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Menlo Park launches Facebook’s ‘Village’ project EIR process

By Kate Bradshaw

transbay rail service. Consultants confirmed that they plan to study acebook is beginning its this potential project in the projenvironmental review pro- ect’s traffic impact analysis.

“We have an amazing opporcess for its proposed Willow Village, a massive project with tunity to set an example of what office and commercial space, it would look like to reduce the housing and a hotel east of U.S. jobs-housing (imbalance),” said Belle Haven resident Pam Jones.

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In addition, four people from On Monday, Oct. 7, the Menlo Park Planning Commission held a the local carpenters union, Local 217, spoke in study session on favor of the the project and project, saying what’s called a ‘The elephant in the they support “scoping session” to discuss room is, for this project, increasing the housing stock the potential the elephant in the in the city and environmental room for all of our Facebook’s use impacts that should be stud- Bayfront projects, which of union carpenters, paying ied in the projis transportation.’ fair wages and ect’s environbenefits. mental impact PLANNING COMMISSIONER “This developreport (EIR).

HENRY RIGGS ment will allow During the scoping session, attendees aired carpenters like me to continue many of the usual concerns with living in Menlo Park,” said Sernew development, namely traffic gio Ramirez Herrera, a longtime Menlo Park resident. and housing.

In public comment, former planning commissioner Patti The project Fry recommended that one of The proposal, led by Signature the less intense development Development Group, is to replace alternatives being studied look at a roughly 1-million-square foot, the impacts of less office space, 59-acre former Prologis business not less housing. She also recom- park with 1.75 million square feet mended that mitigations the EIR of new office space, up to 1,735 determines to be necessary for housing units, a 250-room hotel, the project be implemented as 200,000 square feet of retail and each phase is completed. commercial space, and a 4-acre Since the project was initially public park. proposed, Facebook has expanded The site is located along Willow the number of proposed apart- Road between Hamilton Avenue ments from 1,500 to 1,735, with and Ivy Drive, bordered by the San a minimum of 15% dedicated to Francisco Public Utilities Combelow-market-rate housing. mission Hetch Hetchy right-of“The elephant in the room is, way, Mid-Peninsula High School for this project, the elephant in on the south, the Dumbarton Rail the room for all of our Bayfront Corridor to the north, and Menlo projects, which is transporta- Business Park properties on the tion,” said Planning Commis- east. It would be divided into three sioner Henry Riggs. sections: a town square district, a “This project is ... not in an residential and shopping district urban area served by transit,” and a campus district. he said. “There are significant The town square district, set transportation opportunities ... in the northwest part of the one of those should be linked to site, would have a public plaza this project.” and about 25,000 square feet of One of those opportunities retail uses, a hotel and residential is an effort by Facebook, Sam- buildings, and a parking strucTrans and the Plenary Group, ture nearby. via a partnership called Cross The residential and shopBay Transit Partners, to explore ping district would be along the feasibility of rebuilding the See FACEBOOK, page 6 Dumbarton Rail Corridor for Almanac Staff Writer

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Jazzed about music Renowned jazz trumpeter, composer and educator Carl Saunders visited Menlo-Atherton High School’s band class on Oct. 11 to lead two master classes. He was part of The Silicon Valley Jazz Festival held Oct. 12-13 in Menlo Park. For the story, see Page 18.

Local nonprofits sue EPA over recent Cargill salt ponds ruling

By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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coalition of local nonprofits has teamed up to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its head, Andrew Wheeler, over the agency’s recent decision that the Redwood City Salt Ponds, owned by Cargill, Inc., are not subject to the U.S. Clean Water Act. The EPA’s decision was a reversal of a prior draft determination by the agency, released in November 2016, that laid out findings that the majority of the Salt Ponds property and the areas surrounding it constitute waters of the United States, according to the lawsuit.

The nonprofits filing the lawsuit are San Francisco Baykeeper, Save the Bay, the Committee for Green Foothills, and the Citizens’ Committee to Complete the Refuge.

In addition, California Attorney General Xavier Beccera filed a separate lawsuit against Wheeler and the EPA on the same day, Sept. 24.

Both lawsuits, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of

California, challenge the legality of the EPA’s determination, announced on March 1, that the 1,365 acres of Redwood City Salt Ponds are not governed by the Clean Water Act. The site was first developed to create salt ponds in 1902, and later developed into the Leslie Salt Company. Levees were built in the 1930s to separate the salt ponds from the surrounding marshlands.

Since 1978, the salt ponds have been owned by Cargill, Inc., and are currently owned

by Cargill Point, Inc. In 2009, Cargill announced plans to build more than 12,000 housing units on the salt ponds property.

In 2012, the company withdrew the plan because it was publicly opposed, but sought a determination from the EPA that the Clean Water Act did not apply to the salt ponds.

The Clean Water Act governs the nation’s waters and has among its goals “eliminating all discharges of pollutants into navigable waters” and promoting water quality.

In 2016, the EPA released a draft determination that the

“vast majority” of the salt ponds are subject to that law, according to the Committee for Green Foothills.

In March, Wheeler, the EPA’s acting administrator, reversed that ruling.

The EPA’s report stated, “The occasional exchange of water through the levees between the San Francisco Bay and the salt ponds for purposes of operating and maintaining the salt processing does not constitute waters ìovertak[ing] the land ... and therefore does not render the site jurisdictional under the (Clean Water Act.)” In making this determination, the nonprofits’ lawsuit states, the EPA was effectively “authorizing the pollution or destruction of the Site’s waters.”

The suit argues that the ponds fall under the jurisdiction because they were once part of the Bay and are navigable, even if they’re no longer subject to tidal inundation.

More than 90% of the Bay’s wetlands have been destroyed, and the property under discussion is one of the last remaining See EPA, page 7

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the western and southern edges of the site, with residential and mixed-use buildings. Housing units would be a mix of sizes, from studios to three-bedroom rental apartments. It would include the 4-acre public park with public restrooms, a public dog park, and a “community-serving� building of 10,000 square feet.

The campus district would have a secure nine-building Facebook campus, with two parking garages totaling about 3,100 parking spaces. Those buildings could offer employee amenities like food service, a health and wellness center and a child care center. There would also be a transit system in each of the two employee parking structures to help employees traverse campus, each with seven bus bays.

Facebook proposes to include in an open space on its campus district a Native American cultural resources site, to be developed by consulting with Native American tribes.

A total of about 9.4 acres would be publicly accessible when the park, dog park, town square and an additional public plaza are added up, according to staff.

The buildings would have “green� features, with plans to meet LEED Gold standards and comply with the city’s EV charging requirement. It would meet all its energy demand for electricity and natural gas by generating energy on-site, buying 100% renewable energy, installing local renewable energy generation in Menlo Park and buying renewable energy credits and offsets.

