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Council opts for maximum housing in North Bayshore CITY’S TECH HUB ALONG SHORELINE BOULEVARD COULD BE THE SITE OF 9,100 NEW HOMES buildings of up to 12 stories high that would be filled mostly with he Mountain View City “micro-unit” apartments for tech Council on Tuesday workers. Council members explained pushed to maximize new housing development in the that they want to take a flexible bustling North Bayshore tech approach to encourage speedy corridor. If realized by private development. “All this housing probably isn’t developers, the city’s vision for the area would add about 9,100 going to be built,” said Councilnew households next door to the woman Pat Showalter. “But the offices of some of Silicon Valley’s max (area) where it’s allowed, the better.” corporate giants. It was abundantly clear at the The idea to inject housing into what has essentially been a meeting that much of this new sprawling office park has grown housing development would be in popularity over the last year, spearheaded by Google, which owns hundreds of among both council acres in the area. The members and other stakeholders, espe- ‘I see this as company sent two letters to the city in cially Google. The of the meetconsensus is that workforce advance ing, urging city leadMountain View ers to provide incenneeds to provide housing.’ tives for rapid housmore housing if the COUNCILMAN ing growth. Google city is to continue MIKE KASPERZAK representatives as a job magnet for particularly wanted the region. Buildassurances that any ing new residences in the heart of North Bayshore office space demolished for housis seen as a way to alleviate the ing could be rebuilt elsewhere. Any new housing that is built daily traffic jam of workers funneling into the area, and perhaps would include the number of open the possibility for more tech affordable units required by city regulations, said Google spokesexpansion. At a Nov. 10 study session, man Davis White. Most council members council members gave direction on a variety of tweaks to the endorsed the idea of giving city’s land-use plans in what they some perks to speed up housing described as a “high-level” vision growth, although they hinted for future development. Through that some disagreements may a series of straw votes, council be ahead — the question of who members made clear they want would live in these new housing to study as much housing as the units among them. “I do want to incentivize the area could sustain. They picked the largest area proposed by staff property owners to create the — a cluster of parcels totaling 60 neighborhood we want,” said acres near Shoreline Boulevard Councilman Lenny Siegel. “But as far as what kind of housing north of Highway 101. For those properties, the coun- and who would live there, I think cil laid out a neighborhood vision See NORTH BAYSHORE, page 6 of tightly packed residential By Mark Noack
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Ryan Chester, winner of the Breakthrough Prize’s junior challenge, talks with reporters at the awards ceremony that brought together top names in the sciences, Silicon Valley big-wigs and Hollywood stars at Moffett Field.
Science and math shine at 2016 Breakthrough Prize awards By Kevin Forestieri
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t’s not often you get to see actor B. J. Novak, tech investor Yuri Milner and former CIA director David Patraeus in the same room together.
Walking down the red carpet just outside of Hangar One at Moffett Field, the unlikely trio was just a sample of some of the big-name celebrities who showed up in Mountain View Sunday night to support some of the world’s top scientists.
Actors and actresses, television producers, singers and entrepreneurs all made an appearance at the third annual Breakthrough Prize event, which was started by high-powSee AWARDS, page 12
Few students expected, despite city’s housing growth SECOND STUDY SHOWS SMALL BOOST IN ENROLLMENT FOR MV WHISMAN DISTRICT By Kevin Forestieri
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picked apart demographic data for months, insisting there are enough kids in the pipeline to support a new school. Others fear an extra school could drain See ENROLLMENT, page 10
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Council finalizes $15 minimum wage hike colleagues to push back the $15 hourly wage to 2020. He was espite a last stand by joined by John Inks in opposing local merchants, the the plan. “I thought we neglected to Mountain View City Council on Tuesday signed off listen to the concerns of busion the last approval needed to nesses,” McAlister said. “Durraise the minimum wage to $15 ing the discussion of minimum wage, the concerns of the busian hour by 2018. The action was the second ness community weren’t fully reading of an ordinance the vetted.” The discussion was largely council had endorsed in a 5-2 vote last month. The second the same as previous rounds. vote was much the same as A significant but smaller showbefore, with the council approv- ing of advocates for raising the ing the base-wage increase in a minimum wage said businesses 4-2 vote, with Councilman Ken should be able to pay more although they may need to face Rosenberg absent. Once again, local business some inconvenient decisions. “This isn’t a living wage, owners signaled a growing but it’s more than sense of panic that what they get now,” their customers wouldn’t support ‘This isn’t a said former councilwoman Margaret the price increases needed to pay living wage, but Abe-Koga, a leading supporter of the workers nearly it’s more than plan. “This is a good 50 percent more. time for us to look at Sarah Astles, who what they different models for identified herself businesses.” as the owner of get now.’ According to a Castro Street the plan, the city’s e s t a b l i s h m e nt , MARGARET ABE-KOGA minimum hourly urged the city wage — currently to include some exemptions for employees who $10.30 — increase to $11 next Jan. 1. That rate is set to conearn tips. “This is basic math ... if you tinue notching up at the start have 10 employees working of each year, to $13 an hour in eight hours a day — you’re 2017, and $15 in 2018. According to the plan, the looking at $152,000 more in expenses,” she said. “You need base wage could continue to to listen to your employers pay- rise beyond 2018, depending ing minimum wage because this on the performance of a Bay Area-focused Consumer Price will change Castro Street.” Mayor John McAlister reiter- Index. ated his opposition to the plan. Email Mark Noack He had previously urged his at mnoack@mv-voice.com By Mark Noack
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ass transit is ripe for a revolution, but a new wave of speedy and specialized systems to move people still faces high hurdles in the quest for government grants and private investment. Figuring out how to break that stalemate was the big question at this year’s Podcar City, an international expo held last week at the Mountain View Performing Arts Center. Now in its ninth year, Podcar
City is devoted primarily to the concept of personal-rapid transit (PRT), a fixed-rail system that moves individual “pods” carrying up to six passengers in what looks like something straight out of “The Jetsons” cartoons. Advocates describe the idea as a more user-friendly and affordable alternative to standard mass transit — it is automated and allows riders to pick their own destination, bypassing other stops along the line. At its best, advocates say a podcar system could
cherry-pick the advantages of mass transit and personal autos while jettisoning the drawbacks. The setting for the expo could hardly be more apt for the South Bay and its overwhelmed labyrinth of roads, highways and transit routes. Mountain View and its neighboring cities already have mass transportation options — including trains, light rail, buses and community shuttles — yet those systems are generally considered inadequate and inconvenient. Roughly threequarters of workers in Silicon Valley still drive solo to their jobs every day, according to U.S. Census data. The PRT concept has been
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Board OKs $43 million plan for Castro Elementary School DESPITE CUTS, PROJECT TO BUILD 18 NEW CLASSROOMS IS STILL OVER-BUDGET By Kevin Forestieri
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ast Thursday marked a victory for parents and school staff at the shared Castro and Mistral elementary schools’ campus. After months of weighing potential cuts to cope with rising construction costs, the board agreed to go ahead with a $43 million plan to revamp the schools and significantly increase the number of classrooms for students.
The decision was anything but a slam dunk. The board at its Nov. 5 meeting voted 3-2 in favor of the plan, with some contentious back-and-forth between trustees over deferring some of the construction to save on costs. The $43 million price tag is roughly $2.5 million over the original project budget, prompting concerns that the district won’t have enough bond money left to complete construction at all its schools.
