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Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 2 UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis UPDATE: INSIDE THE CHILDREN'S THEATRE INVESTIGATION Children’s Theatre employees suspected of embezzlement

Odd accounting system involving personal accounts and by the Weekly. theater, and funds deposited into lanta, Ga., and Ashland, Ore., ac- At the heart of the suspicion lies the accounts by the city, the non- cording to theater staff. traveler’s checks prompted cops’ suspicions a convoluted practice of financial profit Friends of the Children’s The affidavits reveal police al- by Becky Trout accounting by the theater group Theatre support group and par- legations, however, that theater mbezzlement has emerged ternoon. that Litfin himself told police was ents of children involved in the- staff used funds for personal pur- as the primary police theo- Police suspect Children’s The- “screwy” but that he defended as ater productions. chases, failed to account for how E ry underlying a continuing atre Director Pat Briggs, the late being “above board.” The accounts were used primar- the money was spent during trips investigation into the Palo Alto Assistant Director Michael Litfin The system involved bank ac- ily for expenses related to trips and didn’t return unspent city Children’s Theatre — with the and Costume Supervisor Alison counts in the names of theater that the theater group, including funds after the trips. The staff court-ordered unsealing of search- Williams of the embezzlement, staff members, a special City of the children, would take to places typically converted thousands of warrant affidavits Wednesday af- according to affidavits obtained Palo Alto bank account for the such as Southern California, At- (continued on page 4) Briggs’ attorneys challenge statements Procedures were followed, but investigators have made facts appear ‘sinister’ by Jay Thorwaldson ttorneys for Pat Briggs, the embattled director of the Palo Alto A Children’s Theatre, sharply ac- cused Palo Alto police investigators Thursday of misinterpreting innocuous facts and “stringing them together to make them look more sinister.” “Overall there is absolutely no criminal intent in any of the actions that have been raised by the affidavits,” as so far reported, Diane de Norbert von der Groeben/file Norbert von der Groeben/file Norbert von der Groeben/file Norbert Seve, Briggs’ criminal-defense attorney, said. “Pat cooperated with the police and was interviewed for more than six hours,” de Seve said. The affidavits illustrate “why we typically advise clients not to talk to police alone, because their comments are often taken out of context, misinterpreted and On Monday, Jan. 28, just days after police began their investigation of the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre and placed several staff members then used against you.” on suspension, parents and youth at the theater shield their faces from the camera. John Parsons, who separately rep- resents Briggs in an administrative On Monday, Tor- investigation, agreed in a joint in- Trio with punk hairdos res appeared at the terview that both the handling of fi- North County Court- nances and sales of surplus costumes house in Palo Alto were done according to longstanding behind theater burglary? where he pleaded procedures. “no contest” to fel- “It was all open and above board,” Burglar provides details about the Children’s Theatre ony burglary for the he said of both how the costume sales break-in that led to financial-crimes investigation Children’s Theatre were handled and how the city was by Becky Trout incident in a plea- reimbursed for funds used to pay for bargain exchange for expenses when children involved in dmitted burglar Abraham mitted participating in the burglary an anticipated six- theater productions were taken on Esquivias Torres says two during a March 18 interview with month jail sentence, trips to see plays. He said the city is- A young men with odd hair- the Palo Alto police at the San Ma- according to Amy Pat Briggs, the embattled director of the Palo sued funds to theater staff and that dos and dressed like skaters and a teo County Jail, where he was be- Cornell, the District Alto Children’s Theatre, runs a rehearsal for a the city funds were reimbursed from young woman with multi-colored ing held on other charges. Attorney’s Office winter, 2007 production of “Snow White.” payments from parents and donations hair — apparently familiar with While investigating the burglary, spokeswoman. His for scholarships for children who oth- the inside of Palo Alto Children’s police became suspicious about the sentencing is sched- methamphetamine and marijuana erwise could not go on the trips. Theatre — initiated the fateful the- theater’s finances and launched a uled for June 19, she said. last summer but is now trying to Leftover traveler’s checks were to ater burglary at about 1 a.m. Mon- probe that motivated City Manager In a brief interview with the change his life. be used for Children’s Theatre pur- day, June 18, 2007, the Weekly has Frank Benest to place four of the Weekly outside the courtroom, Torres wore white pants, white poses or future trips, the attorneys learned. theater’s six employees on admin- Torres said two men and a woman said. Torres, 21, of East Palo Alto, ad- istrative leave Jan. 24. were involved. He said he used (continued on page 9) (continued on page 9)

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 3 Commitment To Excellence Upfront $500 Discount Coupon Embezzlement (with purchase of new roof) 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (continued from page 3) ‘This is not only theft, Original Ownership Since 1975 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER dollars of account funds into trav- but is also a direct All Types of Rooﬁ ng & Gutters William S. Johnson eler’s checks, according to their Residential & Commercial S.C.L#785441 EDITORIAL own statements to the police. violation of City of Jay Thorwaldson, Editor “It is my belief that evidence 1901 Old Middleﬁ eld Way, Mtn. View 650-969-7663 Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Palo Alto policy.’ Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors ... will tend to show that Suspect Keith Peters, Sports Editor Briggs, Suspect Litfin, and Sus- – Police affidavit Tyler Hanley, Online Editor pect Williams conspired to steal Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor City of Palo Alto monies through Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer the purchase and fraudulent use of the traveler’s checks. Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers “They identified these traveler’s Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Traveler’s Cheques with funds ob- Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant tained from the City of Palo Alto,” cheques as their own and that they Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff the series of affidavits filed by were repayment for personal mon- Photographers ies spent on the Children’s The- Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, Agent Jason Jenkins states. Lynn Comeskey, Kit Davey, Jack McKinnon, Receipts or records for more atre trips of leftover monies after Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, than $43,000 of traveler’s checks repayment,” Jenkins wrote. Contributors Jillian Keenan, Alex Papoulias, Veronica purchased using city money are “This is not only theft, but is Sudekum, missing, the affidavits state. also a direct violation of City of Editorial Interns Palo Alto policy and not approved Nick Veronin, Arts & Entertainment Intern Sgt. Michael Yore, the lead in- Danielle Vernon, Photography Intern vestigator in the continuing Chil- by their supervisors or the City of DESIGN dren’s Theatre probe, also suspects Palo Alto Accounts Payable De- Carol Hubenthal, Design Director the staff of conducting “unlawful partment,” he stated. Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers costume sales” from 2001 to 2007, However, Briggs said city funds Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Charmaine Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers Jenkins wrote. are used to pay upfront for such expenses as airline tickets and al- PRODUCTION The theater’s annual surplus- Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager costume sales, run by and benefit- lows the theater to get group rates. Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, ing the Friends group, violate city The money is reimbursed by the Sales & Production Coordinators policy of not donating city prop- children’s parents and Friends of ADVERTISING the Children’s Theatre. Vern Ingraham, Advertising Director erty to organizations outside of Adam Cone, Inside Sales Manager the city without approval, police • Briggs told Officer Michael Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. allege. Kan on July 8, 2007, that “long Judie Block, Tony Gay, Janice Hoogner, Display Advertising Sales The affidavits stemmed from a ago” she had called city officials Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales months-long investigation of “fi- to ask what to do with traveler’s Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. nancial crimes” at the city-owned checks left over after trips. “The Irene Schwartz, Inside Advertising Sales theater, triggered by a June 18, [theater] staff was told that the Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. 2007, burglary that has become city didn’t want the checks back ONLINE SERVICES a separate, secondary investiga- and gave permission to reimburse Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online tion. Some search warrants were themselves for trip-related expens- BUSINESS for the bank accounts of Briggs, es. However, the city also did not Theresa Freidin, Controller want the surplus returned because Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits Litfin, Williams and the Friends of Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, a then they would have to cut numer- Elena Dineva, Tina Karabats, Cathy Stringari, nonprofit organization created to ous checks to return money to each Doris Taylor, Business Associates support the theater. of the kids,” a police report states. ADMINISTRATION On Jan. 24, Judge Douglas According to one search-warrant Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & Promotions Director; Southard of the Santa Clara Coun- affidavit, “Detective Sergeant Yore Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant ty Superior Court signed search later interviewed multiple employ- Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, ees in the Accounts Payable, as Jorge Vera, Couriers warrants for the homes of Briggs, Litfin and Williams as well as the well as Briggs’ current and former EMBARCADERO PUBLISHING CO. William S. Johnson, President storage units of the Friends of the supervisors and questioned each Michael I. Naar, Vice President & CFO; Walter Children’s Theatre, Briggs and person about this claim. Detective Kupiec, Vice President, Sales & Marketing; Sergeant Yore told me [Jenkins] Frank A. Bravo, Director, Computer Operations Litfin. Late that day, a Thursday, & Webmaster Palo Alto police abruptly closed that everyone he interviewed de- Connie Jo Cotton, Major Accounts Sales the theater, and the three employ- nied giving Briggs that instruction Manager; Bob Lampkin, Director, Circulation & and advised him that they could Mailing Services; Alicia Santillan, Susie Ochoa, ees plus Richard Curtis, the theater Circulation Assistants; Chris Planessi, Chip group’s program assistant — who not imagine that instruction being Poedjosoedarmo, Oscar Rodriguez Computer was not included in the embezzle- given out.” System Associates ment suspicions voiced in the af- • Briggs told officers that “it The Palo Alto Weekly (ISSN 0199-1159) was common practice” for her, is published every Wednesday and Friday by fidavits — were placed on admin- Embarcadero Publishing Co., 703 High St., Palo istrative leave. Many supporters of Litfin, Williams and Curtis to use Alto, CA 94302, (650) 326-8210. Periodicals post- the Children’s Theatre have been personal credit cards for official age paid at Palo Alto, CA and additional mailing offices. Adjudicated a newspaper of general circu- openly critical of the police inves- city purchases and then reimburse lation for Santa Clara County. The Palo Alto Weekly tigation. themselves using traveler’s checks. is delivered free to homes in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Litfin, who had been undergoing Their system continued even after Atherton, Portola Valley, East Palo Alto, to faculty and staff households on the Stanford campus and treatment for cancer, died Feb. 1 at the city provided business credit to portions of Los Altos Hills. If you are not cur- Stanford Hospital. cards to use for official purchas- rently receiving the paper, you may request free es. delivery by calling 326-8210. POSTMASTER: Send The search warrants and sup- address changes to Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box porting statements were originally • Briggs and Litfin used travel- 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Copyright ©2003 by sealed by Southard to protect the er’s checks purchased with money Embarcadero Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission is strictly prohib- investigation but were unsealed from the city to buy gifts at Ba- ited. Printed by SFOP, Redwood City. The Palo Alto Wednesday. zaar del Mundo in San Diego. In Weekly is available on the Internet via Palo Alto 2001, Litfin used $420 of checks; Online at: http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com An initial review of the hundreds Our e-mail addresses are: [email protected], of pages of documents related to in 2002, Litfin used $500 worth [email protected], [email protected]. those and other search warrants of checks; and in 2003, Briggs Missed delivery or start/stop your paper? Call reveals that: used $450 worth of checks. “Dur- 650 326-8210, or e-mail circulation@paweekly. com. You may also subscribe online at www. • The City of Palo Alto provided ing Sergeant Yore’s interview with PaloAltoOnline.com. Subscriptions are $60/yr ($30 cash advances of thousands of dol- Briggs, Briggs agreed that she within our circulation area). lars to theater employees related to likes to buy gifts for people and trips with theater participants to a states that she no longer has the SUBSCRIBE! festival in Atlanta and to Southern gifts she purchased at Bazaar del Support your local newspaper by becom- California and Oregon to watch Mundo,” Jenkins wrote in an af- ing a paid subscriber. $30 per year for plays. fidavit. According to the affidavit, residents of our circulation area: $60 for Briggs, Litfin and Williams a cursory search of Briggs’ rent- businesses and residents of other areas. deposited the city money in their ed storage locker revealed boxes Name: ______personal accounts and used that marked “gifts.” Address: ______money to purchase traveler’s • Briggs did not report that trav- checks. Briggs told officers that eler’s checks were missing after City/Zip: ______the June burglary until she was Mail to: Palo Alto Weekly, staff would then pay for trip ex- P.O. Box 1610. Palo Alto CA 94302 penses using personal credit cards, later reimbursing themselves with (continued on page 9) Page 4 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront

SCHOOLS Gunn grad named new assistant superintendent Virginia Davis to focus on principals as “front lines in education” by Arden Pennell irginia “Ginni” A. Davis, the Davis, her associate superintendent of curricular V Davis Joint Unified School efforts in- District and a graduate of Palo Alto clude rewrit- schools, has been tapped as Palo Alto ing a master schools’ next assistant superintendent plan for the for educational services. district’s 25- Superintendent Kevin Skelly will year Spanish- recommend Davis’ appointment to immersion the Board of Education at its May 13 program and meeting, he announced Monday. funding it Davis will start July 1 if the board with a feder- Virginia Davis approves her appointment, replac- al grant, she ing long-term district administrator said. Marilyn Cook, who is retiring. “Ginni has a dedication to quality Davis’ primary role will be to fo- curriculum and instruction and she’s cus on curriculum, supervising what going to be a great fit,” Skelly said. is taught and how, by working closely He said Cook’s departure “means with principals at the district’s 17 that we are losing a great deal of ex- schools, Skelly said. pertise, so filling this position appro- Supporting principals as “the front priately is extremely important.” lines of education” is her top priority, Davis attended Barron Park El- Davis said. ementary School, Terman Middle She’ll spend much time on school School and Gunn High School, and sites — including helping out with her mother still lives in Palo Alto. problems, she said. Davis received a bachelor’s degree in COMMUNITY EVENT “Sometimes if you get an e-mail history from University of Califor- and you can tell there’s something nia, Davis, and a master’s degree in going on, you just pick up the phone education from Stanford University. and say, ‘I’m on my way,’” she said. She started as a social-studies As an associate superintendent in (continued on page 7) The Public Agenda

PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL ... At 6 p.m. the council plans to hold a study session on San Francisquito Creek issues and then a no- vote session on the Stanford Medical Center and Shopping Center expansion. Then, the council intends to discuss establishing an underground utility district in Downtown North, Community Devel- opment Block Grant funding and a proposed structure at 810 Los Trancos Road. The meeting will begin after 7 p.m. Monday, May 5, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

PALO ALTO FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee intends to discuss the 2008-09 budget. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

PALO ALTO HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board intends to discuss an expansion and rehabilitation of a residence at 564 University Ave. and hold a study session on the College Terrace Free Skin Cancer Screening Library rehabilitation. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).

PALO ALTO UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commis- Dermatologists from Stanford Hospital sion intends to discuss review of capital improvement projects, city’s Saturday, May 10,2008 2008-09 budget. The meeting will begin at noon Wednesday, May & Clinics will be on hand to check for 7, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). unusual moles or irregular blemishes that 9 AM - Noon (Doors open at 8:30, close at 11:30) could signify the onset of skin cancer. PALO ALTO FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee intends to discuss capital improvement projects in the 2008-09 budget. The Stanford Cancer Center meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Council Cham- If you have had the following, bers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). this free screening is for you: 875 Blake Wilbur Drive Stanford, CA 94305 PALO ALTO HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION... The commis- Fair skin and excessive exposure to sion intends to discuss its standards for resolutions and a proposed the sun For questions or additional resolution asking the State of California to pass a universal health information, call care bill. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Many moles or atypical moles Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). A parent or sibling who has had 650.725.8400 PALO ALTO SCHOOL BOARD ... The board will meet to discuss skin cancer http://cancer.stanford.edu/ the final draft of the Strategic Plan with Superintendent Kevin Skelly, senior district staff, and selected school staff, parents and students. There is no registration for this event; it is a first-come, first-served screening. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. is expected to run until at least 3 p.m. on Friday, May 9, in the Mediterranean Room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (4290 EL Camino Real). ■

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 5 PALO ALTO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION Upfront presents a free public program Mayfield: The Forgotten City Presenter: Gail Woolley, former Mayor and preservationist News Digest Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 2 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center May Fete Parade to roll through Saturday 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto The 86th Annual May Fete Parade will take place Saturday, May 3, starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Palo Alto. The theme of this year’s parade is “Moovin’ and Groovin’ — A Celebration of Keep- ing Active.” Kids, floats and school groups will march down University Avenue in three different categories: Kids with Pets, Kids in Costume and Refreshments Free Admission Kids on Wheels. Members of the Stanford women’s basketball team, who were finalists in this year’s NCAA championships, will be the parade’s Grand Marshals. The parade, Northern California’s oldest children’s parade, is expected to last an hour and a half. It will be followed by a Town Fair Sherman School, Mayfield at Addison Elementary School, with food, music and games until 1 (888) 696-BIKE 696-BIKE MikesBikes.com MikesBikes.co p.m. San Rafael • Sausalito Registration for groups and floats has already passed, but individual kids who go to the information booth on Emerson Street near University by 9:30 a.m. with their pet, costume or wheels will be Pksj"?kqjpnuRehh]ca allowed to join in the parade. 21,)/.-),2,,¡sss*^kkgoej_*jap To accommodate the parade, the following streets will be closed KKGO J?* knaD]llajejcPd]jAran>abkna from 6 a.m. to noon: University from High Street to Middlefield > E Road; Webster Street from University to Kingsley Avenue; High, PdaSaopÑoKhàopEjàlajàjp>kkgoahhan¡Oej_a-41- Monday•Mayyyy 19•7:00 PM grad, Jennifer Seyy, 1986 National Gymnastics Emerson, Ramona, Bryant, Florence, Waverley, Kipling, Cowper, Saturday•May 3•10:30 AM Byron and Tasso streets at University; Hamilton, Forest, Channing Join us for a special story time featuring the Nicholas books Champion will discuss her memoir, Chalked Up: Inside Elite by Rene Goscinny, famous in France for decades. We’ll Gymnastics’ Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents and Homer avenues at Webster; and Addison and Lincoln avenues Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams. ■ have croissants, hot chocolate and plenty of fun. from Webster to Middlefield. Thursdayyy•May22•7:00 PM —Jillian Keenan Thursday•May 8•7:00 PM Meet Marissa Silverr, discussinggggy her coming-of-age story,The Meet Bill Damon one of the world’s specialists on adoles- God of War, set in the 70’s in the California desert an indelible “Pink-ribbon sweatshop” sale set for Sunday cence will discuss his new book, The Path to Purpose: novel of the end of childhood. The NorCal Gals — otherwise known as Gunn High School teach- Helping Our Children Find Their Calling in Life. Saturdayyy•May 24•10:30 AM ers — are throwing a fundraiser Sunday to sponsor their participa- Monday•May 12•7:00 PM Bring your dog in their favorite disguiseg for a storyy time an tion in a walk against breast cancer. The acclaimed food writer and her husband, Patricia and book signing with Vivienne Flesherr for her new pictur Social studies teacher Lynne Navarro and English teacher Di- Walter Wells, will discuss We’ve Always Had Paris...and book Alfred’s Nose! ane Ichikawa will sell gifts they made by hand at Navarro’s house, Provence: A Scrapbook of Our Life in France. Wednesday•Juney 4•7:00 PM dubbed the “Pink Ribbon Sweatshop,” at Gunn from 2 to 5 p.m. Tuesday•Mayyy 13•7:00 PM Meet Tony Horwitz, bestselling author of Blue Latitudesswh Together with Navarro’s mother, Laura Peterman, they have spent Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The will discuss A Voyageyg Long g and Strange: g Rediscovering g months creating handmade bags, jewelry and scarves, Navarro Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Will discuss The the New World, a thrilling and eye-opening voyage to pre said. Yiddish Policemen’s Union. Mayflower America. The sale comes just in time for Mother’s Day, she added. A silent auction with items donated from local businesses will also take place. The proceeds will pay for their participation in The Breast Cancer Mediterranean Film Festival 3-Day, a 72-hour, 60-mile walk against breast cancer in San Fran- cisco during September. FREE and Open to the Public May 9-13, 2008 The walk is sponsored by nonprofit Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, which raises money for breast-cancer prevention education, 2007 Venice International Film Festival Award-Winner treatment and research. ■ “The Secret of the Grain” — Arden Pennell Director: Abdellatif Kechiche in attendance! School bonds to be discussed (France-Tunisia) The ins and outs of the proposed $378 million bond measure to upgrade Palo Alto schools on the June 3 ballot will be discussed by May 9, 7pm bond advocates Superintendent Kevin Skelly and resident Jon Foster Cubberley Auditorium Tuesday. Foster is a co-chair of the pro-bond measure campaign “Strong Schools for a Strong Community.” The meeting will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Duveneck “The Trap” Elementary School at 705 Alester Ave. on May 6. It is co-sponsored by the Duveneck PTA and the Duveneck/St. Francis Neighborhood director: Srdan Golubovic Association. ■ (Serbia) —Arden Pennell

May 12, 7pm Quiet peace rally planned in Palo Alto Cubberley Auditorium Four hundred and twenty-seven pairs of shoes will be placed in King Plaza in Palo Alto on Saturday morning to commemorate the U.S. servicemen and women from California who have died in Iraq. 2007 Cannes International Film Festival Award-Winner There also will be shoes representing Iraqi civilians who were “The Edge of Heaven” killed since the war began in 2003. An opening ceremony will be held at noon, Saturday, with prayers Director: Fatih Akin from different faiths. (Germany-Turkey) The display of shoes and a peace vigil will continue to a closing ceremony at 6 p.m. Sunday. May 13, 7pm The exhibit is being sponsored by many peace groups and churches, including Multifaith Voices for Peace & Justice, the Peninsula Cubberley Auditorium Peace & Justice Center, American Muslim Voice, the Council of Mediterranean Film Festival co-sponsored by Mediterranean Studies Forum, Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, Churches of Santa Clara County, and others. the Art and Art History Department, and the Forum on Contemporary Europe The original exhibit using shoes to commemorate war dead was created by the American Friends Service Committee. For more information: [email protected] Map: http://campus-map.stanford.edu King Plaza is located in front of City Hall at 250 Hamilton Ave. ■ —Don Kazak

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Page 6 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront 715 & 727 Altos Oaks Drive SCHOOLS Los Altos, CA FOR SALE Paly day length to be Ideal Medical & Professional Of ce Location Premises: announced Monday +/- 27,042 square foot lot 715 Altos Oaks Drive: +/- 2,670 SF building Student sleep, health at stake in principal’s decision 727 Altos Oaks Drive: +/- 2,860 SF building by Arden Pennell Price: 715 Altos Oaks Drive: $2,200,000 alo Alto High School Princi- school’s second-semester schedule 727 Altos Oaks Drive: $2,350,000 pal Jacqueline McEvoy will for both semesters, Mullins said. Boyd Smith P announce a decision Monday Yet the announcement triggered a 650-320-0257 on the school’s bell schedule, which wave of student protest. determines day length and starting The new schedule would eliminate time, she said this week. the current 8:45 a.m. start on first- Committed to Northern California. Connected to the World. Student health is at stake, commu- semester Thursdays, resulting in a www.naibtcommercial.com nity members said, citing research net loss of sleep — the opposite of indicating a later start allows students what students wanted, they said. to sleep longer and feel less stress. “Students don’t understand what Sleep has long been a bone of con- is going on. The goal was to relieve tention among Palo Alto high school student stress by making late start students, who complain of chronic times and now we’re actually com- Attention Subaru Owners! deprivation from finishing home- ing to school earlier on Thursdays,” At Dean’s Automotive, we understand that most Subaru owners work late and then waking up before senior Danielle Kim said. care about having a vehicle that is worry-free and reliable. sunrise to get to class. An article in the school magazine, McEvoy’s planned announcement Verde, responded to the announce- We care, too. will cap several weeks of scheduling ment by citing a University of Min- And we back up our work with a 24,000 mile/24 month uncertainty. nesota study wherein students with a warranty on parts and labor. When was the last time you were Based on six years of student sur- later start reported higher grades and offered that kind of guarantee at a dealership? veys indicating a desire for more fewer negative emotions. shut-eye — the most recent from Students also felt their voices Call us at 650-961-0302 and April — the Stressed Out Students hadn’t been heard, senior Jonathan join the hundreds of other (SOS) Committee devised new Shan said. Subaru owners who are happy scheduling options this spring, com- “We find it offensive that after they did. We look forward to mittee member and Director of Stu- spending countless educational hours meeting you! dent Activities Allye Mullins said. to solicit our opinion from the survey, The current school day begins at the results were ignored, and instead Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5:30pm 7:50 a.m. every day except for one, the decision was based on a faulty 2037 Old Middleﬁeld Way depending on the semester. The SOS and unfair staff vote,” he wrote in Service Excellence With Mountain View 650-961-0302 committee, a student group dedicat- the mission statement of a Facebook a Personal Touch www.deansautomotive.com ed to reducing stress led by Guidance group he co-founded. The statement Counselor Susan Shultz, suggested calls for a re-vote with greater faculty starting at 8:15 a.m. instead to al- participation — only 64 percent of low sleepy teens an extra half hour teachers cast ballots in the vote, ac- in bed. cording to Mullins. The committee reviewed research The Facebook group had 653 from the National Sleep Founda- members at press time. tion indicating a later start is more McEvoy declined to comment on harmonious to teenagers’ biological her reasoning for this article, but said clocks — yet doesn’t mean teens nec- she was “reconsidering her decision” essarily stay up later at night, Mul- and would share her conclusions with lins said. students Monday. Research shows more sleep means Kim said McEvoy explained in more alert, relaxed and happy stu- an e-mail to her that the earlier-day dents, she said. schedule allowed athletes to miss But an April faculty vote on the less class. committee’s suggestions just barely Mullins said the principal hadn’t missed the required two-thirds ma- realized students would react so neg- jority support for a later start, with atively. Athlete and parent feedback 62 percent of ballots in favor, Mul- steered McEvoy toward the second- lins said. semester schedule, Mullins said. ■ McEvoy had decided beforehand Staff Writer Arden Pennell can be that the default option for an incon- e-mailed at apennell@paweekly. clusive vote would be to adopt the com. until 2000, when she was named New assistant assistant superintendent for human ! "# (continued from page 5) resources. Cook became associate teacher and became a department superintendent in 2005 and helped chair before moving into administra- create the district’s upcoming Man- ! " # $ tion as a vice principal and principal darin-immersion program. She also in elementary and middle schools. supervised a feasibility study about She has been associate superinten- foreign languages in all elementary dent with the Davis school district schools conducted last fall. %&'' %&'( ) !" for the past three years, and earlier Davis’ appointment as “assistant” %&%( * + " was assistant superintendent in the rather than “associate” is a matter %&,( - .! "/ Dixon Unified School District. of seniority and years in the district, 0&'( ! " # $. . " She plans to move to Palo Alto but according to Kathleen Ruegsegger, 0&%( % # * " ,&'' & 1""*)" use weekends to commute to the city district administrative assistant. Da- ,&2( "/" of Davis, where her husband, a lo- vis will perform the same duties as ,&0' ' cal business owner, will remain, she an associate. Her contract, including " " # 3 # 4 said. The couple has three grown salary and benefits, was not complete 5 6 5 - children, including a son at U.C. Da- at press time, according to human- 78('9,:;<=:22" 2 > vis, she said. resources Assistant Superintendent Davis will replace Marilyn Cook, Scott Bowers. ■ who is retiring after 18 years with Staff Writer Arden Pennell can be the district. Cook served as principal e-mailed at apennell@paweekly. of Palo Alto High School from 1994 com. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 7 Upfront

