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JAMES
FOX
Retiring
BUT STILL READY TO
“COOK”
SOMETHING UP
PREDICTIONS,
THOUGHTS&
much more in
AS I WAS SAYING…
Get ready for some
POPPIN’
THE FOX
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The Spectrum.JUN.2010
Steve Penna
Owner and Publisher
penna@spectrummagazine.net
Anne Callery
Copy Editor
writers@spectrummagazine.net
Judy Buchan
Contributing Writer
writers@spectrummagazine.net
Nicole Minieri
Contributing Writer
writers@spectrummagazine.net
James Massey
Graphic Designer
James R. Kaspar
Cover/Cover Story Photography
jkaspar@sonic.net
Contact Information:
Phone 650-368-2434
E-mail addresses listed above
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We are excited to bring you the June 2010 edition of The Spectrum Magazine. Much like our
community, the stories and profiles this month are diverse and unique.
This month, contributing writer Nicole Minieri profiles a man who has been serving our
community for over 28 years as county district attorney, Jim Fox. As you will read, he is
respected for his passion for the law and his compassion for rehabilitating defendants. We are
sure you will enjoy this story.
Along with the Jim Fox profile, Minieri brings you the story of the new owners of the Fox
Theatre and their plans to turn the historic and loved community asset back into a top-notch
entertainment facility.
In his column, “As I Was Saying…,” publisher Steve Penna gives his predictions for the
upcoming June election and his thoughts on correspondence from Save The Bay. But that’s
not all; some of his other topics will undoubtedly provoke conversation around town as well.
We also have our regular features on items of community interest, senior activities,
information from the Redwood City School District, events around town, news briefs, cultural and
entertainment events, the popular feature “A Minute With” and insurance tips from Russ Castle.
We encourage you to support our valuable Spectrum advertisers by using their services when
you are out shopping, dining or enjoying yourself in our community with friends and family.
Many of them have special offers for you to cut out and present, so please take the time to
look over their ads this month and use their coupons and discounts. And when you visit them,
let them know you appreciate their support of our local community publication.
Visit our website at www.spectrummagazine.net for up-to-the-day information on our
community. Thanks for making The Spectrum the most-read publication of Redwood City.
Contents
This Month’s Photo Shoot – 4
RCSD Corner – 5
“As I Was Saying...” – 6
Cultural Events – 9
The People Speak: Letters to the Editor – 11
Terror in Redwood City – 12
James Fox: The DA’s Main Man
Prepares for a New Chapter – 16
Shop Redwood City – 21
News Briefs – 22
Fox Dream Presents Mo’ Music – 25
Meet Our Community-Minded
Realtors of Redwood City – 26
Community Interest – 27
Insurance Tips: Child Auto Safety – 29
Senior Activities – 29
A Minute With James Massey – 30
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Inside The Spectrum: Cover Story Photo Shoot
Spectrum publisher Steve Penna coordinated this month’s cover shoot with Pat
Kelly, who is the executive secretary of our cover subject, District Attorney
Jim Fox. The shoot was scheduled for Friday, April 16, at 2:30 p.m. at Fox’s
office downtown in the County Government Center at 400 County Center.
Cover story photographer James Kaspar arrived shortly before Penna, and
both waited in the lobby until Kelly brought them to Fox’s office. Penna and
Kaspar had discussed the theme of the shoot beforehand, so they just needed
to persuade Fox to agree. He was more than accommodating and was his
usual “good sport” when asked to use props.
Because of Penna’s child advocacy and media work, his and Fox’s paths
have crossed many times through the years and they have a mutual respect
for each other, so they seemed comfortable during the process. Kaspar had
worked for the San Mateo County courts before retiring, so he and Fox were
already well-acquainted. Needless to say, the shoot was a friendly one.
They started in Fox’s offices and then moved to a small library on the third
floor. The theme was that Fox is leaving his career behind him and moving
on to “cooking” up other things in life. Thus the law books in the background
and cooking attire.
During the entire shoot, the three exchanged stories and jokes related to
Fox’s career and journeys. The entire shoot lasted about one hour.
The citizens of Redwood City are fortunate to have a police department
that is well-respected and also fortunate to have a prosecutor like Fox who
honors their work by holding accountable those who commit negative actions.
He is also respected for his justified compassion for those people as well.
The Spectrum salutes Fox for all his accomplishments through the
years and his dedication to our community. We are hoping that he will be
“cooking” things up for years to come. Good for you, Jim!
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RCSD Corner: News From the Redwood City School District
Redwood City Teacher Named Teacher of the Year
Shannon Cody, a fourth-grade teacher at Clifford
School in the Redwood City School District, was
selected as San Mateo County’s Teacher of the
Year for 2010.
Cody is recognized as a highly dedicated teacher
who strives to have every student take individual
responsibility for his or her learning and who provides
a positive, nurturing environment within which
they can all make as much progress as possible,
according to a press release by the San Mateo County
Office of Education.
Cody is quick to attribute much of her success
to her close collaboration with her teacher colleagues,
most particularly her fourth-grade teammates —
Linda Costa and Stefanie Tuvignon.
“Each of us teaches language arts and math to
our own class,” she noted, “but on three afternoons
a week we specialize in science, art or social studies
to allow us to focus planning in greater detail on a
single subject area.”
The “rotation” the three teachers have designed
thus allows all students to experience the content
in greater depth and also enables the teachers to
get to know all the students in their grade level.
Cody has chosen to live close to Clifford School,
which allows her to experience the diversity of the
community in other settings and events, such as
sports activities and recitals, in which the students
also participate. Outside of the classroom one of
her greatest passions is running, including both
cross-country and marathons. This allows her to
share with her students the common experience
of training, since many of them also practice and
train for events, and even to switch roles with
them by having them become her supporters as
she strives to achieve a particular goal.
“I cannot count how many times my students
have been my inspiration to run a little faster or
push a little harder, because I want my students
to be proud of me,” she said. “Each day in the
classroom, I try to be the type of teacher who will
motivate them to work a little harder because they
want me to be proud of them.”
Cody began teaching at Clifford in 1997.
During this time she has also served as a member
of the school’s Leadership Team and as vice president
and president of the school site council.
Cody was honored by the San Mateo County
Board of Education May 5. Below is the speech
she gave at the event after receiving the award.
Thank you very much.
Although I greatly appreciate the acknowledgement
this evening, I have to say, it’s hard to be recognized
for this award. It’s hard to be recognized for such
an award when I know I am only one of many,
many dedicated, hard-working, effective albeit
exhausted educators who are out there every day
putting it all on the line. So on behalf of all of us,
who are currently so ready for testing to be done,
thank you!
It would be foolish to stand up here and sing
about how wonderful everything is in education
right now. It would be foolish because I’m quite
sure everyone in this room knows better, and it
would be foolish because anyone who doesn’t know
better needs a serious education! We’re going to
need everyone’s help to get through this battle.
And when I say “we,” I mean “we!” All of us
together.
Because the stakes are high. And the stakes are
sitting in our classrooms and they have big brown
eyes, and big blue eyes, and big green eyes, and
some of them have glasses and some of them need
glasses and some of them have glasses in their
backpacks but forget to put them on even as they
are squinting at us from the front row.
And we all know how much they mean to us.
This crisis is not their fault, and it should not
fall on their little shoulders. So many of those
little shoulders already bear too much. Even with
all their burdens, they’re still there waiting for us.
They’re there to work.
They’re there to learn.
And they’re there to laugh.
And they’re there to heal.
They’re there to make mistakes and to learn
how to keep going.
And they’re there to fall and to learn how to
get back up.
They are there to learn how to push harder
and dig deeper.
They are there to learn how to share, how to
give, how to be generous, patient and kind.
They’re there to create.
They are there to question.
They’re there to discover.
They’re there to discover the world around them.
They’re there to discover who they are.
And they’re there to discover all that they can be.
And we are all here to make sure that even in
these tough times, they have what they need to
make these discoveries.
It’s not about what we want to do; it’s
about what we have to do. We have to make a
difference; we have to make it happen for them.
We have to make a difference because it’s who
we are. We’re educators, all of us, from teachers
to office staff, to principals, to support staff,
to school board members, to administrators,
to county board members, to parents, all of us!
We’re all in this together, and we’re all going to
have to work really hard to make sure these kids
get what they deserve. But, of course, we all know
that already — that’s why we’re here.
So let me say to you, thank you.
Thank you for taking time to acknowledge a
teacher and, through me, all teachers.
Thank you to everyone in this room for all
you’ve done already, thank you all for all you’re
doing now and thank you in advance, because we
have a big job in front of us.
As I’m sure we can all agree, this is a battle we
cannot afford to lose, because those little stakes,
they deserve our best.
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As I Was
Saying…
Publisher | Steve Penna
Behind the scenes in the Save The Bay (STB)
versus Saltworks battle is the issue of whether
councilmember and SAMCEDA CEO Rosanne
Foust has a conflict of interest if she chooses
to participate in the discussion and vote on the
proposed Cargill Salt property development. The
folks at STB think that she does and are trying to
convince her of that.
