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H oping to reap up to $1.2 mil-lion for city coffers, the Palo Alto City Council Finance

Committee agreed unanimously last week to pursue plans to charge overnight visitors a bit more for a hotel room.

Before it is enacted, the proposed 2 percent increase of the Transient Occupancy Tax, also known as the TOT — currently at 10 percent of a room rate — would need the approv-al of the full council and more than half of the voters in November.

The increase is expected to bring in between $624,000 and $1.2 mil-lion annually, city staff estimate. It would add about $2.60 a night to the cost of an average $130 hotel room.

Nonetheless, the city’s hoteliers, and the Chamber of Commerce, op-pose the increase.

“Any kind of cost-of-doing-busi-ness increase for any company is a challenge,” Chamber CEO Sandra Lonnquist said. “(The hotel own-

ers) feel this is an industry selection rather than sharing it throughout the community.”

Lonnquist said the hike would hurt smaller hotels south of Oregon Expressway the most.

“With the bust, they barely kept their doors open. Their feeling is if we increase on any level the cost for them, they’re going to see a prob-lem,” Lonnquist said.

Vice Mayor Larry Klein dis-

agreed. A difference of less than $3 for most rooms would be less than the cost of transportation from a farther away, but cheaper, hotel, he said.

“Real estate people tell us all the time the driving force is location, location, location,” he said.

If the tax increase is approved, the hoteliers would like to receive some-thing in exchange, Lonnquist said.

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Boost of 2 percent opposed by hotel industry would need voters’ approval

by Becky Trout

W ith yellow police tape blocking sidewalks and smoke lingering in the air,

onlookers Monday morning peered at the building at University Ave-nue and Bryant Street in downtown Palo Alto, where a fire had erupted Sunday night at about 9:30 p.m. and grew to a four-alarm blaze.

University Avenue from Ra-mona to Florence streets was still closed to traffic. A Palo Alto fire truck had a ladder extended to the burned-out roof of 310 University Ave., which houses a Walgreens on the ground floor and offices on the second floor.

Looking through an upstairs

window from the street, the sky could be seen through the partially destroyed roof.

The first alarm was sounded at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, startling four workers in Walgreen’s. They made it out of the building safely and notified General Manager Sergio Culmenero.

Culmenero, a Sunnyvale resi-dent who has managed the busi-ness for 10 months, stood on the corner of University Avenue and Bryant Street Monday morning, staring across the street at his darkened storefront.

He said he had never experienced anything like Sunday’s fire and said he has no idea how much damage was caused within the store.

Police, however, peg the damage

at $2-3 million.According to a placard beside

the door, Liberate Technologies and the San Jose Mercury News occupy the second floor of the building, where the fire broke out. However, the Mercury News no longer has a bureau in Palo Alto, and Liberate Technologies, once based in San Mateo, sold its assets in 2005. The office space was mostly vacant, according to property manager Jim Baer. The building owners were planning on renovating the second-floor offic-es beginning in the next 60 days, Baer said.

Witnesses said the fire blew out second-floor windows, sending shards of glass onto the sidewalk.

Four-alarm blaze erupts downtown Sunday night

Fire lasts five hours, guts second-floor office space above Walgreensby Don Kazak and Becky Trout


Summer’s the time kids put on pounds, report says

Lack of exercise, parental supervision

spell weight gain

by Susan Hong

Sweet cherries, apples, juicy plums and apricots — sum-mertime’s cream of the crop

— are exactly what children need to eat to keep the weight down, doc-tors say.

But children gain more weight while on summer vacation than in school, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

Just as adults gain more weight during the holidays, children gain weight when they go on summer break, researchers said.

Excessive television viewing and reduced parental supervision as more mothers have entered the workforce contribute to summer weight gain, the report said.

Researchers looked at kindergar-teners during their summer before first grade. Taking into account nor-mal child growth, researchers found body weights grew more slowly while the children were in school than during summer.

African-American and Latino children are at higher risk than most children, the report said.

Local pediatricians advise parents to encourage their children to stay active during the summer months.

Children need to have at least 60 minutes of active time everyday, according to Elizabeth Shepard, primary-care pediatrician and pe-diatric weight-specialist at Stanford University.

Television and sitting in front of a computer screen should be limited to two hours a day.

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Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish a four-alarm blaze that caused an estimated $2-3 million in damage to 310 University Ave.

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Hotel tax increase to go before council July 9


OurTown

by Don Kazak

Independence Day, indeed

July 4 is Independence Day, but for many Americans that may mean little more than getting a

day off from work, having a cook-out or seeing fireworks. There’s also something in there about beating the British.

July 4, 1776, was when the Decla-ration of Independence was adopted by what became the first 13 states of what would become this country.

The Declaration of Independence signaled the end of the age of mon-archies and absolute rule and the be-ginning of democracy where people could elect others to represent them to enact laws that would affect ev-eryone.

The people who wrote and signed the Declaration were subjects of King George, but not for long. Af-ter winning the War of Revolution, many of those same visionaries sat down to write the Constitution. They later added the first 10 amend-ments, popularly known as the Bill of Rights, which defends individuals from the intrusion of government.

The founders of this country were extraordinary men, but they didn’t invent what they wrote out of whole cloth. They leaned on the writings of others, including English poet John Milton. In his 1644 essay, “Areop-agitica,” Milton wrote what is still the best argument for free speech that became the cornerstone of the First Amendment of our Constitu-tion.

He wrote that in a conflict of free ideas the truth will always win.

It was an extraordinary statement to be written in 1644 when monar-chies and churches, especially the Catholic Church, ruled the world. It would still be an extraordinary statement today when the “truth” is always suspect and open to question to anyone who writes anonymously on Web sites such as Palo Alto On-line’s Town Square forum.

There, people can vent whatever they want to say without signing their name and without any regard to how what they write may hurt other people.

It brings out the worst in people.I sign my name to everything I

write. It’s about accountability, in which I deeply believe. I reply as thoughtfully as I can to every reader who writes or calls to challenge me about something I have written.

Those exchanges can be frustrat-ing, but at least I know with whom I am communicating.

People will disagree. That’s the result of intelligent people who care about things voicing their Constitu-tion-protected right to say whatever irks them, maybe also thanks to John Milton.

I didn’t mention the Catholic Church haphazardly, by the way. Back in Milton’s day, scholars ex-changed ideas by writing in Latin, the language of the church (which is why Milton’s essay is known by its Latin title).

Thankfully, none of us have to write in Latin.

But as a lapsed Catholic, I still know what “per omina secula sacu-lorum” means.

It means “for ever and ever,” and exactly translated it means “into all generations of generations.”

Here, that lasts about five min-utes, or however long it takes for someone to rip into someone else for expressing an opinion on Town Square, mostly under the cloak of anonymity.

Having energetic debates about public policy issues was unheard of in Milton’s day unless one wrote in Latin, and we are better off for it.

But it troubles me how often people are angry and disrespectful of other people’s opinions and feel-ings.

When I see people at public meet-ings they are usually considerate of the opinions of others, but some-thing gets unleashed when people write anonymously.

Maybe people should pretend they are accountable when they write words that can hurt.

For an additional history note, it’s well known that the words to our national anthem were written by Francis Scott Key. He was a poet who was being held captive above decks on a British ship during the bombardment of Fort McHenry dur-ing the War of 1812, when Ameri-cans again fought those dastardly British.

Other Americans were being held captive below decks and they asked him what he could see.

Go, you poets. ■Senior staff writer Don Ka-

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BOOKS INC. CLOSING — AND OPENING ... After 50 years at the Stanford Shopping Center, Books Inc. will close at the end of the year and reopen in late January 2008, at Town & Country Village. The store, which bills itself as “The West’s Oldest Independent Bookstore,” will occupy the former site of Carnes Piano, facing Embarcadero Road. It is the latest tenant to sign on as Town and Country reinvents itself with a more modern, high-end look. Books Inc. also goes by the name of Compass Books in some communi-ties. It has 10 other locations in California — nine of them in the Bay Area, and one in Anaheim.

MANDARIN BECOMES SZECHWAN ... Mandarin Cuisine, one of the last holdouts in the 4.2-acre, boarded-up site formerly known as Alma Plaza, has found a new location in an existing restaurant, the Szechwan Cafe at 406 California Ave. The menu is brand new, transforming its food items from Mandarin to Szechwan in the family-run business. The other Alma Plaza holdout, Alma Shoe Repair and Post Office, relocated to 3666 El Camino Real.

FINE ARTS STORE, VITAMIN SHOP TO CLOSE ... One of Uni-versity Avenue’s classier art galleries has about one month left. Voshan Fine Arts, 374 University Ave., will close in late July or early August. The current inventory of original artwork is selling at reduced prices to make way for the new tenant, who will also occupy Voshan’s next door neighbor, GNC, at 376 University Ave. The vitamin store, which is not having a closing sale, is actively looking for a new spot downtown and hopes for a smooth transi-tion. As for the new tenant who will take over both sites, no one is talking about who, when or what kind of business it will be.

COMING UP ROSES ... Cindy’s Flowers and Gifts, a downtown Menlo Park fixture for 24 years, is relocating to a new, larger space after encountering some thorns in the store’s rosy history. “The landlord raised the rent. It was a huge increase,” owner Cin-dy Smith said. Her small, 750-square-foot shop next to the Menlo Park Post Office on Oak Grove Avenue would never survive the rent hike. “But everything worked out. I found a great spot across from the BBC (British Bankers’ Club) to relocate. It’s twice the size and I feel like I have a new lease on life,” she said. The new Cin-dy’s Flowers & Gifts will open in late July at 558 Santa Cruz Ave., in the former spot of Wessex Books.

ONE LESS TACO JOINT ... Taco Del Mar, the mediocre Mexican eatery on California Avenue, could hold the record for the short-est-lived restaurant in Palo Alto. Located next to the popular Coun-ter Burger at 369 California Ave., Taco Del Mar floundered for less than a year before finally going dark last month. All that remains are a few booths, a swordfish on the wall, and a colorful surfing mural with the phrase, “No Bad Days.” Hmm. Perhaps that was too bold a statement for a taco/burrito joint. But not to worry. Taco Del Mar is a national chain, headquartered in Seattle, and has more than 250 thriving restaurants in both the U.S. and Canada.

STAYING POWER ... While other clothing shops have come and gone, one small boutique seems to have staying power. Far East Living celebrated its second year in business at 540 University Ave. with an anniversary celebration last week. The Asian-inspired apparel store offered guests make-overs, along with mini-mas-sages and acupuncture sessions. “I wanted to host a customer-appreciation event to pamper my clients,” said Far East owner Esther Yei Shih, who also designs the clothes she sells. Shih said the biggest problem is finding her shop. “Once they’ve discovered Far East Living, we have a very high repeat customer ratio,” she said. ■

Heard a rumor about your favorite store or business moving out, or in, down the block or across town? Daryl Savage will check it out. She can be e-mailed at [email protected].

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A complete overhaul of Califor-nia’s food-safety codes aims to take a bite out of food-

borne illness.Effective July 1, the new science-

based California Retail Food Code, or CalCode, will give Palo Alto’s four food-safety inspectors unprec-edented powers to shut down restau-rants and other food establishments that violate state food-safety codes.

Inspired in part by a federal ef-fort to reduce the incidence of U.S. food-borne illness, the new Califor-nia codes will allow health depart-ment inspectors to close down food facilities that have even one major violation.

The major change comes not from sweeping statutory powers, but from clearer definitions of what consti-tutes a major violation, said Santa Clara County Supervising Envi-ronmental Health Specialist Vicki Everly, whose office of 42 inspec-tors checks 9,000 food establish-ments and 6,000 swimming pools county-wide.

“In the past, every jurisdiction interpreted a major violation very differently,” she said.

Shut-downs won’t mean revoca-tion of licenses, Everly said, but to avoid even a temporary closure for several hours or days, food-facility operators will need to correct viola-tions immediately.

In most cases, small things, such as not having soap and paper towels in a bathroom for employee hand-washing, can be fixed right away; but more serious problems, such as a sewage leak or rat droppings, may take longer to clean up. The shut-down lasts until the violation is remedied.

“The bottom line is protecting the public,” she said.

In the U.S., every year 76 million people — nearly one quarter of the population — contract food-borne illness; 325,000 are ill enough to re-quire hospitalization. Five thousand people die, according to U.S. Cen-ters for Disease Control’s (CDC) Food-borne and Diarrheal Diseases

Branch. The CDC has established a goal to reduce by 50 percent the incidence of diarrheal illness in the U.S. by 2010.

California’s law is modeled after federal law, Everly said. It identifies five major risk factors in food prepa-ration as major causes of food-borne illness: food from unsafe sources, inadequate cooking, improper hold-ing temperatures, contaminated equipment and poor personal hy-giene. The law sets protocols for everything from hand washing and food-temperature control to proper coverage of cuts and sanitary re-quirements for food transport.

Some Palo Alto restaurateurs said they are well-prepared for the changes.

“We get inspected fairly regularly at our different locations,” said Mi-chael Moore, manager at Palo Alto’s Gordon Biersch restaurant.

“In my eyes, it’s not about the score, it’s about my guests. There are real negative repercussions for not having a healthy environment. It has to be part of your culture,” Moore said.

Gordon Biersch requires at least one member of each manage-ment team at all of its restaurants be certified through ServeSafe, a food-safety instructional program recognized by many counties in the state. The company also contracts with outside consultants to do sur-prise inspections of its restaurants, Moore said.

Electronically transmitted reports are sent to Gordon Biersch restau-rants nationwide, identifying trouble spots and giving a heads-up to man-agers throughout the chain, regional Manager Jim Wagner said.

“There are so many incidents in national distribution systems. The recent spinach contamination showed what effect contamination can have on restaurants. This gives us outside eyes,” he said.

Josie Jelks, owner of Empire Grill & Tap Room, said she pays health department inspectors to inspect her restaurant.

“They come unannounced. We al-ways pass inspections,” she said. “It isn’t possible to open a restaurant un-less you follow any of these things.”

The state requires a sign be post-ed advising consumers they can see inspection reports, but beyond that, requirements vary. Some counties and cities have grading systems — San Francisco, for one. Sacramento has red-yellow-green-light grading; San Mateo County requires posting the most recent inspection report. Santa Clara County requires only that inspec-tion reports be on hand for custom-ers, according to Everly.

Everly hails the new changes. “Food safety is taken a lot more

seriously than in the beginning of my career,” she said.

The most outrageous violations she has seen occurred at the begin-ning of her career in 1979. It was a rude awakening.

At one chain, the kitchen floor was flooded with sewage.

“The employees wore boots. (The manager) wanted to close the restaurant, but the district office wouldn’t allow him to close. It was not ignorance. This was pure dollars speaking,” Everly said.

But restaurants, particularly the chains, have learned much along the way — most notably after Burger King’s 1997 E. coli contamination, she added. Most violations occur because things just get away from a restaurateur.

“They are struggling to run their business. There’s not enough money for repairs, not enough time to clean. We recognize it’s a difficult thing to do the right thing, but we have to draw the line,” she said. ■

To view inspection reports for Santa Clara County restaurants, visit www.EHinfo.org; for com-plaints, call 408-918-3400. To re-port a food poisoning, call 650-363-4305; to report food-establishment violations call 650-599-1112. ■

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

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—Vicki Everly, a county environmental health specialist, on the tougher California Retail Food Code that went into effect July 1, regulating restaurants. See story on page 5.

It’s a difficult thing to do the right thing, but we have to draw the line.‘‘‘‘

ANTI-DRUG NONPROFIT WINS AWARD ... The Meth Project,a Palo Alto-based nonprofit that focuses on battling metham-phetamine use in Montana, took home the Bronze Lion award from the Cannes International Advertising Festival in late June. The “Paint the State” campaign attracted 660 entries from Mon-tana teens, who painted every-thing from cows to a school bus to communicate the dangers of meth, a devastating and ad-dictive drug. The Meth Project is financed by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Foundation in Palo Alto.

SMALL TOWN SPIRIT STILL ALIVE ... When Palo Alto’s Pat-rick Hays locked himself out of his car, the engine still running, he first tried to call AAA. When that didn’t work, he phoned an emergency locksmith, only to find the number had been dis-connected. Then, he called the cops. In a few minutes, a fire en-gine arrived and the firefighters opened Hays’ car door, gratis.And Hays returned the courtesy, sending a letter of thanks to the Fire Department. And, just a note of caution: Although Hays’ situation turned out well, we’re guessing that the firefighters would probably rather remain locksmiths of last resort.

A GRAVE MATTER ... Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto isn’t just a place for families to visit their deceased loved ones; it’s a fascinat-ing place for his-tory buffs, says Palo Alto His-tory Mu-seum member Karen Holman.Case in point: While wandering through the cemetery recently with Carol Murden and Sh-ulamith Rubinfien, Holman said they spotted the grave of Civil War veteran Alfred G. Thomp-son. With a little research, they confirmed that he was the very Thompson who founded the

Palo Alto Bakery on Homer Av-enue in 1897. “It was a total dis-covery, and quite by accident,” Holman said this week, giddily. She would like the History Mu-seum to uncover more stories of important Palo Alto individuals at Alta Mesa in the future.

