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SMALL FIRE AT SPRINGER SCHOOL A small fire appears to have been set at Springer School — perhaps by someone loitering and drinking alcohol — on the evening of Aug. 12.

No major damage was done to the school, but burn marks were found on the ground and a wall near a bathroom on the school grounds, located at 1120 Rose Ave. According to Sgt. Sean Thompson with the Mountain View Police Department, the school’s principal found an empty bottle of tequila near the area where the burn marks were discovered. The principal called the police when he discovered the burn marks at around 7 a.m. on Aug. 13. He said the marks had not been there the previous day when he left the school in the evening.

The burn marks were consistent with a flammable liquid being squirted on the ground and then set on fire, Thompson said.

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A 64-year-old Palo Alto woman allegedly spat in the face of a 61-year-old Mountain View woman during an argument over a parking spot at Walmart on Aug. 18.

Sgt. Sean Thompson of the Mountain View Police Department said it all began around 12:53 p.m. in the parking lot of the big box retailer at 600 Showers Dr. According to Thompson, the alleged victim, 61, parked her car in a disabled parking spot near the store’s entrance. This angered the alleged suspect, 64, who told police she was clearly about to take the spot when the younger woman sneaked in and took it first.

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Correction: The story on the International Dance Festival- Silicon Valley in last week’s issue of the Voice misstated the location of the final concert performance.

The performance will be held at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge at 890 Church St., Mountain View at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. Information is at livelyfoundation. org/wordpress.

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County DA supports call for drug law reform ROSEN SAYS MANY REFORMS ALREADY IN PLACE; ACLU OFFICIAL SAYS MORE CAN BE DONE

By Nick Veronin

passed Proposition 36, which ow-level drug offenders required those caught in posdon’t belong in jail — session or under the influence they belong in treatment. of controlled substances be sent That was the message deliv- to drug treatment. ered by U.S. Attorney General “That proposition had a very Eric Holder earlier this month positive effect in the state,” when he ordered all federal Rosen said, estimating that it prosecutors to stop pursuing has saved at least $2 billion and so-called “mandatory mini- reduced the number of Calimum sentences” for individuals fornia inmates incarcerated caught possessing or under the for drug-related offenses by 50 influence of small amounts of percent. illicit drugs.

According to a data analysis by Santa Clara County District the Northern California office Attorney Jeff Rosof the American Civen said he agrees il Liberties Union, with Holder and Rosen and his office his ultimate goal are indeed working ‘California to keep non-violent — shrinking the country’s prison addicts out of county really needs jail. Will Matthews, population and keeping commusenior communicaa total nities together tions officer with the by reducing the ACLU, said it seems reevaluation Santa Clara County number of nonviolent addicts in could be doing a betof all of its American prister job when it comes ons. to helping drug abusdrug laws.’ ers.

That said, Rosen added that he Matthews, WILL MATTHEWS, doesn’t expect who leads an ACLU ACLU SPOKESMAN much to change campaign aimed at locally as a result reforming Califorof the Attorney niaís criminal justice General’s order. system, pointed to a That’s because county Civil Grand the state and county already Jury report from 2012 that have laws and policies aimed at found that about 80 percent of keeping low-level drug offend- the total county jail populaers out of jail. tion is dealing with a substance “Jail is very expensive,” Rosen abuse problem. “Being addicted said, explaining that he person- to drugs can be the animator ally prefers helping get drug for all sorts of crime,” Matusers into treatment over incar- thews said, noting that many cerating them. “It’s cheaper of those inmates with drug and for the state to have people in alcohol issues might have been drug treatment outside of jail. better off going into a drug We want to reserve prisons for treatment program — espeserious, violent and dangerous cially if their crimes were nonoffenders — not use that space violent and were committed in for low-level drug users.” an effort to fuel their addiction.

Rosen said county district “We’d be better off if we didn’t attorneys try to push such rely so much on incarceration low-level users into treatment to address social and mental programs by offering rehab and health problems,” he said. counseling as an alternative to Looking at the bigger picture, being locked up — and in many Matthews said that there are cases district attorneys have to take this route. In 2000 voters See DRUG LAW, page 16

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Brian finds his name tag on his first day of kindergarten, before heading to teacher Gene Wood’s classroom at Mariano Castro Elementary School on Monday, Aug. 19. Mountain View’s public elementary and high schools are back in session this week, and Mountain View police are stepping up traffic patrols and warning motorists to take extra care, especially around children walking and biking to school.

Hospital district improving transparency, agency says AFTER CRITICAL GRAND JURY REPORT, EL CAMINO MAKING STRIDES

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better website, a distinguishing name change and modifications to the way the organization keeps track of taxpayer money have made the El Camino Healthcare District more transparent and accountable to the public, according to an official with the Local Agency Formation Commission of Santa Clara County.

After being publicly criticized last year by the LAFCO board and the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury for a lack of openness and questionable business practices, ECH and the district are turning their act around, said Margaret AbeKoga, a member of the LAFCO board and the Mountain View City Council.

“From what we’ve seen, it seems they have actually made quite a few changes and a lot of

progress has been made,” AbeKoga said, referring to a report, which officials from the local healthcare organization delivered before the LAFCO board on Aug. 7.

In the report, ECH and ECHD leaders highlighted a number of changes made over the past year aimed at improving transparency.

Officials noted that a much See HOSPITAL, page 7

Judge: Rail funding plan violated law DECISION WON’T HALT STATE’S HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT

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he California High-Speed Rail Authority had violated state law and “abused its discretion” in proceeding with the controversial San Franciscoto-Los Angeles train system without first identifying the funding sources for the line’s first

usable segment, a Sacramento Superior Court judge wrote in a Friday decision.

The decision by Judge Michael Kenny presents a new setback for the rail authority, the agency charged with building the voterapproved project. The decision was prompted by a 2011 lawsuit from residents of Kings County,

who argued that the rail authority’s funding plan did not comply with Proposition 1A, the 2008 measure that authorized $9 billion in state funds for the line.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs included rail critic Michael Brady, an attorney from Redwood See HIGH-SPEED RAIL, page 12

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Bay Area real estate sales are booming LOCAL JULY NUMBERS HIGHEST SINCE 2005

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According to San Diego-based company DataQuick, house and condo sales throughout the Bay Area in July were the highest since 2005.

A total of 9,339 sales were finalized, up 13.3 percent from July 2012, when 8,241 homes were sold, according to DataQuick.

The sales were at its highest since 12,538 homes sold in July 2005, the data company stated.

The spike in sales was most evident in Santa Clara County, where 2,244 homes were sold, 26.1 percent more than the 1,779 from July last year.

In San Francisco, 718 homes sold last month, up 31.3 percent from last July’s 547 sales.

Solano County was the only Bay Area county that recorded fewer sales this July from last, totaling a

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sharper distinction has now been drawn between the hospital and the taxpayer-funded hospital district. Before, the hospital was named El Camino Hospital and the district was named the El Camino Hospital District, and both entities shared a single website. Now, the district has changed its name to the El Camino Healthcare District and it no longer shares a website with the hospital.

According to Abe-Koga, money collected by the healthcare district used to essentially be funneled directly into the hospital corporation. Once there, officials promised that they only used they taxpayergenerated funds for capital improvements and community benefits projects as the law requires. However, because there was no sharp dividing line, many questioned whether that money might be used for other purposes.

Now, the district keeps a very separate set of books, and instead of sending tax dollars directly to the hospital’s capital improvement and community benefit funds, the hospital corporation now has to formally request funds from the district, according to Abe-Koga.

“We were very pleased that

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With the rise in sales, the median price of homes in the Bay Area has also increased, reaching its highest price in more than five and a half years.

In July, the median price was $562,000, the highest since December 2007 when homes were averaging a price tag of roughly $587,500, according to DataQuick.

Twelve months ago, the median price of homes in the ninecounty region was 33.5 percent less, averaging roughly $421,000 per sale.

All counties throughout the Bay Area recorded an increase in median sale prices, but none more than in Contra Costa County, which had its median sale price rise nearly 43 percent from $308,000 to $440,000, according to DataQuick.

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the district took LAFCO’s recommendations seriously,” AbeKoga said. “Overall things are looking much better than they did a year ago.”

In addition to Abe-Koga’s endorsement, the district also received a certificate acknowledging their efforts to increase transparency from the Special District Leadership Foundation.

The SDLF, an organization composed of leaders from special districts from all over California, gave the district its District Transparency Certificate of Excellence — recognizing the district for taking a number of steps to improve its openness.

Those steps included putting all of its board members through an ethics training course, adopting official policies for dealing with public records act requests, conducting annual audits and making sure policies are in place to prevent conflicts of interest.

“This award is a true testament to the hard work and collaboration between the district and our community over the past several years,” ECHD Chair Patricia Einarson said in a press release. “As a publicly accountable organization, we are committed to being open and transparent about activities and decisions impacting district residents.”

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ix dancers, ranging in age from 20 to 60, are casually arrayed across the hardwood floor in the Mountain View Masonic Lodge on the first day of the week-long dance workshop, part of this week’s second annual International Dance Festival- Silicon Valley. Instructor Leslie Friedman, who is the artistic director of festival organizer The Lively Foundation, firmly instructs dancers in contemporary technique with the intensity of a drill sergeant and the kindness of a close friend.

The dancers, led by Friedman and her protege Amity Johnson, practice skips, jumps, pliés, and relevés.

Once the repertory class begins, they assemble themselves into complex arrangements, resembling swans as they bend and bow while practicing the “Mountain Dance,” holding onto one another for posture and balance.

Workshop participants will show off their new skills at a final concert performance at the Masonic Lodge on Sunday, Aug. 25.

Julie van Gelder said she’s been dancing since the age of 6, and participated in the festival last year, too. “I think it is a privilege to still be dancing,” said the Cupertino resident during a break in the workshop on Aug. 19.

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Clockwise from top: Leslie Friedman gives pointers to Julie Van Gelder in the repertory dance class; Amity Johnson, left, and Van Gelder practice; Julia Canavese leaps.

Opposite page, top: Students in the repertory dance workshop circle the room.

Below: From left, Julia Canavese, Vanessa Nudd, Julie Van Gelder and Amity Johnson move across the floor.

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GOOGLE CLOSING IN ON FORMER MAYFIELD MALL SITE The structure that once housed the region’s first indoor mall looks as if it will be leased

by Google in a move that suggest the search giant’s expansion in Mountain View isn’t slowing down.

According to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Google has been listed as the lessee of the former site of the Mayfield Mall — a 500,000-square-foot complex.

The article in the Business Journal, published Aug. 15, said that the deal has yet to be finalized. However, as reported by the Voice Google has been buying up Mountain View office space like gangbusters recently.