Landscaping would meet the city’s water efficient landscaping ordinance and would use recycled water.

Facebook is reportedly also open to dedicating a stand-alone building of below-market-rate housing for seniors, according to the report.

It is also looking into running community shuttles between the Willow Village Town Square and neighborhoods in Menlo Park and East Palo Alto, as well as connections to the Menlo Park Caltrain station, according to the report.

The plan calls for building the project in three phases: the first phase, 600,000 square feet of office, 10,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, and 767 housing units; the second phase, 630,000 square feet of office space, 40,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, and 633 housing units; and the third phase, 520,300 square feet of office space, 150,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, a 200- to 250room hotel, and 335 housing units.

Studying the impacts

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project’s effects on: aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural and tribal resources, energy, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, noise, population and housing, public services and recreation, utilities, and transportation and traffic.

The consultants working on the environmental analysis plan to do a transportation impact analysis that will focus on intersections, residential and nonresidential roadway segments, and regional routes.

A housing needs assessment will also be prepared.

The environmental analysis will also look at the possibility of realigning Hamilton Avenue to be close to perpendicular to Willow Road by moving the Chevron station to the north side of the street, and would include several bike and pedestrian paseos, as well as a network of roadways and plazas.

While plans aren’t yet in place as to what will be done with the on-site trees, it’s anticipated that the 793 trees on site, 263 of which are heritage trees, would have to be removed to build the project and raise the site above the flood plain elevation.

If all goes according to plan, a draft of the EIR is expected to be released in the fall of 2020, according to staff.

Possible complication

The conditions that would permit much of this project come with a significant asterisk: In June, the City Council talked about the possibility of a development moratorium, and appointed a subcommittee to explore potential changes to land use, density and intensities allowed in the city. “If as a result of the subcommittee work the City Council adopts changes to the City’s land use planning documents while this project is still in the pipeline, the proposed project could be required to make modifications to comply with those changes,� a staff report states.

How to comment

People wishing to weigh in on which topics are covered in the environmental impact analysis should submit comments to the city’s Community Development Department by 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

Submit comments to Kyle Perata, principal planner, by email to ktperata@menlopark.org, with “Willow Village Master Plan Project EIR� as the subject; or by mail to Perata at the Community Development Department, 701 Laurel St., Menlo Park, CA 94025.

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Power outages in county were limited and short-lived

By Rick Radin Almanac Staff Writer

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he PG&E customers in Portola Valley and Woodside who lost power in last week’s shutdown generally had it restored within about 24 hours, according to the company and anecdotal accounts from residents.

Woodside Western Hills resident Jerry Anderson said his power went off at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday and stayed off until 6 p.m. on Thursday. Anderson was fortunate enough to have a propane-powered generator that kicked in immediately after he lost power.

Still, he said, he was without internet service and landline

telephone service during the blackout because his Comcast service was no longer operating.

“The generator didn’t make the internet work or the telephone, but it powered the refrigerator, stove and lights,” Anderson said.

Hans Luemers, another Woodside hills resident, said his power went off at midnight on Wednesday and came back on at about 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Luemers got around the refrigerator and freezer problem by putting his food in a large efficient cooler.

He said he has a gas stove so he was able to cook, and he made coffee for his neighbors who have electric stoves on Thursday morning.

His battery-powered Jet cooler

Program looks at progress toward Alzheimer’s cure Dr. Sharon Sha, who works with Alzheimer’s disease patients and is a researcher in the area of cognitive disorders, will speak at a Thursday, Oct. 17, program in Menlo Park on progress in finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

The program is set for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Rosener House, an adult day care facility at 500 Arbor Road.

The event is part of a Brain Health Speaker Series sponsored by Kensington Place, a memory care residential facility in Redwood City.

Dr. Sha is the medical

director of the Stanford Neuroscience Clinical Trials Group, and devotes her clinical time to caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive disorders, according to Joanne Hubbard, executive director of Kensington Place.

“Dr. Sha will share the latest updates on progress toward the cure” for dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, Hubbard said in a press release.

There is no admission charge, but space is limited.

Go to tinyurl.com/AD10-17 to reserve a seat.

‘The generator didn’t make the internet work or the telephone, but it powered the refrigerator, stove and lights.’

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kept his frozen food frozen the entire time. “If you leave the food in the freezer it will stay frozen for about four hours, but I took everything out of the cooler 12 hours later and a bottle of frozen water was hardly melted,” he said.

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undeveloped areas along the Bay’s shoreline, the lawsuit states.

It’s adjacent to lands that are protected at the federal and state levels, like the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Ravenswood Open Space Preserve and the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed adding it to the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge because of its ecosystem and wildlife habitats.

The lawsuit argues that the EPA was wrong to assert that the site is “fast land” and nonjurisdictional, since the property is not “dry, solid upland” as the EPA claims.

customers that the power shutoffs will probably continue.

He said he learned a couple of things from the shutoff.

“Although some gas stations have generators that keep the pumps running, you better plan to have the gas tank always full because the pumps in most stations go off when the power is out,” he said.

The extent of the shutoffs in San Mateo County was comparatively small and mostly limited to hills areas, according to PG&E. Just short of 15,000 customers were affected in the county, compared with nearly 67,000 in Humboldt County, for example, which has a much smaller population, according to the company.

In all, more than a million people lost power through the utility’s service area, which extends

from the Oregon border in the north to the Bakersfield area in the south.

The power cuts are reflective of a new PG&E policy, put in place to minimize risk of fires during dry, windy weather conditions, according to the utilities agency.

Although the shutoffs have been criticized by customers and elected officials, PG&E maintains that they could occur “several times per year” in the future, according to a company release.

“It is impossible to predict with certainty when, where and how often gusty winds and dry conditions, combined with a heightened fire risk could occur, given the rapidly changing environmental conditions,” according to the company. A

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homes and businesses in the path of sea level rise, on an earthquake liquefaction site, and next to heavy industry.”

In a written statement, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein also gave support for the lawsuit: “The administrationís failure to protect the San Francisco Bay salt ponds puts the bayís entire ecosystem at risk.

I support the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Becerra and environmental groups in order to ensure the Clean Water Act is enforced and the salt ponds are protected. Ö The health of the San Francisco Bay will largely be determined by the future of these surrounding salt ponds. We canít let the administration shirk its responsibility to safeguard this national treasure. A

In a press statement, Becerra said: “Itís a sad day when the countryís ëenvironmental protection agencyí looks at San Francisco Bay and doesnít see a body of water that it should protect. We should restore the Bay, not build on top of it. This unlawful proposal is simply an attempt by the EPA to overlook its obligation to protect our nationís waters in order to fast track development. President Trump, Californiaís precious San Francisco Bay is not for sale.”

