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Legal questions muddle Palo Alto’s pot debate !S COURTS ISSUE CONFLICTING RULINGS ON MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES CITY OFFICIALS URGE VOTERS TO REJECT -EASURE # by Gennady Sheyner ITH #ALIFORNIA S MARIJUANA LAWS STILL IMMERSED IN A LE GAL CLOUD A GROUP OF 0ALO !LTO S ELECTED OFFICIALS IS URGING VOTERS TO STRIKE DOWN IN .OVEMBER A CITIZEN INITIATIVE THAT WOULD ALLOW UP TO THREE POT DISPENSARIES TO SET UP SHOP IN THE CITY
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CONTRADICTORY RULINGS FROM VARIOUS APPEALS COURTS AND BY DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES 0ROPONENTS OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA POINT TO THE STATE S #OMPASSIONATE 5SE !CT OF WHICH PERMITS CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDI CAL USE 4HEY CLAIM THAT THE ACT WHICH CAME OUT OF A VOTER INITIATIVE EFFECTIVELY PROHIBITS CITIES FROM IM POSING RESTRICTIONS ON POT DISPENSA RIES /PPONENTS POINT TO THE FEDERAL #ONTROLLED 3UBSTANCES !CT WHICH
PROHIBITS MARIJUANA AND ARGUE THAT INITIATIVES THAT PURPORT TO REGULATE MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN FACT PERMIT IT )F VOTERS WERE TO APPROVE -EA SURE # THEY WOULD ROLL BACK THE CITY S HISTORIC OPPOSITION TO MEDICAL MARIJUANA !FTER #ALIFORNIA VOTERS PASSED THE #OMPASSIONATE 5SE !CT THE #ITY #OUNCIL BECAME ONE OF MANY AROUND THE STATE TO PASS A LOCAL LAW PROHIBITING DISPENSARIES .OW A GROUP OF FORMER AND CUR RENT ELECTED OFFICIALS IS TRYING TO CON
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TY WHICH NOW MUST USE THE FUNDS TO ENHANCE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR USERS OF THE 3TANFORD CAMPUS !S 0ALO !LTO /NLINE REPORTED &RI DAY THE JOINT GRANT APPLICATION RE QUESTS FUNDS FOR FIVE PROJECTS MILLION FOR THE PROPOSED BIKE BRIDGE AT !DOBE #REEK MILLION FOR NEW TRAILS BETWEEN %L #AMINO 2EAL AND THE 3TANFORD $ISH AND ALONG *U NIPERO 3ERRA TO CREATE THE (continued on page 6)
PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS WHOSE PARENTS HAVE GRADUATE DEGREES COM PARED TO THOSE WHOSE PARENTS JUST FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL )N MATH PROFICIENCY FOR EXAMPLE THAT GAP WAS PERCENT IN BUT NARROWED TO PERCENT THIS YEAR 3UPERINTENDENT +EVIN 3KELLY SAID HE WAS hEXTREMELY PLEASEDv WITH THE DATA h4HESE RESULTS ARE GOOD BUT YOU STILL WANT THEM TO BE BETTER v HE SAID h) THINK WE ARE DOING BETTER COL LABORATIVE WORK v 3KELLY SAID WHEN ASKED WHAT HE THINKS IS BEHIND THE IMPROVEMENT h7E HAVE TEACHERS WHO ARE FIRED UP ON BEHALF OF ALL STUDENTS 7E ARE THINKING MORE ABOUT WHAT OUR STU DENTS BRING AND DON T BRING INTO THE CLASSROOM IN TERMS OF THEIR PARENTS AND TALENTS AND WE ARE BENEFITING FROM THE CONTINUALLY INCREASING IN TEREST IN EDUCATION v HE SAID 0ARENT 3USAN 5SMAN A 04! BOARD VICE PRESIDENT WHO TRACKS ACHIEVE MENT GAP ISSUES FOR THE GROUP SAID h4HIS IS REALLY GREAT POSITIVE INFOR MATION AND WE HAVEN T SEEN DATA LIKE THIS IN A LONG TIME v +EN $AUBER A CANDIDATE FOR SCHOOL BOARD AND MEMBER OF THE PARENT GROUP 7E #AN $O "ETTER 0ALO !LTO APPLAUDED THE RESULTS BUT QUESTIONED SOME OF THE NUMBERS $AUBER NOTED THAT FEWER !FRICAN !MERICAN AND (ISPANIC STUDENTS WERE TESTED IN SUGGESTING IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT LOW ACHIEVERS WERE OMITTED FROM THE AVERAGES 0ARENT 3ARA 7OODHAM *OHNSON ECHOED THOSE CONCERNS NOTING THAT PERCENT FEWER !FRICAN !MERICAN STUDENTS WERE TESTED IN THAN IN 3HE TOO APPLAUDED THE RESULTS BUT NOTED THAT WAS A PARTICULARLY BAD YEAR (continued on page 5)
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Surrounding cities don’t allow them, so we’d be the magnet.
— Greg Scharff, Palo Alto vice mayor, on why Palo Altans should vote no on Measure C, which would allow medical pot dispensaries in town. See story on page 3.
Around Town HOW SWEDE IT IS ... The Swedish flag will fly high in Palo Alto on Monday night when the City Council celebrates its quarter-century-old relationship with the city of LinkĂśping. The two cities established their relationship in January of 1987 with the goal of fostering “friendship, appreciation, understanding, collaboration and citizen exchanges,â€? according to a special proclamation the council plans to pass Monday. The proclamation lauds LinkĂśping, which was founded in 1320, as an “economic, cultural and educational center in southern Swedenâ€? and states that the people of Palo Alto and its Swedish sibling have “forged a bond of friendship and appreciation for 25 years through many cultural and educational exchanges, the arts, music and collaboration in community affairs.â€? The council will also welcome LinkĂśping’s Mayor Ann-Cathrine Hjerdt and other officials representing the city and from the Neighbors Abroad program. The event will conclude with Palo Alto Mayor Yiaway Yeh proclaiming Sept. 10 through Sept. 14 as the “LinkĂśping, Sweden Week in Palo Alto.â€? PREPARING FOR THE BIG ONE ... Few things rattle the nerves of Palo Alto’s land-use watchdogs like “planned communityâ€? (PC) projects, which allow developers to far exceed the city’s zoning regulations in exchange for “public benefitsâ€? that are often negotiated in real time during council meetings. In recent months, major PC-zoned projects such as the College Terrace Centre on El Camino Real and College Avenue and, more recently, the Lytton Gateway development downtown, earned council approval after months of negotiations over these benefits. On Monday night, the council will get its first look at a highly anticipated PC project proposed by Jay Paul Company, a San Francisco-based commercial developer. Though no details about the project had been publicly released, city officials expect the proposal for 395 Page Mill Road (near AOL’s Silicon Valley headquarters) to be a dense office building. But what gets the city excited is one potential “public benefitâ€? — a new public-safety building. In June, City Manager James Keene mentioned that the tentative proposal includes a new underground garage at Park Boulevard and Olive Avenue. The city’s new police headquarters, which is one of its top infrastructure priorities, would stand on top of that garage. The council was so intrigued by this proposal that they
scheduled a special “prescreening meeting� to consider this proposal. They will not, however, be making any decisions on this proposal Monday night. GOING UNDER ... Palo Alto’s effort to take down its overhead electric lines and to bury them underground began nearly half a century ago and the end remains nowhere in sight. With about 46 percent of the city currently “undergrounded,� Utility Department officials expect that it will take about 70 years to extend the project to the entire city, according to a report that the Utilities Advisory Commission discussed Wednesday night. The city spends about 2 percent of its electric revenues on the undergrounding effort. But is the effort of removing dangling wires worth the cost? That’s the question the city is now trying to answer. According to the report by Senior Resource Planner Nicolas Procos and Engineering Manager Tom Ting, the impact is “primarily based on aesthetic values and is not a critical component of providing electric service to the residents and businesses in Palo Alto.� Thus, they write, changes to the program will be “based on individual considerations and value judgments.� Staff recommended reaching out to the public to determine how badly residents want their electric lines buried. “Due to the very high cost of the conversions, it is preferable to engage the community early in the discussions on policy formulation.� The commission agreed and voted unanimously on Wednesday night to recommend that the City Council appoint a new citizens advisory commission to consider the pros and cons of proceeding with the effort and to think about ways to pay for it. RIDING ALONG ... School commuters in Palo Alto now have a new tool at their disposal. The city this week launched a new online program, “Schoolpool,� which helps parents and students plan their trips, whether by car, bike or foot. The pilot program is sponsored by the city and by Ohlone Elementary School and is powered by the online service, Carpooltoschool.com. In announcing the program, the city touted as an “important option to the City’s Safe Routes to School program,� which encourages biking and walking to school. The city’s Chief Transportation Official Jaime Rodriguez called the new online program “another element of our alternative transportation toolkit.� N
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Palo Alto trims managers’ benefits, eyes more reforms #ITY #OUNCIL APPROVES NEW CONTRACT WITH MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS WILL CONSIDER OTHER BENEFIT CHANGES ON 3EPT by Gennady Sheyner WARD THE END OF THE DISCUSSION h)T S PAINFUL FOR THE COUNCIL AND ) REALLY APPRECIATE THE MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR MAKING THESE CHANGES SO THAT WE CAN BRING OURSELVES BACK INTO SUSTAINABILITY v -UCH OF THE CONVERSATION CENTERED ON THE CITY S RESPONSE TO A RECENT RE PORT FROM THE 3ANTA #LARA #OUNTY 'RAND *URY WHICH ANALYZED THE UNFUNDED LIABILITIES OF EACH CITY IN
ALO !LTO TOOK A GIANT STEP ON ITS ROAD TOWARD REDUCING EM PLOYEE COSTS 4UESDAY NIGHT WHEN IT APPROVED A CONTRACT THAT FORCES ABOUT MANAGERS TO CON TRIBUTE MORE TOWARD THEIR PENSION AND HEALTH CARE EXPENSES "UT EVEN AS THE #ITY #OUNCIL AP PROVED THE AGREEMENT MEMBERS VOWED TO PURSUE IN THE COMING MONTHS FURTHER REFORMS GEARED AT CURTAILING THE SPIKING BENEFIT COSTS 4HE NEW CONTRACT WITH THE NON UNIONIZED GROUP OF MANAGERS AND PROFESSIONALS ACHIEVES CONCESSIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE THE CITY RECENTLY AGREED TO WITH ITS LARGEST POLICE UNION ITS FIREFIGHTERS UNIONS AND WITH THE 3ERVICE %MPLOYEES )NTER NATIONAL 5NION ,OCAL WHICH REPRESENTS MORE THAN WORKERS ABOUT HALF THE CITY S WORKFORCE )T WILL REQUIRE MANAGERS AND PROFES SIONALS TO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TOWARD THEIR PENSION AND HEALTH CARE EXPENSES COSTS THAT HAVE TRA DITIONALLY BEEN BORNE BY THE CITY /N PENSIONS THE MANAGEMENT GROUP WILL NOW BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE MAXIMUM hEMPLOYEE CON TRIBUTIONv TOWARD THE #ALIFORNIA %MPLOYMENT 2ETIREMENT 3YSTEM #AL0%23 THE GIANT FUND THAT AD MINISTERS THE CITY S PENSION BENEFITS 4HE EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION IS EITHER PERCENT OR PERCENT OF THE CITY S
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THE COUNTY AND CONCLUDED THAT EX ISTING OBLIGATIONS ARE UNSUSTAINABLE 4HE REPORT RECOMMENDED A SERIES OF PENSION REFORMS INCLUDING A SECOND PENSION TIER WITH A LESS GENEROUS PENSION FORMULA FOR NEW EMPLOY EES INCREASED hEMPLOYEE CONTRIBU TIONSv TOWARD PENSIONS AND INCREAS ING THE RETIREMENT AGE CHANGES THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN GRADUALLY ADOPTING SINCE 4HE COUNCIL GENERALLY AGREED WITH THE REPORT S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOM MENDATIONS EVEN AS MEMBERS AC KNOWLEDGED THAT THEIR POWER TO IM PLEMENT PENSION REFORMS IS LIMITED BY STATE LAW 3EVERAL MAJOR 'RAND *URY RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDING A
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ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT v #OUNCILMAN ,ARRY +LEIN SAID 4UESDAY THAT AMONG THE POLICIES THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER AT THE HEARING IS WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL COVERAGE TO EM PLOYEES FAMILIES (E NOTED THAT 0ALO !LTO IS ONE OF THE FEW CITIES IN THE AREA THAT HAS SUCH A POLICY /THER REFORMS THAT THE COUNCIL COULD CONSIDER IS MOVING TOWARD FIXED HEALTH BENEFIT CONTRIBUTIONS PROVIDING MORE EMPLOYEE CHOICE IN HEALTH BENEFITS AND ENCOURAGING CHANGES IN STATE LAW THAT WOULD AL LOW 0ALO !LTO TO ESTABLISH A PENSION PLAN COMBINING DEFINED BENEFITS DEFINED CONTRIBUTIONS AND 3OCIAL 3ECURITY #HIEF &INANCIAL /FFICER ,ALO 0ER EZ SAID THAT WHILE THE CITY CONTINUES TO FACE A MAJOR CHALLENGE IN CURBING THE COST OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MUCH PROGRESS HAS ALREADY BEEN MADE h) THINK WE RE BEING PROGRESSIVE IN 0ALO !LTO 7E RE BEING LEADERS v 0EREZ SAID 4HE CITY STILL FACES MAJOR CHAL LENGES WHEN IT COMES TO UNFUNDED LIABILITIES HE SAID BUT IT S NOT STAND ING STILL h7E RECOGNIZE IT AND WE RE TAKING ACTION v 0EREZ SAID N 3TAFF 7RITER 'ENNADY 3HEYNER CAN BE EMAILED AT GSHEYNER PAWEEKLY COM
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Percent on grade level
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Percent on grade level
Percent point change
African American
73/172
42.4%
81/130
62.3%
+19.9
Asian
1,199/1,281
93.6%
1,598/1,661
96.2%
+2.6
Hispanic
198/415
47.7%
318/502
63.3%
+15.6
White
2,143/2,369
90.5%
2,178/2,357
92.4%
+1.9
All others
180/230
78.2%
264/308
85.7%
+7.5
English only
2,686/3,065
87.6%
3,057/3,359
91.6%
+4.0
IFEP
461/508
90.7%
697/737
94.6%
+3.9
RFEP
514/619
83.0%
502/565
88.8%
+5.8
English learner
131/271
48.3%
175/309
56.6%
+8.3
ELA = English language arts IFEP = Initially fluent English proficient RFEP = Redesignated fluent English proficient