The site had been planned to be used for a housing complex, but plans changed last year and developers announced they planned to re-use the existing buildings as an office campus.

Google could not be reached for comment.

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City, and Stuart Flashman, who represented Palo Alto, Atherton and Menlo Park in prior lawsuits against the rail authority.

Kenny’s verdict comes at a time when the rail authority is preparing to build the “Initial Construction Segment” of the $68 billion line in the Central Valley, between Bakersfield and just north of Fresno. This segment would be the first phase of the rail line’s “Initial Operating

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Segment,” which in effect is the first stretch of the train system that would be usable.

In making his finding, Kenny argued that, while the rail authority had identified the funding sources for the construction segment, it failed to list the funding sources for the operating one, as mandated by law.

The ruling stopped short, however, of invalidating all rail-authority documents based on the funding plan. Rather, Kenny left open the question of remedy and directed both sides to confer and submit arguments, after which time he would decide the next steps.

The plaintiffs, Aaron Fukuda, John Tos and County of Kings, argued that if the business plan were to be found invalid, everything that relied on the business plan should also be struck down.

“Essentially, defendants have built a house of cards upon the basis of a funding plan that violated the terms of the bond measure. If the funding plan is invalid, the entire house of cards must collapse along with it,” the plaintiffs wrote.

‘The authority will need to go back and do things right.’

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While Kenny’s decision may not stop the project, which has become increasingly unpopular on the Peninsula, it could set up a new legal speed bump for the

beleaguered rail authority.

Last year, the rail authority won a razor-thin victory in Sacramento when the state Senate authorized the agency to tap into the first $2.6 billion in bond funding and to accept $3.3 billion in federal funding for the first segment of the project. The appropriation came by a single vote, with several Democrats joining every Republican in voting against the funding bill.

Kenny’s ruling makes an argument that the rail authority’s plan to fund its first operating segment (a 300-mile-long stretch from either north from Bakersfield to San Jose, or south from Merced to San Fernando) is flimsy at best. The rail authority’s business plan lists numerous potential federal funding sources for the first operating segment, though it also makes clear that some of these sources are far

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from a sure thing.

The plan acknowledges that federal grants from the HighSpeed Intercity Passenger Rail Program and Passenger Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 are uncertain and would require heavy lobbying by the state to “promote high-speed rail as a program of national interest.” Other federal funding sources identified in the plan — including a trust fund dedicated to transportation and qualified tax-credit bonds — don’t even exist.

“This language makes it absolutely clear that there is, in reality, no reasonably anticipated time of receipt for any of the potential new federal funds described in the funding plan and the 2012 draft business plan, and that there are no expected commitments, authorizations, agreements, allocations, or other means of actually receiving such funds,” Kenny wrote.

The rail authority acknowledged in its 2012 business plan that it doesn’t not have all the funding sources identified for future segments of the line and stated that it will identify them no later than 2015.

Kenny also cites the plan’s statement that “the mix, timing and amount of federal funding for later sections of the HighSpeed Rail is not known at this time.” He points to this language in arguing that “the funding plan failed to comply with the statute because it simply did not identify funds available for the completion of the entire Initial Operating Segment.”

After going over the history of the case, Kenny wrote: “Having exercised its independent judgment in this matter as authorized by law, the court concludes that the (rail) authority abused its discretion by approving a funding plan that did not comply with the requirements of law.”

In a statement, attorneys for the plaintiffs said the ruling will require the rail agency to go back and correct its mistakes. Flashman wrote that Proposition 1A was by no means a “blank check” from the voters.

“There were numerous requirements that had to be met before the bond funds could be spent,” Flashman said in the statement.

“The authority will need to go back and do things right. If the Governor and the authority don’t like these requirements, they’d need the the voters’ approval to change them.”

Brady concurred and said Proposition 1A “contains such strict safeguards that the authority may not be able to comply at all, in which event the HighSpeed Rail project may never go forward.”

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Over the course of her career, Grove said she has seen firsthand how music and art can make a difference in children’s lives. She has seen it engage otherwise shy or uninterested kids in lessons, and she said the arts have the power to spur creativity in ways other subjects cannot, which is especially important in an area such as Silicon Valley. “The valley is all about critical thinking, creativity and innovation, and that’s what we do,� Grove said of CSMA. In addition to having an appreciation for the arts and their importance in fueling creative thinking, Grove said she is bringing other strengths to the table — in particular, experience and a strong track record managing nonprofits, and an understanding of how to raise money in Silicon Valley.

The area is “very sophisticated from a funder and donor perspective,� Grove said, explaining that in order to run a successful fundraising campaign for CSMA, she will have to articulate exactly what it is investors are putting their money into and also what they can expect to get out of it.

Investing in what CSMA has to offer — art galleries, live performances, music classes at their Mountain View campus and in public and private schools around Silicon Valley — isn’t going to result in a monetary return in the way funding a start-up tech company might.

Investing in CSMA is going to yield social returns, she said. “I think it brings us to the fundamental question: What is the value of an arts education?�

Grove said.

Children who are exposed to art at a younger age have a chance to live a more fulfilling life, she said — they are likely to grow into more creative, nuanced adults. “In order to have a quality workforce, our education system must include the arts,� she said, noting that the arts are inspiring and that every great idea stemmed from some sort of inspiration.

Equally as important, the arts lend meaning to people’s lives outside of the office, she said, noting that for her mother, perhaps the most “enjoyable and pleasurable� part of her day is when she sits down at her piano.

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“California really needs a total reevaluation of all of its drug laws,” he said.

Rosen agrees that more can be done throughout the state and across the country when it comes to the way the authorities prosecute drug crimes. He said he hopes more district attorneys heed Holder’s call for more sensible drug enforcement. As it stands locally, however, he thinks the county is taking the right approach. “Right now, in Santa Clara County, I think we have a good balance in how we deal with drugs,” he said.

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“The arts allow us to be fully human,” Grove said.

In the coming weeks, Grove and her team at CSMA will begin working on plans to expand the school’s reach. The new director is planning to meet the community during CSMA’s annual open house on Sunday, Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school’s Finn Center, located at 230 San Antonio Circle in Mountain View. For information, go to arts4all.org.

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On June 3, 2008, voters residing within the Mountain View Whisman School District passed Measure C. Measure C is a parcel tax that allows the District to continue local school funding, reduce the impact of budget cuts and inadequate funding, attract/retain teachers/staff, support programs for students struggling with the basics, maintain instructional materials, keep class sizes small, maintain music/art education, keep school libraries open, and fund other educational programs. The PTOAC responsibilities include: representing the community as a whole in the process of reviewing the use of Measure C parcel tax funds and ensuring proceeds are expended only for the purposes set forth in the measure. The PTOAC will monitor expenditures of the parcel tax funds, make recommendations on specific related issues as requested by the Board, and inform the public about the parcel tax expenditures.

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Chinese For Chef Chu’s owner Larry Chu Sr., family comes first. This kid-friendly restaurant, which has been open on the corner of San Antonio and El Camino for 43 years, is a local staple due to its familiarity with the community, accommodating menu, fresh yet consistent dishes and comfortable atmosphere. “You come in here,� says Chu, “and

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Fine dining It’s the fine details that make all the difference to George Aviet, who for over 30 years has been providing elegant French contemporary cuisine and atmosphere as the owner of Michelin-star rated Chez

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like butter chicken and chicken tikka masala, Amber’s traditional, rich cuisine brings Mountain View diners back for more.

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Italian Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too is a family-owned restaurant that has been serving home-style Italian flavors, ambiance and attitude in the Bay Area for decades. Our readers say to try the restaurant’s freshlybaked pizzas, or a traditional dish such as penne calabrese for a taste of little Italy.

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Japanese/Sushi It’s not uncommon to see a line out the door at SushiTomi, but customers swear the fresh fish and food is worth the wait. Some local favorites are the Tomi special roll, which has a choose-your-ownadventure filling, and the salmon and yellowtail nigiri.

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Mediterranean It’s a tie: Cascal and Ephesus are our top vote-getters. Cascal is a perennial favorite with readers in a variety of categories. It’s Mountain View’s go-to place for tapas, the traditional Spanish small plates. Cascal also dishes up heartier fare, like traditional paellas and regional dishes.

Ephesus offers Mediterranean fare highlighting traditional Greek and Turkish food served in a rustic style, says restaurant manager Galit Vural, who owns Ephesus with his brother. Moussaka is the signature dish at Ephesus.

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Mexican As its name, which translates to “party of the sea”, would suggest, Fiesta Del Mar is famous for its camarones, or shrimp dishes. With a menu that boasts over 200 types of tequila and a website that allows for online takeout orders, this longtime Mountain View favorite has taken the title of Best Mexican Restaurant for its 14th year in a row.

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New Restaurant According to the restaurant’s creator Frank Klein, Asian Box aspires to stay true to the ingredients and flavors of Vietnamese street food in combination with the Bay Area philosophy of sustainably and responsibly farmed food.

Between one meal’s base, entree, add-ons and sides, customers have thousands of combinations to choose from in order to build their perfect meal. Asian Box also won for best Take-out.

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Patio/Outdoor Dining Even the most selective palate finds a home at Steins Beer Garden, where the 30-tap beer offerings and ever-changing menu has established the restaurant and bar as a standout in its first year.

Coming up is an Oktoberfest celebration that Steins is hosting this year in partnership with the city of Mountain View. Other special events include their tap-takeovers, specialty beer dinners or Meet the Brewer events. Our readers also tapped Steins as the winner in the Best Bar category.

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Don’t be fooled by the meat references on the menu at Garden Fresh: this hidden gem of the local vegetarian community uses tofu, soy and other substitutes to recreate popular Chinese dishes with a vegan twist. The “duck�, which is actually composed of shiitake mushrooms, is a favorite among Garden Fresh customers — carnivores and herbivores alike.

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Burger Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler is famous for “good service and good food,” owner James Blach says.

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Burrito While hidden in the back of a small grocery store, don’t let appearances fool you: La Costeña is first and foremost in the burrito-making business. Whether you choose corn or flour tortillas, refried or black beans, carnitas or veggies, salsa or guacamole is up to you, but the freshness and quality is a Mountain View standard. Besides holding the title of best burrito for several years running, La Costeña Custom Burritos has another claim to fame: a Guinness book record for Biggest Burrito that weighed in at a whopping 4,456.3 pounds.

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Ice Cream Store Repeat winner Gelato Classico dishes out its Italian-style ice cream in a rich and wide selection of flavors, from tiramisu to crème brulee. Fresh, fruity sorbetto is also on offer. It’s not unusual to see a line out the door, even on week nights, so clearly, the creamy treat is worth the wait.

