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Hardwood floors. $1,230,000 MENLO PARK Built by Clarum Homes, renowned builder of energy efficient “green” residences, this two-story home with flowing floor plan has a solar photovoltaic electric system, on-demand water heater and high-efficiency furnace. $788,000 apr.com | PALO ALTO OFFICE 578 University Avenue 650.323.1111 APR COUNTIES | Santa Clara | San Mateo | San Francisco | Alameda | Contra Costa | Monterey | Santa Cruz Page 2ÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊ]ÊÓäänÊUÊ*>ÊÌÊ7iiÞ UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Council calls for audit of theater probe, policies Next city auditor, not outside firm, Councilman Jack Morton absent. a culture clash between the world needs to take place.” “The police audit goes to wheth- that the police live in and the world As he has in the past, Yeh voted will conduct the cash-handling audit er the police acted properly here. that the rest of us live in,” Kishimoto against the audit. by Becky Trout That’s always a concern in any gov- said. Even after six years as a coun- “It does not shine a light on the ernment because the police have a cil member, Kishimoto said she still root causes of why this occurred. It wo separate audits are needed of the County of Los Angeles Office great deal of power,” Mayor Larry doesn’t understand the “world” of will not help the city move forward. to help end the drama sur- of Independent Review, should ex- Klein said. the police. ... It will not help the individuals who T rounding the Palo Alto Chil- amine the Police Department’s 11- Councilwoman Yoriko Kishimoto Councilman Sid Espinosa said the have gone through a long adminis- dren’s Theatre, the City Council month embezzlement investigation, agreed the review of the police, by audit would promote transparency trative process to be reinstated,” he decided Monday night. the council voted 7-1, with Coun- an outside expert, is needed. and “most importantly the com- Police auditor Michael Gennaco, cilman Yiaway Yeh opposed and “Part of the issue has been almost munity healing and moving on that VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ5) ELECTION ’08 Council OKs November vote on library bonds Poll finds support for measure just shy of two-thirds majority needed, but supporters optimistic by Becky Trout he long-anticipated library two-thirds of voters is needed. bond measure will appear on The bonds are expected to cost T the November ballot, the Palo about $25 per $100,000 of assessed Alto City Council decided Monday property value annually, or between night. $120 and $160 for most Palo Alto Yet a new poll shows that it may homeowners. be a close shave to win voter ap- Sixty-three percent of Palo Al- proval. tans polled initially said they sup- Results from a June survey of 600 port a $75 million bond measure Palo Alto voters, released Monday, that would construct a new Mitchell concluded that between 63 and 66 Park Library and Community Cen- percent of respondents are likely ter, expand the Main Library and to support the approximately $76.3 improve the Downtown Library. million measure. To pass a measure, approval by VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ5) COMMUNITY Summer theater director quits to protest firings Former Children’s Theatre Director Pat Briggs struggling whether to challenge her termination by Becky Trout ormer Children’s Theatre Di- turned into a police investigation rector Pat Briggs has spent into embezzlement. F more than a week debating Briggs, who was fired June 30, whether to challenge her recent ter- was given 10 days to appeal. If mination, but hadn’t reached a deci- Briggs challenges the termination, sion as of Monday, according to her she and the city will face off in a attorney, Jon Parsons. trial-like procedure adjudicated by But Alex Perez, who had been an outside arbitrator. Once the wit- hired to direct a summer Wing- nesses, evidence and other materials spread production, has resigned in have been presented, the arbitrator protest of her firing, and Bill Lib- would write a report and recom- Darlene Bouchard Darlene eratore, Gunn High School’s choir mendation, which would be submit- director, has withdrawn permission ted to the city manager. to use his music in an upcoming Then either current City Manag- production of “Pecos Bill.” er Frank Benest or incoming City The termination of one-third of Manager Jim Keene would have the the theater’s full-time employees final decision, according to Assis- — Briggs and former Program As- tant