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Portola Valley doctor adept with scalpel and chisel A sculptor and a surgeon, Burt Brent recalls the impact of reconstructing the ear of J. Paul Getty’s grandson By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer
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or Portola Valley resident and notable plastic surgeon Dr. Burt Brent, the letters BG and AG — in the manner of BC and AD — could with good reason be appended to significant dates in his professional life. BG (Before Getty) would cover events before 1977, the year Dr. Brent reconstructed the right ear of John Paul Getty III, grandson of the oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. In a film now in theaters, “All the Money in the World,” director Ridley Scott tells the story of how, in 1973, Italian kidnappers severed the younger Mr. Getty’s ear and mailed it to his grandfather in a bid to extort a $17 million ransom from him. BG would mark Dr. Brent’s undergraduate years in Detroit, medical school in Chicago and his three years as a medical officer with the U.S. Army. AG (After Getty) reflects the dramatic change in his practice after a newspaper story told of his success in rebuilding the younger Mr. Getty’s ear. Within
a few weeks, he received 200 letters from mothers wanting their children’s ears restored, he said. “I was inundated and had to go into private practice,” he said. At 79, he’s now retired after a career that included reconstructing some 2,000 ears, much of the work done at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View. Prior to the operations on Mr. Getty, Dr. Brent had done some 70 ear reconstructions, but his practice then included operations on cleft palates and breast reconstruction. “I knew I wasn’t going to be a wrinkleologist,” he said in a recent interview, referring to his goals for himself after medical school. “I was going to help people in an artistic way.” Art and science
A comment from a medical doctor, a practicing scientist, about the importance of artistic talent may seem odd, but it is highly relevant in his case. Unless you have real talent as a sculptor, earning a living by excising a piece of cartilage from the rib cage of a patient, crafting with a scalpel a realistic
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Dr. Burt Brent relaxes at his Portola Valley home, where the Almanac visited him to talk about his role in reconstructing an ear of John Paul Getty III after kidnappers sliced it off and mailed it to his wealthy grandfather.
three-dimensional mirror image of that patient’s existing ear, and then placing it safely under a flap of skin that you’ve had to stretch to accommodate the new ear may not be your calling. Sculptures, mostly of stylized animals, are everywhere in Dr. Brent’s house. Birds and mammals are a specialty. At zoos in San Diego and San Francisco, kids climb all over prominent
The story behind the construction of Belle Haven’s new bus shelters By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer
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ow hard can it be to build a couple of bus shelters in Menlo Park? The answer: ridiculously difficult, according to Nikki Nagaya, Menlo Park’s assistant public works director. A seemingly straightforward task to protect bus riders from the elements has been a frustratingly Kafkaesque process for Menlo Park staff. Ultimately, though, staff prevailed: there are now two new shelters installed and in operation at Market Place Park (soon to be renamed Karl Clark Park) near Alpine Avenue, and near the Onetta Harris Community Center and Menlo Park Senior Center on Terminal Avenue. A third is planned to be installed along Willow Road. For years, the absence of bus
shelters in Belle Haven was pointed to as evidence of inferior infrastructure on the eastern side of town. The neighborhood did not have any bus shelters, while there are a few shelters scattered throughout Menlo Park west of U.S. 101, clustered mainly on El Camino Real and Middlefield Road. The reason for that, according to Ms. Nagaya, is that SamTrans, the San Mateo County Transit District, controls where bus shelters are installed, and has a policy of adding them only at stops that have more than 200 riders a day, among other qualifications. She noted, though, that “it does give the appearance that SamTrans is excluding that neighborhood.” The call to build bus shelters in Belle Haven, she said, is a matter that city staff had discussed since the start of her now fouryear tenure working in Menlo
Park. Bus shelters, she said, are “a seemingly small thing, and it goes a long way to making the system more usable.” The first obstacle, Ms. Nagaya said, was to work around a part of the municipal code that restricts advertising along city roads. Since 2006, SamTrans has contracted with a third-party advertiser, Outfront Media, allowing the firm to post ads on bus shelters in exchange for replacing and maintaining them at no cost to SamTrans and local agencies. But Menlo Park’s code doesn’t allow for advertisements on roadways. It took between two and two and a half years, Ms. Nagaya said, but eventually, the city and SamTrans reached a compromise in which the city would allow some advertising See BUS SHELTERS, page 7
bronzes he has made, including the massive supine hippo and the upward gazing flock of geese at San Francisco Zoo. Of his half-dozen former colleagues, “all of them do really serious art on the side, sculpture mainly,” Dr. Brent said. Cartilage is “just a different medium with terrible rules.” Among those rules: preventing the components of the ear from drying
out, and ensuring a good blood supply. During a career in which he typically performed two ear reconstructions a day, five days a week, the nine months and four separate operations needed to complete the process meant that his waiting room sometimes had two or three families there, and See BRENT, page 8
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ith January comes an assortment of new state laws. Fees will rise for vehicle registration and real estate transactions. Police officers will no longer be allowed to ticket pedestrians just because they start across a street while the “upraised hand” signal is blinking. Alcohol manufacturers can offer drinkers out for an evening a ride home — to the disappointment of groups opposed to measures that, in effect, encourage alcohol consumption. The California Legislative Information website provides overviews of what’s new for 2018. Of the 3,065 legislative actions listed for the 2017-18 legislative season so far, 1,073
became law. Following is a small sampling. Crossing the street
It may seem rare on the Peninsula for pedestrians to be ticketed for entering crosswalks while the red “upraised hand” light is blinking, but it hasn’t been in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department has been issuing four times more citations for this pedestrian offense than any other. The fine is $25, but after fees and other assessments, the costs come to just under $200. In support of AB 390, which prohibits ticketing if the pedestrian makes it to the other side before the countdown ends, See NEW LAWS, page 7
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Menlo fire board approves $2.5 million in additional spending By Barbara Wood
mid-year. The purchase funds came from the reserve for the station project. At a Dec. 19 fire board meeting, only Courtesy Chuck Director Chuck Bernstein Bernstein vot- Chuck Bernstein ed against the mid-year budget authorizations. “I believe none of these are crisis issues, and they can be brought back to us in January,” he said. The board gave the chief permission to make the following unbudgeted expenditures: Q Add a chief officer who would be stationed at the district’s new East Palo Alto warehouse Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at a sixmonth cost of $125,000. Q Order a new $1.35 million ladder truck. Q Allocate $500,000 for
improvements at the new East Palo Alto warehouse and another $500,000 for the residential property the district purchased this year in Atherton. The board put off a decision on several other requests the chief had made, including hiring three additional firefighters, a new administrative specialist and a fire inspector, and promoting an employee. Chief Schapelhouman had asked the board to approve the mid-year budget adjustments that he said are necessary as the fire district experiences “unparalleled transformation in the form of new construction, population growth, worsening traffic congestion, peak commute gridlock, (and) roadway reductions.” He said the district is “essentially bifurcated Monday through Friday” from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and has experienced more emergency calls that it has more
Park renamed in honor of WWII hero Karl Clark
The City Council approved renaming the park in November after the proposal received unanimous support from the Parks & Recreation Commission and a petition favoring the new name was submitted, bearing 115 signatures from community members. The petition was circulated by local resident advocacy group Belle Haven Action, and the initiative was spearheaded by 2016 City Council candidate Cecilia Taylor. Mr. Clark was serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Aaron Ward in 1945 when the ship
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alfway through the 2017-18 budget year, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board granted Chief Harold Schapelhouman the authority to spend $2 million that hadn’t been budgeted on improvements the chief says are needed to cope with additional traffic and development on the Bay side of U.S. 101. The board has also allocated $500,000 to making improvements on the property the district purchased on Almendral Avenue in Atherton, and announced the district’s $6.6 million purchase of an acre of St. Patrick’s Seminary property. The district says the acre of land will be used when the district replaces its station at 300 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, a project scheduled to begin
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he city of Menlo Park will formally rename the 1-acre Marketplace Park in Belle Haven after Karl Clark, a World War II Navy hero and longtime Menlo Park resident, on Monday, Jan. 15. The public is invited to the event, to be held at the park,
at 313 Market Place, from 11 a.m. to noon. It will feature an unveiling ceremony, with remarks by local representatives and stories about Mr. Clark by community members. Light refreshments will be served. Mr. Clark, who lived in Belle Haven for decades and died last March at age 100, was the author of several books and a mentor to young people in Belle Haven.
