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Graduation ’08On The WebThe following special graduation

features are available at the Week-ly’s Web site, www.PaloAltoOnline.com:■ Videos of the ceremony at Cas-tilleja School, plus additional pho-tographs from Gunn and Palo Alto high schools.■ Lists of graduates from: Cas-tilleja, East Palo Alto Academy, Eastside Prep, Gunn, Palo Alto, Menlo School, Menlo-Atherton, Mid-Peninsula, Palo Alto Prepara-tory, Sacred Heart and Woodside Priory.

Gunn High School seniors celebrate commencement ceremonies in the early evening on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.

W ith a flurry of cap-tossing, tear-dabbing and more than a little pomp and cir-

cumstance, Palo Alto’s 898 pub-lic-high school seniors graduated Wednesday evening in simultane-ous ceremonies.

At Gunn High School, graduates heard MC Hammer, a rap star who filed for bankruptcy in the mid-’90s and is now a self-character-ized entrepreneur, talk about never quitting.

“Class of 2008, no matter what obstacles come before you, go for it. ... Never give up, because you are definitely too legit to quit!” Hammer boomed into the mic, prompting a collective cheer from the 481 graduates.

At Palo Alto High School, senior Michael Hipsley literally jumped for joy when his name was called, a green-robed punctuation mark of celebration on stage.

His mother, Anita DeLong, summed up the mood among the 417 students and their family mem-bers — pride and pleasure.

“I’m very happy. [The graduates] have met a lot of challenges,” she

said, adding her son had no trou-ble adjusting to Paly’s welcoming community, his third high school.

Gunn mother Marci Reichelstein agreed.

“I’m immensely proud. It’s such a tough academic high school, and I think every senior has been tested in many, many ways,” Reichelstein said as she hovered near Gunn’s amphitheatre, trying to catch a glimpse of daughter Daniela.

Graduates and faculty similarly remarked on the academic chal-lenges the teens had overcome.

“These students can move moun-tains — of homework every night,” Gunn graduate Katharine Vu quipped in a speech to classmates.

Yet even students who didn’t beat the academic heat by racking up high scores will craft paths to success, Principal Noreen Likins emphasized in her address.

“Some of the world’s most suc-cessful people were not stars in high school. They needed wider horizons on which to set their sails,” she said.

Overall, the ceremonies over-flowed with joy and exuberance.

Paly graduate Pauline Slakey said she was so elated to graduate, she forgot to turn her tassel to the other side of her mortarboard until after her march across the stage.

A dash of incredulity also marked the day for graduates and family members.

“It’s kind of crazy he’s going off on his own,” incoming Gunn senior Beatrice Strnad said of her older brother, Stephen. She was just getting to know some of the seniors better — and now they’re leaving, she added.

“I just can’t stop thinking about how fast it went by,” Paly grad Ed Hall agreed. He might never see some of his friends again, he re-flected after the ceremony, stand-ing in the sea of green and white robes.

In her speech to graduates, Caroline Hodge, editor-in-chief of Gunn’s school newspaper, The Oracle, focused on equipping her classmates for the future.

High school was often a “bub-ble” of academics and extracur-riculars — and college will likely be, too, she said. The way to gain a

broader perspective is by keeping up on the news — it spurs curios-ity, compassion and knowledge, she told peers.

“Reading the newspaper is the best self-improvement tool out there,” she said.

After the two-hour-plus ceremo-nies, school officials, graduates and families had a chance to un-wind.

Gunn audience members, who had gathered beyond the ribboned-off amphitheatre, handed out cel-lophane-clad tulips, homemade brownies and other gifts.

The green and white caps of Paly graduates — green for men, white for women — soon found their way onto younger siblings, who disre-garded the gender rule to run in mad-hatted circles on the grass.

Standing with grinning friends, graduate Slakey was giddy with excitement.

“I’m ecstatic! I’m so happy,” she said. Staff Writer Arden Pennell can be e-mailed at [email protected].

Challenges met, class of 2008 graduates Palo Alto high school seniors reflect, celebrate

by Arden Pennell

The roads more and

less traveledFrom study hall to boot camp, graduates discuss

the future by Arden Pennell

M any schoolchildren study the classic poem about choices and the future —

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both ... I took the one less traveled by.”

Now those schoolchildren are graduating from Palo Alto’s two public high schools, Gunn and Palo Alto. Years after learning Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken,” local teenagers are choosing their own paths. Their roads range from college to the military to volunteer work.

Captured in a moment often seen as triumphant but uncertain, thrill-ing yet bittersweet, local graduates whom the Weekly interviewed were confident, curious — and ready for a taste of something new.

In his poem, Frost frets about which road to take and speculates he’ll regret his choice. Yet Gunn graduate Max Keeler said his best decision in high school was “trying everything.”

Keeler listed at least four differ-ent career paths he might carve out after starting at UC-Berkeley next fall.

And rather than choose between paths, Palo Alto teenagers de-scribed ways to take both.

Those who aren’t planning to go straight to college — the most traveled path for Palo Alto gradu-ates, according to demographic data — described how their less-traveled road would eventually lead to higher education.

Paly senior Donnie Salas has always been fascinated with the military — and architecture. He is headed to boot camp for the Ma-rines Corps a few short days af-ter graduation yet plans to design buildings later in life.

The Weekly also asked graduates to reflect on experiences that led to the joyous, tearful day when they clutched diplomas, hugged friends and sent tasseled caps flying. Here are their answers.

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Palo Altans dodge pangs at the pump

Henry Black, owner of the Shell gas station on Alma Street at Lytton Avenue, sees pain every day — as customers fill up their tanks with increasingly expensive gas.

“I think they have second thoughts every time they get in a car. I know I do,” Black said.

In recent weeks, gas-price hikes have been making even hybrid-car owners uncomfortable with driving. According to Caltrain, commuters have been flocking to public transit.

At Stanford University, the department of parking and transporta-tion has been receiving more requests for rideshare services.

“There’s been an increase in the number of people taking us up on the various programs,” said Brodie Hamilton, director of Parking and Transportation Services at Stanford.

Commuters aren’t the only ones changing their habits. Some teen-age drivers say they are now charging their friends for rides to the movies, and travel agencies are reporting that families are planning gas-sensitive vacations.

—Thea Lamkin

Councilman denies Children’s Theatre conflict

Councilman Jack Morton said Wednesday he does not have a conflict of interest regarding the proposed audit of the Children’s Theatre police investigation.

Morton has been the accountant for the nonprofit Friends of the Palo Alto Children’s Theatre since the 1980s. He has also been one of the most outspoken critics of the police investigation, calling it a “sorry mess” this week.

Morton said his work for the Friends is pro bono, and that a care-ful check of his records indicates he hasn’t been compensated for his work with the group for at least the last year.

He said he has no direct relationship with the theater.“The Police Department isn’t investigating the Friends,” Morton

said. “The city attorney did not tell me I have a conflict. I’m not con-

nected,” Morton said.City Attorney Gary Baum told the Weekly he could not disclose

his advice to council members due to attorney-client privilege.The council decided Monday to work with the city’s police auditor

to examine the 11-month investigation into potential embezzlement at the city-run theater.

State and local ordinances on political conflicts of interest focus on financial relationships. The city’s Council Protocols are broad-er.

Mayor Larry Klein also says he doesn’t have a conflict regarding the Children’s Theatre audit. He is being paid as the attorney for the late Assistant Director Michael Litfin’s estate.

Several council members said Morton could have a conflict and that Klein probably doesn’t.

—Becky Trout

Grocery stores become top-shelf priority

Spurred by the potential closure of JJ&F Market, the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to encourage and retain grocery stores by adopting a new zoning regulation.

Midsize grocery stores accessible to pedestrians are key compo-nents of a thriving community, the commissioners agreed Wednes-day night.

But grocery stores are akin to residences for low-income families — important but also hard to build and operate at a profit “unless there are some really strong incentives,” Commissioner Lee Lip-pert said.

The new zone designation, “G” for grocery, would be added as a “combining district” to existing zones, such as neighborhood com-mercial, to either require or provide incentives for property owners to include new grocery stores or retain existing ones.

The commission intends to flesh out the details of the proposal at an upcoming study session, Assistant City Attorney Donald Larkin said.

—Becky Trout

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Max KeelerClass president heads to elite state school

A ffable and well-spoken, Max Keeler is easy to talk to and easy to like.

It didn’t escape notice at Gunn, where he was voted class president. He also dabbled in sports, threw himself into school spirit activities and called the Weekly to spread the word about school events. Next year he’s headed to UC-Berkeley.

His post-Berkeley career plans are hard to pin down. He might choose to work in international business in China or Latin America, since he speaks Chinese and Spanish, he said. He also loves traveling and could lead ad-venture tours in regions he’s studied. Then again, he’s toyed with the idea of becoming a politician. The possibilities, it seems, are limitless for Keeler.

Why did you choose Berkeley? Because of all the hard work I put in at Gunn. I want to just keep go-

ing at the same level.Are you going to miss anything about Palo Alto?I’m going to come home as little as possible. I love Palo Alto. ... [But]

I’ve been here for 18 years. It’s time for something new.What’s your best high school memory? Definitely homecoming. ... It’s just so much fun because each class

completely comes together. We realize how much we love each other. ... Monday is always “class colors” day. Every single year I’ve painted myself from head-to-toe. Freshman year I was completely yellow. This year I was completely red. Last year I was completely black, and soph-omore year I was green.

Do you have any advice for incoming freshmen?Try everything that you want. ... I did the swim team [sophomore]

year. ... I was the slowest swimmer on the team, but I still had fun. —Arden Pennell

No guessing where these Palo Alto High School graduates are going to college: They decorated their caps with destination logos.

Women of the Castilleja Class of 2008 eagerly await their diplomas at graduation ceremonies on Saturday, June 7.

Donnie SalasTeam player is ready for boot camp

D onnie Salas loves teamwork, tests of strength and forming close friendships.

At Paly, he spent four years on the football team, a jock who by his own admission partied as hard as he played. Now he’s headed to military service, a long-time dream of his. He chose the U.S. Marine Corps because it’s the toughest, most elite unit, he said. Boot camp starts just days after graduation.

But Salas’ plans don’t stop with the Marines. Ever since building a model house in an introductory

engineering class at Jordan Middle School, he’s been fascinated with architecture, he said. His dream is to build his own house. He plans to get an architecture credential either while enlisted or after service, and maybe later establish a private prac-tice, he said.

What’s your best high school memory?

Definitely the whole high-school football experience. ... I really liked the brotherhood and the team bonding. ... The Marines is just a big brotherhood. That’s another reason I joined, for the brother-hood.

What about your worst mem-ory?

Girl drama. Girl drama? That should be self-explanatory

for your readers.Is there anything you wish

you’d known in high school? Pay attention to what the teach-

ers have to say. Not just in the classroom but outside the class-room. The teachers really know what they’re talking about. Just listen to their advice.

Do you have any advice for in-coming freshmen?

Usually the first two years are the toughest because high school is a whole new environment. [Up-per classmen] are not that much older than you but at the same time they are. Just know that in a few years, you will discover your-self as well — and you’ll be the older person.

—Arden Pennell

CLASS PROFILES

About the CoverAlana Alfrey celebrates receiving her diploma during the Gunn High School commencement ceremonies as the mortarboards start flying. Photo by Don Feria.

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Ashley BealThe hard worker begins college path

W hen school days would end at Palo Alto High School, Ashley Beal worked a double-shift at two jobs to help pay bills in her house-hold.

Besides juggling jobs and homework, Beal enrolled in SAT prep classes and tried particularly in senior year to raise her grades, she said. Next fall Beal’s hard work will pay off, when she enrolls in California State Univer-sity, East Bay, in a college-readiness program for black students. She plans to later transfer to University of California, San Diego, and study nursing.

Her high school recollections are bittersweet. She said she was pleased to have made it to a four-year school — an achievement not all her peers could boast — but felt she could have done better in school if she hadn’t been tied up in jobs. Nonetheless, she’s excited to be out on her own and start down the path to nursing.

Why do you want to be a nurse? I’ve always wanted to something that could help people. ... I used

Aja MathewsEnvironmentalist blazes her trail

T he sky is not falling for Aja Mathews, an environmentalist with a pas-sion for perhaps the kindest message: “You, too, can go green.”

She and three other Gunn High School students created the film “10 Simple Steps” last year about how high school students can recycle and reduce energy. It won the “best of festival” award in a city cinema fest.

Mathews continued to teach peers simple ways to help the environment this year as co-president of Gunn’s Environmental Club. In the fall she is heading to Massachusetts’ Berkshires region to clear trails and teach children about the environment under a program run by nonprofit Student Conservation Association. The following year she plans to continue study-ing the environment at Wesleyan.

What are you looking forward to next year? Living simply and in nature. The [program’s] house is out in the wil-

derness, and you’re living frugally and with all these other [volunteers]

Palo Alto High School graduates Khalin Sandifer, left, and Sione Mataele are all smiles after the Wednesday evening ceremony.

From left, Boris Burkov, Emily Krehbiel, and Casey Barnes-Waychus share a laugh as MC Hammer delivers one of his song lyrics “Too Legit to Quit” during the keynote address at the Gunn High School graduation at the campus amphitheater.

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Andrew TeslerFree spirit takes to the road

I taly, Greece, Athena and Zeus await Gunn graduate Andrew Tesler next year.

His planned trek across Europe should introduce him to new cultures — with a definite stop in the lands whose myths fascinated him in school, he said.

The trip will add to his hobby of cross-cultural enrichment. Tesler, whose family moved to the United States from the former Soviet Union when he was a toddler, acts in a Russian-language theater group in his free time.

At Gunn he was an athlete and represented the student body to the school board. Beyond Gunn and the great open road, he’s not sure what the future holds. Perhaps politics, he said. After traveling, he plans to apply to inter-national universities to keep chalking up new experiences.