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TION S PREMIER BIKING DESTINATIONS h7E THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPOR TUNITY FOR THE CITY TO HOPEFULLY KICK START OUR NEWLY ADOPTED "IKE AND 0E DESTRIAN 4RANSPORTATION 0LAN AND TO REALLY SIGNIFICANTLY FUND TWO OF OUR MAJOR PRIORITIES v 0LANNING $IRECTOR #URTIS 7ILLIAMS SAID 4UESDAY 4HE COUNCIL AGREED AND VOTED WITH #OUNCILMAN 3ID %SPINOSA ABSENT AND -AYOR 9IAWAY 9EH AND #OUN CILMAN ,ARRY +LEIN RECUSING THEM SELVES TO SUPPORT THE APPLICATION h) THINK THAT THIS IS A STRONG GRANT APPLICATION v #OUNCILWOMAN .ANCY 3HEPHERD SAID h) THINK IT REALLY IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR 0ALO !LTO TO SOLIDIFY OUR DETERMINATION TO GET OUR BICYCLE PATHS BUILT v (ER COLLEAGUES SHARED HER SENTI MENTS 6ICE -AYOR 'REG 3CHARFF SAID HE S VERY PLEASED THAT 3TANFORD AND 0ALO !LTO WERE ABLE TO FORM A PARTNERSHIP #OUNCILWOMAN 'AIL 0RICE AGREED h) THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY A STRONG PARTNERSHIP AMONG ALL THE PARTIES IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT AND ) THINK THAT WE CAN EACH IN OUR OWN WAY ACHIEVE OUTCOMES THAT WE JOINT LY WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY v 0RICE SAID
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4HE FIVE PROPOSED TRAIL PROJECTS WOULD CONNECT TO EXISTING OR PLANNED PATHS AT 3TANFORD OR IN 0ALO !LTO 4HE JOINT PROPOSAL ALSO EARNED PLAU DITS FROM ANOTHER IMPORTANT STAKE HOLDER GROUP 3TANFORD CAMPUS RESIDENTS !LLYN 4AYLOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE 3TANFORD #AMPUS 2ESIDENTIAL ,EASEHOLDERS SAID HER GROUP WHICH IS ELECTED TO REPRESENT THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY FULLY BACKS THE JOINT AP PLICATION 4HE HOMEOWNERS SHE SAID hARE THRILLED TO BE WORKING WITH 0ALO !LTOv ON THE GRANT PROPOSAL h3TANFORD HOMEOWNERS ARE VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM THAT S BEEN OUTLINED TO YOU TODAY v 4AYLOR TOLD THE COUNCIL 4HE CAMPUS RESIDENTS HADN T AL WAYS SEEN EYE TO EYE WITH THE CITY ON THE RECREATION FUNDS 7HEN 3ANTA #LARA #OUNTY 3UPERVISOR ,IZ +NISS PROPOSED IN -AY TO USE THE 3TANFORD FUNDS TO PAY FOR 0ALO !LTO S BIKE BRIDGE AND TO SPEND ANOTHER MILLION EXTENDING THE $UMBARTON SECTION OF THE "AY 4RAIL CAMPUS RESIDENTS PROTESTED THAT THE TWO PROJECTS ARE TOO DISTANT FROM THE CAMPUS 4HEY ASKED THE "OARD OF 3UPERVISORS TO DELAY ITS VOTE AND TO CONSIDER OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDING THE CAMPUS RESIDENTS PROPOSAL TO EXTEND TRAILS AROUND THE $ISH 5NIVERSITY OFFICIALS CONCURRED THAT THE PROCESS WAS MOVING TOO FAST AND ALSO ASKED THE COUNTY SUPERVI SORS TO SET UP A MORE DELIBERATIVE PROCESS FOR EVALUATING VARIOUS GRANT REQUESTS 4HE "OARD OF 3UPERVISORS AGREED AND IS NOW SCHEDULED TO HOLD
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE GRANT PRO POSALS ON /CT 4HE COUNTY ISSUED ITS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS IN !UGUST SAID *AIME 2O DRIGUEZ 0ALO !LTO S CHIEF TRANSPOR TATION OFFICIAL 4HIS LEFT THE CITY AND 3TANFORD WITH LESS THAN A MONTH TO PUT TOGETHER A GRANT APPLICATION 4HE NEW PLAN DIFFERS MARKEDLY FROM THE ONE +NISS PITCHED IN -AY 4HE NEW GRANT PROPOSAL INCLUDES A WIDER RANGE OF BIKE PROJECTS THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE )T ALSO INCLUDES THE NETWORK OF TRAILS BY THE $ISH FOR WHICH 3TANFORD CAMPUS RESIDENTS HAVE LONG LOBBIED )T DOES NOT HOW EVER ASK FOR ANY FUNDS FOR THE MILE $UMBARTON SECTION IN THE 3AN &RANCISCO "AY 4RAIL WHICH WOULD CONNECT 2EDWOOD #ITY AND !LVISO 7ILLIAMS SAID THE CITY DECIDED NOT TO PURSUE THE $UMBARTON LINK BECAUSE THAT PROJECT WOULD LIE IN 3AN -ATEO #OUNTY WELL OUTSIDE THE CITY S JURISDICTION h4HE APPLICATION NEEDS TO COME FROM THE SPONSORING AGENCY AND WE RE NOT THAT FOR THE "AY 4RAIL v 7ILLIAMS SAID h)T S NOT A PROJECT THAT WE WOULD SPONSOR AND BUILD v %VEN SO THE "AY 4RAIL PROJECT COULD COMPETE WITH THE ONES PRO POSED BY 0ALO !LTO AND 3TANFORD !DINA ,EVIN A MEMBER OF THE 3ILICON 6ALLEY "ICYCLE #OALITION SAID THE -IDPENINSULA /PEN 3PACE $ISTRICT PLANS TO SUBMIT ITS OWN AP PLICATION FOR THAT PLAN 4HE PROJECT
SHE SAID WOULD ADD VALUE TO THE 0ALO !LTO SECTIONS OF THE "AY 4RAIL BY MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR PEOPLE TO GET FROM THE CITY TO 3AN -ATEO AND !LAMEDA COUNTIES "UT COUNCIL MEMBERS AGREED THAT THE CITY WOULD HAVE A BETTER SHOT AT GETTING COUNTY FUNDS WITH THE PRO POSAL OFFERED BY STAFF AND 3TANFORD 2ODRIGUEZ NOTED THAT THE $UMBAR TON TRAIL IS LOCATED TOO FAR FROM THE OTHER ELEMENTS IN THE PROPOSAL 4HE ONES INCLUDED ON THE OTHER HAND ALL LINK TOGETHER IN ONE COHESIVE NETWORK 4HE ARGUMENT PROVED CON VINCING TO THE COUNCIL h) THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS PUTTING OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD AND MAKING OUR APPLICATION AS STRONG AS WE CAN MAKE IT v 3CHARFF SAID h4HE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO SECURE THE FUNDS TO MAKE THIS A REALITY v 3O FAR THE $UMBARTON TRAIL LINK AND THE BIKE BRIDGE ARE THE ONLY TWO PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN EVALUATED BY THE COUNTY S LEGAL STAFF AND DEEMED ACCEPTABLE UNDER THE CRITERIA OF THE 'ENERAL 5SE 0ERMIT +NISS TOLD THE 7EEKLY 4HURSDAY )T REMAINS TO BE SEEN SHE SAID WHETHER ALL THE PROJECTS IN THE JOINT 0ALO !LTO AND 3TANFORD APPLICATION WILL LIKEWISE QUALIFY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE GENERAL USE PERMIT h7HEN ALL APPLICATIONS ARE IN STAFF WILL TAKE A LOOK AND DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL QUALIFY v +NISS SAID N
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CALIFORNIA AVENUE NEW AND IMPROVED ... The City of Palo Alto will hold a community meeting regarding the California Avenue Transit Hub Corridor Streetscape project on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The city will show the latest concept plan and will solicit public input on the selection and placement of streetscape furniture, benches, bicycle parking, color palettes for sidewalk treatments and new planting material. The meeting will take place at the Palo Alto Unified School District, Conference Room A, 25 Churchill Ave. More information on this project is available at www.cityofpaloalto.org/calave; transportation@cityofpaloalto.org or by calling the Transportation Division at 329-2520. ICE CREAM SOCIAL ... Midtown, one of Palo Alto’s largest neighborhoods, will host its annual Midtown Ice Cream and Issues social, on Sunday, Sept. 16, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Hoover Park, 2901 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Festivities include ice cream scooped by Palo Alto City Council and Board of Education candidates, Palo Alto Firefighters chili, Palo Alto Fire Department engine, children’s activities, a book giveaway, and Palo Alto Police Lt. De Santigo and his canine police dog. Midtown neighborhood residents are invited and can email MidtownNews@att.net for more information. N
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BRING YOUR PIC-A-NIC BASKETS ... The College Terrace Residents’ Association (CTRA) is sponsoring its annual fall picnic on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 3 to 6 p.m., in Mayfield Park, next to the historic College Terrace Library on Wellesley Street. This year entertainer Daffy Dave will perform from 4 to 5 p.m. All residents of the College Terrace neighborhood are welcome and are asked to bring a dish to share as well as personal utensils, plates and cups. Hot dogs, veggie burgers and lemonade will be provided by the CTRA. More information is available by emailing board@ctra.org.
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ENUE 4HIS WINTER WORKERS WILL START ON MAINTENANCE -OST TREES WILL BE PRUNED BUT SOME IN POOR CONDITION WILL BE REMOVED .EW MAGNOLIAS WILL BE PLANTED WHERE SPACE IS AVAIL ABLE HE SAID 4HE TREES WILL BE ASSESSED ON A LIST OF FACTORS INCLUDING CONDITION RISK SIZE LOCATION AND POSSIBILITY TO REPLANT 0ASSMORE ASSERTED THAT BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT WORKERS COULD TREAT TREES WITH QUESTIONABLE HEALTH OR DEFER THEIR REMOVAL AFTER RISKS TO THE PUBLIC ARE REDUCED 4HE TREES WOULD BE TAKEN OUT AND REPLACED ONE AT A TIME RATHER THAN EN MASSE HE SAID (E PLANS TO REACH OUT TO THE COM MUNITY ONCE ASSESSMENT IS COM PLETE #ATHERINE -ARTINEAU EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF #ANOPY WHICH IS DEDI CATED TO PROTECTING THE URBAN FOREST SAID THE ICONIC 5NIVERSITY !VENUE TREES ARE ONE OF THE FEW STANDS THE CITY REPLACES WITH THE SAME SPECIES SHE SAID h4HEY CREATE SUCH AN AMAZING
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A Neighbor’s Obligation to Pay for a Fence All too often disputes arise between owners directly adjacent to one another regarding the cost of replacing an old fence. Almost all fences are considered ďŹ xtures because they are attached to the ground, as opposed to resting on its surface. Since most fences are ďŹ xtures, they can’t necessarily be moved, added to, or dismantled by the owner anytime the owner wants to (because of building codes, recorded covenants, etc.). Not surprisingly, most disputes between adjoining landowners concerning fences do involve fences that are on the boundary. Civil Code 841, which regulates these so-called “division fences,â€? provides that “Coterminous owners are mutually bound equally to maintain: (1) the boundaries and monuments between them; (2) the
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Palo Alto’s social calendar packed in September $OZENS OF COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE UNDERWAY
For a complete list of classes and class fees, lectures and health education resources, visit pamf.org/healtheducation.
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Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics Tuesday, Sept. 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
Presented by Edie Yau, M.A. Director of Diversity, Alzheimer’s Association 650-853-4873
Attendees will learn about the differences between normal aging and dementia, the basics of Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders, the diagnostic process, and management of the disease. Additional topics consist of community resources including the Alzheimer’s Association, planning for the future, and how family members and caregivers can help the person with dementia.
Understanding Hypertension Tuesday, Sept. 25, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. Sunnyvale City Senior Center 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale
Presented by Aarti Srinivasan, M.D. PAMF Internal Medicine No registration needed, however, email can be sent to nhextell@ci.sunnyvale.ca.us
Hypertension is prevalent, affecting over 60% of older Americans. We’ll review the deďŹ nition of “hypertension,â€? lifestyle changes and modiďŹ cations that lower blood pressure, as well as common medications used to treat blood pressure. We’ll talk briey about other risk factors, such as diabetes, and cholesterol, that can exist along with blood pressure and increase one’s risk for heart disease.
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High Holy Days 5773 with Keddem Congregation Everyone is welcome to attend our High Holy Day services at no charge, as space permits. Advance reservations required. Keddem is a community-led, Reconstructionist Jewish congregation, passionately committed to infusing tradition with new meaning. Elisheva Salamo, Rabbi
Main services in the Cultural Center (Theater) of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto.
Rosh Hashanah Sun, Sept 16, 7:30 pm Evening Service Mon, Sept 17, 9:30 am 1st Day Morning Service 9:45 am Junior Congregation; 10 am Young Children’s Celebration Tues, Sept 18, 9:30 am 2nd Day at Kehillah Jewish HS
Reserve online at www.Keddem.org
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Tues, Sept 25, 7 pm Kol Nidrey (and food drive) Wed, Sept 26, 9:30 am Morning Service 650-494-6400 9:45 am Junior Congregation; 10 am Young Children’s Celebration hhd_reservations@Keddem.org 5 pm Mincha, Yizkor, Ne’ilah
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Your Child’s Health University Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital offers classes and seminars designed to foster good health and enhance the lives of parents and children. CHILD CPR & FIRST AID Designed for parents and care-givers of children one year of age to adolescence, this class will cover cardio-pulmonary resuscitation techniques, choking and ďŹ rst aid for common childhood injuries. - Saturday, October 13: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
GRANDPARENTS SEMINAR Designed for new and expectant grandparents, this class examines changes in labor and delivery practices, the latest recommendations for infant care and the unique role of grandparents in the life of their grandchild. - Sunday, October 21: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
MOTHERS OF SONS: THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF GUIDING YOUR SON THROUGH ADOLESCENCE Robert Lehman, MD, co-creator of the “Heart to Heart� program will host an evening just for mothers of adolescent sons. This seminar is a primer for mothers on the changes a boy experiences in adolescence and how mothers can help guide them. - Tuesday, October 23: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
PREPARING FOR MULTIPLES Are you expecting twins, or triplets or more? With the potential for early delivery, expectant parents of multiples are encouraged to learn everything there is to know about carrying and delivering multiple infants. - Sunday, October 28: 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Call (650) 724-4601 or visit calendar.lpch.org to register or obtain more information on the times, locations and fees for these and other courses.