Megan Fluke, executive director of the Palo Alto-based Committee for Green Foothills, said in a press statement: “The salt ponds are part of the Bay. Development here would not only destroy restorable wetlands, it would put

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Woodside looks at green building mandates, housing goals

By Rick Radin Almanac Staff Writer

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alifornia updates its building codes every three years, and in recent years the state has increasingly required new buildings to be more environmentally friendly.

At the same time, the state allows local governments to pass requirements that go further than the mandates it approves.

These additional requirements, known as reach codes, have in some cities — such as Menlo Park — resulted in laws that require the majority of new buildings to have all-electric utilities.

But Woodside Town Council members rejected following Menlo Park’s lead at its Oct. 8 meeting, at least for the time being, saying that they don’t think that the electric power grid and building designers and contractors are ready to fully embrace carbonneutral plans.

At the beginning of the meeting, Rafael Reyes of Peninsula Clean Energy, San Mateo County’s clean energy provider, laid out to the council some of the benefits of going all-electric.

Electric appliances are safer because they eliminate the dangers of leaking gas that can ignite fires after an earthquake, he said.

It is also easier to restore electrical power after it is shut off than it is to turn gas lines back on, and natural gas costs are rising at a much higher rate than electricity costs, he said.

There is also a greater incentive to install electric vehicle charging units in new construction projects immediately because the cost is much lower than retrofitting later, Reyes said.

An energy conservation baseline has already been established by the new statewide requirements effective on Jan. 1.

Single-family homes built under 2019 state construction standards, which require the installation of rooftop solar panels in new residential construction, will use about 53% less energy than those built under the 2016 standards, according to a California Energy Commission report.

These new standards will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 700,000 metric tons over three years, according to the report. “Gas is dirty and dangerous,� said Diane Bailey, executive director of Menlo Spark, a consortium dedicated to helping Menlo Park become carbon neutral by 2025. “We urge the town to explore community solar.�

But local speakers connected with the building industry weren’t convinced.

Menlo Park architect Gary Ahern, who said he works extensively in designing homes in Woodside, called out what he called some of the “unintended consequences� of allelectric requirements in new construction. “There are projects that don’t have access to solar energy that are going to require backup generation,� Ahern said.

Joel Butler, a project executive with W. L. Butler Construction in Redwood City, agreed. “By pushing forward with all-electric, we’re relying on a broken system,� Butler said. “If everyone goes off the gas grid and onto the electric grid completely, how many more (hydroelectric) dams would we need?�

A staff report also cautioned that the electrical system, particularly in the hills areas of Woodside, is substandard, and it usually takes PG&E as long as six to 12 months to provide service upgrades for new construction and remodels. “It’s impossible for PG&E to provide service if we push this technology on everyone,� said Woodside architect and former

mayor Peter Mason.

Staff is also concerned about the impact of extended power outages on all-electric homes, particularly for homes in heavily wooded areas where solar energy will be difficult to produce on-site, according to the report.

Council member Dick Brown appeared to speak for a council majority by disputing the urgency to add reach codes to the new state building codes. “I’m not convinced that every home has to have an EV charging station,� Brown said. “Let’s move slowly and watch what others are doing.�

Mayor Pro Tem Ned Fluet disagreed, saying that the town needs to do something now to address climate change. “All-electric may be the way to go,� Fluet said. “We need to come up with something unique to our situation.�

The council directed town staff to come back with ideas to encourage but not mandate allelectric construction, said Town Manager Kevin Bryant.

Affordable housing

The council also began addressing the issue of the state Regional Housing Needs Assessment that will determine

what the town needs to do to meet its share of affordable housing in the future.

There have been 69 units of affordable housing built in Woodside over the past four years, which more than meets the RHNA requirements for the affordable housing cycle that ends in 2023, according to Planning Director Jackie Young.

But after that, the requirements to provide more affordable units will almost certainly be greater, Bryant said. “What we are nervous about is that the requirements could be more than we could handle,�

Bryant said.

After a presentation from Bryant, the council was leaning in the direction of continuing to work in an alliance with other San Mateo County communities to come up with a regional solution to the problem.

The existing alliance, known as 21 Elements, is a partnership between cities and San Mateo County that works financially to divide up the task of meeting local housing needs, Bryant said. “Let’s get the most collaboration as possible in dealing with this issue,� Fluet said. A

Stanford University Development Project and the General Use Permit Application County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Hearing Tuesday, October 22, 2019 / 6:00 pm City of Palo Alto Council Chambers / 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 At this hearing, the Board of Supervisors will receive testimony from members of the public on the General Use Permit application.

This is the only hearing before the Board on the application in Palo Alto. Other hearings will be in San JosĂŠ.

WHAT ABOUT TRAFFIC CONGESTION? Stanford University is proposing to add more than 3.5 million square feet of new development. The project is the largest ever to be reviewed by the County of Santa Clara in its 169-year history.

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Jury trial for former sheriff’s deputy postponed to Nov. 12

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uan Pablo Lopez, a former deputy with the San Mateo County Sheriff ’s Office and candidate for the office of sheriff when his boss was running for re-election, was granted a postponement of a jury trial on charges of election, real estate and insurance fraud at an Oct. 11 hearing in San Mateo County Superior

Court.

The postponement from Oct. 17 to Nov. 12 was based on the need to fit the trial into the schedule of Lopez’s attorney, Tony Serra, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

A number of charges involving Lopez’s work at San Mateo County Jail while he was a deputy have been dismissed over the years.

The current charges are

based on allegations of falsely claiming he was a San Mateo County resident when he applied to run for sheriff against his then-boss, Greg Munks, in 2014 and in taking out a real estate loan based on a Redwood City address when he allegedly lived in Newark, Wagstaffe said.

At the Oct. 11 hearing, Judge Elizabeth Lee denied a motion by the defense to

suppress evidence obtained in an alleged burglary of Lopez’s car in 2014 in which he claimed a laptop and DVDs were stolen, Wagstaffe said.

“Nothing that was (allegedly) stolen is in possession of law enforcement,” Wagstaffe said.

“We don’t have (the laptop and DVDs) and aren’t going to introduce them as evidence.”

Lopez is out on $170,000 bail on the fraud charges,

Wagstaffe said.

Lopez could face three to five years in prison based on the fact that the charges are felonies, Wagstaffe said.

“Not that he would be getting prison time,” Wagstaffe said. “I seriously question if he will get any time at all.”

Neither Serra nor Lopez’s other attorney, Maria Belyi, returned calls seeking comment before press time. A

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Prosecutors challenge psychiatrists’ opinion on alleged Skyline killer

By Rick Radin Almanac Staff Writer

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he San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office is challenging an opinion from two psychiatrists that Malik Dosouqi, the Pacifica resident charged with two murders on Skyline Boulevard in Woodside in June, is not mentally competent to stand trial.

