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Archives » 2002 » Volume 55 , Issue 30, Published on Wednesday, July 24, 2002NewsHotels open doors
Town Crier Editorial Intern Three in various stages promise healthy revenues for Los Altos coffers Enforcement of day worker ban depends on judge’s rulingA federal judge is scheduled to decide by next week whether Los Altos police may continue to ticket day laborers who solicit work from the streets while a lawsuit challenging the city’s anti-solicitation ordinance is in court. Judge Jeremy Fogel told Los Altos city officials and the group of day laborers suing the city that he would give them his written opinion by the end of the month during last week’s court hearing, July 15. LAH council moves forward with plans for new town hallTown Crier Editorial Intern Los Altos Hills City Council members stood their ground at last Thursday’s meeting, supporting controversial design plans for a new Los Altos Hills Town Hall. Historic hall restored after party-goers thrash interiorFew signs of last month’s out-of-control rental party that thrashed the historic American Legion building in downtown Los Altos remained visible last week. Legion members have spent hours cleaning up the mess that the 60 or so party-goers allegedly left behind. News BriefsThe Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors will be meeting July 31 in Los Altos to hear public input about annexation of 240,000 acres of coastal land. Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment on a draft environmental impact report about the district’s influence on lands that range from south of San Francisco to just north of Santa Cruz County. Police ReportJuly 14, 9:02 a.m., El Camino Real/San Antonio Road: Police said a motorist was driving the wrong way. Last-minute offer saves downtown hotel plansLos Altos A last-minute proposal saved a hotel planned for downtown Los Altos from being scrapped last month just moments before the Los Altos City Council was scheduled to terminate its seemingly doomed negotiations with developer Roxy Rapp. Congregation to begin rebuilding torched churchMembers of the Antiochian Orthodox Church of the Redeemer in Los Altos have raised enough money to began rebuilding the church’s Magadalena Road sanctuary destroyed by an unknown arsonist in April, a church spokesman said last week. Parishioner Samer Bahou said the congregation has raised more than $200,000 in community donations to fund the estimated $2.1 million reconstruction project. OpinionNot a ‘Berry’ good deal?The Los Altos City Council was scheduled to discuss and possibly decide last night whether to go ahead with a plan aimed at putting a 10-foot-wide bike lane and sidewalk on the Loyola School side of Berry to benefit kids walking and biking to the school. We like the idea and this particular plan is better than the roundabout proposal that residents groused about months ago. That plan, eventually dropped by council, had traffic at a four-way intersection, yielding but not coming to full stops, as they crossed, raising more concerns than allaying fears about traffic safety. The council eventually dropped the roundabout in April when it was determined the traffic circle was too big for the proposed intersection of Berry and Springer Road. Letters to the EditorYour July 24th editorial on “Corporate Greed” was inaccurate on two counts while attempting to include President Bush in the list of suspected wrongdoers. First, the company in which Bush sold stock did NOT go belly up shortly thereafter, and in fact its stock doubled in value over the eight to ten months following the President’s sale. Secondly, the SEC has long ago investigated the transactions (which occurred over 10 years ago) and found no basis for any action against the President. A tour of a mad worldReflections After a descent into madness, I believe I am back to reality! It all began on the day before Independence Day when I lost most of my independence but did see stars. Due to my own carelessness, I slipped out of my untied shoe and fell backward on my ceramic tile kitchen floor with a crash that should have cracked my skull and the foundation of my house. Neither happened, but I broke something far more important - my hip bone. As usual, the paramedics were wonderful, optimistic and skillful. CommunityPYT invites public to 10th anniversary celebrationPeninsula Youth Theatre will celebrate its 10th birthday with a public celebration Saturday at the Mountain View Civic Center Plaza. The party will take place 4-7 p.m., between PYT’s opening performances of “The Wiz” at the adjacent Center for the Performing Arts. Mountain View Mayor Sally Lieber will kick off the festivities with a proclamation marking PYT’s many achievements. U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo also is expected to attend the event, along with dozens of PYT participants past and present. Israeli paramedics speak out on terrorist attacksTown Crier Editorial Intern Members of congregation Kol Emeth, Palo Alto, hosted a July 14 presentation by Lonny Loxenburg and Chaim Rasloski, Megan David Adom paramedics who came from Israel especially to make a presentation to Bay Area supporters. Los Altos: 50 Years of IncorporationIncorporation leaders rounding up voters as important 1952 hearing on boundaries nears 2002 marks the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of Los Altos. During the year, this column will cover what our predecessor newspapers reported 50 years ago. The following items appeared in the weekly Los Altos News of July 18 and 25, 1952: Titan takes giant step in computer fix-it businessTown Crier Editorial Intern Student-run group helps out poorly funded schools MacArthur Park festival set for Aug. 17Proceeds from the event benefit the chapter, which also services Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. The event will be held at MacArthur Park, 27 University Ave., in Palo Alto. Festival tickets sell for $55 in advance or $65 at the door. More room to exercise: YMCA opens new addition to relief of those on waiting listsTown Crier Editorial Intern Last year, 1,200 kids participated in the Youth Basketball programs at the