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Welcome Whether you are visiting for business or pleasure, or to attend a conference or other event at Stanford University, you will quickly discover the unusual blend of intellect, innovation, culture and natural beauty that makes the Palo Alto area so special.

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Palo Alto is home to Nobel Prize winners, Silicon Valley CEOs, venture capital firms, Hewlett-Packard and one of the most renowned universities and medical centers in the world.

While Palo Alto developed as a sleepy college town, the emergence of Stanford University in the 1970s as the nation’s leading high-technology research center paved the way for hundreds of startup businesses with connections to Stanford professors and their inventions. Thus Palo Alto became known as the birthplace of Silicon Valley and attracted engineers and others from all over the world to pursue their dreams.

The Stanford campus itself is the biggest visitor attraction, and visitors could easily spend a day or longer exploring the beautiful campus.

But at a minimum any visit should also include a walk or drive through the tree-lined residential neighborhoods (among the costliest in the nation), a walk in the foothills or Baylands, and some great shopping and eating in the handful of nearby business districts.

For our list of 10 sites not to miss while you are visiting, look in the “Attractions” section.

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Inside: Attractions.............................................................6 Arts & Entertainment.......................................12 Shopping..............................................................14 Stanford................................................................16 Recreation............................................................18 Safety & Transportation................................. 20 Map.................................................................. 24-25 Restaurants..........................................................27 The Palo Alto Visitors Center is co-located with the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce at 355 Alma St. at Lytton Avenue in downtown Palo Alto. The Visitors Center is staffed Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and may be reached at 650-324-3121. The center has useful brochures and other materials and can assist with answering questions and addressing special or unusual needs of visitors.

Destination Palo Alto (destinationpaloalto.com) offers much more information about where to go and what to do while visiting Palo Alto.

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Visitors Guide is a special project of the Palo Alto Weekly.

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attractions The Palo Alto and Stanford area offers things to do for all ages and interests. Our favorite recommendations for out-of-town visitors are listed below. The numbers shown in parentheses are the location markers on the map on pages 24 and 25.

Filoli Estate & Gardens (1) 86 Cañada Road, Woodside; 650-364-8300; filoli.org Standing for “Fight, Love, Live,” Filoli Gardens is one of the most magnificent remaining country estates and gardens of the early 20th century. The 43-room estate, completed for the Bourn family in 1917, allows visitors to enjoy a collection of 17th- and 18thcentury antiques. The spectacular gardens — made up of terraces, pathways, pools, lawns, foliage, trees and flower beds — are perfectly groomed and everchanging with the seasons. The gardens are most known for their collection of more than 500 varieties of roses. Whether your goal is to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere or learn about the plant collections, a stroll through the exquisite gardens will not leave you disappointed. The gardens and estate are open to visitors from mid-February through October.

Allied Arts Guild (2) 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park; 650-322-2405; alliedartsguild.org Located in nearby Menlo Park, the Allied Arts Guild is an oasis of shops, gardens, artists’ studios and a cafe. The historic site has carried out the founders’ original vision of a European-style crafts guild and created a lovely en-

vironment for shopping, eating and relaxing. The Guild houses numerous studios and shops of various artists, ranging from furniture repair to pottery making. The Artisan Shop sells handmade art and is operated solely for the benefit of critically ill children at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

Sunset Magazine Garden (3) 80 Willow Road, Menlo Park; 650-321-3600; sunset.com If you are the home-gardening type, you won’t want to miss the famous Sunset Magazine Garden. Located at Sunset Magazine’s headquarters in nearby Menlo Park, the display garden offers a glimpse of architecture and foliage from the major climate zones of the West. The garden contains a 1.2-acre lawn; four designated areas representing the Northwest, Northern California, Central California, and the Southwest Desert and Southern California regions; and a 3,000-square-foot test area. The entire display garden is open for free, self-guided tours, weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (except holidays and the weeks surrounding Celebration Weekend in June).

Cantor Arts Center (4) 328 Lomita Drive (at Museum Way); 650-498-1480; museum.stanford.edu Stanford family members created the museum to display their personal collection of objects of art and cultural interest; now, the museum’s collections are devoted to a wide range of art, from 19th-century American drawings to contemporary sculptures.

Located next to the museum are the Rodin Sculpture Garden, the largest collection of Auguste Rodin bronzes outside of Paris, and, on the other side, the Anderson Collection, a new building housing modern

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and contemporary American art. Admission to Cantor Arts Center is free, and visitors can take advantage of docent tours, lectures, gallery talks, special events, the bookstore and a cafe. Museum hours are Wednesday through Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Thursday until 8 p.m.).