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These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com/news or click on “News� in the left, green column.
Police anticipate heavy traffic this weekend 4HE 0ALO !LTO 0OLICE $EPARTMENT HAS ISSUED TWO TRAFFIC ADVISORIES FOR THIS WEEKEND 4HE 3TANFORD FOOTBALL GAME 3ATURDAY 3EPT AT P M IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE HEAVY TRAFFIC ON %MBARCADERO 2OAD %L #AMINO 2EAL AND 3AND (ILL 2OAD POLICE SAID (Posted Sept. 6 at 2:41 p.m.)
Downed phone lines snarl traffic on Highway 101 4RAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WAS DISRUPTED FOR ABOUT MINUTES ON 5 3 (IGHWAY IN 2EDWOOD #ITY THIS MORNING AFTER PHONE LINES FELL ACROSS THE ROADWAY A #ALIFORNIA (IGHWAY 0ATROL OFFICER SAID (Posted Sept. 6 at 12:18 p.m.)
U.S. Marshals, CHP arrest teen in East Palo Alto ! TEEN BOY BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN ONE OF TWO PEOPLE IN A CAR THAT RAMMED AND SHOT AT A #ALIFORNIA (IGHWAY 0ATROL VEHICLE IN /AKLAND EARLIER THIS SUMMER WAS ARRESTED IN %AST 0ALO !LTO 7EDNESDAY 3EPT POLICE SAID (Posted Sept. 6 at 8:19 a.m.)
Party crasher fires shots at Menlo Park house ! 3AN *OSE MAN WAS ARRESTED 3ATURDAY MORNING 3EPT ON SIX COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY FIRED SHOTS AT A HOUSE IN THE .ORTH &AIR /AKS AREA WHERE HE HAD BEEN KICKED OUT OF A PARTY ACCORD ING TO THE 3AN -ATEO #OUNTY 3HERIFF S /FFICE (Posted Sept. 4 at 11:22 a.m.)
Federal drug charges filed against Palo Alto man 0ERRY -OSDROMOS A 0ALO !LTO MAN WHO WAS ARRESTED ON *UNE FOR SELLING WORTH OF STEROIDS AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS THROUGH HIS -ENLO 0ARK BODYBUILDING BUSINESS WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED BY FEDERAL AGENTS FOR THE CRIMES ON !UG (Posted Sept. 4 at 9:41 a.m.)
Fight leads to stabbing in East Palo Alto ! YEAR OLD BOY WAS ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A STABBING THAT SERIOUSLY INJURED AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN IN %AST 0ALO !LTO EARLY -ONDAY MORNING 3EPT POLICE SAID (Posted Sept. 3 at 11:10 a.m.)
Man killed in Middlefield Road crash identified ! MAN WHO WAS KILLED WHEN HIS CAR DRIFTED OFF OF -IDDLEFIELD 2OAD IN 0ALO !LTO -ONDAY MORNING HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THE 3ANTA #LARA #OUNTY #ORONER S /FFICE SAID ON 4UESDAY (Posted Sept. 3 at 11 a.m.)
Palo Alto electronics burglars face prosecution 4WO MEN ACCUSED OF STEALING HIGH END ELECTRONICS TO SELL ONLINE INCLUDING FROM 0ALO !LTO BUSINESSES WILL BE PROSECUTED BY THE STATE #ALIFORNIA !TTORNEY 'ENERAL +AMALA (ARRIS ANNOUNCED &RIDAY !UG (Posted Sept. 3 at 11 a.m.)
Stanford, PAMF unit fined in administrative errors 3TANFORD 5NIVERSITY (OSPITAL AND -ENLO 0ARK 3URGICAL (OSPITAL A UNIT OF THE 0ALO !LTO -EDICAL &OUNDATION WERE AMONG #ALIFORNIA HOSPITALS CITED 4HURSDAY !UG AFTER THE #ALIFORNIA $EPARTMENT OF 0UBLIC (EALTH FOUND VIOLATIONS OF LICENSING REQUIREMENTS THAT hCAUSED OR WERE LIKELY TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO PATIENTS v (Posted VI S IT LP CH.ORG TO S IG N U P FOR CLAS S E S Page 12ĂŠUĂŠ-iÂŤĂŒi“LiÀÊÇ]ÊÓä£ÓÊUĂŠ*>Â?ÂœĂŠ Â?ĂŒÂœĂŠ7iiÂŽÂ?ÞÊUĂŠĂœĂœĂœÂ°*>Â?Âœ Â?ĂŒÂœ"˜Â?ˆ˜i°Vœ“
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City Council (Sept. 4)
Trails: The council voted to submit a joint application with Stanford University seeking $10.4 million in Santa Clara County funds for a host of recreational improvements, including a new bike bridge over Highway 101 and a system of trails around the Stanford Dish. Yes: Burt, Holman, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd Absent: Espinosa Recused: Klein, Yeh Contract: The council approved a new contract with the management and professionals group. The agreement includes greater employee contributions toward pension and health care and a 3 percent increase in base salary. Yes: Burt, Holman, Klein, Price, Scharff, Schmid, Shepherd, Yeh Absent: Espinosa
Board of Education (Sept. 4)
Ballot propositions: The board voted to endorse Propositions 30 and 38, both education-funding propositions on California’s November ballot. Yes: Klausner, Tom, Townsend Abstain: Mitchell Absent: Caswell 2012-13 priorities: The board voted on a list of district “focused goals� for 201213, including implementation of the district’s new homework policy and Elementary Math Task Force results and efforts toward student social-emotional health. Action: Unanimous Student achievement: The board heard a report on 2012 California Standards (STAR) Test results for elementary and middle school students, including an analysis on progress in narrowing the achievement gap among ethnic and socioeconomic subgroups. Action: None
Utilities Advisory Commission (Sept. 5)
Electric: The commission discussed recommending the City Council appoint a citizen-advisory committee to solicit community input about the city’s electric undergrounding policy. Yes: Eglash, Foster, Hall Absent: Chang, Cook, Melton Abstain: Waldfogel Power:The commission voted to recommend approving a power-purchase agreement with Brannon Solar, LLC, for up to 52,000 megawatt hours per year of energy over 25 years at a cost not to exceed $91 million. Yes: Eglash, Foster, Hall, Waldfogel Absent: Chang, Cook, Melton
Architectural Review Board (Sept. 6)
Stanford Shopping Center: The board discussed a request by Macy’s Inc., for a new three-story commercial development at the Bloomingdale’s site at Stanford Shopping Center. The board did not vote on the project but expressed concern about the height of the proposed building. Action: None
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Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission; discuss a proposed planned-community project at 395 Page Mill Road and 3045 Park Boulevard that may involve a new public-safety building; and consider a colleagues’ memo from Mayor Yiaway Yeh, Vice Mayor Greg Scharff and Councilman Larry Klein urging opposition to Measure C. The joint session will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, in the Council Conference Room. Regular meeting will follow in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hear the quarterly audit report from Office of the City Auditor; discuss the status of audit recommendations and discuss the city’s economic development policy. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the city’s capital-improvement program; the proposed Transportation Citywide Survey, which is designed to collect comprehensive data on travel and transportation patterns in the city; and the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority’s proposed initial flood-protection project. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). COUNCIL RAIL COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hear an update on Caltrain’s grade crossing and track analysis, consider possible revisions to the Rail Committee’s guiding principles and discuss a press release updating the community on rail-related issues. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to review the Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report, appoint mediators to the Palo Alto Mediation Program, and consider a resolution by Santa Clara County Move to Amend that corporations are not people and money is not speech. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).
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CENT TAX ON EVERY DOLLAR OF GROSS RECEIPTS 4HE ORDINANCE ALSO LIMITS THE DISPENSARIES HOURS OF OPERA TIONS TO BETWEEN A M AND P M AND PROHIBITS THEM FROM SETTING UP SHOPS IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS OR NEAR SCHOOLS PARKS OR DAY CARE CENTERS "UT OPPONENTS POINT TO 3AN *OSE WHICH EARLIER THIS YEAR REPEALED ITS MEDICAL MARIJUANA ORDINANCE AFTER RECEIVING COMPLAINTS ABOUT hPUB LIC NUISANCE ILLEGAL DRUG USE AND HARASSMENT OF PASSERSBY LOITERING SMOKING TOO CLOSE TO SCHOOLS AND DAY CARES AND DISTURBING THE PEACE v ACCORDING TO THE REBUTTAL $ESPITE 3AN *OSE S REPEAL SEVERAL DISPENSA RIES ARE STILL OPERATING THERE h7E SHOULD NOT MAKE 0ALO !LTO THE CENTER OF THE 0ENINSULA FOR THIS NEGATIVE ACTIVITY AS OTHER CITIES MOVE TO BAN POT DISPENSARIES v THE REBUTTAL STATES )N THE COLLEAGUES MEMO WHICH THE #ITY #OUNCIL IS SCHEDULED TO CON SIDER -ONDAY 9EH 3CHARFF AND +LEIN ALSO POINT TO THE LEGAL CONFUSION AS A REASON TO OPPOSE THE MEASURE 4HEY NOTE THAT 2EDWOOD #ITY HAD VOTED IN /CTOBER TO BAN POT DISPENSARIES UNDER THE ADVICE OF ITS CITY ATTORNEY h)F THE #ITY ISSUES PERMITS FOR MARIJUANA TO BE GROWN AND SOLD WITHIN THE #ITY OF 0ALO !LTO IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT THE LEGAL RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS COULD BE v THE MEMO STATES h(OWEVER THESE RAMIFICATIONS COULD RANGE FROM FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROSE CUTION OF THOSE AIDING AND ABETTING THE CULTIVATION AND SALE OF MARIJUANA TO THE #ITY LOSING ANY ABILITY TO REG ULATE THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES v
#ITY !TTORNEY -OLLY 3TUMP SAID THE STATE 3UPREME #OURT HAS BEEN CONSIDERING FOUR CASES FOCUSED ON MARIJUANA LAWS IN RECENT MONTHS 4HREE OF THEM CENTER ON THE QUES TION OF WHETHER IT S LEGAL FOR CITIES TO BAN MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES 4HE COURT IS EXPECTED TO ISSUE A RULING ON THESE CASES IN LATE OR EARLY SHE SAID 4HE FOURTH CASE APPROACHED THE QUESTION FROM THE OTHER SIDE AND CONSIDERS WHETHER IT S LEGAL TO PERMIT AND REGULATE MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES )N THIS CASE 0ACK VS 3UPERIOR #OURT THE COURT WAS CONSIDERING WHETHER ,ONG "EACH S ORDINANCE PERMITTING MEDICAL MARI JUANA IS COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL LAW 4HE 3ECOND $ISTRICT #OURT OF !P PEAL IN 3OUTHERN #ALIFORNIA RULED THAT THE ,ONG "EACH LAW WHICH IS SIMILAR TO THE ONE 0ALO !LTO VOTERS WILL CONSIDER IN .OVEMBER VIOLATES FEDERAL LAW 3TUMP SAID THAT THE APPEALS COURT ESSENTIALLY RULED THAT WHAT THE CITY WAS DOING BY REGULATING THE POT DIS PENSARIES WAS ACTUALLY PERMITTING THESE DISPENSARIES 4HE CASE WENT TO THE STATE 3UPREME #OURT WHICH DECIDED THAT IT S NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND RELEASED THE CASE BACK AS AN hUNPUBLISHED DECISION v 3TUMP SAID 4HIS MEANS THAT THE DECISION IS BINDING TO THE PARTIES IN THE CASE BUT NOT TO ANYONE ELSE SHE SAID h4HIS IS INTERESTING FOR 0ALO !LTO BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT WE ARE NOT IN THE SHORT RUN GOING TO GET A STATE MENT FROM THE 3UPREME #OURT ABOUT THE PERMISSIBILITY OF THESE ORDINANCES v 3TUMP SAID N
City of Palo Alto ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NOTICE OF PREPARATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto Department of Public Works intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Report under the California Environmental Quality Act for the project listed below. A Scoping Meeting will be held September 18, 2012 from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM at Palo Verde Elementary School Multi-Purpose Room, 3450 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303. An Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act will also be prepared. Scoping comments will be accepted beginning September 19, 2012 through October 18, 2012 at the following email pwecips@cityofpaloalto.org or by mail at the following address: c/o Elizabeth Ames, Palo Alto Department of Public Works, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California 94301. Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overcrossing PE-11011: is proposed by the City of Palo Alto and would build a year-round, grade-separated pedestrian and bicycle crossing of Highway 101 connecting south Palo Alto neighborhoods with the Baylands Nature Preserve and recreational and employment opportunities. The overcrossing is generally proposed as a 12-18’ wide pedestrian and bicycle bridge which would include a minimum 10’ wide travelway that would allow for a shared facility. Several alternative alignments will be proposed and considered. Potential environmental impacts could include changes to the visual landscape, biological impacts to surrounding wetlands and, temporary impacts during construction from noise, increased trafďŹ c and potential disruption to utilities. Curtis Williams, Director of Planning and Community Environment Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in using City facilities, services or programs or who would like information on the City’s compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 may contact (650) 329-2550. Sign language interpreters will be provided upon request with 72 hours advance notice. ĂœĂœĂœÂ°*>Â?Âœ Â?ĂŒÂœ"˜Â?ˆ˜i°VÂœÂ“ĂŠUĂŠ*>Â?ÂœĂŠ Â?ĂŒÂœĂŠ7iiÂŽÂ?ÞÊUĂŠ-iÂŤĂŒi“LiÀÊÇ]ÊÓä£ÓÊU Page 13
Wilford Walter Noeller Oct. 19, 1924-Aug. 22, 2012 Wilford W. (Bill) Noeller, 87, a 62-year resident of Palo Alto, died peacefully at home on Aug. 22. He was born Oct. 19, 1924, in Hughson, Calif., and grew up on the family ranch on the Tuolumne River. Bill served in the Navy as a Pharmacist’s Mate aboard ship and in Guadalcanal during World War II. He earned an A.A. degree in Agriculture at Modesto Junior College after the war, and received his private pilot’s license. In 1949 he married Betty Jane Reeves of Turlock, Calif. They moved to Palo Alto in 1950 when Bill began working as a Palo Alto Police Officer. In 1956 he went to work at Hewlett-Packard, retiring from HP after 31 years. Bill was an outdoorsman all his life, hiking the John Muir Trail, fishing in the Sierras and Carmel Valley, and rafting the Grand Canyon. After retirement he enjoyed walking at Rancho San Antonio and the Palo Alto Baylands. He remodeled his own and his daughter’s home, and built a cabin in Felton. Bill also went with his family on many road trips throughout the west, as well as to the East Coast and Alaska. Bill is survived by his daughter, Linda Dillon of Palo Alto; daughter and son-in-law, Jennie Noeller and George Paulsen of Los Altos; granddaughters, Janet Dillon Owen, Katie Dillon Pfenninger, Elizabeth Paulsen, Lindsay Dillon and Caroline Paulsen; grandson-in-law, Marc Pfenninger; great-grandsons, Cameron Owen, Cooper Owen and Max Pfenninger; and brother, Francis Noeller of Hughson. He was predeceased by his wife Betty Noeller and his brother Fritz Noeller. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Sept. 9, at 2 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Memorial donations may be made to the Sempervirens Fund. Link: http://www.sempervirens.org/donate.php
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Carole Hansen Lusebrink After a prolonged illness, longtime Palo Alto resident Carole Hansen Lusebrink died Aug. 23 in Davis, Calif. She was born in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 2, 1929, and is the daughter of George H. and Afton Allred Hansen. After graduating from Lincoln High School and Brigham Young University, she taught Home Economics in Richland, Wash., where she met William Nels “Bill” Lusebrink of Walnut Creek, Calif. They were married in Provo on Jan. 26, 1953.
