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NOVEMBER 26, 2010 VOLUME 18, NO. 47 MountainViewOnline.com650.964.6300INSIDE: WEEKEND | PAGE 16

A warm welcome for Day Worker Center LABORERS RECEIVE SERVICES, EDUCATION IN RETURN FOR HELPING COMMUNITY

MICHELLE LE

At the grand opening for the Day Worker Center on Nov. 18, from left, Ana Bazquez holding daughter Valeria, Alma Bolanos and Matilde Rosales pull off the ribbon

By Nick Veronin

“One, two, three!” On that count, about 100

people — laborers, City Coun-cil members, school officials and representatives from the Chamber of Commerce — simultaneously tugged seg-

ments of the long cloth ribbon which stretched around the side of the squat building. A cry went up as the knots in the sash were undone, signifying the grand opening of the Mountain View Day Worker Center. After 14 years of bouncing from one temporary location to the next, the center finally

has its own home. Located at 133 Escuela Ave., it will serve multiple roles. It is first and foremost a com-munity center of sorts, where day laborers can congregate in the morning and wait to be hired for odd jobs.

See DAY WORKER, page 9

Neighbors offer deal on McKelvey baseball fields

By Daniel DeBolt

Neighbors of McKelvey Park say they have a “win-win” solution to

the controversy about how to revamp their neighborhood park, but youth baseball leagues aren’t entirely happy about it. Ever since the Santa Clara Valley Water District proposed rebuilding McKelvey Park so it’s 15 feet lower, in order to use it as a Permanente Creek flood basin, residents of the St. Francis Acre neighborhood have been seek-ing more useable space in their neighborhood park. McKelvey has been taken up completely by two base-ball fields for over 50 years. Last week the Voice reported on a new pro-posal from park neigh-bor Lloyd Yu that would completely remove McKelvey’s two baseball fields in favor of a smaller multi-use sports field for football, soccer and lacrosse. Yu argued that city policies say the neighborhood should lead the redesign of the park, and pointed to a petition signed by 200 neighbors that “would like McKelvey to be transformed from a single-use baseball facility to a multi-use neighborhood open space.” But since then a different group of neighbors has presented another idea to the Voice, which neighbor Elizabeth Thompson said has been discussed for over a year. It involves trading the larger of the two baseball fields at McKelvey with another Little League-sized field proposed for the Shoreline area along Garcia Avenue. The result would be two Little League fields at McKelvey and two major league-sized fields

at Shoreline Park. Thompson said that change would leave plenty of room at McKelvey for neighborhood enjoyment and Little League baseball, while also eliminating noise and the bright lights used for nighttime baseball games on the larger fields, which kids play on after they turn 12. “It seems to work out really well,” Thompson said. Little League teams will have two fields at McKelvey and “we get a pretty decent space to have neighbor-hood park.” It makes for a more “neighborhood-friendly envi-ronment.” “We don’t want to displace”

the base-ball teams, Thompson said. “We understand that there is 50 years of history” of baseball at McKelvely. B u t

one of the main users of the larger field at McKelvey was not pleased with the proposal. Elaine Spence, president of Mountain View Babe Ruth Baseball, said that the 12 and older kids “would lose field time” under the pro-posal for a number of reasons. One is that the Shoreline ball fields in the works have already been designated as multi-use fields, which means that baseball teams would be “lobbying soc-cer, softball, lacrosse and every-one else for field time.” The proposal would also split up some families when their 8-year-old is playing on the Little League fields at McKelvey and their 13-year-old has to play with the bigger kids out at Shoreline, she said. “Having both fields together near downtown Mountain View

McKelvey’s central location

allows a lot of kids to ride a

bike to their games.ELAINE SPENCE

See MCKELVEY, page 6

Church neighbors appeal cell tower decisionNEIGHBORS UPSET, SAY CHURCH’S OUTREACH WAS LACKING

By Daniel DeBolt

The City Council will soon weigh in on a contro-versy involving a cell tower

approved for the top of First Presbyterian Church, near a preschool and dozens of homes where many are concerned about cancer-causing radiation.

Neighbors of the church at Cuesta Drive and Miramonte Avenue have pulled together $500 to appeal the zoning administra-tor’s approval of the cell tower earlier this month, said neighbor Jared Waxman in an e-mail. “Apparently, the Zoning Administrator takes the position that any owner of a residential

parcel could build a commercial telecommunications facility on that parcel without obtaining a conditional use permit, a vari-ance, or a rezoning,” Waxman said. “That does not make a lot of sense to us, and we are eager to hear what the City Council has to

See CELL TOWER, page 6

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By Daniel DeBolt

The City Council has appointed Santa Cruz City

Clerk Lorrie Brewer to take the reins as Moun-tain View’s city clerk. Brewer said in e-mail to the Voice that she plans to move to Mountain View and become involved with community orga-nizations. She says she has been “very active” in the Santa Cruz community. “The Mountain View commu-nity has a very inviting appeal,” Brewer said via e-mail. “The beautifully tree-lined streets and vibrancy of the downtown are a huge draw.” Brewer views the City Clerk’s office as the “Switzerland” of the city’s government, as it is neutral in all things as the information and administrative center of City Hall. Mayor Ronit Bryant said the City Council had interviewed “several very qualified candidates for the position” and found Brew-er to be the best fit for the job. She follows Mountain View’s 21-year City Clerk Angee Salvador, who retired in June. Bryant noted Brewer’s experience implementing an electronic records system in Santa Cruz as one reason the council appointed her, along with her ability to work “coopera-tively with elected officials, staff and community members.” Brewer is also a certified Master Municipal Clerk, Bryant said. Brewer said she hopes to ful-fill the City Council’s goal of “providing public access to the city’s records through electronic medium, as well as improving efficiencies in the agenda packet preparation process.” She added that “I have led this charge in Santa Cruz, so I am familiar with the process.” Brewer said she became involved in city government immediately following the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake when the City of Santa Cruz sought temporary employees. At the time she was a stay a home mother with a 4-month-old son, Casey, taking a break from working as an assis-tant at a law firm for 10 years. “The city of Santa Cruz was in desperate need of assistance in the City Manager’s office, so I signed on as a temporary administrative

assistant,” Brewer said. She was appointed city clerk in 1999 after eight years as deputy city clerk and jobs in the parks and recreation department and public works depart-ment. She said she has played

an active role in the larger Santa Cruz community, and hopes to do the same in Mountain View. She’s been a board member of the United Way for two years and serves on the board of Leadership Santa Cruz County. She is also chair of the Northern California City Clerk’s Association. Brewer was an avid softball player in Santa Cruz, playing on the team “The Usual Suspects.” She is also an artist who enjoys making mosaics out of ceramic and glass. She is originally from Redding, and plans to retire to a home she has there and spend her days fishing. The city manager’s office said that Brewer will be paid $123,500 a year, not including health and pension benefits.

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New city clerk hired away from Santa Cruz

MV resident joins state

commissionBy Nick Veronin

A local education offi-cial has been selected to serve on the newly

created California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Elaine W. Kuo, a Mountain View resident and college researcher for the Foothill-De Anza Community College District’s Office of Institu-tional Research and Planning, was chosen at random from the 36 eligible applicants. “I feel honored that I was selected,” Kuo said, noting that she was initially surprised at the news.

New special ed PTA helps parents, teachersNEW WHISMAN GROUP AIMS TO END ISOLATION, BUILD COMMUNITY

By Nick Veronin

It isn’t easy raising a child with a learning dis-ability. Nor is it a simple task to teach one. Mountain View resident Christine Case-Lo

knows that first hand: Alex, her 7-year-old son, recognizes little value in doing the things adults ask of him and regularly ignores the direction of his mother and teachers. “It can be very isolating being a parent of a child with special needs,” Case-Lo said. Parents are sometimes embarrassed and unwilling to admit that their child needs help. In an effort to dispel that stigma — and to generate support and awareness for the special needs population in local elementary and middle

schools — Case-Lo has co-founded the Moun-tain View Whisman Special Education Parent Teacher Association, or SEPTA. About 50 families have joined the district-wide SEPTA since its launch in March, Case-Lo said. The organization was recently granted non-profit status, and although Case-Lo and co-founder Nan Recker have lofty goals, they are starting off small.