Recently Foust received an e-mail from
sknight@savesfbay.org, which belongs to
Stephen Knight, the political director of the
STB organization. The e-mail was addressed to
“Council-Rosanne Foust” with the subject line
“Your conflict of interest re: SAMCEDA and the
Cargill proposal.” The letter in the body of the
e-mail, however, was from “Tester” and contained
the return address Tester1 Tester2, 350 Frank
Ogawa Plaza #900, Oakland, CA 94612-2016.
What actually happened was that the letter
was sent out to members of STB by Knight, who
urged them to sign the letter themselves and then
forward to Foust. Many groups do this because
their members are too lazy to write their own
letters and feel comfortable being sheep instead
of leaders. Since this is an important issue, I am
publishing the letter and Foust’s response just to
let you know about the issue and whether you
think there is a conflict or whether this is just
another effort from STB to interrupt the process
and distract Foust.
Dear Councilmember Foust:
As your constituent, I am concerned about
the apparent conflict of interest between your
position as President and CEO of SAMCEDA
and your duties as an elected Redwood City
public official.
As a City Councilmember, you are responsible
for impartially approving or denying the Cargill
development proposal. Yet your new job is to
be the chief advocate for an organization that
has publicly and enthusiastically endorsed this
project. How can these dual roles not be in
conflict with each other?
As a Redwood City resident, I appreciate that
you exercised good judgment to abstain from
voting on this project when it came before the
Chamber of Commerce — and I encourage
you to apply that same reasoning and recuse
yourself from any and all matters related to
Cargill/DMB’s proposed development before
the Redwood City Council. Taking this step will
illustrate your respect for your public position
and those you represent.
Sincerely, Tester
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Foust then fired off an e-mail to several city
elected officials and staff as well as to Knight.
Dear Save the Bay Email List:
It is my understanding that you have received
an email from Save the Bay containing a sample
email that could be sent to me regarding a
potential conflict of interest related to my council
position and my full-time job outside the council.
Some of you chose to send the sample letter
while others personalized it as they saw fit.
When I received the first email from one of you,
I sent it directly to our City Attorney as I felt
the time for a formal response was necessary.
As you are aware, I have been very sensitive
to the potential that some citizens of Redwood
City may think I have a conflict of interest in
the Cargill matter. I have spoken at length
with the City Attorney about the technicalities
of the conflict of interest laws as well as the
perceptions of potential conflicts and he has
informed me that I do not have a conflict of interest.
Nevertheless, I wish to assure you that I
did not participate in discussions or make
recommendations to the SAMCEDA Board of
Directors about the Cargill project. The decision
of the Board to endorse the proposed project
was first made by the Housing & Transportation
committee and then recommended to the
entire Board. The Board also is sensitive to my
position as a City Council Member and has not,
and will not, ask me to represent the Board’s
views on Cargill. Since joining SAMCEDA in
July of 2008 and taking over as President &
CEO on May 1st I have been extremely careful
about this issue and will continue to exercise the
appropriate caution.
If you would like to discuss this matter further,
please send me a number where you can be
reached.
Rosanne Foust
Wow, she did not even sign it “fondly,”
“regards,” “yours truly” or anything like that —
how rude!
.…
Speaking of Foust, at a recent council meeting
she addressed the issue of city staff and whether
there is someone responsible for reaching out to
the business community. Ummm, yes, there is and
she obviously knows this but was in my opinion
being polite. She questioned whether anyone
was “checking in” with business owners, visiting
them, encouraging retention and also attracting
businesses to our community. I think what she was
trying to state is that it is not happening rather than
whether it is supposed to be.
At a time when sales tax dollars are so
important, you would think that this would be a
given and a system would be in place. There is
not. In fact, one of our most popular businesses,
Savvy Cellars on Broadway, recently closed after
opening up a new location in another city. Oh,
and who can forget San Carlos getting a goldmine
when T.J. Maxx moved there? One would have to
think that if someone was “minding the shop” if
you will, maybe, just maybe, relationships would
have been formed and concerns discussed and
ultimately a business saved. There are a lot of
similar stories, but I think you get the picture and
what I think Foust was getting at.
.…
The newly formed Redwood City–Woodside
Democratic Club recently held a “Save Our
Schools Action Meeting” at the Red Morton
Community Center. Those invited were to be
“engaged community members like you, and a
panel of leaders” that included Hema Sareen
Mohan, district director for State Senator
Joe Simitian; Alisa MacAvoy, board trustee,
Redwood City School District; Shelly Masur,
board trustee, Redwood City School District;
Jo-Ann Sockolov, president, Redwood City
Education Foundation; Kay Louie, Redwood
City parent leader; and Jared Boigon, partner at
TBWB Strategies.
The reason for the meeting was “because our
schools are facing heartbreaking budget cuts,
and we as informed citizens have the power to
improve the situation.” It is great that community
groups (even special interest ones) are starting to
discuss this issue and how we are finally going
to unite and pass some sort of tax to help our
elementary schools. What is missing is any real
action. Hopefully someone will decide that it is
time to start the process of putting something on
the ballot soon.
.…
I absolutely engage in any and all elections and
this June is no different. Here are my predictions
for the issues and races Redwood City voters will be
deciding on.
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Cultural Events
Sequoia Students Impress in
Art Group Contest
“Looking Through Rose-Colored Glass to the
Stars” will have Master of Ceremonies Louis Van
Amstel from “Dancing With the Stars” (scheduled
to appear) entertaining all.
All proceeds will benefit Pete’s Place, Kainos’
new senior home. The event is Wednesday, June
23, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the Menlo Circus
Club. Tickets are only $75. Please call Kristen
Uthman for reservations at 650-363-2423.
hors d’oeuvres served on trays by hostesses.
During the course of the show, the gallery will be
inviting various groups to utilize the space and
“live” in it for an hour or so, each use creating a
“happening” within the artwork.
San Mateo County History
Museum
2200 Broadway St.
650-299-0104
www.historysmc.org
Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
$2–$4, free for children 5 and under
Jennifer Gruber, 1st Place/Best of Show (Judges Choice)
Christina Dobbins, 1st Place/Best of Show (Public Vote)
Nearly 150 students in the Sequoia Union High
School District competed in the 47th Annual
Redwood City Spring Art Show, which is
sponsored by the Sequoia Art Group (www.
sequoiaartgroup.com), Redwood City Parks and
Recreation Department and the Redwood City
Cultural Commission.
Jennifer Gruber of Woodside High earned First
Place, Best of Show – Judges’ Choice. Christina
Dobbins of Woodside High earned First Place,
Best of Show – Public Vote.
Other winners, whose pieces are posted on
the district website Christina at www.seq.org, Dobbins
include
Joey Marini – First Mixed Media, Alexa
1st Dimmit Place/Best – Second Drawing, of Jason Show- Chandler (Public Vote)
– Second Place Pastel, Faris Barhoum – Drawing,
Belinda Rivera – Third Place Pastel, Inna
Belochapka – Honorable Mention and Izamar
Nieto – Honorable Mention.
Louis Van Amstel From
‘Dancing With the Stars’ to
Appear for Kainos
Get ready for Kainos’ first-ever Fashion Show &
Luncheon hosted by the Kainos Auxiliary Board.
Ted Hannig (far left), Paula Uccelli (far right) and Louis
Van Amstel from “Dancing With the Stars” (center) with
two happy Kainos clients at the show rehearsal
The Main Gallery
1018 Main St., Redwood City
650-701-1018
The Main Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with 23
members, showcases the work of some of the best
local talent in the Bay Area. The gallery is located
in the historic yellow Victorian cottage at 1018
Main St., at the corner of Main and Middlefield.
The gallery is open Wednesday to Friday from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. For more information, please call 650-701-
1018 or visit www.themaingallery.org.
Living With Art: Transforming
Domestic Life
The exhibition “Living With Art at The Main
Gallery” features six artists: Belinda Chlouber,
Ellen Chong, Cheryl Shepard, Rosemary Di
Nardo, Katinka Hartmetz and Ginger Slonaker.
The show opens on June 2 and runs through July
4. The artists have collaborated on an installation
of a living space, incorporating art into everyday
objects and examining what it means to “live
with art.” The gallery will host a reception for
the artists on Saturday, June 12, from 6:30 to 9
p.m. in conjunction with Redwood City’s Second
Saturday Artwalk.
“For some people, their home becomes their art
‘palette,’ either in their collection of art or their
choice of furniture and colors, which many times
becomes an inanimate reflection of themselves,”
says Chlouber. Thus the idea of examining what
it means to live with art, or what can become art,
grew into a show. When a group of artists, who
often are also art collectors, collaborate and recreate
a living space, the viewer gets a peek into
the “ultimate” use of art in the home and what it
means to live with art.
Come to the opening at The Main Gallery
and meet the artists. It’s a wonderful chance to
ask questions and enjoy a cocktail party–style
reception with swing music, punch, sangria and
Knights of Dunamis
On the Courthouse Docket
Saturday, June 19, 1 p.m.