SOLAR PANELS ARE A’COMING ... The City of Palo Alto is turning to the sun to do a little hard work. Using a newly created clean-energy financ-ing option, the City of Palo Alto is installing solar panels at the Baylands Interpretive Center, Cubberley Community Center and the Municipal Service Cen-ter. To fund the project, the city is issuing $1.5 million of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, an interest-free bond created by Congress in 2005.

WHAT’S IN THE DIAPER? ... When babies are born, they don’t have microorganisms in their gut — and yet within months, microbes outnumber the body’s own cells by a factor of 10. To see how that process happens, researchers in Dr. Patrick Brown’s Stanford lab examined stool samples from 14 babies through their first year of life. At first, each baby’s intesti-nal culture was unique (except for a set of twins), populated through chance encounters with microbes, the researchers hypothesized. But by the end of the study, the babies’ microbe populations had become less distinct, approaching the diver-sity that would be found in an adult.

FORGE HELPING REFUGEES RETURN HOME ... With a bit more stability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the non-profit FORGE — founded by then-Stanford University junior Kjerstin Erickson in 2003 — is helping the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees prepare many of the 45,000 Congolese living in Zambia to return to their homes. In camp programs organized by FORGE, with the help of refugee lead-ers, Congolese returning home will receive training on AIDS, mine awareness and receive basic supplies to rebuild their houses. ■

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INFANT AND CHILD CPRParents and other childcare providers will learn the techniques of infant and child CPR and how to avoid choking hazards. Mannequins are used to provide hands-on training.

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HEART TO HEART SEMINAR ON GROWING UPInformative, humorous and lively discussions between parents and their pre-teens on puberty, the opposite sex and growing up. Girls attend these two-part sessions with ther moms and boys attend with their dads.

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rate a little bit, even just running outside and playing out in the yard” will do, Shepard said.

For families who may not have yard space, she said, kids can dance inside the home while watching a video. Families could also go to a park or walk around the mall if they want to stay cool.

Ultimately, parents have the great-est effect on a child’s weight, Shepa-rd said.

“The more that parents can mod-el healthy behavior the better the chance the child will have to main-taining a normal weight as they grow,” she said.

Gina Jorach is one Palo Alto moth-er who intends to keep her children active this summer.

“We play tennis and we ride bikes,” she said.

“They’re quite healthy-looking. They exercise a lot, so they’re fit,” she said of her three children, ages 7, 9 and 12.

In her home, the television also stays off.

“The only time they get to watch TV is one Saturday night movie,” she said.

Time on the computer is limited.“The computer is in the family

room, so we know what it is they’re doing on the computer and how long,” said Jorach, who works part-time out of the home.

Nationwide, the number of over-weight young children has tripled from 5 percent to 15 percent among 6 to 11 year olds over the past two decades, the study said.

Researchers fault schools for serv-ing fattening lunches, cutting time for exercise and permitting soda ma-chines on campus. But structured ac-tivity while in school — compared to unstructured and unsupervised time at home during the summer — helps keep a child’s weight better in check, the report said.

More work needs to be done out-side of school to create healthy nutri-tional environments for children, the report concluded.

Eating avocados, carrots and jica-ma instead of processed foods with a lot of sugar helps keep the weight down, according to Shepard, the Stanford pediatrician.

She also recommends children limit their intake of juices, both freshly squeezed and processed, to about one cup a day.

Shepard often works with Latino families. When they visit Mexico over the summer she found many of the children lost weight. They eat more fruits and vegetables, there is no fast food, and they have to walk more, she said.

Jorach said her kids have healthy eating habits.

“I think my kids in particular eat because they’re hungry. They don’t eat because they like the process of eating, and they stop eating when they’re full,” she said. “We are a pretty healthy family,” she said.

Preventative measures are better than exercise after the fact, Shepard said.

“Once a child has gained weight, it’s very difficult to lose it.” ■

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In the end, more than 50 firefight-ers from Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara County fought the blaze for five hours, with thick plumes of smoke rising from the roof while firefighters tried to douse the flames. At one point, firefighters cleared out, anticipating the immi-nent collapse of the roof. They were able to pour water on the fire from above after the hole opened up.

Firefighters continued to work on the upper floor and on the roof Mon-day morning, as passersby sipped coffee, snapped photos and gawked.

The cause of the fire is unknown, but arson investigators were on the scene Monday morning along with police detectives, Police Agent Rich Bullerjahn said. A federal Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigator was working with detectives and arson investigators from the Santa Clara County Arson Investigation Task Force.

Walgreen’s, a Subway sandwich

shop and other businesses suffered smoke and water damage.

Nearby buildings, housing Satura Cakes and a sports memorabilia store, had water in the basement but no smoke damage, Bullerjahn said.

Electricity was expected to be re-stored to the 300 block of University Avenue sometime Monday morning, Bullerjahn said.

According to county records, the

building is owned by Milpitas and Dixon LLC of Los Altos. The build-ing is at least 70 years old, based on historical photos that show it once housed a J.C. Penney. ■

Senior Staff Writer Don Kazak can be e-mailed at [email protected] and Staff Writer Becky Trout can be e-mailed at [email protected]. Staff Writer Molly Tanen-baum contributed to this report.

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“Consider what kind of services, what kind of support could this raise do to ensure that the increase in TOT will not decrease the number of heads and beds in Palo Alto,” she said.

City and community leaders are currently working on a tourism pro-motion program, Destination Palo Alto, which can provide the support the hotel community seeks, Council-man Bern Beecham said.

But Jim Rebosio, general manager of the Palo Alto Sheraton, said Des-tination Palo Alto is a great program for existing business, but will not necessarily draw new business.

The committee asked city staff and hotel representatives to meet with them in the fall to discuss the issue.

Although revenues from the ho-tel tax have dropped recently, par-ticularly following the closure of the 350-room Rickey’s Hyatt in 2005, it still comprises 5 percent of the city’s

general fund, more than $6 million annually, according to Director of Administrative Services Carl Yeats.

Palo Alto has 28 hotels or inns with 1,865 rooms.

On the ballot measure, city staff would also like to close a loophole in the law that can be exploited by Inter-net travel companies such as Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity, Yeats said.

The companies purchase blocks of rooms at a discount and pay the hotel tax on that rate. Then, they raise the room rate for their customers, pocket-ing the difference.

Yeats said he thinks the companies should pay the tax on the rate actually paid by hotel visitors.

Other cities, such as Los Angeles, have challenged the practice by suing the companies, Yeats said.

The city introduced a 5 percent hotel tax in 1970. It has stood at 10 percent since 1983, Yeats said.

East Palo Alto recently increased its tax to 12 percent. Mountain View and Menlo Park charge 10 percent; San

Francisco charges 14 percent. Councilwoman Dena Mossar said

she is a bit troubled that Palo Alto’s rate would be higher than neighboring cities; however, she concurred with her colleagues that other cities will probably raise their hotel taxes too.

Rebosio said he didn’t agree.“It’s very easy to say, ‘Let’s add a

tax; somebody else is paying for it.’ I think it’s important to understand, is it going to hurt?”

Because the money will not be di-rected to a specific purpose, it needs only the approval of more than half of voters, Yeats said.

The hotel tax is one of the most ac-cessible sources of additional income for California municipalities. Prop-erty taxes and most sales taxes are set by counties, Yeats said.

The council plans to discuss the is-sue July 9. The issue would be placed on the Nov. 6 ballot, along with the election of four council members. ■

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

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After the fire burned through the roof of the building, firefighters were able to direct water onto the blaze through the opening.

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Train crash victim I.D.’d as 21-year-old womanThe woman killed by a Caltrain commuter train late Thursday af-

ternoon in Palo Alto has been identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s office as Maria De Jesus Nieblas, 21, of Sunnyvale.

Nieblas was in her Toyota Camry waiting to cross the Caltrain tracks on West Meadow Drive at Alma Street at 4:40 p.m. when the gates came down because of an approaching northbound baby-bullet train.

Her car was struck by a crossing gate, according to one witness, and her car may have lurched forward into the train’s path.

The northbound train could not stop in time and hit her car, carrying it a half-mile to a mile before grinding to a halt. The lights and signal gates were operating properly, Caltrain spokesman Jonah Weinberg said.

Traffic on Alma Street at Meadow was snarled for hours due to the accident, and officers closed the crossing at West Meadow to even pe-destrians and bicyclists. Caltrain schedules were reportedly disrupted by more than two hours.

One witness, John O’Neill, said he was stopped directly in front of the Nieblas’ car at the signal. He said his 15-year-old daughter, Oona, saw the Camry pull partially onto the tracks when the lights and bells went on and the crossing arms began coming down.

O’Neill said Oona exclaimed, “Oh, that car has pulled too far out,” and that the crossing arm had come down across the middle of its roof — indicating Nieblas possibly may have panicked and lurched forward into the path of the high-speed commuter train.

“The light went green and I pulled out and turned left onto Alma, and we heard the crunch,” O’Neill said. They parked and ran back to the intersection, but there was only a door and a speaker on the tracks.

The car was being pushed along the tracks sideways, he said, creating a loud screeching sound of metal on metal. He said neighbors came out to investigate, thinking the train had derailed. ■

—Palo Alto Weekly staff

Suspected sandwich shop burglar arrestedPolice arrested a man found hiding in a carport after they were

alerted by a 911 call that a sandwich shop in south Palo Alto was being burglarized at 3 a.m. Saturday, Officer Brian Philip said.

Police found a witness who told them that a person climbed out of a smashed window of the Quiznos Subs store at 3924 El Camino Real and then ran across the street.

Police cordoned off the area and then were told that a bleeding man was hiding in a carport of a building on Curtner Street, Philip said.

Carlos Mata, 27, of Palo Alto was arrested for burglary. He was taken to Stanford Hospital for treatment of lacerations that he allegedly received while climbing out of the broken window of the sandwich shop. ■

— Don Kazak

Stanford Dish closed through July 4The Stanford Dish, the site of last week’s grass fire that consumed

approximately 128 acres, will remain closed through July 4 as fire-fighters monitor several potentially dangerous areas.

Fire Marshal Dan Firth said last week that there had been numerous hot spots that threatened to flare up again.

Several wooden matches were found near the suspected origin of the fire, Palo Alto’s fire department said. Officials did not know if the matches contributed to or were the cause of the fire. Stanford’s Department of Public Safety is continuing to investigate the cause of the fire. ■

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POLICE CALLSPalo AltoJune 25-28Theft relatedCommercial burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Residential burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Vehicle relatedAuto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Driving w/suspended license . . . . . . . . .1Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . .2Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . .4Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Alcohol or drug relatedDrunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Drunken driving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1MiscellaneousFound property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . .1Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Noise complaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . .3Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

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DeathsRosie Boldt

Rosie Geng Boldt, 81, a lifelong resident of Palo Alto, died June 18.

She graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1944. During high school she began her career with the Pacific Bell Telephone Company, where she worked until she retired in 1982.

She married Grover C. Boldt in 1949. He died at the age of 35 in an automobile accident.

She loved books and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her three sis-ters, Trudi Cobb of Palo Alto; Betty Cobb of Saratoga; and Margaret Kinsey of San Jose.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications from persons interested in applying for an unexpired term on the Parks and Recreation Commission ending December 31, 2008.

Eligibility Requirements: Composed of seven members who shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, but who shall not be Council Members, offi cers or employees of the City of Palo Alto. Each member of the commission shall have a demonstrated interest in parks, open space and recreation matters. All members of the commission shall at all times be residents of the City of Palo Alto. Regular meetings are at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

Duties: The Parks and Recreation Commission shall advise the City Council on matters relating to the activities of the Parks and Golf Division and the Recreation, Open Space and Sciences Division of the Community Services Department, excluding daily administrative operations. The commission shall also advise the City Council on planning and policy matters pertaining to the goals of and the services provided by the Parks and Golf Division and the Recreation, Open Space and Sciences Division of the Community Services Department, review state legislative proposals that may affect the operation of the Parks and Golf Division and Recreation, Open Space and Sciences Division of the Community Services Department, review the City Manager’s proposed budget for capital improvements and operations relating to the Parks and Golf Division and Recreation, Open Space and Sciences Division of the Community Services Department, and thereafter forward any comments to one or more of the applicable committees of the City Council.

Appointment information and application forms are available in the City Clerk’s Offi ce, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto (Phone: 650-329-2571).

Deadline for receipt of applications in the City Clerk’s Offi ce is 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, 2007.

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FLORENCE ROCKOWITZ

In love, the family and friends of Florence Rockowitz said goodbye at services held on Wednesday, June 27, at Roller, Hapgood, and Tinney Funeral Home in Palo Alto. Florence, eighty-six years old, passed from this earth on Friday, June 22nd. She is survived by her son Terry Hurdy and his wife Leslie, granddaughter Heidi Hurdy, sister Phyllis Wasserman and family, and loving companion Aaron Edwards.

Florence was born in Brooklyn, New York. After marrying Harry Hurdy, they moved to San Mateo County in 1946. Florence’s son and only child, Terry, was born in 1947. Florence lived her California life in San Mateo, Foster City, Menlo Park and Redwood City. During those years she worked for Safeway and later Macy’s. After the

passing of her first husband, she married Harry Rockowitz. It was during their years together that they became actively involved at Temple Beth Jacob in Redwood City. Florence in her retirement continued being active entertaining family and friends in her home. Following Harry’s death, Florence spent her remaining twelve years with her loving companion Aaron Edwards. The two enjoyed many years of travel, visiting new places and adding treasured friends along the way.

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Evelia Ibarra and Rog-elio Meza of East Palo Alto, a daughter, June 24.

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Thank you, AnnaEditor,

Only one thing could have pre-pared me for the news of Anna Luskin’s recent death: the lesson passed on to me three summers ago when we worked together as editori-al interns for the Weekly. What she learned was that one can’t live life on the express train from point A to point B – that experiences on the way count and must be cherished.

When I worked with Anna, I was sure whatever I wrote deserved the most attention and praise. I struggled with the notion that what she wrote was wiser and deeper than what I could see or express at that time. But Anna was both modest about her own writing and so sincerely complimentary about my work that I could overcome my childish competitiveness and feel genuinely happy for her successes. Her manner was strong and self-confident but unobtrusive, and consequently the lessons I learned from her seemed

to come from within myself.Working with Anna showed me

that though we followed separate paths we both had boundless op-portunities lying before us. For that reason, Anna’s death is a tragedy of boundless proportions for Anna’s family and for the world that Anna was just beginning to make better.

But celebrating Anna’s life is ulti-mately more valuable than mourn-ing her death. I plan on doing so ev-ery time I walk around town, have a meal with friends or speak with my parents. I am proud to say that in the days before and after her death — and for the rest of my life — I apply the lesson Anna taught me by truly relishing the journey and not the destination. Thank you, Anna. Jonathan SteinmanPaly Class of 2006

Time of healingEditor,

I was encouraged to read about Geoff Ball and Associates’ recom-

mendation to Superintendent Kevin Skelly and the board that they initi-ate a “time of healing” in order to address “dysfunctional management practices.”

To me the call for “healing” in-volves more than just a temporary pacification of a potentially chronic ailment. Rather, it’s a demand for everyone involved to really get to the heart of the problem and root it out for good.

Dealing with dysfunction in my own experience has taught me that the best way to do this is to begin by recognizing that we’re all chil-dren of the same God and that we all share, in equal measure, the desire to do what’s right.

Whether or not one is directly involved with the local schools, acknowledging our oneness with God is something we can all do to ensure the harmony and success of this “healing process.”Eric Nelson,Tyndall Street, Los Altos

SpectrumEditorials, letters and opinions

‘Time for healing’ in Palo Alto schoolsConsultants’ report confirms problems with

organizational systems and defines five positive steps forward

T here are five major steps that need to be taken to restore trust and rebuild a positive organizational atmosphere within top levels of the Palo Alto Unified School District, according to the final

report of the Organizational Development Project submitted to the school board last week.

“Soothing the system” is number one. That involves 71 top- and mid-level managers within the district, who need to create a “time for healing,” the 31-page report states. The leadership group includes the superintendent, administrators, program directors and principals and vice-principals.

While the report holds few surprises, it does hold much wise guidance.

It notes that seeking someone to blame is a natural response, but urges that everyone move on to building an open, more collaborative system of doing business.

Beyond soothing, there are four other top-priority needs, the report states: (1) rebuilding the committee system into a collaborative approach to information-sharing and decision-making; (2) standardizing key work processes between schools and the district; (3) clarifying and improving board policy leadership, including developing a “code of conduct” by board members; and (4) refreshing the strategic-planning process to better link resources with priorities.

The consultant team that put together the report, under a $25,000 contract with the district beginning last February, consists of Geoff Ball, an experienced facilitator who worked with the district on contentious school closures in 1980s; Jerry Talley, a former Stanford University sociology professor for nearly 20 years; and Pat Brown, a former member of the Redwood City School District board and retired director of the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center. The team refers to itself by last-name initials, BTB. (The full report is posted on the Weekly’s community Web site, www.PaloAltoOnline.com. It is highly recommended summer reading.)

Those initials could also stand for “back to basics” when it comes to the report’s core message.

The report focuses heavily on coming months when incoming Superintendent Kevin Skelly officially takes over from outgoing Superintendent Mary Frances Callan next week.