‘Fidget toys’ One of the first steps SEPTA took was to put together inexpensive care packages of simple items to help teachers with their special needs

See SEPTA, page 8

See KUO, page 6

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Rail authority delays study of Peninsula designsBy Gennady Sheyner

The California High-Speed Rail Authority will delay releasing a highly antici-

pated analysis of design options for the Peninsula segment of the rail line because of a recent deci-sion to begin construction in the Central Valley. The authority had previously planned to release the Environ-mental Impact Report (EIR) for the San Francisco-to-San Jose segment of the $43 billion line in December. The report will evalu-ate the various design alterna-

tives for each portion of the seg-ment and consider the impacts of the most feasible alternative.

Preliminary versions of the report identified at-grade and

elevated trains as the most likely design options for the Peninsula, with tunneling or open trench-ing in some areas. Earlier this month, the author-ity decided to start construc-tion of the 800-mile line in the Central Valley after a grant from the Federal Railroad Adminis-tration allocated $715 million specifically for that region of the state. The authority has yet to determine whether the voter-approved project will make its debut on the Merced-to-Fresno

See HSR, page 7

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is a plus for families that play base-ball,” Spence said. “Mom and dad can watch both games.” She added that McKelvey’s cen-tral location allows a lot of kids, including those who play Maraud-ers football at McKelvey, to ride a bike to their games and practices. The Shoreline fields make kids more dependent on their parents to drive them there. And a lot of parents may not even want to face the traffic on Shoreline Boulevard and Rengstorff Avenue, espe-cially during concerts at Shoreline Amphitheatre, Spence said. Spence reiterated comments made last week by council mem-ber Laura Macias that the .7-acre carve-out for a playground and neighborhood park in the latest design for McKelvey is actually larger than other neighborhood parks in the city, including Mercy-Bush Park. Community Services Director

Dave Muela said that an alterna-tive proposal from neighbors won’t be the proposal city staff brings to the City Council for approval, unless the council spe-cifically asks for such a design. Muela said city had not consid-ered the added cost of building two major league-sized baseball fields at Shoreline. The city has budgeted $9 million in Shoreline

tax district funds for the Shoreline ball fields while the Water District says it will cost $9.1 million for its latest proposal at McKelvey. City Council meetings on both the Shoreline and McKelvey fields are expected sometime early next year. V



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Kuo said she has always been interested in politics and felt that applying to be on the com-mission would “be a good way to get involved, to serve the people of California and to engage the community.” After filling out an online application, Kuo was asked to answer screening questions and write an essay; after that there was another screening, a pan-el interview and yet another

screening; a legislative team then whittled a group of 60 potential commissioners down to 36. On Nov. 18, State Auditor Elaine M. Howle drew Kuo’s name from the pool of 36, along with the names of seven others from throughout the state. The names were divided among three sub-pools. Howle picked three from a sub-pool of Democrats, three from a sub-pool of Repub-licans and two from a sub-pool of individuals that are registered as a third party or decline-to-state. Kuo and her fellow commission-ers are now charged with selecting

six more from the remaining pool of 28 — two from each sub-pool. After all 14 positions are filled, the commission will use census data to redraw district lines for the elec-tion of representatives for the state Senate, Assembly, state Board of Equalization, and U.S. Congress. The commission was created after the passage of Proposition 11, which took the redistricting power out of the hands the Legislature, putting it into the hands of the people. The commission will draw the district lines in conformity with rules intended to ensure representa-tion for all Californians. V

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MCKELVEY Continued from page 1

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ObituaryMary M. Barcelona

Mary M. Barcelona, a life-time resident of Mountain View, died peacefully at home on Nov. 19. She was 85. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Joe Barcelona; and her sister Josephine. She was preceded in death by her sisters Rose

and Laura, and her brother Andy. Funeral services were set for Nov. 24 at Cusimano Family Mortuary, followed by entombment at Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto. The family prefers memo-rial donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

say on the subject.” In an petition opposing the tower, some neighbors say they are unhappy with the church, claiming it had a “moral obliga-tion” to reach out to the neigh-borhood to discuss the cell tower before moving forward with it. “This church chose cash over community,” said neighbor W. Yee. “To me it’s more of an issue of how the church has handled it. If their concern was with the community, they would have reached out to the community and said ‘How many of you are customers of Sprint-Nextel? How many of you are interested in this service?’” Pastor Tim Boyer told the Voice that a committee of church members approved of the cell tower, which would provide income for the church. Boyer would not disclose how much it is being paid. Another church

representative said at the Nov. 10 zoning administrator meet-ing that tenants of the church, including Little Acorn Preschool and a group of Boy Scouts, were notified and no one complained about the idea. Yee said that parents of the preschool, who did not find out about the cell tower until days before it was approved, are now being prevented from leaving notices for other parents at the church-run pre-school about the issue. In his approval, Zoning Administrator Peter Gilli said federal law prevented him from rejecting the cell tower over concerns with radiation, which he said would be well below FCC limits. The tower would be placed on top of a chapel on the southeast corner of the property, across the site from the church’s main chapel. V


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By Nick Veronin

A new El Camino Hospital study, launched at the begin-ning of this month, aims

to use a genetic test to determine which smokers would benefit most from receiving regular computer-ized tomography scans. The clinical trial, called REACT — an imperfect acronym for Risk Genetic and Computerized Tomography — was organized by Dr. Elwyn Cabebe, an El Camino Hospital oncologist. Cabebe will enlist up to 200 smokers and former smokers, 50 and older, to take the Respiragene genetic test, which factors in family and personal history and examines 20 genes associ-ated with both promoting and defending against lung cancer. The candidates will then be given a CT scan, which will search for signs of tiny tumors, called lung nodules. If nodules are found, the smok-ers will be followed for up to three years, receiving appropriate treatment and follow-up scans as needed. The study comes on the heels of a recent National Institutes of Health announcement that smokers screened for lung cancer using CT scanners are 20 percent more likely to survive than those screened with X-rays, if tumors are found.

“It definitely validated the approach we were taking for the trial,” Cabebe said, referring to the NIH announcement. He said that prior to the NIH study, there was no hard data that would sug-gest CT scans could catch lung cancer earlier than X-rays. “It reassured me that CT scanning is the best modality that we should be looking at for screening of our patients.” CT scans can detect lung nod-ules at a much earlier stage than X-rays, giving oncologists more time to intervene. However, Cabebe said, CT scans

are expensive, expose patients to more radiation than X-rays and often find growths that are dis-covered to be benign only after an invasive procedure is conducted. With REACT, Cabebe hopes to build upon the findings of the NIH by identifying those smokers and former smokers whose risk of devel-oping lung cancer outweighs the costs and risks associated with CT scans. If his trial proves fruitful, it may end up convincing private insurance companies and Medic-aid to cover the cost of preemptive CT screening for a certain subset of smokers — thus saving lives. Currently, Cabebe said, insur-

ance companies will only spring for the cost of a CT scan if a patient is exhibiting symptoms of lung cancer, or a doctor recommends it. Cabebe believes that REACT could very well change the way the health care industry deals with lung cancer. “I think patients — especially smokers and ex-smokers — will be asking their providers whether it makes sense to have them undergo screening,” he said. Dr. Laura Gottlieb, a Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar, recently wrote an op-ed for the San Francisco Chronicle

in response to the NIH’s announcement about the effec-tiveness of CT scans in catch-ing the early stages of lung

cancer. Gottlieb, when contacted by the Voice declined to comment specifi-cally on the REACT trial. “I think that we have to be really careful with how we use our resources,” Gottlieb said. “The biggest bang for our buck would be in tobacco prevention and ces-sation programs, not in CT scans for smokers.” Cabebe said he agrees that the best way to prevent lung cancer is to avoid smoking to begin with. Those who are still smoking when they enroll in the program are required to attend smoking-cessa-tion classes. V

El Camino clinical trial aims to catch lung cancer earlyCOMBINING CT SCANS AND GENETIC TESTING COULD SAVE SMOKERS’ LIVES

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or the Fresno-to-Bakersfield por-tion of the Central Valley segment. Robert Doty, director of the Pen-insula Rail Program (a partnership of Caltrain and the rail authority), released a statement Friday after-noon saying that the decision by the FRA and the rail authority to give Central Valley the priority “will likely impact the prioritization of the environmental review process for all high-speed-rail sections cur-rently under study.” “This means that the scheduled December 2010 release of the Draft EIR/EIS for the San Francisco to San Jose section will need to be resched-uled for a future date,” wrote Doty, who is responsible for the design of the Peninsula segment. He did not specify when this document will be released.