Upstairs in Courtroom A
$4 for adults, $2 for seniors and students,
free for members and scouts in uniform
On Saturday, June 19, the Courthouse Docket
continues as Boy Scout historian David Miura
provides insight into scouting’s past. The Knights
of Dunamis was a scout honor society that was
founded in San Francisco on April 19, 1925, by
10 Eagle Scouts. Eagle Scouts are boys who are
active in a troop, demonstrate that they live by the
principles of the Scout Oath and Law, earn a total
of 21 merit badges, hold positions of leadership
and responsibility, plan a service project helpful
to the community, take part in a scoutmaster
conference and successfully complete an Eagle
Scout board of review.
The Knights of Dunamis was an organization
for Eagle Scouts who were willing to continue
their service to the community beyond their
achievement of the Eagle Badge. The name
Knights came from the tradition of chivalrous
service begun in medieval times, as in the
Knights of the Round Table. The name Dunamis
is derived from the Greek word meaning “power”
or “spirit.” In 1970, the Knights were merged
into the Boy Scouts of America and became the
National Eagle Scout Association by 1972. Many
of the various regalia of the Knights are very
collectible.
David Miura is a scouting historian and
collector of vintage scouting memorabilia. He
received the Eagle Scout Award in Troop 7 San
Mateo and is currently a member of the Pacific
Skyline Council executive board with the position
of international representative.
Join us in historic Courtroom A at the San
Mateo County History Museum at 1 p.m. for this
presentation. For more information, visit www.
historysmc.org.
The Courthouse Docket is a monthly series
of lectures, presentations and performances
exploring different themes in local history.
The program is held in the San Mateo County
History Museum’s historic Courtroom A. The
2010 Courthouse Docket series is sponsored by
Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.
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P.S. The People Speak: Letters to the Editor
The easTer cross
Dear Editor:
I can fully understand that the Redwood City Easter Cross on the cover of
the April Spectrum is an inspiring visible symbol of faith, hope and unity
to all Christians who see it. To create an inspiration for real unity among
all people of faith, including those searching for life’s meaning, the Easter
Cross Association might remove the topmost part of the cross, emblazon the
resulting “T” with bold, black symbols of the most popular religions (e.g.,
Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism and Islam) and rename it the “Redwood
City Monument to World Togetherness and Peace.”
A symbol of unity?
George Sliter, Redwood City
Dear Editor:
I really enjoyed your cover article by Nicole Minieri about the 300-ton
cross erected in Emerald Hills on the tallest point in Redwood City. The
article’s stance was that this cross “is a community symbol of unity.” I
wonder if the Jews, Muslims and atheists living in Redwood City feel the
same way as they look up and are confronted with a looming, giant cross?
Perhaps this enormous symbol is a divisive element in the landscape. It
begs the question, “Why do Christians feel such a compulsion to shove their
beliefs down everyone else’s throats?”
John Lennon once said, “Imagine there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do,
nothing to kill or die for, and no religion, too.” I say, “Imagine just some oak
trees, high on the tallest peak, where all of Nature’s creatures, could live and
play in peace.”
My favorite part of the article was the amazing photograph of the cross
surrounded by barbed wire, chain-link fence, water tower and various
cellular phone towers. It makes one wonder which deity, if any, are we putting
our faith in today?
Atherton council disrespectful
Art Sirota, Redwood City
Dear Editor:
The Atherton City Council voted to condemn the Saltworks project.
Yet they hypocritically condemned this project as a regional issue, while
delegitimizing the large crowd of supporters as not being from Atherton. One
council member declared he preferred a complete restoration of the wetlands,
but when asked who would pay for that restoration he did not respond. Dang
those details!
Today’s leading urban planners encourage green housing near mass transit
and workplaces. Just what the Saltworks project enjoys! Yet its opponents
don’t even want an environmental impact report to be done! What are they
afraid of?
In the future, people commuting from outside the valley will become
common if we don’t make smart decisions now. Last year, the citizens of
Redwood City overwhelmingly voted down a measure to kill this project!
Let’s hope our local leaders will listen to reason!
Realtors push Saltworks project
Corrin Trowbridge, Redwood City
Dear Editor:
It is not surprising to see letters supporting agribusiness giant Cargill’s
“Saltworks” scheme to re-zone, fill and pave Redwood City’s salt ponds for a
new subdivision on our bay coming from real estate professionals. But why
do their letters, such as those from Will Richardson or Jim Massey, omit
industry ties? Perhaps they forget that while their council friends and real
estate colleagues know who they are, most readers will not. When praising
Cargill’s plans and the comments of paid Cargill/DMB advisors like Art
Agnos, Realtors could help establish credibility and objectiveness in the
minds of readers who readily understand Realtors are acutely and uniquely
aware of the personal benefits of creating many thousand new homes for sale.
As any Realtor can happily tell you, those new units clustered on our bay
won’t sell themselves.
Sequoia alumni deserve some respect
Adrian Brandt, Redwood City
Dear Editor:
The Sequoia High School class of 1970 is having its 40th class reunion
(the first I will be able to attend) on Saturday, June 19. I thought it would
be nice to be able to walk the halls of the oldest high school in California
one more time. I am bringing some of my children with me. I am now told
that will not be possible because of sue-happy Californians. With school
out and on a weekend, it would cost overtime to open the school. Bunk. We
graduated; now the school does not want us around. I personally am coming
from Bellingham, Wash., about 800 miles away. The principal or one of the
staff could volunteer their time to come allow us access and give us a tour
of the school. We are not asking for access to any of the classrooms, just the
halls and maybe the theater. I feel very upset and disrespected by their lack of
willingness to give us probably our last chance to feel the history that made
us what we are today, proud Cherokees (not Ravens).
What kind of message does this send to the children that attend Sequoia
now? Once you graduate, you are no longer welcome here. One hour, that is
all we ask. I will be on the campus at about 11 a.m. that day to reminisce with
my children how important this school was to me. I hope that around noon
someone shows to let us in. Alumni deserve some respect.
It’s not the issue — it has to be fair for all
Dana Hiler, Bellingham, Wash.
Dear Editor:
Kudos to Mayor Jeff Ira and the entire City Council in Redwood City for
resisting the emotional, high-pressure tactics of Save The Bay to hijack the
planning process upheld by the voters in 2008.
By voting unanimously to proceed with an environmental review, these
leaders have guaranteed that the people of Redwood City and the entire Bay
Area will get all the facts about the proposed development of the Saltworks site.
Whether the review comes back in favor of the site or not isn’t what
matters. The easy thing would have been to roll over in the face of Save The
Bay’s manufactured opposition and professional antidevelopment campaign.
But, for once at least, politicians did the right thing and served the real needs
of their constituents instead of bending with the wind and responding to the
bullying of special interests like Save The Bay.
Let your opinion be heard!
Heidi Sjolund, Redwood City
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Terror in Redwood City?
Emergency Drill Prepares for Terrorist Attack
The explosion
that broke a May
morning’s quiet at
the Port of Redwood
City was little more
than a quick, bright
flash and billowing
plume of black
smoke rising up
beyond a row of trees.
What did not
dissipate quickly,
though, was the
unexplained blowup’s
fallout — firstresponders
staging
areas to assess the injured, hundreds of military
and public safety members trying to contain a fire
and chemical release, and bloodied and battered
people strewn in the mud around the Cemex facility.
Those on the ground didn’t know yet what had
happened — the 10 a.m. explosion was actually
the second terrorist attack, which, coupled with
the first, blew up a ship and collapsed a building
— but they knew they needed help.
A stick piercing Lauren Fehd’s lung left the
18-year-old worried that her 8-month-old fetus
was in distress. Pamela Brown, 25, jumped out
a second-story window to escape the building
but was also wheezing and blistered from the
chemical release. Joan Kyle, 26, was hit on the
head by a rock but, while digging Fehd and Brown
from the rubble, faced an unexpected danger. It
was a snake, which gouged a wound in her arm.
“Wait — you saved us? That is awesome!” said
Brown after hearing Kyle tell her story.
Kyle double-checked her story card on a
lanyard around her neck.
Yep, in the mock terrorism drill, the three
women survived, albeit in need of serious help.
But in helping victims like the trio, emergency
personnel from local, state and federal agencies
were the ones being aided. The simulated
response exercise known as Golden Guardian
was one of several statewide testing local reaction
to terrorist attacks at various ports, including
Redwood City. Past drills have included disease
and natural disasters.
California Emergency Management Agency
Secretary Matthew Bettenhausen said the drills
are also reminders to the greater public to be
prepared for 72 hours following an incident,
including an escape route from the home and
knowing where to find gas and water meters.
The annual event started in 2004 under Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was invited to the
Redwood City exercise but could not attend.
The governor’s absence was barely noticeable
in the sea of roughly 400 participants, including
members of the National Guard, Air Force,
CalEMA and public safety organizations
throughout the Peninsula.
Camouflage-clad soldiers and military vehicles
rumbled down Seaport Boulevard just outside the
Pacific Shores Center. Elsewhere in the state, a
terrorist attack on a container ship at the Port of
Oakland caused a hazardous plume that resulted
in an evacuation. At Pier 48 in San Francisco,
divers worked with the Navy Marine Mammal
Program, which uses dolphins to recover
explosive devices. A dirty bomb and shooters
rocked the campus of California State University
San Marcos and hostages were taken after a
terrorist group took over a Catalina Express ferry
boat moored at the ferry terminal in Long Beach.
