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Community mourns death of three young friends By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer
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viewing and vigil is set for Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park to allow members of the Menlo-Atherton High School community to pay their respects to three young men, all recent M-A students, who died last week in a car crash along Skyline Boulevard in Sky Londa. The viewing at the church at 210 Oak Grove Ave. begins at 6:15 p.m. for the three friends — Matthew Edward Eric Cruz, Andrew Rogelio Gonzales and Ricardo Seneca Torres — followed by a vigil at 7 p.m., M-A Principal Simone Kennel said in a Nov. 3 email to the school community. A funeral Mass at Nativity Church is set for Thursday, Nov. 9, at 1:30 p.m. Parking will be available after 12:45 p.m. in the school’s basketball courts, Ms. Kennel said. Mr. Gonzales, who was 18 and a resident of Menlo Park, and Redwood City residents Mr. Cruz, 18, and Mr. Torres, 19, died in the crash of a 2010 Hyundai sometime overnight on Oct. 31. The car was found some 50 feet down an embankment resting on its wheels on the west side of state Highway 35 south of the intersection with Bear Gulch Road. The California Highway Patrol, which has jurisdiction over traffic accidents on state highways, is investigating and has asked witnesses to contact Officer Brian Wester at (650) 369-6261,
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Above: Fire Explorers Andrew Rogelio Gonzales, left, and Ricardo Seneca Torres attended a recent open house at Fire Station 1 in the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. Right: Matthew Edward Eric Cruz.
according to CHP spokesman Officer Art Montiel. Friends for years
Mr. Gonzales and were Mr. Torres were members of Fire Explorer Post 109, associated with the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, and Mr. Torres had been accepted into a fire service training program at a South Bay academy, district Chief Harold Schapelhouman said in a statement. Mr. Torres and Mr. Gonzales had been friends for 10 years and were into their second year together as Fire Explorers, the chief said. Chief Schapelhouman said he had been in contact with Mr. Torres recently. “I just signed off on his paperwork so he could attend the Fire Academy,” he said, “and we were able to spend
a few minutes together talking about how excited and proud he was to take this next step towards his goal in becoming a firefighter. Sadly, that was the last time I saw him.” Mr. Torres’ father, Rudy Torres, is one of the fire district’s two master mechanics and felt toward Mr Gonzales like a father to a son, according to Andrew’s mother Shelley Gonzales. Her son was “a constant” in the Torres household, she said. Mr. Gonzales was also working two jobs, his mother said, and had opened a 401k retirement account at the age of 18. He was an “old soul,” she said, who was “always smiling and positive” and who had lived “a full life.” Both young men “had the drive, dedication, motivation and level of commitment needed to become firefighters,” Fire
Engineer and Fire Explorer program supervisor Eric Mijangos said in the statement. “The untimely loss of these two young and talented individuals has shaken the other Explorers who are struggling, like many of us, to make sense of this loss,” he said. Mr. Cruz had interests other than firefighting, including computers and programming, but was a longtime friend of Mr. Torres, who he had met in kindergarten at Nativity School, the chief said. Mr. Cruz’s father Gary said the three young men had been close as boys. “Matthew loved his friends and taking care of others,” Mr. Cruz said in the statement. Phone led to the scene
The search for the men had begun early on Nov. 1 by the
fathers of Mr. Torres and Mr. Cruz and the older brother of Mr. Gonzales. The young men had not returned from a trip the previous evening to look at a car that Mr. Gonzales was considering buying, the chief said. The relatives began searching at about 6 a.m. in a fire district vehicle equipped with radios, the chief said. Along Skyline Boulevard, they discovered a phone belonging to one of the young men. They notified the county Sheriff’s Office and asked the fire district to organize a search-andrescue mission, the chief said. The mission began “immediately” with two fire district officers equipped with a drone, the chief said. The team, including deputies, assembled at Alice’s Restaurant and headed north See page 6
Menlo Park council moves ahead with district-election plan By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer
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he Menlo Park City Council is faced with what amounts to little choice when it comes to changing its system for electing council members. It received a lawsuit threat from Malibu-based attorney Kevin Shenkman in August, on behalf of an undisclosed plaintiff or plaintiffs alleging that Menlo Park current at-large voting system makes it harder for candidates preferred by Latinos or African Americans from Belle Haven to be elected to the City Council. The lawsuit threat means the city must pursue a transition to district elections — thereby limiting its liability to a $30,000
maximum for lawyers’ fees — or face paying potentially millions in lawyers’ fees in a lawsuit that no California city has ever beaten, according to City Attorney Bill McClure. So, opting for the former, the council made decisions at a special meeting Oct. 30 to move forward with that plan while continuing to look into other election alternatives. On Oct. 4, the council passed a resolution declaring its intent to change election systems. (In response to many cities across California facing similar lawsuit threats, a recent state law that took effect this year lays out steps cities must follow to obtain “safe harbor,” or protection from a suit while it changes election systems.)
The council approved funding for the National Demographics Corp., a consultant group the city has hired, to create online interactive maps and get public feedback on how district boundaries should be drawn. The consultant will look into how those boundaries might work with either five or six districts. (A six-district system would have an at-large elected mayor.) Transitioning to an alternative voting system, such as cumulative voting or ranked-choice (also called “instant runoff”) voting would require Menlo Park to change from a “general law” city to a charter city. That would require approval of voters. An election could be held in 2018 but the city’s status would not change
until 2020, according to Steve Chessin, who spoke during public comment and is president of Californians for Election Reform, an advocacy group. Timeline
Facing such threatened litigation is like having “a gun to your head,” Menlo Park Mayor Kirsten Keith said. The only sure way to avoid a lawsuit is to switch to district elections within 90 days of committing to look into it, which the council voted to do Oct. 4. That means the council is facing a Jan. 2 deadline to decide and vote on how many council members there should be and whether the mayor should be elected by fellow council members
(the current practice) or by voters. Sticking to that timeline will require public meetings during the holiday season, when people have other things going on. Getting people to participate in defining district boundaries and exploring election system options will be hard over the holidays, council members agreed. One of the big questions is whether the unnamed plaintiff or plaintiffs and their attorney, Malibu-based Kevin Shenkman, will give the city an extension to work through its traditionally more lengthy public process. Based on his conversations with Mr. Shenkman, City Attorney Bill McClure told the council See DISTRICTS, page 6
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toward Bear Gulch Road. About two miles south of the intersection, a deputy noticed skid marks on the road, the chief said. Smart-phone tracking software confirmed that spot as the men’s likely location, the chief said. They were found, seat belts fastened, in the car. While the car was upright, its roof had been “completely crushed,” the chief said. The family members held an “extremely emotional” vigil at
the car, the chief said, after which a plan was organized to extricate the men from the vehicle. Participating in the process were first responders from the California Department of Forestry and Fire, the county fire department and Woodside and Menlo Park fire protection districts as well as officers from the California Highway Patrol and deputies from the Sheriff’s Office, the chief said. The family members were asked to leave the area during
the extrication, which took about 45 minutes, the chief said. Coroner’s Office representatives, who had come to the site to transport the bodies, gave family members time to say their goodbyes, the chief said. Officers from the Menlo Park fire district then drove the family members home. “There’s a lot of love, compassion, understanding and patience being shown to them,” the chief said, adding that the firefighters are there to lean on for support
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as the family grieves “and tries to come to terms with the devastating loss of these three fine young men.” The Fire Explorer program that Mr. Torres and Mr. Gonzales participated in educates young
Little House celebrates veterans with lunch In a tribute to veterans, the nonprofit Peninsula Volunteers is sponsoring a lunch on Friday, Nov. 10, at the Little House Activity Center at 800 Middle Ave. in Menlo Park. The lunch is free to veterans and their families, with a $10 contribution recommended for others. Free transportation is available from Lyft by calling (650) 272-5040. This 90-minute celebration of Veterans Day begins at 11:30 a.m., with a program following at noon that
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he believes that so long as the problem of racially polarized voting is fixed in Menlo Park by the November 2018 elections, the city will not be sued. Chalise Tilton, analyst at the National Demographics Corp., told the council that it can put together interactive maps online that include population and demographics information that people can play with to figure out what fair boundaries might be. Districts must be based on total population, but a key part of developing where district boundaries are drawn comes down to defining what she called “communities of interest.” One measure the council favored is getting locals on board to help decide how the city should be divided. The council gave Ms. Tilton a green light to move ahead with putting together an interactive online map people can use to come up with their own map suggestions. The map programs are expected to cost at least $20,000 and are expected to be released near the next scheduled meeting to discuss reforming the city’s election system, on Nov. 29. Federal lawsuit
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adults about a career in the fire service, according to the Menlo Park fire district’s website. Members meet every two months for training sessions to gain a basic understanding of the skills needed to become a firefighter. A
The former mayor of the city of Poway in Southern California, Don Higginson, has sued the state in federal court, alleging that district elections constitute “racial
includes a guest speaker, San Mateo County Supervisor Warren Slocum. The lunch menu is chicken-mushroom Marsala with mashed potatoes, vegetables and cheesecake, according to a statement from Peninsula Volunteers. Call (650) 326-2025 to RSVP. Peninsula Volunteers Inc. provides health and wellness services for seniors, including social programs, Meals on Wheels and Rosener House adult day care.