A crisis occurred in the middle of the consultants’ work when the school board unexpectedly named Palo Alto High School Principal Scott Laurence to an undefined assistant-superintendent position to keep him from considering another job in another district. But the BTB team responded quickly and spent two weeks patching up what was perceived as yet another breach of trust by the school board and senior administrators. The team’s presence was absolutely crucial to salvaging the process, according to sources within the mid-level management ranks.

The team met with focus groups and did an extensive survey to which more than two-thirds of the of the 71-person leadership group responded. The input essentially validated the perceptions that things need correcting, some urgently. It also noted that much is right with the district in the sense that high-standards of education are being met despite the upper-level turmoil.

There is optimism: “If the Board provides the policy support for improving the organizational systems in the five suggested areas for action, we anticipate significant improvement in overall organizational satisfaction and functioning.”

But there is a strong warning: “If the Board were to forego serious efforts in these areas, we would anticipate significant negative consequences,” the report warns. Those would include “loss of long-tenured talent to other districts, continued, if not escalated, hostility between the Board and the managers, loss of energy and commitment in support of high performance, loss of trust and rapport, and damage to the Board’s credibility.”

This report is an outstanding assessment, but the process is not over. So far the school board has made no move to continue the process into the fall, awaiting the arrival of Skelly.

Based on the solid, common-sense approach of the BTB group so far and the trust it established, we can think of no better investment for the board and new superintendent to make than to keep the consultants aboard to assist in implementing changes that must take root if a lasting improvement in the district is to be successful.

Editorial

Board of ContributorsA stubborn insistence on the need for mediation

M y mother called me stubborn more than once when I was a teenager. Ironically, I inherited this trait from her. My dad was a hard-wired

conciliator. Before mediation was fashionable he suggested that I become a federal media-tor, like one of his friends.

I wondered what federal me-diators were and whether there was a special federal-mediator school.

While I love mediation and I often mediate family-law disputes in my law practice, I recognize that sometimes stub-bornness can be a good thing, too. Persistence leads to success, so they say. I am stubborn about wanting mediation used more by our city.

Having been swatted down when I first proposed ex-panding city use of mediation, I am back for round two. The city’s Mandatory Response Program for mediating disputes between landlords and tenants has been very successful, yet few people have been persistent enough to pursue expansion of mediation to other areas.

One of the biggest things thwarting me last time was the concern that unions representing city employees would react adversely to the idea of mediating disputes. What I envisioned was establishing a mediation pro-gram to address disputes between city residents and employees and disputes between employees and the city. The union has its contracts with the city and these contracts now govern such disputes.

I am a big supporter of unions. However, I wonder whether their diminution in size and effectiveness dur-ing the past dozen or so years results from their stub-bornness. Is it the fear that subjecting union employees to mediation might undermine the union’s control? Are they just opposed to the concept?

My limited time as a volunteer also defeated me the last time I tried to expand city use of mediation. I am a mediator in my law practice but I have never tried to bring all parties to the table to explore how to make a city-sponsored mediation program happen outside the landlord/tenant realm.

If the other Human Relations Commissioners agree, I would like to propose to the City Council that we explore whether an ordinance for mandatory media-tion of city employer-employee related disputes and city resident-city employee disputes is appropriate.

If this is too much for the HRC to tackle, we could ask the council to appoint a task force. We had a task force to determine whether the city should obtain Tas-ers. Why not one on whether to use mediators?

Naysayers will tell us the time is not right to consider new ideas. Four new members will be joining the coun-cil in six months. It would be expensive for the city to hire mediators. There are potential conflict-of-interest issues when the city hires the mediators and the media-tors are supposed to act as neutrals (although it is not uncommon in family law cases for one party to pay most or all of the mediator’s services).

There is no guarantee the mediation will succeed. And yes, the unions have those contracts and they may also have fixed mindsets against mediation, as might city management or council members.

I say fiddlesticks to the nattering negativists. The Marx Brothers once reviewed a 10-foot-long

contract and steadily tore one provision after another out of it, making zany jokes as they went along: A San-ity Clause? I don’t believe in Sanity Clause so that one has to go.

I don’t propose tearing up contracts. However, con-tracts can be modified, if the consensus of the HRC or a task force is to pursue expanded mediation.

My emotional makeup being a mixture of stubborn-ness and conciliation will never change. But the last few years have given me more experience and courage to pursue round two of this battle to expand the city’s use of mediation. ■

Palo Altan Jeff Blum, a family law attorney prac-ticing in Redwood City, is a member of the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission and is on the board of the Palo Alto YMCA. He can be e-mailed at [email protected].

by Jeff Blum



ThursdayLe Jazz Hot Quartet plays le jazz manouche (also known as “Gypsy jazz”) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Stan-ford Shopping Center’s Clock Tower Plaza. The concert is free; call 415-788-7353 or go to www.sfjazz.org.Giambattista Vico, an 18th-cen-tury Neapolitan philosopher, is the inspiration for a free exhibit of prints and photographs at Stan-ford University’s Green Library. The work of modern-day Vico devotees printer and designer Jack Stauffacher and photog-rapher Dennis Letbetter can be seen in the Peterson Gallery dur-ing library open hours, which vary; call 650-723-0931.“The Elephant Man,” Bernard Pomerance’s play about a side-show attraction making his way through Victorian society, opens TheatreWorks’ 38th season. It runs through July 15, Tuesday through Sunday, at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Tickets are $20-$56. Call 650-903-6000 or see theatreworks.org. “Space is Blue (and the Birds Fly In It),” a play about a group of loners connected by their con-cern for the fate of a brilliant child, runs through July 15 at The Pear Avenue Theatre at 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K in Mountain View. Perfor-mances on Thursday through Saturday begin at 8 p.m. and those on Sundays begin at 2 p.m. Tickets range from $10 to $20. Call 650-254-1148 or go to www.thepear.org. Ming Jing (Mike) Wang, a Los Altos realism painter, is exhibiting a series of paintings that look at the ways that faraway cultures, such as those in Tibet, deal with “forces of modern intrusions.” His paintings are at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at

500 Castro St. through Aug. 27; go to www.mwangmd.com or www.mvcpa.com for more.The Palo Alto Art Center has opened its garden-themed summer exhibits: paintings and landscape design drawings by Frances McCormack, botanical photography by various artists, and mixed-media sculptures by Renee Adams. The show goes through Sept. 9 at 1313 Newell Road in Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2366 or go to www.cityofpaloalto.org.

Friday“Gypsy,” a musical about the life of burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee, is being performed by the high school and college students of the Wingspread Summer Stock Com-pany at the Palo Alto’s Children’s Theatre, at 1305 Middlefield Road. Performances on July 6 and 7 are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children; call 650-463-4970. Kay Culpepper opens her exhibit of watercolor paintings inspired by Cezanne and her travels in Provence with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m., with music by la rive gauche. The show runs through July 29 at the Pacific Art League at 668 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. Call 650-857-0640 or go to www.kayculpepper.com.“Henny Penny,” a play based on the story of Chicken Little, will be performed by the Peninsula Youth Theatre on July 6 as part of the Children’s Theatre in the Park se-ries. It begins at 6:30 p.m. on the ParkStage at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, at 500 Castro St. Admission is free and seating is on the lawn. PYT is also presenting the musical “A Little Princess” through July 15 at the Cubberley Community Center theater at 4000 Middlefield Road

in Palo Alto. Call 650-988-8798 or go to www.pytnet.org.The John Santos Quintet, featur-ing Grammy-nominated percus-sionist and composer John San-tos, will perform at the Stanford Jazz Festival on July 6 at 8 p.m. in Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford University. General admission tickets are $28 and student tickets are $14. Call 650-725-ARTS or go to www.stanfordjazz.org.

SaturdayThe Bobby Hutcherson Quartet— with Hutcherson on vibra-phone, Joe Gilman on piano, Glen Richman on bass and Eddie Marshall on drums — performs at Campbell Recital Hall at Stanford University at 8 p.m., presented by the Stanford Jazz Festival. Tick-ets are $40 general and $20 for students. Call 650-725-ARTS or go to www.stanfordjazz.org.The 15th annual Palo Alto Clay and Glass Festival, where 180 ceramic and glass artists will exhibit and sell their work, will be held July 7 and 8 at the Palo Alto Art Center, located at 1313 Newell Road. The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and admission is free. See www.acga.net or call 650-329-2366.

Weekend Preview

CeramicsAndrea Fabrega’s tiny clay pots and faces (think two inches and shorter) will be among the art at the 15th annual Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival.

TheaterA review of the Pear Avenue The-atre’s production of “Space Is Blue (and the Birds Fly In It)” by Palo Alto playwright Gregory Meyer.

MoviesA review of “Transformers.”

COMING UP IN FRIDAY’S WEEKEND EDITION

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

BROWN BAG CONCERTSERIES Thursdays, 12 – 1 pm July 12 – August 2

For more information call 650 463-4940or visit www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Free to the public

7/12 MOTORDUDE ZYDECOInfectious dance music from Southwest Louisana

7/19 BAGUETTE QUARTETTEThe music of Paris between 1920-1940Led by accordionist Odilie Lavaultwww.baguettequartette.org

7/26 “IF YOU KNEW SOUSA!”A musical celebration of “The March King”, John Philip SousaConceived and written by Ken MalucelliCheryl Blalock, soprano, Todd Schurk, baritone Nicki Kerns & Matthew Smart, duo pianistswww.ohmrsousa.comThanks to Peninsula Piano Brokers for the use of the acoustic piano.

8/2 MOLLY’S REVENGECeltic traditional bandwww.mollys-revenge.com

Cogswell Plaza: Lytton & Ramona Streets

Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson brings his quartet to the Stanford Jazz Festival on Saturday.

Alisha Patterson plays burlesque star Gypsy Rose Lee in the musical “Gypsy,” presented by the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre’s Wing-spread Summer Stock Company of high school and college students.

More arts coverage continues online on arts editor Rebecca Wallace’s blog. Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com and scroll down to Ad Libs.


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

1408 (PG-13) Century 16: 1, 5:40, 8:10 & 10:40 p.m Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; (Not Reviewed) 1:45, 4:25, 7, 9:35 & 10:20 p.m.

A Mighty Heart Century 16: 10:35 a.m.; 4:10 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 (R) ✭✭1/2 a.m.; 1:40, 4:40, 7:15, & 9:55 p.m.

Evan Almighty Century 16: 11 a.m.; 12:15, 2:35, 5:15, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m. (PG) ✭✭ Century 12: 12:45, 1:20, 3:20, 5:55, 8 & 9:15 p.m.

Evening (PG-13) ✭✭ Century 16: 11:25 a.m.; 2:15, 5, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. Century 12: 11:45 a.m.; 3:50, 4:55, 7:05, 9:45 & 10:25 p.m.

Fantastic Four: Rise Century 16: 11:45 a.m.; 2:30, 5:10, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. Century of the Silver Surfer 12: 11:55 a.m.; 2:20, 5, 7:45 & 10:10 p.m. (PG) ✭✭✭

Knocked Up (R) ✭✭1/2 Century 16: 1:10 & 7:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 1:30, 4:30, 5:45, 7:30 & 10:25 p.m.

La Vie En Rose Guild: 12:30, 3:30, 6:30 & 9:30 p.m. (PG-13) ✭✭✭

License to Wed Century 16: Noon, 2:25, 4:50, 7:25 & 9:55 p.m. (PG-13) Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 1, 2:15, 3:20, 4:40, 6, 7:05, 8:20 & (Not Reviewed) 9:30 p.m.

Live Free or Die Hard Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 12:50, 2, 3:55, 4:55, 7:10, 8 & 10:10 (PG-13) ✭✭✭ p.m. Century 20: 11:05 & 11:35a.m.; 12:05, 12:35, 1:15, 2,

2:40, 3:10, 3:45, 4:20, 5, 5:35, 6:15, 6:45, 7:20, 8, 8:30, 9:15, 9:45 & 10:20 p.m.

Nancy Drew (PG) ✭1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m.

Ocean’s Thirteen Century 16: 1:50, 4:45, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 (PG-13) ✭✭✭ a.m.; 1:55, 2:55, 4:55, 7:45, 8:50 & 10:30 p.m.

Once (R) ✭✭✭1/2 Aquarius: 1, 3, 5, 7 & 9 p.m.

Paprika (R) ✭✭✭1/2 CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:40 p.m.

Paris Je T’aime Aquarius: 1:15, 4, 6:40 & 9:20 p.m. (R) ✭✭✭

Pirates of the Century 16: 6:55 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 6:25 & 10 p.m. Caribbean: At World’s End (PG-13) ✭✭1/2

Ratatouille (G) ✭✭✭ Century 16: 10:45 & 11:35 a.m.; 1:30, 2:20, 4:15, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 & 11:45 a.m.; 12:15, 12:45, 1:25, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4:10, 4:50, 5:20, 5:50, 6:20, 7, 7:40, 8:10, 8:40, 9:05, 9:50 & 10:30 p.m.

Shrek the Third Century 20: 11:25 a.m.; 1:45 & 4:05 p.m. (PG) ✭✭✭1/2

Sicko (PG-13) ✭✭✭✭ Century 16: 12:45, 1:55, 3:40. 4:40, 6:45, 7:30, 9:35 & 10:20 p.m. Century 12: 11:50 a.m.;12:20, 3:25, 7:15 & 10:15 p.m. Wed. also at 11:50 a.m.; 2:45, 6:45 & 9:40 p.m. Thu. also at 1, 4:20, 7:20 & 10:25 p.m.

Surf’s Up (PG) ✭✭ Century 16: 10:50 a.m.; 3:30 p.m.

Transformers (PG-13) Century 16: 10:30 & 11:30 a.m.; 12:30, 1:45, 3, 3:45, 5, 6:40, (Not Reviewed) 7:20, 8:15, 10 & 10:35 p.m. Century 12: 11:30 a.m.; 12:05,

12:40, 1:15, 1:50 2:30, 3:05, 3:40, 4:15, 4:50, 5:30, 6, 6:30, 7, 7:40, 8:20, 9, 9:30, 10 & 10:30 p.m.

Waitress (PG-13) ✭✭✭ Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; 1:50, 4:35 & 7:25 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:45, 4:20, 7 & 9:45 p.m.

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

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)

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Title PagesA monthly section on local books and authors, edited by Don Kazak

BookTalkWIZARD ALERT ... The seventh and final Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” will go on sale at mid-night July 21, prompting parties at local bookstores for young wizards and other fans. Most par-ties include costume prizes, face painting and treats. The party at Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park be-gins at 9 p.m. Books Inc. at Stan-ford Shopping Center will start its party at 10 p.m., while Books Inc. at 301 Castro St. in Mountain View will start its party at 11 p.m.

ON THE MOVE ... Books Inc. is moving from the Stanford Shop-ping Center, where it first opened 50 years ago, to Town and Coun-try Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Feb. 1, 2008. The new book-store will occupy 4,000 square feet near Hobee’s, Kirk’s Steak-burgers and Peet’s. The move will happen as a $25 million renova-tion of the venerable shopping center is completed. “Despite the well-known challenges to our industry, Books Inc. has proven that independent booksellers can thrive when we’re in the heart of a community,” said Michael Tucher, president of Books Inc. The chain has 10 Bay Area locations. “We’re elated to have Books, Inc. as part of Palo Alto history at Town and Country,” said Jim Ellis, principal of Ellis Partners. “We could have leased this space to ... luxury retail, but we’re committed to a mix of specialty and everyday retail that fits the community and strengthens the neighborhood image we have for Town and Country.”

WAVERLEY WRITERS ... Agroup of local poets who called themselves the Waverley Writ-ers began getting together to share their writing in 1981. Now, the group has published a book, “Waverley Writers: Celebrating 25 years.” In addition to the work of the writers, the book includes the group’s history and photographs. The book is available at Kepler’s.

AUTHOR, AUTHOR ... Authorevents at Kepler’s this month include novelist and Yale Law Professor Stephen L. Carter (“New England White”) at 2 p.m. July 8. Ellen Sussman, Susan Casey and other women (“Bad Girls: 26 Writers Misbehave”) ap-pear at 7:30 p.m. July 17. RobynMeredith (“The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us”) appears at 7:30 p.m. July 23. And young novelist KristinGore (“Sammy’s House”) appears at 7:30 p.m. July 24. She’s the daughter of Al and Tipper Gore.

Items for Book Talk may be sent by the last Wednesday of the month to Don Kazak, Title Pages editor, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302 or e-mailed to [email protected].

Vibrant illustrations and words that dance across the page will delight parent and child alike in this outstanding addition to any summer collection.

“Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry,” collected by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters, illustrated by Polly Dunbar; $22; Candlewick; ages 2 - 6

Here is a gem of a collection of poems specifically for and about babies and tod-dlers and their daily activities. It’s also a glorious “coffee table book” for very young children and their parents (and grandpar-ents, certainly) to enjoy together.

The poems are exuberantly illustrated and represent many of the best poets of the English-speaking world, such as Langston Hughes, Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Wise Brown, Gertrude Stein, A. A. Milne, Jack Prelutsky, and Lee Bennett Hopkins.

Families will recognize old favorites and acquire new verses, all the while inspiring an appreciation of poetry in little ones.

“Imagine Harry” by Kate and M. Sarah Klise; Harcourt; $16; ages 3 - 8

In this third charming Rabbit book, Har-ry is Little Rabbit’s favorite companion. Mother Rabbit patiently makes accommo-

Sippin’’s Stories

Latest children’s books include fantasy and poems

“A Second is a Hiccup” tells children how to tell time.

