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Greenheart development terms released By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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he 420,000-square-foot mixed-used development that Greenheart Land Co. has proposed in downtown Menlo Park near the Caltrain station would be one step closer to approval if the Menlo Park City Council approves the terms of a development agreement at its Sept. 13, meeting. (See AlmanacNews.com for updates. The meeting was held after the Almanac went to press.) City staff is recommending that the council adopt the development terms negotiated by council members Peter Ohtaki and Catherine Carlton with Greenheart, and released by the city on Thursday night, Sept. 8. Under terms of the agreement, the developer would be required to provide 14 below-market-rate housing units, pay $2.1 million in cash to a public amenity fund, guarantee $83,700 in sales tax payment per year, and build a dog park. The proposed development at El Camino Real and Oak Grove Avenue is at the “public benefit bonus” level, which allows additional development in exchange for public benefits. Greenheart proposes to build two office buildings of up to 199,300 square feet of floor space; one residential building for 183 dwelling units; up to 29,000 square feet for “community-

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A rendering of the Greenheart Land Co.’s proposed development at 1300 El Camino Real and Oak Grove Avenue in Menlo Park.

serving” uses, such as retail and personal service; and an underground parking garage and small surface lot for 1,000 parking spaces. Mr. Ohtaki and Ms. Carlton were appointed by the council to negotiate with Greenheart. If the terms are approved, Greenheart Land Co. agrees to: Q Give the city a $2.1 million cash contribution, which would be earmarked to be spent on a public amenity in the El Camino Real/downtown specific plan area, which includes El Camino from Watkins Avenue to the San Francisquito Creek and the city’s downtown area and Civic Center.

Q Designate 14 of the apartments for low-income tenants (three two-bedroom units, three large one-bedroom units, and eight small one-bedroom units). In addition, six small onebedroom apartments would be designated for tenants whose income falls between the median and “moderate” income levels. Under the city’s below-market-rate ordinance, the developer would be required to fund only 10 units for low-income tenants. In San Mateo County, the income threshold for lowincome is no more than $98,500 for a family of four. A family of four qualifies for median or

moderate-income housing if the income is between $107,700 and $129,250. Q Build a fenced dog park where Greenheart had previously planned to put a bocce court. Q Guarantee that the retail space in the development would generate at least $83,700 in sales tax revenue per year for the city, or about $4.50 per square foot, beginning two years after the project is built. Q Market the office space for startup-friendly uses, such as incubators, accelerators and coworking locations, unless the space is rented to just one tenant. In exchange, the city agrees to:

Q Not make Greenheart pay new impact fees or in-kind requirements, such as the housing impact fees the city is considering, for three years, with the chance of two annual extensions. The city can increase the impact fees already in place, however. Q Allow the conditions in the first building permit to apply to other permits planned for different phases of the project’s construction. The terms of the agreement would last for 10 years, while the below-market-rate apartments would be held to a 55-year agreement with the city. A

Atherton wants to pursue cost-benefit study of fire district By Barbara Wood Almanac Staff Writer

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therton’s City Council is moving forward on a study of the tax revenue Atherton property owners pay to the Menlo Park Fire Protection District and just how much the district spends serving the town. City Manager George Rodericks says the town has been asking the fire district for answers to those questions since 2013 when a report showed more Atherton property taxes go to the fire district than to the town itself. Fire officials say they don’t look at the district’s budget by jurisdiction served. The fire district provides fire, emergency response and emergency medical services to Atherton, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and some adjacent unincorpo-

rated areas. At the conclusion of a Wednesday, Sept. 7, study session, council members asked Mr. Rodericks to return in October with a description of what the town would want a consultant to do. In the meantime, council members Cary Wiest and Mike Lempres will discuss the issue with fire district officials. Mayor Elizabeth Lewis missed the meeting, and no one from the fire district was there. Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman said all district officials had previous commitments. Councilman Rick DeGolia said that tax records show Atherton properties have an assessed valuation of $8.06 billion, a little more than 32 percent of the fire district’s overall $25.03 billion assessed valuation. But Atherton residents make up just 7.6 percent of the

Atherton wants specifics about revenues the fire district receives from the town and the costs of services the district provides the town. district’s population. All agreed Atherton receives great service from the fire district. “The fire district is providing us with exceptional service,” said council member Bill Widmer. However, he said, the town has been unable to get answers to specifics about its revenues from the town and its costs to provide services to the town. “How the money is being spent? Is it being spent in the right manner and on the right things?” Mr. Widmer asked. Council member Cary Wiest, the council’s liaison to the fire district, said he was “extremely

disappointed ... that not one member of the fire district chose to be in attendance today.” Mr. Wiest said he was also disappointed with some of the feedback from district officials. “I’m disappointed with all the mud-slinging that has occurred,” he said. “It’s difficult to determine what’s true and what’s not — there’s so much crap on the wall.” “I don’t understand, if there aren’t any issues, why there’s a reluctance by district to simply sit down and provide the information,” he said. Like several other council members, Mr. DeGolia said he thought

some comments by fire district officials were “just extremely immature and a direct attack on the council.” “I feel personally insulted,” he said. Fire board member Peter Carpenter had accused the town of looking at the fire district as a way to pay for its new civic center. He wrote on the Almanac’s Town Square forum that Atherton’s city manager had decided the fire district “is where the money we need is and they won’t just give it to us so let’s see if we can intimidate them with a public hearing and then blackmail them into ‘sharing their tax revenue with the Town.’” Mr. DeGolia said there is no issue that he and the council have been more responsible about than the management of the town’s fisSee FIRE DISTRICT, page 6

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Centennial celebration The Menlo Park Library celebrated its centennial on Saturday, Sept. 10, with costumes and settings depicting various literary works, from “Alice in Wonderland� to “Treasure Island,� shown here. The “Centennial Extravaganza,� held on the library grounds, had performers in costume, music, crafts, library giveaways and refreshments.

