and African American Studies Program, Historic Resources Board (Jan. 21) Michelle R Clayman Institute for Gender Research and 2300 Wellesley Ave. The commission voted to approve a request by the city’s De- Stanford Humanities Center partment of Public Works for the historic rehabilitation of the College Terrace Library at 2300 Wellesley Ave. Yes: Bernstein, DiCicco, Kohler, Loukianoff, Bunnenberg, Makinen Absent: Bower. Planning & Transportation Commission (Jan. 21) ICA Stanford traffic impact: The commission discussed the traffic impact analysis for Stanford Shopping Center and Stanford University Medical Center expansion projects. Action: None

*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 7 Student Camp & Trip Advisors Palo Alto Historical Association Upfront presents a public program SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FAIR Business tax (continued from page 3) “Make A BRIGHT CHOICE FOR YOUR SUMMER” these cities are $311, $419 and $486, SUNDAY February 1, 2009 10 AM – 1 PM Palo Alto respectively. MENLO SCHOOL 50 Valparaiso, Atherton from Above Mountain View, meanwhile, bases !"" ?! ! its fee on the number of employees ! !" !" a business has. Its system is set up Speaker: Ben Hatfi eld to be more of a business registry MEET DIRECTORS FROM than a revenue generator, bringing OVERNIGHT CAMPS #8(+0:065(3?#,,5?"7,*0(3:> Sunday, January 25, 2009 in roughly $200,000 a year. The av- TRIPS at 2pm erage tax rate there is $45. 0205.?&03+,85,99?&683+=0+,#6;805. Palo Alto has yet to determine PROGRAMS"(0305.?!(5*/?8:9?(5.;(.,?644;50:>",8<0*, which model it wants to use, Perez Lucie Stern Community Center EDUCATIONAL633,.,(47;9,9$")86(+ said. But he noted that a city that 1305 Middlefi eld Road wants to use the BLT to generate 68468,05-684(:065*(33 Palo Alto revenue would likely consider the $'&""#$# #! %" !" 2EFRESHMENTSs.OADMISSIONCHARGE gross-receipts method. 7 ? ?,1;+>=0,9,5(63*64 Adrian Hatfi eld, early aerial photographer Barton, despite his prediction that a tax would earn voter support, said he has mixed feelings about the BLT. He said he would support the PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL creation of a new business registry CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE Start Your New Year’s Resolution... that could potentially be used as a BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 marketing tool. Palo Alto is already CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT and Keep It This Year! a tough city in which to set up shop, ACCESS CHANNEL 26 Barton argued, and adding a tax It’s not just about achieving the goal – it’s about maintaining it. (TENTATIVE) AGENDA - SPECIAL MEETING - would only make things harder. COUNCIL CHAMBERS That’s the Foundations Program difference. “It is, in my opinion, a tax on January 26, 2009 – 6:00 P.M. businesses to do business in Palo Programs Include: * 90-day Total Wellness Boot Camp * 6-week whole food Alto,” said Barton, who runs an 1. Joint Meeting of Parks and Recreation Commission (PARC) detox and coaching program * Lifestyle Coaching * Personal Training architectural firm with a Palo Alto and Council Members Regarding Review of Priorities 7:00 * Whole Food Nutrition * Massage office. “It is a very hard place to do PM or as soon as possible thereafter COUNCIL CHAM- business, often for good reasons BERS and for good outcomes. 2. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Donald “I support the business registry, but I’m not in favor of the BLT un- Dudak Upon His Retirement Foundations Purify. Strengthen. Restore. less it comes with commitment at 3. Approval of Contract with Dell USA LP in the Amount Not to the policy level to make it easier to Exceed $196,911 for the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 650.393.3833 do business in Palo Alto,” he said. 4. Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt an Ordi- www.TheFoundationsProgram.com Meanwhile, city staff and consul- nance Authorizing the Closing of the Budget for the 2008 FREE initial consultation! tants have been gradually winnow- Fiscal Year and to Approve 2008 Comprehensive Annual Fi- ing down their unofficial registry of nancial Report (CAFR) local businesses. In November, Perez estimated the number of businesses 5. Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution in Palo Alto to be around 25,000. Approving the Execution of the Agreement for a Long-Term Since then, the consultant and staff Assignment of the City's Share of Transfer Capability on the Young have identified thousands of dupli- California-Oregon Transmission Project to Other Members of cates and businesses that no longer the Transmission Agency of Northern California exist, Perez said. Current estimates 6. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept Maze & As- Classic peg the number of local businesses sociates' Audit of the City of Palo Alto's Financial Statements at around 9,000, he said. as of June 30, 2008 and Management Letter Staff had also previously dis- Sample Sale cussed using the BLT revenues to 7. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C08122012 % build a new police headquarters. with Rodan Builders, Inc., in the Amount of $39,332 for the 50-70 OFF But given the dire economic fore- Renovation of the Open Space Maintenance Building at cast, these funds would now likely Foothills Park, Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project Custom clothing for the be used to close the budget gap OS-07003 for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $272,232; and sophisticated woman and maintain current services, City Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for the Fiscal Sue Young Manager James Keene said. Year 2009 to Reappropriate $20,000 from CIP OS-00001 and Designer of Custom Clothes “It would be inaccurate to assume $19,332 from CIP OS-09001 to CIP Project OS-07003 for a that this is being used for the public- By appointment only Total of $39,332 safety building,” Keene said. “It’s really a matter of how to keep an 8. Adoption of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to (650) 323-0612 array of services the city provides Award and Sign Contracts for Renewable Certificates from and how to fund them.” Suppliers to Meet the Needs of the PaloAltoGreen Program 7AVERLEY3TREET 0ALO!LTOsWWWYOUNGCLASSICCOM The City Council’s finance sub- for an Annual Amount Not to Exceed $1,500,000 During Cal- committee is scheduled to discuss the endar Years 2009 Through 2011 BLT at its Feb. 3 meeting, he said. 9. Approval of a Contract with Nova Partners in the Amount of Business owners at Wednesday’s $241,340 for Construction Management Services for a Total breakfast expressed concern about Not to Exceed Amount of $277,540 for the College Terrace the new tax but stopped short of Library and Child Care Center Improvements, Capital Im- outright opposition. Most said they would support a small fee or a busi- provement Program Project ness registry of some sort, as long as PE-05010 the proposal includes some incen- 10. Approval of an Amendment to Enterprise Fund Contract No. tives for businesses. C07122034 with URS Corporation in the Amount of $111,160 Developer Roxy Rapp said he for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $1,411,160 for Construc- would back the BLT but only if the tion Management Services for the Palo Alto, Mountain View/ city uses the new business registry Moffett Area Recycled Water Pipeline Project, Capital Im- to more effectively identify the city’s retail gaps and development possi- provement Program Project WQ-04010 bilities. But caution, he said, is key. 11. Consider Approval of a Site and Design Review for a Mixed “The city has to be very care- Use Commercial and Residential Project, a Tentative Map to ful on how they tax the businesses Subdivide Three Lots Into Separate Parcels and a Record of *+,-.+ .) downtown, because you can really Land Use Action for a Project Located at 3401, 3415, 3445 /0' 1 + 2 " " 1! 1 hurt us,” he said. “You can only tax so much.” N Alma Street (Alma Plaza) !" "# $ 12. Acceptance of Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner %%%&'(&) can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ FY 2007-08 paweekly.com. Page 8ÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Upfront Garland school CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY OF PALO ALTO (continued from page 3) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING “All the schools around here are only one story, so having two-story buildings will be different,” she NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City said. “The International School of the Peninsula is a two-story build- of Palo Alto will hold a Public Hearing at the Regular Council of Palo Alto will hold a Public Hearing at the Regular Council ing and it is a bit bulky.” Meeting on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., or as near Meeting on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., or as near Nevertheless, Del Martel con- thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 cluded that Palo Alto needs more schools and more classes. Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California to Consider the Approval Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California to Consider the Approval Garland neighbors met with the of a Vesting Tentative Map and Record of Land Use Action for a of Water Supply Assessment for Stanford Medical Center and architects and representatives of the district on Jan. 20. The neighbors 45-unit townhome development at 200 San Antonio Avenue. Stanford Shopping Center Expansion Projects were presented with three potential site plans for Garland. Neighbor Erin Mershon, who DONNA J. GRIDER DONNA J. GRIDER City Clerk City Clerk lives behind the school site, com- mented on the meeting on a Town Square post (at www.paloaltoonline. com). “Two (site designs) consisted of buildings along the back property line of our houses, 10 feet from the DOWNTOWN fence line,” she said. “One was a two-story building, the other, a one- story building with vaulted ceilings much like the normal school rooms that we have now. Both of these L O S A L T O S plans were deemed unacceptable by neighbors. Neither left enough room Unique Shops For Unique Children between the current L and the new building for a fire truck to get onto the campus and neither took into account the huge redwood and pine trees along the back fence. -!2)/.*!#+34/.3 “The third option was to put a two-story building where there are currently portables along the fence between Garland and Jordan,” Mer- 7).4%23!,% shon said. “This was the most favor- able except for the two houses clos- #/.4).5%3 est to where this building will be.” Mershon said that she thinks most 50 neighbors are in favor of reopening 4//&& the school and expanding it with two-story buildings to provide more field space for students. 15!,)49#(),$2%.3#,/4(%3!.$3(/%3 Garland neighbor Karleen Turn- 220 State Street #1, Los Altos, Ca 94022 bull also supported the reopening Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm -AIN3TREETs,OS!LTOSs and remodeling of Garland Elemen- tary. “Better schools, better property values,” she said. Karleen is not concerned about having two-story buildings. “More important to me is the basic design, $ ! the colors to match the landscape around it,” Turnbull said. “If they #! can do a good job of remodeling the school to fit the neighborhood then !! I’ll be happy.” “My personal preference is that we have a lot of open space for kids "$ to run around,” board member Ca- mille Townsend said. “I support " Ê- / Ê/ - two-story buildings.” !#! “We have to make sure that if we have two-story buildings that ! ! Ó{nÊ >Ê-ÌÀiiÌÊUÊÃÊÌÃ]Ê Ê{äÓÓ we have strong ventilation,” board * \ÊÈxä®Ê{ÇäÈÊUÊ£äÊÊÈÊ Ê->ÌÊUÊ££ÊÊxÊ-Õ member Melissa Caswell said. Family Concerts are a great With air-conditioning most likely way to spend quality time not an option, Caswell said she was concerned that second-level class- with your children. rooms would be too warm and not The concerts benefi t Music conducive to student learning. for Minors and help bring A Palo Alto resident addressed music education to local this issue in a Town Square post (at elementary schools. www.paloaltoonline.com): “Why would air conditioning not be an Buy your tickets at the store 2OCK option? It’s a matter of health and or by phone during regular safety. ... Thermostats can be cen- business hours or online at INTHE trally controlled; energy can come www.lindentreebooks.com .EW from solar panels.” The resident added that “13 9EAR wrongs” — or a 13th out-of-date school designed to match the other 7ITH3AVINGSONALL'UIDECRAFT&URNITURE 12 elementary schools — does not Linden Tree 650.949.3390 INSTOCKITEMSONLY s%XPIRES Children's Recordings & Books 9:30 - 5:30 Mon - Sat make a right. N Staff Writer Emilie Doolittle can -AIN3Ts,OS!LTOSs be e-mailed at edoolittle@paweekly.com. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 9 Upfront

CRIME Introducing the best thing to happen to TV since HD: Video shows man climbing to roof before Walgreens fire Blaze started shortly after man was seen on roof by Don Kazak

ideo from a security camera, a week before the arson fire. taken just before the Wal- Caylin Campilongo pointed out V greens fire started on the Williams in the courtroom, sitting night of July 1, 2007, captures the between his defense attorneys. image of a man climbing to the Campilongo said the man she saw roof of the building in downtown “looks like the defendant.” Palo Alto, walking around on the “He looks like the person you saw, roof, and then entering the building but you’re not 100 percent certain?” through a rooftop door. defense attorney Manuel Araujo Minutes later, the fire that de- asked Campilongo during cross- stroyed the building broke out. examination. The video was shown in federal “Correct,” she replied. court in San Jose Wednesday as part She also had testified that she saw of the prosecution’s case against the same man walking on the roofs Donald Ray Williams, who has been of nearby buildings in the same pe- charged with setting the fire. riod she saw the man climb down The security camera was on the from the roof of the Walgreens. The roof of a building housing Switch & Pasta? restaurant is several stores Data, an Internet company located down University Avenue from the across the alley that runs behind the former Walgreens, with a rear exit former Walgreens. for employees leading to the alley. The video images were taken That’s where Campilongo said she shortly before 9 p.m. and show the saw Williams. man scaling Walgreens. Within 30 Last week, Victor Spence, a minutes, a glow can be seen on the homeless man who lives in the al- roof, and within minutes, the fire ley behind Walgreens and adjacent was raging, with smoke billowing stores, said he saw Williams climb across the alley. up a pipe to the roof of the building Announcing the new The video also shows firefight- “eight or 10 times.” ers arriving in the alley to battle the Spence said he called Williams Comcast HD Triple Play blaze. “Spider-Man” because of his climb- The man climbing to the roof can- ing abilities. with FREE HD — coming not be identified from the video, in Spence also testified that he once part because the security camera saw Williams leave the Walgreens to a couch near you. was about a half-block away. But building from a ground-floor exit on it was clear enough to show he was the alley, which is locked from the initially wearing white pants and a outside but not from the inside. 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uled to take up the same question Traffic report Alma Plaza and McNellis hopes for a different (continued from page 3) (continued from page 5) answer than the planning commis- News Digest sion. section (including the 34 in Palo hours at the grocery store. McNellis also argued in Novem- Statewide tax-increase vote could rescue schools Alto) are listed in a 160-page re- Earlier in January, McNellis’ rep- ber that it is necessary for him Two state tax increases could be on the ballot this spring, if plans port, rich with charts, maps and resentative James Baer sent a letter to divide the property into three by both the Legislature and the California Teachers Association (CTA) definitions of such esoteric des- to the council, arguing that the com- parcels so that he could get the come to pass, state Senator Joe Simitian told the Weekly Thursday. ignations as LOS (Level of Ser- munity room was always intended financing he needs for the differ- An overall budget agreement between state legislators and Governor vice), TIRE (Traffic Infusion in to be open only during off-peak ent facets of the project. Planning Arnold Schwarzenegger may be near, Simitian said. Residential Environment) and Av- hours. commissioners rejected this argu- The agreement could mean a statewide special election this spring on erage Critical Delay. “The limited hours of use of the ment, saying that the project needs a tax increase targeted at providing relief for hard-hit school districts. In sum, the report concludes that community room, and its exemp- to be in a single parcel to ensure He said the agreement could include sharp budget cuts in many areas by 2025 traffic congestion at some tions from any parking require- the continuous ownership they felt and some kind of tax-increase combination, requiring a two-thirds voter of the major city streets would be ment, are neither new nor changed was necessary for proper mainte- approval — most likely including a sales-tax hike or expansion. unbearable even if neither project conditions,” Baer said, adding that nance. Simitian will discuss the funding crisis and emerging possibilities Sat- existed. the issues had been discussed by the The council is scheduled to dis- urday in Palo Alto at an “Education Update” session set for 10 a.m. to Keller and Commissioner Susan council in 2007, when it approved cuss both the tentative map and the noon at the Palo Alto Unified School District administration building, Fineberg expressed skepticism the project’s PC (Planned Commu- community room hours at its meet- 25 Churchill Ave. at El Camino Real. over the study’s numbers. nity) zoning. ing Monday night. If members side Also, the California Teachers Association (CTA) is considering push- Keller questioned its projection In the zoning ordinance, the coun- with McNellis, the two-year public- ing for a ballot measure that would increase sales taxes by 1 percent, that traffic at certain portions of cil did specify that the community hearing process would finally come resulting in approximately $5 billion in increased revenue for schools. N El Camino Real would more than room should be used for classes to an end, Interim Planning Director — Jay Thorwaldson double in 17 years from its current “offered at hours that are not peak Curtis Williams said. level and greatly outpace traffic hours” but did not explicitly state “If the council approves it, it’s Residents can ‘scope’ high-speed-rail studies growth at other parts of the city. what the hours should be. basically on to the building-permit State and federal transportation officials will host public meetings this The study uses a model that as- The commission in November stage,” he said. N month to discuss the environmental impacts of the proposed high-speed sumes a 1.6 percent compound voted 5-1 to recommend denial Developer Jim Baer is a business rail project proposed to run up the Peninsula. annual growth in traffic and then of McNellis’ tentative subdivi- partner with the Weekly on a office- Residents are invited to “public scoping meetings” with officials from disburses the added traffic to the sion map, rejecting his proposal to building project. the two agencies on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at San Francisco State University, channels it perceives as the most split the property into three parcels Rooms 673-674, 835 Market St., San Francisco; and Thursday, Jan. 29, at convenient ones. (Commission Chair Daniel Garber Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner the Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Rooms “I frankly am skeptical as to provided the sole “yes” vote). can be e-mailed at gsheyner@ 1 and 2, Santa Clara. Both meetings will take place from 3 to 8 p.m. N whether the people in Palo Alto On Monday, the council is sched- paweekly.com. — Gennady Sheyner would allow any development in Palo Alto if the projections are that we’d double traffic on El Open House Camino,” Keller said. Saturday, February 7 “Seems like everything is based from 9 a.m. to Noon on that baseline, and I suspect that baseline.” Traditional methods. Commissioners Karen Holman and Fineberg also asked staff for more details on possible mitigations. Essential curriculum. A staff report lists several mitigation measures Stanford could consider, including distributing Breathtaking results. transit passes to hospital employees, further expanding the Mar- guerite shuttle to downtown Palo Alto and creating a bicycle connection between the medical center and the shopping center. But Stanford is still working on its list of proposed mitigations and the city staff is still putting together the Environmental Im- pact Report section dealing with the subject. Fineberg said the mitigation measures proposed by staff fall far short of what would be expected, giving the alarming traffic projections. “The list of mitigations we have doesn’t match the scale of the common-sense understanding of impacts,” Fineberg said. The medical center expansion includes major renovations to the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospi- tal and to Stanford Hospital and Clinics. The Children’s Hospi- tal would add 104 beds and new treatment areas, while Stanford Hospital would install 144 beds and add 824,000 feet of space. The Stanford Shopping Cen- ter expansion projects include a new 120-room hotel and 240,000 square feet of retail space. The City Council is scheduled to discuss the traffic analysis for the two Stanford projects on Feb 2. N . .