Hoover Tower (5) 550 Serra Mall, Stanford; 650-723-2053; visit.stanford.edu/plan/guides/hoover.html Visible to all the surrounding areas, Hoover Tower is a landmark to Stanford students, faculty and alumni, and the local communities. The 285-foot tower offers spectacular views of Stanford campus, the foothills and the Bay Area from its observation deck. A tour guide is available to point out important landmarks and sights.

Finished in 1941 to celebrate the university’s 50th anniversary, the structure is part of the Hoover Institution.

Cost is $3 for adults and $2 for seniors and children 12 and under. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Dish (6) Along Junipero Serra Boulevard, between Page Mill Road and Alpine Road, Stanford Rain or shine, you’ll find hundreds of locals and Stanford students walking or jogging the trail at The Dish, named after the large old radio-telescope used for research in the Stanford foothills. The paved trail climbs the hills and offers spectacular views of the Peninsula, the campus and the coastal mountains. The main loop trail is 3.5 miles and takes about an hour and 15 minutes to walk. Most visitors park on Stanford Avenue, then enter through the gate at Junipero Serra Boulevard. Be sure not to park on the side streets (where Stanford residential parking permits are required) or you’ll be ticketed.

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HP Garage (7) 367 Addison Ave., Palo Alto Known as the birthplace of Silicon Valley, the HP Garage is a symbol of innovation and entrepreneurism. College friends Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard purchased the garage in 1938 as a work space to develop their own company, and the modest building served as a research lab and a development and manufacturing workshop. However, the garage was quickly outgrown, and the company moved to a larger headquarters. The property is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Although the garage is not open for public tours, feel free to observe and photograph the property from the street and imagine the electronics pioneers chasing their dreams of innovation.

Gamble Garden (8) 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto; 650-329-1356; gamblegarden.org Willed to the City of Palo Alto by Elizabeth F. Gamble in 1981, Gamble Garden features a 1902 Colonial/ Georgian Revival house and formal, working and demonstration gardens. The historic 2.5-acre property is now a nonprofit community horticultural foundation and places an emphasis on education as well as aesthetic beauty. The estate also includes a carriage house, teahouse, tool house, greenhouse and a gazebo. Open to the public for free each day during daylight hours.

Palo Alto Baylands (9) East end of Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto; Baylands Nature Interpretive Center: 650-329-2506; Baylands Nature Preserve: 650-617-3156; cityofpaloalto.org/baylands The Baylands protects some of the last remaining saltmarsh and mud-flat habitats on the West Coast. Wintertime high tides bring bird watchers from around the world, and, in the spring and fall, the preserve is a prime stopover for birds traveling on the Pacific route of their migration flyway.

Computer History Museum (10) 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View; 650-810-1010; computerhistory.org Dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computing history, the Computer History Museum houses one of the largest collections of computing artifacts in the world, including computer hardware, ephemera, photographs, moving images, documents, software and some of the very first computers from the 1940s and 1950s. Through online and physical exhibits, visitors can discover the worldwide impact of the computing revolution on the human experience. Admission to the museum is $15 for the general public and $12 for students, seniors and military. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Other attractions Kids will enjoy the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo (cityofpaloalto.org/jmz), the small Museum of American Heritage (moah.org) in downtown Palo Alto, the Hiller Aviation Museum (hiller.org) in San Carlos and Great America (cagreatamerica.com), an amusement park located about 20 minutes south of Palo Alto on U.S. Highway 101 in Santa Clara.

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arts & entertainment Theater, music and opera are alive and well in the Palo Alto area, with performances nearly every night of the week: Dragon Productions offers professional live theater at 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City, including “The Columnist” by David Auburn (May 29-June 21) and “The Voice of the Prairie” by John Olive (Aug. 21-Sept. 13). Call 650-493-2006 or visit dragonproductions.net.

Palo Alto Children’s Theatre, the oldest theater by and for children in the United States, performs at Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-463-4930 or visit cityofpaloalto.org/childrenstheatre.

Palo Alto Players, which puts on works from Broadway, Off-Broadway and beyond, performs at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Upcoming shows include “The Addams Family” by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (April 25-May 10) and “Chinglish” by David Henry Hwang (June 13-28). Call 650-329-0891 or visit paplayers.org.

Stanford Live attracts world-class musicians and dancers for performances at Bing Concert Hall and other Stanford venues. Upcoming programs include DakhaBrakha, a folk-punk group from Ukraine (April 15); experimental dance group Compagnie Käfig (April 21); wind ensemble Imani Winds (April 26); Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital (May 3); and the Stanford Symphony Orchestra (May 16 and 17). Call 650-724-2464 or visit live.stanford.edu.