Back in Redwood City, though, some of the
affected had concerns other than their immediate
safety — primping. As orange-vested organizers
placed actors and explained nuances of their
individual symptoms — lethargic means tired,
one explained to a woman who wasn’t quite sure
how to act — bandages were adjusted and bruises
touched up. A smiling woman with blood stains
running down her sweatshirt applied blood to the
back of another while one nearby man looked less
successful in surviving the collapse. He had an
angry looking gash across his throat and ghostly
white face.
Paul Cramer, 24, freshened up his injuries with
a spray bottle of fake blood while his roommate
Teddy Vigil, 24, was on the ground with a gnarled
foot underneath a piece of Hertz equipment.
Vigil said he was hit by a car, leaving him
unable to walk and unconscious. Like the others
in the simulation, though, he had been there since
6 a.m. and had been warned to expect an 11-hour
day. The actors had answered casting calls on
Craigslist and the simulation followed three days
of practice, according to Fehd.
Although Tuesday’s drill was simulated,
officials said the scenarios and the actors help
emergency personnel know how to react if a real
situation comes to pass.
“It’s so easy to forget … how important this
is. The events in New York City a few weeks
ago remind us of how important this is,” said
Redwood City Mayor Jeff Ira.
Editor’s note: This article appeared first in the Daily
Journal newspaper.
Photo: Nicholis Brown participated in a disaster
preparedness drill at the Port of Redwood City.
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Events Around Town Kiwanis Bike Rodeo — Saturday, April 24
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The DA’s Main Man
Prepares for New Chapter,
But He Will Still Be Cooking Things Up
By Nicole Minieri,
Contributing Writer
For the last 28 years,
the San Mateo County
District Attorney’s
Office has been led
by Jim Fox, a very
calm, cool and candid
district attorney.
Fox, who has prosecuted
numerous high-profile cases
throughout his career,
has also been pivotal as
lead administrator in
the District Attorney’s
Office, making key
decisions daily on criminal
cases, setting policies,
maintaining harmonious
relations among local law
enforcement agencies and
sustaining public safety,
which has been a priority
of his over the last two
decades. But Fox is about to
leave this behind to embark
on a fresh new career in
leisurely living as a retiree, a
position he richly deserves.
And by this year’s end, the
district attorney’s chair will
roll on from Fox to Chief
Deputy District Attorney
Steve Wagstaffe, Fox’s righthand
man since 1992.
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“I kind of have mixed feelings, because I have
thoroughly loved my job,” said Fox when asked
about his thoughts on his upcoming retirement.
“This is now my 28th year as district attorney and
it’s just been a wonderful experience. I have had
an opportunity to do a lot of interesting things.
I have also been active in our state association,
active in the National District Attorneys
Association, and have had the opportunity to go
back to Congress and testify before committees,
such as on the loan relief for prosecutors and
defenders. I have testified for Sen. Feinstein
in support of a gang bill, and I have testified
in regards to funding for the National District
Attorneys Association.”
As district attorney, Fox has made a substantial
impact, particularly as the dominant driving force
in preserving a low crime rate. To guarantee the
well-being of the public, he works closely with
local law enforcement agencies to combat crime
and hold accountable all those who violate the law
or disrupt due process in any way.
“San Mateo County is a very safe place.
However, it would be presumptuous of me to take
any credit for it. It is a combination of several
factors,” said Fox. “Back in 1983 when I first
came in, we were averaging around 40 homicide
cases a year. And, unfortunately, in 1992 East
Palo Alto had 42 homicides just within their city
limits. So we had a lot of very violent crimes.
But that was back in those days, and that doesn’t
occur any more. Last year we may have had 15
total for the county. So I think it is safer. But, as
I said, I am not going to be so presumptuous and
say I accomplished that, because I didn’t. It is a
combination of very cooperative efforts between
law enforcement and our office.”
Fox added, “I remember being asked this one
time by someone who was on the San Mateo
County Board of Supervisors. In fact, it was Tom
Huening, who is now the [county] controller,
saying, ‘Jim, the crime rate is going down. Are
you going to take credit for this?’ And I said,
‘Absolutely not, because crime is reciprocal and I
fully anticipate that at some point the crime rate
will go back up. If I take credit for it now, you will
expect me to take the blame then, and I am not
going to do that!’”
Yet something that Fox might take credit for is
his passion for the law and his compassion toward
rehabilitating defendants. He has a rock-solid
reputation for his prosecutorial discretion and
for his intuition and integrity when prosecuting
criminal cases. “There has been no better district
attorney in the United States, in my opinion,
than Jim Fox,” said Wagstaffe. “He is one of the
greatest, most insightful people that I have ever
met, and especially when it comes to his judgment
and integrity on his cases. Every decision he
makes, it’s because it is right to make. He is never
influenced by anything other than what is the right
thing to do in a case. It doesn’t matter if you are
a prince or a pauper, every decision he makes is
going to be a fair one with no political influence.”
Likewise, some of Fox’s most memorable
career highlights as district attorney have been
in highly visible proceedings, such as the George
Franklin “recovery memory” homicide case,
which received national media attention in 1990.
Franklin was placed under arrest in 1989 for
the unsolved 1969 rape and murder of Susan
Nason, his daughter Ellen’s 8-year-old friend. Fox
obtained a guilty conviction in November 1990,
but in 1995, Franklin’s habeas corpus petition was
granted from the federal district court and the
guilty verdict was reversed. Because of several
circumstances, including new developments
and setbacks from some of the witnesses in the
first trial, Fox was not able to retry the case and
Franklin became a free man.
“San Mateo County is a very
safe place. However, it would
be presumptuous of me to
take any credit for it. It is a
combination of several factors.”
“The ‘repressed memory’ case obviously got a
lot of publicity, but we’ve also had a lot of other
cases that got media attention as well. There was
a lot of media coverage on the Eddie DeBartolo
case, where he was accused of assault,” explained
Fox. “But at this point, I have not been in court
for years. I only tell half-jokingly to people that
the real reason I am no longer in the courtroom
is that I take criminal prosecution much too
seriously than to do it myself. I have deputies who
know what they are doing, and they are in court
every day. And now my role as an administrator is
to set policy, and one area in which I make every
decision is with the homicide cases. Decisions like
what is going to happen with these cases, what
offers are we going to make and certainly whether
or not it is a capital case where we would seek
the death penalty. I am actively involved in those
decisions every day.”
Although Fox is gradually transitioning into
his retirement, he still puts in 11-hour work days
seven days a week, interacting with police chiefs,
management and co-workers in the District
Attorney’s Office, and finds time to remain
connected to key district attorney associations. “I
have been very active in the California District
Attorneys Association and have been active in
the legislative committee almost 20 years now,”
said Fox. “I am still active in the National District
Attorneys Association. In fact, I have regular
conference calls involving strategic planning
for that organization. Also, I am a member of
the Judicial Council’s Criminal Law Advisory
Committee since 1994. So I don’t find myself
getting bored.”
A lifelong resident of San Mateo County, Fox
first got involved in public service when he was
21 years old, working for the San Mateo County
Probation Department. Upon graduating from
law school at the University of San Francisco in
1970, he assumed the position of deputy district
attorney in San Mateo County. Fox spent the next
four years in this position before making his way
into private practice; however, he concurrently
worked in public service as Half Moon Bay’s
city attorney from 1974 to 1983. In 1983, Fox
was elected San Mateo County’s second district
attorney since 1953, replacing his predecessor of
29 years, Keith Sorenson.
History is about to repeat itself with the shifting
of power as Fox’s lengthy run as the county’s
district attorney draws to a close and Wagstaffe
gets ready to take the reins. “He has served as
my chief deputy district attorney for the last 18
years, and there is nobody more qualified than
Steve,” said Fox. “I think he is going to continue
the tradition that was started in this county by
Judge Dematteis and then Keith Sorenson, my
immediate predecessor, in 1953. San Mateo
County is unique because of the stability we have
had. The advice that I give to Steve Wagstaffe
is to stay out of politics. Do the job, which is to
prosecute based upon the evidence of the law, and
I have no question that he is going to do it!”
Fox has good reason to have absolute
confidence in his protégé because Wagstaffe has
indeed learned from the finest. “I know they are
going to be enormous shoes for me to fill in order
to measure up to what Jim has done, but I watched
Jim do it when he took over for Keith Sorenson
when he was the district attorney in this county.
Keith was the district attorney from 1953 to
1983, so when Jim stepped in, he had enormous
shoes to fill then. I really watched how he did it,
and that is how I am going to do it. I’m excited,”
said Wagstaffe. “I have worked for Jim Fox his
entire career as district attorney, and every day
it has been a wonderful experience. He is both
my friend and mentor, and I can’t begin to tell
you how much I am going to miss him. And I am
going to miss him being here because whenever I
have a difficult problem, Jim always has the answer.”
(continues on next page)
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(Continued from previous page)
As for his advice to Fox, “When Jim Fox retires,
I would like to see him engage in enormous
activities that involve no stress. I want him to
spend time on what he loves the best, and that
is spending time with his wife, children and
grandchildren.” And that is exactly what Fox and
his wife, Bonnie, are planning to do, in addition
to traveling. “My wife is always complaining that
a lot of the traveling we have done has been for
business, and I always go to all of the meetings,
and therefore it is never a vacation for her. So I
would like to take some time and do that,” said Fox.