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cal affairs: “I believe in bringing this issue up that our city manager did exactly the right thing,� he said. Mr. Rodericks’ staff report says that in 2015 the fire district received an estimated $13.8 million in Atherton property taxes while the town government received $9.3 million. At the meeting, Mr. Rodericks said the fire district thinks its number, based on studies it has had conducted, should be $11.8 million. The Atherton staff report says the fire district receives slightly less than 16 cents of every Atherton property tax dollar while the town receives slightly less than 11 cents. Atherton property owners also pay an annual parcel tax for town services. The funding levels are a legacy of Proposition 13, passed by California voters in 1978. The following year the state Legislature set the property tax allocations for various government entities at the

percentage they had received the year before. Mr. Rodericks’ report said that if consultants find the cost of providing fire services to Atherton is considerably less than the amount of property tax revenue collected by the fire district, the town could “discuss alternative fire service models which could include, but not be limited to, detachment from the Fire District.� Council members said that any such discussion would have to wait until after the study comes back. “I have zero interest in detaching from the fire department,� Mr. DeGolia said. Nor is service an issue, he added. “The issue is, where are our tax dollars going?� he said. The staff report suggests the town could also ask the district to share tax revenue, offer additional services or offer more “fire-related infrastructure.� “I think it’s very important that the fire district and the town of

Atherton are operating on the same facts,� said Councilman Mike Lempres. “And then we can have a conversation about what the next steps are.� In the years since the model for allocating property tax money was set up, the world has changed, he said. “It’s well past time that we look at that formula and say: Is that still right? Is that a fair and equitable formula we should be using?� The staff report says that a consultant could be hired by the end of the year and return with a report by summer 2017. The estimated cost of the study is $35,000 to $50,000. After the meeting, Chief Schapelhouman said that the fire district “has tried to be transparent with Atherton, but carving out actual service delivery to the residents in the town has never been how we look at, calculate or evaluate our services.� He said the district treats “all our residents the same, regardless of the jurisdiction they reside in.� A

Businessman Harold ‘Hal’ Knoerle dies at 62

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Harold M. “Hal� Knoerle, a businessman in Menlo Park for more than 35 years, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sept. 9 in Redwood City. He was 62. Mr. Knoerle lived in Menlo Park for more than 50 years. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to the Sharon Heights development in Menlo Park with his family when he was 6 years old. He attended St. Raymond and La Entrada schools and graduated from Woodside High School and Canada College. He attended Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo.

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Interested in electronics from the time he was a youngster, he worked at Eber Hi Fi in Menlo Park while in high school and installed high-fidelity sound systems in many homes in Atherton, Woodside and Menlo Park. He owned MovieWorld, a video rental store. At one time he had two video stores: one in downtown Menlo and another

on Avy Avenue. When the video rental business was taken over by Blockbuster, he transitioned into CopyMasters, a video-duplicating service at the same Avy Avenue location. He had many loyal customers who appreciated his skill and quick service, say family members. He is survived by his daughter, Diana Lane; his mother, Jane Knoerle; brother John Knoerle; sisters Nancy Peterson and Diane Brown; and two grandchildren. Private family services will be held.

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Menlo Park Police Chief Robert Jonsen autographs an MPPD postcard for BJ, age 5, while mother Laurie Rudd watches during a “Friday Night Lights” event in downtown Menlo Park on Sept. 9. The event is a community gathering where families can get to know local law enforcement officers. On the cover: Chief Jonsen won the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce 2016 Golden Acorn Award for public service. (Photo by Michelle Le/The Almanac.)

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Menlo Park’s Golden Acorn Awards spotlight local leaders By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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f the majestic oak is the symbol of Menlo Park, then golden acorns are — the shiny, good seeds of the city? Extending the metaphor, it makes sense that the Golden Acorn Awards, hosted by the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce, will on Sept. 20 celebrate Menlo Park’s leaders in business, tech, and public and community service and their contributions to the city. This year, the winners are: Q Public Service: Menlo Park Police Chief Robert Jonsen. Q Community Service: Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation, which raises funds for the Menlo Park City School District. Q Innovation & Technology: Women’s Startup Lab in Menlo Park. Q Business Excellence: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a Menlo Park venture capital firm. Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Fran Dehn said the

common thread linking the four winners is a strong sense of how each has added value to the community and created a “ripple effect beyond Menlo Park that makes (the city) significant,” she said. The winners were selected by a committee made up of members of the Chamber’s board of directors, she said. Nominations came from the community and Chamber of Commerce members. In all, she said, the committee received about 60 nominations, and they were evaluated based on the information given in the nomination. This will be the 40th Golden Acorn Awards ceremony, and the first after a four-year hiatus.

Police chief In the three and a half years Bob Jonsen has been working as police chief in Menlo Park, there have been significant changes in the department. One of his first goals as chief was to build trust, especially in the Belle Haven neighborhood in an effort to reduce violent crime in the area. A residents

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group was created to serve as advisers to the police department. This led to change in traffic enforcement around Menlo Park schools and strengthened neighborhood watch groups. The department began a “Friday Night Lights” outreach program, tailgate-style gatherings when kids can collect signatures from police officers and get prizes, while parents talk to officers. The department took steps to become more transparent, placing its policy manual online and, in recent months, uploading data, such as calls for service, traffic stops and police department demographics. The department developed public-private partnerships, including with Facebook, which has resulted in funding for a Belle Haven police substation and a full-time officer, Mary Ferguson, to work on crime prevention with at-risk youth in the neighborhood. “If we hadn’t developed those relationships, I don’t think we’d have such a continued trend of decline (in violent crime),” Chief

Jonsen said. He’s seen an uptick in the number of people who call to report suspicious behavior, he said. Recently, it led to the timely arrest of a burglar. From 2013 to 2014, the overall number of crimes committed in Belle Haven fell by 42 percent and in all of Menlo Park by 12 percent, the police department says. Traffic collisions fell by 15 percent during the same period, according to a city report. The decline in major crimes has enabled the police department “to focus on quality of life issues,” Chief Jonsen said. “That’s good because we’re able to open the door for community engagement.” Coming from a police career in Los Angeles, where officers had full workloads running from one call to the next, he said the slower (and seemingly slowing) pace of crime in Menlo Park has given the department the freedom to develop new programs. He said he’s been focusing on expanding services and capacity without increasing staff, and

has done so by taking officers off of general patrol duty and placing them elsewhere, such as working on just motoristrelated issues, and working with homeless and transient people to connect them to resources and find more permanent places to live. “I’m very honored by (the award),” he said. “I’ll be receiving it on behalf of the men and women of the department and people in the community. The things we’ve accomplished were not just by one individual.” A Q I N F OR M ATI ON

Awards ceremony: Winners of the 2016 Golden Acorn Awards will be recognized at a reception on Tuesday, Sept. 20, starting at 5 p.m. at the Stanford Park Hotel, 100 El Camino Real. The event will feature a keynote address by Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, and will be emceed by Mayor Rich Cline. Tickets are $125, and cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Go to tinyurl.com/ acorn068 for more information.