The opinion was revealed in a

Thursday (Oct. 10) hearing in San Mateo County Superior Court in Redwood City, and Judge Robert Foiles continued the case until Oct. 16 to give prosecutors time to prepare a challenge. “We can call our own doctors or argue that the (doctors’) opinions are badly reasoned, things like that,� District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in an interview with The Almanac.

TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEY NOTICE OF TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED FOR Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Public Hearing Continued to Wednesday, October 23, 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Portola Valley will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., in the Historic Schoolhouse, 765 Portola Road, Portola Valley, California on the following: ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PORTOLA VALLEY AMENDING 15.04.20 [AMENDMENTS TO THE BUILDING CODE], AND 15.04.030 [ADMINISTRATION OF THE BUILDING CODE] OF CHAPTER 15.04 [BUILDING CODE] OF TITLE 15 [BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION] OF THE PORTOLA VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT AN UPDATED BUILDING CODE OF THE PORTOLA VALLEY MUNICIPAL CODE The Town periodically amends Chapter 15.04 of the Municipal Code to incorporate the most recent edition of the model building code that has been adopted by the California Building Standards Commission. Adoption of the California Building Code, (with modifications), includes; 2019 California Administrative Code – CCR Title 24 Part 1 2019 California Building Code – CCR Title 24 Part 2 2019 California Residential Code – CCR Title 24 Part 2.5 2019 Cali fornia Electrical Code – CCR Title 24 Part 3 2019 California Mechanical Code – CCR Title 24 Part 4 2019 California Plumbing Code – CCR Title 24 Part 5 2019 California Energy Code – CCR Title 24 Part 6 2019 California Historical Building Code – CCR Title 24 Part 8 2019 California Fire Code – CCR Title 24 Part 9 2019 California Existing Building Code, – CCR Title 24 Part 10 2019 California Green Building Standards Code Title 24, Part 11 2019 California Referenced Standards Code – CCR Title 24 Part 12 Information pertaining to the proposed ordinance may be viewed at Town Hall Planning and Building Department, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. For further information, please Laura Russell, Planning & Building Director at lrussell@portolavalley.net or (650) 851-1700 ext. 218.

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Dosouqi has been charged with two counts of murder in the deaths of cab driver Abdulmalik Nasher of Pacifica and tow truck driver John Pekipaki of East Palo Alto, and five other felony counts, including two counts each of assault with a deadly weapon and infliction of great bodily injury, and one count of special circumstances for multiple murders.

On the evening of June 17,

county sheriff’s deputies found the body of Nasher, 32, a cab driver who had reportedly been called to a remote location on Skyline Boulevard near Reids Roost Road to pick up a passenger.

Nasher had been stabbed multiple times, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

The next evening, deputies investigating Nasher’s death heard cries for help from Pekipaki, 31, who was also found with multiple stab wounds and died at the scene.

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captured him after he drove into a ditch. He was taken to the hospital for an arm laceration before he was released and Malik Dosouqi booked into San Mateo County Jail.

Dosouqi has a private attorney, but has been requesting the right to fire his attorney and represent himself, according to the District Attorney’s Office. He has†pleaded not guilty†to the charges.

According to the DA’s Office, Dosouqi was “laughing inexplicably� during court proceedings and said he would be getting out of custody soon.

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Court date for suspect in teen’s slaying

By Rick Radin Almanac Staff Writer

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former East Palo Alto man charged with the murder of 19-year-old Cate Fisher of Menlo Park in 2011 was held to answer on all charges in a preliminary hearing in San Mateo County Superior Court on Tuesday (Oct. 8), according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.

Christian Fuentes, 28, pleaded not guilty to the murder charges on Jan. 17 after he was extradited to San Mateo County from Colorado in September of last year, Wagstaffe said.

His Superior Court arraignment will be on Oct. 23.

Fuentes was arraigned on Sept.

18, 2018, on charges of murder, attempted murder, shooting at an inhabited dwelling, being a felon in possession of a firearm, driving or taking a vehicle without consent and driving a motor vehicle without a valid driverís license, according to the DA’s office.

Fisher, 19, was a college student who had graduated from MenloAtherton High School and was an instructor at Menlo Park Gymnastics Center.

At 2 a.m. on July 13, 2011, she was sitting in a Chevrolet Tahoe parked in a driveway in the 2500 block of Annapolis Street in East Palo Alto with a man and another woman when three people, one of whom was later identified as Fuentes, allegedly pulled up See COURT DATE, page 19

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Menlo-Atherton senior makes her mark on the football field and with program she launched in support of foster kids Story by Rick Radin Photos by Sammy Dallal

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any of us spent our high school years focusing on what we could get out of the experience personally, whether it was good grades or popularity with our peer group.

But Menlo-Atherton High School senior Laila ThompsonWainer is too focused on helping others to have too much conscious regard for her own status, according to teachers and to people familiar with her involvement with foster youth.

M-A leadership program teacher Mike Amoroso calls her “charismatic” and “well-rounded,” in referring to the breadth of her involvement at the school and in the community.

Thompson-Wainer, — the daughter of Holly Thompson and Louis Wainer of Menlo Park, is vice president of the

M-A student body, and started what promises to become a school tradition by inventing a series of student lunchtime theatrical productions called “Game Show Week” this year.

As part of the school leadership program, she’s been instrumental in helping to organize the school’s annual canned food drive, Amoroso said.

In the same vein, she has helped her family adopt foster children, and has created a weekly activity program for the children the family has sponsored and for others.

Thompson-Wainer is also breaking barriers by joining the M-A football team as a kicker this year.

“I have been blessed enough to know Laila since her freshman year,” Amoroso said. “She’s a special young lady and even more special to her classmates

and the class of 2020.”

The ‘bug’ for helping others Thompson-Wainer said she got the bug for helping foster kids from her mother, who was a social worker in New York before the family moved to the Bay Area. Foster parents bring into their homes kids whose parents can no longer take care of them or just need a periodic break from parenting.

“Twelve kids have come through our home, from 2 to 17 years old, the longest being for eight months,” ThompsonWainer said.

The eight-month responsibility was for a sister and brother named Savannah and Dominic, who were quiet and reserved at first, but began to come out of See KICKS, page 16

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their shells after experiencing a new environment, ThompsonWainer said.

The families still celebrate holidays together, she said.

As an offshoot of their own foster youth placements, Thompson-Wainer started activity classes called Playdates for her own and other foster parents’ kids, with sessions every Sunday.

Playdate activities vary, but a typical session could have Thompson-Wainer leading an hour of dance and exercise, serving lunch and watching a movie with the kids. Special occasions might lead to creative activities; for example, she might work with kids to make cards to give their moms on Mother’s Day. “It’s been very rewarding to see each of the kids’ developments while in the class,” she said. “They start out shy and then after a couple weeks they’re running around wild, completely feeling like themselves and in their element.”