With more R-and-R time on his hands, Fox will
be able to indulge more in his favorite pastime,
cooking. That’s right! Most people do not know,
but Fox has serious skills as a gourmet chef. His
family and the District Attorney’s Office have all
been blessed with his specialties. “I’ve always
done the cooking my whole life,” said Fox. “My
mother was a home economics teacher in Half
Moon Bay, and my father did a lot of the cooking
because when he was growing up, his father ran
a logging camp. When my grandmother passed,
my father ended up helping out a lot with the
cooking. So I grew up with that, and my dad
was a fabulous cook who made everything. I
love cooking, and if you ask my employees, they
will tell you about the fudge. I make 100 pounds
of fudge a year, and usually around September
people in the office already start to ask me when I
am going to bring it in.”
All along, Fox has just been a pretty ordinary
person doing an extraordinary job as district
attorney. “I’ve done this for a very long time,”
said Fox. “It’s been a part of my being, but not to
the point that it is who I am. But it’s what I do and
I’ve loved it!” Fox will be genuinely missed by his
peers and the public the day he opens to the first
page of his anticipated new chapter.
Well, Mr. Jim Fox, we the people will never
say goodbye to you, but we will say, “See you
around.” And every September, you’ll be sure
to see Fox and his fudge around the District
Attorney’s Office. But hey, you didn’t hear that
from me!
(See Fox’s bio on page 28)
“This is now my 28th year as
district attorney and it’s just
been a wonderful experience.
I have had an opportunity to
do a lot of interesting things.”
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Check out our Best of the Best selections below. Shouldn’t you make the commitment to shopping
locally today and every day? Whether you are out shopping, dining or enjoying some entertainment,
you will benefit because your sales tax dollars stay local and help us all. These businesses not only
provide excellent service but also contribute to our community.
Auto Care:
Redwood General Tire – 1630 Broadway – Whether you are looking for
a new set of tires or need repair work on your vehicle, this Redwood City
institution has been providing quality vehicle services since 1957. Many
of their satisfied customers have been with them since their founding and
continue to do business with them today. They proudly serve the third
generation of many of their first Redwood City customers. They even have
free Wi-Fi Internet so you can work while you wait for your vehicle to be serviced.
Eating and Catering:
Canyon Inn – 587 Canyon Road – “The Canyon Inn has had the same owner
for over two decades and every year it just keeps getting better. They serve
everything from hamburgers to pizza, all kinds of sandwiches and pastas,
and they even have a South of the Border menu! There’s a Sunday all-youcan-eat
menu and NBA games on the big flat-screen TVs. Don’t forget to
reserve their closed patio for your next party — it has heaters, fans and a
big-screen TV (no extra charge). Why cook when you don’t have to? They do
catering too for any special event!”
Deseo Tequila Lounge and Restaurant – 851 Main St. – “We went there
and it was fabulous! My friends were very impressed by their food menu,
and I have to say the burger I had was tasty. They also have 21 big-screen
televisions to view sporting events and more. This place has it all! I am so
happy that Redwood City finally has such an upscale place for watching your
favorite sports team, having a drink with friends or dancing the night away.
Let’s all get out and support them!” Start booking your holiday events now.
Financial Institutions:
San Mateo Credit Union – Three Redwood City locations – As a memberdriven
organization, SMCU does everything possible to ensure that all of
your financial priorities are anticipated and fulfilled. Some of the more
popular offerings include free personal auto shopping assistance, membersonly
car sales, low-rate home loans and lines of credit. Contact them at 650-
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the advantages of membership banking.
Home Improvement:
Lewis Carpet Cleaners – 1-800-23-LEWIS – Founded in 1985, Lewis
Carpet Cleaners has grown from one small, portable machine to a company
of several employees and vans. The Lewis family works and lives in
Redwood City and is committed to our community. When you’re choosing
a reputable company, that should make you feel secure. Ask about their
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Legal Services:
Hannig Law Firm – 2991 El Camino Real – Hannig Law Firm LLP provides
transactional and litigation expertise in a variety of areas. The professionals
at HLF are committed to knowing and meeting their clients’ needs through
long-term relationships and value-added services, and to supporting and
participating in the communities where they live and work.
Personal Improvement:
Every Woman Health Club – 611 Jefferson Ave. – This women-only, bodypositive
fitness center in downtown Redwood City offers a variety of classes,
weight and cardio equipment, personal training, therapeutic massage and
skin care. Flexible pricing, with several options available for members and
nonmembers. Visit www.everywomanhealthclub.com or call 650-364-9194 to
get started.
Specialty Businesses:
Bizzarro’s Auto Auction – 2581 Spring St. – Owner Frank Bizzarro’s
unique business offers auto auctions, consignment vehicle sales, appraisal
services and even ways to donate your vehicle to charity. If you are thinking
of holding an event with a live auction to increase your fundraising efforts,
Frank and his staff are also a one-stop auction team with spotters, clerks,
sample catalogs, bid numbers, etc. Just give Frank a call at 650-363-8055 and
get details on all of their services.
Castle Insurance – 643 Bair Island Road, #104 – Castle Insurance is an
independent insurance agency representing a carefully selected group of
financially sound, reputable insurance companies. They provide a wide
range of policies, from renter’s insurance to auto and more. Visit www.
insurancebycastle.com or call 650-364-3664 for a free quote.
Hector Flamenco Insurance (State Farm) – 151 Fifth Ave. – Hector
has been in the insurance business and with State Farm for 20 years. He
specializes in auto and business insurance. A local resident, he also provides
servicio en español! Visit his website at www.hectorflamenco.com.
Saf Keep Storage – 2480 Middlefield Road – At Saf Keep, you and your
belongings are safe and secure. A friendly and reliable team is ready to assist
you with a variety of storage products and services to suit all your storage
needs. Visit www.safkeepstorage.com to see exactly what products and
services are available.
Schoenstein Physical Therapy – 363A Main St., 650-599-9482 – The
clinical approach of this independent, community-based practice focuses
on thorough physical therapy assessment, specific treatment strategies and
patient education. Individualized treatment programs are designed to help
meet patient goals of restoring function, returning to sport or occupation and
maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
St. Regal Jewelers – 850 Main St. – Listen to what customers are saying about
this fine downtown jewelry store: “This is a great jeweler! Phil, the owner,
is amazing. He crafted a ring on time and on budget. He has an incredible
eye for detail. I can’t say enough. I would never go anywhere else.” Phil has
become an expert in repair service and welcomes your “fix-it” pieces.
Terry Finn and Madonna’s Bail Bonds – 234 Marshall St., Upstairs
#3, 650-366-9111 – Finn and Madonna’s provide bail bonds to any court
jurisdiction, jail or police agency in California and in many other states.
Interested parties representing incarcerated subjects are encouraged to
contact the licensed bail agent on duty at the above office for immediate bail
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News Briefs
Proper Sentence in Elder Rage
A 71-year-old Redwood City man who allegedly pointed a gun at a motorist’s
head and threatened to kill him because his truck blocked a driveway will spend
120 days monitored at home but does not have to abstain from drinking.
Prosecutors objected to Jimmy Leroy Isaakson serving his term on electronic
home monitoring instead of jail, but Judge Susan Etezadi granted the defense
request. Etezadi also declined a prosecution request that Isaakson abstain
from alcohol while serving his term and three years supervised probation.
Isaakson pleaded no contest in March to felony assault with a firearm in
return for the 120-day maximum and dismissal of other charges, including
personal use of a firearm and brandishing a weapon at a person in a motor vehicle.
According to prosecutors, a 68-year-old man pulled his truck up to an
employee’s residence in Redwood City and partially blocked Isaakson’s
driveway. Isaakson reportedly approached the man inside his truck and
pointed a gun at him, saying, “Move the car or I’m going to shoot you,
mother f---. I don’t like f--- Mexicans.”
After the victim said he was going to call 911, Isaakson said he was the
police, prosecutors said.
Isaakson denied having a gun, but police reported finding one in a dresser
drawer at his home.
Isaakson has been free from custody on a $25,000 bail bond.
Redwood City Makes Pitch for San Carlos Outsourcing
As San Carlos officials wrestle with the idea of outsourcing police services to
either Redwood City or the Sheriff’s Office, councilmembers sought answers
to questions beyond the critical bottom line.
Will the city get the same level of service? Will you reinstate the disbanded
D.A.R.E. program or police activities league? What is your policing philosophy?
What happens if the city has different regulations? How will the new officers
interact with existing neighborhood watch groups?
At a special City Council meeting, both Redwood City and Sheriff’s Office
officials reviewed previously submitted proposals but spent a majority of time
tackling the more subjective impacts of outsourcing a city’s public safety to
another agency.
San Carlos Councilman Omar Ahmad also said there is a reasonable concern
that new officers may not know what cars belong on the street, what kids belong
where or the relationships built on community policing.
Redwood City Mayor Jeff Ira did not rule out the idea of exploring a joint
powers authority approach after the initial two-year contract, calling the lack
of a metropolitan police department “nuts.”