Stanford University Department of Drama presents many student productions throughout the year, usually at Pigott Theater and Prosser Studio Theater in Memorial Auditorium and The Nitery in the Old Union at Stanford. Some upcoming shows are a dance performance

by The Chocolate Heads called “The Fierce Urgency of Now” (May 7-9) and “Evita, The Musical” by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber (May 28-30). Call 650-723-2576 or visit taps.stanford.edu.

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theater of Silicon Valley under the direction of Robert Kelley and Phil Santora, presents dramas, comedies and musicals year-round at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., and at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, including “Fire on the Mountain” by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman (April 1-26), “Fallen Angels” by Noël Coward (June 3-28) and the world premiere of the musical “Triangle” (July 8-Aug. 2). Call 650-463-1950 or visit theatreworks.org.

West Bay Opera, Palo Alto’s own opera company, will stage “Faust” by Charles Gounod (May 22, 24, 30 and 31) at the Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road. The 2015-16 season will include productions of “Rigoletto,” “Eugene Onegin” and “Madama Butterfly.” Call 650-8433900 or visit westbayopera.org.

Still looking for cultural events? You could try: California Pops Orchestra, a large entertainment symphony, will finish up its 26th season with a show centered on the theme of “Spies, Heroes, Comedy, Mayhem!” on May 17 at Foothill College’s Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650856-8432 or visit calpops.org.

Foothill College Theatre Arts Department will present “Angels in America: Millennium Approaches” by Tony Kushner (May 29-June 14) at Foothill College, Lohman Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

Call 650-949-7360 or visit foothill.edu/theatre.

Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, at 500 Castro St., Mountain View, hosts more than 400 events a year, including talks, theater, dance, music and visits from professional Bay Area companies. In addition to TheatreWorks performances, upcoming events include “The Grand Duke” performed by Lamplighters Music Theatre (April 30), a Wallace Stegner lecture with Dr. Daphne Miller on “Farmacology” (May 11) and “Unlaced, A Dance Series” by Smuin Ballet (May 21-24). Call 650-903-6000 (24 hours) or visit mvcpa.com.

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Shoreline Amphitheatre is an outdoor concert venue that hosts performances by major, world-touring acts from late April until late October, at One Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View. Call the box office at 650-9674040 or visit theshorelineamphitheatre.com.

Stanford Music Department offers concerts and recitals with student, faculty and guest artists in Campbell Recital Hall, the CCRMA Stage or Dinkelspiel Auditorium. Call 650-723-3811 or visit music.stanford.edu.

Ram’s Head Theatrical Society, Stanford’s oldest theater organization, will stage a production of “Hairspray” (April 10, 11, 16-18) at Memorial Auditorium, 551 Serra Mall, Stanford. Visit ramshead.stanford. edu. Other student theater groups include the Stanford Savoyards (web.stanford.edu/group/savoyards/ cgi-bin/) and the Stanford Shakespeare Company (shakespeare.stanford.edu).

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In addition to the world-renowned Stanford Shopping Center (hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., stanfordshop.com), Palo Alto features a vibrant downtown shopping district (see parking, page 20); a quieter but popular shopping and restaurant district centered around California Avenue, just south of the Stanford campus; and Town & Country Village, a specialty center on El Camino Real across from Stanford Stadium.

Visitors will find cafes and a wide variety of restaurants in all four shopping areas, as well as in the neighboring downtowns of Menlo Park, Mountain View and Los Altos.

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Downtown Palo Alto is crowded on Friday and Saturday nights, when restaurant reservations are advised and parking can be difficult. Many downtown retailers are open in the evenings to cater to the bar and restaurant crowd. California Avenue features a large number of good restaurants popular with local residents, as does Castro Street in Mountain View.

CVS Pharmacy has locations in Town & Country Village, on University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto and in the Midtown shopping area on Middlefield Road south of Oregon Expressway. Walgreens has locations in Palo Alto on University Avenue, in Midtown and on El Camino Real, as well as one in downtown Menlo Park.

Major grocery and drug stores are conveniently located. One of the biggest Safeway stores in the entire chain is located on El Camino Real in Menlo Park, less than a mile north of Palo Alto. Whole Foods has locations in downtown Palo Alto and just south of Palo Alto in Los Altos, and Mollie Stone’s Markets operates a full-service market and deli on California Avenue.

Both downtown Palo Alto and the California Avenue business district hold popular farmers markets, featuring live music, local produce and artisan foods. Downtown’s market is on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon from May 9 to Dec. 19 and is held in the parking lot behind the post office at Hamilton Avenue and Gilman Street. The market on California Avenue closes down several blocks and is held on Sunday mornings yearround between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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Guided one-hour walking tours leave every day at 11 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. from the Stanford Visitor Center, 295 Galvez St. (at Campus Drive). Call 650-723-2560 for Visitor Information Services; or go to visit.stanford.edu.