The goals of the Playdate are to give kids going through the system “a chance to form their own community and friendships to not feel as isolated in their own situation,” Thompson-Wainer said.

“We give foster families some respite and allow them to be given the same opportunities as other kids, like dance and art classes as well as fun field trips,” she said.

“I have brought several children to (Laila’s) dance and activity class,” said foster parent Diane Sapienza-Boundy.

“The children have thoroughly enjoyed the dance class and creative activities, and Laila has displayed a great deal of patience interacting with the children.”

Thompson-Wainer applied for and received grants from the Rotary Club of Menlo Park and the Tutor Corps Foundation to produce the Playdates.

Bringing kids together Menlo-Atherton is a school that celebrates its diversity and Thompson-Wainer has been “instrumental” in helping bring students together, particularly when she came up with the idea for “Game Show Week,” Amoroso said.

The skits are based on the “American Idol,” “America’s Got Talent,” and other TV reality shows.

Thompson-Wainer was also “instrumental” in the canned food drive at M-A last year that saw the sudents gather 289,000 pounds of canned food,

On top of everything else, Thompson-Wainer is a good student with plans to apply to Ivy League colleges.

exceeding their goal by 39,000 pounds, Amoroso said.

“Leila is innovative and also inclusive and brings everyone together to have a great time,” Amoroso said. “The skills in the leadership program are to give them skills to go out into the work force and college and be successful.”

“We have a culture of inclusiveness at M-A,” ThompsonWainer said. “No matter your race, ethnicity, gender, or socioeconomic background, you are welcome to try out and do anything at M-A.” “We have a deaf class vice president, a male cheerleader, and a girl on the football team,” she noted.

Indeed, Thompson-Wainer piggybacked an interest in soccer to try out for the M-A football squad to kick conversions after touchdowns.

She campaigned for a tryout by making a video showing her kicking field goals from 10, 20 and 30 yards out, which got the coaches’ attention, Amoroso said.

“I was riding on the bus with her on a schoolwide service trip in January, and she asked me, ‘What do you think about me being the field goal kicker for the football team,’” he recalled.

“I told her, ‘Put your heart and your mind into it if that’s what you want to do.’”

So far, she said, things are going well and she’s been accepted as the only girl participating on an all-boys team.

After winning the Division 3-AA state championship in 2018, the Bears are 3-3 so far this season, with losses to Serra, of San Mateo, and to out-of-area powerhouse East High of Salt Lake City.

Thompson-Wainer converted six of seven conversions in the Bears’ opening win over Bellarmine, and was one for two in the Serra game that was played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.

The one she missed at Levi’s

would have been good on a high school field, but National Football League goal posts are 5 feet narrower, she said.

Being on the school dance team for football previously helped her adjust to being on the football team itself, Thompson-Wainer said.

“The dance team would always go to away games and see some of the behind-thescenes with football,” she said.

“It made me more familiar with the whole football process.

“I definitely thought being on the team would be a lot scarier than it has turned out. For me, it was all about embracing the awkwardness of being the only girl, but it was a lot easier because I had friends on the team.”

M-A defensive line coach Sione Fifita said ThompsonWainer has embraced the weight-lifting and conditioning regimen that goes along with being a member of the team even though she isn’t going to be throwing a lot of blocks or making tackles.

“Let me just say she has been out-working some of the boys,” Fifita said. “The boys treat her with respect as they do with everyone else.”

As far as after graduation, Thompson-Wainer said she has an interest in environmental studies but hasn’t decided yet how she would like to pursue it.

Other than that, she says, she has had a lot on her plate with her current commitments.

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On the cover: Laila Thompson-Wainer follows through on a kick during football practice at MenloAtherton High School.

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Jazz festival promotes youth musicianship in Menlo Park

By Kate Bradshaw Almanac Staff Writer

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his past weekend, Fremont Park was alive with the sound of jazz as the third annual Silicon Valley Jazz Festival brought a lineup of a dozen concerts by students and professionals alike to Menlo Park on Oct. 12 and 13.

In addition, the festival organizers invited acclaimed jazz trumpeter, composer and educator Carl Saunders to teach two master classes on Oct. 11 to students at Tierra Linda Middle School and at Menlo-Atherton High School.

Saunders also performed a “Desert Island Jazz” show from 9 to 10 a.m. that day at KCSM, a radio station licensed by the San Mateo County Community College District, at 91.1 FM. The festival also hosted evening parties and events at Savanna Jazz Club in San Carlos.

Preserving an American art form

Savanna Jazz Club operated in San Francisco’s Mission District for a decade before it moved to San Carlos about four years ago, according to club owner and Silicon Valley Jazz Festival founder

Pascal Bokar Thiam.

Thiam, who goes by Pascal Bokar as a musician, teaches at the University of San Francisco in addition to running the jazz club.

The festival, he said, is an extension of the Savanna Jazz Club, and it’s aimed at promoting “this American art form we call jazz.”

On one level, the festival is aimed at filling the festival vac-

‘Jazz is a beacon of light and has been a symbol of the best that humans can do in terms of creativity.’

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Jackson Bryman, 14, compares hand sizes with jazz trumpeter Carl Saunders after Saunders gave a lesson to band students at Menlo-Atherton High School on Oct. 11. Saunders also performed in the Silicon Valley Jazz Festival, held in Menlo Park on Oct. 12 and 13.

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uum on the Peninsula that exists between the more active jazz festival scenes in San Francisco and San Jose, he said.

On a deeper level, though, the festival seeks to combat the art form’s contemporary challenges with recruitment and underappreciation, he added.

“Essentially, the mission of the festival grew out of what we

perceived to be a need to promote an art form that’s under siege by the recording industry,” he told The Almanac.

Giving students a chance to learn and show their developing jazz skills “keeps kids out of trouble, practicing their instruments,” he said. “They realize you’re only as good on your instrument as the amount of time you commit to it.

“The excellence comes from a

deep commitment to quality, and that doesn’t come quick.

“Jazz is a fabulous avenue to give them not only a sense of community but give them a sense of value of what they can achieve together in a band.”

Jazz, he said, “has been one of the major art forms created

by African Americans in North America. It’s an art form that is celebrated all over the planet.

... Jazz is a beacon of light and has been a symbol of the best that humans can do in terms of creativity.”

“It’s not a game,” he added.

“This art form needs help, and it needs help from every part of the private and public sector, because it represents high aesthetics. It’s a tough battle in a world of quick consumption and immediate gratification.” A

Hillview student publishes illustrated book for kids

By Angela Swartz Almanac Staff Writer

hen a quick online search for a book about extroverts came up empty, 11-year-old Menlo Park resident Charlotte Anthony decided she needed to write her own story.