More time Doty wrote that the decision to delay the EIR for the Peninsula seg-

ment will give the rail authority an opportunity to further refine the document and to educate the public about the project. California voters approved a $9.95 billion bond for the project in November 2008. “For communities, this means more time (to) learn about the project and to prepare to review and comment on the environmental document,” Doty wrote. Peninsula cities have been bus-ily preparing for the new report by hiring engineering consultants, hosting public hearings and lob-bying rail officials to give more preference to underground tunnels. Earlier this month, more than 500 people attended a rain-soaked rally in Burlingame to protest the project in its current form.

Peninsula critics Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt, who sits on the Peninsula Rail Consortium, had publicly called on the rail authority on several occasions in the past month to delay the EIR for the local seg-ment, noting that the recent

decision to start the system in the Central Valley makes the Penin-sula document less urgent. The rail project has been heavily criti-cized on the Peninsula, with Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Atherton all suing the rail authority over the adequacy of earlier environ-mental documents. Burt, who also sits on the coun-cil’s High-Speed Rail Committee, warned at a recent meeting that if the rail authority goes through with its December deadline, it would run the risk of having a “stale EIR” — one that lies dormant for so long that it no longer serves any legal purpose. He emphasized at the Oct. 25 council meeting that it’s not clear when the rail authority will have the funding it needs to build the Peninsula segment. Doty noted in his announcement that the FRA had allocated $16 mil-lion in its recent grant for rail-relat-ed improvements on the Peninsula segment and said this qualification “positions the San Francisco-San Jose section well for future federal and other funding.” V

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students. Many of the items requested were what Case-Lo described as “fidget toys” — such as Velcro, malleable putty and specialized pencil tops that children may safely gnaw. “A lot of kids with autism need to fidget,” Case-Lo explained. “It actually helps them focus.” Some teachers requested timers that help the children with time management, or little prizes — like stickers — that they can use to reward the children for a job well done. “Every little bit helps,” Case-Lo said. To complicate matters, because of budget cuts, Case-Lo said that the Mountain View Whisman School District does not have adequate resources to help chil-dren like Alex. As a result, regular educa-tion teachers are being assigned more special needs students with-out proper support, and parents are left searching for costly solutions in the pri-vate sector — if they even bother looking at all, she said. “Providing special education is very expensive,” said Steve Gingras, head of special educa-tion at Mountain View Whis-man. Gingras estimated that caring for a special needs child can range anywhere from $2,500 to $100,000 annually. There are about 620 special education stu-dents in the district. “Over the years the money that has come from the federal government and the state is nowhere near close to covering all the expenses that are incurred,” he said. Gingras countered Case-Lo’s claim that his district is not adequately addressing the needs of special education students. “We are providing more special educa-tion classes this year than we did last year district-wide,” he said.

Mainstreaming Case-Lo said that a practice known as mainstreaming — where special ed students are brought into regular classrooms, at least for a portion of the school day — is being implemented with increasing regularity in the district. Mainstreaming is not new, Case-Lo said, and it isn’t neces-sarily a bad idea. “It’s a fine line,” she said. For some special education kids, being exposed to the behaviors of the other children helps them model their behavior. For others, however, being in a large class-room can cause stress and anxi-

ety, which may trigger disruptive behavior. “I would say that it is not appropriate for many kids.” Alex attends a special day class at Monta Loma Elemen-tary School, but Case-Lo said she had to push to get her son the instruction that he needs to learn. One of SEPTA’s goals is to provide parents with enough information and counseling so that they can be the best advo-cates for their children. The work SEPTA is doing will not only help the special needs students and their families, she said. Case-Lo said her organiza-tion will also help other students and teachers in the district, as one unruly child can throw off an entire lesson plan. Kathy Patterson, a first-grade teacher at Bubb Elementary School, said a special needs stu-dent that was mainstreamed into her class had “major behavior issues.” The child “ran around the room, putting things in

his mouth and screaming and throwing tantrums.” Patterson, like many teachers, does not have the training, or the time, to deal with such children. “We’re not special ed teachers here,” she said. According to Case-Lo, a lack of funding for special educa-tion students is the driving force behind the increase in main-streaming. “We live in times where it’s just very difficult,” she said. Gingras disagrees with Case-Lo on the subject of mainstream-ing. Gingras said that all deci-sions regarding where special needs students are placed come as a result of so-called individual education plans, or IEPs. The IEPs are hashed out in a group that includes the parents

of a child, special education teachers and aides, and a district administrator. The goal of each IEP, Gingras said, is to provide the least restrictive environment for every child. “The decision for mainstreaming would never be based on the idea that the dis-trict cannot provide appropriate classes.” In answer to Patterson’s con-cerns, Gingras said that the dis-trict is open to moving children around if it appears that main-streaming is not working. “We are always looking to see if the student is receiving what we call ‘educational benefit,’” he said.

Future goals Although Case-Lo may dis-agree with certain district poli-cies, she said she and SEPTA aren’t interested in finger-point-ing. “We just want to get stuff done,” she said. “We want to help our kids.” Gingras is supportive of SEP-

TA, and said that the district is working to accommodate the organization’s goals. “I think it’s a great idea,” Gingras said of SEPTA. “Very often the families of children with special

needs find that their interests are different than what you have with the general ed families. I think that’s good.” In the future, Case-Lo hopes to be helping special needs students, and their families, with free or low-cost social skills classes. She envisions a day — albeit a distant day — when all special needs students have access to an iPad or similar device. Touch screen, tab-let computers have demonstrated promise in engaging children with learning disabilities with their colorful, tactile screens. Before that happens, more parents and teachers need to get involved. She encourages anyone who is interested to get in touch with SEPTA via the organization’s e-mail, [email protected]. V

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A THANKSGIVING FEASTKai Karadi, left, and Josue Benitez sing Thanksgiving-themed songs during the annual Thanksgiving feast for kindergarteners at Bubb Elementary School on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Then they dug into the “feast” of cheese, crackers, popcorn, fruit and juice. “It’s a way for us to come together as a community,” said kindergarten teacher Claire Konkos, who has been teaching her class about the first Thanksgiving. “This is a way to connect it for the children.”


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nonprofi t agencies that serve Mountain View residents. Last year Voice readers contributed nearly $49,000, up signifi cantly from the prior year. With an additional $20,000 from the Wakerly Family Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, the total raised was almost $69,000, or nearly $10,000 for each of the seven participating nonprofi t agencies supported by the Holiday Fund.No administrative costs are deducted from the

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■ PARTNERS FOR NEW GENERATIONSTrains volunteer mentors who work with local

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■ THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS COUNCILServes Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos

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based programs to protect students from high-

risk behaviors, such as drug and alcohol abuse.

■ MOUNTAIN VIEW ROTACARE CLINICProvides uninsured community residents with

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ly the last resort for this under-served clientele.

■ DAY WORKER CENTER OF MOUNTAIN VIEWProvides a secure place for workers and

employers to negotiate wages. Serves 50 or

more workers per day with job-matching,

English lessons and guidance.

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safe shelter for women and their children,

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families facing this problem.

■ COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTSProvides hands-on arts and music projects

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How to GiveThe center provides laborers with coffee in the mornings and meals throughout the day. Laborers are recruited each day to pre-pare breakfast, lunch and an early dinner. Food is donated, bought with donated money or obtained through contributions from the laborers themselves. English classes, taught by volunteers, are held regu-larly throughout the week. Each Tuesday, a mobile medical unit visits the center to help keep the workers healthy. The idea is not only to keep day laborers from loitering in parking lots and on city sidewalks — it is meant to build camaraderie and a sense of com-munity. In that spirit, the Day Worker Center is one of seven local char-itable organiza-tions that will receive dona-tions from the Voice’s annual Holiday Fund drive. Contribu-tions from read-ers and local foundations will help support the Day Worker Center’s mis-sion of match-ing community members with skilled laborers, while helping the laborers — many of whom are first-generation Latin American immigrants — inte-grate. “It’s like our house,” Pablo Juarez, a day worker, said of the center. Juarez can speak English in part due to the Day Worker Center’s classes. Before he found out about the Day Worker Center, Juarez used to stand out on the street and hope for work. “When I come here, I feel much better,” he said. Juarez and his fellow day work-er Freddy Castro said the city’s approval of the Day Worker Center

is reassuring to them. “We are welcome to be here,” Castro said. “The community spoke very loud about their support for us,” Maria Marroquin, executive director of the Day Worker Center, said. “We provide a really crucial service to the community.” The 300 or so people in atten-dance at the grand opening seemed to second Marroquin’s assertion. Those who come to the center to hire help can be sure the men and women they are paying are hon-est and hard working, Marroquin said. In order to become a member of the Day Worker Center, laborers must fulfill certain requirements. If they are non-English speakers, they are required to take English

classes regularly. The center also has one volun-teer dedicated to conducting follow-ups with people who have hired workers from the center. If the evaluator receives com-plaints about a worker, that worker may lose his or her mem-bership. Marroquin said about 80 to 100 laborers use the center every day and provide a

wide variety of services to the community, including painting, landscaping, carpentry, plumbing, housework and catering. The building that houses the cen-ter, along with its adjoining parking lot, were all obtained through dona-tions and community fundraising — totaling about $1 million in all. Marroquin said she hopes the com-munity will continue to support the Day Worker Center and the services it provides. “We’re trying to help people,” she said. “People make the community. If you help the center you are help-ing the community.” V

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Two local musicians are fol-lowing in the footsteps of contemporary artists such as

Sharon Jones and Amy Winehouse by turning back the clock, with a sound that conjures images of beehive hairdos and doo-woping backup singers. Tara Priya, a singer and pianist from Los Altos, and her songwrit-ing partner, Mountain View multi-instrumentalist Jason Cirimele, have just self-released an EP of retro soul tunes, titled “Tara Priya.”

Priya grew up in Los Altos, where she first picked up piano at age 4, and began training to be an opera singer when she was 11 years old. In high school she took a liking to jazz and frequently dreamed of a career in music. She is currently living in Los Angeles. Some of Jason’s earliest memo-ries are of his tiny hands pounding on a piano and clutching drum-sticks. These days his main instru-

ment is guitar, although he can play bass, drums and keyboards, and is familiar with music production software. When he isn’t playing he teaches music at Peninsula School

in Menlo Park. On Nov. 15, the duo performed a stripped-down version of two

tunes from their new six-song debut at Red Rock Coffee. Old friends, other open mic musi-cians and coffee shop patrons listened intently as Cirimele wove

jazzy chords and bluesy penta-tonic flourishes together with the gritty earth-tone of his Fend-er Stratocaster. Priya demon-

strated a great range, jumping easily from deep and sultry soul, up to a trembling, frail falsetto

coo, all the way back down to an assertive Aretha-esque growl. Hoop bracelets jangled on her thin arms. The 22-year-old singer and 23-year-old guitarist began writ-ing the album in February and began recording in April. It wasn’t long before Priya began touring — around the Bay Area, New York, Los Angeles and Miami — bringing along Cirimele when he had time, and using Craigslist and friends of friends to pull together the rest of the band. “I still feel like it happened too slowly,” said Priya, whose goal is to make a living as a touring musician. Both Priya and Cirimele are fans of a variety of genres, but said that soul particularly resonates with both of them. “I love old soul,” Cirimele said, noting that he learned to play the guitar listening to soul, blues and classic rock records. “I love the way it feels. I love the textures — the grit.” “There’s no other sound that makes me feel as deeply,” Priya said. Right now, Cirimele said he is enjoying teaching a lot, but at the moment he is really enjoying playing with Priya. Priya also has a contingency plan — before she started pursu-ing music full time she worked in finance. However, while she acknowledged the challenges of being a full time musician, her plan is to continue forging on as a singer. “I wake up all the time with a song in my head,” she said. “What am I going to do if I can’t write that and perform it?” V

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Tara Priya, right, and Jason Cirimele perform songs from their new album at Red Rock Coffee on Nov. 15.

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clothing, accessories and décor despite the shaky economy.

Cedide Olcay owns Orapa Boutique — also called the Orapa Gallery of Wearable Arts — in downtown Palo Alto. She hand-makes some of her merchandise and picks the rest from other art-ists’ showrooms both locally and in Europe. Olcay, who is originally from Turkey, said that almost any item in her store would be suitable to wear to a party or give as a gift.

“Look at the wings on the side, how it pleats in different directions,” she said of a floor-length black dress. “This would be great for a really fancy party.” She also recommended women’s party wear for more casual get-togethers.

Most of the customers she gets are looking for gifts, Olcay said, pointing to a table stocked with hand-made soaps and socks with fun patterns and designs. She says it’s too soon in the season to tell whether she’ll have more or fewer customers than last year.

“This location is a little offbeat,” she said. “I get some (walk-in custom-ers) but I wish I could get more. This year I’ll have to see.”

Over at Therapy on Castro Street in Moun-tain View, though, hol-iday sales are in full swing.

“It’s better than last year already,” Carrie Arnold, manager, said. “We’ve seen a lot of peo-ple gift shopping and it’s only mid-November.”

Home-décor prod-ucts have been top gift choices, she said, indicat-ing stainless-steel pieces,

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light-up flower displays and eco-friendly mugs. Therapy also sells trendy clothes aimed at slightly younger shoppers than those who might frequent Orapa.

“This is a great holiday dress,” Arnold said, modeling a glit-tery beige knit garment from Therapy’s inventory. She pointed out a few other items around the store. “Sequins and beading are really in fashion right now. It’s traditional holiday glamour.”

When her store, which is much smaller than Therapy, isn’t busy, Olcay makes scarves at a table near the back — and they’re any-thing but traditional. She takes pride in adding a unique twist or embellishment to each design, and also stocks scarves by other designers.

“They can be part of holiday dress up as well as gifts,” she said.

Some of her more unusual jewelry pieces include a bracelet made from newspaper comics, a pyrite necklace and broaches of “little bugs.”

Olcay doesn’t sell any specifi-cally holiday-themed items, but just around the corner at the University Art Annex, manag-ers were busy creating a display, including a fully decorated tree, to attract holiday shoppers.

“We’ve been moving furni-ture all day,” said Erin Dobson, assistant manager of next-door University Art.

According to manager Tina Ford, even in mid-November they were slightly behind in erecting the display.

“I wait until the last min-ute to put it up, but as soon as we do people start buying,” she said.

The store sells scarves, hats, chocolates, plants, dish towels, ornaments, candles and gift wrap and bags for the holi-days.

Ford expects that the effort it took to put up the display will be well worth it, drawing in customers despite the down economy.

“Things have definitely picked

up. It’s been busier for sure,” she said. Overall, though, the store

is still “expecting a similar Christmas to last year.”

In the front window of Afterwards, an upscale clothing and decor shop

with both new and resale items in Menlo Park, window shoppers can ogle such holiday party wear as a silver-sequined Armani dress and a Dolce & Gabbana red silk dress — with accessories to match.

“We carry lots of blingy evening jewelry,” said Katie Hanson, who owns the store with her husband, Bob. Pieces on display include earrings, bracelets and cuffs made of pearls, rhinestones and diamonds. The store’s designer “brings in seasonal pieces, and then there’s great year-round pieces.”

They have shoes, too.“Everything’s sparkle this sea-

son,” said stylist Barbara Cam-eron. “Golds and metallics are always really strong.”

Afterwards is transitioning in holiday items without giving up on autumn just yet: A fall flower display adorns one table, while a green candle and silver tinsel decorate the next.

At Plumeria, a small consign-ment store just off Castro Street, Jasmine Fernandez, who buys and sells at the store in addition

to helping out with merchandiz-ing, was also doing her part to attract holiday shoppers. Just before closing, she was dressing a mannequin — “doll,” as she called it.

“I’m trying to bring a few more of the seasonal items out,” she said, indicating cashmere sweat-ers, knit dresses, scarves and a truly fabulous pair of red boots with black fur.

If she were to shop for a blinged-out holiday outfit at the store, Fernandez said, she would buy one of “your not so ordinary cardigans” and some “funky slacks with a little bit of glitter to them.”