Learn more about Stanford’s history, architecture, landmarks and art by downloading a Podcast Tour through iTunes. See “Self-Guided Tours” on the above website.

If you are short on time, the formal and most dramatic entrance is from Palm Drive, which approaches the Oval, the Main Quad and Memorial Church from the east and downtown Palo Alto. The Quad is the academic center of the university, with the classrooms and offices of various departments located around the perimeter.

The non-denominational Memorial Church (450 Serra Mall; 650-723-1762; web.stanford.edu/group/religiouslife/cgi-bin/wordpress/memorial-church/) is generally open each weekday. Visitors may explore the art and architecture Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Services, events and weddings can make access on weekends difficult, but a weekly ecumenical worship featuring choral and organ music is held each Sunday at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.

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The Stanford University campus is one of the largest and most beautiful in the country and deserves a visit regardless of the reason for your stay in the Palo Alto area.

The perimeter of the Quad at Stanford is lined with long, arched arcades.

Tower, the university’s most visible landmark and just a short walk from the Quad (see page 8). The Hoover Institution (650-723-1754, hoover.org), at the corner of Serra and Galvez streets, offers a variety of free historical exhibits throughout the year in the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion, adjacent to Hoover Tower (Tue.-Sat. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.).

Art and architecture Art lovers will find many great Stanford resources, but be sure and visit the Cantor Arts Center, which offers free admission (see page 6), and the adjacent Rodin Sculpture Garden.

While on campus, check out the Stanford Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden (Santa Teresa Street, off Campus Drive West), near Roble Hall, or go on a selfguided Outdoor Sculpture Walk (museum.stanford. edu/view/outdoor_sculpture.html).

Architecture fans may try to visit Hanna House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, based on a hexagonal module. Reservations are required for tours, which are offered on the first and third Sunday and the second and fourth Saturday of each month. Three tours are held each day, beginning at 11 a.m. Visitors must be age 12 or older. Cost is $10 per person plus a $5 parking fee. Call 650-725-8352 or visit hannahousetours.stanford.edu.

Sports Stanford’s intercollegiate athletic program has been consistently rated the best in the nation, and visitors can usually choose from multiple sports events to attend every weekend when school is in session. Stanford athletics venues are all located on the eastern side of the campus, a short walk from Town & Country Village at the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road.

For up-to-date information, see the Stanford Athletics website (gostanford.com), call 800-782-6367 or visit PA Sports Online (pasportsonline.com).

Parking Pay parking is available daily either in coin-metered spaces ($1.50 per hour, two-hour limit) enforced from 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. or at pay-and-display or pay-by-space lots. Machines at lots accept credit cards, cash or coins.

Visitor day permits can be purchased for $12 at 340 Bonair Siding, Stanford (on weekdays, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.).

The two closest lots to 295 Galvez St., a starting point for campus tours, are on the corner of Galvez Street and Nelson Road, and Galvez Street and Memorial Way. Other lots are scattered around the periphery of campus.

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recreation

Immensely popular among locals and visitors, walkers and runners is the Stanford “Dish” loop (see page 8), a paved path winding through the Stanford foothills with tremendous views of the university, Palo Alto and the entire Peninsula. The Baylands Nature Preserve (see page 8), located at the end of Embarcadero Road, offers miles of flat walking trails that allow visitors to explore the area’s extensive wildlife habitat. A staffed visitor’s center has exhibits, and the nearby duck pond is a fun place for younger kids. The Pearson-Arastradero Preserve, in the foothills beyond Stanford, has a small unstaffed visitor’s center with exhibits and a network of easy trails ideal for one- to two-hour hikes.

Casual walkers with an interest in history and architecture will enjoy one of several historical walks around Palo Alto residential neighborhoods that date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Historic preservation is a big part of Palo Alto’s culture, and historic home tours take place a number of times each year. Palo Alto Stanford Heritage offers self-guided tours through its website, pastheritage.org.

Golfers will find Palo Alto’s popular full-length 18-hole, 6,800-yard Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course (1875 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto; 650-856-0881; cityofpaloalto.

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The Palo Alto area offers recreational opportunities for almost every interest, from the casual walker to those looking for serious hiking, biking, golfing, tennis and other activities.

A runner takes advantage of the hilly and paved trails at the Stanford Dish.

org/golf), located next to the Baylands at the end of Embarcadero Road, both challenging and affordable. The facility includes a clubhouse, driving range, putting green and practice bunker. Those with a connection to Stanford (alumni or parents) are able to play (with some restrictions and at resort-level green fees) at the Stanford Golf Course (198 Junipero Serra Blvd., Stanford; 650-724-0944 for golf shop, 650-498-4461 for driving range; golfcourse. stanford.edu), a beautiful and long course that is operated by the university for faculty, students and private members who wait years to join. Mountain View’s Shoreline Links (2940 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View; 650903-4653; shorelinelinks.com), also located in the baylands, is another good option.