Charlotte, a Hillview Middle School sixth grader, self-published an illustrated children’s book, “Loud,” in paperback last month on Amazon. It follows the character Calliope, a chatty girl who is labeled a disruptive child and eventually becomes a corporate leader after being told over and over again by parents, teachers and friends to be quiet.

“It’s really exciting, and also shocking,” Charlotte said. “It’s actually up there (online). I actually published a book.”

Her inspiration for writing and illustrating the 42-page book? Charlotte quotes awardwinning children’s book author Beverly Cleary: “If you don’t see the book you want on the shelves, write it.”

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“Loud” mirrors Charlotte’s own experiences as an extrovert. The book explores the disconnect between the skills needed to succeed in school and in office settings. It also highlights the importance of the arts in public schools.

“I want children to learn to appreciate their voices,” said Charlotte, who also enjoys music and theater. “Speaking up is a good thing and is something you should be proud of.”

Charlotte began working on the book at the end of May, while she was also juggling summer drama and art camps.

She first created a storyboard, then sketched each drawing and dialogue on sheets of paper. Finally, she drew the illustrations on an iPad and wrote the story. She published it on Sept. 10.

“I learned that if you’re writing a book, just go for writing it and jump on it,” she said.

“Don’t wait. All you need is a pen and an idea.”

Menlo Park-based writing teacher Jennifer Tsay worked

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with Charlotte in an afterschool creative writing program at Oak Knoll School and during a creative writing summer program. Tsay said Charlotte is one of those students who is special, and reminds her of Shonda Rhimes, a creator, head writer and executive producer of numerous TV shows.

“She (Charlotte) loves the written word and she loves to write,” Tsay said. “I’m not surprised at all (that she’s published a book).”

Tsay also says Charlotte proves that writers aren’t all quiet and can have different personalities. “She definitely just likes to tell her stories to people,” Tsay said.

A portion of the book’s proceeds are going to DonorsChoose.org to help teachers buy school supplies for their classrooms.

The book is available at amazon.com/ author/canthony. A

Photos courtesy of Charlotte Anthony

Charlotte Anthony, an 11-year-old Hillview Middle School student, couldn’t find a book on a specific topic, so she wrote it herself.

C O M M U N I T Y

New owners want to make ‘the best version of

Food is prepped and ready for hungry patrons of Alpine Inn, a newly renovated Portola Valley restaurant.

that it’s ever been’

By Elena Kadvany

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uccessfully updating a 167-year-old institution isn’t easy when generations of customers feel a strong emotional attachment to it.

So when a group took over the beloved Alpine Inn in Portola Valley after its owner died, expectations were high — as were the fears, that the new owners would create something too trendy, too expensive, too out of character for what had been a casual, down-home hangout for locals for decades.

Judging by the crowds that have flooded The Alpine Inn, known to locals as Rossotti’s or Zott’s, since it reopened this summer, those fears have been dispelled. Zott’s may have new floors, clean bathrooms, free WiFi and artisan wood-fired pizza, but the spirit of the place largely lives on.

The “goal was to make this the best version of Rossotti’s that it’s ever been,” said Greg St. Claire, who was brought in by partners Lori and Deke Hunter, Jim Kohlberg, and Fred and Stephanie Harman to restore The Alpine Inn to its former glory. (St. Claire owns Avenir Restaurant Group, which runs Nola in Palo Alto, Milagros in Redwood City and Town in San Carlos.)

Deke Hunter, St. Claire and Fred Harman are all from the area and raised their children in Portola Valley. St. Claire grew up in Portola Valley, playing soccer and baseball at nearby fields and COURT DATE continued from page 14

next to them in another vehicle.

Two of them got out of the car and began shooting a 9mm firearm and .40-caliber rounds at the Chevrolet.

Investigators later determined the incident to be a ìgang execution shooting,î but that Fisher, who had no gang ties, was not the target of the shooting, according to prosecutors.

Fisher was struck multiple times by the gunfire and was pronounced dead at Stanford Hospital.

The two other occupants of the Chevrolet were not hit by bullets, police said at the time. The two alleged shooters left the scene for Colorado.

The other shooter in the incident was arrested in Mexico and

going to Zott’s with his father on Sundays. As family lore goes, his dad was a new freshman at Stanford University and had been on campus for all of 10 minutes before his roommate told him, “Put your crap in the corner. Let’s go and get a pitcher of beer at Zott’s.” (They found his father’s name carved into a wall during construction.)

When Lori Hunter was a Stanford student, you could find her at Zott’s every Friday.

“All the partners that went in on this have been coming here for a long time. We all were afraid it was going to either get closed or be radically changed,” she said.

Locals’ love for Zott’s never faded, but the space itself had, considerably. The new owners undertook a serious renovation project (asbestos removal included), complicated further by the fact that the building has historic status. Over several months, they tore out the tavern’s floor, built an outdoor bar, made the 250-seat beer garden wheelchair-accessible and opened up an idyllic, previously hidden view onto Los Trancos Creek, which trickles along the back of the outdoor space. Darts, a beer pong table, cornhole, large flat-screen TVs for game days and live music on Fridays make the backyard a draw for people of all ages.

The original wooden tabletops, picnic tables and benches where decades of customers had carved

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their initials and names were repurposed into a wall next to the outside bar and a planter for a small herb and vegetable garden. They kept the horse parking out front (a group of locals still arrive on horseback some weekends, St. Claire said) and a plaque marking the “beginning of the internet age” in 1976 when a crew of SRI scientists, sitting at a picnic table in the beer garden, successfully sent an electronic message from a computer.

Inside, the tavern is decorated with Stanford athletics memorabilia donated by an alumnus who went to grade school with St. Claire. One wall is dedicated to framed photos of all of the former owners, starting with Felix Buelna, who opened what was then known as Casa de Tableta in 1852 as a “roadhouse for country men to meet, play cards, to drink and to dance”; to John and Molly Alexander, whose death in 2017 prompted the eventual sale

to the group of partners.

Food-wise, the new owners wanted to preserve some of the classics, like the Zott’s burger, but completely overhauled the sourcing and ingredients. The burger is now made with beef from St. Claire’s own cattle ranch in Loma Rica or grass-fed beef from Oregon.

Vegetables are organic and local, including heirloom tomatoes from nearby Webb Ranch.

They added salads, a charcuterie plate and wines on tap.

The kitchen is led by chef Sean Agoliati, formerly of Los Altos Grill.

Facing some critical cooking limitations —a too-small kitchen and a lagging PG&E power upgrade — they brought in a massive smoker from Georgia and a 1942 Dodge Farm truck outfitted with a wood-fired pizza oven to shoulder some of the burden.

