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Shrinking the Palo Alto Recy-cling Center from its current 1.6 acres to a third of an acre

isn’t a perfect solution, but it’s the only one remaining, City Council-man Bern Beecham said Monday night.

“We’re working our way to the end of a decades-long, very zig-

zagging path,” Beecham said. The path included the failed proposal to construct an industrial-size En-vironmental Services Center at the landfill.

“This is the best option remaining for us. We need to close this zag on the path,” Beecham said of the dras-tically scaled-down plan.

The council unanimously ap-proved a proposal to reduce the Em-barcadero Road facility to one-fifth of its current size by next Decem-ber, a compromise needed to adhere to plans to convert the landfill into park and retain a local recycling fa-cility to reduce waste.

The current location, which has been in use since 1979, is slated for trash disposal beginning next December. Eventually, according to the state-approved grading plan,

that site will be under 10 to 40 feet of waste and dirt, Public Works Direc-tor Glenn Roberts said.

A smaller center would leave less room for sorting and bundling ma-terials such as cardboard from busi-nesses, processes that make the ma-terials more valuable for sale, a city staff report states.

Residents would also have to take old mattresses, appliances, tires, computer monitors, books and vid-eos elsewhere, the report states.

Councilwoman Dena Mossar said she thinks it’s important for the cen-ter to continue accepting materials, such as juice and milk containers, that are not collected at the curb.

That is the staff’s goal, Roberts said.

The modified proposal even earned the approval of Baylands defender and former Councilwom-an Emily Renzel, who, along with others, opposed a previous effort in

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Council also outlines process by which it will select new refuse-collection firm

by Becky Trout

The San Francisco Bay of the future will be significantly larger, rising between 10 cen-

timeters to more than a meter by 2100, Will Travis told the Palo Alto City Council Thursday.

Travis, the executive director of the San Francisco Bay Conserva-tion and Development Commis-

sion (BCDC), addressed Palo Alto leaders and a few members of the public Thursday at the invitation of departing Councilwoman Dena Mossar, who has served on the BCDC.

The state agency was formed in 1965 to stop the Bay from shrink-ing due to development built on

fill. Travis recognizes the irony.“The good news is all that Bay

we lost to filling we get back,” Travis said. “The bad news is we have built all kinds of expensive stuff on that low-lying land that is absolutely essential to life as we know it.”

Travis, a grandfatherly figure with a keen sense of humor, isn’t planning on allowing the Bay Area to shy away from the massive chal-lenge posed by the rising waters.

Acting on a 2006 state climate report, the agency created a series of maps that depict the size of the Bay with an additional meter of water, a scenario Travis calls “the worst end of the best-case scenar-io.” If one of the gigantic ice sheets

covering Greenland or Antarctica were to fall into the ocean, then the sea level will jump well over a me-ter almost immediately, he said.

For Palo Alto, nearly everything east of U.S. Highway 101 would be under water, with the Bay even stretching across the freeway to other low-lying areas. The current maps are tentative and are being refined, with revisions expected in 2008, Travis said.

“We hope the maps we produced will bring home the message that global warming isn’t just a problem that’s limited to penguins in Ant-arctica and polar bears in Alaska,” Travis said.

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Sea-level rise couldswamp land east of 101

BCDC could expand power to regulate low-lying landby Becky Trout


School to replace motelCity effort to retain sales-tax revenue falls through

by Arden Pennell

A city bid to retain sales-tax rev-enue on a Palo Alto motel fell through last week when a pri-

vate school announced it had bought the site.

The Keys School has purchased the Mayflower Motel property at 3981 El Camino and will open a new middle-school campus there by 2009, school officials said.

Until this spring, the El Camino site was zoned to allow residential housing. But the City Council re-zoned it in April for commercial use, an attempt to generate sales-tax revenues from the property.

It is unlikely the school will pro-vide such revenue, Assistant Director for Planning Curtis Williams said.

Yet the city won’t lose much mon-ey from the 37-room Mayflower’s departure because it is among the lowest sales-tax generating motels, he said.

“It’s just not a ... motel with good business,” he said.

The new, second campus — ex-pected to open in 2009 — will near-ly double Keys School’s size.

Current enrollment at its single Middlefield Road site is 174 stu-dents in kindergarten through eighth grades, according to its Web site.

But the new middle school will accommodate up to 160 students, according to a school press release. The 2890 Middlefield site will then be used only for elementary grades, and enrollment in kindergarten through fourth grades could rise to about 165, according to Barbara Rosston, chair of Keys School’s Board of Trustees.

About 30 percent of students are from Palo Alto, she said.

Mayflower Motel owners Charles and Grace Chien had been thinking about selling their business for sever-al years when the school approached


Lovebird lost?A peach-faced lovebird feeds near a pond at the end of Oconnor Street in East Palo Alto Monday. It was spotted by volunteers from the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, who turned out for the Palo Alto Christmas Bird Count. The count is part of an annual effort to document changes in the bird population. The event is running nationally from Dec. 14, 2007, through Jan. 5, 2008. The Palo Alto count extended from the bay to the west side of Skyline Boulevard and included a variety of habitats and a diversity of bird species, according to the organization.

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Smaller Palo Alto recycling center due next year


OurTown

by Don Kazak

Needing a new home

A bare Christmas tree stands in the living room of a well-kept house in East Palo Alto, wait-

ing to be decorated with lights and ornaments.

But for the four teen girls who live in the house this may be a muted holiday season.

Jennifer Jackson and Sheila George, who have run the East Palo Alto Teen Home program since 1990, now have three houses where they care for teens who have nowhere else to go.

They are about to lose one of the houses.

The rented house has been fore-closed by a bank as part of the mortgage-lending crisis. Just be-fore Christmas, the bank will as-sume control of the home.

“I don’t think they’ll be a Scrooge and make us move before Christmas,” Jackson said. “We’ve told the girls we have to move, but I don’t think they know how bleak it is.”

The girls live in the home be-cause they were referred by San Mateo County Child Protective Services. Most are victims of pa-rental abuse or neglect. “Usually, they cannot be taken care of by their families,” Jackson said.

If Jackson and George don’t find a new place for the girls within a month or so, they don’t know what will happen. “These kids don’t have anywhere else to go but the streets,” Jackson said.

The bank has told the program not to do worry about moving for the time being, so the girls may have not have to move just yet. A former program board member is working with the bank, trying to negotiate what will happen after the property is foreclosed on.

But it is still jarring for Jack-son and George to see real estate agents show the house to prospec-tive buyers, a reminder they are on borrowed time.

The East Palo Alto Teen Home owns another house, also for teen girls, just down the street. A third home is for teen boys. All told, the program has room for 18 kids in the three houses, but that number is about to go down by a third.

The program has rented the foreclosure house for three years. Jackson and George are seeking a new home so the four girls aren’t shuffled off into the county bu-reaucracy for troubled kids again.

“As caregivers, we need to make sure these kids have a continuity of care,” Jackson said. “These girls have been hustled around all of their lives. They’re trying to get their lives established and take care of themselves.”

One of the girls recently got a part-time job at IKEA. All attend school.

Their bedrooms look like the bedrooms of normal teens. A col-lection of small stuffed animals is neatly grouped by the pillow on one bed.

But on the other side of the room sits a baby crib, filled with pink baby clothes.

A second bedroom has a neat stack of blue baby clothes.

Two of the four girls, ages 16 and 17, are pregnant, expect-ing their babies in February and March. One will have a girl, the other a boy.

“This is the only program in the county for pregnant girls,” Jack-son said, which makes her worry about what will happen to the two expectant young mothers after the house is foreclosed.

The house is the only real home the girls have ever had, in terms of a place where they are welcomed and cared for.

Jackson and George had no warning the house was about to be foreclosed. In fact, the owner called George the other day, de-manding the December rent. But George had already been told by the bank to not pay more rent to the owner, who wasn’t aware the program knew the house was be-ing foreclosed.

The house is still home for the girls, though, and the bare Christ-mas tree will twinkle with the lights and decorations of the holi-days. ■

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If Judy Kleinberg sticks to her post-City Council plans, the mul-titasking master might be slowing

down a little. But judging from her voluminous

record of accomplishments and ac-tivities, it’s hard to picture Kleinberg lying low for long, though she states that she has no plans to run for of-fice again.

Kleinberg was elected to the coun-cil in 1999 and again in 2003, and she served as mayor in 2006. Dur-ing her eight-year tenure, Kleinberg worked full time, juggled family and friends and spent countless hours on council projects.

On a recent afternoon, the 61-year-old attorney took time to reflect on her council experience and look to the future in a fitting setting, the spa-cious conference room of INSTEDD, the Google.org spin-off for which she acts as vice president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, secre-tary and treasurer.

“It’s a start-up,” she said.INSTEDD’s mission aligns with

her current passion — disaster pre-paredness. The nonprofit, founded in April, makes technological tools available for humanitarian groups working to mitigate emergencies and help communities recover, Kleinberg said.

Sept. 11 struck the East Coast native hard, and she quickly began working to ensure that Palo Alto is as ready as can be for a massive earth-quake, follow-up fires and any other catastrophes.

Early efforts evolved into the Red Ribbon Task Force for disaster plan-ning, a group that included Stanford, businesses, nonprofits, neighbor-hoods and other constituencies, Kleinberg said.

The task force worked to update Palo Alto’s dated emergency plan, identify community weaknesses, strengthen partnerships and prepare for the recent Golden Guardian drill. Initially, public-safety officials didn’t want the community involved with the drill, but after prolonged nego-tiations the city relented, Kleinberg said.

At a recent presentation, Police Chief Lynne Johnson acknowledged the benefits of involving the commu-nity in the drill.

Despite the progress, Palo Alto is not prepared, Kleinberg said. It would be possible, but boosting Palo Alto’s resiliency would require in-vestment of community resources and lots of work, she said.

The city is particularly unprepared to deal with small businesses, visi-tors and schools during an emergen-cy, she said.

But it’s hard to convince the city to spend money on a future need with so many current demands, she said.

Kleinberg said she hopes the task force will become a standing Citizen Corps and that the community will host annual preparation drills.

She counts the Red Ribbon Task Force and the Green Ribbon Task Force for Climate Protection as her two top achievements while on the council. She also feels good about her efforts to strengthen regional partnerships, collaborate with Stan-ford University and improve the lives of the city’s children and families.

“I’m pretty pleased by the experi-ence,” Kleinberg said.

Most disappointing is the broader community’s lack of involvement in city affairs, Kleinberg said. The crowd that fills the council chambers on Monday night often represents a minority of the city’s 60,000 resi-dents, she said.

That phenomenon, the commit-ted activism of a minority, led to the defeat of the 2002 library bond and the installation of traffic barriers in Downtown North, a vote Kleinberg considers her greatest mistake.

“It was just such a fiasco,” Klein-berg said.

Downtown North wasn’t the only brouhaha of her tenure.

Also in 2002, Kleinberg’s joint proposal for a council code of con-duct generated hate mail from across the country. More recently, she has emerged as the most pro-Stanford member, urging her colleagues not to burden the hospital expansion project with unrelated requirements.

Kleinberg’s been noted as a stick-ler for detail and following the rules. If a colleague or staff member errs or provides a less-than-satisfactory re-sponse, she’s doesn’t shy away from letting them know.

But she also feels strongly about honoring good work.

Kleinberg said she holds city staff in high esteem and said the high cali-ber of employees was something she hadn’t considered before her elec-tion.

She also didn’t realize that serving on the council takes much more than the 15 hours a week estimate she got from a departing council member in 1999.

E-mail expanded the workload considerably, Kleinberg said.

After returning from work, eating dinner and spending a few minutes with her husband, James, a judge, Kleinberg retires to her computer, where she can be found responding to e-mails until the wee hours.

“The year I was mayor was out-rageous,” Kleinberg said. Council work took 40 to 50 hours a week and her job another 50 or so hours. Ex-ercise, an endeavor she enjoys, got cut from her brimming schedule that year, she said.

“As a mayor, I did not sleep,” Kleinberg said. She also didn’t take a single day of vacation.

The work was intense, Kleinberg said, “but I obviously enjoyed it.”

The increasing demands may be one of the reasons the 2007 elec-tion had only one woman candidate, Kleinberg said. Some family and household roles still fall to or are chosen primarily by women.

Few people still moving up the ca-reer ladder and building a family are able to find the time to get involved, and if they do, they’re more likely to turn to the school board, Kleinberg said, pointing out that two of the newly elected council members are not married.

She has heaps of advice for incom-ing council members: Get to know city staff, your colleagues and their work styles; learn how to contribute to a well-run meeting; talk to com-munity members; don’t forget about the silent majority; find a passion and become an expert on several issues; don’t just be a passive voter; and, manage your time and don’t drown in e-mail.

And while the new council is faced with the Stanford expansion and oth-er major issues, Kleinberg’s looking forward to sleeping.

She’s going to sleep, exercise, trav-el, sail, ski and spend time with her friends and family.

“I want to recharge. I don’t want any other responsibilities,” Kleinberg said. ■

Staff Writer Becky Trout can be e-mailed at [email protected].

CITY COUNCIL

Rather than running for office, Kleinberg plans to spend time with family, friends by Becky Trout

Kleinberg counts disaster preparation, climate awareness as key achievements

After eight years on the Palo Alto City Council, including a year as mayor, Judy Kleinberg is ready to focus on a new nonprofit start-up, as well as family and friends.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Around Town

— Will Travis, executive director of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission, on expected local flooding. See story on page 3.

Global warming isn’t just a problem that’s limited to penguins in Antarctica.‘‘‘‘

ESPINOSA’S HISTORIC DIGS ... The storied Addison Av-enue Hewlett-Packard house and garage are now home to none other than Palo Alto City Councilman-elect Sid Espinosa. What’s it like liv-ing in one of the Valley’s most famous monuments, the spot where Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard created their sensa-tionally successful company? Well, it’s not quite like having a private retreat, Espinosa said. Thousands of people, packed into buses and cars, come by each week, he said. But, liv-ing there is considered part of his job as HP’s director of philanthropy, Espinosa said. He moved in two years ago, after the company finished restoring the house it had purchased in 2000. Espinosa said he can live there indefinitely, but he techni-cally only lives there part-time and must keep an apartment in town. HP currently uses the house about four times a year, Espinosa said. And the house’s renown extends beyond Bill and Dave — it was built around 1905 for one of Palo Alto’s first mayors, John C. Spencer.

SCHOOL BOARD STYLE ... Several Palo Altans reached for their iPhones recently, but not at a new IPO party or product launch at the Apple store. The gadget was acces-sory of choice to videotape the swearing in of new school board members Melissa Baten Caswell and Barbara Klaus-ner and incumbent Camille Townsend at the Dec. 11 board meeting. New board Vice Presi-dent Barb Mitchell held up her iPhone, in a fire-engine red case, to capture the moment, while Townsend’s husband, Ward Hanson, scooted around the seating area looking for the right angle from which to film. Now viewers who missed the television broadcast know where to turn.

RICHARD JAMES RECOVER-ING ... Richard James, the city’s director of community services, is planning to come back to work full time this week, acting director Greg Betts said recently. James seriously injured his back in an October

dune buggy crash in San Luis Obispo. He has been working part-time since then and doing “remarkably well,” Betts wrote in an e-mail. “Nothing can keep him down!”

O CANADA! ... The United States’ neighbors to the north have decided to take up resi-dence in humble Palo Alto. Last Friday, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, Michael Wilson, officially opened the new Canadian Consulate on Lytton Avenue. It’s one of 23 that Canada maintains in the U.S. and will focus on trade, investment and academic rela-tions. Canada previously main-tained a consular office in San Jose. Its main Bay Area consul-ate is located in San Francisco. Calling California a “dynamic trading partner,” Wilson said. “There are many strong ties already between Canada and California in areas as diverse as trade, energy, food products, clean technology, computers and software, transporta-tion, innovation, research and development, tourism and investment.” He continued: “I see many new exciting oppor-tunities ahead to enhance this vital partnership.” Canada is the second largest market for California exports; for example, California exported more than $1 billion worth of computer equipment to Canada in 2006, according to a statement from the Canadian consulate. “Cali-fornia represents a significant market for Canada. Our new consulate in Palo Alto, right in the heart of the Silicon Valley, the world’s leading high-tech hub, will be promoting Canada as the ideal partner for Califor-nia businesses,” Canadian Con-sul General Marc LePlage said.

FUTURE KING PLAZA ALL LIT UP ... Strings of white lights now adorn the magnolia trees in front of the Civic Center, an effort by the Palo Alto Down-town Business and Profes-sional Association to make downtown more beautiful and safer, spokeswoman Alison Williams said recently. The pla-za is scheduled for dedication on Jan. 21, 2008, at 2 p.m. ■

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Upfront

F or more than 19 years, Ron Silva has been the kind of postman who has put stamps

on letters when a sender has for-gotten. He’s alerted neighbors if a resident has not picked up his or her mail for a few days.

Once, he even stopped to change a woman’s flat tire.

But at the end of December, Silva,

43, is moving to Taylor, Texas, 30 miles northeast of Austin. And resi-dents in the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, where he has deliv-ered mail for seven years, said he will be sorely missed.

“I’ve got him on my cell phone, for God’s sake,” said Kim Cool, who moved to the neighborhood in late 2001.

The Cools moved out of their home temporarily two years ago when it was being remodeled, but they never had to worry about their mail — or put in a change-of-ad-dress form, she said.

Silva called Cool’s cell phone to alert her when packages arrived. And if mail became wet, he often dried it on the dashboard of his truck before delivery, she said.

Silva has been a Palo Alto mail carrier for more than 19 years. He grew up in San Leandro and at-

tended high school in Fremont. He lives with his wife and 15-year-old son and 18-year-old stepdaughter in Newark.

But the Bay Area’s homes are too pricey for the Silvas, so they have decided to move to Texas where his wife’s mother and sister live, he said.

Silva wrote letters announcing his departure to all 276 families on his route. He addressed the envelopes to nearly all of them from memory and


NeighborhoodsA roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

HOLIDAY CLOSURES ... From Rinconada pool to city librar-ies, many city offices and services will be closed during the holidays or will operate with reduced staff. Libraries will be closed as follows: Main, Mitch-ell, Children’s: Dec. 23-Dec. 25 all day, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. and Jan. 1 all day; College Ter-race: Dec. 23-Dec. 28, Dec. 30 and Jan. 1; Downtown: Dec. 23-Dec. 28, Dec. 30 and Jan. 1. The Palo Alto Art Center, Children’s Theatre, Lucie Stern Community Center, Mitchell Park Center and the Baylands Interpretive Center will be closed from Dec. 24-Jan. 1. The golf course and Foothills Park will be open. All police, fire and emergency public works and utilities departments will remain open. For more informa-tion on closed city offices and facilities, visit www.cityofpaloal-to.org, go to the Quick Finds in the lower right, and click on the Holiday Schedule link.

STILL IN THE FIGHT ... The Juana Briones Heritage Foun-dation has dissolved as a non-profit corporation, but members of a local heritage organization have not given up the fight to save the historic Juana Briones House. Palo Alto Stanford Heritage (PAST), which has obtained a stay against demoli-tion of the home, has put up a $5,000 matching grant toward funding continued litigation. The group is inviting match-ing contributions through Dec. 31. For more information visit www.brioneshouse.org/match-ing_grant_popup.htm.

TO-DO LIST . . . Consider it a New Year’s resolution: Resi-dents who haven’t done so yet might want to sign up for the city’s Community Alert and Notification Network (CANS). The network connects residents with city officials by allowing of-ficials to send voice messages to thousands of people in min-utes. Notifications include disas-ter information, power outages and crime bulletins. For more information call Sheryl Contois at 650-743-9911 or [email protected]. Those interested can register online at www.cityofpaloalto.org and click on the link at Quick Finds.

Send announcements of neighborhood events, meet-ings and news to Sue Dremann, Neighborhoods editor, at [email protected]. Or talk about your neighborhood news on Town Square at www.PaloAltoOnline.com.

AROUND THE BLOCK

A bove all else, the holiday season is a time when peo-ple from all walks of life

take a collective time out to enjoy one another’s company. Whether it is with family, old friends or new, what many people seem to celebrate this time of year is each

other.For many Palo Altans, the

spirit of the season extends into their communities. A handful of neighborhood associations are hosting events this December that reinforce neighborhood ties, let old neighbors reconnect and new

friendships be formed. The Barron Park Neighborhood

Association held its annual Donkey Parade and Holiday Party at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 15. It’s a time when up to 250 people gather to share the holiday spirit through song, food and of course, the donkeys.

Festivities began at Bol Park and proceeded to Barron Park Elemen-tary School. The local fire station brings in a truck each year for children to climb on and everyone takes part in the parade — people of all ages, bikes, scooters, strollers and pets — which includes Perry, 13-year-old miniature donkey, and

Miner 49er, the 23-year-old stan-dard.

“Well, the children especially love Perry and Niner. They really unify people and give the parade a focal point,” Alice Frost, a care-taker of the two donkeys, said.

Songbooks are printed up and distributed with lyrics — but not the music — and are handed around and in a disorganized way, people stroll through the neighbor-hood singing carols and Hanukkah tunes, event chair Don Anderson said. The more vocally challenged just stroll and talk.

A time for connectionParades, caroling, toy drives bring neighbors

together during holidaysby Alex Papoulias

COMMUNITY

Postman makes deliveries specialBeloved mail carrier’s last day on route is Dec. 24

by Sue Dremann

Ron Silva, who’s brought holiday cheer along with mail deliveries to the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood for seven of his 19 years with the post-al service, will be moving to Texas at the end of the month.


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Upfront

Man electrocuted trying to bring holiday cheerA man hanging Christmas decorations in a redwood tree in East

Palo Alto Saturday was killed instantly when a string of lights touched two high-tension power lines, according to officials.

Police received a call through a Spanish translator at about 12:20 p.m. reporting a man hanging in a tree in the 2000 block of Euclid Avenue, Menlo Park Fire Protection District Chief Harold Schapel-houman said.

The 23-year-old man was reportedly on a ladder, working for Page Mill Properties, which owns apartments in the area, Schapelhouman said.

The man reportedly threw the lights to reach higher into the tree when they touched two different legs of a high-tension power line, sending 12,000 kilovolts of electricity through the man’s body.

Electricity apparently traveled through the man’s arm and out through an area near his knee, Schapelhouman said.

Fire crews arrived to find the man hanging about 60 feet from the ground, apparently fused to the tree by electricity, and smoking from his feet, Schapelhouman said.

Firefighters could not immediately rescue the victim because the power lines were still active. Crews from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. soon deactivated the lines, allowing firefighters to bring the victim down at about 2 p.m., Schapelhouman said. The San Mateo County coroner’s office later pronounced him officially deceased, according to Schapelhouman.

The victim has been identified, but his name is not being released, according to the coroner’s office.

“This is a young man and nobody wants this type of thing during the holidays. He was just trying to make things brighter in East Palo Alto,” Schapelhouman said. ■

—Bay City News Service

Alert neighbors call 911 for Palo Alto Hills blaze

A house was damaged in a two-alarm fire in the Palo Alto foothills Monday.

The fire was first reported at 2:30 p.m. by neighbors. Bill Terry had been walking by and spotted the flames. He said he thought about fighting the fire with a garden hose but noticed that the flames were shooting out horizontally from the split-level stucco home, as if from a gas main. Terry and his wife called 911.

The fire, which was extinguished by about 3:30 p.m., appeared to cause significant interior damage.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, according to the Palo Alto Fire Department.

The Terrys said the homeowners have lived in the residence for a long time and were not present when the fire broke out. The Terrys also noted that it took 17 minutes for the first engine to arrive.

The Palo Alto Hills neighborhood lies off of Page Mill Road. It is composed of 77 homes and the Palo Alto Hills Country Club and includes Alexis Drive, Laurel Glen Drive and Bandera Drive. ■

—Don Kazak and Jocelyn Dong

Richard James to retire

Palo Alto’s Community Services Director Richard James is back at work full-time, but only for six months.

On Monday, James announced his plans to retire in June. He broke three vertebrae in a dune buggy accident in October and has been re-covering slowly, but said the injury didn’t affect his decision to retire after he turns 58.

He has been a city employee for 29 years, beginning as a technical theater supervisor and working his way up to department director.

“Every five years or so I got to change jobs. I was always doing something new,” James said. “It’s been such a great career.”

After retiring, James said he plans to spend time caring for his and his wife’s elderly parents; coordinating the San Jose Jazz Festival, which he helped start; playing the drums and golfing.

There have been no decisions about his successor, James said.The accident occurred on his first dune buggy trip, when the vehicle

he was riding in plunged 20 feet. He spent four days unable to move at all. James said he had to wear a brace for more than a month and still has trouble lying down, but he’s expected to recover fully.

“It’s just like having a toothache in your back,” James said. James said he received an outpouring of community support.“I have a stack of cards at least two inches high,” he said. “It really

was a marvelous thing.” ■—Becky Trout

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“It’s just too late; we missed our chance,” Travis said.

But it’s imperative to try to mini-mize the region’s emissions by pro-moting high-density development amenable to public transportation,

Travis said. The Bay Area will already see a

drastic increase in severe storms, wildfires and increasing Bay salin-ity: all critical problems that will tax the region, he said.

“We need to stop thinking about protecting the Bay and restoring the Bay to the way it was,” Travis said. “Instead we need to design the Bay for the way it will be in the future. ... We need to engage in proactive, adaptive management.”

The region needs to come up with a plan to adapt and prepare, Travis said. As part of the plan, he proposes that BCDC’s jurisdiction should be expanded to include all lands likely

to be inundated within 50 years, a change that would significantly al-ter the powers of local government, which currently control most land- use decisions. A development pro-posal would then need the approval from a local entity, such as the City of Palo Alto, and BCDC.