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difficulty getting to. The chief said much of the $1.35 million cost of a new ladder truck will be offset by returning the combination ladder and pumper truck the district paid $1 million for in 2017.
‘I believe none of these are crisis issues, and they can be brought back to us in January.’ BOARD MEMBER CHUCK B ERNSTEIN , EXPLAINING HIS ‘NO’ VOTE
He said the combination vehicle “has been out of service for half the time we’ve owned it with various electronic sensor and other problems, which is unusual and unacceptable.” He said the district wants to move from a combination
Former Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said Karl Clark’s medal was the ‘long, long overdue recognition’ of a man he called a hero. was hit by six kamikaze planes. He is credited with heroic actions that saved the ship and many sailors aboard it, but was denied recognition at the time because he was black.
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vehicle back to two separate vehicles, a practice that has “been time-tested and is always reliable.” The funding for the improvements to the warehouse and Atherton property will come from the district’s building reserves. Mr. Bernstein became the new board president on Jan. 1. The vote to appoint him to the ceremonial position was unanimous, but came only after Peter Carpenter nominated Rob Silano to be president. Mr. Silano seconded his own nomination after no one else did so, but he got only the votes of Mr. Carpenter and himself. Virginia Chang Kiraly was elected vice president on a 4-1 vote, with Mr. Carpenter opposed, and new board member Robert Jones joining Ms. Chang Kiraly, Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Silano in voting yes. A He was finally given a medal 66 years later, in 2012, in a ceremony at Moffett Field presided over by then-Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who acknowledged that the medal was a “long, long overdue recognition” of a man he called a hero. Mr. Clark’s birth name was Karl Clark, but when he joined the Navy, officials spelled his first name “Carl” on his papers, he told the Almanac in a long-ago interview. He then began spelling his first name with a “C,” but recently his family reclaimed the original spelling, Karl. A
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Affordable housing is priority for new planning commissioner By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer
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ctive town volunteer and retired high-technology executive Craig Taylor of Portola Valley will be starting a four-year term on the town’s Planning Commission this month. Among his stated concerns: affordable housing, sustainability in an era of climate change, and crime prevention. Mr. Taylor, who also sits on the Emergency Preparedness Committee and the Open Space Acquisition Advisory Committee, received three votes from the five-member Town Council on the first ballot after a series of open-session interviews of the five people who applied for the position. Voting for Mr. Taylor were Mayor John Richards, Councilman Jeff Aalfs and Councilwoman Ann Wengert. Councilwoman Maryann Derwin cast her vote for Andrew Pierce, and Councilman Craig Hughes voted for Anne Kopf-Sill. Also applying were residents F. William Mainzer and Leslie Kriese. The Planning Commission concerns itself with policies about land use and development, including applications for variances and NEW LAWS continued from page 5
the California Bicycle Coalition argued that the countdown clock allows enough time for pedestrians to cross and does not delay traffic. In opposition to the bill, the California Highway Patrol noted that “pedestrian collisions� at intersections rose 16 percent between 2013 and 2016, with pedestrians mostly at fault. “Clear and consistent standards, rather than individual judgment, should guide how pedestrians use roadways,� the CHP said. Affordable housing
To increase the supply of housing affordable to people with low to moderate incomes, a $75 fee now applies to every real estate transaction, up to a maximum of $225. California ranks next to last across the nation in the number of dwellings per capita, with 118,000 homeless people on any given night. Fifty percent of people of moderate incomes struggle with housing costs. SB 2 should raise between $200 million and $300 million annually, with revenues earmarked for local governments starting at 50 percent of the total and rising to 70 percent in 2019. The remainder
the hearing of appeals by property owners over decisions made by Town Hall staff as they administer zoning and subdivision ordinances. Planning Commission decisions may be appealed to the Town Council. Mr. Taylor, a 30-year resident, has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in information and computer science from the University of California at Irvine. He takes over from Alex Von Feldt, a commissioner since 2008. Priority: housing
Portola Valley has been engaging in redevelopment and needs a strong focus on how to advance the cause for affordable housing, Mr. Taylor told the council when asked about his priorities should he be appointed. Mr. Taylor lives in Woodside Highlands, a relatively dense neighborhood that has seen some changes. “The geologist, the school teacher, the plumber who lived as my neighbor moved out, and the doctor and the high-tech executive move in,� he said. He said he would like the town to encourage property owners to build second units rather than just removing bureaucratic obstacles to building them. Well-planned goes to the Department of Housing and Community Development, in part to assist the homeless and those at risk of becoming so. Rides home
With the signing of AB 711, vouchers will be available from alcohol manufacturers and licensed sellers for free or discounted rides home, a practice already available to drinkers in the District of Columbia and 44 states. During the fall of 2016 in New York, Colorado, Illinois and Florida, a beer manufacturer collaborated with a ride service to provide some 5,000 $10 vouchers every weekend. The bill’s author, Cupertino Assemblyman Evan Low, noted in a comment that beer manufacturers wanted to implement this service for Super Bowl 50 in 2016, held in Silicon Valley, but state law prevented it. Vehicle registration, guns and animal sales
Annual vehicle registration fees are going up by at least $25 a year with the goal of raising some $52.4 billion in revenue over 10 years for state and local road maintenance and transit improvements. The highest added fee, $175, applies to vehicles with a value of at least $60,000.
density is OK with him, he said, adding: “I’ve seen a number of (places) that are dense, but that are quite nice-looking.� The commission should spend some time on the increasing threat of wildfire amid climate change, he said. “What rules do we have in place to ... deal with those kinds of changes?� he asked. Gates and fences and their effect on rural character had come up earlier at the council meeting, and Mr. Taylor added his comments. “I’ll go out on a limb. I don’t think we should have gates or fences,� he said. “I think that’s Atherton.� Crime prevention has been a continuing discussion in Portola Valley since two home-invasion robberies in 2016. On the value of fighting crime with fences and gates, Mr. Taylor cited the value of technology and lighting. “Realistically, if somebody wants to rob your house, if they want to do, like, armed assault on your house, they can ram through your gates or they just go around your fence,� he said. “I think people feel like somehow these artificial barriers are going to keep people out, but that’s not really going to keep somebody out who really wants to get through them.� A SB 1 total estimated revenues take into account a 12-cent-agallon increase in the gasoline tax that took effect on Nov. 1, 2017. AB 424 rolls back a 1995 law that allowed school administrators to permit designated people to bring guns into a school zone. The new law includes an exception for hunting education programs. “Classrooms are laboratories of learning ... (that) provide opportunities to discover art, music, history and mathematics to prepare oneself for college or a career,� Sacramento Assemblyman Kevin McCarty said in a comment on his bill. “That’s not possible if a school district allows armed civilians to roam California school campuses.� Pet store owners can now sell dogs, cats and rabbits only if they were obtained from a public animal control agency, shelter or animal rescue group. Long Beach Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell said his bill is an attempt to reduce the killing of animals in shelters as puppy mills breed animals for profit. “Pet stores can save the lives of animals in search for a home, save the breeding animals trapped in puppy mills, and relieve pressure on county budgets and local tax payers,� Mr. O’Donnell said. A
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A new bus shelter in front of Market Place Park on Aug. 10.
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if SamTrans agreed to restrict the type of ads that would be permitted, prohibiting advertisements that are religious or political; promote the use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco; or are otherwise uncouth. The City Council approved a licensing agreement with SamTrans for the shelters in December 2016. Next, staff had to choose where to put the bus shelters. The locations had to be at welllit, safe bus stops with high ridership. The staff looked for city-owned land to locate them to avoid having to negotiate with private owners for an easement allowing the public to use it, which would have taken more time, Ms. Nagaya explained. In addition, each potential bus shelter site needed to have a wide berth and leave ample sidewalk space to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and enable a wheelchair to
navigate the stop comfortably. The area needed, Ms. Nagaya said, is “much bigger than you might think. You can’t necessarily install (a bus shelter) on a given street corner.� The city eventually identified three locations. The first shelter was installed at Market Place Park in July. Asphalt had to be replaced with stronger concrete to give the needed foundation for the shelter, Ms. Nagaya said. Then, there was the waiting period of several months for the second and third shelters to be delivered. They cost about $13,000 each. The deliveries were finally made in November and the second shelter was installed near the senior center in early December. Ms. Nagaya said the third shelter will be installed either at Hamilton Avenue or Newbridge Street near the existing bus stops. “We never would have expected this was as complicated and challenging as it ended up being,� she said. A
REAL ESTATE Q&A by Monica Corman
What is Ahead for the Bay Area Rental Market? Dear Monica: I own a few rentals in good Peninsula locations and wonder how the market will be LQ WKH ¿UVW PRQWKV RI DQG whether rents will increase. I have good tenants in each property but want to know what to expect this year. Jane R. Dear Jane: The rental market has been strong in the past years with rents increasing almost continuously in good locations, at least until 2017. Last year saw rents decrease in some areas where prices had skyrocketed and increase in areas that were more affordable. The hottest rental markets cooled a bit in 2017 whether because of renters’ inability to pay higher prices, or more rental units being available.