After living in Washington, they moved to California in 1958 and settled in Palo Alto in 1961, where Bill worked for Stanford University. They lived in the same Palo Alto home for 43 years. Preceding her in death were her two brothers, Don and Alan Hansen. She is survived by her sister, Helen Warnock; her husband, Bill; son, Karl, and daughter-in-law, Rita; son, Glen, and daughter-in-law, Jody; and three grandchildren. A memorial celebrating her life will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, at 3 p.m. in the auditorium at the University Retirement Community in Davis, Calif. Interment will be at East Lawn Memorial Hills in Provo, Utah, at a date to be announced. Charitable contributions in her honor can be made to the American Diabetes Association at www. diabetes.org.
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Richard Lyman A memorial service will be held for former Stanford President Richard Lyman on Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 3 p.m. at Stanford Memorial Church. A reception will follow from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Stanford Faculty Club. Lyman, whose tenure as provost and later president of Stanford University spanned a tumultuous period of student protest over the Vietnam War, weapons research and civil rights, died May 27 of congestive heart failure. He was 88.
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March 16, 1932 – August 20, 2012 Dr. Philip M. Stein, Bay Area psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, fanatical tennis player, and loving husband, father, and grandfather, died on August 20, 2012, after contending with Parkinson’s disease for twenty-four years. Phil, known as “Big Phil” by family and friends, was born in Brooklyn in 1932, the youngest of seven children. As a kid, Phil inhabited the streets of East New York, playing stickball, handball, and sandlot baseball (he pitched). His father, Jacob, passed when Phil was seventeen, and Phil went to work to take care of his mother, Rebecca. He attended City College of New York and Brooklyn College at night, and was graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Phil met Bonnie Miller, of Forest Hills, New York, in 1954, and they were married two years later. Phil attended medical school at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx and was a member of its third graduating class in 1961. His residency at Stanford University Medical School took him and Bonnie to Palo Alto in 1962. Phil’s oldest child, Andrew, later graduated from Einstein, making them the first pair of father-son alums in Einstein’s history. While Phil was on a surgery rotation during medical school, a nurse prophetically joked that he had “the hands of a psychiatrist.” Phil had the mind, the empathy, the wisdom, the ear,
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and the compassion of a great psychiatrist, as well as a deep grasp of, and scholarly devotion to, psychoanalytic theory. Combining clinical skill and a capacious love of people, Phil had a busy private practice in San Jose and, later, Palo Alto until he retired in 2004. He also became a training analyst at the San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute, and taught courses in psychiatry and psychotherapy at Stanford University Medical School and the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology (PGSP) in Menlo Park. Phil is survived by Bonnie, his wife of 56 years, and by their four children: Dr. Andrew Stein and his wife, Karen, of Danville; Julie Bolanos and her husband, Ray, of Redwood City; Paul Stein and his wife, Sarah Smith, of San Francisco; and Laura Santora and her husband, Francis, of Menlo Park. Phil had seven grandchildren: Jordan, Becky, Hanna, Matthew, Harriet, Walter, and Jessie. Phil is also survived by his big brother, Alvin Stein of Barrington, Rhode Island. A memorial service for Phil will be held at Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma Street (between Charleston and San Antonio), Palo Alto, on September 30, 2012, at 3 p.m. The family invites you to contribute, in lieu of flowers, to the American Parkinson Disease Association (www.apdaparkinson.org). PA I D
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Harry James Conner April 14, 1943 – Aug 30, 2012 It is with great sadness that we share the news of the loss of Harry James Conner on Aug. 30, 2012. Also known as “Harry the Hat,” Harry and his wife Molly Morris Conner have resided in Oregon since 1995. Born April 14, 1943, in Booneville, Ind., to Pierre William Conner and Signa Viola Felt Conner, they moved to California when he was still a baby. Until moving to Oregon, Harry lived and worked in the Palo Alto area of California. He went to Cubberley High School in Palo Alto, Calif., and then joined the Navy. After discharge, Harry met Marilyn Badgley and she soon became his wife. They had two children, Deborah and Todd. They divorced in 1985 and Harry met Molly Morris, bringing yet another beautiful, wonderful woman into the Conner family. Harry is survived by his wife, Molly; his children, Deborah and Todd; five grandchildren, Austin Billy Conner, Signa Maxine Mascot, William Philip Mascot, Colman James Conner and Riley Thomas Conner. He is also survived by his father, Pierre Conner; and siblings, Karen Conner, Rickey Conner, Leslie Spencer and Susan Nance; and a host of other family and friends who were important to Harry throughout his lifetime. Memorial services are pending. PA I D
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Violence related Assault and battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Misc. traffic violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Suspicious vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .2 Vehicle code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Miscellaneous Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Fire call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .2 Suspicious person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Town ordinance violation . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 Violence related Arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Assault w/a deadly weapon . . . . . . . . . .1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Family violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Robbery/car jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Sexual assault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft related Attempted burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Commercial burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Vehicle related Abandoned auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Driving w/suspended license . . . . . . . . .8 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .7 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .8 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Miscellaneous Animal call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Casualty/fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . .2 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Possession of stolen property . . . . . . . .1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Stalking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .9 Town ordinance violation . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Menlo Park Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Theft related Attempted burglary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Vehicle related Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Driving w/suspended license . . . . . . . . .4 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .8 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .7 Vehicle tampering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Alcohol or drug related Drug activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Drunk driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Miscellaneous CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Probation violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Property destruction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .1 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Shots fired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Pedestrian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto 00 block University Avenue, 8/29, 12:16 a.m.; assault with a deadly weapon. Unlisted block Dake Avenue, 8/29, 7:20 p.m.; family violence. Unlisted block El Camino Real, 8/29, 12:13 p.m.; sexual assault. 300 block University Avenue, 8/30, 12:34 p.m.; robbery/car jack. Unlisted block N. California Avenue, 9/1, 10:58 a.m.; arson. Unlisted block Guinda Street, 9/3, 9:51 a.m.; battery.
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Menlo Park Unlisted block Pierce Road, 8/29, 9:38 a.m.; battery. 1300 block Willow Road, 8/30, 9:02 p.m.; spousal abuse. Unlisted block Ringwood Avenue, 8/31, 5:06 p.m.; robbery. 1300 block Henderson Avenue, 9/3, 1:57 p.m.; spousal abuse. 1300 block Willow Road, 9/2, 5:43 p.m.; domestic violence.
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Suddenly, agreement on trails, bike bridge !FTER A FALSE START IN -AY 3TANFORD AND 0ALO !LTO AGREE ON PLANS FOR IMPROVING REGIONAL TRAIL SYSTEM UST THREE MONTHS AFTER A 3TANFORD RESIDENTS GROUP COMPLAINED IT WASN T EVEN CONSULTED ON A PROPOSAL BY 3UPERVISOR ,IZ +NISS TO USE FUNDS MEANT TO OFFSET THE IMPACT OF 3TANFORD GROWTH ON A BIKE BRIDGE OVER (IGHWAY A NEW PLAN WITH SUPPORT FROM BOTH THE RESIDENTS GROUP AND THE UNIVERSITY PICKED UP THE ENDORSE MENT OF THE 0ALO !LTO #ITY #OUNCIL THIS WEEK AND NOW GOES TO THE COUNTY "OARD OF 3UPERVISORS FOR APPROVAL )F COUNTY SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE MILLION BEING HELD BY THE COUNTY WILL FUND FIVE PROJECTS s MILLION TO HELP FUND A LONG SOUGHT PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE BRIDGE AT !DOBE #REEK CONNECTING THE "AYLANDS AND -OUNTAIN 6IEW COMMERCIAL AREAS EAST OF "AYSHORE WITH SOUTH 0ALO !LTO s MILLION TO DEVELOP NEW OR IMPROVED BIKE PEDESTRIAN TRAILS AROUND THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PERIMETERS OF THE CAMPUS s MILLION FOR A NEW EAST WEST BIKE PEDESTRIAN TRAIL ALONG -ATADERO #REEK RUNNING FROM "RYANT 3TREET TO 'REER 2OAD s TO CREATE THE CITY S SECOND NORTH SOUTH hBIKE BOULE VARDv ALONG 0ARK "OULEVARD s TO ENHANCE A TRAIL ALONG !RASTRADERO 2OAD BETWEEN &OOTHILL %XPRESSWAY AND 0URISSIMA 2OAD IN ,OS !LTOS (ILLS 4HE DEAL FLEW THROUGH THE #ITY #OUNCIL 4UESDAY RIGHTFULLY EARNING ACCOLADES FROM MEMBERS WHO LIKED THE POSITIVE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THE CITY S NEW "IKE AND 0EDESTRIAN 4RANSPORTATION 0LAN THAT EVENTUALLY COULD TRANSFORM THE CITY INTO ONE OF THE NA TION S PREMIER BIKE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES 3UPERVISOR +NISS WHO REPRESENTS 0ALO !LTO ON THE COUNTY BOARD HAD PROMOTED USING MILLION OF THE 3TANFORD FUNDS TO BUILD THE BIKE BRIDGE AND A BAYFRONT TRAIL SAID 7EDNESDAY THAT COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE IF EACH PROJECT MEETS THE TERMS OF THE GENERAL USE PERMIT AWARDED TO 3TANFORD BY THE COUNTY MORE THAN YEARS AGO 3HE ADDED THAT THE PROCESS TO APPROVE ALL THE PROPOSALS COULD TAKE SOME TIME TO WORK THROUGH THE COUNTY SYS TEM AND ULTIMATELY WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE SUPERVISORS h4HERE IS NO RUSH v SHE SAID REACTING TO GRUMBLING BY CITY OF FICIALS THAT THE COUNTY GAVE THEM LESS THAN TWO MONTHS TO PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL FOR THE AVAILABLE FUNDS DUE YESTERDAY 4HE FUNDS BECAME AVAILABLE WHEN 3AN -ATEO #OUNTY DECIDED NOT TO BUILD A TRAIL ON !LPINE 2OAD 4HE TRAIL WAS ONE OF TWO PRO POSED AS MITIGATION FOR 3TANFORD S hGENERAL USE PERMIT v WHICH GAVE THE UNIVERSITY PERMISSION TO BUILD UP TO MILLION SQUARE FEET OF NEW DEVELOPMENT ON THE CAMPUS 4HE MILLION REVERTED TO 3ANTA #LARA #OUNTY WHICH MUST NOW USE THE MONEY TO ENHANCE RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR USERS OF THE 3TANFORD CAMPUS 4HE 3TANFORD RESIDENTS GROUP WHICH HAD STRONGLY OPPOSED +NISS PLAN IN -AY SAID AT THE TIME THAT SOME OF THE MONEY SHOULD BE USED FOR PROJECTS THAT WOULD BENEFIT STUDENTS AND PERMANENT CAMPUS RESIDENTS AND PROPOSED THE CAMPUS TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS THAT ULTIMATELY BECAME A MAJOR PART OF THE PLAN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL 4UESDAY )F THE DEAL WINS APPROVAL FROM THE COUNTY IT WILL BE A HUGE BENEFIT FOR THE THOUSANDS OF CYCLISTS WHO USE TRAILS AND BIKE LANES EVERY DAY TO CRISSCROSS THE 3TANFORD CAMPUS AND CITY RESIDENTS SEEKING BETTER WAYS TO GET AROUND BY BIKE !DDING DEDICATED TRAILS TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO THE 3TANFORD 3HOPPING #ENTER THROUGH 3TAN FORD AND BETTER CONNECTIONS UP 3TANFORD !VENUE TO *UNIPERO 3ERRA AND THE $ISH TRAIL WILL BE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT IS NOW AVAILABLE &OR 0ALO !LTO A NEW BIKE BRIDGE WOULD PROVIDE A SAFE YEAR ROUND ROUTE TO THE "AYLANDS A MUCH BETTER OPTION THAN THE ACCESS AVAILABLE NOW VIA THE !DOBE #REEK TUNNEL BENEATH THE FREEWAY WHICH IS CLOSED DURING THE RAINY SEASON *UST LAST YEAR WHEN THEN -AYOR 3ID %SPINOSA MADE THE ADOPTION OF A NEW "ICYCLE AND 0EDESTRIAN 4RANSPORTATION 0LAN ONE OF HIS MAJOR PRIORITIES THE EXCITING PROJECTS ENVISIONED AT THAT TIME WERE WITHOUT FUNDING DEPENDENT ON FINDING GRANT MONEY OR COMPET ING WITH OTHER CITY PROJECTS FOR SCARCE CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT DOLLARS 7E TRUST 3UPERVISOR +NISS WILL PUSH COUNTY STAFF AND HER COL LEAGUES TO APPROVE THE 3TANFORD 0ALO !LTO PROPOSAL BEFORE SHE LEAVES THE BOARD LATER THIS YEAR 7ITH THE BROAD SUPPORT OF 3TAN FORD 5NIVERSITY THE 3TANFORD RESIDENTS GROUP AND THE UNANIMOUS ENDORSEMENT OF THE 0ALO !LTO #ITY #OUNCIL THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF THE EASIER 3TANFORD RELATED DECISIONS THE BOARD HAS BEEN ASKED TO MAKE
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7HILE ON THE SUBJECT OF NAM ING OR RENAMING BUILDINGS LIKE THE MAIN LIBRARY IS THERE A REASON WHY THE #ULTURAL #ENTER WHEN IT WAS RENAMED A FEW YEARS AGO WAS CALLED THE 0ALO !LTO !RT #ENTER RATHER THAN THE 0ALO !LTO !RTS #ENTER 4HERE IS AN AUDITORIUM WHICH WHEN AVAILABLE IS USED BY MUSICIANS FOR CONCERTS AND RECIT ALS 7HY NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR PRESENCE TOO BY THE ADDITION OF THE LETTER hSv 3HAILA 3ADROZINSKI #HURCHILL !VENUE
Thanks, drivers %DITOR