gerrymandering.” He seeks a preliminary injunction to halt the change to district elections statewide until the lawsuit is decided. Councilwoman Catherine Carlton asked what would happen if the injunction prevails. Mr. McClure responded that a ruling may not be made for months and that the city can’t wait for that outcome to make a decision. Onc challenge for Menlo Park is that the city would use 2010 census data to draw district boundaries, but the city has changed since then. A lot of new housing has been built on the east side. About 540 high-end apartments on Haven Avenue opened for tenancy this year. More changes are coming. Facebook has proposed to build 1,500 units on the city’s east side as part of its Willow Campus. While Facebook has said tenancy would be open to the public, the racial makeup of the new residents might differ from the city’s Belle Haven neighborhood, which is predominantly Latino and African American. Facebook reported in August that 5 percent of its U.S. employees are Hispanic and 3 percent are black. The worry is that adding many new residents could dilute the power of Belle Haven minority votes. District boundaries would be redrawn again after the 2020 census. People can submit comments to the National Demographics Corp. at menlopark@ndcresearch.com. A
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Public outcry over city’s plan to hire lobbying firm By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer
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he Menlo Park City Council is facing lots of objections to a proposal by city staff to hire a Washington, D.C.-based firm, Mercury Public Affairs, to lobby on behalf of the city in Washington, and maybe in Sacramento, too. A leader of the Mercury LLC team that would work with the city, according to the firm’s proposal, is former GOP congressman Vin Weber, who is under scrutiny in a federal investigation of ties between President Trump’s campaign and Russia, according to the Associated Press. Another leader of the team, Bryan Lanza, was communications director of the Trump transition and of Citizens United, a conservative nonprofit, before being hired by Mercury LLC in February of this year. In a staff report released Nov. 2 in advance of the City Council’s Nov. 7 meeting, city staff recommended that the council hire Mercury LLC at a rate of $8,000 a month ($96,000 a year) to lobby on behalf of the city. (Go to AlmanacNews.com for updates. The council’s Nov. 7 meeting was held after the Almanac went to press. ) The Associated Press reported on Nov. 2 that Mr. Weber, a former Republican congressman from Minnesota, is being investigated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into ties between the Russian government and President Trump’s campaign. The AP reports that Mr. Weber and Tony Podesta, a “longtime Democratic operative,” were “hired as part of a multimilliondollar lobbying effort directed
by (Paul) Manafort and longtime associate Rick Gates.” Mr. Manafort and Mr. Gates were indicted Oct. 30. Mercury LLC allegedly received a subpoena from Mr. Mueller’s investigation in August, according to the Washington Post. The Post reports that the firm was asked to “answer questions and provide records regarding their interactions with the consulting firms led by Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser to President Trump, and Paul Manafort, former chairman of the Trump presidential campaign.” Reactions
When asked about Mr. Weber being named in the investigation, Menlo Park city staffer and analyst Peter Ibrahim responded, “We are aware of that,” and noted that staff planned to meet to talk about the news.
The firm is seen by staff as effective in securing federal funds for bigticket projects. “(Mr. Weber) would not be our direct contact at Mercury,” he added. The man who would be Menlo Park’s direct contact is Mr. Lanza. The City Council received many emails from the public opposing this recommendation. Betsy Nash, a member of the city’s Complete Streets Commission, wrote to the council: “As a resident and taxpayer I am stunned that our city would even consider hiring Mercury Public Affairs and Bryan Lanza. Please
Updates Go to AlmanacNews.com for updates. The council’s Nov. 7 meeting was held after the Almanac went to press.
do not execute this contract for government relations and legislative advocacy with this firm.” Katie Behroozi, also a Complete Streets commissioner, wrote: “I understand that we are looking for public funding for our muchneeded infrastructure projects, and that DC, a potential source of funding, might currently be dominated by the Trump wing of the Republican Party. So hiring a firm that can work across the aisle makes sense. But — Bryan Lanza, communications director of one of the ugliest campaigns in history? If you think he’s put that campaign behind him, do check out his current Twitter feed, in which he enthusiastically retweets his former boss’s inanity and distortions while calling our junior senator a liar.” Mr. Ibrahim, the city staffer, said that the decision to recommend Mercury LLC came after the city received 13 proposals and interviewed four firms: Carpi & Clay, Federal Advocates, Townsend Public Affairs and Mercury Public Affairs. The interviews were conducted by a panel of three city staffers: Mr. Ibrahim, Assistant Public Works Director Nikki Nagaya and Housing and Economic Development Manager Jim Cogan. Mercury was the costliest of the finalists, at $8,000 per month. Mr. Ibrahim said a big consideration was on what might work best to secure funding for the city’s big-ticket projects — adding that the specifics of what the city
Should council reconsider Stanford project? Menlo Park City Councilwoman Catherine Carlton is asking the council to reconsider its recent decision to approve a Stanford development on Sand Hill Road. The council on Oct. 17 approved a 40,000-square-foot office building at 2131 Sand Hill Road. Under the plan, the city will annex about 16 acres at the site. The annexed land includes the site of the Hewlett Foundation headquarters and the former Buck Estate, where the Stanford provost lives. Ms. Carlton said she wants the council to reconsider the project because the city subsequently learned that Stanford has proposed another development — a 155,000-square-foot academic building with a parking garage for 830 vehicles — be built near the intersection of Quarry and
Arboretum roads, closer to Menlo Park than originally planned. “I am concerned the traffic implications of the construction of this building will have adverse impacts on the Sand Hill Road corridor, the El Camino Real corridor and other streets in the city of Menlo Park and that our decision might have been different had all relevant information been available to us when we considered Stanford’s application for pre-zoning for the 2131 Sand Hill Road project,” Ms. Carlton wrote. The Quarry Road building, which would be used as office space for faculty at the Stanford medical school, was supposed to go before the Santa Clara County Planning Commission on Oct. 26, but was delayed after Menlo
Park requested more time to give feedback. It’s now expected to be considered Thursday, Nov. 16, according to Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller. According to Stanford spokesperson Jean McCown, notice about the project was given according to Santa Clara County requirements, but Menlo Park was not close enough to trigger notification requirements. “There is no new impact of trips associated with the Center for Academic Medicine project,” she said. Ms. Carlton’s request for reconsideration of the 2131 Sand Hill Road project was due to come to the council on Nov. 7, after the Almanac went to press. Go to AlmanacNews.com for news updates. A — By Kate Bradshaw
would seek funding for haven’t been ironed out yet. The City Council is interested in hiring a lobbyist to drum up federal and state funds for major projects the city can’t finance alone, such as infrastructure along and near the Dumbarton Transportation Corridor. “I don’t see this as a red or blue issue,” he said. “I think the focus is on funding, especially federal funding — how to position the city to receive that sort of funding
that is out of the scope of the general fund.” Another priority, Mr. Ibrahim said, was to find a firm that offered both federal and state advocacy. “Bryan (Lanza) brings several years of experience in the California state government,” he said. “That was a bonus in and of itself.” He said it is not yet known if Mr. Lanza would represent the city just in Washington or in Sacramento, too. A
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October 2017
Continuing the trend this year, Woodside is holding on to inventory while Atherton, Portola Valley and Menlo Park have substantial inventory decreases vs. October 2016. With the exception of Menlo Park, there were too few sales in just one month to accurately trend pricing. However, looking at 5-year average sales price trends for single family homes, Woodside is up 23%, Portola Valley is up 27%, Menlo Park is up 73% and Atherton is up 80%. There are still many active buyers competing for few homes so it continues to be a great time to sell. Contact me for more information. October 2016 # of Active/ # of Sold Homes
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35/6
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26/7
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26/11
$2,602,273
40/6
$2,115,833
Portola Valley
22/4
$5,011,875
11/8
$2,725,750
Menlo Park
62/34
$2,420,485
32/31
$2,509,759 *Small Sample sizes
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Boosting creek’s capacity to handle floods By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer
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n 1998, a major storm flooded the San Francisquito Creek and caused untold damage to the surrounding area, especially in the creek’s downstream portions. Almost 20 years later, that flood is still the high-water mark against which local jurisdictions are working to protect themselves. The San Franciscquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, headed by Executive Director Len Materman and made up of representatives from the cities of Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and Palo Alto, San Mateo County and the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is working on developing a plan to reduce flooding in upstream areas of the creek by containing excess water and diverting it to the Bay. The goal is to enable the creek and related infrastructure to handle at least 7,500 cubic feet of water per second, according to Mr. Materman. Along the creek, there are a number of flood-prone choke points. Among them are the Pope Street-Chaucer Street Bridge in Menlo Park, the Newell Road/ Woodland Avenue Bridge in Palo Alto, and the University Avenue/ Woodland Avenue creek crossing. The joint powers authority (JPA) has launched projects to improve creek flow downstream but has yet to address upstream problems. The downstream issues had to be dealt with first, so as to not worsen any flooding that might happen during the project’s construction, Mr. Materman said.
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In January, the JPA started its environmental impact study on a number of alternatives that could be pursued to provide flood protection to communities the creek borders. There are three ways to expand the creek’s capacity, Mr. Materman said, in addition to modifying bridges and widening bottleneck points along the creek, where water backs up and could spill over during a flood. The first is to detain water in detention basins. That could mean building a new detention basin or using existing sites such as Searsville Lake, Felt Lake and Lake Lagunita, or land upstream from I-280, according to scoping
San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority.