“Here’s a Little Poem” features a poem called "Hamsters."

by Debbie Duncan

‘Tis the season — for reading, of course. The seventh and final Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Deathly

Hallows,” will hit the shelves at midnight July 21, much to the delight of young — and not-so-young anymore — readers who have grown up with the boy wizard.

But that’s not all: Here are books by local authors and other fantastic storytellers and poets that are guaranteed to keep kids turn-ing pages late into the night. Read and enjoy!

“Summer Beat” by Betsy Franco, illus-trated by Charlotte Middleton; Simon & Schuster/McElderry; $16; ages 1 - 6

Prolific Palo Alto writer Betsy Franco has another winner in “Summer Beat,” where two best buds spend a day soaking up the sounds and sights of summer, from the “Clackity clack” of Emily’s skateboard to the “Flap-pity-flap” of the neighborhood Fourth of July bike parade, and finally, the “Snuffle, snort” of night-time. “Summer sounds never stop.”

dations for Harry, although when Little Rabbit says that he doesn’t want any Brussels sprouts for din-ner because Harry doesn’t like the smell, Mother replies, “Your friend Harry is starting to wear out his welcome.” Ha! Harry goes to school with Little Rabbit (and is very quiet), but as Little Rabbit makes new friends, Harry gradu-ally fades from the scene. As Little Rabbit explains, “Harry moved away.”

Young children, whether they have an imaginary friend or not, will find much to love in this imag-inative, sweet story brought to life with winsome illustrations.

“A Second is a Hiccup: A Child’s Book of Time” by Hazel Hutchins, illustrated by Kady Mac-donald Denton; Scholastic/Levine; $17; ages 4 - 8

Why didn’t someone think of this sooner? This clever picture book explains units of time in terms kids understand and recognize, and will be welcomed by any parent who’s been asked, “How long is a second (or minute, hour, day, week, month, or year)?”

The explanations logically grow longer with greater units of time. More happens in a month than in a minute, and much can be accom-plished in a year, such as “Tiny babies learn to walk/Bigger babies learn to talk/Holidays of every kind/Linked together in a line.” And “Changes come and changes go/Round and round the years you’ll grow.”

The illustrations are loving and energetic, and add to the appeal of this instant classic.

“My Friend Is Sad” by Mo Wil-lems; Hyperion; $9; ages 4 - 8

Elephant and Piggie join the classic easy reader best-friend duos (Frog and Toad, George and Mar-tha) in this first, laugh-out-loud book by the author of the best-sell-ing, award-winning picture books “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” and “Knuffle Bunny: A Cau-tionary Tale.”

Piggie is determined to cheer up her bespectacled friend, Gerald the Elephant, by dressing up as a cowboy, a clown, and a robot, and parading in front of her friend. El-ephant enjoys the entertainment, but later laments to Piggie that “... my best friend was not there to see it with me.” Piggie points out that she is there now. “My friend is here now,” Elephant says, while picking up Piggie and giving her a big hug. “I need my friends.” To which Pig-gie adds with deadpan humor, “You need new glasses ...”

Kids just learning to read will love everything about this book: the giggles it elicits, the expressions of emotion on the characters’ faces (as well as their ears and trunks and tails), and the large, easy-to-read and simple words.

“Jack Plank Tells Tales” by Natalie Babbitt; Scholastic/Di-Capua; $16; all ages

Natalie Babbitt, author of the modern classic “Tuck Everlasting,” is a master storyteller. So is Jack Plank, her teller of tales in this perfect family read-aloud. “Jack Plank was an out-of-work pirate. (He) wasn’t good at plundering.” His shipmates on the “Avarice” give him the gentle heave-ho, along with a small bag of gold florins, onto Saltwash Island.

Jack takes a room in Mrs. Del-Fresno’s boarding house. Her 11-year-old daughter, Nina, promises to show Jack around town and help the former pirate find the “perfect job.” At suppertime on the eight evenings thereafter, Jack tells his fellow borders lively and imagina-tive (but never violent) stories from

his pirating days that illustrate why he’s not suitable to be a farmer, a baker, a fortune-teller, a fisherman, a barber, a goldsmith, an actor, or a musician. Nina indeed finds the perfect job for Jack — town story-teller. Of course!

“Across the Wide Ocean: The Why, How, and Where of Navi-gation for Humans and Animals at Sea” by Karen Romano Young; Collins/Greenwillow Books; $19; ages 9 - 12

Anyone who’s enjoyed a field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium or who followed the journey of the wayward whales that went up the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta this spring will find much to pore over, study and learn from in this entertaining, informative and extensively researched book. Con-cepts in science and geography are clearly explained here in readable text and colorful multimedia illus-trations.

Kids can learn about the 9,000-mile migration pattern of logger-head sea turtles; follow scientists as they search for right whales in the North Atlantic; learn how to find latitude and longitude; find out what whales sound like; read about what submarines do and how they navigate; learn which animals and plants live at different levels below the ocean surface; study currents and weather; learn about container ships; and follow biologists as they track migration of blue sharks from one side of the ocean to another. ■

Debbie Duncan has been re-viewing children’s books for the Weekly since 1997.

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION

FOR AN UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING JANUARY 31, 2008(Term of Skokowski)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications for an unexpired term ending January 31, 2008.

Eligibility Requirements: Composed of seven members who shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, but who shall not be Council Members, offi cers or employees of the City of Palo Alto. Each member of the commission shall have a demonstrated interest in public library matters. All members of the commission shall at all times be residents of the City of Palo Alto. Regular meetings will be held at 7 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month.

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the goals of and the services provided by the Palo Alto City Library; b) the future delivery of the services by the Palo Alto City Library; c) the City Manager’s recommendations pertaining to the disposition of major gifts of money, personal property and real property to the City to be used for library purposes; d) the construction and renovation of capital facilities of the Palo Alto City Library; and e) joint action projects with other public or private information entities, including libraries.

2. Review state legislative proposals that may affect the operation of the Palo Alto City Library.

3. Review the City Manager’s proposed budget for capital improvements and operations relating to the Palo Alto City Library, and thereafter forward any comments to one or more of the applicable committees of the Council.

4. Provide advice upon such other matters as the City Council may from time to time assign.

5. Receive community input concerning the Palo Alto City Library.6. Review and comment on fund-raising efforts on behalf of the Palo Alto

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This month’s picks by Frank Sanchez, head book buyer at Kepler’s Books, include a book of short stories by a talented film-maker and writer, three music-themed books, two girl-themed books, and more.

“No One Belongs Here More Than You,” by Miranda July is a collection of short stories by the writer and director of the 2005 movie, “Me and You and Every-one We Know.” Like the movie, the stories are offbeat, with themes of fantasy, romance and disaffection. The writing is out-standing, Sanchez said.

“Practicing: A Musician’s Re-turn to Music” by Glenn Kurtz is the story of the author playing guitar again after giving it up for several years. He had been a clas-sical guitar prodigy at the age of 10 but left music behind for eco-nomic reasons. The book is about renewed appreciation for the mu-sic he plays and how difficult it is.

“The Psychic Soviet — and Other Works by Ian F. Svenoni-us” is a collection of 19 essays by a gifted writer who entwines politics and rock music in his musings. One reviewer called the book “high postmodern satire.”

“PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me” by Kate Schatz is the latest in a series of “33 1/3” books where writers take a music record and then write stories about the songs or inspired by the songs. “Rid of Me” is the story of two women living on the edge of town that has seen bet-

ter days, as the women cope with who they are.

“Dear New Girl or Whatev-er Your Name Is” compiled by Lisa Wagner, Trinie Dalton and Eli Horowitz is about girls pass-ing notes to each other in class. One of the compilers worked as a Los Angeles teacher. She saved hundreds of the girl notes and sent them to 24 graphic artists, who penned sketches and more to accompany the notes. The result is startling, compelling and often unsettling.

“Dear Diary” by Lesley Arfin includes the author’s diary entries from when she was 12 years old until she was 25. But the book isn’t just the diary. Years later, the writer tracks down the people she wrote about. It’s a glimpse of teenage angst.

“Let Us Compare Mytholo-gies” by Leonard Cohen is a re-issue of the Canadian musician’s first book of poems, published 50 years ago and long out of print. Cohen is the author of well-known songs “Suzanne,” “Bird on a Wire” and “Hallelujah,” among others.

“Body of Work: Meditations on Mortality from the Human Anatomy Lab” by Christine Montross is a look back at the author’s anatomy class while a medical student, expanded with her own thoughts now as a young psychiatrist at Brown Univer-sity. The author takes the reader through a dissection of a corpse.

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Behind the turquoise doors of Cubberley Community Center’s class-rooms, men and women of all ages, from Asia, Europe and other regions are hard at work learning English.

On most weekday mornings, the sounds of their practice spill out the open win-dows and doors. A faded paper American flag hangs in a nearby window.

“What does ambitious mean?” one teacher asks, leading a career-oriented dis-cussion. Next door, students listen to a recording about a mountain lion attack on campers. In a third room, pupils are paired up in two lines, conversing.

Mastering or a least grasping English — “a very confused language” according to one local immigrant — is the first step in the path toward citizenship for many of the 16,000 Palo Altans who were born abroad.

Not all local immigrants choose to become citizens, but it offers many benefits, according to citizenship expert Anthony Moss, a former teacher at the Palo Alto Adult School.

Citizens can travel easily and have a guaranteed right to live in the United States, Moss said. Citizenship also gives new residents a chance to vote and makes it easier to bring other family members into the country.

But for many immigrants, the allure of citizenship extends beyond its practical benefits: It offers a chance to belong, contribute, offer thanks and express com-mitment to the nation that opened its borders to them.

Although hampered a bit by their ever-improving English, four new citizens welcomed the opportunity to share their stories of coming to America and their paths to citizenship.

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‘They

opened

the

doors’

Land of freedom and generosity still shines in

new citizens’ eyes

Above, English instructor Niloufar Shokrani teaches an ESL class at Cubber-ley Community Center last week. Top right, Irshad Akhtar (left) and Chia-Hui Yang take notes during an ESL class. Akhtar plans to become a U.S. citizen in September and Yang in July 2008.

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Mohammed Chamsine, the former police chief of Tripoli, Lebanon, sat quietly in his son’s meticulous Mon-

roe Park apartment on a recent afternoon.Chamsine, 63, is a short man with a salt-and-

pepper mustache who exudes an inner strength. He’s not always reticent to talk and often experi-ments boldly with his non-native English, said his 32-year-old son, Bilal Chamsine.

But perhaps due to the presence visitors and the proximity of his fluent son, Mohammed, who earned his citizenship last year, listened in-tently that afternoon, letting his son tell the tale of their journey to America.

Mohammed and his wife, Wafaa, now live in a nearby Monroe Park apartment. Their family is spread around the world: one son and his family live in Dubai; a daughter and her family live in Canada; and their other three grown children are in the United States.

They are Muslims but belong to no mosque, preferring to worship privately. Mohammed is interested in politics and world affairs but has counseled his family to remain independent and unattached to groups or affiliations, Bilal said.

The Chamsines were born in Lebanon, a once wealthy Middle Eastern nation that crumbled during a 15-year civil war that began in 1975.

At the time, the family of seven lived in the middle of the city, their large house abuzz with friends and neighbors.

“We called our house a cafeteria,” Bilal said. But as the violence increased, and the opportu-

nities for their children decreased, Mohammed and Wafaa began sending their children abroad to friends and family. Bilal and his brother went to Sweden and one sister went to Canada.

In the early 1980s, Mohammed also began visiting his brothers who lived in Texas. With their sponsorship, he applied for a green card, the pass to live in the United States legally.

But as the years went by and their children grew, the Chamsines, still living in Lebanon,

nearly forgot about the application, Bilal said. Eleven years later they were shocked when a

letter arrived in the mail, inviting the family to New York, where they could pick up the green card, Bilal said. At the time, their youngest child, Zeinab, had only two months before she would turn 18, the age she would need to apply independently for a green card.

The Chamsines moved first to Texas, where Mohammed worked with his brothers at a gas station. The heat and culture of Texas didn’t suit the family, so when Zeinab was accepted to Santa Clara University in 1999, her parents moved as well.

They love it here. “The people are nice, very nice. It’s safe at

night,” Mohammed said.It was hard to move from a large house to a

small apartment. The social isolation in Amer-ica can be frustrating, Bilal said. Nonetheless, Mohammed says emphatically he likes “every-thing” about the United States.

He taught himself English and has studied American history and politics, Bilal said.

Mohammed took the citizenship process ex-tremely seriously, staying up until 3 or 4 a.m. to study for the exam, Bilal said. (Wafaa under-stands less English and plans to wait a few years before seeking citizenship, Bilal said.)

And no one is permitted to criticize America around Mohammed, his son said.

“You must respect this country. This country gives you everything — safety and opportunity. ... They opened the doors,” Mohammed said.

By becoming a citizen, Mohammed went from a guest in America, a recipient of the country’s hospitality, to a host, one responsible for uphold-ing its values and welcoming others, Bilal said.

Mohammed said he hopes to set an example for other immigrants, showing them the free-doms of the United States are within reach.

“It’s possible,” Mohammed said, as his son offered their guests baklava from Tripoli.

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Drawn by the promise of freedom and the chance to live near their only son, Michael, Solomon and Regina Bello left Russia in 2000.

It was the couple’s second try to make it to the United States. Their first effort, a few years earlier, had failed because Solomon had fallen ill and needed heart surgery.

This time, when the sponsorship from their son in Santa Clara County arrived, the Bellos who are both 75 were well enough to take him up on the offer.

They applied to become refugees under the Lautenberg Amendment, a program launched in 1989 by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) that allowed religious minorities such as Orthodox Christians and Jews in the former Soviet Union to come to the United States.

And after an extensive interview in the U.S. Embassy, the Bellos were given permission to immigrate as Jewish refugees.

Immigration meant leaving behind their one-bedroom apartment in St. Petersburg and the couple’s sizable collection of books.

It meant leaving the country where Solomon had worked as an electri-cal engineer and the publishing house where Regina spent her career.

“It was our country. Our culture and language, our friends and rela-tions,” Regina said.

But their only son and two grandchildren lived a world away, and the fall of Communism and subsequent freewheeling rush of capitalism had changed life in northwestern Russia.

So the Bellos boarded a plane and soon found themselves in Mountain View.

“It was completely different,” Regina said.“There was another world, another people, another life,” Solomon

said.

Mohammed Chamsine speaks of his gratitude to the United States during a recent interview at his son’s house. Chamsine became a U.S. citizen last year.

Solomon Bello shares memories from the time he and his wife, Regina (right), decided to immigrate to the United States from Russia.(continued on next page)

“This country gives you everything — safety and opportunity. ... They opened the doors.”

− Mohammed Chamsine

Mohammed Chamsine, Lebanon

Solomon and Regina Bello, Russia

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Palo Alto’s Jewish Family and Children’s Services helped the couple bridge the cultural gap between St. Petersburg and the Peninsula, but the transition was still tough.

Although Regina had studied languages in college, they were both challenged by the quirks of English. And the food took a bit to get used to as well, Regina said, adding that they still subsist on Russian staples such as vegetable soup and buckwheat porridge, although they sample other foods as well.

The health-care system is strikingly different as well, a lesson the Bellos learned in 2003, when Solomon’s heart again began to fail.

He needed another heart surgery, Stanford Hospital doctors told him. But to their relief, Medicare would pay for the operation.

“It’s a very expensive operation,” Solomon said. “In my country, I wouldn’t have been able to afford sur-gery.”

The quality of the care was also much better in the U.S., Regina said.

Healthy again, Solomon and Regina are very active and eager to explore their new home.

Solomon earned his citizenship in 2006 and Regina was nationalized in mid-June.

The Bellos both plan to vote and appreciate that “democratic laws work in America,” Regina wrote in an e-mail. They’ve been awed by the prevalence of volunteers and consider Americans “very polite and friendly.”

Solomon hikes regularly and travels with other Rus-sian immigrants to national and state parks. He enjoys taking photographs, particularly of San Francisco Vic-torian houses and nature, and he’s a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Regina loves to read and belongs to four different li-braries. She enjoys visiting museums and city parks.

They also spend plenty of time with their son, a com-puter programmer, and their two grandsons, who are 27 and 12.

Perhaps constrained by their English, the Bellos would rather talk about their new home than the struggles of life under communism.

“People tried to live and work under the circumstanc-es,” Regina said.

At 87, Mario Resmini, a former Italian clothing designer with studios in Milan and Barcelona and a new American citizen, admits he’s slow-

ing down a bit. Sure, he still drives his sporty black Lexus SC 430

through the mountains at blazing speeds, attends Eng-lish classes four days a week and creates bright abstract computer art at his stylish flat beside his son’s Palo Alto home.

But the tennis had to go last year, and the computer art is a replacement for the skillful paintings and drawings he did before his hands stopped working so well.

Nonetheless, he’s still convinced life in America is en-tirely too slow — in Barcelona, after all, things just start to pick up around 11:30 p.m.