Public tennis courts in Palo Alto are generally well maintained and easy to access. Those closest to hotels are the courts at Palo Alto High School (enter from 25 Churchill Ave.) and at Rinconada Park on Embarcadero Road at Newell Road. Both are lit at night. There are many courts on the Stanford campus, but you are expected to have a university affiliation.

The Palo Alto area prides itself on accommodating and encouraging bike riding, and riders of all levels take advantage of nearby rural areas and hills. The most popular rides use Arastradero, Alpine, Portola and Sand Hill roads to create loops of different lengths. Skilled riders wanting to devote several hours or all day ride up to Skyline Boulevard and down to the coast and back. Mountain View’s Shoreline Lake, located in the baylands just south of Palo Alto (and interconnected with the Palo Alto Baylands via trails), offers sail, paddle and rowboat rentals, as well as a cafe, picnicking and walking trails.

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Both Palo Alto and Menlo Park offer lap-swimming through their municipal pools — Rinconada Pool (777 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto; 650-463-4914; cityofpaloalto.org) and Burgess Memorial Pool (501 Laurel St., Menlo Park; 650-328-7946; menloswim.com). But if you’re up for stand-up paddleboarding, windsurfing or renting pedalboats, rowboats, canoes or kayaks, the Shoreline Aquatic Center (3160 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View; 650-965-7474; shorelinelake.com) is the place to go.

While Palo Alto is located between the bay and foothills, the Pacific Ocean and the beach are only a 45-minute drive away. The coast is often foggy and cold, however, especially in the summer, so your escape from the summer heat in Palo Alto may be more refreshing than you planned. If you want to mix together shopping, eating and beach walking, your best bet is to head for Half Moon Bay.

PLACES OF WORSHIP

EPISCOPAL All Saints’ Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto, CA 650-322-4528 Rev. Terry Gleeson, Rector Sun. 8:00am & 10:00am with Choir Established in 1892 www.asaints.org

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-326-3800 Rev. Matthew McDermott, Rector Rev. Sayling Wang, Associate Rector Sunday 8a.m. & 10a.m. (with music) www.saint-marks.com LUTHERAN Los Altos Lutheran Church 460 S. El Monte Ave. (at Cuesta) Los Altos, CA 94022 Office: 650-948-3012 office@losaltoslutheran.org Rev. David Bonde, Pastor Sunday Worship 10:00am Nursery, Children’s Sunday School Youth Group, Kidz Club, family events www.losaltoslutheran.org MULTI-FAITH / NON-DENOMINATIONAL Stanford Memorial Church 450 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 650-723-1762 Rev. Professor Jane Shaw, Dean Rabbi Patricia Karlin-Neumann, Rev. Joanne Sanders University Public Worship, Sun. 10am Compline Sun. 9pm (academic year) Labyrinth, Fridays, 8am - 1pm http://religiouslife.stanford.edu REFORM SYNAGOGUE Congregation Beth Am 26790 Arastradero Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 650-493-4661 Rabbi Janet Marder For service and program information, please visit our website at www.betham.org.

ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Thomas Aquinas Parish The Catholic Community of Palo Alto 3290 Middlefield Rd., PA 94306 650-494-2496 Rev. Matthew D. Stanley, Pastor St. Thomas Aquinas, 751 Waverley St. St. Albert the Great, 1095 Channing Ave. Our Lady of the Rosary, 3233 Cowper St. www.paloaltocatholic.org

PRESBYTERIAN Covenant Presbyterian Church (PC USA) 670 E. Meadow Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-494-1760 Rev. Dr. Margaret Boles Sunday Worship 10:30am Children’s Sunday School 9:30am Youth Connection 12:30pm Adult Education 12:30pm http://www.covenantpresbyterian.net First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto (PC USA) 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto 94301 650-325-5659 The Rev. W. Robert Martin III Please check our website for Sunday schedule and much more. www.fprespa.org Menlo Park Presbyterian Church Multiple locations, see below 650-323-8600 Pastor: John Ortberg Service Times: See below Web Site: MPPC.org Menlo Park Campus: 950 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park Saturday Nights: 5:00pm Sundays: 8am, 9:30am, & 1am Sundays: 7pm Young Adults (18-35) ***** Menlo Park Café Campus: 700B Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park Sundays: 9:32am & 11:05am ***** Mountain View Campus: 1667 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View Sundays: 9:30am, 11am & 5pm ***** San Mateo Campus: 4150 Piccadilly Lane, San Mateo (Near Mollie Stone’s) Sundays: 9:30am & 11am ***** San Jose Campus: Branham High School 1570 Branham Lane, San Jose Sundays: 9:30am & 11am

To include your place of worship in this directory e-mail Blanca Yoc at byoc@embarcaderopublishing.com or call (650) 223-6596

safety & transportation Palo Alto is an extremely safe community, and other than obvious precautions when out at night, visitors should feel comfortable freely exploring the city.