“It would be really cool to wear this to a dinner party with your friends or for work,” she said of her style choice.

But customers need not feel locked in by Fernandez’s taste.

“That’s the attraction of it,” she said. “It’s a total mix, a little bit of everything to appeal to any age group and taste. To me it’s cool because you’re buying a one-of a kind piece.”

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By Rebecca Wallace

Holiday music is far more than just jingle bells these days on the Mid-

peninsula.Seasonal sounds around here

include gospel, sacred music, dance music, Gaelic songs and Gregorian chant, for starters. Audiences will hear voices and strings, bells and harps, and a few period instruments from centuries past.

Other kinds of arts groups take part in the December spirit, too. There are several “Nutcracker” ballets, of course, and special events at theaters and museums.Below is an assortment of some of the many local festivities.

MusicCantor Lauren Bandman leads

a program of songs to mark the first night of Hanukkah and World AIDS Day in “Don’t Let the Light Go Out.” The event also includes a presentation by author Ruthann Richter and photographer Karen Ande, who created the book “Face to Face: Children of the AIDS Crisis in Africa.” The free event is at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 at Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-493-4661 or go to betham.org.

The Stanford Chamber Cho-rale and the Stanford Symphony Orchestra perform their yearly Holiday Musicale presented by the Friends of Music at Stanford. The concert is at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4 in the university’s Memorial Church. Tickets are $10 general, $9 for seniors and $5 for stu-dents. Go to music.stanford.edu or call 650-725-ARTS.

The choral group Soli Deo Glo-ria performs a “Christmas Bells” concert with handbells at 5 p.m. Dec. 4 at First Lutheran Church, Homer Avenue and Webster Street, Palo Alto. Included is “Verbum Dei,” a new piece by artistic direc-tor Allen Simon. Admission is $25 general and $20 for students and seniors. Go to sdgloria.org.

The Harpeggio Music ensem-ble performs its “Harps for the Holidays” concert of classical and seasonal music at 4 p.m. Dec. 4, at Los Altos United Methodist Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. Tickets are $15 general and $12 for seniors and children ages 4 to 12. Go to harpeggio.com or call 408-366-8810.

Stanford pipe organist Robert Huw Morgan plays an annual seasonal recital for Advent at the university’s Memorial Church. The free performance is at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 5. Go to music.stanford.edu.

At 8 p.m. Dec. 10, Stanford Uni-versity’s Memorial Church hosts its annual visit from the Chanticleer men’s a cappella choral group. The program includes carols, gospel and chant. Admission is $52 gen-eral and $10 for Stanford students, with other discounts available for groups, youth and other students. Go to livelyarts.org or call 650-725-ARTS.

People who aren’t content just to listen to Handel’s “Mes-siah” attend the “Messiah” Sing-Along at Stanford’s Memorial Church, bringing instruments and voices. This year’s event is at 8 p.m. Dec. 10, with orchestral parts provided and choral scores available for purchase. Stephen M Sano conducts. Admission is $10 general, $9 for seniors and $5 for students. Go to music.stan-ford.edu or call 650-725-ARTS.

Seasonal songs keep company with Michael Daugherty’s “Raise the Roof” timpani concerto at the California Youth Symphony’s free holiday concert. The perfor-mance is at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 12 in Smithwick Theatre at Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Go to cys.org.

There’s another Messiah Sing planned locally: Schola Can-torum’s annual event is at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St., at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13. Tickets are $18 general, $14 for seniors and students, and $12 for chil-dren. Go to scholacantorum.org or call 650-903-6000.

The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir comes to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. to present a holiday concert. Admission to the 7:30 p.m. show on Dec. 17 is $36 general, $31 for seniors and students and $28 for children. Go to mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000.

DanceFor the 20th year, Pacific Ballet

of Mountain View dances “The Nutcracker,” performing at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Performances are Nov. 26 through Nov. 28: Friday and Sat-urday at 1 and 6 p.m., and Sunday at 12:30 and 4 p.m. Admission is $22/$27. Go to mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000.

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Making merry with the artsSeasonal concerts, ballets, plays and other creative endeavors abound on the Midpeninsula

Smuin Ballet brings a holiday program to the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts from Dec. 8 through Dec. 12.

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Western Ballet’s “Nutcracker” is in its 35th production. Show times are Dec. 3 at 7 p.m., Dec. 4 at 1 and 7 p.m., and Dec. 5 at 1 and 6:30 p.m., at the Mountain View Cen-ter for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Tickets are $29 general, $26 for seniors, $25 for students and $24 for children. Go to mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000.

Smuin Ballet’s “Christmas Ballet” starts with a white-costumed first act with tradi-tional music, then turns more modern. Performances are at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Cas-tro St., Dec. 8 through Dec. 12: Wednesday through Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission is $62/$59/$49 for adults and $20 for students. Go to smuinballet.org or call 650-903-6000.

Mountain View’s Bayer Ballet Company presents “A Winter

Fairy Tale,” a seasonal youth bal-let in the Russian style, at 5 p.m. Dec. 18 and 2 p.m. Dec. 19. Perfor-mances are at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets: $30 general, $25 seniors and kids. Go to mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000.

TheaterTwo actors play 22 small-town

Texas denizens in the holiday comedy “A Tuna Christmas,” now at the Bus Barn Theatre at 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos. The plot includes a Christ-mas Phantom, the censorship of “Silent Night” and a holiday play in peril. Show times are Thurs-day through Saturday at 8 p.m.,

Wednesdays (Dec. 1, 8 and 15) at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays (Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12) at 3 p.m. Tickets are $24-$32. Go to bus-barn.org or call 650-941-0551.

Arts & crafts and exhibitsElectric trains, quilts and Mec-

cano models are among the seasonal objects in the “Holiday Bells & Whistles” exhibit at the Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road. The free exhibit runs through Jan. 2, Thursday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Call 650-948-9427 or go to losaltoshistory.org.

Foothill College’s student ceramics club, Claybodies, is holding a holiday pottery sale of functional pieces and sculptures from Nov. 30 through Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school’s Cesar Chavez Plaza, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7584.

Kids and familiesPeninsula Youth Theatre pres-

ents “The Match Girl’s Gift,” the Laurie Brooks stage adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen holiday story. Show times are 9:30 and 11 a.m. Dec. 10 (tickets $8), and 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 11 (tickets $10), at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts at 500 Castro St. Go to pytnet.org or call 650-903-6000.

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IMMIGRANTS’ CHILD RESPONDS This is in response to the letter, “Is immigration a factor in school performance” by Charlie Larson. My immigrant parents do not speak English well, and both have not completed a high school edu-cation. I am one of those children referred to in his letter. The only difference is that my parents came here legally. The assumption that enforc-ing immigration laws will result in improved schools is highly flawed. By forcing the “bad chil-dren” to leave, it shows that we don’t care. As long as they’re not in our midst, it makes it easier for us to sleep at night. Just because your parents don’t speak English doesn’t mean you’re doomed. What if I was treated that

way? What if someone told me, I wouldn’t make it because I wasn’t born into the right background? If that ever happened, I wouldn’t be in college, I wouldn’t be graduating on time, I wouldn’t be on the Dean’s list. I attribute all my successes to supplementary high school pro-grams like AVID, and of course, seeing my parents struggle to make a living. And while they couldn’t help me with my homework, AVID was always there to step in. The problem is not the students. Regardless of undocumented sta-tuses, all teachers must face teach-ing children of all levels. I believe that keeping a classroom diverse is the key to learning. If all the students were tracked and placed in classes of the same level, how would anyone effectively learn? We learn from others, from people different from us. The solution is

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COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AND LOS ALTOSCSA assists homeless families and seniors with short-term housing, medical care and more. The nonprofit is a cooperative effort of 17 faith communities in Mountain View and Los Altos.

COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS COUNCIL CHAC serves Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and seven school districts. It offers school-based programs to protect students from high-risk behaviors, such as drug and alcohol abuse.

MOUNTAIN VIEW ROTACARE CLINIC The RotaCare Clinic provides uninsured community residents with medical care and medications and is frequently the last resort for this under-served demographic.

DAY WORKER CENTER OF MOUNTAIN VIEWThe Day Worker Center provides a secure place for workers and employers to negotiate wages. It serves 50 or more workers per day with jobs, English lessons and guidance.