ENVIRONMENT Santa Clara County gets ‘F’ for air quality Look in Find American Lung Association pegs county one of top 25 worst in the nation today's insert for Savings by Sue Dremann ome of the most polluted air in mary ingredient. It is highly damag- tion, according to the report. Great Buys the country is being breathed ing to lung tissue, according to the re- Where one lives also increases S right here in Santa Clara Coun- port. A 2005 study on ozone’s effect one’s risk. Persons residing near ty, according to a just-released Amer- on lung function found that college freeways have a higher risk of lung- for Mother's Day ican Lung Association report. freshmen who were lifelong residents related disease and aggravation of Santa Clara County received a “D” of Los Angeles or the San Francisco existing conditions due to their ex- in today's for high ozone levels, an “F” for short- Bay Area had decreased lung func- posure to air pollutants, according to term particle pollution and a “passing tion due to their long-term exposure the report. Safeway grade” for year-round particle pollu- to elevated ozone levels, the report In East Palo Alto, hospitaliza- tion levels, association officials said noted. tions for children with asthma are Wednesday. The 63-page, 2008 State “Imagine putting acid right in 2.5 times higher than the San Ma- insert! of the Air report ranked 700 coun- your eye. It is that corrosive,” Gerber teo County average, according to ties nationwide, assessing air-quality said. Laurie Bauer, a compliance, quality levels from the U.S. Environmental In Santa Clara County, the main and risk management officer for the Protection Agency’s Air Quality Sys- source of particle pollution is exhaust Ravenswood Family Health Center. tem database. The findings cover the from vehicles and trucks, generated Bauer was the district nurse for the years 2004 through 2006. locally and also by drift from other Ravenswood City School District Santa Clara County ranked 19 out regions, American Lung Association from 2002 to 2007. of the 25 of counties most polluted by officials said during a press confer- Many factors cause the higher hos- NO short-term particle pollution, measur- ence on Wednesday. pitalizations, including poor housing ing the number of days the county’ s Ozone can travel across the county conditions and less access to medi- air was in the unhealthy range for a from other areas, including refiner- cal care, Bauer said. But the city’s 24-hour period or longer. ies, officials said. residents also live in a low-lying area Particle pollution clogs lungs simi- Residents most at risk are chil- where the topography concentrates larly to how a home air filter becomes dren younger than 18 years of age, air pollutants that migrate from clogged with gunk, according to Dr. adults ages 65 and older and people the East and North Bay, and where Tony Gerber, a pulmonary specialist with chronic lung and cardiac condi- homes are in close proximity to U.S. and American Lung Association vol- tions. Persons with diabetes are also Highway 101 and University Av- unteer. The body’s natural defenses at increased risk due to damage that enue — a major access artery for the cannot eradicate the particles as they particle pollution can cause to their Dumbarton Bridge, she said. .FFU do for bacterial disease. Particle cardiovascular systems, according to As a whole, San Mateo County pollution contributes to stroke, lung the report. ranked among the cleanest counties cancer, asthma, chronic bronchitis, In Santa Clara County, approxi- for ozone pollution, according to the %PO emphysema and cardiovascular dis- mately 1.75 million people with Lung Association report. The county ease, he said. medical conditions are at-risk due to rated an “A” for its low number of The gas ozone has smog as its pri- exposure to short-term particle pollu- high-ozone days from 2004 to 2006. San Mateo County rated a “B” for its particle-pollution days, with only one day in the orange zone and one day in the red zone, compared to 39 days in the orange zone for Santa Clara County, according to the report. %PO.D.VMMFOJTB$POTVMUBOUBU#PSFM1SJWBUF In all, 26 of California’s 52 coun- #BOL8JUIóïZFBSTJOUIFJOEVTUSZ IFLOPXT ties with air-quality monitoring sta- CBOLJOHBOEIFLOPXTIJTDMJFOUT"OBWJE tions received failing grades for either high ozone or particle-pollution days, DZDMJTU %POLFFQTIJNTFMGZPVOHBOEmUXJUI according to the report, including: SFHVMBSFYFSDJTF Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Imperial, :PVDBOSFBDIIJNEJSFDUMZBUõôïóõò÷öðóPS Xianghua Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Maripo- EPON!CPSFMDPN"TLIJNBCPVUCVTJOFTT sa, Merced, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernar- CBOLJOHBU#PSFM PSBCPVUIJTTUSBUFHJFTGPS Buddhist dino, San Diego, San Francisco, San CFDPNJOHBDFOUFOBSJBOMJLFCPUIPGIJTQBSFOUT Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, Te- Ceremonial hama, Tulare and Ventura counties. #BOLJOHoXFUBLFJUQFSTPOBMMZ Nineteen counties received “A” Music: grades for either high ozone or t1FSTPOBM#VTJOFTT#BOLJOH particle-pollution days: Calaveras, Receiving Colusa, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, t$PNNFSDJBM-PBOT In a rare performance, Marin, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, t3FTJEFOUJBM.PSUHBHFT Nevada, Plumas, San Francisco, San Buddha talented monks and nuns from t5SVTU*OWFTUNFOU.BOBHFNFOU Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Bar- and The Meizhou in Southern China bring bara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Siskiyou and Sonoma. Lotus Pool their sacred music to Stanford. Some counties received “A” grades The performed rituals express in one category, but “F” grades in the other. the concept of Buddhist For tickets, call Two cities ranked at the top of the salvation through music, dance, cleanest cities in the United States: the Stanford Ticket Fargo, N.D., and Salinas, Calif. Both drama, and song. Ofﬁce at cities recorded no unhealthy ozone- ǻǽǾ-ZUUPO"WFOVF 1BMP"MUP $"ȂǽǼǹǺ or particle-pollution days and had ǿǾǹǽǿǼȁȀǹǹ]XXXCPSFMDPN 650.725.2787, or some of the lowest annual levels of visit the festival Saturday, May 3 particle pollution overall. 8 p.m. For more information, call the .FNCFSPG#PTUPO1SJWBUF8FBMUI.BOBHFNFOU(SPVQ website at http:// American Lung Association at panasianmusicfestival. Stanford Memorial Church 800-586-4872 or visit www.califor- nialung.org. ■ .FNCFS'%*$ stanford.edu Tickets: $10 / $5 Students Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be e-mailed at sdremann@paweekly. 4"/."5&0ɣ1"-0"-50ɣ4"/'3"/$*4$0ɣ-04"-504ɣ#63-*/(".& com. Page 8 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Upfront inches tall with red or blond spiky other part of the theater with a fat burglary, after trying to cash the On June 18, the day of the burglary Burglary hair. The other man was shorter than envelope, a Sony video camera and traveler’s checks in San Carlos and and the day some of the stolen items (continued from page 3) 5 feet 5 inches tall, skinny and had a Bose headset and suggested they Redwood City. They were arrested were discovered missing by theater shoes and a T-shirt that portrayed Je- dark hair “short on top and shaved should leave before the police ar- with $1,450 in checks and Torres said staff, Briggs told Officer Michael sus. He crossed himself repeatedly bald on the sides,” Det. Aaron Sun- rived. he stashed another $2,200 of checks Kan that two days before the bur- while waiting to be called and kissed seri wrote in the police report. While the two men were still in- in the U-Haul van. glary the cargo door at the rear of the a bracelet Both men dressed like “skaters” side the theater, Torres and Sergio Det. Sunseri wrote that Sgt. Mi- building had been discovered open. with reli- and one wore Nike gloves, Torres rode their bikes back to East Palo chael Yore had learned that Torres The day before the burglary, theater gious icons. told officers. Alto, Torres said. Sergio then gave was back in jail “on or around March staff had found one of the stage’s trap The Week- The woman, who joined the men Torres the envelope, which contained 10.” A March 7 Weekly article stated doors had been tampered with. ly also has in the park later, bringing metham- traveler’s checks made out to theater that Torres was in Redwood City’s As the months passed, theater staff obtained a phetamine, had hair dyed many col- Director Pat Briggs, the late Assistant Maguire Correctional Facility. continued to report items missing copy of the ors with streaks, the report states. Director Michael Litfin and Program Sunseri and Agent Kara Salazar from the theater, eventually discover- police re- After sharing the pot and the meth, Assistant Richard Curtis. Briggs and went to the jail to interview him ing tens of thousands of dollars worth port on the one of the men suggested going to Curtis, as well as Costume Supervi- March 18. of missing equipment, including sev- March 18 the Children’s Theatre, near the park, sor Alison Williams, are on paid ad- According to the report, Torres eral multimedia projectors worth a to “find something to steal” because ministrative leave from the city. tried to lie to officers when he was combined $17,000. Abe Torres jail interview with Torres, it was often easy to get into. Torres Sergio was too scared to use the initially questioned. Although Tor- Police Chief Lynne Johnson said which provides additional details on said he and Sergio rode their bikes checks, Torres told officers. res’ fingerprints hadn’t been found the traveler’s checks and conflicting the burglary. to the theater while the others drove On June 20, Maria de Jesus Diaz, at the theater, Sunseri showed Torres statements from theater staff then Torres was formerly affiliated with a car there. 20, Torres’ girlfriend at the time, a card Sunseri had created by using sparked the still incomplete finan- the Nortenos gang, according to the Torres told police they found a rear rented a U-Haul van from the former his own fingerprints and writing Tor- cial-crimes investigation that led to police report. door propped open with a garbage Amigo Market in East Palo Alto so res’ name written in red ink. the paid suspensions of Briggs, Lit- Torres told officers that he and his can and lights on in the theater. The she and Torres could drive to Red- “I intended to use these cards as a fin, Williams and Curtis. friend Sergio, also known as “Sav- woman remained outside the theater wood City and San Carlos to spend prop during my interview with Tor- Johnson told the Weekly that the age,” were smoking marijuana in “as a lookout,” while the four men the traveler’s checks. res,” Sunseri wrote in the report. theater’s burglar-alarm system ear- Rinconada Park around 1 a.m. June went in. Diaz rented a U-Haul van because Believing that Palo Alto police had lier had been placed on a “do not 18 when two males approached them Torres said the two men didn’t she wasn’t old enough to rent a car, traced his fingerprints, Torres admit- respond” status because of frequent and asked if they could buy some seem nervous and told officers he and Torres had a suspended license, ted he had been lying and said he had false alarms that took up patrol-offi- pot. thought that was odd because he was he told officers. stolen a drill, drill bits, a jigsaw and cer time to check out. ■ Torres said one man was 24 or very nervous. Torres and Diaz were arrested a “boom box” radio and tape/CD Staff Writer Becky Trout can be e- 25 years old, white, about 5 feet 10 Torres said Sergio came from an- June 23, less than a week after the player from the theater. mailed at [email protected].

Briggs she should keep the checks for future plays.” together to make them look more to a statement in the affidavits that (continued from page 3) trips or other uses. “This is not a Fortune 500 com- sinister.” the missing traveler’s checks were Because the city had been reim- pany,” de Seve said. The attorneys said they have not not initially reported to police and “The intent was always to reimbursed for the trip advances, the left- But there was even a line item in yet had a chance to review the affi- alleged that the initial investigation burse the city once the funds were over checks were not “city funds,” he the city budget for the costume sales davits, which were unsealed by the of the burglary last June showed collected,” de Seve said. This is all in said. and trip expenses. court Wednesday afternoon. They sloppy police work. ■ the city budget — there’s a line item The sales of surplus costumes by “Anyone from the city who wanted said they would be working on a Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson for this particular account, and to the the nonprofit Friends of the Palo Alto to look into this could have walked more detailed response when they can be e-mailed at jthorwaldson@ extent that there was an imbalance Children’s Theatre also has been over there and done it,” Parsons said. review the documents. paweekly.com. there was no secret about it. The city highly publicized over 15 years. The He also objected to investigators De Seve took special exception was well aware of the money going Friends group has retained its own citing expenses by the staff mem- in and out of the account.” attorney. bers at places such as Bazaar del O M E G H & Parsons said that years ago, per- N G A “All of this money, every penny Mundo but not noting that they were I R R D Los Altos History Museum P S E haps more than 20, Briggs asked N of this has gone to benefit the kids,” related to trips with the children. L

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R N checks once the city’s advance was They agreed that the “generally ac- said. The expense “doesn’t reflect A 7th ANNUAL SPRING L M O U reimbursed. He said she was told S E S cepted accounting procedures” may wrongdoing.” A U L HOME & GARDEN TOUR T M O Y that it would cost more to reimburse not have been followed because the But, he said, “it does reflect the S H I S T O R parents and donors for the small staff members’ “energy was put into police department’s attempt to take amount of leftover funds than the re- running the theater and putting on the innocuous facts and string them imbursements would total, and that

me that Briggs and Williams vio- “Nagel did not remember the ex- Embezzlement lated [the city’s surplus-property act number of extra performances (continued from page 4) policy] by donating costumes they but thought it was on the order of contacted by San Carlos police, are no longer using to the Friends two extra performances for every who had found some of the $3,600 ... without the prescribed city ap- five regularly scheduled perfor- in traveler’s checks believed to proval or review,” Jenkins wrote. mances. Nagel believed that each have been stolen in a June 18 early The costume sale raises between performance raised approximately morning break-in. She later said $3,000 and $6,000 a year, Briggs $2,500. that a complete inventory of an of- told Yore. “Brouchoud stated if they, mean- fice cabinet, conducted after her However, a memo dated Aug. 7, ing Briggs and Litfin, needed extra initial report of the burglary, re- 2004, from Briggs to City Manager money for anything they would add vealed they were missing. Frank Benest showed that city staff performances and give the money NEXT WEEKEND! • “Briggs and Litfin cannot provided approval for the surplus to the Friends,” Jenkins wrote. account for the total amount or costume sales, and in particular • Jenkins reported that police whereabouts of the traveler’s giving “nonessential costumes and discovered a check for more than cheques purchased by them since properties to the Friends.” It was $500 from the Friends of the Palo 2001,” Jenkins wrote. signed by Assistant City Manager Alto Children’s Theatre to Briggs Saturday, May 10, 2008 Also, Briggs and Litfin pur- Emily Harrison, Community Ser- for garden-party supplies. Money Wonderful selection of chased traveler’s checks with cash vices Director Richard James and a for supplies should not go to Briggs’ 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM historic and modern advances from the city, but the bal- representative from the finance de- personal account, he wrote. homes in Los Altos! ances on the advances — $957.20 partment, possibly Administrative Briggs, Williams and Curtis re- TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW per person one year, $937.46 an- Services Director Carl Yates. main on paid administrative leave Refreshments other — remained unaccounted In addition, a June 15, 2006, pending the resolution of the crim- Member: $30 Garden Boutique for, Jenkins wrote. memo from Joe Saccio, deputy di- inal investigation and the results of Non-Member: $40 Docent Guides • Although some trips were “all- rector of administrative services, a separate administrative investiga- inclusive,” including food, Briggs to Briggs regarding costume sales tion. They have not been formally Premier Evening: Friday, May 9 still applied for a cash advance states that “these practices appear charged with any crimes, and Po- from the city for expenses such as to be consistent with the new poli- lice Chief Lynne Johnson told the For tickets and information about the tour or premier food, Jenkins wrote. cies and procedures.” Weekly Tuesday that there still is evening, please call (650) 948-9427 x15 or visit • The city spends about $12,000 • The theater occasionally staged no definitive date for completion www.losaltoshistory.org each year for costume supplies, additional performances and gave of the investigation due to its com- yet when the costumes are sold the proceeds directly to the Friends, plexity. ■ Tickets available day of Tour at the Museum: Los Altos in an annual sale at the theater, according to Senior Financial Ana- Staff Writer Becky Trout can be 51 So. San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA 94022. HISTORY MUSEUM the money goes to the nonprofit lyst Nancy Nagel and former city e-mailed at btrout@paweekly. All proceeds benefit the Los Altos History Museum. Friends group. “Sergeant Yore told employee Kathy Brouchoud. com. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 9 ArtsA weekly guide to music, & theater, art,Entertainment movies and more, edited by Rebecca Wallace

In Moose Wesler’s Cubberley studio, some of her current drawings (printed on cards) keep Tools cover a wall in Nancy White’s Cubberley studio, where she creates paintings on company with drawings from her childhood. “My parents saved,” she says. paper, 3-D paintings, and frame paintings. Open house VISITORS CAN GLIMPSE THE CREATIVE PROCESS AT CUBBERLEY AND OTHER OPEN STUDIOS THIS MONTH

story by Rebecca Wallace • photographs by Don Feria

romrom smallsmall homehome stustudiosdios ststillill hoholdld eevidencevidence of theirtheir for-for- to bustling art centers, centers mer lives as classroomsclassrooms. There Peninsula and South are still the high windows that FBay artists’ spaces are open with hooks, and the insti- opening their doors wide this tutional ceilings speckled with month. patterns of holes. The artists As part of the 22nd annual often chatter in the halls or Silicon Valley Open Studios meet for lunch breaks like the event, the public can drop in bygone students. on artists where they work Many say that camaraderie and exhibit. A curious visitor is one of the major appeals. “It might learn the story behind is the community of other art- a favorite painting, buy a new ists, being able to discuss our sculpture or get tips on print- work and get other opinions,” making. Palo Alto collage artist Inge In Palo Alto, some artists Infante said. “People pop in open up private studios, while when I have the door open.” others show in groups; multi- Textile artist Linda Gass artist spots include The Great agreed. “It’s like an artists’ American Framing Company residence.” (see story on p. 12), Palo Alto That’s the idea behind Cub- Studios and the Pacific Art berley, which was established League. more than 20 years ago as a In one corner of the city, collaborative space for visual some visitors might also feel artists in many media: The like they’re going back to current group includes people school. Nineteen artists are working in ink, textiles, oil opening their Cubberley Stu- paint, bronze and mixed me- dios doors at Cubberley Com- dia. Artists go through a jury munity Center, which was a process to be accepted for high school until declining a six-year period (they may Surrounded by her drawings, Moose Wesler (her first name is a 7th-grade nickname that stuck) holds one of her ever- enrollment closed it in 1979. reapply when their terms are present sketchbooks. Behind the cheerful array of up). paintbrushes, drawing pads, Cubberley Community Cen- piles of shimmery fabrics and ter has been in the news lately collage papers, these studios because of a plan floated by

Page 10 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Left: Sculptor Francie Allen’s tools stand ready at the foot of one of her sculptures. Below left: A close-up of Nancy White’s hands as she works on a 3-D painting. Below: Nancy White at work in her Cubberley studio.

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the Foothill-De Anza Com- mature and have Celluclay munity College District to (which Allen calls “instant tear down part of its Cubber- papier-mâché”) over the ley campus to build a new wire. Chicken wire, surpris- district educational center. ingly graceful, can also pro- Palo Alto city officials have vide a fuller shape. been in talks with the district Allen pours some of the about the plan, which could gray powdery Celluclay include displacing the art- into a bowl and mixes it with ists’ studios. (The city owns water, creating a paste that part of Cubberley and leases can be applied directly onto part of it from the Palo Alto the wire skeleton. “It’s kind Unified School District.) of like sculpting with pud- Cubberley artists have ding,” she says. some concern about the Allen’s sense of humor future of their studios, but comes out in playful touch- know that the Foothill plan es. In “Love Me, Love My is preliminary, Gass said. Kitty,” a paper sculpture At the moment, the artists wears a fake-fur boa of the are focusing on Open Stu- purest white. Another sculp- dios, particularly sculptor ture stands on a faux-bear Francie Allen, a new Cub- rug. berley artist. She moved to Many pieces deal with the Bay Area in 2003 and transformation, and there says she has found a much are figures of movement art- more tight-knit community ists, too. “My work is about here than in her warehouse metamorphosis. Dancers studio in Seattle, and a rare and acrobats are part of that, degree of city support for their fluidity. They seem to the arts. change from one state to an- On a recent afternoon, Al- other,” Allen says. len shows a visitor around Some Cubberley artists In her Cubberley studio, Palo Alto collage artist Inge Infante works on some of her large collages for an upcoming ex- her tidy studio, eager to talk have whole classrooms to hibit. about the methods she uses themselves. Others share. in her figurative sculptures. Allen splits her room with Some are made from cast Mountain View painter concrete; some are bronze; Ann McMillan (whose work some start with a wire ar- (continued on next page)

Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 11 Arts & Entertainment

Susan Bradley

Rick Saal gets the flower’s-eye view at Gamble Garden in Palo Alto. Local roots Palo Alto photographer finds inspiration in the people and plants of his town by Rebecca Wallace he faces in Rick Saal’s pho- of art. tos all have distinct person- The course was helpful to Saal, T alities. Countenances change who — like many artists — finds as the daylight arcs; they face the that marketing his art doesn’t feel sky at various angles; their petals as natural as producing it. Much flutter. of his photography is taking por- Portraits, clearly, don’t always traits of children, work that comes mean people. In his recent series through word of mouth. “from the ground up,” Saal turned Saal had taken illustration class- his lens on the flowers in Palo Al- es at the Academy of Art Univer- to’s Gamble Garden, visiting the sity in San Francisco while taking garden about once a week over a time off from law school, but never year and a half. studied photography. A few years In most photos, Saal focused ago, he started helping fellow Ad- on one or a handful of blossoms dison Elementary School parents to create what he calls “flower with the school’s auction by taking portraits.” He would lie on the photos of the children to be dis- ground with his camera, looking played at the event. The theme was up to set the petals against the “When You Wish Upon A Star”; sky with nothing in between. The the kids were the stars. flowers looked different on every “The parents loved them (the visit: sometimes in bright bloom, portraits), and the kids were re- sometimes shy. sponsive, beautiful. So I started “How could you not fall in love taking portraits,” Saal said. “I felt with them as a photographer?” more at ease as a photographer Saal asks from a garden bench than as an illustrator.” on a recent afternoon. Birds call Saal shoots digitally with a through the bracing spring wind, Nikon, then processes his photos and squirrels skitter up tree as home, using Photoshop mini- trunks. mally and printing the photos on Gamble Garden is just a stroll archival paper. His other recent away from Saal’s house, which work includes a series on the gar- made his project easier. Saal has a deners of Palo Alto, which can also busy schedule — he balances his be viewed at Open Studios. Men in photography with parenting and a jeans gaze into the camera, with part-time job as special counsel hats and tools, seeming to pause with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & for just a moment in their work. Rosati — and when at home he Before taking the photos, Saal missed no opportunity to hurry got a Spanish-speaking friend to over to Gamble to capture a cer- write up a Spanish translation of tain slant of light or gathering of his project description, since most storm clouds. of the gardeners he would photo- “I usually shot in the early graph were Hispanic. He then rode morning or late afternoon,” he around on his battery-powered says. “The light is most special, scooter, handing out cards with the richest. It’s like the glow of the project description. Most of someone on the beach.” the gardeners he talked to readily Visitors can see Saal’s Gamble agreed to be photographed. Garden photos during Silicon Val- “With their nurturing approach, ley Open Studios. He’ll be show- I saw a parallel to how they nur- ing and selling his work with nine tured their families at home,” Saal other artists at The Great Ameri- said. “I just saw great dignity and can Framing Company in Palo respect in these people.” ■ Alto this weekend and next. Saal finished the Gamble Gar- Info: Rick Saal is taking part in den project, his largest series, Silicon Valley Open Studios on about eight months ago. He showed May 3-4 and May 10-11, from 11 some of the photos at Modernbook a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Great Ameri- Gallery earlier this spring, at a can Framing Company, 229 Ham- group show of Bay Area photog- ilton Ave., Palo Alto. Go to www. raphers taking a Stanford Continu- svos.org. ing Studies course on the business

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cator at JLS Middle School in Palo and Marga- Open house Alto and at Stanford’s Cantor Arts ret. Palo Al- (continued from page 11) Center. to’s produc- “Cottonwoods” was on the April 11 The artists see their teaching as a tion succeeds Weekly cover). strong link to the community, some- on this level, Down the hall, Moose Wesler’s thing required of all Cubberley art- boasting pro- ink drawings and prints keep com- ists. All take part in area activities, duction values that any community pany with Inge Infante’s collages. A such as serving on museum boards theater would be proud of. partition divides most of the room, and as docents. Many Cubberley Lighting is obviously important but the feeling is still friendly and artists also expressed gratitude for for a show with “Light” in its title; almost cozy, like a dorm. the city’s support for the arts; the Michael Palumbo’s bold lighting To Wesler (her first name is a artists pay below-market-rate stu- design (aided by some wonderful 7th-grade nickname that stuck), dio rents and take part in city pro- scenic painting by Nina Ollikainen) the space is a luxury. She spreads grams, including exhibiting in civic creates the feel of Mediterranean her arms and glows when she talks buildings. sun flooding stone courtyards. The about stringing up huge sheets of In her studio, where her quilts intense, low-slanting dawn light paper on which to create. It’s defi- and an aqua-painted floor enliven for Clara’s final solo is particularly nitely better than having her papers the old classroom, Linda Gass men- striking. dominate a one-bedroom apart- tions other community efforts that Kuo-Hao Lo’s scenic design is ment, which is what happened be- the Cubberley artists want to start. simple and effective. Several col- fore she got the Cubberley space For instance, they’d like to give umns remain on stage throughout, about 4-and-a-half years ago. monthly art lectures at the Palo serving as both interior arches and “This has been a chance for me to Alto Art Center, and hold more exterior pillars, while various other frequent open-studio events. pieces — furniture, doorways, stat- go bigger. I’ve always liked playing JoyceGoldshmic with scale,” Wesler says. She picks After all, open-studio events can uary, a flower stand — come and up tiny prints and sketchbooks be valuable for the artists as well as go, defining specific locations. Lo filled with brush-and-ink draw- the public. makes good use of the Lucie Stern ings, then points to the papers on Cubberley artist Michael Pauker Theatre’s fly space, flying many of the walls, showing how her draw- focused exclusively on collage art these pieces on and off to keep the ings have expanded. “I want to play for 15 years until shifting last fall Margaret Johnson (Diana Torres Koss, left) and her daughter Clara scene changes brisk. with larger brushes,” she adds with to oil paintings, and his studio is (Dominique Bonino) explore the piazzas of Florence. Mary Cravens’ costumes are hard- a smile. still packed with papers. One table ly short of perfect, illuminating the But Wesler hasn’t forgotten her spills over with maps, book pages characters who wear them, as well smaller spaces — or, seemingly, and old letters with remnants of A compelling case for love as capturing the style of the era. anywhere she’s ever lived. She has wax seals, and Pauker carefully Music director Jonathan Erman inviting drawings of the places she brings out a Greek woman’s pass- Engaging “Light in the Piazza” is a gorgeous spectacle has coached the singers well: They port from the 1930s, replete with handle Guettel’s uneven rhythms lived in as a grad student, detailed by Kevin Kirby down to the clothing draped over mysterious stamps and notations. and amorphous melodies with as- a chair. The studio also holds her He won’t cut this one up. ove. It has the power to trans- sweet, earnest, enthusiastic girl. surance, and the quality of the vo- childhood drawings, blocks of lino “She traveled from Alexandria form our lives, to demolish Actress Dominique Bonino finds cals is generally lovely. Erman’s that she’s carved for printmaking, through Africa in 1930. You could L barriers of language and cul- the perfect balance with Clara: na- orchestra is small (only 11 members and drawings of her fanciful “Doo- write a novel about this,” he says. ture, to change the way we view ïve enough to warrant her mother’s — smaller than the violin section in dlecity.” The city’s buildings burst Pauker has taken part in several ourselves and the world. And love, worry, but with enough blossoming the original Broadway production) with patterns, swirls and ginger- open studios in his five years at when it descends on us unexpect- self-awareness and self-assurance and sometimes sounds thin. There bread-like trim. Wesler, of course, Cubberley, and remembers many edly, like a sort of grace, is not to that it’s impossible to discount her are several points at which we are has appointed herself Doodlecity’s a “lovely” conversation. Although be ignored. It deserves the chance feelings or her desire for self-de- seemingly meant to be swept away mayor (wouldn’t you?). he’s a veteran artist, he seems to en- to flower, no matter the difficulties termination. Justin Taylor Nixon by the music; the orchestra, though Wesler and Infante came to Cub- joy hearing other people’s insight involved. is adorable as Fabrizio — a young solid, lacks the oomph to carry this berley around the same time, and as much as answering questions. Such is the idea, at least, behind man desperately in love for the first off. both praise its feeling of commu- “Collages have a kind of mystery “The Light in the Piazza,” a musical time in his life, suddenly unable to Composer/lyricist Guettel’s score nity. Wesler recalls Infante and to them,” he says. “I’m part of the romance by Craig Lucas and Adam imagine any future for himself but is also problematic in that so many other Cubberley artists helping her crowd. I’m trying to figure out what Guettel that is currently receiving Clara. of the songs are structured as solil- set up an exhibit at the Community they’re about, too.” ■ its first regional community theater Bonino and Nixon both capture oquies: solos in which the various School of Music and Arts in Moun- production as part of Palo Alto Play- the intensity of new love beautiful- characters voice their thoughts directly to the audience. Very few of tain View. Wesler often sells her What: 22nd Silicon Valley ers’ 77th season. Under the direction ly. That said, it should be noted that work on cards and T-shirts but was of Jeanie Forte (a Weekly theater re- they do this best in their solo mo- these numbers advance the plot, and Open Studios, with about 145 only a handful provide us with any grateful for the exhibiting help. “It locations to visit artists where viewer), this Tony Award-winning ments, or when speaking about their just felt like I had all this wisdom,” musical, with its endearing, three- love to others. As their relationship new insights into the characters who they work and exhibit sing them. They are merely raptur- she says. Where: The Peninsula and dimensional characters and quasi- progresses — as it becomes physi- Meanwhile, Infante is in her operatic score, makes a powerful cal, and as Fabrizio proposes mar- ous meditations on love, and direc- Santa Clara County. Palo Alto tor Forte has given her actors very studio working on pieces for her locations include Cubberley case for the primacy of love. riage — there is a disappointing lack CSMA exhibit in June. The large The story is set in Florence in the of chemistry between the actors. little to do during these numbers, Studios at the Cubberley Com- beyond “stand and deliver.” As a re- collages cover one wall, a sea of munity Center, wings E, F, and summer of 1953. A young Ameri- Ultimately more interesting is the fabric and paper pieces reminiscent can woman named Clara has been interplay between Diana Torres Koss sult, “Piazza” feels rather like a play U; 4000 Middlefield Road. interrupted on occasion by a formal of quilts. Some of the paper pieces When: The first three week- brought to Italy by her mother, Mar- (Margaret) and Russ Bohard (Signor come from old books or sheet mu- garet, who recites endlessly from a Naccarelli), as both parents navigate recital of romantic arias. ends in May, typically Satur- Nonetheless, it is an engaging sic, and are coated with beeswax days and Sundays from 11 a.m. guidebook as she drags Clara from a complex situation, fiercely con- to make them transparent, looking one historical site to another. But cerned for the future happiness and story and a gorgeous spectacle — to 5 p.m. San Mateo County well sung, well acted, and likely to even more vintage. locations are generally open what truly captures Clara’s interest well-being of their children. While Infante says the works were in- is Fabrizio Naccarelli, the 20-year- the young lovers follow their hearts remind even the most cynical the- May 3-4; northern Santa Clara atergoer of the irresistible magic of spired by driving through fields County sites on May 10-11, and old son of a Florentine clothier. blindly, it is their parents who are first love. ■ here and in her native Germany. southern Santa Clara County Margaret attempts to deflect the faced with difficult choices. This One in shades of bright and dirty spots on May 17-18, although pair’s interest in each other, but Clara is especially true for Margaret, and white is like a snowy field; another some studios are open more is captivated and Fabrizio persistent. Koss plays her character’s inner What: “The Light in the Pi- with strong yellows is a mustard than one weekend. The young man, whose English is struggle for all it’s worth. azza,” a musical presented by field. But she doesn’t think people Cost: Free admission, with limited, enlists his father’s help in Of the strong supporting cast, Palo Alto Players should have to dig too deeply for artwork for sale placating and distracting Margaret two actors deserve special mention: Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, meaning in her art. Info: An artist listing and so that the young couple can wander Dann Howard as Fabrizio’s smooth 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo “My work is to look at; you look more details are at www.svos. the streets together. older brother, Giuseppe, and Kate Alto at it like an ant crawling over,” In- org. Still, Margaret resists, and the McCormick as his wife, Franca. When: Thursday-Saturday fante says, smiling. reason for her apparent over-pro- Howard (who speaks and sings only at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 During Open Studios, Wesler tectiveness is soon revealed: Clara in Italian) is funny and energetic, p.m., through May 11 and Infante are likely to have a few suffered a head injury as a child that and McCormick provides some in- Cost: Tickets are $30. (Stu- students drop by. Like many other About the cover: has frozen her intellectual and emo- teresting twists from a complex, bit- dents and seniors receive a Cubberley artists, they are teachers Brushes and a glass of water tional development at early adoles- ter character. $4 discount on Thursdays and in the area. Wesler helped Infante are some of the tools of the cence. Clara’s simpleness gradually It is important to the effectiveness Sundays.) get a teaching job at CSMA, and trade for Cubberley painter becomes apparent to the audience, of the story that the show look beau- Info: Go to www.paplayers. Infante also teaches at the Pacific Nancy White. Photograph by but to the Naccarellis — viewing her tiful, that the grace of this foreign org or call 650-329-0891. Art League. Wesler is also an edu- Don Feria. through a screen of cultural and lin- city and its people capture and trans- guistic limitation — she is simply a port us, just as it transforms Clara Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 13 Arts & Entertainment Alex Sepkus Jewels Hosted by Jefferey Feero New and exciting rings, necklaces, earrings and bracelets with beautiful Worth a Look ﬂoral colors and Alex’s signature detailing will ﬁll our display cases Film for these two days. Mediterranean movies Films with roots in France, Friday, May 2nd Tunisia, Serbia, Germany and Turkey will be shown next week 12pm to 6pm at Stanford University’s Cubberley Auditorium at a three-movie Medi- Saturday, May 3rd terranean Film Festival. 11am to 4pm Director Abdellatif Kechiche is scheduled to be at the first Please join us. screening, a showing of his film “The Secret of the Grain” on Friday, May 9. The film is French and Tunisian, and follows a worn- out divorced father who dreams of opening his own restaurant. Chosen for the Best Director and D.R. Best Film honors, among others, at France’s 2008 César Awards, it will be shown at 7 p.m. The French-Tunisian film “The Secret of the Grain” will be shown next The second film, “The Trap” Friday, May 9, at the Mediterranean Film Festival at Stanford University. from Serbia, is scheduled for a 7 Lastly, “The Edge of Heaven,” Its screenplay was chosen Best p.m. showing on Monday, May a German-Turkish offering,” plays Screenplay at the 2007 Cannes 12. Directed by Srdan Golubovic, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. Film Festival. it’s a film-noir piece about life in It’s about a man searching for Film showings are free. For post-Milosevic Serbia, a society in the daughter of his father’s late more, go to www.stanford.edu/ transition. girlfriend, directed by Fatih Akin. group/mediterranean. PRECIOUS JEWELRY The Stanford Barn Michot’s graceful ceramic objects can be functional, such 700 Welch Road, Palo Alto Art as vases, or take a more purely 650.321.5994 With the local weather giving us decorative turn. She says she tantalizing hints of summer, the prefers to use soft hues that help time seems right for an art exhibit her pieces “blend harmoniously in with a tropical theme. “Vereda with their surroundings.” Think Globally, Tropical” (Spanish for “Tropical The exhibit opens next Tues- Path”) is the title of a new exhibit day, May 6, and runs through the Post Locally. at Gallery House in Palo Alto by end of the month at the gallery at painter Midori McCabe and ce- 320 California Ave. Open hours ramic artist Kiyoco Michot. are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays Born in Japan, McCabe is a and 11 to 9 Wednesday through pianist and singer as well as Saturday. Go to www.gallery a painter, and often weaves a house2.com or call 650-326- musical sensibility into her art. 1668. She describes her current series as “an expressionistic range of images that captures different journeys in a tropical realm of lush “Heliconias,” a porcelain vase by and vibrant colors.” Works in- Kiyoco Michot, is on exhibit with clude “Brisa de la Noche,” which paintings by Midori McCabe at depicts the deep blue swirls of a Gallery House in Palo Alto. night breeze.