A map showing the various points where the creek falls below the 7,500-cubic-feet-per-second threshold.
documents laying out the environmental study’s parameters. The second is to contain water in the creek through excavation or building flood walls along the creek between U.S. 101 and El Camino Real. One proposal to do that is to expand flood walls from U.S. 101 to about the PopeChaucer Streets bridge.
The goal: enabling the creek to handle a water flow of at least 7,500 cubic feet per second. Third, the authority could create a bypass route for excess water. There are three areas being considered for such a bypass. One option is to build a culvert from University Avenue beneath Woodland Avenue for about three-quarters of a mile before it connects back with the creek. Other routes under consideration are to install a bypass culvert beneath Willow Road between Middlefield Road and the Bay or along University Avenue between Woodland Avenue and U.S. 101. All of those options would be
very expensive and disruptive, Mr. Materman said. Because of that, there’s some likelihood those options will be screened out, he said. In addition to those alternatives, ideas from the community that are being studied include: Q Building an underground channel or culvert around the Pope-Chaucer bridge and raising the capacity of the creek downstream. Q Replacing the Pope-Chaucer bridge with a bike or pedestrian bridge, or not replacing it at all. Q Building multiple small-scale water-detention facilities, a new pump station or a new Ladera Dam. Q Increasing incentives for low-impact development; using overland floodways; and deepening the creek channel. The draft environmental impact report is expected to be released in another four to five months. Any projects the JPA decides to move forward with would be restricted to construction between June 15 and Oct. 15 because the creek is a habitat for protected steelhead trout, Mr.
Materman said. Moving fast
The JPA wants to move faster than the typically lengthy processes for flood-protection projects. Currently, there is a parallel process by the federal Army Corps of Engineers to study the options for flood control in terms of cost-effectiveness. The results of that study are expected to be released any day and likely by the end of the year, Mr. Materman said. It’s not yet known how many of the recommendations from the Army Corps of Engineers will overlap with the JPA’s analysis of best options. Areas of overlap may be eligible for federal funding, Mr. Materman said. The JPA hosted several public meetings to gather feedback in advance of the draft environmental Impact report’s release. While the Army Corps of Engineers’ project is focused on the best flood protection for the lowest cost, the JPA has laid out other considerations to guide its selection process: reduce flooding, improve recreation and support
Commission opposes air gliders, kayak launch, dog park at Bayfront Park By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer
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Bedwell Bayfront Park in Menlo Park is opposed by most members of city’s Parks & Recreation Commission. Those are among the proposed changes to the 160-acre park, located at Marsh Road and
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U.S. 101, that have been considered in a master plan being developed by consultants from Callander Associates. The parks commission, in its recommendation to the City Council, voted 6-1 on Oct. 25
to oppose an off-leash dog park and a kayak launch. The commission voted 4-3 to oppose allowing glider airplanes in a designated area of the park. The votes came two weeks after the commission held a study session
environmental sustainability. According to Mr. Materman, it’s not yet known how much the project alternatives will cost. “I think we’ll probably have a better sense of numbers when the EIR comes out,” he said. “That’s when we can really dive into a detailed comparison.” According to environmentalist Jerry Hearn, who sits on the board of the environmental nonprofit Acterra, a priority the JPA should pursue is restoring native plants, which can provide natural flood protection, he said. Expanding the creek’s capacity while considering the needs of people and the environment is a “balancing act,” he noted. “You can’t take the creek back to prehistory, but you can make sure the ecosystem is vibrant,” he said. Another complicating factor for the project is Stanford’s as-yetunclear plans for the Searsville Dam. “They’ve been looking at their Searsville project for many years to come up with their preferred alternatives,” Mr. Materman said. “We have to assume Stanford may or may not do anything, and that the dam may fill up and spill over.” A on plans for the park. The commission gave unanimous support for an outdoor classroom at the park and otherwise recommended the City Council approve the draft master plan. That plan is expected to go to the council on Nov. 14. A
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allers, buckers, peelers, bull whackers, skid row kids and greasers — they all played a part in the colorful history of Woodside’s early logging days. At 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, an event entitled, “A Rough and Perilous Life: The Redwood Loggers of Woodside,” will highlight some of their stories, and launch the opening of a new exhibit on logging at the Folger Stable Carriage Room Museum in Wunderlich County Park. Lisa Robinson from the San Lorenzo Valley Museum in Boulder Creek will talk about what it was like when “timber beasts” roamed the area, felling some of the tallest trees in the world. Frank “Lud” McCrary, 89, with Big Creek Lumber in the Santa Cruz Mountains, will demonstrate redwood shake splitting, and Danita and Bob Gardner will play old-time fiddle music. Friends of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks is hosting the event and designing the exhibit. President Jill Daly said taking down gigantic trees led to developing new tools in the West such as the 15-foot, cross-cut saw that will be on display.
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Redwood fallers take a break from work in the Santa Cruz Mountains circa 1890-1900.
She described lumbermen arriving from the east coast, jumping ship in Monterey and San Francisco, and “violating their contracts.” “It was a tough life for this bunch of bachelors living in the woods ... they’d log off a bit and move on,” she said. Pictures depicting their shanties, tents and bunkhouses “ridden with lice” will be on display. “Most of their diet was what they could shoot on a Sunday, mostly deer; it was pretty much foraging and foresting,” Ms. Daly said.
Friends’ program director Kym Teppo said there will be a map showing where “we think there were 15 mills in the Woodside area between 1847 and 1860.” The saw mills “were pretty temporary,’’ opening and closing to follow the action. After 1860, logging activity shifted up to Skyline and over to San Lorenzo, Ms. Teppo said. The logging exhibit will include an oral history of a man who in the 1880s started out as a “greaser” — a teenager who spread tallow, animal fat and/or
water behind the oxen team that hauled cut logs along tracks made of greased timbers. In Woodside the hilly paths lined with wood led eventually to Redwood Creek, which empties into the Bay, where the logs were then transported to San Francisco. The museum is located at 4040 Woodside Road in Woodside and open on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. Go to is.gd/loggers22 to sign up for free tickets for the Nov. 12 event. A
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everal buildings along Merrill Street and Santa Cruz Avenue, near the Menlo Park train station, would be torn down and replaced with three multi-story, mixed-use buildings, according to plans submitted to the city of Menlo Park. One of the new buildings would replace the Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital. Owners of the hospital plan to relocate to a new facility in North Fair Oaks. The three proposed buildings are: Q 1125 Merrill St. This building would be 8,733 square feet and 59 feet tall. It would have office space on the first and second floors, and single residential units on the third
and fourth floors. Four heritage trees would be removed. Q 506 Santa Cruz Ave. This building would be 19,689 square feet and 58 feet tall. It would have retail space on the first floor, office space on the second and third floors, and three residential units on the fourth floor. Three heritage trees would be removed. Q 556 Santa Cruz Ave. This building would be 14,000 square feet and 46 feet tall with retail space on the first floor, office space on the second floor and three residential units on the third floor. One heritage tree would be removed. To proceed, the proposals will need to be approved by the Planning Commission, which has not yet scheduled a meeting on the matter, according to Menlo Park
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Atherton water capture facility will require scrutiny By Barbara Wood Almanac Staff Writer
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s Atherton moves ahead with designing a $13.6 million grant-funded project to capture runoff water on its way to the Bay to prevent flooding and remove pollutants, questions about problems the system and its construction could pose are surfacing. The City Council on Nov. 1 approved contracts for the preliminary design, but also heard about problems the facility might pose. Bob Roeser, chair of the
town’s Park and Recreation Committee, said while he supports the project, he has spoken to people who don’t think it belongs in Holbrook-Palmer Park. He has heard complaints about “handling toxic materials in the kids’ park,” he said, and questions about what will happen to the contaminants removed from the water. Councilman Bill Widmer asked a similar question: “Are we creating a hazardous waste site?” Mr. Roeser said it’s important to make sure the public understands the safeguards
that go into the project and exactly what it will do. “I’m all for the project, don’t get me wrong,” he said. “This is a really positive thing to do.” Mr. Roeser said the construction process will probably be “the biggest problem with it.” None of the park roads or bridges can handle large trucks, he said. The town will have to address how to “fix all the things” that get damaged by construction, he said. Residents also worry about not being able to use the park during construction, he said. Once the facility is running,
large trucks will probably continue to use the park to remove the pollutants that are filtered out, he said. Councilwoman Elizabeth Lewis said the questions can’t be answered yet. “It’s not been planned. It has to be designed,” she said. The council has repeatedly said that it will pull out of the deal if it finds the maintenance and upkeep of the facility are too expensive. The preliminary design should be completed by next April, and the council will then decide if it wants to go forward with the project. “It’s critical that we have the ability to back out of this,” Councilman Rick DeGolia said. “I’m not negative on the project,” he said. “I feel proud that Atherton’s been chosen to do this.”