All of the food and drink is served in compostable

containers given that there’s not enough space for a commercial dishwasher. (The next project will be to build a bigger kitchen, the owners said.)

They’ve been overwhelmed by the community response, in a good way. By Sundays, St. Claire said, the kitchen basically runs out of ingredients and the bar out of beer. They’re regularly doing six times the volume of the old Alpine Inn at its peak, St. Claire said.

“It reaffirmed what we were feeling,” he said, “that it’s such an important part of the community.” A I N F OR M ATI ON

The Alpine Inn 3915 Alpine Road, Portola Valley 650-854-4004 alpineinnpv.com

turned over to authorities in Colorado and will be extradited back to San Mateo County, Wagstaffe said.

The driver in the case is still in Mexico, he said.

Fuentes faces a sentence of life without the possibility of parole and is being held without bail. A

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Theater

Golden Thread Fairytale Players When the optometrist shatters little Leila’s dream of becoming a pilot, a menagerie of mythic birds gather to help her accomplish her goal.

Drawn from Palestinian folktales, Leila’s “Quest for Flight� incorporates music, dance and physical comedy. Oct. 17, 7-8 p.m. Free.

Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. menlopark.org Âś0DUN 7ZDLQ¡V 5LYHU RI 6RQJ¡ TheatreWorks Silicon Valley continues its 50th anniversary season with the West Coast premiere of “Mark Twain’s River of Song.â€? Through Oct. 27; times vary. $30-$100; discounts available, pricing subject to change. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. theatreworks.org Âś6ZHDW¡ “Sweatâ€? by Lynn Nottage, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for drama, tells of a group of steel workers in Berks County, Pennsylvania, who find themselves pitted against each other in a desperate fight to stay afloat.

Oct. 17-Nov. 10; times vary. $20-$35. The Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. thepear.org

Concerts 'DQLHO 3HDUO :RUOG 0XVLF 'D\V &RQFHUW This annual concert honors the life and memory of Stanford University alumnus Daniel Pearl, the violin-playing Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered in 2002. Oct. 23, 7 p.m. Free. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. live.stanford.edu

Music

%OXHJUDVV $W 7KH %DUQ Sponsored by Fort Point Beer Company, this seasonal concert series features an afternoon of live bluegrass, brews, hard cider and nature. Oct. 20 and 27, 1 p.m. $10 adults; $5 children, plus cost of Filoli admission. Filoli Gardens, 86 Old Canada Road, Woodside. filoli.org 2SHQ 0LF Performers show off their skills and network with local and like-minded musicians during open mic at Cafe Zoe. Sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m.; show starts at 6:50 p.m.

Every third Friday through Nov. 15, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Cafe Zoe, 1929 Menalto Ave., Menlo Park. cafezoehub.com 5RFNLQ¡ .LGV 6LQJ $ORQJ Rockin’ Kids Sing-Along is a musical playgroup designed for all-ages fun and specializing in early childhood development. The event is hosted by Stephanie Pepitone, licensed clinical social worker and former punk rock singer/guitarist.

Oct. 20, 2-3 p.m. Free. Belle Haven Library, 413 Ivy Drive, Menlo Park. menlopark.org 9HUGL¡V Âś1DEXFFR¡ A love triangle set against the monumental backdrop of ancient Babylon, “Nabuccoâ€? is the opera that propelled Verdi into international stardom as an opera composer. Oct. 18-27; times vary. $35-$92; discounts for students, seniors, groups. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. wbopera.org/nabucco-2019

Talks & Lectures

&KULV 0F'RXJDOO ZLWK $QJLH &RLUR Writer Chris McDougall will share his experience adopting a rescue donkey from an animal hoarder and the journey of taking him on as a partner for the world championship in burro racing. Oct. 20, 2-3:30 p.m. $23 or $45 with

book; discount for students. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.org Âś7KLV LV 1RZ¡ &\UXV *UDFH 'XQKDP An honest coming-of-gender story by Cyrus Grace Dunham, who joins Kepler’s Literary Foundation in conversation with Angie Coiro for a “This Is Nowâ€? discussion of their transition memoir, “A Year Without A Name.â€?

Oct. 23, 7:30-9 p.m. $20 or $40 with book; discount for students. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.org &85( This presentation by Dr. Sharon Sha marks part two of the Kensington Place Brain Health Speaker Series, “CURE.� Dr. Sha will share the latest updates on progress toward the cure for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Oct. 17, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Free.

Rosener House Adult Day Care, 500 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. More info: eventbrite.com œ7KH *RRG 7KH %DG DQG 7KH 20* RI &RO OHJH $GPLVVLRQ¡ Maria Furtado, executive director of Colleges That Change Lives, will discuss the college admission process and offer parents and students a greater understanding of and appreciation for topics related to college choice and student-centered college search. Oct. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Free.

Sequoia High School, 1201 Brewster Ave., Redwood City. Search eventbrite.com for more info.

6WDQIRUG /LWTXDNH Stanford Litquake presents five writers currently teaching at Stanford University who will read from their most recent works: Samina Ali, Tom Kealey, Charif Shanahan, Austin Smith and Lynn Stegner. Oct. 17, 7:30 p.m. Free. Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. events.stanford.edu Âś6XUYLYLQJ WKH 'HDWK RI D /RYHG 2QH¡ The program, titled “Surviving the Death of a Loved One: Finding Peace in Your Time of Loss,â€? includes a film featuring Susan Burton, a woman who lost a child to sudden infant death syndrome. Oct. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Free. Bethany Lutheran Church, 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. bethany-mp.org =RWW¡V DQG 6WDQIRUG 5RFN\ +LVWRU\ EXW $OO 5LJKW 1RZ Local historian and nearby resident Steve Staiger will discuss the long history of the Alpine Inn, from the days of the early Californios through numerous changes in ownership and name changes. Oct. 16, 5-6:30 p.m. Free; registration required. Stanford Law School, Classroom Building, Room 190, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford. historicalsociety.stanford.edu 7XL 6XWKHUODQG New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Tui Sutherland talks about her two newest books, “The Poison Jungleâ€? (Wings of Fire, Book 13) and “Hidden Kingdomâ€? (Wings of Fire Graphic, Book 3).

Oct. 21, 6-8 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.org $QG\ *ULIILWKV New York Times bestselling author Andy Griffiths presents “117-Story Treehouse,� the ninth book in his illustrated chapter book series. Oct. 22, 6-8 p.m. Free.

Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.org

Fundraisers 0HQOR 3DUN &RXQWU\ 6WRUH $QQXDO )XQG raiser VA Palo Alto Health Care System presents the Menlo Park Country Store Annual Fundraiser. All proceeds benefit veterans.