As 2018 begins, the rental market may be strong and stable as potential homebuyers wait to see if or how the new federal tax law, passed in December 2017, affects the home purchase market. As has been widely reported, Californians will only be able to deduct up to $10,000 of their state and local taxes in determining their federal tax liability. In addition, the allowable limit for a mortgage interest deduction is now capped at $750,000 for new mortgages. The previous limit was $1 million. California and other states most affected by these changes are working on ways to mitigate the negative impacts these changes will bring but it is uncertain whether they will be successful. Rental properties should be stable while the market absorbs the tax law’s effects.
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Menlo Park’s first recycled water system to keep golf course green By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer
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project by West Bay Sanitary District to build the first recycled water system in Menlo Park could enable the district to pump between 400,000 and 500,000 gallons a day of recycled water to one of the city’s top water users: the Sharon Heights Golf & Country Club. The sanitary district is also in talks to expand the system in a second phase of the project to provide recycled water to SLAC another of the city’s biggest water users — and possibly homeowners’ associations in Sharon Heights. In 2011, the country club used about 164,000 gallons of potable water a day, according to city staff. But the plan is to provide capacity for up to about 400,000 gallons daily to the golf course during the dry season, according to Phil Scott, manager of the sanitary district. Today, wastewater — water that’s passed through household and commercial water systems, including via toilets — generated in the West Bay Sanitary District gets collected and sent
to a pump station in Bedwell Bayfront Park. From there, it is distributed to Silicon Valley Clean Water in Redwood Shores, where it’s cleaned up and pumped into the Bay, Mr. Scott said. The new system will instead collect wastewater generated mostly in Menlo Park households and funnel it through a pump station in western Menlo Park using pipes set to be installed along Sand Hill Road. The pump station, set to be built near the intersection of Sand Hill Road and Oak Avenue, will be underground and won’t appear different from what’s there now, Mr. Scott said. From there, the wastewater will be pumped to a treatment center to be built off the side of Sand Hill Road and eventually up to the Sharon Heights Golf Course. At the treatment facility, the water will be passed through a “membrane bioreactor” that cleans it up to a level at which it’s safe to be used for irrigation. Odor “scrubbers” will also be used to neutralize the smell, he said. “If we can get the golf course to use recycled water — water
‘If we can get the golf course to use recycled water — water that was just going to be sent out to the Bay anyway — it makes sense to have (the golf course operators) use that, so they’re not using up the potable water.’ PHIL SCOTT, MANAGER , WEST BAY SANITARY DISTRICT
that was just going to be sent out to the Bay anyway — it makes sense to have (the golf course operators) use that, so they’re not using up the potable water,” he said. At a presentation to the Menlo Park City Council on Dec. 5, Dave Richardson, senior water resources engineer at the West Bay Sanitary district, announced that the district is hoping to secure state funding and award a contract to a team to design and build the project. According to the timeline, design work will be completed by June, with some overlap for construction to start in April. Work to build the pipeline along Sand Hill Road would take about four months, and the whole project would be completed in June 2019.
The agency plans to avoid construction during peak hours in order to reduce traffic impacts on Sand Hill Road, Mr. Richardson said. A partnership
According to Mr. Scott, the project will be funded by the golf course and a revolving fund loan from the state. Ratepayers won’t have to pay for it, he said. The golf course for years had been trying to figure out a way to get water from other sources than the Hetch Hetchy water system, which is the main water supplier in Menlo Park. In 2011, a proposal was made to dig a well beneath city property at either Nealon Park or Jack Lyle Park and pump public groundwater to the private golf course.
The proposal was initially opposed by some residents near the parks; opposition was renewed in 2014. The origin of the alternate proposal to use recycled water is unclear. Talks about the project started around 2014, Mr. Scott said, and both the sanitary district and golf course claim it was their idea. “So far it’s turning out to be a great public-private partnership,” he noted. “Anything we can do to help save our water we think is a good thing.” Initially, the cost of the recycled water will be higher than for potable water, Mr. Scott said, but the expectation is that the cost of potable water will go up and, over time, it will become more cost-effective to use the recycled water. Using recycled water will also give the golf course more stability in times of drought, he said. There’s always a chance that golf courses will face tougher water restrictions, he said, since drinking water is being used for the main purpose of keeping grass green. “Is that our best use of our drinking water?” he asked. A
Blood donors urgently needed Stanford Blood Center officials say the center is in urgent need of blood donations, especially from O-negative donors, to meet the needs of local hospitals. A statement from the blood center says blood donations decreased over the holidays while local hospitals’ blood usage for surgeries rose. There is a critical need for O-negative whole blood, as well as platelets. Although the most urgent need is for O-negative blood, “all blood types are needed,” said Stanford Blood Center spokesperson Loren Magana. “Weíve appealed to our current donor base, and now weíre reaching out to the public for their help,” Mr. Magana
said. “If itís been a while since your last donation, or even if you’ve never donated before, please consider coming in to one of our centers or visiting a mobile blood drive.” The blood center asks that donors be in good health with no cold or flu symptoms. They must eat well prior to donation, drink fluids and present a photo ID at the time of donation. The donation process should take about an hour. Sbcdonor.org has more information. Schedule an appointment at the website or by calling 888-723-7831 for same-day appointments. Stanford Blood Center provides blood products to four local hospitals.
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Ear reconstruction, as described in this book by retired Portola Valley surgeon Dr. Burt Brent, requires skills as a sculptor in crafting an outer ear from living cartilage.