Downtown Palo Alto is a vibrant spot for night life that attracts many out-of-towners and a generally harmless homeless population. Use common sense and extra care when using the pedestrian tunnels at the train stations, and avoid walking alone at night.

Urgent medical care is available either at the Urgent Care department at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (795 El Camino Real, between Town & Country Village and the Westin Hotel — adults, 650-321-4121; pediatric, 650-853-6558; pamf.org) or the emergency room at Stanford University hospital (900 Quarry Road Extension; 650-723-5111; stanfordhealthcare.org). Follow “Emergency” signs posted on streets in the area.

Dialing 911 for a medical emergency in Palo Alto or at Stanford will result in a response from Palo Alto Fire Department paramedics, who will transport patients to the Stanford emergency room.

For after-hours prescriptions, Walgreens at 121 E. El Camino Real, Mountain View, (650-961-7555) is open 24 hours.

Palo Alto and Stanford are served by a transportation network that includes the regional Caltrain system (800-660-4287; for hearing impaired TTY 650-508-6448;

caltrain.com), which operates frequent trains between San Francisco and San Jose; the free Stanford Marguerite shuttle bus service (650-724-9339; transportation. stanford.edu/marguerite/); the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority bus system (408-321-2300, vta.org); and an extensive network of pedestrian and bike paths. Local taxis (Yellow Checker Cab Company, 408-777-7777 or 650-999-9999) and rides through services like Uber and Lyft are also available.

While most visitors drive, it is feasible to land at either San Francisco or San Jose airports, connect to nearby Caltrain stations in Millbrae and Santa Clara (via BART at SFO and shuttle bus at San Jose) and arrive at the downtown Palo Alto train station. From there, the Marguerite Shuttle provides service to locations on the Stanford campus and select stops in Palo Alto. Shuttle services regularly operate from both airports to the area.

During weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., parking in downtown Palo Alto and California Avenue lots is free for two hours (and parking garages for three hours), after which a car is not allowed to re-park in the same “color zone” the rest of the day (no enforcement on weekends). Day permits are also available. It can be difficult to find parking in the evening, especially on Friday and Saturday. For more info visit cityofpaloalto.org and search for “parking.” For info on parking at Stanford, see page 16.

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Garden Fresh (43) gardenfresh.us

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367 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-323-3900 129 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-6688

420 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-326-0983 460 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-462-9298

Gordon Biersch Brewing Company (34) gordonbiersch.com 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-7723

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Gravity Wine Bar (28) gravitywinebar.com 544 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-327-3161

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Gyros Gyros (75) gyrosgyros.com

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498 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-327-0107 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-327-4992

LYNNORTH N 4th Generation Resident Serving the communities of Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Cupertino I am personally committed to your success in selling or finding your dream home.

RESULTS: Sold the last 25 homes in an average of 9 days, and all for over the asking price!

SRES President’s Club

650.209.1562 CELL 650.703.6437 lnorth@apr.com lynnnorth.com

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Mayfield Bakery & Cafe (9) mayfieldbakery.com

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535 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-328-2722

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Old Pro Sports Grill (47) oldpropa.com

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Il Fornaio Cucina Italiana (79) ilfornaio.com

Italian

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Janta Indian Cuisine (53) jantaindianrestaurant.com

Indian

Jing Jing (24) jingjingonline.com

520 Cowper St., Palo Alto 650-853-3888 369 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-462-5903

443 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-328-6885

Joya Restaurant & Lounge (63)

joyarestaurant.com 339 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-853-9800 330 Lytton Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-2696

75 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto 650-326-6159

800 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-329-1727

La Strada Ristorante Italiano (61)

lastradapaloalto.com 335 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-8300 271 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-7509 49 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto 650-327-8226

167 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-5933 27 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-9990

madametambistro.com 322 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-330-1920

Bldg. 4, Town & Country Village, Palo Alto 650-853-9200

403 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-3000 541 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-326-1446

247 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-5700

Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill Downtown (30) peninsulacreamery.com 566 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-3131

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cakes · pastries · coffee · desserts also serving lunch!

sandwiches, salads, paninis, soup

550 Waverley St., off University Ave. 650-326-8485 | www.prolificoven.com also Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Fremont

U.S.D.A. Prime Filet Mignon

1921 El Camino Real Palo Alto 650.321.6798

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Brazilian, steakhouse

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Paris Baguette (66) parisbaguetteusa.com 383 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-838-0404

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441 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-473-9999