Why’d you decide to go traveling? You won’t get the same chance later on. ... If you were working and

[went] traveling, you’ve lost a year of your career. If you go in college, it’s a gap in your studies. ... After 16 years of living in one town besides minor trips for the summer, it really gets like you know the whole city.

What’s your best high school memory? [I learned to] take more out of life by not being stressed.What about your worst high school memory? I don’t have any bad memories. Actually, there was one moment

freshman year when I lost $100 [from my wallet.]What’s something valuable you learned in high school? If you look back it’s like you knew it all the time, but you didn’t.Do you have any advice for incoming freshman?You’re not going to die. Just manage your time wisely and you’ll get

through it. ... [And] take your [driving] permit test early. —Arden Pennell

who share the same ideals as you.

There are 16 other 18-25 year-olds living in this house by a lake so it should be gorgeous.

Will you miss anything about Palo Alto?

The weather. And the people here.


Taking walks with my friend to the pond during school. We’d just walk there and throw rocks in.

Do you have any advice for in-coming freshmen?

Take it easy. Don’t worry too much about everything. Do things that are meaningful to you. [I asked myself], ‘When I remember high school when I’m 40, am I going to remember this test? ... What to me is going to be the meaningful experience here?’

—Arden Pennell

to want to be a teacher ... but [education funding is] so unstable these days. ... Nursing is always going to be in high demand.


All the people that you meet, all the parties, hanging out at the Wall [on the Paly campus]. ... The social life is the thing that gets you through the day at school.

Do you have any advice for in-coming freshman?

If their parents don’t make [them] get a job, don’t get a job. Try to get as good grades as you can to challenge [yourself] a little more, to do the extra work in class. Get those AP classes. No matter what race you are and how little resources you have, you still can be better. You just have to try a little harder.

—Arden Pennell

Aja Mathews Ashley Beal

Rap artist MC Hammer implored Gunn High School graduates to ‘never give up, because you are definitely too legit to quit’ at commencement exercises on Wednesday, June 11.

Castilleja graduate Lauren Elizabeth Pot-ter hugs a mentor at the graduation cer-emony on June 7.

Gunn High School graduates participated in commencement ceremonies, with keynote speaker MC Hammer offering words on perseverance and dreams.

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Graduate Sonja Swenson gives the valedictorian address to her classmates at Castilleja School on June 7.

Castilleja School graduates 62 seniors

G raduation last Saturday capped a remarkable year for Castilleja School. Speaking to 62 graduating seniors, San Francisco’s District

Attorney Kamala Harris was one of a line-up of powerful women to visit the school this year as part of centennial celebrations.

In April, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke at the school’s Centennial Symposium via telecast, holding forth on the subjects of power and leadership. Other speakers included business and nonprofit leaders.

The school’s Centennial Campaign, culminating this year, raised about $36.5 million, according to

Director of Communications Dana Sundblad. This spring all students traveled to China and India, fund-ed by the campaign, to learn about human rights.

They also enjoyed a new $14.5 million state-of-the-art fitness center, opened in January with campaign funds.

Last Saturday, the school, at the start of its second century, witnessed its centennial class graduate. And the women, clad in white, commenced the next phase of their lives.

For a video montage of Castilleja’s graduation ceremonies, go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com.

—Arden Pennell

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Arts & EntertainmentA weekly guide to music, theater, art, movies and more, edited by Rebecca Wallace

by Rebecca Wallace

You can tell that Mayyur Kailash Gupta is a sculp-tor, even if he isn’t talking about art.

During a discussion of cooking, his eyes smile when he talks about cucumbers — the vegetables can feel like marble, he says. When the topic turns to clothes shopping, Gupta says, “If I can’t touch it, I won’t buy it.” The world around him is always tactile.

The artist also can resemble the pieces in his new ex-hibit at the Aicon Gallery in Palo Alto. Chatting at the gallery, he speaks with a calm that mirrors the serenity of his sculpted wood faces. All the visages are gentle, some touched with wistfulness, others with hope. The eyebrows are expressive, the lips soft.

Gupta’s sculptures don’t spring from artist’s models; rather, he likes to find inspiration in faces he sees in his town of Baroda, India, or on his travels. Recent wanderings have included trips to Cambodia, Kenya

Facing the worldARTIST’S GENTLE WOOD SCULPTURES OF FACES COME FROM HIS TRAVELS, HIS HOMETOWN AND RELIGIOUS ICONS

As the bird in his 2007 wood sculpture “Thief II” appears to smile at the camera, artist Mayyur Kailash Gupta stands in Palo Alto’s Aicon Gallery. This is the Indian sculptor’s first exhibit in the United States.

Left: “Head on Head” is a 2008 piece of graphite on wood. Above: The 2006-7 wood piece “Apsara” is one of Gupta’s many works incorporating wings.

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and Turkey. This is his first time in the United States, and his first exhibit in this country.

Often the faces in Gupta’s sculptures simply float out of his

subconscious; some have wings, or birds perched on their heads. “I’m a daydreamer,” he says.

Nearly all the pieces in the show were made from wood over about the last two-and-a-half years. Gupta favors an Indian tree in the pine family. His sculptures begin

as drawings, then become clay models, then final wood pieces made with woodcarving tools and sandpaper for a careful finish.

Beneath the smoothness of the faces, the wood grain is often vis-ible, the vitality of the swirling lines lending life and awareness

to the sculptures. Even in the few pieces that are coated with other materials, such as copper and sil-ver foil, Gupta lets features of the wood show through.

In “For Her,” Gupta covered a wooden woman’s head with graphite powder mixed with nat-ural gum, applying six or seven layers with a brush until the piece took on a subtle glow.

“I wanted to change the mood a little,” he says, looking at the work with fondness. “Still, the character of the wood is there. You can see the cracks; you can see the veins.”

The dark charcoal hue was inspired by the faces he saw in Africa. Gupta was entranced by their “shining” skin.

Another Gupta work, “Moon Girl With Rooster,” grew out of a glimpse of a young girl play-ing around a lake and chasing a hen near Gupta’s home. His sculpture has a womanly bosom and a rooster atop her head, but the girl’s innocence nestles in the piece’s wide eyes.

Gallery director Shona Dutta says she’s especially drawn to that sculpture. “It’s the most sensual of all the pieces, and her eyes are almost hopeful, with raised eye-brows.” Unlike the Mona Lisa, who watches you wherever you go, Moon Girl is caught up in her own, mysterious world, Dutta says.

Dutta is director of Aicon’s Palo Alto location; there are also Aicon galleries in New York in London, all specializing in Indian art.

Tactile art has always been im-portant to Gupta, who was born in 1961. While he was growing up in a small village in the Indian state of Rajasthan, his mother and other local women regularly made folk-art pots and figures. The pieces were sometimes used in festivals, sometimes as home decoration.

Gupta grew to be interested in a wide range of media, including bronze, fiberglass, ceramic and stone. He is now on the faculty of fine arts at the M.S. University of Baroda.

In some of his other work, Gup-ta sculpted objects with echoes of the past, such as toys and an-tiques. With this new series, his simplicity is striking, Indrapramit Roy wrote in the exhibit catalog.

Roy is a senior lecturer in the de-partment of painting at the Uni-versity of Baroda.

“There is something primordial about their severe lack of embel-lishment and totem-like iconic presence,” Roy said of Gupta’s faces, also praising their “fresh-ness, urgency and gravitas.” In-deed, Gupta says some of his sculptures echo religious icons prayed to in Indian villages.

“Icon” is topped with a wooden head whose face mingles curi-osity and tranquility. Below the neck is a large open oval lined with graphite. Perhaps the body is waiting to be filled with knowl-edge, faith or light.

All the pieces also seem to be waiting for the touch of finger-tips; the smooth wood is inviting. Gupta, who admits to once set-ting off an alarm when touching a Brancusi sculpture, says he in-vites gallery visitors to lay their hands on his art. “If something’s three-dimensional, it should be touched,” he says.

Aicon Gallery has also in-vited kids to get more involved with the art. A special event was scheduled for yesterday, June 12, in which local children were to come in with Play-Doh and make their own sculptures, inspired by Gupta’s.

Tonight, the artist will be at the gallery for an exhibit reception. Then he’s off to New York to see more of the United States.

Not every stellar local arts story can make it in the paper. But we never run out of room online. Read arts editor Rebecca Wallace’s blog by going to www.PaloAltoOnline.com and clicking on Ad Libs.

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Baxter writes books almost as fast as her fans can consume them — though mystery readers are a bit like addicts, and some get through a book in a day, she says. So two a year could be seen as slow going by some.

“Monkey” is Baxter’s seventh book since 2003 in the Reigning Cats and Dogs series. The series features an amateur sleuth who is also a veterinarian with a menag-erie of rescued animals and a mo-bile clinic that takes her all over Long Island, New York, which has also been Baxter’s home for most of her life. Baxter currently lives in Menlo Park; where she’s resided since January; she plans to return to Long Island in August.

She’ll give a talk at the Menlo Park Library next Wednesday, June 18, on what it’s like to write a mys-tery series.

To feed her readers’ voracious appetites for stories, Baxter is now embarking on a new series (under the general moniker of Murder Packs a Suitcase), featuring an amateur detective who is also a travel writer.

As it happens, travel writing is another job Baxter does when she is not building up the tension during her seven-morning-a-week writing stints. Research for the first in this series entailed a week in Orlando, Fla., observing the world of polo players with “decadent amounts of wealth” as they vied for high stakes and higher prizes.

Recently, California has been added to Baxter’s list of likely lo-cations, both for travel articles and for possible novel settings in the fu-ture. With her husband, a professor of biology from Stony Brook Uni-versity in New York who is spend-ing his seven-month sabbatical at Stanford, she has allowed herself to be tempted away from her usual disciplined writing schedule to experience the delights of the Bay Area.

When her family came out in the spring, it wasn’t hard to combine work and play in Reno — writing while they took to the slopes. Re-cently, she has been farther afield, exploring Mendocino, Pismo Beach and Carneros in Napa.

“I’ve always thought I was born to be a Californian, and now I know it’s true,” Baxter said. “I’m doing a lot here — and loving it. I lie awake at night and try to plot ways to come back.”

Baxter’s success as a mystery writer came after a series of tri-umphs and reversals that sound uncannily like the synopsis for a novel, though fortunately without a murder.

A graduate of Bryn Mawr Col-lege and the Sloan School of Management at MIT, she tried the corporate life and hated it. She launched a full-time writing career in 1981 and proceeded to publish 42 novels, 13 of them con-temporary women’s fiction and the remainder books for young adults, including a successful series about identical twins who change places to solve mysteries.

In 1995, this extraordinary pe-riod of productivity came to an abrupt end when her agent died and her editor was fired during a tumultuous period of downsizing in the publishing business. Baxter’s attempts to find a new agent, even after a prolific writing history, proved fruitless.

“They were so nasty — it was a real eye-opener,” she said. “I spent two years trying to write thrillers, then gave up for a few years and became a reporter for a local pa-per.

“It was one of the best jobs ever, and it was good experience. It made me a fast nonfiction writer.”

She also was bringing up her son Jesse (now 22), and her mar-riage broke down. In due course she married again, acquiring three step-children and a number of pets in the process (although she is al-lergic to cats).

She eventually began to miss the creative challenge of fiction writ-ing. “It dawned on me that myster-ies would be a good way to start writing again,” Baxter said.

She soon came up with her hero-ine Jessie Potter, “who is a lot like me.” She plucked up the courage to go back to her old literary agency and found a new agent who loved the first 12 pages of her first novel, “Dead Canaries Can’t Sing,” and then loved the next 100 pages, too.

A new writer was born from the ashes of the old.

Baxter describes her books as “wholesome: fun, light and not scary,” even though murder is the indispensable ingredient. Rather than harping on death, “they’re about life, about the games people play with each other, and about the puzzle of what happened in a person’s life, what went wrong,” she said. “The victims have always boxed themselves in.”

The books are also funny, a qual-ity reflected in the titles, which include “Who’s Kitten Who?” “Right from the Gecko,” “Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow” and in the designs: the jaunty covers that practically jump up and lick you in the face.


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What: Cynthia Baxter speaks on the topic “What Goes Into Writing A Mystery Series” at a meeting of the Mystery Read-ers Group of the Menlo Park Library (open to the public).

Where: Community Room, lower level of the Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St.

When: Wednesday, June 18, at 7:15 p.m.

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MusicTwilight and Brown Bag concert series

Tuesday in the park with Pete, and Thursday in the plaza with Miss Ann? It must be time for the City of Palo Alto’s free outdoor summer concerts.

The Twilight Concert Series takes place on Tues-day evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in venues around the city. First up is Big Band Beat, playing “party songs” at Mitchell Park at 600 E. Meadow Drive on June 17. The Gospel Hummingbirds perform the fol-lowing week at Rinconada Park at 777 Embarcadero Road.

The other Twilight bands are: the David Jacobs Strain Quartet (roots and blues) on July 1; The Red Hot Chachkas (klezmer) on July 8; the Pete Escove-do Latin Jazz Orchestra on July 15; Norton Buffalo and Roy Rogers (harmonica and guitar) on July 22; Limpopo (Russian “folk ‘n’ roll”) on July 29; and the Tommy Castro Band (blues and soul) on Aug. 5.

Meanwhile, daytime concertgoers can check out the Brown Bag Concerts on Thursdays from noon to 1 p.m. in Cogswell Plaza at Lytton and Ramona streets downtown.

Scheduled acts are: Quartet San Francisco (tango, jazz and funk) on July 10; Kaweh (flamenco, rumba and salsa) on July 17; Miss Ann Gibson and Freder-ick Hodges (ragtime and hit songs) on July 24; and DME/the Damien Masterson Ensemble (harmonica, guitar and piano) on July 31.

For more, go to www.cityofpaloalto/concerts.