“He’s still 27, mentally,” his son, Erez, said. If you were to spot Resmini — who is tall and fit, with

wiry silver hair and large glasses — at Caffe del Doge on University Avenue, his favorite local hangout, and ex-change a few words with him, you might think he dislikes America.

The food pales in comparison with that of Italy, or even

France, Resmini says. He misses the camaraderie of his studios, filled with budding artists and the excitement of designing for the top names in the fashion industry.

And the space — the vast distances — in America and the low-density developments seem odd to a European city dweller.

The American norm that deems each 18-year-old inde-pendent of his or her family is also disconcerting, Res-mini said.

“You need family. ... At age 24, 25, 26, your mother is just your mother,” he said.

But spend a bit more time with the vivacious Resmini, and his love of the United States comes through.

Resmini came to America in the late 1990s, after his wife died, to live near his only son, an established busi-nessman who moved to the U.S. after falling in love with an American in the early 1970s.

“I have a big estimation for this country. I live here and I want to stay here,” Resmini said. “I am curious (about) your politics, for your welfare, for a lot of things

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“There was another world, another people, another life.”

− Solomon Bello, on his move with wife Regina to the United States

Mario Resmini speaks about his life since immigrating to the United States. In the background is a work he created, called “Metaphysic.”

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Regina Bello proudly displays the certificate of naturalization she received at the citizenship ceremony in Campbell on June 13.

Mario Resmini, Italy

“When you touch with your hand the generosity of your land — the generosity, freedom — I remember that.” − Mario Resmini

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in America. I am not a critic.”The people are extremely friendly, he said. He wanted to become a citizen to signal his support

of America and vote, but also to travel. “I want to go on a trip and say, ‘I’m citizen Ameri-

can,’” Resmini said. Even though he made a game attempt to get out of

taking the full citizenship exam this spring — he had a doctor sign a note regarding his advanced age — Res-mini took and passed the exam.

Resmini wasn’t eager to reveal the root of his regard for America, but, with a bit of coaxing, he shared that Americans saved his life during World War II.

A French-speaking Italian fighting for Italy in Africa, Resmini was captured by the French and held prisoner

for a year.Under poor conditions, Resmini shrank to 90

pounds. Desperate, Resmini volunteered for an American ef-

fort to construct a road across the desert. Food was plen-tiful and the prisoners could watch movies, he said. The prisoners were even offered freedom, but no one left.

Realizing his talent as an artist, Americans asked Resmini to design for theater productions for the troops, a post that allowed him to mingle with Marlene Dietrich and other stars.

“When you touch with your hand the generosity of your land — the generosity, freedom — I remember that,” Resmini said. “The rest is not important.” ■

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

Mario Resmini talks of moving to the United States to be with his son, while his great grandson, Giacomo, holds on.

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(Term of Lippert)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council is seeking applications from persons interested in a four-year term ending July 31, 2011.

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 development, 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 recommendations 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 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 6, 2007. If the incumbent does not reap-ply, the deadline will be extended to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2007.

DONNA J. ROGERS, City Clerk


Citizenship applicants are asked about 10 questions from a list of 96. Seven correct answers are usually needed to pass. They

must also understand, speak and write basic English. A new exam is currently being tested in several cities. Here are some sample questions:

Questions: 1. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?2. Name some countries that were our enemies in World War II.3. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?4. Name the amendments that guarantee or address voting rights.5. What kind of government does the United States have?6. What are the colors of our flag?

Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Answers: 1. July 4, 1776 2. Germany, Italy and Japan 3. Native Americans 4. The 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th amendments 5. A Republic 6. Red, white and blue.

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Country of origin

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To be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, July 19, 2007 in the Palo Alto City Council Conference Room, Civic Center, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.

Documents related to these items may be inspected by the public as follows:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:00 a.m.- noon, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Wednesday 9:00 a.m.- noon, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.at the City of Palo Alto’s Development Center, 285 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California.

237 Washington Avenue [07PLN-00105]: Request by Jingsong Fu and Yang Lu to discuss the Director of Planning and Community Environment’s decision approving a new two story residence re-quested by Stoecker and Northway Architects. Zone District R-1.

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NOTICE OF DIRECTOR’S HEARINGCITY OF PALO ALTO

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto will hold a Public Hearing at the regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, July 17, 2007 at 7:00 p.m., or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California to Consider Adoption of an Ordinance Revising Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to: a) Consolidate and revise Chapters 18.22, 18.24, and 18.26

into a new Chapter 18.13 (Multiple Family Residential Districts: RM-15, RM-30, and RM-40);

b) Reorganize and revise Chapter 18.83 into new Chapters 18.52 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations) and 18.54 (Parking Facility Design Standards);

c) Consolidate and revise Chapters 18.32, 18.71, and 18.72 into a new Chapter 18.28 (Special Purpose Districts: PF, OS, and AC);

d) Revise certain defi nitions in Chapter 18.04 (Defi nitions); and e) Revise miscellaneous zoning provisions, provide for

clarifi cations and reformat the ordinance to be consistent with previously adopted chapters.


Most Palo Altans became Unit-ed States citizens effortlessly, simply by being born.

They can vote and travel abroad with the support of the U.S. government. In exchange, they pay taxes, serve on a jury if called, and young males register for a potential future military draft.

But more than 26 percent of the city’s residents were born abroad — some in lands plagued by poverty, governed by harsh political regimes or wracked by violence.

Their journeys to the Palo Alto area were as diverse as their native cultures. Some immigrants came seeking better jobs, to live near family or friends, for religious or political freedom or for an education.

Most Bay Area immigrants were born in Mexico or Latin America, but Asians dominate the immigrant population in Palo Alto, according to the 2000 Cen-sus.

Of the 15,600 foreign born residents in Palo Alto, 7,500 came from Asia, many from China; 5,300 from Europe, with a little more than half from Eastern Eu-rope, including Russia; and 2,200 from the Americas, primarily Central Amer-ica.

According to the 2000 census, Palo Alto’s foreign born residents are concen-trated south of Oregon Expressway, with some pockets containing 39 to 44 percent foreign-born residents.

To become a United States citizen, a non-native must first obtain permission to live here legally. Laws governing perma-nent residency are complex and change frequently. In general, before obtaining a green card (which isn’t green and is also

known as a permanent resident card) po-tential residents need someone to spon-sor them, usually an employer or close relative.

Even with a sponsor, however, entry can be delayed for years due to annual immigration limits.

Once they have lived in the United States for five years, green-card holders can apply for citizenship, a process that involves a detailed application, back-ground check, an interview and an exam that tests American history and civics as well as the ability to read, write and speak basic English, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services materials.

The exam process is quite variable, said Anthony Moss, a citizenship and English as a Second Language teacher who formerly taught at the Palo Alto Adult School.

Usually, applicants are asked 10 civics and history questions and must answer seven correctly. But, potential citizens can also receive shorter or longer exams, Moss said.

They will also be asked to comprehend and write between two and 25 sentences that are read out loud, he said.

Applicants are usually informed if they passed or not directly following the exam, Moss said. Moss said nearly ev-eryone passes the exam in their allotted two tries.

Naturalization costs $400, a fee that is rising to $680 at the end of July and usu-ally takes four months, Moss said. ■

—Becky Trout

Coming to America — from foreigner

to citizenPercentage of foreign-born

On the cover:Regina and Solomon Bello show off their certificates of natural-ization, signifying their citizenship in the United States.


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Members of the Alhouse-King Realty Babe Ruth baseball team finish off their dogpile on assistant coach Rob McGregor after they clinched their second straight Palo Alto City Tournament championship with a 10-5 victory over Advanced Technology Ventures last Friday at Baylands.

Keith Peters

by Craig Wentz

T oo much pitching. Too much defense and offense. Add to that an uncanny knack for tak-

ing advantage of opportunities and you have the winning formula for a baseball championship.

Alhouse-King Realty had all of that during the Palo Alto City Babe Ruth Tournament, leaving no doubt to which team was the best this sea-son. As an exclamation point to its

impressive season, Alhouse-King sent its longtime manager out in style.

After capturing the regular-season crown, top-seeded Alhouse-King (17-4) swept through the four-team city tournament without a setback and seized the postseason title with a resounding 10-5 triumph over No. 3 Advanced Technology Ventures (14-8) in the championship game on Friday at Baylands Athletic Center.

It was Alhouse-King’s second city tournament title in as many years after beating Regular-season cham-pion ATV in last season’s champi-onship game, 7-2. Alhouse won all three of its tournament games this season by yielding a paltry two runs per game.

“There’s a lot of luck involved in winning a championship,” said Alhouse-King manager Neil Mc-Gregor, who will depart for the

heartland of Oklahoma after 13 years as a manager in Palo Alto Babe Ruth baseball. “We had the right chemistry this year and were lucky to have a good group of kids the last couple of years.”

McGregor will manage the Palo Alto 13-year old all-stars, who be-gin District 6 play on July 8 at McK-elvey Park in Mountain View. Then, McGregor will head to the Midwest

Owen Lewis (left) and Mathias Schmutz (right) congratulate Palo Alto National teammate Austin Poore on his three-run homer.

Jim shorin

by Craig Wentz

I t’s hard to imagine, but the Palo Alto National 11-12 year-old Little League all-star team is off

to a better start than last season’s unit that won district and sectional titles and was a victory shy of the NorCal State Tournament crown.

Palo Alto National made an impressive debut on Saturday at Marina Park in Belmont in the 17-team, double-elimination District 52 Majors All-Star Tournament by thumping San Mateo American, 14-2 in a matchup that was short-ened after 3 1/2 innings due to the “mercy rule”.

With its victory, Palo Alto Nation-al will have an extended wait until it battles Hillsborough in a second-round winnersí-bracket contest on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Marina Park.

In other games involving local teams, Palo Alto American ad-vanced with a 5-0 win over Menlo-Atherton on Sunday and Alpine moved on with a 7-2 victory over Redwood City National on Satur-day.

Last year, Palo Alto National dropped its tournament opener only to rattle off eight straight wins to capture the District 52 crown. Palo Alto National then proceeded to win the section and NorCal state tourney before having its season end just short of the West Regional in San Bernardino.

Palo Alto National is one of the favorites to capture the District 52 championship this season thanks to a deep, talented group that includes players who won last year’s 10-11



LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL

WATER POLO CHAMPS . . . The Stanford Water Polo Club’s girls’ 18-under team captured the U.S. Club Championship on Sunday with a 7-5 victory over Commerce in Moraga. The team went 6-0 while beating some of the top teams in the nation. “It was a real team effort the whole weekend,” said Stanford coach Ted Min-nis. Stanford opened with a 9-4 win over CHAWP; topped Los Angeles Water Polo Club, 12-3; downed Davis, 12-3, held off Commerce, 10-8; and defeated San Diego, 7-4 in the semifinals on Sunday before beating Com-merce again for the title. Pallavi Menon from Sacred Heart Prep scored three goals in the title match and was named the tour-nament’s Most Valuable Player. Minnis also singled out Tanya Wilcox, Megan Burmeister, Cassie Wyckoff, Elise Ponce, Lauren Wyckoff and Whitney Allen for their standout out. Vee Dunlevie and Cayley Bowles came off the bench to contribute key efforts, as well.

TENNIS NEWS . . . Former Stan-ford All-American women’s tennis star Laura Granville matched her best ever showing at Wimbledon with a third-round victory last Fri-day, but it ended there with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to 31st seed Michaella Krajicek on Monday. Granville beat former Wimbledon cham-pion Martina Hingis, 6-4, 6-2, in Friday’s third round.

STILL UNDEFEATED . . . The Palo Alto Oaks and Palo Alto Post 375 American Legion baseball teams remained undefeated by sweeping doubleheaders last weekend. On Saturday, Post 375 improved to 16-0 with a 17-1 and 9-6 sweep of host Half Moon Bay. Derek Austin and Matt Ber-ry picked up the pitching wins. Evan Warner and Dan Stienstra drove in three runs each in the opener with Austin contributing three hits and two RBI. Kenny Pope had four hits in the second game while Warner added an-other three RBI.The Oaks, meanwhile, improved to 10-0 this summer by beating the host Morgan Hill Mudcats, 5-1 and 14-6. Matt Campbell (5-0) and Jason Kleinhoffer (4-0) each struck out 10 while picking up the pitching wins. Kleinhoffer came on in relief, allowing just one run over five innings. Campbell pitched six innings, allowing only two hits. Gabe Duran homered for Palo Alto in the opener while Nathan Ford drove in a pair of runs. In the second game, Greg Matson and Andrew Smith each drove in three runs while Ford added two.

A winning sendoff for baseball coachAlhouse-King gives McGregor another Palo Alto Babe Ruth City tournament championship

Palo Alto teams advancein district all-star tourney

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year-old District 52 tournament.“We have depth and a lot of flex-

ibility,” said Palo Alto manager Todd Lewis. “It was a two-week layoff before our first game and I was pleased with our hitting. The back of our lineup was as produc-tive as the top of our lineup.”

Palo Alto National showed no mercy on San Mateo American by tallying five runs in the first inning and forcing San Mateo American to make a pitching change after just three hitters. Palo Alto National pitcher Nick Wells and first baseman Clay Carey delivered RBI-singles to commence the fireworks, then left fielder Austin Poore, hitting in the No.†7 spot, smacked a towering three-run homer to deep center for a 5-0 Palo Alto advantage.

Palo Alto National poured it on in the second inning by sending 14 batters to the plate en route to scor-ing nine runs on nine hits and a 14-0 lead. At one point, 13 consecutive Palo Alto National batters reached base safely.

Carey roped a two-run double down the left field line to ignite the scoring, then Poore produced a two-run single. Shortstop Alec Wong ripped an RBI-single and was fol-lowed by David Oyer, who came off the bench to belt a two-run homer.

San Mateo used three pitchers in the first 1 1/3 innings and had no answer for Palo Alto National’s siz-zling bats, which produced 12 hits in two innings.

Wells picked up the win and was assisted by 13 hits. Poore drove home five runs in three hits, while Wells helped his cause with a double in three hits and scored two runs. Carey notched three RBI in two hits as catcher Jack Witte had a pair of hits and scored three runs.

Center fielder Owen Lewis and third baseman Mathias Schmutz each tallied two runs for Palo Alto National, which hit .448 (13 of 29) for the game and pounded out four extra- base hits.

Also on Saturday, Alpine earned a second-round date with Highlanders this Saturday at 9 a.m. after knock-

ing Redwood City National into the losers’ bracket. Nick Lange was the winning pitcher and received offen-sive help from Max Krieg and Shane Artim, both of whom homered. Eric Bet had two hits and Artim drove in two runs.

On Sunday, Palo Alto American moved into a second-round game this Saturday against Pacifica Na-tional at 11:30 a.m., following its triumph over Menlo-Atherton.

Isaac Feldstein tossed five innings of shutout ball, which was preserved by Nick Sinchek and Justin Grey, who combined to strike out the side in the sixth for Palo Alto.

Palo Alto scored the eventual

winning run in the first when An-dre Guzman was hit by a pitch to lead off. He took second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Gill Simonetti.

Feldstein helped himself by scor-ing in the second and third and driving in a run in the fourth with a sacrifice fly. That gave Palo Alto a 4-0 lead after four frames.

In the District 52 Majors 10-11 All-Star Tournament at Highland Park in San Carlos, Menlo-Ather-ton opened with a 1-0 victory over Alpine on Saturday.

Robert Larson picked up the pitching win.■

Recent Stanford graduate Ryan Seawell from Menlo Park just signed a pro contract with the Detroit Tigers.

Courtesy Detroit Tigers

by Rick Eymer

S tanford product Nolan Galla-gher has already made quite an impression on his new

bosses with the Seattle Mariners.The fourth-round draft pick in last

month’s First Year Player Draft has not allowed a run through his first 10 innings of work with Class A Ev-erett of the Northwest League.

Several other Stanford products have been making waves, too, in-cluding a couple of professional debuts and a couple of all-star per-formances.

In his professional debut, the right-handed Gallagher pitched four scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and one walk while striking out three. He was limited to a 70-pitch limit, however, and was ineligible for the win in the AquaSox’s 9-3 win over the Yakima Bears last Sunday.

“It was good to see Gallagher go out there for the first time and re-ally do well,” Everett manager Mike Tosar said. “His breaking ball was really sharp, he was throwing it for strikes and he was aggressive with his fastball. It was unfortunate he could only go four and couldn’t get the win, but it’s about their careers, not about trying to stretch them out their first time out.”

Gallagher followed that outing with six scoreless innings in Ever-ett’s 2-1 11-inning loss to the Tri-City Dust Devils.

Gallagher allowed two hits with two strikeouts and two walks and left the game with a 1-0 lead.

Michael Taylor (fifth round) and Adam Sorgi (21st) haven’t had the best of starts to their professional careers in the Philadelphia Phillies’ system, but both have shown signs of brilliance.

They are teammates with the Wil-liamsport Crosscutters in the Class A New York-Penn League. Taylor hit .205 through his first 12 games, but had hit safely in six of his last seven games, including his first two career home runs on Sunday.

Taylor leads the Crosscutters with 13 RBI.

His first career hit was a game-ty-ing single in an eventual 3-2 loss to the State College Spikers. He was hitless in his first six at bats.

“It was kind of the situation where I was trying to pick guys up,” Tay-lor told the Sun-Gazzette. “That’s what we’re trying to do, pick each other up. They were picking me up earlier, and I just wanted to get that run across.”