Local communities would also be tasked with identifying needed le-vees and proposing plans to relocate noncritical low-lying development, according to a strategy document Travis distributed Thursday. The proposed plan would also list the most critical facilities, such as the San Francisco International Airport, that need protection.

“I see planning for dealing with climate change is much like dealing with seismic safety,” Travis said.

The Bay Area will need to build many levees capable of withstand-ing both floods and earthquakes. It needs more wetlands, which act like a giant sponge capable of mitigating floods and sucking up carbon diox-ide.

And that might be doable. About $100 billion of buildings, roads and other developments are threatened by the water, but the cost of protect-ing that could be around $5 billion, Travis said. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is cur-rently refining the estimates, he

said.Despite the challenges, Travis is

optimistic.“We have the good fortune to live

in a region that is destined to be a world leader in climate change,” he said.

The Bay Area has money, innova-tive people and organizations, the need to protect billions of dollars of threatened property and a tradition of being “politically courageous,” Travis said.

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August to locate the smaller facil-ity adjacent to the Regional Water Quality Control plant on land that is currently dedicated parkland.

In other business: ■ The council unanimously ap-

proved a selection process for the city’s next waste-collection firm, to replace the Palo Alto Sanitation Company (PASCO) in mid-2009.

The city plans to ask for bidders for the $80 million contract in Feb-ruary, expecting responses by April. Companies would be asked to divide their proposals into three categories: basic services, expanded services to meet the city’s “zero waste” goals, and other creative ideas.

For example, the city plans to ask for the cost of zero-waste propos-als such as offering organics com-posting for businesses in 2009 and residences in 2010, collecting addi-tional types of recyclables curbside, accepting bulky items, instituting mandatory recycling, re-using more construction materials and expand-ing commercial recycling.

Basic service changes for some Palo Altans are already in the works. Residents will have to pay extra for non-curbside pickup and service to alleys or private streets could also cost extra, a staff report states.

The city is encouraging the new company to employ existing PASCO collectors, according to the staff re-port.

In May, the city staff plans to return to the council with the bids, which staff and consultants would then rank according to criteria, in-cluding cost, environmental friendli-ness, technical capability, financial strength and qualifications.

The staff and consultant team proposed ranking cost as 20 percent of the overall rating, but the council voted to increase the weight given to price while lowering the signifi-cance of other criteria.

Councilman Jack Morton said he would give cost 40 percent of the company’s rating.

Councilman John Barton said he didn’t want to go too far.

“We want to be careful,” Barton said. “If we crank up the cost, we automatically reduce the environ-mental component.”

That divide will be the big ques-tion facing the next council, depart-ing Councilwoman Judy Kleinberg predicted.

“How much are you willing to pay for a clean environment?” Kleinberg asked. “If we really mean it about

zero waste ... that kind of service is going to cost money.”

The council is expected to select the winning firm in August.

Consultant Bob Hilton said the city expects more than just a few bidders.

Waste Management, which owns PASCO, has sued the city over its contract, so it appears unlikely it will be selected again. The new company would begin collecting waste in July 2009.

■ The council unanimously ap-proved plans to expand Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority (VTA) Route 88 in July. The route, which currently connects downtown and the California Avenue train station via Louis Road and the Veteran’s Hospital, will be cut back in Janu-ary following a controversial VTA efficiency study.

The expanded route would again serve Louis Road and include ser-vice to all three middle schools and

Gunn High School, but won’t reach downtown or California Avenue. It would need approval by the VTA board in January.

“I think this is considerably better than the initial proposal,” Council-man Jack Morton said.

The proposed route, however, has a glaring omission, according to the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission, community members and city staff: It does not serve Cali-fornia Avenue and the train station. They are hoping for yet another route reconfiguration after July.

The staff report states that eventu-ally, perhaps by January 2009, VTA and the community could work to-gether to combine the city’s shuttle and VTA services to reach down-town.

“I think we can do better,” Coun-cilwoman Dena Mossar said. ■


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Adolescent Counseling Services ......................................$7,500All Saints' Episcopal Church, Palo Alto .......................................5,000American Red Cross - Palo Alto Area ...............................................3,000Art in Action ...............................10,000California Family Foundation .....2,500CAR (Community Association for Rehabilitation)........................5,000Challenge Learning Center ........5,000Cleo Eulau Center........................5,000Collective Roots...........................5,000Community Breast Health Project...........................................5,000Downtown Streets, Inc. ...........10,000East Palo Alto Family YMCA ......7,500East Palo Alto Kids Foundation .7,500Environmental Volunteers .........3,000EPA Children's Day Committee .5,000Family Service Agency of San Mateo County ..................5,000Foundation for a College Education......................................5,000Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo................5,000 Hidden Villa ..................................5,000Jeremiah's Promise, Inc. ...........5,000JLS Middle School PTA .............3,500Jordan Middle School PTA. .......3,500Kara, Inc. ....................................25,000 Mayview Community Health Center............................................5,000Music in the Schools Foundation 2,500My New Red Shoes ....................2,500New Creation Home Ministries 5,000Nuestra Casa .............................10,000Palo Alto Art Center Foundation 7,500Parents' Nursery School ...........4,300Peninsula Stroke Association ...1,500Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. .........5,000 St. Elizabeth Seton School.........5,000St. Vincent de Paul Society ......5,000Teach for America ......................5,000TheatreWorks ..............................5,000YES Reading ...............................25,000 Youth Community Service ..........7,500

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Roberts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Dick & Ruth Rosenbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Peter & Beth Rosenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Paul & Maureen Roskoph . . . . . . . . . . . 100Don & Lou Ross. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Steve & Karen Ross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Norman & Nancy Rossen. . . . . . . . . . . . . **Don & Ann Rothblatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Ruth & Kris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Al & JoAnne Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Ferrell & Page Sanders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100George & Dorothy Saxe . . . . . . . . . . . . . **John & Mary Schaefer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100John & Kathleen Schniedwind. . . . . . . . . **Ken Schroeder & Fran Codispoti . . . . . . . **Irving & Naomi Schulman . . . . . . . . . . . 100Joseph Sciascia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Bill & Eleanor Settle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Hersh & Arna Shefrin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Mark & Nancy Shepherd . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Martha Shirk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Lee & Judy Shulman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Bob & Diane Simoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Robert & Barbara Simpson . . . . . . . . . . 100Sandy Sloan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Roger Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Andrea B. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Charles A. Smith & Ann D. Burrell . . . . 650Alice Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Lew & Joan Southern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Bob & Becky Spitzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Art & Peggy Stauffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Charles & Barbara Stevens. . . . . . . . . . . . **Shirley F. Stewart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Blaire & Jacqueline Stewart . . . . . . . . . . 100Carl Stoffel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Bryan & Bonnie Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Stan & Sue Sucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Debra Szecsei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Warren R. Thoits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Tom & Pat Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Carl & Susan Thomsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Roy Levin & Jan Thomson . . . . . . . . . . . 250Tony & Carolyn Tucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Daniel & Janis Tuerk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Janis Ulevich. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Leonard & Jeanne Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Roger & Joan Warnke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Anna Wu Weakland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Mark & Karen Weitzel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2000Ralph & Jackie Wheeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Wildflower Fund @ SVCF . . . . . . . . . . . . **Scott Wong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Douglas & Susan Woodman. . . . . . . . . . 200

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As A Gift ForDr. Richard R. Babb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **The Burk Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Ro & Jim Dinkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Carolyn Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Jason & Lauren Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Charlotte K. Joyner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Robert Lobdell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Andrew & Caitlyn Louchard. . . . . . . . . . . **Ned Lund Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Attorney Alison Cherry Marer & Family . **Marjorie Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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In Memory OfWilliam (Wild Bill) Beames . . . . . . . . . . 100Carol Berkowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100John D. Black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Max & Anna Blanker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Louis Bogart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Willie Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Willie Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Leo Breidenbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **A.L & L.K. Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Eugenia Buss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Bill Carlstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Frank & Jean Crist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Sallye Dawidoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Patty Demetrios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Bob Dolan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Bob Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Bob Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Arlee R. Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Steve Fasani . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Mary Floyd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Beverly Fuchs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **DJ Gauthier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Arthur Gleim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Pam Grady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250Grandpa Bud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Gail Ann Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Alan Herrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Bob Iwamoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Bertha Kalson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Florence Kan Ho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **David Kessler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Katharine King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Helene F. Klein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **James B. Klint, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Marlene Krohn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Dr. Pao Yu Lee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Charles Bennett Leib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Bob Markevitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Dr. Larry Mathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Theresa McCarthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Patsy Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Ernest J. Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Kathy Morris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Bessie Moskowitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Al & Kay Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Our son Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Our dad Al Pellizzari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Boyd C. Paulson, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300Paul Arthur Pearson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **John & Mary Perkins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Thomas W. Phinney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Wade & Louise Rambo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Irving F. Reichert, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Nancy Ritchey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **C. Peter Rosenbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Irving & Ivy Rubin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Helen Rubin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Sally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Arnold Scher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Meyer Scher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Mary Fran & Joe Scroggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . **Stephen Scroggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **John Smitham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Charles Henry & Emma Westphal Stelling **Jack Sutorius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150YC Yen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Dr. David Zlotnick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **

Businesses & Organizations

Alta Mesa Improvement Co. . . . . 625Bleibler Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500Essabhoy Realty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Harrell Remodeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . **MindTribe Product Engineering . . . . . . . . **Roxy Rapp & Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500

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A crash-course in life skillsDowntown Streets Team: cleaning streets, rebuilding lives

by Alex Papoulias

After a stroke left him wheel-chair-bound, George Tyson made his living panhandling

around Whole Foods Market in Palo Alto. But his life changed dramati-cally the day he met a volunteer with the Downtown Streets Team who encouraged Tyson to start attending the group’s Thursday meetings.

Begun in 2005 by the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Profes-sional Association, Downtown Streets Team (DST) has grown from four team members in 2005 to 18 in 2007. The idea behind DST was to address several of the city’s needs through one program, decreas-ing the number of panhandlers on downtown streets by offering them work in exchange for food and hous-ing.

Tyson’s disability meant walking the streets with a broom and a dust-pan was unlikely, but that was no deterrent for DST.

“They had me working in the kitchen at a shelter. Serving meals to homeless folks. It kept me busy and I liked that,” Tyson said with a proud smile.

He originally planned on being with the team for a year, but Tyson stayed on an additional 6 months.

“They’re helping a lot of people get off the streets, and get off pan-handling for making a living.”

These days Tyson works five days a week at a jewelry shop on Broad-way in Redwood City. No more pan-handling, and no more wheelchair.

“I’ve worked for the store owner off and on for a while. I get around a lot better now, and he took me on for a permanent job. He’s a good guy — he bought me presents to give to my kids.

“But now I can buy presents for my kids,” Tyson said.

Tyson’s turnaround is exactly the kind of success the team is striving for with its clients.

“We’re trying to teach our mem-

bers self-confidence and self-reliance. Not to just give them a handout, but to teach them how to help themselves — to teach them that they can help themselves,” said Eileen Richardson, president of the Downtown Streets Team.

The nonprofit received a $10,000 grant from the Palo Alto Weekly’s Holiday fund this year. The fund distributed $260,000 to 38 com-munity organizations in 2007 and has given more than $3 million to local nonprofits since its inception in 1993.

For DST members, the work it-self, in combination with the ser-vices provided by the team, are meant to teach professional and life skills, encouraging them to reenter the work-force and move toward in-dependence. In turn, the city streets are cleaned and maintained regu-larly, an effort which has earned the praise of many business owners and citizens.

Three essential principles guide DST’s approach to helping its team members. The first, “eligibility,” re-quires that new team members be unhoused or living in subsidized housing. The second, “commit-ment,” requires team members to attend weekly meetings. The third principle, “consistency,” is encour-

aged through the rule that if a team member misses a meeting, he or she is required to start the program over from the beginning.

According to Richardson, it’s a formula for success that appears to be working.

“We had 12 new people at our Thursday meeting and barely enough room to fit them all. One thing I’m not really concerned with right now is community outreach. The word is out about the Down-town Streets Team,” she said.

The Streets Team’s weekly meet-ings are often emotional events where members receive congratula-tions and encouragement for their efforts.

“The meetings are really inspira-tional. I mean, you’ve got a 53-year-old guy who’s been on the streets, and he’s just finished his first week of real employment in 20 years. In front of a group of 30 or more team members, he’s getting a hug and a round of applause for the good job he’s done. The look of pride on his face is enough to bring you to tears,” Richardson said.

“That look, and the moment they realize ‘I can do this’, are what make it all worthwhile.” ■

Editorial Intern Alex Papoulias can be e-mailed at [email protected]

As of Dec. 17, community mem-bers have donated $87,088 to the Weekly’s Holiday Fund. Funds are matched by grants from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Wil-liam and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Arrillaga and Peery founda-tions, doubling each contribution, and bringing this year’s total so far to $174,176. The Holiday Fund is part of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

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them with an offer last spring, their daughter, Diana Chien, said.

“Keys School gave us a very good offer. My father said, ‘Maybe it’s time to move on,’” she said.

The motel’s site was assessed val-ue was placed at about $1.73 mil-lion in June, according to the Santa Clara County Assessor’s Office, but the actual purchase price was not disclosed.

The school would have had to ap-ply for a conditional-use permit to build on the site under the earlier zoning but need not under the new “service commercial” designation.

Such permits are not usually de-nied but can contain restrictions on parking or operational hours, ac-cording to Planning and Commu-nity Environment Director Steve Emslie.

The zoning change made the site more attractive but wasn’t a moti-

vation to move to the site, Rosston said.

“It was favorable to us, but that wasn’t the reason that it was brought to our attention,” she said.

The school contacted the Chiens shortly after the zoning change, Chien said.

“As soon as the zoning finished Keys School came and talked to my father. They said, ‘If you build the school, you’re doing the community a service,’” she said.

The Chiens did not even put the motel on the market. Rather, school officials had heard of the family’s earlier plan to sell the land, which Charles Chien cancelled for senti-mental reasons, having owned the property since 1978, Diana Chien said.

But the school likely figured the zoning change was a good opportu-nity to make a new offer, she said.

The school has planned a new campus for five years in response to increasing enrollment, Rosston

said.“Demand has been growing for

a while,” perhaps because Keys is one of the few non-parochial private schools on the Peninsula, drawing students from as far as San Jose and San Mateo, she said.

The school will retain its Middle-field campus, which is under a long-term lease from the First Christian Church, she said.

The board looked at several loca-tions but liked the El Camino site because it is close to the current site and will allow the elementary and middle schools to interact often, she said.

Construction on the middle school will begin next summer, the school’s announcement states. ■

Staff Writer Arden Pennell can be e-mailed at [email protected].

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‘They had me working in the kitchen at a shelter. Serving meals to homeless folks. It kept me busy and I liked that.’

– George Tyson,former member,

Downtown Streets Team


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“It’s a funky old event like what used to happen in the ’50s,” Ander-son added.

The parade included caroling courtesy of the Gunn High School Chamber singers, who also perform a concert at the elementary school, where everyone gathers for cof-fee, hot cocoa and “thousands” of cookies baked by the Barron Park Seniors.

Another neighborhood tradition occurs annually on Christmas Tree Lane on Fulton Street, which is cel-ebrating its 67th year of attracting people from around the Peninsula to its Embarcadero Oaks neighbor-hood.

Judge and Mrs. Edward Hardy thought up Christmas Tree Lane — then called “Christmas Fairyland Lane” — in 1940 during a bridge game to promote Christmas to the children of the 1700-1800 blocks of Fulton Street, according to the event Web site. Other families joined them and soon a committee was formed to facilitate the elaborate decorating the neighborhood does every year at Christmastime.

Fulton Street resident Bea Hub-bard, 92, remembers the February in 1942 when she and her family moved into their new home. The previous owner, prominent local Realtor Bill Kelly had been trans-ferred elsewhere by his firm just before Christmas. His children how-

ever, not wanting to miss the sight of “Christmas Fairyland Lane” in-sisted the family stay until after the holiday.

Years later, such memories drew the eldest of Kelly’s daughters to re-visit the neighborhood. She returned to the Peninsula on a trip with her husband, and contacted Hubbard wondering if she might be able to see the house where she grew up. Mrs. Hubbard arranged a gathering of neighbors in honor of the couple’s visit, including the widow of Judge Hardy, for a welcome brunch on her front porch.

Christmas Tree Lane is open to the public through New Year’s Eve. The street will be lit from 5 until 11 p.m., and visitors are encouraged to park their cars on adjacent streets and enjoy a stroll down Fulton. Fur-ther information can be found at www.ChristmasTreeLane.org.

For others, the season is a time of gathering and giving. The Southgate Neighborhood Watch Program held its second annual toy drive and holi-day party on Sunday, Dec. 9. The event was started last year by Gail McFall, as an opportunity for neigh-borhood residents to reconnect, meet new community members, en-joy holiday treats, and donate toys to needy children, she said. The do-nated toys went to InnVision of San Jose, a non-profit organization that provides shelter, clothing and access to telephones and computers to the area’s disadvantaged.

Duveneck/St. Francis resident

Joan Sterling sent neighbors a letter this year through the neighborhood association asking for donations to the Palo Alto Christmas Bureau, which she presides over as presi-dent. The bureau was started by two school district nurses 50 years ago who gave baskets of goodies to needy people in Palo Alto, she said.

Last year, 2,700 low-income fam-ilies, seniors and adults benefited from donations. The organization received the 2006 Tall Trees Award for its work, which now provides checks to low-income people, she added.

Sterling said she used the neigh-borhood association as a vehicle for communication about the nonde-nominational organization because of the strong sense of community it provides.

Duveneck/St. Francis is the kind of neighborhood where people put out the call for a plumber or lost pet and neighbors respond with all sorts of suggestions, she said. Residents filled a neighbor’s driveway with donated clothing and blankets in August after an e-mail request went out to help earthquake victims in Peru, according to Sterling.

“It’s a wonderful way of reaching people,” she said.

“Need is the one and only factor taken into consideration when we give.” ■

Editorial Intern Alex Papoulias can be e-mailed at [email protected].

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signed each letter, he said.Residents said that’s an example

of why he is special.“He so personified what makes

a neighborhood. ... He goes out of his way,” resident Deborah Baldwin said.

“It’s hard to explain. It’s the tiny things that make it a community — it’s doing that small effort,” she continued. “He’s been a real delight. He is friendly and pleasant without being invasive.”

When a neighbor was gone for a few months, Silva brought her mail to Baldwin’s house for safekeeping.

“Another neighbor was ill and didn’t pick up her mail for a few days, and he alerted the neighbors so we could check up on her,” Bald-win said.

He has also never lost a piece of her mail, even when the wrong ad-dress was written on it.

For Silva, a fit, upbeat man who sports a trim, gray-frosted goatee,

shorts and Santa hat, it’s about sell-ing a service.

“The problem with a lot of retail people these days is they don’t give the service. I wanted to be like the carriers I knew years ago. I deliver the mail how I want it delivered for myself,” he said.

Silva has cultivated good relations with his customers over time. When he adds a stamp to a letter, he casu-ally mentions the sender’s omission later. Residents pay him back when they can, he said.

Silva said that becoming a postal carrier was “a strange opportunity that came along.” But it is a job he has found rewarding.

“I’m a people person and I enjoy being outside,” he said.

Silva’s last day at work will be Dec. 24. Just three days later, the family will move to Texas, where he will once again take up a postal route.

Every day until then, he will don a Santa Claus hat, delivering holiday parcels to the residents who consid-er him an integral member of their

neighborhood.“On my last day, I expect to be

very busy. I’ll be saying goodbye and getting hugs,” he said.

On Dec. 15, more than a dozen people gathered on the corner of Greer Road and Wildwood Lane to surprise Silva with a champagne send-off. Silva could not drink on the job, but “we drank for him,” Baldwin said. They presented Silva with checks and cash to help him with his move and as tokens of their appreciation.

“It’s sad to see him go,” Baldwin said.

Silva said in all of his years, noth-ing like this has ever happened to him. As he departed to complete his rounds, Silva summed up his dedi-cation to the residents of Duveneck/St. Francis.

“This postman does ring twice,” he said. ■

Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be e-mailed at [email protected].

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Corrections

In the Dec. 12 story “City Council opposes ‘preemptive action’ in Iran,” a 2003 Palo Alto City Council vote was misstated: It actually passed a resolution opposing an invasion of Iraq that year. Also, a Dec. 12 article, and prior ones, misspelled the nickname of Palo Alto High School Principal Jacqueline McEvoy. She is known as “Jacquie.” The Weekly regrets the errors. To request a correction, contact Jocelyn Dong, managing editor, at [email protected], 650-326-8210 or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302.

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POLICE CALLSPalo AltoDec. 8-14Violence relatedBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Theft relatedCommercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Vehicle relatedAbandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . .2Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . .10Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .6Vehicle impound/store . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Alcohol or drug relatedDrunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Drunken driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Liquor law violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Sale of drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . .1MiscellaneousFound property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Man down. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .5Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Menlo ParkDec. 11-16

Violence relatedBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Theft relatedFraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Theft undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Vehicle relatedAuto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .2Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Alcohol or drug relatedDrunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Drunken driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2MiscellaneousCoroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Juvenile problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Probation violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .1Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

AthertonDec. 9-16Violence relatedAssault & battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Theft relatedFraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Vehicle relatedAbandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Suspicious vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Vehicle accident/major injury . . . . . . . . .1Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .1

Vehicle accident/prop. damage . . . . . . .4Vehicle code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Alcohol or drug relatedDrunken driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1MiscellaneousAnimal call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Be on the lookout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Citizen assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Disturbing the peace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Fire call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Juvenile problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Meet citizen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .9Suspicious person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Town ordinance violation . . . . . . . . . . . .1Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Welfare check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

VIOLENT CRIMESPalo Alto100 block University Avenue, 12/8, 1:51 a.m.; battery.Unlisted location, 12/8, 3:24 p.m.; domes-tic violence.Unlisted location, 12/8, 5:22 p.m.; domes-tic violence.

Menlo ParkUnlisted location, 12/11, 9:44 a.m.; bat-tery.600 block Santa Cruz Avenue, 12/12, 12:19 p.m.; battery.

AthertonEl Camino Real/Winchester Drive, 12/11, 3:43 a.m.; assault and battery.

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DeathsNancy Kelem

Nancy Landau Kelem, 53, a resi-dent of Los Altos Hills. died of can-cer Dec. 1.

She was born in Los Angeles to William and Beatrice Lan-dau. She attend-ed Hamilton High School and received early admis-sion to UCLA. She received her bachelor’s

of science degree in 1975. She completed her master’s of science degree in engineering in 1978.

She was an intern for the Chil-dren’s Lobby in Sacramento and at the Pentagon.

She worked as a programmer for UCLA’s Department of Epidemiol-ogy. She also had a career as a com-puter systems analyst at System De-velopment Corporation, working on formal computer security. Later, she moved to Trusted Information Sys-tems and co-authored several papers on formal computer security.

While at UCLA, she met her husband-to-be, Steve Kelem. They married in 1978.

She enjoyed hiking and camp-ing. She also enjoyed traveling and learned many foreign languages.

She was also gifted in music,

playing piano and banjo, and sang in several choruses.

She volunteered as a tutor for Project Literacy in Redwood City and served in various ways as a vol-unteer with her children’s schools.

In 2005, she became credentialed as a substitute elementary-school teacher.

When the local elementary school was closed, she helped research and found the Bullis Charter School. She went on to be an active mem-ber of her town’s Public Education Committee, which researched the existing laws and politics of educa-tion in her state, county, and com-munity.

Her political passions included helping the Democratic Party get out the vote.

She also became an advocate for cancer patients. Anyone wishing to make a donation in her memory can find information on her Web page at www.kelem.net/nancy/donations.html.

She is survived by her husband, Steve Kelem; and children Jeremy, Atticus and Jasmine Kelem, all of Los Altos Hills.

A “celebration of life” memorial will be held Sunday, Jan. 6, at 2 p.m. in the Art Center Auditorium at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto.

Maria ThorsonMaria Thorson, 86, a longtime

resident of Menlo Park, died Nov. 27.

She was born in Medellin, Co-lombia, and raised in Bogota.

Loved ones recall her as full of personal strength, sympathy and good cheer.

She is survived by her husband, Ernest Thorson of Menlo Park; and her daughter, Christina Thorson of Palo Alto.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Anthony’s din-ing room, 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

Phyllis WinklerPhyllis Winkler, 74, a resident of

Mountain View, died Dec. 7. She was born and raised in Palo

Alto, attend-ed Palo Alto High School and raised her family in the Green Meadow neighborhood.

She worked at Stanford University in the computer science depart-

ment. She was an avid reader and col-

lector of books and films. She loved the ocean and spent much of her free time at the beach.

She is remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her children, Judy Glassey of Reno, Nev., Rick Winkler of San Diego, Sandra Win-kler of Redwood City and Mike Winkler of Las Vegas, Nev.; and five grandchildren.


TransitionsBirths, marriages and deaths

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THEPLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION

COMMISSIONFOR ONE, UNEXPIRED TERM

ENDING JULY 31, 2008(Term of Burt)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applica-tions from persons interested in an unexpired term ending July 31, 2008.

Eligibility Requirements: Composed of seven members who are not Council Members, officers, or employees of the City, and who are residents of the City of Palo Alto. Regular meetings are at 7:00 p.m. on the second and last Wednesdays of each month.

Duties: The Planning and Transportation Commission's primary duties include: a) Preparing and making recommendations to the City Council on the City's Comprehensive Plan regarding develop-ment, public facilities, and transportation in Palo Alto; b) Considering and making recommendations to the City Council on zoning map and zoning ordinance changes; c) Reviewing and making recom-mendations to the City Council on subdivisions and appeals on variances and use permits; and d) Considering other policies and programs affecting development and land use in Palo Alto for final City Council action.