SUPPORT NETWORK FOR BATTERED WOMENThis group operates a 24-hour bilingual hotline and a safe shelter for women and their children. It also offers counseling and other services for families dealing with domestic violence.

COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTSCSMA provides hands-on arts and music projects in the elementary classrooms of the Mountain View Whisman School District. Nearly 40 percent of the students are low-income, and 28 percent have lim-ited English proficiency.

PARTNERS FOR NEW GENERATIONSPartners for New Generations matches adult volunteers with orga-nizations serving youth in the Mountain View, Los Altos and Los

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Last year 145 Voice readers shrugged off the sagging econ-omy and dug deep into their

pockets, donating nearly $49,000 to support seven local nonprofits in the Voice’s annual Holiday Fund drive. Along with grants from the Hewlett and Packard foundations, as well as the Wakerly Family Foundation, about $70,000 was raised. The Holiday Fund was able to provide nearly $10,000 for each of the seven nonprofit agencies. This year, we hope readers will donate to the Holiday Fund, and surpass last year’s total donation for each of the nonprofit agencies. With the economy still floundering, there continues to be hundreds of local residents who are having trouble providing the basic needs of food and shelter for their families, or who are suffering from a lack of other important social services. If you are able, please consider making a donation to the Voice Holi-day Fund this year, either by using the coupon in this issue or by giv-ing directly via the link on the Voice website. Your contribution will help provide a safety net to those who are down on their luck. These are our neighbors who may have been laid off unexpectedly, or had a catastrophic illness or suffer from addiction or mental health prob-lems. They deserve our help. The Voice Holiday Fund, now in its eighth year, provides grants to organizations that can offer a temporary home, arrange health care or provide counseling to bring an end to the substance abuse that destroys families and victimizes young children. Monies contributed to the Holiday Fund are held by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation and will be distributed to the non-profits in February or early March. No administrative costs or fees are deducted from Holiday Fund gifts, so 100 percent of all donations will be received by the nonprofit agencies. We hope that this year, as in the past, Voice readers will show their generosity by giving to these worthy causes.

that teachers need more training and support. Many of them are not equipped to handle such diverse populations in the Bay Area. Additionally, there’s also a notion that test scores will magically go up if the undocumented students are deported. The problem with test scores is that it holds teachers to cer-

tain standards. Instead of teaching for the children to learn and grow, they’re forced to teach them to a test. The education system is inher-ently problematic, so don’t blame it on the kids.

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Sometimes that first date is magical. You think a long-term relationship could devel-

op. The object of attention, though, is merely a mirage, reflecting your own dreams and not reality. On subsequent dates, you notice the little things: the stained shirt, the not-quite-fresh breath, the scuffed shoes. You decide to remain just friends. My relationship with Lavanda in downtown Palo Alto went some-thing like that. I looked forward to reviewing the restaurant that opened in 2002 and has received many wine and food accolades, including winning Wine Spectator magazine’s “Best of Award of Excel-

lence” for five consecutive years. Bruce Schmidt and Luca Dvornik manage the operations. Overall, the decor was chic and appealing, the wine list terrific, the wait staff first-rate, the Mediter-ranean-themed menu interesting enough, but the food had its ups and downs and there were bother-some issues that left me wonder-ing. Besides the regular menu, there was a loose-leaf page of Specialties from Croatia. I thought it was a monthly “foods of the wine world” program Lavanda was running. Turns out it isn’t. Dvornik hails from Croatia and his native cuisine is very much Mediterranean. The additional page was meant as a permanent addition to Lavanda’s oeuvre. I wasn’t aware of that until interviewing Schmidt just before going to press. My first date at Lavanda was for lunch. I ordered the fried Laughing Bird shrimp po’boy with remou-lade sauce, romaine and pickled onions ($12). It was one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever eaten. The soft but crusty bread, from Panorama Baking Company in San Francisco, made the sandwich excel. The shrimp was delightfully spicy, the sauce just right. But the accompanying fries were limp and unappealing. On a subsequent dinner date, we were shown to the back table despite the restaurant being nearly empty at an early dinner hour. I faced the wall so my companion could have


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a view. I didn’t mind so much sitting at a back table, but to the left of the wall was the passageway to the rest-rooms, and a small space where the staff hung their coats and the res-taurant stored extra chairs. There was a curtain that could have been drawn that would have lessened the visual distress, but alas, I felt I was eating in the storeroom. The menu offered about a dozen and a half hot and cold small plates, all amazingly priced at $5, a great value. The bruschetta with avocado, olive oil and sea salt was perched atop perfectly grilled bread — a successful derivation the classic tomato-based bruschetta. Other small plates included grilled sardines, charred squid, fried okra chips that were finger-lickin’ tasty, a Croatian pepper and eggplant relish and roasted lamb spare ribs in lemon au jus that were a tad too fatty for my taste. The farinata, or chickpea pancake, with tapenade was delicious. Bigger plates — the grilled salm-

on wrapped in grape leaves ($24) was mouthwatering with raisins and pine nuts over a bed of cous-cous and grilled vegetables. It was an enticing plate with harmonious flavors, textures and aromas. The raisins added an unexpected sweet-ness to the slightly briny fish. My favorite dish was the roasted marinated half chicken ($23) with nearly caramelized onions, a wisp of garlic, diced roasted potatoes, lemon and olive oil. The succulent, meaty chicken had crisped skin and was rich and juicy inside and was halved again for easy knife and fork manipulation. The menu at Lavanda lacked descriptions. Each dish simply listed ingredients with no adjectival embellishments. For example, the above chicken was listed as “Mary’s Roasted Marinated Half Chicken with Spring Onion & Garlic, Pota-toes, Lemon & Olive Oil.” The com-ponents were fine but why would I choose a dish just based on a list of ingredients, there was nothing to entice, to whet the appetite. It was

disservice to the kitchen. The New York steak ($28) was served with blue cheese butter, a head of roasted garlic, truffled mashed potatoes and creamed spinach. A tender cut of meat, perfectly prepared and quite the bargain for a quality steak these days. Handkerchiefs ($17), techni-cally fazzoletti, were little triangles of pasta, dressed with a rich, meaty ragu of beef, tomatoes, vegetables and olive oil, capped with a shower of Parmesan. There was no holding back on the meat in this thick sauce, it was extravagant and the dish was satisfying. The house-made pumpkin gnoc-chi ($18) with Gorgonzola cream, walnuts, fried sage and cinnamon was dreadful. The gnocchi were dense and chewy and the Gor-gonzola overwhelmed any hint of pumpkin flavor. The color was an unappetizing gray and the consis-tency was more Elmer’s glue than anything edible. I sent the dish away and kitchen quickly prepared the handkerchiefs instead. For dessert, the warm raisin bread pudding ($8) with vanilla bean creme anglaise was delicious, as was the vanilla bean creme bru-lee ($8). The pumpkin cheesecake ($9) with caramel sauce and warm apple kuchen with whipped cream ($8) were both very good. The warm pear tart with vanilla ice cream ($9) wasn’t as successful. The pears were underripe, and, when baked, there were no juices to caramelize and run through the pastry. It was dry and flavorless. The impressive wine list is broad and deep. Besides big bruiser Bor-deaux and deliriously expensive Burgundies, the list contains scores of worthy, affordable wines. The good selection of wines by the glass is reasonably priced. Besides the disastrous gnocchi which should never have left the kitchen, there were a few other noticeable blemishes at Lavanda. The bathrooms were below accept-able for a restaurant of that caliber — no excuses, they should be maintained throughout the eve-ning. One wine menu I was handed

was dilapidated with a shopworn cover and brittle plastic-covered pages. I would have been hard-pressed to want to choose a $500 bottle of wine from those pages.

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127 Hours (R) Aquarius Theatre: Fri 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Sat 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8, 9:30 & 10:30 p.m. Sun 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8 & 9:30 p.m. Mon 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8 & 9:30 p.m. Tue 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8 & 9:30 p.m. Wed 2, 3, 4:30, 5:30, 7, 8 & 9:30 p.m. Thu 2, Century 16: 11:25, 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Century 20: Fri 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Sat 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Sun 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Mon 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Tue 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Wed 11:25 a.m.; 1:55, 4:25, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Thu

The Big Heat (1953) Stanford Theatre: Thu 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Burlesque (PG-13) Century 16: 9:40 & 10:40 a.m.; 12:30, 1:30, 3:40, 4:40, 6:50, 7:40, 9:45 & 10:40 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m.; 12:30, 1:50, 3:20, 4:35, 6:10 7:30, 9 & 10:20 p.m.