An event schedule is at pow wow.stanford.edu; call 650-723- Dance 4078 for more information. Stanford Powwow Hear the drums? It must be that powwow time of year again. Theater Starting with the “Grand Entry” 7 ‘R&L’ p.m. next Friday, May 9, the 2008 How do you sum up modern Stanford Powwow begins, replete Asian America? The theater piece with dance competitions and “R&L,” by Takeo Rivera, does it traditional songs. Men, women, with a series of vignettes and col- teens and kids take part in dance laborative spoken-word poetry. contests on Friday evening, and All told, the work is about eight Saturday’s festivities kick off with a women and men working to find fun run. Also planned throughout themselves in the contemporary the weekend are gourd and hoop world through such experiences dancing and a hand-drum contest, as violin lessons, college and fall- along with arts and crafts booths, ing in love. It’s being presented food and souvenirs. this Friday through Sunday from 8 It all takes place at Stanford’s to 9:30 p.m. by Stanford Universi- Eucalyptus Grove at Galvez Street ty’s Asian American Theater Proj- and Campus Drive. Dances will ect, at the Red Fountain in front of typically happen from 7 to 11 p.m. Stanford’s Green Library. on May 9, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Admission is free. For more in- May 10, and 11 to 6 on May 11. formation, go to events.stanford. Admission is free. edu or call 856-217-6253. Page 14 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly MoviesMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley and Susan Tavernetti OPENINGS Iron Man ✭✭✭1/2 is dying and whose man-child hus- (Century 16, Century 20) Mar- band (Matthew Broderick) runs out vel Comics’ golden avenger blasts on her. Nine hours later, she’s blurt- onto the silver screen with all of ing everything out to Frank (Colin the high-octane action and special Firth), the tempestuous single par- effects one would expect from a ent of one of her students. And now superhero film. Unexpected are a brash television personality (Bette the A-list cast and acting, tons of Midler) claims to be her birth moth- well-timed humor and a relatively er and wants to enter her life. Al- novice director (Jon Favreau) who though April has reason to whine, demonstrates an appreciation and her constant complaining makes for fidelity for the character’s comic- an unsympathetic character. book roots. As long as Firth is onscreen, his www.haroldandkumar.com TM and ©MMVIII NEW LINE PRODUCTIONS, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. So doubters with their tales of full-throttle performance as April’s suspense about whether or not new love interest enlivens the film. NOW PLAYING Colin Firth and Helen Hunt in Alternately stormy and support- “Iron Man” will fly as a franchise “Then She Found Me.” MOBILE USERS: For Showtimes - Text ESCAPE with your ZIP CODE to 43KIX (43549) can finally calm down — and Bat- ive, Firth’s role as the father of two man and Spider-Man fans can start spin-off possibilities (in the comics, young children is never boring like to get edgy about sharing the cin- Rhodes eventually becomes Iron most of the other characters. Other ematic spotlight. Man’s ally as the silver-and-black underwritten roles include April’s COME EXPERIENCE THE BEST Billionaire inventor Tony Stark armored War Machine). bland doctor-brother (Ben Shenk- (Robert Downey Jr.) enjoys a lav- The jaw-dropping visual effects man of “Angels in America”) and REVIEWED FILM OF THE YEAR ish lifestyle with few emotional are stunning and the pacing perfect. her obstetrician (author Salman attachments and plenty of Scotch. Favreau uses hard rock (think AC/ Rushdie). ® Tony’s only real ties are to his best DC and, of course, Black Sabbath) The scriptwriting team of Hunt, and heavy metal music at times, Alice Arlen (“Cookie”) and Victor “Oscar take note.” friend, Jim Rhodes (Terrence How- – Peter Travers, ard); his personal assistant, Pepper tunes that fit Iron Man like a gaunt- Levin (“Win a Date with Ted Ham- Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow); and busi- let. Favreau also gives the viewers ilton!”) adapted Elinor Lipman’s ness partner, Obadiah Stane (Jeff a close look at the gears, technol- 2007 novel of the same title for the Bridges). Tony’s Stark Enterprises ogy and computer science involved screen. Hunt-the-director had prob- “Wonderful Performances.” – Richard Roeper, AT THE MOVIES WITH is the premier weapons manufac- in Tony’s development of the suit. lems staging some of the dramedy’s turer in the world, a business that They are the kind of real-life details most critical moments and coaxing has earned Tony the nickname “the one doesn’t get with radioactive spi- comedy from scenes intended to merchant of death.” ders and cosmic rays. Only a famil- be funny. She shoots the break-up “You can’t help but Following a military demonstra- iar action-movie climax keeps “Iron scene between April and her hus- tion in Afghanistan, Tony’s convoy Man” from trumping Tim Burton’s band in one long take. They argue be uplifted.” is attacked by a terrorist group “Batman” (1989) and Sam Raimi’s with each other in a long shot, both – Claudia Puig, called the Ten Rings (a nod to Iron “Spider-Man 2” (2004) as the best characters in profile and seen from Man’s comic-book adversary, The superhero film ever made. a distance. Hunt’s choice of camera Mandarin). The onslaught leaves Thanks to an Oscar-caliber cast, placement diminishes the dramatic Tony with bits of shrapnel in his excellent effects and one of Marvel tension that close-ups would better heart and his freedom in the hands Comics’ oldest and most under- capture. of the Ten Rings. The group’s scowl- appreciated characters, “Iron Man” Later in the same scene, when ing leader tells Tony to construct a will be invincible at the box office. April reveals that she’s wearing missile or face execution. With the only lingerie under her coat, you help of a fellow captive, Tony in- Rated: PG-13 for some intense can’t see her husband’s thrilled stead builds a massive, clunky suit sequences of sci-fi action and vio- reaction — just the ensuing love- of armor and escapes. lence, and brief suggestive content. making scene on the kitchen floor, Being kidnapped by terrorists is a 2 hours, 6 minutes. now with the camera up close and sobering experience. Tony witness- personal. “Clunky” best describes es firsthand the atrocities his inven- — Tyler Hanley another sex scene in which the tions have wrought and his personal estranged couple decides to make Jiminy Cricket begins to chirp. To Then She Found Me love in broad daylight in the back the dismay of Obadiah, Tony de- ✭1/2 seat of a car in a residential neigh- cides to halt all weapons distribu- (Aquarius) A Jewish story about borhood. tion and turn his focus on designing how to teach one’s child cour- Trying to establish a serio-comic a new armor — one with rockets, age sets the tone for Helen Hunt’s tone is a task best suited for sea- “repulsor rays” and the power of plunge into feature film directing. soned directors. Given that a boom flight. Following more than a few The accomplished actress fearlessly microphone drops into the film mishaps in development, Tony soon enters an emotional and spiritual frame at least twice, Hunt has more takes to the skies, zipping between landscape rarely presented, tack- basic production elements to master. fighter jets and rescuing refugees ling issues ranging from the loss of Like the child in the Jewish story, on the verge of being slaughtered. loved ones and questions of faith to she leapt into directing and no one The casting here is extraordi- a ticking biological clock and adop- caught her. Hopefully, the talented nary, especially that of Downey Jr. tion. But daring, earnest intentions actress will have the courage to try in the lead role. The well-versed don’t necessarily make for good her hand at writing and directing actor brings humor to a character films. challenging material again. who is relatively dry in the comic There’s an air of shrill despera- books. His performance is rich and tion about April Epner (Helen Rated: R for language and some nuanced — die-hard Iron Man fans Hunt), a 39-year-old elementary sexual content. 1 hour 40 minutes. are fortunate their favorite hero has school teacher whose adoptive been brought to life by an actor mother (Lynn Cohen of “Munich”) — Susan Tavernetti

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NOW PLAYING FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE MOVIE TIMES The following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly: ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER “THE FOG OF WAR” Note: Screenings are for Friday through Tuesday only. 21 ✭✭✭ AND “THE THIN BLUE LINE” 10000 B.C. (PG-13) Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 5:10 & 10:10 p.m. (Century 16, Century 20) Ben Campbell (Not Reviewed) (Jim Sturgess) is a shy MIT senior who’s 21 (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 7 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 1:25, 4:15, 7:15 & been accepted to Harvard Med but “ERROL MORRIS HAS HOLD OF needs a scholarship. Math professor 10:15 p.m. A MONSTER SUBJECT, ONE Mickey Rosa (Kevin Spacey) discovers 88 Minutes (R) Century 16: 11:30 a.m., 2:15, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:15 p.m. that Ben has a brain like a Pentium chip IN WHICH POLITICS AND (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:05, 2:40, 5:20, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. and makes him an offer he can’t refuse: ART BLEED TOGETHER. Baby Mama (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 16: Noon, 1:30, 2:30, 4:05, 5, 6:55, 7:40, 9:25 & learn to count cards and make a killing in A RIVETING NARRATIVE.” 10:10 p.m. Century 12: 1, 2, 3:40, 4:40, 6:15, 7:30, 9:10 & Vegas. Ben sets out to work hard enough 10:10 p.m. to generate $300,000, enough to cover –David Edelstein, NEW YORK MAGAZINE tuition and living expenses on the way to ✭✭✭ The Bank Job (R) Century 12: 1:10, 4:10, 7:20 & 10:05 p.m. becoming Dr. Campbell. His plans begin “A TRULY IMPORTANT FILM. The Counterfeiters Century 20: 2 & 7:25 p.m. to sour under a diet of high-roller suites, THE FILM GETS AT THE ESSENCE (R) ✭✭✭1/2 fantasy clubs and the lure of teammate Jill Deal (PG-13) Century 12: 10:25 p.m. Taylor (Kate Bosworth). The plot gener- ates sharp comment on the downside of OF PHOTOGRAPHY AS A MEDIUM.” (Not Reviewed) –Dennis Dermody, PAPER seduction and desire, but an awkward Deception (R) Century 16: 11:45, 2:40, 5:15, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. climax puts an idealistic spin on beating (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:15, 1:30, 2:55, 4:05, 5:30, 6:40, 8:05, 9:20 the odds. Rated: PG-13 for some violence & 10:35 p.m. and partial nudity. 1 hour, 58 minutes. — Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:15, 4:35 & 6:55 p.m. J.A. (Reviewed March 28, 2008) A Who! (G) ✭✭✭ ✭✭✭ The Forbidden Kingdom Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:25, 5:10, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Baby Mama (Century 16, Century 12) SNL alums (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Century 12: 12:40*, 1:40, 3:30*, 4:30, 6:30*, 7:40 & 10:20 Tina Fey and Steve Martin, and current p.m. *Spanish subtitles mainstay Amy Poehler, all shine in this Forever Strong Aquarius: Fri. at 8 p.m. chuckler about a career-driven woman (Not Rated) (Not Reviewed) with baby fever and the free-spirited gal Forgetting Sarah Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 2:35, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. she hires as her surrogate. After working Marshall (R) Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 12:55, 2:20, 3:40, 5:05, 6:25, 7:55, to become vice president for Round Earth (Not Reviewed) 9:05 & 10:30 p.m. Market, 37-year-old Kate Holbrook (Fey) WWW.TAKEPART.COM WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM suddenly finds herself aching for a baby. Harold and Kumar Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 12:30, 1:55, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7:05, 8, But a fertility doctor says that her chanc- READ THE Escape from 9:35 & 10:30 p.m. Century 12: 12:45, 1:50, 3:20, 4:20, 6, es of conceiving are one in a million, and BOOK FROM Guantanamo Bay (R) 7:15, 9 &10 p.m. the adoption waitlist appears endless. TH (Not Reviewed) Kate turns to a high-end surrogacy busi- STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 9 Iron Man (PG-13) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:05, 12:45, 1:20, 1:50, 2:20, ness and is soon introduced to the vibrant CHECK THEATRE DIRECTORIES and immature Angie Ostrowiski (Poehler), OR CALL FOR SHOWTIMES 3:05, 3:45, 4:20, 4:50, 5:20, 6:15, 6:45, 7:20, 7:45, 8:20, who agrees to carry her baby. The odd- VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.STANDARDOPERATINGPROCEDUREMOVIE.COM 9:20, 9:45 & 10:20 p.m. Fri. & Sat. also at 10:45 p.m. couple pairing of Kate and Angie leads to Century 20: 11:15 & 11:40 a.m.; 12:10, 12:45, 1:20, 1:50, a cavalcade of laughs thanks to a baby- 2:15, 2:40, 3:10, 3:45, 4:20, 4:50, 5:15, 5:40, 6:15, 6:45, proofed apartment, Kate’s incessant You are invited to the 7:20, 7:50, 8:15, 8:40, 9:15, 9:45 & 10:20 p.m. oversight and a wry doorman (Romany Leatherheads Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 4:25 & 9:55 p.m. Malco). Rated: PG-13 for crude and sexu- ROMANTIC COMEDY EVENT (PG-13) ✭✭ al humor, language and a drug reference. The Life Before Her Eyes Aquarius: 2:30 & 10 p.m. Sat.-Tue. also at 7:30 p.m. 1 hour, 36 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed April 25, 2008) of the summer (R) ✭✭1/2 Made of Honor (PG-13) Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 1, 2:15, 3:40, 4:45, 6:50, 7:30, Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! ✭✭✭ (Not Reviewed) 9:20 & 10 p.m. Century 12: 12:30, 1:30, 3, 4, 5:30, 7, 8, (Century 16, Century 20) Blue Sky Stu- 9:40 & 10:30 p.m. dios’ (“Ice Age,” “Robots”) production Miss Pettigrew Lives for Century 20: 2:50 & 8 p.m. of “Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who!” a Day (PG-13) ✭✭✭ is a wonderfully faithful adaptation and Nim’s Island (PG) Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 1:45 & 4:15 p.m. Century 20: expansion of the Seuss universe. Horton, a good-natured elephant (voiced by Jim (Not Reviewed) 12:20, 2:45, 5, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. Carrey), takes a sudden interest in the Priceless (R) Guild: 1:30, 4:15, 7 & 9:40 p.m. well-being of a speck of dust, or rather (Not Reviewed) the world of Who-ville that exists on the Prom Night (PG-13) Century 12: 1:20, 3:55, 7:50 & 10:15 p.m. speck. But Horton’s newly discovered (Not Reviewed) world is in jeopardy when the most bitter kangaroo in recent film history (voiced The Rocky Horror Picture Guild: Sat. at midnight by Carol Burnett) becomes bent on de- Show (R) (Not Reviewed) stroying what she deems a non-existent Run, Fat Boy, Run Century 20: 2:35 & 7:45 p.m. menace. Meanwhile, the mayor of Who- (PG-13) ✭✭1/2 Ville (voiced by Steve Carell) is struggling Shine A Light (PG-13) Century 20: 9:10 p.m. to convince his town that a giant elephant (Not Reviewed) may be the savior of their world. Blue Sky has expanded Seuss’ drawings into a Smart People (R) ✭✭ Century 20: Noon, 2:30, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. Aquarius: rich, three-dimensional Seussiverse, and 5 p.m. Sat.-Tue. also at 9:45 p.m. the moving tale that has something for Street Kings (R) ✭✭ Century 12: 12:50, 3:50, 7:10 & 9:50 p.m. every-sized Who. Rated G. 86 minutes. — D.D. (Reviewed March 14, 2008) Superhero Movie Century 12: 12:34, 2:50, 5:10 & 7:45 p.m. (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) The Forbidden Kingdom ✭✭1/2 Then She Found Me Aquarius: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:20 p.m. (Century 12, Century 16) Jason Tripitikas (R) ✭1/2 (Michael Angarano) is an action-obsessed Under the Same Moon Century 20: 12:15, 5:25 & 10:35 p.m. youth from Boston who often treks to a (La Misma Luna) (Not Rated) ✭✭✭1/2 pawnshop in hopes of expanding his collection of kung-fu flicks. When a gang of The Visitor (PG-13) Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 2:25, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. thugs try to rob the shopkeeper (Jackie CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: (Not Reviewed) 1:40, 4:20, 7:10 & 10 p.m. Chan), Jason takes off with the shop’s Young at Heart (PG-13) Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 1:55, 4:30, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. prized possession: a fighting staff that (Not Reviewed) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:10, 7 & 9:50 p.m. once belonged to China’s legendary Monkey King (Let Li). The staff transports ★ Skip it ★★ Some redeeming qualities ★★★ A good bet ★★★★ Outstanding Jason to ancient China, where he must return it to the kingdom atop Five Element Mountain, thereby freeing the land from Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) the tyranny of the sadistic Jade Warlord. STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 2 Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) Jason is joined along the perilous road by CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES Century Park 12: 557 E. Bayshore Blvd., Redwood City (800-326-3264) Lu Yan (Chan), a skilled fighter and playful SORRY, NO PASSES ACCEPTED FOR THIS ENGAGEMENT drunk; Silent Monk (Li), a warrior led by Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) faith and resolve; and Golden Sparrow Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260) (Yifei Liu), a young woman with a per- Think Globally, Post Locally. sonal vendetta against the Jade Warlord. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) Together, the unusual quartet sets out Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information to rescue the Monkey King. Li and Chan about films playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/ shine — but “Forbidden Kingdom” is dull. Rated: PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence. 1 hour, 53 ON THE WEB: The most up-to-date movie listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com minutes. T.H.. (Reviewed April 18, 2008)

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The Life Before Her Eyes ✭✭1/2 (Aquarius) Vadim Perelman’s “The Life Before Her Eyes” takes up where Gus STANFORD THEATRE Van Sant’s “Elephant” (2003) ends: a teen gunman squeezing the trigger of a semi- The Stanford Theatre is at 221 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Jimmy the Gent (1934) A con artist seeks out automatic rifle in a Columbine-like shoot- Go to www.stanfordtheatre.org. ing. The shooter corners two classmates recent heirs for a cut of the inheritance. But in order The Visitor in a high school restroom, giving them The Rich Are Always With Us (1932) Drawing- to win back his assistant, he decides to become a a choice. Who will die? Focusing on 17- gentleman. Sat.-Sun. at 4:55 & 7:30 p.m. 1:40, 4:20, 7:10, 10:00 year-old Diana (Evan Rachel Wood) and room comedy with Ruth Chatterton and Bette Davis. Fri. at 7:30 p.m. Young at Heart her best friend, Maureen (Eva Amurri), the Three on a Match (1932) Three schoolgirl pals narrative skips back and forth from those 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:50 moments of horror to Diana (Uma Thur- Hell’s House (1932) An orphaned boy is sent to meet for lunch 10 years later. Sat.-Sun. at 6:15 & (Times are Fri thru Thurs) man) as a Connecticut wife and mother, a brutal reform school. Fri. at 6:05 & 8:55 p.m. 8:50 p.m. seemingly in the throes of survivor’s guilt, to flashbacks of Diana’s coming-of-age story before the school massacre. Emil Stern’s adaptation of Laura Kasischke’s novel establishes parallel tracks between the free-spirited, young Diana and her life as an edgy, protective adult 15 years after the act of violence. The hopscotch narrative grows wearisome. Piecing together “DAVID MAMET IS ON HIS GAME, the story offers little in terms of intellectual “A beauty of a movie!“ exercise, and the philosophical musings AND THAT IS A SIGHT TO SEE. AT THE conveyed through the dialogue come off .” Hilarious, heartfelt and achingly true. as portentous and pretentious rather than CENTER OF THIS QUIET STORM OF A MOVIE, profound. Rated: R for violent and dis- .”Award-caliber acting.” - PETER TRAVERS, ROLLING STONE - turbing content, language and brief drug CHIWETEL EJIOFOR CONFIRMS HIS STATUS use. 1 hour 30 minutes. S.T. (Reviewed April 25, 2008) AS ONE OF THE BEST ACTORS ANYWHERE.” –Peter Travers Smart People✭✭ “Warm, entertaining and appealing; (CineArts) A scowling Dennis Quaid a testament to Hunt’s skills lumbers through the part of Lawrence CHIWETEL TIM ALICE RANDY RICKY JOE Wetherhold, a self-absorbed literature .” behind the camera.” EJIOFOR ALLEN BRAGA COUTURE JAY MANTEGNA professor at Carnegie Mellon whose - CARINA CHOCANO, LOS ANGELES TIMES - most recent academic tome can’t find a publisher. Ellen Page wisecracks her EMILY DAVID REBECCA RODRIGO way through “Juno”-like dialogue as his MORTIMER PAYMER PIDGEON SANTORO daughter Vanessa. Her older sibling (Ash- “Captivating! A soulful, dark-edged ton Holmes) lives in the university dorms and snarls at his father every chance he comedy boasts stellar performances by gets. And Thomas Haden Church seems .”Hunt, Firth, Broderick, and Midler.” to have wandered “Sideways” into the role - KAREN DURBIN, ELLE MAGAZINE - of Chuck, the likeable loser who moves in “ ” with his widowed brother. Novelist Mark #### Poirier’s first script features underwritten ! parts that display a typical male film fan- “A fine, tense unpredictable comedy“ –Troy Patterson, SPIN MAGAZINE tasy: the younger woman who inexplica- bly falls for the older man. Twice. “Smart .”of mixed-up emotions.” People” is not the worst film currently in - DAVID DENBY, THE NEW YORKER - “DAVID MAMET’S SUPREMELY SATISFYING NEW FILM. theaters — nor is it one to recommend. Rated: R for language, brief teen drug DYNAMIC AND BRILLIANT CHIWETEL EJIOFOR GIVES and alcohol use, and for some sexuality. 1 hour 35 minutes. — S.T. (Reviewed April “Midler is a force of nature.” THE MOVIE A MORAL CENTER THAT THE AUDIENCE 11, 2008) .” Firth brings surprising comic sizzle.” IDENTIFIES AND PASSIONATELY ROOTS FOR.” - MARSHALL FINE, STAR MAGAZINE - –Dennis Dermody, PAPER Street Kings✭✭ (Century 16, Century 12) Keanu Reeves is Tom Ludlow, a vodka-chugging LAPD detective struggling with the death of his “Hunt’s performance is terrific!” wife. Ludlow works with Captain Jack - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY - Wander (Forest Whitaker) in Wander’s vice unit, but Wander and company have lawless methods of effecting justice, which include killing unarmed criminals. The murder of Ludlow’s former partner leads him on a vengeance quest that unearths a morass of police corruption. Alongside go-getter cop Paul “Disco” Diskant (Chris Evans of “Fantastic Four”), Ludlow combs the streets of L.A. to find “Funny and Touching!” his old friend’s killers. The result produces - REX REED, THE NEW YORK OBSERVER enough blood to satisfy Dracula. Fans of Reeves and Whitaker will appreciate the film, but the actors deserve material that doesn’t leave the viewer in need of a shower. Rated: R for strong violence and pervasive language. 1 hour, 47 minutes. — T.H. (Reviewed April 11, 2008) SHE ONLY DATED MEN WITH MONEY “A TERRIFIC ...UNTIL SHE MET A MAN WITH HEART.. NEW THRILLER.” ★★★★ –John Powers, VOGUE ‘‘LIGHT, “CHIWETEL EJIOFOR BOUNCY AND IS PHENOMENAL.” ROMANTIC– –John Anderson, NEWSDAY An entertaining “Smart and Funny!” sex farce - LEONARD MALTIN, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT ...very funny.’’ MICK LASALLE, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AUDREY TAUTOU GAD ELMALEH SONY PICTURES CLASSICS PRESENTS “REDBELT” CHIWETEL EJIOFOR TIM ALLEN ALICE BRAGA RANDY COUTURE RICKY JAY JOE MANTEGNA EMILY MORTIMER DAVID PAYMER REBECCA PIDGEON RODRIGO SANTORO CASTING BY SHARON BIALY, C. S. A. PRICELESS AND SHERRY THOMAS, C. S. A. COSTUME DESIGNER DEBRA McGUIRE MUSIC BY STEPHEN ENDELMAN EDITED BY BARBARA TULLIVER, A. C. E. PRODUCTION DESIGNER DAVID WASCO DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY ROBERT ELSWIT, A.S.C. PRODUCED BY CHRISANN VERGES WWW.SONYCLASSICS.COM A FILM BY PIERRE SALVADORI WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY DAVID MAMET www.thenshefoundmefilm.com STARTS FRIDAY, MAY 9TH DAILY: 1:30, EXCLUSIVE ENGAGEMENT CALL THEATRE CENTURY CINEMA 16 CENTURY PARK 12 4:15, 7:00 FOR & 9:40 PM 1500 North Shoreline Blvd., 557 East Bayshore Blvd., SHOWTIMES Mountain View (650) 960-0970 Redwood City (650) 365-9000 www.PricelessTheFilm.com NOW PLAYING! NO PASSES VIEW THE TRAILER AT WWW.REDBELT-MOVIE.COM Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 17 PIZZA