cdsandmeier@menlopark.org by Nov. 17. A However, he said, “we have to look carefully at what it does to our community and the crown jewel of our community, which is our park.” The facility would help Atherton, and Caltrans — which passed the grant on to the town — to meet their share of a regional goal for lowering pollutants going into the Bay. At the Nov. 1 meeting the council voted unanimously to pay up to $550,000 to Tetra Tech Inc. to prepare preliminary plans for the facility. The council also voted to pay Interwest Consulting Group, the firm that currently does most of the town’s engineering and building department work, up to $136,200 to manage the project. (All the costs will be paid by the grant.) Tetra Tech is working on several similar projects in Southern California. A
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Ian Garrett Sears April 6, 1986 – July 17, 2017 Ian Garrett Sears, 31, of Portola Valley, took his own life July 17, 2017 at his mother’s home after a long brave struggle with depression and anxiety. Ian was born in West Hills, California. He graduated from Sacred Heart Preparatory in Atherton, where he played varsity soccer. He attended Cañada College, the Academy of Art University, and Case Western Reserve University. Ian was a wonderful loving son, grandson, nephew and cousin. A writer, painter, and filmmaker, he had a truly gifted way with animals. His interests included social psychology and political science. Ian is survived by his mother Cindi Sears, his father Lowell Sears and his step-mother Merijane Lee all of Portola Valley; his cousin Samuel Chaknova, cousin Daniel Chaknova, Daniel’s wife Mandy Sunderland Chaknova all of Redwood City; his aunt and uncle Helen and Jeff Chaknova of San Carlos; and his grandmother Isabel Sears of Orinda, California. A memorial service will be held at Valley Presbyterian Church, Portola Valley on Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. The family asks that you consider donations to Bring Change 2 Mind, Peninsula Humane Society, Nine Lives Foundation of Redwood City. PA I D
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March 30, 1919 – October 26, 2017 William Joseph Connor, resident of Portola Valley since 1956, passed away on October 26, at the age of 98. He was born in Utica, New York to Charles and Florence Connor. His Grandfather, Joseph Connor was a railroad engineer who traveled across the U.S. and decided to move the whole clan out West to California when Bill was a toddler, something Bill said he would always be grateful for. Raised in Southern California, Bill met his future wife Betsy Ferguson in High School and they were married in 1941. During WWII Bill was a pilot of a B-17 aircraft in the U.S. Army Air Corps. On his 12th mission over occupied Europe his plane was shot down, he bailed out and, dazed from a head wound, pulled the rip cord just in time to step on to land. He spent the next 5 days hiding until surrendering to a German prison camp where he spent the next 9 months until being liberated. He returned home with a Purple Heart among other medals. After the war, he and Betsy started a family. A job offer in S.F. brought the family to settle in Menlo Park then Ladera. Bill loved his neighbors and the community, even though he said it was “out in the boonies”. A family man, he was always involved in his kids sports activities and took the family on all kinds of outdoor adventures. He worked in the Insurance field and started his own insurance agencies, Allied Brokers, and later Alpha I. He enjoyed his career, clients and employees and continued working until his retirement at the age of 84. Being his own boss allowed for many years of travel with Betsy. Active and fit, he enjoyed running, tennis, volleyball, badminton, water and snow skiing. He was an avid fan and Stanford Football season ticket holder since 1953. Bill called himself lucky and said “laughter is the best medicine”. Witty to the end, some of his final words were, “Doc says I only have another 20 years”, said with a wink and a smile. Predeceased by his beloved wife Betsy in 2010. Survived by sons Brian and Brent and daughter Claire, five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. It has been an honor to have this great man as our Father, we will cherish the memories of a life well lived. A private family burial is planned. PA I D
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is free and open to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Panofsky Auditorium in the Science and User Support Building at 2575 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, according to a statement from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Seating is limited and registration is required. Dr. Blandford is the Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at
Stanford University. His areas of research also include white dwarf stars, gamma ray bursts, gravitational lensing and the evolution of the universe. Dr. Blandford taught physics at the California Institute of Technology for more than 25 years before coming to SLAC. He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a doctorate, all from the University of Cambridge. He is a fellow of the Royal Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Go to is.gd/Kavli22 for more information.
oodside Community Theatre took the cando spirit of the heroine of its latest production, “Annie,” to heart, and accomplished two firsts: raising more than $10,000 for needy children, and selling the most tickets since 1959 when the amateur company was founded.
WCT put on seven shows at the end of October at Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, selling more than 2,500 tickets overall, and selling out twice. This lively version of the award-winning Broadway musical involved a large cast of people and dogs, roller skates, jump ropes and lots of dance moves. For the first time WCT
Joy Ellen Giannini Traube April 15, 1924 - October 24, 2017 Joy passed peacefully in her home on October 14th 2017 on “Day of The Horse” celebration which she supported for many years. She is survived by her five children; Terri, Peter, Jimmy, Lorna and Bruce; her five grandchildren, two great grandchildren and one great, great granddaughter. She was predeceased by her husband,Lionel in 1993. Born in San Francisco on April 15th, 1924, they left the city for the Peninsula when they started their family finally settling in Woodside for over 40 years. She was very active in the horse community serving on both the Livestock and Trail Committees. She participated in many activities at the San Mateo Mounted Patrol and Shack Riders with her husband. She was the fore behind “The Saddlebags” a group of female equestrians who got together for various fund raising activities as well as group trail rides. She entertained extensively and her home was always considered party central for her friends, friends of all her children and extended family. There was never a time that she didn’t welcome everyone with food and lively conversation. Always and animal lover, she loved her horses and the many stray animals wandered into her life. She will be deeply missed. Memorial service will be held Sunday, December 17th 12pm -3pm., Mounted Patrol, 521 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside, CA 94062 Donations can be made to www.returntofreedom.org (Horse Rescue in Calistoga or www.sunrisehorserescue.org (Calistoga). PAID
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partnered with a charity, and at each show announced a collection for the County of San Mateo Children’s Fund. In the end, baskets brimmed with $10,013 in donations that will go toward clothing, school supplies, diapers, Halloween costumes and holiday gifts for low-income and foster children. Some audiences also heard another special announcement, that cast members had lost their voices and needed substitute singers. Steve Wilner still acted the part of Daddy Warbucks, but for two performances, director Gary Stanford hid in the orchestra pit with the musical director and sang Warbucks’ songs. Twice when Torrey Rothstein played Rooster Hannigan on stage, fellow actor Damian Marhefka slipped backstage to watch a closed-circuit TV monitor so he could stay in sync and sing Rooster’s songs for him. A
School board meets Nov. 14 The board of the Menlo Park City School District will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 14, with the open session starting at 6 p.m. in the district’s offices at 181 Encinal Ave. in Atherton. The tentative agenda includes: Hillview’s playing field and current research about turf fields; a public hearing on the initial negotiations with the district’s teachers’ union for the 2018-19 school year; special recognition of Laurel School for student engagement; the LCAP local indicator results; and an update on proposed expenditures of one-time state funds. At is.gd/mpcsd the meeting agenda and documents will be posted about a week in advance.
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Belle Haven branch library. On Monday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. at the main library, Aliarners in the oral tra- cia Retes is scheduled to tell dition, including tell- stories about Native American ers of Native American, “shape-shifters and mischiefLatin-American and Japanese makers.” She is part Mayo, folktales, will present their sto- Yaqui and Cherokee and is a certified interries for audiences pretive guide and at Menlo Park’s libraries throughThe festival will trainer, according to her online bio. out the month of include tellers of On WednesNovember. The Menlo Park Native American, day, Nov. 15, at 5 p.m. at the Belle Library is hostLatin American Haven Branch ing a month-long Libra r y, Olga storytelling festiand Japanese Loya will tell Latval, which started folktales. in American folkThursday, Nov. 2. tales. Her website Events are being held at the city’s main library describes her as a “nationally at 800 Alma St. in the Menlo recognized Latina performer Park Civic Center and the Belle (who) uses a dramatic mix of Haven Library at 413 Ivy Drive Spanish and English to share one-woman shows for adult in Menlo Park. Stories are aimed at adults and children’s programs.” On Monday, Nov. 20, at and children in elementary 7 p.m. at the main library, school and up. Menlo Park Library event Muriel Johnson will perform. coordinator and storyteller She’s a Bay-Area-based stoJohn Weaver will perform at 4 ryteller and early childhood p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the educator who has performed Almanac Staff Writer
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Clockwise from top left: Storytellers Megumi, Alicia Retes, Muriel Johnson, Olga Loya, John Weaver and the “Do-Tell Duo,” Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon are slated to perform throughout November for Menlo Park’s storytelling festival.
at schools, churches, museums, colleges and festivals and as far away as Cape Town, South Africa, according to her website. On Monday, Nov. 27, at 7
Children can visit parents in jail Inmates of the San Mateo County jail who are in custody over non-violent offenses and who are also parents of young children can now spend time
with their children in a setting designed for socializing. The Family Reunification Program allows children 7 years old or younger to have “contact
visits” with their incarcerated parents. Children in that age group have been shown to “benefit the most in their development from positive parental
Storytelling Guild in Gold Country and the Sierra Nevada Foothills. The two tell stories together and volunteer at the Women’s Empowerment Program in Sacramento. A
p.m. at the main library, Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon, “The Do-Tell Duo,” will perform. The duo hails from the Foothills Storytelling Guild and Mother Lode bonds,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. To participate, inmates are screened and must apply. “This program is beneficial to all who participate, but most importantly it will benefit the children,” Sheriff Carlos G. Bolanos said.
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he way Rhett Butler tells the story, he was inspired to become a champion of the natural environment by a childhood full of family travel to out-of-the-way destinations such as Borneo, Madagascar and Ecuador. But the genesis of his Mongabay environmental news and education website — now a nonprofit with more than 35 employees and 200 correspondents in 50 counties, and a multi-million dollar annual budget — also has a lot to do with a publisher’s lack of funding at the same time a new phenomenon called “the internet” was starting to take off.