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Noodle Place Mountain View’s favorite noodle house, Ramen House Ryowa, takes its name from its most popular dish: Ryowa noodles.

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Pearl Tea Fans of Verde Tea say no one makes the frothy, East Asian beverage like Verde. The cafe serves pearl milk tea in flavors from peach to red bean. The pearls — plump tapioca balls at the bottom of each drink — are a reader favorite.

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Pizza Amici’s East Coast Pizzeria is a downtown favorite for its authentic thin, crisp-crust pizzas oven-baked right next to an open flame. Marketing director Richard Allum says that Amici’s is the best because it strives to make your experience the best it can be. Amici’s also has a variety of salads and pasta dishes so that there’s something on the menu for everyone.

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Because the market is year round, the 80-plus farmers and food producers selling their wares provide Mountain View with the very best produce in season. Catch the market Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the best seasonal fruits and veggies.

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Small Grocery Store The Milk Pail has always been a favorite for its local produce, baked goods, and food along with a userfriendly website that features recipes and cheerful messages from owner Steve Rasmussen. Make sure to check out the Milk Pail’s huge selection of rare and artisanal cheeses from across the globe, sold at competitive prices.

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Peninsula Acupuncture says it brings modern training and perfected technique to one of the most ancient forms of medicine.

Fans of the licensed acupuncturist and herbalist Ted Ray praise his soothing technique and ability to bring relief from a wide variety of troubles.

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Auto Body Repair Since 1979, the experienced professionals, welcoming customer service and commitment to environmental sustainability at family-owned FCC Collision has brought car owners back for more, and has won the auto body repair shop the title of Best Auto Repair four years running.

According to owner Adam Piper, over 40 percent of customers come back again and again or are

Auto Repair The reason Larry’s Automotive was voted best auto repair shop is quite simple: “We’re the best,” owner Larry Moore says. He says that his customers always tell him that they keep coming back because Moore and his team are straightshooters. If it isn’t broken or if it doesn’t make sense to fix, Moore will tell his customers just that. “We take care of cars,” he acknowledges, “but what we really take care of is car owners.”

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Chiropractor When your back is out of whack, those in know in Mountain View say there is no better place to go than Chiropractic Performance

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best of MOUNTAIN VIEW Center. Lucy Osgood, owner and chiropractor, said she thinks her business won because she is a good listener. “I really take the time and sit down with people,” she said — “trying to figure out what their life is like.” Getting to know the whole person helps her make sure each adjustment she makes is tailored for the individual, she says.

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Smiles Dental is once again a favorite of Mountain View residents.

Dr. William Hall attributes the business’ success to its friendly, caring staff as well as the customer service staff’s attention to detail.

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Dry Cleaners To go green with your clean, our readers picked Green & Fresh Cleaners, Mountain View’s favorite eco-friendly garment and fabric-care cleaning company.

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Browse their Modern Library section for classic literature finds, or venture Behind the Rainbow Curtain to explore their incredible collection of fiction, nonfiction and graphic novel book esoterica.

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meyer, executive director of the El Camino Y, said it makes sense. “I think it has to do with our mission,� she said. “We’re here to strengthen our community by providing a high quality of life and inspiring people to develop their full potential in spirit, mind and body.� It is also our readers’ top pick for best Fitness Classes, maybe because it offers more than 160 fitness classes each week — include Yoga, Pilates, cross-fit, boxing, and tai chi — all in an “inclusive family environment.�

Hotel With a central location on El Camino Real and full buffet breakfast every morning, it’s no wonder that residents of Mountain View often recommend the Hilton Garden Inn as the best accommodations for visiting friends and relatives, says General Manager Garrett Ritter.

For the traveling business professional, the Garden Inn also offers a number of useful and complimentary amenities, such as a 24/7-business center, spacious meeting rooms, Wi-Fi and on-site catering.

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A loyal customer base is the reason Happy Feet Foot Spa was voted best in the massage category by Voice readers, according to owner David Bertelsen. It also helps that they are only one of a few foot spas in the city that specializes in foot massage only. Their expertise makes them the go-to shop in Mountain View to soothe your barking dogs.

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If you’re looking to treat yourself, spend an afternoon at Gorgeous Nails and Skin Care, a two-time winner of best manicure in Mountain View. Manager Nancy Nguyen also cites the nail salon’s cleanliness and thorough sanitization methods, but customers swear by the prices and hot stone massages.

Are engine problems burning you out? Dean’s Automotive has well-trained employees and specialized automotive service and repair facilities to get your car running like it was the first time you drove it off the lot.

Since 1963, the auto repair shop has been providing Mountain View quality car care, backed up by a 24-month/24,000-mile guarantee on parts and labor.

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Personal Trainer Find your balance with Stafford Fitness, which specializes in personal training with Stephanie Stafford. She offers one-on-one injury management for endurance athletes, weight loss, and general wellness/stress management.

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Pet Care With almost 50 years in the pet-health game, it’s no wonder readers chose Adobe Animal Hospital as winner of this year’s best veterinarian. Its host of more than 20 vets, 24/7 urgent and emergency care, a pharmacy, and a policy of constantly having a vet staffed Continued on next page

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Hair Salon A six-time winner of best hair salon in Mountain View, Allure wows its clients by staying on the cutting edge. Owner Alisa Barnhart says the staff’s passion is what makes the shop unique, and a repeat winner with our readers. The salon offers a variety of hair treatments, including perms and coloring, as well as facials, nail treatments and spray tanning.

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50 years, making a name for owner and cobbler Marco Azuela one shoe at a time. The small business also offers repairs for luggage and bags, key copying as well as sales of custom-made boots, bags, belts and jackets, all on display along the store’s walls.

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This year’s winner, A Minute Man Shoe Service has been serving Mountain View for over

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journey? Yoga is Youthfulness has been guiding Mountain View residents through the doorway of transcendence for over a decade, and is well known in the community for the studio’s professionalism, ambiance and affordability.

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Walk or ride in to The Off Ramp’s conveniently placed Mountain View location and see why our readers chose The Off Ramp as their favorite place for a tune-up. Recently, says General Manager Recner Lugardo, the store has redirected to a more commuter-oriented focus, encouraging less driving and more riding with their staff’s great service and an increased selection of commuter bikes.

As the oldest independent book store in the west, Books Inc. just gets better with age. Check out their Mountain View store’s many author events, book clubs and their huge selection of books and magazines, or stop by the cafe upstairs for a cup of coffee and a bite.

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Boutique For the second year in a row, Therapy’s wide range of cloth-

ing styles has found fans of all ages. The Mountain View outlet of the chain of boutique stores draws customers in with a unique blend of men’s and women’s clothing, accessories and home decor items. Fans praise the friendly, helpful customer service.

Readers also voted it the best place to find Unusual Gifts.

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arrangements. A small florist shop, Sashay mostly caters to weddings and corporate events, but they will also do deliveries of its fresh floral creation. “People don’t just pick up a bouquet and go, it’s design work,” says coowner Poppie Rodriguez.

its friendly and knowledgeable staff to its supply of hardware, paints and plants, Orchard Supply Hardware is a repeat winner. It is also known for its appliance selection and the variety of plants available in the nursery.

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Hardware Store It may be part of a chain, but this local branch of the well-established home and garden supply store feels like a neighborhood hardware store to readers. From

Home Furnishings With its vibrant furniture and exotic decor from around the globe, Cost Plus World Market appeals to world travelers

and homebodies alike. It is the go-to place for great finds at bargain prices, including kitchen, dining, and gardening utensils.

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Babysitters, parents and kids alike all seem to adore the playgrounds and expansive fields for their room to run around and play. Those looking for physical activity can make use of the tennis, volleyball and bocce courts, as well as the number of paths for running and walking. Even those looking for peace of mind will find it in the shade under one of the park’s many trees, or on a quiet park bench. The park is also the site of some of the city’s summer concerts and outdoor movies. Cuesta also won with readers as the best place in town for a playdate.

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Shoreline Amphitheatre helps put Mountain View on the map, and won again as the best place in town to hear live music. The amphitheater has a capacity of 22,500, with 16,000 general admission seats on the lawn. Shoreline is winding down the summer with events such as Rock The Bells, The Oddball Comedy and Curiosity Festival and Depeche Mode, and thousands of other shows that fans do not want to miss.

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hirty years ago, the land behind Mountain View’s Station 1 was a basketball court for the Police Officers Association. Three years ago, it was just a blanket of tall weeds.

“A forgotten land,” said Mountain View firefighter-paramedic Mike Robbins.

Robbins was in the process of building some large container gardens on the back patio of Station 1 on South Shoreline Boulevard, where he worked. But one day, he looked over the fence beyond the patio.

“I saw the full southern sun-

exposed lot with a bunch of weeds,” the Santa Cruz resident said. “As I looked over, I thought, ‘This would be a good place for a garden.’ ... A quarteracre is sitting here.”

His excitement grew as he toured the city property. He said he was hesitant at first, but then he invited his friend to bring his tractor and rototiller to go over the area. Robbins said he pulled out rocks, concrete, pavement and other crud.

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grow in rocks, right?” he said, chuckling. While on a call one day, Robbins saw some old wood heading to the dump. With permission, he took the wooden planks and created some raised beds in the fire station’s garden.

“Then, you start planting,” he said.

But it wasn’t an easy job. He toiled during his free time at the station — between 7 and 10 p.m. and after his shift in the morning — in his “civilian clothes.” For the first six months, nothing in the garden would grow. It began to “catapult into a different league” after Robbins took some gardening classes at Love Apple Farms in Santa Cruz.

And soon enough, city officials were willing to help, supplying wood chips to inhibit weeds, removing a lot of dead brush and trimming the trees, he said.

“When you put a plate of

Above: A joke sign hangs over the stove in Station 1’s kitchen. Right: Firefighter Melton Wang cooks kale for the crew’s dinner on Aug. 12.

watermelon or honeydew or cherry tomatoes that are sweet, sweet, sweet like sugar, the smiles on their faces — there was no need for permission,” he said.

Now, his lush garden has taken a life of its own, full of watermelon, onions, garlic, tomatoes,

basil, lettuce and more. With a scarecrow in a fireman’s uniform, the garden provides ingredients for the chili verde, pesto spaghetti squash, caprese salads and other meals the firefighters cook.

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would see it as well. It’s not a watery tomato from the grocery store. It’s like a steak when you cut into it. And you can taste that freshness,” Robbins said.

The team switches off cooking responsibilities each night. One of the firefighters has made a beet cake several times that “is out of this world,” Robbins said.

He said he has seen others at the station become inspired to begin their own gardens, asking him for tips.