Appointment information and application forms are available from the City Clerk's Office, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto (Phone: 650-329-2571) or may be obtained on the website at http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/clerk/planning.html

Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk's Office is 5:00 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2008.

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FOR ONE, UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING MARCH 31, 2009

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications for the Human Relations Commission from persons interested in an unexpired term ending March 31, 2009.

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Duties: The Human Relations Commission has the discretion to act with respect to any human relations matter when the Commission finds that any person or group does not benefit fully from public or private opportunities or resources in the community, or is unfairly or differ-ently treated due to factors of concern to the Commission: a) public or private opportunities or resources in the community include, but are not limited to, those associated with ownership and rental of housing, employment, education and governmental services and benefits; and b) factors of concern to the Commission include, but are not limited to, socioeconomic class or status, physical condition or handicap, married or unmarried state, emotional condition, intellectual ability, age, sex, sexual preference, race, cultural characteristics, ethnic background, ancestry, citizenship, and religious, conscientious or philosophical belief. The Commission shall conduct such studies and undertake such responsibilities as the Council may direct.

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Diane Middlebrook, noted biographer, early direc-tor of feminist studies and a Stanford faculty mem-ber for four decades, died in San Francisco Saturday

from cancer. She was 68.

Middlebrook wrote a best-selling 1991 bi-ography of poet Anne Sexton (“Anne Sexton”) and a biography of English poet Ted Hughes and his wife, the poet Sylvia

Plath, (“Her Husband”) in 2003.She also wrote “Suits Me: The Double Life of

Billy Tipton,” about a cross-dressing jazz musician, in 1998.

She leaves behind a manuscript that will be pub-lished in 2008 – a biography of Ovid, a writer who was banished from Rome 2,000 years ago.

“I think her legacy as a biographer is her incredible humanity,” San Francisco writer Kate Moses said in a Stanford Report obituary. “She never sacrificed humanity in making an acute critical recognition of her subject.”

Her editor, Kathryn Court, president of Penguin Books was quoted in the Stanford Report as praising Middlebrook for her “enormous intellect and great

perspicacity.”Middlebrook was born in Pocatello, Idaho, and

moved with her family to Spokane, Wash., when she was 5.

She attended Whitman College and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washing-ton in 1961. She joined the Stanford faculty as an assistant professor of English in 1966 and received her doctorate from Yale in 1968.

While at Stanford, she was the director of the new Center for Research on Women in 1977-79.

She was married three times, including to Carl Djerassi, known as the “father of the pill,” who is a Stanford professor emeritus of chemistry. They mar-ried in 1985.

In recent years, Middlebrook and Djerassi divided their time between their San Francisco and London homes.

Middlebrook is survived by Djerassi; her daughter, Leah Middlebrook of Eugene, Ore.; her sisters, Mic-hole Nicholson of Arroyo Grande, Calif., and Colleen Dea of Spokane, Wash.; her stepson, Dale Djerassi of Woodside; and her step-grandson, Alexander Djer-assi of Washington, D.C.

A memorial service that Middlebrook’s friends and colleagues may attend will be held Jan. 27 at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside. The family requests no gifts or flowers. Donations may be made to Diane Middebrook -Residence for Writers at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program in Woodside (www.djerassi.org).

Stanford professorDiane Middlebrook dies at 68


At SchoolA monthly section on local schools edited by Arden Pennell

On the BlackboardTEACHING KIDS TO QUESTION ... Since 1981, Palo Alto High School journalism teacher Esther Wojcicki has guided students to investigate the city and school — from a sting operation on an El Camino pornography store to a student survey that led to the creation of Paly’s much-loved advisory system, she said. Her ef-forts were recognized this month when the National Scholastic Press Association gave her the Walt Clarkson Memorial Award for Excellence in Advising. Wojcicki received a plaque and $500, she said. The journalism program has grown from 19 to 400 students in the last 26 years, she said.

ONLINE TOOL TO TEACH HISTO-RY ... From the Boston Tea Party to Flower Power, the teaching of American history will be enhanced by a new teaching database, Stanford Professor Sam Wineburg hopes. Wineburg received a $7 million federal grant to create The Federal Clearinghouse for History Education this fall, which will be online by February. It will include links to best practices in history teaching, interviews with histori-ans and other teacher resources. Educators can also upload mate-rial to share with others, he said.

NEXT STOP, NASA ... For help-ing advise scientists how to photograph Saturn, Gunn High School senior Alistair McGregor recently won a spot on a NASA teleconference, according to a press release from the space agency. More than 400 students from around the U.S. participated in the Scientist-for-a-day contest, which asked students to suggest what images a spacecraft orbiting Saturn should photograph, the re-lease states. From Saturn’s com-plex system of moons and rings, McGregor suggested focusing on the Prometheus moon and the F ring. He and three other students participated in a teleconference with scientists supervising the mission last week as their prize.

IT ALL ADDS UP ... Paly’s whiz kids nabbed the seventh spot against math teams from around the nation in last month’s 2007 Team Scramble contest. Stu-dents had to answer 100 ques-tions in 30 minutes, according to a press release from National Assessment and Testing, the company sponsoring the compe-tition. Superintendent Kevin Skelly congratulated the team at the Dec. 11 board meeting. The team also competed in the Ciphering Time Trials last week, whose re-sults will be available at the end of the year, according to National Assessment competition director Tom Clymer. The team will also compete in the Four-by-four com-petition in January, where teams of students compete in 10 rounds of questioning covering a range of math topics.

DISTRICT IMPROVES DISABLED PROGRAM ... An advocacy group for people with disabilities recog-

A tale of tainted toysRecalls raise safety awareness and questions of trust

by Arden Pennell

R ecent recalls of chemically unsafe toys have caused some Palo Alto parents to think

twice about their toy purchases this holiday season. But safety isn’t just about milligrams of lead — it’s a matter of trust, local experts say.

“Who are these people? Who is making the toys and can I trust them?” are necessary questions, ac-cording to Julia Chen, owner of The Play Store in Palo Alto.

Chen has been buying toys for 13 years from companies with trans-parent manufacturing processes. She encourages parents to ques-tion what goes into their children’s toys.

Suspicion has become an unwel-come guest this holiday shopping season, said parents at an Emerson School talk last week. Principal Charles Bernstein spoke to a hand-ful of parents about age-appropriate purchases and toy safety.

“Everything you look at in the store you wonder if it’s safe first,”

said Emerson parent Sudheendra Hangal.

“I’ve definitely thought twice about buying toys from China,” said the mother of an infant son at the lecture who declined to give her name.

And with good reason: In a kin-dergarten class of eight children at

Emerson, at least two said they had owned tainted toys.

Five-year-old Tyler Gaw said his Aqua Dot bead seat was taken away by his parents after they found out, “It had lead. It was from China.”

The tot may have been confusing

the many recent notices of poisoned playthings — the made-in-China Aqua Dots weren’t found to con-tain lead, but rather a chemical that causes seizures and comas when ingested, according to a November notice on the U.S. Consumer Prod-uct Safety Commission Web site.

“One time I had to give a toy back. It was my train,” added 5-year-old Alexander Solov, referring to Thom-as & Friends railroad models made by RC2 and recalled in July due to lead contamination.

Although the subject is grabbing headlines this season, recall fiascos have deep roots in unethical produc-tion processes that create dangerous end products, Chen said.

Companies such as Mattel sub-contract manufacturing and don’t know or care about details such as whether workers struggle through a 14-hour shift — or whether toys are made carefully, she said.

A larger perspective on produc-tion explains toxic toys, agreed Jeff

Gearhart, a director of the recently launched Web site Healthytoys.org.

Research shows lead alloys found in children’s products match those in old electronics — leading some to conclude that Chinese companies are recycling products into kids’ toys, he said.

Big companies don’t necessarily care about children, said principal Bernstein, a former educational consultant for the state. “Kill a wage earner and you have a lawsuit. But kill a child” and there’s less legal li-ability, he said.

Bernstein suggested parents pick rubber toys typically made in West-ern Europe and avoid potentially toxic paints on plastic toys usually made in Asia.

Speaking in her store last week, Chen recommended parents find out how companies make toys. She held up a brightly colored block set as an example.

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Hardy Wilson

“ Everything you look at in the store you wonder if it’s safe first.”

— Sudheendra Hangal, Emerson parent

Toni Smith of Palo Alto scrutinizes a box at The Play Store. Parents are wondering about toy safety this season.

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by Plan Toys, a Thai company that harvests wood from local farms in Southern Thailand and chops the blocks themselves, she said.

The trees are old rubber trees that find a useful second life as toys, she said, pointing to a picture of a rub-ber plantation on a shelf near the blocks.

Several new customers have come into the store daily to investigate the wooden toy selection and relieve safety worries, she said.

Despite some distrust, the toy scare hasn’t hurt business, local merchants agreed.

“We are having people ask ques-tions about lead but not nearly as many as we thought would ask,” Eric Hager, manager of Toy World in downtown Palo Alto, said.

“People are not panicked over the recalls earlier this year,” he said.

The lead-testing machine Menlo Park’s Cheeky Monkey Toys rented during November did not substan-tially increase business, manager Janelle Cedusky said.

But customers have been buy-ing more board games than usual, perhaps because they are wary of painted plastic toys, she said. ■


Tainted toys(continued from previous page) Toying with

parentsIndustry launches cyber

campaign to reassure Web users

by Arden Pennell

W eb surfers who use Google to search “toy safety” will likely come

upon the smiling children and pastel fonts that decorate the homepage of Toyinfo.org. But they may be confused by a prom-inent warning telling them not to trust a Web site called Healthy-toys.org.

The Toyinfo site was launched in October by the Toy Indus-try Association, a group whose membership includes the makers of Aqua Dots, Thomas trains and other toys recalled this summer and fall.

The Web site it warns against, Healthytoys.org, was created by the Michigan-based environmen-tal nonprofit Ecology Center to help parents find toy updates, said Jeff Gearhart, who works for the nonprofit.

Alongside an image of a baby chewing on a suspicious rubber toy is a link allowing parents to recommend toys for testing.

If site traffic is an accurate measure, the environmental group’s site seems to be topping the trade association’s in a cyber sparring match for credibility.

Since its Dec. 5 launch, the Healthytoys server has crashed multiple times from Web traf-fic and had more than a quarter million visitors in its first week, Gearhart said.

The function allowing parents to recommend a toy for testing has already received 4,000 sug-gestions, even though it requires filling out several detailed forms, he said.

Toyinfo.org has netted a com-paratively small 130,000 hits since October, according to spokesperson Andrew Worob.

The site has bought the first sponsored link on Google’s search bar so it tops the screen when Web users search for toy safety info but only appears be-low consumer-info sites in the normal search results. ■


Toni Smith opts for wooden toys.

Hardy Wilson

nized Ravenswood City School District last month for revamping its treatment of disabled children. The district was sued for exclu-sion in a class-action lawsuit by eight students in 1996, according to a press release from TASH, the advocacy group. In response, it integrated disabled students into mainstream classes at neighbor-hood schools. The district re-ceived the Breakthrough in Edu-cation Award for the nation’s Most Promising Inclusive School District at TASH’s annual meeting earlier this month, the release states.

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L ike many teenagers, Palo Alto High School senior Ashley Beal wants to speak her mind and have adults listen. This November, that meant telling

Paly staff how commuting to school from East Palo Alto means missing out on sleep and dealing with insensitive teachers.

The discussion between students from East Palo Alto and school officials opened up some staff members’ eyes, Beal said.

“Now some of my teachers really do understand” the challenges she faces, Beal said.

But ask her if she thinks more such meetings could be successful, and she is dubious.

Students often skip non-mandatory school events ei-ther because they don’t have time to go or don’t under-stand the value of the events, she said. This one took place during class time and offered lunch, so many could make it, she said.

Beal is one of 557 students who live outside Palo Alto or are zoned for a different school district, yet opt to at-tend Palo Alto’s high-achieving schools under the 1986 Tinsley court ruling for racial integration and educa-tional equity.

The difficulties Beal faces as a Tinsley student are part of the complexity behind the district’s so-called “achievement gap” — the fact that black and Hispanic students, who comprise 4 and 9 percent of pupils re-spectively, consistently score lower on standardized tests

than white and Asian students.Social factors, combined with financial and historical

influences, form a tangle of causes behind the score dif-ference, school officials, students and parents say. There is no single reason for the test-score disparities; for ex-ample, data show that middle-class black and Hispanic students as groups don’t score as high as other middle-class students, proving the difference is not solely based in economics.

Other factors include school environment and whether students feel confident and safe, educators say.

The district has not been blind to the issues, though, staff say. It’s spent nearly a decade using tools such as academic programs and parent outreach to combat the problem, Director of Elementary Education Becki Cohn-Vargas said.

The latest effort is a campaign kicked off last year to create the right environment so every student is ready for college, she said.

It includes equity training for school principals, im-

proving crucial instruction in reading and instituting a brand-new College Pathways program to coach kids from kindergarten through high school, she said.

The parent-founded Parents Network for Students of Color has also been a catalyst for awareness and change, according to co-founder Elaine Ray, Cohn-Vargas and others.

The task ahead is complex and challenging, every-one agreed. But they said the district is moving in the right direction, and, given the new programs, significant progress could be just around the corner.

Of the school district’s 11,172 students, 1,010 are Hispanic and 413 are black, and many are Tinsley students, also called voluntary-transfer students.

In many ways, the struggles of voluntary-transfer students are like those of typical Paly students — find-ing time for homework amidst extra-curricular activities or picking out a dress for a dance.

But these problems are frequently compounded by tough economic reality, the voluntary-transfer students said in November, speaking to Paly staff and Superin-tendent Kevin Skelly under the assurance of anonym-ity.

They take after-school jobs to help their parents, but that cuts into homework hours, several said. Budgeting money for a prom dress can take weeks of planning, they added.

Behind the achievement gap Students of color describe economic, social reality behind test-score disparity

— and district rolls out new programs to helpby Arden Pennell

Marjan Sadoughi

Palo Alto High students (from left) Lakia Young, Amanda Ellis, Esmeralda Prado, Chris James, Ashley Beal, Nicole Behr and Liz Slater chat during lunch in the quad last week.

On the cover: Palo Alto High School students (from left) Esmeralda Prado (standing), Patty Franco (also standing), Amanda Ellis, Liz Slater, Nicole Behr, Brandon Boyd, Lakia Young and Ashley Beal chat in the school’s quad on last week. Photo by Marjan Sadoughi.

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When Beal gets home from one of the two jobs she holds, she starts her homework and skips a few hours of sleep, she later told the Weekly.

But just as upsetting as financial challenges is when teachers lack sympathy for students, the students also said.

Speaking after the meeting, Beal, who has a black mother and iden-tifies herself as bi-racial, described how dealing with suspicious teach-ers makes school harder.

“When we’re tired in class, they’ll think it’s because of something stu-pid, like we’re staying up all night,” she said.

One teacher is reluctant to offer help with homework assignments, the teen said.

“She’ll think that I’m goofing off or I’m not studying enough and she’s, like, ‘Just study more,’” she said.

The teacher doesn’t understand students lack family resources, she said.

“Most of our parents have not even gone past high school,” and Paly’s demanding homework assignments can confound parents who try to help, she said.

Many teachers don’t have a clear picture of what life is like for stu-dents from East Palo Alto, agreed

Paly teacher Letitia Burton.“What happens across the freeway,

happens across the freeway. ... It’s not this community,” said Burton, who teaches the Living Skills class and advises the club Black Student Union, composed almost exclusively of voluntary-transfer students.

“During the [1998] flood, people knew about Palo Alto kids, but no one knew about East Palo Alto kids doing their homework by candle-light,” she said.

Yet if teachers were to talk to stu-dents and visit them at home, they’d get a clearer picture of the teens’ lives, she said.

Communication is crucial, Beal said; several teachers’ attitudes changed after the November meet-ing.

Those who missed it continue to have an incomplete picture of her experience, she said.

S tudent struggles don’t arise solely from suspicious teach-ers. Teens themselves often

lack enthusiasm for school, students said.

Voluntary-transfer pupils fre-quently don’t show up at events the district or school organizes for them, Beal said.

Student enthusiasm is low, agreed Paly senior Donnie Salas, who also

commutes from East Palo Alto.“There’s not a lot of motivation I

see coming from kids in East Palo Alto,” said Salas, a football player who is heading off to the U.S. Ma-rines’ boot camp after graduation.

Many are unconvinced it is even possible to earn high grades, teacher Burton said.

“It’s easy to come to Paly and think it’s too hard. ... I would like the students to be much more open to academic success ... and really encourage them to buy into [it],” she said.

It can be difficult to be one of the only black or Hispanic kids in a challenging class, but that’s a dis-comfort students must be counseled to deal with, not avoid, she said.

And they need to overcome mis-trust and assumptions that teachers are inaccessible, she said.

Parents are key to keeping kids engaged, students said.

“The main thing in my family is education,” said Gunn High School junior Keith Jones, who like Beal and Salas commutes from East Palo Alto.

His parents would definitely notice if he slacked off, said Jones, whose mother teaches in Palo Alto.

Unaware or busy parents can’t en-courage kids, though, Salas said.

“Both ... parents might have two jobs at least so they’re not home all the time to tell you, ‘Do your home-work,’” he said.

The lack of active parents is glar-ing, Beal said.

She and her mother were frequent-ly two of only a handful of attendees at school events organized for fami-lies of voluntary-transfer students, she said.

“They just don’t show up any-where. Either they don’t have ways to get there or they’re not informed of them because kids probably don’t want to tell them,” she said.

“Or they think it’s a waste of their time. Or they’re working. Or they just don’t feel like it,” she said.

How to get parents and students more engaged is a tough question, Salas said.

“It sounds like a hard paper that

you just don’t want to write,” he said. “I wish I knew. I’m sure if we knew then that wouldn’t be that much of a problem.”

P erhaps finding a neat solution is tricky because problems of ignorance or disinterest are

rooted in a larger historical issue of social inequality, some say.

Palo Alto resident Mary Randolph, a woman who is black and whose daughter just started kindergarten at Addison Elementary School, would agree.

“This is a social problem that’s bigger than Addison, that’s bigger than Palo Alto,” she said.

Seeing so few black faces in the schoolyard is “a slap in the face” that reminds her of America’s history of slavery and injustice, she said.

“I feel very frustrated and very alone. I don’t know what the school district can bring to my life and my daughter’s life,” she said.

While her family is educated and relatively well-off, many people as-sume Randolph has a low-income background because of her ethnic-ity, she said, adding that other black mothers in Palo Alto told her of similar experiences.

“We’re a super-minority here.

We’re educated, and we’re trying to feel like we fit in,” she said.

She worries her daughter will be negatively affected by the potentially isolating environment, she said.

“I felt a little shocked when I didn’t see any African-Americans [at Addison]. I felt I was catapulting my daughter to similar identity-cri-sis issues that I grew up with,” said Randolph, who was raised in a pre-dominantly white neighborhood.

The imprint left by historical in-justice makes it difficult to create an atmosphere where minority students excel, Burton said.

Social research shows students can be intimidated into scoring poorly by negative stereotypes, she said.

And like other people, teachers begin to believe stereotypes they hear again and again, she added.

“It’s pre-conceived notions. It’s not ill-intentioned. ... Let’s say you learned Latino students are not as bright. You learn to expect less and not push as hard,” she said.

“You may be trying to be kind and understanding without realizing how detrimental that is,” she said.

Yet it is precisely this subtle but harmful prejudice that the school district is targeting,

Bucking the trendPupils learning English feel supported, perform

better, teacher and students say

R ace may be used to define the Palo Alto school district’s achieve-ment gap — black and Hispanic students as groups score lower than other ethnicities — but a look at students in Gunn’s English

Language Development program shows that social factors also play a role in the disparity.

Hispanic students from around the world may not speak perfect English — but they strive to succeed and usually score well, instructor Rick Jacobs said.

“The typical [English-learning] student is high achieving. ... The report cards from my students are very high,” he said.

Students in the program usually come from well-off, educated back-grounds, he said.

“The average student in our program has a parent that’s employed at Silicon Valley or at Stanford and their whole purpose in bringing the kids here is to have them graduate from Gunn and go on to col-lege,” he said.

In contrast, many voluntary-transfer students lack financial resourc-es, he said.

“A Spanish-speaking student you might meet in the VTP program has not had the same economic experience” as the students in his classes, Jacobs said.

And unlike tales of teacher misunderstanding or suspicion from East Palo Alto students, the English-learning students spoke only of compassionate staff.

“All the teachers in all the subjects know when you’re not from here. They try to help,” said junior Marisol Ortiz, who is studying at Gunn for the year before returning to Mexico.

“When the kids laugh at me, teachers stop them,” agreed fresh-man Edoardo de Armas, who moved to Palo Alto two years ago from Venezuela.

Although he hasn’t been here long, Edoardo’s speech is already pep-pered with slang words such as “hecka” — he has already assimilated easily into local culture and schools.

East Palo Alto students have a very different experience when they arrive at the district, Jacobs said.

“They often are being moved from their home community where they feel very secure to a community unlike their own, with a different ethnic make-up,” he said.

The only Hispanic students who seem to fit the “achievement gap” mold are a handful from Guatemala and Mexico, he said.

Those countries have weaker schools than the U.S. and the students’ parents are less likely to be wealthy or highly educated, he said. ■

—Arden Pennell

Elaine Ray (left) listens to Gunn students Zuri Ray-Alladice (second from left), Fololina Laty, Bertie Cannon and Louisa Langi share last week about their experiences at Camp Everytown in November.

Palo Alto mother Mary Randolph stands with her daughter, Thalia Hundt, 5, outside their home last week. Randolph worries that there aren’t many other students of color, particularly black pupils, at Addison Elementary School.

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education director Cohn-Vargas said.

The first step is having an at-mosphere where people can talk freely about race and identity, said Cohn-Vargas, who wrote her doc-toral dissertation about stereotypes and how to make classrooms feel safe and supportive.

Some educators think not talk-ing about race means that all will feel included, ignoring it just makes some groups feel left out, she said.

“People very well-meaning say, ‘Well, we want to just ignore race because everyone won’t treat ev-eryone the same,’ but it [can go] overboard so people feel like their

voices aren’t heard,” she said.Not talking about race ignores

reality, she said.“We don’t live in a colorblind so-

ciety. The majority of our prisons are filled with people who are Af-rican-American and Latino while our colleges are underrepresented in those groups,” she said.

Aiming to open up the conver-sation, the district has organized events for black and Hispanic par-ents and students for the past nine years, she said.

The discussions help root out the “soft bigotry of low expectations” mentioned by Burton and others, she said.

Teachers “well-meaningly may

think, ‘Oh well, this child can’t do that level of work because their family hasn’t been to college,’” she said.

But hearing from parents and students clears up harmful stereo-types, she said.

Indeed, when Beal discussed challenges with school staff in No-vember, she didn’t ask for school to be easier.

Rather, she said she wanted teachers to provide better SAT preparation classes.

The IvyWest lessons she at-tended through a Paly scholarship weren’t demanding enough, Beal said. Her score would have gone up more with better lessons from a

company such as Princeton Re-view, she said.

T he district also offers an array of programs to keep kids from slipping academically, such as

after-school reading help through Academy and Gunn’s Focus on Suc-cess, which teaches smart but strug-gling kids organizational skills.

But the latest district effort, launched last year, aims to support kids both academically and socially, Cohn-Vargas said.

It represents a change in approach from simply trying to raise scores and close the achievement gap, she said. Rather, schools will now focus on helping all kids to get to college, she said.

All of Palo Alto’s principals got equity training this year to assess how well schools support black and Hispanic students, she said.

They will encourage staff to create welcoming classrooms while con-cretely monitoring student progress through the hard data of grades and scores, she said.

The district will also increase reading instruction at middle school, where a serious gap can develop be-tween students who read well and those who don’t, she said.

And a College Pathways program is being piloted at Gunn High School and some middle and elementary schools that feed into it, she said.

Only 47 percent of black and 54 percent of Hispanic students at Paly had completed University of California entrance requirements at graduation in 2005-2006, com-pared to 92 percent of Asian and 78 percent of white students, according to school documents. (The district doesn’t publish data when fewer than 11 students of a certain ethnic-

ity graduate because it can invade students’ anonymity and privacy, so Gunn scores for black students that year are unavailable, according to Assessment and Evaluation Direc-tor Bill Garrison.)

But College Pathways will fol-low individual students all the way through the system, working closely with parents to make college a real option, Cohn-Vargas said.

Some parents are already active — and providing an extra measure of passion and feedback to district ef-forts — through the Parent Network for Students of Color, she said.

The network was formed in 2005 when Palo Altan Elaine Ray, who is black, sensed her daughter needed a supportive community in a some-times-biased environment.

“My daughter ... seemed to be hav-ing a great time at Gunn but then started complaining about people sort of questioning why she was in high-level classes,” said Ray, who teamed up with parents Marvina White and Linda Allen to form the network.

It has grown from three initial members to a larger group that teams up with the school district to organize events, she said.

The fruits of the partnership were apparent earlier this month in the buzz filling a Nixon Elementary School auditorium during an event entitled “PAUSD: Offering the best education for all?”

A panel of officials from other districts discussed strategies to boost student confidence before a packed crowd, which lingered after the event in excited clusters, with people com-paring favorite ideas.

Teachers have added to the mo-mentum. Gunn physical-education instructor Selena Hendrix-Smith started a group this fall to foster success for minority students called “Colors.”

Early signs of success appeared this month after she invited black and Hispanic Stanford students to visit Gunn and discuss college, she said.