Sheriff Greg Munks fell on the other side.
“A JPA is not something I’d be really interested in,” Munks said. “I just don’t
know how it would work.”
But for now, the issue is outsourcing — an idea San Carlos is also considering
for fire and parks maintenance services as a way to close a $3.5 million deficit
in its $28 million budget. The City Council will likely hold one or two more
meetings specifically on the outsourcing issue to decide first if it wants that
option and secondly who is best suited to provide the service, said San Carlos
Mayor Randy Royce.
The plan is to have those answers in place to coincide with the city’s budget
in June, Royce said.
San Carlos and Redwood City already work together, with three of eight
police beats butting up against the city and San Carlos officers serving on the
Redwood City SWAT team.
“Criminals don’t care where jurisdictional boundaries are,” said Redwood
City police Capt. Ron Matuszak.
Under the Redwood City proposal, police personnel will get higher salaries
but likely be absorbed as new officers regardless of seniority. The initial proposal
offered two options that would save San Carlos roughly $2 million. One offers
a captain and secretary while the other does not, a difference between $5.9
million and $6.4 million. The proposal was amended to reflect an extra 2,000
hours of overtime to meet staffing minimums — an extra $180,000 — and
$150,000 to $200,000 for records. The proposal also does not account for jail
access and laboratory fees.
Munks echoed Redwood City’s position that absorbing San Carlos would
not be a detrimental shakeup to local public safety. Such arrangements are not
untested — the Sheriff’s Office already contracts services to Portola Valley
and Woodside — and will not include uncertainties, unanticipated expenses
or a lack of local control, Munks said.
The Sheriff’s Office proposal would staff a San Carlos bureau with 23
full-time employees, four part-time employees and 20 percent of a sergeant’s
position. Salaries and benefits are calculated at $6,030,000.
The total price tag, including vehicles and associated costs like auto
liability and evidence storage, is $6,772,000, although it does not include
overtime for special details or communications.
An overtime relief factor is already built into the cost, Munks said.
Anything beyond is covered by the Sheriff’s Office.
The proposal also makes a K-9 deputy available, frees the city from
charges for booking, jail access and the crime lab, and makes the SWAT team
available if necessary. Personnel assignments will be reviewed with the city
except in emergency response situations. The Sheriff’s Office will maintain
responsibility for service vehicles, human resources and risk management
services. The city may be credited for vehicles and firearms already in use.
Undersheriff Carlos Bolanos emphasized the office’s resources and
commitment to community policing as reasons San Carlos should contract
with the Sheriff’s Office.
He also cited the employees — 48 percent of whom have prior municipal
policing experience, according to Munks — and significant community
experience through festivals, Fourth of July events and youth programs.
Unlike Redwood City’s proposal, the Sheriff’s Office will offer all San
Carlos police personnel jobs and there will be no probationary period for
employees with at least 18 months at the San Carlos Police Department,
Bolanos said.
Like Redwood City, the sheriff’s proposal starts officers’ seniority at the
time they transfer over.
Bolanos dismissed concerns of layoffs due to the county budget, saying it
has never before happened.
He said the proposal is also good for the city’s safety.
“We believe our proposal has a superior level of supervision,” Bolanos said.
Munks said the Sheriff’s Office would be able to provide programs like
D.A.R.E. to the community.
Although the two agencies offer the city of San Carlos different costs and
levels of staffing to consider, both told city leaders the goal is ultimately to be
one unified law enforcement group.
“In a few years it won’t be us and you guys. It will be us,” said Matuszak.
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Fox Dream Presents Mo’ Music
It’s official, Redwood City, the historical and
recently foreclosed Fox Theatre and its rockin’
companion, the Little Fox, are getting ready for
some more laughin’, singin’ and live music swingin,’
thanks to a handful of new owners who are
promising to refurbish and re-open the doors of the
multipurpose entertainment complex on Broadway
by the end of this summer. The key person responsible
for the rebirth of the landmark venue is local
entrepreneur Eric Lochtefeld, who owns and
operates University of Dreams, a booming
corporation headquartered in Redwood City that
specializes in placing college students in summer
internship programs throughout the world. Lochtefeld
will operate the Fox Theatre venture under the
name of Fox Dream Presents LLC along with
operating partners Pacific Coast Builders owner
Joseph Romeo and his wife, Jennifer, and with
Lochtefeld’s wife, Lori, of Lochtefeld Realty and
Lochtefeld Insurance.
“I’ve put together an all-star team,” said Lochtefeld.
“One of the first things that we are going to do is
get the Little Fox and Big Fox ‘show ready,’ and
that means capable of putting on a concert or a
live entertainment show of any kind. All of the
focus is on that right now, and that will probably
take about three to four weeks because there is
remodeling that needs to be done and there are
also some things that need to be upgraded, and
that is going to take a little time. And, if I am
listening right to the community, people want to
see the Little Fox open as fast as possible, so we’d
like to see that happen, followed by the Big Fox.”
Fortunately for Lochtefeld and his operating
team, pushing toward a speedy venue unveiling
is surely paying off because all of their plans
are moving right along as projected, except for
obtaining a liquor license, which is currently going
through the standard legal process. “The only thing
that will slow us down from operating fully is
the liquor license. It usually takes 90 days and
sometimes it can take up to 180 days,” said Lochtefeld.
“So I am keeping my fingers crossed because there
is nothing that I can do to expedite the process. I
just have to be patient, but we can still put on great
shows and live concerts. Regardless, we are all
working very hard at getting some activity going.”
Lochtefeld’s long-term vision of “activity”
isn’t bound solely to putting on live shows at the
Fox venues; there is much more planned on his
agenda. However, he is not open to disclosing
specific details of his complete vision for the
property at this time. “A very important thing to
realize is that I am just not looking at one element
of the Fox property, because the entire property
is of interest to me. They are also wonderful
retail spaces, so we are very interested in getting
those up and running. We want to get the entire
property generating,” said Lochtefeld. “And
it’s no secret Redwood City is in need of more
traffic. Redwood City can bring the people in, but
you’ve got to give them something that they get
excited about. So I think that is very important,
that if you put a good product out there, people
will come. I think customers are going to be very
happy and really like what we have planned.
Right now my team and I are focusing on trying
to do everything right and being the best we can
be in the community.”
Clearly Lochtefeld couldn’t have chosen a better
time to pursue his lifelong personal dream of
owning a high-performing theater, because it’s
also no secret that the community has longed for a
re-emerging of the historic Fox. “I love it, and I’m
glad that the Fox is planning on opening up again.
I had been to the Redwood City Fox Theatre a
couple of times and thought it was sad when it
folded,” said Redwood City resident Rich Hoadley.
“It’s nice for the community to have something
once again that will revitalize downtown.
Whatever we can do to get people down to take
advantage of Redwood City, then I am all for it!”
This time around there seems to be a great
deal of staying power behind the Little and Big
Fox because the entire property rests within
financially secure hands,
due to the substantial wealth
of Lochtefeld’s corporation
University of Dreams, which
will shortly move in and share
office space directly above the
1,460-seat Fox Theatre with
local Internet company Makara.
“University of Dreams is going to
move into the 9,600-square-foot
building on the second, third and
fourth floors,” said Lochtefeld. It
will be our new headquarters. I
think my company is going to fit
very nicely in there, and this is also
the perfect fit for me because of
my roots in the music industry.”
Lochtefeld walked away from a
lucrative career in event planning,
production and management in
the music industry to launch
University of Dreams after an
enlightening experience in 2000.
“I had been working in the music
industry for about a decade when
I decided to throw on a specialty
event called Business Camp. It
was really about getting college
kids to take a week off, relax,
and I would ask all of my music
industry friends and professionals
to come and teach a curriculum
based on discovering your
By Nicole Minieri, Contributing Writer
passions and following your dreams,” explained
Lochtefeld. “It was a life-changing thing for me to
watch these young kids think, ‘If that guy can do
it, I can do it. I can do anything I want!’ I was so
compelled by this that I left behind a big passion
of mine to follow this dream of inspiring young
people to discover and pursue their dreams. It’s
been an incredible experience and it has been
very exciting, but throughout all of these years, I
have never stopped missing the music industry.”
Lochtefeld added that when he left the music
industry, he had to take numerous steps backward
to become a ‘nobody’ in order to become a
‘somebody’ all over again. Over the last decade
he has risen step by step to become one of the
most accomplished, respected and influential
entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. With field offices
currently in New York, Chicago and Barcelona,
University of Dreams has produced approximately
$50 million in revenue thus far, and continues
to positively impact the lives of 2,000 college
students every year.
“Eric Lochtefeld has a great reputation in
business. He is a very smart businessman, works
hard and has a great attitude,” said Rob Suelflohn,
owner of Powerhouse Gym in downtown
Redwood City. “The Fox building is a great fit for
him and it makes sense with his prior experience
in music. He is not a big talker, thinks things
through, and if he is excited about something, he
is going to see it through and make it work!”
Given his history of building from the ground
floor up, Lochtefeld will make this work, and
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New Fox Theatre owners Eric and Lori Lochtefeld
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Community Interest
Civilian to Head Police League
The Redwood City Police Activities League will hire a civilian executive director
because the police department can no longer pay for an officer in the position.