“You get to see your little baby grow and then at the end, you literally get to pick the fruit of your labor and put it on the plate and see people enjoy it,” he said.

“It’s fun to nurture something like that.”

While he spends time chasing off squirrels gnawing on his prized possession, the garden has become bigger than Robbins, bringing him some local fame. A couple of weeks ago, community members were invited to visit the garden and try the cherry tomatoes and lemon cucumbers as part of a Mountain View library event. Robbins’ garden was featured in “California Bountiful,” two radio shows and a TV news spot. But most significantly, Robbins received a congratulatory letter from U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Menlo Park, mentioning that she had forwarded the coverage to First Lady Michelle Obama.

“I thought someone was messing with me,” he said. “I was like, ‘What?’ I just wanted to grow a garden ... Before you know it, the First Lady is getting wind of it.”

Robbins said Obama hasn’t come to visit but that if she does, he will be there.

Robbins said he has no idea why people are hungry for his story, but he recalls his chief, Richard Alameda, telling him “gardening is really sexy right now. It’s chic.”

Robbins — who’s been given the nicknames Green Thumb, Green Jeans and Farmer Mike — does understand the apparent irony of the story: the macho firefighter devoted to gardening.

“It kind of deviates from the stereotypic role of a firefighter,” he said. “But I’m okay. I’m comfortable with that. It’s all good.”

If anything, he feels this hobby allows him to relate to the public because people begin to see him as an average Joe. “I think there is a sense of a wall when people see a uniform,” he said. “They think that maybe they’re not human or that they can’t talk to them. But when you come to them and say: ‘Hey, how are ya? You like to garden, too?’ their defenses go down.”

Gardening is something Robbins has been around his whole life, as it was important to his parents. He has a garden at home, where he lives with his 5- and 7-year-old sons.

“I think you can taste the difference and it’s getting back to the basics,” he said. “The cool thing is you get to take control of what you eat. And you know what’s been in there, whether it’s ‘Ethel Methyl’ stuff or just sunlight and love.”

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Out on his own, Cecil gets further instruction from a hotel waiter (Clarence Williams III) before landing a gig in the White House pantry. Once Cecil is installed as a butler, the film broadens its focus to include his home life with wife Gloria (Oprah Winfrey) and sons Louis (David Oyelowo, convincingly playing boy to man) and Charlie (Isaac White, then Elijah Kelley). Rated PG-13 for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking. Two hours, 12 minutes. — P.C.

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That scene partly plays out in the film’s engagingly schtick-y opening sequence, which establishes a cool rapport between the stars and their characters before screenwriter Blake Masters (working from Steven Grant’s comics) and director Baltasar Kormakur (“Contraband”) roll back the clock for some context. How the plot unfolds, and what the characters are really after, is best left unexplained here, but it does come to involve $43.125 million, and the sticky fingers of U.S. Naval Intelligence (in the person of James Marsden) and the CIA (repped by a drawling, creepy-comic Bill Paxton). Rated R for violence throughout, language and brief nudity. One hour, 49 minutes. — P.C.

20 FEET FROM STARDOM ---

What would popular music sound like without the backup singers? The answer is, of course, unthinkable, as Morgan Neville’s documentary “20 Feet from Stardom” reminds us.

Neville does a good job of highlighting songs that are especially characterized by backup singers, like Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side,” and introducing us to some of the “unsung” talent that made those hits possible. Among the vocalists highlighted in the film are Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, the Waters Family, Claudia Lennear, Mabel John, Stevvi Alexander, Jo Lawry, Tata Vega, Lynn Mabry and Judith Hill. That nearly all of the talent is female gives the film a charge of feminist electricity, but the doc also serves as a parable of pursuing a big-time professional career in the arts. For every household name (and six testify in the film), there’s a breathtaking singer who never quite got the breaks or, perhaps, lacked the ambitious drive to pursue downstage stardom. Rated PG-13 for language and sexual material. One hour, 31 minutes. — P.C.

BLUE JASMINE ---

“I want the past past,” says Jasmine.

Fat chance. The haunted protagonist of “Blue Jasmine,” played by Cate Blanchett, can’t forget her bygone bliss and the horrifying loss of it. A Park Avenue socialite, Jasmine has lost it all and landed on the San Franciscan doorstep of her workingclass sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins), a good soul tested by her long-absent sibling’s demands. Jasmine and Ginger were both adoptive sisters, but when Jasmine made her social-clambering escape, she never looked back, becoming accustomed not only to a certain lifestyle but to a fabulous selfishness, insulated by willful obliviousness. Certainly, “Blue Jasmine” is Allen’s riff on “A Streetcar Named Desire,” an impression only helped along by the casting of Blanchett, who played Blanche DuBois in an acclaimed 2009 production.

Blanchett is a force of nature as Jasmine: the beating heart that keeps the schematic picture alive and kicking, and a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination. Though “Blue Jasmine” is more a drama than a comedy, Blanchett’s comic brio, in Jasmine’s blithely

PACIFIC RIM ---

Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in “Jobs.” imperious manner, magically complements her mental fragility and self-defeating desperation. Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, language and sexual content.

One hour, 38 minutes. — P.C.

DESPICABLE ME 2 --

While the original “Despicable Me,” from 2010, wasn’t exactly one for the ages, it had provocative undertones courtesy of its antihero, Gru (Steve Carell). Since the first film’s arc arrived at a nice Gru who embraced single-fatherhood with three little girls, there’s little point in blandly extending the story. Then again, though you can’t squeeze blood from a turnip, you can squeeze lucre from a hit movie by sequelizing it. And so Gru finds himself recruited by the Anti-Villain League to root out a super-villain plotting to unleash a mutating serum. Gru reluctantly partners with AVL agent Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig). Before long, Lucy’s positioned as the potential mother Gru’s cute daughter Agnes (Elsie Fisher) has been pining for. The courtship of Agnes’ father gets “Despicable Me” into some uncomfortable territory, with distasteful women browbeating and/ or boring Gru until he realizes the woman for him has been under his nose all along.

Rated PG for rude humor and mild action.

One hour, 38 minutes. — P.C.

ELYSIUM --1/2

2001: A Space Odyssey” author Arthur C. Clarke posited that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” It’s a thought that must’ve emboldened writer-director Neill Blomkamp (“District 9”) as he set to work on this science-fiction actioner, which hinges on a piece of seemingly magical technology. For the sake of the parable (and the gun battles and the explosions), audiences will have to accept the existence of “med bays” that can heal anything short of physical obliteration. These med bays are the pride of every home on Elysium, a Kubrickian, spic-and-span Stanford torus space habitat for the 1 percent that spins serenely above a ruined Earth. In a galvanizing performance that reminds us why he’s a movie star, Matt Damon plays Earthbound Max da Costa, a car thief on parole.

Max makes his living “on the line” at the factory of missile-defense outfit Armadyne.

He’s trying to keep his head down, but not hard enough (the stop-and-frisk robots on his way to work don’t get his humor). Max

has long held a dream of one day relocating to Elysium, having promised his childhood sweetheart Frey that he would take her there one day. But the heat is on when Max gets a lethal dose of radiation at work: If he doesn’t get to Elysium in five days, he’s dead. Rated R for strong bloody violence and language throughout. One hour, 49 minutes. — P.C.

FRUITVALE STATION ---

Bay Area audiences may feel they need no introduction to Oscar Grant III when it comes to “Fruitvale Station,” a based-on-atrue-story film about the young local’s last hours on Earth. But Bay Area-bred writerdirector Ryan Coogler feels it’s precisely the point that we all do need to get to know the man — as more than a victim frozen in time. The film begins with the infamous cellphone video of Grant’s ignominious end in the titular BART station, pointing up that this is what we have seen and mostly know of Grant. What follows, in docudramatic form, strives to round out our knowledge of this ordinary 22-year-old American male, to return this symbol to his humanity as a son, a grandson, a boyfriend, a father.

“Fruitvale Station” tallies the toll of what was lost on New Year’s Day 2009. Rated R for some violence, language and drug use.

One hour, 30 minutes. — P.C.

JOBS --1/2

“Jobs,” a biopic about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, gets the look right in its production design and its casting, a point underlined by a film-capping photo album that compares the actors to their real-life counterparts. Ashton Kutcher plays Jobs, and the resemblance is striking. Joshua Michael Stern’s film, scripted by Matt Whitely, takes us from 1974 — when college dropout Jobs was still auditing classes at Reed College — to 2001 and the introduction of the iPod. After the early scenes of Reed and of Jobs’ trip to India, the film settles into the tech-happy Bay Area: Stanford, where Jobs and partner Steve Wozniak (Josh Gad) unveiled a “personal computer” prototype; Los Altos, where the tiny, initial Apple crew began assembly in the Jobs family garage; and Cupertino, home to the eventual Apple campus. Faced with almost three decades of complicated history, “Jobs” does a fair job of telling the story of Apple and conveying something of what made its cofounder unique. The film establishes Jobs’ creativity, drive and business savvy as (after

languishing at Atari) he gooses Wozniak into partnership, wills Apple into existence and enlists angel investors — most importantly, Mike Markkula (Dermot Mulroney).

Rated PG-13 for some drug content and brief strong language. Two hours, seven minutes. — P.C.

KICK-ASS 2 --

“Kick-Ass,” a franchise playing out in comic books and movies, has always walked a conceptual tightrope. As dreamed up by Mark Millar, it explores what might happen if real people donned masks and capes to fight crime, but in its style of execution, it’s gonzo. Adapted from the “Kick-Ass 2” and “Hit Girl” comics of Millar and illustrator John Romita Jr., the film “Kick-Ass 2” isn’t quite sure what it wants to say about vigilante violence, but says it loud all the same. Aaron Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz return as Dave Lizewski and Mindy Macready, aka Kick-Ass and Hit Girl. Now high school classmates, Dave’s a senior and Mindy a 15-year-old freshman. Dave has taken a break from being a superhero, but he wants back in, and needs Hit Girl to train him into fighting shape. Hit Girl loves being a hero, and considers it a moral obligation in honor of her dearly departed father (Nicolas Cage, greatly missed).

But her guardian, police Sergeant Marcus Williams (Morris Chestnut), guilts her into retirement. So Dave teams up with “Justice Forever,” a superhero team led by bornagain Christian crusader Colonel Stars and Stripes (Jim Carrey), even as Chris D’Amico (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) reboots as a supervillain with an unprintable name and an agenda of taking murderous revenge on the unwitting Dave. Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, crude and sexual content, and brief nudity. One hour, 43 minutes. — P.C.

LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER --1/2

Actor-screenwriter Danny Strong skates along the surface of eight decades of American history with his script “inspired by the true story” of Eugene Allen, a member of the White House serving staff for 34 years. It’s easy to understand the real-life-Forrest-Gump-ian appeal: Oscar winner Forest Whitaker plays Cecil Gaines, who — as Allen did — serves the administrations of Eisenhower, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Ford, Nixon and Reagan.

The film grasps for greater significance by

“Go big or go home” may have been the mantra for the producers of “Pacific Rim.” The blockbuster from director Guillermo del Toro (“Pan’s Labyrinth”) delivers its action on a massive scale while paying homage to Japanese monster flicks. On the surface, the film seems like little more than “Transformers vs. Godzilla,” but undertones about teamwork and del Toro’s deft touch keep the picture from drowning beneath its own weight. The spectacle takes place in the nottoo-distant future, when deadly creatures begin emerging from the Pacific Ocean. To battle said beasts, human beings develop life-sized robots (called “jaegers”) operated by fighters. One is Raleigh Becket (“Sons of Anarchy” heartthrob Charlie Hunnam). A tragedy forces Raleigh to rethink his career path, until military leader Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba) urges him back into the biz.

Raleigh will have to click with rookie Mako Mori (Rinko Kikuchi) to defend against a kaiju onslaught while researcher Newton Geiszler (Charlie Day of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and mathematician Hermann Gottlieb (Burn Gorman) hunt for a scientific solution. Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence, and brief language.

Two hours, 11 minutes. — T.H.

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS --1/2

Three years ago, “Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief” didn’t exactly take the world by storm, but its modest box-office returns were good enough to justify a sequel and keep young star Logan Lerman lashed to the mast for at least one contractually obligated sequel. Based on the popular YA book series by Rick Riordan, the “Percy Jackson” franchise doesn’t bother to disguise its mandate to be “Harry Potter” on a budget, replacing magic with Greek mythology and Hogwarts with Camp Half-Blood. Director Thor Freudenthal, taking the reins from Chris Columbus, does his best to keep the sequel roughly on par with the original, chasing down action and goofy humor but not bothering to consider innovation, narrative sense or genuine dramatic weight. Lerman’s Percy, the half-blood son of Poseidon, must this time go on a quest across the Sea of Monsters (“what the humans called the Bermuda Triangle”) to recover the Golden Fleece in order to restore life to the magical tree containing the spirit of Zeus’s daugh — zzzzzzzzz. New to the scene is Clarisse (Leven Rambin), the gung-ho demigod daughter of Ares, god of war.

Rated PG for fantasy action violence, scary images and mild language. One hour, 46 minutes. — P.C.

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ART GALLERIES

Gallery 9 Summer Art Thirty Bay Area artists will be displaying summer art through Aug. 31.

Painterly cows, travels to Yosemite, and leisure reading are some of the depicted imagery. Selfpublished art books by five artists will also be on display. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos. www.gallery9losaltos.com Rengstorff Arts Festival This festival showcases local artists in a variety of mediums and selected student work from the art4schools program at the Community School for Music and Arts. July 31-Sept. 1, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. Free.

Rengstorff House, 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. r-house.org

AUDITIONS Boychoir Auditions The Silicon Valley Boychoir will be holding auditions for its 2013-2014 season. The small-group 20-minute audition is open to rising 2nd-6th grade boys. Older boys with experience may audition for upper levels.

Auditions are by appointment. Aug. 23, Free audition, semester tuition. First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. www.svboychoir.org

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS AXIS Dance Co. Workshop In this workshop, dance artists offer their approach to movement to all adult ages with and without physical limitations and with and without dance training.

AXIS artists dance in wheelchairs & on their own.

Part of the International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley. Aug. 24, 3:30-5 p.m. $14-$25. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110. www.livelyfoundation. org/Wordpress Contemporary Dance Workshop This master dance class will be with Leslie Friedman, a dancer and choreographer. Part of the International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley. Aug. 24, 10:15-11:30 a.m. $14-$25. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110.

Livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net Contemporary Dance workshop This workshop will be led by dancer/choreographer Leslie Friedman. Tech, repertory, comp$mprov, public performance. Scholarship avail. MondayFriday, Aug. 19-23, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. $270/$325. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110.

Www.livelyfoundation.org/Wordpress Facebook Privacy Review at Los Altos Library The Los Altos Library is hosting an event to go over Facebook security settings. The workshop will review account settings, privacy settings and how to manage the updated Facebook settings. Aug. 27, 2-3 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 650-948-7683.

Full Day of Dance A day of open dance classes for all levels and all ages. Take one or more. There will be pilates mat, contemporary, tap and Polish folk classes as well as an AXIS Dance Co. workshop. Cost reduces with each added class; register by July 19 for discount. Aug. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $20/$25 single class;$70/$80 for all five. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110. www. livelyfoundation.org/wordpress Grow for Your Thanksgiving and Holiday Dinners It’s the season to plant for fall holiday dinners. Hear master gardeners talk about planting spinach, chard, kale, bok choy, broccoli, beets, carrots and more. Aug. 27, 7:30-8:30 p.m.

Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 408-282-3105. www.mastergardeners.org/scc.html Lecture on Self-Healing “Guide for SelfHealing; Self-Healing Through Movement” therapist, international health educator and author, Dr. Meir Schneider, presents a lecture on self-healing.

Please call to reserve a seat. Aug. 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. East West Bookshop, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650- 988-9800. www. eastwest.com

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Pilates Mat class Pilates master teacher Amity Johnson will lead this Pilates mat class, which is part of the International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley. All adult ages and levels of training are welcome. Aug. 24, 9-10 a.m. $14-$25. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650969-4110. www.livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net Polish Folk Dance This dance class will be taught by Christina Smolen of the Lowiczanie Polish Folk Dance Co. All adult ages, levels of experience or lack of it are welcome. Part of the International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley. Aug. 24, 2-3:15 p.m. $14-$25. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View . Call 650969-4110. www.livelyfoundation.org/Wordpress Reiki 1 & 2 Classes in Los Altos The Los Altos Reiki Center is offering Reiki classes, a natural healing art. Level 1 is $175. Level 2 is $225.

Separate registration for each class. Aug. 14-28, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Los Altos Reiki Center, 745 Distel Drive, #121, Los Altos. Call 650-862-2425. www. losaltosreiki.com Tap Dance Master Class Audreyanne Delgado-Covarrubias will teach this tap dance class. All adult ages and any level of experience welcome.Part of the International Dance FestivalSilicon Valley. Aug. 24, 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. $14-$25.

Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110. www.livelyfoundation.org/Wordpress Working with Challenging Adolescents The Mental Research Institute is hosting this three-day workshop that will focus on topics relating to challenging adolescents. Aug. 22-24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $600. Mental Research Institute, 555 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-3213055. www.mri.org

CLUBS/MEETINGS ‘Let’s Network, Socialize, and Meet New Friends!’ This business networking and happy hour event will have startup and established company tables to describe their businesses. Sept. 5, 6-9 p.m. $12 in advance. The Menu, 2700 West El Camino Real, Mountain View. www.septbusinessnetworkingevent.eventbrite.com/ Charity-of-the-Month Knit & Crochet Club Inaugural meeting of a new club dedicated to making items for charity. Participants will make squares to be joined into afghans for homeless shelters and nursing homes. Tuesdays, April 9-Sept. 10, 3-5 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library program room, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.

Call 650-948-7683. sccl.org Top Ten Tips From Master Gardeners The Garden Club of Los Altos hosts a discussion of tips and words of advice from master gardeners, from creating healthy soil to plant selection and plant culture. A business meeting starts at 12:45 p.m. and the talk will be 1:30-2:30 p.m. Come for both, or just the talk. Aug. 27, $5; Free to members. Los Altos Lutheran Church, 460 S. El Monte Ave., Los Altos. www.gardencluboflosaltos.org

COMMUNITY EVENTS ‘Apple Campus 2: Growing a Forest’ Join Dave Muffly, Apple senior arborist, Sally Reynolds, landscape lrchitect at Olin and Eric Morley, principal at The Morley Bros to learn about the plan for Apple Campus 2, which includes 7,000 trees and a landscape design to create a forest reminiscent of the early Santa Clara Valley. Aug. 24, 10-11 a.m. Free. Lucie Stern Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-964-6110. www. canopy.org/pages/calendar.php ‘The Shofar is Calling You!’ Families with children ages 3 to 16 are invited for an afternoon of family-friendly activities and learning experiences to celebrate Rosh Hashanah. There will be shofar blowing workshops, Jewish puppet shows and storytelling, crafts and games, and learning about honeymaking from real beekeeper. Aug. 25, 1-3:30 p.m. Free. Congregation Etz Chayim, 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. Call 650-813-9094. www.EtzChayim.org linkAges TimeBank Orientation Session Red Rock Coffee is hosting three sessions on TimeBanking, a service exchange network

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in which members earn “Time Dollars” for time spent exchanging neighborly services with other members. RSVP online. Aug. 25 and Sept. 15, 5:30-8 p.m. Free. Red Rock Coffee, 201 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-691-8784. www. timebank.linkages.org Mountain View Certified Farmers Market This farmers market features more than 60 certified local producers with farm-fresh fruit and vegetables with organic and Asian varieties, grass-fed beef, eggs, mushrooms, bakeries, plants, herbs, sprouts, cheese, melons and garden tomatoes. Sundays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Dec. 31.

Caltrain Station, 600 W. Evelyn Ave., Mountain View. Call 800-806-3276. www.cafarmersmkts. com/markets/category/mountain-view

N HIGHLIGHT CSMA OPEN HOUSE The annual open house at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA) showcases school programs. There will be musical instrument and art class demos, faculty and staff available to meet, facility tours and live music performances. Refreshments available. Aug. 25, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all.org/openhouse

Introductory Session Classes that combine education and gentle exercise, taught by El Camino Hospital therapists who have undergone specialized training, can help strengthen muscles to achieve a strong pelvic core, flatter abs and improved bladder control. Call to register; space is limited. Sessions will be held Aug. 28, Sept.

25 and Dec. 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free. El Camino Hospital Park Pavilion Second Floor, 2400 Grant Road, Mountain View. www.elcaminohospital.org

LIVE MUSIC

Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing Try one month of free classes at Jacki’s Aerobic Dancing in Mountain View. The studio offers core work, strength training and aerobic routines as well as childcare during the classes. Classes meet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9-10 a.m. Free.

Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-941-1002.

Green Day vs. Foo Fighters School of Rock students will perform songs from Green Day and Foo Fighters. There will also be a ‘70s rock opener show with classics from Led Zeppelin, The Who, Kansas and more. Aug. 24, 1:30-4 p.m. $15/$10.