“Students have asked about college options they weren’t thinking of be-fore. Some students weren’t taking it seriously” but they are now, she said, noting several were inspired to attend an information fair about black col-leges shortly thereafter.

All these efforts are gathering steam at just the right time, Cohn-Vargas said.

“Now is a really important juncture because we have a critical mass. A new superintendent and board are very interested in this issue. We have parents in the community ... [and] a large number of staff that are com-mitted,” she said.

And the springtime creation of a new Strategic Plan is ideal for setting future priorities, she said.

The stage is set for change, Ray agreed.

“The system as a whole and partic-ularly the superintendent and school board members are really paying at-tention,” she said.

Progress may be slow but the groundwork is there, she said.

“It’s going to take a while. These are very complicated issues. But I think we’re on the right track,” she said. ■


Palo Alto High students Ashley Beal and Khalin Sandifer listen to their classmates at lunch last week. Beal says teachers need to understand the challenges that students from East Palo Alto face.

In an English Language Learners class at Gunn High School, junior Juan Carlos Diaz Flores (left), senior Jessica Samayoa, junior Marisol Ortiz, and freshman Edoardo De Armas chat before class starts.

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Peninsula Christmas ServicesPeninsula Christmas ServicesBETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH

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We yearn for theinnocence, peace,and purity foundat Christmas.

Join us on...

CHRISTMAS EVE

5:30 P.M. Families Christmas Service: All children are encouraged to participate in the retelling of the Christmas story.

8:00 P.M. Christmas Cantata “Jesus, Lamb of God” is performed by professional vocalists and musicians.

11:00 P.M. Candlelight Service: Familiar Christmas carols and the glow of candles make this a special late night service.

Christ Episcopal ChurchNurturing Minds and Hearts

Come grow with us

1040 Border Rd, Los Altos (650) 948-2151

Christmas Eve ServicesChristmas Pageant 5:00 pmHoly Eucharist 9:00 pm

Please call (650) 948-2151 or visit www.ccla.us for details

Los Altos Union Presbyterian Church

Celebrate Christ’s Birth! Christmas Sunday, Dec. 23rd

8:00 am. Worship 1 Breakfast@Union 9:30 am. Worship 2 Breakfast@Union 11:00 am. Worship 3 in the Sanctuary

Christmas Eve, Monday Dec. 24th 7:00 pm. Young Family

& 9:00 pm. All AgesSanctuary Worship

Carol & Candle Worship Services

858 University Ave, Los Altos 650-948-436:

(Off El Monte near the intersection of Foothill Expwy.)

see unionpc.org for details!

Celebrate the Season of Promise Fulfilled!

Sunday, December 16th - 3 Advent7:00 p.m. Lessons & Carols with

Festive Reception

Monday , December 24th - Christmas Eve4:00 p.m. Christmas Pageant and Holy Eucharist

10:00 p.m. Festal Choral Eucharist

Tuesday, December 25th - Christmas Day9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist with Carols, Rite I

St. Bede’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Bede’s Episcopal Church2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, 854.6555

www.stbedesmenlopark.org

ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

CHRISTMAS EVE

4:00 pm Children’s Christmas Pageant & Eucharist

10:00 pm Festive Choral Christmas Eve

Eucharist beginning with carols

CHRISTMAS DAY

10:00 am Holy Eucharist with Carols

600 Colorado Ave, P.A. (650) 326-3800

Woodside Village Church3154 Woodside Road, Woodside, CA (650) 851-1587 www.woodsidevillagechurch.org

CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SERVICES

Plum Pudding Party & caroling by the campfire with a visit from SantaSunday, December 16, 6:30 p.m.

Family Worship serviceSunday, December 23, 9:30 a.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceMonday, December 24, 10 p.m.

We worship every Sunday at 9:30 a.m.


Peninsula Christmas Services

Peninsula Christmas Services

Los Altos Lutheran Church

12/16 9:00 AM Worship with Sunday School Christmas Program12/21, 22, 23 6:00PM Live Nativity Scene12/23 4:00 PM From Advent into Christmas: A service of hope and healing

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services: 5:00 PM and 7:30 PM: Children’s Message, Choir and Handbells

Christmas Day service 10:00 AM: A friendly Christmas morning service with story and song

We invite you to celebrate with us the wonder of the birth of Christ

460 South El Monte at Cuesta650-948-3012 - www.losaltoslutheran.orgJOIN US FOR CHRISTMAS

Christmas Eve4:00 pm Children’s Christmas Story6:00 pm Christmas Service with Choral Eucharist9:30 pm Christmas Carol Sing10:00 pm Christmas Service with Choral Eucharist

No Childcare on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day

Christmas Day10:00 am Christmas Day Eucharist

Sunday, December 30Regular Service Times8:30 am & 10:30 am

330 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park 326-2083(between El Camino Real and Middlefield Road)

www.trinitymenlopark.org

HOLY TRINITYEPISCOPAL CHURCH

IN MENLO PARK

WINTER SOLSTICEWednesday, December 19

7:30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS EVETuesday, December 246:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PALO ALTOA Welcoming Faith Community

Thur. Dec. 20, 5:30 PM: Christmas Caroling & Chili Supper Sun. Dec, 23, 10:00 AM: Worship Nursery and Children's Sunday School 11:15 AM: Christmas BrunchMon. Dec. 24, 5:00 PM: Christmas Family Worship Service Nursery

305 N. California at Bryant (650) 327-0561

www.firstbaptist-paloalto.org

St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish, Palo AltoOur Lady of the Rosary, 3233 Cowper StreetSt. Albert the Great, 1095 Channing Avenue

St. Thomas Aquinas, 751 Waverley Street

CHRISTMAS EVE – MONDAY, DECEMBER 24TH

(There will be regular weekend masses for the 4th Sunday of Advent December 22-23)

December 24th, 5:00pm – Family Mass with Christmas pageant – Our Lady of the RosaryDecember 24th, 5:00pm – Family Mass with Christmas pageant – St. Albert the Great

6:pm – St. Thomas Aquinas7:00pm – Our Lady of the Rosary (Spanish)

Midnight Mass 12:00am – St. Thomas Aquinas (Gregorian)

CHRISTMAS DAY – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25TH

7:30am – St. Thomas Aquinas; 9:00am – St. Albert the Great; 10:30am – Our Lady of the Rosary;10:30am – St. Thomas Aquinas; 12:00 Noon – St. Thomas Aquinas (Gregorian)

ALL SAINTS’EPISCOPAL CHURCH

An extended family for everyone...with Christ at its center

555 Waverley Street at Hamiltonin downtown Palo Alto

(650) 322-4528w w w.asa i nt s .org

Christmas Eve: 9:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist 5:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

and Blessing of the Crèche

10:30 p.m. Choral Festal Eucharist (Holy Communion)Christmas Day: 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

St. Ann ChapelTraditional Episcopal

Christmas Eve,Choral Mass, 7 pm

Christmas DayFeast of the Nativity

Low Mass, 11 am

541 Melville, Palo Alto838 0508

www.stannchapel.com

Trinity Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod

1295 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto(650) 853-1295

Wednesday Advent Services Noon & 7:00 p.m.

Christmas Eve 9 p.m.

Christmas Day 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Services 8:15 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Sunday School

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“Cowboys, Cattle & Tradition” is the theme of Katie Cooney’s current exhibit at Keeble & Shuchat Photography in Palo Alto.

Thursday

“Cowboys, Cattle and Tradition” is the theme of a photography show by Katie Cooney, featuring black-and-white im-ages documenting the ranching world. The exhibit runs through Jan. 14 at Keeble & Shuchat Photography, 290 California Ave.,

Palo Alto; the gallery is upstairs and open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Go to www.kspphoto.com or call 650-327-8996.

The Peninsula Jazz Society presents a concert of holiday music benefiting the Lu-cile Packard Children’s Hospital, from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Saloon, 2925 Woodside Road, Woodside. A $10 dona-tion is suggested. Go to www.peninsula, jazzsociety.org.

Artist Linda Patterson exhibits pastels, acrylics and oils in a show of landscapes at the Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Subjects include Yosemite National Park and California poppies. The exhibit is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Dec. 31. Go to www.portolaartgallery.com or call 650-321-0220.

Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” runs through Dec. 23 at the Lucie Stern The-atre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, presented by TheatreWorks. New performances have been added on Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. and Dec. 23 at 7. Go to www.theatreworks.org or call 650-903-6000.

Holiday lights — a particularly festive dis-play — can be seen on Palo Alto’s “Christ-mas Tree Lane” (Fulton Street between Embarcadero Avenue and Seale Avenue) through New Year’s Eve. Go to www.christmastreelane.org for more information.

“The Wizard of Oz” is playing at the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre at 1305 Middlefield Road at 4:30 p.m. Other show times are Dec. 21 at 4:30 and 7:30, and Dec. 22 at 2:30. Admission is $8 for adults and $4 for children; call 650-463-4970.

Friday

Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos perform a flamenco Christmas production called “Jardin de Mis Suenos” at 8 p.m. at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Tickets are $15-$35. Go to www.caminosflamencos.com or call 650-903-6000 for tickets.

Saturday

A drum and dance gathering to mark the winter solstice is planned from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 600 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto. Participants are

invited to bring drums and dancing shoes, as well as refreshments and an object for the winter/New Year’s altar. Call 650-493-8046 or go to www.villageheartbeat.com.

The Silicon Valley Ai-Yue Chorus, a choral group that often performs Chinese music as well as music from other cultures, holds its “Joyful Concert” at 7 p.m. in the Moun-tain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Tickets are $18 general and $13 for seniors, students and children. Go to www.svay.net or call 650-903-6000 for tickets.

Sunday

“Cookies and coloring” is a free family event at Kepler’s Books featuring cook-ies, crafts and holiday-themed pictures to color. It takes place at 11:30 a.m. at 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. Go to www.keplers.com or call 650-324-4321.

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ArtA vibrant new exhibit at

Stanford Art Spaces min-gles enormous flowers and seashells, busy streets and ghostly masks.

Music The San Francisco Cham-

ber Orchestra brings its “Prodigies” concert program to Palo Alto.

Movies Reviews of “Juno” and

“Charlie Wilson’s War.”

COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION

ON THE WEB: Comprehensive entertainment listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com


MoviesMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley, and Susan Tavernetti

Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260)

Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (960-0970)

Century Park 12: 557 E. Bayshore Blvd., Redwood City (365-9000)

Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (369-3456)

CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456)

Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (266-9260)

Stanford: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700)

Internet address: For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more information about films playing, go to Palo Alto Online at http://www.PaloAltoOnline.com/

ON THE WEB: The most up-to-date movie listings at www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Alvin and the Chipmunks Century 16: 11:20 a.m.; 12:35, 1:40, 2:55, 4:10, (PG) ✭✭✭ 5:15, 7, 7:40, 9:25 & 10 P.M. Century 12: 12:20*, 1:10, 2, 2:50*, 3:40, 4:30, 5:20*, 6:15, 7, 7:50*, 8:45, 9:30 & 10:20 p.m.**Spanish subtitles American Gangster Century 16: 9:55 p.m. Century 12: Noon, 3:30, (R) ✭✭1/2 5:10*, 7:10 & 9* p.m. *Spanish subtitles Atonement Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1, 1:55, 4, 4:55, 6:55, 7:55 (R) ✭✭✭1/2 & 10:05 p.m. August Rush Century 16: 1:20, 4:15 & 7:15 p.m. Century 12: (PG) (Not Reviewed) 12:40, 4, 7:30 & 10:10 p.m. Awake Century 20: 11:50 a.m. 2, 4:10, 6:20, 8:30 & (R) (Not Reviewed) 10:40 p.m. Bee Movie Century 20: 12:35, 2:55 & 5:20 p.m. (PG) ✭✭1/2

Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead Century 12: 12:50, 4:05, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. (R) (Not Reviewed)Bella (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) Century 12: 2:20 & 5 p.m. Beowulf Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 2:15, 5, 7:45 & 10:30 (PG-13) ✭✭✭✭ p.m. Century 20: 7:40 & 10:25 p.m. Dan in Real Life Century 20: 11:35 a.m.; 1:55, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:40 (PG-13) ✭✭✭ p.m. Enchanted Century 16: 11:10 a.m.; 12:30, 1:50, 3:10, 4:30, (PG) (Not Reviewed) 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 1:05, 2, 3:40, 4:35, 6:15, 7:10, 8:50 & 9:45 p.m. Fred Claus Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 2:20, 5:05, 7:55 & 10:35 (PG) (Not Reviewed) p.m. The Golden Compass Century 16: 11:05 & 11:45 a.m.; 1:40, 2:25, 4:20, (PG-13) ✭✭✭ 5:10, 6:25, 7:10, 7:50, 9:05, 9:50 & 10:30 p.m. Also at 11:45 a.m.*; 2:25*, 5:10*, 7:50* & 10:30 p.m.**Spanish subtitles Century 20: 11:20 & 11:50 a.m.*; 12:10, 1:05, 2, 2:35*, 3, 4, 5, 5:30*, 5:55, 6:55, 7:45, 8:15*, 8:40, 9:35 & 10:30 p.m. *Spanish subtitles Hitman (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 12:50, 3:15, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:30 p.m.I Am Legend Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; noon, 12:40, 1:15*, 2, (PG-13) ✭✭✭ 2:45, 3:25, 4:05*, 4:45, 5:30, 6:15, 6:50*, 7:30, 8:05, 9, 9:35*, 10:15 & 10:35 p.m. *Spanish subtitles Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 12:15, 12:45, 1:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 3:45, 4:15, 4:45, 5:20, 5:50, 6:20, 6:50, 7:20, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55, 9:25, 9:55 & 10:30 p.m. Into The Wild (R) ✭✭✭✭ Century 20: 12:20, 3:35, 6:55 & 10:10 p.The Kite Runner (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m. Lions for Lambs (R) ✭✭✭ Century 12: 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. Love in the Time of Cholera (R) ✭1/2 Century 20: 1:10 & 7:20 p.m. Margot at the Wedding (R) ✭✭✭ Aquarius: 1:30, 3:45, 6:45 & 9 p.m. Michael Clayton (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 12: 1, 4:20 & 7:45 p.m. The Mist (R) (Not Reviewed) Century 20: 4:25 & 10:20 p.m. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium Century 12: 12:10*, 1:40, 2:40*, 4:10, 7:05 & (G) ✭1/2 9:40p.m. *Spanish subtitles No Country for Old Men (R) ✭✭✭✭ Century 20: 1, 4, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:20 & 7:20 p.m. The Perfect Holiday Century 12: 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:50 p.m. (PG) (Not Reviewed) Romance & Cigarettes Aquarius: 2, 4:30,7 & 9:30 p.m. (R) (Not Reviewed)Starting Out in the Evening Guild: 1:30, 4:15, 6:45 & 9:20 p.m. (PG-13) (Not Reviewed)This Christmas (PG-13) ✭✭✭1/2 Century 12: 12:30, 3:50, 7:20 & 10:15 p.m.

MOVIE TIMESKite Runner

1:30, 4:30, 7:30Fri/Sat 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30

No Country for Old Men (R)1:30, 4:20, 7:20

Fri/Sat 10:10, 1:30, 4:20, 7:20

Note: Screenings are for Wednesday through Thursday only.

★ Skip it ★★ Some redeeming qualities ★★★ A good bet ★★★★ Outstanding


SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions

Editorial

‘Green commission’ a costly mistake

Palo Alto city staff will get plenty of ‘green’ help and advice without having to staff yet another monthly meeting, whether for a committee or commission

F ew now disagree that global climate change is a crisis-level concern that will affect Palo Alto along with the rest of the world.

And virtually everyone agrees Palo Alto should do its share — perhaps more than its share — as an environmental leader to reduce greenhouse gases and find more efficient, cleaner ways of living in the world.

But does Palo Alto really need another city commission to oversee its efforts? The City Council Dec. 10 rejected the idea of creating an Environmental Commission, but efforts are underway to resurrect the proposal in some form next month when four new members join the council.

The new members should think hard before going along. They should ask: Will creating a new city entity help meet our

community’s ambitious goals of reducing greenhouse gases by 15 percent in the next dozen years? Or will it be a diversion, creating an illusion of progress while creating an expensive forum for circular discussion — something not unheard of in Palo Alto?

Creating a full-blown Environmental Commission was proposed last April by Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto, Vice Mayor Larry Klein and Councilman Peter Drekmeier. The council referred the idea to its Policy and Services Committee, which recommended against a commission because of staff-time and cost concerns.

Kishimoto already inappropriately tried to end-run the current council majority by seeking to postpone the vote on the full commission until the new council takes office in January, for which she was chided severely by other council members.

The city has funded a new staff position — a great idea: The estimated $150,000 cost can easily be recovered through energy and other savings in city facilities and equipment, as some local firms (such as Roche Palo Alto) are demonstrating.

There is no question many Palo Altans have great ideas and can make substantial contributions to augment staff efforts.

But there are costs to creating a formal city commission or standing committee. It costs nearly $150,000 a year to staff the Utilities Advisory Commission, based on 10 percent of the time of five top managers and two administrative staff members. Other standing commissions include the Library Advisory Commission, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Human Relations Commission. Staffing the busy Planning and Transportation Commission exceeds $350,000 annually.

Less-formal groups include the Zero Waste Task Force, the Green Ribbon Task Force and the Palo Alto Child Care Advisory Committee, along with the Red Ribbon Task Force for emergency preparedness and a citizens group on a new public-safety building.

But cost is not the core issue. The real concern is the impact on staff time. An effective

“sustainability staff” need not be large in order to have a big impact on city and community practices — unless a big chunk of time is consumed with the busy-work of organizing meetings, recruiting members, preparing for and staffing meetings, taking and distributing notes or minutes, and responding to questions of individual members.

“For any type of body, it is critical to make staff time spent as efficient and productive as possible,” the city staff’s “sustainability team leader,” Nancy Nagel, correctly states in her report to the council. She warns that whatever a formal group is called — commission, task force, steering committee or advisory committee — it is “likely to require comparable amounts of staff time.” Also, an “annual goal-setting retreat” would be needed to ensure that staff, committee and council priorities are aligned, she adds.

The overriding importance of the climate-change crisis is the strongest argument against creating a cumbersome, full-blown commission. Climate change is something every person and entity in the city needs to heed and act on.

“Because of the enormity and urgency of several sustainability issues, the entire community, not just the city, will need to mobilize to address the challenges. The city can be most effective if it serves as a catalyst for community initiatives,” Nagel concludes.

That is the correct way to involve the community, not by creating yet another largely symbolic formal city entity that would be a distraction and drain both staff time and city funds.

Table tennis in townEditor,

The 2007 World Junior Table Ten-nis Championships in Palo Alto. One should think that it would be a pretty big deal to have this event here. Unfortunately, that has not been the case. The situation is an embarrassment for the city, for its tourist industry, for the local media, for the Palo Alto Table Tennis Club (official host and organizer), for Stanford University (the venue for the games) and for many others.

I did not see a single sign any-where announcing, welcoming or celebrating these championship games and the participants. Nor any mention, directions or guid-ance at the entrances to Stanford or on campus; not even a simple poster outside Maples Pavilion, where the four main tables were set up.

No festive banners nor any row of national flags recognizing the play-ers’ home countries.

Inside the hall, there were no greeters, no information booth, no game explanations, no fliers, no brochures and many other voids. The various media have largely also ignored the event. Just 5,000 copies were printed of the special WJTTC magazine for the occasion. (The edi-tion did, fortunately, contain team and player rosters and the game schedule — the only place where this information was available.)

Table tennis is not a big sport in the United States. Still, an estimated 14 million people play the game. In many other world regions, notably Europe and Asia, it is vastly more popular; with some 300 million reg-istered players worldwide.

What a pity that the powers that be failed to take advantage of this unique championship to introduce and promote this wonderful sport to a wide public audience.

Nevertheless, I want to thank the organizers for bringing the champi-onships to town. I enjoyed watching these amazing athletes display their physical skills and mental acumen.

Leif SchaumannElmdale Court

Palo Alto

Iran resolutionEditor,

Thank you for the article “City Council opposes ‘preemptive action’ in Iran” (Dec. 12). The Weekly gave the issue the attention it deserves.

Several members of our church were at the council meeting and were impressed by the courage and articulateness of the Iranian Americans who spoke in favor of the resolution, and of their fear that the current surge toward military action against Iran could have re-percussions against innocent Irani-an Americans as happened against local Japanese Americans during WW II. They also spoke ardently of their desire to keep Iran from suffer-

ing devastating tragedies of war.We deeply appreciate those Irani-

an American neighbors and council members who advocated so persua-sively for the resolution, especially Judy Kleinberg, LaDoris Cordell and Peter Drekmeier. Kleinberg passionately expressed the need for all concerned citizens to speak out against an imminent military action by the US against Iran. She stated that a war, any war, affects our local community.

Billions of dollars are being spent for the war in Iraq, taking away funds much needed to maintain and enhance the lives of local citizens. Also, members of families in our city are dying in the war in Iraq, and that affects all of us.

We strongly support this Iran resolution.

We agree with your quote of Dena Mossar, “All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing.” Now let’s all work and pray to make “peace on Earth and good will to all” a reality.

Matt Evans, Chair, and the rest of the

Committee Social Justice MinistryCowper Street

Palo Alto

Taser tortureEditor,

I have noticed from reading newspapers and watching televi-sion that so many of the people who are Tasered actually have committed no crime and were not charged or accused of one.

They were Tasered because they were upset, were not calm enough to deal with police instructions and demands, or were simply walking away from police.

Since some of these people die as a result of being Tasered, this means that police are handing out death sentences to people not even accused of any crime, let alone been convicted of a capital of-fense. It seems to me that the pain alone could cause death to some vulnerable people. It is known that victims of torture do sometime die as a result of the torture.

Those who survive a Taser at-tack attest to excruciating pain. The U.N. Committee on Torture has recently stated that Tasers are instruments of torture and violate the Geneva Conventions.

Isn’t it time for Palo Alto to re-consider allowing our officers to carry Tasers?

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StreetwiseWhat advice do you have to reduce stress when families are getting together over the holidays?Asked on Emerson Street in Palo Alto. Interviews by Joyce Tang. Photographs by Hardy Wilson.

Elizabeth TsaiRetired LawyerFulton Street, Palo Alto

“Laugh a lot. Talk about light topics, fo-cusing on the positive side. Ask about happy moments from childhood, sing Christmas songs. Don’t talk about the negative.”

Astrid SteorasSoftware Consultant/HomemakerHigh Street, Palo Alto

“Don’t overplan things. Don’t try to ac-complish too many things. The point is just being together and enjoying.”

Rebecca WhiteMarketerPark Side Drive, Palo Alto

“Drink.”

Anthony GonzalezLibrary Aide and Brochure DistributorCenter Road, San Jose

“Focus on their good qualities. Really try not to pick fights.”

Chris CruzAccounts Receivable WorkerBoncheff Drive, San Jose

“To run, exercise, jog. Running will relieve more stress than shouting or venting.”

by Diana Diamond

L ots of changes at our little City Hall in Palo Alto. At the end of

December, four members will leave the City Coun-cil, and they will be missed — not only for all the good things they have done, for the thousands of hours they have given to the city, but also for their accumulated experience.

La Doris Cordell spent four years on the council. Bern Beecham, Judy Kleinberg and Dena Mossar have been on the council for eight years; Mossar served on the Planning and Transportation Com-mission, as did Beecham whose official involve-ment with the city now totals 18 years — more time than most people spend at one company.

Come January we will have four newcomers, three of whom (Sid Espinosa, Greg Schmid and Yiawey Yeh) have no real city government experi-ence. Council member Pat Burt has been on the city’s planning commission for several years. I sus-pect the learning “curve” for the three neophytes will be more like a perpendicular line they will find themselves climbing as they try to reach the “knowledgeable council member” plateau.

We’ll also have a new mayor, current vice mayor Larry Klein. Still undecided is who will be the new vice mayor. Rumors say it will be John Barton, who has only been on the council two years. Jack Morton, who has served six, could never quite gar-ner up enough votes for the vice mayoral slot.

The retiring council members are finally con-fident in their roles, and the past several months more direct and intriguingly outspoken. To that I respond, “Hooray!”. I think honest dialogue is great, and council members shouldn’t always play nice with each other when underneath they strong-ly disagree on a number of issues.

Case in point: At last week’s meeting, Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto tried an end-run around the council majority when it was voting on creating a new Environmental Commission (or commit-tee) that could cost the city $150,000 a year or so to staff. First, Kishimoto and Councilman Peter Drekmeier wanted to postpone voting on the com-mission until January, knowing that chances for passage were better because three of four newcom-ers seem to be environmentally green.

The lame ducks exploded, saying the mayor had no right to postpone the vote because they were still elected council members and they wanted to vote now. So a vote was held, and the commission was turned down. Kishimoto then announced that she would appoint a citizen’s committee to work with city staff on environmental issues.

Kleinberg was the first to call her on this, and I sat there internally applauding. The mayor had no right to appoint a committee, Kleinberg said, be-cause the council had not discussed the committee idea. Indeed, it had not.

There are several other differences for 2008. In mid-December, we learned that our city cof-

fers will be $11 million fuller than expected. That’s good news because the council had to spend a lot of time trying to decide what to cut when we had a $5 million deficit projected.

And guess what — the council, in lickety-split fashion, has already earmarked the $11 million. It’s amazing how fast they can get some things done. First, the council decided to assure its $27 million reserve fund is at the right level so that it can use some of the money to pay for the $6.5 million purchase of the remaining half of the old Los Altos sewage treatment plant site at the end of San Antonio Road (approved earlier) to pay for land near Page Mill Road and Park Boulevard for a new public safety building.