The PAL board of directors approved the change and wants the new
director to start in July. The police department has funded an officer as the
executive director in the past but cannot continue because of significant
budget cuts throughout Redwood City.
The shift doesn’t mean the police are any less committed, said Police Chief
Louis Cobarruviaz.
“The Redwood City Police Department will continue to work hand-in-hand
with PAL,” Cobarruviaz said.
The decision to revise the staffing structure came after a needs assessment
involving nearly 50 members of the community, according to PAL.
The assessment also found PAL needs better outreach to improve the
community’s perception of the nonprofit, make better use of the PAL building
and clarify the police department’s relationship with PAL.
The changes are designed to help PAL maintain ongoing stability and
efficiency as a self-sustaining nonprofit that works with the city and
community, according to Chair Jim Gordon.
PAL is a nonprofit organization offering alternatives and prevention
programs to Redwood City youth. More than 4,000 children and teens are
served annually.
Interesting is applying for the position? Go to www.redwoodcitypal.com.
Saltworks Poll Supports the Process
Developers of the Saltworks site in Redwood City are touting a new poll
that they say shows overwhelming support for moving forward with the
environmental review process.
Of 500 voters randomly queried between April 18 and April 21, 68 percent
support the City Council continuing a full environmental and public review
of the 50-50 Balanced Plan, which calls for a mix of housing and retail on the
site, according to spokesman Pete Hillan.
The poll by firm Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates asked
whether the voter supported or opposed three alternatives:
(1) Redwood City raises taxes to purchase the entire 1,400-acre Redwood
City Industrial Saltworks site and restore this land back to the way it looked
100 years ago.
(2) The City Council rejects any development at the Redwood City
Industrial Saltworks site and simply allows salt harvesting to continue at the site.
(3) The City Council conducts a full environmental review of the 50-50
Balanced Plan and then makes final decisions about development of this site
based upon public and community input.
In rounded figures, Hillan said the support showed 14 percent for
restoration, 17 percent for salt harvesting and 65 percent for the EIR process.
Hillan said those polled were asked their opinion on elements of the plan
but not given any information that would otherwise influence their answers.
Numerous cities and leaders have called on the Redwood City City Council
to abandon ongoing efforts to review the plan, arguing development will have
regional impacts.
John Bruno, DMB Redwood City Industrial Saltworks general manager,
said the poll shows strong support for the environmental review and called
avoiding review under the California Environmental Quality Act a poor choice.
“It certainly sets a very bad precedent because CEQA offers the public and
their elected officials the information needed to make important decisions
based upon careful technical and scientific studies,” Bruno said.
David Lewis, executive director of Save The Bay, a vocal Cargill opponent,
had not seen the poll but questioned the veracity of the outcome without more
specific information about the polling process.
Lewis called the poll announcement “desperate spinning to influence the
City Council” but said it was beside the point because a city does not need an
EIR to decide against building on a particular site.
Redwood City Mayor Jeff Ira has said the 50-50 plan will undoubtedly
change before the city is asked to accept it. As proposed now, the plan
calls for 12,000 housing units with the remainder of the land set aside for
restoration and open space.
Tryouts for Local Girls Basketball Club Announced
The Peninsula Division of the Cal Stars girls AAU basketball club is holding
summer tryouts 5–6:45 p.m. on June 14, June 21 and June 23 at the Red
Morton Community Center, 1120 Roosevelt Ave., Redwood City.
Interested players may attend one or all open tryout dates, which are open
to girls who are in fourth and fifth grades (2009–10 school year).
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact
Coach Diaz at coachsdiaz@gmail.com or 415-760-3779.
Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club Presents the Second
Annual Green Car Show
The Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club presents their second annual Green
Car Show on Saturday, June 5, in conjunction with the City of Redwood
City’s “World Environment Day” celebrations in downtown Redwood City’s
historic Courthouse Square area on Broadway between Middlefield and
Hamilton. The show opens at 10 a.m. and will feature some of the latest
consumer vehicles and services that support the greening of Redwood City.
“The migration to green transportation is a paradigm shift for the
community,” stated Lou Cobarruviaz, Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club
Green Car Show co-chair. “We are extending the definition of green this year
to include any mode of transportation with fuel economy of 35 or more miles
per gallon. In my opinion, by expanding the definition of green, the event will
provide a wider platform for educating the community.”
The event last year was well attended, with many visitors expressing
interest in green cars. This year even more interest is expected in electric
and hybrid cars, electric motorcycles, motor scooters and electric bicycles.
This year the event provides the opportunity for attendees to compare highmileage,
fossil-fuel vehicles to the electric and hybrid vehicles, get financing
information and learn about support services.
The Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club Green Car Show is the annual
fundraising event for the Redwood City Sunrise Lions. Last year’s show
raised funds to support the many charitable programs sponsored by the
club. Although best known for supporting vision care in the community, the
Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club also supports such activities as individuals
and families in need, other community-based nonprofit programs, veterans
programs, the Miss Redwood City/San Mateo County scholarship program,
toy drives and holiday meals.
The Redwood City Sunrise Lions Club meets every Wednesday at 7:15 a.m.
at Bob’s Courthouse Coffee Shop, 2198 Broadway.
Rotary Hands Out College Scholarships
The Redwood City Rotary Club announced the 2010 scholarship recipients,
awarding $14,250 to 10 promising young men and women to assist them in
completing their higher education.
All of the students are Redwood City residents from a variety of
backgrounds. Nine students will receive $1,500 college scholarships and one
student will receive a $750 community college scholarship. The awards were
based on a number of criteria including scholastic ability, community service,
responsibility toward education and financial need.
$1,500 scholarship recipients will attend four-year schools, including Harvard,
Northeastern, Cal State Humboldt, University of Portland, Notre Dame de Namur
and the University of California, Berkeley. They are:
Clarisa Ontiveros (Sequoia High School)
Sarah Ducker (Sequoia High School)
Jennifer Cabello-Chavez (Sequoia High School)
Victoria Tinoco (Sequoia High School)
Elizaveta Novikova (Carlmont High School)
Jessica Thatcher (Notre Dame High School)
Daniel Perez (Woodside High School)
William Roller (Bellarmine College Prep)
Whitney Olson (Woodside High School)
Ann Smith, who attends Redwood High School, received the $750 community
college scholarship and will study nursing at College of San Mateo.
These 10 recipients were selected from among 35 applicants by a
scholarship committee headed by Karen Krueger.
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As I Was Saying…(Continued from p6)
In the race for the 21st District Assembly seat currently held by Ira Ruskin,
the Democratic candidates are County Supervisor Rich Gordon, venture
capitalist Josh Becker and former Palo Alto mayor Yoriko Kishimoto.
Becker could have had a chance because he was viewed as the political
outsider and the other two are seen as establishment, a plus with voters today.
However, he failed to accept campaign spending limits, so his candidate
statement did not appear in voter pamphlets. In my opinion, that is a drastic
campaign mistake and even though voters will see many mailers from Becker,
it is not the same. The two male contenders have virtually raised the same
amount of campaign dollars, leaving Kishimoto (the environmentalist) well
behind. Taking all that and more into consideration, Gordon will win.
The supervisor seat that will be left vacant by Gordon has nonpartisan
candidates San Carlos Councilman Matt Grocott, former sheriff and current
Sequoia Healthcare District Board President Don Horsley, coastside activist
April Vargas, Sequoia Healthcare District Trustee Jack Hickey and Michael
Stogner all vying to get 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a November runoff.
This is a race where every vote really will count.
It will be difficult for any candidate to do that but if you take into
consideration Horsley’s name recognition and respect in the county, he could
pull it off. If not, it will be a November race between him and April Vargas.
Let’s hope this can be solved in June because, regardless of June’s outcome,
Horsley will be elected sooner or later.
The race to take County Treasurer Lee Buffington’s seat has four candidates.
Former Burlingame Mayor Joe Galligan, Deputy Treasurer Sandie Arnott,
investment advisor Richard Guilbault and community college trustee Dave
Mandelkern are all running in the winner-take-all contest.
What has been interesting about this race is reading endorsements
from several elected officials who are backing Mandelkern because his
“background in building companies in Silicon Valley and taking them public,
dealing with investment bankers and managing hundreds of millions of dollars
of shareholders’ money gives him the proper background and experience to
provide the right leadership for the county treasurer’s office.” Say what?
Considering that Galligan is the only candidate who has a college degree in
accounting, is a CPA and has a master’s degree in taxation — and is basically
the only candidate qualified to hold the office — it surprises me that some
would back a candidate who is not qualified to be elected. But the status quo
in our county doesn’t care that the county loss of $155 million in the Lehman
Brothers bankruptcy has led to jobs being lost, budgets being cut and services
eliminated. They will continue to pat each other on the back even if it is not in
the best interest of our county.
Galligan should and will win.
Incumbent County Coroner Robert Foucrault, who is opposed by Stacie
Lynn Nevares, a former office assistant in that office, will easily win.
Not a hard one to predict: Measure G, the $34/year parcel tax for the San
Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD). The measure is
being touted as a way to provide vital funding for San Mateo County’s three
community colleges: College of San Mateo, Skyline College and Cañada College.