Club Illusions, 260 S. California Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-388-9964. www.paloalto.schoolofrock.com Johnny Williams & No Corkage Tuesdays Morocco’s Restaurant holds “no corkage Tuesdays” in Aug., plus a live jazz/blues performance by Johnny Williams. Aug. 6-27, 5-9:30 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www. moroccosrestaurant.com Live Music with Bobby Love & Sugar Sweet Morocco’s Restaurant has happy hour on Friday nights, with Bobby Love and Sugar Sweet performing rock, jazz and blues covers on Aug. 30 starting at 8 p.m. 5-11 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com Moroccos Magic Monday, Foodies & Music Morocco’s “Magic Mondays” features food, live music and a magician (starts at 7 p.m.

Aug. 5-26 5-9:30 p.m. Free. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650968-1502. www.moroccosrestaurant.com Rengstorff Arts Festival Trio Organica will perform as part of this arts festival. Aug. 25, 2-3 p.m. Free. Rengstorff House, 3070 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. r-house.org

EXHIBITS

ON STAGE

‘Cartography of Longing’ Installation sculpture by artist Tessie Barrera-Scharaga will be on display at the Community School of Music and Arts (CSMA)’s Mohr Gallery. An opening reception with the artist will be held on Friday, Aug. 16, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 9-Sept. 29, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. Call 650-918-6800 x306. www.arts4all.org/attend/mohrgallery.htm Baylands Watercolors See the Baylands through the eyes of watercolor artist Earl Junghans, who has been painting the Bay Area’s amazing landscapes since the 1960s. The exhibit is on display Mondays and Thursday-Saturday through Aug. 28 from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Free. The EcoCenter, 2560 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. www.evols.org

‘Happy Days’ Stanford Summer Theater presents “Happy Days” by Samuel Beckett. Thursday--Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m., Aug. 15-25. A postshow discussion follows Sunday matinees. Purchase tickets online. $25; $15 students and seniors. Nitery Theater, Old Union, Stanford University, 514 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 650-725-5838.

‘Other Desert Cities’ TheatreWorks presents “Other Desert Cities” by Jon Robin Baitz. In this Broadway play, Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm Springs after a six year absence to celebrate Christmas with her parents, brother and aunt. She announces that she is about to publish a memoir dredging up a pivotal and tragic event in the family’s history. Every day except Monday, Aug. 21-September 15, 8 p.m. $73; $19 for patrons 30 and under. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. www.theatreworks.org/shows/1314-season/ otherdesertcities

CONCERTS International Dance Festival This Silicon Valley festival concert features performances from AXIS Dance Co. dancers; Audreyanne DelgadoCovarrubias, tap; Christina Smolen, soloist Lowiczanie Polish Dance Co.; the Festival Dancers. Aug. 25, 3-5 p.m. $12 general; $10 for over 65 years and under 10. Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-9694110. www.livelyfoundation.org/wordpress Redwood Tango Trio Outdoor Concert Bring a picnic and wine to this outdoor performance by the San Francisco-based Redwood Tango Trio. Aug. 24, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.paloaltojcc.org/redwoodtango

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FAMILY AND KIDS ‘F is for Farm’ Join Bay Area farmers, artists and animals at C is for Craft, located in downtown Palo Alto, as children ages 21 months to 8 years create hands-on crafts inspired by Hidden Villa’s farm landscape in three one-hour sessions of interactive activities. Aug. 24, 10:15 a.m.-1:45 p.m. $7/child or $10/2 children. Adults are free of charge with a registered child or children. C is for Craft, 540 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Call 650-949-9702. www. hiddenvilla.org/programs/calendar-of-events The Harmonica Pocket Equipped with a hula-hoop, a ukulele and a suitcase of props, Seattle-based band The Harmonica Pocket sings about kids, bugs, vegetables and Dr. Seuss in their “A is for Apple” show, featuring renditions of American folk classics, plus an array of originals. Aug. 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Free. Outer Space, 359 State St., Los Altos. Call 206-355-8239. harmonicapocket.com

RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY

HEALTH

SPECIAL EVENTS

Free Total Control Pelvic Health Class

‘Don Quixote’s Dinner in Spain’ SVUnderground.com is hosting an eight-course pop-up

‘Science and Religion: Can They Coexist?’ Lifetree Cafe invites the community for a conversation on “Science and Religion: Can They Coexist?” featuring a filmed interview with the Vatican Observatory’s Brother Guy Consolmagno, who researches small bodies in the solar system.

Snacks/beverages available. Aug. 25, 7-8 p.m.

Free. 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto . www. lifetreecafe.com University Public Worship Stanford’s Memorial Church hosts University Public Worship with Rev. Joanne Sanders, associate dean for Religious Life,preaching and music by university organist, Dr. Robert Huw Morgan. Aug. 25, 10-11 a.m. Free. Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Call 650-723-1762. events.stanford.edu/events/368/36869

dinner - “Don Quixote’s Dinner in Spain” - a menu featuring a “twisted” and non-traditional approach to some classical Spanish fare such as white gazpacho, bread pillows, paella and a modernist take on these classics. Register online. Aug. 31, 7-9 p.m. $99/person. Palo Alto. Call 408-6168888. www.SVUnderground.com Festival Concert The International Dance Festival-Silicon Valley presents the Festival Concert, featuring artists who taught during the festival: Amity Johnson, Contemporary; Audreyanne Delgado-Covarrubias, Tap; Christina Smolen, Polish Folk; AXIS Dance Co. Aug. 25, 3-4:30 p.m. $12 general; $10 over 65 and under 10 years.

Mountain View Masonic Center, 890 Church St., Mountain View. Call 650-969-4110. www.livelyfoundation/wordpress

SPORTS Family & Children Services Golf Classic The 4th Annual Family & Children Services Golf Classic includes lunch, dinner, green fees/cart and the chance to win prizes Proceeds benefit counseling services. Aug. 26, Noon-9 p.m. $75-250. Los Altos Golf & Country Club, 1560 Country Club Drive, Los Altos. Call 650-543-5412. www.fcservices.org/news/events_golf-2013.html

LECTURES & TALKS ‘America’s Romance with the English Garden’ The Los Altos Library hosts author Thomas J. Mickey to talk about his book, “America’s Romance with the English Garden.” Aug. 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 650-948-7683.

‘Delirious Delhi’ book reading Dave Prager takes the stage at Books Inc. to read from “Delirious Delhi” and discuss his experiences working and living in India’s capital. Aug. 27, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-428-1234. www.facebook.com/ events/476403682450964/ Donia Bijan The Palo Alto Summer Reading Program at the Children’s Library presents Donia Bijan, author of “Maman’s Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart in an American Kitchen.” Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Free. Palo Alto Children’s Library, 1276 Harriet St., Palo Alto. Call 650-329-2436. www. cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/lib/default.asp Robin Chapman at Books Inc. Television journalist, and a former anchor on San Francisco’s KRON-TV, Robin Chapman shares the history of Silicon Valley’s lost apricot orchards. Aug. 29, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc. Mountain View, 301 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-428-1234. www. booksinc.net/event/2013/08/18/month/all/all/1 Self-Healing and Natural Vision Improvement East West Bookstore hosts a “Self-Healing and Natural Vision Improvement” lecture with Meir Schneider, author of “Vision for Life: Ten Steps to Natural Eyesight Improvement.”

Meir Schneider, PhD, was born blind to deaf parents, reportedly healed himself of blindness and developed a holistic approach to health as a result. Aug. 26, 7:30 p.m. Free. 324 Castro St., Mountain View. www.eastwest.com/

VOLUNTEERS Art Docents Training The Los Altos Art Docents need volunteers for the new school year and is hosting an informational coffee training event. Attendees will learn about the Art Docent program and try a sample art lesson. Food will be served. No formal art background needed. Aug. 28, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Los Altos School Board Room, 201 Covington Road, Los Altos. Call 650947-1195 . www.losaltosartdocents.org Living Classroom Informational Meetings Living Classroom aims to inspire children to learn and value the natural world through gardenbased education. At this informational meeting, learn more about the Mountain View and Los Altos docent training program, program lessons, gardens and more. Aug. 29-30 and Sept. 4-5, 9-10 a.m. Free Mountain View Whisman School District Conference Room, 750-A San Pierre Way, Mountain View. Call 650-947-1103. www.livingclassroom.org/

Marketplace PLACE AN AD ONLINE fogster.com E-MAIL ads@fogster.com PHONE 650/326-8216 Now you can log on to fogster.com, day or night and get your ad started immediately online.

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BOARD 100-199 N FOR SALE 200-299 N KIDS STUFF 330-399 N MIND & BODY 400-499 N J OBS 500-599 N B USINESS SERVICES 600-699 N H OME SERVICES 700-799 N FOR RENT/ FOR SALE REAL ESTATE 800-899 N P UBLIC/LEGAL NOTICES 995-997 The publisher waives any and all claims or consequential damages due to errors.

Embarcadero Media cannot assume responsibility for the claims or performance of its advertisers. Embarcadero Media has the right to refuse, edit or reclassify any ad solely at its discretion without prior notice.

fogster.com THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE Combining the reach of the Web with print ads reaching over 150,000 readers!

fogster.com is a unique website offering FREE postings from communities throughout the Bay Area and an opportunity for your ad to appear in the Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac and the Mountain View Voice.

Bulletin Board 115 Announcements

Hope Street Music Studios In downtown Mtn.View. Most Instruments voice. All ages & levels 650-961-2192 www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com Piano Lessons Susan Jackson, Mus.B. MM. Classical, theory, all levels. MTAC—Jazz lessons.

650/326-3520 Piano lessons in Palo Alto

Palo Alto, 4341 Cesano Ct, Aug. 24 & 25, 9-4 Big Yard Sale Palo Alto, 598 Loma Verde Ave, August.24 & 25, 8-4 Garage Sale: King size Bed, double bed Ikea and more furniture, clothes and miscellaneous Palo Alto, 675 Channing Avenue, August 24, 9-1 HUGE Yard Sale - Old windows, doors, architectural elements; Interesting furniture and lamps; Darkroom equipment; Dish and glassware, collectibles;Books!

Did You Know that ten million adults tweeted in the past month, while 164 million read a newspaper in print or online in the past week? Advertise in 240 California newspapers for one low cost. Your 25 word classified ad will reach over 6 million+ Californians. For brochure call Elizabeth (916)288-6019. (Cal-SCAN)

Voice Lessons

PREGNANT? THINKING OF ADOPTION? Talk with caring agency specializing in matching Birthmothers with Families Nationwide.

LIVING EXPENSES PAID. Call 24/7 Abby's One True Gift Adoptions.