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Community service: Education foundation The winner of the Golden Acorn Award for community service is the Menlo ParkAtherton Education Foundation, which raised $3.6 million last year for the Menlo Park City School District and its K-8 schools: Laurel, Encinal, Oak Knoll and Hillview. The foundation, run by a board of 58 volunteers, boosts the district’s annual budget by about 10 percent, or about $1,500 per student, according to the foundation’s website. The funds go directly to the district’s general fund, which leaves it up to the elected school board to decide how to spend the money, said foundation Executive Director Susannah Hill. The extra dollars in the district’s budget go a long way toward paying teacher salaries, which keeps class sizes smaller, she pointed out. Foundation funds help pay for specialist teachers such as science aides, art and drama

teachers, and “Jeanie Ritchie Innovation Grants” that district teachers can apply for to pay for specific initiatives in the classroom. One such grant in the 2015-16 school year allowed students at Hillview Middle School to build a model of the Tuolumne River watershed and learn about the water cycle in a hands-on way. The foundation has helped fund the district’s guidance and wellness programs. There’s a guidance counselor at each of the district’s schools, and a growing wellness program that offers a support group for middle school students with behavior infractions and citizenship lessons for kindergartners, Ms. Hill said. The foundation raises money via annual campaigns and events such as a spring auction and a community 5K fun run. Money raised goes to the school district or toward the foundation’s endowment. Gains from the endowment go toward fund-

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The Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation presented in June a check for $3.6 million to the Menlo Park City School District. The students shown attend district schools.

ing professional development for teachers, Ms. Hill said. “It’s a lot of work,” she said

of the foundation’s volunteer efforts. “It’s not easy asking for money.”

This year, the foundation’s goal is to raise $3.7 million, she said. A

Innovation and technology: Women’s Startup Lab The winner of the Golden Acorn “Innovation and Technology” award will go to Women’s Startup Lab, a for-profit company, with offices at 1020 Marsh Road in Menlo Park, that offers an accelerator program for female-led startups. Since the company started in 2013, it has provided training to 80 to 85 female entrepreneurs, according to founder and CEO Ari Horie. “In order to have true innovation at a global level, we have to optimize opportunity in the world,” she said. “There’s no way we can do that without women being a part of that.” Women’s Startup Lab has focused mostly on providing educational tools and mentorships to help women succeed as entrepreneurs. The company also plans to launch its own venture arm in the coming months, which will

enable it to offer funding to the startups it helps, said Ms. Horie. As the startup lab grows, she said, it will develop three kinds of programs focused on helping female startup founders explore, grow and fund their businesses. The idea is to launch branches of the company in other locations, such as Japan, Singapore and Washington, D.C., and provide educational and networking opportunities for women working on their startups at an earlier stage. Then, when those companies become more focused on growing and seeking funding, Women’s Startup Lab would offer on-site training at the company’s Menlo Park location. What would it mean, she asked, if Menlo Park became known as a place in Silicon Valley where “we really provide a playing field for women to thrive?” A

Business excellence: Kleiner Perkins The winner of the Golden Acorn Award for business excellence is Sand Hill Road venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

The company has amassed the quintessential Silicon Valley portfolio since it was founded in 1972, and has funded many of the tech companies that

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Ari Horie, founder and CEO of Women’s Startup Lab.

have come to define the sector today: Google, Twitter, Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat, Spotify, Square, Doordash, Waze and Coursera, to name a few. The firm invests in companies that create products in the areas of “consumer digital, enterprise digital, connected devices, life sciences, digital health and sustainability,” a Kleiner Perkins spokesperson said. “We’re always looking to invest in companies that impact the world and create value.” The firm also runs paid fel-

lowship programs in design, engineering and product development that give fellows work experience at companies in the firm’s portfolio, and operates an educational blog and podcast for entrepreneurs, according to its website. “We’d like to thank the Chamber of Commerce for this award, as well as the city of Menlo Park and its residents who have been gracious neighbors for the past 45 years,” the spokesperson said. “We’re grateful for the community’s support.” A

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How rezoning could affect city’s finances By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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new fiscal impact analysis shows how plans to rezone Menlo Park’s M-2 area east of U.S. 101 to allow substantial new development could be profitable for city government. However, the same analysis, which also looks at potential development from the city’s existing general plan, shows potential negative fiscal impacts on school districts outside the M-2 area, including Menlo Park City and Las Lomitas school districts. The Menlo Park Planning Commission reviewed the analysis at its Sept. 12 meeting. See AlmanacNews.com for any updates.

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impact amounting to $4.5 million for the Menlo Park City School District and $795,000 for the Las Lomitas School District. In the Sequoia Union High School District, the negative annual fiscal impact could be $5.5 City finances According to the fiscal impact million from new development analysis by the consulting firm that could increase the student BAE Urban Economics, released population by an estimated 1,100 Sept. 8, the city of Menlo Park by 2040. In the Ravenswood City and could receive a net increase in annual revenue after expenses Redwood City school districts, of $9 million from the eventual student population would be buildout from proposed zoning expected to increase due to growth in the M-2 area, changes in the but school city’s M-2 area. finances would The proposed The analysis shows not be affectchanges are part negative fiscal ed as much of the city’s probecause those cess to update effects on some districts receive its general plan, school districts from funding from which governs the state based future developdevelopment under on the numment in the city. existing general plan. ber of students The analysis enrolled. In the compares revenues the development could Ravenswood City School District, bring to the city with expected elementary student population city expenses to accommodate could increase by 2,078 students, increased demands for services the analysis says. and infrastructure created by added residents and workers. Other points Three scenarios were examThe fiscal impact analysis of the ined. One looked at the current general plan update made these proposal, which would allow the other points: building of 4,500 residential units, Q New development could 2.3 million square feet of non- increase revenue to the Menlo residential space, and 400 hotel Park Fire Protection District by rooms in the M-2 area. The second about $2.8 million a year. scenario considered the impacts if Q The city could get the maxithe city were to halve the amount mum amount of annual sales tax of nonresidential and hotel space revenue from the first option: allowed, and the third looked at $1.6 million from residents and reducing all of the potential devel- $320,000 from workers. Businessopment allowed by 25 percent. to-business sales tax revenue estiThe city could be expected to mates vary, but the midrange get a net positive annual revenue estimate is $5.4 million. increase of about $9 million for Q The city’s updated general option one, $5.6 million for option plan at full buildout citywide two, and $7.3 million for option could yield an increase in assessed three. property value of $6.82 billion. The $9 million is based on an That would generate an additional estimate that at maximum build- $6.2 million annually in property out, the city would have additional tax revenues for the city. These annual revenue of $20.4 million numbers assume that 15 percent of and additional annual expendi- the housing units to be built in the tures of $11.4 million. M-2 area would be designated as “below market rate� and not subject to property taxes, the report Schools Meanwhile, according to the said. analysis, growth in other areas of Q Hotel taxes could generate an the city (outside of the M-2 area additional $2.6 million a year in and already zoned for develop- revenue for the city if 425 hotel ment) could have negative fiscal rooms are built. A

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Menlo Park city staff has asked the Planning Commission to OK moving the “Off the Grid� food truck gathering on Wednesday nights from the Caltrain station area to the city’s Civic Center. Caltrain has told the city that the event can no longer take place in the Caltrain parking lot. The Planning Commission

was expected to act on this recommendation Sept. 12, after the Almanac went to press. Check AlmanacNews.com for updates. City staff recommends that the event be moved to the Alma Street parking lot in the Civic Center. The event is held from 5 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays.