The event will include baked goods, arts and crafts and a silent auction. Oct. 24, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Division, Atrium of Building 334, Menlo Park. business.menloparkchamber.com

Family

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PTA seeks book fair donations The La Entrada Middle School PTA is asking for donations of “gently� used and new books, art and activity kits, games and educational media to include in the school’s annual Used Book Fair.

Proceeds from the fair will support the PTA’s community programs, according to PTA member Cynthia Solis.

Items can be left in “donation wagons� at both La Entrada and Las Lomitas Elementary schools during school hours, and are being accepted through the end of the month. dance and music performances, student and alumni sports competitions, food from local food trucks, drink and more. Oct. 19, 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Free; RSVP required. Menlo College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton. Search facebook.com/events for more info.

Food & Drink

.DIHQLD 0LG :HHN %UHDWKHU The Kafenia Peace Collective hosts weekly communal meals, featuring dialogues, music and time to socialize with friends from all cultures and backgrounds. Wednesdays through Oct. 30. $20; discount for kids, students, seniors over 80. Cafe Zoe, 1929 Menalto Ave., Menlo Park.

Search eventbrite.com for more info.

Lessons & Classes

(6/ &RQYHUVDWLRQ &OXE Non-native and native English speakers talk together with the aim of developing English speaking and listening skills. No registration required.

Wednesdays, 5-6 p.m. Free. Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. menlopark. org 1LF 6WRQH Kepler’s Books welcomes Nic Stone, author of the New York Times bestseller “Dear Martin,� to discuss her new book, “Jackpot,� a romance that examines class, privilege and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life. Oct. 17, 7-9 p.m. Free.

Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. keplers.org

Outdoor Recreation

([SORUHU +LNH 1DWXUDO :RQGHUV Docents Laura Levin, Dennis Smith, Kate Gudmundson and Mary Brunkhorst will lead hikers at a leisurely pace with about 300 feet of elevation gain along the Spring Ridge, Meadow, Betsy Crowder and Eagle trails. Oct. 16, 10:30 a.m.2:30 p.m. Windy Hill Preserve, Portola Valley. openspace.org ,Y\ /HDJXH +DELWDW 5HVWRUDWLRQ RQ 6DQ )UDQFLVTXLWR &UHHN Volunteers should expect to remove non-native species and occasionally traverse steep slopes. This event is rain or shine, unless otherwise notified. Volunteers under the age of 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Oct. 19, 2-4 p.m. Free. El Palo Alto Park, 117 Palo Alto Ave., Palo Alto.

Search eventbrite.com for more info. :DQGHULQJ DQG :ULWLQJ LQ 1DWXUH Participants will share meanings and philosophies with fellow hikers and docents Anna Lee and Marie Faust Evitt, followed by a quiet contemplation break at the Wallace Stegner bench.

Oct. 20, 1:30 p.m. Long Ridge Preserve, Los Altos. openspace.org

Teens

7HHQ *DPLQJ Menlo Park Library invites teens to play the Nintendo Switch in the new Teen Zone and offers monthly video gaming tournaments for youth in fourth through 12th grade. Oct. 18, 3-5 p.m. Free.

Menlo Park Library, 800 Alma St., Menlo Park. menlopark.org

Home & Garden

Holidays on a High Note Foothill Auxiliary’s 22nd Annual Holidays on a High Note features a floral presentation by Kren Rasmussen of Bloomsters, table scapes by several designers, a marketplace with vendors and a festive luncheon. Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $135. Menlo Circus Club, 190 Park Lane, Atherton. fapfs.org

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Los Altos | $2,288,000 3be/2.5ba single level home nestled on an expansive lot in a well established Los Altos neighborhood. Close to commute routes and top rated schools.

Dana Willson 650.917.4256 dwillson@cbnorcal.com CalRE#01292552

Palo Alto | $2,150,000 .JE $FOUVSZ NPEFSO DMBTTJDþ 4VO m MMFE TJOHMF MFWFM CS CB DPOEP PWFS 4' JO UIF IFBSU PG %PXOUPXO 8FOEJ 4FMJH "JNPOFUUJ 650.465.5602 Wendi@WendiSelig.com CalRE#01001476

Menlo Park | $1,088,000 #FBVUJGVM CS CB #FMMFM )BWFO DIBSNFS X PQFO MJWJOH TQBDF /FBS 'BDFCPPL 4UBOGPSE )8: BOE NPSFþ Amelia Middel 650.704.3064 CalRE#01103989 Miriam Porras 408.644.5041 CalRE#02002039

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COLDWELLBANKERHOMES.COM The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2019 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 414911SFSV_07/18 CalRE #01908304.

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Pebble Beach | $3,495,000 #SPODIP 3PBE ] 5IJT .FEJUFSSBOFBO SFTJEFODF FNCPEJFT JOEPPS PVUEPPS MJWJOH JO 1FCCMF #FBDI 5IF SFTJEFODF PGGFST UISFF CFESPPNT BOE UISFF BOE B IBMG CBUIT JO UIF NBJO IPVTF B TVNQUVPVT HSPVOE nPPS master bedroom plus a cozy and secluded guest house with a bedroom and bath. www.1018BronchoRoad.com The Heinrich Team 831.915.7415 team@theheinrichteam.com CalRE#00584641

Redwood City | $2,695,000 Beautiful 4br/4ba home in highly desirable South Redwood City with many upgrades and a large yard.

J.D. Anagnostou 650.704.5134 KETPMEJU!QBDCFMM OFU CalRE#00900237

Mountain View | $2,679,000 -PDBUFE PO B RVJFU TUSFFU UIJT CS CB IPNF JODMVEFT B CPOVT SPPN GPS UI CFESPPN PS PGmDF 5IF VQEBUFE FBU JO LJUDIFO GFBUVSFT BO BEKPJOJOH GBNJMZ BOE EJOJOH SPPN DPNCJOBUJPO UIBU MFBET UP UIF TFSFOF QSJWBUF CBDLZBSE XJUI NBUVSF MBOETDBQJOH "EEJUJPOBM GFBUVSFT JODMVEF CFBVUJGVM IBSEXPPE nPPST UISPVHIPVU JODMVEJOH BMM CFESPPNT EPVCMF QBOF XJOEPXT B TFQBSBUF MBVOESZ SPPN BOE BO PWFSTJ[FE HBSBHF Alan Huwe 650.917.4392 alan.huwe@cbnorcal.com CalRE#01706555

COLDWELLBANKERHOMES.COM The property information herein is derived from various sources that may include, but not be limited to, county records and the Multiple Listing Service, and it may include approximations. Although the information is believed to be accurate, it is not warranted and you should not rely upon it without personal verification. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor agents and are not employees of the Company. ©2019 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Owned by a subsidiary of NRT LLC. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker Logo are registered service marks owned by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 414911SFSV_07/18 CalRE #01908304.

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