Stuff yourself at new Dittmer’s WEEKEND | 14 SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 VOLUME 20, NO. 34 www.MountainViewOnline.com 650.964.6300 MOVIES | 17 Can judge decide latest Bullis case? HEARING OVER JURISDICTION DELAYS WRANGLING OVER CHARTER SCHOOL’S FACILITIES By Nick Veronin “Bullis has been offered rea- ttorneys for Bullis Charter sonably equivalent facilities,” School and the Los Altos Cardozo said, adding that closing ASchool District are wait- a neighborhood school to give ing for word from California to Bullis “is unfair to others” Superior Court Judge Patricia — an opinion that was echoed Lucas on whether she has juris- by LASD board member Mark diction in the most recent legal Goines after the Aug. 30 hear- fight between the two educa- ing. tional organizations. Goines said that the district is If Lucas rules that she does putting together a task force, led have jurisdiction, Bullis will con- by superintendent Jeff Baier that tinue arguing its current motion will work to figure out solutions MICHELLE LE to get the judge to compel the for the district’s long term facili- Jarrett Mullen, leader of the Rengstorff Great Streets Initiative, says he avoids riding on dangerous district to give the charter school ties needs, including how to deal roads like California Street at Escuela Avenue. a campus by next school year. If with Bullis. she decides she doesn’t, Bullis officials must decide whether Day in court Long road ahead to file a new lawsuit or attempt This latest round of legal vol- to reach some sort of agreement leys between Bullis and the dis- with the district. trict took place Aug. 30, before to boost city’s bike network Arturo Gonzalez, attorney a judge in a packed San Jose By Daniel DeBolt for Bullis, said he would hope courtroom. effort into upgrading bike to make the Rengstorff Park the two sides could hammer Lawyers from the charter ccording to census data, infrastructure,” said Mountain neighborhood more pedestrian out some sort of agreement school initiated the hearing by a growing number of View bicyclist and blogger Janet and bicyclist friendly. without heading back to court, filing a “motion to compel com- AMountain View resi- LaFleur. “Mountain View used There are 54 miles of desig- should Lucas rule pliance with judg- dents are rolling to work on to be in the forefront but lately nated bike ways in Mountain she does not have ment and writ.” bicycles. But Mountain View’s it’s kind of lagged.” View, but bicyclists are now jurisdiction. ‘Time is In simpler efforts to grow its network of “I don’t believe the city has eying innovations being made However, he terms, the motion bike routes is at a standstill. built any new bike lanes or in other cities. Bike lanes added, Bullis offi- of the essence.’ is essentially “I’ve noticed in the last few improved bike lanes in five painted bright green across cials would want a legal action years that other cities, such as to six years,” Jarrett Mullen, their whole width can now be to get more space ARTURO GONZALEZ, intended to push Palo Alto and San Jose even, leader of the Rengstorff Great out of those talks, BULLIS ATTORNEY the school district really have put a lot more Streets Initiative, an effort See BIKING, page 11 and fast. to cooperate and “Time is of the provide an entire essence,” Gonzalez said. “If the campus to Bullis by the 2013-14 Developer drops controversial fence proposal district doesn’t have any interest school year, and by immediately in talking, then that would leave conferring with Bullis “in good By Daniel DeBolt “They did not give a reason,” like to formally withdraw the only one option, and that would faith to provide additional facili- for withdrawing the application application.” be to file another lawsuit.” ties at the Egan (Middle School) eveloper Merlone Geier said planner Melinda Denis Paul Brunmeier, co-owner of Ray Cardozo, attorney for the location,” where Bullis plans to has withdrawn its applica- of Merlone Geier, which is in Barron Park Plumbing Supply, district, said he does not know run its program in the 2012-13 Dtion to build a fence block- the middle of construction of said last month that the fence whether LASD officials would be school year. ing access between properties in a major redevelopment at the was “a bullying tactic by the open to going back to the nego- Lawyers and representatives of San Antonio shopping center after center. The developer is pursu- developer to put existing, suc- tiating table, but he did seem the charter school believe this is city staff and several business own- ing approval of a large hotel cessful Mountain View busi- convinced that the district has what the district is required to ers questioned the need for it, with and office building where Ross nesses in a poor state if not try already given Bullis more than do under a previous court order some calling it a “bullying tactic” and BevMo! now stand. “I just required under a previous rul- to force land sales. got an email saying they would See FENCE PROPOSAL, page 8 ing. 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