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Spot A Pizza 324-3131 107 Town & Country Village AMERICAN CHINESE Voted Best Pizza in Palo Alto Su Hong—Menlo Park www.spotpizza.com Armadillo Willy’s 941-2922 Dining Phone: 323–6852 1031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos To Go: 322–4631 POLYNESIAN Winner, Palo Alto Weekly “Best Of” Range: $5.00-13.00 8 years in a row! Relaxed and Friendly atmosphere suitable Hobee’s 856-6124 INDIAN Trader Vic's 849-9800 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto for Business lunches Also at Town & Country Village, Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688 Dinner Mon-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5-11pm; to casual dining Palo Alto 327-4111 129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days Sun 4:30 - 9:30pm

BURMESE Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903 Available for private luncheons Finest ingredients 369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto Lounge open nightly combined with Green Elephant Gourmet Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies Happy Hour Mon-Fri 4-6 pm exotic spices and a (650) 494-7391 ITALIAN Burmese & Chinese Cuisine passionate belief in SEAFOOD food. 3950 Middlefield Rd., Palo Alto Spalti Ristorante 327-9390 (Charleston Shopping Center) 417 California Ave, Palo Alto Dine-In, Take-Out, Local Delivery-Catering ÝµÕÃÌiÊ`ÊUÊ"ÕÌ`ÀÊ } Cook’s Seafood 325-0604 Lunch-5pm-2:30pm M-F CHINESE JAPANESE & SUSHI 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park Dinner-5pm-9pm Sun-Th Seafood Dinners from 5pm-9:30pm Fri-Sun Fuki Sushi 494-9383 Chef Chu’s (650) 948-2696 4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto $5.95 to $9.95 1067 N. San Antonio Road Open 7 days a Week on the corner of El Camino, Los Altos Jin Sho 321-3454 THAI 2002 Zagat: “Gold Standard in 454 California Ave, Palo Alto Fresh Chinese Cuisine.” Japanese Fusion 2710 Middleﬁeld Rd www.jinshowrestaurant.com Thaiphoon Restaurant 323-7700 Jade Palace (650) 321-9388 Palo Alto 543 Emerson St., Palo Alto 151 S. California Ave, E101 MEXICAN Phone: 650-853-1238 (in Palo Alto Central) Full Bar, Outdoor Seating Celia’s Mexican Restaurant Fax: 650-853-0338 Open 7 days a week www.thaiphoonrestaurant.com 3740 El Camino Real, Palo Alto iÃiÊ>ÕÌiÊ ÕÃiÊUÊ >µÕiÌÃÊUÊ Ê-ÕÊ 843-0643 2006 Best Thai Restaurant in Palo Alto 1850 El Camino Real, Manlo Park Jing Jing 328-6885 321-8227 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto www.celiasrestaurants.com Indochine 853-1238 Authentic Szechwan, Hunan Thai & Vietnamese Cuisine Compadres 858-1141 Food To Go, Delivery 3877 El Camino Real, Palo Alto www.indochinethai.com www.jingjinggourmet.com Ample parking in rear “Best patio in Palo Alto” 2710 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto www.compadresrestaurants.com Ming’s 856-7700 Midtown Shopping Center 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto Fiesta Del Mar 965-9354 www.mings.com 1006 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View STEAKHOUSE Search a complete Mexican Cuisine & Cantina New Tung Kee Noodle House listing of local Fiesta Del Mar Too 967-3525 restaurant 520 Showers Dr., MV in San Antonio Ctr. Sundance the Steakhouse 321-6798 735 Villa Street, Mountain View reviews by location Voted MV Voice Best ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 & ‘04 Open Weeknites to 11pm, 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto or type of food on Prices start at $3.75 See Coupon Weekends to 12pm 947-8888 Lunch: Mon-Fri 11:30 am-2:00pm PaloAltoOnline.com Palo Alto Sol 328-8840 Dinner: Mon-Thu 5:00-10:00pm Peking Duck 856-3338 408 California Ave, Palo Alto Õ}iÊiÕÊUÊiÃÌÞiÊ,iV«iÃÊ 2310 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Fri-Sat 5:00-10:30pm, Sun 5:00-9:00pm We also deliver. www.sundancethesteakhouse.com

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

hood grocery stores). I use many of the company’s products and have In need of rejuvenation always been pleased with the quality. At LuLu Petite, one container LuLu Petite has limited offerings, empty tables of each of its products sat in front by Dale F. Bentson of otherwise-empty shelves. I think my home pantry is stocked with riting a review of LuLu on toasted focaccia for $7.95. But more LuLu products than LuLu Petite’s University Circle bitter arugula shrouded what la- Petite. The singular jars and bottles W location in East Palo Alto tent flavors there might have been. were bravely lined up as if awaiting is akin to penning a restaurant While there was cucumber, I found evacuation orders. obituary. During my visits at the no fennel and certainly no trace of Curious to know if this LuLu Pe- noon hour, the place was near-de- lemon or olive oil. The ingredients tite location was soon to close, we serted, with the captive audience crumbled inside the unyielding fo- called the corporate headquarters from nearby offices queued up at caccia and fell unceremoniously on in San Francisco, but a spokesman the adjacent San Francisco Soup my shirt, napkin, plate and floor. I would only confirm the location’s Company. It’s too bad, because was told there were no other condi- open hours and phone number. LuLu Petite offered some inter- ments available, not even a meager Physically, the East Palo Alto esting and zesty variations to the spoonful of mayo. space is cold and uncomfortable. mundane lunch standards. Another sandwich of crispy The hardback chairs and bullet- LuLu Petite is a subsidiary of the chicken with tomatoes, romaine, proof tabletops reflect the rigidity wildly successful Restaurant LuLu mustard with herbs de Provence of the food. There are a few tables in San Francisco, which also owns and lavender honey was also $7.95. and a long counter facing the out- Zibibbo in downtown Palo Alto The chicken was more hockey puck door courtyard. There is nothing and another Restaurant LuLu at than fowl on the same toasted fo- inviting here; it’s all business, per- Mammoth Lakes. caccia. Wallpaper might have tast- haps reflecting the corporate atmo- Until recently, there was a LuLu ed as good. Only a crime lab could sphere surrounding it. at the Waverley Street entrance of have detected evidence of mustard Patrons bus their own tables as Zibibbo. I was told by a manager or honey. well. The four tables, at my noon- that this location was closed “due One day, I tried the “special time visits, were invariably covered to lack of interest.” Zibibbo now sandwich,” pastrami with gruyère with crumbs. The few times a table uses the space for private functions. cheese on toasted wheat bread was occupied, it was spillover from Yet, there is a thriving LuLu Petite ($7.95). The pastrami fared only the crowded Soup Company next at the Ferry Building in San Fran- slightly better than the other sand- door. At least it diminished LuLu’s cisco. So, what’s the problem with wiches and the preserved Meyer morgue-like appearance. the University Circle restaurant? lemon, fennel-sage condiment I don’t understand the game plan Location, for one. Prices are barely registered on the taste-o- here; business cannot increase the another factor and food is a third. meter. Why so stingy and why no way things are now. It’s too bad. I

Being situated inside a mid-sized additional condiments available? It Danielle Vernon think with a different mindset and business and hotel complex is not was maddening. No wonder busi- location the concept could work. ■ the best of locales. There is no ness was scarce. drop-in foot traffic, and Four Sea- But wait! There was one sand- LuLu Petite sons Hotel guests aren’t likely to wich that held together: a pita 1950 University Circle #100 wander over to a deli. The menu wrap filled with grilled chicken, East Palo Alto is too limited and too expensive to mozzarella cheese, piquillo pep- LuLu Petite is inside a hotel and office complex, which cuts down on drop-in foot traffic. 650-329-8555 attract a staunch following from pers (sweet, slightly smoky, mild), www.restaurantlulu.com/ budget-minded office workers. romaine and paprika sour cream 101. One day, the bag of chips was A grand total of three salads had crisp and fresh-tasting. On other been prepared for the entire lunch Petite_about.html I found most of the sandwiches ($6.95). The glob of sour cream Daily hours: at LuLu tasteless, the gastronomic made the sandwich work. Other occasions, fresh chips were mixed hour and hardly made to order. The with day-old chips. At least they Greek salad was fresh at least, with Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. equivalent of cotton wadding be- than the lettuce, though, the in- Reservations Banquet tween toasted cardboard in many gredients did not distinguish tasted that way, stale and wimpy. crisp greens, red onions, cucumber, cases. Most of the sandwiches had themselves. The chicken might Potato chips should crumble and tomato, potato and feta cheese — ✔ Credit cards Catering not tear like wet paper towels. underdressed, of course — with no binding agent to hold the ingre- well have been fish or meatloaf or ✔ Lot Parking Outdoor dients together: no mayo, mustard, Spam. Nonetheless, the ingredients LuLu listed four salads on its preserved Meyer lemon and olive seating squished avocado or house-made stayed in the sandwich. overhead menu board. Alas, few vinaigrette. ✔ Alcohol were available during my visits, LuLu packages a delicious line Noise level: secret sauce — the critical things Neither pickle nor pepper came ✔ Takeout Low that transform ingredients into a with the $7 and $8 sandwiches. two tuna niçoise ($7.95) and one of unusual condiments, sauces, sandwich. There were cute little bags of Greek salad ($6.95) in domed oils, vinaigrettes and marmalades. Highchairs Bathroom plastic containers that sat alone on (Loquat white balsamic vinegar is Building One sandwich sounded par- “house-made” potato chips ($1.75). ✔ Wheelchair facilities ticularly great: warm salmon with Although I’m not sure whether the a shelf in the Grab and Go case. not generally available at neighbor- access preserved Meyer lemon in olive oil “house-made” chips came from Zi- and fennel-cucumber remoulade bibbo or were trucked down U.S. ON THE WEB: Hundreds of restaurant reviews at www.PaloAltoOnline.com

NOW SERVING a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: Daily 5-9:30 p.m. Sweet Onion Deli and Gelato, 2424 dishes. The peppery Szechwan dishes are (Reviewed Oct. 24, 2003) Following are condensed versions, in alpha- Susie’s Sushi, 4546 El Camino Real A-4, Charleston Road, Mountain View (650) toned to local tastes. Fried foods (fish rolls, Tai Pan, 560 Waverley St., Palo Alto betical order, of longer restaurant reviews Los Altos (650) 559-9218 625-1363 chicken dishes) are particularly good. Veg- (650) 329-9168 published in the Weekly over the past several This sushi boat restaurant has a large Italian-style deli offering up fresh-sliced etarian pot stickers excel. Food is always This classy Hong Kong-style seafood res- years. This week’s reviews begin where the sushi menu, but also has a full kitchen that meats and cheeses along with sandwich- fresh and colorful. No desserts. Beer, sake taurant has an extensive menu, highly at- list ended one week ago. serves traditional Japanese cuisine. Menu es, salads and gelato. Boxed lunches and and wine only. Casual ambiance. Lunch: tentive service and unusually good wines, also features Japanese beers. Mon.-Thu. lunch combos available. Mon.-Fri. 10:30 Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.- as well as a fun list of signature drinks. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.; a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sun. 11 Sat. 4:30-9 p.m. (Reviewed July 8, 2005) Menu highlights include the meltingly ten- Sushitomi Japanese Restaurant, 635 W. Fri.-Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. a.m.-6 p.m. Tacos Autlense, 260 Moffett Blvd., der Flounder Two Taste and the subtly aro- Dana Street, Mountain View (650) 968- Szechwan Cafe, 406 California Ave., Palo Mountain View (650) 960-0752 matic steamed chicken in ginger. Lunch: 3227 Sweet Amy’s, 732 Willow Road, Menlo Alto (650) 327-1688 This small, family-run restaurant serves Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 11 A wide array of sushi is the main focus of Park (650) 322-9789 Szechwan Cafe is a neighborhood res- up dependable Mexican food. Sun.-Thu.: a.m.-3 p.m. Dinner: Nightly 5:30-9:30 p.m. this restaurant, with additional offerings of Donuts, deli, coffee, Mexican food and taurant offering a broad range of Chinese 8 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri.-Sat.: 8 a.m.- midnight. teriyaki and tempura. Lunch: Daily 11:30 even balloons. Daily 5 a.m.-4 p.m. (continued on page 21) Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 19 Our new Real Estate Web Site is H T

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(continued from page 20) Tenfu Chinese Restaurant, 1352 El Cami- Tony’s Pizza, 820 Willow Rd, Menlo Park no Real, Menlo Park (650) 323-6134 (650) 853-0860 (Reviewed Oct. 20, 2006) This restaurant specializes in Szechuan, This small Willow Road establishment of- Tamarine Restaurant, 546 University Hunan, and Mandarin gourmet food. Mon.- fers New York-style pizza. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 Ave., Palo Alto (650) 325-8500 Thu., Sun. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Locals wishing to sample excellent Viet- a.m.-10 p.m. Totoro, 841 Villa St, Mountain View Modern Moroccan Cuisine namese cuisine should try Tamarine, which Thai City, 3691 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 691-0796 serves flavorful, complex and sophisticated (650) 493-0643 This small Korean restaurant is a popular dishes that utilize native ingredients. Also Fresh chilis, coconut milk, sour lemon lunch spot, offering barbeque, hot pots, Now Open For Lunch features soothing decor, attentive service grass and pungent cilantro are flavors that and noodles. Mon.-Sat. 11:30-2:30 p.m.; and a lively bar. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 intermingle beautifully in the dishes served 5:00-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed Oct. 3, 2003) Lunch Hours a.m.-2:30 p.m.; dinner Sun.-Thu. 5-9 p.m.; at Thai City. Curry and stir-fry specialties. Tour Eiffel, 200 State St., Los Altos Tuesday through Friday - 11:30 am - 2 pm Fri.-Sat. 5-10 p.m.; bar opens at 5 p.m. Large, cavernous dining room, families (650) 917-1328 daily. (Reviewed Dec. 13, 2002) welcome. Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Despite the French name and semi-Alpine Dinner Hours Tandoori Oven, 365 California Ave., Palo 5-10 p.m., Sun. 5-9 p.m. (Reviewed May ambience (thanks to a stone fireplace and Tuesday through Sunday - 5:30 pm - 10 pm Alto (650) 324-2111 1, 2002) overhead timbers), Tour Eiffel specializes A casual Indian restaurant with a menu Thaiphoon, 543 Emerson St., Palo Alto in Vietnamese fare. The small, low-key (Bar Opens Nightly at 5:00pm) including chaat (appetizers), salads, curries (650) 323-7700 restaurants includes vermicelli dishes and and wraps. This restaurant offers freshly prepared pho, summer rolls that are light and fresh, For Reservations Call or Visit our Website www.zitune.com Tapioca Express, 740 Villa St., Mountain Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai food. Its soups and meat dishes. The lunch menu 325 Main St. • Los Altos • 650-947-0247 View (650) 965-3093 coconut-milk soups and curries radiate fla- also offers quiches and crepes. Lunch: Trendy pearl tea shop with 150 exotic drink vor, while stir-fries, noodles and clear-broth Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Dinner: choices. Milk teas, fresh juices, smoothies, soups, were also quite good. Thaiphoon’s (continued on next page) slushies, and coffee drinks are available at dinner dishes were better than its lunch of- your command. Taiwanese snacks, such ferings, and main courses outshone hum- as peanut butter toast or spicy, crispy drum appetizers. Try the refreshing coco- chicken poppers, are also offered. Mon.- nut juice beverage and delectable coconut Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-midnight; desserts. Lunch: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Sun. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 23, Dinner: 5-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. and 5-9:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. (Reviewed Feb. 25, 2005) DDOWNTOWNO W N TO W N 2002) Taqueria El Grullense, 3636 El Camino Three Seasons Restaurant, 518 Bryant Real, Palo Alto (650) 251-9317 St., Palo Alto (650) 838-0353 Good luck finding other big menus this When done properly, Vietnamese cuisine cheap and satisfying in Palo Alto. Among has an elegance that rivals the great cui- L O S A L T O S the affordable and tasty Mexican fare are: sines of the world. The intriguing menu fluffy tamales stuffed with perfect roasted offers exciting flavors and unexpected UUniquenique SShopshops FForor UUniquenique CChildrenhildren chicken, excellent carnitas, and cold can- combinations designed to modernize tradi- taloupe juice that tastes fresher than most tional dishes. Dinner Sun.-Thu. 5-10 p.m.; cantaloupes. Some diners find some of the Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m.; weekday lunch 11:30 food too greasy, while others say El Grul- a.m.-2 p.m. (Reviewed March 21, 2003) lense reminds them of beloved taquerias Tied House Cafe and Brewery, 954 Villa K D O CREATE ENDLESS in their Southwestern hometowns. Part of St., Mountain View (650) 965-2739 I S N L Y POSSIBILITIES WITH Comfort-food choices include thick, juicy a local chain that also includes locations in SQUASH BLOX SETS Mountain View and Redwood City. Daily 8 burgers, tortilla soup, and house-made a.m-11 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 10, 2007) sausages. Another recent highlight was Taqueria La Bamba, 2058 Old Middlefield barley-crusted Idaho trout. Of course, the Way, Mountain View (650) 965-2755 beers flow freely at this microbrewery and No-frills to the extreme, Taqueria La the Tied House brand, Redwood Coast, is Bamba has no tables, just a counter. Most justifiably award-winning. Mon.-Sat. 11:30 people order their food to go. The menu is a.m.-10 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. a wonderful mixture of Mexican and Salva- (Reviewed June 9, 2006) doran dishes, offering a variety of burritos, TK Noodle, 357 Castro St., Mountain tacos, tostadas and daily specials. Daily View (650) 605-1200 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Also at 152 Castro St., Part of a chain of Bay Area pho restau- Mountain View (650) 965-4753 (Reviewed rants. Offers chow mein and flour cake 248 Main Street May 1, 2002) in addition to a wide selection of noodle soups. Daily 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Los Altos, CA 94022 Taqueria Los Charros, 854 W. Dana St., 650.947.0699 Mountain View (650) 969-1464 Tofu House, 4127 El Camino Real, Palo Despite the restaurant’s name, American Alto (650) 424-8805 Children's Clothing & Shoes Mon-Sat: 10-6 breakfast starts the day here (pigs in a After five or six little appetizers to get your Children's Gift Items Sun: 11-5 173 Main Street • 650.941.6043 blanket keep company with huevos ran- juices flowing (think thin silky noodles or cheros). After that, it’s plenty of Mexican fa- kimchi with levels of flavor beyond heat), vorites: tacos, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, Tofu House offers up soft tofu soups as its etc. There’s also the Torta, a Mexican-style specialty. Cold noodle dishes and Korean sandwich on a French roll. Daily 6:30 a.m.- barbecued meats are among the other op- SUMMER FIBER CRAFT CAMP 10 p.m. American breakfast served Mon.- tions. Two reasonable diners could split a Dyeing, knitting, felting, braiding salad and an entree and not leave hungry. Linden Tree Sat. 6:30-11 a.m.; Sun. 8-11 a.m. Ages 7-12 • Half And Full day options Taxi’s, 403 University Ave., Palo Alto 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Mon.-Thurs.; 11:30 Children's Recordings & Books (650) 322-TAXI a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Closed Sunday. (Re- Taxi’s has thrown together all the classic viewed Jan. 26, 2007) Author Appearance: JIM AVERBECK kitschy elements of a diner. The menu is Tokyo Subway, 605 Santa Cruz Ave., Wednesday, May 7th, 9:30-Noon basic Americana with a twist: burgers, Menlo Park (650) 325-9399 fries, onion rings, chili dogs, tuna melts, as This small Japanese restaurant specialies Jim will speak and sign copies well as low-fat alternatives. Great place for in sushi and offers daily specials. Friendly of his charming picture book. kids. Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. atmosphere and good service. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (Reviewed Jan. 5, 1996) 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Tue.-Sat. 5:30-9 p.m “In a Blue Room” Tea Era, 271 Castro St., Mountain View (except Fri. 5:30-9:30 p.m.) School classes are welcome. (650) 969-2899 Tom’s Depot, 995 A Street, Los Altos Teachers should call to reserve Tiny shop with some seating offers a solid (650) 948-8515 space for their class. selection of pearl tea drinks and other This breakfast and lunch spot in Los Altos 169 Main Street offers burgers, sandwiches, and ice cream. www.lindentreebooks.com Taiwanese specialty beverages. Tea Era is Los Altos, CA 94022 Breakfast offerings include scrambles and one of few shops that offers white tapioca (650)-948-9036 huevos rancheros. Daily 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 170 State Street, Los Altos, CA pearls, in addition to black. Mon.-Wed. & www.fullthreadahead.com Fri.-Sun. 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. (Reviewed Tony & Alba’s Pizza & Pasta, 619 Escue- 650.949.3390 • 800.949.3313 Aug. 23, 2002) la Ave., Mountain View (650) 968-5089 Tea Time, 542 Ramona St., Palo Alto Your hometown pizza parlor lives on in (650) 328-2877 Mountain View. Tossing pies since 1982, For the aesthete who can tell an oolong Tony & Alba’s combines pleasant service from a Darjeeling with just one whiff, Tea with excellent pizzas. The cooks knead Time in Palo Alto is the place to visit. All of herbs into the dough and let it ferment for HIT THE the teas are offered in a mini pot, a 4-cup days before making the crust; then they pot or a 6-cupper, and a variety of tea brush the pizzas with olive oil, garlic and BEACH IN sandwiches, scones, crumpets and cook- herbs; and top them with fresh, locally STYLE WITH ies round out the menu. Mon-Sat 10:30 grown ingredients. Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-9 WE a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (Reviewed p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed FASHIONS May 1, 2002) April 27, 2007) CARRY FROM HOTSLINGS CHINESE HAUTE CUISINE & PEANUT MARION "!.15%43s%6%29$!9$)-35- JACKSTONS SHELL Take-out 10% Off, Dine In Dinner get a FREE SLINGS Appetizer or 1 Glass of Wine (per person) $INNERMUSTCOSTOROVERPERPERSON FORTHISOFFERTOBEVALID 220 State Street #1,#1, LoLos Altos, Ca 94022 Clothing & Shoes for Boys & Girls %XPIRES 650.941.1858 • MoMon-Sat:n 10am-6pm 222 Main Street, Lost Altos • 650.948.0948 3#!,)&/2.)!!6%%).0!,/!,4/#%.42!, &!8 s777*!$%0!,!#%53 Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 21 Eating Out

(continued from previous page) pini and grilled pork tenderloin are good German International School of Silicon Valley choices for main plates. Desserts are GISSV Mon.-Sat. 5-8 p.m. (Reviewed July 13, good. Excellent rooftop patio for warm 2007) weather dining. Full bar, Lunch: Mon.-Fri., The Best of two Worlds - Learning in German and English Trader Vic’s, 4269 El Camino Real, Palo 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Daily 5-10 p.m. Alto (650) 849-9800 (Reviewed April 7, 2006) Longtime Bay Area residents may remem- Tsunami Sushi, 209 Castro Street, Moun- ber Trader Vic’s restaurants as enchanted tain View (650) 965-0114 Tiki rooms. This one has class. Just re- Offers beef tenderloin, seafood, and tofu member that the food often falls short of in addition to its selection of sushi. Dessert the gorgeous, folk-art-rich decor. The wise menu includes ice cream and tempura diner sticks to Tidbits & Finger Foods such banana. Beer, sake and wine are also avali- • Grades K-12 with Bilingual Program as barbecued spareribs and pork. Trader able. Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 Vic’s also serves brunch; try the banana- p.m.; Dinner daily 5 p.m.-10 p.m. • German International Abitur & SAT/AP exams coconut-macadamia nut pancakes. Lunch: Now Enrolling Tu Casa Taqueria, 875 Hamilton Ave., Tue.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Brunch: • WASC accredited High School Program Menlo Park (650) 321-5188 Pre-K & Grades K-12 Sun. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.- • German Immersion Preschool The food at this family-owned, hole-in-the- Thurs. 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 5-11 p.m., Sun. Summer Camps wall taqueria is simple, tasty and authentic. • German Summer Camps Jun 16 - Jul 25 4:30-midnight. (Reviewed Nov. 24, 2006) • Safe and nurturing learning environment This restaurant is airy, bright, clean and Trellis, 1077 El Camino Real, Menlo Park friendly, but lacks character. Still, it’s a • Locations in Mountain View and Berkeley (650) 326-9028 good place to stop in for a quick bite. The 310 Easy Street, Mountain View, CA 94043 email [email protected] web www.gissv.org Trellis specializes in Italian cuisine. Lamb menu offers standard taqueria fare. Daily 9 and olive ravioli and carpaccio are good a.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed Nov. 9, 2001) starters while the gnocchi, veal scalop- Uncle Frank’s, 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View (650) 964-4476 Proprietor Frank Bell takes his time with his ‘cue, creating wonderfully tender slow- smoked meat. Delicious sides include baked beans, thick-cut French fries and collard greens. Another highlight is the sweet potato pie. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sat. noon-2:30 p.m. Din- ner: Mon.-Sat. 5-8 p.m. (Reviewed Dec. 23, 2005) University Cafe, 271 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 322-5301 The ambience of this health-smart cafe is so inviting that the food is almost secondary. Highlights include French toast, grilled pork chop and Cafe Nicoise with seared tuna. The service is as warm and homey as the setting. Breakfast, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-11 a.m.; Weekend breakfast, Sat. and Sun. 8 a.m.-noon; Weekend brunch, Sat. and Sun. noon-4:30 p.m., Weekday lunch, Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Dinner Sun.-Sat. 5-11 p.m. (Reviewed April 2, 2004) Vaso Azzurro Ristorante, 108 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 940-1717 Vaso Azzurro serves Northern Italian cuisine, including seafood, chicken, veal and a wide variety of pastas. The menu also contains many vegetarian dishes. Monday- Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Monday-Sunday 4 to 10 p.m. (Reviewed Feb. 17, 2006) Verde Tea & Espresso Bar, 852 Villa St., Mountain View (650) 210-9986 Verde is a Taiwanese tea house, offering typical American-style deli sandwiches alongside a menu of Taiwanese thick toast and pearl green milk tea. Mon-Thu 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 11:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m.; Sun 12:30-11:30 p.m. (Reviewed Feb. 4, 2000) Vero Ristorante, 530 Bryant St., Palo Alto (650) 325-8376 Vero serves time-tested authentic Italian fare in a contemporary trattoria setting. Peperonata, involtini di granchio are excellent starters. Pastas and risottos excel, and the zuppa di pense is delightful. Desserts are simple but tasty. Generous portions throughout. Reasonably priced, interesting wine list. Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Fri. 11:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Sat. 5-10:30 p.m. (Reviewed Sept. 9, 2005) Village Cheese House, 157 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto (650) 326- 9251 The Village Cheese House offers much more than its incredibly popular sandwiches; the small market also sells deli specialties and imported cheeses. Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. The Village Pantry, 184 Second St., Los Altos (650) 941-0384 Friendly service, a homey atmosphere, and breakfast served all day: definitely inviting. The lunch menu features a broad array of sandwiches, burgers and salads. Break- fast specials include the Village Benedict, and Eggs San Francisco (English muffin, imitation crabmeat, Swiss cheese, and poached eggs with hollandaise sauce). Daily 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Village Pub, The, 2967 Woodside Road, Woodside (650) 851-9888 Village Pub serves some of the best dishes we’ve had since visits to New York’s top restaurants. Save room for a decadent dessert souffle or end on a lighter note with homemade sorbets. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner nightly 5-10 p.m.. Bar/lounge menu Mon.-Fri. 2:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed Sept. 21, 2001) Vino Locale, 431 Kipling St, Palo Alto (650) 328-0450 This cozy Victorian house bustles with both (continued on page 24) Page 22 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY’S OUTSTANDING SENIORS:

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(continued from page 22) its finest. Salads, soups and grilled prawns der rolls of soft shell crab wrapped in eel, trade, often with awkward results. Zitune’s Mon.-Thurs. 5-9:30 p.m.; Fri. 5-10 p.m.; shine at lunch, while salmon, lamb and then wrapped in cucumber). The restaurant cultural hybrid feels seamless. Tues.-Sun. Sat. 4:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed June 22, wine aficionados and beginners sipping pastas glow at night. Daily breakfast 6:30- also does a fine job with sukiyaki, and 5:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed March 9, 2007) 2007) some of the best local wines from Santa 11 a.m.; Lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dinner 5-10 serves up ice cream with flavors ranging Cruz, Santa Clara and San Benito coun- Zucca, 186 Castro St., Mountain View 4290 Bistro & Bar, Crowne Plaza Ca- p.m. (Reviewed May 9, 2002) from tasty to bizarre. Lunch Mon.-Fri. 11:30 ties. Wines are offered by the taste, glass (650) 864-9940 bana, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner Mon.-Thu. 5:30-9:30 or bottle and prices are very affordable. The Wine Room, 520 Ramona St., Palo “Zucca,” meaning squash in Italian, serves (650) 857-0787 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 5:30-10:30 p.m. (Reviewed Most of the food served at Vino Locale is Alto (650) 462-1968 up the flavors of the sunny Mediterranean, It’s no wonder that the Beatles purport- April 21, 2006) organic, locally produced and seasonally Open since November, this wine bar focusing on Italy, Turkey, Greece and edly stayed at this hotel once upon a day: fresh. However, at Vino Locale, the main aims for a cozy atmosphere with its two Zao Noodle Bar, 261 University Ave., southern France. Casually elegant, the The design of the new Crowne Plaza is a course is the wine. Tues.-Sat. 11 a.m.-9 fireplaces. There’s no hot food, but there Palo Alto (650) 328-1988 dining room and bar are comfortable and gorgeous study in hip good taste and the p.m.; Sun. noon-5 p.m. (Reviewed May is a selection of dishes chosen to go well Small, trendy, good noodle house. Heavy perfect for enjoying convivial meals with brunch buffet is a steal. Open 24 hours a 20, 2005) with wine, including three cheese plates, emphasis on the history and spiritual friends and family. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 day (hotel restaurant), serving breakfast, smoked salmon, a charcuterie plate, and a meaning of the noodle. Huge bowls of aro- a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: Sun.-Thurs. 4:30- lunch and dinner. Brunch: Sun 10 a.m.-3 Vive Sol, 2020 West El Camino Real, chocolate sampler. Daily 4 p.m.-midnight. matic, savory noodle soups, as well as rice 10 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 4:30-11 p.m. (Reviewed p.m. (Reviewed Dec. 3, 1999) Mountain View (650) 938-2020 plates and salads. Sun.-Thu. 11 a.m.-10 March 31, 2006) Owners Helena and Hector Sol have Woodside Bakery and Cafe, 3052 Wood- A Matter of Thai, 242 State Street, Los p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. (Reviewed brought the seductive appeal of California side Road, Woodside (650) 851-0812 Zucca European, 541 Bryant St., Palo Altos (650) 941-7702 Jan. 19, 2001) Avenue’s Palo Alto Sol to Mountain View. The bakery side turns out serviceable Alto (650) 327-0132 The cleverly named dishes on the Thai Menu boasts cuisine from Puebla, a dis- sticky buns and cakes with gooey butter- Zibibbo, 430 Kipling St., Palo Alto (650) More Mediterranean fare from the cre- menu include Dangerous Seafood, Mango tinctive region in Mexico. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. cream roses, but the cafe side has refined 328-6722 ators of Mountain View’s Zucca, but also Tangos with Chicken and Cashews on Fire. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner: Daily 5-9 p.m. (Re- and distilled its hip Cal-Ital menu. Bakery: The menu spans the cuisines of the Medi- a broader global reach: A recent menu Many vegetarian, curry and salad options viewed Dec. 14, 2001) Daily 7 a.m.-6 p.m.; Cafe: Daily 11:30 terranean, including dishes from the south included Swiss fondue along with Califor- along with the entrees. Lunch: Mon.-Sat. a.m.-9 p.m. (Reviewed April 9, 1999) of France, Italy, Greece, Morocco and nia-style dishes from Turkey, Spain and 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: Mon.-Sat. 5 Wang’s Chinese Restaurant, 2209 El Spain. Iron skillet mussels, seasonal sal- France. Tapas options include the delicious p.m.-9 p.m. Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 327-2888 Xanh Restaurant, 185 Castro Street, ads, antipasti, rotisserie and wood-burning sauteed eggplant with garlic yogurt. Thor- Basic, neighborhood restaurant with all the Mountain View (650) 964-1888 Abundant Air Cafe, 1901 Embarcadero oven items are first-rate. Desserts excel. ough wine list. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. noon to 3 standard dishes Americans have come to Chef Phuy Tham has created a traditional Road, Suite 104, Palo Alto (650) 858- Magnificent wine list, full bar. Lunch and p.m. Dinner: Mon.-Thurs. 5-10 p.m.; Fri.- expect from stateside Chinese restaurants: Vietnamese menu with a modern California 1003 dinner: Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-10 pm; Fri. Sat. 5-11 p.m. (Reviewed April 20, 2007) appetizers such as the po po tray, egg twist. Highlights include the banana leaf A breezy counter-service cafe, the restau- 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; rolls and pot stickers; and entrees such as sea bass and catfish in a clay pot. Xanh 3TA, 156 Castro St., Mountain View rant has a proximity to the Palo Alto Airport Sun. 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed June Mongolian beef and Szechuan chicken. Restuarant provides stylish, casual ambi- (650) 988-1382 that informs the riveted sheet-metal decor. 3, 2005) Mon.-Thu. and Sun., 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. ance and well-prepared dishes. Full wine 3ta bills itself as French-Thai cuisine, but “Stackers” and other sandwiches clearly and 4:30-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11:30 a.m.-3 list available. Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Zitune, 325 Main St., Los Altos (650) the oft-convoluted fusion menu also in- have a devoted lunch following. Mon-Fri 7 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed Sept. Mon.-Sun. 5 p.m.-10 p.m. (Reviewed June 947-0247 cludes stylings of India, Japan, China and a.m.-5 p.m. Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 27, 2002) 16, 2006) San Francisco-quality food minus the long California. There’s everything from green Akane, 250 Third St., Los Altos (650) drive. The food is Moroccan with Medi- papaya salad to tempura to samosas. The Westin Restaurant Soleil, 675 El Camino Yakko, 975 W. Dana St., Mountain View 941-8150 terranean and Middle Eastern accents, friendly ambience is aimed at a younger Real, Palo Alto (650) 321-4422, ext. (650) 960-0626 This full-service restaurant and sushi bar classic French technique and California crowd and the menu is vegetarian-friendly, 7122 A Mountain View favorite, Yakko has a in Los Altos will go a long way to fulfilling immediacy. Other restaurants, mainly In- but 3ta can feel like a hodgepodge. Lunch: Soleil is creative Mediterranean cuisine at broad array of imaginatively named sushi any cravings for Japanese food. Daily 11:30 specials, including The New Girlfriend (spi- dian and Chinese, ply this upscale ethnic Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: a.m.-2 p.m. (Reviewed Jan. 17, 2003)

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Page 24 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly GoingsThe best ofOn what’s happening on the Midpeninsula Australia, and Brazil. Now she will be Art Galleries showing many pieces of work including a Benefits ,Ê-/ - “A Day in May” To honor the change of ACS Annual Gala Spring Sounds Dine new abstract series at her studio on May season, the Portola Art Gallery artists and dance at the ACS Annual Gala Spring 10 and 11. May 9 preview sale by appoint- present paintings and photographs de- Sounds in support of ACS’s services in- CALENDAR. Information for Weekly and Master Community Calendar ment only. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Silicon Valley picting the elements of spring. The exhibit cluding counseling, substance abuse Open Studios, 905 W. Middlefield Road, listings must now be submitted online. Please go to www.PaloAltoOnline. will run through the end of May. 10 a.m.-5 treatment and prevention education for Mountain View. Call 650-464-7396. com, click on “Master Community Calendar,” and then click on “Submit p.m. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, at-risk teens and their families. An eve- Menlo Park. www.monicamerlitti.com ning of live music, auctions, dinner and a listing.” Listings are published in the papers on a space-available basis. www.portolaartgallery.com Open studios The Linden Street Ware- dancing. Sat., May 3, 6:30-11 p.m. $200. house Artist are having their open stu- NEWS. The online form is e-mail editor@paweekly. “After Tronstromer’s ‘Allegro’” Collage Sharon Heights Golf and Country Club, dios. May 3-4, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Lindin and watercolors by Joyce Savre Hutt in- 2900 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Call for Calendar listings only. com; fax (650) 326-3928, Street Warehouse Artist, 275 Lindin St., spired by the writing process and espe- 650-424-0852 ext. 106. Redwood City. Call 203-314-3015. To submit information for Attn: Editor; or mail to cially the poem “Allegro” by the Swedish www.acs-teens.org poet Tomas Transtromer. Through May Open Studios at Cubberley The artists at Acterra’s Party for the Planet Acterra possible use elsewhere in Editor, Palo Alto Weekly, 31, Pacific Art League, 668 Ramona St., Cubberley will open their studios in con- presents its annual Earth Day celebration, the paper, send it the usual 703 High St., Palo Alto, CA Palo Alto. Call 650-321-3891. junction with Silicon Valley Open Studios. Party for the Planet 2008. This carbon- Stop by to see their most recent work and way: 94301. Claudia Kunin and Mary Daniel Hobson free event benefits Acterra’s local envi- live demonstrations of how they make New works by two gallery artists. Mary ronmental programs. Organic dinner, their art. Studios are located in wings QUESTIONS? If you have questions, call the reception desk at the Daniel Hobson’s “Evocations” is a series live jazz, and live and silent auctions with E, F and U. Sat., May 10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. of still lives. Claudia Kunin’s “Myth” is guest auctioneer State Senator Joe Simi- Palo Alto Weekly between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. weekdays, (650) Free. Cubberley Community Center, 4000 comprised of dreamscapes drawn from tian. Sat., May 3, 6:30-11 p.m. $85. Uni- Middlefield Road, Wings E, F, U, Palo Alto. 326-8210. After hours, you may press zero and leave a message in the biblical, mythological and historical sub- versity Club of Palo Alto, 3277 Miranda Call 650-948-1752. jects, printed in 3D. Through July 1, 11 Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-962-9876 ext. general mailbox. a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Modernbook Gallery, www.cubberleystudios.com 346. 494 University Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650- Open Studios at Gallery 9 Seven artists www.acterra.org/earthday For complete Calendar listings, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com and click on “Master Community Calendar.” 327-6325. are featured at this year’s Silicon Valley Chefs Who Care Monthly Dine Out Join www.modernbook.com Open Studio at Gallery 9 Los Altos. Meet us for a Mexican Dinner Fiesta at this the artists all day, May 10 and 11. See the Collaborations “The Red Beret.” Painter month’s “Chefs Who Care” event, hosted artwork during the whole month, through Terri Wilson Moore and Poet Mary Pet- by Vive Sol. 50 percent of the proceeds May 31. 2D and 3D art. Gallery 9 hours: rosky; “Quantum Jitters.” Mixed-media benefit Community Services Agency’s Tue.-Sat., 11-5; Sun. 11-4. Open Sun. artist Debora Crosby and physicist John Food and Nutrition Center’s daily food May 11 until 5. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., www.PaloAltoOnline.com Zadrozny. Through May 25, 11 a.m.-3 program, minimizing hunger and food in- Los Altos. If it’s useful and local, it’s on Palo Alto Online! p.m. Free. The Main Gallery, 1018 Main security for 3,000 in our community each St., Redwood City. Call 650-701-1018. www.gallery9losaltos.com year. Tues, May 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $24 in Stanford Art Space Photography by Joe advance, $26 at the door Vive Sol, 2020 www.themaingallery.org Container Gardening Basics Learning mon Ground Garden Supply, 559 College Decker, photography by Sarka Holeck- W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA Conceptually Bound 3 An exhibition of how to choose plants that will succeed Ave., Palo Alto. ova and Richard Trager, paintings “New 94043. Call 650-968-0836x147. artists’ books. Conceptually Bound refers in containers, including herbs, edibles www.commongroundinpaloalto.org Images of Woman” by Ursula O’Farrell. www.csacares.org to the idea that the content of the book is and ornamentals. Sat., May 3, 10-11 a.m. Is Microlending the Answer? Eric Weav- Through June 18, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Zonta Club -- Annual Authors’ Lun- in part expressed by the form the book Free. Palo Alto Demonstration Garden, er (Lenders for Community Development) Stanford Art Spaces, Center for Integrat- cheon Jesse Ziff Cool (“Simply Organic”), takes. Through May 25, Free. Mohr Gal- 851 Center Drive, Palo Alto. Call 408- and Tracey Pettengill Turner (Microplace) ed Systems Art Gallery 420 Via Palou, Kelly Corrigan (“The Middle Place”), Ann lery, Community School of Music and 282-3105. will talk about the various ways in which Stanford. Call 650-725-3622. Packer (“The Dive from Clausen’s Pier) Arts at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio mastergardeners.org/events microlending contributes to the reduction cis.stanford.edu/~marigros and Michealene Cristini Risley. Sat., May Circle, Mountain View. Call 650-917-6800 Container Gardening Basics Join other of poverty and inequality. Hosted by the 3, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. $75. Holbrook Palmer ext. 305. gardeners in learning how to choose Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty Auditions Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton. Call www.arts4all.org plants that will succeed in containers, in- and Inequality. Tue., May 13, 2:15-3:30 “Grease” Ages 12-18. Prepare a 30-60- 650-444-7560. Middle Edge Aicon Gallery presents second song. Bring music for accompa- cluding herbs, edibles and ornamentals. p.m. Free. Stanford University, Room 113, “Middle Edge,” a group exhibition of work nist. Plan on staying the whole time. Audi- www.zontasiliconvalley.org Sat., May 3, 10-11 a.m. Free. Palo Alto Stanford. Call 650-724-6910. from 18 emerging Indian artists. Through tions May 5. Callbacks: May 6, 7-9 p.m. Demonstration Garden, Eleanor Pardee www.stanford.edu/group/scspi/index. May 3, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Aicon Gallery, 535 Classes/Workshops Performances: July 10 and 11 8 p.m.; and How to Build a Crystal Radio Park, Palo Alto. Call 408-282-3105. html Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 650-321-4900. Stu- July 12, 3 p.m. 6-9 p.m. Audition free; dents build their own crystal radio sets: www.mastergardeners.org/scc.html Juggling Two Parenting workshop with www.aicongallery.com $250 if cast. Mt. View High School The- winding coils, drilling a mounting board, Essence of the Bhagavad Gita A study Heidi Emberling, MA. Tips to help ease the Monica Merlitti Showcases New Se- ater, 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. placing components on it, and wiring course based on “The Essence of the adjustment of a new arrival in the family, ries Mountain View artist Monica Merlitti Call 408-828-5554. the set. Students also learn the history Bhagavad Gita,” explained by Param- before and after birth. Pre-registration is of Silicon Valley Open Studios has had www.themusicschool.org of radio, basic radio theory, modulation, hansa Yogananda as remembered by his required. Thu., May 8, noon-1:30 p.m. $25 successful exhibitions in Italy, Argentina, how headphones work and how to read disciple Swami Kriyananda. Tuesdays, per person. Parents Place, 200 Channing schematics. Saturdays, May 3, 10, 17 May 6-27, 7:30-9 p.m. $10 per class. Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-688-3040. and 31, 10 a.m.-noon. Members $55/ Ananda, 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. www.parentsplaceonline.org nonmembers $65. Museum of American Call 650-323-3363. Meditation 1-Breath What is medita- "Ê "/ Heritage, 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Call www.anandapaloalto.org tion? How does it work and why? Sat., 650-321-1004. Feldenkrais Mentally challenging move- May 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $30. Ananda, 2171 www.moah.org ment exercises to increase flexibility. El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 650-323- Basics of Lotion Crafting In this lecture/ Monday evenings, 7-8 p.m. $15/class. 3363. hands-on class, learn to make individual Burgess Recreation Center, 700 Alma St., www.anandapaloalto.org batches of lotions, creams and body Menlo Park. Call 650-327-9419. Parenting Girls (Kindergarten-third soufflÈs. In addition, learn about ingre- www.Umovebetter.com grade) Parenting workshop with Denise dients, packaging, selling and more. Stu- Folk Dance Class Marcel Vinokur, teach- Salin, LMFT. Pre-registration is required. dents must bring a 2 cup or larger Pyrex er. Tuesdays through June 17. Beginning Tue., May 6, 7-9 p.m. $30 per person. (glass) measuring cup and oven mitt to teaching at 7 p.m., Intermediate teaching Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave., Palo class. Lab fee of $20. Sat., May 10, 10 at 7:30 p.m. No partners necessary. fea- Alto. Call 650-688-3040. a.m.-2 p.m. $35. Palo Alto Adult School, turing dances from the Balkans and Is- www.parentsplaceonline.org 50 Embarcadero Road, Room 103, Palo rael. Free refreshments. 7-10:15 p.m. $39 Parenting With a Chronic Illness (all Alto. Call 650-329-3752. Residents, $52 nonresidents for 12-week ages) Two-session parenting workshop. www.paadultschool.org quarter. $6 drop-ins. Burgess Recreation Share ideas and personal experiences Blogging Basics Workshop Panel dis- Center, 700 Alma St., Menlo Park. Call about how to manage parenting when cussion with blogging experts. Desserts 650-327-0759. struggling with illness. Led by Laura provided. Walkable from Caltrain. Thu., Home Buyers Seminar Tips, advice and Steuer, MA and Miriam Wolf, LCSW. Pre- May 8, 7-9 p.m. $25 or $40 for this and information for potential home buyers. registration required. Mon., May 5 and Build-A-Blog Workshop Cubes and Cray- Thu., May 15, 6:45-9 p.m. Free. Bank of May 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $60 for 2 ses- ons, 1122 Crane St., Menlo Park. Call America, 1001 Page Mill, Palo Alto. Call sions. Parents Place, 200 Channing Ave., 650-323-2551. 650-305-1111. Palo Alto. Call 650-688-3040. www.CubesandCrayons.com www.650and408homes.com/sv_semi- www.parentsplaceonline.org Business Valuations and Exit Strate- nar_reg.html Raising Multilingual Children (birth-6 gies Silicon Valley National Association of How to Dress for Success Interactive years) Parenting workshop with Gloria Be true to your school Women Business Owners Mid-Peninsula seminar on dressing for success. Sat., Moskowitz-Sweet, LCSW. What parents The peppy Disney favorite “High School Musical” comes to the Breakfast. Guest Panel: Jan Robertson, May 10, 12:30-2 p.m. Free. The Church need to know to foster second language Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts this month, present- founding partner, SiVal Advisors, LLC; of Scientology, 3505 El Camino Real, Palo acquisition. Pre-registration is required. Page Mailliard, partner, Wilson Sonsini Alto. Call 650-424-1990. Wed., May 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $30 per ed by Peninsula Youth Theatre. Pictured are, clockwise from back Goodrich and Rosati; Jennifer Dizon, Intro to Garden-Based Herbalism By person. Parents Place, 200 Channing left, Lara Fromherz of Palo Alto, Curran Mahowald of Los Altos, partner, Hood and Strong. Wed., May 7, studying the foundations of garden- Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-688-3040. Adam Fang, Zach Clarence of Menlo Park, Nicole Wolf of Atherton, 7:30-9:30 a.m. $20 members/$25 non- based herbalism, learn how to safely www.parentsplaceonline.org Ben Rosen, Katie Pimentel and TJ Sonnier. Performances are May Members (includes breakfast). Scott’s prepare and use garden herbs for pre- Solar Cooking Create soups, breads, 10-18 at 500 Castro St., with tickets $7-$18. Go to www.pytnet.org Seafood, 855 El Camino, Palo Alto. Call venting and treating common maladies snacks and grain dishes. Modify recipes 650-678-3222 . including cuts, burns, colds, etc. Sat., for solar ovens. Participate in a hands- or call 650-903-6000. www.nawbo-sv.org May 10, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $65. Com- VÌÕi`ÊÊiÝÌÊ«>}i® *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊÀ`>Þ]Ê >ÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 25 Goings On