San Francisco Choral ArtistsSometimes a song can illuminate the darkness like

nothing else. Next Saturday, June 21, the San Fran-cisco Choral Artists perform a special program in Palo Alto dedicated to music that shone through the despair of the Holocaust.

The performance will include both songs sung in the concentration camps and pieces written by sur-vivors, as well as new works that have been penned as a tribute to hope in dark times. Many of the pieces are rarely performed. Composers include Fe-lix Mendelssohn, William Hilsley, Gideon Klein, Maia Aprahamian and Kurt Weill.

Nick Strimple, an American scholar on the music of the Holocaust, has worked with the choral organi-zation on the program.

The concert, titled “Songs of Survival: Music of the Holocaust,” begins at 8 p.m. in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 600 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto. Tickets are $9-$28. Go to www.sfca.org or call 415-979-5779.

Theater‘Snapshots’

A box of old photos may be able to save a mar-riage — or just spark a piece of musical theater. In Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz’s “Snap-shots,” a woman is poised to leave her husband of 30 years until she finds the box and begins flipping through the images of their life together.

The photos coming to “life” on stage depict the couple, Sue and Dan, at various ages and serve as a catalyst for them to look at their relationship with new eyes. They’re also opportunities for a pas-sel of Schwartz songs, including new ones (such as “Snapshots”) and familiar ones (“Popular” from “Wicked,” “Corner of the Sky” from “Pippin,” and others).

The show gets its West Coast premiere at The-atreWorks this month, previewing June 18 through June 20, with opening night on Saturday, June 21. Beth DeVries reprises her role as Sue; she starred in the musical’s 2005 world premiere at Village Theatre in Seattle. TheatreWorks founding artistic direc-tor Robert Kelley directs, with Schwartz and book author David Stern in residence at TheatreWorks to work on the show with him.

Performances are at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St., Tuesday through Sunday, through July 13. Tickets are $26-$64. Go to theatreworks.org or call 650-903-6000.

BooksJanelle Brown

It’s another perfect, not-too-hot summer in Silicon Valley, but the women in the Miller family are just about to melt down. Paul Miller’s phar-maceutical company is going public — but his wife, Janice, finds out from a messengered letter that Paul is divorcing her and leaving her out of the windfall. And the Miller daughters are battling with their own demons.

These are the stories at the heart of “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything,” the first novel from writer Janelle Brown, who grew up in Atherton. She’s back on the Peninsula next Monday, June 16, to speak on her novel at Kepler’s Books.

Brown, a former senior writer for Salon, is a free-lance journalist who writes for the New York Times, Vogue, Wired, Elle, Self and other publications. She’ll be speaking at 7:30 p.m. at 1010 El Camino Real in Menlo Park; the event is free. Go to www.keplers.com or call 650-324-4321.

The Damien Masterson Ensemble and other artists will play this summer at the City of Palo Alto’s Twilight and Brown Bag concert series. DME plays on July 31.

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Eating Out

“O h, no!” my friend said. “Are they taking away all the desserts?”

We were eating a late lunch at the 2-month-old Esther’s German Bakery & Cafe and had plans for pastries and coffee when she no-ticed trays disappearing from the gleaming, marble-topped case. But the trays came back, restocked. Even at the end of the day, Esther Nio does not run out.

The newest child in Esther’s fam-ily of food providers sits modestly in the little strip of shops between Armadillo Willy’s and Estrellita’s Mexican Restaurant in Los Altos.

Lunchtime parking can be a chal-lenge, and you may be overcome by barbecue vapors until you enter Esther’s, which used to be the Sec-ond Cup coffee shop.

Esther and Robert Nio opened a wholesale bakery four years ago, to satisfy a longing for Germany’s hearty breads and pastries with real cream. Now Esther’s products are hard to miss. Among the outlets nearby are the Palo Alto’s farmers’ markets on Saturday and Sunday, Piazza’s Fine Foods, Draeger’s Markets, JJ&F Food Store, Coun-try Sun Natural Foods, the Milk Pail Market and Dittmer’s Gourmet

Meats & Wurst-Haus. Recently, Es-ther’s cracked the Berkeley Bowl, a renowned temple of foodie wor-ship.

The family came here in 1997 for Robert’s high-tech job. Esther, who studied advertising and psy-chology, does not do the baking. They brought in a master baker from Germany.

Within the next few weeks, the old Taco Del Mar in the San Anto-nio Shopping Center in Mountain View will turn into a retail Esther’s bakery, with some seating for cof-fee drinkers. The goods are baked in a warehouse on Old Middlefield Way in Mountain View.

But if you want lunch, breakfast or beer, go to the cafe.

It’s a handsome cafe, from the dark-wood floor to walls painted mustard yellow and ketchup red. A cuckoo clock, German periodicals and capitalized menu items such as Echte Laugenbrezen (pretzels) pro-mote a spirit of Guten Appetit! So do workers in pink-and-white ruf-fled aprons, which are universally unflattering. In the carpeted back corner, beanbag chairs and plastic toys welcome small children and nursing mothers.

Including a little beer garden with picnic tables in the back, the cafe seats about 40 people. Many of them are likely to be speaking German: perhaps students from the German-American schools in Mountain View and Menlo Park.

You may need to ask for someone to clean the table, or for syrup to go with the fabulous apple-topped German pancake ($6.95). The staff is friendly but a little scattered. Maybe it’s the aprons.

For the budget-minded, the Stu-dent Breakfast ($4.50) is a diverse and hefty combo-pack of breads with German jam and butter. Break-fast tops out with the “Schlemmer” ($11.95), a feast of smoked salmon, salami and other cold meats, chees-es, egg, bread, jam and butter. Es-ther’s also serves omelets, French toast and fruit bowls.

Coffee and espresso drinks are made from beans roasted German-style, light and mild, but rich.

The pancake is available all day, but the signature lunch is the bratwurst plate. The fat, juicy sau-sage comes with cold potato salad and warm sauerkraut that makes mincemeat of the steamed strings that ballparks serve on hot dogs. This is smooth, soft cabbage spiked with bacon.

Esther Nio is from Munich, where the potato salad is made with may-onnaise, parsley and pickles, and served cold, picnic-style. If you’re looking for warm bacon drippings and vinegar, a more familiar style

of German potato salad, look to the sauerkraut on the same plate. There is one problem. All the juices, from brat to kraut, run together. Next time I’m getting my brat in a bun ($4.95).

The three tenors of savory strudel are meat ($9.95), spinach-cheese ($8.95) and salmon-asparagus ($10.95). Each features a flaky, golden crust around the filling, and is accompanied by soup or salad. The recent spinach-cream soup would have been better warm than tepid.

Bakery items hail from all over Germany. The popular poppyseed-cherry strudel is traditional in east-ern parts of the country. Bavarian farmers’ bread combines rye and wheat flour, sourdough, ground caraway and fennel. And the flour-less Muesligiegal, a granola bar topped with chocolate, was sug-gested by a customer.

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Bakery staff in ruffled aprons work among Germany’s hearty breads and pastries at the new Esther’s German Bakery & Cafe in Los Altos.

Esther’s new nestPopular bakery opens sit-down cafe in Los Altos

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NOW SERVINGFollowing are condensed versions, in alpha-betical order, of longer restaurant reviews published in the Weekly over the past several years. This week’s reviews begin where the list ended one week ago.Hobee’s, 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 856-6124 Country-style restaurant with healthy Cali-fornia influence. Long lines for weekend breakfast. Mon. 7 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Tue.-Fri. 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sun. 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Hobee’s, 67 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto (650) 327-4111 Another location for this popular country-style restaurant. Long weekend lines here, too. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 8

a.m.-9 p.m.Homma’s Brown Rice Sushi, 2363-B Birch St., Palo Alto (650) 327-6118 Homma’s keeps its health quotient in balance with good taste, and brown rice plays well with raw fish. The tiny restaurant doesn’t stand out on the street, but it’s been paying Palo Alto rent for 20 years, so it must be doing something right. Menu highlights include tuna and avocado rolls; brown-rice salad with fish and vegetables and creamy sesame dressing; and chirashi donburi (a bowl of brown rice topped with assorted cold fish). Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tue.-Fri.; noon-2 p.m. Sat. Dinner: 5-9 p.m. Mon.-Sat. (Reviewed Nov. 30, 2007)Hong Kong Bakery, 210 Castro Street, Mountain View (650) 969-3153 Offers a variety of Hong Kong bakery treats

such as sweet rolls with cream filling, pork buns and custard buns. Daily 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Hong Kong Restaurant Chinese Food, 2650 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View (650) 948-7728 Hong Kong Restaurant Chinese Food spe-cializes in Chinese seafood dishes. One of the most popular dishes is the soy pepper crab. Daily 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. House of Bagels, 526 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 322-5189 Downtown Palo Alto’s House of Bagels fea-tures New York-style bagels with a variety of cream cheeses to choose from. Also serves bagel sandwiches, pizza bagels, salads and other pasteries. Mon.-Fri. 6:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat. 7 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun. 7 a.m.-3 p.m.

House of Bagels, 1712 Miramonte Ave, Mountain View (650) 694-4888 Another outpost of this popular bagel joint. Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 7 a.m.-4 p.m.Hukilau, 642 Ramona St., Palo Alto (650) 329-9533 Hukilau Palo Alto (its siblings are in San Francisco and San Jose) succeeds most as a nightclub. The best eating is found in the appetizers, including ahi poke (raw tuna tossed in sesame oil, soy sauce, green onions and crunchy seaweed), edamame and kalua pork quesadilla. Teriyaki short ribs are consistently good. For diners seek-ing some greenery on their plates, Hukilau makes a wonderful seared ahi poke salad. Portions are massive. Try to save room for the Big Island Candies brownie. Mon.-Sat.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 5 p.m.-midnight (Re-viewed Jan. 21, 2005)Hunan Chili, 102 Castro St., Mountain View (650) 969-8968 The chefs at Hunan Chili don’t hold back on their restaurant’s namesake spice. When they say a dish is hot, they mean it. The best -- and spiciest -- dish is beef and soft tofu in hot sauce. Lunch: Daily 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: Sun-Thurs 5-9:30 p.m.; Fri-Sat 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed May 13, 2005)Hunan Garden, 3345 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (650) 565-8868 Opened in 1998, it may well be the pretti-est Chinese restaurant on the Peninsula. The kicker is: The food is just as delightful. Look for Chinese-American classics and

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AMERICAN

Armadillo Willy’s 941-2922 1031 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos

Range: $5.00-13.00

Hobee’s 856-6124 4224 El Camino Real, Palo Alto Also at Town & Country Village,

Palo Alto 327-4111

BURMESE

Green Elephant Gourmet (650) 494-7391

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CHINESE

Chef Chu’s (650) 948-2696 1067 N. San Antonio Road

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Jade Palace (650) 321-9388 151 S. California Ave, E101

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Jing Jing 328-6885 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto

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Ming’s 856-7700 1700 Embarcadero East, Palo Alto

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INDIAN

Darbar Indian Cuisine 321-6688 129 Lytton, Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Open 7 days

Janta Indian Restaurant 462-5903 369 Lytton Ave., Downtown Palo Alto Lunch Buffet M-F; Organic Veggies

ITALIAN

Spalti Ristorante 327-9390 417 California Ave, Palo Alto

JAPANESE & SUSHI

Fuki Sushi 494-9383 4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Open 7 days a Week

Jin Sho 321-3454 454 California Ave, Palo Alto

Japanese Fusion www.jinshowrestaurant.com

MEXICAN

Celia’s Mexican Restaurant 3740 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

843-0643 1850 El Camino Real, Manlo Park

321-8227 www.celiasrestaurants.com

Compadres 858-1141 3877 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

Ample parking in rear “Best patio in Palo Alto”

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Fiesta Del Mar 965-9354 1006 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View

Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

Fiesta Del Mar Too 967-3525 735 Villa Street, Mountain View

Open Weeknites to 11pm, Weekends to 12pm

Palo Alto Sol 328-8840 408 California Ave, Palo Alto

PIZZA

Pizza My Heart 327-9400

220 University Ave., Palo Alto

Range: $1.50-16.50

Pizza Chicago 424-9400

4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto

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POLYNESIAN

Trader Vic's 849-9800


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SEAFOOD

Cook’s Seafood 325-0604

751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park

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THAI

Siam Garden

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Menlo Park

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Thaiphoon Restaurant 323-7700