Due Date (R) Century 16: 10:45 a.m.; 4:20 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 12:20, 2:45, 5:25, 7:55 & 10:15 p.m.

Fair Game (PG-13) 1/2 Century 20: 11 a.m.; 1:35, 4:20, 7:05 & 9:40 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 1:55, 4:30 & 7:15 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:50 p.m.

Faster (R) Century 16: 11 a.m.; 1:50, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 12:25, 2:55, 5:20, 8 & 10:35 p.m.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Mon. at 7:30 p.m.; Sat. & Sun. also at 3:45 p.m.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (R) Guild Theatre: 1:45, 5 & 8:15 p.m.

Glenn Beck Live: Broke (PG-13) Century 16: Thu. at 8 p.m. Century 20: Thu. at 8 p.m.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1 (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 9:50, 10:30 & 11:10 a.m.; noon, 1:20, 2, 2:40, 3:30, 5, 6:10, 7, 7:30, 8:40, 9:40 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11 & 11:35 a.m.; 12:10, 12:40, 1:20, 2:20, 3, 4:05, 5:45, 6:25, 7:25, 9:10, 9:50 & 10:45 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. also at 4:40 & 8:05 p.m.; Thu. also at 4:40 p.m.

Inside Job (PG-13) 1/2 CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: 2 p.m.; Fri.-Tue. & Thu. also at 4:40 & 7:20 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 9:55 p.m.

Love & Other Drugs (R) Century 16: 9:30 & 10:50 a.m.; 12:40, 1:40, 3:50, 4:50, 7:05 & 10:05 p.m.; Fri. & Sat. also at 7:55 & 10:45 p.m.; Sun. also at 8:10 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m.; 2:25, 5:05, 6:40, 7:45, 9:20 & 10:30 p.m.

The Man I Love (1947) Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 5:40 & 9:10 p.m.

Megamind (PG) 1/2 Century 16: In 3D at 9:35 a.m.; 12:10, 2:35, 5:10, 7:45 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:15 a.m.; 1:40 & 4:15 p.m.; In 3D at 11:55 a.m.; 2:30, 4:55, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m.

The Metropolitan Opera: Don Pasquale Century 20: Wed. at 6:30 p.m. CinéArts at Palo Alto Square: Wed. at 6:30 p.m.

Morning Glory (PG-13) Century 16: 10:35 a.m.; 1:25, 4:15, 7:15 & 10 p.m. Century 20: 11:40 a.m.; 2:15, 4:50, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m.

The Next Three Days (PG-13) Century 16: 9:45 a.m.; 12:45, 3:45, 7:10 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 1:05, 4:10, 7:30 & 10:30 p.m.

The Reckless Moment (1949) Stanford Theatre: Thu. at 6 & 9:10 p.m.

Red (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. & Sat. at 10:45 p.m.; Sun. at 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 2 & 7:40 p.m.

Secretariat (PG) 1/2 Century 20: 11:10 a.m.; 4:45 & 10:25 p.m.

The Social Network (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 1:15 & 7:25 p.m. Century 20: 3:50, 6:50 & 10 p.m.

Tangled (PG) Century 16: 9:30 a.m.; 12:20, 3:10, 6:20 & 9:10 p.m.; In 3D at 10:20 a.m.; 1:10, 4:10, 7 & 9:55 p.m. Century 20: 12:45, 3:15, 5:40, 8:10 & 10:40 p.m.; In 3D at 11:20 a.m.; 2, 4:30, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m.

Topper (1937) Stanford Theatre: Sat.-Mon. at 5:40 & 9:25 p.m.

Unstoppable (PG-13) Century 16: 10:55 a.m.; 1:35, 4:35, 7:50 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 12:35, 3:10, 5:35, 8:15 & 10:45 p.m.

You Only Live Once (1937) Stanford Theatre: Fri. at 7:30 p.m.

127 HOURS (Aquarius) Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours” dramatizes the survivalist story of hiker Aron Ralston, as told in his book “Between a Rock and a Hard Place.” In the process, James Franco positions himself for a Best Actor Oscar nomination. The title refers to the time that lone mountain climber Ralston (Franco) spends trapped in Utah’s Blue John Canyon, where a boulder pins his arm to a rock wall. Rated R for language and some disturbing violent content/bloody images. One hour, 34 minutes. — P.C.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:Part 1 1/2(Century 16, Century 20) The boy wizard who has captivated audiences since his literary introduction in 1997 is at last ready for his final curtain call. Harry Potter is offi-cially a young man in “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” (“Part 2” is due out in July 2011). From the onset it is clear “Hallows” is a darker, more intense offer-ing than past installments. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and his best friends, Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson), are still reeling from the death of their beloved headmaster, Albus Dumbledore. But there is little time for grief. Dark wizards led by the serpentine Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) have seized control of the wizard-ing world, casting an ominous shadow on all things magical. Rated PG-13 for some sequences of intense action and frightening images. 2 hours, 27 minutes. — T.H.

THE NEXT THREE DAYS (Century 16, Century 20) A remake of Fred Cavaye’s French thriller “Pour Elle,” this film deals with a literal escape, as Crowe’s John Brennan plots to spring his suicidal wife, Lara (Elizabeth Banks), from a Pittsburgh lockup. Early scenes establish how this middle-class woman finds herself sent up the river on what may or may not be a trumped-up murder charge. The audience has doubts, but John wills himself past those doubts. As he says of “Don Quixote,” “What if we choose to exist solely in a real-ity of our own making?” So John parks his young son with the grandparents (Brian Dennehy and Helen Carey, both sharp) and begins in earnest to make his own reality: that he will escape the country with his family intact. John begins the process by plying frequent escapee Damon Penning-ton (guest star Liam Neeson), who explains that the prison break is the easy part; escaping the post-9/11 rapid-response cor-don is hard. And so begins an odyssey that presses a man to his limits. Rated PG-13 for violence, drug material, language, some sexuality and thematic elements. Two hours, 13 minutes. — P.C.

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CLASSES/WORKSHOPSDark Energy and the Preposterous Universe Public lecture by Sean Carroll, Cali-fornia Institute of Technology. Dec. 1, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Cubberley Auditorium, 485 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. francestanford.stanford.edu/conferences/dark_energy/public_lecture

Experimental and Theoretical Chal-lenges to Probing Dark Energy A Work-shop sponsored by the France-Stanford Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. Dec. 2-3. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Munger Residence, Paul Brest Hall, Building 4, 555 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford. Call 650-656-5656. francestanford.stanford.edu/conferences/darkenergySuccessful Bulbs for California Climate A talk on bulbs that do well in the local Mediterranean climate - flowering bulbs from South Africa and other Mediter-ranean climates as well as California Natives and edibles like garlic. Nov. 30, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Anto-nio Road, Los Altos. Call 408-282-3105. mastergardeners.org/scc.html

COMMUNITY EVENTSWinter Wonderland Camp Make snow-flakes, decorate cookies, play and more. Open to children up to 6 years old. Sessions: Dec. 4 and 11. 9-1 p.m. Cubes and Crayons, 154 E Dana St., Mountain View. www.cubesandcrayons.com

DANCE“The Nutcracker” by Western Ballet Led by Artistic Director Alexi ZubirÌa, West-ern Ballet performs “The Nutcracker.” Dec. 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $29 adults. $26 seniors. $25 students. $24 children (12 & under). Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-4455. www.westernballet.orgLatin Dance Fusion Workout Steps from many genres are folded into easy-to-follow combinations. Move to flamenco, cha-cha, cumbia, swing, merengue, salsa, samba, middle eastern, or other latin dances. Wear athletic shoes/clothing and bring an exercise mat. Saturdays, 10-11 a.m. $10. Los Altos American Legion Hall, 347 First St., Los Altos. Call 650-948-1484.