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Fifteen rental townhouses planned along El Camino By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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urious about what new two-bedroom units will be built development is planned as townhouses but will be for rent, for the currently empty lot Mr. Mortazavi said. The commercial space is between the Menlo Park Inn and M&R Automotive on El Camino expected to accommodate two businesses, he said. He plans Real? The previous buildings there, to use one for his business and situated between Valparaiso and rent out the other. The location Oak Grove avenues, have been is zoned for retail businesses, demolished, and according to personal services or non-medical city documents, a three-story offices. Each residence would have at building with about 2,000 square least one parkfeet of commering spot, and cial space and nine of the resi15 rental resiSix three-bedroom dences would dential units is and nine two-bedroom have two. The planned. Mohammad units will be built as c o m m e r c i a l would get Mortazavi, townhouses for rent, area eight parking owner of the spots, according Atherton-based the developer says. to a staff report. developer, PinThe plans were initially subnacle Group Corp., said he is waiting for Menlo Park’s planning and mitted to the city in July 2014 building departments to issue a and approved by the Menlo Park Planning Commission in August building permit. Once he gets the permit, the 2015. The project falls within the project is expected to take about 18 months to complete. He is hop- city’s El Camino Real and downing to get the permit in time to lay town specific plan area. It adheres the building’s foundations before to the base level of allowed development and there are plans to winter rains begin, he said. Six three-bedroom and nine mitigate environmental impacts.

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add two trips each morning and none during the evening commute hour beyond the traffic that was generated at the site previously, according to Thomas

Rogers, principal planner. The 15 units account for 2.2 percent of the city’s residential development allowed in its downtown specific plan. A

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Pending approval, the project could begin as soon as spring 2017 and will be completed in five phases over two years, said Dave Ruth, director of capital projects at Maximus. While renovations are underway, residents won’t be able to live there. There may be other units in the Sharon Green apartments available, or people may move off the property, Mr. Ruth said. Current tenants will be given first priority to move back, though rent increases are expected. “Since rents reflect the market, it is not possible to know what the market rates will be in the future,� he said. Currently, rents range from $3,200 a month for an 810-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment to $5,550 for a 1,466-square-foot, three-bedroom apartment, according to the Sharon Green apartments website. Transformation

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pleted in 1970, and, according to Mr. Ruth, the plans reflect the new owner’s intentions to “(transform) this nearly 50-year-old property into a modern, 21st-century garden community,� he said. Plans show the building exteriors would have the facades redone. On the inside of the apartments, the owner plans to repaint walls and swap out appliances and fixtures for more energy-efficient and lowflow models. Apartments would get washers and dryers, according to a city staff report on the project. The three laundry buildings would be converted into areas with kitchens and seating areas for residents to use, according to Kaitlin Meador, Menlo Park associate planner. Designs to shake up the site’s landscaping include cutting down 39 heritage trees and building an “adventure playground� for kids, a new courtyard with barbecues and furniture near the pool, and an open turf area and bocce ball court, according to Ms. Meador. The pool, spa and tennis courts would be revamped, with one court slated to be converted into a basketball court, she said. The on-site clubhouse would also undergo renovations, and would include an expanded fitness area and social area, including a natural-gas fireplace, according to Mr. Ruth. A

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College district may subdivide for voting purposes By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer

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n a move to address the potential for discrimination in elections, board members of another school district in San Mateo County are taking steps to create voting regions, or trustee areas, within the district. The goal: to improve the odds for the election of candidates to the board from under-represented communities, as required by state and federal voting rights laws. The board of the San Mateo County Community College District, at its Sept. 28 meeting, will be considering a set of draft maps that divide the district into five or seven trustees areas. Over the next few months, the board will conduct hearings for comment on the maps from the public. Dates have not been set, but one meeting will be in the vicinity of Canada Community College in Woodside. A final decision by the board is set for 2017. The college district includes all of San Mateo County. Of the 718,450 residents, about 42 percent (303,610) are white,

25.4 percent (182,500) are of Latino descent and 25.5 percent (175,930) are of Asian descent, according to a board staff report. African Americans make up 2.6 percent. At the district’s three community colleges — Canada, Skyline College in San Bruno, and the College of San Mateo in San Mateo — 12,423 students attended the 2016 summer term, according to state records. Thirty percent (3,700) of the students were of Latino heritage, 25 percent (3,070) of Asian heritage, and 3 percent (352) were African Americans. College district voters, like voters from the Sequoia Union High School District, currently elect board members at-large, meaning that voters from the entire district elect each of the five board members. The new system would have voters in each trustee area electing a member to the board; the candidates would have to live within the area’s boundaries. Both school districts represent hundreds of thousands of residents, including many who live in communities typically not well-represented on the school

boards. Because at-large elecIn a related action, the college tions tend to disfavor candidates district board reset the end dates from under-represented com- of member terms, extending munities, such election methods them a year to expire in 2018 potentially conflict with state and 2020. The Sequoia board is and federal voting-rights laws. considering this step. The boards of both school Unlike the high school district, districts have hired demog- which has been threatened with raphers to a lawsuit from propose maps a civil rights that divide group if it does Under-represented the districts not change its communities could into trustee election methareas that meet ods, the college have a place on the voting-rights district is not governing board. standards. The under pressure, areas must be board Presiof nearly equal populations, be dent Dave Mandelkern said. compact and contiguous, follow “We are doing this on our own natural and man-made bound- initiative,” he said. aries, and respect communities Several years ago, the board of interest, including income considered dividing the district level, school-attendance area in this way, but the motion failed and neighborhoods. on a 3-2 vote, Mr. Mandelkern said. Today, with a board that includes Maurice Goodman, Further action Since election turnouts are an African American, “there higher in even-numbered years, did seem to be a majority ... that both districts have opted to could be open to this change, to switch from their current odd- at least consider it,” Mr. Mannumbered year elections, also delkern said. required by law, and both are on track to make the November Range of choices 2018 election the first use of the Cooperative Strategies, a new system. demographic services company,

prepared a report that included the draft maps. Of the eight maps, five divided the district into five trustee areas, and three divided the district into seven areas. All the maps show white pluralities in a majority of trustee areas: three in five-area maps, and four in seven-areas maps. Areas with Latino pluralities show up in six of the eight drafts, including two each in two seven-area maps. Areas with Asian pluralities appear in all eight drafts, mostly around Daly City. At the public hearings, the board will likely present three maps. “We want to give voters a range of choices, but not an overwhelming range of choices,” Mr. Mandelkern said. The maps link trustee names to proposed areas, as if the maps were drawn to include them. And they were. “Respecting incumbency if possible” is a map-drawing guideline and instrumental to finding “the right way to create some institutional memory and continuity,” Mr. Mandelkern said. The packet containing the report is not available online. A