543 Emerson St., Palo Alto

Full Bar, Outdoor Seating

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Indochine 853-1238

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more sophisticated Chinese fare. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner 5-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed Oct. 9, 1998)Hunan Home’s, 4880 El Camino Real, Los Altos (650) 965-8818 Excellent seafood, although the other items are so-so. Try the seafood extrava-ganza known as Luscious Route, which easily feeds four people and includes comfort-food assorted seafood with bean-curd soup, prawns baked in spicy salt and the sublime yellow chive sauteed with squid. Great value and friendly service. Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Dinner: 4:30-9:30 p.m. (Reviewed July 7, 2006) Hyderabad House, 448 University Ave., Palo Alto (650) 327-3455 A mixture of North and Hyderabadi Indian cuisine, with plenty of main plates, sides and specials. Mon.-Thurs. 11:30 am-9:30 pm; Fri.-Sat. noon-10 p.m. Iberia, 1026 Alma St., Menlo Park (650) 325-8981 Nearly three dozen tapas (Spanish appe-tizers served hot or cold) light up tables on ceramic plates. Standouts are boquerones en vinagre, tiny white anchovies in a light vinaigrette; and chicken filets sauteed with bacon and figs that had marinated in Madeira wine, sherry vinegar and lemon peel. Large oak-sheltered patio. Lunch: Monday-Saturday, noon to 2 p.m.; Dinner: Daily, 5:30-10 p.m. (Reviewed Feb. 10, 2006)IKEA Cafe, 1700 East Bayshore Drive, East Palo Alto (650) 323-IKEA Not exactly a destination dining spot, IKEA Cafe gives tired shoppers the chance to experience Swedish foods at bargain prices. Signature dishes include plump and delicious pork and beef Swedish meatballs. The full breakfast is only $1.99, but you get what you pay for. Sun.-Fri. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (Reviewed Jan. 9, 2004)Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana, 520 Cowper St., Palo Alto (650) 853-3888 Il Fornaio serves outstanding Italian fare -- homemade pastas and grilled meats shine. Excellent wine list. Popular break-fast with the corporate and dot-com crowd. Fabulous outdoor courtyard. Weekend brunch is a great way to start the day. Reservations recommended. Mon.-Thu. 7 a.m.-11 p.m.; Fri. 7 a.m.-midnight; Sat. 8 a.m.-midnight; Sun. 8 a.m.-11 p.m. (Reviewed Aug. 29, 2003)Illusions Fayrouz Dining & Entertain-ment, 260 S. California Ave., Palo Alto (650) 321-6464 Delightful service and an excellent array of choices: kebabs, lots of vegetarian dishes, small plates and large plates. A sampler plate offers an excellent mix of cold and hot dishes, and other highlights are lamb couscous, mixed grill, and melt-in-your-mouth dolmas. A lovely patio as well. Lunch: Tues.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Dinner: Tues.-Sun. 5-10 p.m. Nightclub: Thurs.-Sat. until 2 a.m. (Reviewed Aug. 18, 2006) Indochine, 2710 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto (650) 853-1238 This Midtown restaurant delivers authentic renditions of Thai and Vietnamese favor-ites in a modern setting. Includes tradition-al favorites such as pad thai and clay pot dinners, as well as a variety of vegetarian dishes. Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11: a.m.-3 p.m.; Dinner: 5-9:30 p.m.iTapas, 445 Emerson St., Palo Alto (650) 325-4400Small plates are the specialty here, but more international than traditional Spanish tapas. The kitchen aims for a range: Peru-vian, Spanish, French, Italian, Pacific Rim and California cuisine. Seafood choices, for instance, include lobster rolls with avo-cado and wasabi mayo; roasted Chilean sea bass; and shrimp & chicken corn dogs (with Chinese mustard). Vegetable, poultry, pork and lamp choices, too, as well as oysters served on the half-shell. Lunch: Mon.-Fri. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Happy hour: Mon.-Fri. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Dinner: Nightly from 5 p.m.Izzy’s Brooklyn Bagels, 477 S. California St., Palo Alto (650) 329-0700 The bagels are satisfyingly chewy and substantial, and there’s a host of New York-style choices to pair with them. Top options include smoky white fish salad, tangy herring in cream sauce, and sliced lox with cream cheese and veggies. Many possibilities for less traditional eaters, too, such as Belgian chocolate cream cheese spread and jalapeno bagels. Mon.-Fri. 6 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.-Sun. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (Re-

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Jan’s Deli, 1004 Alma St., Menlo Park (650) 321-9372Small, locally run deli that’s popular for a quick bite to eat. Cash only. Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Janta Indian Cuisine, 369 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto (650) 462-5903 Tandoori specialties, lamb, chicken, sea-food and vegetarian dishes. This family-owned restaurant cooks everything from scratch and provides attentive service. Small and cozy. Lunch buffet: Weekdays 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sat noon-2:30 p.m. Dinner: Daily 5-10 p.m. (Reviewed Sept. 23, 2005)

Jeffrey’s Hamburgers, 888 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (650) 322-1959Jeffrey’s Hamburgers serves plump, juicy beef and turkey burgers in a retro diner atmosphere. The burgers and fries are good, and the milk shakes excellent. Other sandwiches and salad combos are avail-able and all are amply portioned. Off-street parking. Beer and wine. Open daily 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (Reviewed Jan. 4, 2008)

Jing Jing, 443 Emerson St., Palo Alto (650) 328-6885 Where’s the orange peel beef? It’s right here at Jing Jing, a Palo Alto institution that’s been serving up Szechwan and Hu-nan food for decades. Other standards in-clude sizzling rice soup and Sweet & Sour Pork A La U.S. Downtown Palo Alto now has fresher interpretations of the Western school of Chinese cooking, but Jing Jing, with its friendly service and reasonable prices, still rings many people’s chimes. Lunch: Mon.-Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dinner: Sun.-Thu. 4:30-9:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. 4:30-10 p.m. (Re-viewed March 23, 2007)

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MoviesMovie reviews by Jeanne Aufmuth, Tyler Hanley and Susan Tavernetti

The Incredible Hulk (Century 16, Century 20) Fans furious with

Ang Lee’s artsy 2003 flick about Marvel’s green behemoth can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Marvel’s second attempt to bring Hulk to the big screen fares far better than the first. Stellar casting in the way of Edward Norton (“The Illusionist”) and Tim Roth (“Pulp Fic-tion”), plenty of action, and scenes punctuated by both humor and heart help “The Incredible Hulk” leap well above its predecessor.

When “Incredible” begins, Bruce Banner (Norton) is working at a bottling plant in South America. Banner’s 500-pound alter ego has forced him into hiding: The U.S. Army — specifically General Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt) — want to capture and dis-sect Banner to weaponize his gamma-radiated blood. The chase is on when Ross discovers Banner’s whereabouts and sends a team of soldiers led by Emil Blonsky (Roth) to appre-hend him.

Banner’s narrow escape leads him back to New York where he hopes to see his old flame Betty Ross (Liv Tyler) and connect with a quirky researcher (Tim Blake Nelson) who may hold the formula for controlling the Hulk. Meanwhile, Blonsky begins “super soldier” treatments (a reference to Marvel’s iconic hero Captain America) that increase his agility, speed and strength. Unfortunately for Blonsky, the procedure has side effects that eventually transform him into a beastly Abomination not unlike the Hulk himself.

Director Louis Leterrier (“The Transport-er”) and the executives at Marvel Studios have made the Hulk that movie fans clamored for back in 2003. Norton is exceptionally cast and it’s difficult to imagine an actor more suited for the role of Bruce Banner. Norton is un-assuming but hides a dark edge, a common theme for many of his performances (think

“Primal Fear” and “Fight Club”) and ideal for Banner. This is also a welcome return to the spotlight for magnetic British actor Roth, who has been hiding out in the indie film world since shining in the Quentin Tarantino films “Reservoir Dogs” and “Pulp Fiction” in the 1990s.

Screenwriter Zak Penn (with some uncred-ited help from Norton) infuses his script with clever humor. In one scene, Banner is con-fronted by a group of thugs in South America who lambaste him in Portuguese. Still strug-gling with the language, Banner tells the men: “You’re making me...hungry. You wouldn’t like me when I’m hungry.”

The film’s most powerful scene takes place in a rain-soaked cave as Betty and the Hulk hide from the Army. It is a touching, thought-ful dynamic reminiscent of “King Kong” or “Frankenstein.” The audience and Betty fully realize the Hulk’s plight and the heroic inno-cence buried beneath his gargantuan emerald frame.

The Hulk’s comic-book roots often painted him as a misunderstood monster, and the film-makers utilize excellent CGI and sound effects to highlight that idea. But the effects-heavy climax is a little disorienting, and cheesy dia-logue occasionally interrupts the otherwise compelling storyline. Marvel Comics fans — and superhero fans in general — will be riveted by an ending that promises an unparal-leled cinematic collaboration sometime in the next few years.

With two top-notch action films in 2008 (“Iron Man” and now “The Incredible Hulk”), Marvel Studios is setting the bar so high that even Superman would have a hard time soar-ing over it.

Rated: PG-13 for sequences of intense ac-tion violence, some frightening sci-fi images,

and brief suggestive content. 1 hour, 54 min-utes.

— Tyler Hanley

When Did You Last See Your Fa-ther?

(Century 16) Jim Broadbent is at his bril-liant best in this grown-up drama about the oft shaky bonds between fathers and sons.

The father in question is tweedy, blustery Arthur (Broadbent), a man who thrives on mi-nor duplicities and cheating his way through life. As a child, his son Blake (Bradley John-son) admires his dad and even emulates him. As a rebellious teen (Matthew Beard) he re-sents the hell out of the sanctimonious old sod.

Director Anand Tucker pieces together this edgy mood piece with the skill of an expert quilter — a square here and a square there — until the whole represents something ample and absolute: a father-son camping trip that’s rife with tension; Blake’s first explorations with the opposite sex; and the adult Blake (Colin Firth) coming to terms with the grip that cancer has on the narcissistic man who for better or worse has shaped his existence. Resentment flows hot, dark and deep.

There’s an air of unfinished business about it all and I’m a sucker for loose ends in the name of family dysfunction. The script is shrewd, crafting a poignant yet prickly atmo-sphere and rendering Arthur both infuriating and sympathetic.

But less is more — Tucker, take note. His consistently heavy hand with the arty, self-conscious camerawork distracts from the fluid yet temperamental aura and its inherent, civi-lized intelligence.

The superb English cast is rounded out by Juliet Stevenson as Arthur’s long-suffering

wife and Gina McKee as Blake’s sensible spouse.

A refreshing remedy to the blockbuster summer blues.

Rated: PG-13 for language and mature themes. 1 hour, 32 minutes.

— Jeanne Aufmuth

The Happening 1/2(Century 16, Century 20) Finally the un-

deniable proof we’ve all been waiting for: M. Night Shyamalan has officially lost his mojo.

It doesn’t get more routine than “The Hap-pening,” a sophomoric take on the classic par-anoid thriller. The “action” opens in NYC’s Central Park, where an evil toxin infiltrates the air and triggers a rash of on-site suicides.

What kind of toxin, you ask? This one is a natural compound that blocks your neu-rotransmitters and renders you powerless against your better judgment.

In not-so-far-off Philadelphia the same phe-nomenon is plaguing Rittenhouse Square Park. Soon enough that city is evacuated as hordes of Philly-dwellers try to escape the clutches of the diabolical virus; among them high-school science teacher Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg working a sweater vest) and his zany wife, Alma (Zooey Deschanel), who high-tail it out of Dodge with dramatic alacrity.

To the strains of a Hitchcockian score, the resilient Elliot and Alma, along with their abandoned niece Jess (Ashlyn Sanchez), hit on the idea that the spores are targeting popula-tions and that people need to break into small groups to escape its grisly, mind-altering clutches.

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The Far Country (1954) A cowboy (James

Stewart) brings his herd to sell in Alaska. Fri. at 7:30 p.m.

Bend of the River (1952) A reformed outlaw (James

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How to Steal a Million (1966) The daughter (Audrey Hepburn) of an art forger must retrieve one of his works from a museum. Sat.-Tue at 5:10 and 9:35 p.m.

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Movies

Baby Mama (PG-13) Century 12: 1:20 & 7:50 p.m. Borat (R) 1/2 Century 16: Sat. at 10 p.m. The Chronicles of Narnia: Century 16: 11:05 a.m.; 2:20 p.m. Century 20: 1:05, 4:20, 7:30 & 10:35 p.m. Prince Caspian (PG) (Not Reviewed) The Fall (R) Aquarius: 2, 4:30, 7 & 9:40 p.m. The Forbidden Kingdom Century 12: 1, 3:50, 7:05 & 9:50 p.m. (PG-13) 1/2 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Century 12: 1:10, 4:10, 7:10 & 9:55 p.m. The Happening (R) 1/2 Century 16: 11:15 a.m.; 12:30, 1:40, 2:50, 4:10, 5:25, 7:10, 7:55, 9:35 & 10:15

p.m. Century 20: 11:25 a.m.;12:15, 1, 1:50, 2:40, 3:25, 4:15, 5:05, 5:50, 6:40, 7:30, 8:15, 9:05, 9:55 & 10:35 p.m.

Harold and Kumar Escape Century 12: 4:20 & 10:25 p.m. from Guantanamo Bay (R) (Not Reviewed)The Incredible Hulk Century 16: 11:50 a.m.; 1, 2:30, 4:05, 5:10, 7, 7:50, 9:50 & 10:30 p.m. Century (PG-13) 12: Noon, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15, 3, 3:45, 4:30, 5:15, 6, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9, 9:45 &

10:30 p.m. Indiana Jones and the Century 16: 1:30, 3:15, 4:25, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:05 a.m.;12:40, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 1:55, 2:55, 3:40, 5:05, 6:30, 8, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m. (PG-13) 1/2

Iron Man (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 12:50, 3:50, 6:55 & 10:05 p.m. Century 20: 1:20, 2:55, 4:15, 7:10, 9:10 & 10:10 p.m.

Kung Fu Panda (PG) 1/2 Century 16: 11 & 11:40 a.m.; 12:35, 1:20, 2, 3, 3:40, 4:20, 5:30, 6, 7:05, 8, 8:30, 9:25 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m.; noon, 12:35, 1:10, 1:45, 2:25, 3, 3:35, 4:10, 4:50, 5:25, 6, 6:35, 7:15, 7:50, 8:25, 9, 9:40 & 10:15 p.m.

Made of Honor (PG-13) Century 12: 2, 5, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. (Not Reviewed)Reprise (Not Rated) CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:30, 4:10, 7 & 9:40 p.m.