651 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-353-2208

550 Waverley St., Palo Alto 650-326-8485 445 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-6543 236 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto 650-833-3151

547 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-327-ROSE (7673)

Sam’s Chowder House (20)

samschowderhousepa.com 185 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-614-1177

Sheraton’s Poolside Grill (12)

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140 Homer Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-2530

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338 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-329-8129 324 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-7300 168 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-323-7688

209 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-322-1888 158 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto 650-321-3453 201 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-3300 548 University Ave., Palo Alto

632 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-838-0500 560 Waverley St., Palo Alto 650-329-9168

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Patrice HorvatH

President’s Club & President’s Roundtable

Cell 650.520.7675 phorvath@apr.com www.patricehorvath.com CalBRE# 01708418 “…We highly recommend Patrice. She was always prepared, and was always willing to go far out of her way to ensure we were thrilled with her work. Patrice made both the selling and purchasing processes easy to understand, exciting and fun. If and when we decide sell our current home, we wouldn’t consider working with anyone else.”

Ryan G. Sellers and Buyers “… As both buyers and sellers of a home, Patrice exceeded all of our needs and expectations of the process. Not only was Patrice successful in negotiating a difficult offer, she managed to make a complex transaction function smoothly. She worked diligently to ensure that every small detail was taken care of and that we were more than satisfied with the entire process. Patrice is a true professional and of course will get our highest recommendation to family and friends” D&K Stark Sellers and Buyers “…We went with Patrice from a personal recommendation and she fully lived up to our expectation. We were especially impressed with the local knowledge and negotiation which won us the property we wanted.

We will recommend her without hesitation.”

T. Thorn Mountain View Buyer 167 S. San Antonio Road, Suite 1 | Los Altos, CA 94022

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Wine bar

Zola (57) zolapa.com

French

543 Emerson St., Palo Alto 650-323-7700

Three Seasons Restaurant (54)

threeseasonsrestaurant.com 518 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-838-0353 452 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-8626 530 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-325-8376 431 Kipling St, Palo Alto 650-328-0450

520 Ramona St., Palo Alto 650-462-1968 565 Bryant St., Palo Alto 650-521-0651

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546 University Ave., Palo Alto 650-325-8500

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Tamarine Restaurant (80) tamarinerestaurant.com

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463 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-7762

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447 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-324-1355

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200 Sheridan Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-0407 405 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-326-6505

408 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-328-8840

151 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-321-9388 417 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-327-9390

Sundance The Steakhouse

sundancethesteakhouse.com 1921 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-321-6798

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Terún terunpizza.com

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448 S. California Ave., Palo Alto 650-847-7577

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restaurants NEARBY PALO ALTO 4290 Bistro & Bar at the Crown Plaza

cabanapaloalto.com 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-857-0787 4261 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-493-4542 3150 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-493-9188

Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar

flemingssteakhouse.com 2 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-329-8457

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4119 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-494-9383

Max’s Opera Cafe maxsworld.com

711 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-323-6364

PF Chang’s China Bistro pfchangs.com 900 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto 650-330-1782

4115 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-424-9400 3924 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-812-0139 4256 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-493-3836

The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse

theseausa.com 4269 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-213-1111

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Buck’s of Woodside buckswoodside.com

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Chantilly chantillyrestaurant.com

3001 El Camino Real, Redwood City 650-321-4080

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Chef Chu’s chefchu.com

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The Little Store

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The Mountain Terrace themountainterrace.com

American California Cuisine

17288 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 650-851-0303

Armadillo Willy’s Burgers & BBQ

armadillowillys.com 1031 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 650-941-2922 3062 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-8010

1067 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos 650-948-2696 3340 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-8110 17285 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 650-851-1606

Quattro at the Four Seasons

quattrorestaurant.com 2050 University Ave., East Palo Alto 650-353-2291

The Village Pub thevillagepub.net

2967 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-9888

Woodside Bakery and Cafe

woodsidebakery.com 3052 Woodside Road, Woodside 650-851-0812

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27+ years in Real Estate serving clients in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

Consistently ranked in the top 5% for production in sales

Representing the interests of Property Owners and the needs of Seniors through participation in local trade organizations

Community involvement includes volunteer work in local schools, church, the Community Foundation

Serving as a Commissioner on the Los Altos Historical Commission for the past 6 years

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Bradley’s Fine Diner (BFD) bradleysfinediner.com

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1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-327-0830 1010 Doyle St., Menlo Park 650-326-2501 1120 Crane St., Menlo Park 650-322-1211 751 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-325-0604

Flea St. Cafe cooleatz.com

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Left Bank Brasserie leftbank.com

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Madera maderasandhill.com

3607 Alameda de las Pulgas, Menlo Park 650-854-1226 888 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-322-1959

712 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-473-6458 898 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-321-8980