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Nicholas Colasanti, vice principal, teacher A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 435 Monterey Blvd. in Capitola, for Nicholas “Nick� Colasanti, who was a teacher, counselor, coach and vice principal at Hillview School for 36 years. Mr. Colasanti died Aug. 30 at the age of 87. Born in Weehawken, New Jersey, he graduated from Cliffside Park High School, where he played football and baseball

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Men’s shoe, clothing shop opens By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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t’s hard to miss the shiny gold lettering announcing one of Menlo Park’s newest additions to Santa Cruz Avenue: a men’s shoe and clothing shop called Brogue. Owned by Fremont resident Mack Yuan, the shop opened in April. Mr. Yuan, who previously ran a clothing website, said he was inspired to open the store by the absence of places to shop for a shoe brand he liked. “Actually, I’m a big fan of the brand Alden,” he said, referring to a high-end New Englandbased shoe manufacturer. He said he knew there were other fans of the brand around the area, but that it had no outlet south of downtown San Francisco in the Bay Area. After looking in other towns, he said, he settled on Menlo Park, which he described as a “charming town,” to launch his business, The pace of business is slower than it might be in booming Palo Alto, and the clients are perhaps a few years older, he said, but added, “We love (it) here.” The store sells items handmade in the U.S., he said. Not everyone will recognize the brands he’s selling, he said, but the items for sale are “the highest quality stuff.” Featured brands include Alden shoes, Robert Talbott shirts, Pendleton textiles, Col.

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Brogue, a men’s shoe and clothing shop in Menlo Park, sells items hand-made in the United States.

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few years from now, if technology at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District develops as planned, responses to fire emergencies are likely to include a cameraequipped drone taking to the skies from the fire station on Chilco Street. After using its own guidance system to locate the nearest arterial — a major road or railroad — the drone would follow a grid and fly itself to the scene, where it would transmit aerial views of the incident to firefighters. These proposals are part Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman’s three-year plan for the district, contained in a report entitled “Rise of the Machines,” recently presented to the district’s Board of Directors as an update. Major items in the program, such as an autonomous drone and docking station, will require approval by the board, the chief said. Mr. Schapelhouman is also thinking about a device for the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on Sand Hill Road: a fire-detecting robot — custom built with the district’s collaboration, the chief said — stationed in the two-mile-long tunnel that houses the electron accelerator. Fighting a fire underground in this 1960s-era tunnel is

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The Menlo Park fire district owns one drone and plans to buy two more. Under the chief ’s proposals, the district’s capabilities would expand to include visual tracking of moving objects, collision avoidance, a capacity to carry See DRONES page 22

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a payload of up to 6 pounds, and an infrared camera that detects objects on the ground based on their temperature. There are plans to fly at night, over crowds and, controlled by small hand-held devices, indoors — all activities not currently allowed by the FAA. The district will be working with the FAA to develop rules, policies and procedures, in part to maintain the trust of the public, the chief said. “We don’t want to blow up our program before it ever gets off the ground,� he said. “How do you run a program like this if you lose the public’s trust or you create a dilemma with an accident?� He noted the public outcry in 2014 in Alameda County and the city of San Jose when

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law enforcement authorities bought drones without giving the public a sufficient opportunity to weigh in, the chief said. “We want to be as responsible and as practical and as efficient as you can be� in getting the program going, he said. Part of that is determining public sentiment about unmanned aerial vehicles overhead that may be equipped with cameras, he said. Drones were discussed in October 2014 at a board meeting, followed by a detailed implementation plan that included obtaining the FAA certificate, arranging for insurance, operator training and developing procedures, the chief said. “We slowed down and ... did the public process first,� he said. “It shows that we’re moving forward, but we’re not taking a great leap.� A

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Nasreen Hussain visits with a kindergartner during her first day as Sacred Heart Schools’ new early childhood education director.

New early childhood education director at SHS Nasreen Hussain has been named the new early childhood education director for Sacred Heart Schools’ preschool and kindergarten in Atherton. The school serves approximately 1,190 preschool through twelfth-grade students. Ms. Hussain was most recently a kindergarten to fourthgrade literacy specialist for

Whitby School in Greenwich, Conn., and has more than 20 years of experience as an educator in independent and private schools in the U.S. and Pakistan. Ms. Hussain was a founding head teacher for the International School in Karachi and The School at Columbia University (a private K-8 school).

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New date for polo event Due to field conditions, the Bay Area Lyme Foundation of Portola Valley has postponed its annual Polo for Lyme charity luncheon from Sept. 11 to Sunday, Oct. 2. The event will take place from noon to 4 p.m. at the Menlo Circus Club, 190 Park Lane in Atherton. Two teams of polo players named the Ticks and the Cures will face off to raise money for Lyme disease research. The fundraising goal is $50,000. There will be a silent auction,

prizes for the fanciest polothemed hats and pants, and a champagne divot stomp to tamp down the playing field. Those with the Stanford-based Lyme Disease Working Group will talk about its research, and the foundation’s scientific team will be on hand, too. Go to bayarealyme.org to buy ticket at $100 apiece until Sept. 30.

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Menlo couple lauded for helping public relate to science By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer

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hocolate. Encountering the word alone can raise expectations of a celebration for the taste buds and other pleasant feelings, as some reading this sentence may have just experienced. But suppose you’re chemists talking about chemistry, a deep science, to the general public, as Menlo Park residents Howard and Sally Peters do. You’re probably in need of a device to get people listening and interested. Chocolate, which has chemical properties, may be just the thing. It’s worked out for the Peters. In recognition of nearly 20 years of talks and lectures about chocolate, its history and its chemistry, the American Chemical Society named Mr. and Mrs. Peters recipients of the 2016 Helen M. Free Award for outstanding public outreach. The Peters, also known as Mr. and Mrs. Chocolate, have made their presentation, “Chocolate — Food of the Gods,” at churches, science clubs, children’s museums and schools in communities around the United

States. They’ve also appeared at ocean cruises from time to time. Their presentation includes handing out to the audience chocolate samples and raffle tickets for a chance to win a 10-pound bar of chocolate, often Guittard chocolate made in Burlingame. In their talk, the Peters spend some time on the making of chocolate in the past and today. Chocolate’s history begins among the early inhabitants of the Americas. It is they who figured out how to make chocolate edible by allowing the pods to ferment under a blanket of leaves, Mr. Peters told the Almanac. Like chocolate, caffeine is associated with warm feelings of anticipation, and the Peters go into some detail about the similarities between the chemistry of chocolate and that of other stimulants, including coffee and tea. Small creatures are important players. A tiny midge is essential to pollinating chocolate plants, and a fungus fatal to the cacao tree is currently threatening chocolate’s future, Mr. Peters says. The fungus is spreading as the

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The death penalty: End it, don’t try to ‘mend’ it By Henry Organ Retired Stanford Development Officer Henry Organ has lived in Menlo Park for more than 40 years. He was a member of the San Mateo County 2010 Charter Committee.