Mountain View YMCA located at 2400 Grant Road; but hundreds of others were wait-listed for lack of gym space. Forget Britney Spears: Local bands rocking to their own edgy beatsTown Crier Editorial Intern This summer, several local bands are stepping up to the microphone. Setting up with a guitarist, bassist and drummer, bands are taking over the garage for practices and jam sessions. Moffett Field celebrates flight with second annual air show“Celebration of Freedom” is the theme of the second annual Air Expo at Moffett Field, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. The event will showcase America’s “military might,” with action by the best military performance teams. More than 30 premier aircraft will be displayed on the ground, including NASA’s 747 Space Shuttle Carrier. CalendarMidpeninsula Regional Open Space District Board of Directors, 7:30 p.m., District Offices, 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos. Ongoing Community BriefsTo increase fire prevention awareness in the Los Altos area, the Santa Clara County Fire Department will be providing free smoke detector inspections and installation aid to local residents Aug. 8, 14 and 16. The fire department said equipping a house with working detectors reduces residents’ likelihood of dying in a fire by 50 percent. SchoolsLAH couple help foreign students find host familiesBrian and Kay Evans of Los Altos Hills met while Brian was an exchange student in Kay’s native Japan. So it’s only fitting that they are now working to place exchange students with local families in the Los Altos area. “This is our first year, so we are on a learning curve,” Brian said. The couple work as a liaison between students and host families with Center for Cultural Interchange, a national non-profit organization that seeks to promote world peace through cultural understanding. NoteworthiesYong Joon Lee of Los Altos Hills has graduated from the University of Oregon, Eugene, with a degree in political science. Amber Evilsizer, daughter of Jeanne Evilsizer of Los Altos Hills, received her bachelor’s degree in communication, with a minor in psychology, from the University of the Pacific, in Stockton, on May 18. Junior Olympics race resultsThe Los Altos School District released the results from the 2002 Junior Olmpics, held April 28. More than 1,300 fourth through sixth-grade students throughout the district participated in the annual track and field event. The results are as follows: 1320 Run Schools BriefsMontecito School in Los Altos is scheduled to celebrate its 40th anniversary, noon to 5 p.m., Saturday, at Montecito School, 1468 Grant Road. Families may bring a picnic lunch. Beverages and cake will be served. Activities include games, face painting and an Astro Jump. Three board seats for MV-LA High School District open on November ballotWith eight-year Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District board member Sue Graham not seeking another four-year term, three board seats will be on the ballot this November. Current board members David Williams and Judy Hannemann are seeking re-election, with newcomer Julia Rosenberg hoping to fill Graham’s seat. Foothill receives grant to fund campus smoking cessation projectFoothill College in Los Altos Hills has received a grant for the second year from the Santa Clara County Health & Hospital System’s Tobacco Prevention & Education Program. It received the grant for its smoking cessation project, “See Through the Smoke.” SportsSinclair, Taylor combine for 8 medals at national club gymnastics meetWhen most kids imagine a week at Disney World they think of amusement parks and roller coasters. For Twisters gymnasts, the first few days in Florida were no walk in the park. At the 2002 United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs National Gymnastics Championships in Orlando, only five gymnasts out of the 150 talented qualifiers from Mountain View-based Twisters reached the finals. Local high schools recognize top student-athletes of the yearThe area high schools recently announced the recipients of their year-end sports awards. Winners from Los Altos, Mountain View, St. Francis, Pinewood and Homestead are listed below. Sports On The SideThe Los Altos High cheerleaders and dance team will hold a car wash from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, in the Bandera’s restaurant parking lot off San Antonio Road in downtown Los Altos. Proceeds benefit the cheerleading/dance program. Baseball at Baylands Local Pony Division team ousted from NorCal Regional tourneyAfter finishing as runner-up in the PONY Baseball Sectional Tournament, the Los Altos-Mountain View Pony Division All-Stars made a quick exit from last week’s NorCal Regional in Campbell. The team of the 13-year-olds - coached by Scott Clarke and Aaron Tachibana - ended the season by dropping its initial two games of the double-elimination event. LA-MV fell 9-7 to Citrus Heights (9-7) and 6-4 to San Jose PAL. Local AYSO hosting camps featuring U.K. soccer coachesAYSO Region 43, Los Altos, is set to host a pair of Major League Soccer Camps featuring experienced coaches from the United Kingdom. Camps are scheduled Monday through Aug. 2 at Whisman School Park in Mountain View and Aug. 19-23 at Santa Rita School in Los Altos. Bank of the West Classic under way this week at Stanford UniversityThe Bank of the West Classic, the world’s longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament, is in full swing this week at Stanford University. The WTA Tour Tier II event began Monday and runs through Sunday at Stanford’s Taube Family Tennis Stadium. There’s no such thing as too much golf for Los Altos siblingsIf there’s a junior golf tournament going on in the Bay Area this summer, it’s a good bet at least one of the participants has the last name of The. Siblings Toby and Tessa The enter as many tournaments as their mom Lea will take them to. Six locals look to shine in all-star football gameBarring the occasional costume party, tonight’s 28th annual Charlie Wedemeyer High School All-Star Football Game could be the last time some of the participants don a helmet and shoulder pads. For others, the contest is a way to start