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1137 Chestnut St., Menlo Park 650-838-9448

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2825 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park 650-561-1540 100 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-330-2790 241 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 650-326-8896 1143 Crane St., Menlo Park 650-319-8197 3000 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park 650-926-9528

600 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park 650-838-0066 630 Menlo Ave., Menlo Park 650-322-4631

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Midtown Realty, Inc. Real Results, Real Estate “For more than 50 years, Midtown Realty has been assisting its neighbors and friends with one of the most important purchases in their life… their home! At Midtown Realty, we are dedicated to working with people, not clients. We sell homes, not houses and Palo Alto is our home, not a branch office. Year after year people trust us to help with their most important investment, their home. You too can count on us for all your real estate needs. Give us a call today.”

Your Neighborhood Midtown Realty Team

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Tim Foy

Owner/Broker

Jane Volpe

Realtor/MBA

Leslie Zeisler

Joann Weber

Realtor, SRES

Property Manager Realtor

SungHee Clemenson

Yamei Lee

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Chris Taylor Realtor

Chris Marino Realtor

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Lisa Knox Realtor

Rosemary Prince

Office Manager

Aileen Phanmaha Marketing Manager

REAL RESULTS, REAL ESTATE SINCE 1958

2775 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto • Phone: (650)321-1596 Fax: (650)328-1809 See our local listings online at — www. midtownpaloalto.com BRE# 1900986

Explore Mountain View Fiesta Del Mar Gourmet Mexican Cuisine

A Taste of Persia on the Peninsula “Persian Cooking at its Best.”

2014

Thank you to all our Loyal Customers for voting us the Best Mexican Restaurant 18 years in a row!

3 Great Mountain View Locations Fiesta Del Mar

2014 1005 N Shoreline Blvd, 650-965-9354 fiestadelmar.com

–B.W., Mtn. View

Seafood, Rotisserie, Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

2014

Fiesta Del Mar Too 735 Villa Street, 650-967-3525 fiestadelmar.com Seafood, Rotisserie, Mexican Cuisine & Cantina

AGAVE Mexican Bistro 194 Castro Street, 650-969-6767 agaveca.com Beautiful Back Patio Dining, Banquets & Large Groups Reservations Available

(650)988.8895 1414 West El Camino Real, Mountain View www.bestbitecafe.com

BMW • MERCEDES MINI • VOLVO AND NOW SERVICING

AUDI & VOLKSWAGEN CORPORATE AUTO WORKS 2014

Winner Best Burger for over 21 Years Top Rating For Quality

By Bay Area Consumer Check Book Complete Service and Repair 770 Yuba, Mt. View off El Camino near Hwy 85 Mon-Fri 8-6 www.corporateautoworks.com Since 1981

650-691-9477

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2014 Clarke’s has GREAT Weekend Breakfasts!

Saturday & Sunday 8-2pm

Happy Hour Meal Deals Sunday-Thursday 4pm-9pm

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615 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View

(650) 967-0851

Clarkes.com

“Setting a Standard of Quality in the Burger Industry.”

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341 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-3835

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400 Castro St., Mountain View 650-940-9500

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Cijjo Cosmopolitan Tapas Lounge cijjomv.com

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Ephesus ephesusrestaurant.net

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Amarin Thai Cuisine amarinthaicuisine.com

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194 Castro St., Mountain View 650-969-6767 209 Castro St., Mountain View 650-864-9999 174 Castro St., Mountain View 650-988-9323

Amber India amber-india.com

2290 W. El Camino Real, Ste. 9, Mountain View 650-968-7511

Best Bite Cafe bestbitecafe.com

1414 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-988-8895 383 Castro St., Mountain View 650-396-7010 146 Castro St., Mountain View 650-938-7888 292 Castro St., Mountain View 650-282-5096

459 Castro St., Mountain View 650-965-2944

938 Villa St., Mountain View 650-964-7466 246 Castro St., Mountain View 650-282-5401

615 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-967-0851

Cooking Papa mycookingpapa.com/CP_MV.htm

185 Castro St., Mountain View 650-625-8155

Fiesta del Mar fiestadelmar.com

1005 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View 650-965-9354

Garden Fresh Vegetarian Restaurant

gardenfresh.us 1245 El Camino Real, Mountain View 650-254-1688

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635 W. Dana St., Mountain View 650-968-3227

108 Castro St., Mountain View 650-940-1717

Veggie Grill veggiegrill.com

565 San Antonio Road, #26, Mountain View 650-559-1535

Xanh Restaurant xanhrestaurant.com

110 Castro St. , Mountain View 650-964-1888

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paulmartinsamericangrill.com 545 San Antonio Road, Mountain View 650-917-9941

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Thank you, Green Business Leaders!

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