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sometimes 15 children, he said. The waiting families could serve as living examples of the various stages of ear reconstruction. Dr. Brent said he could respond to a parent’s inquiry simply by calling in an actual patient to show what he was talking about. A redeeming feature Stanford Blood Center
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for Mr. Getty. Dr. Brent said he did not ask Mr. Getty about his ordeal and had been keeping quiet about his role in Mr. Getty’s surgery, but one day a reporter from the London Daily Telegraph called to ask about a story about his work on Mr. Getty reported in the National Enquirer. Aware that the story had become widely known, Dr. Brent said, Mr. Getty told him he was gratified that the trauma of his experience with the kidnappers
led to a public good: widespread publicity for the practice of ear reconstruction surgery. “That was the redeeming feature of this whole business,” Dr. Brent said. In addition to his adept use of the scalpel and the chisel, Dr. Brent is also known to put a banjo pick to good use. He makes and plays banjos and, with the late legendary musician Earl Scruggs, he co-wrote and illustrated a book on how to play the banjo. A
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*RoseďŹ eld Way, Menlo Park 95 Bear Gulch Drive, Portola Valley *Mills Avenue, Menlo Park 76 Nevada Street, Redwood City 278 Carmelita Drive, Mt. View 1450 Mills Court, Menlo Park *Kipling Street, Palo Alto 1364 Sherman Avenue, Menlo Park 321 Camino Al Lago, Menlo Park 213 Emerson Street, Palo Alto 24 Hesketh Drive, Menlo Park 2060 Monterey Avenue, Menlo Park 2130 Booksin Avenue, San Jose 797 Live Oak Avenue, Menlo Park 167 Eleanor Drive, Woodside 12 Aliso Way, Portola Valley 201 Chestnut Avenue, Palo Alto 1328 Orange Avenue, Menlo Park 119 Oakview Drive, San Carlos 43 Biltmore Lane, Menlo Park 3676 McNulty Way, Redwood City 1274 Orange Avenue, Menlo Park 1325 University Drive, Menlo Park 1330 University Drive, Unit 25, Menlo Park *Arbor Road, Menlo Park 322 Wyndham Drive, Portola Valley 509 Skiff Circle, Redwood Shores 341 O’Connor Street, Menlo Park *Bernal Avenue, Burlingame 80 Amherst Avenue, Menlo Park 548 Everett Avenue, Palo Alto 163 Cerrito Avenue, Redwood City *E. Hamilton Avenue, Campbell 1868 Lenolt Street, Redwood City 155 Bardet Road, Woodside *Siskiyou Place, Menlo Park
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vernight highway closures and noisy nights for people who live near the Willow Road/U.S. 101 interchange signaled key demolition work taking place on the Caltrans project to rebuild the Willow Road/U.S. 101 highway interchange during the first week of January. Caltrans is rebuilding the interchange, converting a “full cloverleaf ” interchange to a partial cloverleaf. The goal is to make it safer to merge into and exit from the highway and keep the highway from becoming a bottleneck at the interchange. Demolition noise was noticeable to people who live some distance from the construction site. Jane Garratt, who lives near Ringwood Avenue, said she could still hear noise at 9 or 10 p.m. the night of Jan. 2, and another member of her household said she was awakened in the middle of the night by demolition noises. The recent demolition work involved removing the sidewalks from the existing overpass, according to Caltrans spokesperson Jeffrey Weiss. Next, Caltrans will build two new bridges — one northbound, the other southbound — on either side of the existing overpass to carry traffic across the highway. Eventually, the existing overpass will be demolished and replaced with a connection
between the two bridges to make a single extra-wide bridge, he said. When completed, the new interchange will accommodate eight lanes of traffic, with wider off-ramps, and have new sidewalks and dedicated bike lanes. The next immediate steps for the project, according to a Menlo Park construction update, are for Caltrans to demolish the outside portions of the overpass and the sound walls along Bay Road and Van Buren Road; install temporary concrete barriers on the freeway; prepare the soil for the new overpass; add road striping on Willow Road and ramps; prepare for the new bridge abutments; install new water lines on Pierce Road, Bay Road, Willow Road and East Bayshore Road; and remove or trim trees and vegetation in the project area. How to cross U.S. 101
Sidewalks on both sides of Willow Road remain closed. People can take a free 24-hour shuttle service to safely navigate Willow Road between Newbridge Street and Durham Street by calling 415-263-4000. Cyclists are encouraged to take an alternate route across the highway at the Ringwood Avenue bike and pedestrian bridge. Go to is.gd/build483 to access the city’s construction alert webpage for the latest updates. A
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enlo Park documentarian duo Kiki Kapany and Michael Schwarz of Kikim Media are releasing a threepart documentary all about Silicon Valley this month. The documentary, “Silicon Valley: The Untold Story,” will have its broadcast premiere on Jan. 28 on the Science Channel. Go to kikim. com/project/the-valley to watch the trailer. According to Mr. Schwarz, the series explores the aspects of Silicon Valley that have yielded its growth as an epicenter for technological innovation and entrepreneurship.
It features interviews with people such as Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum, and former Google CEO and Alphabet chairman Eric Schmidt (whose family foundation is slated to set up shop in the new office building under construction at 1020 Alma St. in Menlo Park). A Jan. 17 event scheduled to launch the series at the Computer History Museum was sold out as of Jan. 5. It is scheduled to feature a panel discussion moderated by Mike Malone with Mr. Koum, DFJ venture capitalist Heidi Roizen, entrepreneur Kim Polese, “and most likely Woz,” Mr. Schwarz said. A
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osing its Michelin star in 2015 was a moment of reckoning for Madera in Menlo Park. No stone went unturned, from purchasing new carpeting, glassware and napkins to refocusing the menu. A new chef de cuisine was hired as the kitchen saw significant turnover and a downturn in business. “It was a very sobering moment,” said Reylon Agustin, who was executive sous chef at the Rosewood Sand Hill hotel restaurant at the time. “As a resume-builder, you don’t want to be part of the restaurant that lost the star.” Madera regained its star in 2016, rejoining an exclusive club. Many chefs see Michelin stars as the most important accolade in the restaurant business — more than one restaurateur interviewed for this article referred to it as the industry’s Oscars. Chefs say the rating drives them to perform at higher levels and translates into benefits both tangible and intangible for restaurants. But their relationships with the ranking are complex. Michelin holds enormous sway in kitchens — one local chef said he thinks about the star “constantly” — while others insist it doesn’t drive their decisions. Following the most recent Bay Area Michelin stars announcement in October, this
reporter spoke with Peninsula chefs and restaurant owners about the significance of the sought-after stars. The rating is bestowed on restaurants across the globe each year by French tire company Michelin, which publishes the restaurant guide. For decades, Michelin only covered European restaurants, but it expanded to the United States with a New York City guide in 2006 and to San Francisco the following year. Restaurants can earn one, two or three stars based on visits from anonymous Michelin inspectors. Michelin defines one star as “a very good restaurant in its category.” Two stars means a restaurant is “worth a detour” and the highest rating is for restaurants “worth a special journey, indicating exceptional cuisine” made from “superlative ingredients.” Many diners associate the stars with the best in finedining, from creative tasting menus to impeccable service. The inspectors evaluate restaurants using five factors: the quality of the products, the mastery of flavor and cooking techniques, the “personality” of the chef in the cuisine, the dollar value and the consistency between visits, said Michelin spokesperson Lauren Davis. “There isn’t any other entity that chefs pay attention to,” said Jarad Gallagher, executive chef at Chez TJ in Mountain View.
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Server Israel Crespo sets a table for dinner service at Madera.
As for those who say they don’t care? “They’re full of sh--,” he said. The star is part of the DNA of Chez TJ, which has a reputation as an incubator for chefs who go on to open their own Michelinst arred restaurants. Chez TJ has had one star since the guide started covering the Bay Area. The star sets an expectation that is felt throughout the restaurant, Mr. Gallagher said. “If you are producing food that is ... putting the restaurant in jeopardy of gaining a star or losing a star, you’ll hear very
quickly,” he said. “Cooks know how difficult it is to work in Michelin-starred restaurants. Diners have a very high level of expectation. The price point is really high. All of the expectation and pressure follows with that.” The internationally respected rating brings diners — and dollars — to restaurants. Mr. Gallagher calls this the “Michelin millions” effect. He said the star is worth the equivalent of about $1 million of sales in a year at Chez TJ. The star sparked a
high-profile dust-up at Chez TJ in 2009, when the restaurant’s rating went down from two to one stars, leading to the very public exit of then-chef Bruno Chemel. Owner George Aviet told the press at the time that Mr. Chemel was simply “incapable of earning two stars.” Mr. Chemel left to open his own French restaurant in Palo Alto, Baume. He set out to prove his critics wrong and quickly earned one, then two stars there, a rating he’s maintained every year since 2011. In an interview, Mr. Chemel
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A Madera dish featuring kumquat, cherry bomb radish, yuzu, avocado and buttermilk.
Madera’s Yukon Gold potato gnocchi with green garlic, Sicilian pistachio and black truffle.
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Server Tom Pavicic takes diners’ orders for lunch at the Village Pub in Woodside in fall 2015.
said he has a different perspective on Chez TJ’s rating drop. He saw it as earning his first star, arguing that work done before he had taken over the kitchen belonged to his predecessor. (When the guide comes out, Michelin inspectors are already visiting restaurants for the next year’s ratings.) The star seems at once meaningful and meaningless for Mr. Chemel, a native of France who grew up 30 minutes from the Michelin headquarters. His uncle worked for the tire company and his parents often took him to starred-restaurants. He said he needs no recognition and maintains impossibly high standards solely for himself and his guests. Earning two stars is a “personal reward,” he said. “I give pressure to myself to make better food and make my customer happy. I don’t really work for the Michelin,” he said. Yet he’s still aspiring for a third star — a “summit” he might never reach but that motivates him, he said. Chefs described intense anxiety and pressure leading up to the guide’s annual announcement, which is usually made in the fall in the Bay Area. Chefs said they get a hint beforehand — a savethe-date to a Michelin awards party — but it’s no guarantee. Some have heard of chefs who got the invitation but no star. If a restaurant earns a star, the executive chef will get a brief call from a representative from the guide. Peter Rudolph, the former executive chef at Madera, said there’s nothing quite like getting the first-ever call from Michelin. He led the restaurant to its first star only a year and a half after opening and back to its star status after losing the rating in 2015. He has since left Madera.