It also decided to invest $3 million to improve the city’s infrastructure, and the remaining $2.5 million, to nobody’s surprise I am sure, will go to

pay for city retirees’ medical expenses. Come June 2008 City Manager Frank Benest

will be gone. He announced his retirement Nov. 27. Benest, who has managed to cut himself some nice deals with the council over the years, got the council to agree on Dec. 10 to pay up to $60,000 in repairs for his Bryant Street house when he decides to sell it, although it is Benest who is living in the house, not the council.

Benest bought it in 2001 for $1.59 million and worked a good deal for himself. He put in about $195,000 of his own money, the city gave him a low-interest $500,000 loan, and the city paid $900,000 toward the purchase. The city now owns 56.8 percent and Benest owns 43.2 percent.

But wait, there is more. A couple of years ago Benest went to the council and said it isn’t fair that he pay all the property taxes, since he doesn’t own the whole house, and the council agreed to pay its 56.8 percent — and it agreed to let Benest live in the house, if he so desires, until 2017. The house is now worth about $2.5 million, I would guess, and Benest and the city will split the profits after a sale.

Benest points out that the house is the “best per-forming” item in the city’s investment portfolio. That’s fine, unless housing prices start dropping.

Palo Alto will get a new city manager. I bet the council will have to buy him or her a house, too. I hope the council doesn’t do “nice deals” again.

Finally, last week I saw that the plaza in front of city hall actually had some lights on the lower limbs of the eight trees there. They are the politically cor-rect low-energy lights, of course, but they are real lights and they make the plaza look good. I under-stand the funds came from downtown businesses. Thank you to those who made this happen!

Have a great holiday, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah. ■

Diana Diamond is a long-time Palo Alto resi-dent. Her e-mail is [email protected].

Big changes afoot in City Hall in 2008Natalie FisherEllsworth Place

Palo Alto

No Nutcrackers?Editor,

A number of years ago Palo Alto gave up its own Cable Co-op TV to what has become through acquisi-tions Comcast Cable.

The communities of Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, East Palo Alto and Stanford were promised at the time that the art and culture-oriented channels, including Ova-tion, would be continued. Ovation was first moved to a separate, higher-priced tier and now Com-cast has discontinued it.

A few days ago the New York Times (Nov 26) reported that the Ovation channel, in keeping with the Christmas season, would be showing across the country over the next week and the entire month four leading interpretations of the most widely watched ballet, Tchai-kovsky’s, “The Nutcracker.”

They will include the Bolshoi Ballet, Ballenchine’s interpreta-tion, staged by Peter Martin, Mat-thew Bourne’s interpretation and Mark Morris’ reinterpretation called “The Hard Nut,” created in 1991 based on the original story and performed annually in Berke-ley.

So what now Palo Alto? Are you and the communities you repre-sented willing to be left out?

Marvin and Alison LeeHarker Avenue

Palo Alto


SportsShorts

Hardy Wilson

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Stanford senior All-American Candice Wiggins tuned up for Saturday’s home game with No. 1 Tennessee by scoring 35 points and reaching 2,000 career points in an 87-63 win over Baylor.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Stanford is setfor its shot

at TennesseeA 35-point effort by Wiggins vs. Baylor sets up showdown with No.1 Lady Vols

by Rick Eymer

T ake basketball away from Candice Wiggins for awhile and you’re asking for trouble. Maybe the Stanford women’s team should wait another two

weeks to play again if it means that their senior All-American leader hits the ground running.

Showing no signs of the nagging injuries that slowed her down at this time last year, Wiggins came out of Stanford’s two-week hibernation displaying champi-onship form and leading the fifth-ranked Cardinal to an important 87-63 nonconference victory over No. 10 Baylor on Sunday at Maples Pavilion.

“Especially being a senior, it adds to the urgency of taking ownership of the team,” Wiggins said after pouring in 35 points to reach 2,000 career points. “I take my leadership role seriously. It makes you play harder.”

That performance by Wiggins earned her the Pac-10 Player of the Week award.

With Wiggins at the helm, this Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. game against visiting Tennessee suddenly has all the makings of a colossal struggle. All the Cardinal (8-1 entering Tuesday’s game at New Mexico) has to do is forget about that 11-game losing streak to the Lady Vols, who remain the land’s top-ranked team and de-fending national champion.

The last time Stanford beat Tennessee when Pat Summit and crew were ranked No. 1 was in 1991 at Maples, and the Cardinal went on to win the national title. Stanford is looking for its first win over the Lady Vols since December of 1996 and just the fifth time in 24 meetings.

Tennessee (9-0) will be playing its first two road games of the season. Stanford played its first six games on the road.

“It definitely works to our advantage to having played nine games before having to go on the road,” Tennessee senior Nicky Anosike said. “The freshmen


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SPORTS ONLINE

WednesdayMen’s basketball: Santa Clara at

Stanford, 7:30 p.m.; Fox Sports Net Bay Area

FridayPrep sports: High School Sports Fo-

cus, 11 p.m., KICU (Cable 6). Rebroad-cast Sunday at 4 p.m.

SaturdayMen’s basketball: Stanford at Texas

Tech, 1:30 p.m., ESPN2Women’s basketball: Tennessee at

Stanford, 7:30 p.m.; Fox Sports Net

ON THE AIR

Bryn Kehoe helped Stanford play in three NCAA title matches during her career, winning once in 2004.

Kyle Terada/Stanford Athletics

Despite title loss, Cardinal senior Kehoehelped set the standard for success

by Rick Eymer

S tanford senior setter Bryn Kehoe was a little late for her post-match press conference Saturday night. Cardinal

coach John Dunning was surprised she even showed up at all.

Kehoe took Stanford’s 30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8 defeat to top-ranked Penn State in the national championship game at ARCO Arena pretty hard. While her teammates were also crushed by the heart-breaking setback, for Kehoe, it was her fi-nal game in a Cardinal uniform.

She took her spot at the table — her eyes narrowed from the tears — and put on her best face. But that’s what makes Kehoe spe-cial; she stuck in there through good times and bad times. She refused to take the easy way out.

“I’m grateful I had the opportunity to represent Stanford for four years,” Kehoe said. “I’m grateful that my family was able to support me my entire four years. I’m grateful for my great coaching staff that has supported me throughout my four years and I’m grateful for my wonderful teammates, who have not only been great teammates, but great friends.”

Kehoe’s legacy at Stanford defies de-

scription. She leaves as the Cardinal’s all-time assist leader with 5,956 during her dis-tinguished career, and as the all-time leader with 13.32 assists per game.

She owns the top two single-season as-sist marks in school history, recording a then- school record 1,637 as a freshman, and topping that with 1,742 this year. Her 14.40 assists per game this season is also a school record.

She’s also among the top 10 in Cardinal history with 1,220 digs (7th) and 130 ser-vice aces (5th).

Statistics can tell only a small part of Kehoe’s importance to her teammates and to the program. The All-American will be training with the U.S. national team in hopes of representing the United States in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

She won’t be the only one from this year’s Stanford team. Fellow All-Americans Foluke Akinradewo and Cynthia Barboza join her at the national camp.

“She’s such a good athlete, so competi-tive,” Barboza said of Kehoe. “You can tell she’s giving her best on every play. It’s awe-some to have a player like that on the court with you.”


STANFORD SNAPS . . . Stanford grad and current assistant wres-tling coach Matt Gentry earned a spot on the Canadian Olympic Team during the trials in Etobi-coke, Ontario on Saturday. Gentry hopes to earn a bid into the Olym-pic Games in February’s Pan Am Championships . . . The Stanford men’s basketball team returned to the national polls this week as the No. 25 team in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. The Cardinal (8-1) returned from a two-week break to beat visiting College of Idaho, 81-53, in an exhibition game as Landry Fields scored 23 points. The Coyotes held a slim 16-14 lead midway through the first half before Stanford went on a 25-9 to take a 39-25 lead into halftime. The Cardinal hosts Santa Clara on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

FROM THE OAK TREE . . . The Menlo College women’s basket-ball team remained undefeated in the Cal Pac Conference fol-lowing a pair of victories over the weekend. Kepua Lee scored 17 points and grabbed nine re-bounds in Menlo’s 53-50 win over visiting Bethany on Thursday. Emily Zygmontowicz had 11 re-bounds. Kelci Fushikoshi scored 20 points in the Oaks’ 71-30 win over visiting Cal State Maritime on Sunday. Sonet Yee added seven assists and 10 points for Menlo (4-0, 7-4), which takes a break un-til after Christmas . . . The Menlo College men’s basketball team split two Cal Pac Conference games over the weekend, beating host Bethany, 76-59, on Thursday and dropped a 52-51 decision to visiting Cal State Maritime on Sunday. Brandon Cochran scored 15 points in each game, and had a combined 19 rebounds. Kyle Adams scored 14 points against Bethany.

ALUMNI REPORT . . . Palo Alto High grad Jeremy Lin scored a team-high 18 points but the Harvard men’s basketball team fell to visiting Vermont, 73-68, on Sunday. The Crimson (4-8) play at Northeastern on Wednesday night. Lin averages 12.5 points a game for Harvard, second best on the team.

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PREP BASKETBALL

Gunn girls earn a breakafter their 14-0 start

Titans continue their record-breaking season by winning the Pinewood Classic; M-A’s Wimberly gets 600th career win

by Craig Wentz

N obody saw this coming. Who would have figured at this point of the season that

the most surprising and successful prep basketball story in the section resides in Palo Alto and wears red and black?

In the span of little more than three weeks, the Gunn High girls’ basketball team has accomplished what many schools couldn’t pro-duce in an entire season. In just 24 days, the Titans have captured three tournament championships and put together a perfect 14-0 record.

After capturing the competitive Pinewood Classic last weekend with a 40-31 triumph over Presentation (6-2) in the title game, Gunn now can exhale. The Titans also can look back on their incredible preseason accomplishments and enjoy a well-deserved three-week holiday break.

No team in CCS, either boys or girls, has played more games or reg-istered more wins than Gunn.

“We took them one game at a time and we’ve had to beat some very good teams,” said Gunn as-sistant coach Doug McAdam, who was subbing as coach on Saturday for Sarah Stapp, who had a prior commitment with a family vacation planned a year ago. “The girls are so close, love being together and they win with class. We’ll be doing some work in the gym for the next couple of weeks.”

What the Titans have produced in the past 24 days is eye-popping. Gunn has won three tournament titles in three weeks with triumphs in the Terra Nova, Burlingame and Pinewood events. Moreover, the Ti-tans have defeated defending CCS Division I champion Carlmont and a couple of highly regarded WCAL opponents in Presentation (twice) and Notre Dame-Belmont. Gunn also downed Burlingame twice and three-time Division V state cham-pion Pinewood.

Gunn is young, but experienced. The Titans start only one senior (Neva Hauser) and return all but one player (Jenica Law) from a sea-son ago. Gunn can beat opponents with its bread and butter — speed and transition. Yet, the Titans also can wear teams down in the post with the 5-11 Hauser plus 6-foot ju-niors Taylor McAdam and Sophie Shevick., and play solid halfcourt defense.

In their three tournament games last week, the Titans caused 69 turnovers and won games in vari-ous fashions. Gunn used a 15-0 run with its lethal transition game to come from 13 points down in the third quarter — playing without its top player in junior guard Jasmine Evans in the final 6:03 — to upend Notre Dame-Belmont, 48-41. Gunn then utilized a 21-0 second-half spurt to down Pinewood, 54-27, in the semifinals.

On Saturday, Gunn overcame a cold shooting night by playing out-standing halfcourt defense in beat-

ing talented Presentation. Gunn also beat Presentation, 48-

36, for the Terra Nova tournament crown three weeks ago.

“We haven’t had to grind it out this season,” Doug McAdam said on Saturday’s win. “But, I like the way we can win in a variety of ways.”

Led by Evans and Hauser, Gunn led Presentation by only 21-17 at the half. The Titans never relinquished the lead, despite making only 15 of 53 shots for the game. The remedy for Gunn was hard-nosed, interior halfcourt defense and balanced re-bounding. Evans and Hauser led Gunn with 15 and 13 points, re-spectively.

Evans was tabbed tournament MVP (her third such honor this season) and was joined on the all-tournament team by Hauser and junior guard Tamar Cartun. Evans averaged 18 points and five steals in the three games, while Hauser aver-aged 10 points and eight rebounds. Cartun averaged five rebounds and three steals. Evans and Hauser made all three all-tournament teams this season and every Gunn starter has made at least one all-tournament team.

While Gunn was making news with its 14-0 record, Menlo-Ather-ton coach Pam Wimberly was doing likewise with a much-larger number. In her 38th season at M-A, Wimber-ly racked up her 600th career win as the Bears captured the Half Moon Bay Cougar Classic on Saturday.

M-A (7-2) defeated Terra Nova in the championship game, 61-53. Wimberly now has a career record of 600-259.

Trailing 14-4 early, M-A out-scored the Tigers 24-9 the rest of the half as senior Erica Hayes tallied 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second quarter. Arielle McKee had 12 points and seven rebounds while Victoria Fakalata, Lizzie Peck, Chelsea Mongird and Kendra Thomas made important contribu-tions. Hayes, McKee and Alexis Jenkins all made the all-tournament team.

M-A held on to hand Sacred Heart Prep its first loss of the season with a 65-60 semifinal win on Friday. M-A led 47-33 in the third quarter, before the Gators cut the margin to six with three minutes to play. The Bears hit their free throws down the stretch to ice the victory.

Hayes led M-A with 22 points, while McKee added 14 points. Gabby Micek led all scorers with a career-high 36 points and five three-pointers for Sacred Heart Prep.

The Gators (9-1) won the third place game by running over Half Moon Bay, 75-47. Tory Wilkinson led the Gators with 15 points.

Eastside Prep (7-1) placed third at the Urban Holiday Classic after drilling International Studies Acad-emy, 76-57, on Saturday. Senior Sa-mantha Bunch led the Panthers with 25 points and was assisted from sophomores Felicia Anderson and freshman Ausjerae Holland, who

poured in 18 points apiece. Ander-son finished with 56 points in three games.

Boys basketballWoodside Priory overcame a

two-point outing by 7-2 senior cen-ter Greg Somogyi with some key defense, rebounds and clutch shoot-ing by Andras Helmeczi to capture the championship of the Tamalpais Tournament with a 45-43 win over the host team on Saturday night.

“Their game plan was to keep Greg out of the game,” explained Priory coach Al Klein. “That, and the face it was his third game in three days, did that. But, Andras was the man.”

Helmeczi came through with a team-high 17 points, making four three-pointers and four of six free throws all in the fourth quarter to help the Panthers hold off Tamal-pais and improve to 5-3.

“We had better balanced defense,” Klein said. “We’re playing better.”

Somogyi did score 22 points in a 60-47 semifinal win over Wood-creek (Roseville) with Ignis Pavilo-nis contributing 17.

At the Rocklin Holiday Tourna-ment, Palo Alto finished third after a 45-42 victory over Oakmont. The Vikings (6-2) also beat Bella Vista in the opening round, 56-49, and fell to a big Del Oro team (68-54) that featured players standing 6-9 and 6-7.

“They were a quality team,” said Paly coach Peter Diepenbrock, who felt his team was tested throughout the three days.

“Every game at halftime could have gone either way,” he said.

Palo Alto, which had its game with Woodside on Tuesday night cancelled (by the Wildcats), will play host to Menlo-Atherton on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Bears (7-3)

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Gunn junior Jasmine Evans was named MVP for a third time, leading the Titans to the Pinewood Classic title last Saturday.

M-A’s Pam Wimberly got her 600th coaching triumph.

Keith PetersKeith Peters

Giacciapins downan honor

Gunn wrestler finishes perfect week by winning individual

title at the Coast Classic

by Keith Peters

T his is the most enjoyable time of the season for Gunn High athletic director Chris Hor-

pel, and it has nothing to do with the holidays.

For one, there are only five teams to be concerned about in the winter — boys’ and girls’ basketball and soccer and, of course, wrestling.

As the school’s wrestling coach, Horpel is in his element. There is no better time of the season, and his team provides the reason why.

Gunn is off to a 1-0 start in the SCVAL De Anza Division and is coming off a solid performance at the annual Coast Classic at Scotts Valley High last weekend. The high-light for Horpel was an individual title by Nic Giaccia at 160 pounds.

The field included 53 teams for the two-day event with 12 of the 14 final matches featuring returning state qualifiers and/or state placers, making the tournament the toughest it has been in the past decade.

Gunn scored 75 points for 15th place and Paly tallied 71 for a tie for 17th.

Giaccia had the best performance, winning five matches. He had two pins, avenged his only loss of the season with a 12-7 victory over top-seeded Alex Kellogg of San Loren-zo Valley in the semifinals and put an exclamation point on his tourney by pinning Enrique Lucatero of San Benito in 3:59.

Giaccia currently is ranked No. 2 in the Central Coast Section at 160 pounds. He went 6-0 last week, including a first-round pin to open Gunn’s league-opening match against Los Altos. The Titans rolled to a 58-15 victory in that one.

Zack Blumenfeld, who pinned his Los Altos opponent, added four more pins in the Coast Clas-sic while finishing in the top eight at 171 pounds. Paly’s Ryan Drebin finished fourth at 171 and Cooper Newby took fifth at 140 pounds.

The Vikings will host Los Gatos on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., and compete in the Lynn Dyche Clas-sic on Saturday at James Lick High in San Jose. Gunn will host Cuper-tino on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The Pioneers defeated Paly last week, 40-36.

Boys soccerPalo Alto has two chances to take

an unbeaten record into 2008 with a pair of SCVAL De Anza Division outings this week. The Vikings vis-iting Los Gatos on Wednesday and then play host to Santa Clara at the Mayfield Soccer Complex on Friday at 3:30 p.m.

Palo Alto (7-0-4) improved to 2-0 in the De Anza Division with a 4-0 romp over visiting Los Altos last Friday. Kevin Ashworth, Mi-chael Hanabusa, Greg Stewart and


are coming off a 58-56 loss to St. Francis in the Merv Harris Classic at Serra High on Saturday.

The Bears held a 30-18 halftime lead and were still ahead in the fourth quarter (52-43) when the Lancers went on a 15-2 run. Junior Peter Defilipps led M-A with 16 points and Sam Knapp added 13.

At the Luis Scattini Memorial Tournament at Palma High in Sali-nas, Menlo (8-2) finished third fol-lowing a 56-37 drubbing of Pacific Grove on Saturday. Jerry Rice Jr. poured in a season-high 16 points to lead the way and tallied 30 points in the three games. Will Tashman also played well for the Knights with 32 points during a 2-1 finish.■

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SCOREBOARDMEN’S BASKETBALL

Cal Pac ConferenceThursday

Menlo 76, at Bethany 59. Top Menlo play-ers — Brandon Cochran 15 points, 10 re-bounds; Kyle Adams 14 points.

Records: Menlo 3-0 (5-4); Bethany 0-3 (0-13)

SundayCal State Maritime 52, at Menlo 51. Top

Menlo players — Brandon Cochran 15 points, 9 rebounds.

Records: Menlo 3-1 (5-5); Cal State Mari-time 2-1 (5-5)

ExhibitionSunday

At Stanford 81, College of Idaho 53. Top Stanford players — Landry Fields 23 points; Robin Lopez 15 points, nine rebounds.

USA Today/ESPN Top 251, North Carolina; 2, Memphis; 3, Kan-

sas; 4, Georgetown; 5, Texas; 6, Washington State; 7, Duke; 8, UCLA; 9. Pittsburgh; 10, Michigan State; 11, Texas A&M; 12, Tennes-see; 13, Marquette; 14, Indiana; 15, Clem-son; 16, Villanova; 17, Vanderbilt; 18, Butler; 19, Arizona; 20, Gonzaga; 21, Oregon; 22, Miami; 23, BYU; 24, Xavier; 25, Stanford.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLNonconference

SundayBAYLOR (63)

Allison 3-9 3-4 9, Tisdale 2-8 1-2 7, Wilson 2-6 1-3 5, Morrow 7-22 0-0 16, Player 6-12 4-5 18, Bradley 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 2-3 0-0 4, Griffin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals: 24-66 9-14 63.STANFORD (87)

Pedersen 10-16 2-2 22, Appel 3-8 1-2 7, Wiggins 11-22 9-12 35, Pierce 0-2 0-0 0, Gold-Onwude 1-5 0-0 3, Hones 4-4 0-0 9, Donaghe 0-0 0-0 0, Pohlen 1-5 0-0 2, Cly-burn 1-1 2-2 4, Harmon 2-4 1-4 5. Totals: 33-67 15-22 87.

Halftime: Stanford 45, Baylor 32. 3-point goals: Baylor 6-15 (Tisdale 2, Player 2, Mor-

row 2), Stanford 6-18 (Wiggins 4, Hones, Gold-Onwude). Fouled out: None. Re-bounds: Baylor 35 (Allison 9), Stanford 44 (Pedersen 11). Assists: Baylor 11 (Morrow 3), Stanford 21 (Pohlen 10). Total fouls: Baylor 20, Stanford 16. A: 3,430.

Records: Stanford 8-1; Baylor 7-1Cal Pac Conference

ThursdayMenlo 53, at Bethany 50. Top Menlo play-

ers — Kelci Fushikoshi 11 points; Kepua Lee 17 points, 9 rebounds; Emily Zygmontowicz 11 rebounds.

Records: Menlo 3-0 (6-4); Bethany 0-3 (0-8)

SundayAt Menlo 71, Cal State Maritime 30. Top

Menlo players — Kelci Fushikoshi 20 points; Kepua Lee 13 rebounds; Sonet Yee 7 as-sists, 10 points.

Records: Menlo 4-0 (7-4); Cal State Mari-time 1-2 (2-6)

AP Top 251, Tennessee; 2, Connecticut; 3, North

Carolina; 4, Maryland; 5, Stanford; 6, Rut-gers; 7, Georgia; 8, LSU; 9, Oklahoma; 10, Texas A&M; 11, Baylor; 12, California; 13, West Virginia; 14, Duke; 15, DePaul; 16, Au-burn; 17, Notre Dame; 18, Ohio State; 19, Texas; 20, Oklahoma State; 21, Vanderbilt; 22, Arizona State; 23, Michigan State; 24, Wyoming; 25, Old Dominion.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLNCAA Final Four

at ARCO Arena, SacramentoSemifinals

Stanford d. USC, 23-30, 30-20, 30-25, 20-30, 16-14. Top Stanford players — Fouke Akinradewo 26 kills, 9 blocks, .523 hitting percentage; Cynthia Barboza 17 kills, 15 digs; Erin Waller 10 kills; Alix Klineman 14 kills, 30 digs; Bryn Kehoe 70 assists, 12 digs; Gabi Ailes 25 digs; Cassidy Lichtman 11 digs.

Records: Stanford 32-2; USC 29-5Championship

SaturdayPenn State d. Stanford, 30-25, 30-26,

23-30, 19-30, 15-8. Top Stanford players — Cynthia Barboza 16 kills, 12 digs, .342 hitting percentage; Bryn Kehoe 62 assists, 5 service aces, 9 digs, seven blocks; Foluke Akinradewo 18 kills, 6 blocks, .425 hitting percentage; Alix Klineman 18 kills, 15 digs; Cassidy Lichtman 10 digs; Gabi Ailes 10 digs.

Records: Stanford 32-3; Penn State 34-2.

All-Tournament team: Megan Hodge, Penn State — MVP; Asia Kaczor, USC; Nicole Fawcett, Penn State; Alix Klineman, Stanford; Christa Harmotto, Penn State; Foluke Akinradewo, Stanford; Alisha Glass, Penn State.

ScheduleWEDNESDAY

BasketballCollege men — Santa Clara at Stanford,

7 p.m.Wrestling

College — Stanford at Tournament of Champions, 9 a.m.

SATURDAYBasketball

College men — Stanford at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

College women — Tennessee at Stan-ford, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28Basketball

College women — Washington State at Stanford, 7 p.m.

WrestlingCollege — Stanford at Midland Duals Ev-

anston, Ill., 9 a.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 29Basketball

College men — Fresno State at Stanford, 2 p.m.; Notre Dame de Namur at Menlo, 7:30 p.m.

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Outside backs John Christopher-son and Bubba Paguirigan joined with keeper Peter Johnson in shut-ting down the Knights.

In the PAL Bay Division, Men-lo-Atherton (1-1-1, 5-5-1) closed 2007 with a 1-0 victory over host Hillsdale as Oscar Perez tallied the Bears’ goal off a double assist from Bobby Weber and Christian Ayala.

Girls soccerPalo Alto (1-1, 9-1) fell from the

unbeaten ranks, dropping a 1-0 de-cision to host Los Altos in a SCVAL De Anza Division showdown last Friday. The lone goal came around the 70-minute mark off a corner kick that was headed past Paly freshman keeper Alex Kershner, who had 12 saves in the match and was rock solid up until that point.

Paly defenders Sydney Lundgren, Claire Skrabutenas, Caitlin Wilson and Elizabeth Petit also stood out in the defensive battle.

In the PAL Bay Division, Menlo (3-1-1, 6-3-1) has the opportunity to move up in the standings should the weather cooperate. The Knights were scheduled to visit third-place Aragon (3-0-2) on Tuesday and host fifth-place Woodside (2-2-1) on Thursday, both at 3 p.m.

The Knights held on to fourth place with a 2-0 win over visiting Sequoia last week. Lauren Brown and Ginny Miller scored off assists from Madi Shove.■

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will be prepared.”The Lady Vols beat Gonzaga on Sunday, and viewed

it as preparation for their trip west.“This was an important game for us to get off to a

good start,” senior Alexis Hornbuckle said. “That was a point of emphasis before going to UCLA and Stanford. We wanted to come out and play with energy and good defense.”