VÌÕi`ÊvÀÊ«ÀiÛÕÃÊ«>}i® depending on age and registration date. Methodist Church, 4243 Manuela Ave., Sat., May 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free for most a.m.-2 p.m. Los Altos Parent Preschool, Charleston Park, 1450 Amphitheatre Palo Alto. items. Mountain View Masonic Center, 199 Almond Ave., Los Altos. on demonstration of aiming, pre-heating, Parkway, Mountain View. Call 408-247- www.aumcpa.org 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 408- MV’s Cinco de Mayo Celebration MV’s and cooking. Sat., May 3, noon-2 p.m. 1126. Bay Area Science Forum: An interactive 781-0946. second Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebra- $27. Common Ground Garden Supply www.vcsv.us/humanrace dialogue with experts on the water issues www.caiojd.com tion at Pioneer Park. Food, music, danc- and Education Center, 559 College Ave., 2nd Annual MV Cinco de Mayo Families of the San Francisco Bay Area. A discus- Los Altos Book Sale Friends of the Los ing, arts and crafts. Sat., May 3, 11 a.m.-5 Palo Alto. are invited to the second Annual Cinco sion between David Freyberg, Stanford Altos Library used-book sale. Books sold p.m. Free. MV’s Cinco de Mayo Celebra- www.commongroundinpaloalto.org de Mayo in the park. Live music, dance University, and Brent Haddad, University by $4/bag. Also CDs, DVDs, videos, puz- tion, Pioneer Park, Mountain View. Call performances, arts and crafts activities, of California, Santa Cruz. The Bay Area zles. Special editions. Cash only. May 3-4, 888-657-6801. Community Events games, face painting and more. Sat., May Science Forum seeks to inform local citi- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Hillview Community www.mesacomunidad.org “Belle, Her Sister and the Beast” A pro- 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Pioneer Park, 1146 zens on important issues in science and Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. duction showcasing the talents of Los Al- One Young Family’s Global Trek The Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-814- provide an opportunity for discussions. tos students. A community event, hosted www.santaclaracountylib.org/losaltos Higham family of Los Altos will share 3171. Thu., May 8, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Cubberley by the Los Altos Special Education PTA May Fete Children’s Parade Palo Alto highlights of their international adven- Auditorium, School of Education Building, in the Loyola Mulitipurpose Room. Sun., www.mesacomunidad.org Recreation hosts the 86th Annual May ture in a multi-media presentation. John, Stanford. Call 650-725-2410. May 4, 2:30-4 p.m. Free. 770 Berry Ave., Aldersgate Spring Bazaar Aldersgate Fete Children’s Parade. The theme is September, and their two young children Los Altos. Call 650-631-9999 ext. 170. United Methodist Church of Palo Alto bayareascienceforum.org “Movin’ and Groovin’ - A Celebration of (ages 8 and 11) visited 28 countries on five continents over 52 weeks. Sun., May 4, 7 Human Race of Silicon Valley Annual will hold its annual Spring Bazaar Sat., Electronic-waste Collection Join the Keeping Active.” Sat., May 3, 10 a.m.- p.m. Free. The Church of Jesus Christ of community fundraising event providing May 3. Bento box lunches, sushi, udon, Mountain View Job’s Daughters to help noon. Free. Downtown Palo Alto, Univer- Latter-day Saints, 3865 Middlefield Road, all nonprofit organizations the opportu- teriyaki chicken, manju (Japanese pas- keep the environment green. Bring obso- sity Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2390. Palo Alto. nity to raise money for their programs and tries), plants, baked goods, collectibles, lete computers, monitors printers and fax www.cityofpaloalto.org/recreation services. Activities include a USA Track children’s crafts and more available. machines. JDI teaches ladies ages 10-20 Mutli-Families Rummage Sale Fundrais- PA High School Flea Market Music and field-certified 10K and 5K run and 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Aldersgate United years old skills for life, such as leadership, er for nonprofit preschool. Sun., May 3, 8 Boosters Flea Market and Craft Faire 5K pledge walk. Sat., May 10, $10-$35 organization, teamwork and self-reliance. is held on the second Saturday of each month. All proceeds go to the Palo Alto High School Music Department. Sat., May 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Palo Alto Unified School District Palo Alto. Race to Get Ready Participate in pre- CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE paredness activities with a showcase of civil services, organizations and busi- BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 nesses. Learn about emergency pre- CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT paredness and talk with first responders. Notice is hereby Given that proposals will be received by the Palo Alto A free emergency preparedness resource ACCESS CHANNEL 26 fair following the Human Race this year Unified School District for bid package: with activities. Sat., May 10, 8-11 a.m. COUNCIL AGENDA HOTLINE: 329-2477 Contract No. 55 - P Free. Charleston Park, Amphitheater Parkway cross street Shoreline, Mountain DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: The work consists of the View. Call 650-248-0655. removal and new construction of a 35-meter swimming pool, www.ReadySmart.com/events (TENTATIVE) AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING associated equipment, site work, and new CMU building with Tainted Trials, Stolen Justice Mid-Penin- team locker rooms, etc. on the Gunn High School Campus. sula ACLU presents Rick Tulsky, reporter COUNCIL CHAMBERS for The San Jose Mercury News, who MAY 5, 2008 – 6:00 P.M. The work includes, but is not limited to, demolition and wrote the investigative series, “Tainted Tri- removal of the existing pool and decks, construction of a als, Stolen Justice,” and Natasha Minsker, new 35-meter pool, renovation of existing pool equipment ACLU Northern CA death-penalty policy 1. Presentation on the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority’s building, new concrete decking, pool equipment and director, in a panel discussion on the current state of the criminal-justice system. Early Implementation Flood Control Project Alternatives associated piping and electrical work, fencing, and lighting. Sat., May 3, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Includes 2. Update on Stanford University Medical Center and Stanford Bidding documents contain the full description of the work. free refreshments. Fireside Room, Uni- Shopping Center Projects tarian Church, 505 East Charleston Ave., There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit at 10:00 Palo Alto. 3. This Item Number Has Been Intentionally Left Blank a.m. on May 13, 2008 at 780 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, www.aclu-midpen.org/Events.htm 4. Approval of a Utilities Public Benefi t Program Contract with Eagle California 94306. Women in Business Scholarship Lun- Systems International, Inc. dba Synergy Companies in an Amount cheon Bid Submission: Proposals must be received at Facilities Office, by Guest Speaker: Judy C. Miner, Not to Exceed $570,000 for Continued Administration of a Low- president, Foothill College. Presentation 2:00 p.m. on May 28, 2008. Income Residential Electric and Natural Gas Assistance Program of $1,500-scholarship awards. Tue., May PREVAILING WAGE LAWS: The successful Bidder must comply 13, 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. $28 members 5. Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with Pacifi c Gas & ;$33 non-members. Michael’s at Shore- Electric Company’s Learning Services Division in an Amount Not with all prevailing wage laws applicable to the Project, and related line, 2690 Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. to Exceed $450,000 for Electric and Gas Construction Training requirements contained in the Contract Documents. Call 650-968-8378. Services for a Term of up to Three Years Palo Alto Unified School District will maintain a Labor Compliance www.chambermv.org 6. Approval of a Contract with Valley Slurry Seal Company in the Program (LCP) for the duration of this project. In bidding this project, Concerts Amount of $739,897 for the 2008 Street Maintenance Program the contractor warrants he/she is aware and will follow the Public “Souffrir d’un tendre Amour” Disperata Phase 1 Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 Works Chapter of the California Labor Code comprised of labor code presents French baroque music performed on period instruments: harpsi- 7. Approval of a Contract with Alaniz Construction, Inc. in the Total sections 1720 – 1861. A copy of the Districts LCP is available for chord, viola da gamba and recorder. Amount of $291,130 for Concrete Pavement Repair Project – Capital review at 25 Churchill Avenue, Building D, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Sun., May 4, 4-5:30 p.m. Donation op- Improvement Program Projects: Street Maintenance PE-86070, tional. Saint Ann Chapel, 541 Melville 1. A pre-job conference shall be conducted with the contractor or Sidewalk Replacement PO-89003, and Storm Drain Rehabilitation Ave., Palo Alto. subcontractors to discuss federal and state labor law requirements SD-06101 “Talent a la Mode and Ice Cream Social applicable to the contract. Concert” The El Camino Youth Sympho- 8. Approval of a Conditional Use Permit and a Record of Land Use ny presents the Annual Ice Cream Social Action to Allow Beer and Wine Service, and Late Night Business 2. Project contractors and subcontracts shall maintain and furnish to Concert, an opportunity to see and hear Activities for the “Ramen Club” Restaurant at 3924 El Camino Real the District, at a designated time, a certified copy of each payroll several ECYS ensembles in one evening with a statement of compliance signed under penalty of perjury. with an all-You-Can-Eat ice-cream sun- 9. Adoption of 1)a Resolution Opposing Proposition 98 and 2) a dae bar. Sat., May 3, 6:15-9 p.m. $10. Resolution Supporting Proposition 99 3. The District shall review and, if appropriate, audit payroll records to Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield 10. Approval of Ideal Candidate Profi le for City Auditor verify compliance with the Public Works Chapter of the Labor Code. Road, Palo Alto. www.ecys.org Item continued from 04/28/2008 4. The District shall withhold contract payments if payroll records are 11. Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing Underground Utility District “We Are United: A Spring Musical” The delinquent or inadequate. Kids/Youth Music Ministry of Menlo Park Number 45 (Palo Alto Avenue, Alma Street, High Street, Lytton 5. The District shall withhold contract payments as described in the Presbyterian Church presents their year- Avenue and Cambridge Avenue) by Amending Section 12.16.020 of end concert. Sun., May 4, 6 p.m. Free. Chapter 12.16 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code LCP, including applicable penalties when the District and Labor Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950 12. Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt Proposed Fiscal Commissioner establish that underpayment of other violations has Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650- occurred. 323-8657. Year 2008/09 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) www.mppc.org Funding Allocations and Draft Action Plan Bidders may examine Bidding Documents at Facilities Office, Building All Kinds of Dance Professional dancers 13. Approval of Site and Design and Record of Land Use Action “D”. from around the Bay. Tap dance, jazz, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration for a new 886 square-foot Peninsula ballet, BharataNatyam, classical Indian Bidders may purchase copies of Plans and Specifications at dances, hip hop, tribal dance and belly accessory structure at 810 Los Trancos Road. Zone District: Open Digital Imaging, 599 Fairchild Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043. Plans dance. Sun., May 4, 5:30-7 p.m. Free. Space (OS) will be available starting on May 2, 2008. Phone: (650) 967-1966 Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650- All questions can be addressed to: 969-4110. STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS Palo Alto Unified School District Facilities www.livelyfoundation.org 25 Churchill Avenue, Building “D” Concordia University Choir Concert The The Finance Committee Meeting will be Held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Palo Alto, CA 94306-1099 music ensembles of Concordia Universi- May 6, 2008 regarding 1) Transmittal of 2008-09 General Fund interim Attn: Bob Price ty-Portland will give a concert: “Building Bridges - Serving Like Christ.” The con- proposed budget (all departments) and 2) Internal Service Funds, Phone: (650) 329-3952 certs will include repertoire selections External Services Fax: (650) 327-3588 composed or arranged by J.S. Bach, The Finance Committee Meeting will be Held at 7:00 pm on Thursday, Samuel Barber, Anton Bruckner, William May 8, 2008 regarding 1) CIP Budget Review of General Funds and Byrd and more. Wed., May 7, 7-9 p.m. Free. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Enterprise Funds Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. CSMA Jazz Faculty, Mike Morris and Friends Join saxophonist Mike Morris Page 26ÊUÊÀ`>Þ]Ê >ÞÊÓ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ Goings On and friends for an evening of jazz favorites Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, www.amymeyersmusic.com and original compositions. Thu., May 8, Palo Alto. Call 408-297-9255. Andy Z and Dr. Noize Mother’s Day $$$! $ $$$ 7 p.m. Free. Community School of Music Tree Walk in Mountain View Mountain Concert Pre-Mother’s Day kids’ concert # $$$ $ $ ($ and Arts at Finn Center, 230 San Antonio View Trees, a local group of citizen vol- on the square. There will also be a craft $ %$$ $$$$ Circle, Mountain View. Call 650-917-6800 unteers, is providing an arborist to lead booth and giveaways. Bring a canned ! $ $ $ $ ext. 305. a tree walk behind the Mi Pueblo market good to support the Second Harvest + $ $ $ $ $ www.arts4all.org just off Central Expressway and Reng- Food Bank. Sponsored by CITRINE and $ + $ $ $ !%$ Lost and Found Michael Bridges (guitar) storff. Sat., May 3, 10-11 a.m. Free. RWC Parks, Recreation and Community %$$+ $ $$ $$ $ $ $ $ $ and George Baum (piano) and a style Mountain View Trees, Outside 102 Fair Services. Sat., May 10, 11 a.m.-12:30 ($+ $ $$ $$ ! $ $$ $ $ ' known as “speedwood -- the intersec- Oaks, Mountain View. p.m. Free. Courthouse Square, 2200 $ $ $ $ $ $ tion of the Ramones and John Denver.” www.mountainviewtrees.org Broadway St., Redwood City. $ $ $ +$ $ ' Fri., May 2, 7-9 p.m. $10/advance; $13/at www.redwoodcityevents.com %$ $ $ $ $ %$ ($" $$ $$ $' the door; Children under 10 free. Grace Exhibits Celebration: The Magic of Reading Join $ $ $%$$ $$ %$ $ $ $$ $ $ Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverley St., Palo 4 Views Open Studio Part of the Silicon Kepler’s and the friends of the Menlo Park $ $ $ $ ($$ Valley Open Studios 2008. Work by art- $ $!($ Alto. Call 650-494-1212. Library for the 14th annual Celebration of $ $$$$! $$ www.gracepa.org/ ists Rachel Tirosh, Audrey Garfield, Yael the Magic of Reading. Kepler’s will donate Barzilai and Ruth-Anne Siegel including $ $ $ #$ Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra 10 percent of all store sales to the Belle Concert Maestro David Ramadanoff and photography, painting, one-of-a-kind arti- Haven Library. Student bands from Enci- "$ ! $ $ $ $ MSCO present their final concert of the san dÈcor pieces and jewelry. May 10-11, nal, M-A and other Menlo Park schools 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 754 Talisman Court, $ $ $ $ $ $ ($$ season, performing Mendelssohn’s “The will provide entertainment all day. Sat., "$ $ $ $ $ $ ' Fair Melusine” Overture, Stamitz’ Sinfo- Palo Alto. May 3, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s nia Concertante for violin and viola, with www.mixsome.com Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. %$$$ $ $ Marcolivia soloists, and Mendelssohn’s Design Unbound Stanford University’s Call 650-324-4321. ($ $ $ $ $ $ Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scotch.” Department of Art and Art History student www.keplers.com $ $ $ ! $ $ Free reception follows concert. Sat., May design show is on view. Through May 4. Children’s Author Yuyi Morales Chil- 10, 8-10 p.m. General admission: $18, Featuring works by students working to- dren’s’ Day/Book Day, also known as El $ $ $ $ $ $ seniors $15, youth $5 Valley Presbyte- ward MFA degree or MS degree in the Dia de los Niños/El Dia de los Libros, is a $$$ $ ($$ rian Church, 945 Portola Road, Portola design division of mechanical engineer- celebration of children, families and reading. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Thomas Welton $ $$$$ $ Valley. ing annually held nationally on April 30. $ %$ $ $ $ $ www.mastersinfonia.org Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall, This year the San Mateo County Library Master Sinfonia Mother’s Day Concert Stanford. Call (650) 723-3404. art.stan- will celebrate this special day with pro- $ $ $ $ $ $ Maestro David Ramadanoff and MSCO ford.edu grams at each of its branches. Sat., May $ $ $ $ $ $ Flora present their Mother’s Day concerts, free Black and white and color photo- 3, 2-3 p.m. Free. East Palo Alto Library, ($ $ $ $ $ for moms. The program includes: Men- graphs of the abstract beauty of trees 2415 University Ave., East Palo Alto. Call delssohn’s “The Fair Melusine” Overture, and flowers by Ryan Bush on display in 650-321-7712 ext. 244. $ $ $ ! %$ $ $ Carl Stamitz’ Sinfonia Concertante for The Gallery. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Free admis- smcl.org/libraries/epa/index.html $ $ $ $ violin and viola, with Marcolivia soloists, sion Keeble and Shuchat Photography, Cinco de Mayo The San Mateo County ( ( $ 290 California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 327- +$ $ $ $ $ and Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 in History Museum will present Storytime $ $ $ ($ $ $! !" $$ A minor, the “Scotch.” Sat., May 11, 3-5 8996. for pre-schoolers and their parents. p.m. General admission-$18, seniors $15, www.kspphoto.com Come hear the story of the traditional students $5 Los Altos United Methodist Gabriel Moulin’s Photos Moulin’s career celebration of Cinco de Mayo at 11 Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. spanned four decades and his photo- a.m. and again at 2 p.m. After the story Call 650-348-1270. graphic legacy ranges from the 1906 visit the “Land of Opportunity: The Im- www.mastersinfonia.org San Francisco Earthquake and Fire to the migrants Experience” exhibit and make Music of the Andes Topaz presents construction of the Golden Gate Bridge. a maraca to go. Fri., May 9, $4 adults, GoodGood GGrief:rief: music from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru, Through Nov. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4 adults, children free. San Mateo County History featuring Eddie Navia and the SUKAY $2 students/senior. Free for members. Museum inside the Wells Fargo learning San Mateo County History Museum, The Heart of Healing Andean ensemble with performers from Center, 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Castilleja School. Proceeds benefit vic- 2200 Broadway, Redwood City. Call 650- Call 650-299-0104 ext. 31. tims of the recent Peruvian earthquake. 299-0104 ext. 24. www.historysmc.org A Conference for Both Heart and Mind 70 percent of ticket price is tax deduct- www.Historysmc.org Confident Kids/Confident Parents ible. Sun., May 4, 4 p.m. $25 general; Lucile, David Packard: Valued Partners “Making Wise Choices” is an eight-week $12.50 senior/student. All Saints’ Episco- Personal, business, and philanthropic workshop designed to build confidence Friday, May 9, 2008 Featured Speaker: pal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. legacy of Lucile and David Packard. A and self-esteem in children of single par- Call 650-380-0961. replica of the historic HP garage, new ents and foster parents. In addition to the www.topazmusic.org video interviews with Packard associ- children’s module, the program offers SRI Conference Center Music@Messiah Concert by Cham- ates, business and personal artifacts, a parallel track for parents. Thursdays, Joan berMix (flute, piano, clarinet and cello) interactive children’s area, talks by Ju- 6:45-8:15 p.m. $30 per family. Menlo Park 333 Ravenswood Ave. performing works by Broughton, Tann, lie Packard, early HP executives, Lucile Presbyterian Church - Room A-25, 950 Menlo Park, CA Borysenko, Ph.D. Froelich, and Schmitt. Reception imme- Packard panel, and more. Through June Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. diately following. Sun., May 4, 4-5 p.m. 22, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos History www.mppc.org 7:45 am – 4:30 pm $10. Messiah Lutheran Church, 1835 Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Going Batty at the Woodside Library Integrating Science Valota Road, Redwood City. Call 650- Altos. Call 650 948-9427 ext. 10. Meet a few friendly bats and learn the and Spirit in 365-6565. www.losaltoshistory.org/packard.htm truth about bat fact and bat fiction with Fees: The Fortnightly Music Club Concert The Moffett Field Historical Society Muse- Monique Lee of the California Bat Con- End-of-Life and Fortnightly Music Club concert will in- um Museum displays memorabilia, arti- servation Fund. Best for ages 5 and older. $125 in advance clude works by Ginastera, Rachmaninoff facts, photos and aircraft models; tours of Wed., May 7, 3:30 p.m. Free. Woodside Bereavement Care Scriabin, Brahms, Rozsa and Conrad’s museum and view of the exterior of Han- Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. $150 at the door vocal work based on Shakespeare’s play gar One. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wed.-Sat. Free. Call 650-851-0147. Discount for students/seniors Dr. Borysenko is a pioneer in Moffett Field Historical Society Museum, written for the Fortnightly Music Club’s Homestead Farm Tours Docent-led tours integrative medicine and a centennial year. Performers include Shih Building 126, Moffett Federal Airfield, off of historic homestead farm. Visit animals and Waxdeck, piano; Cane and others. Highway 101, Mountain View. in pens, tour century-old farm buildings, Continental breakfast and world-renowned expert in the Sun., May 4, 8-10 p.m. Free. Palo Alto Art Open Studio in Menlo Park View the large organic garden. Benefits scholar- mind/body connection. Center, 1313 Newell Road at Embarca- work of several landscape artists at their ship fund for field trips at Deer Hollow lunch provided dero, Palo Alto. Call 650-522-8152. open studio: Alice Weil (www.aliceweil. Farm. Sponsored by non-profit Friends www.fortnightlymusicclub.org com) and Kim Holl (www.kimhollpainting. of Deer Hollow Farm. Includes film, mer- (650) 321-5272 or Topaz and Sukay Ensemble Present com). May 3 and 10, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Open chandise booth. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 CEUs are available www.kara-grief.org/conference ‘Sounds of South America II’ The per- Studio 2008, 856 Partridge Ave., Menlo p.m. Adults: $5, children: $3. Children formance features Andean music from Park. Call 650-906-2045. under 2 free. Deer Hollow Farm, Rancho Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru. Net proceeds www.AliceWeil.com San Antonio County Park, Los Altos. Call Sponsored by Kara and the VA Palo Alto Hospice Care Center benefit the victims of the recent Peruvian Photography Exhibit Christopher J. 650-965-FARM . earthquake. Sun., May. 4, 4-7 p.m. $20/10 Schalge presents his photography “From www.fodhf.org students with RSVP and $25/$12.50 stu- the Mountain to the Mushroom.” The Kids’ Art on Main Street Artwork by dents at the door. All Saints’ Church, 555 exhibit contains 21 works with various students from Montclaire, Santa Rita, Waverley at the corner of Hamilton, Palo perspectives on nature and the effects of Springer and St. Nicholas schools will EXPLORE Alto. Call 650-380-0961. nature. Through June 6, 9-5 p.m. Free. be on display during the month of May. www.topazmusic.org Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Co-sponsored by Community School of OUR NEW 1069 E. Meadow Circle, Palo Alto. Call Music and Arts (CSMA) and Los Altos Dance 650-493-4430 ext. 254. Cultural Association. Opening reception WEB SITE Bulgarian Dance Workshop w/live Mu- www.itp.edu and award ceremony for students and sic Tanya Kostova and Vassil and Maria families on May 6, 5:30-7 p.m. Exhibition t*OUFSBDUJWFNBQT Bebelekov are featured by Stanford In- Family and Kids runs through May 31, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. t)PNFTGPSTBMF ternational Dancers. Tanya, an expert in “On Broadway” Songs and dances from Free. Main Street Cafe and Books, 134 t0QFOIPNFT dance and folklore of Bulgaria will give a shows such as “The Sound of Music,” Main St., Los Altos. Call 650-917-6800 workshop followed by dancing to the mu- “The Music Man,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “An- x305. t7JSUVBMUPVST sic of members of the Bebelekov family. nie,” “Oklahoma,” and more presented by Kirk Waller - Mime and Storyteller Kirk t1SJPSTBMFJOGP Fri., May 9, 8-11 p.m. $12 regular, $6 stu- the Sunnyvale Music School. Sat., May 3, Waller is an award-winning storyteller BOENPSF dent, under 12 free Flexit Aerobic Studio, at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Sun., May 4, whose “style blends movement, mu- 425 W. Evelyn Ave., Mountain View. Call at 2:30 p.m. $12/adult; $6 child or senior, sic and high energy for a fun-filled and 408-733-5529. donation. Mountain View High School unforgettable experience”. Thu., May 8, dance.blochg.com Theater, 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain 4:30-5:30 p.m. Historic Schoolhouse, View. 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St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall, color community and disharmony.” May 8 cal author unveils her new picture book. from Japan” in honor of Children’s Book by The Stanford Mediterranean Film Fes- 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto. and 9 at 8 p.m. and May 10 at 7 p.m. “Zoe is the star of her school play and is Week. Mon., May 12, 4-4:30 p.m. Free. tival, Stanford. Call 650-725-2563. www.zydecoonline.com and 10:30 p.m. $15 general admission, tickled pink that she will be leading her Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Monday Movies at Little House In May, Zydeco comes to the Bay Area The $10 Stanford faculty and staff, $10 senior school in the Bunny Hop. When a class- Lane, Atherton. Call 650-328-2422. these movies will be shown on Mondays Zydeco Squeeze Box Series: T Brous- citizens, $5 students with ID. Pigott The- mate causes her to forget her talent, she www.smcl.org in the Auditorium at Little House: May 5, sard and The Zydeco Steppers will per- ater, Memorial Auditorium on the Stanford campus., 551 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call turns to some special friends to help her Wendolyn Bird “Wendolyn has a great “Atonement.” May 12, “The Game Plan.” form. Sat., May 3, 8 p.m.-midnight. $20. 650-725-5838. remember that she really is a star.” Sun., love for the outdoors and enjoys sharing May 19, “Juno.” 1-3 p.m. $1 members, St. Francis of Assisi Church Hall, 1425 May 4, 11:30 a.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, it with children and adults. Come enjoy $2 non-members. PV Inc Little House, Bay Road, East Palo Alto. Call 650-566- drama.stanford.edu 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call some magical tales of nature from the 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650- 8641. The Music School’s Spring Musical The 650-324-4321. earth to the sky.” For all ages. This pro- 326-2025. www.ZydecoOnline.com Music School’s 2008 Spring Musical is www.keplers.com gram is sponsored by the Friends of the Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives The “On Broadway” May 3 at 11 a.m. and 7:30 Mother’s Day Story Time Inspired by the Palo Alto Library. Sat., May 3, 2:30-3:15 Environmental Footprint of War. “Large- On Stage p.m., and May 4 at 2:30 p.m. This show true 2007 story of the mother and baby p.m. Free. Mitchell Park Library, 3700 scale environmental damage over the last “Cui Jian and Chinese Rock ‘n Roll” includes music from many familiar shows. whales that were trapped in the Sacra- Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650- half century is now widely acknowledged Rockstar Cui Jian’s song “Nothing To May 3-4, Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 mento River, Delta and Dawn is a lushly 329-2436. as resulting from forces of humanity’s My Name” was the anthem of the 1989 for students and seniors. Spring Musical, illustrated chronicle of their journey back own making. Ironically, however, war -- protest movement. Performing mostly 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. Call to the Pacific. with Sacramento TV an- Film that most destructive of human behaviors acoustic set with band. Sun., May 4, 8 408-739-9248 . chorwoman Stefanie Cruz. Sun., May 11, “Green Dragon” “Chinese government -- is commonly overlooked as a factor.” p.m. $30/10. Dinkelspiel Auditorium, www.themusicschool.org 11:30 a.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El officials and industry professionals share Tue., May 13, 8 p.m. $5 - $10 suggested Stanford University. Call 650-725-2787. Xianghua Buddhist Ceremonial Music Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 650-324- the extraordinary pace of change within donation. Fellowship Hall, Palo Alto First panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu “Receiving Buddha” and “The Lotus 4321. China’s green building industry, and how Baptist Church, 305 North California Ave., “R&L” Presented by the Stanford Asian Pool.” Buddhist monks and nuns take www.keplers.com it affects U.S. programs and policies.” Palo Alto. Call 650-326-8837. American Theater Project. “R&L” is an their sacred music out of Meizhou for the Old Woodside Store Day San Mateo Tue., May 13, 6:30-9 p.m. $25 advance/ www.PeaceandJustice.org ode to modern Asian America through first time. Xianghua traditions started in County Historical Assn. presents this $30 door. Green Building Exchange, 305 vignettes and collaborative spoken word the 7th century and express the concept annual family event that focuses on the Main St., Redwood City. Call 650-938- Health poetry. It is the collective story of eight of salvation through music, dance, drama Free Skin Cancer Screening Camino history of the 1854 Woodside Store and 9300 ext. 10. women and men struggling to find a and song. Sat., May 3, 8 p.m. $10/5. Me- Medical Group (PAMF) dermatologists the logging activities once prevalent in www.greenbuildingexchange.com sense of self in an era in which “we’re morial Church, Stanford University. Call will provide free skin-cancer screenings the area. Sun., May 4, noon-4 p.m. Free. “Hassan-arbakesh” Tajikistan, 1965. Di- killing the heroes in ourselves.” May 1-4, 650-725-2787. on a walk-in basis for the community Woodside Store Historic Site, 3300 Tripp rected by Boris Kimyagarov (1920-1979). 8-9:30 p.m. Free. Red Fountain between panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu at the Mountain View Center, 3rd floor. Road, Woodside. Call 650-299-0104 ext. Introduced by Alma Kunanbaeva, visiting Green and Meyer Libraries, 557 Escon- Educational displays, health information Xianghua Buddhist Religious Ceremony 28. professor in anthropology. Tue., May 6, dido Mall, Stanford. Lecture and Demonstration Dr. Wang 7-9 p.m. Free. Stanford University, Build- and sunscreen samples. Sat., May 10, “The Beautiful Sadness” Play and music www.historysmc.org 8-11:30 a.m. Free. Camino Medical Group Kui discusses the music tied to Bud- Open House for Sunday School Con- ing 50, room 51A, Stanford. Call 650-725- by Steven Lin, SMSII. Introduction by Dr. dhist religious ceremonies. He explains 2563. (PAMF), 701 E. El Camino Real, Mountain Elliott Wolfe. Directed by C.M. Traw. “The gregation Etz Chayim’s Religious School View. Call 650-934-7676. the music’s chanting, singing, drumming, creees.stanford.edu/events/ Beautiful Sadness” is a symphonic poem movement, symbolism of staging and open house. All are welcome to visit www.caminomedical.org classrooms, meet the teachers and talk MayEvents08.html inspired by the art of Edward Munch and traditional dress. The Xianghua Buddhist The Avenidas/Little House Walkers with other parents. Sun., May 4, 9:30 “Quando sei nato, non pi˙ nasconderti” literary works. Fri., May 2, 5-6 p.m. Free. monks and nuns will demonstrate. Fri., During May, the Avenidas/Little House a.m.-noon. Free. Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma The CREEES Spring Film Series presents: Clark Center Auditorium, 318 Campus May 2, 8 p.m. Free. Campbell Recital Hall, Walkers will meet on Thursdays at 9 a.m. St., Palo Alto. Call 650-813-9094 ext. “Once you are born you can no longer Drive, Stanford. Call 650-498-7869. Stanford University. Call 650-725-2787. at Avenidas to carpool. Call Hal Making 214. hide”, director Marco Tullio Giordana, bioethics.stanford.edu/arts/events/beau- panasianmusicfestival.stanford.edu Italy, 2005. The film will be introduced at 650-948-2310 for details. May 8: Coal tiful_sadness.html www.etzchayim.org/OpenHouse Mine Ridge; May 15: Explore Mountain Special Events Prime Time with the Kids A series of by Jessie Labov (comparative literature). “The Country Club” Author of Dragon’s Wed., May 7, 7-9 p.m. Free. Stanford Uni- View; May 22: Black Mountain. 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Ostrander and receiver Evan Moore both signed with the Stanford teammates seek New Orleans Saints, wide receiver another national title Mark Bradford and punter Jay by Rick Eymer Ottovegio signed with the Dallas Cowboys, and center Tim Mat- alo Alto grad Jossy Tseng and tran signed with the Minnesota several of her teammates en- P tered Stanford four years ago Vikings. “We are thrilled for the and set about returning the wom- players who have been selected en’s rugby club program to national as priority free agents,” Stanford prominence. coach Jim Harbaugh said. “Stan- This year they’ll be looking to ford Football has a proven track reach their fourth consecutive na- record of free agents making NFL tional championship match, which rosters and this year’s crop will will be held on Stanford’s home certainly contribute to that lega- field; the Steuber Rugby Stadium cy.” Ostrander finished his Stan- this weekend. ford career completing 297-of-580 Stanford meets Navy on Friday passes for 3,783 yards and 15 at 1 p.m. in the national semifinals. touchdowns in 30 career games, Penn State and Brown meet the including 12 starts. He enjoyed other semifinal, with the winners to his best season last fall, throwing square off on Saturday at 3 p.m. for for 1,422 yards, completing 130- the national title. of-229 passes (56.8) with seven Stanford won USA Rugby cham- touchdowns and a 116.4 pass ef- pionships in 2005 and 2006, but lost ficiency rating.. a heart-breaking 22-21 decision to the Nittany Lions last year. Stanford TRACK CLINIC . . . Coaches and also won in 1999. members of the Stanford track The Cardinal has won five straight matches since dropping a 10-0 deci- and field team will participate in sion to UC Davis in the conference a track and field clinic on Sunday regular-season finale, and would between noon and 1:30 p.m. at Keith Peters like nothing better than to add a Stanford’s Cobb Track and Angell third national crown (and fourth Field for boys and girls, kindergar- overall) to its resume. ten through 8th grade. The clinic Stanford has nine seniors with ex- is free to the public although an perience and two others who joined adult must accompany younger Stanford senior flyback Jossy Tseng (right) from Palo Alto High is hoping to bring the Cardinal women’s rugby team its fourth national collegiate championship this weekend at Stanford. (continued on page 34) children. Youngsters attending the clinic can also attend the Pay- ton Jordan Invitational meet for PREP ROUNDUP PREP BASEBALL free. Youngsters wanting more strength, dexterity and quickness Softball Menlo loses, for their sports in general will be welcome, even if they are not on a track and field club. Edrick Flore- titles are but then al, the Director of Track and Field at Stanford University will make up for grabs wins a title opening remarks and the clinic will be led by Joy Upshaw Marg- by Keith Peters by Keith Peters erum, Founder and head coach of he last time the Palo Alto and raig Schoof wasn’t too happy the Jack Rabbits Track Club, and Castilleja softball teams won when he left the Menlo School a U.S. Masters champion. Clinic T league titles and advanced C baseball field on Wednesday instructors include Olympians and to the Central Coast Section play- afternoon, especially after watch- Stanford staff, including Kevin offs in the same season was, well, ing his Knights drop a 5-4 decision McMahon, Grace Upshaw, Kris never. to Burlingame in a significant PAL Mack, Peter Tegen, David Vidal, Palo Alto last won a league crown Bay Division matchup. Jakki Bailey, Kurt Goehing, and in 1996, when the Vikings lost their A victory for Menlo would have Mary Jo Alexander. Running, final two regular-season games and clinched the school’s first-ever out- hurdling, jumping and throwing had to share the SCVAL El Camino right title in the division. Little did events will be covered.. Division title with Cupertino. The Schoof and the Knights realize at Vikings advanced to the CCS quar- the time that they walked off the terfinals that season before losing. field as champions, despite the set- ON THE AIR Paly also qualified for the postsea- back. Saturday son in 1997 after finishing second While Menlo (11-2, 19-8) was in league. losing to Burlingame, second-place College baseball: San Jose St. at Stanford, 1 p.m.; KZSU (90.1 FM) Castilleja made its first CCS ap- Capuchino (8-5) was falling to host Sunday pearance in 2005, reaching the quar- Menlo-Atherton, 8-2. The loss by College baseball: Stanford at San terfinals. Section berths in 2006 and the Mustangs handed the Knights Jose St., 1 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) ‘07 produced first-round losses. the title, making Menlo the first Monday Perhaps for the first time ever, team ever to win championships in College baseball: Pacific at Stan- both local squads are headed for the the PAL Bay, Ocean and Lake divi- Keith Peters ford, 6 p.m., KZSU (90.1 FM) postseason. Heading into this week, sions. that destiny was in each team’s col- “I would have rather done it on SPORTS ONLINE lective grasp. the field,” said Schoof on Thursday, For expanded daily coverage of college Castilleja grabbed sole posses- when he finally discovered that his and prep sports, please see our new site sion of first place in the West Bay Palo Alto’s Mariah Philips was all smiles after her sacrifice bunt set up team had indeed clinched. at www.PASportsOnline.com (continued on page 33) the winning run in a 1-0 win over Gunn on Tuesday. 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Next Meeting: Colleen Fotsch Kenny Diekroeger May , ■ – p.m. Palo Alto High Menlo School The senior swimmer won The junior shortstop had six Cubberley Community Center Auditorium four individual events and hits, including three home Middlefield Road, Palo Alto swam on four winning relays runs, and seven RBI in three to help the Vikings beat both baseball games. He hit two Saratoga and Monta Vista homers in a 12-7 win over while remaining undefeated Aragon that clinched no connect in SCVAL De Anza Division worse than a co-champion- dual meets this season. ship in the PAL Bay Division. We decide Honorable mention act Sammy Albanese* Matt Brezinski Castilleja softball Sacred Heart Prep baseball Information: () or www.pa-ceap.org Jane Alexander Patrick Grimes Castilleja softball Menlo golf Katie Howard Rajeev Herekar Sacred Heart Prep swimming Gunn tennis Kelly Jenks* Daniel Hoffman Palo Alto softball Menlo tennis Liv Jensen* A. Haley-G. Horowitz iloli Flower Show Palo Alto swimming Menlo-Atherton tennis f Liz Rea I. Bhadkamkar-S. Narayen Join us for the 20th annual Gunn softball Gunn tennis Country Elegance Filoli Flower Show * previous winner To see video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to www.PASportsOnline.com A wonderfulwwoondn erfuful wawayay tot ccelebrateele ebbraratee MMother’sotheher’s Thursday, May 8 - Sunday, May 11 Day Weekend with friends and family The Vikings’ playoff hopes, how- Come see the magnificent surroundings Prep roundup ever, literally were up in the air on of the beautifully furnished House and (continued from page 31) Tuesday after sophomore Lauren world-renowned Garden filled with Athletic League with a 2-0 victory Bucolo lofted an infield popup with over visiting Mercy-Burlingame on two out in the bottom of the seventh exquisite bouquets, colorful garden Tuesday. The loss knocked Mercy and a runner at third. The score was vignettes, spectacular table settings and out of a share for first. 0-0, until the ball hit the ground. unique horticultural specimens. The Gators (5-1, 9-3) moved clos- That was all it took to lift the er to winning their third straight Vikings to a last-gasp 1-0 victory WBAL title (and fourth overall) over rival Gunn (4-6, 7-11-1) in a El Opening Night Reception with a 9-4 victory over visiting Mer- Camino Division game at Paly. Had Thursday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. cy-San Francisco on Wednesday. the Vikings lost, and then dropped Castilleja played host Notre Dame- their showdown with Wilcox, the Advance purchase required. San Jose on Thursday and finishes league crown would have vanished the regular season with a scheduled with, quite possibly, a CCS berth. Flower Show General Admission doubleheader against visiting ICA The Vikings set the stage for the on May 9. wild ending when sophomore Ryan Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 11 “We’re in control of our own des- Flanagan singled and was sacrificed 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. tiny,” said Castilleja assistant coach to second by Mariah Philips. Gracie Please note: last admission is 2:30 p.m. Ted Minnis. Marshall then hit a fly ball to left Palo Alto, meanwhile, needed a field that drifted into foul territory Advance purchase recommended. victory at second-place Wilcox on where it was caught by Gunn fresh- Thursday to say the same thing. man Nicole Grimwood on the run. For pricing and event details, visit Only one game separated the Vi- Grimwood’s momentum carried kings (10-0, 17-7-1) and Chargers her away from the field, which al- Filoli’s web site: in the El Camino Division stand- lowed Flanagan to tag up and ad- www.filoli.org/calendar.html#flowershow ings. With only one division game vance to third. or call 650 364-8300, extension 508 remaining next week, a victory over That left it up to Bucolo, who Wilcox would clinch the outright popped it up into the swirling wind. championship while a loss likely Flanagan grimly trotted home, fig- Filoli Center means another shared title. uring the ball would be caught. It 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, CA 94062 www.filoli.org No matter what happens in the wasn’t, as three Gunn players got Filoli is a National Trust for Historic Preservation site. league races, both Castilleja and involved and no one got a glove on Tuesdays-Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sundays 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Palo Alto appear headed to the post- the routine popup. Last admission is 2:30 p.m. Closed Mondays season together. (continued on page 33) Page 32 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports

Boys golf Prep roundup Menlo freshman Patrick Grimes (continued from page 32) shot rounds of 73-73 for a 2-over- By the time the ball hit the ground, par total of 146 to capture individ- Flanagan was across the plate and ual honors at the Peninsula Athletic already celebrating with teammates League tournament this week. for a very good reason. Grimes opened at Shoreline Golf “That’s our goal, to play for a Links in Mountain View on Tuesday league title,” said Paly’s first-year and finished off his championship coach Jake Halas. “Who would have on Wednesday at Crystal Springs in expected that when we started the Hillsborough. season?” Menlo-Atherton junior Nick Sako Paly had to battle all the way to shot 70-79-149 for third. earn its title shot. The Titans, who At the SCVAL De Anza Division were beaten by the Vikings in their tournament at San Juan Oaks in first meeting, 12-1, showed great Hollister, Palo Alto finished third improvement since then. Gunn in the team standings and Pierce was out-hit in the first game, 18-3, Marchant took sixth with a 36-hole but this time got to Paly sopho- total of 152. more starter Kelly Jenks for seven At the Private Schools Athletic hits. League tournament on Monday at Gunn threatened in the first inning Sharon Heights Country Club, Sa- before senior Stephanie Lacek was cred Heart Prep qualified as a team thrown out at the plate by Philips. In for Monday’s CCS regional in Car- the third, the Titans got two hits and mel and had the top five individual runners at second and third with one scorers. out, but Jenks got a strikeout and Ben Dearborn won the individu- groundout to end that threat. al title with a 6-over-par 78 while In the fifth, losing pitcher Megan teammates Dalan Refioglu (79), Jeff Carothers singled with one out, but Knox (79), Matt King (82) and Reid later was picked off by Paly catcher Nonnenberg (83) all joined Dear- Allie Coleman after straying too far born on the All-PSAL first team. off the base. Keith Peters In the sixth, Gunn’s Brooke Bin- Boys lacrosse kley singled to lead off. With one Menlo-Atherton earned the No. out, Neva Hauser lined a grounder 2 seed for the PAL semifinals next that hit Binkley as she ran to second. Wednesday and a home date against Winning pitcher Kelly Jenks (left) and the rest of the Palo Alto softball team congratulate Ryan Flanagan Binkley was called out for interfer- No. 3 seed Menlo following an 8-7 (second from left) after she scored the winning run Tuesday in a 1-0 victory over visiting Gunn. ence. victory over the host Knights on Jenks made sure Gunn wouldn’t Wednesday. have clinched the regular-season man led the Titans (7-2 in league) Matt Aguilar-Taylor Burwell) and a threaten in the top of the seventh as The Bears (7-3, 8-3) will host title and earned the top seed for with four goals while Paige Lin singles win by Alden Mitchell. Af- she struck out the side to finish with Menlo (6-4 league) on May 7 at 4 next week’s PAL playoff semifi- and Kathryn Parikh added three ter that, it was all Aptos. The visitors 11 strikeouts. p.m., with the winner advancing to nals. Menlo likely will host Menlo- goals each. Shelly Kousnetz, So- wrapped up the win by winning a “Jenks gave up a lot of hits,” Ha- the PAL title match on May 10 at Atherton Tuesday at 4 p.m. The phie Shevick and Chloe Glenard all tiebreaker from M-A junior George las said, “but I’ll take her a little off Menlo at 2 p.m. league playoff finale will be May scored twice for Gunn, which wraps Horowitz at No. 1 singles. than any other pitcher. Menlo-Atherton, which beat Men- 10 at Menlo at 11 a.m. up the regular season on Friday by In second-round matches on Friday “We just didn’t hit,” Halas added. lo for the first time ever just last sea- The Knights continued their tune- visiting Menlo-Atherton at 4 p.m. at 3 p.m., No. 3 Sacred Heart Prep “But, I told the girls that good teams son, swept the Knights this season up for next week with a 22-5 romp (20-3) will host Mitty (14-8); No. 4 find a way to win.” for the first time. Jeff Sklarin had over visiting Woodside on Tuesday. Boys tennis Menlo (17-5) will host Leland (14-4); The same could be said about four goals plus one assist and David Emily Willig had a season-high The CCS team tournament con- No. 5 Palo Alto (14-8) will host Yerba Castilleja, which has won six of its McLaughlin had two goals and four five goals to lead Menlo while Allie tinues on Friday with second-round Buena (13-5) and No. 7 Gunn (17-5) past seven games. During that time, assists for the Bears. Haynes and Madi Shove added four play, but Menlo-Atherton will be on will host Homestead (14-4). sophomore pitcher Sammy Alba- goals. Nicky Ferguson contributed the sidelines following a 4-3 loss to The winners will advance to nese has struck out 109 hitters and Girls lacrosse two goals and two assists. visiting Aptos in the opening round the quarterfinals on Monday, with senior Jane Alexander has fattened Menlo can wrap up an undefeated Gunn continued its push for a Wednesday. semifinals set for Wednesday at her CCS-leading batting average to PAL season on Friday when it plays berth in next week’s playoffs with The Bears (13-9) grabbed a 3-0 on noon and 2 p.m. at Courtside Tennis over .700. host to Castilleja at 4 p.m. a dominating 18-3 victory over host the strength of two wins in doubles Club in Los Gatos. Finals are May 9 Alexander had three hits, includ- The Knights (9-0, 13-2) already Harker on Tuesday. Danielle Stein- (Zack Wentz-Noah Greenberg plus at Courtside at 2 p.m.■ ing two doubles, in Wednesday’s win over Mercy-San Francisco. Albanese entered the game in the third with Castilleja trailing, 3-1, and struck out 12 in the five innings she worked while the Gators rallied to win. Albanese also drove in two runs. Against Mercy-Burlingame, which handed Castilleja its lone loss (4-3 in eight innings), Alba- nese had 15 strikeouts and threw a no-hit gem while helping herself at the plate with two hits. Alexander added a double and triple and scored both runs. “The last time we faced Mercy, they beat us,” Alexander explained. “Our defense let us down in the late stages of that game. This time we got great pitching from Sammy and we did a really good job defensive- ly (only one throwing error in the sixth). “Mercy always is the team to beat to win league,” added Alexander. “It’s that way from Day 1.” Keith Peters Keith Peters Mercy, however, is out of the title picture unless Castilleja lets the Crusaders back in. “At this point,” Alexander said, Castilleja sophomore pitcher Sammy Albanese (left) is congratulated by Castilleja senior Jane Alexander leads the CCS in hitting with a batting “we can only beat ourselves.” assistant coach Ted Minnis after another softball win. average of over .700. She had five hits in two wins this week. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 33 Sports

STANFORD ROUNDUP Those non-Pac-10 games tough on Cardinal baseball Despite its lofty No. 3 national ranking, Stanford is just 5-8 in nonconference baseball games involving Bay Area schools by Rick Eymer tory in 12 innings. hird-ranked Stanford shares Suiter, who began his college ca- first place in the highly-re- reer at UCLA, pitched 1 1-3 score- T garded Pac-10 baseball race. less innings of relief to win his sec- For schools like Santa Clara and ond game (against no losses) of the UC Davis, both with winning re- year. cords but without national attention, Freshman Jake Schlander led it must seem a little perplexing. Stanford (25-15) with two hits, in- In nonconference games involv- cluding a double, and drove in three ing Bay Area schools, Stanford is runs. Freshman Colin Walsh added an unremarkable 5-8. three hits for the Cardinal, which The Cardinal can work on that lost its third straight. record without all the distractions USC scored two runs in the top of the conference race as it has four of the ninth on Sunday that proved more nonconference games sched- important in a 10-9 victory. Santa Keith Peters uled before returning its attention to Clara scored a run in the bottom of the Pac-10. the eighth on Monday to go ahead Stanford hosts San Jose State on 10-9, and the Aggies rallied for four Saturday at 1 p.m., and then goes to runs in the bottom of the eighth to Stanford women’s water polo coach John Tanner was named co-Coach of the Year in the Mountain Pacific San Jose State for a 1 p.m. start on overcome Stanford’s 8-6 advan- Sports Federation after guiding the Cardinal to a second-place finish during the regular season. Sunday. The stretch continues with tage. a Monday against Pacific on Mon- Jason Castro added two hits and along with the individual tourna- first round contest at 11 a.m. seasons, the conference announced day night at 6 p.m. and a road trip drove in two runs for the Cardinal. ment. on Wednesday. to San Francisco for a 3 p.m. start Ryan Conan hit a home run in the The Cardinal enters the post- Men’s golf Freshman goalkeeper Amber in Tuesday. bottom of the eighth inning to lead season on a seven-match winning Despite an outstanding individ- Oland was named the conference’s For the third straight game, the Santa Clara past Stanford on Mon- streak and have won 13 of the past ual tournament from Rob Grube, Newcomer of the Year, and five Car- third-ranked Stanford baseball team day night. Cord Phelps and Castro 14 overall. Stanford finished fifth at the Pac- dinal players, led by junior Lauren saw its opponent score the eventual each hit a home run. Castro had Stanford also has a 132-match home 10 championships on the Meadow Silver’s first-team selection, were winning runs in their last at bats as three hits and Phelps had two hits winning streak intact as it prepares Gold Club’s par-71 Championship also named to various All-MPSF host UC Davis and Menlo School and drove in four runs. for Boston University. The Terriers course that concluded on Wednes- teams. grad Andy Suiter rallied for a 10-8 earned an automatic bid by virtue of day in Fairfax. Along with Silver’s first-team se- victory over the Cardinal in a non- Women’s tennis its America East championship. Bos- lection, Oland was named to both conference game on Wednesday. Stanford will feel right at home ton is making their 10th straight trip Women’s lacrosse the All-MPSF Third Team and the “We needed a bit of confidence when the NCAA tournament begins to the NCAA tournament. Dana Lindsay scored five goals All-Freshman Team. Senior Jacque- heading into this weekend,” said with the first two rounds of play on and Leslie Foard added three as lyn Gauthier earned a third-team Aggie coach Rex Peters. “It was a Friday, May 9: the Cardinal (19-4) Men’s tennis Stanford used an explosive offensive berth, while first-year players Al- pretty ugly game, but we woke up earned the overall fourth seed and After missing out on the fun last showing in the first half to down St. lie Gerrity and Menlo School grad some bats and just found a way to will host Boston University (11-7) in year, 22nd-ranked Stanford (12-8) Mary’s, 19-4, in the first round of Kim Krueger earned spots on the win. For some reason we just match one first-round match. received an at-large bid into the the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa- All-Freshman Team. up well with Stanford and play them Texas A&M (16-8) and Washington NCAA tournament and will travel to tion in Berkeley on Wednesday. The Cardinal, the No. 2 seed in tough.” (12-9) meet in the other first round Pepperdine for the first two rounds next weekend’s NCAA Champion- The game was two minutes shy match at Taube Tennis Center. of play beginning May 10. Women’s water polo ships at Stanford, currently own a of four hours, which was the third- Friday’s winners will meet on Sat- The Cardinal opens with UC Santa Stanford coach and M-A grad 25-4 overall record, and will take on longest game of the season for UC urday with a berth in the round of 16 Barbara (15-9) at 2 p.m. on that Sat- John Tanner was named Mountain seventh-seeded Marist, the MAAC Davis. The Aggies’ longest outing on the line at the Michael D. case urday. Host and No. 13 overall seed Pacific Sports Federation Co-Coach representative, in the tournament’s was four hours and 14 minutes on Tennis Center in Tulsa, where the Pepperdine (18-6) faces Hawai’i of the Year, earning either co- or opening contest at 1:30 p.m. on Fri- April 9 at Stanford in their 9-8 vic- final four rounds will be contested, (8-10) earlier in the day in the other Coach honors for the fifth time in 11 day, May 9.■

perform to the standards they set The Nittany Lions have played in enjoyed national experience in age Rugby themselves.” the U.S. championship match in group play. All three will be tour- (continued from page 31) Tseng, who played basketball and 11 of the previous 12 years and are ing with the U.S. Under-20 national the club for the first time this year. tennis at Palo Alto, blossomed into looking to win a second straight title team. “They established aims and ob- one of the top women rugby athletes for the first time. Castilleja grad Chris Skieller and jectives for the program and went in the nation. She’s a three-time All- “Penn State is the No. 1 program Menlo School grad Erica Swanson, and did it,” said fourth-year coach American, selected to play for the and Peter Steinberg is the No. 1 who played soccer and lacrosse in Jonathan Griffin, who began his U.S. Under-23 squad. coach in the country,” said the 35- high school, are sophomores in the own playing career as a 10-year-old Fellow senior Melissa Smit (no year-old Griffin. “They are techni- program. in the streets of Dublin. “These kids relation to Stanford swimmer Julia cally aware and efficient and have Other team members include aspire to something. They are goal- Smit) is a two-time All-American dominated.” seniors Amanda Johnson, Maya oriented and want to be the best.” and travels with various U.S. na- Steinberg, who has held several White; juniors Diana Bowers, Lace The club has nearly doubled dur- tional teams. different titles, both administrative Cheung, Susan Dekker, Kira Greco, ing Griffin’s tenure, and now sup- Seniors Rachel Danford and and coaching, with USA Rugby, Chris Mayberry, Ono Nseyo, Diana ports 65 women on three teams. The Erin Kobashigawa have also been also coaches the USA Hawks and Peng, Victoria Whittaker, Ramine program also maintains its social involved with the national teams, coached the Mid-Atlantic Men’s Cromartie, Aly English, Ali Fox, identity. while Nora Levinson, Jen Fuller, All-Star Team to the 2005 national Teresa Molina; sophomores Janae “To really enjoy something, peo- Meg Waltner, Lindsey Innes and championship. Grijalva, Joanna Nagy, Ashleigh ple work hard,” Griffin said. “That Crista Mendoza add leadership and Griffin gained his coaching ex- Rose, Kasonni Scales, Aliy Bossert, means they party hard too.” experience. perience from being at Loughbough Katey Mulfinger, Regina Pair, Al- This weekend, though, is all about “There is a lot of quality in the University in England, coaching yssa Tennant; and freshmen Jen the sport and taking the ultimate athletes we have,” Griffin said. both the men’s and women’s teams. Bido, Jennifer Cooperrider, Mara prize. “We have a depth of talent; a large He also earned an advanced degree Stark-Alcala, Brittany Wheelock, “You can expect competitive proportion of seniors with a lot of in exercise science. and Emily Wyatt, who played ten- games on Friday for both the men experience.” He came to Stanford when his nis, softball and ran cross country Photo Credit and women,” Griffin said. “The That experience led to winning. close friend Tony Redman, a part- at Notre Dame Belmont. teams are evenly matched. If it gets A major assist goes to the support time coach at Stanford at the time, Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for to Saturday, anything goes. It is the system. told him about the opening. It’s been students and military with valid national final so you are just not too Stanford and Penn State have a good match ever since. I.D. Stanford students receive free Paly grad Jossy Tseng has won sure about it. We hope to be there developed into two of the top pro- Sophomores Kelsey Moss, Jessica admission as official hosts. Tickets two national rugby titles during Saturday and we hope the women grams in women’s collegiate rugby. Watkins, Jay-Marie Hill have also are available at the gate.■ her Stanford career. Page 34 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly Sports Keith Peters Keith Peters

Members of the Menlo baseball team had their rally caps working in the bottom of the seventh inning in hopes of rallying their team from a one-run deficit against Burlingame. The magic didn’t work as the Knights lost, 5-4. Menlo senior Matt Corley (third from left) gets congratulated for his It was a moment that didn’t come, Schoof said most of his players two-run homer in the sixth against Burlingame. Prep baseball even though the Knights made it ex- probably didn’t realize M-A had (continued from page 31) citing to the end. Trevor Williams beaten Capuchino until Thursday. first time in school history. League, Sacred Heart Prep scored The Knights trailed by 5-2 until singled with one out and Kenny “I think one of the parents was Menlo first will close out the reg- in every inning on its way to a 15-0 senior Matt Corley slammed a two- Diekroeger doubled him to third. circulating an e-mail,” Schoof ular season, hosting Mills on Friday rout of host Pinewood in Los Altos run homer over the left-field fence Needing only a sacrifice fly to tie said. (3:15 p.m.) before visiting Capuchi- Hills on Tuesday. The game was to make it a 5-4 game. With Corley the game, Taylor Umphreys ground- With the outright title clinched, no next Wednesday. called after five innings, due to the on the mound in relief, Schoof envi- ed out to short. Ryan Morris, who Menlo can turn its attention to fine- Menlo-Atherton (6-7, 19-10) broke 10-run rule. sioned something special. had singled an inning earlier and tuning things before the Central a five-game losing streak with its big Junior Mike Lussier picked up the “Here’s a senior who was our fourth scored on Corley’s homer, came to Coast Section playoffs begin. The win over Capuchino. Peter Verhaar win with a one-hit, 10-strikeout ef- or fifth pitcher this season,” Schoof bat and ripped a liner to right-center postseason tournament has been threw five shutout innings and Sam fort. He threw only 69 pitches and said of Corley. “He has a chance to field that was caught. expanded to 48 teams this season, Knapp had three hits, including an walked just one. Eric Davila and win his first game of the year and Little did the Knights know that with 16 teams in each division. That RBI double in a three-run fourth in- Christian Buono each had three hits win a championship. It would have they walked off the field as losers means Menlo most likely will host a ning. for the Gators (10-1, 17-8) while JJ been a perfect moment.” and winners. first-round Division III game for the In the Private Schools Athletic Suttle drove in three runs.■ HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD BASEBALL BOYS GOLF Daniel Semmler (Carlmont) 75-74-149; 5, H — Huang 2, Lyashevsky. WP — Ramos. LP — Friedman. Kei Kita (Mills) 76-76-152; 6, Amol Mahal Records: Gunn 7-3 league 2B — Ramos (SSF). 2 hits — Dinapo, Ra- Private Schools Athletic League Private Schools Athletic League (Aragon) 75-79-154; 7, Ben Jackson (Men- mos, Malepaei (SSF); Linton (M). SH Prep 333 24 —15 16 0 Championship lo-Atherton) 77-78-155; 8, Chris MacDonald SOFTBALL Records: Menlo 1-10 in league Pinewood 000 00 — 0 1 4 at Sharon Heights CC (par 72) (Sequoia) 74-84-158; 9, Nick Lahoz (Ara- SCVAL El Camino Division Lussier and Buono; McClelland, Lippe (2), BOYS TENNIS 78 — x-Ben Dearborn (Sacred Heart gon) 82-81-163; 10, Patrick Soli (Sequoia) Gunn 000 000 0 — 0 7 3 Darron (3) and Sunaresan. WP — Lussier Prep) 79-86-165. Palo Alto 000 000 1 — 1 5 1 CCS Team Tournament (4-1). LP — McClelland. First round 79 — x-Dalan Refioglu (Sacred Heart Carothers and Fleischman; Jenks and 2B — Brezinski 2, Suttle, Davila, Olm- BOYS LACROSSE Prep); x-Jeff Knox (Sacred Heart Prep) Coleman. WP — Jenks (14-7-1, 11 strike- Aptos 4, at Menlo-Atherton 3 stead (SHP). 3 hits — Davila, Buono (SHP). Peninsula Athletic League outs). LP — Carothers (5-6). Singles — 82 — x-Matt King (Sacred Heart Prep) Gallegos (A) d. Horowitz, no 2 hits — Brezinski, Baloff, Wilkins (SHP). 3 Menlo-Atherton 4 4 — 8 Records: Gunn 4-6 (7-11-1), Palo Alto score reported; Kepler (A) d. Haley, 7-5, RBI — Suttle (SHP). 2 RBI — Davila, Brez- 83 — x-Reid Nonnenberg (Sacred Heart Menlo 5 2 — 7 10-0 (17-7-1) 6-1; Larsen (A) d. Weiss, no score reported; Prep); cx-James Feng (Harker); cy-Kyle inski (SHP). MA — Sklarin 4, McLaughlin 2, Fitz, Fla- West Bay Athletic League Mitchell (MA) d. Kesler, no score reported. Records: Berka (Woodside Priory) herty. Sacred Heart Prep 10-1 (17-8), Tuesday Doubles — Aguilar-Burwell (MA) d. 85 — cy-Rocky Chan (Woodside Priory) M — Radlo 3, Lee 3, Kihara. Pinewood 0-9 (1-11). Mercy-Burlngme 000 000 0 — 0 0 1 Kshirsagar-Moonie, 6-1, 6-0; Maruyama- Records: Menlo-Atherton 7-3 (8-3); Menlo SCVAL De Anza Division 89 — y-Kyle Hall (Harker) Castilleja 101 000 x — 2 6 1 Giles (A) d. Smith-Tuionetoa, 7-5, 2-6, 6-2; 6-4 league Wentz-Greenberg (MA) won, 6-0, 6-3. Best-of-three playoffs 90 — y-Max Lippe (Pinewood) WP — Albanese (8-2, 15 strikeouts). LP 91 — y-Yash Khandwala (Harker) Nonleague — Aguilar. Records: Menlo-Atherton finishes 13-9 First round 93 — y-Audrey Proulx (Pinewood) Monday 3B — Alexander (Ca). 2B — Alexander, Other scores: Evergeen Valley 5, Palma Palo Alto 300 010 0 — 4 8 3 2; Mitty 7, Piedmont Hills 0; Homestead 4, (c--advances to CCS regional along with Head Royce 1 4 — 5 Albanese (Ca). 2 hits — Alexander, Albanese Gunn 010 012 1 — 5 6 1 St. Ignatius 3; Harker 7, Sobrato 0; Yerba Sacred Heart Prep’s team) SH Prep 5 5 — 10 (Ca). WP — Einfalt. LP — Pederson. HR — Zeidan 2, Steele 2, Green. Records: Castilleja 4-1 (8-3) Buena 6, Carmel 1; Leland 5, Serra 2; Lyn- 2B — Pederson 2 (PA). 2 hits — Pederson (x--first-team all-league) brook 6, R.L. Stevenson 1. SHP — Cummings 4, Moragne 2, De- Wednesday (PA); DeFrancesco (G). (y--second-team all-league) Long, Seely, Cropper, Rosendahl. Mercy-SF 210 010 0 — 4 4 4 Records: Palo Alto 10-11-1, Gunn 6-15 SCVAL De Anza Division Schedule GIRLS LACROSSE Castilleja 101 025 x — 9 12 2 PAL Bay Division Championships (36 holes) WP — Albanese (12 strikeouts). LP — Pin- FRIDAY Peninsula Athletic League Capuchino 000 002 0 — 2 4 1 at San Juan Oaks, Hollister (par 72) tor. Baseball Menlo-Atherton 003 311 x — 8 9 1 Woodside 2 3 — 5 PAL Bay Division — Burlingame at Team leaders — 1, Los Gatos 389; 2, 2B — Alexander 2, Albanese (Ca). 3 hits Menlo 15 7 — 22 Menlo-Atherton, 3:15 p.m.; Mills at Menlo, De La Torre, McGinn (4) and Cukar; Ver- Mountain View 400; 3, Palo Alto 406. — Alexander (Ca). 2 hits — Albanese (Ca). 2 haar, Hornberger (6) and Keller. WP — Ver- W — Myers 2, Linday, Patrick, Fisher. RBI — Albanese (Ca). 3:15 p.m. Individual leaders — 1, Kent (LG) 143; 2, haar. LP — De La Torre. M — Willig 5, Haynes 4, Shove 4, Fergu- Records: Castilleja 5-1 (9-3) PSAL — Redwood Christian at Sacred Ichikawa (Mt. View) 144; 3, Walker (LG) 149; 3B — Sylvester (MA). 2B — Knapp, Arias son 2, Brown 2, Keelin 2, Sheeline, J. Daly, Heart Prep, 3:30 p.m.; St. Lawrence vs. 4 (tie), Fletcher (Mt. View) and Beckstead PAL Ocean Division (MA). 3 hits — Knapp (MA). Miller. Pinewood at LAH complex, 3:30 p.m. (Los Altos) 151; 6, Marchant (Palo Alto) 152; Records: Menlo 9-0 (13-2) Monday Records: Capuchino 8-5 league, Menlo- Boys lacrosse 7, Hoffman (Saratoga) 157; 8 (tie), Snow Burlingame 4 4 — 8 Sequoia 200 011 0 — 4 4 0 Atherton 6-7 (19-10) Nonleague — Menlo at R.L. Stevenson, (Palo Alto) and Shwe (Monta Vista) 160; 10 Menlo-Atherton 3 2 — 5 Menlo-Atherton 000 102 0 — 3 7 2 Burlingame 000 230 0 — 5 8 1 4 p.m. (tie), Furlong (Palo Alto) and Kaneshiro (Los B — Pratt 3, Varma 2, Belding, Posey, Ricon and Y. Flores; Vujovich and Rosen- Girls lacrosse Menlo 002 002 0 — 4 9 3 Altos) 164. Zink. feld. WP — Ricon. LP — Vujovich. PAL — Castilleja at Menlo, 4 p.m.; Gunn Baylock and Cochran; Umphreys, Corley Peninsula Athletic League MA — Fanelli 2, Burnett 2, Dunnahoo- 2B — Cain, Vujovich (MA). 3 hits — Cain (6), and Mudd, Umphreys (6). WP — Bay- (MA). 2 hits — McDonald (S); Vujovich (MA). at Menlo-Atherton, 4 p.m.; Burlingame at At Shoreline GL (par 72) Kirsch. lock. LP — Umphreys (7-1). Records: Menlo-Atherton 5-4 (6-6) 3 RBI — Vujovich (MA). Palo Alto, 4 p.m. At Crystal Springs GC (par 72) HR — Diekman (B); Corley (M). 2B — Co- Gunn 15 3 — 18 Records: Menlo-Atherton 3-8 (3-15-1) Softball chran, Diekman (B); K. Diekroeger (M). 2 hits Individual leaders Harker 1 2 — 3 Wednesday PAL Ocean Division — San Mateo at — Diekman (B); Mosbacher, Morris (M). 3 1, Patrick Grimes (Menlo) 73-73-146; 2, G — Steinman 4, Lin 3, Parikh 3, Kousnetz South SF 320 000 1 — 6 5 0 Menlo, 3:15 p.m. RBI — Diekman (B). 2 RBI — Corley (M). Dash Lindsell (Burlingame) 74-74-148; 3, 2, Shevick 2, Glenard 2, Lien, Kohlberg. Menlo 200 000 0 — 2 3 1 Nonleague — Menlo-Atherton at Cas- Records: Menlo 11-2 (19-8) Nick Sako (Menlo-Atherton) 70-79-149; 4, Ramos and Aranda; Friedman and Fujii. tilleja, 3:30 p.m. Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 35 fogster.com THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEB SITE Marketplace Combining the reach of the Web with print ads reaching over 150,000 readers!