This all comes down to accountability and whether voters will open their
tight pockets during tough economic times. Problems: Seventy percent of
the SMCCCD’s total operating expenses are used to pay for staff and faculty
salaries and benefits, and only 38 percent of the budget goes directly to
“instructional activities.” In fact, the SMCCCD has over 160 employees who
make more than $100,000 a year and approximately 135 employees making
$90,000 or more per year. No one has suggested any type of across-the-board
pay cuts, and that is not responsible considering the cuts are being directed at
the ones who will be hurt the most: students.
I have spoken with many voters who have told me they feel enough has
been given to the district and point to all the new buildings at the campuses
and subsidized housing for staff as examples. Unfortunately for the organizers
of this measure, they have not done their job before asking for more. This
measure will fail.
If you have not voted already, do so on Tuesday, June 8. It is so important for
the future of our community.
As I was saying…
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James P. Fox Biography – (Continued from page 18)
James P. Fox was first elected district attorney of San Mateo County in June
1982, assumed office Jan. 3, 1983, and has been re-elected every four years
since without opposition. He received his bachelor’s degree in psychology
from the University of San Francisco in 1966 and his law degree from the
University of San Francisco in 1969.
He first joined the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office in January
1970. In January 1974, Fox left the District Attorney’s Office for private
practice. In addition to a general practice of law, he served as the city
attorney of Half Moon Bay from January 1974 to January 1983. During his
private practice, Fox served as a member of the private defender panel of the
San Mateo County Bar Association, which, by contract, provides indigent
defense services for the County of San Mateo.
Fox served as a member of the California Bar Association’s Commission on
Judicial Nominees Evaluation from January 1980 to March 1982. He has also
served as a member of several state Judicial Council advisory committees,
including the Criminal Law Advisory Committee from 1994 to the present,
the Court Profiles Committee from 1990 to 2000 and the Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee on Cameras in the Courtroom in 1995–96.
Fox has been active in both the California District Attorneys Association
and the National District Attorneys Association. He is a past president of
CDAA and has served as chairman of the Legislative Committee of that
organization since 1990. He is also a past vice president of NDAA and
current co-chairman of the Legislative Committee of NDAA.
Fox was twice appointed as a member of the California Commission on
Peace Officer Standards and Training, serving as chairman from 1993 to
1994 and for the first six months of 1995.
He has also been active in civic affairs, including serving as a member of
the board of directors of Mercy High School (Burlingame) 1984–90, Notre
Dame High School (Belmont) 1991–97 and Junipero Serra High School (San
Mateo) 2005 to present. He also served as a member of the San Mateo County
Children and Families First Commission (now named First 5) from 1999 to 2003.
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Insurance Tips: Child Auto Safety Is Vital
By Russ Castle, Special to The Spectrum
Fox Dream Presents
Mo’ Music (Continued from page 25)
Many of us have struggled to install
a car seat for our children or
grandchildren. Latches, straps
and bulky plastic combined with
cramped quarters make it hard to
install. But almost two-thirds of
all automobile deaths of children
under age 15 are due to improper
restraints.
Here are some key points for the installation of
car seats and other child auto safety devices that
could help make your family safer:
• Select a car seat with the highest weight limit
(usually 35 pounds) to keep the little one in
the seat as long as possible.
• Pick a car seat with a five-point safety
harness.
• For rear-facing seats, make sure that a
maximum 45-degree lean angle is observed.
• Keep the chest clip at the armpit level, not too
high on the neck or too low on the stomach.
• Make sure all straps fit snugly.
Also, follow these general rules to maximize
safety for older children in your car:
• Children have a much higher rate of survival
during an automobile crash when they are in
the back seat. This is always true for kids 12
and younger.
• Front-facing seating systems should ideally
be used until a child is at least 8 years old or
4 feet 9 inches tall.
More information and detailed steps can be
reviewed online at www.car-safety.org. All of
us here at Castle Insurance Agency wish you
continued health and safety.
Editor’s note: This article was written by Russ Castle of
Castle Insurance Agency, a licensed and experienced auto
insurance resource center fully prepared to help you navigate
through the process of changing or gaining a policy. If you
need insurance help, call him at 650-364-3664.
not just for the benefit to himself and his
operating partners, but mainly for the residents,
business owners, workers, patrons and visitors
to Redwood City. “I love this city and this
community,” said Lochtefeld. “I think Redwood
City has the most potential than any other city
on the Peninsula. I really believe in the potential
here and I believe that the Fox venue is the
centerpiece of the city. I want to encourage
and provide some leadership and concentrate
on what the community really wants, which is
a highly performing live entertainment venue
that the entire community and the outreaching
areas can be really proud of and enjoy. I’ve
got all of the skills to bring to the table, and I
am confident that this is going to go well and
everything will fall into place.”
In the interim, Lochtefeld is having a good
time getting to know the city he is about to serve
and is certainly looking forward to hearing from
you personally. “I would love for people to stop
by the Fox and tell me what kind of music they
like,” said Lochtefeld. “It is important for me
to understand what the community wants and
supports. I really want everyone to be happy and
just have a lot of fun.” So get ready for some
poppin’ beats this summer, because the Fox
Dream team is in the house and they are about to
bring us mo’ music!’
Senior Activities
The Veterans Memorial Senior
Center, 1455 Madison Ave.,
Redwood City, is providing the
following activities that are open to
the public during the month of June.
Friday Movies for Everyone
Every Friday, 1:15 p.m. (unless otherwise
announced)
Come to the Veterans Memorial Senior Center in
June for a free feature movie in our state-of-theart
movie theater!
June 4: “Crazy Heart”
June 11: “It’s Complicated”
June 18: “Invictus”
June 25: “Tenderness”
Diabetes Prevention and
Management Dialogue
Wednesday, June 9, 1–2 p.m.
Sunset Room
Free
A Ravenswood Family Health Center representative
will discuss how to manage diabetes and various
preventative measures that can be taken when
there is a family history of the disease.
Chevys Second Annual Fundraiser
Thursday, June 24, all day
Chevys in Redwood City
Enjoy a delicious meal at Chevys in Redwood
City while helping the Veterans Memorial Senior
Center! Chevys will donate 25 percent of the
proceeds from your meal to the VMSC. You must
bring a special flier on this day to participate in
the fundraiser. Fliers can be obtained by visiting
the VMSC, calling 650-780-7270 or e-mailing
SDouglas@redwoodcity.org.
SAVE THE DATE:
VMSC Patriotic BBQ
Thursday, July 1, 12–2 p.m.
$8
Bring your lawn chairs, flags and dogs for this
patriotic outdoor celebration. Games will be played
and a hot dog/hamburger BBQ will be served on
the grass of the VMSC. This will be a pet-friendly
celebration, so bring those pooches. Optional
indoor dining will also be provided; however,
dogs cannot be accommodated within the Senior
Center. There will be a special demonstration by
the Redwood City Police K-9 Unit.
To learn more about the Veterans Memorial
Senior Center, call 650-780-7270. Redwood City
Parks, Recreation and Community Services
Department provides recreational facilities
and activities for all ages and interests, and
supplies building and custodial services for city
buildings. Redwood City Parks also operates
the Veterans Memorial Senior Center and the
Fair Oaks Community Center, providing social,
educational and cultural activities, as well as
information, referral and counseling services to
persons living in Redwood City and neighboring
communities. Redwood City Parks is more
than you think! Its website is located at www.
redwoodcity.org/parks.
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A Minute With: James Massey
James Massey was born at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto. He graduated from
Menlo School in 2001. He continued his education and received his honorary
B.A.I.A. in visual communications from San Francisco State University, after
building core skills in studio art at the College of Creative Arts at UC Santa Barbara.
James currently lives in Palo Alto with his wife, Cristina, and their almost-2-
year-old son, Matteo. By day James is a senior designer for Lifestreet. He is
also the graphic artist for The Spectrum Magazine.
His hobbies include drawing, exercise, traveling and spending time with his family.
How do you like working for The Spectrum?
Love it!
What event are you looking forward to this summer?
Camping with my family.
One word to describe being a father?
Awesome!
Whom do you most admire?
My father, James Massey.
What talent would you most like to have?
Reading minds.
Something few know about you?
I speak Italian.
What phrase do you most overuse?
No problem.
Favorite song?
“Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Favorite movie?
Anything with cool special effects.
What is your motto?
Just go with it.
Anyone you got on your mind?
My family.
Memorable moment?
When Matteo was born.
First word that comes to mind?
OK.
You still can’t believe?
I am a father.
What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Living stress-free.
What or who is the love of your life?
My wife.
You currently feel?
Content.
You are inspired by?
Life.
If you’re happy and you know it?
Show it!
Never late for the Theatre
when you eat at Little India.
All You Can Eat Lunch
Mon - Fri 11am - 2pm
Regular $9.95 Vegetarian $7.95
All You Can Eat Dinner
Mon - Sat 5 - 9pm
Regular $12.95 Vegetarian $10.95
Little India
Restaurant
917 Main St., Redwood City
650-361-8737 • www.littleindiacuisine.com
10 % off
with your Parking
Valadation!
• Catering
• In-House Parties
Available
• Takeout
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