) AM WRITING TO PRAISE THE AWARENESS OF AND PATIENCE TOWARD YOUNG BICYCLISTS THAT ) HAVE SEEN SHOWN BY 0ALO !LTO DRIVERS 'ETTING MY YEAR OLD TWINS OFF THE SAFE TRAILS AT 3HORELINE AND ONTO REGULAR 0ALO !LTO STREETS AS WE BIKED TO CAMP THIS SUMMER WAS THE SCARIEST THING ) HAVE EVER DONE "ECAUSE OF COURSE DESPITE ALL OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT TRAFFIC RULES AND SAFETY ISSUES IT HAS NOT BEEN WITHOUT INCIDENT ) VE HAD CHILDREN MISTAKENLY GO THE WRONG WAY ACROSS TRAFFIC WHEN CROSS ING AN INTERSECTION AND AT TIMES THE COMMAND TO hWAITv WAS MIS INTERPRETED AS hGO v /UR WORST MIX UP WAS THE DAY THEY TANGLED THEIR TRAINING WHEELS WHILE CROSSING ,OMA 6ERDE AT -IDDLEFIELD AND BOTH WENT DOWN IN A HEAP 7ITH A TODDLER ON THE BACK OF MY OWN BIKE ) COULDN T EASILY GET OFF TO HELP YET THE DRIV ERS EASILY MORE THAN CARS WERE INVOLVED WAITED PATIENTLY THROUGH A COMPLETE TRAFFIC LIGHT CYCLE WHILE EVERYONE GOT BACK ON THEIR FEET AND ACROSS THE STREET SAFELY NO DRIVER HONKED AND NO VEHICLE TRIED TO hSNEAK BYv US ) AM GRATEFUL FOR THE TOLERANCE SHOWN BY LOCAL DRIVERS WHICH HAS MADE IT SAFE FOR US TO GET THROUGH THAT CRUCIAL EARLY LEARNING PERIOD -Y CHILDREN ARE NOW MUCH MORE COMPETENT AND WE HAPPILY BIKE TO SCHOOL DAILY 4HEIR BODIES ARE GETTING STRONGER OUR STREETS ARE LESS CONGESTED AND OUR ENVIRON MENT IS CLEANER $ORI -OSS 4ORREYA #OURT
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4HE 7EEKLY NOTED THAT FEW CANDIDATES HAVE FILED FOR #ITY #OUNCIL AND 3CHOOL "OARD RACES 0UBLIC SERVICE IS IMPORTANT AND REWARDING BUT THERE ARE SERIOUS OBSTACLES TO RUNNING ,ET ME SUG GEST REASONS AND A SIMPLE AND USE FUL SOLUTION )T IS WELL UNDERSTOOD ESPE CIALLY BY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN CIVIC AFFAIRS THAT
TIME AND SCHEDULE DEMANDS CAN BE DAUNTING %LECTED OFFICIALS MUST PREPARE FOR MEETINGS AT TEND SEVERAL WEEKLY MEETINGS TALK WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAFF RESPOND TO EMAILS AND PHONE CALLS SERVE AS A LIAISON TO LOCAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SERVE ON REGIONAL BOARDS AND AT TEND COMMUNITY EVENTS &INALLY THE ELECTEDS ALSO NEED TO TAKE THE TIME TO REFLECT ON ISSUES BEFORE THEM /NLY SOME ARE WILLING OR ABLE TO MAKE THIS COMMITMENT /THERS MAY NOT BE ABLE )NDI VIDUALS WITH LIMITED MEANS LESS F LEXIBLE EMPLOYMENT REQUIRE MENTS AND OR PERSONAL AND FAM ILY TIME DEMANDS CANNOT SERVE -ANY PEOPLE DECIDE THAT THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT EASY TO BALANCE /THERS MAKE IT WORK 3INCE FEW OBSTACLES ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE LET ME SUGGEST ONE THING THAT COULD MAKE THESE JOBS MORE ATTRACTIVE SHORTENING THE LENGTH OF OUR MEETINGS (AVING SERVED FOR OVER YEARS ON THE 3CHOOL "OARD AND #ITY #OUNCIL ) BELIEVE THAT NO USEFUL DISCUSSION OC CURS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
/THER CITIES AND REGIONAL BOARDS DO MUCH BETTER 4IGHTER AGENDAS BREVITY BY THE ELECTEDS AND SOME VOLUNTARY RESTRAINT FROM THE COM MUNITY MAY ALL HELP TO ENCOURAGE MORE PEOPLE TO RUN FOR OFFICE 'AIL ! 0RICE 0ALO !LTO #ITY #OUNCIL
Blinded by the light %DITOR
2ESIDENTIAL STREET LIGHTS BRIL LIANT FINANCIAL DECISION OR JUST TOO BRIGHT !NYONE ELSE DISLIKE THE NEWLY INSTALLED ,%$ NEIGHBORHOOD STREETLIGHTS ) FEEL LIKE ) NOW RE SIDE IN A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT -ARILYN -AYO /XFORD !VENUE
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After last week’s game, what do you foresee for Stanford’s football season? Asked on Cambridge Avenue in Palo Alto. Interviews and photographs by Dean McArdle.
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Retired teacher Barron Park “It’s gonna be great, I always have faith.”
Susan McOmber
Property manager Old Palo Alto “I’ve heard they are supposed to be awesome, and I’m not put out by them not winning by much last week.”
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Grad student Escondido Village “It’s a good team, so I hope well.”
Sheralee Inglehart
Reading specialist, substitute teacher Stanford “Touch and Go. “
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Retired nurse South of Midtown “They will have to pull themselves together, but at least they won.”
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he day before Halloween in 2007, Sunnyvale resident Fred Burgener got the fright of his life. As he pulled up to a stoplight on Fair Oaks Boulevard in Sunnyvale, a grisly spectacle came running toward him: a terrified young girl, her face covered in blood, he said. “I saw her running down the street. She was bleeding from her mouth and really shaken up,” he said, recalling that she also had a black eye. Jolted by what he saw, Burgener quickly stepped out of his car and made eye contact with her. He pointed to the vehicle, asking her if she wanted to get in. She did. Once she was inside, he tried to discern what had occurred. “She just kept saying, ‘Go fast, go fast,’” he said. Burgener had happened upon the victim of a brutal sexual assault, beating and kidnapping that originated in Palo Alto. He is one of hundreds of Bay Area residents who have come across acts of violence, accidents or lost and wandering persons and who stopped to help. These Good Samaritans could have turned away and not gotten involved — many times people do, said Cindy Hendrickson, Santa Clara County supervising deputy district attorney, who has prosecuted violent-crime cases in which people refused to aid victims and witnesses would not testify. But people who have become rescuers instead stepped out of their comfort zones, in some cases risked their own lives in the process. The 17-year-old Gunn High School student that Burgener helped had been kidnapped from
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her apartment-building garage. Her assailant — Todd David Burpee, a 2006 Palo Alto High School graduate — smashed her head on the pavement until she passed out, then dragged her into his gold, four-door, 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass and drove away. Beaten and sexually assaulted, she only escaped after he had parked his car and entered his Sunnyvale apartment. He assumed he had killed her during the attack, according to court papers. He was later convicted of the crimes and received 43 years to life in prison. Burgener testified at the trial. The day the girl ran toward him in many ways changed his life, he said. A self-described “ordinary guy with an ordinary life,” he suddenly wound up in the media spotlight. There were microphones and cameras and a press conference with then-Palo Alto police Chief Lynne Johnson. Googling his name, Burgener said it was surreal to find it connected with the words “attempted murder” and “rape” in articles about the crime. He also paid a significant price for his good deed. On the day of the incident, he lost his job as a Union Pacific Railroad engineer because he was distracted by the events. He was not paying attention to safety procedures, he said. It took 18 months — including a second tour of duty in Iraq — before the union successfully got his job back.
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hough random events suddenly pulled Burgener and other Good Samaritans into strange and traumatic, life-changing scenarios, many rescuers said helping someone during a crisis was the right thing to do. Their actions left them with a mix of emotions ranging from lingering regret and sadness to deep satisfaction, but faced with a similar situation, they would help again, they said. Burgener recalled that once in his car, the girl slipped in and out of consciousness. He had trouble understanding her story because she was distraught and English was not her primary language, he said. As he heeded her warning to drive away from the scene, he called 9-1-1, he said. He was also scared for himself, he said. He was a middle-aged man with a bleeding teenage girl in his car, and he didn’t want police to think he committed the crime. He also feared the girl’s attacker might assault him, he said. “I thought that somebody was pretty mean to do this. Someone who hurts a kid like that
Gagni said he did not consider the consequences: He was responsible for doing his job, but he considered his greater duty to call the police and catch the criminal, he said. must be crazy — they are so small. I was terrified. “I did a tour in Iraq. It’s more normal to fight in a war than to have what happened to her happen at home. It is just so far out there,” Burgener, a father of three, said. Because of rush-hour traffic, Burgener went to his mother-in-law’s house a few blocks away instead of to a hospital. “The whole ordeal took just a few minutes, but it seemed like it took forever,” he said. Later, some family members admonished him for getting involved. His mother was also worried that Burpee would come after him, he said. But Burgener said he would want someone to help his daughters if they were in a similar situation. He shrugged off fears that he could have been sued if something went wrong. “For the average person, the chances of getting sued are small. The fears are minimal. But you are going to get your horror stories here or there,” he said. As Burgener entered a Santa Clara County
Superior Court elevator after his testimony, he came face to face with the victim for the first time since the incident. But he did not attempt to talk to the girl. As she had throughout the trial, she had covered her face with her long hair and was still visibly traumatized. But he introduced himself to a victim’s advocate who had supported the girl while she testified. The woman embraced Burgener, he recalled. “I’ve had a pretty boring life,” he said on a recent afternoon in Palo Alto. “Here I was having a press conference. Everyone I knew in the Army says I should get the Soldier’s Medal for civilian heroic deeds. “I got the glamour, and she got to pay the price,” he said ruefully.
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endrickson said prosecutors are frustrated when people won’t help them prosecute crimes. Recently, “the sole eyewitness to a domestic violence (case) absolutely refused to testify. We had a long talk about following through,” she said.
“I have seen cases where people turned victims away,” she added. At a 7-11 in Sunnyvale last year, the clerk refused to help a distraught sexual-assault victim, she said. “The person said, ‘Get out of my store.’ He thought she was crazy,” Hendrickson recalled. But she praised Ferrolo Gagni, another convenience-store clerk, who did not turn away. Working the graveyard shift at a 7-11 on Old Middlefield Way in Mountain View on Jan. 26, 2011, Gagni had plenty of reasons not to get involved with strangers. He has been the victim of three separate violent crimes in his 22 years working at 7-11 stores, he said. Assailants pointed guns at him during two robberies. In the third, the thief pointed a 12inch knife at his back. “It was so long, I thought that if he stabs me here, I can see the knife if it goes through my stomach,” he said. But his life experiences have also given him reasons for compassion, he said. When a hysterical woman in her 20s entered the store at 2:30 a.m. that January day, Gagni might have been forgiven for throwing her out. She was wearing only an oversized T-shirt and holding her shoes, he remembered. Instead, he listened to what she said. “Someone is trying to kill me,” he recalled she said. Gagni, 65, looked outside to make sure no one was following the woman. The car she had driven to get there had lost a tire, and she had been driving on the rim, he said. He called 9-1-1. “I had no doubt at all. It didn’t enter my mind to push her out of the store,” he said. Gagni said he did not consider the consequences: He was responsible for doing his job, but he considered his greater duty to call the police and catch the criminal, he said. A friendly, personable man, Gagni said he is never rough with customers. His is an occupation filled with late-night characters and people who get peeved when they can’t buy beer after 2 a.m., he said. “If you are behind the counter, you have to be polite and friendly and courteous — even if they are rude to you. It is not good to make an enemy of your customer,” he said. Police later arrested 36-year-old Walter Ray Slone for rape, kidnapping, sexual penetration, oral copulation and threats to commit (continued on next page)
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a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury against the 23-yearold mother of three. It was a date that had gone terribly wrong. Slone assaulted her repeatedly in his girlfriend’s car in a Milpitas apartment-complex garage. The victim escaped by taking the car and speeding away when he got out. She ran over his foot as she drove off, according to a police report. Gagni was entirely accommodating when asked to testify in court, Hendrickson said. He was the first person on the witness stand. From his seat at the defense table Slone tried to intimidate him throughout his testimony, Gagni recalled. “The guy looked at me and stared at me, and I stared at him, too. I still remember his face. I will never forget his face,� he said. Slone was convicted on all counts last Sept. 23. He was
sentenced to 325 years to life in prison, with terms to be served consecutively, according to court documents. Gagni said he can’t imagine not helping someone in need. But he had some advice for people when confronted with a crisis: It is important to remain calm. Even if the scope of the problem seems beyond one’s capabilities, one should give the impression of being capable of offering aid. Then call 9-1-1, he said. “Make a quick decision so that she or he knows when they approach you that you can give them help. They don’t have to feel afraid anymore if you give that kind of assurance,� he said.
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o a dying 9-year-old boy, assurances were the only gift Palo Alto resident Bonnie Berg could offer, she said. Four years ago she and her husband, David, came upon the tragic accident. “It was the most dramatic and intense experience of my life,� she said last week.
She and David were leaving Visalia after helping his mother pack up her house to move. Just moments after they said goodbye, a young driver who was talking on his cell phone had run a light, causing a truck to swerve to avoid him. The truck, which contained three children and their father, flipped over. No one in the truck had been wearing a seatbelt. One of the passengers, a 9-year-old boy named Tanner, was thrown from the vehicle, which flipped on top of him, pinning him under the roof, Berg said. “I immediately ran to the truck and knelt down into the cab. There was glass everywhere,� she said. Tanner’s older sister was screaming his name. His older brother was in shock with a huge gash in his leg. Berg, a registered nurse, elevated the older boy’s legs. She tried to attend to Tanner. With only inches between them, she spoke soothingly to the little boy, trying to offer some comfort, even though she could not see any part of him except for his legs, she said.