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As a result of cystic ﬁbrosis, identical twins Anabel and Isabel both underwent double-lung transplantation surgeries at Stan-

ford Hospital. Together they used more than 80 units of blood Stanford Blood Center has three convenient donor centers and products. “I’m deeply grateful to our blood donors,” Isabel said. holds blood drives daily throughout the community. Please visit our “I think they exemplify the best in humanity.” Now doing well, Web site to ﬁnd out what’s most convenient for you. the pair has written a book and enjoy public speaking. “Giving Hillview* blood is the best gift you can give someone and it doesn’t cost 3373 Hillview Avenue Palo Alto a penny,” Anabel said. *Location of Café Scientiﬁque, the event listed below, left.

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Stanford Federal Credit Union, an active member of the Stanford community and proud sponsor of Stanford Blood Center. Thursday, January 29, 7 - 9 p.m.: Join us at Stanford Blood Center’s Hillview Center for Café Scientiﬁque.

Anabel and Isabel Stenzel, authors, medical professionals, and identical twins, will discuss their personal accounts of living with cystic ﬁbrosis, a genetic lung disease. Copies of their book, The Power of Two: A Twin Triumph over Cystic Fibrosis, will be available for purchase and autographing.

Admission is free and coffee and cookies will be provided. www.sfcu.org For more information about our lecture series, Café Scientiﬁque, please visit our Web site and select “Café Scientiﬁque from the “What’s New?” pull-down menu.

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NeighborhoodsA roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

AROUND THE BLOCK BREAKFAST INAUGURATION- STYLE ... Barron Park residents Bob Cool and Susan Borton launched an early start to the presidential Inaugural festivities with a 6:30 a.m. pancake breakfast for 20 or so friends and neighbors on Jan. 20. Cool, who owns KICKS Ice Cream & Cookies in Willow Glen, San Jose, served First Lady Mi- chelle Obama’s favorite cookie, orange-zest pecan shortbread.

IS ANYONE HOME? ... Uni- versity South Neighborhood Association President Elaine Meyer has revised her list of new housing that has either been built or is soon to be built in Palo Alto. Updated on Jan. 6, the site notes 3,781 housing units that have been approved. “The City only counts units both approved and built during 1997-2010. So if a project was approved before 1997 but built later, it isn’t counted. For example, the Alma Place low-income development was built in 1998 but approved before 1997, so its 106 units are not counted. The City also Ullman Dana doesn’t count a project if it is The Barron Park neighborhood has kept donkeys since 1936. approved during 1997-2010 but will be constructed after 2010. That means it can approve many ‘Shrek’ donkeys seek retirement fund developments now, as long as the developer agrees not to Recession leaves ing so far. Their care costs about from previous years, according to worldwide, not including residuals, build before 2010, and so it isn’t $1,000 a year, and last fiscal year, Nezirovich. according to the online site Box Of- counted,” she wrote. For more financial support which ended June 30, 2008, dona- Frost would like to secure the fice Mojo, a box office database on information, visit http://elaineslist. in question tions totaled $5,595, according to donkeys’ future with a boost in the Internet. Amila Nezirovich, business man- fundraising. Residents don’t blame the don- blogspot.com or http://elaines- by Sue Dremann neighborspace.blogspot.com. ager for the nonprofit ACTERRA, “Five-thousand dollars would put keys. erry, the Barron Park neigh- which runs the Donkey Project. us in pretty darn good shape,” Frost “He didn’t have a good agent. E. MEADOW/FABIAN WORK- borhood donkey that was But dwindling donations have said. They didn’t invite him to the cast SHOP ... The first neighbor- P the model for the “Donkey” Frost and other donkey handlers Royalties from Perry’s modeling party and didn’t give him credit at hood meeting on the Compre- character in the Shrek movies, and worried for their future. for “Donkey” in the Shrek movies the end of the movies,” longtime hensive Plan Amendment for his pen mate, Niner, are in need of In the first half of this fiscal year, didn’t pay off. The donkeys only caretaker Doug Moran said, tongue- East Meadow Circle/Fabian cash. And unless a trust fund is set donations were one-third of previous received $75 in royalties — barely in-cheek, of Perry. Way will take place on Jan. 29 up, they could face financial hard- years, totaling $1,979, Nezirovich enough to keep them in feed for one Donkeys can live to be 30 years from 7 to 9 p.m. at Palo Verde ships in their twilight years, their said. month, Inge Harding-Barlow, a care- old in captivity; Perry (Pericles) is Elementary School Auditorium, handlers said. In the past, funds were raised in taker said. She had asked Dream- 14 years old and Niner (Miner 49er) 3450 Louis Road. Informa- The donkeys are aging, and the cost part through T-shirt and calendar Works, which produced the movie, is now 24. Although they are cur- tion is available by contacting of care could go up exponentially if sales, but both activities have dropped to help set up a trust fund, but that rently in good health, their veteri- Roland Rivera, roland.rivera@ veterinary care is needed, according off as people have aged, Frost said. didn’t materialize, she said. nary expenses could be formidable cityofpaloalto.org, or visiting the to donkey coordinator Bob Frost. The donkeys’ positive net as- The three Shrek movies have project website at www.paloal- Frost said the donkeys aren’t hurt- sets are $22,274, accumulated grossed more than $2.2 billion (continued on page 14) tocompplan2020.org.

BE YOUR OWN COP ... The UNIVERSITY SOUTH The ZipCar company makes transportation van for people here, Palo Alto Police Department rentals available to members by but a lot of people could give up will hold its next Citizen Police ZipCar could serve the hour at rates ranging from an their extra car and we could reduce Academy class Feb. 25 to April average of $8.33 to $9.25. In San congestion in the neighborhood. 15. Applications are now being seniors, neighborhood Francisco, the pay-as-you-go plan We want to free up neighborhood accepted and are downloadable is $9.25 per hour, with a $50 an- parking spaces. ... Instead of 20 from the department’s website: Channing House plan to reduce parking, traffic nual fee and $25 application fee. cars we would only have two on www.papd.org (Community In- Stanford University has several the streets,” she said. volvement). More information is congestion needs 25 participants plans at lower “fleet” rates in the Residents wouldn’t have to carry available from Susie Ord: Susie. by Sue Dremann $8-plus range. Gas, insurance and insurance or pay for registration or [email protected]. N some mileage is free. Other plans car repairs either, she said. hanning House wants to col- facility to become a site for the have lower hourly rates and waive Roddy’s received a few responses Send announcements of neighbor- laborate with its neighbors car-sharing company, but needs 25 the annual fee, according to the to her Jan. 16 e-mail to the com- hood events, meetings and news to C to bring ZipCar to the com- people to sign up with ZipCar to company website. munity, she said. Sue Dremann, Neighborhoods edi- munity. bring the service to the neighbor- “I thought it would be nice for Carl Otto, president of the resi- tor, at [email protected]. Staff at the Palo Alto senior resi- hood, according to Letitia Roddy, residents for an option. They can dents’ council at Channing House, Or talk about your neighborhood dential community at 850 Webster admissions director at Channing do an errand and use a car here news on Town Square at www. St., near downtown, would like the House. instead of owning cars. We have a (continued on page 14) PaloAltoOnline.com. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 13 POST’S 16TH ANNUAL WALLACE STEGNER LECTURE SERIES Upfront In 2002, both Flexcar and City car-sharing attempts were ahead of ZipCar CarShare vied for business in the their time. (continued from page 13) city. Flexcar took over for a Cal- “I guess that, to succeed, such train research project that launched a program needs anchor tenants, said he has been interested in Zip- in 2001. which Channing House will pro- Car for some time. He and his wife CarShare began offering member- vide. I think it’s time to try again — plan to join. ships in the summer of 2002. There and at City Hall as well — anywhere “I wouldn’t have the upkeep of the were various locations throughout where there are groups of people at vehicle,” he said, as one of ZipCar’s the city where members could pick businesses,” she said. chief attractions. up shared vehicles, mostly Honda Car sharing is a “great way to Bill Pugh, a Forest Avenue resi- Civics. reduce the amount of parking. It’s dent, is already a member of Zip- By 2003, both companies had qui- great for below-market-rate housing, Car, using a site located at Stanford etly pulled out of Palo Alto. Lance especially for closer-to-transit hous- University. Pugh rides his bike to Ayrault, the president and CEO of ing,” she said. SCelebratingtegner the Centennial of Wallace at Stegner’s 100 Birth Google on most days, but when he Flexcar, cited the city’s lack of pop- ZipCar offers 20 models of cars, needs a car for business, he must ulation density and residents’ reluc- from Prius hybrids to BMWs, pick- series sponsors bike to Stanford to pick up the car. tance to give up personal vehicles. ups and Jettas. Stanford University Craig Childs Ambassador Bill and That’s sometimes inconvenient — City CarShare tried to sustain uses ZipCar and the Mini is popular Thursday, February 19 Mrs. Jean Lane especially when his family is in- its site on the Stanford campus but with students, according to the com- volved, he said. ended the service in 2004 citing low pany website. Jim & Jamie Dutcher lecture sponsors “I have to ride my bike to Stan- membership, the company’s director “Ideally, we would have hybrid Noble and Lorraine ford to get the car, then drive home of marketing told the Stanford Daily cars to reduce our ‘carbon foot- “Living with Wolves” Hancock to pick up the kids,” he said, add- at the time. He questioned whether print,’” Roddy said. N Thursday, April 30 Sand Hill Advisors ing that Channing House would be the car-share model is sustainable in Paul and Antje more convenient. a suburban setting. Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be e-mailed at sdremann@paweek- Newhagen Car-sharing companies have not City Councilwoman Yoriko Ed Begley, Jr. been successful in Palo Alto yet. Kishimoto speculated that previous ly.com. Thursday, May 21 media sponsor Lectures begin at 8 p.m. at the Donkey only one motivation according to WATCH ONLINE Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts Frost: food. www.PaloAltoOnline.com 500 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA (continued from page 13) On a recent Friday afternoon, Perry greeted a visitor with large, You can see footage of donkeys Series subscriptions: Single tickets: Perry and Niner at www.youtube.com/ as they age, Frost said. soft brown eyes and a hearty appe- watch?v=e0pGL78Mi5s. (650) 854-7696 (650) 903-6000 Niner, the bigger of the two, is tite. He nibbled at a scarf and hand- thinner now, and his tan coat has bag, gently tugging with curiosity. All proceeds benefit POST’s land-saving work. taken on a gray hue. In certain He was once a used as an animal The donkeys have always been a

Wallace and Mary Stegner at Jasper Ridge © Leo Holub light, his eyes have the opacity companion for polo ponies brought constant, however. Donkeys, in one of old age. Frost has boosted his to Stanford from New York and was form or another, have been a part feed with more oats to help keep given away when he wasn’t needed of the community since 1936, when Peninsula Open Space Trust the weight on, but Perry, a minia- anymore. they were part of the Bol family 222 High Street, Palo Alto, California 94301 ture donkey, has grown a pot belly, Niner, a wild donkey who was property. (650) 854-7696 www.openspacetrust.org the result of hogging the rich feed, captured in a Southwestern desert And Perry and Niner take part in Frost said. as part of a burro-reduction pro- the community as well. They lead Inside a donkey’s mind, there is gram when he was young, was nur- the annual holiday donkey parade tured by a Los Altos Hills family. and appear at fundraisers at nearby His affinity for humans made him Barron Park Elementary School, difficult to photograph and sketch Frost said. Each year, kindergarten- for the Shrek movie because he kept AB/<4=@2 performing arts season ers take a field trip to their paddock. coming to people, Frost said. And sometimes, the donkeys even :7D3:G /@BA “They couldn’t make up their show up at school — and they be- minds which donkey to use,” Hard- have themselves. ing-Barlow said. “But there was “Perry can go into a classroom a guy there with $750 handmade and not knock over a single desk,” boots on, and Niner wanted to chew Harding-Barlow said. N AB@30( Two Shows! on them, so he became persona non The Palo Alto Donkey Project grata,” she said. is accepting contributions through The ebb and flow of interest in the ACTERRA, 3921 East Bayshore AB@30 daGravity donkeys is generational, according Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4303. to Frost. At some point, kids stop The check must be made out to “AC- (!>;6=C@:=<54/;7:G;/B7<33 being fans of the donkeys as they TERRA-Palo Alto Donkey Fund.” A/B 8/< &(>;4C:::3<5B6>3@4=@;/<13 grow older and the lull threatens the Further information is available " stability of their care, as time and from Bob Frost, 493-8272 or bob- money dwindle. But as people come [email protected]. 2O\QS[SSbaSfb`S[Sa^]`baUg[\OabWQaO\R[]`S back to the area and settle in with their own children or new people Staff Writer Sue Dremann can µ;aAb`SPWaQO``gW\URO\QSW\b]O\SeRW[S\aW]\¶´BVS