Prioritizing travel Mr. Butler, 39, grew up in Atherton and attended Laurel, Encinal, Hillview and MenloAtherton schools. His father, Penn Butler, was a corporate attorney with lots of airline miles. His mom, Nancy Butler, was a travel agent with connections and perks. (Rhett Butler says it wasn’t only because of his parents’ sense of humor that he ended up
named after a lead character in “Gone With the Wind.” There’s also a family connection: When Clark Gable, who played the role in the movie, wanted a role model for the film “Test Pilot,” he and Mr. Butler’s grandfather, the only survivor of an Air Corps plane crash, became short-term roommates.) “My parents decided to prioritize travel,” Rhett Butler says. “Instead of going to where normal people go, like Disneyland ... we’d go to Venezuela.” His parents also indulged his fascination with reptiles and amphibians, and the rainforests. It helps, he says, that many rainforests were near nice beaches and “my mom was a fan of snorkeling.” At 12, Rhett and his family visited a mostly indigenous community in eastern Ecuador that didn’t see a lot of outsiders. “I made friends with the kids my age, and looked for frogs in the forest,” Mr. Butler remembers. A few months after returning to Atherton, Rhett saw a front page article in the San Francisco Chronicle about an oil spill on the Rio Napo, upriver from the village where his friends and the frogs lived. “The whole area was
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Rhett Butler takes photos as he ascends into the rainforest canopy in Amacayacu National Park in Colombia. He has traveled the world for his Mongabay environmental news website since founding it in 1999.
now an oil slick,” he says, with the fate of the friends and frog unknown. During Rhett’s high school years, the family visited Borneo. There Rhett met a researcher who started exchanging letters with him. (It was the pre-email age.) Soon, a letter conveyed the sad news that part of the forest they had explored together was gone — it had been leveled and pulped for paper.
A rainforest passion Rhett’s passion became sharing the story of rainforests — the biodiversity of their inhabitants, and the fragility of their existence. “I wanted to try to raise awareness of what was happening to these forests,” he says. In the meantime, Rhett had
also shown an aptitude for research and writing after being frustrated by the fact that he couldn’t find a book telling how to take care of tropical fresh water fish, the type most often found in pet stores. He wrote that book himself, and it was published while Rhett was only a junior in high school. At the University of California San Diego, he majored in biology and economics, but mostly studied finance because, as he says, “I didn’t really see myself going on the biology path.” In his free time, he worked on researching and writing a book about rainforests. Graduating in only three years, thanks to Advanced Placement credits he’d earned at Menlo-Atherton, he spent what
would have been the fourth year finishing the rainforest book. A university press agreed to publish it, and with the book edited and peer reviewed, “everything was looking good,” Mr. Butler says. “And then the publisher said, we don’t have the resources to print photographs in the book.” The book without photos “defeated the purpose of what we were trying to do,” to show the beauty, diversity and fragility of the rainforests, he says.
Nosy Mangabe It was 1999, and the internet was becoming ubiquitous, so instead of sending his book off to the university press, Mr. Butler tried something different. He posted the book online, with
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Coral reefs near Komodo Island in Indonesia are explored by Rhett Butler. There are now specific Mangabay websites for Indonesia, Latin America and India. 18 Q The Almanac Q AlmanacNews.com Q November 8, 2017
Alyson Blume, front, with Rhett Butler’s sister, Tina Butler, and a diminutive leaf chameleon on the Masoala Peninsula in Madagascar, near the island that the Mangabay website is named after, Nosy Mangabe.
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photos, as a website. He named the site Mongabay, a variation on the name of one of the places he loves, Nosy Mangabe, an island in Madagascar covered with rainforest, home to chameleons and geckos and frogs, and surrounded by coral reefs that whales pass on their annual migrations. “It meant a lot to me,” Mr. Butler says. Plus, he says, the name was unique and a search for it brought up few other websites. With the “book” out in the world, Mr. Butler joined a Silicon Valley startup called SurfWax, a search engine that he says was probably “about five or eight years before its time.” He worked on the Mongabay website on nights and weekends. And then, in mid-2003, Google began paying to place ads on websites. He signed up, and “within six months, the revenue from the ads was equal to about half my take-home pay,” he says.
Pursuing that passion “I thought, maybe I could quit my job and pursue my passion,” Mr. Butler says. He did just that, much to the consternation of his parents. “They were quite skeptical,” he says. He first expanded his website aimed at informing kids about rainforests, which he had translated into 39 languages. Then he launched an environmental news service. Although “the news service was literally just me in my apartment writing news articles,” it gained respect because Mr. Butler was “ruthlessly objective in the reporting.” “We were consistent,” he says, and he wrote a lot. Mr. Butler wrote so much, in fact, that “people thought Mongabay was a big entity,” he says, and asked him for favors such as the loan of his (nonexistent) helicopter. Becoming a nonprofit The website survived, even through the dot.com bust, but didn’t thrive. That began to change in 2012 when Mr. Butler decided to become a nonprofit “so I could go to philanthropic organizations and individuals” for grants and donations to fund more reporting projects. With a two-year grant from the Ford Foundation, Mongabay began its first project, an Indonesian news service. “At that time, I had been to Indonesia only once, and I spoke maybe two words of Indonesian,” he says. But he felt the country was at a tipping point, with rampant development destroying communities and forests.
Transparency about what was going on there was lacking, so he believed, he says, “there would be a lot of interest, (and) I could really have some impact.” Mr. Butler’s job posting for three environmental reporters brought 200 applicants in two weeks. He hired four of them, and a month later launched the Mongabay Indonesia website. A month later it was the most read Indonesian language environmental news service, he says. “It happened really fast. I think it showed there was a real hunger for information there,” he says. Mongabay also hired a network of Indonesian correspondents, many of them journalists who can’t write about environmental topics for the other publications they work for.
Duplicating success The success of the Indonesian website has since been duplicated in Latin America and, soon will be launched in India. The company now has a podcast and has recently hired videographers. “We’ve been growing at pretty much 100 percent a year,” Mr. Butler says. “It’s going to slow down, we can’t grow like that forever.” Funders have included the MacArthur Foundation, the Packard Foundation, the government of Norway, the California Community Foundation, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The success means Mr. Butler’s role has changed. “I’ve gone from creating the content, writing probably 70-80 hours a week, to almost writing nothing because I’m so focused on managing the organization, (and) strategy,” he said, as well as doing most of the fundraising. Still, in 2016 he averaged 95-hour work weeks, he says. Changes ahead But that’s about to change as well. Mr. Butler and his wife, Alyson Blume (who grew up in Menlo Park), are expecting their first child soon. “I recognize that once I have a family, it will change quite a bit,” he says. “I want to be around for my child and give him similar experiences to what I had growing up. I think it’s really important.” His parents still live in Atherton, and his mom’s still a travel agent, although his dad recently retired. One thing has changed, though. “They’re very supportive of what I do now,” Mr. Butler says. “They’re no longer skeptics.” A
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hree stories, reported by the Mongabay environmental news and education website, demonstrate the impacts of its reporting.
Clear-cutting In 2016 Mongabay reported that a company that had successfully marketed itself as sustainably growing cacao in the Peruvian Amazon was actually clear-cutting rainforest and in conflicts with nearby indigenous people. Mongabay uncovered the situation because it had partnered with NASA and the World Resources Institute to use satellite imaging to monitor changes in the world’s forests. The satellite images showed marked changes in an area that had previously been forest. When Mongabay sent a reporter to investigate, United Cacao hired a law firm. “They told us we couldn’t publish the story,” Mr. Butler says. “They threatened to shut us down.” However, when Mongabay responded with the facts it had uncovered, and pointed out to the law firm that it was violating its own stated core values by defending the cacao growers, the law firm dropped
United Cacao as a client, Mr. Butler says. This July, United Cacao declared itself insolvent, according to a press release on the company’s own website. “We’re not an advocacy group,” Mr. Butler says. “We’re just trying to do objective reporting and have an impact. It’s great to see stuff like this happen as a result.”
Illegal trade Starting in 2009, Mongabay reported that following a military coup in Madagascar, once-protected forests of valuable rosewood were being illegally harvested and sold. In 2010 Rhett Butler wrote: “Tens of thousands of hectares were affected, including some of the island’s most biologically diverse national parks: Marojejy, Masoala, and Makira. Illegal logging spurred the rise of a commercial bushmeat trade. Hunters slaughtered rare and gentle lemurs for restaurants. “ Ti mber t ra f f ick i ng , which involved armed gangs marauding through national parks, also hurt tourism, a critical source of direct and indirect income for many Malagasy, as the people of Madagascar are known.
Rosewood traders intimidated, and in some cases, beat, those who attempted to stop the plunder.” Mongabay’s repor ting helped spark a global outcry that pressured companies doing the illegal logging and shipping to stop. Eventually, the Madagascar government banned rosewood exports.
Coal plant In 2009, Mongabay learned about a coal plant planned for the tip of Malaysian Borneo, where rainforests and mangroves, which provided the livelihoods of local farmers and fishermen, and coral reefs would be at risk. Mongabay’s repor ting brought international attention to the issue, including research by Daniel Kammen, a University of California, Berkeley professor and a renewable energy expert at the World Bank, showing the area didn’t need the coal plant. The story was picked up by other media, including Time magazine, and in 2011 the Malaysian government canceled the project. Since then, they and other Southeast Asian countries have sought to use cleaner energy sources. A
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ongabay has two websites: the news site at Mongabay.com (with versions in English, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Portuguese) and the nonprofit’s website, Mongabay.org. The Mongabay sites total more than 28 million visits a year, the organization says. Other websites and publications can use Mongabay content free of charge. Kids.Mongabay.com is the website for students. It’s available in 24 languages and has a section for teachers. Travel.Mongabay.com contains photos from around the world that can be used for noncommercial purposes. Mongabay.org/about/financial-information has the organization’s annual reports and IRS 990 forms. The “Opportunities” tab on
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With Bunaken Island, near Sulawesi, Indonesia, behind him, Rhett Butler explores the tidepools as part of his research for his Mongabay website.