Late last year, the board agreed to split Castro Elementary and the district’s Dual Immersion language program into two schools on one campus, in the hope that isolating the mostly low-income and minority students at Castro would help improve student performance and narrow the achievement gap. An essential part of the split was the creation an 18-classroom campus for Castro Elementary, where students could be divided
among three classrooms at each grade level for differentiated instruction, according to Castro principal Theresa Lambert. Making those plans a reality without the budget ballooning into the stratosphere has been a challenge, and the price of construction has been wobbling back and forth for months. In June, construction was expected to cost $43 million. On June 24, costs for the project jumped to $51 million because of higher-
than-expected costs for site work, followed by significant cuts to the project to get it back down to $41.8 million. The plans came back to the board at $47 million on Oct. 22, and finally landed at $43 million. Cuts include taking out folding classroom walls and exterior sliding glass doors, slashing the landscape budget and a series of “value engineering” changes. See CASTRO SCHOOL, page 7
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ELVIN W. STEPHENS Elvin W. Stephens, a former Mountain View resident, died in Sunnyvale Nov. 4 with his family by his side. He was 86. Born July 20, 1929 in Martinez to Raymond and Elvera Stephens, he was the oldest of four children. In 1948 he joined the Elvin W. Stephens U.S. Army and served in the Korean War. He married Teresa Ochoa Capella in San Francisco in 1951 and shortly thereafter went to work for American Airlines, where he worked until he retired in 1986. He and his wife lived in Mountain View for 22 years, had five children and moved to Sunnyvale when
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we have some differences there.” Mayor John McAlister took a harder line. He asked: Does the city really need to provide any perks at all? “Why are we considering incentives for anything the company (already wants)?” he asked. “Why’d we incentivize something they’re asking us to do?” By providing such perks, the city could essentially guide private development toward a larger vision, answered Martin Alkire, the city’s planner on the project. During their discussion, city leaders made clear they had already put quite a bit of thought into how a future North Bayshore neighborhood should look. Saying he wants a “vibrant nightlife” akin to that of Florence, Italy, Siegel urged his colleagues to support creating an open plaza just west of Shoreline Boulevard, where a new promenade of restaurants, bars and shops could be located. Showalter signaled that she wants a central community pool with other open space dispersed throughout the new neighborhood. The big theme of the discussion was for mixed development with shops, offices and housing sharing the same buildings. The council debated exactly what kind of housing they should be promoting in the area. A proposal from staff said future housing should consist of 40 percent studio apartments, 30 percent one-bedroom units, 20 percent two-bedroom, and 10 percent three-bedroom. That was fine for young single tech workers, but what about 6
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they both retired. He was preceded in death by his wife Teresa, his parents and his brother Gordon. He is survived by his children Patrice, Donna, Richard, Jeannine and Renee; two of his sisters, Shirley Jennings and Joyce Smith; grandchildren Jenee, Christina, Scotty, Stephanie, David, Joshua, Sabrina, Matthew and Sarah; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, with a vigil at 7 p.m., at Colonial Mortuary, 96 W. El Camino Real, Mountain View. A funeral Mass will be held on Friday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 582 Hope St. in Mountain View, with a reception to follow in the church hall. Arrangements were by Cusimano Family Colonial Mortuary in Mountain View.
families looking to stake a future in the area? Siegel and McAlister said they would be casting aside families if the city didn’t encourage units with more bedrooms. But other council members disagreed, saying the city should instead notch down the multi-bedroom units for even more living quarters for tech employees. “I see this as workforce housing,” said Councilman Mike Kasperzak. “I haven’t thought of this as a place where people would retire (or) a family-friendly area.” In the end, the council agreed to stick with city staff’s recommended breakdown for future housing. For future study, city officials also decided to include a 16.9-acre lot used by the Valley Transportation Authority to park public buses. VTA officials have said they are interested in selling the property. The agency put out a request for proposals in January and received just one response, from Google. VTA officials said they later decided to put the brakes on that plan to wait and see how the city decided to develop housing in the area. A second request for proposals will go out soon, said Jennifer Rocci, a senior real estate planner with VTA. “We’re open to relocating (this bus lot) provided the buyer provides us with a new property and the costs to relocate,” she said. “We’ve received so much interest from developers asking us if we’d sell this property.” The next step is for city staff to prepare an environmental study, which will spell out how the new housing would impact everything from traffic to the area’s burrowing owls. That study is expected to take about one year to complete. V
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Todd Lee, the district’s construction manager, said there’s really not much more left to cut. “I think we’ve got all the lowhanging fruit,” Lee said. “Absent a substantial redesign or cutting square footage, I think this is the best we’re going to get.” But some board members weren’t satisfied. Steve Nelson and Greg Coladonato insisted that the district further cut the scope of the project. Coladonato argued it was appropriate to cut six of the 18 classrooms at the new Castro school out of the design, saying that building for up to 450 students at Castro and Mistral amounted to creating excess capacity. He said the combined enrollment at Castro and Mistral amounts to 693 students, which is less than the 900 students needed to fill the rooms. “But we are being told we absolutely need to build to 900 tonight,” Coladonato said. A staff report last month showed that the district is poised to burn through all $198 million in Measure G bond money well before completing construction at all of the district’s schools, estimating that costs will run between $14 million and $20 million over-budget. Coladonato said when the money is not there, the district can’t afford to go over. “We need to learn how to have the fortitude to stick to our budgets,” he said. But district staff and a majority of the board disagreed. Board president Ellen Wheeler said she is confident that the district will find some new source of funding for facilities, like a new school bond, and that the board should not be penny wise and pound foolish about a $3 million overage at Castro. “I think it would be a good investment right now to approve this project,” Wheeler said. “I don’t think it makes sense to try to be very lean right now.” Lee added that doing a redesign to cut back on costs also has to be weighed against a 10 percent escalation in construction costs over the next year, and cautioned board members not to conflate cost savings with stripping the project of some of its key features. “I think it’s a misnomer when you say you’re at budget when you’re not getting the same project,” Lee said. Parents from both Castro and Mistral also turned out in full force to support the school construction plans. Mistral parent Jill Rakestraw said the board supported construction of what’s called “three-strand” schools
— where each grade has three classrooms — at all of the school sites in the district. She urged the board not to go back on that so late in the game. “It doesn’t make sense for the future of Mountain View to build anything less than three strands-worth of classrooms,” Rakestraw said. “It was a decision the board made, I think you need to stand behind it.” Castro parent Rosario Acosta said having a three-strand school at Castro is an essential part of the district’s efforts to turn things around at Castro, and raise student achievement for a large portion of the district’s under-privileged students. Many of the families at Castro and Mistral share apartments, with parents who work more than one job or even live in cars just to stay in Mountain View, she said, and their children need a strong academic program at their school. “I ask that you keep your word and support the Castro turnaround model ... the one that takes three classrooms to be effective. Because Castro and Mistral — these schools are the only option for our kids, and their only chance, really, that they have to get ahead in life,” Acosta said. The room erupted with cheers after the board voted 3-2 in favor of the plans. Board members José Gutiérrez, Bill Lambert and Wheeler voted in favor of the plans, with Coladonato and Nelson voting against it. Following the meeting, Castro Principal Theresa Lambert told the Voice that it’s cause for celebration that the district can move forward with construction before construction costs escalate any more than they already have. “Any further delay on the board decision would mean the project would need to be delayed for another year, so that’s a relief,” Lambert said. While enrollment hovers at around 300 students at Castro, six of the 18 classrooms will be used for things like special education, preschool and intervention programs. As the school expands in the future, she said, the rooms will eventually be used for a threestrand school model. While the board spent time going back and forth on whether to build capacity for 450 students, Lambert said it’s really all about having three teachers for each grade level to facilitate student achievement. “Just having three-member teams has that instructional advantage,” she said. “That 450 number is secondary.” Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com V
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County reports state’s first flu death California Department of Public Health officials reported last week that the first influenza-associated death this year in an individual less than 65 years old was a Santa Clara County resident. Department officials on Nov. 5 did not provide details on the death, but highlighted it as a “somber reminder” that the flu can be fatal and a reason for people to get vaccinations. “I am troubled when the flu turns into a loss of life,” said Karen Smith, the state’s public
health officer. “It doesn’t have to.” The flu virus is expected to circulate at peak levels between December and April, department officials said. Flu activity in the state is currently low and within expected activity levels, according to the department. But with flu season approaching, the department is recommending the annual flu vaccine for everyone six months of age and older, including pregnant women. The flu can cause severe illnesses across all ages, according
to the department. In the annual California Influenza Surveillance Report, there were 78 reported flu-related deaths in individuals under 65 in the state last year. In the Bay Area, San Mateo County had the most fatalities, at five reported deaths, with 12 intensive care unit stays related to the flu. Santa Clara County had 14 people under 65 taken to the intensive care unit last year, and two county residents died. Bay City News Service
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101 to the downtown area. Creating an 8.5-mile system would have cost between $60 million and $130 million, city staff estimated in 2010. When the idea came back for consideration last year, council members had largely soured on pursuing it any further. Speaking at the expo on Friday, SkyTran chief scientist Robert Baertsch didn’t seem brokenhearted about losing Mountain View’s business. Since parting ways with the city, his firm received a major boost in seed funding from former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, which opened many other doors for his company, he said. His 25-engineer team is now partnering with an Israeli firm to build a pilot track, which should be running by early January, he said. By the end of 2016, he hopes to complete a larger SkyTran loop through the city of Tel Aviv. There is still ample opportunity for a similar pilot program in Mountain View, Baertsch said. Since last year’s election, he has met with three council members who were receptive to the concept, he said. “It’d be good to build an equivalent (pilot program) here — it’s a very appropriate area,” he said. “We’d like an opportunity to sit down with the city’s planners.” Several other speakers at the podcar event seemed to think that trying to cultivate government interest could be a waste of time. Since it is unfamiliar and new, PRT is a risky proposition for political leaders. Plus, the idea had little buy-in from private investors since the return-oninvestment would be relatively meager over the short term. “It’s a case of the inventor’s dilemma, because PRT and ultralightweight mass transit are disruptive technologies,” said Neil Sinclair, chairman of CyberTran International. “Human nature here is we’re all married to our cars in some unnatural way.” That experience rang true for Fernando de Aragon, director of the Ithaca Tompkins County
Transportation Commission in upstate New York. Around 2009, his region was investigating a $350 million PRT system, but those plans were ultimately scuttled because the full project couldn’t maintain a partnership of local, state and federal support. For PRT to be a viable transit option, the concept would need to be explicitly included in future federal transportation legislation, he said. “(PRT) still doesn’t come up — it’s not recognized, it’s not known,” de Aragon said. “I don’t want to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s a public-relations component to everything that goes on with this technology.” But the U.S. has had one big success story when it comes to PRT and podcars. Since the 1970s, the West Virginia city of Morgantown, a city less than half the size of Mountain View, has operated an automated PRT circuit as its main transit option. The 8-mile system fully replaced the region’s bus system and cost $130 million to build — or about $426 million in today’s dollars when adjusted for inflation. Nevertheless, the Morgantown system has generally been hailed as an overall success for its high reliability and low cost. It still costs just 50 cents to ride, and fares cover most of the operating costs. Many of the attendees at Podcar City said that society is at a crossroads for transportation, particularly with the advent of self-driving cars. Exactly what this technology would mean for PRT — and mass transit as a whole — became an open question at the event. Some believed autonomous cars would provide a better means to deliver riders to PRT stations while others felt it only make Americans more reliant on overcrowded roads. Baertsch, the SkyTran researcher, put himself squarely in the optimist camp. He expected his prototypes to get to market around the same time as self-driving cars. “I don’t see any threat,” he said.