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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 15 */(.&*!#+ ')&&/2$ *!.5!29 *!.5!29 It is with great activities involving children and education, Jack sadness that John F. contributed to the University of California Hall TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths Gifford passed away of Science Lower Education Program, The Betty unexpectedly on his Kanuha Foundation and is a co-founder of the Goods during that time. birthday, January 11, East Palo Alto Education and Tennis Foundation Deaths He worked for many years for 2009, at his family (EPATT). His background in science and athletics Raymond M. Jacobson the Palo Alto Library, primarily at the College Terrace branch. He home in Hawaii. After has convinced him that youth exposed to athletics Raymond Jacobson, 92, a former resident of Palo Alto, died Jan. 6 in also worked at the Stanford The- spending a beautiful will succeed in life if education is properly San Francisco. atre on University Avenue. He sunset with his wife, emphasized. This led him to establish Hawaiì’s He.was born in Provo, Utah. was previously employed by the Rhodine, he suffered Kalaeiki Baseball Youth Clinic. Some 350 Hawaiì He attended Brigham Young Aquarius Theater. University and Stanford School He was a dedicated and prolific a fatal heart attack. youth, free of charge, attend the four-day clinic musician, writing songs, singing Jack was born annually, featuring volunteer coaches from the of Business. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The and playing guitar with his band on January 11, 1941, in Torrance, California. major leagues and eight Division I universities, family lived in Palo Alto during The Variable Stars (www.mypace. He attended Phineas Banning High School in including UCLA, Stanford and Hawaiì. The his long career with H. S. Crocker, com/variablestars). The band re- Wilmington, California, where he met and married overall aim of these efforts is to focus youth on 1947-1980. He retired from being leased an album in 2006 and had recently embarked on a new re- his high school sweetheart, Rhodine, at the age the value of Math and English education in lower executive vice president to enjoy tennis and grandchildren, moving cording project. of eighteen. He attended UCLA on a baseball income area schools in Hawaii and in California. to the Sequoias in San Francisco. A proud Scorpio, he also enjoyed scholarship. Jack received a Bachelors degree in Recently, Jack sponsored the building of He is remembered by his loved acting and screenwriting (co-writ- Electrical Engineering in 1963 from the University the Jack Gifford Baseball Training Facility at ones for reaching out to people and ing and appearing in several inde- doing what he could to make their pendent films) and was a devoted of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He started UCLA. This is a 10,500 square foot, state-of-the- member of his church. his career in the semiconductor industry in 1964 lives better; family and friends art baseball training facility, modeled after the were his greatest joy. He was a Loved ones recall his creativity, with Fairchild Semiconductor where he later Stanford facility. He was so proud of this facility longtime member of a congrega- his sense of humor and his kind- became the company’s first Director of Analog and how it would contribute to the UCLA baseball tional church in Palo Alto. ness. Products. In 1968, Jack co-founded Advanced He is survived by his wife of 62 He is survived by his parents, program. It is scheduled to be dedicated on Bert and Betty Johnson of Sunny- Micro Devices and remained Vice President of February 6, 2009. years, Patricia Jacobson of San Francisco; his four children, Ja- vale; brother, Brian Johnson of Marketing & Planning, until he left to become Jack was an amazing husband, father and nette, Marc, Todd and Leila; their Santa Cruz; and many friends. Senior Vice President, then President/CEO, of grandfather. His family always came first and spouses; and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Intersil, Inc. Jack is considered to be one of the foremost in his life. Jack greatly enjoyed spending A “celebration of life” memo- Friday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. at Abun- dant Life Christian Fellowship “founding fathers” of the analog industry. time with his grandchildren. He was an active rial will be held at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at The Unitarian Church, 1187 Church, 2440 Leghorn St., Moun- Jack retired as Chairman, Chief Executive participant in their lives and was their biggest Franklin St., San Francisco. tain View. Officer and President of Maxim Integrated fan. Jack was so proud of each and every one of Memorial contributions may be In lieu of flowers, donations can Products, Inc in early 2007. A founder of Maxim, them. Words cannot describe how sorely he will made to the nonprofit Transitional be made to Abundant Life Chris- Jack served as Chairman since 1991, after be missed. Program, 436 College Ave., Palo tian Fellowship or NAMI, 307 Or- Alto. chard City Drive, Suite 205 Camp- serving as the company’s President since its Jack is survived by his wife, Rhodine of 49 bell, CA. 95008-2948. incorporation in April 1983. At the end of fiscal years. Rhodine was his best friend, confidant Bradley Nicholas year 2007, Maxim had over 10,000 employees and love of his life. He had three wonderful Johnson Felix Danford Lion Reverend Felix Danford Lion, and reported revenues of $2.01 billion. daughters and their husbands, Laural and Kevin Bradley Johnson, 31, a resident 94, a former minister for the Palo Jack’s agricultural upbringing and avid interest Lynch, Tracy and Cameron Jones, and Jacquelyn of Palo Alto, died Jan. 14. Alto Unitarian Church, died Nov. He was born in Stanford, raised in technology led him into a variety of other and Rick Disney. He also leaves behind eleven 29 in Victoria, B.C., Canada. in Sunnyvale and graduated from business activities. He is founder and President adoring grandchildren, Matthew, Claudia, David, He was born in Massachusetts. Homestead High School in Cuper- He graduated from the University of J. Leal Farms and founder and President of Zachary, Travis, Shelby, Kezia, Jack, Annika, tino. He attended De Anza Col- of Chicago, Meadville Theological Enslie Industries. In 1990, he was elected to the Malia and Luke. lege, working at Big Five Sporting UCLA Baseball Hall of Fame. Other inductees A beautiful traditional Hawaiian memorial Seminary, and received an honor- include Jackie Robinson, Dr. Bobby Brown, service, held for his many local island friends, Kenny Washington, Mike Gallego, Tim Leary, took place outdoors on the Mauna Kea grounds Todd Zeile and Don Slaught. He considers this in Hawaii, on Wednesday, January 14, 2009. A %$)4(0%!2,#(%./7%4( honor a highlight of his career. local memorial service for friends and family is !5'534 *!.5!29 Jack was nominated for National Entrepreneur planned for Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 1:45 of the Year by Arthur Young in 1988. PM at the Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto, Yesterday Again In 1992, Jack was named the 1991 Alumnus California. A reception will follow at the Sharon of the Year of the UCLA College of Engineering. Heights Country Club, in Menlo Park. Looking at posed beach photos thinking He was the Commencement Speaker at the In lieu of flowers, the family requests We all wanted to hold that moment, but none could. 1992 UCLA College of Engineering graduation considering a donation to one of the following Our smiles embraced the camera, our eyes betrayed us, ceremonies. In 2001, Jack was named CEO of organizations, which Jack supported: Now I’m caught up with the whisper of seagulls, the Year by Electronic Business Magazine. In The Gifford Foundation – Provides college The hum of small planes, 2004, Jack was the oldest baseball player to scholarships to deserving students The feel of sand, the smell of ocean. I thought it was yesterday again. participate in the NBC World Series (August 2004 The Kalaeiki Baseball Youth Clinic in A redbird arouses a need to run for cantaloupe sees, was the 70th anniversary of the series). In 2005, Kailua-Kona– Provides free baseball instruction “Can’t be a cardinal, dear, Jack was named America’s Best Semiconductor to children. You’re back in California,” my mind said. Industry CEO by Institutional Investor Magazine. East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutorial I thought it was yesterday again. In 2007, Jack was the Commencement Speaker (E.P.A.T.T.) – Promotes leadership, discipline, Something itches my throat, my eyes tear too easily. at the University of Hawaii graduation ceremonies hard work and excellence to youth. It enriches I turn to talk with you. and received The Degree of Doctor of Humane the academic, athletic and social skills of its No one is there. Letters, honoris causa. In 2008, Jack was a participants. I thought it was yesterday again. recipient of the Special Service Award from the All donations should be sent to the address Today I’ll weed my garden and roam aimlessly awhile, Santa Clara County, Hot Stove Baseball Society, below: Do small chores and wish it was yesterday again. for his support of college baseball. He was also c/o Candy Flett a board member of the Stanford Cardio-Vascular 2440 Sand Hill Road, Suite 400 E. Chenoweth Institute. Menlo Park, CA 94025 Active in numerous scholastic and charitable Mom...You are missed more than words can express...We celebrate PAID OBITUARY you everyday...You are so loved! Your Baby - Lala PAID MEMORIAL

Page 16ÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ ary doctorate degree from Starr ian Universalist Church, 505 E. Manufacturing, retiring in 1984. failure. Professor George Knoles, which King School for the Ministry. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. He was a member of Sons in Re- He was dubbed the “Dean of became required reading for Stan- He was a Unitarian minister for In lieu of flowers, donations may tirement, Branch 5, and Palo Alto Danube” for the 24 Austrian boat ford students. congregations in Massachusetts, be made to the donor’s favorite Senior Men’s Golf Club. tours he organized and led for Snyder then created the alumni New York, Canada and Palo Alto. charity or to the Piano Renovation He is survived by several nieces alumni over the years. travel/study program in 1969. From 1949 to 1972 he was the Fund at the Unitarian Church of and extended family and friends. He received bachelor’s, master’s He also traveled with alumni to minister at the Palo Alto Unitar- Palo Alto. At his request, no service will be and doctoral degrees from Stan- England, Africa, Japan, Alaska ian Church, and in that period the held and arrangements have been ford and was a history instructor and the Caribbean, according to a church grew from 45 members to Emil Ozimec made with the Neptune Society. from 1937 to 1943, when he joined friend, Darien Walker. hundreds. It fostered offshoot fel- Emil “Oz” Matthew Ozimec, 92, Donations may be made to Path- the Navy during World War II. He was a supporter of Stanford lowships in Sunnyvale, San Mateo a resident of Palo Alto, died in his ways Hospice, 585 North May He returned to Stanford in 1946 athletics and has a scholarship in and Redwood City. In 1957 he led home Jan. 6. Ave. Sunnyvale, CA, 94085 or as an associate professor of his- his name at the university’s Ath- the plan to build the current Uni- He was born in Gary, Ind., and Stanford Comprehensive Cancer tory and taught until 1948, when letic Department. tarian Church in Palo Alto. was raised in Cleveland, Ohio. Center, 800 Welch Road, Room Stanford President Wallace Ster- He had also served as a president He was also a human rights ac- He served in the Army as a First 280, Stanford Medical Center, ling chose him to be the director of of the Rotary Club. tivist. In the summer of 1964 in Lt. Tank Unit Commander of the Stanford, CA, 94305-5796. admission. That position became His spouse, Elliot Snyder died Mississippi, he worked as a mem- 763rd Battalion from 1942 to 1945. dean of undergraduate admission four years ago at 94. The couple ber of the NAACP and with the He was awarded the Bronze Star Rixford Snyder in 1964, and he stayed at that post did not have children but are sur- Student Nonviolent Coordinating and Philippines Liberation Med- Rixford Snyder, 100, a former for another five years. vived by two nieces. Committee to help register black al. dean of undergraduate admission While teaching, he compiled the A memorial service for is sched- voters. Later he participated in the After the war, he moved to San and history professor at Stanford textbook “Readings in Western uled for 4 p.m. Feb. 4 in Memorial freedom marches in Selma, Ala., Francisco and worked for Duart University, died Jan. 8 of heart Civilization” with fellow history Church. and Washington, DC. In the 1980s and 1990s he continued his activism by participating in protests Palo Alto Children’s Theatre Presents against the Clayoquot Forest clear- A fantasy % cutting in British Columbia and the 50 OFF American invasion of Iraq. adventure that’s Oriental Rug He served on a number of com- fun for the THE mittees and boards during the Liquidation SALE 1950s and 1960s in Palo Alto. He whole family! was on the executive board of the PHANTOM Palo Alto branch of the NAACP, secretary and president of the TOLLBOOTH Palo Alto Ministerial Association, By Susan Nanus, based on the book by Norton Juster board member on the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission, on the board of the Housing Corpora- tion of Palo Alto and others. Performances: He became a Canadian citizen in Fri Jan 23 at 7:30pm, Digitopolis Dictionopolis 1993, though he retained dual citi- Sat Jan 24 at 2:30 zenship in the U.S. His passions were skiing, mountain climbing, & 7:30pm, swimming, reading, gardening Thu Jan 29 at 4:30pm, and music. He was active in five gardening groups over the past Fri Jan 30 at 7:30pm, five years. His life-long passion Sat Jan 31 at 2:30pm for music was realized by playing the trumpet for various jazz bands and orchestras. He played locally Tickets: in Palo Alto with The Unicorns $10 Adult, $5 Child Dance Band. He survived by his wife of 65 Box Ofﬁ ce: (650) 463-4970, Tue-Sat, 1:30-5pm Ephesus Gallery years, Eva; his three children, Da- vid, Ingrid and Roger; and three 1305 Middleﬁ eld Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Fine Oriental Rugs grandchildren. !!! ! ! % The Phantom Tollbooth is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. 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(5'(!24(520(!2%3 */!.6/.'%(2 Hugh Arthur Phares, better known as “Uncle Hughie” to all his friends and Joan Von Gehr Arts teacher, ran a successful summer drama program patients, passed away on January 1, 2009. Hugh was a well known dentist in Palo passed away peacefully out of her home and helped out several teachers by Alto, where he practiced for over 50 years. Born in Berkeley, CA on January 5, in her sleep on January grading papers. She moved into her home in Atherton 1922, he grew up in Brooklyn, San Diego and Long Beach. He attended San Jose 14, 2009 at the age of 66 in 1973 and lived her final 36 years there. State and the University of California for undergraduate as well as dental school. after a lengthy battle with Joan fought her cancer with great courage. After In 1944 Hugh joined the Navy, and at age 22, became their youngest practicing ovarian cancer. She will surviving two previous bouts with breast cancer, she was dentist. He served in the South Pacific and later as a Captain in the Navy Dental always be remembered diagnosed with Primary Peritoneal cancer in November, Corps. for her sense of humor; 2004 and lived longer than many expected. Despite Hugh began practicing dentistry in Palo Alto, where he met Barbara Lee caring nature; brilliant sometimes feeling weak from her cancer treatments, Nelson. They were married for 52 years before she passed away in 2002. Next bridge play; love of good she continued to travel, play bridge and other games to his family, his greatest love was fishing and the outdoors. Hugh loved sharing food, beautiful flowers (favorites included Password and Catchphrase), eat stories and fishing tips with his patients, friends and family. Always an optimist, (especially irises), books out with friends and go to movies up until her final he was interested in the lives of others and could always be relied upon for a great and movies; and especially her way with words. Her days. Joan even found the energy to care for her joke, a warm smile and a mean chocolate cake. creative, customized poems and answering machine beloved mother, Jeanette, until she passed in February, messages (“leave a message for Joan at the sound of 2008. Joan was a creative, funny, loyal, loving mother Hugh is survived by his two daughters, Ann Phares and Polly Phares the tone”) were legendary. and friend who touched so many of our lives. She Armstrong, and his son-in-law, John Armstrong. We will miss his wicked sense of Joan was born on February 19, 1942, in Philadelphia is survived by her children, Karla Von Gehr of San humor, uncanny ability to remember every joke ever told and his love of Palo Alto to Julius and Jeanette Comroe. She later moved to Francisco and David Von Gehr of Seattle. and the Bay Area. Everyone who knew Hugh felt blessed by his friendship, love Hillsborough, CA as a teenager and attended Stanford In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to two and support. The world will remain a better place for his being here and he will be University where she met her future husband, George organizations that she loved and supported: The Lucille remembered as one of the great role models when it comes to living life. Von Gehr. They married in 1965, were together for Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in Following his wishes, there will be no memorial. Donations in Hugh’s name 15 years and had two children, Karla and David. Joan Palo Alto and Pets in Need in Redwood City, an animal may be made to Canopy, 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (www. worked for several years as an elementary school teacher shelter where she found her beloved dogs Muffin, canopy.org). Hugh was passionate about trees and our urban forests and wanted before deciding to stay home to raise her kids. When the Jessie and Cody. to make sure Palo Alto was forever known for its beautiful, tree-lined streets and kids got older, Joan worked part-time as a Language parks. PAID OBITUARY PAID OBITUARY

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Millions of people crowded the National Mall to witness the Inauguration of Barack Obama as president of the United States. Below, a woman cheers for Obama.

The moment had Reflections on the Inauguration actually arrived. I was standing in Former Palo Alto Online director meets cross-section of America during historic event Barack Obama’s by Lisa Van Dusen didn’t decide to attend the Inauguration to stay. I decided that instant. I had gone to high balls and suggested we act on the ball e-mails presence and until New Year’s Eve. I had worked on the school in Washington, D.C., and have a high we had both received that day. Then the lucki- could actually I Obama campaign all year, starting with concentration of friends and relatives there. So est stroke of all: A friend and fellow campaign phone banking for the California primary and two days later I booked a flight for $359 to New volunteer offered us swearing-in tickets at the see him on the ending with canvassing in Longmont, Colo., York and back from D.C. to SFO. last minute. Wow. the week before the election. When I returned When I arrived in New York, the anticipation Wading through the Inaugural “merch” stands podium. home Nov. 5, I envisioned myself celebrating of the Inauguration was palpable. The elaborate outside Union Station and through the sea of — Lisa Van Dusen the Inauguration in Palo Alto with friends, back descriptions of Inaugural logistics and festivi- fresh arrivals fueled me with the energy we to “normal life.” ties eclipsed even the drama of the US Airways would need to navigate the logistical and emo- But after the campaign was over and all that plane gliding into the Hudson less than 24 hours tional landscape of the next 36 hours. There was left was the pile of Obama-related e-mails before. were many stunning middle-aged black wom- and my Obama shrine of memorabilia, I felt a We rode the train to Washington and when en in fur coats, bundled up babies in strollers, persistent pull. The logistics of planning such a we all poured out of the train in Union Station, blind people, young people that looked like D.C. trip seemed daunting, though, and I was told by the energy was electric. We ran into two fellow staffer types, a man with more dreadlocks than Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office that they Palo Altans (one being developer Jim Baer) and I had ever seen. had too many requests for their Inauguration a college friend who is a journalist in D.C. Ac- We headed to Cleveland Park on the Metro to ticket lottery when I sent in my name. tors Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon walked connect with our kind hostess who had about six Then on New Year’s Eve, I learned that my by with their family. It gave a sense of a huge house guests. Another Palo Altan, who was stay- good friend was planning to meet up with her yet intimate event. ing around the corner in her childhood home, college-student daughter and “just go” to the Until the week before the Inauguration, the had kindly picked up our Western Ball tickets. Dafoe Whitney Inauguration, with no tickets to anything. And only tickets we had were of the travel variety. We drove off to a party at a friend’s house, where she had an extra train ticket from New York to But luck was on our side. My travel mate de- a video of the Lincoln Memorial concert was on Washington, D.C. And we would have a place cided she wanted to attend one of the regional TV. Champagne flowed. Our hostess was wear-

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Clockwise from top left, crowds climbed statues to get a better view; even children felt the excitement of the Inauguration; the Presidential motorcade passes by.

Watch it online A video snippet of President Barack Obama’s Inauguration speech, as taken by Lisa Van Dusen during the ceremony, is posted at Palo Alto Online.