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Zoffany 2-seater Sofa One Stop Place for Your Remodeling Management Co. in M.V. 20+ flex hrs/ (650)366-4301 ask for Jesus or Multi-family sale. No early birds. Top quality custom made traditional Design needs. Complete Plans include DOMICILE CONSTRUCTION wk. Benefits, growth potent. Resume to Carmen English designer sofa. Dim: 75"W, [email protected] 650-537-6319 Structural Engineering and Energy GENERAL CONTRACTOR Mountain View, 476 Sylvan Ave, 35"H, 41-3/4"D Compliance (T-24). ADW 650/969-4980 JR’s Garden Maintenance SATURDAY MAY 3rd, 9-4 NEW Construction shark hand vac - $20.00 ROOM Additions Residential clean up, trimming, new HUGE GARAGE SALE - Furniture, Caregivers / CNAs / HHAs 704 Audio/Visual KITCHEN & BATH Remodeling lawn and sprinkler installations. 14 yrs appliances, clothes, household Small oak dining set - $175 Visiting Angels (Sunnvyale) has imme- Cal. Lic. #627843 • Bonded • Insured exp. Great refs. Jose, 650/743-0397 items AND MUCH,MUCH MORE. NO AV Pros Vertical Cherry Veneer Bookcases diate openings! Exp w/elderly requ- 650-366-8335 REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED. Lots Custom Home Theater, DirecTV Landas Gardening/Landscaping - $120 ea. ried. Full-time, part-time, overnights of great items and some NEW sales/instal. Speakers/voice/data. Flat Service Maintenance & live-in. Flexible schedule, top pay, screen HDTV. Install Antennas. Security Clean-ups, new lawns, tree cutting/ 245 Miscellaneous medical benefits & BONUSES! Cameras, inwall wiring. Insured. 726 Decor & Drapery trimming. Ramon (510) 494-1691, MP 1100 Block Carlton Av. 5/3, “FAIRY TALE” wedding dress - $250 obo (408) 735-0983 (650)965-8498 Design Impact 650/576-6242 Excel. Ref’s! 9-4; 5/4, 10-3 Blinds, shades, shutters,drapery, cur- Block Sale. 2 Altamesa cemetary plots - $5K ea + 710 Carpentry tains and valances. Landscape 1100 Block Carlton Ave Contact: Asmita Deshpande Auto creeper - $200.00 Dispatcher Cabinetry-Individual Design 1 block off Willow Rd. Phone: 408-568-6947 & Irrigation Clean Burning Gourmet Candles - $22 P/T for limousine co. in Palo Alto. Precise, 3-D Computer Modeling MP: 220 Lexington Dr., 5/3, 8-1 650/669-1875 Mantels, Bookcases, Workplaces • Repair/Install Everything $5 or less. Multi-family. Harvard Univ. gold button set - $75.00 730 Electrical Facilities Assistant Wanted Wall Units, Window Seats • Timer/Drip, Spray Clothes, books, household. LADIES DOWN JACKET - $35.00 Ned Hollis 650-856-9475 Alex Electric MV: 152 Palmer, 5/3, 9-1 MANICURIST CABINET - $35.00 Housekeeping Supervisor Lic #784136. Free Est. 650.793.5047 Clothes, household, books. HS graduate, college pref. 2+ yrs exp 715 Cleaning All electrical New Compost Bins - $45.00/ea. req. Competitive pay, benefits, retire- Alex, (650)366-6924 MV: Citywide Garage Sale Pet Taxi - $25 ment + annual bonus. Apply in person: Services May 3-4 at Homes (8-2 pm) MARTIN ELECTRIC Luis Vargas Gardening 1174 Los Altos Ave, Los Altos, CA. 2 person team. 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Affordable Housecleaning Service Scroll Saw—23 in. - $75.00 PA: 3838 Magnolia Dr., 5/4, 8-2 Compensation $20-25 hourly depend- in Your Neighborhood M. Sanchez General Landscaping x-Military Way. Furn., clothes, kids’ stuff, ing on experience, benefits and paid Refs avail. 20 yrs. exp. Reliable. 737 Fences & Gates and Design glassware, linens, etc. 250 Musical vacation. 650-222-0058 Concrete, patios, driveways, flagstone, PA: 4000 Middlefield Rd., 5/3, www.chaischool.com resumes to lacking pavers, new lawns, planting, irri- Instruments Carmen’s deep cleaning Fences - Decks - Retaining Walls 10-1 [email protected] gation, garden lighting, clean-ups. New Cici’s Housecleaning Stairs. Reasonable prices. Lic. Cubberley Community Center Pavilion. Rudolf Wurlitzer classic spinet - installation & repairs. Lic.#860920 20 yrs. exp. Excellent references. #786158. Al, 650/269-7113 or Annual PAMP Rummage Sale benefiting $800.00 (650)444-7072, 342-1392 Service for your home or business. 650/853-0824 RAFT. Maternity, kids’ stuff and more. Legal res. Call (650)464-6715 $5 entry fee. 260 Sports & Maintenance Business Francisca Deep Housecleaning Clean up, trim, pruning, stump Palo Alto , 3339 Kenneth Drive, Exercise Equipment Good refs and exp. 650-771-1414 or May 3 & 4, 9-2 removal/tree service, rototilling, BOWLING BALL - $15.00 650-298-8212 Fishing tackle, men’s clothing, jewelry, 748 Gardening/ aeration, landscaping, drip and sprin- household items, plus. Golf Clubs New & Used - Call Services Housecleaning Landscaping kler. Roger, 650/776-8666 by European lady. P/T. Excel. refs. Palo Alto, 115 Lundy Lane, May 11, ROLLER BLADES - 12.00 650/967-9520 Beckys Landscape 9-3 Vintage wood body board - $750 Weekly, Biweekly & Periodic Maint. Pats Landscape Service Let’s Get Some Shoes! $2/pair. 604 Adult Care Housecleaning Available Annual Rose, Fruit Tree Pruning, Yard Rose Care Specialist Also boys’ clothes & gear; Offered 18 years exp. Excellent refs. Good Clean-ups, Demolition, Excavation, Horticulture Degree, 20 yrs. some household kitsch. rates, own car. Maria, 650/323-2363 Irrigation, Sod, Planting, Raised Beds, Full maint., free estimates. Companion Available or 650/207-4609 (cell) Ponds, Fountains, Patios, Decks. Patrick, 650/218-0592 Palo Alto, 1280 Wilson St,, 5/3 9-1 P/T. Flexible, dependable, loving, Jose’s Janitorial Service 650/493-7060 palo alto 1280 wilson st. 5/3 9-1 multi compassionate. BA degree. Great refs. Shubha Landscape Design Professional House Cleaning, Offices family sale. early birds pay double. 650/967-5619 Ceja’s Home & Garden Landscape (650) 321-1600 LIC # 852075 * Window Washing * Commercial Palo Alto, 1511 Madrona (off Churchill), Sprinklers, Sod, tree trimming, Stump www.shubhalandscapedesign.com Residential * Husband & Wife Fri-Sat, May 2-3, 9am-5pm 620 Domestic Help Removal. Cleanups. Maint. Free Est. References (650)322-0294 15 yrs. Palo Alto, 2331 Bowdoin St., May 3, Offered Luz All in One Cleaning 814-1577; www.cejalandscaping.com Design - Intallations 10AM-3PM 420 Healing/ Personal Chef 10 years experience. Any time, any Construction- Maintenance 215 Collectibles & For your personal chef, place. Excellent references. 650/322- Grading - Excavation Bodywork call Susan and ask about other related 1520; 650/815-8308 Bobcat Operation services. 650/529-1787 • YARD • LANDSCAPE Antiques True Nature Reiki CA Lic. 755857 Diecast Scale Models MAINTENANCE RENOVATION (650) 533-0946 www.tlandscaping.com 624 Financial Maria Elena Housecleaning • ESTATE SERVICE • SPRINKLER Flea Market - Join the Fun! 445 Music Classes Detail Oriented, 15 yrs. exp. CDL, Reverse Mortgage Consultation • NEW LAWNS SYSTEMS JOHN WAYNE PLATES Music lessons, voice, piano 62 or older stay in your home or buy good refs. 650/851-7603 Cell: Total Landscape Performance. Confidence. one. I guide you thru the reverse mort- 650/465-2187 FREE ESTIMATE (650)367-1420 Irrigation, Lawn, Concrete, Roseville Pottery - $150 obo Experienced. University Driveways, Flagstone, Bricks, gage process. Call 925-215-0850 Flores Gardening Service Royal Doulton figurine - $115.00 Instructor. 650-965-2288 CA Broker DRE License #01378482 Pavers, Fences, Decks and Garden Navarro Housecleaning General clean ups, pruning, trimming, Maint. CA Lic #755857. Stamp album - $60 Piano Lessons in Palo Alto Home and Office. Weekly, bi-weekly. tree work. Sprinkler syst. Local for 35 Call Alita (650)838-9772 650/630-3949 Vintage Solid Oak Rolltop Desk - $799 628 Graphics/ Floors, windows, carpets. Free est., years, free est. 650/948-8965 Webdesign good refs., 15 years exp. 220 Computers/ 450 Personal Growth 650/853-3058; 650/796-0935 Gaeta's Landscape 751 General FREE DIET SAMPLE PACK PA Website Designer Electronics [email protected] Complete Garden Maintenance Contracting The Problems of Work Pavers, flagstone, brick work, BBQs, new HP 14 ink cartridge - $ 5. by L. Ron Hubbard. The most basic 650 Pet Care/ A European Contractor of things is life itself. This is a book sprinkler, retaining walls, wood For all your construction needs 47-inch Spectralite Shop Lights - $20 Call Sheila: 650/861-2274 ea. about life. 408/390-8431 Grooming/Training fences, lights. Refs & Free Estimate! Bose Triport headphones - $125.00 (650) 368-1458 A B WEST All Animals Happy House CONSTRUCTION FS:Apple Iphone 16gb,Nokia N96 Pet Sitting Services by Susan GENERAL GARDENING - $350 No phone Licensed, insured, refs. • Remodels • Repairs 650-323-4000 MAINTENANCE Sony XBR 37” TV - $250.00 Clean up • Pruning • Removal • Tile • Carpentry • Decks number in the ad? Sprinkler System Repair • Free Estimates 230 Freebies GO TO Good References • New Lawn Installation • Elec/Plumbing • Painting 19” Color Television Set - FREE JOSE MARTINEZ Call E. 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Palo Alto Weekly • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Page 37 MARKETPLACE the printed version of THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS fogster.com GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM 759 Hauling MV: 1BR Senior Apts 825 Homes/Condos 855 Real Estate CRC Waiting list open. Central Park CUSTOM BUILDERS ATLAS HAULING Apartments, 90 Sierra Vista Ave. for Sale Services Application dates: Tues. 9-12 only Amarillo, TX Home Additions or Thur. 1-4pm only. 650/964-5600 Great buy. Extra large 2BR/2BA. Commercial & Residential Section 8 and vouchers OK $60,000. (No joke). 650/814-1120 Kitchen and Reasonable & Reliable Bath Remodels PA: 1BR/1BA Belmont, 2 BR/1 BA - $699,000 • Free Estimates Patio, pool, laundry, covered prkng. (650) 592-1232 $1200 mo. Info, 650/796-7096 Country Club Neighborhood, 4 BR/2.5 • Furniture • Trash BA - $2,595,000 (650) 222-4010 • Appliances Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $789000 • Wood • Yard Waste GREAT LOCATION! Since 1977 [email protected] CUTE & COZY 1BR/1BA $1395 OR Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $625000. Lic # B(HIC)-330527 • Construction • Debris MODERN 1BR/BA $1,895 AND UP • Rental Clean-Up WASHER AND DRYER IN UNIT! Menlo Park, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $2,999,000 0.5% commission to Buy/Sell home HIGH CEILINGS, SUNNY, A/C, D/W Menlo Park, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $4100000 Gohalfpercent offers a smart 0.5% 7 DAYS A WEEK! NEAR GUNN HS, STANFORD/PAGE MILL commission option. No hidden cost. STYLE PAINTING Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $1,495,000 Interior/exterior. Quality prep to (650) 320-8500 Call 650.988.8813 or browse (408) 888-0445 finish. Owner operated. Reasonable www.gohalfpercent.com No Job Too Big Or Small! prices. Lic 903303. 650/388-8577 Sunnyvale, 2 BR/1 BA - $1495 Residential Property Frank’s Hauling Management GENERAL CONTRACTOR 803 Duplex License #907806 Commercial, Residential, Garage, Wallpapering by Trish • Full Service Basement & Yard. Clean-up. Fair prices. 24 years of experience RWC: 3BR/2BA • Reasonable Rates * Additions 650/361-8773 Free Estimates $2790 mo. LR, lg kit., 2 car gar., W/D * Light Commercial 949-1820 hookup. Pvt. yard. N/P. Convenient loc. Land Consultants 650/369-8044 650.917.4222 * New Construction J&G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, appliances, * Demo & Clean-Up garage, storage, etc, clean-ups. Old 805 Homes for Rent Your Redwood City Realtor furniture, refrigerators, freezers. (650) 482-9090 775 Asphalt/ Los Altos Hills, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $6500 Palo Alto, 3 BR/3 BA FREE ESTIMATES 650/368-8810 Brand New Palo Alto Condos 860 Housesitting Fax (650) 234-1045 Concrete Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $ 4550 / m Price Reduced $25,091 WWW.DJMCCANNCONSTRUCTION.COM JunkGeneral/Eco-Dumpster Roe General Engineering PA: 3BR/1BA Now $860,819! Asphalt * Paving * Sealing Midtown. LR/DR, 2 car gar. Remod., PLAN 1, LOTS 47 and 49 767 Movers New Construction and Repairs everything new and fresh. Close to 3% Broker Co-op. Granite Countertops, NOTICE TO READERS 30 years exp. No job too small school, shops, Stanford, YMCA, parks. Upgraded Tile in all baths PLUS California law requires that contrac- Lic #663703 * 650/814-5572 Furn/unfurn. $3200 mo., gardener incl. Stainless Steel Appliances (washer/ tors taking jobs that total $500 or Avail. now. 650/856-1610 dryer/fridge optional), Laminate more (labor and/or materials) be 779 Organizing Flooring in Kitchen, Dining Room, Living licensed by the Contractors State Room. License Board. State law also Services Open house Sun. 12-5pm requires that contractors include End the Clutter & Get Organized Vantage by Warmington their license numbers on all advertis- Residential organizing www.WarmingtonHomesCA.com ing. Check your contractor’s status by Debra Robinson (650) 856-0257 at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321- (650)941-5073 It’s a Palo Alto, 4 BR/2 BA - $1259000 CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons ORGANIZING AND MORE.. Palo Alto, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $3,950,000 taking jobs that total less than $500 HUMMER FREE HOUSE-SITTING must state in their advertisements 783 Plumbing Residential Property Management Redwood City (emerald Hills), 5+ [email protected] that they are not licensed by the RENTAL HOMES NEEDED BR/4+ BA - $2,499,999 Contractors State License Board. Bayshore Plumbers Lic. #905661. Service, drains and Redwood City (emerald Hills), 5+ 890 Real Estate 650 851-7054 BR/4+ BA - $2,499,000 repairs. 21 years exp., comml./ ITSAHUMMER.COM Wanted residential. Insured. 650-323-6464 or Redwood City, 3 BR/1 BA - $799,000 757 Handyman/ 408/250-0568 3BD+/2Bth+ Palo Alto House Palo Alto 650-948-2390, 2 BR/1 BA Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $749000 Paint your house “GREEN” Repairs He-Man Plumbing - $3500 Serving Menlo Park and Palo Alto Redwood City, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $1,149,700 Tiling & Stone Solutions 768 Moving 650/222-7953 Palo Alto, 3 BR/1.5 BA - $2500 Tub, Shower, Kitchen, Fireplace. Redwood City, 4 BR/4+ BA - $1539000 Assistance Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $2400/mo Repairs & new installations. 787 Pressure Redwood City, 5+ BR/4+ BA Reasonable. Since 1985. Free esti- Armandos Moving Labor Service WDSD: 3BR/3BA Home, Apts, Storage. House cleaning Washing Stunning NEW Craftsman style home in mates. Raymond (650)815-6114 3 car gar. Lease option. Spectacular Emerald Hills on a quite cul-de-sac. The services avail. Sm/lrg moves. Serving views, pvt. gated community next to Public the Bay Area for 20 yrs. Armando, beautiful large kitchen would delight any park and trail. Woodside Elem. School chef, professional style Dacor range, A European Craftsmanship 650/630-0424. Lic #22167 District. $6995/mo. Thermador wall oven and appliances, Kitchen and Bath Remodeling. Jim, 650/851-7300, Agent gorgeous white granite counter tops . 6 For All Your Repair Needs. Plumbing, 771 Painting/ Bedrooms, bedroom suite on top floor Finish Carpentry and More. Licensed. Notices has separate entrance that can be an 650/270-7726 Wallpaper 809 Shared Housing/ Rooms au pair quarters; 5 full and 2 half baths; Able Handyman Fred separate office with full bath. Last 995 Fictitious Name Christine’s Wallpapering Los Altos, 1 BR/1 BA - work/excha home available in this beautiful subdivi- Complete home repairs, Interior Painting sion. It is a ONE OF A KIND HOME you Statement Mv Near Pa, 2 BR/1 BA - $850/month maintenance, remod., prof. Removal/Prep * Since 1982 789 Plaster/Stucco must see! CROW DIGITAL MEDIA painting, carpentry, plumbing, Lic. #757074 * 650-593-1703 Exterior Stucco Patching MV: Furn Room Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $988,000 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME elect. & custom design Windows & Doors. Crack Repair. 30 in home. No kit. Can have refrig micro. STATEMENT Woodside, 3 BR/3 BA - $1,599,000 cabinets. 7 days. yrs. exp. (650)248-4205 1 block Shoreline. $450 mo., incl. util. File No. 507741 650.529.1662 • 483.4227 M pref. 650/967-3724 The following individual(s) is (are) doing 830 Commercial/ business as, Crow Digital Media, 2050 795 Tree Care Palo Alto, 1 BR/4+ BA - $680/month Al Trujillo Handyman Service Income Property Princeton Street, Palo Alto, CA 94306, D&M Santa Clara County: Int./Ext. painting* Kit./BA Improv., OZZIES TREE SERVICE: Palo Alto, 2 BR/1 BA - $940/month 10 Apartments in San Carlos STEVE CROW Dry Rot, Flooring Install, Homes/Apt. PAI NTI NG Certified arborist, 22 yrs exp. Tree Call Adam Levin(650) 391-1782 2050 Princeton Street Repairs, Auto Sprinkler, Landscapes, Interior & Exterior trimming, removals and stump grind- 810 Cottages for Palo Alto, CA 94306 Fences. 20yrs. 650-207-1306 ing. Free chips and wood. Free est. Great Refs & Low Rates PA: Downtown This business is owned by an indi- Lic. and insured. 650/ 368-8065; Rent Lic. 52643 (650) 575-2022 120-4355 sf offices for lease. vidual. cell 650/704-5588 La Honda: 1BR Photos, plans, pricing: Registrant began transacting business DECORATIVE PAINT SOLUTIONS Beautiful landscaped setting, koi pond, www.paoffices.com under the fictitious business name(s) Visit www.tracyboyko.com Jacuzzi. 30 min. PA. Wood floors, wood 650/776-5390 listed herein on 01/01/2008. Free Estimates (415) 516-1480 PALO ALTO TREE SERVICE stove/frplc., new kit., W/D. $1675 mo. This statement was filed with the Business/Res. Tree Removal and stump + utils. Jim, 831/588-9576 County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara grinding. Certified/Ins. 18 yrs exp. Free LA: Studio Cottage RWC/Ath: Office Space County on April 4, 2008. estimate. Lic. #819244. Farias Painting $1200/mo. Avail now. Quiet, pvt. entry 110 sq ft. quiet, carpet $300.00 1 (PAW April 11, 18, 25, May 2, 2008) 650/380-2297 Interior/Exterior. Drywall, crown and patio. Recent remod. and appli. year min. Incl. Util. Janitorial, parking. 650/208-8624 rePURPOSE: WHAT TO TRASH, Larry’s Handyman Service moulding, baseboards. Avail. Basic utils incl. N/S. 650/339-1175. WHAT TO TREASURE Various Repairs/Installations Plumbing, 24/7. 25 yrs exp. 650/814-1910; Los Altos, Studio - $1200/mo FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME electrical, locks, screens, blinds, gut- 650/248-6911 (c) 840 Vacation STATEMENT ters, chalking, odd jobs, etc. 12 yrs. Real MV: 3BR/1BA Rentals/Time Shares File No. 508032 exp. Quality work. 650-856-0831 1 car gar. Avail. now. $1900, incl. The following individual(s) is (are) doing A R C H I T E C T Palo Alto Gary Rossi PAINTING water/garb., gardener. Sec. dep. business as, rePURPOSE: What to Residential/Commercial. Wall paper Estate $1900. Mary, 650/964-6408 Bed & Breakfast B&B Hotel Trash, What to Treasure, 400 Pepper removal. Lic. (#559953) and Bonded. Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara Woodside, 1 BR/1 BA - $2,000/mon FIVE STAR RESORT CONDO Free est. 650/345-4245 County: 801 Apartments/ Pajaro Dunes Condo CATHERINE O’BRIEN 815 Rentals Wanted 2BR/2BA or 1BR/1BA. On beach, 400 Pepper Avenue Condos/Studios Got Needs? I can help... ocean view. Cable TV, VCR, CD, tennis, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Richard Myles Painting LA: 2BR/2BA W/D. Pvt. deck, BBQ. Owner, This business is owned by an indi- (650)814-5523 Extra lg. Central air/heat. Jet frplc., Homes for Rent: Gunn Area 650/424-1747. [email protected] vidual. pool privs., covered parking, storage. Housing Wanted - Exchange Palo Alto Architect Registrant has not yet begun to Walk to town. Good schools. $2150 transact business under the fictitious Semi-Retired Contractor We love to paint Poipu Kauai 3 BR Vaction Home www.remopaints.com mo., lse negot. N/S, N/P. Housing wanted for summer intern business name(s) listed herein. This for small alterations or repair. Will 650/948-2974 Residential Architecture + Desig statement was filed with the County mentor do-it-yourself jobs. References. lic. #803250 • [email protected] Prof’l Couple Seeks House Rental Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County Mountain View, 2 BR/1 BA - $1800 $35/hour. RENTAL, SEMI-RETIRED NURSE 850 Acreage/Lots/ on April 10, 2008. Mike Collins, 650/704-7477 Mountain View, Studio BR/1 BA - 1095 (PAW April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2008) Seeking quiet studio/1BR Storage MV-PA Vicinity: Studio & 1BR MAGILLA CONSULTING 2 locations. Flex rent. Prof residence. PA: Garage FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Unique features. Studios $1150- 820 Home Exchanges Clean, safe garage to store furn., STATEMENT $1350; 1BR $1350-$1550 A R C H I T E C T /Builder boxes, other items (small vehicle or File No. 508023 650/964-1146 or [email protected] boat). Prefer long term, ltd access The following individual(s) is (are) doing ARCHITECT on call needed. $100 mo. 650/494-2775 business as, Magilla Consulting, 1018 Architect Specialized-Fine Home Loma Verde Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Page 38 • Friday, May 2, 2008 • Palo Alto Weekly THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE MARKETPLACE the printed version of TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM fogster.com

Santa Clara County: SWAN CAPITAL STRATEGIES statement was filed with the County erty: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A number(s) on the day before the sale: de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesora- CATHERINE MAGILL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County DEED OF TRUST DATED AUGUST 31, (714) 480-5690 or you may access miento legal, pongase en contacto 1018 Loma Verde Ave. STATEMENT on April 22, 2008. 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO sales information at www.ascentex. de inmediato con un abogado. Puede Palo Alto, CA 94303 File No. 507251 (PAW April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2008) PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE com/websales. obtener informacion para encontrar This business is owned by an indi- The following individual(s) is (are) doing SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED TAC# 779094C a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda vidual. business as, Swan Capital Strategies, JAMES WEAVER & ASSOCIATES AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE (PAW PUB: 04/25/08, 05/02/08, de las Cortes de California(www. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME Registrant began transacting business 205 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, 05/09/08) sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los STATEMENT under the fictitious business name(s) 94301, Santa Clara County: YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Servicios Legales de California (www. listed herein on 4/1/08. KRISTEN ELIZABETH HUGHES File No. 508213 65 SELBY LANE, ATHERTON, CA AMENDED SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniendose en This statement was filed with the 205 Emerson Street The following individual(s) is (are) 94027 “(If a street address or com- Case Number: 108FL144160 contacto con el colegio de abogados County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara Palo Alto, CA 94301 doing business as, James Weaver & mon designation of property is shown (Numero del Caso) de su condado. County on April 10, 2008. This business is owned by an indi- Associates, 415 Cambridge Ave. #19, above, no warranty is given as to its NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Aviso al NOTICE: The restraining orders on (PAW April 18, 25, May 2, 9, 2008) vidual. Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara completeness or correctness).” Said Demandado): page 2 are effective against both Registrant has not yet begun to County: Sale of property will be made in “as JAMES WEAVER RADHA MALLA: spouses or domestic partners until transact business under the fictitious is” condition without covenant or war- 4088 Sutherland Dr. You are being sued. Lo estan deman- the petition is dismissed, a judgment business name(s) listed herein. This ranty, express or implied, regarding LIFT ASSOCIATES Palo Alto, CA 94303 dando. is entered, or the court makes further statement was filed with the County title possession, or encumbrances, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME This business is owned by an indi- PETITIONER’S NAME IS (El nombre del orders. These orders are enforceable Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County to pay the remaining principal sum STATEMENT vidual. demandante es): anywhere in California by any law on March 25, 2008). of the note(s) secured by said Deed File No. 508040 Registrant began transacting business KRISHNA B. MALLA enforcement officer who has received (PAW April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2008) of Trust, with interest as in said note The following individual(s) is (are) doing under the fictitious business name(s) You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after or seen a copy of them. business as, Lift Associates, 2608 provided, advances, if any, under the WILLOW GLEN ACE HARDWARE listed herein on January 1, 2003. this Summons and Petition are served AVISO: Las ordenes de restriccion Marshall Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94303, terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME This statement was filed with the on you to file a Response (form FL-120 que figuran en la pagina 2 valen para Santa Clara County: charges and expenses of the Trustee STATEMENT County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara or FL-123) at the court and have a copy ambos conyuges o pareja de hecho JAMES H. STANLEY and of the trusts created by said Deed File No. 507446 County on April 15, 2008. served on the petitioner. A letter or hasta que se despida la peticion, 2608 Marshall Dr. of Trust. Said sale will be held on: MAY The following individual(s) is (are) doing (PAW March 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2008) phone call will not protect you. If you se emita un fallo o la corte de otras Palo Alto, CA 94303 15, 2008, AT 12:30 P.M. *AT THE business as, Willow Glen Ace Hardware, do not file your Response on time, the ordenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley This business is owned by an indi- MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE HALL OF 2253 Lincoln Ave., San Jose, CA court may make orders affecting your que haya recibido o visto una copia de vidual. 997 All Other Legals RECORDS AT THE COUNTY CENTER, 95125, Santa Clara County: marriage or domestic partnership, your estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar Registrant began transacting business 401 MARSHALL STREET, REDWOOD PALO ALTO HARDWARE INC. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: property, and custody of your children. en cualquier lugar de California. under the fictitious business name(s) CITY, CA At the time of the initial publi- 875 Alma St. A350161 CA Unit Code: A Loan No: You may be ordered to pay support 1. The name and address of the court listed herein on 9/92. cation of this notice, the total amount Palo Alto, CA 94301 0009123644/YH 1, LLC AP #1: 059- and attorney fees and costs. If you This statement was filed with the of the unpaid balance of the obligation are: This business is owned by a corpora- 302-070-4 EAST-WEST INVESTMENT, cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara (El nombre y direccion de la corte son): tion. INC., as duly appointed Trustee under secured by the above described Deed for a fee waiver form. If you want legal County on April 10, 2008. SUPERIOR COURT, Registrant has not yet begun to the following described Deed of Trust of Trust and estimated costs, expens- advice, contact a lawyer immediately. (PAW April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2008) FAMILY LAW DIVISION, transact business under the fictitious WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO es, and advances is $7,629,658.50. It You can get information about find- is possible that at the time of sale the 605 W. El Camino Real business name(s) listed herein. This THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in ing lawyers at the California Courts Sunnyvale, CA 94087 statement was filed with the County the forms which are lawful tender in opening bid may be less than the total Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. indebtedness due. Date: April 16, 2008 2. The name, address, and telephone JOYA RESTAURANT Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County the United States) and/or the cashier’s, ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal number of petitioner’s attorney, or peti- FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME certified or other checks specified in EAST-WEST INVESTMENT, INC. as said Services Web site (www.lawhelpcali- on March 28, 2008. tioner without an attorney, are: STATEMENT Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in Trustee, by T.D. Service Company, as fornia.org), or by contacting your local (PAW April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2008) (El nombre, direccion y numero de File No. 508234 full at the time of sale to T.D. Service agent FRANCES DEPALMA, ASSISTANT county bar association. The following individual(s) is (are) doing DL RESOURCES COMPANY Company) all right, title and interest SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY Tiene 30 DIAS CORRIDOS despues de telefono del abogado del demandante, business as, Joya Restaurant, 339 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME conveyed to and now held by it under 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. haber recibido la entrega legal de esta o del demandante si no tiene abogado, University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94302, STATEMENT said Deed of Trust in the property BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 92711- Citacion y Peticion, para presentar una son): Santa Clara County: File No. 508477 hereinafter described: Trustor: YH 1, 1988 We are assisting the Beneficiary Respuesta (formulario FL-120 o FL-123) KRISHNA B. MALLA FLORENCE FOODS, LLC The following individual(s) is (are) doing LLC Recorded September 15, 2006 to collect a debt and any information ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal 663 Moorpark Way Apt. No.2 459 Hamilton Ave. business as, DL Resources Company, as Instr. No. 2006-139498 in Book we obtain will be used for that purpose de una copia al demandante. Una carta Mountion View, CA 94041 Palo Alto, CA 94301 616 Ramona St. #21, Palo Alto, CA —- Page —- of Official Records in the whether received orally or in writing. o llamada telefonica no basta para pro- (510)590-7941 This business is owned by a limited 94301, Santa Clara County: office of the Recorder of SAN MATEO If the Trustee is unable to convey title tegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta Date (Fecha): April 24, 2008 liability company. ERIC KENG County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to for any reason, the successful bidder’s a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes Clerk, by (secretario, por)Vomylan Registrant has not yet begun to 3522 Bryant St. the Notice of Default and Election sole and exclusive remedy shall be the que afecten su matrimonio o pareja Deputy(Asistente) transact business under the fictitious Palo Alto, CA 94306 to Sell thereunder recorded January return of monies paid to the Trustee, de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de (seal) business name(s) listed herein. This This business is owned by an indi- 10, 2008 as Instr. No. 2008-2704 in and the successful bidder shall have sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: statement was filed with the County vidual. Book —- Page —- of Official Records no further recourse. If available, the ordenar que pague manutencion, y hon- AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIO LA Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County Registrant has not yet begun to in the office of the Recorder of SAN expected opening bid and/or postpone- orarios y costos legales. Si no puede ENTREGA: Esta entrega se realiza on April 15, 2008. transact business under the fictitious MATEO County CALIFORNIA. Said Deed ment information may be obtained pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida You are served as an individual. (PAW April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 2008) business name(s) listed herein. This of Trust describes the following prop- by calling the following telephone al secretario un formulario de exencion (PAW April 30, May 7, 14, 21, 2008)

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