Taylor has two stolen bases and driven in eight runs, and is hitting .333 with runners in scoring posi-tion for the Crosscutters.

Sorgi, playing second base for Williamsport, has two hits in his first 14 at bats (.143).

Stanford grad Brian Juhl (35th round) signed with the Cleveland Indians and Stanford and Menlo School grad Ryan Seawell (un-drafted free agent) signed with the Detroit Tigers.

Seawell was assigned to Oneonta; Juhl has yet to be assigned.

Stanford senior pitcher Erik Da-vis, the 21st round pick of the Texas Rangers, remains unsigned and eli-gible to return to play for Stanford.

Stanford grad Jonny Ash was named the MVP of the Texas League All-Star Game after sin-gling home the winning run as the South Division beat the North, 5-4, last week.

The game was played at Whata-burger Field in Corpus Christi, where Ash patrols second base for the Hooks.

Stanford grad Greg Reynolds, who pitches for the Tulsa Drillers, was also named to the All-Star Game.

Stanford grad John Mayberry, Jr. also missed the California League All-Star Game after being selected for the contest. Mayberry, Jr., who played for the Class A Bakersfield Blaze, didn’t mind not playing. He was promoted, instead, to the Dou-ble-A Frisco RoughRiders in the Texas Rangers’ organization.

Mayberry hit .231 with two hom-ers and seven RBI through his first 15 games with the RoughRiders.■

PRO BASEBALL

Stanford product Gallagherimpressive in the minors

Nick Wells of Palo Alto National picked up the win in a 14-2 thumping of San Mateo American in the District 52 11-12 tournament.

Jim Shoirn

Little League(continued from page 23)

by Rick Eymer

S tanford sophomores Alissa Haber and Rosey Neill joined the rest of their United States

Junior National Team in celebrat-ing the Americans’ World Cham-pionship on Saturday following their 3-1 win over Japan in the title game at the Tex Town Complex in Enschede, Netherlands.

Haber was 2-for-3 with a run scored in the title match as the U.S. (10-0) outscored its opponents by a combined 88-4 margin during the 11-day tournament.

The championship game marked the USA’s sixth consecutive appear-ance in the gold medal contest, and its first win since 1987.

“Obviously, we’re all very ex-cited,” said USA outfielder and tournament MVP Brittany Lastra-pes. “I’m really proud to represent my country and to be the first USA Junior team to win the gold in 12

years. Even when we fell behind to-day, we kept battling and we never gave up. We knew we could do it; we just didn’t want to panic.”

The United States also beat Ja-pan, 3-0, on Friday as Haber went 3-for-4, including a double.

The U.S. beat Japan for the first time since 1995, ending a four-game losing streak to the Japanese.

Haber scored 10 runs for the USA over the course of the cham-pionships, and tallied 10 hits. Neill made six starts, and scored six runs on four hits.

The Senior National Team opened play at the Canada Cup in Surrey, B.C. with a pair of wins over the weekend.

The U.S. opened with a 1-0 win over Japan on Saturday and fol-lowed that with a 10-0 victory over Puerto Rico on Sunday.

Team USA was scheduled to meet Australia on Monday and

Washington Absolute on Tuesday. The Americans play Chinese Taipei on Wednesday and the White Rock Renegades on Thursday before medal play begins on Friday.

Stanford grad Jessica Mendoza threw out a runner at the plate to help preserve USA’s wafer thin win over Japan.

“While we would have liked to give ourselves a few more insurance runs, it was great for our team to get out on the field and get comfortable in game situations,” Stanford grad Lauren Lappin said.

Lappin and Mendoza each hit home runs in the victory over Puer-to Rico. The Americans scored all 10 runs in the first inning, send-ing 13 hitters to the plate. Lappin’s two-run homer over the left field fence gave the U.S. a 6-0 edge and Mendoza, in her second at bat of the frame, put the finishing touches

Cardinal contributes to USA softball titleHaber, Neill help U.S. Junior National team win gold medal at World Championships


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and reside in Crescent, Okla., 30 miles outside of Oklahoma City.

After spending his entire life on the same street in Palo Alto, Mc-Gregor enjoyed a dedicated and successful run of coaching more than 1,500 local athletes in Palo Alto Little League, eight seasons as the frosh-soph coach at Palo Alto High and his long tenure in Babe Ruth, which included coaching fall baseball.

“It’s been awesome with some great kids and supportive parents, said McGregor on his 20 years as a coach and teacher. “It’s been a lot of fun.”

Following Friday’s award ceremo-nies, McGregor stood at home plate, faced the crowd and was graciously honored by the people of Palo Alto Babe Ruth. McGregor was present-ed with a a black Palo Alto Babe Ruth letterman’s jacket for his tire-less work in Palo Alto youth base-ball over the years.

McGregor and assistant coaches, Rob McGregor and Frank York had a lot to smile about this season with a pitching staff that combined for a miniscule 2.90 earned run aver-age, sparkling defense and timely hitting. Leading the pitching staff were pitchers Colin Byrne, Jon Rea and Friday’s starter Matt Jost. By-rne, who won last year’s city tourna-ment title game, missed this week’s tourney due to a scholastic obliga-tion in Boston.

Jost broke his foot during the spring and healed quickly in helping Alhouse-King to its productive sea-son. Jost earned a complete-game victory on Friday, striking out five and yielding just one walk.

After surrendering two runs in the first inning, Jost found his rhythm and kept ATV at bay while his teammates provided enough support on the offensive end.

Alhouse-King exploded for five runs on three hits in the bottom of the inning, thanks to an RBI-double from catcher Mike York, an RBI-single off the bat of first baseman Reed Foster and a clutch bases-clearing triple from center fielder Shane Turner.

Alhouse-King increased the lead to 9-2 in the second inning with four runs on four hits. York belted an RBI-double, third baseman Asher Krohn laced a two-run double and Foster added a two-run single to give Jost some comfort room.

ATV had a golden opportunity to make a huge dent into Alhouse-King’s lead by loading the bases with none out in the fifth inning. Trailing 9-4, ATV’s Bo Sakowski lined a bullet up the middle, which was speared by Jost, who hesitated for a moment until Rea was able to cover second base for the force out to complete a critical double play.

Rea delivered an RBI-single in the fifth inning for a 10-4 Alhouse lead before ATV ended the season’s scoring thanks to an RBI-single from Austin Braff in the seventh inning.

Following Alhouse-King’s back-to-back tournament title, the players “dog piled” assistant coach Rob Mc-Gregor, Neil’s son, for the second year in a row, then dumped an ice chest full of ice water on the back

of Neil.For ATV, it was a tough loss for

the second straight season. Yet, ATV should be in the championship mix again next year with a veteran team of 14- and 15-year olds.

“I’m proud of the kids and the way they came through all season,” said third-year ATV manager Matt Atwater, who will assist McGregor with the 13-year-old all-stars. “I knew we would be a solid team and we were pretty consistent all sea-son.”

York led Alhouse-King’s eight hit attack with a pair of doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. Foster produced three RBI in two singles for Alhouse-King. ATV peppered 12 hits and were paced by Danny Diekroeger’s two doubles in three

hits and T.J. Braff, who had four singles in as many at-bats. Catcher Jeff Keller had two hits and three runs scored for ATV, while team-mate Austin Braff produced a pair of singles and two RBI.

ATV reached Friday’s finals by drubbing No. 2 Old Pro, 9-2 on Thursday. Patrick McNamara, Diekroeger and Sakowski combined to limit Old Pro (14-7) to just three hits and received plenty of run sup-port.

Old Pro seized a 2-0 advantage in the first inning following an RBI-single from Wade Hauser and an RBI-triple off the bat of Blake John-son. Then, ATV went to work.

ATV erupted for a five-run third inning thanks to a trio of extra base hits.■

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Veteran baseball coach Neil McGregor thanked the crowd after receiv-ing a jacket and a city title following his final game.

Keith Peters

Shane Turner (right) is greeted by Phillip Anderson after hitting a three-run triple to help beat ATV, 10-5, in the city Babe Ruth finals.

Keith Peters

on the 10-run rally with a three-run homer.

“It was nice to see the bats come alive and be the USA team that we know so well,” Mendoza said. “It’s also nice to see the whole team, 1 through 9, come alive. That is USA at its best when every hitter is on, the pitching is great and there is solid defense.”

Women’s basketballThe world is beginning to under-

stand what Stanford and American women’s basketball fans knew along: Cardinal senior Candice Wiggins plays her best during grim times.

Wiggins hit a 3-pointer with 48 seconds to play to lift the United States’ Under-21 team to a 90-88 victory over Australia in the first round of the FIBA Under-21 World Championships in Moscow on Fri-day.

Two days later, Wiggins scored 21 points to lead the U.S. to a 93-70 victory over Hungary. The Ameri-cans beat Brazil, 96-40, on Saturday although Wiggins missed all seven of her shots and played just 16 min-utes.

The Americans (3-0) were the lone unbeaten team remaining in Group B heading into Tuesday’s game against Spain. The U.S. meets Japan on Wednesday and the medal

round begins on Friday.Wiggins hit the game-winner with

19 seconds left against the Aussies.

Men’s volleyballThe U.S. National Team advanced

to the FIVB World League final round for the first time in seven years after beating host Italy twice over the weekend.

Stanford grads Kevin Hansen and Gabe Gardner each contributed to the clinching victory, with Hansen, the team’s starting setter, recording no faults on 98 sets. Gardner led the team with 26 points, which included 24 kills.

Women’s volleyball The U.S. National Team finished

fourth at the Pan American Cup in Colima, Mexico over the weekend.

Stanford's Cynthia Barboza re-corded four kills and an ace in the loss to Brazil.

Women’s water polo The U.S. national team swept a

pair of exhibition matches from Aus-tralia, 16-10 on Thursday at Golden West College and 13-7 on Satur-day at the Los Alamitos Training Center, as it prepares for the FINA World Final beginning Wednesday in Montreal.

Stanford grad Brenda Villa scored four goals and Stanford grad Allison Gregorka added another in Satur-day’s win.■

Stanford roundup(continued from page 24)

BASEBALLWestern Baseball Association

Stan Musial DivisionFirst game

PA Oaks 101 030 000 — 5 6 1Morgan Hill 000 000 100 — 1 6 2

WP — Matt Campbell (5-0, 10 strikeouts). LP — Osborne.

HR — Duran (PA). 2B — Hernandez (MH). 2 hits — Fernandez (MH). 2 RBI — Ford (PA).

Records: Palo Alto 9-0Second game

Morgan Hill 410 100 0 — 6 8 0PA Oaks 122 603 x — 14 14 4

WP — Jason Kleinhoffer (4-0, 10 strike-outs). LP — Oberle.

HR — Matson, Scott (PA). 3B — Smith (PA). 2B — Kautz, Smith, Ford, Roux, Turner (PA); Morgan, Kwock (MH). 3 hits — Matson, Smith (PA). 2 hits — Kautz (PA); Kwock, Avila (MH). 3 RBI — Matson, Scott (PA). 2 RBI — Ford (PA).

Records: Palo Alto Oaks 10-0American LegionAt Half Moon Bay

First gamePalo Alto 101 004 074 — 17 15 2HM Bay 001 000 000 — 1 3 0

WP — Derek Austin. LP — Baston.3B — Stienstra, Austin(PA). 2B — Austin

(PA). 3 hits — Austin (PA). 2 hits — Warner, Pope, Laurence, Rizza (PA). 3 RBI — War-ner, Stienstra (PA). 2 RBI — Austin (PA).

Second gamePalo Alto 001 401 000 03 — 9 11 4HM Bay 102 012 000 00 — 6 11 0

WP — Berry. 3B — Warner (PA). 2B — Laurence,

Austin (PA); Waddell, Sullivan (HMB). 4 hits — Pope (PA); Waddell (HMB). 3 hits — Lau-rence (PA). 2 hits — Sullivan, Wilkens (HMB). 4 RBI — Stienstra (PA). 3 RBI — Warner (PA). 2 RBI — Sullivan (HMB).

Records: Palo Alto 16-0Palo Alto Babe Ruth

City TournamentChampionship

at Baylands Athletic CenterATV 201 101 1 — 5 12 2Alhouse-King 540 010 x — 10 8 0

Dotson, Sakowski (2) and Keller; Jost and York. WP — Jost. LP — Dotson.

3B — Turner (AK). 2B — Diekroeger 2 (ATV); York 2, Krohn (AK). 3 RBI — Turner, Foster (AK). 2 RBI — A. Braff (ATV); York (AK).

Records: ATV finishes 14-8, Alhouse-

King Realty finishes 17-4 Little League

District 52 Majors 11-12 All-StarsAt Marina Field, Belmont

First roundSM American 000†2 — 2 5 0PA National 590 x — 14 13 0

WP — Nick Wells.HR — Poore, Oyer (PA). 2B — Wells, Car-

ey (PA). 5 RBI — Poore (PA). 3 RBI — Carey (PA). 2 RBI — Oyer (PA).RC National 000 002 — 2 4 2Alpine 104 20x — 7 10 0

WP — Nick Lange.HR — Krieg, Artim (A). 2B — McKee (RC).

2 hits — Bet (A). 2 RBI — Artim (A).Other scores: Palo Alto American 5,

Menlo-Atherton 0

SCHEDULEWEDNESDAY

BaseballBabe Ruth — District 6 15-year-old All-

Star Tournament at Baylands: Palo Alto vs. Belmont, 2 p.m.; Mountain View vs. San Mateo, 5 p.m.

Babe Ruth — District 6 13-year-old All-Star Tournament at McKelvey Field, Moun-tain View: Palo Alto vs. Belmont, 1 p.m.

THURSDAYBaseball

Babe Ruth — District 6 15-year-old All-Star Tournament at Baylands: Palo Alto-Bel-mont winner vs. Mountain View-San Mateo winner, 5:30 p.m.; Palo Alto-Belmont loser vs. Mountain View-San Mateo loser, 8:30 p.m.

Babe Ruth — District 6 13-year-old All-Star Tournament at McKelvey Field, Moun-tain View: Palo Alto-Belmont winner vs. San Mateo, 7 p.m.

FRIDAYBaseball

American Legion — Palo Alto Post 375 vs. Redwood City Blues at Menlo School, 5:30 p.m.

Babe Ruth — District 6 15-year-old All-Star Tournament at Baylands: consolation game, 7 p.m.

Babe Ruth — District 6 13-year-old All-Star Tournament at McKelvey Field, Moun-tain View: consolation bracket, 7 p.m.

Little League — District 52 Majors 11-12 All-Star Tournament at Belmont Sports Complex: Palo Alto National vs. Hillsbor-ough, 5:30 p.m.

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Marlem Housecleaning Residential, Commercial, Move In/Out. Free Est. Good Refs. Lic. #B59074 650/364-1569 or 650/380-4114

Martha & Son Housecleaning 15 yrs. exp. Good Ref’s. Honest, & Resp. Also Windows & Good Yard Work. (650)630-2549 & 321-2776

Olga's Housecleaning Res./Com. Wkly/mo. Low Rates. Local Refs. Exp’d. & Friendly. I Love My Job! Ins. (650)380-1406

Patricia’s House CleaningPatty’s Houselceaning Complete cleaning. 9 years experience. House/Apts. Windows. Great refs. Free Estimates & Reasonable Rates. Lic.#32563. Call any time. (650)722-1043Quality Housekeeping Specializing in Kitchens and Bathrooms. Reasonable Rates. Maria, (650)440-1107

www.teamworks.coop650.940.9773

• Eco-friendly• Worker-friendly• Customer-friendly

Professional Housecleaning

Yanet’s House Cleaning15 years experience

Reasonable Rates - Guaranteed WorkMove in or Move out - $15/hour

Free Estimates

Cell (650) 630-3279 (650) 906-7712

719 Remodeling/AdditionsA B WESTCONSTRUCTION

• Remodels • Repairs• Tile • Carpentry • Decks• Elec/Plumbing • Painting

Call E. Marchettifor Free Estimate

Excellent Local References

(650) 347-8359 Lic.#623885Fax(650)344-6518

NEW ConstructionROOM Additions

KITCHEN & BATH RemodelingCal. Lic. #627843 • Bonded • Insured

650-366-8335

DOMICILE CONSTRUCTIONGENERAL CONTRACTOR

722 DecksKCP Wood Renewers Clean and refinished decks, homes, play structures, etc. Lic.473523 (408)370-2496

730 ElectricalAlex Electric

Lic #784136. Free Est. All electrical

Alex, (650)366-6924

Stewart ElectricResidential Electric & Lighting Services.

Lic #745186(408)745-7115 or (408)368-6622

737 Fences & GatesCalvin’s Repairs Fences, Gates, Decks. Clean & Repair Roofs & Gutters. 30+ yrs. exp. (650)520-4922

Fences & Hauling Free Estimates,10 yrs. experience Good References, Decks, Fences, Retaining Walls, Hauling, Self Storage Installation, Repair, Clean-up. etc.O.(650)738-2375 C. (650)346-3390

Fences - Decks - RetainingWall Patio Outdoor Construction. 15 yrs Exper. Reasonable prices. Lic#786158. Al 650-853-0824 (c)

269-7113

743 TilingClassic Tile Company

Tile & grout repairs. Tile instalation, repair, and grouting. Free estimates.