(Not Reviewed) Roman De Gare (R) Guild: 1:30, 4, 7 & 9:30 p.m. (Not Reviewed)Sex and the City (R) 1/2 Century 16: 11:35 a.m.; 12:45, 4, 6:30, 7:15 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 &

11:50 a.m.; 12:50, 2:20, 4, 5:30, 6:15, 7:10, 8:45 & 10:20 p.m. The Simpsons Movie (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. at 10 p.m. (Not Reviewed)Speed Racer (PG) Century 12: 12:15, 3:30, 7 & 10:05 p.m. The Strangers (R) Century 16: 5:40, 7:50 & 10 p.m. Century 12: 12:30, 1:45*, 3:15, 4*, 5:30, (Not Reviewed) 6:15*, 7:45 8:45* & 10:10 p.m. * Spanish subtitles The Visitor (PG-13) Century 20: 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 4:55, 7:35 & 10:05 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto (Not Reviewed) Square: 2, 4:30, 7:10 & 9:35 p.m. War Inc. (R) (Not Reviewed) Aquarius: 2:30, 5, 7:40 & 10 p.m. What Happens in Vegas Century 12: 1:40, 4:40, 7:20 & 10:15 p.m. (PG-13) 1/2

When Did You Last See Your Century 16: 12:20, 2:45, 5:05, 7:30 & 9:55 p.m. Father? (PG-13) You Don’t Mess With the Century 16: 11:30 a.m.; 12:15, 1:10, 2:15, 3:05, 3:55, 5, 5:50, 6:50, 7:45, 8:35, Zohan (PG-13) (Not Reviewed) 9:45 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 12:05, 12:50, 1:30, 2, 2:45, 3:30, 4:15, 4:45, 5:35, 6:20, 7:05, 7:40, 8:30, 9:05, 9:55 & 10:30 p.m. Young at Heart (PG-13) Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 2:50 p.m. (Not Reviewed)

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That theory is shattered as they stumble upon an old Pennsylvania farmhouse whose resident wacko Mrs. Jones (Betty Buckley) suc-cumbs to her own negative impulses in horrific fashion.

To say that Shyamalan’s rhythm is off is a gross understatement; “Hap-pening” barely raises a pulse. A neu-rotoxin in plants and trees isn’t scary, not half as scary as puerile dialogue, dumbed-down suspense and wooden performances. Not to mention mul-tiple narrative threads clumped in a knotty tangle.

Wahlberg looks distinctly uncom-fortable (embarrassed?) for much

of the running time. Deschanel’s quirky indie talents are wasted; she and Wahlberg lack chemistry and the ability to give genuine feeling to their fragile family dynamic.

Only the intrepid Buckley chews it up and spits it out — her minimal screen time so deliciously campy it actually works.

Shyamalan is quoted as saying he wanted to make a movie that would be “electric, clean and dynamic.” I’m still waiting.

Rated: R for bloodshed and dis-turbing violence. 1 hour, 31 min-utes.

— Jeanne Aufmuth

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DIRECTOR’S CUP . . . The Stanford athletics department moved closer to clinching its 14th consecutive Director’s Cup in the latest standings released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics on Wednes-day. The Cardinal leads the cur-rent 264-team competition with 1,419 points, which includes con-tributions from Men’s golf, softball and women’s rowing. Michigan remains second at 1,061 while UCLA jumped into third (1,048) on the strength of its women’s tennis and women’s water polo national championships while California (1,044) took over fourth place. Final standings will be announced on June 26 with baseball and track and field among the results. The Stanford baseball team is assured of at least 73 points (and possibly up to 100) while both Michigan and the Bruins each re-ceived no more than 50 points.

MASTERS SWIM . . . More than 200 swimmers, many of them national and age-group world recordholders, are scheduled to participate in the second an-nual Dick Bennett Memorial long course swim meet on Saturday at Sacred Heart Prep, starting at 9 a.m. The meet, hosted by Menlo Masters Swim Team (www.menlo-masters.com), will be a tuneup for the U.S. Masters Swimming Long Course National Championships in Oregon in August. For more information on the Nationals, go to: http://www.usms.org/comp/lcnats08/meetinfo.php.

OF LOCAL NOTE . . . The 14-under team from the Palo Alto Elite Volleyball Club is continuing its climb in the Power Leagues. The team took third place out of 54 teams in its age group at the Great America Tournament in Santa Clara last weekend. De-spite its No. 22 seed, Palo Alto beat the top Peninsula Juniors Club team to land in the Gold Division on Sunday. Palo Alto missed making the finals after dropping a three-game match to host City Beach, which had Palo Alto High’s Megan Coleman as its setter. The Palo Alto 14-under team will be competing in the Na-tional Volleyball Festival in Reno in June.

Drew Storen was pitching for Brownsburg High in Indiana just one year ago, but this weekend he’ll be a key member of the Stanford pitching staff when the Cardinal opens play Saturday morning against Florida State in the opening round of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

Stanford freshmen serve up CWS hopeFirst-year pitcher Drew Storen one of many who have contributed to the team’s success

by Rick Eymer

S tanford freshman Drew Storen is a student, baseball pitcher, artist, and, most definitely, a

storyteller. The enthusiasm for his school, his sport and his interests are contagious.

Whether talking about his se-lection of pitches, his teammates, his pitching coach, repeating sixth grade or sketching shoes, Storen seems to be at full throttle. Just the kind of attitude a closer needs.

Storen and the rest of his Cardinal teammates are bringing their devo-tion to baseball to Omaha for what they hope is an extended engage-ment.

Five seniors and 16 freshmen (in-

cluding redshirts) are listed on Stan-ford’s roster and they all have some-thing in common: none of them has ever participated in a College World Series contest. That all changes on Saturday when the seventh-ranked Cardinal (39-22) takes the field at Rosenblatt Stadium for an 11 a.m. (PT) game against Florida State (54-12), the opening salvo of an event in which Stanford would like to stay through June 25, if necessary.

“We all come to Stanford because it’s an elite institution and an elite program,” Stanford center fielder Sean Ratliff said on Wednesday. “We always expect to go to Omaha. I was disappointed two years ago when we lost to Oregon State in the

Super Regional and then we were so-so last year. This year is a testa-ment to the older guys, the seniors this year and the juniors, who took it upon themselves to get back where we need to be.”

A long wait for the seniors was instant success for the freshmen, and both groups made critical con-tributions to Stanford’s return to Omaha.

“It’s the camaraderie,” Storen said. “It’s amazing. You’d expect the freshmen to be off in their own corner. But if it’s a sophomore or a senior, we’re all treated the same.”

Storen’s conversation with former Stanford pitching star Blake Holler turned into a desire to attend Stan-

ford.“I saw Stanford play and thought

it would be an honor to play for a program that hustles, where guys are greeting each other and high-fiving. It was that old school style,” Storen said. “Blake is also from Indiana and I had never met him before. He just came up to me and started talk-ing about Stanford. He got my heart set on Stanford.”

Storen became a staple of the Car-dinal bullpen this season, recording a team-high eight saves to go with his 4-3 record and 2.79 ERA.

Stanford’s pitching staff was dominated by freshmen, with eight of them seeing action during the

Stanford’s Arianna Lambie is the Pac-10 Woman of the Year.

Lambie lives up to Woman of Year awardStanford senior track and cross-country standout now eligible for national award later this fall

by Rick Eymer

W hen the NCAA Woman of the Year award is presented in October, it won’t be a

surprise if Arianna Lambie’s name is called. The Stanford graduate certainly has lived up to the award’s requirements.

Lambie has excelled as a senior student-athlete. She has been an accomplished athlete, a leader, achieved success in the classroom and served her community.

Despite having used up her track and field eligibility last season, Lambie still was a good choice as the Pac-10 Woman of the Year for the 2007-08 school year. The award was announced earlier this week.

Lambie now is eligible for the NCAA Woman of the Year award,

which will be announced at a din-ner in Indianapolis. By that time, she could have another distinction to her long list of achievements, should she make the U.S. Olympic track & field team and compete at the Bei-jing Olympics.

Even without that, Lambie is one of the most decorated athletes in school history. She owns 14 All-American honors combined in cross country and track. She was on four NCAA championship cross-country teams, and is a three-time Pac-10 Athlete of the Year in that sport.

In track and field, Lambie became the first woman ever to claim the 1,500 and 5,000 titles at the Pac-10 Championships, a feat she accom-plished last spring.

She also raced to victory in the

1,500 at the 2007 NCAA West Re-gional, was named the NCAA Divi-sion I West District Track Athlete of the Year and the University Di-vision Academic All-American of the Year.

Lambie is a member of the Ameri-can record-holding 6,000 relay team that won the Penn Relays in 2006, as well as the school record-holding distance medley relay team.

She has a career best 15:19.42 in the 5,000, which she achieved at this season’s Reebok Grand Prix meet in New York, and has a 4:12.29 in the 1,500 to finish third at last year’s national meet.

She’s also a four-year member of the Science and Environmental Education student group on campus.

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Keith Peters

SATURDAYGame 1 — Stanford vs. Florida State,

11 a.m.Game 2 — Georgia vs. Miami, 4

p.m.SUNDAY

Game 3 — Fresno State vs. Rice, 11 a.m.

Game 4 — LSU vs. North Carolina, 4 p.m.

MONDAYGame 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser

Game 2, 11 a.m.Game 6 — Winner Game 1 vs. Win-

ner Game 2, 4 p.m.TUESDAY

Game 7 — Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 11 a.m.

Game 8 — Winner Game 3 vs. Win-ner Game 4, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18Game 9 — Winner Game 5 vs. Loser

Game 6, 4 p.m.THURSDAY, JUNE 19

Game 10 — Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, JUNE 20

Game 11 — Winner Game 9 vs. Win-ner Game 6, 11 a.m.

Game 12 — Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 21

Game 13 — Game will be neces-sary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11, 11 a.m. If it is the only game scheduled for that day, the game will start at 6 p.m.

Game 14 — Game will be neces-sary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12, 4 p.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 23

Game 1 — Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 24

Game 2 — Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

Game 3 — Bracket One Winner vs. Bracket Two Winner, 4 p.m. if neces-sary.

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year. Seven of the eight eligible freshmen position players also saw game action.

The five seniors more than held their own in comparison. The three senior pitchers, Erik Davis, Palo Alto High grad David Stringer, and Rex Petrill, combined for a 10-4 record with a 4.80 ERA and two saves. They struck out 127 in 144 1/3 innings.

Storen was joined by freshmen Danny Sandbrink, Alex Pracher, Mi-chael Marshall, Michael DeGroot, Palo Alto grad Carey Schwartz, Will Krasne and Billy Vernon to go 7-6 with a 4.51 ERA and 11 saves. That group struck out 110 over 165 2/3 innings.

Senior hitters Randy Molina and Brendan Domaracki also match up well with their younger brethren. They’ve combined for six home runs and a .304 batting average.

It took seven freshmen to hit five homers and average .251, although the freshmen also drove in 67 runs and made a difference on defense.

Castro) to appear in all 63 games thus far (statistics from two games that ended in a tie are included in their totals). He’s also made quite an impression defensively.

“I appreciate it, especially that last out at Fullerton (in which the young shortstop used his backhand to engage in a spectacular game-ending double play),” Storen said of Schlander. “He’s been doing it all year; making plays like that. I think on normal ground balls I take him for granted because he’s that good. I don’t have to worry about it. This kid is like no one I’ve played with before.”

Storen also appreciates the way Schlander keeps things loose.

“It’s not so much what he says but the way he says it,” Storen said. “He doesn’t care about the situation. He’ll come to the mound and crack jokes. In the ninth inning of the last regional game I was upset with my-self. I just wanted the game to end and I wind up letting a runner or two get on. He comes over and says something funny.”

Storen came to Stanford with a polished slider, and credits first-year pitching coach Jeff Austin, the former Stanford and major league star, with refining his fastball and developing a changeup.

“I didn’t have the fastball com-mand like I did with the slider,” Storen said. “He helped me work on it and helped me to focus. I never needed the changeup and so we ex-perimented with three or four dif-ferent grips during the fall before I finally found one. I’m still working on that.”

He also came to Stanford with an extra year of elementary school, as he repeated sixth grade to allow him to mature physically. He’s 20 years old, 10 days shy of being draft eligible, and says he looks younger than most of the other freshmen.

He also sketches shoes, something that captured his attention thanks to a motherly influence.

“My mom is a graphic designer and after I’d play catch with dad, I’d go in and work on things with her,” he said. “After I’m done with base-ball, it’s something I’d like to try.”

While involved in youth baseball, Storen played on a team that par-ticipated in a tournament in Omaha (he’s guessing it was 2001) and was able to catch a game of the College World Series (he’s guessing he saw Georgia play).

“At the time I thought it would be cool to walk-on at Purdue,” Storen said. “Coming from Indiana, I didn’t pay that much attention to college baseball. I knew more about the NCAA tournament. I can’t remem-ber who played and that just shows how much I was paying attention. I would have liked Purdue and all it had were bleachers.”

There’s more to Rosenblatt Sta-dium than just bleachers. Stanford will play before fans who are pay-ing upwards of $1,819 (five seats are selling at that price) for the honor of watching the Cardinal and Semi-noles compete in an unmatched at-mosphere.

“I still don’t realize what we’ve done,” Storen said. “I probably won’t until I see the stadium in per-son. Right now all I have is a picture of Rosenblatt as background on my computer.”■

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COLLEGE WORLD SERIES SCHEDULEAll games at Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha

(All times Pacific)

Zach Jones and Ben Clowe com-bined for all five homers and Colin Walsh hit .317. Jake Schlander, Jona-than Kaskow, Kellen Kiilsgaard and Dave Giuliani also contributed.

Schlander was one of three play-ers (with juniors Ratliff and Jason

Freshman Drew Storen has a 4-3 record and a 2.79 ERA.

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2008 GIRLS’ SPRING ALL-LEAGUE TEAMSBADMINTON

ALL-PAL BAY DIVISION

Singles: Jessica Wong (Mills) So.; Jackie Liao (S. San Francisco) Sr.; Annie Wang (Aragon) Jr.; Lily Yao (Aragon) So.

Doubles: Kassie Vidallo-Hazel Noguera (S. San Francisco); Sandy Nicolet-Erica Shepard (Menlo-Atherton); Christy Yee-Justina Liang (Westmoor); Nora Ng and Quinn-Ada Chan (Menlo-Atherton).