“I don’t think there’s any greater pressure than (what) a chef puts on himself to maintain the star,” he said. Despite what chefs describe as the somewhat nebulous nature of Michelin’s criteria, losing the star prompted Madera to come up with a plan for how to address what they thought might be the shortcomings that led to the downgrade. In addition to cosmetic changes, they re-centered the menu around the restaurant’s wood-fired grill (Madera means “wood” in Spanish) and moved away from techniques like molecular gastronomy, Mr. Rudolph said. Mr. Agustin, who took over as executive chef after Rudolph left this year, insists that the Madera team wasn’t “chasing the star,” but rather “chasing our craft.” There’s a house-ofcards-like danger in focusing on an external rating with no clear definition, he said, a sentiment that was echoed by others. “If we start to focus purely on ‘this is the Michelin star and this is what we have to do to keep it,’ then I think that’s where we start to lose sight, because we think we know what it is but we don’t,” Mr. Agustin said. “Michelin doesn’t tell you, ‘Do this and you’ll get this,” Mr. Gallagher said. “You have to come up with the path and the idea and pursue it.” At The Village Pub in Woodside, the star is important but not integral to the restaurant’s identity, said Tim Stannard, the founding partner of Bacchus Management Group, which owns the one-star restaurant. The company also owns the onestar Spruce in San Francisco. He described The Village Pub as a neighborhood restaurant focused more on serving its local diners than an external ranking.
“It’s very important because of what it represents but it doesn’t drive decisions we make,” Mr. Stannard said. “We’re obviously extremely proud to be in the club and we’re very proud that our work is recognized, but we don’t identify ourselves exclusively as a Michelin-star restaurant.” This doesn’t mean that there aren’t conversations in the kitchen, however, about whether a dish is “Michelin-worthy” or that Stannard doesn’t wince at the thought of losing the star. The company has debated going after a second star at both Village Pub and Spruce, Mr. Stannard said, but ultimately decided it would mean too sharp a departure from their identities as neighborhood restaurants. But a new Bacchus Management restaurant coming to Redwood City next year will open with the express purpose
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Wild king salmon with caramelized beets, hazelnuts and melted leeks at the Village Pub.
of getting one star “right out the gate,” Mr. Stannard said. It will be an upscale neighborhood restaurant like The Village Pub but with an emphasis on premium, dry-aged beef. The restaurant will open to an evolving, more “democratic” Michelin guide, Mr. Stannard and others said. While many diners think of a Michelin-starred restaurant as a white-tablecloth establishment with an extensive — and expensive — tasting menu, the times appear to be changing. This year, the Bay Area’s two-star winners included restaurants like Lazy Bear, a communal dining experience that started
as an underground pop-up in San Francisco, and Californios, the first Mexican restaurant in North America to earn two stars. “It’s much more interesting ways of thinking about food,” Mr. Stannard said. “It’s not all gold-rimmed plates and gold faucets.” A About the cover: Reylon Agustin, left, executive chef at Madera; and Mark Sullivan, the Village Pub’s executive chef. Also pictured are delicacies from the kitchens of both Michelin-star restaurants.
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John Harry Jenks
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July 20, 1924 – December 28, 2017 John spent his early childhood in Iowa and North Carolina and at the age of 13, his family relocated to Palo Alto where he remained until moving to Atherton in 1963. He graduated from Stanford with a BA and two masters degrees in Civil Engineering (1948) and played the violin in the Stanford Symphony. In WWII, he served as a Navy Lieutenant in the Philippines. He was an avid athlete who enjoyed skiing, tennis, and basketball. He built numerous small sail boats and sailed competitively, ranking in the top ten nationally for a decade, and three years as the Pacific Coast Champion. He received his pilot’s license in 1949 and owned numerous airplanes, which he mostly flew for business. During his 60-year consulting career in engineering, his firm was involved in the design of 150 wastewater and reclamation projects, 11 of which were recipients of Engineering Excellence Awards, and three judged to be the best environmental engineering project nationally for that year. Merging in 1979, the company is currently known as Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. He’s survived by his wife Laurie (married in 1952), children (Sharon, Linda, David, Nancy), grandchildren (Andrew, Emily, Kelly, Peyton, Bix, Renny), and great grandchildren (Hayden, Austin, Blake, and Laine). He was active in leadership roles at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church since 1953, served on the Board of Trustees of Westmont College (33 years), Board of Directors and Trustee of Mount Hermon Association, Board of Directors of Presbyterian Lay Committee, and a Director of the Church of the Pioneers Foundation. John lived a life of service, leadership, and devotion to Jesus, whom he so dearly loved. A memorial service was held on Monday, Jan. 8, at 2 pm at Menlo Church, 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Donations can be made to jr.loofbourrow@mounthermon.org PAID
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Joseph Bernardo Montero, Jr. Sept. 12, 1958 – Dec. 21, 2017 Resident of Woodside On December 21st we said our goodbyes to Joe who passed away at home from a heart attack. Joe was born in San Francisco to Irene and Joseph B. Montero, Sr. He was raised in Woodside, attended Woodside Elementary, went to High School at Woodside Priory and graduated from Menlo College with a Degree in Business. Joe worked at Woodside Priory for over 25 years as a beloved teacher and coach. He mentored and inspired countless students. Joe was a dedicated man who put family and true friendship above all else. He inspired others and was always positive. Joe enjoyed watching and playing soccer, softball and hiking with friends. He had a passion for life and lived big. Joe is survived by his devoted wife of 23 years, Lindsay Bartlett Montero, and his son Joseph Montero Jr. III. He was an extremely loving husband, and very proud of his son. He is also survived by his brother Tony Montero, his sisters Jocasta Montero Aleman, Jacqueline Montero Aivars and many nieces and nephews. His vibrant spirit will be treasured and missed by countless friends and extended family. A memorial service for Joe took place at Woodside Priory School Chapel in Portola Valley. Memorial donations may be made to the Joseph B. Montero, Jr. Scholarship Fund at Woodside Priory School, 302 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028 PAID
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Menlo Park police called to the Safeway supermarket at 525 El Camino Real at about 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 30 arrested two Oakland women and a Richmond man on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy. All three were placed in custody in the San Mateo County jail, according to a statement from the Menlo Park Police Department. The women, 35 and 18, were booked on suspicion of seconddegree robbery and conspiracy to
commit a crime. Both had been named in arrest warrants out of Solano County, the 35-year-old for grand theft, false identification and a probation violation, and the 18 year-old for robbery, police said. Police booked the man, 24, on the same robbery and conspiracy charges as the women and added resisting or obstructing arrest. Officers said they were responding to a report that three suspicious individuals were “possibly attempting” to steal baby
Joseph West Chait March 15, 1947 – December 18, 2017 Joseph W. Chait (70), son of the late Robert and Toby Chait, passed away at home on Monday, December 18th at 10:00 PM surrounded by his loving family after a valiant 8 month battle with cancer. An avid fisherman, passionate skier, often competent golfer, and master margarita maker, Joey had a smile and laugh that could fill a room. A 43 year resident of Menlo Park, Joey was passionate about his business, having first partnered with his father and then his son, and loved nothing more than traveling the world with his beloved wife and true love. A man who put family and true friendship above all else, his goal throughout treatment was “to inspire others.” Inspire you did, Joey. You will be deeply missed, and wholeheartedly celebrated. He is survived by his devoted wife of 47 years, Deborah, adoring children Marcus (Melissa), Jessica Sieck (Shawn) and the “lights of his life” Zoe (11), Brody (9), Stella (5) and Sophie (3). A celebration of Joseph’s life will take place at Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo on Friday, January 12, 2018 at 10:00 AM. PA I D
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Patricia Alice Culbertson September 13, 1925 – December 12, 2017 Patricia Alice Culbertson passed away December 12, 2017. Patricia was born in Richland Center Wisconsin on September 13, 1925. Patricia was the third of 4 children born to Hugh and Mabel Bonar who where both school teachers. Patricia graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and soon after began her teaching career. Patricia lived in Woodside for the past 50 years. Patricia and her husband Alan moved to the Bay Area in 1952 first moving to San Carlos. Patricia taught kindergarten at White Oaks school in San Carlos. In 1956 their first child Julia was born and in 1958 their son Philip. Patricia is survived by her son, daughter and 5 grandchildren. Memorial service will be held Saturday, January 20 at 1 pm. Woodside Village Church. PAID