The Cardinal claimed its second win over a top 10 team on Sunday, and became the first Pac-10 team to beat the Bears during Kim Mulkey’s eight years as coach. Baylor beat both California and Oregon earlier in the season, making it 12-0 before arriving at The Farm.

“This was a big challenge for us especially after being off for two weeks,” Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said. “We started a little slow but we took care of the ball against a team that has been forcing 24 turnovers a game. We still have to work hard this week.”

Tennessee also knows a thing or two about causing turnovers, creating 22.5 a game heading into Wednes-day night’s game at UCLA.

“We’re up to the challenge,” said Wiggins, who did not register a turnover against the Bears, while making a team-high four steals and blocking a couple of shots. “This is a young team but I don’t have to say anything to them. We’ve all been off for two weeks and we’re tired of playing each other. We want something new.”

Two of those newcomers had a lot to say on the court against Baylor. Freshman Kayla Pedersen turned in her third double-double with a season-high 22 points to go with 11 rebounds. Freshman Jeanette Pohlen turned in a season-best 10 assists in a season-high 31 minutes.

Wiggins and Pedersen carried the bulk of the offense, combining to shoot 55 percent (21-of-38) and making four of the team’s five blocks.

“When you have two players scoring that much, five less (six, actually) than our entire team we have to get back and evaluate our defense,” Mulkey said. “(Wig-gins) is an All-American. She could do whatever she wanted on the offensive side and on the defensive side she created a lot of havoc. We didn’t have anyone who could keep up with her.”

Despite setting the tone early and running away with the victory, VanDerveer thinks there are even better things ahead.

“I see different people being able to contribute in the flow of the game,” she said. “I think Jayne (Appel) can

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contribute more. The freshmen are doing well but they can do more. I have very high expectations for our team. I think we can do a lot better. Kayla is a smart, poised player and I expect her to do more.”

Wiggins joined four Stanford grads in the exclusive 2,000-point club and needs 216 to take over the career lead from Kate Starbird. Wiggins is 38 shy of Jeanne Ruark Hoff, 62 behind Nicole Powell and 77 short of Val Whiting.

“What can you say about Candice Wiggins?” VanDer-veer said. “She scores, she defends, she does it all for us and she’s a tremendous leader. She takes pride in every phase of the game.”■

Stanford junior Jillian Harmon came off the bench and provided a big spark in Sunday’s win over Baylor.

Hardy Wilson

by Rick Eymer

G reg Camarillo and T.J. Rush-ing were football teammates at Stanford. On Sunday they

both celebrated something special: their first career NFL touchdown, and both in dramatic fashion.

Camarillo, who attended Menlo-Atherton High, scored on a 64-yard pass play in overtime that gave the Miami Dolphins their first win of the season, 22-16, over the Balti-more Ravens.

“I haven’t run in the open field in a long time,” Camarillo said. “It was just a good feeling. I saw the end zone, I saw no one around me. I’ve never been the fastest guy, but I tried to turn it on as much as I could and get in the end zone.”

Across the country in Oakland, Rushing re-turned a punt 90 yards, matching a franchise re-cord, as the Indianapolis Colts downed the Raid-ers, 21-14.

“I definitely wanted to come back to the Bay and have a great game for the Bay Area people,” Rush-ing told the team’s web-site. “I think we got that accomplished. It was a long time coming. I’m just ecstatic. I guess that was the best way to put it.”

Camarillo and Dolphins’ quar-terback Cleo Lemon were in San Diego together. Miami coach Cam Cameron was also there, which is one of the big reasons the Dol-phins signed both players after they were let go by the Chargers.

For Camarillo, a do-everything prep star, it’s been an uphill battle since walking on at Stanford. He went undrafted by the NFL but managed to find his niche on special teams.

“I think he represents all those guys in the locker room,” Cameron said. “He just kept working, kept preparing. You’ve heard me say that all year long. He just contin-ued to work and grind and to be-lieve and he’s one of those guys. He’s like the rest of those guys in there. Obviously, we’re happy for him on that play, we’re happy for everybody.”

Camarillo entered Sunday’s game with a grand total of one re-ception for two yards in the NFL. Against the Ravens he caught three passes for 109 yards.

“Every kid dreams of this,” Ca-marillo said. “To be in overtime, to get a major win, especially for this team to get a win like that, it feels good. I’ve always had a dream of jumping in the crowd, but our stands are a little high so I just kind of ran up to the first guy. The fans have stuck with us. To celebrate a win with them, the fans that have gone through thick and thin, I’m glad I could celebrate

with them.”He also celebrated with his

teammates in a big way, even if he wasn’t aware of it.

“I don’t know what was going on,” he said. “I was just at the bottom holding onto that ball. Everyone congratulated me after-wards. Everyone is just real happy we finally got a win. All this talk about 0-16, all this talk about the winless season has finally come to and end. Everyone here deserves it. Coach Cameron deserves it.”

Cameron deserves credit for bringing both athletes to Miami knowing that they are two of the hardest workers in the league.

“My first year in the NFL was with Cleo in San Diego. I was on

the practice squad and he was the backup quarter-back so we spent a lot of time throwing and catch-ing,” Camarillo said. “I like to think I have a connection with him and, apparently, it showed a little bit. I’m glad I was out there with him be-cause I have a little bit of a history with him. Cleo is an excellent quarter-

back. He’s been through the tough times; he’s been through the good times.”

Rushing’s touchdown was not only a personal achievement, it

also clinched the AFC South title for the Colts and the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. The Colts (12-2) became the first team in NFL history to win 12 or more games in five con-secutive seasons.

Being the No. 2 seed gives the Colts a first-round bye and assures them of playing host to an AFC Divisional Play-

off contest on the second weekend of the postseason.

Rushing scored the Colts’ lone touchdown in the first three quar-ters Sunday.

Rushing, the Colts’ seventh-round selection in the 2006 NFL Draft, has averaged 13.6 yards on 17 returns this season, and said the Colts have been close on sev-eral occasions to breaking a long return. On the one they did break Sunday, Rushing said he was sup-posed to go left, and instead read the coverage and cut back.

“It was wide open,” he said. “The guys blocked well. I just had to make that punter miss. It finally happened.”

In Cleveland, former Stanford quarterback Trent Edwards had a difficult time of it in snowy, freezing weather. He completed 13 of 33 passes without an inter-ception for 124 yards. He also rushed once for 12 yards in the Buffalo Bills’ 8-0 loss to the Browns as neither team could score a touchdown.■

Akinradewo was named the Na-tional Player of the Year on Friday after another record-setting year. She’s one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award in Women’s Volleyball.

Freshman Alix Klineman was also named to the All-American team.

Senior middle blocker Franci Gi-rard (841 career kills) also gave her final performance as a Cardinal.

“I think I can look back to Bryn’s freshman year and remember after a loss how inconsolable and responsi-ble she felt and I know that’s exactly the way that Bryn and Franci feel right now,” Dunning said. “They’re leaders on our team, they’re cap-tains on our team, and they’ve been to three Finals matches in their ca-reers. They are just great people. They have meant a lot to our pro-gram and always will, and I am sure they will go on to great things after this. But I don’t know if they can even talk right now. It’s very dif-ficult to step in and sit in front of you and talk to you after the feelings they have.”

Akinradewo, flirting with a na-tional hitting record, earned her Player of the Year honors after suc-cessfully smacking the ball at a rate of .499. The NCAA mark is .504.

“It’s all worth it,” Akinradewo said. “This is why we come to the court every day, and why we practice hard and work so hard. Sometimes you just make mis-takes.”

Akinradewo has three of Stan-ford’s top five single-season bests for hitting percentage as she became the first player in school history to record a hitting percentage over .400 more than once. As a freshman, she “only” hit .397.

Stanford (32-3) loses Kehoe and Girard, and both will be missed. But the Cardinal returns five starters in Barboza, Akinradewo, Klineman, Erin Waller and libero Gabi Ailes, who set a pair of school records with her 533 digs and 4.26 digs per game (former middle blocker Tara Conrad is mistakenly listed at 4.69 instead of 1.69 in 2000).

Their mission, after losing for the second consecutive year in the national championship, was clearly stated.

“I think the goal going into next season is to win the national cham-pionship as opposed to losing for the third straight year,” Barboza said. “It’s just kind of a double whammy, two back-to-back, just that much more drive for next season.”

Klineman’s 499 kills led a diver-sified Stanford attack this season. That offense returns 85 percent of its production (1,845 of the team’s

2,182 kills) next year. Kehoe just won’t get the chance to set for them. That job likely falls to Joanna Evans, who has spent the past two years as Kehoe’s protégé.

Cassidy Lichtman, who saw in-creased playing time in the back row, also returns with setting expe-rience.

Menlo School grad Alex Fisher, who saw action in both the national semifinal and championship match-es, also comes back. After losing two years to injuries, Fisher is ready to assume a bigger role. She ended the year hitting .301 while appear-ing in 34 games.

Penn State (34-2) kept the Car-dinal off balance with its effective serving, which caused passing prob-lems and an inconsistent Stanford attack.

“Penn State started the match ag-gressively and got the advantage on us,” Dunning said. “At this point I’m not exactly clear on what happened. I am proud of what we accomplished after the second game.”

In the deciding game, Penn State recorded seven straight points to turn a deficit into a victory and send Stanford to its seventh loss in 13 championship matches.

Barboza recorded the game winning kill in Stanford’s 23-30, 30-20, 30-25, 20-30, 16-14 vic-tory over USC in the semifinals on Thursday.■

Volleyball(continued from page 26)

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HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARDBOYS BASKETBALL

Private Schools Athletic LeaguePinewood 16 15 6 17 — 54Redwood Christian 5 10 10 19 — 44

P — Whitlock 5-9-20, Jindal 1-0-3, Mc-Clelland 5-0-12, Fields 3-1-9, Lippe 4-1-10. Totals: 24-11-54.

RC — Thomas 1-2-4, Bumagat 1-2-4, Wong 2-0-6, Parker 1-0-2, Gutierrez 2-0-6, Stratman 2-0-4, Ha 3-0-9, Gutierrez 2-3-7, Piccillo 1-0-2. Totals: 15-7-44.

Three-point goals: McClelland 2, Fields 2, Whitlock, Lippe (P); Ha 3,Guttierez 2, Wong 2.

Records: Pinewood 1-0 (5-3).Rocklin Holiday Tournament

Third placePalo Alto 10 8 15 12 — 45Oakmont 4 17 10 11 — 42

PA —- Robinson 2-0-6, Powell 5-0-10, Jefferson 1-0-3, Scott 4-3-11, Hall 3-0-6, K. Brown 3-3-9. Totals: 18-6-45.

O —- Brody 1-0-2, Shimazu 2-0-5, Bala-banoy 6-0-12, Yurchenko 1-0-2, Ford 3-0-8, Milosevic 4-4-12. Totals: 17-4-42.

Three-point goals: Robinson 2, Jefferson (PA); Shimazu 2, Ford 2 (O).

Records: Palo Alto 6-2.Semifinal

Palo Alto 18 13 12 11 — 54Del Oro 17 22 15 14 — 68

PA - Robinson 2-0-6, M. Brown 1-0-2, Powell 6-3-15, Rider 1-0-3, Jefferson 3-0-7, Scott 7-1-17, Hall 2-0-4. Totals: 22-4-54.

DO - Lovisold 1-0-2, Arent 2-1-5, Stod-dard 2-2-6, Montes 4-0-12, Otten 4-1-10, Slatter 10-4-29, Jungsten 1-0-2, Rowe 1-0-2. Totals: 25-8-68.

Three-point goals: Scott 2, Robinson, 2, Jefferson, Rider (PA); Slatter 5, Montes 4,Otten (DO).

Records: Palo Alto 5-2First round

Palo Alto 15 13 17 11 — 56Bella Vista 15 10 9 15 — 49

PA — Robinson 1-5-8, Powell 8-4-20, Jefferson 2-0-4, Scott 5-5-15, Hall 0-3-3, K. Brown 2-2-6. Totals: 18-19-56.

BV — Roth 0-1-1, Rock 3-0-6, Rawling 4-2-13, Martin 2-0-4, Haley 4-1-9, Parrish 4-2-10, Rice 3-0-6. Totals: 20-6-49.

Three-point goals: Robinson (PA); Rawl-ing 3 (BV).

Merv Harris ClassicAt Serra High

Menlo-Atherton 11 19 14 12 — 56St. Francis 10 8 21 19 — 58

MA — Branning 3 2-2 10, Knapp 6 1-2 13, Aguilar 4 1-1 9, Defilipps 4 6-7 15, Fogel 0-1-2 1, McGrath 3 2-3 8. Totals: 20 13-17 56.

SF — Johnson 1 2-5 4, Scudellari 2 0-0 5, Olsen 1 0-2 2, Bourgoub 10 4-5 29, Hypes 2 0-0 4, Grant 4 4-6 13, Peterson 0 1-2 1, Trobbe 0 0-1 0. Totals: 20 11-21 58.

Three-point goals: Branning 2, Defilipps (MA); Bourgoub 5, Scudellari, Grant (SF).

Records: Menlo-Atherton 7-3.Fremont Holiday Classic

First roundSilver Creek 10 10 14 12 — 46Gunn 16 12 16 11 — 55

SC — Co 1-0-2, Belena 1-0-2, Spain 1-0-2, Holtz 2-4-9, Sumida 4-0-8, Grewal 2-0-4, Al-Manseer 1-4-6, Nwuzi 2-2-7, Dick 2-1-6. Totals: 16-11-46.

G — Ma 1-0-2, Shubat 2-0-4, Miller 3-0-6, Castro 4-0-8, Flaxman 1-3-5, Wiley 1-0-2, Reiss 1-0-2, Perricone 9-6-25, Bren-nan 0-1-1. Totals: 22-10-55.

Three-point goals: Holtz, Nwuzi, Dick (SC); Perricone (G).

Records: Gunn 4-5Tamalpais Tournament

ChampionshipWoodside Priory 12 8 6 19 — 45Tamalpais 12 8 9 14 — 43

WP — Feldman 2 0-0 5, Barriga 1 1-1 3, Berka 1 0-2 3, Pavilonis 3 0-0 6, Helmeczi 4 6-8 17, Somogyi 1 0-0 2, Marshavelski 3 3-5 9. Totals: 15 10-16 45.

T — Goerss 5 0-0 10, Coen 0 0-2 0, Schwitzer 0 2-6 2, Mitchell 4 4-6 13, Wikham 4 1-2 11, J. Hall 3 1-2 7. Totals: 16 8-18 43.

Three-point goals: Helmeczi 3, Feldman, Berka (WP); Wikham 2, Mitchell (T).

Records: Woodside Priory 5-3Semifinals

Woodside Priory 11 18 19 12 — 6Woodcreek 8 6 14 19 — 47

WP — Carano 1 0-0 2, Feldman 1 0-0 3, Barriga 2 1-2 5, Berka 2 0-0 5, Pavilonis 6 3-4 17, Somogyi 10 0-0 22, Marshavelski 3 0-0 6. Totals: 25 4-6 60.

W — Hundal 1 0-0 2, Standifer 3 0-0 6, Toor 5 0-0 11, Franks 2 3-6 7, Alonji 2 2-3 6, Early 0 1-2 1, Tyrius 1 2-4 4, N. Milani 2 1-2 5,

R. Milani 2 0-0 5. Totals: 18 9-17 47.Three-point goals: Pavilonis 3, Somogyi 2,

Berka, Feldman (WP); Toor, R. Milani (W).First round

Woodside Priory 50, Washington 45Luis Scattini Memorial Tournament

Third placeMenlo 7 18 10 21 — 56Pacific Grove 7 7 10 13 — 37

M — Rice 7 2-5 16, Tashman 5 3-5 13, Cohen 3 1-2 9, Frye 3 2-6 9, Glenn 2 0-0 4, Nguyen 1 0-0 3, Curtis 1 0-0 2. Totals: 22 8-18 56.

PG — Neely 4 2-3 12, Harper 3 2-2 10, Anthony 3 1-2 7, Friedrich 0 5-6 5, Glidden 0 2-2 2, Consiglio 0 1-2 1. Totals: 10 13-17 37.

Three-point goals: Cohen 2, Frye, Nguyen (M); Neeley 2, Harper 2 (PG).

Records: Menlo 8-2Semifinals

Menlo 12 6 15 10 — 43Palma 12 13 9 11 — 45

M — Tashman 2 2-3 6, Rice 0 1-2 1, Bouret 2 0-0 6, Cohen 1 0-0 3, Nguyen 2 2-2 7, Frye 4 5-6 17, Curtis 0 1-2 1, O’Holleran 1 0-0 2. Totals: 12 11-15 43.

P — Bonano 7 3-6 17, Fox 4 6-6 14, Mor-ris 2 1-2 6, Ramirez 2 0-0 4, Fales 1 0-0 2, Moreno 0 1-2 1, Broom 0 1-2 1. Totals: 16 12-18 45.

Three-point goals: Frye 4, Bouret 2, Nguyen, Cohen (M); Morris (P).

First roundMenlo 18 15 13 16 — 62Santa Cruz 13 13 10 17 — 53

M — Tashman 5 3-3 13, Rice 6 1-5 13, Glenn 4 0-0 8, Bouret 3 1-4 7, Cohen 2 2-2 6, Nguyen 2 1-2 6, Frye 1 3-5 5, Curtis 0 2-4 2, Hawkins 1 0-0 2. Totals: 24 13-25 62.

SC — Conroe 4 3-3 11, Jacobsen 3 0-1 8, Hightower 3 0-2 8, Maki 2 1-2 7, Kientzel 2 0-2 5, Chandran 1 2-2 4, Johnston 2 0-0 4, Hoppis 2 0-0 4, Rodriguez 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 4-10 53.

Three-point goals: Nguyen (M); Jacobsen 2, Hightower 2, Maki 2 (SC).

NonleagueJefferson 13 6 10 7 — 38Menlo-Atherton 21 24 15 13 — 73

J — Aviles 1 0-0 3, Scott 7 0-0 14, Sigua 5 0-0 10, Laquindanum 2 2-2 6, Gonzalez 2 0-0 5, Perez 0 0-2 0. Totals: 17 2-4 38.

MA — Branning 7 1-2 22, Knapp 2 1-2 5, Aguilar 1 2-4 4, Defilipps 5 1-4 11, Fo-gel 5 2-4 12, Wilkins 1 0-2 2, Raub 1 0-0 2, McGrath 3 3-4 9, Chahrouri 1 0-0 2, Rob-inson 0 2-2 2, Slavick 1 0-0 2. Totals: 27 12-24 73.

Three-point goals: Aviles (J); Branning 7 (MA).Harker 18 10 23 14 — 65Mid-Peninsula 14 11 2 11 — 38

H — Cali 2-2-6, Wong 1-0-3, Abarca 7-0-16, Kitasoe 2-0-4, Yu 5-2-12, Fan 1-0-2, Plauck 5-0-10, Schwartz 6-0-12. Totals: 28-4-65.

MP — Cardwell 6-1-13, Law 2-2-6, Mar-quette 2-0-4, Van Den Broeck 1-0-2, Cohn 3-0-9, Lloyd 1-0-2, Seyer 0-2-2. Totals: 15-5-38.

Three-point goals: Abarca 2, Wong (H); Cohn 3 (MP).

Records: Mid-Peninsula 2-4

GIRLS BASKETBALLPinewood Classic

ChampionshipPresentation 7 10 6 8 — 31Gunn 7 14 13 6 — 40

P — Van Keuelen 2 1-3 5, Kwan 2 5-5 9, Walker 3 0-2 6, Saso 3 0-2 7, Nichols 1 0-0 2, Morgan 0 0-1 0, Reed 1 0-1 2. Totals: 12 6-14 31.

G — McAdam 3 2-3 8, Evans 4 6-7 15, Hauser 6 1-2 13, Murray 2 0-0 4, T. Cartun 0 0-1 0. Totals: 15 9-13 40.

Three-point goals: Saso (P); Evans (G).Records: Gunn 14-0

Third placeMills 12 15 15 9 — 52Pinewood 10 12 8 12 — 42

M — Lee 0 0-1 0, Cristotomo 2 3-4 7, Hwee 3 4-6 11, Mullins 10 11-21, Hui 1 0-1 2, Kwong 3 6-7 12. Totals: 19 14-20 52.

P — Nickel 7 0-0 15, Eackles 2 0-1 5, Marty 1 0-1 3, Tanaguchi 1 0-1 3, Morehead 2 1-2 5, Fraioli 4 0-0 12, Leong 0 0-1 1. To-tals: 17 1-7 42.

Three-point goals: Hwee (M); Fraioli 4, Nickel, Eackles, Marty, Tanaguchi (P).

Records: Pinewood 3-5.Semifinals

Gunn 9 10 15 20 — 54Pinewood 3 10 6 8 — 27

G — Shevick 1 1-2 3, McAdam 0 4-4 4, R. Cartun 1 0-0 2, T. Cartun 3 0-0 7, Jas. Evans 7 3-4 20, Lin 2 0-0 5, Hauser 4 1-1 9, Murray 2 0-0 4. Totals: 20 9-11 54.

P — Morehead 1 0-0 2, Rubin 1 0-0 3, Liang 1 0-0 2, Eackles 2 2-4 7, Taniguchi 1 0-0 2, Nickel 5 1-2 11. Totals: 11 3-6 27.

Three-point goals: Evans 3, T. Cartun, Lin (G); Rubin, Eackles (P).

Consolation second roundSan Mateo 7 13 14 14 — 48Palo Alto 5 16 7 16 — 44

SM — Ujihara 2 2-3 8, Shenson 1 0-0 2, Yamauchi 3 0-2 7, Kawakatsu 3 2-4 8, Tom 2 3-4 7, Niupalau 6 4-4 16. Totals: 17 11-17 48.

PA — Mah 1 0-0 2, Salter 6 3-4 15, Atkin-son 1 0-0 2, Hoffacker 2 0-0 5, Garcia 3 0-3 7, Phillips 1 0-0 3, Lovely 3 1-3 10. Totals: 17 4-10 44.

Three-point goals: Ujihara 2, Yamauchi (SM): Lovely 3, Hoffacker, Garcia, Phillips (PA).

Urban Holiday ClassicThird place

Eastside Prep 16 21 20 19 — 76International Studies 4 14 12 12 — 42

EP — Anderson 7 0-0 18, Harvey 6 0-0 13, Sha. Bunch 2 0-0 4, Holland 8 2-2 18, Sam. Bunch 11 3-8 25. Totals: 34 5-10 76.

I — Brown 1 0-0 2, Secratario 1 0-0 2, Robinson 1 2-2 5, Starks 3 0-0 6, Allen 8 5-6 27. Totals: 14 7-8 42.

Three-point goals: Anderson 4, Harvey (EP); Allen 6, Robinson (I).

Records: Eastside Prep 7-1Semifinals

Redwood 13 14 12 10 — 49Eastside Prep 6 11 14 5 — 36

R — Boyer 0 2-2 2, Durant 1 0-0 2, Wright 1 0-0 2, Garrett 1 2-2 4, Livingston 6 0-0 12, Cellar 1 0-0 2, Shorenstein 5 0-0 10, Snell 5 0-0 10, Anderson 5 2-2 13. Totals: 25 6-8 49.

EP — Anderson 3 2-2 11, Harvey 5 0-0 11, Sh. Bunch 3 1-2 7, Holland 2 3-5 7. Totals: 13 6-9 36.

Three-point goals: Anderson 2 (Red); An-derson 3, Harvey (EP).Eastside Prep 14 31 13 13 — 71Galileo 9 8 11 12 — 40

EP — Anderson 10-0-27, Harvey 8-0-18, Martin 3-0-6, Sam. Bunch 4-1-9, Holland 5-0-11. Totals: 30-1-71.

G — Chan 3-2-8, Wong 2-0-5, Henson 3-0-6, Chew 2-1-5, Campbell 3-0-6, Comp-ton 3-1-7, Jones 1-0-3. Totals: 17-4-40.

Three-point goals: Anderson 7, Harvey 2, Holland (EP); Wong, Jones (G).

Half Moon Bay Cougar ClassicChampionship

Terra Nova 9 14 15 15 — 53Menlo-Atherton 6 21 13 21 — 61

TN — A. Luhrs 2 3-4 8, Osborne 5 5-9 15, Laolagi 3 2-2 8, Broder 9 1-2 19, Stanton 1 1-2 3. Totals: 20 12-19 43.

MA — McKee 3 6-7 12, Hayes 8 2-4 22, Jenkins 2 3-4 7, Mongird 2 1-2 5, Fakalata 3 0-0 6, Peck 0 2-4 2, Thomas 3 1-1 7. Totals: 21 15-22 61.

Three-point goals: A. Luhrs (TN); Hayes 4 (MA).

Records: Menlo-Atherton 7-2Third place

SH Prep 17 20 23 15 — 75HM Bay 13 15 10 9 — 47

SHP — Colosso 1 0-0 3, M. Aitken-Young 2 0-0 5, Wilkinson 6 0-0 15, B. Aitken-Young 2 4-4 8, Micek 4 0-0 10, Coffey 0 1-2 1, Lon-ergan 2 0-0 4, Buccieri 1 0-0 3, Martin 2 0-2 4, Seto 4 4-4 12, Gibbs 3 0-0 6, Tameilau 2 0-0 4. Totals: 29 9-12 75.

HMB — Cariaga 3 2-2 11, Morales 3 3-6 9, King 8 0-0 16, Barker 4 1-3 9, Garcia 1 0-2 2. Totals: 19 6-13 47.

Three-point goals: Wilkinson 3, Micek 2, Buccieri, Colosso, M. Aitken-Young (SHP); Cariaga 3 (HMB).