LACROSSEALL-PENINSULA ATHLETIC LEAGUE

First Team

Julia Daly (Menlo) Sr.; Allie Haynes (Men-lo) Sr.; Allie Roe (Leland) Sr.; Casey Burnett (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Tori Wilkinson (Sacred Heart Prep) So.; Paige Lin (Gunn) Sr.; Mi-caela Hayden (Pioneer) Sr.; Marion Cohn (Castilleja) Sr.; Madi Shove (Menlo) Jr.; Liz Daly (Menlo) Sr.; Maggie Brown (Menlo) So.; Jinnyi Pak (Gunn) Jr.

Second Team

Ginny Miller (Menlo) Jr.; Jessica Chow (Leland) Sr.; Laura Spanko (Pioneer) Jr.; Helene Zahoudanis (Palo Alto) Jr.; Rei Na-kamura (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Alex Fanelli (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Kelsey Cramner-Brown (Gunn) Jr.; Audrey Pratt (Burlingame) So.; Christina Thiry (Menlo) Sr.; Danae Ro-driguez (Leland) Sr.; Tiffany Giang (Gunn) Jr.; Ali Tyree (Burlingame) So.

Honorable Mention

Chanel Nijmej (Leland) Sr.; Rebecca Belding (Burlingame) So.; Sami Vega (Pio-neer) Sr.; Whitney Huang (Harker) Sr.; Me-gan Fisher (Woodside) Sr.

SOFTBALLALL-SCVAL

EL CAMINO DIVISION

Most Valuable Pitcher: Kelly Jenks (Palo Alto) So.

Most Valuable Offense: Christina Mon-tez (Wilcox)

Most Valuable Defense: Jacqueline Gragnola (Saratoga)

First Team

Stephanie Lacek (Gunn) Sr.; Neva Haus-er (Gunn) Sr.; Elizabeth Rea (Gunn) Sr.; Al-lie Coleman (Palo Alto) Jr.; Lauren Bucolo (Palo Alto) So.; Gracie Marshall (Palo Alto) Fr.; Kelsey Ayers (Los Altos); Ashley Himan (Cupertino); Nicole Gragnola (Saratoga); Victoria Taylor (Santa Clara); Mauren Maslak (Santa Clara); Jennifer Americano (Santa Clara); Lena Coco Foster (Wilcox); Taylor Henson (Wilcox); Elizabeth Foster (Wilcox).

Second Team

Megan Carothers (Gunn) Sr.; Caroline McDonnell (Palo Alto) So.; Janae Grimes (Wilcox); Angelina Gomez (Wilcox); Amelia Vivo (Wilcox); Amanda Schablaske (Cuper-tino); Katherine Butler (Santa Clara); Laura Ruddy (Saratoga); Andrea Infeld (Los Al-tos).

Honorable Mention

Kristen Dauler (Palo Alto) So.; Mariah Philips (Palo Alto) Fr.; Anna Gale (Palo Alto) Fr.; Rachael Fleismann (Gunn); Ilana Cartun (Gunn) Sr.; Megan Brading (Saratoga); Jes-sica Blakely (Cupertino); Haley Axelrod (Los Altos); Deanna Lusk (Wilcox); Stacy Rock (Wilcox); Nicole Jackson (Santa Clara); Catherine Wang (Cupertino); Victoria Azzie (Saratoga); Lauren Taylor (Los Altos).

ALL-PAL OCEAN DIVISION

Pitcher of the Year: Devon Murphy (Terra Nova) Fr.

Player of the Year: Kelly Schultze (Terra Nova) Jr.

First Team

Rebekah Samorano (Jefferson) Sr.; Bri-anna Cotter (Terra Nova) Jr.; Nykka Bo-canegra (Terra Nova) Jr.; Marissa Christens-en (Sequoia) Sr.; Molly Hoelper (Sequoia) Jr.; Tami Vujovich (Menlo-Atherton) So.; Alyssa Boardman (San Mateo) Jr.; Monica Boardman (Woodside) Sr.; Ashley Miller (Woodside) Fr.; Christina Ramos (South San Francisco) Jr.; Jackie Shepard (Menlo School) Jr.

Second Team

Sarah Samorano (Jefferson) Jr.; Jackie

Alas (Terra Nova) Jr.; Jamie Parque (Terra Nova) Jr.; Francie Cohen (San Mateo) Fr.; Ashley Mason (San Mateo) Sr.; Beckie Coo-per (Sequoia) Jr.; Ashley Rincon (Sequoia) Jr.; Debben Hoffer (Woodside) Sr.; Lauren Diaz (Woodside) So.; Sharol Castillo (Wood-side) Jr.; Nicki Edelman (Woodside) Sr.

Honorable Mention

Jennifer Padilla (Jefferson) Sr.; Jenny Federico (Terra Nova) Jr.; Elisa Pineda (San Mateo) Fr.; Alyssa Pignati (Sequoia) Sr.; Kendra Serrano (Sequoia) Sr.; Hannah Rosenfeld (Menlo-Atherton) Fr.; Tess Cain (Menlo-Atherton) Fr.

ALL-WEST BAY

ATHLETIC LEAGUE

Most Valuable: Samantha Albanese (Castilleja) So.

First Team

Jane Alexander (Castilleja) Sr.; Amy Yamaura (Castilleja) Fr.; Shelby Drabman (Harker) Jr.; Stephanie Kim (Harker) Sr.; Leslie Baumann (Mercy-Burlingame) Fr.; Jessica Belluomini (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; Kim Mathews (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; Charlee Freitas (Mercy-Burlingame) Jr.; Erica Haedrich (ND-San Jose) Sr.

Second Team

Anna Cardinal (Castilleja) Fr.; Ginna Free-hling (Castilleja) Fr.; Andrea Thomas (Hark-er) Jr.; Shelby Molini (Mercy-Burlingame) Jr.; Linsday Parres (Mercy-Burlingame) Jr.; Al-lison Hornback (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr.; Michele Dizon (Mercy-San Francisco) So.; Michelle Ballazar (ND-San Jose) Sr.; Sheryl Guillermo (ND-San Jose) Jr.

Honorable Mention

Tobi Amos (Castilleja) Fr.; Mia Taper (Cas-tilleja) Fr.; Grace Liang (Harker) Sr.; Sarah Christiano (Harker) Jr.; Candace Silva-Martin (Harker) Jr.; Jodie Aguilar (Mercy-Burlingame) Fr.; Alex Haveraas (Mercy-Burlingame) So.; Katie Edwards (Mercy-San Francisco) Sr.; Raquell Gaffud (Mercy-SF) Fr.; Kassandra Pinter (Mercy-SF) Fr.; Chris-tiana Porter (ND-San Jose) Sr.

SWIMMINGALL-PAL BAY DIVISION

Swimmer of the Meet: Olivia Plume (Burlingame)

First Team

Layla Allman (Menlo School); Brittney Boyd (Half Moon Bay); Andrea Chan (Mills); Emily Chen (Aragon); Lauren Jung (Carl-mont); Bethany Kwoka (San Mateo); Van-essa Lane (Menlo-Atherton); Olivia Plume (Burlingame); Victoria Pratt (Burlingame); Haley Read (Menlo School); Megan Thomas (Burlingame); Monica Tolar (Half Moon Bay); Sarah Winters (Menlo-Atherton).

Second Team

Kay Aung (Westmoor); Hannah Breen (Menlo-Atherton); Ryanne Haught (Menlo-Atherton); Chistine Hurty (Burlingame); Mol-ly Kinder (Aragon); Sandy Lee (Westmoor); Morgan Leech (Menlo-Atherton); Anne Miles (Burlingame); Miya Oto (Aragon); Carly Reed (Carlmont); Chynna Tang (Carlmont); Michelle Tuhtan (Carlmont).

ALL-WEST BAY

ATHLETIC LEAGUE

Most Valuable: Jessican Khojasteh (Harker) Fr.

First Team

Morgan Lee (King’s Academy) Jr.; Sta-cey Wong (King’s Academy) Sr.; Mattie Wheeler (Castilleja) Jr.; Ericka von Kaep-pler (Castilleja) Jr.; Kat Booher (Castilleja) Jr.; Christina Ma (Harker) So.; Vivian Wong (Harker) So.; Stephanie Lim (Pinewood) Jr.; Petra Barton (ND-San Jose) Jr.; Allison Frisbie (Woodside Priory) Jr.; Consi Hiller (Woodside Priory) Jr.

Second Team

Yvanna Leung (Castilleja) Fr..; Laura Mar-tinez (Castilleja) Jr.; Natasha von Kaeppler (Castilleja) Fr.; Anne Warner (Castilleja) Sr.; Kaytee Comee (Harker) Sr.; Jeanette Chin (Harker) So.; Victoria Owens (King’s Acad-emy) Jr.; Kathryn Lee (King’s Academy) Fr.; Kate Kell (Mercy-Burlingame) Fr.; Chelsea Morton-Jones (Mercy-Burlingame) So.; Jessica Mayer (Mercy-SF) Jr.

Honorable Mention

Amber Lombard (Castilleja) So.; Seyah Bozorghadad (Castilleja) So.; Casey Carl-son (Castilleja) Sr.; Kalian Giessler (Cas-tilleja) So.; Sadona Speedy (Castilleja) Fr.; Kathryn Benight (King’s Academy) Fr.; Alyssa Kim (King’s Academy) Jr.; Miranda Hudson (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; Stephanie Lee (Mercy-Burlingame) Fr.; Mandy Ferriera (Mercy-Burlingame) So.; Gabby Nordeman (Mercy-Burlingame) Sr.; Amalia Graziani (Mercy-SF) Jr.; Danielle Yip (Mercy-SF) Jr.; Amanda Chow (Mercy-SF) Fr.; Maxine Lim (Pinewood) Sr.

TRACK & FIELDALL-WEST BAY

ATHLETIC LEAGUE

MVP Track: Rachel Reid (Mercy-Burl-ingame) Jr.

MVP Field: Tammy Castillo (ND-San Jose) Jr.

First Team

Nicole Cox (Castilleja); Rachel Skokowski (Castilleja); Sonja Swenson (Castilleja); Tif-fany Kyi (Harker); Angela dela Cruz (Mercy-Burlingame); Madison Mason (Mercy-Burl-ingame); Rebecca Reid (Mercy-Burlingame); Christina Terranova (Mercy-Burlingame); Al-vina Franklin (Mercy-SF); Pepper Kuo (Mer-cy-SF); Melissa Chaidez (ND-San Jose); Florence Loi (ND-San Jose); Emily Nguyen (ND-San Jose); Rica Santos (ND-San Jose); Jessica Zeta (ND-San Jose).

Second Team

Claire Fraisl (Castilleja); Diane Rod-den (Castilleja); Marysha Cihak (Mer-cy-Bur l ingame); Gianna Delucchi (Mercy-Burlingame); Amanda Kielian (Mer-cy-Burlingame); Brianna Garrett (Mercy-SF); Vicki Nguyen (ND-San Jose); Christina Pra-do (ND-San Jose); Lauren Allen (Woodside Priory); Devon Errington (Woodside Priory); Annie Schaeffer (Woodside Priory).

Honorable Mention

Libby Cooper (Castilleja); Tara Hansen (Harker); Kristie Sanchez (Harker); Mia Vas-sallo (Mercy-Burlingame); Caitlin Nordberg (Mercy-SF); Jessica Basui (ND-San Jose); Janel Peralez (ND-San Jose); Marian Tsai (ND-San Jose); Tiffany Truong (ND-San Jose); Ali Goodyear (Woodside Priory); Maddie Turner (Woodside Priory).

Menlo School senior Julia Daly was among the team’s leading scorers during an unbeaten season in the PAL this season.

Palo Alto sophomore Kelly Jenks led the Vikings to the CCS playoffs and a 19-9-1 record.

Castilleja sophomore Sammy Albanese pitched the Gators into the CCS playoffs once again.

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Lambie has taught science at Costa-no Elementary School in East Palo Alto, and volunteers her time with the Special Olympics, Kids with Dreams and Habitat for Humanity.

While Lambie is currently fo-cused on the U.S. Olympic Trials starting June 27 in Eugene, Ore., her former teammates are busy try-ing to make finals and score points at the NCAA championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

In fact, Stanford seniors Lindsay Allen, Teresa McWalters and Erica McLain each qualified for the finals in their event to highlight Stanford’s action on Wednesday.

Allen went 10:13.25 to reach the finals of the 3,000 steeplechase while McWalters went 16:48.60 in the 5,000. McLain leaps 21-8 1/4 in the long jump and competed in the finals on Thursday night.

Men’s gymnastics Stanford coach Thom Glielmi an-

nounced Tuesday that four incom-ing freshmen will join the team in the fall.

John Martin and Gabriel Alvara-do attended high schools in Florida while Jordan Nolff hails from New Jersey and Cameron Foreman is from Iowa.

Martin qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals seven years in a row, twice making the Regional Team and advancing to the pommel horse finals on one occasion.

Alvarado, a Junior Olympic Na-

tional Qualifier in every season be-tween 2004 and this year, qualified for the pommel horse and all-around finals at the JO Nationals in three consecutive years.

Foreman is a two-time state Gym-nast of the Year and a five-time na-tional qualifier.

Nolff was fifth in all-around and first on still rings at this year’s New Jersey state championships.

Women’s water polo Stanford redshirt junior Jessica

Steffens and Cardinal grad Brenda Villa each scored a goal as the USA Women’s Senior National Team opened play in the FINA World League Super Final with a 10-9 win over Australia on Tuesday in Santa Cruz del Tenenfe, Spain.

Both women added a goal in the Americans’ 10-6 win over Russia on Wednesday.

Softball Stanford grads Jessica Mendoza

and Lauren Lappin each had four hits as Team USA downed the Kan-sas All-Stars, 17-0, on Tuesday in Topeka as part of its ‘Bound 4 Bei-jing’ tour.

Men’s golf Stanford freshman Sihwan Kim

was named to the Golf Coaches As-sociation of America’s All-Nicklaus Team it was announced on Tues-day.