866-413-6293. Void in Illinois/New Mexico/Indiana (AAN CAN)

DONATE BOOKS/HELP PA LIBRARY

Fosterers Needed for Moffet Cats

Beautiful Sofa - $1100

2013-2014 Dance Classes

Free Lawn Mowing

Arastradero Poppy Project

245 Miscellaneous

FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY

Moms/Daughters- $ Stanford

Inspire a Student!

original ringtones

Moms/Daughters- $ Stanford

AT&T U-verse for just $29/mo! Bundle and save with AT&T Internet+Phone+TV and get a FREE pre-paid Visa Card! (Select plans). Hurry, call now! 800-319-3280 (Cal-SCAN)

135 Group Activities Thanks to St Jude

145 Non-Profits Needs Moms/Daughters- $ Stanford Oktoberfest Benefit!

WISH LIST FRIENDS PA LIBRARY

150 Volunteers

Stanford music tutoring Temporary Change in Classified Deadlines Classified deadlines for the Weekly and Voice Best Of and Almanac Readers’ Choice newspapers have been changed as follows: August 30 Weekly Monday, August 26 at Noon August 28 Almanac Wednesday, August 21 at Noon August 23 Voice Friday, August 16 at Noon

For Sale 201 Autos/Trucks/ Parts BMW 1999 323i Convertible - $7,000 OBO VW 2001 Cabrio (Convertible) - $3950

Early deadlines apply to these newspapers only. Please call 650/326-8216 with any questions or to place your ad.

130 Classes & Instruction Airline Careers begin here – Get FAA approved Maintenance training. Financial aid for qualified students – Housing available.

Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-804-5293 (Cal-SCAN) Airline Careers begin here – Get FAA approved Aviation Maintenance Technician training. Job placement and Financial assistance for qualified students. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 888-242-3382 (Cal-SCAN) German language class Healthcare Needs People Like You Which is Why You Need Palo Alto Adult School.

Career training programs start soon! * Clinical Medical Assistant * Pharmacy Technician * Phlebotomy Technician Learn More at: 650-329-3752 PAAdultSchool.org/BR Instruction for Hebrew Bar and Bat Mitzvah For Affiliated and Unaffiliated George Rubin, M.A. in Hebrew/Jewish Education 650/424-1940

133 Music Lessons Enjoyable Piano Lessons Young, old, beginners, advanced, enjoy the special pleasure of playing the piano in a relaxed setting. Dr. Renee’s Piano 650 854-0543 FUN Piano|Violin|Guitar Lessons

202 Vehicles Wanted CASH FOR CARS Any Car/Truck. Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We Come To You! Call For Instant Offer: 1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com (AAN CAN) Cash for Diabetic Test Strips Don't throw boxes away-HELP OTHERS. Unopened/Unexpired boxes only. All Brands Considered. Call Anytime!

24hrs/7days. (888) 491-1168 (Cal-SCAN) Donate Your Car Fast Free Towing 24 hr. Response Tax Deduction. United Breat Cancer Foundation. Providing Free Mammograms and Breast Cancer Info 1-888-792-1675 (Cal-SCAN) Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care Of. 888-902-6851. (Cal-SCAN)

210 Garage/Estate Sales Temporary Change in Classified Deadlines Classified deadlines for the Weekly and Voice Best Of and Almanac Readers’ Choice newspapers have been changed as follows: August 30 Weekly Monday, August 26 at Noon August 28 Almanac Wednesday, August 21 at Noon August 23 Voice Friday, August 16 at Noon Early deadlines apply to these newspapers only. Please call 650/326-8216 with any questions or to place your ad.

Menlo Park, 2650 Sand Hill Rd., Aug. 31 noon-3 St. Bede’s Church big fall rummage sale & electronics recycling drive; benefits local nonprofits.

Drivers: CDL-A Train and Work for Us! Professional, focused CDL training available. Choose Company Driver, Owner Operator, Lease Operator or Lease Trainer.

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220 Computers/ Electronics COMPOPRESARIOMV500 - $200-

240 Furnishings/ Household items 325-3234 Composter NaturemillPro $140 OBO

Cable TV-Internet-Phone Satellite. You`ve Got A Choice! Options from ALL major service providers.

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888-706-4301. (Cal-SCAN) DirecTV Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month.

Call Now! Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie and 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start saving today! 1-800-291-0350 (Cal-SCAN) DISH TV Retailer Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) and High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available.) SAVE! Ask About SAME DAY Installation! CALL Now! 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN) KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit. Complete Treatment Program. Odorless, Non-Staining. Available online at homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES) KILL ROACHES! Buy Harris Roach Spray/ Roach Trap Value Pack or Concentrate. Eliminate Roaches-Guaranteed. Effective results begin after spray dries. BUY ONLINE homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES) Reduce Your Cable Bill Get an All-Digital Satellite system installed for FREE and programming starting at $24.99/mo. FREE HD/DVR upgrade for new callers, so call now!

(877)366-4509 (Cal-SCAN) REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL! A whole-home Satellite system installed at NO COST. Programming starting at $19.99/mo. New Callers receive FREE HD/DVR upgrade!

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425 Health Services Sleep Apnea Sufferers with Medicare. Get CPAP Replacement Supplies at little or NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, prevent red skin sores and bacterial infection! Call 888-699-7660. (Cal-SCAN) VIAGRA 100MG, 40 pills+/4 free, only $99.00.

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475 Psychotherapy & Counseling Bette U. Kiernan, MFT Counseling Services Mental Research Institute clinics offer low cost counseling services by appointment for individuals, couples, families and children in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.

Location: 555 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto. For information, call 650/321-3055

Jobs 500 Help Wanted Temporary Change in Classified Deadlines Classified deadlines for the Weekly and Voice Best Of and Almanac Readers’ Choice newspapers have been changed as follows: August 30 Weekly Monday, August 26 at Noon August 28 Almanac Wednesday, August 21 at Noon August 23 Voice Friday, August 16 at Noon Early deadlines apply to these newspapers only. Please call 650/326-8216 with any questions or to place your ad.

Network Systems Administrator Company: CGNET Services International Inc. Location: Menlo Park, CA Position Type: full-time MS in Sys Eng + 3 yr exp OR BS in Sys Eng + 5 yr exp OR suitable combination of Edu, Training, Exp. Email: job134@cgnet.com

560 Employment Information $$$HELP WANTED$$$ Extra Income! Assembling CD cases from Home! No Experience Necessary!

Call our Live Operators Now! 1-800-405-7619 EXT 2450 http://www. easywork-greatpay.com (AAN CAN)

Kid’s Stuff

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here – Get trained as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Housing and Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-492-3059 (AAN CAN)

330 Child Care Offered child care offered Child Care Offered Experienced Childcare Offered EXPERIENCED NANNY

355 Items for Sale Halloween costumes

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Drivers: Earn $1000+ per week. Full benefits + Quality Home time. New trucks arriving. CDL A Required. Call 877-258-8782 www.ad-drivers.com (Cal-SCAN) Drivers: Need Class A training? Start a career in trucking today!

Swift Academies offer PTDI certified courses and offer "Best-In-Class" train }°Ê UÊ Ê iÜÊ V>`i ÞÊ >ÃÃiÃÊ 7ii ÞÊ UÊ Ê Ê iÞÊ Ü Ê ÀÊ Ài` ÌÊ iV Ê UÊÊ Certified Mentors Ready and Available UÊ Ê *> `Ê ­7 iÊ /À> }Ê 7 Ì Ê i Ì À®Ê UÊÊ ,i} > Ê> `Ê i` V>Ìi`Ê"«« ÀÌÕ Ì iÃÊUÊÊ Ài>ÌÊ >ÀiiÀÊ *>Ì Ê UÊ Ê ÝVi i ÌÊ i iv ÌÃÊ Package. Please Call: (520) 226-4362 (Cal-SCAN) Drivers: Stidham Trucking Inc is hiring flatbed CDL drivers Western 11.

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Call (800) 827-9500. (Cal-SCAN) Help Wanted! make extra money in our free ever popular homemailer program, includes valuable guidebook! Start immediately! Genuine! 1-888-292-1120 www.easywork-fromhome.com (AAN CAN) Movie Extras Needed!

Men/Women ages 18-85. All Looks Needed. Movies & TV. No experience Preferred! Flexible Hours, Earn $200-$300/ Day! Call 877-625-1842. (AAN CAN) Sales: Earn $500/Day Insurance Agents needed; Leads, no cold calls; commissions paid daily; lifetime renewals; complete training; health/ dental insurance; life license required.

Call 1-888-713-6020 (Cal-SCAN)

Business Services 615 Computers My Computer Works Computer problems? Viruses, spyware, email, printer issues, bad internet connections - FIX IT NOW! Professional, U.S.-based technicians. $25 off service.

Call for immediate help.

1-888-865-0271 (Cal-SCAN) Computer Problems got you down?

I can help...Repair, Upgrades, Installations, and much more Call Robert 650-575-2192

624 Financial Credit Card Debt?

Get free of debt now! Cut payments by up to half. Stop creditors from calling.

888-416-2691. (Cal-SCAN) Cut your STUDENT LOAN payments in HALF or more Even if Late or in Default. Get Relief FAST Much LOWER payments. Call Student Hotline 1-888-251-5664 (AAN CAN) Guaranteed Income for your retirement. Avoid market risk and get guaranteed income in retirement! Call for free copy of our Safe Money Guide Plus Annuity Quotes from A-Rated companies! 800-375-8607 (Cal-SCAN) Student Loan Payments?

Cut your Student Loan payments in half or more even if you are Late or in Default. Get Relief fast Much lower payments. Call Student Hotline 855-589-8607 (Cal-SCAN)

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636 Insurance Auto Insurance Save $$$ from the major names you know and trust. No forms. No hassle. No obligation. Call Ready for my Quote now!

Call 1-888-706-8325. (Cal-SCAN)

645 Office/Home Business Services Classified Advertising The business that considers itself immune to advertising, finds itself immune to business. Reach Californians with a Classified Ad in almost every county! Over 270 newspapers! ComboCalifornia Daily and Weekly Networks.

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Home Services 701 AC/Heating Temporary Change in Classified Deadlines Classified deadlines for the Weekly and Voice Best Of and Almanac Readers’ Choice newspapers have been changed as follows: August 30 Weekly Monday, August 26 at Noon August 28 Almanac Wednesday, August 21 at Noon August 23 Voice Friday, August 16 at Noon Early deadlines apply to these newspapers only. Please call 650/326-8216 with any questions or to place your ad.