Below, Lisa Van Dusen (right)

and her friend, Holly Meyers, Dafoe Whitney Whitney Dafoe Whitney on Inauguration Day.

ing a skirt made of Obama lawn signs. I met an Then — as would be the case throughout was like people were your friends, and you were ambassador to somewhere and the daughter of the day — the bonding started with complete accountable to them and they to you. one of our son’s former teachers. strangers. For some reason, the groups in front In Yellow Section 15, populated with a lot of of us and behind us were both from Maine, campaign volunteers like us, people broke into That night, my inaugural outfit was ready for though they didn’t know each other. I turned out call and response: “Fired Up?” “Ready to Go.” my 5:30 a.m. alarm: long underwear, fleece- to know people in common with each group. I “Fired up?” “Ready to Go.” lined boots, down coat, hat, gloves, foot- and felt a tinge of sadness when we suddenly parted We listened as the San Francisco Girls and hand-warmers, scarf. We had nuts, cheese sticks to go through security. Boys Chorus sang. Time floated by. Electronic and apple slices in our pockets, along with cell Then came more waiting, more people from transmission of texts and voicemails kept com- phones, cameras, ID, map and tickets to the Maine, Jeff and Heidi from Chicago who were ing in unpredictable clumps from friends and Courtesy of Lisa Van Dusen Van Lisa of Courtesy standing area of the Yellow Section 15. (It was expecting their second child, identical twins who relatives on the mall and far away. “What sec- fortunate I’d sliced the apples; whole apples were videotaping the ceremony, a young female tion are you in?” “I am in the masses.” “Change were forbidden by security.) State Department staff person and a lobbyist for of plans.” “Amazing day.” We walked down the hill to the subway at AT&T named Bob who had met with Barack A leafless tree obscured our view of our Jum- about 6:30 a.m., yogurt and granola in our bel- Obama at length when Obama was an Illinois botron, but we were fortunate to have a good lies, and used the Metro tickets we had pur- state senator. Bob said he was utterly impressed sightline, albeit distant, of the podium in front chased the day before without a hitch. (We even with Obama’s decision-making process. of the Capitol building. Then came Yo-Yo Ma got seats on the Metro.) The crowds swelled and We started to feel like a group, a pod, of about and Itzhak Perlman’s Copland arrangement, then emptied as people got off at different stops, 12 people. Some people ended up talking more Aretha Franklin, the parade of dignitaries in- depending on their chosen destinations. We with the person they met there than the person cluding Sen. Edward Kennedy, the invocation, There was a found our way to the Yellow Gate and waited in they had come with. Everyone was really nice, Feinstein (I thought of the movie “Milk” and line at about 7:15. Only 4 hours and 15 minutes sharing food, their cell phones, happy to duck the historic moment when she delivered the joy that was so to go! to allow better views for those behind them. It news about Mayor Moscone and Milk when I penetrating, it (continued on page 22) was as if it had gone through all of our cells and we were all infused with it. — Lisa Van Dusen Dana Ullman

Michelle Obama passes by in the Presidential motorcade. *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 19 special feature fer. Women have a higher risk—another phenom- enon not well understood. ABOUT ARTHRITIS: Obesity and inactivity The two major forms of arthritis affect joints for different reasons. also increase the odds for Osteoarthritis, the most common diagnosis, usually appears with age, developing arthritis. but can also arise after an injury to the bones of our joints. The cartilage A community health education series from Stanford Hospital & Clinics that cushions those bones breaks down, and the joint becomes painful Decades ago, people with to use. Knees, hips, hands and shoulders, the joints we use the most, are arthritis tended to reduce typically the first to be made painful by osteoarthritis. their activities. But, said Maloney, “the Boomers Rheumatoid arthritis disrupts the immune system, affecting the Arthritis No Longer are not the same as their membranes of every joint in the body. Other immune system illnesses, parents. They are not con- like Lupus erythematosus, can also produce arthritis. tent to sit at home.” People aren’t getting arthritis Unstoppable: any earlier, he said, “but HOW TO LIVE WITH ARTHRITIS: they’re less willing to live • Stay active. Muscles are the joints’ support system, keeping them in with the disability.” proper position to do their work. Without regular exercise, muscles Treatment Advances shrink, leaving the joints more vulnerable and speeding up their wear Reversing damage von der GroebenNorbert and tear. Consult your doctor about what kind of exercise is appropriate for you. Reduce Its Impact in the works • Maintain a healthy weight—extra weight stresses joints. Laura Guglielmoni was still a teen- placement would be her only option. Guglielmoni’s knees are • If you have joint replacement surgery, make sure you follow your ager when doctors diagnosed her About a year ago, the arthritis in her definitely built to last. doctor’s orders about rehabilitative exercise. with rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic knees became so painful that she von der GroebenNorbert Maloney can now offer pa- autoimmune system disorder that, in could not climb even a short flight tients replacement joints With two new knees, Laura Guglielmoni can join her daughter in a • Managing arthritis pain includes a variety of methods: acupuncture, its most obvious symptom, inflames of stairs, making the trip to work on made of stronger, longer- spontaneous game of funny walks at their neighborhood park. massage, mindfulness training and the right combination of the body’s joints until they are too BART difficult. She couldn’t pick up lasting materials that medications. The Stanford Health Library is open to the public and offers painful and distorted to move. Gug- her then three-year-old daughter or remove the worry that if they don’t to do more than a mechanical fix. many resources as well as free lectures. The Stanford Pain Management lielmoni felt its full force. Getting get down on the floor to play with baby their new joints, the joints will Traditionally, most therapies have Center also has information about how to combine various therapies. out of bed was painful and exhaust- her, because she wouldn’t have been fail. “We’re doing patients younger been aimed at pain reduction, said • Physicians now understand that a cross-disciplinary treatment plan is ing. She couldn’t stand long enough able to get back up again. Bit by bit, Sometimes, even little girls need quiet time. Now, when her four-year-old daughter, Brianna, is up and running, and they’re able to be more active,” Mark Genovese, a Stanford immu- to take even a short shower. her ability to live her life was falling Laura Guglielmoni can keep up. Maloney said. nologist. But those remedies didn’t the most effective. Your surgeon or rheumatologist might recommend away. On the day she found herself impact the disease’s progress. Now, that you consult with a physical therapist, psychologist, dietitian or pain Guglielmoni had already seen the standing in an elevator unable to Another key development in treat- several medications are available specialist. effect of arthritis on her aunt, whose straighten her knees, she said to Collaboration creates unique tis does—that’s more than one in ment, Maloney added, has been the that disrupt the cellular activity For more information, contact Stanford Hospital & Clinics at hands had been stiffened and swol- herself, “I need to get this fixed.” five of us. It is the leading cause of coordination of more sophisticated that drives arthritis. Genovese and treatment protocols (650) 723-4000 or the Stanford Health Library. It has three locations: len by the same condition. Yet her disability in the United States, ac- and targeted pain management with another Stanford physician, Wil- aunt had found a way to can all her Her physician recommended that Stanford also has the advantage of cording to the Centers for Disease improved physical therapy and exer- liam H. Robinson, have figured out Stanford Shopping Center, (650) 725-8400; Stanford Hospital, (650) 725- own fruit and vegetables and to she go to Stanford Hospital & Clin- a cross-disciplinary group of physi- Control and Prevention. As the Baby cise as part of a successful recovery. a way to predict—at an 80 percent 8100; Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr., raise three children. That example, ics to see Dr. William J. Maloney, cians who treat arthritis with state- Boomer generation continues to SHC’s Pain Management Center is positive rate—which patients will (650) 736-7157. Guglielmoni said, “made me more Chair of the Department of Ortho- of-the-art programs that combine age, case counts will rise. Arthritis a leader in the development of pain respond to which medications. To learn more about joint replacement surgery, the Immunology determined not to let the arthritis paedics & Sports Medicine. The size surgery, customized therapies and appears in more than 100 forms; treatment specific to arthritis sur- Clinical trials are underway at and Rheumatology Clinic and the Pain Management Center, visit slow me down much.” of Maloney’s team and its resources sophisticated new medications for what triggers it is not thoroughly gery and long-term management. Stanford, Genovese said, with in- www.stanfordhospital.com. have made the Hospital one of the pain and disease control. Surgery understood. But the end result is The active collaboration among novative biologic stimulants to re- She had to stop playing softball. She few facilities able to do multiple is sometimes the only option, but the same: joints fail, producing an Stanford orthopaedists, pain special- generate the cartilage in damaged The Arthritis Foundation also has in-depth information: www.arthritis.org. liked to run, but she could no longer joint replacements in one surgery— Stanford’s arthritis patients are also impact as comprehensive as what ists, immunologists, and even biome- joints and significantly reduce the do that either. She was only able to and Guglielmoni did not want to go involved in advanced clinical trials Guglielmoni endures or perhaps one chanical engineers is building an ex- signs of arthritis and reduce the attend school part-time and had to through two surgeries. focusing on cellular disease control that’s just a bit of stiffness when get- ponentially more effective treatment disability it causes. finish her studies from home. After and the growth of cartilage ting up in the morning. strategy against arthritis. better out- extensive physical therapy and with and bone. come and the right medication, she finally At the new Stanford Medicine Out- “ If you sit around and say, may be able returned to a somewhat normal rou- The team has also created a “A week and a half after patient Center in Redwood City, ‘Poor me,’ you’ll never get to avoid joint tine, but with new goals. “I knew I unique protocol for joint re- surgery, I was able to stand up patients with musculoskeletal prob- anything done. I keep moving replacement. would never be a fighter pilot,” she placement based on evidence by myself.” lems will find, all within a few steps, Staying ac- joked, but she did determine to “get that the right kind of multi- a time-saving cluster of resources. and keep active.” tive is a pow- in and out of college as fast as pos- modal pain management— – Arthritis patient Laura Guglielmoni Orthopaedic surgeons, spine special- – Arthritis patient Laura Guglielmoni erful preven- sible, get a job and start saving mon- before, during, and after ists, physical and rehabilitative ther- tive. “If you ey” for a future that was more prob- surgery—has an important apists, and pain specialists are all at sit around lematic than before her diagnosis. impact on success. The Age raises arthritis risk hand. The imaging necessary for di- The next big thing, Maloney said, and say, von der GroebenNorbert She earned a bachelor’s degree in challenge is to reduce pain agnoses is also available in the same “is identifying arthritis earlier in its ‘Poor me,’ accounting and found full-time work. without interfering with Guglielmoni’s rheumatoid arthritis building. And, if surgery is required, process. There is no good marker for you’ll never She married and had a daughter. the activity crucial to quick is the second most common variety. the Outpatient Center has eight op- osteoarthritis. You don’t see it until get anything recovery. Maloney replaced It strikes without respect to age and erating rooms and the Boswell Joint it is symptomatic and there is al- done,” Gug- “ I was in an elevator and I both Guglielmoni’s knees involves a permanent misfire of the Replacement Center. ready significant joint destruction.” lielmoni said. and her recovery was rapid. immune system. Osteoarthritis is “I keep mov- couldn’t straighten my knees. “A week and a half after sur- the type of arthritis that many more What excites Maloney and his col- Patients who are treated earlier, ing and keep Dr. William J. Maloney, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, uses joint ‘This is a problem,’ I thought. ‘I gery, I was able to stand up of us will come to know. Trauma or leagues is their growing ability said Genovese, have a chance at a active.” replacements like this one, made with materials that support vigorous activity and last longer. really need to get this fixed.’ ‘’ by myself,” she said. At 33, excessive use will sometimes be the she is a young woman given cause, but generally it will appear – Arthritis patient Laura Guglielmoni back a real life. after years of typical wear and tear. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced treatment of complex disorders in areas such as cardiac care, cancer Reaching a certain age increases treatment, neurosciences, surgery, and organ transplants. Consistently ranked among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News Guglielmoni never forgot that one Norbert von der Groeben More than 50 million Ameri- the likelihood of osteoarthritis by & World Report, Stanford Hospital & Clinics is internationally recognized for translating medical breakthroughs into the care of day it was likely the arthritis would Doing laundry is no longer a painful exercise. Laura Guglielmoni is cans currently face a daily substantial amounts: More than half patients. The Hospital is part of the Stanford University Medical Center, along with the Stanford University School of Medicine and damage her joints so much that re- now able to do her part of the daily chores. encounter with what arthri- of us 65 or older are likely to suf- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford. Page 20 • January 23, 2009 • Palo Alto Weekly Palo Alto Weekly • January 23, 2009 • Page 21 Inauguration

Of tweets and blogs Locals use tech to share Inauguration experience with friends in Silicon Valley Dafoe Whitney ven as eyes were glued to TV screens Tuesday morning for the Inau- guration of President Barack Obama, Bay Area residents who were in E Washington, D.C., sent dispatches home of their experiences. Twitter, a texting website, appeared the most reliable technology, as students from Palo Alto High School uploaded messages of 140 characters or We couldn’t see fewer about what they were seeing and doing moment by moment. Other them directly, but people tried to blog on websites, running into some problems when the vol- ume of cell phone calls in D.C. periodically prevented them from getting on we shared the thrill the Internet. Here are a few of their reflections as they happened: and power of being “The world awaits Obama’s speech and expectations couldn’t be higher judging by the people I talked to today from Texas, Indiana and Utah.” there together. — Warren Slocum, chief election officer, San Mateo County, 5 p.m. day — Lisa Van Dusen before Inauguration

“It’s 5:15 am and I feel like a kid on Christmas eve. I can’t sleep waiting for this historic day to begin. Longtime residents of Washington, D.C., said they haven’t seen anything like this before. It’s Obama fever here.” Above and below, people awoke — Jennifer Jackson, community activist, East Palo Alto, Inauguration early and stayed up late on Day Inauguration Day. Courtesy of Lisa Van Dusen Van Lisa of Courtesy “Huge lines at Metro with waits of an hour or more.” — Warren Slocum, 7 a.m., Inauguration Day

“Best thing ever: ‘Don’t know what time it is? Then it’s Obama time! Get ur Obama watches here!’”

—Jess Brooks, Palo Alto High senior, about 10:50 a.m. Inauguration Dafoe Whitney Day, waiting for parade to start

“Totally not expecting that! Oh wow! He was right there and there is no Newstands at Penn Station showed “Obama fever.” way to describe how cool that was. Just, yay.” — Jess Brooks, 4:15 p.m. Inauguration Day (continued from page 19) better. The state-department staff person initiated “Why so many tears of joy? Expressions of disbelief? was newly in San Francisco), and finally complete a group hug. Then when the poem began, many Over and over again across the country you heard black people say, ‘I quiet in the midst of the almost 2 million people. started wandering away down the Mall. We moved thought, “Not in my lifetime I would ever see this day.”’ The moment had actually arrived. I was standing up to the front of our section and listened intently Let me give you a little insight why. Even in sports black men were great in Barack Obama’s presence and could actually to the poem and to the Rev. Joseph E. Lowery’s athletes but not thought to be quarterback material because you had to think see him on the podium. benediction. From the poem to the benediction, it on your feet. Now we have a black man thinking for the whole country. was dreamy and magical to me. It felt as though As I watched President Obama take the oath of office, I felt a chill go uring the speech, there was a feeling of things were opening up, and people moved as if through my body, felt a joy that is unexplainable and hope for the future. hanging on his every word. Though people part of a flow. A black man finally been given a chance to lead and not follow. In my D cheered at various parts, we could always Then came what was the high point of the whole lifetime. Thank you, Jesus.” hear what he was saying. We were in rapt atten- experience for me: wandering down the Mall to- — Jennifer Jackson, community activist, East Palo Alto, day after tion. It was like we were there holding him, sup- ward the Washington Monument to meet our Inauguration porting him, making the space for him to speak. friends at a designated location for lunch. People And then, his speech was over. Obama was all around us were jubilant. There was a joy that actually our president! And somehow, we all felt was so penetrating, it was as if it had gone through

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He appreciates what can took pictures together before departing. I did not want happen throughout the country to remake America. We to leave these strangers with whom we had shared this as ordinary citizens were empowered. It was true in the poignant moment. campaign, it was true in the Inauguration and I fully People were climbing on statues, dancing on the expect it to be true in the implementation phase. NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING National Mall Reflecting Pool ice, waving their flags, As I continue to reflect on the Inauguration and what of the City of Palo Alto selling their buttons. Everyone (except the people it means for our country, there are parts of President Architectural Review Board (ARB) who couldn’t find their “people”) was smiling. People Obama’s speech that have stayed with me, parts that were hugging strangers. I felt like I was floating down when I heard them created a sensation that moved the Mall. We randomly went up to people to swap through me. Please be advised that Thursday, February 5, 2009, the ARB shall picture-taking and stories — where they were from, I felt hope, confidence and relief at his mix of realism, conduct a public hearing at 8:30 AM in the Council Chambers, 1st what brought them there: Bonnie, a middle-aged white hope and certitude when he said: “Today I say to you Floor, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California. Any interested woman from Chicago, had worked on the campaign for that the challenges we face are real. They are serious persons may appear and be heard. many weeks in Benton Harbor, Mich., and drove down and they are many. They will not be met easily or in to Chicago when the polls closed, arriving at Grant Park a short span of time. But know this, America — they as people were leaving. She decided right then to give will be met.” 3408 Hillview Ave, [08PLN-00378]: Request by Bud Kobza herself a trip to the Inauguration for her 60th birthday. And when he talked about picking ourselves up and on behalf of Pollock Realty Corp. for Preliminary ARB review of a Evelyn, an older African-American woman from Balti- beginning the work of remaking America, I felt, “OK, more, said she couldn’t have been any other place that yes, that is what it is time to do. The wait is over. It’s a new three story commercial ofﬁce/research building with parking at day. It was very cold outside and, as they say, warm in relief, but also a steeling up. We need to act, and that the ground level. Environmental Review: Categorically exempt from my heart. means me, too. I have a responsibility.” the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) We bought copies of the Inaugural edition of the When he spoke of being a friend of each nation and due to the fact that the application is for preliminary review and is Washington Post, moved slowly in the crowds on 18th “every man, woman and child who seeks a future of not a project under CEQA. Zone District: RP-5 (D). Street near Pennsylvania Avenue. The streets were filled peace and dignity,” the part that resonated with me was with used hand-warmers and tired people. We took the the idea that we are open to everyone but that we do 4249 EL CAMINO REAL [08PLN-00288] ELKS LODGE: Metro back “home” for a respite and tea before dressing have some immutable standards. Request by Premiere Properties, on behalf of the Benevolent and and heading out to the ball, which would start at 8 p.m. The day after the Inauguration, I realized that I’d had Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), for Major Architectural Review The Western Ball — like most of the regional balls — a much smoother experience than a lot of people. My for the construction of a new two-story Elks Lodge, approximately was at the Washington Convention Center. The balls had cousin’s son ended up stuck in the “tunnel of doom” staggered start times to allow the Obamas to visit them with purple-ticket holders who never made it to their 37,500 square feet in size, 126 surface parking spaces and asso- all. We were glad ours started early. section. My brother-in-law hit a road block, and I met ciated site improvements on a 2.82-acre site in the RM-30 zoning There were all kinds of people there from Seattle, an older black man and his daughter who took refuge district. Environmental Assessment: An addendum to a Miti- L.A., Texas, D.C., Atlanta, the Bay Area and all kinds in the Smithsonian where it was warm and watched the gated Negative Declaration has been adopted in accordance with of gowns and formal wear. It was a huge event, but we ceremony on TV. I met a Seattle group at the Western the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements all talked to each other without hesitation. Marc An- Ball whose friend got the flu so badly she went to the thony performed, J Lo came and sang, Joe and Jill Biden emergency room the night before and couldn’t make it danced on the stage and then finally, at about 11:30 p.m., to the swearing in. The City of Palo Alto does not discriminate against individuals with President and Mrs. Obama joined our ball and embraced Some of them felt really badly to have “missed it” but disabilities. To request accommodations to access City facilities, as they swirled elegantly on the stage. We couldn’t see really, they didn’t “miss it.” They were all there, part services or programs, to participate at public meetings, or to learn them directly, but we shared the thrill and power of be- of this momentous event as were all the people who ing there together. watched it on TV, whether in the United States or Aus- more about the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabili- As we waited for the Metro, a young woman said she tralia or Kenya. All part of that immense gathering of ties Act of 1990 (ADA), please contact the City’s ADA Coordinator had found four ball tickets in the subway. She felt lucky. humanity, knit together at that historic moment. N at 650.329.2550 (voice) or by e-mailing [email protected].