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“It was actually good to see his face, though hard. ... This experience deeply affected me, and I was emotionally disturbed for weeks afterward, going over the incident, wondering if I could have done anything more to help Tanner. “I finally talked with a psychologist friend who suggested I do a ritual to have closure with it. And I did,” she said. Berg climbed a hill in Foothills Park, which is one of her favorite hiking spots. She came upon a flowering bush along a trail and picked a blossom for each person in the accident. She meditated, “talking” to each person, giving them encouragement, she said. “I included everyone: the driver of the other car, the dad who neglected to have his kids buckle up, Tanner’s siblings and then, his
scrapes of her brothers and their friends as they raced down the hill in their go-carts, she said. She still feels infused with the same feelings whenever she helps someone in need, she said. “I have a very, very deep sense of purpose and a sense of satisfaction that I was able to make a difference in that moment. I have that sense that I have been able to do something meaningful for that person,” she said. Berg said she never worries about consequences. “I just do what is needed in that moment. If I have any fallout from a situation, I’ll deal with it as it comes up,” she said. “If I saw somebody in need and I didn’t help them, my inner life would feel very disturbed. I want to feel good about the choices I did not
Their actions left them with a mix of emotions ranging from lingering regret and sadness to deep satisfaction, but faced with a similar situation, they would help again, they said. “Her deep wailing is unforgettable,” Berg said. When the police finally arrived, they told Berg to move. “My only regret is that I did not tell them I had been in communication with Tanner. I think he actually died shortly afterward,” she said. The following week Berg and her husband returned to Visalia. As they rounded the corner of the scene of the accident, there were teddy bears and flowers and memorabilia in honor of Tanner. Berg gazed at a photo of Tanner in his soccer uniform.
mother, who arrived on the scene minutes after the accident and learned that her baby was dead.” “Prayer is a form of energy. I wanted to release as much guilt as I could to lighten their load. I do feel like I’m really still connected to that little boy,” she said. Berg said she couldn’t remember a time when she didn’t have the urge to ease suffering. The eldest of seven siblings, she had looked after her younger brothers and sisters. As a 7-year-old, she would rush out with a washcloth and disinfectant, attending to the
make,” she said. Lending a hand is an act of generosity, she added. “I feel like I’m the luckiest person in the world. It’s just the way I live my life. I give out, and it comes back to me. I don’t give it out for that reason, but it’s just what happens to me. There is a level of life that happens to me because I do extend myself. It’s a generosity of life that is a full circle.” N Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.
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In the 1895 woodblock print “Private Onoguchi Destroying the Gate of Chinchou Fortress,” artist Kiyochika Kobayashi gives a Japanese soldier a heroic stance.
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Patriotic, dramatic and sometimes violent, prints and paintings recall the two Sino-Japanese conflicts Men rush to aid victims and put out fires in “Bombing,” a 1944 inkand-color painting by Chinese artist Zhang Wenyuan.
wo sides, two wars face each other from opposite museum walls. Years of troubled history are remembered in woodblock prints and ink on paper: explosions, a warship sinking, the wounded carried away in blankets. Even in a small gallery corner, battles can be fierce. In the new exhibition “Divided Visions: Reportage from the Sino-Japanese Wars,” Stanford’s Cantor Arts Center has placed Japanese prints from the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) across from Chinese ink paintings from the Second Sino-Japanese
War (1937-1945), which was fought during World War II. Despite their differences in tone and style, both the prints by Kiyochika Kobayashi and the paintings by Zhang Wenyuan are powerful portraits of the patriotism, violence and heightened — and often easily manipulated — emotions of wartime art. Also included are a few photos shot in China by German-born American journalist John Gutmann, who worked for an American propaganda unit in southwestern China during World War II. (continued on next page)
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A strong-profiled officer stands stalwart in Kiyochika Kobayashi’s 1894 woodblock print “The Great Victory of Our Forces in the Yellow Sea.� from the 1940s, the artist incorporates rhymes by the general Feng Yuxiang, every one concluding with an entreaty to resist the Japanese. “Contribute effort and money to the War of Resistance, defeat little Japan, so that everyone may live peaceful years,� one reads. Underneath is a calm depiction of everyday life in a teahouse, the ink complemented by peaceful paleblue pigment on the men’s clothing. The piece does not seem like it would be out of place hanging in a family room. Indeed, these forms of wartime art found homes far outside the art gallery. They were meant for mass audiences, to drum up popular support for repeated wars, and the patriotism of the war effort helped them find their audiences. Wenyuan created many of his drawings and cartoons while part of the National Salvation Propaganda Manua (Cartoon) Corps in Shanghai, and Kiyochika found widespread popularity for his prints when his art turned political at the start of the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894, according to the exhibit. In finding these audiences, the creations also succeeded in widely disseminating new forms of art, such as photography or new types of printing. The print became not just a form of fine art but a type of In Zhang Wenyuan’s 1944 ink-and-color painting “Hurry Up and mass media. Scatter to the Countryside, Prevent Meaningless Sacrifice,� villagers do When artwork was as violent just that. and dramatic as Kobayashi’s, that chooses to depict the loss of the might have helped broaden its apZhiyuan as an almost quiet mo- peal when emotions and tensions (continued from previous page) ment. While the fighting continues were high. to rage above in explosions of red, And other artists were watching. Art is indeed a tool here, building the focus of the print is the warship According to the exhibit, the popuand swaying emotions. Kobayashi’s slipping beneath the waves, the tiny larity of the print during the First prints depicted the Japanese soldier “Chinese sailors abandoning ship, Sino-Japanese War led to another as a stalwart-faced hero: the noble, depicted as though they are float- surge in printmaking during the strong-profiled officer standing on ing like insubstantial bubbles,� an Russo-Japanese War in 1904-05. the edge of a battered ship in the exhibit card reads. The growing art of photography 1894 print “The Great Victory of Across the gallery, Wenyuan’s played a role, too, an exhibit card Our Forces in the Yellow Sea,� for paintings from the following Si- reads: “Printmakers attempted to example, or the wise scout gazing no-Japanese war are more subtle approximate the realistic effects down from a hilltop in “Our Scout and monochromatic. In the 1944 of black-and-white photography Reconnoiters the Enemy Encamp- drawing “Bombing,� men rush to and expanded to more impressive ment near the Yalu River,� from the aid victims and put out fires. All panoramic views to appeal to audisame year. is bustle and determination, almost ences.� N In contrast, Kobayashi deperson- reassuring in its activity. The artist alizes the Chinese enemy, making commonly pictured wartime havoc Info: “Divided Visions� is on display its troops weak and faceless, almost “in a dispassionate manner, select- through Jan. 13, Wednesday through insignificant. In his sweeping 1894 ing scenes of rebuilding efforts, Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and print “Sinking of a Chinese Ship,� free trucks organized to transport Thursdays until 8 p.m., at the Cantor he depicts the sinking of the Chi- refugees, and other attempts to re- Arts Center, Lomita Drive at Museum nese warship Zhiyuan after a five- gain normalcy,� according to an Way, Stanford University. Admission hour sea battle. The subject matter exhibit card. is free. Call 650-723-4177 or go to is terribly violent, yet Kobayashi In another series of paintings museum.stanford.edu.
The art of war
Arts & Entertainment
Worth a Look Theater ‘The Cherry Orchard’
Chekhov’s last play, “The Cherry Orchard,” might hit too close to home for some people in this foreclosure-riddled economy, but a classic is a classic. And the latest production does have a shiny-new translation. Presented by the Pear Avenue Theatre, this translation of the play was done by Stanford University lecturer Marina Brodskaya. The
‘The Little Dog Laughed’
Julia Belanoff and Robert Sean Campbell play Anya and Trofimov in a new translation of Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” at the Pear Avenue Theatre.
In addition to Chekhov, a decidedly more modern tale is being offered up on the stage over in downtown Palo Alto. Dragon Productions is presenting “The Little Dog Laughed,” by favorite Dragon playwright Douglas Carter Beane (“As Bees in Honey Drown,” “The
can Life,” Tough has long written and reported on poverty and education. In his new book, he looks at connections between stress in children and their later success, while paying tribute to the tremendous effects that strength of character can have in overcoming obstacles. He also offers thoughts and ideas on helping poverty-stricken young people. Tough’s talk is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sept. 15 at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Audience members must buy the event book or a $10 gift card to admit two; members get in free. Go to keplers.com or call 650-324-4321.
Art
‘Memories from Syria’
Books Paul Tough
How can growing up in poverty affect the minds of children — and how can teachers and doctors help kids overcome those challenges? Journalist Paul Tough, an editor at the New York Times Magazine, delves deeply into these Journalist and questions in his new author Paul book, “How Children Tough speaks at Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, Kepler’s Books and the Hidden Power of on Sept. 15. Character.” A New Yorker who has also been a writer and producer for public radio’s “This Ameri-
City of Palo Alto Presents the 28th annual
Mary McIlvaine
Pear bills it as an interpretation that takes a fresh and unsentimental approach, delivering “Chekhov’s humor and pathos for a modern audience while retaining his lyricism.” Pathos is plentiful in this tale of Madame Ranevskaya (played by Palo Alto resident and Pear artistic director Diane Tasca), who comes home from Paris to learn that her treasured cherry orchard may need to be auctioned off. As a wealthy merchant offers his help, friends and relatives swirl around, and the comedy and tragedy of life goes on. Palo Altan Jeanie K. Smith, a Weekly theater critic, directs. The play previews on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., and then runs Sept. 21 through Oct. 14, Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The theater is at 1220 Pear Ave. in Mountain View, and tickets are $10-$30. Go to thepear.org or call 650-254-1148.
Country Club,” the book for the musicals “Xanadu” and “Sister Act”). The play centers on Mitchell Green, a sexually perplexed actor who could be a big star if he could only stay in the closet, or so his agent sees it. When the play opened in the Big Apple in 2006, the New York Times’ Ben Brantley called it “the tastiest homegrown comedy of manners to hit New York since, well, Mr. Beane’s “As Bees in Honey Drown.” Directed by theater veteran Dale Albright, the show has a pay-what-you-can preview on Sept. 13 and then runs Sept. 14 through Oct. 7 at 535 Alma St. in downtown Palo Alto. Show times are Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.; admission is $20-$30 on opening night, Sept. 14; and $16-$25 at other performances. Go to dragonproductions. net or call 650-493-2006.
Family dinners, prayers, weddings and holidays, all rendered in colorful oil paint on antique wood. These are the artistic memory pieces painted by Avraham Shemi-Shoham as he recollects his childhood in the town of Halab (also known as Aleppo), Syria. The artist, who now lives in Israel, is exhibiting his series “Memories from Syria” this fall at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto. He is also a graphic designer and illustrator who explores various themes of Judaica in his art and the ketubahs (Jewish wedding contracts) he creates. An artist’s reception will be held for the JCC exhibition on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Schultz Cultural Arts Hall. The show is up through Nov. 7. To RSVP for the free reception, email Simcha Moyal at sim@clay-artisan.com. To schedule a viewing of the exhibition, call 650-223-8699 or email boxoffice@paloaltojcc.org. The JCC is at 3921 Fabian Way; go to paloaltojcc.org.
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All showtimes are for Friday through Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For other times, as well as reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. 2016: Obama’s America (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 2:10, 4:25, 6:50 & 9:05 p.m. Century 20: Noon, 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 & 9:40 p.m. Beasts of the Southern Wild (PG-13) (((( Guild Theatre: 1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m.
Lawless (R) ((( Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:35, 4:10, 7 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 12:45, 2, 3:20, 4:35, 5:55, 7:15, 8:40 & 10:10 p.m. Marvel’s The Avengers (PG-13) (((( Century 16: 6:20 & 9:30 p.m. Century 20: 6:40 & 9:50 p.m. The Odd Life of Timothy Green (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 1:40, 4:10, 6:40 & 9:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:15, 2:50, 5:20, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m. ParaNorman (PG) ((1/2 Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 4:05 & 9 p.m.; In 3D at 1:40 & 6:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m. & 4 p.m.; In 3D at 1:35, 6:55 & 9:15 p.m.
The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) (( Century 16: Noon, 3, 7 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 1, 4, 7 & 10 p.m. Brave (PG) (((1/2 Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:30 & 3:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 1:40 & 4:10 p.m.
The Possession (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:40 a.m.; 2:05, 4:30, 7:20 & 9:35 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 1:45, 2:55, 4:15, 5:40, 6:55, 8, 9:15 & 10:20 p.m.
The Campaign (R) ((1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 4:40 & 9:50 p.m. Century 20: 12:30, 3, 5:30, 7:55 & 10:20 p.m.
Premium Rush (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 2:25, 5, 7:40 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:15, 4:35, 7:05 & 9:25 p.m.
Celeste and Jesse Forever (R) ((1/2 Century 16: 2:20 & 7:25 p.m.
Robot & Frank (PG-13) ((( Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:20, 4:45, 7:10 & 9:30 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 2, 5 & 7:25 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:45 p.m.
Chinatown (1974) (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: Thu. at 2 & 7 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 2 & 7 p.m. The Cold Light of Day (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2, 4:35, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:10, 2:30, 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m. Compliance (R) ((( Century 16: Noon, 2:40, 5, 8 & 10:20 p.m. The Dark Knight Rises (PG-13) (((( Century 16: 11 a.m.; 2:30, 6:10 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 12:55, 4:40 & 8:30 p.m.
Ruby Sparks (R) (((1/2 Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:50 p.m. Sleepwalk with Me (Not Rated) ((1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 2:15, 4:30, 7 & 9:15 p.m. The Words (PG-13) (( Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 1:45, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:20, 7 & 9:30 p.m.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (PG) (( Century 20: 11:30 a.m.; 1:50, 4:15, 6:45 & 9:10 p.m.
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The Expendables 2 (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:30, 4, 7:10 & 9:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 5, 7:30 & 10 p.m.
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For a Good Time, Call... (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2:15, 4:50, 7:50 & 10:20 p.m. Hope Springs (PG-13) ((( Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 1:55, 4:20, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 1:45, 4:10, 6:50 & 9:20 p.m. Ice Age: Continental Drift (PG) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 11:35 a.m. & 4:25 p.m.; In 3D at 1:55, 7 & 9:20 p.m. The Intouchables (R) (( Aquarius Theatre: 3:15, 6 & 8:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 2:15, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:15 p.m.