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formula and champagne. Police detained the two women. The man ran off, but was caught after a short pursuit on foot, police said. Q P OLI C E C A LLS These reports are from the Atherton and Menlo Park police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considered innocent unless convicted. Police received the reports on the dates shown. MENLO PARK Commercial burglaries: Q Someone stole tools from a construction site in the 100 block of Constitution Avenue after cutting the locks on the outer gate and a toolbox. Estimated loss: $4,000. Jan 3. Q A thief entered a locked building in the 2800 block of Sand Hill Road and stole two tablet computers and a laptop. No estimate on losses. Jan. 2. Residential burglary: A home on Arnold Way was found with a smashed window in the rear door; the house was ransacked. It’s not known whether anything was taken. Jan. 2. Auto burglaries: Someone smashed a window on a vehicle parked in the 100 block of El Camino Real and stole a jacket. Another vehicle was found with a smashed window but nothing taken. Estimated loss: $150. Dec. 31. Thefts: Q Tools were stolen from a unnamed construction site. Estimated loss: $4,000. Dec. 29. Q Someone stole two bicycles locked to a bike rack of an apartment complex on Hamilton Avenue. Estimated loss: $1,500. Jan. 3. Q A thief stole a ring from the trunk of an unlocked vehicle parked on Coleman Avenue. Estimated loss: $700. Jan. 3. Q A package containing Christmas gifts was stolen from the front doorstep of a home on Reyna Place. Estimated loss: $300. Dec. 29. Q Someone stole a bike from the side yard of a home on Sevier Avenue. Estimated loss: $180. Jan. 4. Q Someone entered an unlocked vehicle parked on Middle Avenue and stole $12 in change. Jan. 2. Q A woman told police that someone stole her wallet from her purse while it was hanging off the back of her chair at Cafe Borrone. Estimated loss: $10. Jan. 1. LADERA Theft: A thief stole several packages from the doorstep of a home in the 300 block of La Mesa Drive. Estimated loss: $765. Dec. 31. WEST MENLO PARK Auto burglary: A thief pried open a door of a vehicle parked in the 2700 block of Alpine Road, stole debit and credit cards and made purchases of $5,557 at an electronics store. Dec. 27. Theft: Someone stole a package from the front porch of a home on Sneckner Court. No estimated on losses. Dec. 30. WOODSIDE Residential burglary: A resident of Stockbridge Avenue came home to find the residence ransacked; a computer, stamps and a jewelry box were stolen. Estimated loss: $2,250. Dec. 29. Theft: Someone stole liquor from Roberts Market at 3015 Woodside Road. Estimated loss: $310. Dec. 27. Firearm violation: Deputies encountered a man in the vicinity of Old La Honda Road and Portola Road in possession of a non-registered loaded firearm equipped with a large-capacity magazine. He was cited and released upon his promise to appear. Dec. 29.
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Atherton still battling Caltrain over electrification poles Matter may return to City Council on Jan. 17 By Barbara Wood
stretch of rail that runs through the Lloyden Park neighborhood. The arms support the wires therton has let Caltrain needed for Caltrain’s conversion know that the town does to electric locomotives. A letter the town sent to Calnot want it to install, as part of its electrification proj- train after the Dec. 20 meeting ect, 45-foot-tall poles near the asks it not to place any two-track tracks that run through part of poles in the town. Instead, the town wants Caltrain to use twice the town. City Council members, and as many 30- to 35-foot-high, a number of residents who live one-track poles. The change in the neighwould mean borhood where only one addiCaltrain says The taller poles tional tree, a the tall poles will ‘compromise silver dolwill be placed, made that point the quaint character lar eucalypvery clear at a of our neighborhood.’ tus, would be removed and Dec. 20 council meeting. But a SHARON HUME, PRESIDENT, LLOYDEN 11 other trees letter sent from PARK’S HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION would need additional a Caltrain official to the town before the meet- pruning of less than 25 percent ing indicated that Caltrain is of their canopies. About 40 residents of the likely to install the poles anyway. Town officials do have some Lloyden Park neighborhood bargaining power in the conflict, crammed the room at the Dec. however. Atherton has not given 20 council meeting to make clear final approval to an agreement their displeasure. Sharon Hume, the president allowing Caltrain to get the permits needed to start working in of Lloyden Park’s homeowners’ association, said the taller poles Atherton. That agreement was pulled create an unacceptable visual from the council’s consent cal- impact that “would be imposendar in November for discus- sible to camouflage.” “We do realize it was Caltrain’s sion, which is when Caltrain told council members about goal to minimize the impact to the 45-foot poles. The town has trees,” she said. But the trade-off asked Caltrain to update the to save only one additional tree, council about the pole heights at Ms. Hume said, is “senseless to the Jan. 17 council meeting. City us.” “It’s going to compromise the Manager George Rodericks said the agreement will be finalized quaint character of our neighonce the dispute about the pole borhood,” she said. Other speakers protested the heights is worked out. The 45-foot-high poles have aesthetic and safety impacts of cantilevered arms spanning two the taller, heavier poles, saying sets of tracks. Caltrain says it they would also reduce property plans to place them along a values. Almanac Staff Writer
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Michael Burns, who is Caltrain’s planning and modernization interim chief officer, sent a letter to the City Council on Dec. 19. He said the proposed pole height and placement “reflects the considered and reasonable judgment” of the project’s design team. The design, he said, was most influenced by requests “to minimize the impact on and preserve as much as possible the trees in the area that shield the right of way from adjacent landowners.” “If the design were to be changed in this area to Single Track Cantilever poles, then others in Atherton would be more affected by the reduced tree coverage. It is not wise or prudent to negotiate unnecessary changes that would potentially have ripple effects on other landowners in Town or the design in other cities,” Mr. Burns wrote. “Consideration of costs and time also weigh against changing the design.” The taller poles “were entirely new information to us” when the council learned about them in November, Councilman Rick DeGolia said at the Dec. 20 meeting. Now, he said, “it’s really obvious to me that the community has an opinion about it.” “I’d like to go forward with a collaborative effort” with Caltrain, he said. “We can’t eliminate the tracks and they can’t eliminate the town,” he said. They need to work together, not against each other, he said. But Councilman Mike Lempres said he was a little less sanguine. “We have a clear message to deliver” to Caltrain said Mr. Lempres. “The response we’ve gotten from you is you’ll consider it,” he said. “I’d like a little more than the consideration.”
Portola Valley promotes safer rodent control By Kate Daly Special to the Almanac
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ortola Valley is turning a common pest problem into a plug for environmental preservation. Last March the Town Council voted to urge local businesses to stop selling rodent poisons, and encourage residents to use integrated pest management practices when dealing with rats, gophers, mice, voles and squirrels. The town’s Conservation Committee recently held an hour-long presentation at Portola Valley Community Hall to educate residents on moving to safe and sustainable rodent control. “We can all agree rodent pests
can cause damage and carry diseases ... but when we poison rodents we’re poisoning the whole food chain,” said committee member Nona Chiariello, who introduced six speakers to the audience of about 60. The rodenticides on the market now contain ingredients such as brodifacoum, bromodiolone and difethialone, which act as anticoagulants and make animals bleed to death. The poison may take a while to kill rodents, so they might keep eating bait and increase the toxicity level, and/ or wind up in a weakened state, making them easier prey. Either way, studies show predators such as raptors, coyotes, bobcats and mountain lions are dying in increasing numbers
after eating poison-laced rodents. According to a WildCare brochure that was distributed at the event, each year, nearly 20,000 cases of rat poisoning in pets and children are reported to Poison Control Centers across the county. “Portola Valley is one of 29 towns, cities and counties in California asking people to use something more humane, more effective, and safer,” Ms. Chiariello said. Town Manager Jeremy Dennis spoke about the pilot project taking place on the baseball field at Town Center, where mechanical traps have captured 25 or so gophers in the last three months.
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This drawing shows what Caltrain’s electric trains might look like when the conversion of the rail service to electric locomotives is complete.