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*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 23 Editorial Redefining America’s hopes and challenges Unprecedented outpouring of hope and commitment emerges with President Obama’s inauguration — with echoes of the 1963 civil rights march SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions he significance of the estimated 2 million Americans who flocked to Washington this week to witness (as closely as possible) the Virtual bathroom wall and content is permitted during Secretary’s tax lapse Tinauguration of President Barack Obama will be the source of free periods. However, that privi- Editor, Editor, analysis and interpretation for years, perhaps decades. Thank you to Weekly reporter lege may be revoked for students As an avid supporter of Obama But beyond doubt and analysis, the response to the inauguration Emilie Doolittle for her excellent who do not act responsibly. and an enthusiastic cheerleader of was an outpouring of joy, hope and commitment to change America reporting on the growing phenom- The Library is the only open lab his unprecedented administration, for the better that is unprecedented in our nation’s history, and rare in enon of rumors, gossip and ado- on campus and students use it to I am forced to air my distress, not the history of the world. lescent social aggression online. complete assignments and con- just disappointment, at the Trea- The symbolism in many ways outweighed the substance of the Her story certainly helped explain duct research. sury Secretary candidate’s tax re- event. The freezing temperatures failed to chill the warmth of hearts why Rachel Simmons, the founder During busy periods we often turns lapses and the Obama team’s and calm excitement that completely silenced the crowd during the of the respected Girls Leadership do not have enough computers for dismissal of them as “Honest mis- speech. Institute, calls the Internet, “This the students who need them. When takes.” The impact of the day rose above race, but to countless thousands generation’s bathroom wall.” necessary we remind students that Really? Give me a break. Those of black Americans who attended or watched, often tearfully, the At a standing-room-only PTA overuse of Facebook and other of us who have worked with the significance was simply the inauguration of America’s “first black community event in Los Altos personal-use sites will result in United Nations and World Bank president” — a misnomer vestige of earlier days when anyone with earlier this month, Simmons of- poor grades and increased stress agencies know fully well how any minority heritage was classed as the minority race rather than the fered clear, essential guidelines when assignments aren’t complet- clearly the contract states that we correct “mixed race.” for girls and parents about what is ed on time. are individually responsible to pay Many persons of all racial or ethnic backgrounds also choked up, OK and not OK to say online and Time management is a life skill our tax dues on whatever we earn thinking of long-held beliefs that a mixed-race president would never face-to-face. and we take seriously our respon- to our governments. be elected “in my lifetime.” As your coverage so clearly sibility to educate students about The “ignorance “about Social But the inauguration is a literal fulfillment of the long-ago dream demonstrates, all parents and the negative academic conse- Security dues is another feeble of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose “I have a dream” speech in teenagers need to understand the quences of too much Facebook comeback. the same square 45 years earlier inspired so many to push for equality wide-ranging impacts of these and not enough homework. Most of us would be in the slam- in a non-violent but determined, irrepressible movement that resulted globally powerful new social- Rachel Kellerman mer for equivalent or lesser mis- in the 1964 Civil Rights Act. communication tools. Palo Alto High School takes. President Obama downplayed race in his speech — much of which Thanks to the Midpenninsula Librarian Neera Sohoni he reportedly wrote himself. He instead gave to America a clear Media Center, the Los Altos PTA Embarcadero Road Carolina Lane vision statement of our nation’s potential and what we must now do Council and Palo Alto PTA Coun- Palo Alto Atherton to overcome the deep crises we face economically, educationally and cil volunteers, Andrew and Carol environmentally. It was a vision, an outline — details to follow. Mellows, Simmons’ compelling He was gentle on his predecessor, President George W. Bush, and presentation for girls and parents emphasized the importance of bipartisan, pragmatic approaches to the will be broadcast on Palo Alto’s crises we face as a nation, a people. These must not be empty words local cable access channels 27 and YOUR TURN as they have been so often in past inaugurations. 28 numerous times the rest of this month and throughout February. Yet President Obama, in a litany of implicit criticisms, made it The Palo Alto Weekly encourages comments on our coverage or on clear that a change of direction is at hand on virtually every front — If you don’t have cable, you can issues of local interest. from international relations and the war on terrorism to the doorsteps also watch live streaming of the of our homes, too many of which are threatened with foreclosure in program. Go to www.communi- What do you think? Do you feel different following Inaugeration our shattered national economy. tymediacenter.org to get the exact Day 2009? dates and times to watch on cable He gave notice that access to health care — the most personal of Submit letters to the editor of up to 250 words to [email protected] all America’s crises other than loss of jobs and family incomes — is or online. or shorter comments to [email protected]. Include your name, on the Obama Administration’s agenda. Simmons also discussed cyber- address and daytime phone number so we can reach you. We reserve the right But he cautioned that change takes time and will not be easy. bullying and so-called “relational to edit contributions for length, objectionable content, libel and factual errors aggression,” when people use known to us. Anonymous letters will generally not be accepted. He said all Americans must work together to rebuild America’s You can also participate in our popular interactive online forum, Town sense of hope for our homeland and America’s position of strength friendships for power and to hurt Square, at our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. Read and leadership in the world — moral strength, not just military. He others. In addition, she had com- blogs, discuss issues, ask questions or express opinions with you neighbors any pledged renewed respect for domestic civil liberties as well as a firm pelling advice on what some call time, day or night. “indirect aggression,” when every Submitting a letter to the editor or guest opinion constitutes a granting of per- response to terrorists. mission to the Palo Alto Weekly and Embarcadero Publishing Co. to also publish This inauguration has a personal meaning for the thousands of comment is followed by the dis- it online, including in our online archives and as a post on Town Square. Palo Altans and others from Silicon Valley and Stanford who traveled claimer, “Just kidding” or “I didn’t mean it, no offense.” Her talk also For more information contact Editor Jay Thorwaldson or Assistant to the Editor across the country during the presidential campaign to work for Tyler Hanley at [email protected] or 650-326-8210. Obama’s election victory. covered what parents and schools Only the most naive will believe that we have moved beyond need to do to help any student being bullied. partisan politics, or that all Americans will buy into the new Palo Alto High School PTA directions outlined Tuesday. hosted a free educational program There will be bitter battles ahead on many fronts — which also is called “Facebook, Social Net- “the American way” of democracy. works & The Online Lifestyle” But after what seems like a much-too-long period of wrong- Jan. 22. direction, ideology-dominated, too-secretive leadership we are Carrie Manley and Wendy honored to join those who feel that we are at last heading in more Kandasamy positive, more open and more effective directions. Palo Alto PTA Council Parent Once again, America’s citizens have shown that they can exercise Education co-chairs good judgment and take forceful action, once they clearly perceive the problems that need to be solved. No one can state that more Too much Facebook eloquently than our new president: Editor, “Our challenges may be new, the instruments with which we meet The Palo Alto High School Li- them may be new, but those values upon which our success depends brary follows district guidelines, — honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and which allow limited personal use curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things of computers on campus. The Ac- are true. ceptable Use Policy from the stu- “They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our dent handbook is posted at each history.” terminal and states: Limited personal use of appropriate websites Page 24ÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Check out Town Square! Hundreds of local topics are being discussed by local residents on Town Square, a reader forum sponsored by the Weekly on our community website at www.PaloAltoOnline.com. 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Guest Opinion: Sixty-five years of progress in civil rights

by Robert C. Smithwick administration, recruits, dormitories, class- any hotel or motel, but Alyse and I couldn’t. efore World War rooms and medical-dental clinics. When I reported for duty We would have to find a room in the ‘colored’ II, integration of Black recruits were assigned to the one part of town, if it had one — and many towns Braces was a vir- “Negro” camp. with a dozen or so other do not. tually unknown con- When I reported for duty with a dozen or so “Therefore, unless we plan very carefully cept. “Negroes,” as other officers, we were asked if anyone would officers, we were asked if in advance, we may not be able to find any they were then known, volunteer to be assigned to the Negro clinic, anyone would volunteer facility that would accept us, except perhaps had a distinct role in #1909. Of the dozen or so new officers, I was in the largest cities where there is a distinct life. In the working the only one to volunteer. to be assigned to the ‘colored’ town. world, they were the This was the peak of World War II, both Negro clinic, #1909. “We couldn’t eat at the same restaurants as “cooks and bottle- in Europe and in the Pacific. About 25,000 you or at the same lunch counters. washers” and janitors Navy recruits from all over the United States “Even now, when we travel overland by and similar jobs. came in the “front door” of Great Lakes ev- Pacific. I soon discovered that my friend, ourselves, we have to be very careful to plan As I look back on that period now, I re- ery day to begin training, and 25,000 newly my “colored” friend, also received orders to our itinerary well in advance to include over- alize that one simple incident provided my trained sailors left Great Lakes with orders San Diego about the same time, and we both night stops in cities or towns where there are wife, Aileen, and me a stunning insight into for duty in all parts of the world. had two weeks to travel before reporting for known hotels and restaurants that accept Ne- the issue of race and civil rights. The evils of It was March 1944 when the first “Negro” duty. groes. Many times we have had to spend the discrimination were finally being recognized, to be commissioned in the U.S. Navy reported When I learned that they were also travel- night in our cars or in some instances with albeit slowly, by the military services. As I for duty, as I learned later. He was also newly ing to the West Coast, I suggested we drive Negro families, often strangers, along our recall, the U.S. Navy was perhaps the last of commissioned as a Lt. jg, and he was, as ex- west together in our two cars. They had never route, or with families to which we have been the services to begin the long process toward pected, assigned to my clinic, as this was the been to the West Coast and Aileen and I were referred.” integration. “Negro” clinic, after all. No surprise there. slightly familiar with the East-to-West high- That was the incident that opened my eyes I had just graduated from the University I became acquainted with Paul and noticed way system and the cities and towns through — wide — to the issue of overt discrimina- of Illinois College of Dentistry. While still a that he was largely ignored by the staff. which we would be traveling. tion in America through the eyes of a young, dental student I had enlisted in the U.S. Naval Therefore, I took it upon myself to mentor Without any thought or discussion, he said black professional couple. Reserve as an ensign under the V-12 program, him as he needed or requested. We became simply, “Thanks so much for the suggestion, We both left for California the same day. I which permitted me to complete my studies friends. I learned he was also newly married, but we can’t do that.” regret that we lost touch and had no further and get my DDS degree before being called as were Aileen and I. One day I invited him But Aileen and I persisted. Finally he contact with them — and now, within a life- to active duty. and his bride to our two-room apartment, off said: time, we will have a ‘Negro’ president. Upon graduation, we V-12-ers were pro- base, for dinner. “No, we really can’t do that, as much as we Welcome, President Obama. N moted from ensign, to Lt., jg, DC. USNR. On At first our new friends were clearly un- would like to. Let me explain our problem.” Robert C. “Bob” Smithwick was the chair the same day I received orders to report for comfortable with the idea. But they finally He continued somewhat hesitantly: of the citizens’ committee that recommend- duty to Great Lakes Naval Training Center, a accepted my invitation and we had a nice “You see, few hotels will accept negroes. I ed formation of the Foothill Community few miles north of Chicago on Lake Michi- family dinner, as Aileen was a great cook. always carry a list of those that do, but many College District, later Foothill-De Anza gan. After a few weeks, I got orders to report to are off the main highways and hard to find. district, in the late 1950s, and was subse- Great Lakes was the largest navy train- the Twelfth Naval District in San Francisco, If we were to travel with you, we would drive quently elected as the first board chair. He ing base in the United States. It consisted of for duty aboard the USS Montrose, an at- into an unknown or unfamiliar town or city is a resident of Los Altos Hills. He can be 25 independent “camps,” each with its own tack transport/auxiliary hospital ship in the for the night. You and Aileen could check into e-mailed at [email protected]. Streetwise What blogs do you read regularly? Asked at Town & Country Village Interviews by Lillian Bixler. Photographs by Veronica Weber.

Todd Laurence Joe Sawyer Benoit Collignon Paige Parsons Holly Joseph Software Salesman Lawyer Student Music Photographer Talent Scout East Greenwich Place, Palo Alto East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto Park Boulevard, Palo Alto Georgia Avenue, Palo Alto Juniper Lane, Palo Alto “I’m going to start blogging a little “Basically blogs of people that I know.” “I have a blog about my backcountry “I read too many blogs, probably 20 a “The type of blogs I read are kind of bit more on topics that are directly trips where I put pictures and reports day. I read Brooklynvegan, Pitchfork- bipolar. I read two kinds blogs: I read related to software sales, but my wife of sports, backpacking, camping and media, Stereogum, Aquariumdrunkard the Sartorialist, Garancedore and and even my daughter are much more skiing. I get a considerable amount of and Gorillavsbear to find out who has Fabsugar and then for my job I read into the blogging sphere.” views but not many comments.” new music coming out” tech blogs like Techcrunch, Valleywag, Layoffblog, Siliconalley.”