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around since the 1950s, but it has evolved along with technology. At last week’s event, entrepreneurs from across the globe showcased a variety of different takes on podcars, such as magnetic suspended railways, solarpowered systems and groundbased autonomous cars. Since it first started in 2007, the Podcar City expo has been spearheaded by Ron Swenson, a Santa Cruz-based solar-power consultant. He easily stood out at this year’s Podcar event, sporting a wide-brimmed cowboy hat and an infectious smile as he mingled with the 100-or-so conventiongoers. There had never before been a better time for the PRT concept, Swenson said, since technological developments were bringing down the cost of a full system. Once the PRT concept gains a stronger foothold in the United States, he said he believes more communities would be racing to implement it. “One of the reasons (PRT) hasn’t taken off yet is the designs have been too expensive. It’s been like buying a computer in 1975,” he said. “We hope to review the opportunities for communities to do something tangible.” Could such a system take off in Mountain View? Swenson pointed out that he was scheduled to meet with city officials on Monday to discuss ideas. Just days before the Podcar expo, City Council members signaled renewed interest in some kind of transit system that wouldn’t burden the already crowded roadways. In fact, Mountain View had previously investigated creating a pilot project for SkyTran, a NASA Ames Research Park-based private company that builds highspeed podcar systems along an overhead electromagnetic rail. The company had created a basic proposal for a transit network through town that would connect various sites north of Highway 8
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enrollment from nearby Monta Loma and Theuerkauf Elementary, causing instability and possibly a school closure. In an attempt to settle the debate, the board agreed to hire a demographer to get a second opinion on what enrollment will look like by 2025, once the city’s new residential developments are filled. But at the Nov. 5 meeting, it wasn’t clear whether the new report settled anything. Superintendent Ay inde Rudolph told the Voice that the report more or less confirmed what the district already knew, and that district officials aren’t expecting to be inundated with new students anytime soon. “Currently what we’re projecting to see is a small increase of about 100-and-something kids, and then a decrease five years afterward,” Rudolph said. The more liberal estimates in the study showed a slight increase in enrollment over the next 10 years, and a more conservative approach shows flat enrollment, according to the report. The oddly named “moderate” projections, which actually means the greatest possible number of new students, forecast that enrollment could increase to 5,550 by 2025, up from 5,060 in 2015. The new numbers didn’t sway the proponents of a new school, though. Bruce Terry, senior director of
the demographer firm Decision Insite, said the modest growth is fueled by new residential developments expected to complete in the coming years. In 2016 the city is expected to add 665 homes within the district boundaries, mostly through newly built apartments. By 2020, the total of new homes is expected to climb to 2,273. Counter-balancing that likely boost to kindergarten enrollment, however, are strangely fluctuating student numbers in later grades. Terry said enrollment generally gets a bump in first- and sixth-grade enrollment from private school students transferring in — but that’s not the case in Mountain View. It could be that there’s a strong presence of private schools in the area, he said, or it could be that housing costs are pricing out families. But really, he said, it’s beyond the scope of the demographic study to find out why. “What we foresee is numerically decided,” Terry said. “It’s very hard to go on supposition and happenstance.” Study met with skepticism The most vocal opponent to the new demographic study was board member Steve Nelson, who was frustrated that the study assumed that enrollment growth will thin out after 2020. While Terry explained that the firm cannot add enrollment based on housing projects that
don’t exist yet, Nelson said it’s a big problem that takes away from the report’s findings. Nelson described it as ‘garbage in, garbage out,’ and insisted that he is qualified to challenge the results. “I think I have enough quantitative background to understand when I see a projection that isn’t realistic,” he said. Several parents also challenge the results, calling them under-
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stated at a time when Mountain View is primed to approve even more residential projects. Mistral School parent Jill Rakestraw told the board that the study should only be seen as one “data point,” and said excluding the anticipated new housing in North Bayshore makes a big difference. “An entire school’s worth of students could be up in North Bayshore in the next eight years,” Rakestraw said. The Mountain View City Council is deliberating over allowing up to 10,000 housing units in North Bayshore, but the decision would not likely considered until early 2017, according to the demographic report.
After the criticism, Rudolph cautioned against questioning every aspect of the study. He said this is the second time the district has hired a professional demographer to predict enrollment growth, and that it’s time to stand by the results. “I understand that people are looking for specific outcomes from the data, but I would just caution us as a community and as a board in terms of critiquing individuals and their work,” Rudolph said. “The data, whether we like it or not, is matching up.” Board member Bill Lambert added that he wasn’t bothered about North Bayshore housing being left out of the discussion, and said that will need to be addressed as a separate issue in the future. “That’s a completely different construction project that’s going to bring many more students to the district,” Lambert said. “But that is down the road, that’s for another day. We can’t even address that with our current modeling.” The future of Slater The school board is expected on Dec. 10 to make a final decision on whether to re-open Slater Elementary, after delaying the decision for nearly six months. The Slater and Whisman neighborhood area, roughly encompassing the northeast end of the city, has been without a school for nearly a decade. Hundreds of students who live in the area are split between
Theuerkauf, Huff and Landels elementary schools, forcing students to travel across town. While board members said that they would like to reopen a school in the area, it didn’t look like a possibility earlier this year. At the June 11 board meeting, the district’s Boundary Advisory Task Force found that there simply weren’t enough students to justify opening a new school in the Whisman and Slater neighborhood area, and recommended against it. The recommendation provoked some serious opposition from Whisman and Slater residents, who questioned last year’s demographic study and insisted that the numbers were off. Through anecdotal evidence and stories, as well as their own analysis, “Reopen Slater” residents made a strong showing at the June meeting and helped convince the board to delay the decision. At the Nov. 5 board meeting, Lambert said it might be useful for residents to decouple the demographic reports from the decision to open a school at Slater, and said there are many reasons, beyond student growth, to open a new school. “This is just one aspect of that decision. (Enrollment) is not a gateway or a threshold.” The Reopen Slater group plans to make a presentation to the board on Nov. 12 to appeal for the new school. Email Kevin Forestieri at kforestieri@mv-voice.com V
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COPS AND GOBBLERS The Mountain View Police Officer’s Association is hosting the 19th annual Cops and Gobblers, a Thanksgiving food drive that provides meals to Mountain View families in need. The annual event was started in 1997 by retired police officer Steve Mello, when officers provided food baskets for 15 families. In recent years, that number has grown to more than 300 families each year. The police department works with the Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) and other community organizations to get a list of families in need. Anyone interested in donating can write a check to the Community Health Awareness Council, with “Cops & Gobblers” on the memo line. Checks can be mailed to the Mountain View Police Depart10
ment, attn. Carmen Young, 1000 Villa St., Mountain View, CA 94041. Anyone interested in volunteering can come out to the Cops and Gobblers event on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 9 a.m., located outside the police department at 1000 Villa Street. No sign-up is required. Kevin Forestieri
CITY STAFF RAISES At the tail-end of Tuesday’s meeting, the Mountain View City Council signed off on a 6-percent salary increase for the city manager, city attorney and city clerk. The pay raise comes as a cost-of-living adjustment for the three city staffers directly appointed by the council, following annual performance reviews. The council agreed to raising the salaries in a series of closed-session talks earlier this year.