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(Century 16) Fair warning: “Compliance� will make you squirm. This psychodrama of illadvised behavior may well leave you feeling dirty as well, for what you’ve watched helplessly and perhaps for what you’ve countenanced as an American citizen. Set in the American heartland (namely Ohio), as well as Ameri-
can heart-attack land (namely a takeout joint named ChickWich), the film uses those trappings to remind us of our national character. Even as writer-director Craig Zobel tells a seemingly specific story inspired by true-crime events, the film’s reach seems to broaden as it goes, and by the end, we’re sickened by the confirmation of our fears. On the face of it, “Compliance� dramatizes an incident of sanctioned abuse. It’s a hectic night
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at ChickWich, made worse when manager Sandra (Ann Dowd) gets a call from a man (Pat Healy) claiming to be a police officer named Daniels. Daniels explains that a theft has been reported by a customer, and as the conversation progresses, he quickly pins the crime on a low-level employee Sandra agreeably identifies as Becky (Dreama Walker). Claiming to be tied up with a search of Becky’s home, Daniels enlists Sandra to serve as an unofficial deputy at the scene of the crime: She will have to search Becky, he explains, and hold her until he can arrive. Since the young and pretty Becky earlier slighted the middle-aged, dowdy Sandra, the older woman harbors personal feelings of jealousy and resentment that she only too willingly channels — under the guise of professional duty — into her suddenly heightened position of power. Daniels consistently tests Sandra’s limits, which seem to know no bounds. She agrees to stripsearch Becky, and this first in a series of violations emboldens Daniels to sexually tempt men (including Sandra’s fiancĂŠ, and one of Becky’s co-workers) to do his bidding, amounting to phone sex at its most perverse. Dowd expertly captures her character’s officiousness and moral weakness, which falls somewhere between self-satisfied and selfloathing, and Bill Camp heartbreakingly plays similar notes as the fiancĂŠ worn down by Daniels and drink. These crimes of obedience (“I did as I was told to do,â€? one character offers lamely) may at first seem as incredible as they are outrageous, but it doesn’t take much digging to recall historical precedents, from Nazi Germany to the infamous Milgram Experiment. Without ever making the subtext text, Zobel lays out a story dramatizing how willingly humans abdicate personal responsibility, enjoy power over others, embrace “confirmation biasâ€? in all its forms, and implicitly — through apathy, inertia and inaction — endorse crimes committed in our names as American citizens, from the deaths of innocent civilians to the civil-rights violations of American prisoners. With this in mind, the policies and uniforms of a fast-food franchise begin to appear as a twisted parody of capitalist corporatism (at best?), the military mindset (at worse?), and fascism (at worst), our institutions a hair-thin, scarily permeable membrane between civilization and savagery. Or one can simply take “Complianceâ€? at face value, as a seedy true-crime story, made all the more unsettling by the subtle cues of a crack cast of character
Movies actors. That view has led many to reject the controversial film as mere exploitation, but Zobel’s narrative control shows restraint, betraying none of the characters’ concealed pleasure or willful moral denial. Rated R for language and sexual content/nudity. One hour, 30 minutes. — Peter Canavese
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(Century 16, Century 20) Identity theft gets a fresh spin in “The Words,” an ensemble drama exploring moral crimes in the literary sphere. While I wouldn’t blame you for leaping to the likes of James Frey and non-fiction bestsellers built on juicy lies, “The Words” concerns a wholesale act of plagiarism, the purloined novel in question having taken inspiration from its true author’s life. Or maybe none of this ever happened. Maybe it just makes for a good story, or a good metaphor for untrustworthy character. And to go one “meta,” we actually know it never happened: It’s only a movie we’re watching. Wow. Deep. The film’s framing device finds bestselling author Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid) conducting an extensive public reading from his latest novel before offering private spoilers to an audience of one: hot literary groupie Daniella (Olivia Wilde). Hammond’s story, which forms most of the film, tells of Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), whose dreams of artistic and popular success as a novelist have been repeatedly stymied. Told he’s talented but unpublishable, Rory settles into a mailroom job at a publishing firm so he can marry his sweetheart, Dora (Zoe Saldana). But when they honeymoon in Paris, Rory accidentally gets his hands on a long-lost unpublished manuscript, a soulful novel that shames Rory in its brilliance: first because he could never write something that elegant, and then because Dora reads it and professes deeper love due to her husband’s unexpected depths. Of course, Rory cannot bring himself to confess the novel’s origin. Instead, he offers the book to his boss for a second opinion. Suddenly, Rory finds a lucrative contract under his nose, and he makes a Faustian bargain with himself, seizing his dreams by selling someone else’s soul.
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That’s all well and good until an old man (Jeremy Irons) shows up to claim authorship of the now widely acclaimed bestseller. The old man has his own story to tell, of his younger self (Ben Barnes), the novel’s origins in tragedy, and how the book was lost in the first place. Despite the Russian-nestingdoll structure, “The Words” is a fairly straightforward yarn with bluntly articulated themes of Regret, Guilt, Misplaced Trust and the Vagaries of Fate. The direction by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal (also the screenwriters) is sturdy enough, as are the per-
Avenidas presents the 9th Annual formances by Irons (at his canniest) and Cooper (resonant in his moral rottenness). But while Marcelo Zarvos’ Philip Glass-lite score tries to convince us we’re watching “The Hours,” it’s hard to care about much of anything in this work of fiction about a work of fiction that’s either a couched confession or an artful “lie that tells the truth.” Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and smoking. One hour, 36 minutes. — Peter Canavese
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ON GRIDIRON . . . The Palo Alto Knights’ Jr. Midgets’ football team will have this weekend off, a deserved break after opening the season with a pair of victories. The latest came Sunday in a 36-0 triumph over the Oakland Dynamites at Oakland Tech High. The Knights (2-0) wasted little time, scoring on a 64-yard run on the second play from scrimmage. It was the first of two long touchdown runs by running back Jordan Schilling, who also scored on a 57-yard run in the second quarter. He led all rushers with 136 yards. Sione Latu, the Knights’ largest player at 155 pounds, moved from tackle to fullback and gained 12 yards on his first-ever carry. He followed with a 52-yard touchdown run for his first touchdown and finished with 64 yards on just two carries. Ethan Stern ran for 74 yards and a touchdown to round out the Knights’ rushing attack. Quarterback Jake Rittman threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to Josh Brigel, the Knights’ only pass attempt, to round out the scoring. The Knights’ defense was stellar as it did not allow Oakland a first down while giving up just 43 yards of total offense. The defense was led by ends Ty Wilcox and Ben Cleasby plus linebackers Schilling, Stern, Jamie Cullen, Alifeleti Malupo and defensive line Latu and Jackson Chryst. The Knights’ other four teams suffered their second losses.
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son as the Knights’ head coach. “My top four are really, really solid and we’re really working hard on our doubles.” While Menlo is the winningest CCS team in history with seven section titles, Monta Vista is the defending CCS champ and has been the dominant team recently with five section crowns since 2003. The Matadors have eliminated Menlo from the past two section tournaments in the semifinals. “Monta Vista didn’t graduate anybody and they got a really good freshman,” said Shine. “It seems like they haven’t graduated anyone the past couple of years. Monta Vis-
by Rick Eymer tanford senior Shayne Skov has been on the sidelines for nearly a year. To say he’s ready for some football would be an understatement. Come Saturday, he’ll be running around the field like a wild man. Come to think of it, that would be business as usual for the All-American inside linebacker candidate. “It’s a long time coming,” Skov said of his anticipation. “Twelve months of not being able to play the game you love is definitely different. I’m itching to get back out there and it will show by the emotion I play with.” The team’s leader in tackles (84, including 7 1/2 sacks) as a sophomore, Skov was forced to miss No. 25 Stanford’s season-opening 20-17 win over visiting San Jose State last week. He was suspended for the game following a DUI arrest during the offseason. That came on the heels of a season-ending injury last season. With Duke, which also won its opener, coming to town for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff, there’s nothing to hold Skov back from doing what he loves most, and that’s making a shambles of the opposing offense. His appearance is sure to light a fire under the rest of his defensive teammates, too. He’s the unquestioned leader on the defensive side of the ball. He’s animated, talkative and holds himself to a high standard. Watching his teammates while on crutches is one thing. Having to watch the Cardinal from his couch was an entirely different experience. “The second half, I started getting pretty frustrated,” he said. “I love football, and the way I play I think resonates that. So to not be able to play it for 12 months has been tough, but it has also been an incredibly humbling experience.” Thus, Skov is excited to be back. How excited? Skov recalled missing two games because of injury in 2010 and being so amped upon his return, he walloped the Wake Forest quarterback a full two seconds late. “Hopefully, I’ll be more in control of my emotions when I play this time,” he said. “But I’m certainly excited.” Skov recorded 11 tackles and was credited 1 1/2 sacks in last year’s game against the Blue Devils. Even if he can’t match that this week, he’ll be a welcome addition. “I’m hoping by midseason that he gets back to his true form,” Cardinal coach David Shaw said. “The bottom line is that he’s still fast, he’s still physical. We’ve had a tough
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ON THE COURT . . . Two local seniors who will be closing out their college volleyball careers this season earned some time in the spotlight during tournament action over the weekend. Harvard senior Taylor Docter from Castilleja was named to the Hokie Invitational All-Tournament team after getting 17 kills and 13 digs in a loss to host Virginia Teach and 11 kills plus seven digs in a 3-0 setback to Towson on Saturday. In a five-set loss to Middle Tennessee State to open the tourney, Docter produced 14 kills, 11 digs and four blocks. Gunn grad Teresa Skelly had six blocks against Middle Tennessee in addition to hitting .545 wityh seven kills in the Towson match. Docter has 31 kills and 24 digs as the Crimson has gotten off to an 0-3 start, heading into their own Harvard Invitational this weekend. UC Davis senior Allison Whitson, from Palo Alto High, also saw her team swept last weekend during the Aggie Invitational. UC Davis fell to Utah, North Carolina and Santa Clara. Whitson, however, had 32 kills during the three matches to bring her career total to 1,240. That moved her from sixth to No. 3 all-time in the Aggies’ history book, trailing only Candy Leach (1,888 from 1989-92) and Kally Gaudino (1,337 from 2000-03).
After missing nearly a year, Shayne Skov ready to face Duke
Menlo School sophomore Liz Yao posted a straight-set victory at No. 1 singles on Wednesday to help the Knights remain unbeaten with a 7-0 nonleague victory over 2011 CCS runner-up Saratoga in Atherton.
Menlo School girls’ tennis is hoping to end its CCS frustration this season by Keith Peters enior Giannina Ong is sporting a new hair color these days — red instead of her normal brown. Junior Paulina Golikova has added streaks of green to her blonde locks. And, the Menlo School girls’ tennis team has added to its wardrobe new T-shirts enscribed: “I Bust Mine So I Can Kick Yours.” Clearly, the Knights are out to change things up this season. Perhaps they’re looking for additional inspiration to end six years of frustration. Despite winning 188 straight league dual matches and being undefeated in league play since the start of the 1994 season — 18 years and counting — Menlo has suffered
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through a drought in the Central Coast Section playoffs. The Knights last appeared in the section title match in 2006 — losing to Monta Vista — and last won a CCS team championship in 2005. Menlo, however, returns 14 players who were on the roster at the end of the 2011 season that ended 20-5 with a loss to Monta Vista in the semifinals. The Knights are a year older and more experienced. Moreover, they are best-suited to make a run at the Matadors this season — certainly in better shape to reach the CCS finals and qualify for NorCals. “Everybody is a year older and I’ve got all my singles players back,” said Bill Shine, now in his 17th sea-
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Palo Alto hopes to move up on all-time football leaders Vikings will take 617 career victories, ranked No. 6 in state history, into their 2012 season opener on Friday night at San Benito by Rick Eymer
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alo Alto will have the opportunity to maintain its position as one of the winningest football programs in California history when the Vikings open their 2012 season on Friday at San Benito. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Palo Alto begins the season with 617 victories from 1897-2011. That includes a record of 87-46 in rugby from 1907-1919, which was played as an alternative for 11-man football during those years. According to the Cal-Hi Sports state football record book, Paly will begin its season ranked No. 6 all-time for most victories. Bakersfield, which is 2-0 this season, is No. 1 with 729 and Long Beach Poly (1-0 this season) is second with 710. Berkeley (0-1) ranks No. 3 with 639 while Santa Monica (1-0) and Loyola-Los Angeles (2-0) are tied for fourth with 620. Palo Alto is next, six wins ahead of Dos Palos (611). Those are the only teams in state history with 600 or more victories. Paly has made a big move over the past nine years, going 91-23-2. That included a 14-0 record and CIF Division I state championship in 2010 for veteran coach Earl Hansen, who begins his 24th season at Paly with a 175-86-3 record. The Vikings were 10-3 a year ago but lost a ton of offensive talent in B.J. Boyd (25 touchdowns), Dre Hill, Austin Braff, Morris Gates-Mouton plus lineman Tory Prati that helped produce 36.5 points a game. While Palo Alto heads to Hollister on Friday, Gunn (1-0) will be at home against Carlmont (1-0) at 7:30 p.m. Sacred Heart Prep (1-0) will visit Mountain View (0-0) at 3:15 p.m., Pinewood (0-0) will host Anderson Valley (0-1) at 4 p.m., and MenloAtherton (1-0) will visit Los Gatos (0-1) at 7:30 p.m. On Saturday, Priory will open its eight-man season by hosting Rincon Valley Christian at 1 p.m., and Menlo School (1-0) will take on Mission (0-0) at San Francisco’s Kezar Stadium at 2 p.m. Here’s a look at last week’s openers:
Menlo 66, Santa Cruz 14 Menlo senior running back Heru Peacock has played the violin longer than he’s played football and he’s pretty good at football. He started winning awards for his violin virtuosity in middle school. These days he’s just as happy scoring touchdowns. Peacock needed eight carries to rush for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Knights’ thrashing of visiting Santa Cruz on Friday. “We showed we had good depth,� Peacock said. “The juniors stepped up and kept the momentum going.� Peacock hopes to get a chance to participate in college, both football and the violin. He also plays the electric guitar and is a member of the Menlo jazz band. Peacock’s football lineage is pretty impressive too. His father, Walter Peacock, is the career rushing leader (3,204 yards) at the University of Louisville. Peacock took his hand offs from
two different quarterbacks in the game, junior starter Jack Heneghan and senior Matt Bradley. The two signal callers combined to throw for 140 yards on 11-of-18 passing. Heneghan added 67 rushing yards. He passed for a touchdown and ran for two more. Last year Menlo beat Santa Cruz on the final play of the game. This year, against a junior-dominated team, the Knights had a 9-0 lead before they ran a play from scrimmage. Max Parker raced 91 yards with the opening kickoff for a 7-0 edge and a bad snap into the end zone gave Menlo another two points. The Knights turned the game into a romp after that, building a 30-0 advantage and 66-7 lead. Menlo-Atherton 26, El Camino 0 Royce Branning completed seven of 13 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns to spark the Bears to
a season-opening victory over El Camino at South San Francisco High on Friday night. Branning hooked up with Evan Perkins on an 85-yard TD and fired another to Talaisi Teu, who also rushed for a score. Teu finished with 90 yards on 13 carries while Isiah Nash led the rushing attack with 13 carries for 129 yards. The Bears ground out 251 rushing yards on 35 carries. Perkins finished with three catches for 118 yards. Brian Keare added 32 yards on two catches. Sacred Heart Prep 31, Branham 6 Ryan Gaertner got his senior season under way in a big way as he scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Gators to a nonleague triumph over host Branham on Friday night in San Jose. SHP quarterback Kevin Donahoe got his team rolling when he hit Rex Shannon on a 60-yard scoring play.