*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 25 STANFORD TENNIS Sports Out of Shorts its own YOUTH VOLLEYBALL . . . The Palo Alto Elite Volleyball Club demonstrated the local area’s growing base of volleyball talent in shadow the Northern California Volleyball Association’s California Kickoff Stanford men’s tennis tournament last weekend. Under returning as contender the direction of Katie Goldhahn, a Stanford grad and former mem- for national honors ber of the Cardinal women’s team, by Rick Eymer the Palo Alto Elite VC had various tanford men’s tennis coach levels of success in the event. The John Whitlinger can be for- 18U Blue team, featuring Palo Alto S given for the enthusiasm he’s High’s Kristen Dauler, Lauren showing regarding this year’s dual Hammerson, Cassie Prioleau, meet season, which begins Fri- Greta Sohn and Daron Willison, day with a scheduled home match climbed up from a No. 31 seed against St. Mary’s at 1:30 p.m. to finish 15th in the NCVA’s Club He’s not quite ready to crown this Division, winning the silver divi- group the best that ever played at sion. The 16U White team, featur- Stanford. The 1998 team that went ing Palo Altans Allsion Bieber, 28-0, won an NCAA and dominat- Laura Rose, Amber Ugarte, ed the national scene like no other Michell Williams, Erika Chang squad before it gets that honor. Still, and Galen Hartwell finished ninth Whitlinger is certainly willing to in the Club Division after an initial David Gonzales/Stanford Photo speak highly of his current players, bottom seed of 55. The girls are who open the year ranked 12th as from Castilleja Gunn and Paly. a team. The 15U Blue team, competing in “It’s a talented team but we have the most difficult “open” division to go out and prove it,” Whitlinger with the top 16U teams in North- said. “It’s been a few years but we’re ern California, finished 12th out of back in the (national) conversation. all 15U teams for 31st in the 16U People are talking about our recent age group. The 15U Blue team recruiting classes. This is as deep a features locals from Paly, Menlo team that we’ve had here.” Atherton, Los Altos High, and Sa- Sophomore Alex Clayton is one of many top young players on the Stanford men’s tennis team hoping to return The women’s team was sched- cred Heart Prep: including Amelia the program to national prominence once again following a few down seasons. uled to open its season on Thursday Alvarez, Sam and Paige Borso; against visiting UC Davis, also with hopes of returning to the national Sarah Collins, Maddy Dahm, spotlight. The Cardinal is ranked Jackie Koenig, Caroline Martin, fifth in preseason polls. Taylor McCreery, Ashley Shin, Sophomore Alex Clayton returns Sara Altman and Layla Memar. as the men’s team’s top player. He The 14U Blue team finished 11th ended last year in the semifinals of in the club division with a roster of the NCAA singles tournament, los- Anna McGarrigle, Mika Munch, ing to eventual (two-time) champion Sophia Bono, Molly Goodspeed, Somdev Devvarman, who turned Pauli King, Nira Krasnow, Se- pro and is currently ranked 155th in liena Loera, Molly McAdam, the world. He owns a pair of ITF Emily Rose, Annie Susco, Sarah titles and nearly $100,000 in career Varghese, and Sasha Robinson. earnings. The 14U White team finished 20th Clayton, the reigning ITA New- in the same division with Diana comer of the Year, has already Vandenburg, Rubi Alcazar, Mi- shown he’s no fluke. He won the chelle Friedlander, Francesca ITA Regional championship in the Gencarella, Emily Grose, Nitika fall and reached the title match of Johri, Claire Neylan, Savannah the Sherwood Cup on Monday, los- and Haley Owens, Michaela ing to fifth-ranked Robert Farah of Koval, Chandler Gardiner and USC. Zoe Weisner. Perhaps his biggest competi- tion for top of the singles ladder Keith Peters will come from freshman Bradley ON THE AIR Klahn, who won 10 of 12 matches in the fall, losing only to Farah and Friday Clayton. Prep basketball: Woodside girls at Stanford sophomore Hilary Barte, like Alex Clayton on the men’s team, has her sights set on getting the Cardi- Menlo-Atherton, 6:15 p.m., KCEA (89.1 (continued on page 30) FM), followed by boys’ game at 7:45 nal women back to the national championship match following a two-year absence. p.m. Saturday Projected revenues loss has Stanford sports facing cutbacks Men’s basketball: Oregon St. at Stanford, 7 p.m.; Comcast Sports Net by Janie McCauley Bay Area. (40); KTRB (860 AM); KZSU in the next 30 to 60 days on staff affect student-athletes,” the person Sports Academy Directors’ Cup, a (90.1 FM) he Stanford athletic depart- cuts, a Stanford employee familiar said, noting another department recognition presented each year to Women’s basketball: Stanford at Or- egon St., 7 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) ment is considered one of the with the budget issues told the AP was looking to eliminate 50 posi- the best overall programs for each T finest in the nation and the on condition of anonymity because tions from a staff of about 140. “We athletic division in the country. Thursday success of its overall program in un- the person is not authorized to dis- do have some serious budget prob- Stanford scored points in 24 of Men’s basketball: Stanford at USC, 7:30 p.m.; Fox Sports Net (Prime Ticket); paralleled. Yet, even Stanford isn’t cuss the shortfall. lems. We’re looking at other ways its sports but could only count the KTRB (860 AM) immune to the current economic The person also said Tuesday it (to save).” maximum 10 each on the men’s and Women’s basketball: USC at Stan- crisis. wasn’t clear which teams, if any, Reducing travel costs also was be- women’s sides — earning 12 top- ford, 7 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) In fact, Stanford’s athletic depart- would be considered for elimina- ing discussed. five finishes. The Cardinal won an ment is projecting a $5 million loss tion — and it likely wouldn’t be Stanford has 35 sports teams (most NCAA title in women’s cross coun- SPORTS ONLINE in revenue over the next three years until next season so at the earliest in the nation) — 19 for women, 15 try; placed second in women’s vol- For expanded daily coverage of college and is considering cutting staff and in the fall. for men and one coed squad. leyball, women’s basketball, men’s and prep sports, please see our new site eliminating some sports teams. “That’s the last thing they want Last year, the university captured at www.PASportsOnline.com The school is expected to decide to consider. They don’t want it to its 14th consecutive Division I U.S. (continued on page 30) Page 26 • January 23, 2009 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports • Specialize in hot and spicy dishes (mild also Szechwan & Hunan Gourmet available) PREP SOCCER • Banquet and catering Tel: (650) 328-6885 are available Fax: (650) 328-8889 Call for special banquet and SHP, Paly 443 Emerson St. catering menu Palo Alto, CA 94301 boys are jingjinggourmet.com FOOD TO GO • DELIVERY in control Both teams lead their respective leagues along with Priory, Gunn girls by Keith Peters he Sacred Heart Prep boys’ soccer team had the luxury The Bowman program builds T of sitting back for a week and watch the rest of the West Bay Ath- confidence, creativity and letic League beat up on itself. The result is that the Gators are still atop academic excellence. the league standings. The biggest move of the week Lower School - Grades K - 5 was made by Harker, which topped Priory on Wednesday, 3-1, to inch Middle School - Grades 6 - 8 closer to Sacred Heart Prep. Only two points separates the two with Individualized, self-directed program Menlo dropping to third at 4-1-3 (15 points) after settling for a scoreless Rich international & cultural studies deadlock with King’s Academy this week. Thus, the WBAL race is appar- Proven, Montessori approach ently coming down to four teams — Sacred Heart Prep, Harker, Menlo State-of-the-art facility and Priory (3-3-2). Any one of the top three teams can win the league Low student-teacher ratio title with Priory having an outside shot, at best. With that said, the league title is www.bowmanschool.org for Sacred Heart Prep to lose at this 4000 Terman Drive l Palo Alto, CA l Tel: 650-813-9131 point. The Gators, while only 7-7 overall, are in charge heading into Keith Peters Friday’s scheduled match at Priory to open the second half of league play at 3 p.m. The Gators will finish PALO ALTO the season at Harker (Feb. 6) and at SHP’s defense that included goalie Max Polkinhorne (center) and Jeff home against Menlo (Feb. 9). Wagstaffe, held off Jon Melgar (19) and his Menlo teammates. Beating those contending teams GRAND PRIX at the end of the season is most im- an overlapping run by John Chris- defense recorded their fifth shutout portant, just as important as last topherson (assist), who then crossed in league play while improving to ROAD RACE SERIES Friday’s 3-2 victory over the host the ball to Greg Stewart for the goal 10-4-1 overall. Knights. with 8:30 elapsed. Paly made it 2-0 Sacred Heart Prep took over first While SHP coach Matt Dodge has when Spencer Sims scored on an as- place, but just for one day, with a used various tools over the years to sist from Adam Zernik. 3-0 blanking of King’s Academy motivate his team — a few years Paly visits rival Gunn on Friday on Tuesday. The Gators (8-3-3 over- ago he promised his players they at 5:30 p.m. all), grabbed a 2-0 halftime lead could shave his head if they won Despite battling to a 2-2 deadlock on goals by Abby Dahlkemper and the Central Coast Section Division with host Milpitas, Gunn didn’t lose Lizzy Weisman, with Dahlkemper III title, and the Gators did — no much ground in the De Anza Divi- assisting on the second goal. In the such motivation was needed against sion race on Wednesday. The Titans second half, senior Kira Abe scored Menlo. The Gators, after all, were (4-2-1, 7-5-3) still hold on to third off an assist from Weisman. JOIN US FOR A FOURTH facing the Knights for the first time place and a three-point lead over In the SCVAL El Camino Divi- ever in boys’ soccer and first place fourth-place Milpitas in the race for sion, Gunn strengthened its hold on in the WBAL was on the line. the league’s three automatic CCS first place with a solid 4-1 victory SEASON IN 2009! “Intensity-wise, we were up for berths. Seniors Ryan Wood and over visiting Milpitas on Wednesday it,” Dodge said. Sean Parshad scored for the Titans. evening. Gunn improved to 5-0-2 in After a scoreless first half, Sacred league (7-5-3 overall). Heart Prep exploded for three goals Girls soccer The Titans got on the scoreboard in the first five minutes of the sec- The Priory regained first place in the 16th minute when Megan ond half and held on for a very big in the WBAL (Foothill Division) Clendenin’s free kick was cleared FEBRUARY 28 MARCH 22 victory. with a solid 3-0 victory over visit- directly to Melissa Sun, who made

City of Sacred Heart prep senior Ben ing King’s Academy on Wednesday. a strike from 25 yards out. Gunn Palo Alto Recreation Taylor scored two goals with Vic- The Panthers improved to 6-1 in struck again in the 20th minute with Presents tor Ojeda adding one. Both players league (18 points) and inched ahead Libby Burch crossing to Kelly McK- 24th Annual added an assist. Menlo charged back of Sacred Heart Prep (5-0-1 for 16 enna inside the penalty area where Palo Alto Weekly

from a 3-0 deficit with Vikram Pad- points) in the standings. she finish for a 2-0 lead. In the 33rd September 12, 2008 val and Charles Le Moullac scoring. Adriana Cortes, who was sick minute, Erin Robinson delivered a OCTOBER 2 SPRING OR FALL Joe Pinsker assisted on both goals. when Priory lost to SHP last week, cross to Taylor Gardiner for a third TBA In the SCVAL De Anza Division, returned in better health and hit a goal. Palo Alto strengthened its hold on great through ball to Sarah Mont- In the SCVAL De Anza Division, first place with a 2-0 victory over gomery, who then crossed it on the Palo Alto’s problems continued on a visiting Monta Vista on Wednesday. ground to Alex Schnabel for a one- muddy grass field on Wednesday as The Vikings improved to 6-0-1 in touch finish and 1-0 lead. Montgom- the Vikings dropped further in the league (19 points) and 14-1-2 overall ery scored in the second half while race following a disappointing 5-1 OCTOBER 24 NOVEMBER 15 while the Matadors fell to 2-5-1 in the third goal came from a hard loss to host Monta Vista. The Vi- league. header by Lauren Allen on a cor- kings (2-3-2, 6-5-4) now have given For more information go to: Following a scoreless first half, ner kick served in by Zoe Ciupitu. up 10 goals in back-to-back losses www.paloaltogp.org Paly finally got on the board on Senior keeper Dani Boross and the on grass fields. ■ Palo Alto Weekly • January 23, 2009 • Page 27 Sports Eastside Prep girls lose more than a rare league hoop game Defending CCS Division V champion has one of its top players quit before team loses its first league basketball game since 1999 by Keith Peters With Anderson gone, the de- also had 14 rebounds and 11 assists, to Lynbrook in the CCS Division first place in the SCVAL De Anza t was bound to happen sometime, fending CCS Division V champion recording the second triple-double II playoffs and moved into a tie for Division with a solid 56-31 vic- that the Eastside Prep girls’ bas- Panthers are down to seven players. of her career and the third such feat third place. tory over host Los Altos on Tuesday I ketball team would finally lose Only six suited up for the Mercy- in school history. The 11 assists is a Paly will have to be at its very best night. The Titans improved to 4-0 a league game after over 11 straight SF game. Without Harvey and An- school record, breaking the previous the next two games, hosting Gunn in league (15-4 overall) heading into unbeaten seasons and 78 consecu- derson, who were averaging nearly mark of 10 she shared with Lindsay (4-0, 16-0) on Friday at 6:15 p.m. Friday’s showdown with host Palo tive league victories. But, not like a combined 40 points a game, the Taylor. and then welcoming second-place Alto at 7:45 p.m. this. offensive load fell on sophomore Ta- Castilleja played host to Menlo Wilcox (3-1) next Wednesday. The Vikings (3-1, 10-6) fell out With star scorers Felicia Ander- kara Burse. The transfer from Notre on Thursday night in a nonleague The Vikings played hard against of a share of first place last week son and Ahjalee Harvey out of the Dame-Belmont scored 14 points, game. The Gators’ task was to stop Lynbrook and were rewarded for with a 60-56 overtime loss to Los lineup, the Panthers lost their first but was the only Eastside player in Jackie Shepard. their hustle and determination, do- Altos. If comparative scores are league game in 12 years, 47-37 to double figures. Shepard poured in a school-re- ing a good job on the boards while any indication, Gunn stands a good host Mercy-San Francisco on Tues- The Panthers will visit Pinewood cord 41 points to lead the Knights taking care of the ball on offense. chance of beating the rival Vikings day. (3-0, 13-4) on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., to a resounding 61-26 victory over Taylor Lovely knocked down a trio and ending a 10-game losing streak The loss also cost Eastside Prep for a game in which Pinewood now host Harker in a West Bay Athletic of three-points and led the victory to Paly. (2-1, 11-6) a share of first place in the has to be considered the favorite. League (Skyline Division) game with 13 points. She made two three- The Titans will be riding a four- West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Castilleja (2-2, 10-4) moved back Wednesday. The senior, who scored pointers in the fourth quarter to help game winning streak following the Division). Pinewood, which routed into the championship picture with 57 points in two games last week, seal the victory. Olivia Garcia added win at Los Altos. One advantage Mercy-SF last Friday, 55-30, now a 68-42 thumping of visiting Notre made 17 of 29 shots from the field 10 points. Paly’s defensive effort, Gunn had was height and the Titans owns sole possession of the division Dame-San Jose on Tuesday night. while breaking the previous school however, carried the day as it lim- exploited that early as 6-foot-8 Gus lead. Mercy-SF, meanwhile, moved The Gators used a 17-2 run to start record held by McDonald’s All- ited Lynbrook’s potent three-point Brennan scored the first basket of into a tie for second. the game and coasted from there. American Rometra Craig (who fin- shooters to just four baskets from the game, followed by inside points Anderson, a junior who is one of Castilleja scored season highs of ished her career at Mitty). beyond the stripe. from 6-3 Kyle Perricone and 6-4 the top players in the Central Coast 23 first-quarter points and 44 points Shepard had 24 points by halftime In nonleague action, Gabby Micek Stephan Castro that put Gunn up Section, quit the team earlier in in the opening half. Senior Ericka and finished with a team-leading poured in 25 points as Sacred Heart 10-0 five minutes into the game. the week. No reason was given for von Kaeppler finished with a game seven rebounds as the Knights im- Prep snapped a three-game los- Perricone led the Titans with 14 why she left her teammates short- high of 25 points, scoring 20 in the proved to 3-0 in league (14-5 over- ing streak by rolling over visiting points while Brennan added 12 and handed. opening half. Sophomore Natasha all). Menlo-Atherton, 49-31, Wednesday Castro tallied 11. Harvey, a talented sophomore von Kaeppler tossed in 17 points, Menlo, which has won six straight night. The Gators (8-9), who are bat- The WBAL race remains tight who also ranks among the top play- including her first-ever three-point- and eight of its past nine games, will tling for a berth into the CCS Divi- following victories by the top three ers in the section, was held out of er. Ericka pulled down 10 rebounds host ICA on Tuesday (6:15 p.m.) in a sion IV playoffs this season, took a teams on Tuesday night. the game by coach Donovan Blythe while Natasha had 11 boards. Both showdown for first place. positive step forward by limiting the In San Jose, Sacred Heart Prep due to an injury. also had four assists as the Gators In the SCVAL De Anza Division, Bears (8-10) to just 10 second-half (5-0, 10-5) maintained a share of “Ahjalee was hurt,” said Chris dished out a season high of 20. Palo Alto accomplished a couple points. Bryn Aitken-Young added first place with a 52-40 victory over Bischof, Eastside Prep’s athletic di- Junior Eve Zelinger added 19, of important things with its 49-40 12 points. host King’s Academy. The Gators rector. “She sprained her ankle in leaving her two points shy of be- victory over visiting Lynbrook on trailed by four after one quarter Friday’s game and Donovan didn’t coming the first player in WBAL Wednesday night. The Vikings (2-2, Boys basketball want to risk her getting hurt more.” history with 500 career points. She 4-8) avenged a season-ending loss Gunn strengthened its hold on (continued on page 29)

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Muller, and sophomores Gregory Stanford tennis Hirshman and Ted Kelly. (continued from page 26) “I like the experience our guys have and I like the talent of the A superb showing from the dou- sophomores and freshmen,” Whit- bles team of junior Richard Wire linger said. “It’s a good blend and and senior Blake Muller in win- practices have been going well. The ning the Sherwood Cup title over chemistry is good.” the nation’s second-ranked team, Bruch could be the key for the combined with two-time Pac-10 Cardinal as the season progresses. champion Matt Bruch, only adds to He finished playing No. 2 singles Whitlinger’s excitement. despite a number of injuries and has “We have gone to the Sherwood had success in the past. Cup the past few years and not done “I hope he’s injury-free for his well,” he said. “One of the goals last five months as a college tennis this year was to get a good start. I’m player,” Whitlinger said. “I hope he proud of how they performed over- has a nice, clean run.” all and the guys feel good about it. Senior Jeff Zeller, the team’s co- It’s part of the process of the year.” captain with Clayton, junior Paul Keith Peters David Gonzales/Stanford Photo Klahn’s fall success earned him the Morrissey and junior Kevin Kaiser No. 16 ranking in the first ITA singles add depth to the roster. poll while Clayton was at 33rd. Clay- Klahn is joined by fellow fresh- ton finished last year as the fourth- men Ryan Thacher, who is just re- ranked player and likely will move up turning from an injury, and Sacred Junior Lindsay Burdette is back as he continues to play more matches. Heart Prep grad Jamie Hutter, who for another title shot. Wire (66th) is also ranked. split his first two collegiate matches Bruch, who has been dealing with and will miss the majority of the eight years, but none since 2006. injuries the past three years, needs season with an injury. The Cardinal was national runner- to play the rust off his game but “He may not be a factor this year,” ups in 2007 and was beaten by Bay- Freshman Bradley Klahn already has made an impact on the Stanford he should do just fine, along with Whitlinger said of Hutter. “But he’s lor in last year’s quarterfinals. men’s team with a No. 16 national ranking in the fall. returning starters Clayton, Wire, doing fine and he can play good There’ are some similarities with doubles. It’s always nice to have a the men’s team. Like Clayton, soph- local guy on the team and he’s had omore Hilary Barte was named last Lose 2 - 5 Pounds good results at Sacred Heart. It’s a year’s ITA Newcomer of the Year Give the Gift of Love matter of getting healthy.” after a remarkable run that ended Per Week! 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Page 30 • January 23, 2009 • Palo Alto Weekly ArtsA weekly guide to music, & theater, art,Entertainment movies and more, edited by Rebecca Wallace Dana Ullman Wilson Graham Two for the road Dana Ullman The musical vagabonds of Four Shillings Short return to Palo Alto Clockwise from left: Christy Martin and Aodh Óg Ó Tuama pose with Mar- tin’s sitar; a bowed psaltery; Martin playing a hammered dulcimer.

by Rebecca Wallace sider Palo Alto the closest thing they have backroads and castles. And they almost he bardic tradition is alive and well to a home base. always stay with friends. in a Dodge van with 363,000 miles The pair is now back “home” after two At the moment, the twosome is in a re- T on it. The valiant steed is on its sec- years of performing around the country, splendent 1895 Palo Alto Victorian with ond engine and fourth transmission, but it with upcoming gigs lined up at the Bus antique radios and surprising staircases. keeps carrying Christy Martin and Aodh Barn Theatre and other Peninsula spots. The kitchen feels like a grand wood-pan- Óg Ó Tuama around the country to play Then in March, it’s off to the Rockies, the eled ship, with broad windows letting in their proudly eccentric blend of Celtic, Pacific Northwest and of course Ireland. a swath of sun. Behind the dining room, folk and world music. Aodh Óg (pronounced a-yog¯¯) Ó Tuama is steps appear out of nowhere, spiraling into Known on stage as the band Four Shil- a native of Cork; Irish is his first language, the basement. lings Short, Martin and Ó Tuama met at a and his English is lilting. Martin and Ó Tuama used to live in a concert in Palo Alto in 1995 and knew af- What’s it like to be almost constantly on small cottage on this large plot of Homer ter a week that they’d get married. They’ve the road? “It’s like a fantasy life,” Martin Avenue land — until the dot-com boom been making music and living a vagabond says. They photograph bison in Yellow- boosted their rent from $1,000 to $1,500 life together ever since, and they still con- stone and goats in Glendalough, explore (continued on next page)