Mongabay.org has jobs, paid reporting projects, and internships as well as a signup for an email list with updates on opportunities. Go to Mongabay.org/donate to donate. At facebook.com/mongabay is the organization’s Facebook page, where videos are posted. Wi ldte c h . Mongabay.c om
showcases some of the technological resources Mongabay uses to monitor the global environment. A About the cover: Rhett Butler, founder of the Mongabay environmental news website, in the rainforest of Tangkoko National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia in May. (Photo courtesy Mongabay.)
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Âś&LQGHUHOOD¡ Peninsula Youth Theatre presents this musical version of “Cinderella.â€? Nov. 18-19, times vary. $24, adults; $20, educators; $18, seniors/children. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Search mountainview.gov/events/default. asp for more info. 7KH )XUWKHU $GYHQWXUHV RI +HGGD *DEOHU This comedy follows Hedda
Gabler’s journey with Medea (from Greek mythology) and Mammy (from “Gone With the Windâ€?). Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 26-Nov. 18, 8-10 p.m. $27-$35, students and seniors get a discount. Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City. dragonproductions.net/boxoffice/2017season/furtheradventures.html 0HQOR 6FKRRO 'UDPD Âś+HDWKHUV 7KH 0XVLFDO +LJK 6FKRRO (GLWLRQ¡ Menlo School will present a play based off “Heaters,â€? a 1988 movie. Nov. 16-18, 7:30 p.m. $5-$10. Menlo School Florence Moore Auditorium, 50 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton. menloschool.org/arts/drama.php
2VKPDQ )DPLO\ -&& Âś9LQFHQW¡ Actor Leonard Nimoy spent years researching the over 500 letters written by artist Vincent van Gogh and saved by his brother, Theo, using them as the basis for “Vincent.â€? Nov. 18, 7 p.m. $20-$55. Oshman Family JCC - Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. paloaltojcc. org/Events/vincent-1 3DOR $OWR 3OD\HUV Âś3HWHU 3DQ¡ Palo Alto Players presents the classic musical “Peter Pan,â€? featuring pirates, adventures and songs. Nov. 3-19, times vary. $25-$55. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305
TOWN OF WOODSIDE 2955 WOODSIDE ROAD WOODSIDE, CA 94062 PLANNING COMMISSION November 15, 2017 6:00 PM PUBLIC HEARING 7.
Cal Water Stadler Drive
CUSE2016-0009; VARI2016-0008; VARI2016-0009 Planner: Corinne Jones, Assistant Planner
Continued presentation and approval, conditional approval, or denial of a proposal to remove two (2) 60,000 gallon water tanks and construct a 250,000 gallon steel water tank, pumps, piping, and associated equipment. The proposal also includes improvements to the existing driveway, which provides access from Stadler Drive. A Conditional Use Permit (CUSE2016-0009) is required for public utility structures in an SCP zoning district; a Variance to height (VARI2016-0008) is required to permit the structure to exceed the 30-foot height limit; and, a Variance to setbacks (VARI2016-0009) is required to permit the structure within the 50-foot required setbacks. This item was continued from September 6, 2017, and October 4, 2017, to allow the applicant additional time to gather the information requested from the Planning Commission on July 19, 2017, and to further explore the option of leasing an adjacent property from Caltrans. The applicant has requested a third continuance to a date certain of December 6, 2017. Due to the number of continuances, the Town will re-notice this project. 8.
Prakash Parthasarathy and Padma Kannan 210 Woodside Drive
ASRB2017-0029 Planner: Alex Byrd, Assistant Planner
Presentation and consideration of a proposal, requesting Conceptual Design Review and Preliminary Review of a Setback Exception for a proposal to demolish an existing, one-story, singlefamily residence; and to construct a new, two-story, single-family residence with an attached garage, partial basement, and pool. 9.
Appellant: Jan Sterling / Applicant: Greg and Patty Raleigh APPL2017-0004 131 Fox Hollow Road Planner: Sage Schaan, Principal Planner
Appeal of Town staff issuance of Site Development Permit (SITE2017-0026) for a project that LQFOXGHV D UHPRGHO DQG DGGLWLRQ WR WKH PDLQ UHVLGHQFH D QHZ EDUQ SRRO KRXVH WKDW TXDOLĂ€HV DV an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU), a detached accessory structure (“smoke houseâ€?) that includes a basement (“wine vaultâ€?) with a tunnel connecting to the main residence, pool, spa, and landscape, grading, and drainage improvements. The appeal is of Site Development Permit (SITE2017-0026), which includes grading, drainage, and driveway improvements. All application materials are available for public review at the Woodside Planning and Building Counter, Woodside Town Hall, weekdays from 8:00 – 10:00 AM and 1:00 – 3:00 PM, or by appointment. For more information, contact the Woodside Planning and Building Department at (650) 851-6790. 20 Q The Almanac Q AlmanacNews.com Q November 8, 2017
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Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. paplayers.org/ on-stage-now 3HDU 7KHDWUH œ$Q (QHP\ RI WKH 3HRSOH¡ The story of an altruistic man undermined by people concerned with profit, the moral dilemmas inherent in whistleblowing and the nature of truth itself. $15, previews; $35, opening; $32, regular. Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida, Mountain View. thepear.org
Concerts
0DUFXV 6KHOE\ 7ULR Bay Area Jazz veteran Marcus Shelby and the Marcus Shelby Trio blend music and activism. Nov. 11, 7:30 p.m. Free. Tateuchi Hall, Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. arts4all.org/events/ marcus-shelby-trio 0RQWURVH 7ULR 6KRVWDNRYLFK %HHWKRYHQ DQG %UDKPV Virtuoso pianist Jon Kimura Parker and former Tokyo String Quartet members, violinist Martin Beaver and cellist Clive Greensmith, perform a program of Shostakovich, Beethoven and Brahms. Nov. 12, 6-8 p.m. $20-$52; discounts for under-30s. The Center for Performing Arts, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton. musicatmenlo.org/win/?evt=1349 6WDQIRUG 3KLOKDUPRQLD )DOO &RQFHUW The Stanford Philharmonia presents works by Anthony Burgess, Schubert and Mozart performed by the husband-wife duo Owen Dalby and Meena Bhasin. Nov. 12, 2:304:30 p.m. $10-$25, $5 discounted with advance purchase. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. Search events.stanford.edu for more info. 6WDQIRUG :LQG 6\PSKRQ\ )DOO &RQFHUW Stanford Wind Symphony, directed by Giancarlo Aquilanti, will performs its Fall Concert. Nov. 10, 7:30-9 p.m. $10$20, $5 discounted with advance purchase. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. music.stanford.edu/events/ stanford-wind-symphony-fall-concert-0
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&ROODJH 9RFDO (QVHPEOH A program of pieces that will include works by Whitacre, Taylor, Ellington and more. Nov. 19, 4-6 p.m. $15, suggested donation. St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. stbedesmenlopark.org/arts-series/
Festivals & Fairs
3RUWROD 9DOOH\ )DUPHUV¡ 0DUNHW This weekly farmers market offers farm produce, berries, local eggs and more. Year-round, 2-6 p.m. (2-5 p.m. winter). Free. Portola Valley Town Center, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley. pvfarmersmarket.com
Talks & Lectures $QG\ :HLU $UWHPLV /DXQFK 3DUW\ Author Andy Weir, author of “The Martian,� is back with a new novel. Nov. 20, 7:30-9 p.m. $10-$40; student, general and premier
‘Beautiful Horses’ Menlo Park photographer Merrie Asimow is exhibiting “Beautiful Horses� and “Unique Places� at Gallery 9 at 143 Main St. in Los Altos during November. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday.
tickets available. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Search brownpapertickets.com for more info. $QQXDO 0HPEHUVKLS 0HHWLQJ The Menlo Park Historical Association’s meeting will feature keynote speaker Carmen Blair on the topic “Prohibition in San Mateo County.� Nov. 19, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. -HVVH (LVLQJHU ZLWK $QJLH &RLUR Angie Coiro sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jesse Eisinger to discuss the history of the financial collapse and his new book, “The Chickenshit Club.� Nov. 10, 7:30-9 p.m. Free, RSVPs requested. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. brownpapertickets.com/event/paonline/3076664
Museums & Exhibits 7KHDWULFDO 3UHVHQWDWLRQ DW +LVWRU\ 0XVHXP Fuse Theatre Ensemble will present several theater pieces inspired by exhibits at the San Mateo County History Museum. Nov. 18, 1-2 p.m. Free. San Mateo County History Museum, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. historysmc.org/events/docket-fuse-theatre
Film $IWHUQRRQ 7HD ZLWK 7DXQ DW /LWWOH +RXVH Taun Relihan hosts the documentary film “Vermeer, Master of Light.� Nov. 15, 2 p.m. $5. Little House Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave, Menlo Park. penvol.org/littlehouse
Outdoor Recreation %LUG ZDON DW %HGZHOO %D\IURQW 3DUN Friends of Bedwell Bayfront Park and Sequoia Audubon Society will be hosting a beginner bird walk to see wintering ducks, shorebirds and other animals. Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Bedwell Bayfront Park, 1600 Marsh Road (at Bayfront Expressway), Menlo Park. friendsofbayfrontpark.org/ calendar.htm
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:HHNGD\ +LNH ZLWK WKH )ULHQGV A 4-mile hike from Richards Road to Crystal Springs Trail and up to Canyon Trail, returning on Campground Trail. The group meets at Zwierlein trailhead. Rain or shine. Nov. 15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $6, parking fee. Huddart Park, 1100 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside. huddartwunderlichfriends.org/ events/75-come-hike-with-the-friends
Teens 6RFLDO 0HGLD :HOOQHVV IRU 7HHQV $QD +RPD\RXQ Educator Ana Homayoun looks at the intersection of teens and technology with her new book: “Social Media Wellness: Helping Teens and Tweens Thrive in an Unbalanced Digital World.� Nov. 8, 7:30-9 p.m. Free, RSVPs requested. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Search brownpapertickets. com for more info.