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Under the plan, the city manager, attorney and clerk would each receive a 4 percent pay raise retroactive to the start of the fiscal year. That would be followed by a 2 percent raise starting on June 19 of 2016. In addition, each position would receive an one-time bonus of 42 hours of extra leave time as well as $50 per month for cellphone expenses. According to a report prepared by Councilwoman Pat Showalter, the pay raises are equivalent to similar cost-ofliving adjustments given to other non-union city staffers. After all the raises are implemented, City Manager Dan Rich will be paid an annual salary of $275,578, City Attorney Jannie Quinn will earn $249,292 and City Clerk Laurie Brewer will be paid $146,062. The raises were approved by the council in an unanimous vote on Nov. 10. Mark Noack
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from astronaut Scott Kelly, who has spent nearly a year in space Continued from page 1 to see how long-duration space ered Silicon Valley investors and flight affects the human body, CEOs to celebrate researchers as well as opening remarks and professors for big advance- from Stephen Hawking. Actor ments in life sciences, physics and Russell Crowe also made an appearance, praising the work mathematics. Attendees included singers of the late mathematician John Lana Del Ray and Christi- Nash, whom he portrayed in na Aguilera, actresses Hilary the film, “A Beautiful Mind.” Scientists were praised at the Swank, Kate Hudson and Lily Collins, media mogul Rupert event for their work in medical Murdoch and actors Kumail science, finding new ways of Nanjiani and Martin Starr curing heart disease and makfrom the HBO show “Silicon ing strides in the relatively new Valley.” Local tech executives field of optogenetics — research Sergey Brin, Anne Wojcicki and that will help scientists better Mark Zuckerberg also made an understand how neurological appearance on the red carpet diseases such as Parkinson’s and on stage at the main event. and Alzheimer’s develop in the The ceremony is billed as an brain. Seven scientists were awarded Academy Awards for scientists, and many of the laureates got the $3 million 2016 Breakto experience the celebrity life through Prize in fundamental for an evening, walking down physics for studying neutrinos, the red carpet and getting bom- small particles with distinct barded by flash photography properties. The big discovery and questions from reporters. is that there are three differAdding to the glitz, $21.9 mil- ent types of neutrinos that can lion in prize money was handed “oscillate,” or swap, into one type or another. The discovery out to winners. Conflating the glitzy Hol- reveals that the molecules do, in lywood world with the aca- fact, have a finite mass. Researchers who received demic sciences certainly has its purpose, according to this recognition for their discovyear’s host, television producer ery of neutrino oscillation include Yifang Seth McFarlane. Wang, KamAlthough sciBiu Luk, Atsuto entific break‘It’s about Suzuki, Koithroughs and getting the next chiro Nishikadiscoveries are wa, Arthur B. moving at a breakneck speed generation excited M c D o n a l d , Kajita today, McFarabout math and Takaaki and Yoichiro lane said people Suzuk. still show a wary science.’ Added on this “distrust for sciyear was the ence,” fearing KHAN ACADEMY FOUNDER Brea kt hrough vaccinations and SAL KHAN Junior Chaldenying climate lenge, where stuchange. “We’re here tonight to cel- dents ages 13 to 18 were asked ebrate ... the smartest people in to submit a video explaining a the world. Or as Donald Trump challenging or important concalls you, ‘egghead idiots,’” cept in math, science or physMcFarlane said, taking a jab ics. Khan Academy founder Sal at the Republican presidential Khan told the Voice that the Breakthrough Prize isn’t just contender. Despite the distrust, new about praising the scientists of discoveries and achievements the world, it’s about motivating in science continue to pave the students as well. The inclusion way for a bright future, McFar- of the junior challenge was one lane told the crowd of scientists way to do that, and it attracted and celebrities. He pointed out about 2,000 submissions from that in recent months, surgeons students in 86 countries. “It’s about getting the next have been able to fit a cancer patient with a 3D-printed ster- generation excited about math num and ribs, and scientists and science,” Khan said. The winner of this year’s have discovered a star that emits strange “repeated dim- Breakthrough Junior Prize was ming” light patterns, which he 18-year-old Ryan Chester, a said could have huge implica- senior at North Royalton High School in Ohio who did a tions. Liquid water has also been video explaining, in layman’s discovered on Mars, McFarlane terms, how the special theory of said, “which is exciting, because relativity works. Chester won a we don’t even have that in Cali- $250,000 scholarship, as well as a $100,000 donation to his high fornia.” Attendees heard a message school’s science program. 12
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Above: Actors Martin Starr and Kumail Nanjiani of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” series talk to the press at the Breakthrough Prize awards. Right: Helen Hobbs, a winner of a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for her research on cholesterol-reducing drugs, poses on the red carpet at Moffett Field Sunday.
$3 million Breakthrough Prize winners: Helen Hobbs, a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, made a breakthrough discovery when she developed drugs to significantly reduce blood cholesterol, a development that could help fend off heart and liver disease. Her research focused on mutations in genes that increase susceptibility to heart disease, as well as genes that prevent development of the disease. It turns out that a mutation present in roughly 1 in 50 African Americans activates a gene called PCSK9, which enhances the clearance of cholesterol in the blood. This research was used to develop two drugs that can drastically reduce blood cholesterol levels. Svante Pääbo is a Swedish biologist, and has pioneered the field of paleogenetics studying the DNA of ancient humans. Pääbo’s research involves the study of extinct human relatives, like the Neanderthals, and how their genome matches up with humans. Recently discovered fossils gave Pääbo’ and other researchers enough material to reconstruct the entire genome of a Neanderthal. Karl Deisseroth and Edward Boyden received an award for their work in optogenetics, a field where genetically modified cells in the body can be manipulated with light. The result is that
certain cells in the brain can be turned on and off using light, giving scientists a clear picture of cause-and-effect relationships between neural activity and how it affects behavior. The research could yield new ways to treat neurological diseases from depression and blindness to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. John Hardy, a professor at the University College Institute of Neurology in London, has been working to unravel the causes of Alzheimer’s disease for decades. Through working with a family suffering from the disease, he was able to isolate a gene mutation in something called the amyloid precursor protein gene,
developing a new hypothesis for how the disease develops. The theory is now the dominant model for early onset Alzheimer’s disease. At the awards ceremony, Hardy insisted that much of the credit has to go to families who are willing to step forward and aid in the research of the deadly brain disease. Ian Agol is an associate professor at Berkeley, and made strides in the field of geometric topology, studying the way threedimensional objects are put together. By manipulating these objects, cutting them up into pieces and figuring out how they fit together, he was able to solve topographic questions left unanswered since 1982. V
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group Talisman, whose songs tell stories from around the world, particularly Africa and the African diaspora. The inaugural ArtWorlds will take place tonight, Friday, Nov. 13, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at CSMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tateuchi Hall and Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. The event is free. Go to arts4all.org or call 650-917-6800, ext. 305.
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ANAT COHEN Celebrated clarinetist and saxophonist Anat Cohen comes to Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, on Saturday, Nov. 14, with her unique style of jazz intertwined with classical music and South American influences. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35-$50. Go to paloaltojcc.org or call 650-223-8649.
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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ARTWORLDSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Experience lively cultures, spirited music and robust flavors from around the globe without leaving the Silicon Valley. With the launch of a new international art and music event series, ArtWorlds, Mountain Viewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community School of Music and
Arts (CSMA) celebrates the African American tradition through the paintings and mixed media work of artist Bryan Keith Thomas. The event also features a conversation with the artist, an African-inspired meal with South African wines, and a live performance by Stanford University student a cappella
How have computers changed the way we see our bodies? San Francisco-based dancer and choreographer Katherine Hawthorneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new work, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mainframe,â&#x20AC;? addresses this question through the medium of dance. Six performers will interact with six Macintosh monitors in a preview show at Mountain Viewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Computer History Museum tonight, Friday, Nov. 13, with performances at 6:30, 7:15 and 8 p.m. The performances are free; museum admission is $7.50. Go to khawthorne.net or call 650-810-1010.