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here are two initiatives on the November ballot pertaining to the death penalty. Briefly, one is to replace the death penalty with life without the possibility of parole, and is retroactive to those sentenced to death (Proposition 62). The other initiative seeks to “...mend, not end...” the death penalty (Proposition 66). Governments should not be in the business of taking lives, but saving and enhancing them. There are modern-day measures available to protect the public from those found to be a future threat to life through nonlethal means. Retribution is not moral justification for taking life, even that of a confessed murderer. Vengeance is not a state’s right or privilege.

LE TTE R S Our readers write

Unnecessary delays in Windmill School approvals Editor: The approval process for the Windmill School project at 900 Portola Road appears bogged down unnecessarily in Portola Valley town government . Having served on the ASCC for several years, I understand the procedure. As a neighbor to the new school site, I have been wellinformed about the planning for many years by Windmill School.

GUEST OPINION The suggestion that the death penalty be perfected, made errorfree, by legislative mending is mendacity. The suggestion that the appeal process can be abbreviated without creating an imbalance on the scales of justice is lacking in honesty and jurispru-

However, the Planning Commission approval now involves conditions not required of other applicants that could set unfortunate precedents. Time is taken in meetings with questions already answered in briefing documents. There is a focus on Portola Road parking for events that could occur during the year, yet no one bats an eye with church parking every Sunday or the frequent overflow from Village Square in the same location. There was some controversy involving the property a few years ago when the town was seeking to purchase it, but we should be beyond that. Windmill is not some outside devel-

dence. Why the rush to “final” judgment? And, the death penalty can never be included in the spectrum of justice; the two concepts are incompatible. The state should accept the seasoned and reasoned conclusion of the late Justice Harry Blackmun: Stop “tinkering with the machinery of death.” He had referred to the death penalty as an “experiment” that has failed. Why this thirst for accelerating final judgments, when there is no evidence that it is a deterrent, and thus is nothing more than plain retribution and vengeance? Financial cost should never be at the crux of discussions, or votes, on the death penalty. No cost saving, not one dollar or trillions, is worth a single inmate’s life, even if that

oper building to the maximum allowed and then asking for further concessions, but is a local preschool that has operated in Portola Valley for 60 years. The comprehensive proposal has been developed by local volunteers who have been guided by the general plan since day one. Let’s get on with it. Bud and Lynn Eisberg Wyndham Drive, Portola Valley

Building a school? Build staff housing Editor: The profusion of new school building and remodels should

Looking back Before there was the Ladera community, there was the Burke residence, located between the ends of North Balsamina and North Castanya, according to the Portola Valley history book “Life on the San Andreas Fault,” by Nancy Lund and Pamela Gullard. Frank and Mary Ann Burke raised horses and cattle on their ranch at the site. They left in 1897, and the house was leased, then abandoned, and eventually labeled haunted, the historians write. “No trace remains,” the book notes. Photo courtesy San Mateo County History Museum

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inmate is factually not innocent. At its core, the death penalty is morally bankrupt, unconstitutional, and eternally flawed. It is always susceptible of taking an innocent life. The California District Attorneys Association is an active participant in originating and lobbying for Proposition 66 to mend the death penalty. This is questionable and troublesome, ethically, given the basic mission of district attorney offices to engage in law “enforcement,” not law “formation,” an important distinction. It is noted that the current president of the association is the district attorney of San Mateo County. Vote yes on Proposition 62. Vote no on Proposition 66, please. End, don’t try to mend, the death penalty.

include adding second floors or additional on campus buildings, to be used for the teachers’ housing. On-campus housing could be profoundly affordable, eliminate commutes, and promote a university-like atmosphere on campus. Don’t all the universities have their own on-campus housing for teachers? Bruce Adornato Sand Hill Circle, Menlo Park

To Kallie’s rescuer: a bouquet of thanks Editor: Recently, a friend’s dog ran away from my house. Another friend and I searched up and down the street with flashlights and drove around my neighborhood searching for “Kallie,” a 14-year-old English springer spaniel. We notified the Atherton Police Department and Adobe Animal Hospital of her disappearance. Thanks to a “Good Samaritan,” the dog was found and dropped off with the Palo Alto police. They in turn contacted the owner. The owner and I would like to thank the rescuer for caring enough about animals to make certain that Kallie was safe. The world needs more good citizens like this person. Thank you, thank you! Beverly Browne Marsh Road, Atherton

Homage to Martha Editor: August 13 was the end of an era, with the closing of Martha’s Pastries and the beginning of retirement for Martha Merz. After 28 years of providing tasty baked goods, supporting the community by hiring local high school and college students, and donating her leftovers to lowincome people, she deserves a rest. She is a very caring person, providing friendship to her many customers. We were so happy to see that she received the Almanac’s Readers’ Choice Award in 2016. This is a fitting tribute to a hard-working woman. Enjoy your retirement, Martha! Lois and Dimitry Holl Park Drive, Atherton

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Bruce Halperin, M.D., Woodside resident Woodside resident Dr. Bruce D. Halperin died unexpectedly from cardiac arrest on Sept. 8 while hiking in Montana with his wife, Valerie Halperin. He had recently celebrated his 63rd birthday. Dr. Halperin was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. He and his two younger brothers, Irwin and Larry, were raised by their parents, Murray and Estelle Halperin, in Peekskill, New York. Dr. Halperin graduated from the University of Michigan and Yale University School of Medicine before completing his residency in anesthesiology and a critical care fellowship at Stanford University in 1983. After completing his training in 1984, Bruce joined the Associated Anesthesiologists Medical Group (AAMG). He remained active at Stanford for the past three decades, including working as an adjunct clinical associate professor, lecturing in the residency program and serving on hospital committees. After an around-the-world trip in 1985, Bruce and Valerie Hal-

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perin settled in Woodside. They have been married 32 years. One of his partners said that after hearing of Dr. HalDr. Bruce Halperin perin’s death, at the end of a day of surgery, “several of us sat in the break room and shared our thoughts about Bruce, which inevitably led to laughter. Everything about that man was upbeat and positive. “He made everyone feel important, and when he walked into a room the mood immediately lightened. What’s more, he had a great can-do attitude that made you feel like any problem you had could be surmounted, with his help. Many, many people will miss him deeply.” A private celebration of his life is planned.