Atherton has in the past had a contentious relationship with Caltrain, suing it several times over the electrification project. Mr. Burns’ letter mentions the lawsuit the town filed over Caltrain’s environmental review, saying that successfully fighting the lawsuit cost Caltrain “$250,000 in project funds.” Paul Jones, a member of the
town’s Rail Committee, which earlier this month unanimously voted to suggest Caltrain put in the shorter poles, said he thinks that history explains why Caltrain won’t change the pole design. “It is my personal belief that Caltrain is trying to punish Atherton for their past activities,” Mr. Jones said. A
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Atherton mulls regulating private gates into town’s park
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ifteen homes on Felton Gables Drive in Menlo Park have an unusual asset on their property — a back gate leading directly into Atherton’s Holbrook-Palmer Park. A town investigation shows that all but two of that street’s 17 homes sharing a back boundary with the park have such gates, as do two of four properties bordering the park on Atherton’s Lane Place. A public gate leads to the park from Felton Gables Drive. The private access may soon be restricted because of liability concerns. The town plans to survey the park’s boundaries as part of its RODENTS continued from page 17
He said to combat gopher, mole and vole damage, “We continue to use rodenticide on the other playing fields.” Portola Valley Ranch banned rodenticide use last November. The land manager there, Miriam Sachs Martin, shared ideas on how to keep pests out. She suggested pruning vegetation away from houses, using wire gopher baskets around the base of plants, adding wire mesh baffles or skirts around tree trunks, and applying castor oil to the soil to repel gophers and moles. As for rats, they are always on the lookout for shelter, food and water, so, she said, don’t “free
project to build a water-capture facility in the park. The project, funded by a grant, will capture runoff water on its way to the Bay to prevent flooding and remove pollutants. The survey will determine if any of the gates or fences are on town property. At an October meeting, the Atherton City Council asked City Manager George Rodericks to send a letter to the 21 homeowners whose properties back onto the park. The letter explained that the town is studying private gates into the park because of concerns about security (both for the park and the homeowners) and the liability the gates could pose for the town. Residents were reminded of
the sunrise-to-sunset park operating hours and asked to lock park access gates.
feed” them, meaning don’t leave pet food out, or rotting fruit and bird seed scattered on the ground. Even an accumulation of dog poop will attract rats. To prevent rats from getting inside, she suggested covering holes and gaps with copper mesh or inflatable caulking. A rat can fit through a space the size of a quarter; a mouse, a nickel. “Live trapping is not an option,” she said, going on to mention several “kill” traps to use “if necessary”: Macabee steel rodent trap, Victor Rat Zapper and squirrel Tube Trap. Paul Heiple, a Conservation Committee member from Ladera, talked about his own trapping experience. Moles “are insectivores, so you don’t really want to go after them,” he said.
He showed how he takes a Macabee trap and attaches a wire on one end to a stick so he has something to keep it anchored above ground, and then lowers two traps into a gopher’s “main run,” placing a trap going in each direction. He did this in his yard and neighbors’ field for about five years and is now gopher-free. Brian Weber with the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District advised, “Use a tamper-proof box if trapping outdoors, otherwise you can catch other animals.” “Just trapping doesn’t work; sanitation and exclusion works,” he said. The agency provides free rodent inspections to residents. A technician will come out, write an
‘I’d like to see them all go away.’ COUNCILMAN B ILL WIDMER
The matter was brought to the town’s attention in June, when two Felton Gables Drive homeowners requested permission to repair a concrete board fence on Atherton property that divides their yards from the park. “Almost all these fences have access gates, but it’s another thing for the town to bless it,” said then-Public Works
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documenting their locations. Council members appeared divided on restricting the gates. “I’d like to see them all go away,” said Councilman Bill Widmer. But Councilman Rick DeGolia said that since it is a public park, the public should have access to it. The matter will probably be reviewed again after the town surveys the park property line. “We really need a survey for one purpose,” said City Attorney Bill Conners. “Any gate needs to be on their property, not ours,” he said, or the town would be liable. “We’re the owner and we’re responsible to make it safe.” A Christian Wagner contributed to this story.
assessment report, and will work with pest-control companies.
Connections, showed off four live predators, or nature’s version of rodent control: a peregrine falcon, barn owl, gopher snake and Western screech owl. Ms. Papka jokingly called the barn owl “nature’s mouse-omatic,” because a large family of owls can eat 3,000 to 5,000 rodents a year. Some Portola Valley residents have already installed wooden barn owl boxes to try to lure the predators to their properties. A sample box was on display. Locals recently had a chance to shop for a box at the Portola Valley Farmers’ Market, where the Amador Barn Owl Box Co. had its model for sale. Go to amadorbarnowlbox. com for information about that product. A
‘Just trapping doesn’t work; sanitation and exclusion works.’ B RIAN WEBER , SAN MATEO COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT
Due to hantavirus and other diseases, Mr. Weber stressed the importance of extra caution by using gloves, hepa filters, disinfectant and double bags when cleaning up droppings and dead animals. The final presenters, Jennifer Gale with CuriOdyssey and Jenny Papka with Native Bird
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Superintendent Steve Tyler last year. For example, if a criminal accessed a property through the park, the town could find itself liable. “When we do allow gates, we put security on them,” Mr. Tyler said. Councilwoman Elizabeth Lewis said the council agreed years ago to gradually phase out private access gates by constructing a public gate, and not allowing new private gates. However, because the properties are in Menlo Park, the town never sees plans for new fences and gates, and there may now be more gates, not fewer. The town ended up making repairs to the fence in July, and counted the number of gates,
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pening up an art gallery and event space had been a years-long dream for Menlo Park’s Jill Layman. As a single mom with little experience running a business of her own, though, she doubted whether it was possible. But in late October, her dream came to life with the grand opening of A.Space, located at 773 Santa Cruz Ave., nestled between Penzey’s Spices and The Pet Place. The location doubles as an art gallery and events space, with the gallery’s name paying subtle homage to Silicon Valley’s obsession with the dot. “I think, in general, for me and my peers, Photo courtesy we’re all sick and Jill Layman Jill Layman tired of driving to San Francisco for events. Traffic is so bad,” Ms. Layman says. She’s betting on people wanting to stay on the Peninsula for their events and has made the space available for rent for corporate and nonprofit events and parties, large and small. The mother of three children, now 19, 16 and 14, she left a career in marketing and public relations to take care of her kids full time. Though she spent about a decade
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as co-owner of the Skipstone wine label of Sonoma County with her former husband, she had an extended gap in her time in the workforce, and had never launched a business solo. To bolster her career skills, she participated in Reboot, a local program that helps people — mainly mothers — who have been out of the workforce for a few years to refresh their workplace skills. There, she learned how to more effectively network and use social media and programs like Excel. When she learned about the space opening from the former lessor in July 2017, she seized the opportunity and began to prepare for the gig by ordering a stack of books on how to run a gallery from Amazon. Launching an art gallery has lower startup costs than other businesses, like a restaurant, because the main inventory — the art — is generally on consignment from artists. Typically, if a piece sells, the artist and the gallery split the profits 50-50, though conditions vary. She says she’s also got support from her kids behind the scenes, who help run errands and manage social media. Keeping the lights on at the gallery requires some savvy in choosing pieces that are likely to sell, she says. But she says she’s got a natural eye for what looks good as a decorator herself, and
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A.Space was previously occupied by Unravel Design, a kitchen and bath showroom, but is now segmented into three areas, featuring a diverse array of art for sale on the walls, with lofty industrial ceilings and modern furnishings.