The All-Nicklaus team recog-nizes players from Division I, II, III and the NAIA for outstanding play during the collegiate season.■

Stanford roundup(continued from page 19)

2008 BOYS’ SPRING ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS

BASEBALLALL-PAL BAY DIVISION

Player of the Year: Taylor Umphreys (Menlo) Sr.

Pitcher of the Year: Nick Franquez (Ara-gon) Jr.

First TeamDanny Macedo (Capuchino) So.; Matt

Mosher (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Chris Cukar (Capuchino) Jr.; Kenny Diekroeger (Menlo) Jr.; Anthony Gutierrez (Capuchino) Jr.; Sam Knapp (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Ryan Morris (Menlo) Sr.; Dominic Ferrando (Aragon) Sr.; Jack Mosbacher (Menlo) Sr.; Kevin Viegas (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Abi Arias (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Trevor Williams (Menlo) Jr.

Second TeamGabe Adelman (Menlo) Sr.; AJ Baylock

(Burlingame) Jr.; David Gregory (Mills) Sr.; Scott Kalush (Aragon) Sr.; Greg Dickman (Burlingame) Sr.; Landis Nasser (Burl-ingame) Sr.; Michael Masket (Menlo-Ather-ton) Sr.; Michael Stosz (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Danny Diekroeger (Menlo) So.; Mark Hoem (Mills) Sr.; Alex Sortwell (Aragon) Jr.; Danny De Latorre (Capuchino) Sr.; Mike McWilliams (Capuchino) Jr.

ALL-PRIVATE SCHOOLSATHLETIC LEAGUE

Most Valuable Athlete: Eric Davila (Sa-cred Heart Prep) Sr.

First TeamA.J. Vanegas (Redwood Christian) So.;

Michael Olmstead (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr.; Daniel Shouldice (Redwood Christian) Sr.; Michael Giltner (Redwood Christian) So.; Matt Watkins (St. Lawrence) Jr.; Eric Davila (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr.; Garret Glasaner (Harker) Jr.; Pat Schalin (Valley Christian) Sr.; Steven Petiti (King’s Academy) Sr.; J.J. Suttle (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Greg Plauck (Harker) So.; Pat Moura (Redwood Chris-tian) Jr.

Second TeamKyler Reeser (Valley Christian) Sr.; Rich

Broyer (Valley Christian) Sr.; Christian Buono (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr.; Taylor Dou-vikas (Valley Christian) Sr.; Matt Brezinski (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Eric Andrews (Sa-cred Heart Prep) Jr.; Mark Jensen (King’s Academy) So.; Jason Faubion (Redwood Christian) Jr.; Jeff Mandell (Harker) Jr.; Isa-iah Liston (Fremont Christian) Fr.; Stefan Eckhardt (Harker) So.; Max Lippe (Pin-ewood) So.

Honorable MentionAnthony Pilz (Valley Christian) So.; Evan

Maynard (Harker) Jr.; Darius McClelland (Pinewood) Jr.; Jerry Haak (Fremont Chris-tian) So.; Taylor Martin (Harker) Jr.; Bo Tey-ler (Redwood Christian) Jr.; Thadd Winton (King’s Academy) Sr.; Alex Baloff (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.

(The SCVAL De Anza Division team was not submitted)

GOLFALL-PRIVATE SCHOOLS

ATHLETIC LEAGUEFirst Team

Ben Dearborn (Sacred Heart Prep); Da-lan Refioglu (Sacred Heart Prep); Jeff Knox (Sacred Heart Prep); Matt King (Sacred Heart Prep); Reid Nonnenberg (Sacred Heart Prep); James Feng (Harker).

Second Team Kyle Berka (Woodside Priory); Rocky

Chan (Woodside Priory); Kyle Hall (Harker); Max Lippe (Pinewood); Yash Khandwala (Harker); Audrey Proulx (Pinewood).

ALL-PAL BAY DIVISIONPatrick Grimes (Menlo) Fr.; Nick Sako

(Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Daniel Semmler (Car-lmont) Jr.; Scott Semmler (Carlmont) Sr.; Jake Hall Toy (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Will Roberts (Menlo) Sr.

LACROSSEALL-PENINSULA ATHLETIC LEAGUE

First TeamMatt Weigand (Bellarmine) Sr.; Casey

Abbott (Bellarmine) Sr.; David McLaugh-lin (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Chris Cummings (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr.; Kevin Flaherty (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Walter Daly (Serra) Sr.; Santos Olmos (Bellarmine) Sr.; Travis Boyce (Menlo) Sr.; Lloyd Whitcraft (Wood-side) Sr.; Harrison Morgan (Serra) Jr.; Nick Cinelli (Bellarmine) Sr.

Second TeamGraeme Radlo (Menlo) Jr.; Trevor Shaf-

fer (Burlingame) Sr.; Miles DeLong (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Charlie Fitz (Menlo-Ather-ton) Jr.; Michael Koo (Leland) Jr.; Dan-iel Kidwell (Serra) Sr.; Tucker Chambers (Burlingame) So.; Taylor Calderon (Sacred Heart Prep) Jr.; Will Ruder (Bellarmine) Sr.; Dean Raab (Menlo) Sr.; Michael Kvamme (Menlo) Sr.

Honorable MentionJames “Hutch” Moragne (Menlo-Ather-

ton) Sr.; Andrew Dahlkemper (Menlo-Ather-ton) Jr.; David Thomas (Sacred Heart Prep) Sr.; Tyler Moragne (Sacred Heart Prep) So.; Todd Westhauser (Bellarmine) Sr.; Nick Klevay (Bellarmine) Jr.; Scott Conway (Woodside) Fr.; Bobby Losey (Woodside) Sr.; Scott Alms (Burlingame) Jr.; Justin Hammergrin (Burlingame) Sr.; Jun Fowler (Leland) Jr.; Chris Mirano (Leland) So.; Nick Sfarzo (Serra) Jr.; Ryan Donato (Serra) Sr.; Nick Maruyama (Menlo) So.; Daniel Crea-gan (Menlo) Sr.

SWIMMINGALL-PAL BAY DIVISION

Swimming of the Meet: Andrew Kim (Menlo) Jr.

First TeamHarry Anixter (Burlingame); James Balas-

sone (Menlo); Wyatt Butler (Burlingame); Gerrard Clark (Menlo); Brendan Field (Bur-lingame); Richard Hong (Menlo-Atherton); Chris Kelvie (Menlo-Atherton); Andrew Kim (Menlo); Terence Leung (Westmoor); Greg Mann (Burlingame); Kei Masuda (Menlo-Atherton); Erik Rennspeiss (San Mateo).

Second TeamDavid Andresen (Menlo); Kenneth Chen

(Westmoor); Raymond Chen (San Mateo); Jon Co (Aragon); Sean Doker (Burlingame); Jack Finch (Menlo); Mark Hudnall (Menlo); Jason Kwok (Menlo-Atherton); Raymond

Menlo’s Taylor Umphreys was PAL Player of Year.

M-A’s David McLaughlin was first team All-PAL lacrosse.

Menlo’s Travis Boyce made All-PAL in lacrosse.

SHP’s Eric Davila was PSAL baseball’s best.

Menlo’s Jamin Ball was first team in PAL tennis.

Lee (Burlingame); Chris Pei (Burlingame); Geoffrey Pleiss (Menlo); Steven Smith (Mills); Scott Swartz (Menlo-Atherton).

TENNISALL-PAL BAY DIVISION

First TeamJamin Ball (Menlo) So.; Daniel Hoffman

(Menlo) Jr.; Max Glenn (Menlo) Jr.; Patrick Chase (Menlo) So.; Ryan Duggal (Menlo) Jr.; Taylor Chapparo (Burlingame) Jr.; Palm-er Mendelson (Burlingame) So.; Steven Rosten (Burlingame) So.; George Horowitz (Menlo-Atherton Jr.; Alex Miller (Aragon) Sr.; Michael Gendler (San Mateo) Jr.

Second TeamAds Rosenkranz (Menlo) Sr.; Eric Sum

(Menlo) Sr.; Andrew Carlisle (Menlo) Fr.; Alex Haley (Menlo-Atherton) Jr.; Naderi Salar (Burlingame) Sr.; Thomas Chew (Mills) Jr.; Ryo Kasagi San Mateo) So.; Noah Green-berg (Menlo-Atherton) Sr.; Zack Wentz (Menlo-Atherton) Fr.

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Goings OnThe best of what’s happening on the Midpeninsula

(TENTATIVE) AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING – COUNCIL CHAMBERS

JUNE 16, 2008 – 6:00 P.M.

CLOSED SESSION1. Public Employment

Title: City ManagerAuthority: Government Code section 54957(b)7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter

2. Presentation About 2009 Senior Games2A. Proclamation Recognizing the Palo Alto Humane Society

for 100 Years of Service to Palo Alto3. Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with

D’Arcy & Harty Construction, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,177,695 for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation Capital Improvement Program Project WC-06003

4. Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with Roto Rooter Services Company for Sewer Lateral Cleaning Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $160,000 and a Term of Up to Three Years

5. Adoption of a Resolution Summarily Vacating a Public Utility Easement at 780 Rosewood Drive

6. Adoption of a Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Establishing its Future Intention to Appoint a City Manager

7. Approval of a Contract Amendment Between the City of Palo Alto and Telecommunications Engineering Associates (TEA) in an Amount of $128,930 Per Year for Annual Maintenance Services of Radio Infrastructure for Five Years

8. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map of the City Of Palo Alto to Change the Zone Designation for Approximately 0.45 Acres, Located at 2995 Middlefield Road, from Planned Community (PC 3779) to Neighborhood Commercial (CN) Zone District with a Retail Shopping (R) Combining District

9. Approval of a Site and Design, Mitigated Negative Declaration and Record of Land Use Action for a New Spa and Fitness Facility, Below Grade Parking, Tennis Court, Additional Floor Area for Accessory Uses Including Offices, Bar, Banquet and Storage Areas and Other Site Improvements Located Within the Open Space (OS) Zone District at 3000 Alexis Drive

10. Approval of Letter of Intent with the Friends of Lytton Plaza Park, L.L.C., for the Design, Construction and Installation of Trees, Fountain, Park Amenities and Other Improvements at Lytton Plaza – Capital Improvement Program Project PE-08004

STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGSThe Finance Committee Meeting will be Held at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 regarding 1) Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Adopting a Commercial Fiber Optic Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2

PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL

CIVIC CENTER, 250 HAMILTON AVENUE BROADCAST LIVE ON KZSU, FM 90.1 CABLECAST LIVE ON GOVERNMENT

ACCESS CHANNEL 26

COUNCIL AGENDA HOTLINE: 329-2477

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Russian Bake Sale

SEARCHING - OLR ALUMNI 1954-1979

130 Classes & Instruction

Instruction for Hebrew

The Art of Being Present

133 Music LessonsA Piano Teacher

Barton-Holding Music Studio

Drum Lessons

Jazz & Pop Piano Lessons

McCool Piano Lessons 566-9391MP

Naomi Temes

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Private Piano Lessons

135 Group Activities

140 Lost & Found

150 Volunteers

Women’s Fitness Study

152 Research Study VolunteersGet help to Quit Smoking?

155 Pets

For Sale201 Autos/Trucks/Parts

Volkswagon 2000 Jetta GLS

203 Bicycles

210 Garage/Estate SalesMenlo Park, 1031 Noel Dr., June 14, 9-3

Menlo Park, 2000 Ashton Ave, Saturday, June 14th 8:30 - 2

Mountain View, 945 High School Way, #16, June 14, 9-12

PA: 1022 N. California Ave., 6/14, 8-11

PA: 120 Coleridge Ave., 6/14, 9-1

Palo Alto, Palo Alto High School Flea Market, 50 Embarcadero Rd, June 14, 9 AM to 3 PM

Palo Alto, South Ct, June 14th, 8am-2pm

San Mateo: Estate Sale 96 41st Av. Fri. 6/13, 11-3 Sat. 6/14, 11-3

Sunnyvale, 874 Tartarian Way, June 14, 9:00am-Noon

215 Collectibles & Antiques

220 Computers/Electronics

230 Freebies

235 Wanted to Buy

240 Furnishings/Household items

8 Dining Chairs

Antique Mahogany 4 Poster Double Bed

245 Miscellaneous

Cockapoo For Sale

Stubben English Saddle

250 Musical InstrumentsTaylor Accoustic Guitar

260 Sports & Exercise Equipment

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270 TicketsSF Opera Das Reingold Row 7 Orchestra seat for matinee Sunday June 22,08. Reduced price $140

420 Healing/BodyworkTrue Nature Reiki

445 Music ClassesMusic lessons, voice, piano Performance. Confidence. Experienced. University Instructor. 650-965-2288Piano Lessons in Palo Alto Call Alita (650)838-9772

450 Personal GrowthThe Problems of Work by L. Ron Hubbard. The most basic of things is life itself. This is a book about life. 408/390-8431

Jobs500 Help WantedACTIVISM SUMMER JOBS with ENVIRONMENT CALIFORNIA $10 to $15/Hr Stop global warming! Work with great people! Career opportunities and benefits. jobsfortheenvironment.org Call Alex 650-965-2801

CAREGIVERS NEEDED Immediate Opening Call 650-777-9000

Family childcare needs PT help Family Childcare in MV/ Los Altos needs PT help 8:30-1:30. English & legal worker required. (650) 917-9501.

General/Security U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES, INC. PPO 10116 HIRING SECURITY GUARDS and LOSS PREVENTION 425 Harbor Blvd Belmont 94002 650/637-8352

Jurors Needed for Mock Trial Look at the justice system from behind the scenes as a juror! Held at Stanford University’s Law School on Saturday, July 26 from 12:00pm - 5:00pm. Receive $50 + lunch. No experience necessary. People of diverse backgrounds and minori-ties are encouraged to apply. Must read fluently and be 18+ years. Please e-mail: [email protected]. In the subject line put: Juror Application. Please provide name, address, home & cell phone #’s, highest level of education, and occupation.