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“Moonshiner,” about which the Four Shillings duo writes, “On the road we’ve en- (continued from previous page) joyed some great moonshine and in one day. It seemed like a good it’s always a pleasure to taste the time to hit the road. The couple’s stuff.” And “Rosa das Rosas/Green friends in the big Victorian offered Grow the Rushes” is a 12th-century to let them stay rent-free whenever melody along with Robert Burns’ they were in town, and the offer still “famous song of love for all things holds today. In return, Martin and feminine.” Ó Tuama make the meals. They say Traditional Irish tunes on the CD their Indian dishes make it a good include “When the Cock Crows” deal. They’re also perpetually cooking and “Delahunty’s Hornpipe.” up a salmagundi of global sounds, Since that CD came out in 2007, which means many ingredients. Ó Martin and Ó Tuama say their new Tuama estimates that they bring 25 music is more hopeful, with empha-

instruments on stage at each gig. Dana Ullman ses on activism and poetry. They’re On this warm afternoon, Mar- especially optimistic about one raga tin and Ó Tuama bounce back and they’ve started playing that is said forth between the dining room and to bring rain. the bedroom they stay in, happily Aodh Óg Ó Tuama plays the “It flooded Chicago when we bringing out instrument after instru- crumhorn, a German Renaissance played it,” Ó Tuama says with a ment to show to visitors. There are instrument. twinkle in his eye. wooden and tin whistles, low-F and The duo has also introduced more low-D whistles. Martin crouches In 1999, John O’Reagan wrote about spoken poetry into their concerts. low on the floor to play a hammered the band’s 1998 CD “The Boggy One new song they play on bowed dulcimer, and in a box Ó Tuama Spew” in the U.K.’s Rock’n’Reel psaltery is based on the poem “A finds a triangle he carried around magazine, saying, “Eclecticism is Slave’s Lament” by Robert Burns, for 25 years before playing. the name of the game where ethnic about the slaves being brought to folk idioms are freely mixed and Four Shillings Short’s repertoire America. matched and the result is a won- is often Indian-flavored — the mu- They’re also in the process of re- sicians’ 2003 CD is called “From drously diverse and exciting work.” cording a new CD, filled with a va- Ragas to Riches.” Martin holds up The “Attitude and Gratitude” CD an elegant sitar, pointing out its 20 is an intriguing mix characteristic riety of styles and guest musicians, strings in two layers. She’s been of the band, although there’s more including Martin’s sister Susannah, playing Indian music since she was sadness than is usually heard from a jazz singer; and guitarist Herschel 15 and once lived in an ashram. the duo. The recording was made in Yatovitz. Also joining in is cellist In the liner notes for the pair’s a difficult year in which Ó Tuama’s Kris Yenney, a familiar face on lo- most recent release, the 2007 “Atti- father, the poet and playwright Sean cal stages and one of the many mu- tude and Gratitude,” they say Celtic Ó Tuama, passed away. Its first song, sicians who have played with Four and Indian music have many simi- “The Stolen Child,” also grieves the Shillings Short over the years. larities, including the drone heard in loss of a family friend and features The band was originally com- several instruments, and the “feel- haunting whistle melodies. posed of Ó Tuama and Ernest ing and emotion expressed in well- “Raga Bhairavi” follows, and Kinsolving, who started singing developed melodies.” then “House of White,” a dark, medieval and Renaissance music Other world flavors are woven political song that Martin wrote in together. They were then joined throughout the Four Shillings Short 2003 after reading Michael Moore’s by Karl Franzen and added folk sound. Martin brings in a charango Bush-critical book “Dude, Where’s music from Ireland and the Brit- (a Brazilian relative of the lute), and My Country?” and learning of the ish Isles to the repertoire. In 1985, Ó Tuama plays a white gemshorn death of Rachel Corrie, an Ameri- Four Shillings Short began playing can activist killed by an Israeli army like an upside-down shofar, creating every month at St. Michael’s Alley bulldozer in Gaza. a watery music. restaurant in Palo Alto. “It’s a cow’s horn, but these used Martin’s lyrics include this first Over the years, the roster of musi- to be made from goat horns from verse: the Bavarian Alps,” he says. cians changed many times before When Martin and Ó Tuama have “They came one day on the dark- Four Shillings Short became the time between concerts, they like to est night current steady duo. Another thing make gratis presentations at schools, The thieves broke into the House that’s undergone a transformation supplementing weakened music pro- of White in that time is communication. grams by speaking and performing. They stole our rights and de- Once, Four Shillings Short mu- It’s possible many of these children stroyed our votes sicians mailed out postcards and have never seen anyone play the They changed the words and de- booked gigs on pay phones. Now wooden spoons. stroyed our hopes” Martin and Ó Tuama have 30,000 Hearing a Four Shillings Short re- people on their e-mail list and tan- cording can also be an unusual ex- The CD also has lighter songs, gle with their ISPs. perience for even seasoned listeners. including the traditional American “It’s hard keeping up with technology,” Martin says. Ó Tuama chimes in, a trifle be- mused: “All we want is to play mu- Stanford vs. sic. And have a bicycle ride.” N Info: Four Shillings Short is playing a 7:30 p.m. show on Tuesday, Oregon State Feb. 10, at the Bus Barn Theatre, th Saturday, Jan 24 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos; the cover is $10. Go to www.bus- barn.org or call 650-941-0551. On Saturday, March 14, the ½ OFF band plays at a St. Patrick’s dinner and concert held from 6 to 9 AppetizersA 7 P.M. p.m. at St. Albert the Great Cath- olic Church at 1095 Channing During the Game Ave. in Palo Alto. Reservations are requested; call 650-321-6179. at the Bar For information on other upcoming gigs, go to www.fourshil- 650.321.6882 lingsshort.com or call 650-274- www.oakcitybarandgrill.com 1100. 1029 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

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Call Project Sentinel, a non-proﬁt agency (888) F-A-I-R-H-O-U-s-i-n-g (888) 324-7468 Mark Kitaoka Lily Garland (played by Rebecca Dines, left) has a moment with train passenger Matthew Clark (Gerry Hik- en) as Oscar Jaffe (Dan Hiatt) watches. are no doubt intended to be satires of show-business types encountered A shrill ‘Century’ by the play’s authors, but while it seems the audience is supposed to TheatreWorks production fails to tickle the funny bone find them loveably self-centered and by Karla Kane overdramatic, I found them simply dull and one-note. Are we really International School of the Peninsula ike the high-pitched whistle supposed to root for these two to &DPMFJOUFSOBUJPOBMFEFMB1ÏOJOTVMFt of a fast-moving train, The- THEATER REVIEW earn more fame and fortune or care љ৭୾ርᏱਯ L atreWorks’ newest production, if they once again become lovers? “Twentieth Century,” barrels onto Clark, who spends his time plaster- Unfortunately, I couldn’t have cared French and Chinese Language Immersion the stage with energy and noise to ing the train windows with “repent” less. 1BMP"MUP $"tXXXJTUQPSHt spare. stickers, is a religious nut who of- The costumes, by Fumiko The play, by Ben Hecht and Charles fers to financially back the produc- Bielefeldt, are lovely and the ‘30s- th MacArthur, made its Broadway de- tion — provided, of course, that he style fashion-page illustrations in- t/VSTFSZ ZFBSTPME UP grade t-PXTUVEFOUUPUFBDIFSSBUJP but in 1932, followed by a 1950s re- can play Jesus Christ. Other bit play- cluded in the program are a nice tZFBSTPGCJMJOHVBMFEVDBUJPO t/PTFDPOEMBOHVBHFFYQFSJFODF vival and a 1970s musical version. In ers include a doctor-cum-playwright touch. The set design, by Andre FYFQSJFODF required 2004, it was revived and adapted by and his mistress, and Garland’s beef- Bechert, is also pleasing. It conveys t"DBEFNJDBMMZSJHPSPVTQSPHSBN t&TUBCMJTIFE&OHMJTIDVSSJDVMVN Ken Ludwig; TheatreWorks presents cake agent, plus Jaffe’s two loyal as- the movement of the train through XJUIJOBOVSUVSJOHFOWJSPONFOU t5PVSTFWFSZPUIFS5VFTEBZ this version. sistants, the sensible Ida Webb and clever sliding compartments and im- “Twentieth Century” is named for crass Owen O’Mally. ages of twinkly night scenes scroll- the luxury locomotive in which the “Twentieth Century” is billed as ing past the windows. The lighting "DDFQUJOH1SF,BOE,"QQMJDBUJPOT action is set. Chugging along on an the quintessential ‘30s screwball is effective, with some particularly 0QFO)PVTFPO4BUVSEBZ 'FCSVBSZ overnight journey from Chicago to comedy, and the TheatreWorks standout moments, such as bright- New York City in 1930s glamour, production certainly tries its best to ening the lights on Garland as she the train contains a small cast of reach an appropriate level of zani- recalls basking in the glow of Jaffe’s wacky passengers. ness. “Zany and comedic” in this productions. Snippets of period Washed-up Broadway producer case seem to be translated as “loud songs set the mood well. Oscar Jaffe has just produced his and shrill,” with performers shout- If there were one word to describe third straight flop while archenemy ing or whining practically every line. the play, it would be “belabored.” All Max Jacobs is flush with success. The problem is, the play itself is not the actors are trying their hardest to Jaffe knows that a reunion with his very funny. Jokes about the Bible, create an atmosphere of screwball former protégée — and paramour — suicide, show-biz folks and sex are sizzle but the result is more frantic Lily Garland (née Mildred Plotka) thrown in a mile a minute but most intensity than frothy fun. It’s a disap- is just what he needs to reclaim his failed to tickle my funny bone. pointment, especially compared to crown as king of the Great White Dan Hiatt is not particularly mem- TheatreWorks’ 2005 production of Way. orable as the pompous, egotistical another 1930s-set Ludwig comedy, But Garland has left Broadway for Jaffe. Rebecca Dines as the vain the sparkling “Shakespeare in Hol- Get Connected! Hollywood stardom, even recently and oft-shrieking Garland is pure lywood.” Discover peace of mind with Avenidas Village winning an Academy Award. She’s ham and stereotypical diva. Dines For what it’s worth, the audience vowed to never again work with Jaffe is a TheatreWorks regular and usu- around me seemed to eat “Twentieth Stay in your home as you age and is planning on signing a contract ally quite good, but as Garland she Century” up, laughing uproariously One call resource for all your needs with Jacobs as soon as she gets to grated on my nerves. at every joke, whereas I left with NYC. The ever-scheming Jaffe ar- The supporting cast fares better. a massive headache. Maybe I just Concierge-level support ranges to get the train compartment Edward Sarafian is excellent in the didn’t get it. N Access to vetted vendors & discounts next to Garland so he might woo (or small but memorable role of the Daily telephone check-in service trick if necessary) her back to him train conductor, delivering several What: “Twentieth Century,” a Transportation for medical appointments during the course of the ride. He laugh-out-loud lines with deadpan Ken Ludwig-adapted play pre- promises her the starring role of a perfection. As Christian fundamen- sented by TheatreWorks Members-only website & email group lifetime — the only problem? He has talist/loony-bin escapee Clark, Ger- Where: Mountain View Center Opportunities for socializing no idea what role or play that might ry Hiken is also charming, giggling for the Performing Arts, 500 Cultural & educational offerings be yet. mischievously and turning bright Castro St. Safety net for facing challenges Jaffe gets a brainstorm thanks red on occasion. When: Through Feb. 8, with to some other passengers, a troupe When a plot focuses on the recon- performances Tuesday through Coordination of care after hospital visits of German actors who perform the ciliation of two lead characters, the Sunday Christian Passion play. Garland is fact that said characters are repug- Cost: Tickets are $23-61. lured in by Jaffe’s offer of the part of nant and uninteresting makes caring Info: Go to www.theatreworks. Call (650) 289-5405 or visit Mary Magdalene in a grand Broad- about their fate difficult. Jaffe and org or call the box office at www.avenidasvillage.org way spectacle. Another passenger, Garland are conceited, deceitful, 650-903-6000. pharmaceutical honcho Matthew over-privileged and obnoxious. They *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ>Õ>ÀÞÊÓÎ]ÊÓääÊU Page 33 Arts & Entertainment

Sign up today www.PaloAltoOnline.com Worth a Lookcert called “Influenza Italiana” (referring to Theater “infectious Italian Ba- ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ roque style”) at First Lutheran Church at 800 Let’s get ready to rumble. “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Homer Ave. Through Woolf?” — the Edward Albee classic of marital warfare violin, cello, viola da and drink — is opening at the Lucie Stern Theatre. gamba, harpsichord January 23, 2009 First produced in 1962, “Woolf” was honored as Best and voice, the group ex- Play at the 1963 Tony Awards. Many also saw the 1966 plores Italy-influenced film, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as German music in the To all interested parties: the battling couple Martha and George. In 2005, the 17th and 18th centuries. play was back on Broadway with Kathleen Turner and Tickets are $25; go to On Monday, January 12, 2009 the Palo Alto City Council voted to Bill Irwin. www.sfems.org. create a Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) to evaluate and recommend Closer to home, Palo Alto Players takes on the classic Tomorrow, Jan. 24, alternatives to address Palo Alto’s composting needs. Interested par- starting with a preview tonight at 8 p.m. Opening night Soprano Rita Lilly Palo Alto Performances ties would submit an application and supplemental questionnaire to is Saturday, Jan. 24, and the show runs through Feb. 8. Series presents an 8 p.m. the City Clerk’s ofﬁce by Thursday, February 5, 2009. The applica- Diane Tasca, artistic director of The Pear Avenue concert in the city’s Art Center at 1313 Newell Road. tion packet can be obtained on the City Clerk’s webpage at http:// Theatre, plays Martha. Kevin Kirby, a Weekly theater Pianists Josephine Gandolfi, LaDoris Cordell, Deanne www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/depts/clk/default.asp. The Task Force would reviewer, is George. Liza Zassenhaus and Patrick Engler Tucker and Jefferson Williams — together with soprano be determined by Council and would convene for approximately 6 play Honey and Nick, the couple who get drawn into Yolanda Rhodes — will perform works by Brahms, De- months. The BRTF would focus on: the fray. bussy, Gershwin and William Grant Still. Tickets are The Lucie Stern is at 1305 Middlefield Road in Palo $14/$12. Call 650-463-4940. Alternative solutions or technology, and evaluate the following: Alto; tickets are $20-$31. Go to www.paloaltoplayers. The Trio Jubilee marks its 10th anniversary on Sunday, org or call 650-329-0891. Jan. 25, with a 4 p.m. concert of music by Beethoven, 1) Short Term Improvements Piazzolla and Schumann. Pianist Su Mi Park, violinist 2) Environmental Impacts Claudia Bloom and cellist Thomas Shoebotham play at 3) Economic Impacts the First Congregational Church at 1985 Louis Road. 4) Permitting Tickets are $15/$10; call 650-327-2019. 5) Prospective Locations Music Also on Sunday, the California Bach Society comes 6) Energy Generation Classical concerts to All Saints’ Church at 555 Waverley St. for a 4 p.m. concert. Soloists include soprano Rita Lilly, and the pro- Peter Drekmeier This weekend is a busy one in Palo Alto for concerts gram includes Monteverdi pieces and an “arias by re- Mayor, City of Palo Alto of classical music. quest” session. Tickets are $30 at the door; go to www. Tonight at 8, the Ensemble Mirable performs a con- calbach.org.