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HAUTE CUISINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; In the French comedy-drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;Les Saveurs du Palaisâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Haute Cuisine,â&#x20AC;? a chef faces a
test when she is appointed as the personal cook for the president of France. Tonight, Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m., the Alliance Francaise of Silicon Valley will host a screening of the film along with a wine tasting. The event takes place at The Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. Tickets are $12$17. Go to mvcpa.com or call 650-903-6000. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Muna Sadek
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ven though six of seven members of the Mountain View City Council were screened and endorsed by landlord groups using fictitious names such as the “Mountain View Housing Council,” and cannot be expected to support any form of rent control, it could be that a majority of the council will do something for renters as soon as the next regular meeting on Dec. 1. Government — including the city government — has contributed to the housing crunch by paving the way for more businesses and jobs but not much new housing. Massive areas in this county and the Bay Area have been declared off limits for housing by government agencies. It is not a “free market,” but a government-created opportunity for some to profit and others to pay. A California state law enacted in 1995 (the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act - California Civil Code Section 1954.50 and following) forbids local rent control ordinances from applying to singlefamily homes, separately owned condos and rental housing added to the marketplace since Feb. 1, 1995. However, most of the renters in Mountain View live in apartments built before 1995 and could be protected by rent control. At a study session on Oct. 19, a majority of the council asked city staff to prepare
an urgency ordinance that would require (some) landlords to give at least 90 days’ notice of rent increases for month-tomonth tenants and to offer leases so they need not remain month-to-month. It turned out that a Mountain View
Guest Opinion City Council had previously enacted an extended-notice requirement that had been declared unlawful (pre-empted by state law) in a 1987 published and binding decision-opinion of the California Court of Appeal (Tri-County Apartment Association v. City of Mountain View, 196 Cal.App.3d 1283). The decision does not apply to restrictions on rent-increase notices that are part of a rent control ordinance such as exists in San Jose and Los Gatos. So at the Oct. 27 council meeting, city staff presented only a possible ordinance — borrowed from Palo Alto — that would have required landlords to offer leases. The ordinance did not garner the support of the council’s supermajority (five of seven) needed to adopt an urgency ordinance (and take effect immediately). Just as well. Merely requiring leases would not effectively limit rent increases. A lease may contain any
rent level and may even provide for rent increases during its term. What I suggested — with rent control not under consideration by this council — is rent-increase mediation. It exists in Campbell. There, a tenant may require a landlord to engage in mediation when the landlord gives notice of a rent increase. It could be limited in Mountain View to increases over some percentage (such as 10 percent in a 12-month period). Mediation is not binding. It is a discussion. In Campbell’s model, mediation does not even delay the effective date of a rent increase. Creating a right to mediation, though, could draw attention to “bad” landlords who “gouge” tenants and could discourage especially high increases. Such an ordinance would need to outlaw retaliation by a landlord against a tenant who exercises, or may exercise, the right to mediation. At the same time, there might be four votes on the council for a law that requires landlords (at least of apartments) to report rent levels to the city so that the extent of the issue may be assessed. Such a reporting requirement could also tend to discourage sky-high rent increases. Gary Wesley is an attorney and a longtime Mountain View resident.
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I totally agree with Lynn Miller’s letter on the need for crosswalks with embedded flashing LEDs to maximize their visibility to drivers and safety for pedestrians. For example, Mountain View unwisely has installed three crosswalks across Shoreline Avenue at highly unexpected locations between El Camino Real and Central Expressway. All three of these crosswalks have small signs with flashing LEDs that are located on either side and outside of the roadway or far above the roadway, where they are not in drivers’ normal lines of sight. These crosswalks are dangerous because drivers won’t see them and they will give pedestrians a false sense of security. I recommend that Mountain View re-engineer these crosswalks so that they have
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embedded LEDs in the roadway, just as Los Altos has done on San Antonio Road. They will be a lot more visible and less confusing to motorists, and much safer for pedestrians. This should be standard practice for crosswalks not installed at traffic lights or stop signs. William R Hitchens Sunnyview Lane
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MIMINUM WAGE WOES As reported on page 1 of the Oct. 30 Mountain View Voice, the city of Mountain View has decided to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2018. Now it is important to consider that some low-wage people will lose their jobs. Wages are paid to employees by employers who make money because the employees work hard to
produce things and services which the employers can sell to customers. If minimum wages are increased, by laws, those employees earning only the minimum will get paid more and the employers will have to raise prices to their customers. Some of those employees may lose their jobs unless they learn to work harder. People increase their income by learning to work harder or more productively at their jobs. As minimum wage laws force higher wages for lowincome people, many of those people lose their jobs because their work is not worth the higher cost. If people cannot earn a living wage, the shortfall should be made up by welfare payments to them. Those welfare payments can come from city, county, state or federal government. Minimum wage laws should not replace welfare programs. Our economy would improve if minimum wage laws were phased out. Charlie Larson Sylvan Avenue
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here’s not much time to determine who’s been naughty or nice when it comes to gift-giving in large families. By mid-October, Jenna and Matthew Adams of Mountain View had already drawn names for their Christmas gift exchange. With five daughters ranging from 4 to 14 years old, Jenna’s four siblings and Matt’s six, plus grandparents ... the list just keeps growing. Jenna recalls that as a child growing up in Centralia, Wash., her mom would take the five kids to the local mall where they’d “buy small things for each person. We loved buying, wrapping, open-
ing,” she said. With a total budget of about $20, they could pick up little things, such as lip gloss, nail polish and hair doodads (at least for the sisters). “When we got older, like ke high school and college, e, we had outgrown lots off little junky things,” she said, and so they began a gift rotation (oldest gives to the next oldest and so on and so on, with the youngest giving to the oldest). Today, with most of her siblings married, they are continuing the rotation, only by family rather than individual. And they try to stick to a budget of about $25. “The idea is more thinking about something you love and want to share, rather than spending a lot,” Jenna said.
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he challenge: find holiday gifts for everyone within locally owned stores along the Peninsula — all under $15. Below is an eclectic list of clever gifts and stocking stuffers found in Mountain View and Palo Alto stores. Instead of resorting to gift cards or crowded big-box stores, check out the small but mighty gift shops and boutiques bundled within downtown areas. These shops have a higher concentration of unusual gifts and rare brand labels to impress everyone on your list, even when you’re on a budget. Castro Street, Mountain View Mountain View is quickly becoming the tech mecca of the Bay Area, but the boutiques of Castro Street are a secret source for the fashionable. A plethora of eye-catching, rare handcrafted jewelry and h
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Debora Ferrand arranges raspberry-topped eclairs at her new Parisian-style patisserie in downtown Menlo Park.
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Mademoiselle Colette pastisserie brings a taste of Paris to Menlo Park
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leepy downtown Menlo Park has woken up with the arrival of Mademoiselle Colette, an elegant French patisserie that has sold out every day since opening last month. Owner Debora Ferrand, who was born in Brazil but raised in France, has managed to successfully import some of the best elements of Parisian dining to Santa Cruz Avenue. She opened the pastry shop at 816 Santa Cruz Ave., the former home of Sugar Shack, in early October. Mademoiselle Colette (named after a late family member) serves classic French pastries, brunch and lunch menus, coffee, tea and wine. The patisserie was packed on a recent weekday morning, with the indoor tables full and a line in front of the gorgeous
glass pastry case. Delicate pastries â&#x20AC;&#x201D; lemon and chocolate tarts, merveilleux, chocolat moelleux, raspberry eclairs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sit atop white marble counters. Employees were replenishing the diminishing stock as I left later that morning. One of Mademoiselle Coletteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular menu items, the pain au chocolat ($4), is small but the chocolate on the inside packs a rich punch. Ferrand said the patisserieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pastry chef, a young French man named OrphĂŠe Fouano, makes two to three kinds of chocolate that become the innards of the pain au chocolat, often referred to as a chocolate croissant in English. The exterior of the pastry was crisp. Hiding inside the merveilleux ($5.50), a ball-shaped cake that originated in Belgium, is cream and a meringue so light it melts in your mouth. The exterior is
covered in chocolate shavings and topped with a small chocolate sphere that has â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mademoiselle Coletteâ&#x20AC;? stamped on it in white text. Mademoiselle Colette doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stoop to use American butter, and uses French butter that Ferrand said has â&#x20AC;&#x153;much more fatâ&#x20AC;? than its American counterparts. All the pastries are served on charming mix-and-match plates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some with delicate designs, others scalloped with thin gold rims â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that make you feel like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re visiting a Parisianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apartment. Espresso is served in beautiful gold-rimmed black cups. Sugar cubes are available in small silver buckets. The entire space is thoughtfully decorated, with framed French drawings on the walls, a display of black-and-white French postcards and books penned by 20th century French novelist Colette. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re staying for lunch, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss the croque madame sandwich ($11.50): a slice of chewy, fresh bread topped with Parma ham, Emmental cheese and a perfectly fried egg on top. A generous side salad of arugula and sliced cherry tomatoes is the perfect addition to a bite of the rich egg, cheese and bread. The Colette Parisian salad ($12), with arugula, ham, cubes of Gruyere cheese, cherry tomatoes, asparagus, green beans and hardboiled egg, was refreshing and heaped with the ingredients. I think it would be best enjoyed on a hot summer day in the outdoor back patio with a glass of French wine. Other lunch items include the classic nicoise salad ($14), a burrata salad ($13.50), chicken salad ($13) and soup of the day
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from an $8 glass of French rose to a $22 glass of Barnaut Grande reserve champagne. Ferrand, an Atherton resident, said she was excited by the high demand for her new shop, but but wholly unprepared to meet it. She said she had been searching for a place to open a pastry shop since moving to the area about a year ago. She had been living for several years in Texas, where she attended Le Cordon Bleu with an emphasis on baking and pastries. She also studied at famed chef Alain Ducasse’s cooking school in France. Ferrand said she just got a new machine that will help them double the production of the pain au chocolat and croissants, but they’re still strapped on the rest of the pastries. “We were really, really not expecting the craziness,” she said. “It’s very exciting and it’s cool, but it’s hard to manage because we never imagined being sold out every day like that.” She said she wants the patisserie to truly be a piece of Paris in Menlo Park — a place where customers relax over a pastry or cup of coffee rather than dropping in and out for quick service. Mademoiselle Colette is not meant to be a place for
Above: Pastry chef Orphée Fouano places raspberries atop eclairs at Mademoiselle Colette. Right: Pain au chocolat is made with a blend of chocolates inside a flaky pastry.