710 Carpentry Cabinetry-Individual Designs Precise, 3-D Computer Modeling: Mantels * Bookcases * Workplaces *Wall Units * Window Seats. Ned Hollis, 650/856-9475

715 Cleaning Services Family House Service Weekly/bi-weekly green cleaning.

Com., Res., apts., honest, reliable, family owned. Refs. Sam, 650/315-6681.

Navarro Housecleaning Services Apartments and homes. Carpets and windows. 20 years exp., good refs.

Call for free est. 650/853-3058; 650/796-0935 Olga's Housecleaning Res./Com. Wkly/mo. Low Rates. Local Refs. 25 years Exp. & Friendly. I Love My Job! Ins. (650) 380-1406

& GARDEN Ceja’s HOME LANDSCAPE

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Tree triming & removing, including P

650.814.1577 650.455.0062 Citiscapes I have landscaped here for over 30 years. Free consultation. Ken MacDonald 650-465-5627 Lic# 749570 J. Garcia Garden Maintenance Service Free est. 20 years exp.

(650)366-4301 or (650)346-6781

J. L. GARDENING SERVICE % % " $ $ # % " % !

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650-520-9097

www.JLGARDENING.COM LANDA’S GARDENING & LANDSCAPING *Yard Maintenance*New Lawns*Clean Ups*Tree Trimming*Wood Fences* Rototilling*Power Washing*irrigation timer programming.

17 years experience.

Call Ramon 650-576-6242

Leo Garcia Landscape/ Maintenance Lawn and irrig. install, clean-ups.

Res. and comml. maint. Free Est. Lic. 823699. 650/369-1477.

R.G. Landscape Yard Clean-ups, maintenance, installations. Call Reno for free est.

650/468-8859

Sam’s Garden Service General Cleanu Gardening Prun Trimming New Lawn Sprinkler Systems

Planting (650) 969-9894

759 Hauling J & G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, garage, furniture, mattresses, green waste yard debri and more... Lic. &Ins. FREE estimates. 650-743-8852 (see my Yelp reviews) Johnston Hauling 100% Recycle Junk Removal Best Rates * Local Since 1985 650/327-HAUL; 415/999-0594 Insured - PL/PD

767 Movers BAY AREA RELOCATION SERVICES Homes, Apartments, Storage. Full Service moves. Serving the Bay Area for 20 yrs. Licensed & Insured.

Armando, 650-630-0424.

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Glen Hodges Painting Call me first! Senior discount. 45 yrs. #351738. 650/322-8325 H.D.A. Painting and Drywall Interior/exterior painting, drywall installed. Mud, tape all textures. Free est. 650/207-7703 STYLE PAINTING Full service painting. Insured. Lic. 903303. 650/388-8577

775 Asphalt/ Concrete Mtn. View Asphalt Sealing Driveway, parking lot seal coating.

Asphalt repair, striping. 30+ yrs. family owned. Free est. Lic. 507814.

650/967-1129

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730 Electrical

Clarence Electric Co.

Residential Specialist Troubleshooting Experts Sr/Mil Disc/CC accept Live Response!

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Call 650-690-7995

748 Gardening/ Landscaping Beckys Landscape Weekly/periodic maint. Annual rose/fruit tree pruning, clean-ups, irrigation, sod, planting, raised beds. Power washing.

650/444-3030

Owens Construction Thank you SF Bay area for a great 25 years of building! www.OwensConstruction.biz CA Lic 730995

757 Handyman/ Repairs ABLE

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30 Years Experience 650.529.1662 650.483.4227

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295 Grandview Drive, Woodside, CA web site: www.295grandview.com phone: 415 552 1010

809 Shared Housing/ Rooms

Menlo Park , 1 BR/1 BA - $1000

799 Windows

815 Rentals Wanted

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Redwood City, 3 BR/2 BA - $599000 Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $599999 Woodside, 3 BR/2 BA - $1099000

840 Vacation Rentals/Time Shares Cabo San Lucas: $399 All Inclusive Special - Stay 6 Days In A Luxury Beachfront Resort With Unlimited Meals And Drinks For $399! www.luxurycabohotel.com 888-481-9660 (Cal-SCAN)

850 Acreage/Lots/ Storage 20 ACRES FREE! Buy 40-Get 60 Acres. $0 down, $198/ month. Money back guarantee, NO CREDIT CHECKS. Beautiful views.

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Redwood City, 2 BR/1 BA - $2,500.00

783 Plumbing

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Mountain View, 1 BR/1 BA - $1650

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Menlo Park, 2 BR/1 BA - $2,975.00

Woodside, 4 BR/3.5 BA $6500/ mo .Former Servants Quarters and Carriage House at the Schilling Estate

779 Organizing Services

Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA Sharon Heights, Luxury Condo, $3,500/mo (Menlo Park). - New Kitchen, Stainless Steel Appliances, Double Sink, Granite Counter Tops, New Hardwood Floors, 3 BR’s (one is a den/office with closets), Large MBR with walk in closet , 2 New Bathrooms, Huge Deck, Extra Storage, Pool, Bosch Washer and Dryer in unit! Furnished or unfurnished, $3,500 or best offer!

Tel: 408-314-6210 Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000

Roe General Engineering Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, new construct, repairs. 35 yrs exp. No job too small. Lic #663703.

650/814-5572

Since 1985 Dependable, Trustworthy, Detailed

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Arnie Henrikson Painting Quality Interior & Exterior work Free Estimate & Color Consultation Call 650-949-1498 Lic. # 727343

Bobs Window Cleaning Free Estimates, Serving the Bay Area Since 1980. 650/968-7654

Orkopina Housecleaning

801 Apartments/ Condos/Studios

771 Painting/ Wallpaper

SOLID ROCK PAVING Service your driveway now!

A NOTICE TO READERS: It is illegal for an unlicensed person to perform contracting work on any project valued at $500.00 or more in labor and materials. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertising.

Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

Real Estate

August 30 Weekly Monday, August 26 at Noon August 28 Almanac Wednesday, August 21 at Noon August 23 Voice Friday, August 16 at Noon

Tired of Mow, Blow and Go? Owner operated, 40 years exp. All phases of gardening/landscaping. Ref. Call Eric, 408/356-1350

751 General Contracting

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Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA Seeking home, cottage or condo to lease in PA, MP, LA or MV for parents selling their LAH home. They will care for your rental as if it was their own. Need minimum 2 BR, 1.5 BA & yard. My quiet, gentle dog visits during the day while I work at Stanford.

Teacher Looking for Quiet Rental

825 Homes/Condos for Sale Los Altos - $799000

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Visit this link for more information: www.postlets.com/repb/9501344

995 Fictitious Name Statement EVS ON-CALL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 580890 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: EVS On-Call, located at 837 Reinert Road, 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): JOHN HERNY WILLIAMS 837 Reinert Road Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 23, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) BLUE HOUSECLEANING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 580744 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Blue Housecleaning, located at 278 Tyrella Ave., #2, 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): ANABEL S. CASTILLO 278 Tyrella Ave., #2 Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant/Owner has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 18, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) RETAIL SOLUTIONS, INC. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 580329 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Retail Solutions, Inc., located at 2440 W. El Camino Real, Suite 475, Mountain

View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): T3C, INC. 2440 W. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 01/10/2008.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 10, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, 2013) Ban2 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 581280 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Ban2, located at 1756 Plaza Court, 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): JOHANNA B. MANSOR-TALBERT 1756 Plaza Court Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: Not Applicable.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 1, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013) URBAN ARTICHOKE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 581207 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Urban Artichoke, located at 1525 Fordham Way, 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): PATRICIA LARENAS 1525 Fordham Way Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 07/24/2013.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on July 31, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013) VIVE SOL RESTAURANT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 581394 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Vive Sol Restaurant, located at 2020 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): VIVE SOL INC. 2020 W. El Camino Real Mtn. View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 01-03-2013.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 5, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 16, 23, 30, Sept. 6, 2013) GLIMPSE DESIGN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 581649 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Glimpse Design, located at 1575 Villa St., Apt. 7, 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): MICHAEL KUBBA 1575 Villa St., Apt. 7 Mountain View, CA 94041 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on Not Applicable.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on August 13, 2013.

(MVV Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 13, 2013)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Date of Filing Application: AUGUST 1, 2013 To Whom It May Concern: The Name(s) of the Applicant(s) is/are: PACIFIC CATCH INC The applicants listed above are applying to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to sell alcoholic

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM beverages at: 545 SAN ANTONIO RD STE 34 MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94040-1351 Type of License(s) Applied for: 47 ON-SALE GENERAL EATING PLACE Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 100 PASEO DE SAN ANTONIO, ROOM 119, SAN JOSE, CA 95113 (408)277-1200 LA1327888 MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE 8/16,23,30 2013 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: FRANCES BEATRICE THOMAS Case No.: 113PR173060 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FRANCES BEATRICE THOMAS. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARTINA L. ARMENTROUT in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: MARTINA L. ARMENTROUT be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on September 26, 2013 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 petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: /s/ Montgomery S. Pisano 5150 El Camino Real, Suite D-22 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650) 903-2200 (MVV Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 2013) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105 and Sec. 24073 et.

Seq. B&P.C.) Escrow No. 1312203AL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s) and business address(es) of the seller(s) is/are: PHO GARDEN BOLDING CORPORATION, 246 CASTRO ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 Doing business as: PHO GARDEN MOUNTAIN VIEW All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the

seller(s), is/are: The name(s) and business address of the buyer(s) is/are: CIJJO LLC, 310 CREST VILLAGE CIR #1134, SAN JOSE, CA 95134 The assets being sold are generally described as: FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, INVENTORY AND ALL BUSINESS ASSETS and is located at: 246 CASTRO ST, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94041 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: BAY AREA ESCROW SERVICES and the anticipated sale date is SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 This Bulk Sale is subject to California Uniform and Professions Code(s) sections set forth above.

The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: BAY AREA ESCROW SERVICES, 2817 CROW CANYON RD, STE 102, SAN RAMON, CA 94583 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be DATE on which the notice of the liquor license is received by the Escrow Agent from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Date: 8/8/13 CIJJO LLC, Buyer(s) LA1330302 MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE 8/23/13 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: DEAN MANLEY aka DEAN WILLIAM MANLEY Case No.: 1-13-PR 172949 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DEAN MANLEY, aka DEAN WILLIAM MANLEY. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: DONALD R. MOODY, Public Administrator of Santa Clara County in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: DONALD R. MOODY, Public Administrator of Santa Clara County be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions

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without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, 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 person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on September 13, 2013 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 petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the 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 section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: /s/ Mark A. Gonzalez, Lead Deputy County Counsel OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL, 373 West Julian Street, Suite 300, San Jose, CA (408)758-4200 (MVV Aug. 23, 30, Sept. 6, 2013)

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