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Folman joins arms with the a machine gun and rushes into a the substance that he deserves. great anti-war filmmakers of cin- street, dancing amidst the gunfire He emerges as a man defined by ema history to pronounce that war while crazily firing his weapon. action snippets. The jittery narra- The poster of Bashir Gemayel, tive jumps from an introspective is hell. And animation isn’t just for kids the Lebanese president whose as- 1964 interview to meeting Castro anymore. sassination triggered the loyalist (Mexican star Demián Bichir) for A pack of snarling black dogs, Phalangist militia’s anti-Muslim the first time in 1955, and provides attacks, looms over the Israeli sol- flashes of a fiery Che addressing yellow eyes glaring, bounds to- ROGER EBERT wards the camera like beasts from dier’s insane behavior. the United Nations and archival CHICAGO SUN-TIMES hell — an opening image that con- But dodging bullets, while footage of Havana. The intriguing veys the recurring nightmare of a spraying gunfire everywhere, is overview eventually settles into former Israeli soldier who recounts not dancing. Instead of madly the story of 87 revolutionaries on waltzing with Bashir, Folman board a ship to Cuba in 1956. Only CLAUDIA PUIG the frightening dream to Folman, USA TODAY in a bar, in the middle of the night. urges individuals and nations to a dozen of them will live to see the The army buddies conclude that stop gliding into warfare and say success of their movement. the persistent nightmare must be “never again” — not in 3/4 time Unbearable tension is a hall- connected to their Lebanon War but for all time. mark of war movies. Not here. experience. Since Folman seems Don’t miss one of the most pow- Soderbergh places the viewer in to have repressed his own memo- erful, thought-provoking movies the guerrilla encampments, where www.foxsearchlight.com ries of the 1982 invasion, he sets of the year. walking and waiting and tending the wounded take place. Clearly out to discover the truth by talk- LANDMARK’S CINEMARK CINEMARK $$" Rated: R for some disturbing the life of the revolutionary was AQUARIUS CENTURY AT TANFORAN CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN FOR ing with other veterans who had # '$# served with him. images of atrocities, strong vio- difficult to endure — and replicat- Palo Alto (650) 266-9260 San Bruno (800) FANDANGO 998# Redwood City (800) FANDANGO 990# The eight eyewitnesses chase the lence, brief nudity and a scene of ing it makes for dull watching. ghosts of memory, adding to the graphic sexual content. In Hebrew Yet “Che, Part 1” is the one to steadily growing flow of informa- with English subtitles. 1 hour. 27 catch. The second part (2 hours, 8 tion about the attack on Beirut and minutes. minutes) feels like “Che Redux” subsequent Sabra and Shatila refu- gone bad — only with a map of gee camp massacres committed by — Susan Tavernetti Bolivia, strange casting choices the Lebanese Christian Phalang- Che -- (German Franka Potente of “The ists. Are the accounts reportage (Aquarius) Marxist. Soldier. Bourne Identity” plays Latina rev- or fantasy? Sociological exposé or Physician. “Brains of the Revolu- olutionary Tania and Matt Damon psychosis? One of the many layers tion.” At 36 years of age, Ernesto surfaces briefly as a German) and of the film addresses the timeless “Che” Guevara was already an seemingly interminable fighting question: What is truth? icon. Director Steven Soderbergh’s and fleeing through Bolivia (cap- Rarely does a movie raise so ambitious saga treats the Argen- tured by the run-and-gun camera many complex issues in such a tinean legend that fought along- of Soderbergh, credited as Peter short time. The only female in a side Cuban exile Fidel Castro with Andrews). major role, Professor Zahava Sol- reverence. Unfortunately, feelings By the time Day 341, October omon (voiced by herself), brings of deep respect don’t necessarily 1967, flashes on the screen, you’ll psychological expertise to the make for good drama. feel as hungry and tired as the philosophical introspection about Sprawling and undisciplined, the characters. Whereas the first half truth and memory. The post-trau- presentation unspools in two parts chronicles Guevara’s rise, the sec- matic stress expert discusses the with an intermission. Each part ond records the defeats that end in disassociative disorder that pro- mirrors the other. “Che, Part 1” (2 the village of La Higuera and his tected the psyches of the Israeli hours, 9 minutes) opens silently execution. Oddly, the biopic never soldiers but also blinded them, with a map of Cuba, highlight- reveals why Guevara was called making them complicit in the kill- ing the areas that the guerrillas “Che” or when the iconic photo- ing of Palestinian civilians. Rep- will take during their late-1950s graph was taken. resenting Israel’s collective amne- armed struggle against the Batista The definitive film on Ernesto sia, Folman and his friends must regime. “Che” Guevara has yet to be sift through their memory banks Benicio Del Toro gives an ex- made. of historical fact and fancy to ac- traordinary performance as the knowledge their wartime roles and asthmatic intellectual who be- Rated: R for some violence. In reclaim their lives. comes the respected Comandante. English and Spanish with English Truth may be elusive, but pal- Introduced in cinematic shorthand subtitles. 4 hours. 18 minutes. pable are the 20-plus years of post- — a black-and-white shot of his traumatic stress and pain suffered military boots, followed by smoke — Susan Tavernetti by Boaz Rein Buskila (acted and curling upward from his Cuban ci- voiced by Mickey Leon), Ori Si- gar — Del Toro bears an authori- To view the trailers for “Waltz with tative presence and gives voice to Bashir” and “Che” go to Palo Alto NOW PLAYING van (himself), Roni Dayg (him- Online at www.PaloAltoOnline.com self), Carmi Cnaa’n (acted and Guevara’s professed love of hu- CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES manity, justice and truth. Bits and SORRY, NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT

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NOW PLAYING meeting with young Daisy (Elle Fanning) has Defiance --1/2 a profound effect on his life. Benjamin and (Century 16, Century 20) In 1941, three MOVIE TIMES The following is a sampling of movies the adult Daisy (Cate Blanchett) inexplicably brothers started a Jewish community in recently reviewed in the Weekly: meet halfway on the age spectrum — on a Poland forest to flee the Nazis. Daniel her way to the golden years and his to Craig plays confident leader Tuvia Bielski, Bedtime Stories (PG) Century 16: 10:15 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Thu. also at 4:40 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button youth — a joyous and profoundly sad state who takes to the woods with his brothers, (Not Reviewed) p.m. Century 20: 12:15, 2:45, 5:15, 7:45 & 10:15 p.m. ---1/2 of affairs. Rated: PG-13 for brief violence, Zus (Liev Schreiber) and Asael (Jamie Bell), (Century 16, Century 20) A child is born sexual content and language. 2 hours, 47 after the murder of their parents. Tuvia fo- Bride Wars (PG) Century 16: 12:40, 2:55, 5:15, 7:40 & 10 p.m. looking like an old man. But Benjamin ap- minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008) cuses on the community and survival while (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:05, 2:40, 4:55, 7:10 & 9:25 p.m. pears to grow younger over the years. His Zus joins the resistance. Asael, meanwhile, Che (R) -- Aquarius: 12:45 & 6:45 p.m. thinks more about love than vengeance. “Defiance” is an extraordinary story — if The Curious Case of Century 16: 12:50, 4:35 & 8:05 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 you can trudge through. Rated: R for vio- Benjamin Button a.m.; 3:15, 6:45 & 10:10 p.m. lence and language. 2 hours, 16 minutes. (PG-13) ---1/2 — T.H. (Reviewed Jan. 16, 2009) Defiance (R) --1/2 Century 16: 12:45, 3:50, 7 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 1, Gran Torino -1/2 4:10, 7:15 & 10:20 p.m. (Century 16, Century 20) Clint Eastwood stars as cantankerous Korean War vet Walt Doubt (PG-13) ---Century 16: 1:35, 4:10, 7:10 & 9:40 p.m. Sat. also at 10:30 Kowalski. Walt lives alone, surrounded by a.m. Hmong families who keep to themselves. Until a neighborhood teen named Thao Frost/Nixon (R) ---- Century 16: 12:35, 3:40, 6:45 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: (Bee Vang) attempts to steal Walt’s prized 12:55, 3:55, 7:05 & 10:05 p.m. Sat. also at 10:30 a.m. 1972 Gran Torino. Walt puts Thao to work, The Goonies (PG) Century 16: Fri. at 10:30 p.m. grudgingly offering advice on testosterone and tools. A father-figure relationship blos- (Not Reviewed) soms (groan). Overall, a poorly acted and Gran Torino (R) -1/2 Century 16: 1:15, 4:05, 6:55 & 10:10 p.m. Sat. also at cliched melodrama. Rated: R for language 10:10 a.m. Century 20: 1:10, 4, 6:50 & 9:35 p.m. Sat. also and violence. 1 hour, 56 minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Dec. 26, 2008) at 10:25 a.m. Hotel for Dogs (PG) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. & Tue.-Thu. at 12:20, 2:45, 5:20, Milk ---1/2 (CineArts, Century 20) Performances are (Not Reviewed) 7:45 & 10:10 p.m. Mon. at 12:15, 2:45, 5:20, 7:45 & 10:10 king in this poignant homage to late great p.m. Century 20: 12:15, 2:40, 5:05, 7:30 & 9:55 p.m. San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk. Inkheart (PG) Century 16: 1:20, 4:15, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m. Sat. also at 10:40 Sean Penn has a field day portraying the first openly gay man elected to office in the (Not Reviewed) a.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:15, 4:50, 7:25 & 10 p.m. U.S. After several misfires Harvey makes a Last Chance Harvey Century 16: 12:40, 3:05, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:20 p.m. Century name for himself, chumming around with (PG-13) 20: Noon, 2:35, 5, 7:20 & 9:50 p.m. liberal mayor George Moscone (Victor Gar- ber). The rest is history — a painful chapter (Not Reviewed) in American politics. Rated: R for language, Mad Max Beyond Century 16: Sat. at 10:30 p.m. sexuality and mature themes. 2 hours, 7 Thunderdome (PG-13) minutes. — J.A. (Reviewed Dec. 5, 2008) (Not Reviewed) Revolutionary Road ---1/2 Marley & Me (PG) Century 16: 12:55, 3:55, 6:50 & 9:30 p.m. (Guild, Century 20) Kate Winslet and Leon- ardo DiCaprio are April and Frank Wheeler, (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 2, 4:40, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. a 1950s golden couple who suddenly find Metropolitan Opera: Century 16: Sat. at 10 a.m. Century 20: Sat. at 10 a.m. the luster lost from their white-picket-fence Orfeo ed Euridice union. Through a series of deft flashbacks, director Sam Mendes builds a story of (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) suburban ennui compounded by two kids Milk (R) ---Century 20: 1:05, 4:05, 6:55 & 9:45 p.m. Sat. also at and dead-end jobs. The build-up gains 10:15 a.m. Palo Alto Square: Fri.-Sat. & Mon.-Tue. at 1:30, slow momentum, but once “Road” finds 4:25 & 7:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat. also at 10:15 a.m. SCREEN GEMS AND LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT A LAKESHORE ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH SKETCH FILMS “UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS” MICHAEL SHEEN BILL NIGHY RHONA MITRA its rhythm it’s devastating. Rated: R for MUSIC EXECUTIVE PRODUCED STEVEN MACKINTOSH KEVIN GREVIOUX BYPAUL HASLINGER PRODUCERSSKIP WILLIAMSON HENRY WINTERSTERN JAMES MCQUAIDE ERIC REID BETH DEPATIE BYTOM ROSENBERG GARY LUCCHESI LEN WISEMAN RICHARD WRIGHT language and nudity. 1 hour, 59 minutes. My Bloody Valentine Century 16: 12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8 p.m. Sun.-Thu. also at BASED ON CHARACTERS STORY CREATED BYKEVIN GREVIOUX AND LEN WISEMAN & DANNY MCBRIDE BYLEN WISEMAN & ROBERT ORR AND DANNY MCBRIDE — J.A. (Reviewed Jan. 9, 2009) SCREENPLAY DIRECTED (R) (Not Reviewed) 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 12:10, 2:50, 5:20, 8:05 & 10:30 DANNY MCBRIDE AND DIRK BLACKMAN & HOWARD MCCAIN PATRICK TATOPOULOS BY BY p.m. STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 23 Notorious (R) Century 16: 1, 3:45, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 1:20, (Not Reviewed) 4:30, 7:35 & 10:35 p.m. Sat. also at 10:30 a.m. CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES SORRY, NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT Paul Blart: Mall Cop Century 16: 12:30, 2:50, 5:10, 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 1:45, 4:15, 7 & 9:20 p.m. Revolutionary Road Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:25, 5:10, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m. Milk (R) ---1/2 Guild: Fri.-Sun. at 1, 4, 7 & 9:45 p.m. Mon.-Thu. at 2, 5 & 1:30, 4:25, 7:20 8 p.m. Fri/Sat Add 10:15 Slumdog Millionaire Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 2, 4:50, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. WINNER Waltz with Bashir (R) ---- Aquarius: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 & 10 p.m. 2:00, 4:30, 7:00 ® The Unborn (PG-13) Century 20: 12:35, 3, 5:30, 8:10 & 10:40 p.m. Sat. also at Fri/Sat Add 9:30 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD (Not Reviewed) 10:20 a.m. BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Underworld: Rise of Century 16: Fri. at 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Sat. the Lycans (R) & Mon.-Thu at 12:15, 2:40, 5, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. Sun. at BESTPICTUREOFTHEYEAR ! (Not Reviewed) 12:20, 2:45, 5:20, 7:45 & 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS Valkryie (PG-13) ---1/2 Century 16: 7:25 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Thu. also at 1:55 p.m. UTTERLY RIVETING. Century 20: 2:20, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Fri. & Sun.-Thu. A STARTLINGLY COMPELLING also at 11:35 a.m. HIGHEST RATING! PIECE OF FILMMAKING. “A MILESTONE WORK THAT WILL INSPIRE AWE!” Hank Sartin, Time Out Chicago Waltz with Bashir Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:30 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. also at 9:30 –Jonathan Curiel, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE BRILLIANT. A MASTERPIECE. (R) ---- p.m. Charles Mudede, The Stranger The Wrestler (R) --- Century 16: 1:50, 4:25, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. Sat. also at 11 ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST FILMS! A MESMERIZING, a.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 5:10, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. NEW YORK MAGAZINE David Edelstein FULLY IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Stephen King THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Christy Lemire CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE. WASHINGTON POST John Anderson Ann Hornaday, Washington Post NEW YORK POST Lou Lumenick ( Skip it (( Some redeeming qualities ((( A good bet (((( Outstanding TIME OUT NEW YORK Melissa Anderson EPIC! & David Fear BENICIO DEL TORO GIVES A HEROIC PERFORMANCE. Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264)

OFFICIAL ISRAEL ENTRY Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City ® ACADEMY AWARDS (800-326-3264) ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER WALTZ WITH BASHIR BENICIO DEL TORO CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) AN ARI FOLMAN FILM CHE A REVOLUTIONARY LIFE Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information FROM THE ACADEMY AWARD® WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM WINNING DIRECTOR OF SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE ON about films playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ TRAFFIC AND ERIN BROCKOVICH

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Eating Out for purchase RESTAURANT REVIEW Special a la carte & best bargains I’ve seen downtown 4 course pre ﬁxe for lunch or dinner. at $48 per person We dove into the delicious chick- Call for more en adobo, which fell off the bone. information and While this dish is traditionally pre- reservations pared dry, Thompson prepares hers in soy sauce, garlic and vinegar, Valentine’s Day at MacArthur Park Restaurant creating a tangy, salty-sweet con- 27 University Avenue ■ Palo Alto ■ (650) 321-9990 coction that soaks nicely into rice. www.macarthurparkpaloalto.com The slow-cooked beef afritada was equally tender, with its red pepper strips, potato chunks and carrot slices swimming alongside chunks of beef in an earthy tomato gravy. St. Simon Our BBQ pork ribs were boiled until tender, and served on the bone Parish School with a minimum amount of sauce, prompting the juicy pork flavor to Michelle Le Michelle All Are Welcome In one of the well-priced combos at Tina’s Kusina, chicken adobo is play a leading role. But their thin paired with pork menudo. coat of sauce was tangy, employing sweet Filipino ketchup for its base. Catholic Other dishes couldn’t have been Schools Week Strong Catholic Values Go for the combo more fundamental. The fried tilapia K-8 with All-Day Kindergarten was a thin fillet with a crunchy egg OPEN Filipino food is plentiful, affordable and delicious batter and fluffy white fish. Served HOUSE Excellent Academic Program at Tina’s Kusina with only sliced lemon, it was dry January 25th Extensive Extracurricular Offerings to the touch and beautiful in its sim- 10:00am - 1:00pm by Andrew MacLeod Doerschuk plicity. The kalua pork was served Extended Care from 7am to 6pm off the bone, falling apart and very Visit Grades K-8 juicy. It tasted smoky, fresh and satisfying. Meet Faculty and We weren’t crazy about Tina’s Administrators chicken curry. Its yellow coconut sauce was far too mild and the curry taste was muted. (In truth, every- Saint thing we tried at Tina’s Kusina was imon mild, but in every other case the S flavors remained rich and robust.) Parish I admit we could have made greater School 1840 Grant Road use of the selection of sauces and Los Altos spices, which was so extensive it required its own table. Next time, www.stsimon.com perhaps. For information: Tina’s Kusina is a non-alcoholic Call 650.968.9952 x43 or Email [email protected] establishment, which might turn off a few diners. But here’s the kicker: Three of us feasted on all of the Michelle Le Michelle items above, then couldn’t finish an Restaurant owner Tina Thompson serves regular customer Mike enormous portion of gooey home- O’Dell beef/pork sinigang soup to go with his kalbi rib with rice. Yellow Cab of Palo Alto made brownie bites ($4), and paid a grand total of $25.54. You almost OF24/7 SAN J OSEOSCALLE/P/PALO -A CENTER/BROKERLTOLTO s 224-H4-HOUROUR CALL CENTERENTER ina’s Kusina means “Tina’s ness started to suffer. She finally can’t cook food at home this inex- Kitchen,” of course, and the abandoned the franchise and began pensively. T restaurant’s Tagalog name hunting for other opportunities. So who cares if they don’t serve aptly reflects the lyrical person- A year and a half ago, when the beer? Visit a bar if you must. But 1)3, ality and Filipino heritage of its short-lived Kauai BBQ Grill shut for three adults to eat so well for 2+-+ owner, Tina Thompson. its doors at the corner of Dana and around $25, a cup of tea with such 0++0)1,. Inside her downtown establish- Hope streets, Thompson moved a delicious dinner seems downright ment, hand-painted vines climb the in and started cooking. Funny — civilized. N walls and potted plants punctuate Tina’s is a block from Mountain an L-shaped seating area. On the View’s restaurant row and across other side of a display case, Thomp- the street from the busy dance club Tina’s Kusina son herself hustles about preparing Alberto’s, yet it feels like a quiet 698 W Dana St. hearty dishes — mostly stews and area where neighboring businesses Mountain View meat recipes she lifted from sisters close up shop at five o’clock. 650-254-1788 and cookbooks and toyed with over Thompson’s eclectic menu is di- Hours: Weekdays: 11 a.m. a matter of decades. When the place vided into four sections: pan-Asian to 8 p.m. Sat.-Sun.: 10 a.m. isn’t busy, she might come out front plates such as chicken teriyaki; to 4 p.m. and chat a little. American classics such as fried Reservations Banquet Although this is the first time chicken; a handful of sandwiches; she’s served the public directly, and Filipino favorites. The Filipino Credit cards Catering Thompson has a background in the dishes are offered as combina- Lot Parking Outdoor 1 54( culinary industry, having managed tions that run $4.50 for one, $5.99 seating Alcohol the cafeteria at Onizuka Air Force for two and $6.99 for a choice of Noise level: Base at the foot of Moffett Field for three small entrées. Served with Takeout Low 1)3, three-and-a-half years. 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