John Curtis Shenk, 74 A celebration of the life of John Curtis Shenk of Atherton will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at Menlo Church, 950 Santa Cruz Ave. in Menlo Park. Mr. Shenk died Sept. 1 at the age of 74. A commercial mortgage broker, he founded Argus Financial Corp. in San Mateo in 1982. For 16 years, he coached AYSO soccer and Little League baseball teams in Menlo Park. He launched a Sunday school program for junior high boys at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (now Menlo Church), where he was a teaching elder.

He also served on the board of Menlo College. Survivors include his wife, Sheri Smith Shenk, w hom he John Shenk married in Menlo Park in 1964; four sons, John, Geoffrey, Andrew and Peter; sister Jody Petersen; brother Robert; and nine grandchildren. Go to tinyurl.com/shenk722 to see the full obituary in Lasting Memories, where you can leave remembrances.

Mass for Antonette Kavanaugh A Mass will be celebrated at St. Raymond Church in Menlo Park at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16, for Antonette “Lil” Josephine Kavanaugh, who died Sept. 9 at Webster House in Palo Alto. She was 86. Viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, at St. Raymond, followed by the rosary. Born in Netcong, New Jersey, she moved to California in 1951 after marrying Clarence Kavanaugh. They were married for 42 years until his death in 1993. A registered nurse at Stanford Hospital, she was later a school nurse at St. Joseph’s School in Atherton. She also served as

a volunteer at the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop for many years. She was active in the Antonette community as Kavanaugh a member of the Menlo Park Historical Association, ICF, Serra Club, and Children of Mary. She was a founding member of the Nursing Mothers Council. Survivors include her children: Patty, Betsy, Tom, Kathy, Mary Ann, Joe, Maureen and Marie; her sister, Joyce Getchius of New Jersey; 32 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

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Rendering of proposed mixed-use development at 1275 El Camino Real.

New plan for Park Theatre site The Menlo Park Planning Commission was expected to consider Sept. 12 an application for an architectural control permit for a proposed mixed-use development at 1275 El Camino Real, the former site of the Park Theatre. The meeting occurred after the Almanac’s press time. Check AlmanacNews.com for updates.

Q P OLIC E C ALLS This information is based on reports from the Menlo Park Police Department. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considered innocent unless convicted. Police received the reports on the dates shown. MENLO PARK Residential burglaries: Q Someone entered a home on Sharon Park Drive and stole a gold necklace, emeralds, $500 in cash, $300 in foreign currency and U. S. savings bonds. Estimated loss: $29,100. Sept. 9. Q A resident of Sand Hill Circle told police that, in a cold case, someone went through her jewelry collection and stole two brooches. Estimated loss: $11,500. Aug. 29. Q A burglar entered an unlocked garage on Hollyburne Avenue and stole two tablet computers, an e-book reader and a shopping bag. Estimated loss: $1,100. Aug. 30. Commercial burglary: Someone smashed the front window of Transcriptic, a provider of robotic services in the cloud, and stole four laptop computers. Estimated loss: $4,400. Aug. 30. Auto burglaries: Q Four burglaries were reported in the 600 block of Oak Grove Avenue, all involving smashed windows. From one vehicle, the thief or thieves stole a tablet computer, shoes, eyeglasses and a backpack for an estimated loss of $1,000; the second and third incidents involved the theft of computer bags for losses in each case of $200; the fourth incident involved the theft of a backpack, a lunch bag and notes for a loss of $102. Q A vehicle parked on Crane Street and found with a window smashed was also missing a laptop computer, a briefcase, and car and house keys. Estimated loss: $700. Sept. 9. Q A burglar entered an unlocked vehicle parked in the 400 block of Ravenswood Avenue and stole a charging device, two pairs of shoes and clothing. Estimated loss: $775. Sept. 9.

City staff recommended that the commission approve the permit. The applicant (1275 LLC) is proposing to build 589 square feet of commercial space (retail or cafe) on the first floor, 9,066 square feet of non-medical office space on the second floor, and three residential units totaling 6,893 square feet on the third floor.

A use permit is sought for outdoor seating associated with cafe use. A heritage coast live oak tree located near the middle of the rear property line would be removed. The residences would include two three-bedroom units and one two-bedroom unit. The non-medical office space would occupy the entire second floor.

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the common garage of an apartment on University Drive. Estimated loss: $1,100. Sept. 8. Q A thief stole a bike parked and locked on some stairs at an apartment on Coleman Avenue. Estimated loss: $1,000. Sept. 8. Q Someone stole a bike locked to the bike rack at the public library on Alma Street. Estimated loss: $900. Sept. 8. Q A thief or thieves made off with two bikes sitting unlocked in front of the Starbucks coffee shop on Santa Cruz Avenue. Estimated losses: $850 and $750. Sept. 8. Q Someone stole a bike from the patio of an apartment on Roble Avenue. Estimated loss: $615. Aug. 29. Q Someone stole a package containing a computer monitor from the front porch of a home on Windermere Avenue. Estimated loss: $355. Sept. 8. Q A man discovered he’d dropped his wallet while emerging from his vehicle and found that the wallet was gone when he returned after five minutes to retrieve it. Estimated loss: $30. Aug. 30. Q A man entered the Beverages and More liquor store at 700 El Camino Real and walked out with a unpaid for bottle of brandy. Estimated loss: $12. Aug. 26. Q Safeway supermarket management told police that a former employee walked out of the store with an unpaid for tube of Neosporin. Estimated loss: $7.99. Aug. 27. Q A patron of the public library noticed her wallet missing from her purse and, suspecting someone standing nearby had taken it, demanded that it be returned. The suspect pointed to the wallet sitting on a shelf nearby. The wallet’s owner found that nothing had been taken. Aug. 29. Traffic accident: The driver of a 2016 Jeep Compass heading north on Evelyn Street and stopped at the intersection with Santa Cruz Avenue made a right turn at Santa Cruz and collided with a pedestrian crossing Santa Cruz in the crosswalk. Medics took the pedestrian to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after she complained of pain in her shoulders and neck.