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Q P O LI C E C A LL S These reports are from the Menlo Park and Atherton police departments. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considered innocent unless convicted. Police received the reports on the dates shown. ATHERTON Thefts: Q A locked silver-and-neon-green men’s mountain bike was stolen from Menlo-Atherton High School near Middlefield Road and Oak Grove Avenue. No estimate on losses. Oct. 18. Q A neon-green fixed-gear bicycle was stolen from a bike rack near G Wing on the campus of M-A High School at 55 Middlefield Road. Oct. 27 Q Someone stole a rose gold smartphone from a side pocket on a backpack during a break at M-A High. Oct. 27. Q A rose gold smartphone was stolen from a bathroom in the G Wing at M-A High. A subsequent tracking ping located the phone in the area of Third Avenue and Park Road in Redwood City. Oct. 28. Q A passport was stolen from mail delivered to a home on Spencer Lane. Oct. 29. Q A surveillance video shown someone stealing several packages from the front of a home on Isabella Avenue. Oct. 29. MENLO PARK Commercial burglary: Someone kicked in the front door of J. Maliksi & Associates on Menlo Avenue and stole a laptop computer. Estimated loss: $1,500. Oct. 23. Auto burglaries: Q A burglar smashed a window on a vehicle parked at Bedwell Bayfront Park on Marsh Road and stole an envelope from a backpack. Estimated loss: $7,000. Oct. 20. Q Someone smashed a window on a vehicle parked in the 2400 block of Sand Hill Road and stole a tote bag containing paperwork. Estimated loss: $20. Oct. 26. Thefts: Q A laptop computer that had been scanned into the system at FedEx’s Haven Avenue offices for shipment did not arrive at its destination. Estimated loss: $2,700. Oct. 25. Q A thief entered an unlocked vehicle parked on Felton Drive and stole clothing, jewelry, keys and documents. Estimated loss: $1,420. Oct. 30. Q A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked on Felton Drive. In the purse were a wallet with $5 inside and a cellphone. Estimated loss: $305. Oct. 30.
Q A purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked on Pine
Street. Inside were the owner’s wallet, credit cards, driver’s license, Social Security card and cellphone. Estimated loss: $988. Oct. 25. Q Someone stole a wallet containing $900 in cash from an unlocked vehicle parked in the 1100 block of Santa Cruz Avenue. Estimated loss: $955. Oct. 31. Q A bike was stolen from the front yard of a home in the 600 block of Willow Road. Estimated loss: $700. Oct. 22. Q A bicycle was stolen from the front porch of an apartment on San Antonio Street. Estimated loss: $600. Nov. 2. Q Two women were seen “shoveling� hygiene and beauty products into large bags at the CVS pharmacy at 700 El Camino Real and leaving the area in a gray Ford Mustang with black paper license plates and yellow lettering. Police described the women as black and in their 20s, one with long brown hair and wearing a pink jumpsuit and the other with long black hair and wearing purple jogger pants with white stripes and a white tank top. Estimated loss: $500. Oct. 28. Q Someone rummaged through an unlocked vehicle parked on East O’Keefe Street and stole a gate opener, a flashlight, trunk netting and the knob from the vehicle’s gear selector. Estimated loss: $304. Nov. 1. Q A surveillance camera captured images of a person stealing a surveillance camera from outside a residence on Artisan Drive. Estimated loss: $220. Oct. 28. Q Someone stole two large flower arrangements in baskets that had been secured by locks in the 800 block of El Camino Real. Estimated loss: $100. Oct. 31. Q A man was seen concealing a bottle of vodka in his pants and leaving the Beverages & More store at 700 El Camino Real. Police described the man as tan and about 25 years old, wearing sunglasses, blue pants and a gray T-shirt and talking on a red cellphone. Estimated loss: $17. Oct. 27. Q A surveillance video captured images of two women in their 20s or early 30s walking out of Beverages & More at 700 E Camino Real with three unpaid for bottles of vodka in a purse, having paid for other purchased items. Police described one woman as African American or Pacific Islander with red hair two tattoos on her chest and wearing a black blouse with a burgundy jacket and burgundy sweat pants. The other woman was described as African American or Hispanic, with braided hair and wearing sunglasses and a neon green jacket and sweat pants. Estimated loss: $42. Oct. 28.
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Owner of mailbox service given notice to vacate The owner of the Woodside Mail Office, which offers some 300 private mailboxes in the Woodside town center, has notified customers that negotiations with her landlord for a lease extension have come to a halt. Betine Lee, who says she has been a tenant at 2995 Woodside Road in Woodside for 34 years, told the Almanac that the property owner gave her a 30-day notice on Oct. 9 to vacate the property. The bright side, she said in a flyer she gave customers, is a possible opportunity to move to a retail location nearby, but that place wouldn’t be available until after the first of the year. Her goal, she said, is to keep her
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he relationship between Menlo Park and 40,000-square-foot office building project at 2131 Stanford has at times over the years hit some Sand Hill Road on a 3-2 vote, with Ms. Carlton bumps in the road as the two parties negoti- supporting the plan. But since that vote, the city ated development and expansion issues. The request learned that Stanford was seeking approval of a by City Councilwoman Catherine Carlton for the 155,000-square-foot building near the intersection council to reconsider its recent approval of a Stan- of Quarry and Arboretum roads — a project that ford project at 2131 Sand Hill Road is likely to result would include underground parking and increase the number of parking spaces by in another one of those bumps. But 585, for a total of 830 spaces. The reconsideration is the right course, EDI TORIA L development had been planned as is a close evaluation of why the The opinion of The Almanac for another location, but Stanford City Council, when it approved the subsequently changed course and 2131 project, was unaware of a second major Stanford proposal soon to be reviewed by is proposing a location closer to Sand Hill Road, Santa Clara County — one that could further worsen raising council members’ and nearby residents’ fears traffic along Sand Hill Road and nearby Menlo Park that the cumulative impact of both projects would make a bad traffic situation significantly worse. neighborhoods. City Manager Alex McIntyre has said that Menlo The council was set to vote on Ms. Carlton’s request at its Nov. 7 meeting, after the Almanac’s Park was neither consulted nor notified about the press time, but we hope her request was approved. planned new location; Stanford spokeswoman (Go to AlmanacNews.com for news of the council’s Jean McCown told the Almanac that Stanford “has already shared all information” related to the Quarry action.) The council on Oct. 17 approved the Road proposal with the city, although she didn’t
specify when that information was shared. Ms. McCown also said that it’s the county’s responsibility to notify affected jurisdictions of Stanford’s proposed projects, but in this case the Quarry Road project “did not trigger noticing into Menlo Park.” When the city did become aware of the Quarry Road proposal, just days before it was to go before the Santa Clara County Planning Commission, Councilman Ray Mueller waved the red flag; the city requested a delay in the commission hearing, and the hearing was postponed. The council would be on the right track in reviewing the 2131 project again in light of the Quarry Road proposal. But it should also direct staff to assess the inadequacies of the information flow between the city and Stanford that have led to this disruptive turn of events. It is important for the city and Stanford to engage in a process of development review that is fully transparent and based in good faith. Something went seriously wrong with the process in this instance, and the information pipeline needs to be fixed. A
How we’re saving $17 million and avoiding 680 million pounds of carbon emissions By Dave Pine and Carole Groom Dave Pine and Carole Groom are members of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Both serve on the Peninsula Clean Energy board of directors.