EXHIBITSCuba from Inside and Out In Sep-tember, 18 U.S. photographers, led by art photographer and Foothill College professor Ron Herman, traveled to Cuba to participate in a research and cultural exchange program. Their photographs will be displayed. Through Dec. 6, 1 p.m. Free. Krause Center for Inno-vation, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7082. cubainsideoutphoto.wordpress.comHoliday Bells & Whistles: Exhibit of electric trains, meccano models, and holiday quilts. Through Jan. 2, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos History Museum, 51 So. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.losaltoshistory.org

FAMILY AND KIDSStorytime with Anna Dewdney “If there’s one thing Llama Llama doesn’t like, it’s waiting. He and Mama Llama rush around, shopping for presents, baking cook-ies, decorating the tree, but will Christmas ever come?” Books Inc says. Dec. 1, 4:30 p.m. Free. Books Inc in Palo Alto, 855 El Camino Real #74, Palo Alto. Call 650-321-0600. www.booksinc.net

LIVE MUSICMargaret & Victor Margaret and Victor perform bluegrass music Nov. 28, noon-2 p.m. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View.

ON STAGE“A Tuna Christmas” It’s Christmas eve in tiny Tuna, Texas and 22 zany citizens (played by two men) attempt to celebrate their traditional Yuletide activities in this latest in the “Tuna” series of plays. Nov. 19-Dec. 18, 8-10 p.m. $24-32. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-941-5070. www.busbarn.org

RESEARCH SUBJECTSLearning Speech Translation from Interpretation Globalization spurs the need for cross-lingual verbal communication. This is reflected in ongoing research in the field of speech translation. Speaker, Matthias Paulik is a member of Ciscoϖs Speech and Language Technology (C-SALT) team, where he conducts product driven R&D. Nov. 30, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley, NASA Research Park, Bldg 23, Moffett Field. Call 650-335-2852. www.cmu.edu/silicon-valley/news-events/seminars/index.html

SPECIAL EVENTSBlach School Holiday Faire Blach School Holiday Faire. More than 190 students will fill 120 booths with unique, hand-crafted gifts and foods. A portion of the proceeds donated to the Blach PTA. Dec. 3, 12:30-4 p.m. Free. Blach Multipurpose Room, 1120 Covington Ave., Los Altos. Call

650-619-6226. www.blachschool.orgRibbon Cutting Ceremony at Yew Chung International School Dec. 3, Mountain View Councilwoman Margaret Abe-Koga along with Mt. View Chamber of Commerce Officials will conduct the Ribbon Cutting. The principal, Mr. Kevin Reimer and students of Yew Chung will be assisting. This will commemorate their membership partici-pation with the Chamber. Dec. 3, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Yew Chung International School Auditorium, 310 Easy St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-0986. www.ycis-sv.com

TALKS/AUTHORSMultitasking and your Tween/Teen (Grades 6-12) Talk by Clifford Nass, pro-fessor Stanford University, on today’s adoles-cents and technology. Dec. 2, 7-9 p.m. Free. Mountain View High School Spartan Theater, 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-906-3771. www.mvla.net/mvhs/Parents/PTSA/Pages/PTSAParentEd.aspx

TEEN ACTIVITIESTeen Open Gym Teen Open Gyms are open every Saturday night for various sports. Middle School and High School students only; bring student ID. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Whisman Sports Cen-ter, 1500 Middlefield Road, Mountain View. Call 650-903-6410.

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995 Fictitious Name StatementeGold Solutions ThreeWiseDames FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 544041 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) eGold Solutions, 2.) ThreeWiseDames at 172 Chetwood Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): DEBRA DONOVAN 172 Chetwood Drive Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein on 11/01/2010. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 27, 2010. (Voice Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010)

FLOWERS BY FLORES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 543833 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Flowers by Flores at 1935 Mount Vernon Ct. # 8, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A General Partnership. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): EVARISTO FLORES 1935 Mount Vernon Ct. 8 Mountain View, CA 94040 SELENE FLORES 1935 Mount Vernon Ct. 8 Mountain View, CA 94040 EUGENIA FLORES 1935 Mount Vernon Ct. 8 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 22, 2010. (Voice Nov. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2010)

DESIGN LAUGHTER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 543994 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Design Laughter at 99 Eldora Drive, Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): CARRIE SHAKED 99 Eldora Drive Mountain View, CA 94041 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 26, 2010. (Voice Nov. 12, 19, 26, Dec. 3, 2010)

2-COMPLEX FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 544775 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 2-Complex at 877 Heatherstone Way Apt. 503, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): PETERSON TRETHEWEY 877 Heatherstone Way Apt. 503 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 16, 2010. (Voice Nov. 19, 26; Dec. 3, 10, 2010)

MARIA G. HOUSECLEANING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 544853 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Maria G. Housecleaning at 2235 California St., Apt. 188, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JOSE ARELLANO 2235 California St., Apt. 188 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious busi-ness name(s) listed herein. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 17, 2010. (Voice Nov. 26; Dec. 3, 10, 17, 2010)

997 All Other LegalsNOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: EDWARD GREGORY ALTOUNEY, EDWARD G. ALTOUNEY, EDWARD ALTOUNEY Case No.: 1-10-PR-167520 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EDWARD GREGORY ALTOUNEY, EDWARD G. ALTOUNEY, EDWARD ALTOUNEY. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: UNION BANK, N.A. in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: UNION BANK, N.A. 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 admin-ister the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal repre-sentative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, how-ever, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice

or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested per-son 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 December 2, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 3 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the peti-tion, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hear-ing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent credi-tor of the decedent, 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 provided in Probate Code section 9100. 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 sec-tion 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: /s/ Jennifer H. Friedman (SBN: 195475) 1100 Alma Street, Suite 210 Menlo Park, California 94025 (650)324-9300 (Voice Nov. 12, 19, 26, 2010)

NOTICE OF BULK SALE (subject to Com. C. 6106.2) The following definitions and designa-tions shall apply in this Notice without regard to number or gender: SELLER: Gail Reilly 2243 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA 94043 BUYER: Ron Goodman 2243 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain

View, CA 94043 BUSINESS: ILLUMINATIONS 2243 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View, CA 94043 DATE OF CONSUMMATION: December 14, 2010 LAST DAY TO FILE CLAIMS: December 13, 2010 ESCROW HOLDER: WILLIAM H. DUNN, Attorney at Law, 1350 Dell Avenue, Suite 204, Campbell, CA 95008 Notice is hereby given that Seller intends to make a bulk sale of the assets of the above described Business to Buyer including all stock in trade, furniture, and equipment used in said Business, to be consummated at the office of the Escrow Holder at the time of consummation or thereafter. Creditors of the Seller may file claims with the Escrow Holder on or before the last day to file claims stated above. This sale is subject to California Commercial Code 6106.2. Seller has used the following other business names and addresses within the last three years so far as known to Buyer: None Ron Goodman ___________________________ BY: WILLIAM H. DUNN Agent for Buyer (Voice Nov. 26, 2010)

NOTICE OF BULK SALE (A.B.C. License) The following definitions and designa-tions shall apply in this Notice without regard to number or gender: SELLER: Bangkok International, Inc. 185 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 BUYER: Mehmet Vural & Faith Vural 185 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041

BUSINESS: THAIPHOON RESTAURANT 185 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA 94041 A.B.C. LICENSE: California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control license issued to Transferor for Business. Notice is hereby given that Seller intends to make a bulk sale of the assets of the above described Business to Buyer, including the A.B.C. License, stock in trade, furniture, and equipment used in the Business, to be consummated at the office of WILLIAM H. DUNN, 1350 Dell Avenue, #204, Campbell, CA 95008, on or after the date the A.B.C. License is transferred by the A.B.C. to Buyer (esti-mated to be 01/31/2011). This transfer is not subject to California Commercial Code Sec. 6106.2. Seller has used the following other busi-ness names and addresses within the last three years so far as known to Buyer: Thaiphoon Restaurant, 543 Emerson Street, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Mehmet Vural & Faith Vural ________________________ WILLIAM H. DUNN Agent for Buyer (Voice Nov. 26, 2010)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: November 19, 2010 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of Applicant(s) is/are: GK SUSHI INC. The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic beverages at: 124 Castro St. Mountain View, CA 94041-1202 Type of license(s) Applied for: 47 - ON-SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE (Voice Nov. 26, Dec. 3, 10, 2010)

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