Medical RN, LPN, Coder, and MA MedAssurant, a national provider of clinical abstraction, analysis, and verification services, is seeking RNs, LPNs, Coders, and MAs to perform medical record reviews/abstractions at care provider offices. Competitive pay, mileage reimbursement, PT/FT positions, bonus potential in certain areas & paid training. Med. record review exp., strong comp. skills, and regional travel req. Submit Resume Online: www.medassurant.com/careers OR Email [email protected] OR Fax: 800-298-9914. SUBJECT: "Attn: SRC/SMRC/SDC-CA-PA" EOE

Office ManagerPROGRAM MANAGER - Stanford UniversityRestaurant Empire Grill and Tap Room, 651 Emerson St., PA. 650/321-3030. Hiring host/ess, server.Teacher/Preschool Small private school in Palo Alto seek-ing P/T teacher for 4 yr olds, to teach alphabet and beginning reading skills. Start Sept, Mon-Thurs 1-2:30pm. Exp with children required. $18-$25/hr. Email resume to [email protected] or fax 650 493 3245

560 Employment InformationNanny Seeks Position Professional mature nanny seeks per-manent live-in position in Woodside area. Love reading, nurturing, crafts, walks, and cooking. Social Work Master degree. Excellent solid refer-ences. Expect good salary & reloca-tion assistance from Idaho? Patti @ 208-743-5758.

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650 Pet Care/Grooming/TrainingAll Animals Happy House Pet Sitting Services by Susan Licensed, insured, refs. 650-323-4000

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703 Architecture/DesignDesign/Permits One Stop Place for Your Remodeling Design needs. Complete Plans include Structural Engineering and Energy Compliance (T-24). ADW 650/969-4980

704 Audio/VisualAV Pros Custom Home Theater, DirecTV sales/instal. Speakers/voice/data. Flat screen HDTV. Install Antennas. Security Cameras, inwall wiring. Insured. (650)965-8498

710 CarpentryCabinetry-Individual Design Precise, 3-D Computer Modeling Mantels, Bookcases, Workplaces Wall Units, Window Seats Ned Hollis 650-856-9475

715 Cleaning Services2 person team. We do the same service as everyone else-but the difference is: "we love to do it!" Steam spot clng avail Lic.# 28276, Call (650)369-7570 www.FlorLauHousecleaning.com

Affordable Housecleaning Service in Your Neighborhood Refs avail. 20 yrs. exp. Reliable. 650-222-0058

Alpine Cleaning Services Residential & commercial. Free esti-mates, reasonable prices, 10 yrs. exp. Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Please call Doris 650-678-4792 Lic: 10929Carmen’s deep cleaningHousecleaning by European lady. P/T. Excel. refs. 650/967-9520Irene’s Housecleaning Services Special cleaning requests welcome. No job too big or small. Move in/out. Can work around kids. Great refs. 650/814-6297

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References (650)322-0294 Luz All in One Cleaning 10 years experience. Any time, any place. Excellent references. 650/322-1520; 650/815-8308

Maria Elena Housecleaning Detail Oriented, 15 yrs. exp. CDL, good refs. 650/851-7603 Cell: 650/465-2187

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Rosalba Full House Cleaning Service 12 Years of Experience Excellent References Free Estimates Cell:(650)208-1563Rosario’s Housecleaning Good rates. Experienced. Good refer-ences. Free est. 650/703-3026

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726 Decor & DraperyDesign Impact Blinds, shades, shutters,drapery, cur-tains and valances. Contact: Asmita Deshpande Phone: 408-568-6947

730 ElectricalAlex Electric Lic #784136. Free Est. All electrical Alex, (650)366-6924MARTIN ELECTRIC

Stewart Electric Residential Electric & Lighting Services. Lic #745186 (408)745-7115 or (408)368-6622

737 Fences & GatesFences - Decks - Retaining Walls Stairs. Reasonable prices. Lic. #786158. Al, 650/269-7113 or 650/853-0824

748 Gardening/Landscaping

Beckys Landscape Weekly, Biweekly & Periodic Maint.

Annual Rose, Fruit Tree Pruning, Yard Clean-ups, Demolition, Excavation,

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350 Preschools/Schools/Camps

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390 Kids for Summer JobsChess Lessons for kids and adultDog Walker Wanted

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995 Fictitious Name StatementCOCONUTS CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT INC. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 509303 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant Inc., 642 Ramona St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: COCONUTS CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT INC. 1189 Willow Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is owned by a corpora-tion. Registrant has not yet begun to trans-act business under the fictitious busi-ness name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 8, 2008. (PAW May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2008)JAMES WEAVER & ASSOCIATES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 508213 The following individual(s) is (are) doing business as, James Weaver & Associates, 415 Cambridge Ave. #19, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: JAMES WEAVER 4088 Sutherland Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94303 This business is owned by an individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on January 1, 2003. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on April 15, 2008. (PAW May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 2008)

THE COHO AT STANDFORD UNIVERSITY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 509113 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, The Coho at Standford University, 459 Lagunita Dr., Stanford, CA 94305, Santa Clara County: THE COHO AT STANDFORD UNIVERSITY 459 Lagunita Dr. Stanford, CA 94305 This business is owned by a corpora-tion. Registrant/Owner 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 6, 2008. (PAW June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008)LOVING HUT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 510032 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Loving Hut, 165 University Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: DIVINE LIGHT CORPORATION 165 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 This business is owned by a corpora-tion. Registrant/Owner 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 29, 2008. (PAW June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008)LOCK BOX LABS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 510042 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Lock Box Labs, 675 North First Street, Suite 1200, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County: LOCK BOX, INC 675 North First Street, Suite 1200 San Jose, CA 95112 This business is owned by a corpora-tion. 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 29, 2008. (PAW June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008)

IT LAW GROUP DATAMINDING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 510006 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, 1.) It Law Group, 2.) Dataminding, 514 Bryant Street #106, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: FRANCOISE GILBERT 514 Bryant St. #106 Palo Alto, Ca 94301 This business is owned by an indi-vidual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 1.) 6-1-2003, 2.) 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 28, 2008. (PAW June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008)

INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL LEARNING AND INTEGRATION (IGLI) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 509983 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Institute of Global Learning and Integration (IGLI), 3355 Saint Michael Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: MARY ANN YOKO BRANNEN 3355 Saint Michael Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 This business is owned by an indi-vidual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 05/03/2008. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 28, 2008. (PAW June 6, 13, 20, 27, 2008)

MELT RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 510387 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Melt Restaurant and Lounge, 544 Emerson St., Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: ON THE ROCKS ENTERTAINMENT 14240 Lora Drive Los Gatos, CA 95032 This business is owned by a corpora-tion. 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, 2008. (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008)

BAD RABBY DESIGNS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 510312 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Bad Rabby Designs, 215 Bryant St. #4, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County: JOSEPH K. MARTIN III 215 Bryant St. #4 Palo Alto, CA 94301 This business is owned by an indi-vidual. Registrant/Owner 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 3, 2008. (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008)

GLOBAL MUSIC & ARTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 509526 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Global Music & Arts, 2298 Cornell St., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: ASTARA MARCIA 3790 El Camino #396 Palo Alto, CA 94306 This business is owned by an indi-vidual. Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 1974. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 14, 2008. (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008)

GLOBAL MUSIC & HEALING ARTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 509527 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as, Global Music & Healing Arts, 2298 Cornell St., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County: DR. ASTARA MARCIA 3790 El Camino #396 Palo Alto, CA 94306 This business is owned by an individual. Registrant/Owner 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 14, 2008. (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008)

E-HU INTERNATIONAL COMPANY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No. 510243 The following person(persons) is (are) doing business as, E-Hu International Company, 322 Fairmeadow Way, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County: CONGJIAN HU XINMEI LU 322 Fairmeadow Way Milpitas, Ca 95035 This business is owned by husband and wife. Registrant/Owner 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 2, 2008. (PAW June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2008)

997 All Other LegalsNOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. GM-133935-C Loan No. 0359232505 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/20/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public 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 savings 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 covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. TRUSTOR:MOSAAD EL- SHABASY, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded 7/28/2005 as Instrument No. 18498020 in Book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Date of Sale:6/27/2008 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 190 North Market Street, San Jose, California Property Address is purported to be: 473 CENTRAL AVE MOUNTAIN VIEW, California 94043-0000 APN #: 158-43-049 The total amount secured by said instrument as of the time of initial publication of this notice is $550,180.80, 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. ETS Services, LLC Date: 5/29/2008 2255 North Ontario Street, Suite 400 Burbank, California 91504-3120 Sale Line: 714-259-7850 Omar Solorzano, TRUSTEE SALE OFFICER ASAP# 2779711 (PAW 06/06, 06/13, 06/20/2008)

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA In re the Estate of HELEN DE ROSA Conservatee Date: June 27, 2008 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 15 CASE NO. 1-07-PR-161001 Notice is given that Richard H. Lambie, as Conservator of the Estate of Helen De Rosa, will sell at private sale subject to confirmation by the Superior Court on or after June 27, 2008, at Superior Court of California, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, Ca 95113, the following real property of the estate: Residential Real Property located at: 2995 Waverley Street, Palo Alto, California and described as: Beginning at a point in the center line of Waverly Avenue 70 feet wide, distant thereon Southeasterly 107.88 feet from

the most Westerly corner of Lot 19 of the C.M. Wooster Company Subdivision hereinafter referred to; thence along said line of Waverly Avenue Southeasterly 50 feet; thence at right angles Northeasterly and parallel with the Southeasterly line of said Lot 19, 293.63 feet to the Northeasterly line of said Lot 19; thence Northwesterly along said line 40 feet; thence at right angles Southwesterly and parallel with said Southeasterly line of Lot 19, 141.63 feet; thence at right angles Northwesterly and parallel with said line of Waverly Avenue, 10 feet; thence at right angles Southwesterly and paral-lel with said Southeasterly line of Lot 19, 152 feet to the point of beginning and being a portion of Lot 19, as laid down, designated and delineated upon that certain Map entitled, “Map of C.M. Wooster Company’s Subdivision of the Clark Ranch”, and which said Map was filed November 11, 1912 in the office of the Recorder of the County of Santa Clara, State of California in Volume “O” of Maps, page 16. APN: 132-20-173 The terms and conditions of sale are: 1. The property is sold “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY. Buyer is to acknowledge and agree that the Property is being sold in as “As Is” condition and that Seller, makes abso-lutely no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the condition or operability of the Property, and it shall be the sole responsibility of Buyer to investigate the same to the Buyer’s satisfaction. 2. Seller is exempt from the require-ment to provide Buyer with a Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement. California Civil Code Section 1102.2 (d). 3. At least ten percent (10%) of the amount bid must be paid with the offer and the balance must be paid on close of escrow after confirmation of sale by the Court. 4. The purchase price must be paid in all cash, or part cash and part credit, the terms and conditions of credit as are acceptable to the Conservator and the Court. Bids or offers for this property must be made in writing and directed to the Conservator, in care of his attorney, Leslie Yarnes Sugai, at the above address or may be filed with the clerk of the Superior Court at any time after publication of this notice and before the sale. The Conservator reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Dated: June 4, 2008 __________________________ Richard H. Lambie, Conservator __________________________ Leslie Yarnes Sugai, Attorney for Conservator 16450 Los Gatos Blvd., Suite 208 Los Gatos, CA 95032 (408) 356-6886 (PAW June 11, 13, 18, 2008)

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ALMA LANGER also known as ALMA I. LANGER NO. 1-08-PR-163228 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ALMA LANGER, also known as ALMA I. LANGER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: HANNAH SCHER in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HANNAH SCHER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the person-al representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to inter-ested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an inter-ested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on

JUNE 25, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as pro-vided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: /s/ Gerald H. Scher, ESQ. 465 South Mathilda Avenue, Suite 210 Sunnyvale, California 94086 (408)739-5300 (PAW June 13, 18, 20, 2008)

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE T.S. No. 2008-21843065 Loan No. 0021843065 Title Order No. 69248 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/12/2003. 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 public 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 sav-ings and loan association, or savings association, or savings 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 as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: JOHN ACKERMAN, A MARRIED MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: GOLDEN WEST SAVINGS ASSOCIATION SERVICE CO., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION Recorded 09/16/2003 as Instrument No. 17352050 in book - , page - of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Date of Sale: 07/02/2008 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the North Market Street entrance to the County Courthouse, 190 North Market Street, San Jose, California Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $657,743.48 Street Address or other common designation of real property is purported to be.: 1322 TASSO STREET PALO ALTO, CA 94301 A.P.N.: 120-07-086 The under-signed Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the prop-erty may be obtained by sending a writ-ten request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Date: 06/05/2008 Fidelity National Agency Sales & Posting Agent for GOLDEN WEST SAVINGS ASSOCIATION SERVICE CO., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION 15661 Red Hill Ave. Ste. 200 Tustin, California 92780 Telephone Number: (800) 840-8547 Sale Status Line: (714) 259-7850 SETH WHITE, OFFICER Of Golden West Savings Association Service Company ASAP# 2787061 PAW 06/11/2008, 06/18/2008, 06/25/2008

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MEYER SCHER NO. 1-08-PR-163207 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors,

contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MEYER SCHER. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: HANNAH SCHER in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that HANNAH SCHER be appointed as personal rep-resentative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the person-al representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to inter-ested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an inter-ested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on JUNE 25, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept. 15 of the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as pro-vided in section 9100 of the California Probate Code. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: /s/ Gerald H. Scher, ESQ. 465 South Mathilda Avenue, Suite 210 Sunnyvale, California 94086 (408)739-5300 (PAW June 13, 18, 20, 2008)

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