Bonded, license #378868(650)969-3914. Leave msg. Over 40

yrs experience.

748 Gardening/Landscaping

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)493-7060Bob’s Tree ServiceCeja’s Home & Garden Landscape Sprinkler Systems, Sod, Tree trimming. Stump Removal. Cleanups. Maint Free Est. 15 yrs exp.(650)814-1577 or 533-5994www.cejalandscaping.com

Gaeta's LandscapeComplete Garden Maintenance. New lawns, rototilling, clean ups,

brick work, wood fences, sprinklers installations. Refs & Free Estimate!

(650) 368-1458Gardening & Landscaping by Pedro Maintenance, Clean-Ups, Sprinkler Systems, Hauling, Free Estimates. (650)322-1520

Japanese GardenerMaintenance * Garden works

Clean ups * Pruning(650)327-6283, evenings

Landas Gardening/Landscaping Service Maintenance Clean-ups, new lawns, tree cutting/trimming. Ramon (510) 494-1691, 650/576-6242 Excel. Ref’s!

Leo Garcia Landscape/MaintenanceLawn & 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

Lomberas Garden Maint. - New Lawns - Hauling - Clean-Ups. 20 yrs. exp. Great Ref’s (650)321-8312

Luis Vargas ServicesComplete Garden/Landscape

Maintenance * Sprinklers * Repairs * Clean up * Replants Flagstone *

Patios * Pavers Excellent Local References

650/796-1954

M. Sanchez General Landscaping and Design Concrete, patios, driveways, flagstone, lacking pavers, new lawns, planting, irrigation, garden lighting, clean-ups. New installation & repairs. Lic.#860920 (650)444-7072, 342-1392

MAINTENANCEClean Ups. Trimming. Pruning.

Stump removal. Rototilling. Aerating. Tree Service. Landscaping. Drip & Sprinkler. Roger C: (650)776-8666

Martina Landscape, Inc Since 1947. Design-Build Hardscape, custom details. Planting, irrigation, custom details, BBQ, pools, spas. Lic #748758. 408/871-8800

Pats Landscape Service Rose Care SpecialistHorticulture Degree, 15 yrs. Full maint., free estimates. Patrick, 650/218-0592Ray’s Landscaping Sprinkler systems. Lawns. Maintenance. All types of stone work. Retaining walls. Fences. Since 1980. License #749922. 650/969-4276 or cell 793-3939

Cherish Your GardenShubha Landscape Design(650) 321-1600 LIC #852075• Quality Design & Installation• Stone Walls, Patios, Walkways• Decks, Arbor, Lighting, Lawn• Irrigation & Fine Gardening

www.ShubhaLandscapeDesign.com

Super Green Maintenance & Clean-upsFree Est., Excel. Rates/Refs. Elect. Blowers for PA. Jose or Dina Sandoval (650)566-8136

Total Landscape Irrigation - Lawn - Concrete Driveways - Flagstone - Bricks Pavers - Fences - Decks Garden Maintenance (650)630-3949CA Lic.# 755857

751 General ContractingAlka Construction Remodeling, Additions, Bathrooms, Kitchen, Tile & Marble Work, Electrical & Plumbing, Concrete Driveways, Patios. Lic. #638994. Tel. 704-4224Deer Creek ConstructionDuracon Builders Residential and CommercialLive in Art * Lic. #882224. 650/743-7625

LandSmithNew Home Construction. Integrity, Quality & Service Since 1995. Phone:650 328-4663 (Fat Home); Email: [email protected]; Website: LandSmith.Net Lic #833286

Maldonado’s ConstructionGeneral Construction, Plumbing,

Electrical & More. Lic.#807817 (510)282-7023

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

T&S ConstructionNew constructions, patios & walk-ways, landscaping, driveway, fenc-

ing, concrete, retaining wall, paving, flag stone, roofing, & more. Free

EstimatesLic/Bonded/Ins.

Sifa (650)269-3346www.tands-construction.com

757 Handyman/Repairs

A European CraftsmanshipFor All Your Repair Needs. Kitchen

& Bath, Plumbing Finish Carpentry & More. 10% off 1st time cust. Licensed.

(650)270-7726Al Trujillo Handyman Service Int./Ext. Painting, Kit./BA Improv., Dry Rot, Flooring Install, Homes/Apt. Repairs, Auto Sprinkler, Landscapes, Fences. 20yrs. 650-207-1306Bob The Handyman Call Bob, He Fix, That’s all(650)315-7954Free Estimate

Handyman General Repair Painting, Hdwd flrs, Plumbing, Counter Tops, Tile, Elect. Lic’d. Jose 408/469-7216

Jeffs Handyman & Repair Free est. 10% SENIOR Disc.“No Job Too Small”Call Jeff (650)714-2563

LSJ Construction Services Carpentry * Electrical * Fences * Floors/Tile * Concrete * Remodeling * Demo * Hauling * Lic. #888999 * 650/464-2775

Seth’s Handyman ServiceThe Palo Alto Handyman Doors, Windows, Lighting, Special Projects. Terry (650)743-6251The Palo Alto Handyman

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 Assistance

Armandos Moving Labor ServiceHomes, Apts, Storages. House clean-ing services available. Sm/lrg moves.

Serving the Bay Area for 19yrs. Armando, (650)630-0424 Lic#14733

771 Painting/WallpaperBlue Jay Painting Impeccable Work, Excellent Price & Ref’s 408-480-0132 Lic.878822

Christine’s WallpaperingInterior Painting

Removal/Prep * Since 1982Lic. #757074 * 650-593-1703

Lic. 52643Great Refs & Low Rates (650) 575-2022

D&MPAINTING

Interior & Exterior

FARIAS PAINTINGInterior/Exterior. Avail. 24/7.

25 Yrs. h.(650)814-1910c.(650)248-6911

Gary Rossi PAINTING Residential/Commercial. Wall paper removal. Licensed (#559953) and Bonded. Free est. 650/345-4245H.D.A. Painting & Drywall Ext/Int. Painting. Complete Drywall Svc. Res./Co. 12 yrs exp. Lic’d Good Ref’s. 24/7. (650)207-7703Italian Painter is Back! 20 years experience.Can Work Immediately!Call Domenico (650)575-9032

Painting and Handyman Services

Richard Myles Painting(650)814-5523We love to paintwww.remopaints.com

lic. #803250 • [email protected]

Wallpapering by Trish24 years of experience

Free Estimates949-1820

775 Asphalt/Concrete

Roe General Engineering Maintenance

Asphalt * Paving * SealingNew Construction & Repairs

30 years experience. No job too small. Lic. #663703 (650)814-5572

Seal-Way Construction * Pavement Services * Seal Coating * Patching * Crack Filling * Free Est. 10% Off with this ad. 408/655-8876. Serving the Peninsula Lic. #460794

779 Organizing Services

End the Clutter & Get OrganizedResidential organizing by Debra Robinson

(650)941-5073

783 PlumbingVery Reasonable Plumbing

Drains Cleaned, Repairs & Installation. 20 yrs exp. Very fast & efficient ser-

vice. Call Jimmy, 968-7187

787 Pressure WashingCAPP’S Pressure Washing Deck Refinishing/Staining, Patios, Flagstone, Brick, Driveways, Pavers, Free Demonstrations & Estimates. (888)8CAPPS8 (822-7778)

789 Plaster/StuccoExterior Stucco Patching Windows & Doors. Crack Repair. 30 yrs. exp. (650)248-4205

790 Roofing

792 Pool ServicesClear Pool Service Complete Service/Repair. Refs. Low Rates. Free Est. Licensed. c.(650)906-1973 h.(650)321-8264

795 Tree CareART TREE SERVICE

• 24 Hour Operator • Lic. & Bonded • Removals • Trimming • Thinning

• Stump Grinding • Emergency Service• Satisfaction Guaranteed

• Competitive Prices

650-388-6470 ARTMaguire Tree Care

OZZIES TREE SERVICE:Certified arborist, 22 yrs exp. Tree trimming, removals & stump grind-ing. Free chips & wood. Free est.

Lic. & insured. (650)368-8065, cell: (650)704-5588

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Palo Alto Tree ServiceBusiness/Res. Tree Removal

Certified/Ins. 17 yrs exp.Free estimate. Lic. #819244

650/380-2297; 650/380-5897

RealEstate

801 Apartments/Condos/Studios

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]: 1BR Senior Apts Waiting list open. Central Park Apartments, 90 Sierra Vista Ave. Application dates: Tues. 9-12 only or Thur. 1-4pm only650/964-5600. Section 8 and vouch-ers OK

● Spacious studios, 1 & 2 BRS ● 27 Beautifully landscaped acres

along San Francisquito Creek● High speed internet access● State of the art Health Club● Walking distance to Stanford

Shopping Center● 5 Pools and 3 Tennis Courts● Cardio, Aqua Aerobic & Yoga● 10 minutes from Downtown Palo Alto● Fully furn. & accessorized units● All newly remodeled interiors

Prices subject to change/select units only

Oak CreekLuxury Apts.

starting from $1775

Open daily 9 to 5:301600 Sand Hill Road, P. A.650 321-1701www.oakcreekapts.com

More Than An Address... A Lifestyle

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Palo Alto, 2 BR/1.5 BA - $2,200Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $3,500/monSan Carlos, 3 BR/2 BA - $3,300.00

GREAT LOCATION!BEAUTIFUL 1BR/1BA $1,795 AND UP

MODERN 2BR/2BA $2,495 AND UP WITHA/C, D/W, WASHER AND DRYER IN UNIT!

NEAR GUNN HS, STANFORD/PAGE MILL(650) 320-8500

803 DuplexPA: 3BR/2BA 2 car gar. Frplc., W/D, refrig. incl. $2500 mo. 510/614-0150

805 Homes for RentAtherton, 3 BR/2.5 BA This charming Atherton Home is located on a quiet street with organge and lemon trees. It contains 3 bed-rooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It is being offered for rent for one year. There is a small flat which is contiguous with a working couple living next door - but it is completely separate from this home. The home is located on an acre of land. There is no garage. If you are interested please e-mail me at [email protected]. My phone number is 775.790.3097. It is available on approx. July 1st. There are excellent Atherton/Menlo Park schools. Laurel School is located around the corner (walk your child to school). PA: 2BR/1BA Lg yard. South Court. $1850 mo. 650/766-7508Palo Alto, 2 BR/1 BAPalo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA - $2000/mRWC: 4BR/2BA, Woodside Plaza. Nice home. NO PETS, N/S. $2200/mo. Gardener incl. Call (415)422-6406. Prop. mgmtSan Carlos, 3 BR/2 BA - $3,300.00Stanford, 4 BR/3 BA - $6,800/mon

809 Shared Housing/RoomsEPA: Room in home. Share BA and kitchen. Laundry privs. Internet and cable. $550, incl. utils. 650/464-2797PA: Furnished Room Shared BA. N/S. $365/mo. Lite kit. laundry, utilities incl. Open Sat./Sun, 10-2pm. (650)493-5393Redwood City, 2 BR/1 BA - $950.00/mo

Roommates.comAll areas. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse! Visit: www.Roommates.com. (AAN CAN)

810 Cottages for RentMenlo Park, Studio - $780/monthStanford: 1BR/1BA Unique cottage on campus. 650/823-7395

815 Rentals WantedClergyman Seeks Housing Clergyman moving to Palo Alto w/ family seeks 3 bds, 2 bths for beg.July. Max rent inc. utilities: $2700. Refs, credit report available.Pls call 650 391 4016.

Cottage WantedDo You Need Help With...Exchange Student Ex Palo Alto residents seeking host family for granddaughter whose goal is to attend Palo Alto High her senior year 2007â “2008 Looking for furnished houseStanford Fellow Seeks HousingWanted 1+Bd House Condo or AptWanted,Lg room/studio $500Woodside Native*Secluded Cottage

820 Home ExchangesFREE REAL ESTATE SEMINARS

825 Homes/Condos for SaleLos Altos, 3 BR/2.5 BA - $1,950,000

Palo Alto, 3 BR/1 BA Prime midtown location. 6,000+ square ft. Nice house, nice yard. Principles only. (831) 359-1229

Tracy, 3 BR/2.5 BA New Redbridge home in wonderful community with lots of ammenities. Come see this great new home for sale with terms that can not be beat. Good for investor or first time home buyer. Contact Mike at 415 244-3077 or [email protected] for viewing and informationWoodside (central), 4 BR/3 BA - $3,550,000

830 Commercial/Income PropertyMV: Hair Station For Rent Tuscany Hair Design(650)969-7070 www.tuscanyhairdesign.com

PA: Downtown240-3065 sf offices for lease.

Photos, plans, pricing:www.paoffices.com

650/776-5390

PA: Offices for Rent Multi-use garden office bldg., full ser-vice. Janitorial and utils. 4/1 parking, freeway access. 300-2365 sf. Lease $2/sf. 650/856-6672Psychotherapy Office Palo Alto Unique psychotherapy only bldg. near downtown Palo Alto, central AC shared waiting room, soundproofing, $1,550/month. Bill (prop mgr) 650-537-3259 or Mark (owner) 503-956-4823Sand Hill Road Shared small space available. 2 offices/cubicles furnished 2-4 people in each. Incl conf rm, fax, copier, kitchen. Voice mail avail. [email protected] in Midtown 4 Sale - 1,160,000

840 Vacation Rentals/Time SharesMonterey/Pacific GrovePajaro 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] Reyes / Tomales Bay Pt. Reyes/Tomales Bay***** 707-878-2602,[email protected]/43075

Redweek.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 saleTimeshare!!! PAYING TOO MUCH 4 maintenance fees and taxes? Sell/rent your timeshare for cash. No Commissions/Broker Fees. 1-877-868-1931. www.VPResales.com (Cal-SCAN)Waikiki Beach Studio

850 Acreage/Lots/Storage1st Time offered. New Mexico Ranch Dispersal. 140 acres - $99,900. River access. Northern New Mexico. Cool 6,500’ elevation with stunning views. Great tree cover including Ponderosa, roll-ing grassland and rock outcroppings. Abundant wildlife, great hunting. EZ Terms. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-866-354-5263. (Cal-SCAN)1st Time Offered. 40 acres - $39,900; 80 acres - $69,900. Near Moses Lake, WA. 300 days of sunshine. Mix of rolling hills and rock outcroppings. Excellent views, private gravel roads, ground water and easy access! Financing available. Call WALR 1-866-585-5687. (Cal-SCAN) A Rare Find New Mexico. Lake Access Retreat - 10 acres - $25,900. Priced For Quick Sale. Incredible setting, including frequently running Pecos River, views and diverse topography. Limited availability. Excellent financing. Call NML&R, Inc. 1-888-204-9760. (Cal-SCAN)Absolute Steal ARIZONA Ranch Liquidation. 36 AC - $59,900. Perfect for private retreat. Endless views. Beautiful setting with fresh mountain air. Abundant wildlife. Secluded with good access. Financing available. Offered by AZLR 1-877-301-5263. (Cal-SCAN)Affordable Montana Lands. Owner Financing 160 AC/ BLM- $139,900. 640 AC TROPHY ELK- UNDER $1,000/ AC. 20 AC TIMBERLAND- $49,900. Sought after Trophy Elk area. 350 class and better! Great muleys and whitetails, grouse, and pheasants. Access to large BLM and stateland. Call WSL 1-888-361-3006 www.MontanaLandAndCamps.com (Cal-SCAN)Arizona Mountain Ranch Wickenburg area. 36AC - $98,900. Get back to nature at Saddle Creek Ranch. Great getaway, ideal climate, spectacu-lar views, wildlife, privacy. ADWR report available. E-Z terms. Offered by AZLR 1-888-246-1914. (Cal-SCAN)Estate 10 AC. Lots N. of Auburn, California. Lake views, secluded, trophy $549k gently rolling $429k, great building sites. Award winning. Public golf course, all utilities. www.EscapeProperties.biz 916-201-6687. (Cal-SCAN)Fish Lake Valley, NV. 10 ac Trout Stream $59,900. Endless Recreational Opportunities. Spectacular views of Eastern slope of snowcapped White Mountains. Within looming pres-ence of Nevada’s highest peak and range. Cool, clear year round Rainbow Trout Creek. Call today! Won’t last! Call 1-877-349-0822. (Cal-SCAN)LOT in Truckee’s Prosser Lakeview EastateSubdivision in North Tahoe. 1 of the few remaining attractive and level parcels in the development. Mountain view and beautiful large rock formation. $259,000. (650)596-9363Manufactured/Mobile Home Sale! Brand New! 24x44= $37,851; 28x44=$39,961; 24x56=$42,982; 28x72=$60,965; 32x72=$67,339. Price Buster Factory Direct Sale Ends July 16th. Floor Plans & Color Brochures Available! 1-800-620-3762. (Cal-SCAN)Riverfront, Dockable Homesite on beautiful Cape Fear River. 15 min-utes from Wilmington, NC. Stunning river views. Private, fully amenitized community. 910-383-2820 Cape Fear Bluffs, LLC. (Cal-SCAN)So. Colorado Ranch Sale. 35 Acres- $36,900 Spectacular Rocky Mountain Views Year round access, elec/ tele included. Come for the week-end, stay for a lifetime. Excellent financ-ing available w/ low down payment. Call Red Creek Land Co. today! 1-866-696-5263 x2679. (Cal-SCAN)Texas Lake View Bargains! 2 to 5 acres, huge live oaks, spectacu-lar views overlooking Texas’ number one recreational lake near Dallas/Fort Worth. Brand new gated lakeside com-munity with world class amenities. 2 acres only $49,900. Excellent financ-ing. Call now 1-866-913-7589 x468. (Cal-SCAN)