City Attorney Donald Larkin. Dislodged sistant Richard Curtis — marked The ramifications of the firings The old Elks Lodge on El Camino Real in south Palo Alto came tumbling down Monday as demoli- yet another chapter in the ongoing are still mounting. tion crews started clearing the site for the construction of 45 housing units and a new, bigger lodge Children’s Theatre saga, which be- and recreation facility. gan last June with a burglary and VÌÕi`ÊÊ«>}iÊ5) *>ÊÌÊ7iiÞÊUÊ7i`iÃ`>Þ]ÊÕÞÊ]ÊÓäänÊU Page 3 703 HIGH STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94302 (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER Our William S. Johnson EDITORIAL Jay Thorwaldson, Editor Jocelyn Dong, Managing Editor Allen Clapp, Carol Blitzer, Associate Editors Keith Peters, Sports Editor Town Tyler Hanley, Online Editor by Don Kazak Rebecca Wallace, Arts & Entertainment Editor Rick Eymer, Assistant Sports Editor Don Kazak, Senior Staff Writer Arden Pennell, Becky Trout, Staff Writers Newspaper wars, again Sue Dremann, Staff Writer, Special Sections Editor Karla Kane, Editorial Assistant verywhere I’ve gone in the year “non-compete” clause in San Marjan Sadoughi, Veronica Weber, Staff Photographers community the last few Mateo and Santa Clara counties in Jeanne Aufmuth, Dale Bentson, E weeks, people have asked their sale to Knight-Ridder. Kit Davey, Iris Harrell, Jack McKinnon, about the new Daily Post and what When that clause expired, Price Susan Tavernetti, Robert Taylor, Craig Wentz, Contributors that’s about. jumped back in and started the Monica Guzman, Christine Karavas, It’s about journalism getting more Daily Post. Thea Lamkin, Editorial Interns Jill Kimball, Arts and Entertainment Intern interesting and competitive once He’s been doing journalism Darlene Bouchard, Photography Intern again in Palo Alto because Dave since before then, too, starting DESIGN Price is back in town. a paper in Berkeley in 2005 that Shannon Corey, Design Director Price and partners Jim Pavelich closed last year and starting a Diane Haas, Sue Peck, Senior Designers and Dave Danforth started the Palo paper in San Francisco in 2006, Dana James, Paul Llewellyn, Charmaine Mirsky, Scott Peterson, Designers Alto Daily News in December 1995 which he is also running from the PRODUCTION and eventually started sister pa- Daily Post’s office on High Street Jennifer Lindberg, Production Manager pers in Redwood City, San Mateo, in Palo Alto. 180 Prominent Dorothy Hassett, Blanca Yoc, Burlingame and Los Gatos. They Price said he was convinced to California Clay and Glass Artists Sales & Production Coordinators later had a bitter split and Danforth come back to Palo Alto and start ADVERTISING Vern Ingraham, Advertising Director pulled out. the Daily Post because he felt there Cathy Norfleet, Display Advertising Sales Asst. The old Palo Alto Daily News, was an opening for a third locally Judie Block, Adam Cone, Janice Hoogner, under Price’s direction, was noted focused newspaper to compete with Display Advertising Sales Kathryn Brottem, Real Estate Advertising Sales for its feistiness, which often infuri- the Daily News and the Weekly. Joan Merritt, Real Estate Advertising Asst. ated public officials. The Daily News laid off six edi- David Cirner, Irene Schwartz, Former Palo Alto City Council- torial staff, none of them reporters, Inside Advertising Sales July 12th & 13th, 10 to 5 Alicia Santillan, Classified Administrative Asst. woman LaDoris Cordell famously in late June and stopped having a ONLINE SERVICES refused to speak to Daily News re- Monday edition as MediaNews Lisa Van Dusen, Director of Palo Alto Online porters because she said they twist- bowed to financial pressures. BUSINESS ed her meaning. “The Merc and Daily News have Theresa Freidin, Controller “They had a tabloid sensibility,” never been weaker journalistically,” Haleh Yee, Manager of Payroll & Benefits Paula Mulugeta, Senior Accountant Stanford journalism Professor Ted Stanford’s Glasser said. “There’s Elena Dineva, Mary McDonald, Cathy Glasser said. “Some of their stories been a sad diminution of quality at Stringari, Doris Taylor, Business Associates were ill-founded, sensational and the Merc.” ADMINISTRATION over-the-top.” Can Palo Alto sustain three local Amy Renalds, Assistant to the Publisher & But the paper became “an incred- newspapers? Promotions Director Rachel Palmer, Promotions & Online Assistant ible success,” Glasser said. Price thinks so. Janice Covolo, Receptionist; Ruben Espinoza, It was such a success in February His style of journalism can be Welcome home..