Gaertner provided the winning points on TD runs of 10 and four yards while Chris Lee contributed an eight-yard scoring run and Brendan Spillane kicked a 20-yard field goal. Gunn 14, San Mateo 6 With the exception of poor tackling on one play, the Gunn defense was the key in a 14-6 win at San Mateo in the opening game for both teams. Gunn QB Andre Guzman connected on two passes to Kevin Sharp. The
first gained 62 yards and then, four plays later, Guzman hit Sharp from five yards out for the score with 16 seconds to go in the half. Ben Sampson converted the extra point to put the Titans up, 7-6. With 4:25 to go in the third, Gunn faced fourth-and-5 from San Mateo’s 33 and eschewed the pass as Guzman handed off to Sean Lydster, who rambled over the right side for the touchdown. Sampson’s extra point gave Gunn a 14-6 lead. N
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by Rick Eymer uke is looking to earn its first road victory over a ranked team since 1971. That was when the Blue Devils won, 9-3, at Stanford in a Rose Bowl season. Saturday will mark Duke’s first return to Stanford Stadium since that game. “Defensively, they’re going to be aggressive,” said Stanford coach David Shaw. “They have some long, rangy guys on the defensive
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Cardinal women’s soccer is still missing Ubogagu Sophomore standout playing for US U20 team in Germany by Rick Eymer Stanford record of 0.45. he Stanford women’s soccer team will be playing for the Men’s soccer Stanford Nike Invitational Stanford (1-2) travels to No.11 UC this weekend. Cardinal sophomore Irvine (3-0) for a match Friday at Chioma Ubogagu will be playing 7 p.m., looking to end a two-match for the United States in the FIFA slide. Under-20 World Cup final against Stanford dropped two matches at Germany. last week’s Charleston tournament, Fifth-ranked Stanford (2-1-1), 2-1 in overtime to the host school which hosts the Inviand 2-0 to No. 22 Furtational, meets Boston man. University (3-2-1) at 7 UC Irvine won 16 p.m. Friday in its first games last year, reachmatch. The Cardinal ing the second round and No. 23 Georgeof the NCAA Tournatown (6-0) play Sunment. The Anteaters day at noon. have played in three Santa Clara and of the last four NCAA Georgetown meet at Tournaments, includ4:30 p.m. on Friday, ing in 2009 when they while Boston Univeralso faced Stanford in sity will play at Santa the second round. Clara at 1 p.m. SunThe Cardinal is led day. in scoring by Adam The Stanford womJahn who has a goal en’s athletic program and an assist in the will also be presented early going. Aaron Chioma Ubogagu with its Capital One Kovar has Stanford’s Trophy during Friday’s match with other goal, a game winner at USF. Boston. Drew Hutchins has played all 273 Ubogagu scored the winning goal minutes of the season in goal, allowin overtime to beat North Korea in ing four goals, although two were on the quarterfinal round and played in penalty kicks. the second half of the Americans’ 2-0 semifinal victory over Nigeria. Women’s volleyball The U.S. is seeking its third chamThe top-rated freshmen recruitpionship in the biennial tournament ing class has certainly made an that began in 2002. immediate impact for Germany defeated No. 8 Stanford, which the U.S. during pool hosts the Stanford Inplay. vitational beginning Ubogagu, last year’s Friday. Pac-12 Freshman of All five freshmen — the Year, is Stanfordís Inky Ajanaku, Madi leading returning Bugg, Jordan Burgess, scorer with 10 goals. Brittany Howard and She is expected to be Megan McGehee — available next† Friday have started at least when Stanford faces one match already. San Diego State at the Burgess (50) and Santa Clara Classic. Howard (46) are the While Stanford had top two kill leaders its 51-match home for the Cardinal (3-2). winning streak ended Junior Carly Wopat is in last week’s 1-1 draw third with 42 kills and Jordan Burgess with Boston College, leads the team with 24 the Cardinal still owns a 56-match total blocks. unbeaten streak at home. Stanford, which lost to Jiangsu Junior Natalie Griffen, in the of China in an exhibition match starting lineup for the first time, Wednesday night, plays Santa Clara leads Stanford with three goals, al- at 7 p.m. Friday night, Loyola on ready more than she scored in the Saturday at 10 a.m. and Pacific on previous two years combined. Saturday at 6 p.m. Stanford has trailed in three of its first four matches, equaling last Women’s field hockey year’s total. Stanford recovered to No. 16 Stanford hosts No. 10 Iowa win all three in 2011 and two of the at 2:30 p.m. Friday in a nonconferthree this year. Also, Stanford’s five ence match to be televised nationgoals allowed is more than half of ally on the Pac-12 Networks. last seasonís total of nine allowed. unior goalkeeper Emily Oliver, Men’s golf who did not play in the first four No 10 Stanford opened a week matches because of injury, has a ca- in Scotland on Thursday for worldreer goals-against average of 0.27. class golf and cultural immersion in She has allowed only 11 goals in 44 the United Kingdom. Made possible career matches. Her GAA, if main- by an endowed foreign travel fund, tained, would rank No. 1 in Stanford the team will take an “life-changcareer history. U.S. national team ing trip every four years,” Stanford member Nicole Barnhart has the coach Conrad Ray said. N
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time blocking him all training camp.” That’s music to any defensive coordinators’ ears. Stanford cornerback Usua Amanam, the former running back, knows what to expect from Skov. “Shayne has always been a step ahead of everyone in terms of what he has in his head, the physical ability and his instincts,” Amanam said. “He’s a fighter, and there’s not much more to say.” A year ago, Skov figured to be preparing for his first NFL game right now. That was before he suffered his season-ending knee injury during the second quarter in Tucson last year. He was trying to tackle Arizona’s Juron Criner, who is preparing for his first NFL game with the Oakland Raiders, when a major collision between the two players occurred, leaving Skov with torn ligaments in his left knee. “It was nasty,” Skov said. “I remember seeing it up on the Jumbotron at Arizona while I was lying down. But you just have to move on. If you play football worrying about getting hurt or wondering about ‘What ifs,’ you’re going to miss out on the opportunities you have right in front of you.” Skov also learned a lesson during the offseason when he was charged with DUI in a campus incident. He was barred from participating in any spring drills and suspended for the season opener. Skov said the entire experience has changed him, beyond football. “A greater level of maturity,” Skov said. “In regard to the injury, any time you lose something, you come back with a greater appreciation for what you have, and also, a greater development in terms of my work ethic. “In terms of being able to come back and play this year, it was going to take a lot. I learned that what I did before was enough then, but if I want to get back to where I was and improve upon that, it’s going to take more. Hopefully, once I’m back to where I was, with the new work ethic I’ve gained, I’ve only improved. “In regards to what happened
After missing nearly a year following an injury and a one-game suspension, standout linebacker Shayne Skov is set to face Duke on Saturday. before, with the suspension and whatnot, just the level of responsibility and the gravity of one’s actions. I’m ready to move past that. I haven’t forgotten about that and I won’t ever forget about that, but I just have to be more mature in how I carry myself and move on in life.” Once he steps onto the field Saturday, the past 12 months will dissipate into the wind and Cardinal fans can look forward to an improved defense that showed some weaknesses — especially in the secondary — against San Jose State. On the plus side, Skov watched teammates Jarek Lancaster and A.J. Tarpley develop into top-notch line-
side, and they try to make it as difficult on you as possible, based on their alignments.” _______________________ Fullback Ryan Hewitt, a key member in Stanford’s offense, sat out the season opener with an ankle injury and is questionable against Duke. “I’m leaning toward not playing him,” Shaw said, “he’s leaning toward playing.” _______________________
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backers and became their de facto coach with advice during game films and elsewhere. Stanford’s linebacker crew is the team’s strength and the addition of Skov will only serve to emphasize that. In addition to Lancaster and Tarpley, Palo Alto grad Kevin Anderson and fifth-year senior Alex Debniak are also in the mix. Debniak earned more playing time after he forced a third-quarter fumble that set up Jordan Williamson’s winning field goal. Debniak will likely see more playing time in any given situation based on his success against San Jose State and his effort during training camp. N
Freshman running back Barry J. Sanders, the son of the Detroit Lions’ Hall of Famer, did not play against San Jose State and is “most likely” going to redshirt this season, Shaw said. _______________________ Asked to pinpoint Stanford’s struggles against San Jose State in a game the Cardinal was expected to win handily, Shaw said the answer wasn’t so simple. “It’s hard to point and say, There’s the problem,” Shaw said. “It was the combination of a lot of little tiny things that makes you feel, just `blah.’ Outside the first two drives, it was just `blah.’” However, “A month from now, people are going to be saying Stanford beat a pretty good San Jose State team,” Shaw said. N
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ta is clearly the team to beat.” Menlo, of course, is among the challengers along with Mitty and 2011 runner-up Saratoga, which captured section titles in 2009 and ‘10. The Falcons, however, aren’t as strong this season and Menlo proved that with a big 7-0 nonleague victory on Wednesday in Atherton. The Knights (2-0) swept the singles with only one match going to three sets — Ong pulling out a 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 victory at No. 3 singles. Ong is the only senior in Menlo’s singles’ lineup. Sophomore Liz Yao won at No. 1, junior Kristy Jorgensen prevailed at No. 2 and junior Christine Eliazo swept at No. 4. Shine, meanwhile, picked up his 375th career triumph at Menlo (against 65 losses). He was most impressed with his team’s play in doubles, which will be a crucial aspect to Menlo’s success this season. “We can’t count on our No. 1 singles player winning every match,” said Shine. “The doubles have to come through.” Senior Laura Gradiska teamed with sophomore Helena Ong to win, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 1 while senior Sam Hoag and sophomore Sadie Bronk posted a 6-2, 6-1 triumph at No. 2. Golikova and junior Sarah Schinasi swept at No. 3 doubles. Menlo next will compete in the California Classic in Fresno this weekend, where Dana Hills is the No. 1 seed and Monta Vista is No. 2. The Knights also will host Monta Vista on Sept. 19 in what could be a preview of the CCS finals. Elsewhere Wednesday: Sacred Heart Prep opened its season with a tough 4-3 loss to host Los Altos. The Gators managed only one singles victory, by Caroline Nordman at No. 1, but had a chance in doubles. The No. 2 tandem of Caroline Parsons and Maddy Jones put SHP in position to win after a 6-4 opening set, but the Gators’ duo then dropped the next two sets. Girls’ golf The first-ever Gunn girls’ golf team make its debut a successful one by handing visiting Sacred Heart Prep a nonleague defeat on Wednesday, 235-251, at Palo Alto Municipal. Gunn sophomore Anna Zhou led the Titans (1-0) with a 1-under-par 36 as she registered eight pars and one birdie. Teammate Jayshree Sarathy added a 40, notching six pars. Tiffany Yang (47), Sandra Herchen (56) and Somina Lee (56) wrapped up the Titans’ first-ever dual-match effort. Sophomore Jessica Koenig shot 45 to lead the Gators (1-1) with teammate Maddy Ellison a stroke behind her. On Tuesday, Koenig, a former Sacred Heart Prep water polo player, made the most of her transition to the golf team leading the Gators over Mercy-Burlingame, 249-319, in the first match of the 2012 West Bay Athletic League (Foothill Division) season. Koenig shot a 42 to earn medalist honors while Ellison contributed a 48 for the Gators on the par-36 Sharon Heights Country Club course.
Girls’ volleyball Menlo School used some precise serving to register a three-set victory over visiting Aragon in a nonleague match Wednesday. The Knights (4-2), coming off a sixth-place finish at Spikefest I last weekend, beat the Dons, 25-13, 25-12, 25-19. Menlo junior Maddy Frappier notched eight kills and senior Emma Thygesen collected seven. Junior Abbey Schmitt (19 assists) and senior Alexandra Ko (nine assists) distributed well for the Knights, who hit .266 for the match. “I think the key to us dominating the match was tough accurate serving,” Menlo coach Atlee Hubbard said. “We struggled a little with serving in the Spikefest tournament and worked on it this week in practice. Tonight was exactly what our serving should be.” In San Mateo, first-year coach Dustin Moore got his first victory of the season as Priory registered a 2523, 25-23, 23-25, 25-17 nonleague victory over host San Mateo on Wednesday. The Panthers improved to 1-1, bouncing back from a seasonopening loss to Harker last week.
On Tuesday, Sacred Heart Prep improved to 6-1 with a 25-19, 2521, 25-23 nonleague win over visiting Menlo-Atherton. Ellie Shannon produced 13 kills and four blocks to pace the Gators, who won the Silver Division of the Spikefest I on Saturday. Against the Bears, the Gators got nine kills and 10 digs from Sonia Abuel-Saud, seven kills and six blocks from Payton Smith, 10 digs from Helen Gannon and 26 assists from Cammie Merten. The Bears (0-1) were missing last year’s MVP in the PAL Bay Division, Ali Spindt, while Pauli King was limited to libero duties while coming back from injury. Also Tuesday, senior Shelby Knowles contributed 14 kills and 10 digs as two-time defending CIF Division I state champion Palo Alto opened its season with a 25-20, 2523, 25-20 nonleague victory over visiting Notre Dame-Belmont. The victory was the 22nd straight for the Vikings, who capped the 2011 season with a 21-match win streak. Sophia Bono, who is the only other senior on the team and one of two co-captains, added 35 assists in her
lengthiest playing stint while junior Becca Raffel finished with 11 kills. Keri Gee added 15 digs to lead the Vikings in that department. Paly is now 78-4 since the start of the 2010 season. Girls’ water polo Menlo-Atherton got its 2012 season off to a good start with a 10-7 nonleague victory over visiting Presentation on Wednesday evening. The teams traded scoring for three periods with neither team leading by more than a goal. But, in the final minute of the third period, the Bears ramped up their attack. A goal from junior Jessica Heilman broke a 6-6 tie to give the Bears a one-goal lead going into the final period. The fourth quarter was all Bears with senior Jenna Swartz scoring two goals late to help secure the win. Junior goalie Sierra Sheeper had 10 saves and some key denials. The Bears had four players find the net — Heilman notching five goals with junior Sophia Caryotakis and Swartz scoring twice. Nicole Zanolli added a second- period goal. N
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