Q DININGNOTES Mademoiselle Colette 816 Santa Cruze Ave., Menlo Park 650-644-84698 mademoisellecolette.com Hours: Tues.– Wed. 8 a.m.– 4 p.m. Thurs.– Sat. 8 a.m.– 6 p.m. Sunday, 8 a.m.– 3 p.m. Happy hour: Thurs.– Sun., 3 – 6 p.m.
a quick bite, nor a full-service restaurant. “We’d like to be a place (where) people come, take your time, have a cup of coffee or tea, or glass of wine, eat some food” — what she described as the “very efficient American way” is not what she’s trying to do, Ferrand said. At least the patisserie found a home in Menlo Park, where things move a bit slower and people seem more than happy to linger over a high-quality pastry, as many customers did on a recent morning. Bienvenue a Menlo Park, Mademoiselle Colette. V
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Weekend Q MOVIETIMES A Connecticut Yankee (1931) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri & Sat 5:45 & 9:05 p.m. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri & Sat 7:30 p.m., Sat 4:10 The 33 (PG-13) Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:20 & 10:25 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m., 3:05, 7:05 & 10:10 p.m. A Fool There Was (1915) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sun 2 p.m. Akhil (Not Rated)
Century 16: 6:45 & 10:20 p.m.
Bolshoi Ballet: Jewels (Not Rated)
Century 20: Sun 12:55 p.m.
Bridge of Spies (PG-13) Century 16: 9:25 a.m., 12:40, 4, 7:20 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: Noon, 3:20, 6:50 & 10:05 p.m. Burnt (R) Century 16: 1:05 & 10:15 p.m. Century 20: 4:45, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Fantasia (1940) (G) Century 16: Sun 2 p.m.
Century 20: Sun 2 p.m.
COURTESY KERRY HAYES/OPEN ROAD FILMS
“Spotlight” assembles an all-star cast to play the investigative reporting team of the Boston Globe that uncovered the Catholic Church’s child abuse scandal.
Goosebumps (PG) Century 16: 9:10 & 11:50 a.m., 2:35, 5:15, 8:10 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:15, 3:55, 6:45 & 9:25 p.m. Hotel Transylvania 2 (PG) Century 20: 4:20 & 7 p.m., Fri & Sat 11:30 a.m. & 1:55 p.m. The Intern (PG-13) ++ Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 1:35, 4:30, 7:30 & 10:25 p.m. The Last Witch Hunter (PG-13)
Century 20: 11:20 a.m. & 9:20 p.m.
Love the Coopers (PG-13) Century 16: 9:20 a.m., noon, 2:40, 5:20, 8 & 10:45 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 2:15, 5, 7:50 & 10:30 p.m. The Martian (PG-13) +++ Century 16: 9:05 a.m., 12:20, 3:40, 7:10 & 10:30 p.m. In 3-D at 10:40 a.m., 2, 5:20 & 8:35 p.m. Century 20: 1, 4:10, 7:20 & 10:30 p.m. In 3-D at 11:35 a.m., 2:50, 6:10 & 9:25 p.m. Meet the Patels (PG) +++ Aquarius Theatre: 2:15 & 10:10 p.m. Miss You Already (PG-13)
Century 20: 10:50 a.m. & 1:40 p.m.
My All American (PG) Century 20: 11:05 a.m., 1:50, 4:40, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m. The Peanuts Movie (G) Century 16: 9:15, 10:55 & 11:45 a.m., 2:15, 4:45, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m., Fri & Sat 1:25 & 3:55 p.m. In 3-D at 10:05 a.m., 12:30, 3:05, 5:35, 8:05 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 10:45 a.m., 12:40, 1:25, 2:20, 4, 4:50, 6:30, 7:15 & 9 p.m. In 3-D at 11:50 a.m., 3:10, 5:40, 8:10, 9:45 & 10:40 p.m. Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Not Rated) Century 16: 10:30 a.m., 2:30, 6:25 & 10:15 p.m. Regeneration (1915) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Sun 3:20 p.m. Room (R) +++1/2 Aquarius Theatre: 4:40 & 7:30 p.m. Sicario (R) Century 16: 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 4:10, 7:25 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 5:05, 7:55 & 10:45 p.m., Fri & Sat 2 p.m. Spectre (PG-13) Century 16: 9, 9:50, 10:45 & 11:40 a.m., 12:35, 1:30, 2:25, 3:20, 4:15, 5:10, 6:05, 7, 7:55, 8:50, 9:50 & 10:40 p.m., Fri & Sat 11:30 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 12:45, 1:30, 2:30, 4:15, 5, 6, 7:45, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m. In X-D at 11:55 a.m., 3:30, 7 & 10:25 p.m. Spotlight (R) +++1/2 Palo Alto Square: 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7 & 8:30 p.m., Fri & Sat 10 p.m. Steve Jobs (R) ++ Century 16: 10 a.m., 4:05 & 7:15 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:45, 4:35, 7:25 & 10:20 p.m. Suffragette (PG-13) +++ Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:35, 7:20 & 9:55 p.m. Guild Theatre: 1:15, 4:15, 7:15 & 9:45 p.m. Truth (R) +++ Aquarius Theatre: 1:15, 4, 7:05 & 9:55 p.m. AQUARIUS: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (266-9260) CENTURY CINEMA 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264) CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264) CINEARTS AT PALO ALTO SQUARE: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456) STANFORD THEATRE: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700) For show times, plot synopses and more information about any films playing at the Aquarius, visit www.LandmarkTheatres.com 0 Skip it 00 Some redeeming qualities 000 A good bet 0000 Outstanding
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‘Spot’ clean JOURNOS MUCKRAKE CHURCH SCANDAL IN ‘SPOTLIGHT’ 000 1/2 (Palo Alto Square) “Mark my words ... if it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to abuse one.” This rueful truth offered from a Boston lawyer to a Boston journalist linger over “Spotlight,” Thomas McCarthy’s hot-button fact-based drama. The film is a lousy-withheroes story of bringing to light the Catholic Church’s scandalous cover-up and protection of childabusing priests, as well as a broad indictment of all those willing to look the other way. Director McCarthy (“The Visitor,” “The Station Agent”), who co-wrote “Spotlight” with Josh Singer (“The Fifth Estate”), assembled a village to make this uncommonly thoughtful film about institutions religious and journalistic, and the community they serve, in this case Boston. Heading up the highly skilled ensemble cast are familiar actors playing the staff of the Boston Globe circa 2001: the special “Spotlight” investigative team of Walter “Robby” Robinson (Michael Keaton), Mike Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Sacha Pfeiffer (Rachel McAdams), and Matt Carroll (Brian d’Arcy James) — lapsed Catholics, all — and their newly arrived Jewish editor, Marty Baron (Liev Schreiber). The Spotlight team reports to assistant managing editor in charge of investigations, Ben Bradlee Jr. (John Slattery of “Mad Men”), whose lineage helps to link this great newspaper film to another, “All the President’s Men.” Dogged reporting turns out to be only part of the story here. The Spotlight team generally chooses its own stories to investigate and report, but Baron quickly asserts there’s a lot more beneath the tip of the iceberg of the sexual abuse story. Given the paper’s 53 percent Catholic subscriber
base, Baron’s move is a gutsy one, and though Robinson hesitates, his journalistic pride gets the better of him. In unearthing the story and facing his own failings, Robinson employs a lifetime of experience and tries mightily to exploit some choice connections like his buddy Jim Sullivan, a lawyer for the archdiocese rendered achingly credible by Jamey Sheridan. Meanwhile, Robby’s staffers wear down shoe leather interviewing reluctant victims — starting with angry activist Phil Saviano (Neal Huff) — and involving lawyers on both sides, including victims-rights crusader Mitchell Garabedian (Stanley Tucci).
McCarthy resists oversimplification of the story, preferring to find deeper truths in the journalistic procedure itself and in the character-rich performances of the ensemble (happily, he mixes in brilliant unknowns with his star players). Smart and stinging, “Spotlight” excels not only in depicting the stonewalling around scandal but also the double-talk conversations from within and without the Globe that don’t say — but don’t not say — “Don’t go there.” “Spotlight” shows we can do better. Rated R for some language including sexual references. Two hours, 8 minutes. — Peter Canavese
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January 8 - February 5 Kindergarten Information Night Wednesday, December 2 Castro Elementary School 505 Escuela Ave. Spanish: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm English: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm MVWSD offers Choice Programs: Mistral Elementary: Dual Language School (Spanish/English) Stevenson PACT/Parent, Child, Teacher (parent participation) For more information and to schedule an appointment, please visit our website at www.mvwsd.org Para información en español, visite nuestra página web.