Records: Sacred Heart Prep 9-1Semifinals

SH Prep 14 12 7 27 — 60Menlo-Atherton 18 9 20 18 — 65

SHP — Colosso 1 0-0 2, M. Aitken-Young 1 0-0 3, B. Aitken-Young 0 2-4 2, Micek 13 5-8 36, Buccieri 1 0-0 3, Seto 1 6-6 8, Gibbs 2 0-2 4, Tameilau 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20 13-18 60.

MA — Battaglia 3 0-0 7, McKee 3 8-10 14, Hayes 9 2-6 22, Jenkins 2 0-2 7, Fakalata 1 0-0 2, Peck 1 6-8 8, Thomas 2 1-4 5, Latu 0 0-2 0. Totals: 22 17-32 65.

Three-point goals: Micek 5, M. Aitken-Young, Buccieri (SHP); Hayes 2, Jenkins, Battaglia (MA).

Records: Sacred Heart Prep 8-1, Menlo-Atherton 6-2

First roundSH Prep 10 14 9 24 — 57El Camino (Sac.) 18 5 24 9 — 56

SHP — Colosso 1 2-2 4, M. Aitken-Young 2 2-4 7, Wilkinson 2 0-0 4, B. Aitken-Young 3 5-6 11, Micek 2 7-8 13, Longergan 0 0-2 0,

Seto 2 2-5 6, Gibbs 2 1-5 5, Tameilau 3 1-1 7. Totals: 18 20-33-57.

EC — Wood 2 1-2 5, Bulaye 1 0-0 2, Taipley 2 2-4 6, Tengo 0 3-4 3, Huffman 1 5-7 7, Ciscewski 8 5-10 21, Basinger 5 0-0 12. Totals: 19 16-28 56.

Three-point goals: M. Aitken-Young (SHP); Basinger 2 (EC).

Other result: Menlo-Atherton d. South San Francisco.

NonleagueMonta Vista 8 15 15 12 — 50Menlo 12 6 6 14 — 38

MV — Rodriguez 4 0-0 8, Hui 2 1-2 5, Booke 5 0-2 10, Yaung 1 2-4 4, Sum 5 0-4 13, Ou 1 2-2 4, Chiu 2 2-2 6. Totals: 20 7-16 50.

M — Rosales 3 2-10 8, Ranadive 2 0-0 4, Marini 1 0-0 2, Wemple2 1-3 6, Hooper3 1-2 7, Shepard 1 0-0 3, Coultas 1 2-7 4, Sontag 2 0-0 4. Totals: 15 6-22 38.

Three-point goals: Sum 3 (MV); Wemple, Shepard (M).

Records: Menlo 5-5Head Royce 11 9 7 7 — 34Castilleja 5 13 6 6 — 30

HR — Leong 0 4-4 4, Moore 1 0-0 2, Streeter 3 2-2 8, Arca 2 2-7 6, Stewart 1 0-2 2, Leyden 2 2-2 7, Isono 2 0-1 5. Totals: 11 10-18 34.

C — Taylor 2 0-0 4, E. von Kaeppler 1 5-8 7, Zelinger 4 1-2 11, N. von Kaeppler 2 4-8 8. Totals: 9 10-18 30.

Three-point goals: Leyden, Isono (HR); Zelinger 2 (Cast).

Records: Castilleja 4-2

BOYS SOCCERSCVAL De Anza Division

Milpitas 1 1 — 2Gunn 0 1 — 1

M — K. Nguyen (P. Nguyen), K. Nguyen (penalty kick).

G — Cabili (unassisted).Los Altos 0 0 — 0Palo Alto 1 3 — 4

PA — Ashworth (Zernik), Hanabusa (Ash-worth), Stewart (Hanabusa), Kelly (Hana-busa).

Standings: Palo Alto 2-0 (7-0-3), Los Ga-tos 1-0, Saratoga 1-0, Santa Clara 1-1, Milpi-tas 1-1, Los Altos 0-2, Gunn 0-2 (4-4),

PAL Bay DivisionMenlo-Atherton 0 1 — 1Hillsdale 0 0 — 0

MA — Perez (Weber, C. Ayala).Records: Menlo-Atherton 1-1-1 (5-5-1)

Homestead Christmas CupRound of 16

Saturday at Oak Grove HighPalo Alto 1 1 — 2Yerba Buena 1 1 — 2

(Yerba Buena wins on penalty kicks, 3-1)YB — Arreguin (Reyna), Escalera

(Quiroz).PA — Zernik (unassisted), Anderson

(Zernik).Records: Palo Alto 7-0-4Other result: Alisal d. GunnRecords: Gunn 4-5

GIRLS SOCCERSCVAL De Anza Division

Gunn 0 1 — 1Homestead 3 1 — 4

G — McKenna (unassisted).H — Charrier 3 (Morre, Roome, Saneine-

jay); Phan (Charrier).Palo Alto 0 0 — 0Los Altos 0 1 — 1

LA — Keenan (Langston).Standings: Monta Vista 1-0, Los Ga-

tos 1-0, Los Altos 1-1, Palo Alto 1-1 (9-1), Mountain View 1-1, Homestead 1-1, Gunn 0-2 (2-7-1).

PAL Bay DivisionSequoia 0 0 — 0Menlo 0 2 — 2

M — Brown (Shove), Miller (Shove).Terra Nova 2 0 — 2Menlo-Atherton 0 2 — 2

TN — unavailable.MA — Kolorov (unassisted), Collom (Kolo-

rov).Standings: Carlmont 4-0-2, Burlingame

4-0-1, Aragon 3-0-2, Menlo 3-1-1 (6-3-1), Woodside 2-2-1, Menlo-Atherton 1-3-1 (4-4-2), Sequoia 1-4-1, San Mateo 0-3-2, Terra Nova 0-5-1.

West Catholic Athletic LeagueSH Prep 1 0 — 1Mitty 2 2 — 4

SHP — Weisman (unassisted).M — Sanchez 2 (Rule, unassisted); Root-

saert (Brehmer); Jaafari (Brehmer).Records: Sacred Heart Prep 0-3 (5-4).

NonleagueEastside Prep 0 0 — 0Pinewood 5 4 — 9

P — S. Merriweather 3 (A. Merriweather 2, Smith); A. Merriweather 2 (Rosseel; S. Merri-weather); Smith (unassisted); Rosseel (unas-sisted); Swihwer (Elsey); Hesari (Cilker).

Records: Eastside Prep 0-3, Pinewood 2-7-2

WRESTLINGSCVAL De Anza Division

Gunn 58, at Los Altos 15

160 — Giaccia (G) p. Tomlinson, 1:36; 171 — Blumenfeld (G) p. Kevintson, 2:38; 189 — Sell (LA) p. Campbell, 5:06; 215 — Salazar (G) p. Fennell, 4:49; 285 — Park (G) by forfeit; 103 — double forfeit; 112 — Baker (G) p. Jimenez, 4:42; 119 — Rotman (G) tech. fall over Kash, 5:03; 125 — Morag (G) tech. fall over Dribello, 6:00; 130 — Lee (G) p. Mur-phy, 1:41; 135 — Gorman (G) p. Hu, 1:47; 140 — Post (G) p. Han, 0:41; 145 — Tormen (LA) d. Chan, 7-6; 152 — Caldron (LA) p. Taylor, 3:17.

Records: Gunn 1-0

Cupertino 40, at Palo Alto 36

103 — Hawkins (Cup) by forfeit; 112 — Sharfi (Cup) p. Bell; 119 — Arustamon (Cup) by forfeit; 125 — Arita (Cup) by forfeit; 130 — Meserous (Cup) p. Tang; 135 — Arnon (PA) d. Singh, 10-6; 140 — Haraguchi (Cup) p. Fields; 145 — Wilson (PA) d. Zheng, 6-5; 152 — Newby (PA) p. Martin, 1:02; 171 — Cho (Cup) d. Simon, 15-6; 160 — Feldstein (PA) p. Chang, 1:18; 189 — Drebin (PA) by forfeit; 215 — Tochez (PA) by forfeit; 285 — Hall (PA) p. Marvin.

Records: Palo Alto 0-1 (0-2)

ScheduleWEDNESDAYBoys basketball

Tournaments — Fremont-Sunnyvale Holiday Classic: Gunn entered; Chaminade (Los Angeles) Classic: Menlo entered; Surf N Slam Tournament (San Diego): Sacred Heart Prep entered; Del Mar Tournament: Eastside Prep entered.

Boys soccer

De Anza Division — Gunn at Los Altos, 3:30 p.m.; Palo Alto at Los Gatos, 3:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

De Anza Division — Los Gatos vs. Palo Alto at Mayfield Soccer Complex, 2:30 p.m.; Los Altos vs. Gunn at Mayfield, 4 p.m.

THURSDAYBoys basketball

Tournaments — Fremont-Sunnyvale Holi-day Classic: Gunn entered; Chaminade (LA) Classic: Menlo entered; Surf N Slam Tourna-ment: Sacred Heart Prep entered; Del Mar Tournament: Eastside Prep entered.

Girls basketball

Nonleague — Andrew Hill at Eastside Prep, 5 p.m.

Girls soccer

PAL Bay Division — Woodside at Menlo, 3 p.m.; Aragon at Menlo-Atherton, 3 p.m.

Wrestling

De Anza Division — Cupertino at Gunn, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAYBoys basketball

Tournaments — Chaminade Classic: Menlo entered; Fremont-Sunnyvale Holiday Classic: Gunn entered.

Nonleague — Menlo-Atherton at Palo Alto, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball

Nonleague — Aragon at Menlo-Ather-ton, 4:30 p.m.; Sacred Heart Prep at King’s Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Boys soccer

De Anza Division — Los Gatos vs. Gunn at Mayfield Soccer Complex, 2 p.m.; Santa Clara vs. Palo Alto at Mayfield, 3:30 p.m.

Girls soccer

De Anza Division — Gunn at Los Gatos, 3:30 p.m.; Palo Alto vs. Mountain View, 3:30 p.m.

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Palo Alto Unified School District Mandarin Chinese/English Dual Immersion Program beginning Aug. 2008 for Kindergarten and First Graders. Ohlone Elementary School, 950 Amarillo Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94303. Information meeting for the 1008-09 kindergarten/first grade program will be held on January 30, 2008 at 7:30pm in the Ohlone School multipurpose room. This meeting is mandatory for Palo Alto parents who are requesting enrollment for their children. Only residents of Palo Alto may apply. The Equal Access drawing will take place on Thursday, Feburary 21, 2008.

Problems of Work

130 Classes & InstructionAdult Spanish Lessons

Discover Mono Print Painting and Inspiration Coachingw/Andrea Fono. www.fonoart.com

Instruction for HebrewBar and Bat Mitzvah For Affiliated and

Unaffiliated George Rubin, M.A. in

Hebrew/Jewish Education 650/424-1940

133 Music LessonsA Piano Teacher Children & AdultsEma Currier (650)493-4797

Barton-Holding Music Studio Roger Emanuels, cello and Laura Barton, vocals. 6 week “singing for the non-singer” class. Starts 1/15. 650/965-0139

Hope Street Studios In Downtown Mountain ViewMost Instruments, VoiceAll Ages, All Levels(650) 961-2192

Jazz & Pop Piano Lessons Learn how to build chords & improvise. Bill Susman, M.A., Stanford. (650)906-7529

McCOOL PIANO 566-9391(MP) mccoolpiano.com 5 min walk fr. Burgess gym

Piano Lessons Taught in your home. Member MTAC & NGPT. Specializing in beginners. Karen, (650)233-9689

Piano Lessons in Palo Alto Call Alita (650)838-9772

saxophone and clarinet lessons

Violin - all styles, all ages. MV & Cupertino. MM, Eastman; tchg credential; former SJ Symphony. 408/446-5744

135 Group ActivitiesBRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP - $1

Gourmet vegetarian dinners

Have Fun and Make Mono Prints Celebrate family and friends’ creative spirits. 650/868-4171 www.fonoart.com

Moms, Get Fit!

PARENT OF A TEEN???

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Trouble with food?

140 Lost & FoundFound Cat: Gray Short-hair

LOST EARRING Small diamond earring lost in West Menlo Park. $50 reward. 325-8277

Lost tortoiseshell cat

REWARD FOR LOST DOG Lost female Jack Russel Terrier. Mostly white with black ears. She was last seen wearing a red collar near the Hillsdale Blvd exit by highway 101. Please call 707.738.7052 or 650.631.7400 if found or if you have any information on her whereabouts. Substantial reward if found!!

Runaway Cat!

145 Non-Profits Needs

Kitten Adoption Fair! Most Saturdays from 1-5pm at Pet Food Express Palo Alto. For dates or to preview kitties, visit www.ibokrescue.org!

150 Volunteers Help the Needy, Cool the Earth!Bipolar Depression StudyBipolar Weight Loss StudyDEPRESSION?Do You Have Bipolar Disorder?feeders needed for cat coloniesMentor a Great Young Person!NASA Needs VolunteersRead to ChildrenReaders for Visually ImpairedStanford University ResearchType 1 Diabetes StudyVA Hospital Needs ELVES!volunteers needed to visit

155 Pets Desert Lynx kittens for sale - $200Lost Cat Lost tabby cat, College Terrace, Palo Alto. Brown/grey spots and stripes, red collar, blue tag. Please call 650-320-8140 if seen.

For Sale201 Autos/Trucks/PartsAutos Wanted $1,000 Gift. Donate Car! IRS Deduction, Any Condition, Lost Title OK, help Kids. Espanol 1-888-548-4543. (Cal-SCAN)Donate Vehicle Running or not accepted! Free Towing. Tax Deductible. Noahs Arc - Support No Kill Shelters, Animal Rights, Research to Advance Veterinary Treatments, Cures. 1-866-912-GIVE. (Cal-SCAN)Donate Your Car Children’s Cancer Fund! Help Save A Child’s Life Through Research and Support! Free Vacation Package. Fast, Easy & Tax Deductible. Call 1-800-252-0615. (Cal-SCAN)Audi 2001 A6 Avant Wagon V6 2.8 liter engine. Automatic transmis-sion. Quattro AWD. Slightly less than 66K miles. Great condition, exterior color is cashmere gray. Includes all standard features plus leather seats, sun roof, Bose sound system, and dual power seats. All service records are available. Call for more information, 650-851-4717.BMW 1999 528i - pristine - $15,950Cable Tire Chains - $15Ford 1997 Mustang - $3800Lexus 2002 SC430 - $32,750Pontiac 1998 Grand Prix GTP Supercharged - $4,190Subaru 1999 Outback - $3999

TOYOTA 1997 CAMRY 4dr,5sp 80k,exc.con.Toyota 2004 Prius Commuter Sticker Silver Hybrid 4 door 65,500 mi. one owner, loaded: nav. system, 5 CD player, tape deck, ext. wty 7 yr/100,000 mi. (650) 851-9008

215 Collectibles & AntiquesBronze Fireplace Andirons Made in France Approx. 20” tall. $4000/pair. No deal-ers. 650-368-7825

220 Computers/ElectronicsFREE Satellite TVPioneer CS-66 3-way Speakers - BOSony CMRX100 Analog cellphone - BO

230 FreebiesFREE MULCH - FREEHeavy Bag - FREE

235 Wanted to BuyAntique dollsReliable Used Car

240 Furnishings/Household items

Brand new Condo couches Pottery Barn- style condo couches, with slipcovers. Natural. Original receiptdisplay case - $100double sided easel - $40ENTERTAINMENT CENTER-BOOKSHELFEthan Allen sofa/incliner - $490Futon frame - like new!! - $100Lots of stuff to get rid off! - $your priceRECLINER - $1,000.00

245 Miscellaneous$8 Prescription Eyeglasses Custom made to your prescription, styl-ish plastic or metal frame, Highindex, UV protection, antiscratch lens, case, lenscloth for only $8. Also available: Rimless, Titanium, Children's, Bifocals, Progressives, Suntints, ARcoating, etc. http://ZENNIOPTICAL.COM (AAN CAN) All Steel Buildings National Manufacturer. 40x60’ to 100x250’. Factory direct to contractor or customer. 1-800-658-2885 www.RigidBuilding.com (Cal-SCAN)“GREEN” ContractorCollectible Barbie Dolls and misc. toys. 650/968-7194Dee Dee Ranch Daffodils Great Gift Idea!A Season of Grandma’s Daffodils.Weekly delivery Jan-MarArea Redwood City south to Mountain View. Call Deb 650-851-0623 or [email protected] - Seasoned 1/2 cord mix $150; full cord mix $300; 1/2 cord oak $200. full cord oak $400. Free delivery in local area. 650-630-1077Hitch-trailer ball mount & shank - $25Hot Tub Deluxe ‘07 Model many jets. Therapy seats. Worth $5700. Sell $1950. Can Deliver. (408)571-1062Life Time of Wholesale Travel - $1295LOVE HORSES......?

250 Musical Instruments(Almost) New Clarinet - $225

260 Sports & Exercise EquipmentEFI Total Gym 11000 - $250New Women’s K2 Cadence LS Roller - $111Ski, Rossignol 9X Pro - $125Skis, boots, poles, - $95.00Skis, Dynastar Speed SX - $150Skis, Rossignol 7X - $100

415 ClassesStrollerGym.us Exercise for moms

440 Massage TherapyCaring Attention to Excellent Therapeutic Massage Be Well! Call Lois in San Carlos (650)906-7000

445 Music ClassesMusic lessons, voice, piano Performance. Confidence.Experienced. UniversityInstructor. 650-965-2288Piano Lessons in Palo Alto Call Alita (650)838-9772

450 Personal GrowthFree Personality & IQ Testing Your IQ, personality and aptitude determine your future. Know them. No obligations. 408-390-8431

Jobs500 Help WantedMovie Extras, Actors, Models! Make $100-$300/day. No Experience Required, Meet celebrities, Full Time/Part Time, All looks needed! Call Now! 1-800-556-6103 extension 528. (AAN CAN) Activity Aide 20 hours/week w/benefits. Work with frail seniors. Exp. w/Mandarin or Spanish a plus. Job description at www.avenidas.org. Resume to [email protected] or fax 650/691-1119. Ambitious? Tired of Trading Time 4 $$$ ? Earn Executive Level Income w/o the stress. Call 800-470-4876.Architect 3 - 8 yrs experience. Strong verbal, written, and graphic skills. Portfolio required. ArchiCAD experience very highly desired. Architectural degree required. FGG is a full-service residential architectural firm and works hard to match their employee's personal goals with the firm's.

Caregivers / CNAs / HHAs Visiting Angels (Sunnvyale) has imme-diate openings! Exp w/elderly requ-ried. Full-time, part-time, overnights & live-in. Flexible schedule, top pay, medical benefits & BONUSES! (408) 735-0983

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540 Domestic Help WantedMother’s Helper/Asst. 8 hrs/week. Hours flexible. Errands, laundry, lite hskpg, food shopping, other duties as assigned. Must have reliable car. Like kids/pets. $15/hr. English speaks. Refs req’d. Great for high school/college student. [email protected]

550 Business Opportunities$700,-$800,000 Free Cash Grant PROGRAMS-2007!, Personal bills, School, Business/Housing. Approx. $49 billion unclaimed 2006! Almost Everyone Qualifies! Live Operators 1-800-592-0362 Ext. 235. (AAN CAN)

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U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES, INC. $300 Sign-On BonusHiring for all shifts $12.50 / HR (650) 212-7316

560 Employment InformationAwesome First Job! Now hiring motivated sharp individuals to work and travel entire USA. Paid training. Transportation, lodging fur-nished. Call today, Start today. 1-877-646-5050. (Cal-SCAN)

CDL Drivers with 5+ years of experience. Your weekly pay is based on a rising scale of .36 -.41 per mile. McKELVEY 1-800-410-6255. (Cal-SCAN)

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Driver: The respect you deserve... Get it at Swift!! As a truck driver with Swift Transportation, you can have it all - freedom, stability and outstanding financial rewards. Call us at: 866-476-6828. www.SwiftTruckingJobs.com. EOE (Cal-SCAN)

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604 Adult Care OfferedCNA Caregiver, Accute Care/Hospice Exp. Warm caring, respons. Will care for loved ones in your home. Day/nite. Will drive. Meal prep. Lite hsewk. 510-491-4855 or 650-518-2598 Marge

Geriatric Care Management —- Clark Consulting 650-879-9030

620 Domestic Help OfferedCocktail party pianist Cocktail party pianist and sing-along leader. Piano bar experienced. 650-329-9831.

Experienced Housekeeper Need extra hands for holidays? Detailed cleaning, ironing, laundry, organizing, errands. English speaking, current CDL, great refs. 25 years exp. 650/281-8637

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628 Graphics/WebdesignStraightAD branding, web design http://www.straightad.com

645 Office/Home Business ServicesAdvertise! Newspaper advertising works! Reach 6 million Californians! 240 newspapers statewide. $550 for a 25-word clas-sified ad. Call (916) 288-6019 [email protected] www.Cal-SCAN.com (Cal-SCAN)Display Advertising! Reach over 3 million Californians in 140 community newspapers. Cost $1,800 for a 3.75”x2” display ad (Super value that works out to about $12.86 per newspaper). Call (916) 288-6019 [email protected] www.Cal-SCAN.com (Cal-SCAN)News or Press Release Service? The California Press Release Service is the only service with 500 current daily, weekly and college newspaper contacts in California. Questions call (916) 288-6010. www.CaliforniaPressReleaseService.com (Cal-SCAN)

650 Pet Care/Grooming/Training

All Animals Happy House Pet Sitting Services by Susan Licensed, insured, refs. 650-323-4000

Gates-Wire-Posts-Shelters and CorralsStall MatsHalf Moon Bay Feed & Fuel“Your Complete Ranch Supply”650-726-4814

HomeServices

701 AC/HeatingFree Central Heating Unit Get a FREE Central Heating Unit when we install an entire heating system in your home. It’s a huge savings and what a great gift. Call for details while this offer lasts. 415-720-2669

703 Architecture/DesignArch. Design + Construction Residential Specialist.New, additions, remodeling. Concept to completion.25+ years exp. Bonded.Lic. #513680. 408/666-6433

CHEAP Structural Design CHEAP Structural Engineering License #C68517 25+Yrs Exp. 6507934140 or [email protected]

Design/Permits One Stop Place for Your Remodeling Design needs. Complete Plans included. Structural Engineering and Energy Compliance (T-24). ADW 650/969-4980

704 Audio/VisualAV Pros Custom Home Theater, DirecTV sales/instal. Speakers/voice/data. Flat screen HDTV. Install Antennas. Security Cameras, inwall wiring. Insured. (650)965-8498

710 CarpentryCabinetry-Individual Design Precise, 3-D Computer Modeling Mantels, Bookcases, WorkplacesWall Units, Window SeatsNed Hollis 650-856-9475

330 Child Care Offered

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Daycare with opening!Elem/SpEd TeacherExperienced Morning Nanny avail.Get spousal funding 4 child careHave something to do?Holiday Helper AvailableHOLIDAY HORSE CAMP......Holiday; Drop in $10phnanny looking for family.New school; 555 Waverley PA

Newborn Care by Certifi ed DoulaNights - Days. 10 yrs. exp.Exc. refs. Call 650-248-4228

Night Nanny / Postpartum DoulaPreschool reviews - Neighbor.comProfessional Babysitting-PT/FT

340 Child Care WantedLive-in nanny needed Need responsible energetic nanny. San Carlos-(650)226-3800Nanny needed for 2 childrenSeeking FT Nanny for 2 Children

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Down to earth San Mateo familyhave an 8 week old baby girl8:00 - 5:00, Mon-Fri, $800/wk

Start ASAP w/ RWC family2 girls, 6 months & 2 years7:30 - 4:00, M/Tu/W, $18/hr.

650-462-4580

345 Tutoring/LessonsAdult French LessonsAdult French, SpanishAdult Spanish Lessons

All Math, Spanish, French, ScienART WITH EMILYArt:Classes, birthday parties! - 6507990235Back 2 School Spanish & French!College Coach/TutorEnglish Tutor/Writing CoachFrench & Spanish for AdultsFrench & Spanish for High SchoolFrench Lessons for Home SchooledFrench Native Teacher All levels and ages. SAT, AP, conversa-tion for travelers and business profes-sionals. Hessen Camille Ghazal, Ph.D. 650/965-9696French, Spanish for HS studentsLanguage Experts Experienced European French-Spanish Teacher with degree. Kids, high school-ers, special programs for adults. (650)691-9863 (650)804-5055www.languagesexpert.comOne-to-One Tutoring Service - 363-8799Physics-Chemistry-Biology Tutors

Quality Art & Language Classes For Adults & Children - Los Altos www.soraclassicarts.com

Spanish 4 hme schooledSpanish for High School StudentsTutors Needed- All Subjects

350 Preschools/Schools/Camps

Early Learning PreschoolAges 3-6. Environment designed for

learning and exploration. 650/857-0655.

www.growingtreepreschool.com Waldorf preschoolZ’RA’IM, a new preschool program Z’RA’IM (Seeds) - Plant seeds of Jewish learning! Fun new monthly class for kids ages 2-5. Starts 9/30, Cong. Etz Chayim, 813-9094.