getting in “football shape” for their upcoming college seasons. Town Crier seeking sports ideas for the summerThe Town Crier sports department won’t be going on a break, though, and is on the lookout for summer sports stories. If you or someone you know is participating in a sport this summer or would make an interesting feature story, please contact us. BusinessPanic beginning to prowl on Wall St.Stock Report Investors continued to dump their portfolios last Friday to indulge in frenzied selling, sending the Dow below the 8,000 mark for the first time since 1998. Early Monday morning, the carnage continued. MV chamber calls for 2002 leadership nominationsThe Chamber of Commerce Mountain View is accepting nominations for the 2002 Celebration of Leaders Awards. The chamber’s annual Celebration of Leaders Awards reception and ceremony recognizes exceptional contributions and service to the Mountain View community. Transactions1372 Garthwick Court - Sheldon Trust to R. Sheffield for $1,075,000.00 555 Glen Alto Drive - Davidson Trust to C. & S. Sullivan for $1,251,000.00 Rambus speeding ahead with tech advances despite legal entanglementsLos Altos-based Rambus continues to post new technologies and profits, undaunted by lawsuits over patents, federal complaints or a down tech economy. The 175-person company, unlike other tech firms, is still hiring and growing. It recently posted its fourth straight profitable quarter and was recently ranked No. 76 on the Fortune list of the 100 fastest-growing companies. Your HealthEl Camino updates cancer treatmentHospital gets new technologies that target tumors more accurately According to the National Cancer Institute, deaths from cancer are falling even though the total number of people with the disease is expected to rise. This is due to the effectiveness of cancer treatments, which are allowing patients to live longer, higher-quality lives. Radiation therapy jobs increasingWhile the employment slump wears on for many professionals who rode high on the dot-com craze of the late 1990s, some segments of the economy are actually growing. Radiation therapy, for instance, is experiencing a critical shortage of trained professionals, according to Debra Blodgett, who directs the radiation therapy program at Foothill College. She attributes the shortfall to the aging of the work force and the creation of more radiation treatment centers. Mad cow disease spurs new regulations for Stanford Blood CenterTown Crier Editorial Intern The mad cow disease epidemic has reached new heights. It now threatens to contaminate the U.S. blood supply, forcing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to impose new regulations on blood banks nationwide, including the Stanford Blood Center. How to avoid suffering from youth envy during the hot, lazy days of summerKeys to Parenting Q: Summer is driving me crazy! Our family is scheduled 24/7. When I fall (literally) into bed, I dream of the halycon days of my youth, when the biggest decisions of most days were pondering questions such as why does the grass feel soft on my bare feet but tickle my legs when I lie on it? What time shall we go swimming?, Is that cloud a ship or a sheep? What’s a parent to do? Los Altos cystic fibrosis retreat offers fun and tips for participantsTown Crier Editorial Intern Cystic Fibrosis Research Inc. sponsors an annual Teen and Adult Educational Retreat where those with the life-threatening illness can share their personal stories. This year, the retreat is scheduled Aug. 12-16 at the Jesuit Retreat House in Los Altos. The Corner PharmacistWhy take antibiotics long after you’re feeling fine? There’s a good reason Q: I have some questions about antibiotics. Why do I need to continue taking an antibiotic well beyond the point when I feel fine? Why should I finish the course, as the bottle says? I’ve always believed that, when it comes to medicine, I should take the least amount necessary. The longer I take these drugs, the more likely it is that I develop intestinal problems. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid such side effects? Knowledge is power in the fight against cancer; plenty of research weapons at your disposalHealth Library “Getting diagnosed with cancer is somewhat similar to taking a crash course in medical school. Within a few months of your diagnosis, you will know more about your particular disease, the organ it is growing in and the research being conducted than your original family doctor does. This self-education is vitally important to your recovery because knowledge is power-power over your disease and power over your treatment. Go to the library and read everything you can find on your particular situation. Start with your local library and work up to the medical library at the closest medical school. Get on the Internet and search the World Wide Web for treatment options and patient discussion groups. Pick up the phone and call knowledgeable friends for information and advice. Join a support group, subscribe to newsletters, and keep reading and questioning. The more you know, the more options you will have.” Earn $200 to have your teeth cleanedStudents who attend the Foothill College Dental Hygiene Program need a patient when they take their State Board Exam. The student cleans the patient’s teeth in front of an examining board panel. If you are 18 years of age or older, have few or no fillings and are available July 27 and/or July 28, the Dental Hygiene Clinic may be able to use you as a patient. The program will pay up to $200 to qualifying applicants. Vegetarian diets can prove very healthful - only if well plannedHouse Calls Increasing numbers of Americans are turning to vegetarian diets - for health, humanitarian, religious and environmental reasons. When well planned, a vegetarian diet can be very healthy. |
In Our OpinionLetters to the Editor
Leo Long earns local honorsIn the April 30 issue of the Town Crier, you were right to congratulate and thank Dick Henning from Foothill College for four decades of service to the community. I met him at Foothill as student body president more years ago than I’ll admit. Great guy. |
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