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Q HIGHLIGHT ‘TRIBES’ The Pear Theatre will stage “Tribes” by Nina Raine, a drama about a deaf young man, who has always relied on lip-reading, and a young woman who teaches him to connect through sign language. Nov. 5-Nov. 22, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $10-$35. Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View. thepear.org/plays/tribes-2
BENEFITS/FUNDRAISERS Comedy & Magic Show Featuring Phil Ackerly and special guest musicians, this 75-minute variety show of comedy and magic will support U.S. military troops through the South Bay Blue Star Moms. Morocco’s Restaurant will donate 15 percent of food bills to the organization. There will be a minimum purchase of two drinks or one menu item. Nov. 15, 7-9 p.m. $20 adult; $15 child. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 408-2468422. www.ackerly-entertainment.com Holiday Boutique This holiday boutique will feature high-quality, handcrafted gift items made by 15 Bay Area artists. Ten percent of proceeds will go to Child Advocates of Silicon Valley, which recruits and trains Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers to work one-on-one with foster children. Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Nov. 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Private residence, 228 Marvin Ave., Los Altos. www.facebook.com/ HolidayBoutiqueCASA Spaghetti Supper for Student-Veterans Scholarships The Foothill College Veterans Resource Center will hold a spaghetti supper benefiting scholarships for men and women student-veterans at Foothill College. There will be a no-host cocktail hour at 5:30 p.m., with the buffet dinner following at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 5:30 p.m. $40. American Legion Hall, 347 First St., Los Altos. Call 650-949-7001. foundation. fhda.edu/how-to-give/donate_now.html The Kilgoris Project Marketplace Offering a selection of gifts for the holidays, this international boutique of handcrafted items will benefit The Kilgoris Project, a nonprofit partnering with a rural Kenyan community to provide education, health services and opportunities for more than 1100 schoolchildren. Nov. 12 and 13, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.; Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Nov. 15, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos Marketplace, 242 State St., Los Altos. Call 617821-8520. www.kilgoris.org Villa Siena Auxiliary Holiday Boutique The Villa Siena Auxiliary will hold its Holiday Boutique, providing visitors an opportunity to get ahead on shopping while supporting the community’s residents. There will be Christmas decorations, baked goods, jewelry, gift items and raffle prizes. All proceeds will benefit residents.
Nov. 14, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. Villa Siena, 1855 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View. www.villa-siena.org
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Adult School Winter/Spring Classes Registration Registration for Mountain ViewLos Altos Adult School Winter and Spring classes will begin on Friday, November 20. The winter session will run from Jan. 4 to March 18, and the spring session from March 21 to June 3. Visit the website or call for more info. Nov. 20-Jan. 4. Prices vary. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School, 333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-940-1333. www.mvlaae.net Foothill College Winter Quarter Registration Winter Quarter registration at Foothill College begins on Nov. 18, and courses will meet from Jan. 4 to March 25. A full class schedule and registration instructions are available on the website. There is no application fee. Nov. 18-Jan. 3, 12:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m. $31 per unit for California residents, plus basic fees. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7325. www.foothill.edu/ admissions.php Weather the Weather As part of its Live & Learn Clinic Series, Orchard Supply Hardware will offer a few hourlong sessions on how to prepare a home for upcoming storms. Advice and recommended products for winterizing a home will be discussed. Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Orchard Supply Hardware, 2555 Charleston Road, Mountain View. Call 650-691-2000. www.osh.com
CLUBS/MEETINGS Peninsula Astronomical Society: ‘History and Science of Lick Observatory’ Dr. Paul Lynan of the University of California, Santa Cruz, will give a free public talk called “History and Science of Lick Observatory” at the monthly meeting of the Peninsula Astronomical Society. Foothill’s observatory will be open after the meeting from 9 to 11 p.m., weather permitting. Those planning to attend should park in lot 6. Nov. 13, 7:30-9 p.m. Free; $3 parking. Foothill College, Room 5015, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. www.pastro.org
Inspirations a guide to the spiritual community LOS ALTOS LUTHERAN Bringing God’s Love and Hope to All
Children’s Nursery 10:00 a.m. Worship 10:10 Sunday School 11:15 a.m. Fellowship Pastor David K. Bonde Outreach Pastor Gary Berkland 460 South El Monte (at Cuesta) 650-948-3012 www.losaltoslutheran.org
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MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTRAL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Sabbath School: 9:30 a.m. Saturday Services: Worship 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Study Groups: 10-11 a.m. Pastor Kenny Fraser, B.A.M. DIV 1425 Springer Rd., Mtn. View - Office Hrs. M-F 9am-1pm www.mtviewda.adventistfaith.org Phone: 650-967-2189
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Peninsula Gem & Geology Society The next meeting of the Peninsula Gem & Geology Society will offer a program on jade carvings. There will also be a door prize drawing and items available by silent auction. Nov. 18, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Hillview Community Center, Room 12, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. pggs.org Sons in Retirement Monthly Meeting Sons in Retirement’s monthly meetings offer quality lunches and speakers on a variety of topics. The Nov. 18 meeting will feature Ricci Graham, an information officer from the California High-Speed Rail Authority, who will discuss the current status of high-speed rail and its future plans and challenges. The club for retired men organizes activities including golf outings and bocce ball. Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $22 lunch. Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-2999479. www.sir5.org
Fremont Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-948-4719. www.drawn2artclasses.com Peaceful Parents Yoga Night This workshop will aim to restore, reconnect and replenish parents and caregivers through vinyasa flow yoga, restorative poses, meditation, and conversation about practice and parenting. Preregistration is required. Nov. 13, 6-8 p.m. $30 single; $50 double. Silicon Valley Shambhala Center, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, #110, Mountain View. Call 615-330-3622. www. beyouyogakids.com Turn No into Yes Led by Susan Stone Belton of Parents Place, this workshop for parents of children up to age 8 will cover how to use positive redirection, limit setting and creativity to encourage cooperative behavior in children. Nov. 19, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6897. www.mountainview.gov/library
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ArtWorlds Celebrating the tapestry of the African-American experience, this event will offer paintings and mixed-media work by Bryan Keith Thomas, an artist talk (6:30 p.m.), music by Stanford University a cappella group Talisman (7 p.m.), and food and South African wine. Nov. 13, 6-8:30 p.m. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all.org/attend/artworlds.htm Holiday Stroll The Los Altos Village Association will host its 13th annual Holiday Stroll, during which visitors to downtown Los Altos can enjoy holiday lights, carolers and roasted chestnuts and browse over 50 shops. Nov. 13, 5-9 p.m. Free. Downtown Los Altos, Main Street, Los Altos. www.downtownlosaltos. org/events/holstroll.html Lego Day This Mountain View Public Library event will allow community members to use their imaginations while building with Legos. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., adults can relax with other adults while enjoying Lego construction. From 1:30-2:30 p.m., all ages can join in the fun. No registration is required. Nov. 19, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6882. goo. gl/BjEihl Shoreline Athletic Fields Grand Opening & Dedication The City of Mountain View will hold a grand opening and dedication event for the Shoreline Athletic Fields, where there will be a reception, children’s activities and food trucks. Nov. 14, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Shoreline Athletic Fields, 2450 Garcia Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6331. www. mountainview.gov
Postpartum Wellness: Pelvic Floor Strengthening This one-hour Postpartum Wellness session at El Camino Hospital will aim to ease participants recovery from childbirth and promote healthy, happy interactions with their babies. Those interested should call for more info or to register. Nov. 19, 1-2 p.m. Free. El Camino Hospital, Park Pavilion, Room O, 2400 Grant Road, Mountain View. www.elcaminohospital. org
CONCERTS Argentine Tango with Tangonero Tangonero — a San Francisco-based group with members from Russia, Switzerland, Taiwan and the U.S. — will share its mission of preserving the tradition of Argentine Tango. The event will include a concert and lunch. Nov. 17, noon-1:30 p.m. $20 or two punches on a Community Tuesdays Card. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www.paloaltojcc.org California Pops: ‘Classic Broadway’ Conducted by Kim Venaas, the California Pops Orchestra will perform a program full of musical hits from “My Fair Lady,” “The Music Man,” “Gigi” and many other productions. Special guest singers will include Carly Honfi, Alfredo Mendoza and Cheryl Ringman. Nov. 15, 3 p.m. $48 premium; $40 regular; $20 youth age 18 or under (plus ticket service fees). Foothill College, Smithwick Theater, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. calpops.org
FAMILY AND KIDS Drawn2Art Grand Re-Opening and Student Art Show Drawn2Art in Los Altos will celebrate its expansion into a larger space — next door to its original studio — with an event sharing information about its programs, as well as a show with its students’ artwork. Nov. 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Drawn2Art-Los Altos, 941
ON STAGE ‘Clybourne Park’ The Palo Alto Players will next produce “Clybourne Park” by Bruce Norris, a 2012 play about race relations that follows two families moving into the same Chicago neighborhood, 50 years apart. Nov. 7-22, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $32-$46. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-3290891. www.paplayers.org ‘Cymbeline’ Foothill College’s Theatre Arts Department will stage a production of “Cymbeline,” one of William Shakespeare’s most endearing romances. Nov. 6-22, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $10-$20; $3 parking. Foothill College, Lohman Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7360. www.foothill.edu/theatre/ current.php ‘Man of La Mancha’ The Los Altos Stage Company will take audiences on a journey with the renowned knight errant Don Quixote in the play-within-a-play and classic musical, “Man of La Mancha.” There will be no shows on Nov. 25 and 26 and Dec. 9. Nov. 19-Dec. 19, WednesdaySaturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. $18-$36. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-941-0551. www.losaltosstage.org