355 Items for SaleBaby Bjorn Carrier $30 Only!Burton snowboard bootsGraco Snugride inf carseat/baseHarry Potter Lego Setskids’ adidas soccer shoes, 4 1/2 - $12LOVE HORSES......?Snugli baby carrier $20

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Always Clean Residential/Commercial. Trusted since 1991. Excellent Refs. Free Estimates. Dina or Jose Sandoval (650)566-8136 or (650)464-0991

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Jose’s Janitorial ServiceProfessional House Cleaning, Offices

* Window Washing * Commercial Residential * Husband & Wife References (650)322-0294

Martha’s Housecleaning Experience and good references. Free estimates. Call Martha 650-906-1331Mendez Cleaning Service Daily, weekly, monthly. Residential * Good Refs * Reasonable Rates * 10+ yrs exp. Licensed.650/630-1566 or 650/364-3149

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Ramos Cleaning Services Residential & commercial. Free esti-mates, reasonable prices, 10 yrs. exp. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Please call Doris 650-678-4792 Lic: 10929Rosario’s Housecleaning Experienced. Good references. 650-703-3026Rosie’s Housecleaning Service Res./Comm’l. Service guaranteed, great refs. Owner supervised work. 408/991-4300; 650/868-3530

Yanet’s House Cleaning15 years experience

Reasonable Rates - Guaranteed WorkMove in or Move out - $15/hour

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719 Remodeling/AdditionsA European Contractor Additions, Kit/BA, remodels. All interior/exterior jobs. Lic. #895617. 650/861-2274

NEW ConstructionROOM Additions

KITCHEN & BATH RemodelingCal. Lic. #627843 • Bonded • Insured

650-366-8335

DOMICILE CONSTRUCTIONGENERAL CONTRACTOR

730 ElectricalAlex Electric Lic #784136. Free Est. All electrical Alex, (650)366-6924JW ELECTRIC Quality Work / Low Prices(888) 568-8363Free Estimates.....Lic# 878406

Stewart Electric Residential Electric & Lighting Services.Lic #745186(408)745-7115 or (408)368-6622

737 Fences & GatesFences - Decks - Retaining

Wall Patio Outdoor Construction. 15 yrs Exper. Reasonable prices. Lic#786158. Al 650-853-0824

(c) 269-7113

743 TilingBath & Kitchen Tiling And all home repairs.Reasonable. Guar. Since 1985Raymond, 650/815-6114

Classic Tile CompanyTile & grout repairs. Tile instalation, repair, and grouting. Free estimates.

Bonded, license #378868(650)969-3914. Leave msg. Over 40

yrs experience.

748 Gardening/LandscapingArteaga Enterprises Inc. Gardening, maintenance, landscap-ing, irrigation, pressure washer, tree service, clean up, 650-366-0888 or 415-298-9004

Beckys LandscapeWeekly, Biweekly & Periodic Maint.

Annual Rose, Fruit Tree Pruning, Yard Clean-ups, Demolition, Excavation,

Irrigation, Sod, Planting, Raised Beds, Ponds, Fountains, Patios, Decks.

650/493-7060Ceja’s Home & Garden Landscape Sprinklers, Sod, tree trimming, Stump Removal. Cleanups. Maint. Free Est. 15 yrs. 814-1577 or 533-5994www.cejalandscaping.com

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H AND H GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE Need help with your gardening or landscaping job.monthly maintenance and new landscaping We are here to help. Free estimates. We are licensed and insured.paulino 650-537-0804, [email protected]. Gardening Service Garden/Landscape Maint. Weekly or biweekly: cleanups, plant, prune, trim. 20+ yrs exp. 650/988-8694; 650/520-9097

Japanese GardenerMaintenance * Garden works

Clean ups * Pruning(650)327-6283, evenings

Jesus Garcia Landscaping Maintenance - Sprinklers - New Fences. (650)366-4301 ask for Jesus or CarmenLandas Gardening/Landscaping Service Maintenance Clean-ups, new lawns, tree cutting/trimming. Ramon (510) 494-1691, 650/576-6242 Excel. Ref’s!

Leo Garcia Landscape/Maintenance Lawn & Irrig. install, retain walls. Res & Co. maint., tree trim/removal. Clean-ups, grdn lighting, cust. arbors. Install: Fences, decks, flagstone, paver. Free Est. Lic’d. (650)369-1477

MAINTENANCEClean Ups. Trimming. Pruning.

Stump removal. Rototilling. Aerating. Tree Service. Landscaping. Drip & Sprinkler. Roger C: (650)776-8666

Pat’s Landscape Service Rose Care/Specialty PruningBS Degree, Horticulture20 Years Experience650/218-0592

751 General Contracting

Alka Construction Remodeling, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Tile & Marble Work, Electrical & Plumbing, Concrete Driveways, Patios. Lic. #638994. Tel. 704-4224

NOTICE TO READERS California law requires that contrac-tors taking jobs that total $500 or more (labor and/or materials) be licensed by the Contractors State License Board. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertis-ing. Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board

754 Gutters

Gutter & Window CleaningContact Jose at (650)207-7452

757 Handyman/RepairsA European Craftsmanship Kitchen and Bath Remodeling.For All Your Repair Needs. Plumbing, Finish Carpentry and More. Licensed. 650/270-7726

Able Handyman FredComplete home repairs, maintenance, remod., prof. painting, carpentry, plumbing, elect. & custom design cabinets. 7 days. 650.529.1662 • 483.4227

Al Trujillo Handyman Service Int./Ext. Painting, Kit./BA Improv., Dry Rot, Flooring Install, Homes/Apt. Repairs, Auto Sprinkler, Landscapes, Fences. 20yrs. 650-207-1306

Jeffs Handyman & Repair Free est. 10% SENIOR Disc.“No Job Too Small”Call Jeff (650)714-2563

No Job Too Small or Too Big Just one call, because we do it all. Call 650/906-7574 or 408/836-8772, Mike Compton. Refs. avail. Quality Work You Can Trust Affordable Painter Handyman. Painting, Electric, Woodwork, Tile, Drywall. Call 650/544-4502 or 650/631-4502

759 Hauling

Commercial & Residential Reasonable & Reliable

• Free Estimates • Furniture • Trash • Appliances • Wood • Yard Waste • Construction • Debris• Rental Clean-Up

7 DAYS A WEEK!

(408) 888-0445No Job Too Big Or Small!

ATLAS HAULING

Frank’s HaulingCommercial, Residential, Garage,

Basement & Yard. Clean-up. Fair prices. (650)361-8773

J&G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, appliances, garage, storage, etc, clean-ups. Old furniture, refrigerators, freezers. FREE ESTIMATES 650/368-8810

767 Movers

768 Moving AssistanceAarrons Helping Hands 5 strong pros! High end experience! Emergency OK. 650/669-6684

771 Painting/WallpaperChristine’s Wallpapering Interior PaintingRemoval/Prep * Since 1982Lic. #757074 * 650-593-1703

Lic. 52643Great Refs & Low Rates (650) 575-2022

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Gary Rossi PAINTING Residential/Commercial. Wall paper removal. Licensed (#559953) and Bonded. Free est. 650/207-5292

Richard Myles Painting(650)814-5523We love to paintwww.remopaints.com

lic. #803250 • [email protected]

STYLE PAINTING Interior/exterior. Quality prep to finish. Owner operated. Reasonable prices. Lic 903303. 650/388-8577

Wallpapering by Trish 24 years of experienceFree Estimates949-1820

775 Asphalt/ConcreteRoe General Engineering Asphalt * Paving * SealingNew Construction and Repairs30 years exp. No job too smallLic #663703 * 650/814-5572

779 Organizing ServicesEnd the Clutter & Get Organized Residential organizing by Debra Robinson (650)941-5073

783 PlumbingPlumbing Service and Repair Senior citizen discount. New installation and repair. 650-323-6464 or 877-544-3305 Lic. and insured #905661Very Reasonable Plumbing Drains, Repairs and Installation. 20 yrs exp. Very fast and efficient service. Jimmy, 968-7187

789 Plaster/StuccoExterior Stucco Patching Windows & Doors. Crack Repair. 30 yrs. exp. (650)248-4205

790 RoofingCalvin’s Repairs Roofs and Gutters Cleaned and Repaired. Fences, Gates, Decks. 40+ yrs. exp. 650/520-4922

795 Tree CareDavid’s Tree Service Call during storm season! Tree removal, topping, pruning, shaping, clean up, stump grind, certificate on power lines. Free estimates. 650-444-3350 or 650-321-1245Maguire Tree Care

OZZIES TREE SERVICE: Certified arborist, 22 yrs exp. Tree trimming, removals and stump grind-ing. Free chips and wood. Free est. Lic. and insured. 650/ 368-8065; cell 650/704-5588

Palo Alto Tree Service Business/Res. Tree RemovalCertified/Ins. 17 yrs exp.Free estimate. Lic. #819244650/380-2297; 650/380-5897

RealEstate

801 Apartments/Condos/StudiosMenlo Park, 2 BR/1 BA - $1,900/mo

Mountain View, 2 BR/2 BA - $850

MP: 2BR/2BA Waverley St. 2nd floor. AEK, $1800 mo. 650/464-0702

MV-PA Vicinity: Studio & 1BRTwo locations. Flex rent. Prof.

residence. Unique features. Studios $975-1250 & 1BR’s $1250-1450 Call

650/969-1190 or [email protected]

MV: 1BR Senior Apts Waiting list open. Central Park Apartments, 90 Sierra Vista Ave. Application dates: Tues. 9-12 only or Thur. 1-4pm only. 650/964-5600 Section 8 and vouchers OK

MV: 4BR/3BA TH NEW luxury townhomes, from $3700 w/move in bonus. Furn/unfurn. Near Castro St. Jim, 650/930-6060.

PA: 1BR in 4-plex. Rustic setting. Hardwood flrs., gardener. $1045 mo., lease. N/P. Contact Arn Cenedella, Agent, 650/566-5329

PA: 1BR/1BA Patio, pool, laundry, covered parking. $1200 mo. Info, 650/796-7096

PA: 2BR/1BA, $1550/mo. Spacious, bright, vaulted ceiling, sky-lights, quiet midtown triplex. 650-329-8363

GREAT LOCATION!GREAT LOCATION!LG. 1BR HARDWOOD FLRS PALO ALTO HS $1,695

OR MODERN 1BR/1BA $1,895 AND UPBEAUTIFUL 2BR/2BA T/H $2,495 AND UP

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Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA - $2550/mo

San Carlos, 1 BR/1 BA - $1,225.00

Sunnyvale, 2 BR/1 BA - $1495

803 DuplexMV: 2BR and 3BR 2BR/1BA w/carport, $1895; 3BR/2BA w/gar., $2295. Both newly renovated, incl. appliances. Wood burning frplc., lg backyard. Avail. 12/17. 408/257-2103

RWC: 3BR/2BA 2 car gar., W/D hookup. Pvt. yard. N/P. $2790 mo. 650/369-8044.

805 Homes for Rent

Los Altos Hills 3 BR/2.5 BA - $6,300

Mountain View, 3 BR/2 BA - $3500/mo

MP: 3BR/2BA Luxury stunner! din rm, great room, fireplace, ext grdn, hdwd flrs, 2 car gar, $4500/mo + util. 8 mo. min. No smoke/pets. 650-321-8339

MP: 3BR/2BA West. Lg. country kit, frplc., A/C, lanai w/BBQ, dbl. gar. $3380. 650/854-1833

Old Palo Alto, 4 BR/3 BA - $5500/Mont

PA: 4br, 3ba Lr, Dr, 2 car gr, remodeled, ac/heat, lrg lot, lots of fruit trees close to YMCA, shops, library, parks, schools. $5200 Avail. 12/25. 650-856-1610

PA: 4BR/2BA Furnished, sep ofc, nr schools, park, ideal for visiting prof. $3800/mo. 6 mo. min. 650-208-8624

Palo Alto, 3 BR/1 BA 3bd/1ba; GoodSt; quiet; BigYards; $2850; 566-8038

Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $3195/mo

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Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA $2,600/mo. Cute! Barron Park. Quiet St w/ trees. Avail immed. for 4-6 month rental. 347-4141.

PV: 3ba/2br Do you like to live in nature? dr, lr, fam rm, 2 car gr, hw flr, 6 line phn, a/c in 1.5 acre. Get it for holiday. $4500 Avail. 12/21. 650-856-1610

Redwood City, 3 BR/1 BA - $1900

Redwood City, 4 BR/2 BA - $2350/mo.

Redwood City, 5+ BR/3 BA - $6485

San Carlos, 4 BR/2.5 BA - $9000

Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $2600/month

809 Shared Housing/RoomsAll Areas - Roommates.com Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN)

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820 Home ExchangesARCHITECT on call

825 Homes/Condos for Sale

Wholesale Manufactured Homes New! Direct to the public are now approved in California and immediate surrounding states. Call for free & com-prehensive information packet. 1-866-467-8811. (Cal-SCAN)

Los Altos, 3 BR/2 BA - $1,349,000

Menlo Park, 4 BR/3 BA - $1,680,000

Menlo Park, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $2300000

Palo Alto, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $1,349,000

Palo Alto, 5+ BR/3 BA New 5bd/3ba; $2580000; 8158157

Palo Alto, 5+ BR/4+ BA - $5,900,000

Palo Alto, 5+ BR/4+ BA New 9bd/6.5ba; $3388000; 8158157

Redwood City, 2 BR/2 BA - $519000-

Redwood City, 2 BR/2 BA - $599000

Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $965,000

Redwood City, 4 BR/3.5 BA - $1,549,950

Redwood Shores, 2 BR/2 BA - $582,500

Sunnyvale, 2 BR/1 BA - $649,800


Sunnyvale, 3 BR/1.5 BA - $695000


Woodside, 2 BR/1 BA - $1,095,000

Woodside, 4 BR/3 BA - $3,450,000

830 Commercial/Income PropertyAtherton/RWC 180 sq. ft. $560/mo. 1 yr lse. incl. janitor, util, crpt, prkg. Quiet building 650-208-8624 Hypnotherapy office for share Palo Alto.$500/ month. Available now. (650) 996-991.PA: 744 San Antonio Garden offices, parking, freeway access. 300, 800, 915, 2365 sq. ft.Lease $2.25/sq. ft. Full service. 650-856-6672

PA: Downtown 240-3065 sf offices for lease.Photos, plans, pricing:www.paoffices.com650/776-5390

840 Vacation Rentals/Time SharesRedWeek.com #1 Timeshare Marketplace. Rent, buy, sell, reviews, New full-service exchange! Compare prices at 5000+ resorts. B4U do anything timeshare, visit www.RedWeek.com, consider options. (Cal-SCAN)Timeshare Paying too much 4 maintenance fees and taxes? Sell/rent your timeshare for cash. No Commissions/Broker Fees. 1-877-868-1931. www.BuyATimeshare.com (Cal-SCAN)N Tahoe Holiday Rntl 11/22-12/29 $2100/wk. 3 br, 2.5 ba, fantastic great room, hot tub, dogs ok. 650-575-6889 [email protected]

Pajaro Dunes Condo 2BR/2BA or 1BR/1BA. On beach, ocean view. Cable TV, VCR, CD, tennis, W/D. Pvt. deck, BBQ. Owner, 650/424-1747. [email protected]

Palo Alto Architect

850 Acreage/Lots/Storage

Closeout Sale 36 AC - $29,900. Price is drastically reduced by motivated seller. Beautiful setting with fresh mountain air. Abundant wildlife. Secluded with good access. Financing available. Eureka Springs Ranch is offered by AZLR. ADWR report avail. Call 1-877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN)

Moses Lake, WA Bulk Land Sale. 40 acres - $39,900. Priced for quick sale. Beautiful land, interesting topography, good views & setting, abundant wildlife. Surveyed on maintained road. Financing available. Call WALR 1-866-585-5687. (Cal-SCAN)

Nevada - 5 Acres Priced for quick sale. $19,900. Beautiful building site with electric & county maintained roads. 360 degree views. Great recreational opportunities. Financing available. Call now! 1-877-349-0822. (Cal-SCAN)

New Mexico Sacrifice! 140 acres was $149,900, Now Only $69,900. Amazing 6000 ft. elevation. Incredible mountain views. Mature tree cover. Power & year round roads. Excellent financing. Priced for quick sale. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204-9760. (Cal-SCAN)

So. Colorado Ranch Sale 35 Acres- $39,900. Spectacular Rocky Mtn. Views Year round access, elec/ tele included. Excellent Financing available w/ low down payment. Call Red Creek Land Co. Today! 1-866-696-5263 x3155. (Cal-SCAN)

Texas Land Liquidation 20-acres, Near Booming El Paso. Good Road Access. Only $14,900. $200/down, $145/month. Money Back Guarantee! 1-800-776-1954 www.SunsetRanches.com (Cal-SCAN)

Utah Ranch Dispersal 1st Time Offered. 40 AC only $29,900. Foothills of Uinta Mountains. Gorgeous views. Beautiful land & setting. Great recreational area. Accessed by county roads. Offered by motivated seller. Limited available. EZ Terms. Call UTLR 1-888-693-5263. (Cal-SCAN)

Washington 1st Time Offered: Old Farm Liquidation. River access and views. 5-15 AC from $69,900. Recently annexed into city of Colfax allows subdivision of enchant-ing old farm. Gorgeous land & setting. Limited available. EZ Terms. Call WALR 1-866-836-9152. (Cal-SCAN)

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995 Fictitious Name StatementPETROLINK CONSULTINGFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 502429 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, Petrolink Consulting, 1666 Blue Jay Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087:EAGLESEN, MIKE1666 Blue Jay Dr.Sunnyvale, CA 94087 This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 21, 2007.(PAW Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2007)LIKE90 PRODUCTSFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 502345 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, Like90 Products, 1058 West Evelyn Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086:CAL WEST SPECIALTY COATINGS, INC.California This business is being conducted by a corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 20, 2007.(PAW Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2007)SUSPENSION PERFOMANCEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 502348 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, Suspension Perfomance, 2239 H Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA 94043:ERIC GAUTHIER28 Skylonda DriveWoodside, CA 94062 This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County

Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 20, 2007.(PAW Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2007)KINGSCOFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 502264 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, Kingsco, 620 Sand Hill Road, Suite 416B, Palo Alto, CA 94304:DOROTHY B. LODATO620 Sand Hill Road, Suite 416BPalo Alto, CA 94304JANE B. MILLER300 Lowell Ave.Palo Alto, CA 94301CHARLES H. GUNN TRUST, 1971KARL ISACSON, TRUSTEE105 Mantel Ave.Santa Cruz, CA 95062 This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 8/31/1993.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 16, 2007.(PAW Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2007)RA ERYTHROCYTE VISIONFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 502697 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, RA Erythrocyte Vision, 30 Peter Coutts Circle, Stanford, CA 94305:SAMI G. TANTAWI30 Peter Coutts Circle Stanford, CA 94305 This business is being conducted by an individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 3, 2007. (PAW Dec. 14, 21, 28, 2007, Jan. 4, 2008)SumOptiFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFile No. 503073 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, SumOpti, 742 Moreno Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94303:JEAN T. P. GOYAL742 Moreno Ave.Palo Alto, CA 94303JAI GOYAL742 Moreno Ave.Palo Alto, CA 94303 This business is being conducted by a general partnership. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on Nov. 1st., 2007.This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara

County on December 12, 2007.(PAW Dec. 19, 26, 2007, Jan. 2, 9, 2008)

997 All Other LegalsORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA No. 107CV099020 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ALICE KIMBALL MALONE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:ALICE KIMBALL MALONE to KIMBALL MALONE SCOTT. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARING: January 8, 2008, 8:45 a.m., Room 107. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PALO ALTO WEEKLY.Date: November 16, 2007/s/ Mary Ann GrilliJUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14, 21, 2007)OSTAC NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No: T346666 CA Unit Code: T Loan No: 0087329819/KERN Min No: 100013800873298190 AP #1: 127-41-022 MARIN CON-VEYANCING CORP., as duly appointed Trustee under the following described Deed of Trust WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (in the forms which are lawful tender in the United States) and/or the cashier’s, cer-tified or other checks specified in Civil Code Section 2924h (payable in full at the time of sale to T.D. Service Com-pany) all right, title and interest con-veyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property here-inaf-ter described: Trustor: CHRISTINA D. KERN, KEITH T. KERN Recorded August 12, 2005 as Instr. No. 18520342 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County; CALIFORNIA , pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded August 20, 2007 as Instr. No. 19556158 in Book —- Page —- of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of SANTA CLARA County CALIFORNIA. Said Deed of Trust describes the following property: YOU ARE IN DE-FAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED AUGUST 4, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT

MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. 2460 BAYSHORE ROAD #3, PALO ALTO, CA 94303 (If a street address or common designa-tion of property is shown above, no warranty is given as to its completeness or correctness). Said Sale of property will be made in as is condition without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied, regarding title possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest as in said note provided, advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. Said sale will be held on: JANUARY 2, 2008, AT 10:00 A.M. *AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 190 N. MARKET STREET, SAN JOSE, CA At the time of the initial publication of this notice, the total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the above described Deed of Trust and estimated costs, expenses, and advances is $399,797.47. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebted-ness due. Date: November 29, 2007 MARIN CONVEYANCING CORP. as said Trustee, by T.D. Service Company, as agent CRYSTAL ESPINOZA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY T.D. SERVICE COMPANY 1820 E. FIRST ST., SUITE 210, P.O. BOX 11988 SANTA ANA, CA 92711-1988 We are assisting the Beneficiary to collect a debt and any information we obtain will be used for that purpose whether received orally or in writing. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If available, the expected opening bid and/or post-ponement information may be obtained by calling the following tele-phone number(s) on the day before the sale: (714) 480-5690 or you may access sales information at www.ascentex.com/websales. TAC# 763800C (PAW PUB: 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/07) NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TSG No.: 3447217 TS No.: 20079125600489 You are in Default under a Deed of Trust, dated 11/1/2005. Unless you take action to protect your property, it may be sold at a public sale. If you need an explanation of the nature of the proceedings against you, you should contact a lawyer. On 1/2/2008 at 10:00 A.M., First American LoanStar Trustee Services, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 11/8/2005, as

Instrument No. 18668960, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Clara County, State of California. Executed by: Maria L. Ochoa, an unmarried woman Will sell at public auction to highest bidder for cash, cashier's check/cash equivalent or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b). (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) At the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 190 North Market Street, San Jose, CA All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the prop-erty situated in said County and State described as: As more fully described in the above mentioned Deed of Trust APN# 154-19-003 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1935 Mount Vernon Court # 3, Mountain View, CA 94040 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common des-ignation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advanc-es at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $389,895.41 The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. First American LoanStar Trustee Services may be acting as a debt collector attempt-ing to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Date: 12/12/2007 First American Title Insurance Company, First American LoanStar Trustee Services, 3 First American Way, Santa Ana, CA 92707 Original document signed by Authorized Agent, Chet Sconyers - For Trustee's Sale information please call 925-603-7342 (RSVP# 97958)(PAW 12/12, 12/19, 12/26/07)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application:December 4, 2007To Whom It May Concern:

The Name(s) of Applicant(s) is/are: ON THE ROCKS ENTERTAINMENT. The applicants listed above are apply-ing to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic bev-erages at: 544 EMERSON STPALO ALTO, CA 94301-1607Type of license(s) Applied for:47 - ON-SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE(PAW Dec. 12, 19, 26, 2007)NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:GENE H. GOLUBNo. 1-07-PR-162484 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GENE H. GOLUB. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: LAWRENCE M. FRIEDMAN in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LAWRENCE M. FRIEDMAN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as pro-vided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for Petitioner:/s/ Judith V. Gordon (84079)525 University Avenue, Suite 1325Palo Alto, CA 94301(650)614-3800 (PAW Dec. 12, 14, 19, 2007)

Public Notices


NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Pursuant to the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, (B&P Code 21700 et. .seq.), the undersigned will sell at public auction, on December 31, 2007, personal property including but not lim-ited to furniture, clothing, tools, and/or other household items located at:

Public Storage 2011420565 Valley Green DrCupertino, CA 95014-1701(408) 996-7884

Time: 12:30PM

Stored by the following person (s):

BAHL, MATTHEW J004MARSHALL, NICOLLE C001

All sales are subject to prior cancella-tion. Terms, rules and regulations are available at sale. Dated on this 19TH AND 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2007, by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201, (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 5857632(PAW Dec. 19, 26, 2007)NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Pursuant to the California Self-Service Storage Facility Act, (B&P Code 21700 et. .seq.), the undersigned will sell at public auction, on December 31, 2007, personal property including but not lim-ited to furniture, clothing, tools, and/or other household items located at:

Public Storage 2090212299 Saratoga/Sunnyvale Rd.Saratoga, CA 95070-3060(408) 996-9775

TIME: 11:30AM Stored by the following person (s):

SHORTRIDGE, NOLA E301HENNISCH, AMY D095LUBCHENKO, CHARLES E139

All sales are subject to prior cancella-tion. Terms, rules and regulations are available at sale. Dated on this 19TH AND 26TH OF DECEMBER, 2007, by PS Orangeco, Inc., 701 Western Avenue, Glendale, CA 91201, (818) 244-8080, Bond No. 5857632(PAW Dec. 19, 26, 2007)CORRECTEDNOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:EVA A. CLARKNo. 1-07-PR-162424 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EVA A. CLARK. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: REBECCA NELSON in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that REBECCA NELSON be appointed as personal representative to adminis-ter the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the person-al representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to inter-ested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an inter-ested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 14, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as pro-vided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for Petitioner:/s/ Janet L. Brewer460 So. California Avenue Suite 306Palo Alto, CA 94306-1606(650)325-8276(PAW Dec. 19, 21, 26, 2007)

AMENDEDNOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:BARBARA F. COSTELLONo. 1-07-PR-162311 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BARBARA F. COSTELLO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: GORDON D. COSTELLO in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GORDON D. COSTELLO be appoint-ed as personal representative to admin-ister the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the person-al representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to inter-ested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an inter-ested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on January 7, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as pro-vided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.Attorney for Petitioner:/s/ Jeffrey T. Walsh8372 Calvin AvenueNorthridge, California 91324(818)667-6027(PAW Dec. 19, 21, 26, 2007)

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