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ctober marked a full year since Peninsula Clean Energy began offering electric power to San Mateo County residents and businesses. This anniversary provides an opportunity to report on the progress, success, and future of Peninsula Clean Energy. Peninsula Clean Energy, or PCE, is a nonprofit local government agency made up of the County of San Mateo and all 20 cities in the county. PCE was formed to achieve two simultaneous goals: provide cleaner power and offer competitive rates. We are happy to report that those two important objectives have been met. In April of this year PCE completed the rollout of its service throughout the entire county and is now serving approximately 290,000 accounts, from apartment dwellers to large industry. As promised, PCE is supplying power to these accounts that is lower in emissions than that of PG&E. PCE’s standard electric power mix includes renewable energy sources such as wind and solar (50 percent), and greenhouse gas-free large hydropower sources (30 percent) — meaning PCE’s default offering is 80 percent emissions-free. By comparison, PG&E’s power derives only 33 percent of its content from renewable sources and produces more greenhouse emissions per kilowatt-hour than does PCE. PCE’s cleaner electricity is expected to avoid 680 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions after one year of full countywide operations, which is equivalent to 34 million gallons of gasoline. And PCE has the
GUEST OPINION goal of increasing its carbon-free supply by 5 percent each year, making it completely greenhouse gas-free in 2021. Peninsula Clean Energy is also saving our customers money. PCE’s default power product, ECOplus — what most people use — is priced at 5 percent below PG&E’s rates for electric-generation service. This means that typical residential customers will save just over $2 per month while powering their homes with energy derived from cleaner sources. PCE expects to save electric customers about $17 million after one year of full countywide enrollment. While all customers benefit from their share of savings, we are particularly pleased to see that large public agencies such as school districts are reaping significant savings. Peninsula Clean Energy also gives customers the choice of opting-up to a 100 percent renewable energy option called ECO100. That option costs a little more than what PG&E charges. At present, 13 of 20 local cities have enrolled their municipal accounts in the ECO100 product as a costeffective means of achieving their statemandated carbon reduction goals. Over the last year PCE has helped grow
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the green energy market by signing contracts with seven electric power-generation facilities. One of these contracts, the largest signed to date by a community choice energy provider like PCE, will result in the construction of a new 200-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in nearby Merced County, with all of the electricity dedicated to San Mateo County customers. While local residents and businesses can choose to leave PCE service and return to PG&E, relatively few have elected to do so. In fact, just 2 percent of PCE’s customers have declined service, which is the lowest opt-out rate among all community choice energy providers in the state. As a result, we have seen greater-than-expected demand for PCE’s power, greater emissions reductions, and higher-than-expected revenues. Because PCE is a nonprofit, its revenue in excess of expenditures is being used to build PCE’s rate-stabilization fund and pay off initial startup costs. These funds will also allow PCE to more quickly develop local renewable electricity projects or incentive programs for electric vehicles or energy storage. We encourage you to calculate your own savings as a PCE customer, learn more about PCE operations, and better understand how your power bills may have changed by visiting peninsulacleanenergy.com/residents. PCE is off to a great start as local residents are saving money, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and helping to create more green energy. While we have had many successes, we are just getting started in this new frontier of putting power in the hands of local residents and businesses.
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‘Tis the season to trim your trees Editor: With fall here, the days are getting shorter, and colder. It is time to get our trees and bushes trimmed from top to bottom. No one wants to live in a dark, cold dreary house when we don’t have to. Well-trimmed trees and bushes will help us and neighbors save on our heating and lighting bills — and we will also feel a greater sense of joy and be more productive. Trim now and the trees will be ready to shade us from the extra heat in the summer. Open, airy trees will also help retard vandalism. There will be fewer places for one to hide. Jackie Leonard-Dimmick Walnut Avenue, Atherton
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Remodeled Home with Amazing Views and Outdoor Space in Woodside • Four bedrooms, two full and two half-bathrooms • Located adjacent to a vineyard on a private cul-de-sac • Breathtaking views of distant hills and city lights • Spacious living room/dining room with views • Family room with kitchenette and half-bath • Dedicated theater, office, or flexible-use room • Rare lot with tremendous flat land, enormous patio, sparkling saltwater pool, separate spa, privacy, and spectacular views • Lot size of 134,818 square feet, or 3.095 acres • Gardens and fruit-bearing trees • Excellent schools • Minutes to downtown Woodside, Highway 280, Palo Alto, and Silicon Valley
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M I D - C E N T U RY M O D E R N I N M E N LO PA R K A rare opportunity to own iconic Mid-Century modern architecture in Menlo Park. Soaring ceilings with exposed beams add a sense of scale, light, and style that is rare in this price point. A large open-concept living and dining room greets you when you enter, with the dining room open to a gourmet kitchen with hand-painted travertine tiles and Shaker style cabinets. Adjacent to the dining room and kitchen is a rare oversized family room with central fireplace and access to the outdoor deck and yard. The master suite is spacious and includes a bathroom which was recently remodeled to perfection. Two additional bedrooms have access to a hall bathroom with Italian ceramic tiles. Recently refinished hardwood floors are found throughout the residence, with Anderson windows throughout most rooms. A spacious yard with verdant lawn, entertaining deck, and storage shed allow you to take full advantage of Menlo Park’s coveted Mediterranean climate. Access to excellent Menlo Park schools, proximity to Marsh Manor, Downtown Redwood City, and Downtown Palo Alto for shopping and daily conveniences, and a central location near Facebook, Google, and other major employers complete the picture. Don’t miss your chance to own the classic California lifestyle that only Menlo Park can offer. E N J OY A N I N T E R AC T I V E 3 D TO U R A N D P R O P E R T Y V I D E O AT
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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement MUNTEAN INVESTMENTS MUNTEAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275256 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Muntean Investments, 2.) Muntean Investment Management, located at 214 Cerrito Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94061, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): WINDY HILL VENTURES, INC. 214 Cerrito Avenue Redwood City, CA 94061 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 October 10, 2017. (ALM Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 2017) ELITE MOBILE AUTO DETAILING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275101 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Elite Mobile Auto Detailing, located at 597 6th Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): ANDY RAMIREZ 597 6th Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 CECILIA VAZQUEZ 597 6th Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is conducted by: Joint Venture. 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 September 25, 2017. (ALM Oct. 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 2017) ROMA DELI FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275188 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Roma Deli, located at 424 San Mateo Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): JIN SOO KANG 5 Fairview Ave. Daly City, CA 94015 HEE SOO KANG 5 Fairview Ave. Daly City, CA 94015 This business is conducted by: Married Couple. 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 October 3, 2017. (ALM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) GREEN GARDENS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275395 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Green Gardens, located at 325 Rosilie St., San Mateo, CA 94403-4907, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): RAMIREZ-GREEN GARDENS, INC. 325 Rosilie St. San Mateo, CA 94403-4907 This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/27/2002. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 23, 2017. (ALM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) EL GRULLENSE GRILL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275358 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: El Grullense Grill, located at 2525 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): TEG- CKD, INC. 513 Hurlingame Ave. Redwood City, CA 94063 #4062628 This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 19, 2017. (ALM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) TACOS EL GRULLENSE #1 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275360 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Tacos El Grullense #1, located at 1243 Middlefield Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): TEG- CKD, INC. 513 Hurlingame Ave. Redwood City, CA 94063 California (Corp. #4062628) This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on January 6, 2009. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 19, 2017. (ALM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) RAMEN SARYO HACHI FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275231 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Ramen Saryo Hachi, located at 1861 El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA 94010, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): KYOFUJI CORPORATION 1861 El Camino Real Burlingame, CA 94010 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 October 5, 2017. (ALM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) LOWKEY LIFESTYLE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275376 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Lowkey Lifestyle, located at 1596 Hawes Court, Redwood City, CA 94061, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): ISAIAH LABELLE 1596 Hawes Court Redwood City, CA 94061 DINO ANDRIGHETTO 2670 Ohio Ave. Redwood City, CA 94061 This business is conducted by: A General Partnership. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/20/17. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 20, 2017. (ALM Nov. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017) BAY AREA COMPUTER REPAIRS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275468 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Bay Area Computer Repairs, located at 824 El Camino Real #1, San Bruno, CA 94066, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): RANILESH R. PRASAD 824 El Camino Real #1 San Bruno, CA 94066 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/30/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 30, 2017. (ALM Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017) R+M DEVELOPMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275305 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: R+M Development located at 58 North Gate Atherton, CA 94027, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s):Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s): DENIS MORRISSEY 58 North Gate Atherton, CA 94027 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on 01/01/1995. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 13, 2017. (Almanac Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29) RG CALIFORNIA CONSTRUCTION FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275343 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: RG California Construction, located at 730 Barron Ave., Spc. 42, Redwood City, CA 94063, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): RIGOBERTO APARICIO 730 Barron Ave. Spc., 42 Redwood City, CA 94063 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/18/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on October 18, 2017. (ALM Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29, 2017)
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997 All Other Legals NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (SECS. 6104, 6105 U.C.C. & B & P 24073 et seq.) ESCROW NO: 21930-ND DATE: November 1, 2017 Notice is hereby given to creditors of the within named seller that a sale that may constitute a bulk sale has been or will be made. The individuals, partnership, or corporate names and the business addresses of the seller are: Sylvia Bravo, Ramon Bravo and Ramon Bravo Inc. 3391 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025 The individuals, partnership, or corporate names and the business addresses of the buyer are: Rugiero P Santos 225 Orchard Ave, Redwood City, CA 94061 As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: NONE KNOWN. The assets sold or to be sold are described in general as: ALL FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, TRADENAME, GOODWILL, LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS, ABC LICENSE & ALL OTHER ASSETS OF THE BUSINESS KNOWN AS: Club San Luis AND ARE LOCATED AT: 3391 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025. (a) The place, and date on or after which, the Bulk Sale is to be consummated: Business & Escrow Service Center, Inc. 3031 Tisch Way, Suite 310 San Jose, CA 95128 on or before 11/29/2017. (b) The last date to file claims is 11/28/2017, unless there is a liquor license transferring in which case claims may be filed until the date the license transfers. BUYER’S SIGNATURE: Rugiero P Santos 11/8/17 CNS-3067821# THE ALMANAC
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