she has come to know the community well as a writer for Gentry Magazine and a 17-year resident of the area. For instance, she says, her gallery features the equine sculptures of Santa Fe artist Siri Hollander to appeal to the horse lovers of Woodside and Portola Valley. Her goal is to have “something for everybody’s taste and everybody’s budget,” with price ranges on average between $5,000 and $8,000. (So, maybe not everybody, she acknowledges.) A.Space is at least the fourth art gallery on Santa Cruz Avenue, but rather than see the others as competitors, Ms. Layman says her relationship to the other galleries is synergistic — she’s gotten framing done at Peabody Fine Art
Gallery and is in talks about joint exhibitions with Art Ventures Gallery. Menlo Park is “very welcoming to art,” she says, adding that she hopes the city continues to add restaurants and businesses that are more creative and experiential. In the gallery’s first two months or so, she says, there has been no shortage of artists seeking display space at the gallery. “Everyone loves the idea of the Silicon Valley market,” she says, noting that the area has a reputation for having a population that’s well-educated, affluent and enthusiastic about art. The work she’s chosen to feature so far is primarily abstract art, interpretational landscapes, and a little bit of realism. Her gallery currently features works by 12
Professor Kimberly Ford will explore “Beloved” by Nobel Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison. Jan. 8, 18 and 31, 7-8:30 p.m. $38, one seminar, no book; $98, three seminars, with book Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.com 0DWWKHZ =DSUXGHU DQG /RXLVH *OXFN Two of America’s prominent poets, Matthew Zapruder and Louise Gluck, will discuss why poetry matters. Zapruder’s work has been published widely, from The New Yorker to The Paris Review, while Gluck has won a Pulitzer Prize. Jan. 17, 7:30-9 p.m. $50, with book; $25, general admission; $15, students. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.com 5XVVLD·V &URZQ 5HSULVHG Edward Kasinec, visiting fellow, Hoover Institution Library & Archives, will host a gallery talk about the gifts that make up part of the institution’s holdings on the Russian revolution and Imperial Russia. Jan. 13, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive at Museum Way, Stanford. events.stanford.edu 6KRXOG :H 5HJXODWH +DWH 6SHHFK" This panel will put U.S. protections for free speech in a global context, examine the harms of hate speech and address how advocates are seeking to both defend First Amendment rights and protect impacted minorities. Jan. 10, 12:45 p.m. Free, but RSVP required. Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. events. stanford.edu 6WDQOH\ +LOOHU ,PDJLQDWLRQ 6HW )UHH Hiller Aviation Museum President and CEO Jeff Bass will visit the Menlo Park Library for a presentation on Stanley Hiller Jr. He’ll share the little-known story of a Bay Area legend
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0RYLH 0DWLQHH 7KH %LJ 6LFN A brown bag lunch matinee of “The Big Sick,” a 120-minute, rated-R movie about a Pakistan-born comedian and graduate student who fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. Snacks provided. Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Search smcl.org/locations/1W/ for more information.
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artists generally from the western U.S. and California, including Jane Rosen from San Gregorio, Ann Hollingsworth from La Honda, and Dinah Cross, who lived in Portola Valley for 20 years. Ultimately, Ms. Layman says, opening her own art gallery has restored her faith in her own competence and capabilities, which took a hit following divorce and years spent outside of the traditional workforce. “You wonder if you can do it again,” she says. “The answer is: You can.” *DOOHU\ LQIR
A.Space. Is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and by appointment. 773 Santa Cruz Ave. Menlo Park, CA 94025. (650) 7317730. adotspace.com. A that are based on American Sign Language. Designed for expectant parents and parents and caregivers with infant ages 0 to 18 months old. Jan. 10, 11:15-11:45 a.m. Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Search smcl.org/locations/1W/ for more information. .QLW :LWV .QLWWLQJ &ODVVHV Beginners will learn how to cast-on, knit and purl in the first hour of the class. In the second hour, intermediate students will be taught how to increase, decrease, bind off and how to read a pattern. Jan. 13, 2-4 p.m. Free. Woodside Library, 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Search smcl.org/locations/1W/ for more information.
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/LIHWUHH &DIH Tony Melendez, a professional guitarist who was born without arms, will describe how his attitude has affected his ability to live a normal life — and make his living performing music. Jan. 10, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. facebook.com/ LTCMenloPark
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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement FENZI DOG SPORTS ACADEMY THE DOG ATHLETE FENZI DOG TRAINING FENZI TEAM TITLES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275950 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, 2.) The Dog Athlete, 3.) Fenzi Dog Training, 4.) Fenzi Team Titles, located at 937 Canada Rd., Woodside, CA 94062, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): FENZI DOG ENTERPRISES, INC. 937 Canada Rd. Woodside, CA 94062 California This business is conducted by: A Corporation. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2010, 2013, 2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on December 11, 2017. (ALM Dec. 20, 27, 2017; Jan. 3, 10, 2018) AVANTI PIZZA FRESH PASTA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275966 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Avanti Pizza Fresh Pasta, located at 3536 Alameda De Las Pulgas #4, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): MODERN FUSION GRILL LLC 3536 Alameda De Las Pulgas #4 Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/1/2004. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on December 12, 2017. (ALM Dec. 20, 27, 2017; Jan. 3, 10, 2018) RHG CONSTRUCTION FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275979 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: RHG Construction, located at 174 Longview Drive, Daly City, CA 94015, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): RAMIL H. GUEVARRA 174 Longview Drive Daly City, CA 94015 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/13/17. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on December 13, 2017. (ALM Dec. 20, 27, 2017; Jan. 3, 10, 2018) BAY GENERAL CONTRACTOR FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 275767 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bay General Contractor, located at 308 Sheridan Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025,
San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): HOANG CHIEU NGUYEN 308 Sheridan Drive Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/15/2008. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on November 29, 2017. (ALM Dec. 27, 2017; Jan. 3, 10, 17, 2018) File No. 276009 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NRG Residential Solar Solutions, 804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, County: Mercer Registered Owner(s): NRG Residential Solar Solutions LLC, 804 Carnegie Center, Princeton, NJ 08540, DE This business is conducted by: a limited liability company. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 12/11/2012. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) Signature of Registrant: Kevin P. Malcarney Print name of person signing. If corporation, also print corporate title of officer: Kevin P. Malcarney, Secretary This statement was filed with the County Clerk of SAN MATEO COUNTY on December 14, 2017. Notice - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a Fictitious Name Statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the Office of the County Clerk. Except, as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to Section 17913 other than a change in the residence address of a registered owner. A New Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (See Section 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code). New Filing MARK CHURCH, COUNTY CLERK SAN MATEO COUNTY BY: XIMENA CASTILLO, Deputy Clerk CN944113 10723937 SQ Dec 27, 2017, Jan 3,10,17, 2018 EL DORADO TOWING SERVICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 276122 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: El Dorado Towing Services, located at 429 Macarthur Ave., Redwood City, CA 94063, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): EMILIO PRIETO GOMEZ
6295 Escallonia Dr. Newark, CA 94560 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/08/17. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on December 27, 2017. (ALM Jan. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018) MGB MOBILE CAR WASH AND HOUSE CLEANING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 276167 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: MGB Mobile Car Wash and House Cleaning, located at 1169 Willow Rd. Apt. #3, Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): MIRIAM GAMBOA CAMPOS 1169 Willow Rd., Apt. #3 Menlo Park, CA 94025 GEORGINA BARRERA 1169 Willow Rd., Apt. #3 Menlo Park, CA 94025 This business is conducted by: Married Couple. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1-21-18. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on January 2, 2018. (ALM Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018) CASTELLON DRYWALL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 276190 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Castellon Drywall, located at 157 Arch St. Apt. #304, Redwood City, CA 94062, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): DANIEL CASTELLON GARCIA 157 Arch St. Apt. #304 Redwood City, CA 94062 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11-12-17. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on January 3, 2018. (ALM Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018) A & G LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 276200 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: A & G Landscape Construction, located at 72 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Redwood City, CA 94062, San Mateo County; Mailing address: P.O Box 620303, Woodside, CA 94062. Registered owner(s): NOE GARCIA 7767 Thornton Ave. Newark, CA 94560 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1-4-18. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on January 4, 2018. (ALM Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018) EL DORADO TOWING FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 276198 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: El Dorado Towing, located at 429 Macarthur Ave., Redwood City, CA
THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM 94063, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): EMILIO PRIETO GOMEZ 6295 Escallonia Dr. Newark CA 94560 This business is conducted by: An Individual. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/08/17. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on January 4, 2018. (ALM Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018) UNFORGETTABLE BAPTISM, BABY SHOWER & ACCESSORIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 276062 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: UNFORGETTABLE Baptism, Baby Shower & Accessories, located at 3262 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San Mateo County. Registered owner(s): LUCIA PAREDES 625 Lakehaven Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089 This business is conducted by: An Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/19/17. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo County on December 19, 2017. (ALM Jan. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2018)
997 All Other Legals ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO Case No.: 17CIV05862 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEGAN STREICHER filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: JOHN SLOCUM NICHOLS to JOHN DAVID STREICHER- NICHOLS. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is sched-
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