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY ‘Judaism in the 21st Century’ with Rabbi David Wolpe David Wolpe, author of eight books and an internationally known rabbi, will give a talk exploring Judaism’s timeless legacy and what message it holds as humanity moves into a new age. Nov. 15, 4-5:30 p.m. $15$40 in advance; $30 at the door. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. www. paloaltojcc.org
SENIORS CSA referral sessions on Medi-Cal Senior case managers from Community Services Agency will provide resources covering the benefits of Santa Clara County’s subsidized health insurance program, as well as give an overview of the basic eligibility requirements and how to apply. Ten-minute appointments are available; contact the Mountain View Senior Center for more info. Nov. 17, 10-11 a.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6330. www.mountainview.gov/seniors Digital photos workshop To help prepare seniors for the holidays, this workshop will teach participants how to download and organize photos from a digital camera. Attendees should
bring a digital camera and cord. Basic computer skills are required. Space is limited. Those interested should contact the Mountain View Senior Center’s front desk. Nov. 18, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-9036330. www.mountainview.gov/seniors Heart attack info session Emergency medical technicians will visit the Mountain View Senior Center to answer questions and share info on the signs and symptoms of heart attacks, as well as what do when someone is experiencing one. Nov. 19, 1 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. www. mountainview.gov/seniors Learn to play Pickleball Held next to the tennis courts at Rengstorff Park, this event will teach community members how to play pickleball, a growing sport for seniors in the U.S that is easy on the joints. Paddles, balls and nets will be provided. Participants should wear court shoes and bring a folding chair. Nov. 18, 1-3 p.m. Donations only. Rengstorff Park, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View. Call 650254-1041. What’s on Your Nutrition Label? This workshop for seniors will teach participants how to read and understand nutrition labels and use them to make healthy choices. There will be practice, prizes and incentives. Nov. 17, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6330. www. mountainview.gov/seniors
LECTURES & TALKS ‘See Where Many Rhododendrons Come From’ The De Anza Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will host Jason Martinez of the San Francisco Botanical Garden, who will discuss his plant hunting trip to the Sikkim Himalayas and West Bengal regions of India during May and June 2015. Nov. 18, 7 p.m. Free. Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. www.deanza-ars.com ‘The Future of Higher Education: What’s at Stake?’ University of California, Berkeley, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and Stanford University President John Hennessy will offer their perspectives on the future of higher education. Nov. 18, 7:30-9:30 a.m. $40 Churchill Club member; $60 nonmember. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 408-265-0130. transition.churchillclub. org/eventDetail.jsp?EVT_ID=1055 ‘Two Sides of the Andes’ In this Audubon Speaker Series event, Doug Cheeseman and Steve Thompson will talk about and share images of ecosystems and life on both sides of the Andes in South America: the Peruvian highlands from Cusco to Machu Picchu and their birds, and the Pantanal in Brazil, the largest wetland in the world and a conservation success story. Nov. 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Cubberley Community Center, Room H1, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 408-252-3747. www.scvas.org Author Deepak Chopra on ‘Super Genes’ In a talk entitled “Super Genes: The Future of Wellbeing,” author Deepak Chopra will present a bold understanding of human genes and how simple lifestyle changes can boost genetic activity. He will also address practical ways to experience transformation and healing. Tickets to the event will include a copy of his book “Super Genes.” Nov. 20, 7:30-9 p.m. $60 general. Foothill College, Smithwick Theater, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos. Call 650-9889800. www.eastwest.com/chopra2015 November Lunch with Local Mayors At this event hosted by the Peninsula Democratic Coalition, the mayors of East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Palo Alto and Los Altos will discuss the state of Silicon Valley and the issues affecting these communities. Nov. 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. $25 member; $30 nonmember. Michaels at Shoreline, 2960 Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-814-6282. www.peninsulademocrats.com/ november_lunch_with_local_mayors
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PEPPER AND SAULT LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609572 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Pepper and Sault LLC, located at 1559 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): PEPPER AND SAULT LLC 1559 California St. Mountain View, CA 94041 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 25, 2015. (MVV Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015)
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2 TREBLEMAKERS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 609571 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 2 Treblemakers, located at 1559 California Street, Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): JOHANNA CRUZ 1559 California St. Mountain View, CA 94041 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on September 25, 2015. (MVV Oct. 23, 30, Nov. 6, 13, 2015)
FOOTHILL FINANCIAL SERVICES FOOTHILL ESTATES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 610098 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Foothill Financial Services, 2.) Foothill Estates, located at 800 W. El Camino Real #180, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): FOOTHILL ESTATES & FINANCIAL INC. 800 W. El Camino Real #180 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/14/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 14, 2015. (MVV Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20, 2015) HOMESTEAD LIMO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 610453 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Homestead Limo, located at 75 Momroe St. Apt., #9, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): HESHAM HASSAME 75 Momroe St. Apt., #9 Santa Clara, CA 95050 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/23/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 23, 2015. (MVV Nov. 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015)
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PubDev Media FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 610667 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: PubDev Media, located at 1532 Tyler Park Way, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): POSH GIRL MEDIA 1532 Tyler Park Way Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 2, 2015. (MVV Nov. 13, 20, 27, Dec. 4, 2015) ONO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 610246 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: ONO, located at 2010 Latham Street, Apt. 40, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): OLGA NABIROTCHKINE 2010 Latham Street, Apt. 40 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 19, 2015. (MVV Nov. 13, 20, 27, Dec. 4, 2015)
997 All Other Legals I, VIKRAMJEET SINGH S/O Ranjit Singh Saini Permanent R/o House No. 210, Anand Nagar-A, Gurdwara Street, Patiala (Pb), INDIA and presently Residing at 619 Alamo Court, Apt. #403, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: That now I have changed my name from Vikramjeet Singh to Vikramjeet Singh Saini. That now my family, my friends and relatives and the public known to me by the name of Vikramjeet Singh Saini instead of Vikramjeet Singh. That the above given information of mine is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. (MVV Nov. 13, 2015)
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www.28001Arastradero.com Offered at $4,998,000
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Located in highly desirable University Heights
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Nestled in a quiet cul-de-sac, very close to Stanford University, shopping, biking and hiking trails
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5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms
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3,130+/-sf of living space on a 9,975+/-sf lot
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Fully remodeled contemporary open concept family room, kitchen and wdining area
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Two master suites with walk-in closets, spa-like bathrooms with white oak hardwood throughout
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Premier Menlo Park Las Lomitas schools
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Offered at $3,195,000
The Packard Team Amy Packard 650.823.1024 | thepackardteam@apr.com apr.com/thepackardteam | License# 01979342
The Realtor Team with Decades of Attormey Experience
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Square footage, acreage, and other information herein, has been received from one or more of a variety of different sources. Such information has not been verified by Alain Pinel Realtors. If important to buyers, buyers should conduct their own investigation.
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84 Mercy Street, Mountain View Ready for Your Holiday Celebrations
California BRE 00963170
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s Expanded and remodeled through- s Remodeled kitchen with gas stove, out with a modern flair stainless appliances and 2 sinks s Spacious living room with vaulted s Located in a walk-able Downtown ceilings and bay window with seating location, near parks, library, Performing Arts Center, train and s Large family room with built-in light rail stations, school and cabinetry, skylight, bay windows, Steven’s Creek Trail. French door to backyard
4 Bdrm / 3 Bath Offered at $1,925,000 2000+ square feet of living space
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EXTENDED HOURS: FRIDAY, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:00 – 5:00 PM www.404Baywood.com $1,248,000
404 BAYWOOD COURT MOUNTAIN VIEW
3 BEDS + OFFICE CHEF’S KITCHEN
2.5 BATHS
TWO-STORY END-UNIT TOWNHOME
2 LARGE PRIVATE PATIOS
BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED
CLOSE TO DOWNTOWN
EXCELLENT SCHOOLS
Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.
650 • 440 • 5076 david@davidtroyer.com davidtroyer.com
A Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate
CalBRE# 01234450
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ColdwellBankerHomes.com LOS ALTOS HILLS Sat 1 - 3 $4,200,000 10650 Magdalena Rd 5 BR 5 BA Luxurious Gated Los Altos Hills Estate; Custom built home w/modern amenities & more! Ron Delan CalBRE #01360743 650.941.7040
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