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399 Atherton Ave., Atherton

Down a long driveway lies one of the the last carriage houses still remaining in Atherton. Two enormous glass doors open to an elegant room encompassing the living and dining areas. French doors open from this room to the library. The kitchen, a breakfast room, the family room, and a full bath complete the main level arrangements. On the second level, the sunny master suite is accented by the original roof supports. There are four additional bedrooms and and two and one half baths. Gently updated so as to preserve its unique charm, this historic property represents a once in a life-time opportunity. • Spacious living/dining room, plus adjoining library • Breakfast room and kitchen overlooking an expansive deck • Master-suite with a walk-in closet, sitting area with a wood-burning fireplace, and luxurious bath • Four additional upstairs bedrooms, one with a private half-bath, and two additional full baths • One bedroom guest house with large living area, full bath, and kitchenette • Attached, two-car garage incorporates a laundry room with storage • Property is landscaped with brick patios, outdoor spa, and outdoor living area with fireplace • Excellent Las Lomitas schools

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A Masterful Blend of Old World and Modern Panache • Modernized circa 1935 Tudor home • 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on two levels • Approximately 2,920 square feet • Fine hardwood floors throughout • Dramatic living room with cathedral ceiling and open trusses • Gourmet kitchen and adjoining family room • Spa-like rear grounds with pool • Approximately one-third acre (13,200 square feet) • Close to Holbrook Palmer Park and downtown Menlo Park • Excellent Menlo Park schools (buyer to confirm enrollment) $3,895,000 For more information, visit www.55Palmer.com

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147 Stockbridge Avenue, Atherton $21,950,000 6 BD / 6+ BA

53 Magnolia Drive, Atherton $7,100,000 4 BD / 3.5 BA

460 Pullman Road, Hillsborough $5,800,000 4 BD / 4.5 BA

16 Farm Lane, Hillsborough $5,800,000 4 BD / 5.5 BA

Hamptons estate home completed in May 2016. Approx 1.1 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds and privacy.

Constructed in 2001 with additional recent renovations, this custom home is a masterpiece of East Coast-influenced architecture.

Sky’s The Limit at Hillsborough’s 2 Acre Corridor. Opportunity to renovate, expand or build a new dream estate on one of the best 2.acre settings in recent years.

Situated up a curving, gated driveway, this Tuscan masterpiece has bucolic views of the enclave of Farm Lane.

LeMieux Associates, 650.465.7459

Geoffrey Nelson, 650.455.3735

Gina Haggarty, 650.207.5192

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197 Glenwood Avenue, Atherton $5,495,000 5 BD / 3 BA

980 Berkeley Avenue, Menlo Park $5,395,000 5 BD / 5.5 BA

3 Bassett Lane, Atherton $4,595,000 3 BD / 3.5 BA

10 Victor Park Lane, Hillsborough $4,298,000 6 BD / 3.5 BA

Magnificent Tudor estate is one of Atherton’s early treasures. More than one acre with majestic palms and heritage oaks,.

Classic, traditional appeal unfolds at this spacious two-story home in the desirable Menlo Oaks neighborhood.

Stylish Santa Barbara home offers a wonderful floor plan ideal for entertainment plus lush gardens.

Emerald Oasis at Victor Park Lane. Ensconced within a pristine cul-de-sac, this emerald oasis celebrates indoor/outdoor garden living at its finest.

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4192 Manuela Avenue, Palo Alto Price Upon Request 4 BD / 3 BA

28 Sneckner Court, Menlo Park $3,690,000 4 BD / 4 BA

2190 Amherst Street, Palo Alto $2,298,000 4 BD / 2 BA

3389 Park Boulevard, Palo Alto $1,549,000 1 BD / 1 BA + Plus guest house

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This classic, elegant home offering ~3,970 square feet is located on a desirable Menlo Park cul-de-sac street surrounded by the beauty of Stanford Open Space land.

This home is nestled on a tree-lined, nonthrough street in a prime location within College Terrace, one of Palo Alto’s most coveted neighborhoods.

Charming home originally built in 1918 has been lovingly remodeled with distinctive architectural details. Excellent PA Schools.

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Sharon Witte, 650.269.6700

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Real Estate 801 Apartments/ Condos/Studios Los Altos Hills, 1 BR/1 BA - $3295/mont Menlo Park, 2 BR/1 BA - $3425 Mountain View, 2 BR/2 BA - $2900 Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA - $4000/mo Palo Alto, Studio - $2095 San Carlos, 2 BR/2 BA - 2800

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement File No. 270368 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kindred at Home, 355 Gellert Blvd., Suite 110, Daly City, CA 94015, County of San Mateo Registered Owner(s): Professional Healthcare at Home, LLC, 680 South Fourth Street, Louisville, KY 40202, California This business is conducted by: a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Signature of Registrant: Joseph Landenwich Print name of person signing. If corporation, also print corporate title of officer: Joseph Landenwich General Counsel & Corporate Secretary This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN MATEO COUNTY on August 15, 2016. Notice - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). Original MARK CHURCH, COUNTY CLERK SAN MATEO COUNTY BY: GLENN S. CHANGTIN, Deputy Clerk CN927982 10109166 SO Aug 24, 31, Sep 7, 14, 2016 ALM

LIVE OAK STUDIO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 270451 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Live Oak Studio, located at 227 Old La Honda Rd., Woodside, CA 94062, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): TRACY A. COX 227 Old La Honda Rd. Woodside, CA 94062 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 22, 2016. (ALM Aug. 31; Sept. 7, 14, 21, 2016) LABS ON CALL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 270559 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Labs on Call, located at 401 Burgess Dr., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): PHELAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATES 401 Burgess Dr. Menlo Park, CA 94025 California This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 29, 2016. (ALM Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016) MACRINA’S HOUSE CLEANING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 270556 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Macrina’s House Cleaning, located at 1928 Cooley Ave., #59, East Palo Alto, CA 94303, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): MACRINA LASCAREZ 1928 Cooley Ave. #59 East Palo Alto, CA 94303 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3-05-16. This statement was filed with the

County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 29, 2016. (ALM Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016) GALATA BISTRO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 270574 The following Person(s) is (are) doing business as: Galata Bistro, located at 827 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): MACU LLC 827 Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025-9402 This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 30, 2016. (ALM Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016) BURI BURI PLUMBING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 270564 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Buri Buri Plumbing, located at 494 Alhambra Rd., South San Francisco, CA 94080, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): RICHARD R. CAMPOS 494 Alhambra Rd. South San Francisco, CA 94080 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on August 29, 2016. (ALM Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2016) KINGS MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 270597 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Kings Mountain Vineyards, located at 187 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside, CA 94062, San Mateo County; Mailing address: PO Box 620170, Woodside, CA 94062. Registered owner(s): KINGS MOUNTAIN WINERY LLC 187 Kings Mountain Road Woodside, CA 94062 California

This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/1/2011. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on September 1, 2016. (ALM Sept. 14, 21, 28, Oct. 5, 2016)

997 All Other Legals Proposition 65 Warning L-3 Randtron Antenna Systems operates facilities located at and around 130 Constitution Dr., Menlo Park which uses and emits chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. We do not believe that any person is exposed to these chemicals at levels constituting a health or safety risk. However, we have not made a formal determination that actual exposure levels are below the Proposition 65 “no significant risk” levels for carcinogens or “no observable effect” levels for chemicals known to cause reproductive harm, and we have not performed a risk analysis to determine the precise amount of exposure that any individual would receive over a 70 year period. Proposition 65 therefore obligates us to provide this warning to potentially effected individuals. Further information may be obtained by contacting L-3 Randtron Antenna Systems at 650-3269500 Ext. 483. (ALM Sept. 14, 2016)

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