Wyoming Ranch Liquidation. 35 acres - $59,900. Recreational para-dise perfect getaway. Great climate, wildlife, easy access. Title insurance, surveyed. Financing. Call UTLR 1-888-703-5263. (Cal-SCAN)

860 Housesitting

Free Professional House-sitting [email protected]/pet sitters available retired professional couple. Seeking house/pet sitting position during July & August. 2 week minimum stay. References available. No cost to you. Please call (650)255-7891

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995 FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENTQIMERA HOLDINGSFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 495073THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, QIMERA HOLDINGS, 135 SEALE AVE., PALO ALTO, CA 94301:JACK HONG, AS TRUSTEE OF THE QIMERA TRUST U/D/T JUNE 16, 2004MEI-ERL VICKY HUANG, AS TRUSTEE OF THE QIMERA TRUST U/D/T JUNE 16, 2004135 SEALE AVE. PALO ALTO, CA 94301 THIS BUSINESS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A FAMILY TRUST. 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 JUNE 4, 2007.(PAW JUNE 13, 20, 27, JULY 4, 2007)OAKVILLE GROCERYFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 494575 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, OAKVILLE GROCERY, 715 STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER, PALO ALTO, CA 94303: OGC INVESTMENTS, LLC500 OAKVILLE CROSSROADOAKVILLE, CA 94562CALIFORNIA THIS BUSINESS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. REGISTRANT BEGAN TRANSACTING BUSINESS UNDER THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S) LISTED HEREIN ON MARCH 26, 2007. THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON MAY 23, 2007. (PAW JUNE 15, 22, 29, JULY 6, 2007)

MAX MARAFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 494750THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, MAX MARA, 660 STANFORD SHOPPING CENTER # 187, PALO ALTO, CA 94304:CATHERINE FRANDSEN & CO. INC.2901 W. MACARTHUR BLVD. # 111SANTA ANA, CA 92704CORP. - CA THIS BUSINESS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A CORPORATION. REGISTRANT BEGAN TRANSACTING BUSINESS UNDER THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S) LISTED HEREIN ON 03/18/2000. THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON MAY 29, 2007.(PAW JUNE 20, 27, JULY 4, 11, 2007)SUGAR PIE BEBEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 494660 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, SUGAR PIE BEBE, 1883 AGNEW RD. UNIT # 262 SANTA CLARA, CA 95054:MISTY LYNN RANGEL1883 AGNEW RD. UNIT 262SANTA CLARA, CA 95054 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 MAY 24, 2007.(PAW JUNE 20, 27, JULY 4, 11, 2007)MIRAFLORES HOMESFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 494449 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, MIRAFLORES HOMES, 1450 EL CAMINO REAL, MENLO PARK, CA 94025: 9130 KERN AVE., LLC1450 EL CAMINO REALMENLO PARK, CA 94025CALIFORNIA THIS BUSINESS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. REGISTRANT BEGAN TRANSACTING BUSINESS UNDER THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S) LISTED HEREIN ON OCTOBER 1, 2006. THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON MAY 22, 2007.(PAW JUNE 20, 27 JULY 4,11, 2007)CANDOO DESIGNFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 495719 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS

(ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, CANDOO DESIGN, 917 SYCAMORE DR., PALO ALTO, CA 94303:CAROL GERD LEONARD917 SYCAMORE DR.PALO ALTO, CA 94303 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 JUNE 19, 2007.(PAW JUNE 29, JULY 6, 13, 20, 2007)WRITE INTELLIGENCEFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 495924 THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, WRITE INTELLIGENCE, 1076 POMEROY AVE., SANTA CLARA, CA 95051:TOM W. FERMAZIN1076 POMEROY AVE. SANTA CLARA, CA 95051 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 JUNE 22, 2007.(PAW JUNE 29, JULY 6, 13, 20, 2007)RAMONA NAILSFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENTFILE NO. 495423THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS, RAMONA NAILS, 530 RAMONA ST., PALO ALTO, CA 94301:IRINA V. AGUIRREERIC V. AGUIRRE38125 CANYON OAKS CT.FREMONT, CA 94536 THIS BUSINESS IS BEING CONDUCTED BY HUSBAND & WIFE. 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 JUNE 13, 2007.(PAW JULY 4, 11, 18, 25, 2007)

997 ALL OTHER LEGALSORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARANO.107CV087506TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER TATIANA MEJIA BERNHARD. FILED A PETITION WITH THIS COURT FOR A DECREE CHANGING NAMES AS FOLLOWS: TATIANA MEJIA BERNHARD TO TATIANA MEJIA BARONA. THE COURT ORDERS THAT ALL PER-SONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER SHALL APPEAR BEFORE THIS COURT AT THE HEARING INDICATED BELOW TO SHOW CAUSE, IF ANY, WHY THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. NOTICE OF HEARING: JULY 24, 2007, 8:45 A.M., DEPT. 15. 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 CIRCULA-TION, PRINTED IN THIS COUNTY: PALO ALTO WEEKLY.DATE: JUNE 8, 2007 /S/ EUGENE M. HYMAN JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT(PAW JUNE 15, 22, 29, JULY 6, 2007)NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. NO. FD-103268-C LOAN NO. 22083315 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/25/2006. 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 PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A PUB-LIC AUCTION SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAV-INGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, WILL BE HELD BY THE

DULY APPOINTED TRUSTEE. THE SALE WILL BE MADE, BUT WITHOUT COV-ENANT OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, REGARDING TITLE, POS-SESSION, OR ENCUMBRANCES, TO SATISFY THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY SAID DEED OF TRUST. THE UNDERSIGNED TRUSTEE DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INCORRECT-NESS OF THE PROPERTY ADDRESS OR OTHER COMMON DESIGNATION, IF ANY, SHOWN HEREIN. TRUSTOR:RICHARD GERALD MOORE, AN UNMAR-RIED MAN RECORDED 10/4/2006 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2006-149754 IN BOOK , PAGE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAN MATEO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DATE OF SALE:7/11/2007 AT 1:00 PM PLACE OF SALE: AT THE MARSHALL STREET ENTRANCE TO THE HALL OF JUSTICE AND RECORDS, 400 COUNTY CENTER, REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA PROPERTY ADDRESS IS PURPORTED TO BE: 846 RUNNYMEDE STREET EAST PALO ALTO, CA 94303 APN #: 063-252-090-4 THE TOTAL AMOUNT SECURED BY SAID INSTRUMENT AS OF THE TIME OF INITIAL PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS $669,527.39, WHICH INCLUDES THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE UNPAID BALANCE (INCLUDING ACCRUED AND UNPAID INTEREST) AND REASONABLE ESTIMATED COSTS, EXPENSES, AND ADVANCES AT THE TIME OF INITIAL PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. DATE: JUNE 14, 2007 EXECUTIVE TRUSTEE SERVICES, LLC 15455 SAN FERNANDO MISSION BLVD SUITE #208 MISSION HILLS, CA 91345 SALE LINE 714-259-7850 BEATRIZ OSORIO TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 864510(PAW 06/20, 06/27, 07/04/2007)NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARY SINGLETON1-07-PR-160344 TO ALL HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, CREDI-TORS, CONTINGENT CREDITORS AND PERSONS WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE INTERESTED IN THE WILL OR ESTATE, OR BOTH, OF MARY SINGLETON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE HAS BEEN FILED BY: DENNIS E. SINGLETON, III IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE REQUESTS THAT DENNIS E. SINGLETON, III BE APPOINTED AS PERSONAL REPRESEN-TATIVE TO ADMINISTER THE ESTATE OF THE DECEDENT. THE PETITION REQUESTS THE DECE-DENT’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. THE PETITION REQUESTS AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER THE ESTATE UNDER THE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT. (THIS AUTHORITY WILL ALLOW THE PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVE TO TAKE MANY ACTIONS WITHOUT OBTAINING COURT APPROV-AL. 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 INDE-PENDENT 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 JULY 23, 2007 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 CREDI-TOR 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 LET-TERS AS PROVIDED 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 INVEN-TORY 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/ HELEN B. BAUMANNBAUMANN AND HURLIMANN495 SEAPORT CT., # 101REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063(650)381-0200 (PAW JUNE 22, 29, JULY 6, 2007)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DAVID L. WIDMAN 1-07-PR-161602 TO ALL HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, CREDI-TORS, CONTINGENT CREDITORS AND PERSONS WHO MAY OTHERWISE BE INTERESTED IN THE WILL OR ESTATE, OR BOTH, OF DAVID L. WIDMAN. A PETITION FOR PROBATE HAS BEEN FILED BY: JILL L. DILLMAN IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE REQUESTS THAT JILL L. DILLMAN BE APPOINTED AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO ADMINISTER THE ESTATE OF THE DECEDENT. THE PETITION REQUESTS THE DECE-DENT’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. THE PETITION REQUESTS AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER THE ESTATE UNDER THE INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES ACT. (THIS AUTHORITY WILL ALLOW THE PERSONAL REPRE-SENTATIVE TO TAKE MANY ACTIONS WITHOUT OBTAINING COURT APPROV-AL. 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 INDE-PENDENT 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 JULY 30, 2007 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 CREDI-TOR 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 LET-TERS AS PROVIDED 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 INVEN-TORY 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/ THOMAS J. BARGER411 BOREL AVENUE, STE. 600SAN MATEO, CA 94402(650)348-5000(PAW JUNE 29, JULY 4, 6, 2007)ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA NO. 107CV088051 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: PETITIONER JONATHAN ADAM GAI FILED A PETITION WITH THIS COURT FOR A DECREE CHANGING NAMES AS FOLLOWS:JONATHAN ADAM GAI TO JONATHAN ADAM GUY. THE COURT ORDERS THAT ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THIS MATTER SHALL APPEAR BEFORE THIS COURT AT THE HEARING INDICATED BELOW TO SHOW CAUSE, IF ANY, WHY THE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. NOTICE OF HEARING: JULY 31, 2007, 8:45 A.M., DEPT. 15. 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 CIRCULA-TION, PRINTED IN THIS COUNTY: PALO ALTO WEEKLY. DATE: JUNE 15, 2007 /S/ EUGENE M. HYMAN JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PAW JUNE 29, JULY 6, 13, 20, 2007)

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Stunning Atherton 3BR/2BA home with views. Remodel or build on this spacious property. Has a pool and is priced to sell quickly.Steve Gray $2,750,000

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Great starter home or investment. Updated in-terior, Designer paint & crown moulding, bonus rm. w/sep. entry. Large private backyard & BBQ area. Corner lot w/unique stone fence, large side parking area. Barbara Klem $595,000

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Remodeled country home and property. Private bridge leads to flat sunny usable meadow and 3BR, 2BA bungalow. Bordered by year round creek, the home offers many possibilities with its office space and hobby room. Decks, patio and yard lend themselves to delightful entertaining.Janet Lawson $1,199,000

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A spectacular Italian Villa log in prstgious LA Country Club area. Cstm hm, excptnl flr plan blt to unprecedented stand of dsgn & qlty. 4BR/4.5BA, ofc, 3 car gar, plus pool house, pool/spa & lawn. Close to shopping, fwys & top LA schls.Farideh Zamani Price Upon Request

This secluded & tranquil 4BR/3BA home is ideal for entertaining w/spectacular views from every room. Substantially renovated, 2mbr ste, high ceiling, Sep. LR/DR/FM. Flat Lot surrounded by lush garden, oak & redwood trees. Top LA Schools. Farideh Zamani $2,795,000

Feel at home in this recently updated 2BR/1.5BA condo tucked away in private seclusion. Cozy LR/DR combo, gas starter fireplace w/ large picture window looking out to beautifully landscaped patio. Complex amenities include a pool, cabana w/sauna and clubhouse.Ginna Arnold-Lazar $565,000

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In one of the most desirable Los Altos Hills neighborhoods this home is conveniently located within close proximity to downtown Los Altos. This home has 4BR/3+BA + guest house sits on a large lot and comes complete with pool, tennis court and beautiful views...A rare find!Steve Gray Price upon Request

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Menlo Park Spanish Villa centrally located near downtown. 5 spacious Bedrooms and 3 full Baths with bonus entertainment/game room.Meegan Ferrari $2,940,281

Incredible 2BR/2.5BA with views from every level! Den that could be used as a third Bedroom. Updated kitchen, formal dining room, two fire-places, and decks on all levels, attached two car garage.Kristin Cashin $1,995,000

Classic “model” unit from original develop-ment. Gracious Living Rm. With wall of glass looks out onto deck under majestic redwoods. Many custom & built-in features. Great location, close to shopping, restaurants & transportation. Tom Boeddiker $1,149,000

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Four bedroom, beautifully renovated, turn-of-the-century home, just blocks from downtown Palo Alto. Bright, open floor plan; remodeled gourmet kitchen opens to family room; spacious sunny rear yard; large detached studio with sky-lights; and abundance of natural charm! Out-standing Palo Alto Schools. Rare and special opportunity! Stephanie Savides $3,398,000

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Brand new Mediterranean styled 5BR/4+BA home. Absolute quality construction with de-signer flair. High coffered ceilings, distressed hardwood floors, a gourmet kitchen with the fin-est appliances and cabinetry. 3-car garage with views to S.F.Dana Cappiello $3,495,000

This 4BR/3BA home has an interior that wel-comes the chef and the entertaining bug within you. The large kitchen sports a Wolf Range & a center set at a height for the cook. Entry to the home can be gotten directly from the 3 car ga-rage. With a separate laundry rm. & sep. quarters at the end of the house w/separate BA.Gary Mckae $2,899,000

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Gorgeous display of architectural character & charm in this light filled extensively remod & ex-panded home in desirable Cherry Chase neigh-borhood. 3BR/2BA, Gourmet cooks kitchen, central heat/air, beautiful backyard w/mature citrus trees. Farideh Zamani $1,079,500

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A classic country estate epitomizing the under-stated elegance and charm of old Woodside. Property includes: a traditional two-story 1915 era home with 5BD/5BA, 2 car garage + 1BD/1BA apt; pool & pool house, w/kitchenette & 2 full BA’s; 3 stall barn w/tack room + ample acre-age for additional equestrian facilities; several lev-el acres; lrg. lake. Virtual Tour: http://plansand-tours.com/1018. Steven Gray/Elizabeth Daschbach $6,950,000

Stunning views: Western hills & Santa Clara Val-ley, Los Lomitas Schools, 2003 Craftsman, 4BR/3.5BA, upgrades, vineyard & est. landscaping minutes to 280 and 101.Gary McKae $5,485,100

First time ever on the market this classic cottage from the 1920’s is reflective of old World Wood-side. With a beautifully natural landscape you can enjoy views of the western hills in a very pri-vate setting on a very desirable road, Whiskey Hill. The charming home has hardwood floors with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Steve Gray/Ken Reeves $1,800,000

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SAN CARLOS…4BR/2.5BA home. Fine finished details, only 5 years new. Marble, granite, hardwood floors, high ceilings and skylights. Double paned win-dows and sliders. Bay views. Mature and new grounds.Lyn Ashby $1,398,000

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PALO ALTO… Bright, spacious 2BR/2BA home near downtown Palo Alto. Open, flow-ing floor plan w/skylights in vaulted ceiling. Vin-tage details include hardwood flooring, true di-vided light windows. Updated kitchen and baths.Ginna Arnold-Lazar $925,000

MENLO PARK… Allied Arts area. 3 yr new home is a gem. 4 BR, 3.5 BA with open floor plan, detailed woodwork and natural stone. Full basement. Close to parks, Stanford, and acclaimed Menlo Park schools.Jami Arami $2,995,000

PALO ALTO… This charming 2BR/2BA Victorian in Midtown PA is a pleasure to be-hold. High ceilings, spacious rooms, origi-nal moldings, loaded with character.Linda Samaha $1,195,000

PORTOLA VALLEY…Estate property w/stun-ning 3BD/2BA main home. Spacious kitchen and family room. Separate 1BD/1BA guest house. 2 stall barn, paddock and pool.Dana Cappiello $3,550,000

MENLO PARK…Majestic Oaks and Redwoods surround this beautifully landscaped home lo-cated in West Menlo Park. Spacious, remodeled 6BR/3BA home has thoughtful floor plan with tasteful appointments and quality workmanship. Susan Furstman $3,350,000

ATHERTON… Extraordinary European Coun-try Estate. Serene grounds include pool, outdoor entertaining pavilion & expansive lawn. One of a kind custom built 2 story masterpiece. Ideal house for entertaining. Formal LR, DR, master BR suite.Michelle Englert $6,195,000

PORTOLA VALLEY...New construction. 4BR/3.5 BA Craftsman style home, creekside set-ting. High ceilings, gourmet kitchen, hardwood floors, garage w/studio & bath. Excellent neigh-borhood, close to schools, shops and Windy Hill. Nino Gaetano $2,835,000

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